Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1341

Prepared in connection with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies
Surf ace Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1341

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

Ubrary COM

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1957
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

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

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

0. 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 prepared under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

I. E. Anderson_______________________ Jackson, Miss. 

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

H. C. Bolon________________________________Rolla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

F. N. Hansen________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

S. K. Jackson_____________________Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Berkeley Johnson_____________________Santa Fe, N. Mex. 

E. R. Leesom____________________________Topeka, Kans. 

J. L. Saunders__________________________Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

Trigg Twichell____________________________Austin, Tex.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

OCTOBER 1953 NOVEMBER 1953 DECEMBER 1953

S M T W

4567 

11 12 13 14 

18 19 20 21 

25 26 27 28

JANUARY

S M

3 4 

10 11 

17 18 

24 25 

31

T W

5 6 

12 13 

19 20 

26 27

T P 

1 2 

8 9 

15 16 

22 23 

29 30

1954

T P 

1 

7 8 

14 15 

21 22 

28 29

S 

3

10 

17 

24 

31

S 

2 

9 

16 

23 

30

S 

1 

8 

15 

22 

29

S

7 

14 

21 

28

M T W T P 

23456 

9 10 11 12 13 

16 17 18 19 20 

23 24 25 26 27 

30

FEBRUARY 1954

M T W 

123 

8 9 10 

15 16 17 

22 23 24

T P 

4 5 

11 12 

18 19 

25 26

S 

7 

14 

21 

28

S

6 

13 

20 

27

S

6 

13 

20

27

S

7 

14 

21 

28

M T W T 

123 

7 8 9 10 

14 15 16 17 

21 22 23 24 

28 29 30 31

MAHCH 1954

M T 

1 2 

8 9 

15 16 

22 23 

29 30

W T 

3 4 

10 11 

17 18 

24 25 

31

P S 

4 5 

11 12 

18 19 

25 26

P S 

5 6 

12 13 

19 20

26 27

S M T W T P S 

123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30

JULY 1954

S M T W T P S 

123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MAY 1954

S M T W T P S 

1

2345678

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

AUGUST 1954

S M T W T P S

1234567

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

5 M T W T P S 

12345

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

SEPTEMBER 1954

S M T W T P S 

1234

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30

IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meramec River basin 

Meramec River: 

Dry Fork:

Little Dry Fork:

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

Behmke Branch near Holla, Mo............................................... 18

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

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

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

Lanes Fork near Holla, Mo.................................................... 22

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

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

Big River near De Soto, Mo..................................................... 24

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo................................................... 25

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 26

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................................. 27

Headwater diversion channel basin

Castor River (head of headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 29

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111................................................... 30

Mayfield Creek basin

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 32

Obion Creek basin

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.................................................... 33

Bayou de Chien basin

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.................................................. 34

Obion River basin

South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Term..................................... 35

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Tenn............ ................... 36

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Tenn................................... 37

Obion River at Obion, Tenn....................................................... 38

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Tenn.............................................. 39

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.................................. 40

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn........................... 41

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Tenn................................ 42

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn............................. 43

Hatchie giver basin

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn................................................... 44

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 45

Wolf River basin

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.................................................... 46

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn................................................. 47

St. Francis River basin

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo ............................................. 49

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo ........................................... 50

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo .............................................. 51

Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 52

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo........................................ 53

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo................................... 54

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

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo ............................................ 55

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 56

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo..................................... 57

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo................................... 58

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo................................. 58

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 59

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 60

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark...........................................: 61

White River basin 

White River:

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 62

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark........................................... 63

White River near Rogers, Ark..................................................... 64

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 65

Kings River near Berryville, Ark............................................... 66

James River at Galena, Mo ...................................................... 67

White River near Branson, Mo..................................................... 68

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark.......................................... 69

White River near Flippin, Ark..................................................... 70

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark................................................ 71

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 72

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo............................................. 73

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

White River basin Continued

North Pork River Continued Page

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo............................................... 74

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark............................................ 75

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark............................. 76

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 77

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 78

Black River near Annapolis, Mo. ................................................ 79

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo......................................... 80

Black River at Leeper, Mo...................................................... 81

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo................................................ 82

Black River near Corning, Ark........................ ......................... 83

Current River:

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo................................................... 84

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................................................. 85

Current River near Eminence, Mo .............................................. 86

Current River at Van Buren, Mo............i.................................. 87

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.............................................. 88

Current River at Doniphan, Mo................................................ 89

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark................................................. 90

Spring River at Imboden, Ark................................................. 91

Eleven Point River near Thomasville ; Mo.................................... 92

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo ................................................ 93

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo........................................ 94

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.............................. 95

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................. 96

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark..................................... 97

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.......................... 98

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark...................................... 99

White River at Newport, Ark...................................................... 100

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark................................... 101

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark................................ 102

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark....................................... 103

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 104

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark............................................... 105

Arkansas River basin 

Arkansas River:

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... 106

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo .............................................. 107

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 108

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 109

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 110

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo. .................... Ill

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo................................................. 112

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo. ................................................... 113

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin..... 114

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo................................................. 115

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.............................................. 116

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 117

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo................................................. 118

Fountain Creek: 

Monument Creek:

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo........................... 119

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................. 119

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo................................................. 120

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo. ..................... 121

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo................................................. 122

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo............................. 123

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo............... 124

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 126

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo............................................... 127

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 128

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 129

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................. 130

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo............................................ 131

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo............................. 132

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo........................ 133

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo ......................................... 134

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo. ........................................... 135

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 136

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 137

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans............................................. 138

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans............................................... 139

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 140

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 142

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

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 146

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................. 147

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 148

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans................................... 149

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 150

North Pork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans...................... ............ 151

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans................................ 152

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 153

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 154

Walnut River:

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans............................................ 156

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................. 157

Salt Fork Arkansas River:

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 158

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 159
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla..................................... 160

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans........................................... 161

Chikaskia River near Blackwell,,Okla........................................ 162

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla................................................. 163

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.............................................. 164

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex............................................... 165

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.............................................. 166

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla......................... 167

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla.............................................. 168

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................ 169

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla............................................. 170

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla............................................. 171

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................ 172

Cottonwood Creek; 

Deer Creek:

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla................. 173

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla............................................. 174

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla............................................ 175

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla............................................... 176

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla......................................... 177

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla................................................... 178

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.......................................... 179

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla. ............................................... 180

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans........................................... 181

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................ 182

Fall River near Eureka, Kans................................................ 183

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans............................................... 184

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.................................. 185

Fall River near Fall River, Kans............................................ 186

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans................................................ 187

Elk River near Elk City, Kans............................................... 189

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans......................................... 190

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................ 192

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................ 193

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla. ........................................... 194

Caney River near Hulah, Okla................................................ 195

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.............................................. 196

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla........................................... 197

Caney River near Ramona, Okla............................................... 198

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.......................................... 199

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla................................................... 200

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.......................................... 201

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................ 202

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.............................................. 203

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans........................................... 204

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.......................................... 205

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans........................................ 206

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.................................. 208

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.................................................. 209

Neosho River near lola, Kans.................................................. 210

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans............................................... 211

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.............................................. 212

Spring River:

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo............................................... 213

Spring River near Waco, Mo.................................................. 214

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.............................................. 215

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.............................................. 216

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.................................................... 217

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo. ............................................... 218

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla........................................ 219

Neosho River near Langley, Okla............................................... 220

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla........................................ 221

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................ 222

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson, Okla.................................. 223

Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla.............. 224

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.............................................. 225

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark........................................... 226

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla........................................... 227

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla.................................................. 228

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla..................................... 229

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................ 230

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................ 231

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex........................................... 232

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex................................... 233

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.................................... 234

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex........................................ 235

Cimarron Creek:

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex................................ 236

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex................................. 237

Cimarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex........................................ 238

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.......................................... 239

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, K. Mex....................... 240

Rayado Creek near Miami, N. Mex........................................... 241

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex.......................................... 242

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.................................... 243

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex............................................... 244

Rio Agua Negra (head of Mora River) near Holman, N. Mex..................... 245
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

Arkansas River basin--Continued

Canadian River Continued Page

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.............................................. 246

Mora River near Golondrinas , N. Mex......................................... 247

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex..................................... 248

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas , N. Mex..................................... 249

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

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

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

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

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

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 254

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

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

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex................................................ 256

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex............................................... 257

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

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex............................................. 259

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla............................................ 260

Little River near Norman, Okla.............................................. 261

Little River below Hog Creek near Norman, Okla.............................. 262

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla............................................ 263

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla............................................. 264

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................ 265

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla............................................... 266

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla...................................... 267

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla....................................... 268

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex........................................ 269

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.........................I .............. 270

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla............................................... 271

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.............................. 272

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla......................................... 273

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla...................................... 274

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla..................................... 275

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.......................................... 276

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla........................................ 277

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla..................................... 278

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................ 279

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.................................... 280

North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla........ 281

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla..................................... 282

Deep Fork:

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla......................................... 283

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla................................................ 284

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla........................................ 285

Sail! saw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla. ......................................... 286

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.............................................. 287

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark................................................. 288

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla........................................... 289

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla........................................... .> 290

Poteau River near Wister-, Okla................................................ 291

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.............................................. 292

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark................................................. 293

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................ 294

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark............................................. 295

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark....................................................... 296

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark............................................. 297

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark.............................................. 298

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark................................................... 299

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark.......................................... 300

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark............................................... 301

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark......................................... 302

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.................................... 303

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark........................................... 304

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................ 305

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark............................................. 306

Fourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark...................................... 307

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark. ............................................ 308

Fourches La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark....................................... 309

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark................................ 310

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.............................................. 311

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................ 312

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark............................................ 313

Yazpo River basin

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss .............................................. 314

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss ................................................ 315

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss................................................. 316

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.............................................. 317

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 318

Panola-Quitman Floodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River):

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss ................................................ 319

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss ................................................ 320

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss..................................... 321

Tallahatchie River (old channel): 

Coldwater River:

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss .................................... 322

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss...................... 323

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert, Miss .................... 324
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Yazoo River basin Continued Page 

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss........................................... 325

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss......................................... 326

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.................................................. 327

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss .......................................... 328

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss............................ 329

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss. ................................................. 330

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................ 331

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss............................................ 332

Big Black River basin

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................ 334

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss............................................... 335

Homochitto River basin

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss............................................. 336

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss ............................................... 337

Buffalo River basin

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss .............................................. 338

Red River basin

Tlerra Blanca Creek (head of Red River) at reservoir, near Umbarger, Tex........ 339

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake, near Canyon, Tex....................... 342

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (continuation of Tierra Blanca Creek): 

Tule Creek:

North Tule Draw at reservoir near Tulia, Tex................................ 346

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex...................................... 347

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla........................................... 348

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla........................................ 349

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.................................................... 350

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla....................... 351

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla................................................. 351

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla...................................... 352

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla........................ 353

Red River:

North Pease River (head of Pease River):

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex........................................... 354

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................ 355

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.......................................... 356

Wichita River:

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex................................................... 357

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex........................................... 358

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla ............................................... 359

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla....................................... 360

North Fork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex........................................... 361

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex.................................... 362

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex...................................... 363

Red River near Terral, Okla..................................................... 364

Red River near Gainesville, Tex................................................. 365

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla............................................. 366

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla......................................... 367

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................ 368

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.............................................. 369

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla............................................... 370

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla............................................. 371

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla...................................... 372

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla......................................... 373

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla............................................. 374

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.............................................. 375

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex................................................... 376

Red River near Colbert, Okla.................................................... 377

Blue River near Blue, Okla.................................................... 378

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

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

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

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla............................................. 382

Red River at Index, Ark......................................................... 383

Little River near Wright City, Okla........................................... 384

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla........................... 385

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.................................... 386

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark............................................. 387

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................ 388

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark........................................... 389

Saline River near Dierks, Ark............................................... 390

Red River at Fulton, Ark........................................................ 391

South Sulphur River (head of Sulphur River) near Cooper, Tex.................. 392

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex........................................ 393

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.............................................. 394

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................ 395

Cypress Creek (head of Twelvemile Bayou) near Pittsburg, Tex.................. 396

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.......................................... 397

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.............................. 398

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

Twelvemile Bayou (continuation of Cypress Creek): 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La........................... .................. 400

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La................................................ 401

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La............................................... 402

Red River at Shreveport, La..................................................... 403

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden, La.......................... 404
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Mississippi River--Continued 

Red River basin Continued 

Bayou Dorcheat--Continued

Plat River: Page 

Bayou Bodcau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La................... 405

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La................................................... 406

Bayou Pierre: 

Wallace Bayou:

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La........................................... 407

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La....................................... 408

Saline Bayou near Luck, La .................................................... 409

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La............................................ 410

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La................................................ 411

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La........................................... 412

Cane River:

Kisatchie Bayou:

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La....................................... 413

Bayou Jean de Jean:

Hemphill Creek (head of Cotile Creek) near Hot Wells, La.................... 414

Red River at Alexandria, La..................................................... 415

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida, Ark...................... 416

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark................................. 417

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark........................................... 418

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.............................................. 419

Little Missouri River:

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark......................................... 420

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark................................ 421

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark................................................ 422

Saline River at Benton, Ark................................................. 423

Saline River near Rye, Ark.................................................. 424

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.......................................... 425

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La............................................. 426

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.............................. 427

Comie Bayou near Lillie, La.............................................. 428

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La................................................. 429

Ouachita River at Monroe, La .................................................. 430

Boeuf River near Qirard, La................................................. 431

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La........................................ 432

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La................... 433

Tensas River at Tendal, La.................................................. 434

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La................................................ 435

Bayou Castor (head of Little River) near Grayson, La........................ 436

Dugdemona River:

Little Dugdemona River.

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La........................................ 437

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La........................................ 438

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La........................................ 439

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La .......................................... 440

Big Creek at Pollock, La.................................................. 441

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La............................................ 442

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La............................................ 443

Mississippi River Delta

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La................................................. 444

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La.................................................. 445

Tickfaw River at Holden, La..................................................... 446

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................ 447

Amite River near Darlington, La................................................. 448

Comite River near Olive Branch, La............................................ 449

Comite River near Comite, La.................................................. 450

Amite River near Denham Springs, La............................................. 451

Bayou Manchac:

Ward Creek at Siegen Lane, near Baton Rouge, La............................. 452

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs , La.......................................... 453

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche):

Bayou Cocodrie near Clear-water, La ............................................ 455

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La............................................. 456

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel:

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La...................... 457

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La................ 458

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near Krotz Spring, La........................ 459

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs, La............................... 460

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.................................................. 461

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermilion River) near Sunset, La........................ 462

Bayou Fusilier:

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La............................................. 463

Revisions of records for discontinued stations

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo..................................................... 464

Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kans................................................ 465

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................ 466

Index............................................................................... 489

ILLUSTRATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1954

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, 1954. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

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

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

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

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Arkansas: Arkansas Resources and Development Commission, A. W. Emmerling, 

director.

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

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

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

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

Kentucky: Agricultural and Industrial Development Board of Kentucky, G. W. 

Hubley, Jr., director, succeeded by Joseph Taylor.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, R. T. Sessums, director.

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

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

Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, E. L. Clark, State geologist; 

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

New Mexico: Office of the State Engineer, J. R. Erickson, State engineer; Arch 

Hurley Conservation District.

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

City and Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, M. R. 

Harrison, chairman, and I. C. Husky, director; Oklahoma City Water Department, M. B. 

Cunningham, superintendent.

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

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

Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Division of Sanitary Engineering, 

R. P. Farrell, director; Tennessee Game and Fish Commission, H. W. Olds, director.

Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers, H. A. Beckwith, chairman, A. P. 

Rolllns and 0. F. Dent. ,
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Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 184 gaging stations, 

of which 35 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 19 in Kansas, 16 in Louisiana, 

20 in Mississippi, 26 in Missouri, 5 in New Mexico, 51 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 

6 in Texas.

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

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

States Department of the Interior.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Commission.

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

Missouri Park Department.

New Mexico: Springer Land and Cattle Co. 

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma.

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

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

Authority.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Survey under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

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

listed below.

State District Office Address

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

Colorado Tj/ ................ Denver...................... Denver Federal Center.

Kansas c/T................. Topeka...................... 305 Federal Building.

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

Louisiana.................. Baton Rouge ................. 850 North Fifth Street.

Mississippi................ Jackson..................... 301 Century Building.

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

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

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

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

Texas g/................... Austin...................... 302 West Fifteenth Street.

5/ 

Burgess, State chief hycirographer.

e/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye.

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

at Chester and at Thebes, 111.

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

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

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

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

f/ Except for Mississippi River at Memphis.

g/ Except for Lake Texoma near Dennlson and Red River at Arthur City and near Gainsville, but 

Including Red River near Terral, Okla.

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

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

gaging station records may usually be obtained from the district office.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 7 3

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural conste'iction of the channel, 

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

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

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

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a 

horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff 

from precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified 

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

areas, within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream 

direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 7

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in 

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

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

the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the
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table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present 

site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturns 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major 

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

paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds 

to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or 

a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not 

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

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

the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

second per square mile and runoff In inches are omitted if the drainage includes large 

noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less than 20 Inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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Footnotes to the table of dally discharge Indicate periods when discharge was computed 

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

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

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

were made at frequent regular Intervals, In which Instance the general frequency of discharge measurements Is given under "Remarks" In the station description.

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

a table showing dally 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 stream flow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the dally 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.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954', PART 7

Part 1. North Atlantic slope Dasins, 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)

Report

loth A, pt. Z

16th A, pt. 2

IBth A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions , measurements ratings , and monthly discharge . .

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

Year

1S95-96.

1897.

1898

1901.
PUBLICATIONS 11

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage 

basins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in lower Mississippi

River basin, 1899-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

¥SP

37

50

a65, 66, 75

a83, 84

398, 99

a!28, 131

a!69, 173

3205, 209

247

267

287

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

702

717

732

747

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

762

787

807

827

857

877

897

927

957

977

1007

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

WSP

1037

1057

1087

1117

1147

1177

1211

1241

1281

1341

3 Tributaries of Mississippi River from east.

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

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

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

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

streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the records obtained 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

publications of the Geological Survey. The following table contains a list of these reports 

for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

Stste

Colorado. .'.... 

Do.........

Louisiana. ....

Mississippi.. . 

Missouri.... . .

Do .........

New Mexico. . ..

Period

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1924-28

1939 41

1903-38

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1888-1925

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. I/ 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Streamflow data of 

Colorado.

Report of Division of Water Resources...

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Bull. 68, Surface waters of Mississippi. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Missouri. 

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

Issued by

opment Commission; University of Arkansas, Institute 

of Science and Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Resources Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Board of Agriculture.

Department of Conservation.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources.

Office of the State Engineer.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

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

issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of 

Missouri, and New Mexico.

above, the following States have 

discharge: Colorado, Kansas,
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 7

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed Information on the 

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included In special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following Is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

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

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

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

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

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

1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938. 

WSP 914: Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. 

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado.

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

WSP 1139: Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951. 

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

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

Bull. 66: North Mississippi floods in February 1948.

Floods In Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

U.S. Geological Survey 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do.

do.

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do.

do.

Mississippi State Geological Survey.

Louisiana Department of 

Highways

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Bayou Bodcau .............

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

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

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

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

Castor River Diversion. . . 

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

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

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

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

Forked Deer River, North 

Pork. 

Forked Deer. ............. 

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

Hatchie River. ........... 

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

L'Anguille River. ........ 

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

Little Beaver Creek. ..... 

Little Missouri River. . . . 

Do........ ............'

Loosahatchie Rii-er. ......

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

Location

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

Colo. 

Poplar Grove, Ark. .......

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

Delta, Mo ................ 

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

Below reservoir near 

Green Mountain Falls, 

Colo.

Falls, Colo. 

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

Ramer , Term .............. 

Dyersburg, Term. .........

Halls, Term. ............. 

Near Cascade, Colo. ......

Pocahontas, Term. ........

Palestine, Ark. .......... 

Near Halfway, Colo .......

Near Pikes Peak, Colo .... 

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

Brunswick, Term. .........

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

Period

1937-39, 1950-54

1954

1937-40, 1944-54t

1947-54

1939-41, 1946-54 

1954 

1945-54 

1935-54

1939-40, 1944-54 

1940-54 

1947-54

1947-54 

1935-54

1940-54 

1939-54

1949-54 

1908-54t

1909-54t 

1938-42, 1946-54

1936-54

1939-54

1931-45, 1947-54

Collected by

Do.

partment, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers.

partment, Colo.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo.

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers.

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Do. 

Corps of Engineers.

Do.

Do.

* Records prior to 1931 are contained in water-supply papers pbulished by the Geological Survey, 

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

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

Stream

Mississippi River. ....... 

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

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

North Catamount Creek. . . .

Oblon River, North Fork. . 

Ouachlta River. .......... 

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

Panola-Quitman Floodway. . 

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

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

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

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

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

South Catamount Creek. . . .

West Beaver Creek. ....... 

White River. ............. 

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

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

Location

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

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

Natchez, Miss ............

Near Green Mountain Falls, 

Colo.

Martin, Term. ............ 

Arkadelphla, Ark. ........ 

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

Batesville, Miss ......... 

Doddsville, Miss. ........ 

Near Pikes Peak, Colo ....

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

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

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

Below reservoir near 

Green Mountain Falls, 

Colo.

Falls, Colo.

Near Victor, Colo. ....... 

Clarendon, Ark. .......... 

Raleigh, Term. ........... 

Whaley , Miss .............

Period

1928-54 

1928-54 

1936-48, 1950-54 

1928-54

1940-42, 1947-54

1935-54t 

1939-54

1939-54 

1930-54 

1930-54t 

1951-54

1940-42, 1944-54 

1938-54 

1909-54t

1933-54

1928-54 

1930-54 

1950-54

1935-54T

1935-54 

1935-54

1906-54T

1949-54

1949-54

1905-54T 

1928-54 

1936-54 

1938-54

Collected by

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

partment, Colo. 

Do.

Corps of Engineers.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

partment , Colo. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Corps of Engineers.

Do.

Southern Colorado Power Co. 

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do.

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

t Records prior to 1951 published in WSP 1311.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Drought conditions existed throughout most of the 1954 water year in the area covered 

by this report. The drought in Oklahoma and Texas was temporarily relieved by heavy rains 

October 22-23 which caused considerable flooding on small streams. Drought conditions were 

alleviated over most of the area by heavy rains during the last few days in April; Washita 

River at Cheyenne, Okla. reached the highest stage known. Streamflow was definitely 

improved in most of the area during May except in Missouri where runoff remained deficient. 

The Neosho River in Kansas was above median in May for the first time in more than two 

years. During June runoff again became deficient and during the remainder of the water 

year drought conditions existed over most of the area with record-lows being experienced 

at many gaging station sites. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 1954 water year with 

the median for the period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the fallowing page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 7

3600

3000

2500 8

 S2000

 I 1500 

1000 

600

Neoshp River near Parsons, Kara. 

Drainage area, 4,817 sq mi.

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

Waahita River near Durwood, Okla. 

Drainage area, 7,202 sq mi.

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

Amite River near Denham Springs, La. 

Drainage area, 1,330 sq mi.

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

Median of monthly mean discharge for 26-year period 1921-46. 

B8888888883 Monthly mean discharge during water year 1964.

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

with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'43", on downstream side of center pier of Eads Bridge 

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

Drainage area. --701,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--Discharge: March 1933 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey . Since August 1866, results of discharge measurements and January 1928 to 

December 1944 records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

January to December 1844 and January 1861 to December 1927 in files of St. Louis district office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1861, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

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

May 5, 1934, to Dec. 9, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 172,300 cfs (124,700,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 292,000 cfs June 6 (gage height, 18.65 ft); mini-

 mum, 43,500 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, -4.40 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 844,000 cfs Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height, 39.14 ft); maximum gage height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum discharge, 27,600 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; 

minimum gage height, -6.11 ft Jan. 16, 1940.

1861-1954: Maximum gage height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum, -6.11 ft Jan. 16, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 41.32 ft June 27, 1844, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,300,000 

cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood in April 1785 may have reached a stage of 

42.0 ft.

Remarks . Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

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

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WS 

1352.

WSP

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.41

.45

.44

-.26

1.18

.03

.57

.14

.43

.30

-.32

-.62

-.56

-.32

-.17

-.14

-.24

-.30

-.38

-.43

-.45

-.41

-.40

.17

-.30

-.27

.55

.58

-.18

.17

-.14

Nov.

-0.25

-.28

-.04

-.06

-.11

-.28

-.34

-.30

-.27

-.22

-.26

-.35

-.37

-.45

-.28

-.45

-.54

-.55

-.66

-.62

.05

-.48

-.38

-.67

-.63

-.68

-.75

-.60

-.99

Dec.

-0.11

-1.15

-1.18

-1.15

-.80

-.77

.18

-.19

.31

.81

-.09

1.58

.40

-.63

-.53

-.70

.10

g-.60

E-.71

-.09

.26

.63

g.80

g-.80

-1.27

-1.12

-1.15

-1.20

-1.33

-1 . 56

-1.56

Jan.

-1.79

-2.04

-2.13

-2.96

-1.89

-2.13

-1.94

-2.03

-1.79

-1.76

-1.68

g-1.77

g-2.51

g-3.09

-2.37

-2.16

g-2.14

g-2.23

-2.55

-2.49

g-2.55

g-2.71

g-2.76

-2.84

-2.92

-2.63

-3.14

g-4.21

-3.27

-3 .25

-3.35

Feb.

-3.21

-3.14

-3.13

-3.16

-2.85

-2.95

-2.98

-2.90

-2.88

-2.81

-2.65

-2.64

-2.80

-2.78

-2.67

-2.48

-2.42

-2.38

-2.51

-2.35

-2.08

-.74

-.19

-.04

.43

1.57

1.68

2.12

_______

Mar.

1.73

.86

.93

1.34

1.41

.92

.36

.65

.67

1.10

1.46

1.49

.84

.62

-.33

-.77

-.78

-.98

-.71

.41

1.63

1.32

1.01

1.15

2.63

3.85

6.80

7.82

8.31

8.63

7.76

Apr.

7.29

6.68

6.48

6.46

6.78

7.23

6.93

9.76

8.56

6.85

6.40

7.42

7.42

7.33

7.4O

7.38

7.24

7.63

8.05

7.17

7.04

9.70

11.68

10.83

9.83

9.61

9.62

10.39

11.72

11.33

May

11.06

11.67

12.49

12.87

13.43

15.09

15.75

15.33

14.81

14.35

14.11

13.97

14.23

14.43

14.56

14.67

15.04

15.13

15.00

15.30

15.28

14.93

14.49

14.44

14.12

12.63

11.07

9.48

7.85

6.90

7.37

June

8.59

11.25

13.52

g!3.76

16.35

18.40

18.17

16.92

16.15

15.61

14.47

13.51

12.60

12.27

12.12

11.88

13.49

13.60

12.78

12.33

12.13

12.03

12.27

11.93

12.19

14.63

16.71

17.17

16.73

16.55

July

16.30

16.89

17.34

17.12

16.62

15.69

14.52

12.97

11.95

11.62

11.47

11.25

11.24

11.09

11.00

10.61

10.16

9.81

9.57

9.21

8.75

8.09

8.70

8.23

7.40

5.97

4.83

3.70

3.46

3.09

.75

Aug.

2.13

1.91

1.78

2.18

2.31

3.34

4.29

4.61

5.79

5.32

4.44

4.44

5.63

5.32

4.91

4.53

3.84

3.77

3.39

4.71

4.70

5.66

4.87

gZ.80

g3.52

g3.80

g5.82

glO.OO

g!2.38

gll.77

glO.80

Sept.

9.94

9.05

7.84

7.30

6.93

5.62

5.08

3.66

2.30

2.83

1.20

.46

.60

1.01

1.63

1.76

2.14

2.87

2.96

4.22

4.71

4.15

3.70

4.05

4.05

3.98

3.33

3.06

3.03

3.19

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

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. Continued 

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

71.5

71.5

70.8

70.1

74.3

72.2

73.6

71.5

72.9

71.5

67.3

65.9

6176

68.0

69.4

69.4

68.0

 67.3

66.6

66.6

65.9

66.6

68.0

70.1

68.0

69.4

75.8

72T5

69.4

71.5

69.4

2,162.0

69.74

4,388

Nov.

68.0

68.7

70.1

69.4

68.7

68.0

68.0

68.0

68.0

68.0

68.0

67.3

67.3

67.3

67.3

66.6

66.6

66.6

65.9

65. 6

70.8

6773

67.3

65.9

65.9

65.2

65.2

65.2

63.1

£275"

2,014.8

67.16

3,996

Dec.

66.6

61.0

61.0

61.7

62.4

65.9

68.0

66.6

70.8

73.6

70.8

81.4

70.8

66.6

66.6

67.3

g70.1

g66.6

g67.3

72.2

75.8

79.8

g78.2

g65.9

62.4

63.8

63.1

62.4

61.7

61.7

60.4

2,092.5

67.50

4,150

Jan.

59.0

57.0

57.0

52.2

58.3

58.3

58.3

58.3

60.2

60.2

60.9 5~9~7<5

g54.6

g53.4

55.8

56.4

g57.0

g55.8

54.6

54.6

g54.0

g52.8

52.8

52.2

52.2

53.4

48.8

45.5

49T4

49.9

48 * 8

1,700.7

54.86

3,373

Feb.

49.9

5074"

50.4

51.0

52.2

52.2

52.2

52.2

52.2

53.4

54.6

55.2

54.6

54.6

55.2

56.4

57.0

56.4

55.8

57.0

59.6

67.6

69.0

71.8

76.2

83.6

85.9

87.5

1,674.1

59.79

3,321

Mar.

82.2

78.4

79.9

82.2

80.6

78.4

76.2

77.6

77.6

80.6

83.6

82.2

77.6

76.2

68.3

66.2

65.5

64.8 '6T76"

76.9

82.2

79.9

78.4

81.4

91.5

110

131

140

147

147

138

2,749.0

88.68

5,453

Apr.

133

128

126

127

131

132

137

160

145

128

126

133

133

132

133

132

130

136

137

130

134

167

185

173

164

162

164

173

188

1ST

4,360

145.3

8,648

May

180

188

198

202

216

240

246 rJO"

232

225

222

220

225

228

228

230

235

235

235

238

238

232

226

226

218

197

176

156

137

131 T3"8

6,538

210.9

12,970

June

157

187

215

222

262

289

281

262

250

240

222

208

195

192

185

190

208

205

194

188

184

187

185

183

192

229

256

260

254

250

6,532

217.7

12,960

July

247

254

259 Z51

244

228

212

192

180

177

176

173

173

172

168

164

159

154

151

147

143

138

142

136

128

116

104

96.3

95.5

87.5

77.6

5,147.9

166.1

10,210

Aug.

84.4

83.6

'8776

85.2

87.5

96.3

104

108

115

111

103

105 '114

110

106

102

96.3

96.3

96.3

104

106

114

g!03

g89.1

g94.7

g98.7

gl!8

g!66

g!90

gT50

g!69

3,420.0

110.3

6,783

Sept.

159

W

135

130

126

113

108

97.1

86.7

89.9

79.2

74.6

7672

79.9

83.6

85.2

88.3

91.5

91.5

103

107

99.5

99.5

103

103

102

96.3

94.7

94.7

97.9

3,042.3

101.4

6,034

Calendar year 1953: Max 367 Mln 58.0 Mean 139.3 Ao-ft 100,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 289 Mln 45.5 Mean 113.5 Ao-ft 82,190

, 

gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. All
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°54'50", long 91°43'35", In NW&3W£ sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., on left 

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

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area.--0.622 sq ml.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1954.

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

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-54), 0.494 cfs (358 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 821 cfs June 9 (gage height, 4.96 ft), from' 

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

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

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.85 ft), from 

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

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

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 0.3 cfs, which are poor. Plow conditions observed weekly by engineer.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.66

.70

.80

.90

1.00

.02 

.10 

.29

1.65

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.50

4.55

8.40

12.3

21.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0o0

.01

TT3T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.0006

0.00096

0.001

0.04

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

 0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

(T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

..01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

0.0004S

0.0006

0.02

Apr.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03 o 

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0.05

0.002

0.0032

0.003

0.1

May

0

2.24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.02 J5Z

.55

.10

.02

0

1.87

.12

.17

1.25

11.36

0.366

0.588

0.68

23

June

0.15

5.67

.26

.06

0

0

0

0

*17.3

.08

.02

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.77

0.792

1.27

1.42

47

July

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.85

.01

0

.15

0

2.21

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.24

0.105

0.169

0.19

6.4

Aug.

0

T5

0

0

0

.75

~3Z 1.63

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.11

.01

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.52

0.081

0.130

0.15

5.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 11.1 Min 0 Mean 0.110 Cfsm 0.176 In. 2.41 Ac-ft 80

Water year 1953-54: Max 17.3 Min 0 Mean 0.112 Cfsm 0.1SO In. 2.44 Ac-ft 82

se, 50 cfs).--May 22 (7:45 a.m.) 167 cfs (2.97 ft); May 28 (6:30 p.m.) 100 cfs 

:30 p.m.) 78 cfs (2.30 ft)j June 2 (5:30 p.m.) 247 cfs (3.36 ft); June 9 

(4.96 ft); July 24 (12:30 p.m.) 144 cfs (2.83 ft); Aug. 7 (7 a.m.) 70 cfa

Peak discharge (has 

(2.49 ft); May 31 (8 

(12:30 p.m.) 821 cfs 

(2.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
18 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Locaticn.--Lat 37°56'05", long 91°42'35", in NE&iEi sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., on right 

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

3? miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 1.05 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1954.

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

1929.

Average discharge.--6 years. 0.945 cfs (684 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 847 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.94 ft), from 

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

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

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

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

heights 2.31 and 3.36 ft; no flow at times in 1948, 1953-54.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.69 

.70 

.80 

.90

1.0

1.43

3.83

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

7

13.6

21.7

32.5

50

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

O0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.or

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.18

0.006

0.0057

0.006

0.4

Dec.

0.01

 TOT

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.33

0.011

0.010

0.01

0.7

Jan.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.47

0.015

0.014

0.02

0.9

Feb.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.36

0.013

0.012

0.01

0.7

Mar.

0.01

.02

.01

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

0.84

0.027

0.026

0.03

1.7

Apr.

0.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.04

.04

.04

.02

.04

.06

.04

.04

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.61

0.020

0.019

0.02

1.2

May

0.01

TTSo

.06

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

-5^16

.18

.23

.18

.08

.06

.67

.18

.19

1.41

10.01

0.323

0.308

0.35

20

June

0.05

7.21

*.96

.30

.13

.08

.07

.06

*28.2

1-56

.44

.24

.13

.06

.06

.04

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

40.23

1.34

1.28

1.42

80

July

0.01

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.15

.06

.04

.02

.01

2.62

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

3.15

0.102

0.097

0.11

6.2

Aug.

0

.01

.01

0

0

.69

.87

TT3

.06

.04

.04

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.04

.01

2.12

0.068

0.065

0.08

4.2

Sept.

0.01

a. 01

a. 01

ao

ao

ao

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.03

0.001

0.00095

0.001

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 9.76 Min 0 Mean 0.247 Cfsm 0.235 In. 3.20 Ac-ft 179

Water year 1953-54: Max 28.2 Min 0 Mean 0.160 Cfsm 0.152 In. 2.06 Ac-ft 116

Peak discharge (base, 65 efs).--Hay 22 (9:15 a.m.) 69 cfs (1.62 ft); June 2 (6 p.m.) 270 cfs (2.12 

ft); June 9 (12:3O p.m.) 847 cfs (2.94 ftjj July 24 (12:15 p.m) 69 cfs (1.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and record for Green Acre Branch near Rolla.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

19

Location. Lat 37° 59 "55". long 91°21'40", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., on downstream side of first pier from left end of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 

400 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Whittenburg Creek, 

and 1^ miles north of Steelville.

Drainage area. 781 sq mi.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1954. Gage-height records for 1916-33 

at site I mile upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

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

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 613 cfs (443,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs June 10 (gage height, 9.40 ft); mini-

 mum, 92 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 24.30 

ft June 9, 1945; minimum discharge, 74 cfs July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 ft, site 

then in use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Aug. 20, 1915, present site (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 3)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

86

103

142

250

388

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.O

628

1,250

2,910

4,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

-total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

112

113

114

128

159

136

131

129

128

126

128

126

125

125

123

123

123

123

122

122

122

123

123

123

125

129

136

136

136

136

134

3,919

126

0.161

0.19

7,770

Nov.

132

132

131

131

128

128

128

128

128 

129

129

129

129

129

131

131

*131

131

134

140

139

146

T46

146

140

137

136

132

132

131

3,994

133

0.170

0.19

7,920

Dec.

131

134

136

134

136

137

T32

134

132

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

129

128

128

129

129

132

131

129

128

128

129

129

129

128

128

4,057

131

0.168

0.19

8,050

Jan.

128

129

128

128

129

*129

129

129

129 

126

126

125

125

126

129

129

126

128

129

140

140

139

146

144

143

142

140

1140

142

140

138

4,121

133

0.170

0.20

8,170

Feb.

136

134

132

131

131

129

128

128

129 

129

128

*125 I2"6

126

128

134

136

137

137

144

140

139

137

136

134

132

132

134

-

3,712

133

0.170

0.18

7,360

Mar.

131

137

137

134

132

132

134

134

134 

132

132

134

131

128

126

125

T25

128

132

129

129

131

*131

132

ISO

177

190

190

177

168 

16O

4,362

141

0.181

0.21

8,650

Apr.

148

140

134

131

129

144

144

132

128 

126

134

137

137

139

140

150

158 158"

148

140

134

137

139

140

140

139

134

131

128

128

4,147

138

0.177

0.20

8,230

May

126

162

326

257

*218

196

187

177

168 

160

152

144

139

134

131

128

129

126

123

121

120

128

566

3l2

375

365

321

276

248

236

6,489

209

0.268

0.31

12,870

June

227

236

532

457

323

264

227

2*050

4.320 

*4,200

*1,620

955

663

490

392

335

302

335

284

243

216

196

181

166

158

150

142

136

132

129

20,061

669

0.857

0.96

39,790

July

125

128

131

123

121

118

117

116

114 

112

111

110

108

107

105

103

102

101

101

102

103

104

102

113

172

154

117

*110

1O6 

103

100

13,539

114

0.146

0.17

7,020

Aug.

10O

109

109

106

103

113

125

154 m123

114

111

109

107

105

102

101

99

101

102

103

123

114

108

104

101

98

97

97 

101

9jl

3,379

109

0.140

0.16

6,700

Sept.

*95

95

94

94

94

96

98

98

97 

97

96

95

95

95

94

94

93

93

93

98

104 -55

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

99

2,892

96.4

O.J23

0.14

5,740

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,480 Mln 112 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.38 Ac-ft 182,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,320 Mln 93 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.227 In. 3.10 Ac-ft 128,300

Peak discharge (base. 9.200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meraraec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°09'30", long 91°06"30", in SE^NE^ sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 1,475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1933, November 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1,1933, chain gage, and Nov. 1, 

1943, to Oct. 2, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1921-33, 1944-54), 1,289 cfs (933,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,190 ofs June 10 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1921-33, 1943-54: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 ft): 

minimum, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft In August 1915, from Information by local residents 

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1922, 1923(M), 1924-30, 1933, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

130

174

317

719

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

1,910

4,150

7,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

196 l!j£

196

221

270

264

267

261

255

252

249

243

240

238

238

238

235

235

235

235

235

235

238

235

238

252

282

285

288

ooo C.OC,

276

7,610

245

0.166

0.19

15,090

Nov.

273

267

267

264

261

258

255

158

258

258

261

261

261

£64

264

264

*264

267

270

295

301

311

314

317

3Tl

298

288

279

276

273

8,258

275

0.186

0.21

16,380

Dec.

273

276

279

276

276

279

282

279

279

276

276

276

273

273

273

270

267

264

264

267

267

273

270

267

264

264

264

264

267

267 

264

8,409

271

0.184

0.21

16,680

Jan.

264

264

264

261

261

*261

261

261

261

258

258

255

252

255

258

264

261

258

264

291

311

330

357

311

301

298

304

304

304

298 

291

8,611

278

0.188

0.22

17,080

Feb.

282

27&

276

273

267

264

261

258

258

258

*258

255

252

255

258

276

291

317

337

35o

320

314

301

295

268

279

276

282

-

7,860

281

0.191

0.20

15,590

Mar.

276

282

295

285

279

276

276

276

276

276

273

273

270

264

255

252

519" 249

264

270

273

276

*276

279

317

374

425

417

392

364 

343

9,152

295

0.200

0.23

18,150

Apr.

324

301

288

279

273

291

304

298

282

270

285

288

285

295

304

429

930

lt>3~

482

410

364

354

357

343

327

317

304

288

279

270

10,424

347

0.235

0.26

20,680

May

270

307

378

539

*455

414

403

374

357

337

317

301

288

276

270

261

267

261

249

240

235

243

335

581

459

"695 846

560

486

429 

421

11,856

382

0.259

0.30

23,520

June

421

407

514

821

648

523

444

1,730

6,090

6,640

*3,750

2,040

1,460

1,130

902

744

671

581

581

494

436

396

360

334

311

291

276

270" 264

267

33,796

1,127

0.764

0.85

67,030

July

255

273

558" 314

240

226

218

215

207

2O2

196

192

186

182

176

169

167

167

165

160

160

174

179

184

221

270

249

*212

194

182 

172

6,365

205

0.139

0.16

12,620

Aug.

172

I5T

196

192

186

210

252

276

555" 320

261

246

238

226

215

204

196

189

192

199

212

229

249

226

210

194

184

179

174

174 

184

6,664

215

0.146

0.17

13,220

Sept.

184

*182

174

167

160

156

153

162

158

156

153

151

153

151

147

145

143

HO" 140

229

330 2"9~8"

226

199

184

179

174

169

165

167

5,295

176

0.119

0.13

10,500

Calendar year 1953: Max 7>330 Mln 189 Mean 558 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13 Ac-ft 403,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,64O Mln 140 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.231 In. 3.13 Ac-ft 246,500

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Ho peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made oh this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°38'45", long 91°32'05", in NW£ sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

735 ft upstream .from bridge on State Highway 68 and 3 miles northwest of St. James.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 899.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929.

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-54), 21.4 cfs (15,490 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs June 9 (gage height, 9.82 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-4, 13, July 15-23, Sept. 4-30.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); no 

flow at times 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

.04 

.29

1.10

3.7

8.6

4.3 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

18

48

119

185

637

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

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

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

00~

0

0

.06

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.03

.03

.06

.08

.CI

*.02

.02

.02

0.57

0.018

0.00084

0.001

1.1

Nov.

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.08

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.14

.14

2.13

0.071

0.0033

0.004

4.2

Dec.

0.14

.14

.17

.H

.14

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.14

.14

.12

.10

.10

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

4.03

0.130

0.0061

0.007

8.0

Jan.

0.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.OT

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.08

.06

.14

.12

.10

.08

.08

.08

.12

.14

.12

.12

.10

.10

2.28

0.074

0.0035

O.OO4

4.5

Feb.

0.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.08

.08

.06 .06-

.06

.12 .12-

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

-

2.68

0.096

0.0045

0.005

5.3

Mar.

-m0.10

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.17

.29

.26

.23

.20

.17

.17

.17

4.52

0.146

0.0069

0.008

9.0

Apr.

0.17

.14

.H

.14

.14

*4.3

*.95

».44

.32

.26

4.8

2.8

.80

.68

2.1

*11

3.4

1.7

.95

.80

 .68

*1.1

1.3

.80

.58

.58

.50

.44

.44

.58

43.03

1.43

0.067

0.08

85

May

1.3

116

*16

5.7

3.4

2.8

5.2

2.4

1.7

*1.3

.95

.80

.58

.44

.39

.35

.39

.35

.29

.23

.17

-25" 253 ~

7.3

5.2

3.7

2.8

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.7

464.94

15.0

0.704

0.81

922

June

4.6

12

8.6

3.7

2.0

1.5

79

*96

*624 *59-

14

6.7

4.4

3.0

2.2

9.0

3.7

1.7

1.1

.80

.50

.35

.29

.23

.20

.20

.17

.14

.12

.H

939.34

31.3

1.47

1.64

1,860

July

0.12

.10

.10

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85

2.4

.32

.20

.14

.12

.12

.10

89.10

2.87

0.135

0.16

177

Aug.

0.08

7.4

.39

.20

.12

33

16

2.4

.80

.39

.26

.23

.20

.17

.14

.10

.10

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.08

.08

.06

.04

.04

.03 .53-

.06

.03

62.77

2.02

0.095

0.11

125

Sept.

0.02

T6T

.01

05-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0.04

0.001

0^000047

0.00007

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 280 Mln 0 Mean 6.55 Cfsm 0.308 In. 4.17 Ac-ft 4,740

Water year 1953-54: Max 624 Min 0 Mean 4.43 Cfsm 0.208 In. 2. 83 Ac-ft 3,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-- May 22 (I0tl5 a.m.) 1,880 cfs (7.43 ft)j June 9 (2 p.m.) 5,790

cfs (9.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
22 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°59'33", long 91°43'36", in NE^NE^ sec. 30, T. 38 N., R. 7 W., on left

bank 100 ft upstream from farm road bridge, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 66, and 4|

miles northeast of Rolla. 

Drainage area. 0.225 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1954. 

gage. Water-stage recorder and V-noteh sharp-crested weir. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs June 9 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from

rating curve extended above 11 cfs by weir formula and estimated overflow; no flow for

many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 120 cfs Apr. 23, 1953, June 9, 1954 (gage height, 4.94

ft), from rating curve extended above 11 cfs by weir formula and estimated overflow;

no flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.08

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.10

0.003

0.013

0.02

0.2

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

.30

0

0

0

0

.44

0

0

0

1.11

.04

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

.04

1.95

0.065

0.289

-0.32

3.9

May

0.01

5.00

.04

.01

2

.06

.07

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.90

.08

.01

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

6.19

0.200

0.889

1.02

12

June

0

0

.01

0

0

0

1.64

1.12

7.72

.34

.04

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

10.89

0.363

1.61

1.80

22

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

03

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.13

0.004

0.018

0.02

0.3

Aug.

~.20 0

0

0

0

.78

.88

To!

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.88

0.061

0.271

0.31

3.7

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 7.07 Min 0 Mean 0.084 Cfsm 0.373 In, 5.05 Ac-ft 60.3

Water year 1953-54: Max 7.72 Min 0 Mean 0.058 Cfsm 0.258 In. 3.49 Ac-ft 42.1

Peak discharge 

(3.75 ft); May 2- 

120 cfs (4.94 ft)

i-54: Max 7.72 Min 0 Mean 0.058 Cfsm 0.258 In. 3.49 Ac-ft 42.1

:e (base, 7 efs).--Apr. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 11.9 cfs (3.17 ft); May 2 (4:30 a.m.) 28.8 cfs 

22 (9 a.m.) 24.3 cfs (3.62 ft); June 7 (11 p.m.) 37.1 cfs (3.96 ft); June 9 (1 p.m.) 

 t); Aug. 6 (12:15 a.m.) 12.6 cfs (3.20 ft); Aug. 7 (6:45 a.m.) 12.8 cfs (3.21 ft).

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40", long 91°16'45", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 3 W. , on downstream

side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest

of Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan. 

Drainage area. 608 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1954 (discharge above 1,000 cfs only). 

gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily between 5.5 and 7.5 ft, twice daily between 7.5

and 15 ft, and bihourly above. Datum of gage is 626.34 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs June 10 (gage height observed, 18.47

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1947 (gage height, 31.40 ft).

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 35.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge below 1,000 cfs not computed.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

May 3.......... 1,890 June

4. ......... 1,140

June 8.......... 1,090

9. ......... 1,770

10.......... *5,600

11.......... 1,830

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Plow above 1,000 cfs occurred only on days listed above, 

no peak discharges above the base of 10,000 cfs.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 23

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°26'45", long 90°59'30", In SW-f sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 50, 800 ft upstream from Flat Creek, 

half a mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Records Include flow 

of Flat Creek;

Drainage area. 808 sq ml, Includes that of Flat Creek.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1916 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, datum of all gages 3.00 ft higher. Prior to Sept. 24, 

1921, staff gage, and Sept. 24, 1921, to Oct. 20, 1933, chain gage, at site 30 ft upstream. Oct. 21, 1933, to June 11, 1944, wire-weight gage, and since June 12, 1944, 

water-stage recorder, at present site (wire-weight gage used for stages below 2.9 ft 

Oct. 1, 1948, to Aug. 12, 1953).

Average discharge . 33 years, 672 cfs (486,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs June 11 (gage height, 10.76 ft); mlnimum, 19 cfs Sept. 5-7; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Sept. 6, 7.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 23.23 

ft (present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 6, 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, determined from extension of rating curve for main channel 

based on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas In vicinity of 

gaging station).

Remarks. Records good above 40 cfs and fair below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1147: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4)

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

52

165

299

2.5

3.0

6.0

10.0

454

655

2,440

5,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per.second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Gtotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

AC-ft

Oct.

21

21

22

32

34

40

34

40

43

43

46

42

38

34

31

29

28

27

34

33

26

22

22

21

21

23

26

26

26

24

24

933

30.1

0.037

0.04

1,850

Nov.

28

28

27

26

25

26

29

29

29

28

27

27

26

24

24

*23

24

26

26

30

30

29

29

29

29

28

29

33

33

39

840

28.0

0.035

0.04

1,670

Dec.

44

42

40

38

36

38

38

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

34

34

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

1,096

35.4

0.044

0.05

2,170

Jan.

33

34

34

34

33

*33

33

33

33

33

33

3232"

32

33

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

35

35

35

49

54

49

63 

HSDO

52

1,169

37.7

0.047

0.05

2,320

Feb.

48

51

52

49

*47

46

46

44

44

43

*43

42

39

38

11

40

*40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

-

1,180

42.1

0.052

0.05

2,340

Mar.

40

42

43

43

42

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

40

39

39

38

37

37

40

40

40

40

39

*39

48

47

46

47

48

49

54

1,301

42.0

0.052

0.06

2,580

Apr.

76

78

67

60

54

63

54

51

49

100

230

175

141

165

277

238

224

190

251

251

185

188

185

257

540

308

232

182

143

119

4,933

164

0.203

0.23

9,780

May

106

141

396

*2,040

807

421

308

238

190

160

139

*127

115

101

89

78

73

69

65

60

58

m

71

287

612

331

235

178

151

129

115

7,953

257

0.318

0.37

15,770

June

158

193

151

122

176

308

221

170

762

*3,030

5 t 45Q

2)390

546

349

268

213

175

155

131

115

96

87

76

63

56

49

46

42

39

37

15,674

522

0.646

0.72

31,090

July

102

254

Tro

117

82

62

49

42

37

34

34

41

42

36

35

32

30

28

27

25

24

24

23

25

27

25

23

*22

21

2T

40

1,554

50.1

0.062

0.07

3,080

Aug.

39

37

34

40

110

92

60

47

37

32

29

58

76

63

49

40

36

33

30

28

26

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

1,228

39.6

0.049

0.06

2,440

Sept.

22

*21

21

20

19

19

19

22

24

24

23

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

22

68

54

32

33

64

92_

69

56

43

35

33

980

32.7

0.040

0.05

1,940

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,560 Min 2o Mean 240 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.03 Ao-ft 173,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,450 Min 19 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.131 In. 1.79 Ac-ft 77,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O -57 -3
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location. Lat 38 0 07'20", long 90°40'30", in SW-fNWi sec. 11, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of Mammoth Bridge, 300 ft upstream from Mammoth 

Creek, l| miles downstream from Mineral Fork, and 65 miles west of De Soto. Records 

include flow of Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area.--718 sq mi, includes that of Mammoth Creek. 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1954.

3. W 

T929.

Gage. Water-stage 19" recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 5 years, 743 cfs (537,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs June 9 (gage height, 15.20 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.91 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, adjusted to gage site by comparision with recorded flood 5.5 ft lower (discharge, 70,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-10)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

3.0 260

4.0

6.0

12.0

659

1,880

6,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

51

56

54

82

91

82

82

77

79

72

70

72

74

72

70

70

70

72

79

82

96

101

104

106

114

141

138

131

131

126

2,699

87,1

0.121

0.14

5,350

Nov.

124

118

121

104

89

82

82

84

89

96

91

86

86

84

86

89

*94

94

91

108

106

124

138 m

116

106

101

101

101

98

3,023

101

0.141

0.16

6,000

Dec.

101

98

96

91

89

98

101

104

101

96

96

96

96

101

101

94

91

89

84

96

101

106

155

94

91

96

98

101

101

96

94

2,997

96.7

0.135

0.16

5,940

Jan.

94

96

98

101

101

*94

91

89

89

91

101

95

90

82

91

92

94

96

104

138

288

180

141

136

128

131

136

128

118

111

108

3,532

114

0.159

0.18

7,010

Feb.

108

106

96

91

94

91

S9

91

94

91

86

*84

84

84

86

108

248

274

23T

188

167

156

146

128

116

111

106

116

-

3,470

124

0.173

0.18

6,880

Mar.

126

128

124

116

111

108

108

114

114

104

101

104

98

101

101

101

91

89

loT

114

118

118

*121

116

162

202

186

191

169

151

131

3,822

123

0.171

0.20

7,580

Apr.

116

111

108" 106

106

138

164

355

260

202

188

186

167

156

177

5.520

1,500

659

457

347

270

251

208

191

175

164

151

151

116

116

10,576

353

0.492

0.55

20,980

May

114

164

299

355

*270

219

254

222

202

177

162

141

126

116

111

108

114

124

106

98

89

89

108

116

149

594

366

288

225

180

156

5,842

188

0.262

0.30

11,590

June

146

599

1,530

530

351

257

196

3,680

6,260

*4,890

*1,650

778

572

455

566

594

461

594

555

267

208

177

151

134

124

111

106

98

91

9T

25,400

847

1.18

1.32

50, .180

July

89

91

732

551

238

162

131

126

151

101

94

84

74

70

58

56

51

51

54

51

49

63

128

91

77

72

*65

58

49

45

11

5,749

121

0.169

0.19

7,440

Aug.

58

65

70

65

47

47

47

67

104

91

72

65

67

65

58

56

51

41

41

146

116

154

96

79

58

45

41

139

126

136

156

2,425

78.2

0.109

0.13

4,810

Sept.

*84

58

51

40

52

30

32

40

56

52

50

28

28

29

29

28

24

25

22

169

2.570

449

219

141

101

91

77

72

65

56

4,686

156

0.217

0.24

9,290

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,660 Mln 45 Mean 356 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.75 Ac-ft 258,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,260 Mln 22 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.75 Ac-ft 143,200

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--June 9 (4:50 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (15.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°21'45", long 90°39'05", in SE£ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream 

from Head Creek.

Drainage area.--917 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1922 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wireweight gage, at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--32 years, 857 cfs (620,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs June 10; maximum gage height, 16.93 

ft June 10; minimum discharge, 46 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 5, 1950; maximum gage height, 25.23 

ft Jan. 5, 1950; minimum discharge, 25 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 

ft Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 ft on Aug. 21, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 667: 1927. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6 

3.0

61

70

126

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

230

361

795

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

47

81

141

365

6.0

10.0

14.0

1,290

3,830

6,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

69

7O

66

94

86

82

86

94

97

86

94

89

90

91

76

86

80

89 

84

91

98 

93

121

119

137

143

145

151

TX§

145

3,067

98.9

0.108

0.12

6,080

Nov.

141

139

132

130

128

116

100

93

102

97

93

104

103

103

97

*98

98

102

106

124

118

134 

137

145

155

143

136

123

119

121

3,535

118

0.129

0.14

7,010

Dec.

118

124

119

116

116

112

121

119

123

128

123

121

116

118

119

119

121

114

109 

105

109

112 

123

124

119

114

112

119

121

124

125

3,659

118

0.129

0.15

7,260

Jan.

121

121

118

118

*128

119

118

116

111

108

109

108

109

108

108

106

105

TIT

109 

130

145

255 

204

176

157

161

161

159

159

147

159

4,145

134

0.146

0.17

8,220

Feb.

156

154

126

124

116

112

112

111

108

111

*108

109

102

I6T

104

108

116

180

24"6

206

190 

176

165

149

157

128

128

-

5,905

159

0.152

0.16

7,750

Mar.

126

159

149

145

159

150

126

128

128

152

128

121

114

114

112

114

114

114

109 

109

118

126 

150

156

*149

149

206

190

7'ffi" 208 

J.OO

175

4,262

157

0.149

0.17

8,450

Apr.

155

141

157

126

126

159

139

184

298

272

252

212

199

195

208

484

5,410

1,580

795 

526

580

521 

285

255

256

229

215

200

118

166

11,821

594

0.430

0.48

23,450

May

160

164

178

*266

524

289

251

255

240

225

202

192

174

164

152

141

149

141

159 

134

128

121 

112

125

147

149

501

359

285

249

217

6,551

204

0.222

0.26

12,560

June

202

198

558

1,290

595

580

285

244

5,750

*6,660

*4,150

1,610

1,040

771

651

567

747

651

651 

410

527

266 

252

202

182

166

152

USIS!

160

29,374

979

1.07

1.19

58,260

July

128

120

117

691

552

275

202

172

154

154

145

125

112

105

96

88

80

75

75 

72

70

68 

39

72

91

101

*85

81

75

71

69

4,580

141

0.154

0.18

8,690

Aug.

65

6T

69

75

74

77

78

75

69

70

89

104

95

81

78

75

71

70

74 

68

69

99 

1Z1

1Z5

107

95

87

78

71

110

127

2,604

84.0

0.092

0.11

5,160

Sept.

150

150 noi

85

75

68

66

64

61

59

58

58

56

56

55

51

49

48

47 

28T

1,070

1,660 

515

276

202

156

150

115

106

101

5,947

198

0.216

0.24

11,800

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,140 Min 56 Mean 451 Cfsm 0.492 In. 6.67 Ac-ft 326,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,660 Mln 47 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.37 Ac-ft 164,700

(ba 11.000 cfs). No peak above base.

ischarge measurement made on this day.
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°30'20", long 90°35'30", in SE£ sec. 32, T. 44 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

44 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka, and 3 miles 

downstream from Big River.

Drainage area. 3,788 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 21, 1906, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 6, 1921, to Jan. 16, 1933, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 1.04 ft 

higher. Jan. 17, 1933, to Sept. 22, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-54), 3,145 cfs (2,277,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs June 10 (gage height, 11.54 ft); min- 

 imum, 216 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 11, 1945 (gage height, 36.94 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 175,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow)".

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 877: 1938(M). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1007: Drainage area. 

WSP 1281:1924-25.

Rating table, water year '1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Mar. 2 to Apr. ZZ)

0.6

.7 

1.0 

2.0

186

2Z9

4ZO

1,300

4.0 

8.0

11.0

3,590

9,600

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-fl

Oct.

309

309

362

542

576

428

420

420

420

413

413

405

398

384

369

376

369

376

384

391

384

384

405

420

492

508

508

508

508

12,950

418

0.110

0.13

25,690

Nov.

508

500

492

484

484

468

452

444

452

444

452

460

452

444

»444

444

444

444

460

484

500

526

534

551

568

ggg

551

542

534

14,574

486

0.128

0.14

28,910

Dec.

526

526

526

526

526

534

534

526

534

534

534

526

526

526

517

517

484

492

492

492

484

500

500

500

492

484

484

484

484

15,836

511

0.135

0.16

31,410

Jan.

484

484

484

484

*484

492

484

484

476

468

468

468

444

476

484

484

413 3o°o"

500

542

508

644

742 "636"

602

602

644

644

610

602

585

16,422

530

0.140

0.16

32,570

Feb.

568

560

551

526

526

508

500

500

492

»492

492

492

484

476

TTS

484

492

517

644

670

653

628

602

585

560

542

517

517

15,054

538

0.142

0.15

29,860

Mar.

517

517

542

526

517

500

484

476

468

468

476

476

476

468

468

460

460

452

4SU

460

468

484

484

»492

500

517

568

626

706

715 

F75

15,920

514

0.136

0.16

31,580

Apr.

636

»602

594

568

542

560

585

594

688

733

706

796

778

733

*733

931

3.220

2,220

1,690

1,340

*1,180

1,030

976

904

886

958

931

8Z3

74Z

679

28,358

945

O.Z49

0.28

56,250

May

653

653

706

*1,110

Z.450

1,690

1,340

1,150

1,040

949

859

»787

733

688

644

602

585

568

551

542

508

484

SaT

492

787

1,390

1,340

1,490

1,260

1,1ZO

994

28,649

924

0.244

O.Z8

56,820

June

922

904

1,110

1,940

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,210

4,240

14,OOO

* 14. 400

12,500

5,510

3,460

2,570

2,220

2,000

1,690

1,690

1,340

1,Z60

1,100

985

886

796

733

66Z

6Z8 '553

1,010

84,909

2,830

0.747

0.83:

168,400

July

602

551

8Z3

994

1.210

877

697

610

542

517

500

452

4ZO

398

376

354

341

3Z1

309

Z96

Z89

Z78

278

283

309

341

*341

354

376

347 

321

14,707

474

0.1Z5

0.14

Z9,170

Aug.

315

391

391

354

334

354

405

405

405

413

452

508

15Z

484

460

413

398

369

347

334

3Z1

321

369

398

405

391

362

347

328

341 

369

11,976

386

0.102

0.12

23,750

Sept.

341

369

»341

321

296

278

272

267

267

251

245

240

240

229

229

229

225

255

225

505

1,790

2.570

1,090

778

610

526

460

413

384 

369

14,585

486

0.128

0.14

28,930

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,100 Mln 278 Mean 1,385 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.96 Ae-ft 1,003,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,400 Mln 225 Mean 751 Cfsm 0.198 In. 2.69 Ao-ft 543,300

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 cfs). No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

27

Location. Lat 37°54'00", long 89°49'50", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 7 W., 3d principal 

meridian, on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and at mile 109.5 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area. 712.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: July 1942 to September 1954 in reports of Geological

Survey.Since August 1873, results of discharge measurements; January 1928 to December 

1939 and July 1942 to December 1944, records of dally discharge In reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891, in reports of Mississippi River Commission and U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 341.05 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years (1928-39, 1942-54), 184,200 cfs (133,400,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 289,000 cfs June 7 (gage height, 18.8 ft); minimum, 44,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, -2.0 ft).

1928-39, 1942-54: Maximum discharge determined, 886.000 cfs July 3, 1947 (discharge, 

including unmeasured overflow, was greater May 24, 1943); maximum gage height, 39.3 ft 

July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; Binimum gage height, 

-2.0 ft Dec. 11, 1937, Jan. 29, 1954.

1891-1954: Maximum gage height, 39.3 ft July 23, 1951; minimum, -4.0 ft Jan. 3, 

1900.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft about June 30, 1844 (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River 

basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River basin.

Page height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.1 

1.6

1.8

Nov.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 

.9

Pec.

0.9

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

1.0

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.9

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.4

1.1

.6

.6

.7

.6 

.5

.4

Jan.

0.2

.1 -.1

-.3

-.8

-.3

-.2

-.2

-.2

-.0

.1

0

-.1

-.4

-.9

-.4

-.3

-.2

-.3

-.3

-.4

-.5

-.6

-.7

-.8

-.7

-.7

-1.2

-1.8 

-1.2

-1.2

Feb.

-1.2

-1.2

-1.2

-1.2

-1.2

-1.1

-.9

-1.1

-1.1

-1.1

-1.0

-.8

-.8

-.9

-.9

-.8

-.5

-.5

-.6 -."B

-.5

-.2

.8

1.2

1.5

2.0

2.8

3.3

-

Mar.

3.4

3.0

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.7

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

1.0

2.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.9

4.0

5.9

8.0

8.7 

9*4

a.z

Apr.

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.8

10.2

9.1

7.9

7.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.6

8.6

9.1

9.0

8.3

8.7

11.1

12.2

11.4

10.6

10.5

10.7

11.4 

12.0

May

11.9

12.0

13.0

13.1

13.6

14.6

15.8

16.1

15.6

15.1

14.8

14.6

14.6

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.8

15.7

15.4

15.0

15.0

14.5

13.2

11.7

10.3 

9.0

8.3

June

8.8

10.2

13.2

14.4

15.0

17.5

18.8

18.1

17.3

17.2

16.4

15.4

14.4

13.5

13.2

12.8

13.1

14.0

14.0

13.4

12.9

12. 6

12.9

12.9

12.7

13.2

15.5

17.0

17.2 

17.0

July

16.7

16.7

17.2

17.4

17,2

16.7

15.7

14.6

13.4

12.5

12.2

12.0

11.9

11.9

11.8

11.6

11.2

10.8

10.5

10.2

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.4

8.9

8.2

7.2

6.2

5.8 

4*9

4.3

Aug.

3.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.0

5.0

5.2

6.1

6.9

6.5

5.9

6.0

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.9

6.2

7.0

5.9

4.7

4.9

5.6

7.6

11.0 

12.7

12.2

Sept.

11.4

10.6

9.8

8.S

8.3

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.2

4.2

4.1

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.5

3.6

3.9

4.5

4.7

6.3

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.7 

4.7

Note. Qage heights obtained from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and comparison with 

recorder record for stations upstream and downstream.
28 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Chester, 111. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

73.1

73.1

73.1

72.3

73.1

75.5

73.9

73.1

72.3

72.3

70.8

68.5

67.0

~G77$

68.5

68.5

68.5

67.7

67.0

67.0

67.0

67.7

68.5

68.5

70.0

70.8

72.3

77.1

73T3

71.5

72.3

2,191.9

70.71

4,348

Nov.

71.5

70.8

70.8

71.5

70.0

69.2

69.2

69.2

69.2

69.2

69.2

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

68.5

67.7

67.7

66.2

67.0

67.7

68.5

67.7

67.0

66.2

66.2

66.2

65.5 3B~3

2,049.9

68.33

4,066

Dec.

66.2

68.5

65.5

63.4

64.8

66.2

70.0

71.5

70.8

73.1

73.9

74.7

77.1

69.2

66.2

66.2

68.5

70.0

67.7

67.7

71.5

74.7

77.9

76 . 3

67.0

64.1

64.8

64.8

64.1

63.4

62 . 7

2,132.5

68.79

4,230

Jan.

61.3

59T9"

59.2

57.2

54.0

57.9

58.5

58.5

58.5

59.9

60.6

59.9

58.5

55.9

55.3

57.2

57.9

58.5

57.9

57.2

56.5

55.3

54.0

54.0

53.4

53.4

53.4

48.5

47.3

50-73

50.3

1,740.2

56.14

3,452

Feb.

50.3

50T5

50.9

51.5

51.5

52.8

53.4

52.1

52.1

52.8

54.6

55.3

55.3

55.3

55.3

55.9

57.9

58.5

57.9

57.9

58.5

62.0

68.5

71.5

73.9

77.9

84.7

87.5

~ ~ -

1,665.9

59.50

3,304

Mar.

88.1

83.0

78.8

81.3

83.0

81.3

78.8

77.1

77.1

78.8

80.4

83.0

79.6

77.1

74.7

69.2

67.0

65.5

3575

69.2

78.8

83.8

82.1

80.4

84.7

94.4

116

135

143

149

147

2,732.7

88.15

5,420

Apr.

138

133

127

125

1?5

129

130

141

153

138

127

129

135

135

135

138

136

138

144

142

142

145

174

181

172

163

162

166

175

181

4,359

145.3

8,646

May

180

185

193

199

209

228

245

247

235

229

226

223

223

229

229

231

233

236

236

236

240

238

231

226

226

213

195

175

156

139

133

6,627

213.8

13,140

June

141 T8~0"

196

212

226

269

287

TTS

260

258

243

224

210

198

193

190

198

209

206

198

192

188

192

192

190

202

238

258

256

252

6,511

217.0

12,910

July

248

250

258

260

25?

241

224

207

190

183

179

176

175

175

174

170

163

159

156

153

148

143

141

142

137

129

118

107

100

96.2

89.9

5,344.1

172.4

10,600

Aug.

82.1

86.4

86.4

88.1

89.0

91.7

100

107

112

117

112

106

109

114

110

107

102

98.0

97.1

98.0

105

110

115

104

95.3

97.1

107

133

172

T§0" 189

3,420.2

110.3

6,784

Sept.

T6"0~ 170

148

137

132

124

115

107

97.1

91.7

89.0

81.3

77.9

TT79

81.3

85.6

86.4

91.7

96.2

98.0

113

117

111

107

107

105

101

95.3

94.4

94.4

5,192.2

106.4

6,332

Calendar year 1953: Max 376 Mln 62.7 Mean 143.0 Ao-ft 103,500

Water year 1953-54 : Max 287 Mln 47.3 Mean 115.0 Ao-ft 83,230

Note.--Dally discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. All 

figures expressed In thousands.
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 29

Castor River at Zalraa, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long 90°04'30", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma, 2? miles downstream from Perkins Creek.

Drainage area. 423 sq mi.

Records available . September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 350.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 9, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum read once daily 

below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 500 ft 

upstream at datum 49.82 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 12, 1930, chain gage at site 

500 ft upstream at datum 0.18 ft higher than present gage. Nov. 13, 1930, to Oct. 26, 

1934, chain gage, and Oct. 27, 1934, to June 8, 1953, wire-weight gage, at present 

site and datum. Since Dec. 18, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 6 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--33 years, 516 cfs (373,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs May 3 (gage height, 20.44 ft); minimum, 

 2T~cTs Sept. 16-18 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.20 ft Mar. 11, 1935; minimum discharge, 16 

cfs Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 ft (present datum), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1147: 1922-23(M). WSP1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23 to May 2;

fall used as a factor May 4)

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

20

57

97

221

7.0

12.0

18.0

990

2,300

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

34

34 

33

41

49

53

52

49

49

47

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

48

49

49

49

49

50

53

58

61

S3" 63

62

1,489

48.0

0.114

0.13

2,950

Nov.

61

5T

61 

61

61

61

61

62

63

63

64

*64

64

65

65

66

66

67

68

70

71

78

84

91

m

82

77

74

72

71

2,060

68.7

0.162

0.18

4,090

Dec.

70

70

73 

77

82

86

91

9T

87

84

81

78

77

77

75

*73

71

70

70

69

70

70

69

68

68

68

67

68

69

69

68

2,306

74.4

0.176

0.20

4,570

Jan.

68

68

68 

68

67

67

66

68

75

79

80

77

78

89

111

124

117

106

143

266

2~36~ 294

206

186

172

*179

192

179

172

158

3,925

127

0.300

0.35

7,790

Feb.

148

.139

133 

125

118

112

107

103

100

97

93

90

87

85 ~55

322

906

948

620

948

70~0~ 990

561

476

409

364

319

294

9,479

339

0.801

0.83

18,800

Mar.

260

244

244 

228

206

192

186

172

*166

158

152

148

141

131

126

120

116

112

TT5

125

119

112

112

179

466

843

523

409

355

310

276

7,050

227

0.537

0.62

13,980

Apr.

252

228

214 

199

186

199

206

199

294

276

252

244

228

*214

206

228

319

382

337

302

268

244

228

228

228

206

192

179

166

156

7,060

235

0.556

0.62

14,000

May

148

304

4.940 

3,680

1,390

885

680

542

466

391

346

310

276

244

*221

199

179

172

156

143

133

133

137

131

118

111

108

131

542

438

319

17,973

580

1.37

1.58

35,650

June

260

228

504 

561

400

319

268

491

1,800

2,000

2,030

1 , 010

680

561

456

418

391

328

276

236

206

179

*268

373

260

206

172

147

129

116

15,273

509

1.20

1.34

30,290

July

107

99

95 

~9"5 124

83

75

70

66

63

60

57

54

51

47

44

42

40

38

38

38

39

*39

42

48

46

42

39

36

34

33

1,784

57.5

0.136

0.16

3,540

Aug.

I>0~ 79

46 

42

40

45

58

64

57

51

46

43

42

41

40

39

36

35

33

33

35

34

33

33

32

31

32

32

31

30

35

1,283

41.4

0.098

0.11

2,540

Sept.

*30

29

28 

26

25

25

26

26

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

22

23

70

156

172

TT4

84

68

60

54

51

48

49

1,392

46.4

0.110

0.12

2,760

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

4,120

4,940

Mln 

Mln

Mean 274 

Mean 195

Cfsm 0.648 

Cfsm 0.461

In. 

In.

8.80 Ac-ft 198,600 

6.24 Ac-ft 141,000

Peak discharge (base. 8,OOP cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
30 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location. Lat 37°13'00", long 89°27'50", in w£ sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of railroad bridge at Thebes, 5.0 miles downstream from 

headwater diversion channel and at mile 43.7 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area. 717.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 

1954 in reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape 

Girardeau, Mo."). October 1873 and since June 1903, results of discharge measurements; 

since January 1940, records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission (prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape Girardeau, Mo.").

Gage heights: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 1954, in 

reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape Girardeau, 

Mo.'). Since November 1878 under name of "at Grays Point" in files of St. Louis district office of Corps of Engineers. January 1879 to August 1896, published as "at 

Grays Point," and since May 1896, published as "at Cape Girardeau,' in reports of Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to February 1894 and since 1904, published as 

at Cape Girardeau" in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1944. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 17, 1933, to Dec. 21, 1934, staff gage, and 

Dec. 22, 1934, to Apr. 4, 1941, water-stage recorder, at site 8.2 miles upstream at 

datum 304.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 5 to Sept. 30, 1941, wireweight gage at present site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 300.07 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Since Oct. 1, 1943, former base 

gage at Cape Girardeau used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 19 years (1933-37, 1939-54), 188,600 cfs (136,500,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 292,000 cfs June 7; maximum gage height, 322.30 

ft June 8; minimum discharge, 49,700 cfs Jan. 29; minimum gage height, 305.01 ft 

Feb. 3.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 893,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 340.33 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 45,000 cfs Feb. 6, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Feb. 3, 

1954.

1878-1954: At Grays Point, maximum gage height, 342.39 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, May 27, 28, 1943; minimum, 301.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Jan. 15, 1909 (discharge, 20,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Maximum stage known occurred July 4, 1844, gage height, 345.14 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, at Grays Point, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,375,000 cfs, revised, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

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

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Gage height at S a.m., In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.94

8.05

8.03

8.02

7.97

8.12

8.14

8.14

8.05

7.94

8.01

7.84

7.46

7.31

7.32

7.43

7.56

7.57

7.51

7.45

7.41

7.36

7.31

7.32

7.44

7.57

7.54

7.71

8.19

7.90

7.67

Nov.

.74

.59

.49

.50

.60

.56

.48

.40

.36

.36

.39

.39

.36

.33

.33

7.33

7.32

7.26

7.19

7.18

7.15

7.22

7.46

7.27

7.19

7.06

7.03

6.95

6.96

6.94

Dec.

6.84

7.00

7.11

6.77

6.68

6. 32

6.93

7.33

7.57

7.52

7.80

7.92

7.98

8.44

7.69

7.22

7.08

7.18

7.22

7.04

7.02

7.43

7.79

8.10

7.85

6.93

6.60

6.65

6.62

6.59

6.49

Jan.

6.47

6.32

6.11

5.89

5.77

5.38

5.79

5.91

5.95

5.98

6.06

6.13

6.13

5.92

5.57

5.39

5.64

5.68

5.83

5.98

6.00

5.75

5.69

5.61

5.78

5.94

6.13

6.24

5.64

5.24

5.39

Feb.

5.31

5.08

4.99

5.07

5.08

5.12

5.16

5.17

5.20

5.18

5.19

5.28

5.40

5.40

5.32

5.52

6.20

6.14

5.92

6.00

6.13

5.91

6.17

6.95

7.28

7.53

7.91

8.55

Mar.

8.89

9.00

8.65

8.27

8.32

8.52

8.40

8.11

7.95

S.02

8.07

8.38

8.72

8.52

B.09

7.83

7.23

6.91

6.82

6.76

6.96

7.94

8.49

8.48

8. 38

8.87

9.72

11.54

13.06

13.70

14.22

Apr.

14.06

13.56

13.12

12.78

12.65

12.85

13.27

13.25

14.22

14.79

13.79

12.87

12.92

13.31

13.32

13.44

13.66

13.46

13.48

13.88

13.73

13.35

14.13

16.11

16.52

15.93

15.45

15.40

15.57

16.30

May

16.73

16.54

17.85

18.10

18.10

18.45

19.61

20.36

20.31

19.90

19.47

19.15

18.94

18.94

19.16

19.24

19.35

19.56

19.74

19.67

19.76

19.82

19.63

19.25

19.00

18. SB

17.93

16,78

15.74

14.48

13.44

June

13.17

13.74

15.62

17.78

18.42

19.75

21.90

22.29

21.80

21.36

20.93

19.99

19.07

18.22

17.47

17.27

16.92

17.53

18.12

17.82

17.31

17.01

17.34

17.36

16.93

16.84

17.94

19.91

20.72

20.68

July

20.46

20.25

20.52

20.89

20.93

20.66

20.06

19.17

18.15

17.13

16.56

16.33

16.16

16.11

16.04

15.91

15.67

15.36

15.12

14.84

14.61

14.36

14.02

13.89

13.88

13.49

12.83

12.06

11.16

10.57

10.33

Aug.

9.49

9.06

9.23

9.20

9.24

9.75

9.70

10.31

10.93

11.46

11.76

11.45

11.01

11.27

11.74

11.57

11.28

10.96

10.59

10.45

10.67

11.03

11.36

11.73

10.84

10.05

10.29

10.97

13.07

16.01

16 . 62

Sept.

16.09

15.49

14.84

14.02

13.33

12.94

12.49

11.75

11.09

10.34

9.59

9.40

8.67

8.18

8.25

8.55

8.83

9.05

9.38

9.74

10.77

11.76

11.73

11.26

11.09

11.07

10.92

10.64

10.20

10.05

Note. Add 300.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111. Continued

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

31

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

34

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

73.5

74.1

74.0

74.1

g73.6

g75.1

g74.8

75.1

74.0

73.4

72.6

71.0

68.1

67.6

67.6

68.4

69.1

68.9

68.1

68.0

68.1

67.4

5775"

68.3

69.7

70.1

70.0

73.6

75.2

7274-

71.5

2,204.0

71.10

4,372

Nov.

72.1

TOTS

70.7

70.9

71.6

71.5

70.8

70.2

70.2

70.2

70.1

70.1

70.1

70.1

69.9

70.0

69.9

69.2

g68.3

g67.7

g67.7

g67.7

g68.9

g68.3

67.0

66.9

67.1

66.3

66.4

66.3

2,076.7

69.89

4,119

Dec.

65.7

67.2

66.6

65.0

64.9

66.6

67.3

70.5

71.3

71.4

73.9

73.5

75.6

76.4

70.6

68.4

67.9

69.5

69.1

69.0

70.0

73.8

77.0

78.6

747T

68.4

86.9

67.6

66.9

66.9

65.6

2,166.5

69.89

4,297

Jan.

g64.7

g63.2

61.3

60.0

g57.8

g56.2

58.2

58.7

59.1

59.3

59.9

60.5

59.7

g58.2

55.7

55.9

57.6

57.5

57.6

58.4

67.6

56.5

55.3

54.8

54.9

54.6

55.5

55.0

51.0

50.5

52.0

1,777.2

57.33

3,525

Feb.

52.1

51.7

51.6

S2-73

52.3

52.4

53.1

53.0

52.9

52.9

53.0

54.2

54.8

54.8

54.2

56.2

59.1

58.9

57.7

58.2

58.6

57.8

62.2

68.7

72.0

74.6

79.1

84.5

- --

1,642.9

58.68

3,259

Mar.

87.1

87.5

84.3

81.8

82.0

83.7

81.4

79.6

78.0

78.8

79.7

82.6

84.7

81.0

77.5

74.1

69.9

67.9

67.3 STTS

70.4

78.8

82.8

82.2

82.2

88.0

99.1

121

136

142

147

2,705.9

87.29

5,367

Apr.

143

137

131

128

127

130

134

136

151

152

138

131

134

138

138

140

140

138

141

143

139

138

153

177

176

167

161

162

168

180

4,371

145.7

8,670

May

184

188

209

211

213

223

244

253

24?

241

232

227

225

225

229

229

231

237

237

237

239

239

235

228

226

219

201

182

165

148 

157

6,743

217.5

13,370

June

136

TTC

179

207

217

252

286

576- 288

268

257

240

224

208

199

194

191

205

210

204

196

192

196

195

187

189

214

244

254

251

6,505

216.8

12,900

July

247

245

251

255" 260

252

237

223

204

190

183

180

177

176

175

175

170

165

161

158

155

151

146

145

144

137

128

118

107

102 

97.7

5,519.7

178.1

10, 950

Aug.

88.8

87.0

W7T

88.2

89.5

92.1

93.7

102

108

114

116

110

107

112

115

112

108

105

101

100

g!04

g!08

gl!4

gl!4

102

g98.0

g!02

gl!5

g!47

g!80 

182

3,403.4

109.8

6,751

Sept.

174

gTBT

155

145

136

133

125

gl!7

109

98.9

93.3

89.4

81.3

78.1

79T5

82.3

85.2

88.4

91.7

97.0

110

121

118

112

gllO

g!09

g!08

103

98.3

96.0

3,310.4

110.3

6,566

Calendar year 1953: Max 379 Min 64.9 Mean 145.7 Ac-ft 105,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 288 Min 50.5 Mean 116.2 Ac-ft 84,150

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage (base gage) or once-daily staff-gage (auxiliary gage) 

readings.

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

figures expressed In thousands.
32 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location (revised) . Lat 36°57'09", long 88°49'30", near right bank on downstream side of

 pier or bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 400 ft south of Ballard-Carlisle County line, 1.2 

miles south of Lovelaceville, and 4 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi, includes that of Sugar Creek. 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1954.

(Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 326.22 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted).

 Prior to July 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 cfs May 7 (gage height, 16.10 ft); minimum, 

8.5 cfs Sept. 6.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,800 cfs, 

by slope-area method).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 16, 

Feb. 19, Feb. 22 to Mar. 24, Mar. 27 to Apr. 27, May 4-6, 

May 8 to June 2, June 4 to July 22)

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 34

5.3

6.0

8.0

15.0

104

245

770

3,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.4

sn

9.4 

9.4

11

11

*10

11

11

11

11

11

11

alO

alO

alO

11

alO

a 10

alO

a 10

11

10

10

10

12

*15

17 

T5

11 

11

335.6

10.8

0.051

0.06

Nov.

11

T2

12 

11

12

12

12 

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

14

14

14

177 "TO

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

573

19.1

0.091

0.10

Dec.

12

T?

13 

13

33

627 TOT

27

18

18

*16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15 

15

14

14

14

14

14

15 

15

15 

15

1,182

38.1

0.181

0.21

Jan.

15

Ts

15 

15

15

*15

15 

15

15

18

18

16

15

a 15

al!4

468

60

24

16

al,31O

*al,700 

260

86

50

46

143

522

104 

46

30

23

5,219

168

0.796

0.92

Feb.

20

18

17 

15

15

14

13 

12

If

14

13

12

12

13

13

1.450

' *882

96

97

692

168 

61

43

35

32

28

79

194

4,052

145

0.687

0.71

Mar.

42

29

30 

28

23

21

20 

19

18

18

*20

20

19

18

18

17

T8

18

19

18

18 

18

18

1,180

1,240

*604

106

64 

48

42

39

3,810

123

0.583

0.67

Apr.

32

28

26 

24

2_2

58

52 

42

28

22

26

42

29

24

34

198

174

50

*38

28

22 

519

263

69

37

28

281

*1,740 

111

130

4,837

161

0.763

0.85

May

178

439

1,120 

216

84

74

2,850 

612

122

73

*55

44

33

31

29

25

24

24

23

22

22 

22

22

21

2Z

39

39

27 

29

54

32

6,407

207

0.981

1.13

June

54

*140

1.520 

476

66

42

29 

22

21

42

28

18

25

18

10

11

10

10

18~ 9.4

20

18

18

*15

15

15

15

15 

14

14

2,728.4

90.9

0.431

0.48

July

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14 

73

19

14

13

12

TZ

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

*14 

80

-ss 145

22

18

16

16 

16

15

15

714

23.0

0.109

0.13

Aug.

35

72

24

*18

15

14

14 

14

13

12

12

a!2

a 12

al2

a 12

12

a 11

a 11

a!4

ZZ

21 

12

11

11

10

10

10

10 

9.7

*11

9.4

541.1

17.5

0.083

0.10

Sept.

9.4

9.1

¥7T 

9.1

9.1

19

11 

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.7

9.7

555

1,760 aSO"

a30

a25

a20

20

19

18 

125

170

2,993.7

99.8

0.473

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,270 Mln 9.0 Mean 197 cfsm 0.934 In. 12.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,850 Min 9.1 Mean 91.5 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.89

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height recordj discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage-height record and records 

for nearby stations.
OBION CREEK BASIN 33

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36*41'10", long 88°43'35", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 0.5 mile southwest of Pryorsburg, Graves County, and 3.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area. 36.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs July 23 (gage height, 9.60 ft); no 

1'low for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 11.50 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Flood of Feb. 14, 1949, reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8 to Jan. IS, Feb. 16-27, Sept. 21-30)

1.

1.

1.

1,

Oct. 1

.43 0

.5 .4

.6 2.6

.7 5.4

to Jan.

1.9

2.2

3.0

4.0

15

13

30

134

300

Jan

1.17

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.9

. 16 to

0

.1

1.3

5.0

17

Apr.

2.2

2.4

3.0

4.0

6.0

27

32

50

134

350

790

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.9

Apr. 28

0

.5

1.9

5.8

14

to Sept.

2.3

2.5

2.9

5.0

30

29

45

110

570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

~T.7 27

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

29.5

0.98

0.027

0.03

Dee.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

~.7 227

.3

.2

£

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

231.9

7.48

0.206

0.24

Jan.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*0

0

188

27

5.8

3.4

2.8

*646

80

50

11

10

7.2

25

99

10

5.5

3.4

2.2

1,176.3

37.9

1.04

1.21

Feb.

1.6

1.3

.9

*.S

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

387 *2T

8.7

8.7

116

13

6.5

5.5

4.8

3.4

2.0

7.5

9.9

603.9

21.6

0.595

0.62

Mar.

3.4

3.3

6.8

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

*.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

~.2 0

.4

.2

.2

38

522

*24T

49

22

IS

12

9.0

7.2

944.3

30.5

0.840

0.97

Apr.

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.0

3.6

9.4

8.1

3.8

2.7

2.8

9.3

3.8

2.7

9.1

14

123

17

9.3

*4.8

3.4

2.7

28

11

4.0

2.5

2.0

177 

349

IT

23

889.6

29.7

0.818

0.91

May

60

114

72

IS

8.8

7.3

~IS 285

9.6

6.6

*5.4

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

LJ,

1.9

1.6

1.1

8.0

3.4

1.6

656.4

21.2

0.584

0.67

June

22

*S1

346

T. 9

a6.0

3.2

a2.5

a2.0

17

6.8

a2.5

a.B

.3

a.l

a£

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO *aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

470.1

15.7

0.433

0.48

July

aOaO~

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO*0

*415

3.6

.8

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

418.4

13.5

0.372

0.43

Aug.

98

2F

*1.9

.3

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

18

.6

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

195.8

6.32

0.174

0.20

Sept.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

72

32

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

24

1.7

130.7

4.36

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,580 Min 0 Mean 27.6 Cfsm 0.760 In. 10.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 646 Min 0 Mean 15.7 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.89

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurements or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
34 BAYOU DE CHIEN BASIN

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'42", long 88°57'52", on left bank upstream from abutment of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 2.8 miles southeast of 

Clinton, Hickman County, and 15,4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.5 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 310 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 90.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 12.34 ft); minImum, 5.1 cfs July 22.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph ba&ed on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943, affected by backwater from Mississippi River.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-26, Jan. 28 to Mar. 23, 

Apr. 17-27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

4.1

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

8.7

12

25

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

250

364

558

692

4.68

4.7

4.8 

5.1

5.4

6.0

10

29

5.5

8.0

11.0

12.1

350

820

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

srr

8.7

8.7

9.3

10

9.5

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0 

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

*14

Iff

9.5 

9.0

9.0

290.2

9.36

0.137

0.16

Nov.

9.0

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10 

10

*10

10

11

11

-14 122

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5 

9.5

409.4

13.6

0.199

0.22

Dec.

9.5

9.5

12

11

25

254

22

16

19

15

*13

13

12

16

14

12 

12

11

11

12

14

13

12

11

11

11

12

20

16 

*14

12

665.0

21.5

0.314

0.36

Jan.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

21

16

12

10

23

288

109 

30

23

22

*692

458

85

g47

g34

g28

g77

123

64

a40

a 30 

a20

2,355

76.0

1.11

1.28

Feb.

a!5

g20

g!7

*g!6

a!4

1-

gl7

a!2

alO

alO

alO

610

50

71

270

g57

a40

a30

a25

a22

821

66

g86

-

1,812

64.7

0.945

0.98

Mar.

330

aZ5

320

320

g20

18

18

17

17

17

*18

18

g!8

g!6

g!6

'if

16

17

19

g!6

816

g67

1.030

808

*160

54

g35

g28

g21 giv

2,622

84.6

1.24

1.42

Apr.

g!4

Il2

a!2

g42

g22 giz

glO

9.6

12

11

8.8

g2T5

17

246 

g62

a35

*g25

20

18

alOO

330

g!7

a!5

g!4

g70

257

g42

1,227.4

40.9

0.597

0.67

May

gl!2

g!54

259

g64

g27

g22

468

gTS

g30

g23

*g!9

g!3

312

a!2

111

g9.6

g8.4

g8.4

g8,8

g8.4

gtlrg34

g!4

alO

g99

gZl

g!4

1,623.6

52.4

0.765

0.88

June

g74

*g95

850

TOT

g37

g24

a20

a80

163

g33

g22

320

318

g!6

g!4

alO 

gT4

313

g!3

g!3

g!4

a!3

a!2

*g!2

12

12

12

13

12

12

1,760

58.7

0.857

0.96

July

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8 

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

7.6

-So" 522

320

315

312

a 11

alO

*g8.8 

38

833.5

26.9

0.393

0.45

Aug.

175

146

g41

*g!7

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

a. 4

8.0

8.0

167

516

26

312

alO

alO

1-

J *18

9.6

1,302.2

36.5

0.533

0.61

Sept.

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.7

22

12

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.2 

9.6

9.6

10

57

~I7 122

15

14

13

12

12

12

42

18

526.5

17.6

0.257

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,120 Mln 8.7 Mean 74.0 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,030 Mln 5.4 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.28

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
OBION RIVKR BASIN 35

South Fork Oblon River near Greenfleld, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'15", long 88°48'40", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45E, 200 ft downstream from Coats Branch, 2^ miles south of Greenfleld, 

Weakley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Fork Oblon River.

Drainage area.---431 sq ml;

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 572 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 15.28 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 17.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Jan. 21, 22 1937 (gage height, 17.82 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 61 cfs 

Aug. 21, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 ft on several days In August and 

September 1930.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 8, Feb. 3-15, 

Apr. 25-27, May 9-13, May 16 to June 2, June 13-23, 

Aug. 24 to Sept. 29)

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

14.0

ept. 29)

82

169

433

930

1,260

14.4

14.7

15.0

15.3

1,700

2,400

4,100

6,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

103

102

W

103 

104

110

114

111

110

110

110

110

108

*1O7

109

108

108

108

108

109

109 

110

110

111

112

122

132

133

TTS

113

109

3,431

111

0.258

0.30

Nov.

108

107

TOT

107 

108

114

110

112

113

113

114

115

115

114

115

*117

120

120

122

125

129 

388

351

180

159

148

137

132

129

129

4,168

139

0.323

0.36

Dec.

129" 129

136

242

174

773

*359~

254

216

216

187

179

172

178

205

184

166

149

150

157

166 

172

162

144

144

149

154

178

266

204

177

6,311

204

0.473

0.54

Jan.

166

163

161

156 

155

155

152

149

T5T

a750

a700

a400

a280

a450

al,100

a4,000

a3, 500

a2,500

*1,520

1,760

3,680 

4,660

5.850

4, 590

3,040

2,000

1,540

1,260

1,060

884

592

47,527

1,533

3.56

4.10

Feb.

426

368

329

293 

263

245

228

215

218

219

214

198

190

193

*201

757

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,240

1.380 

1,320

1,310

1,290

1,010

613

427

648

_____..

16,915

604

1.40

1.46

Mar.

598

550

562

444 

341

294

267

249

238

232

229

223

215

195

*180

177

173

T77

202

263

209 

195

351

920

1,010

1,110

1,250

1,360

1,220

792

482

14,713

475

1.10

1.27

Apr.

361

279

258

244 

229

227

216

202

184

176

249

*275

214

201

209

810

860

910

952

765

439 

362

568

468

327

244

213

946

1,090

1.180 

13,663

455

1.06

1.13

May

1,070

984

1,060

1.O80 

982

758

526

420

307

249

219

*202

238

442

427

322

240

205

189

174

166 

165

163

156

149

147

145

144

TIT

159

144

11,779

380

0.882

1.02

June

148

142

1,110

1.240 

852

454

272

207

424

319

207

16O

139

128

123

119

*123

120

117

114

114 

112

111

110

107

106

106

106

105

103

7,638

255

0.592

0.66

July

102

102

101

110 

110

104

102

101

103

101

101

101

100

99

99

98

99

93

111 TOT

*95 

95

101

100

95

91

90

91

90

90

89

3,076

99.2

0.230

0.27

Aug.

89

95

103

96 

91

9O

96

94

*92

91

90

88

89

9O

38

86

84

83

1TO

173

234 TOT

93

98

91

90

38

87

86

83

83

3,052

98.5

0.229

0.26

Sept.

83

83

83

52" 82

83

87

95

92

86

85

84

84

84

83

83

82

83

83

85

98

107 *35

87

86

86

36

86

93

227

2,737

91.2

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,630 Mln 96 Mean 602 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,850 Mln 82 Mean 370 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.66

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs). Jan. 16 (time unknown), 5,920 cfs (15.26 ft); Jan. 23 (7 a.m.)- 

6,060 cfs U5.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, a high-water mark, and 

records for Big Sandy River at Bruceton.
36 OBION RIVER BASIN

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Tenn.

Location. lat 36°03'00", long 88°52'40", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford', Gibson County, and 17? miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1939, chain gage at bridge 

0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.80 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.59 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 

20.06 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; 

minimum observed, 12 cfs June 30, July 1, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 ft 

July 16, 1937, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930, 1940, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 21, Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 

Dec. 7 to Jan. 9, Jan. 12-14, Apr. 12, Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

3.6 23

4.0 67

6.0 346

12.0

15.0

1,370

2,090

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

8.0

Jan. 16 to Mar. 25

46 13.0 1,560

96 15.0 2,090

162 17.0 3,400

610

3.5

4.0 

5.0

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

15

63

163

8.0 

13.0

610 

1,56O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

SB- 28

28 

28

29

32

32

32

34

34

32

31

32

*32

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

34

34

34

51

58 39"

36

35

35

1,041

33.6

0.166

0.19

Nov.

32

31

31

30 3T

31

31

32

31

32

32

32

31

34

31

*31

31

30

32

35

35

~55 451

47

43

38

35

34

32

32

1,476

49.2

0.242

0.27

Dec.

35

3F

50 

85

89

907

*57

47

47

49

42

41

38

44

51

47

41

36

38

41

46

47

43

41

41

41

43

59

78

54

50

2,393

77.2

0.380

0.44

Jan.

49

48

47 

47

49

49

48

49

68

685

150

71

52

300

1,970

2,090

792

*177

1O3

1,040

3,000

*5,160

2,460

700

150

562

945

346

165

117

92

19,581

632

3.11

3.59

Feb.

80

76

74 

71

68

67

66

64

63

63

63

62

61

*So~ 60

1.19O

633

190

141

1.570

772

222

176

154

108

87

80

450

6,571

235

1.16

1.20

Mar.

142

112

210 

101

82

75

69

65

63

63

63

62

58

52

*49

4748"

49

59

69

54

52

132

503

605

469

189

129

107

*94

82

3,954

128

0.631

0.72

Apr.

76

70

70 

67

67

68

68

67

63

65

96

*S8

69

67

66

648

312

128

93

76

67

85

166

70

65

60

2"5T 59

1,050

462

4,642

155

0.764

0.85

May

200

396

1.010 

500

180

99

87

80

65

56

53

51

*110

143

88

65

56

53

51

48

46

45

44

43

42

41

4T

41

49

43

3,878

125

0.616

0.71

June

40

42

1.500 

185

72

57

46

59

286

104

49

41

37

35

37

33

*33

32

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

27.

3,036

101

0.498

0.56

July

27

27

35

169 ~3$

32

30

34

33

29

28

28

28

28

29

28

27

27

*26

W

29

33

34

31

29

27

28

28

28

27

26

1,049

33.8

0.167

0.19

Aug.

27

31

31 

27

26

26

28

25

*24

25

24

25

26

26

25

24

23

23

79

W

39

23

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

I?

841

27.1

0.133

0.15

Sept.

19

20

20 

19

17.

17

22

26

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

24

*24

22

23

22

21

20

20

35

52

66O

22.0

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,350 Min 25 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,160 Min 17 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.665 In. 8.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 efs). Jan. 22 (12 m.) 3,210 cfs (16.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 37

North Pork Obion River near Union City, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36"24'00", long 88°59'45", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4-| miles upstream 

from Hoosier Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

flage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 629 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 17.77 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 5.75 ft Oct. 1,2.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 ft 

July 27, 1929.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 762: 1933. WSP 1211: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25-27, Mar. 2-23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

5.7 100 8.0

6.0 124 9.0

7.0 230

Dec. 6 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 3O

382

600

6.1 

7.O 

8.0 

10.0

141

277

442

830

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,890

2,830

3,650

5,700

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

96

229

815

14.0

16.0

1,890

2,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

105

104

105

106

109

109

109

109

109

109

108

107

*107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

108

108

113

132

133

123

118

114

3,412

110

0.224

0.26

Nov.

116

115

116

115

115

113

116

117

118

120

121

122

123

123

124

*124

124

124

124

126

126

408

194

161

148

145

136

132

129

128

4,101

137

0.280

0.31

Dec.

129

129

137

153

202

2,280

694

*326

250

225

197

179

170

176

192

179

161

154

145

148

160

170

161

147

141

141

145

168

217

203

178

8,057

260

0.531

0.61

Jan.

162

162

156

152

151

151

149

149

151

345

347

246

178

208

1,790

2,690

1,300

519

*328

1,400

*2,89Q

2,780

1,180

524

385

364

1,440

684

396

310

266

21,953

708

1.44

1.67

Feb.

242

231

221

215

210

204

2OO

196

198

200

194

188

184

186

190

*1,780

2.990

1,700

632

1,670

1,030

509

370

458

334

272

246

494

-------

15,544

555

1.13

1.18

Mar.

379

274

325

274

234

220

209

202

194

192

192

191

186

176

168

*162

164

167

1S2

203

186

179

264

3,380

4,630

4,980

4,170

2,020

732

437

342

25,614

826

1.69

1.94

Apr.

300

274

255

244

23S

250

352

275

236

231

384

*339

266

267

294

1,580

1,360

526

336

264

225

220

471

261

209

186

180

2.100

2,090

998

15,211

507

1.03

1.15

May

792

768

1,070

591

364

278

604

593

294

234

208

*194

186

186

185

176

170

167

164

160

156

155

156

154

168

192

155

155

320

255

185

9,435

304

0.620

0.72

June

280

287

2,850

2,550

896

327

218

638

2,740

1,230

480

257

198

175

161

232

358

*166

143

140

135

132

131

129

128

125

125

124

122

119

15,576

519

1.06

1.18

July

119

119

118

122

126

122

118

118

alls

alls

allS

al!4

al!4

al!4

al!3

alls

al!2

al!2

also

al20

*111

116

713

246

140

118

114

111

110

108 

107

4,343

140

0.286

0.33

Aug.

allS

a!30

also

120

115

114

115

115

111 *110

108

108

108

107

104

99

99

100

100

252

142

125

105

99

97

97

97

97

96

116 

99

3,530

114

0.233

0.27

Sept.

98

97

97

96

96

97

105

151

111

104

100

98

97

97

96

96

96

96

96

97

364

148

*120

109

108

108

107

107

129

186

3,507

117

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

8,800

4,980

Mln 

Mln

104

96

Mean 

Mean

575

357

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.17

0.729

In. 

In.

15.91

9.89

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs).--Mar. 26 (7 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (17.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

Fork Obion River near Greenfleld.
38 OBION RIVER BASIN

Obion River at Obion, Term.

Location. Lat 36°15'05", long 89°11'33", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 5], half a mile south of Obion, Obion County, half a mile upstream from 

Riohland Creek, and 14| miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 1,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 261.23 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage at site 20 ft upstream at datum 10.00 ft lower, and Oct. 1, 

1932, to Aug. 3, 1939, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,449 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,880 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 15.73 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Sept. 6, 7.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 99,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum (under conditions of no backwater), 230 cfs Oct. 7-9, 12, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept. 1, 1936; during period of backwater from Mississippi River, a minimum daily discharge of 15 cfs occurred on Feb. 4, 1937; reverse 

flow of 57 cfs was measured by current meter on that date.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1943.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Dec. 16, 17, 

Jan. 10, 11, 15, 16, Feb. 2-13, 16, 17, Feb. 25 to Mar. 8. 

Mar. 24, 25, Apr. 2-12, 16, May 1, 6-17, 29, June 3, 8-19)

2.2

3.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

300

391

1,040

1,740

2,500

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

3,170 

4,420 

7.0OO 

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

348

343

342

340

340

343

346

350

350

349

350

350

349

*348

346

346

346

346

346

345

345

345

345 

345

345

350

393

432

4T9

397 

379

11,018

355

0.189

0.22

Nov.

369

362

357

356

354

351

351

352

352

354

357

360

363

366

366

367

368

369

373

*379

384

810

1,140 

1,000

866

720

609

536

48O

450

14,221

474

0.252

0.28

Dec.

438

433

4T3

467

545

1,110

1,550

*1,810

1.970

1,910

1,580

1,210

943

806

729

671

631

588

549

533

530

540

546 

527

503

485

485

504

572

650 

663

24,921

804

0.428

0.49

Jan.

636

602

576

552

535

524

518

5O9

509

775

1,220

1,380

1,410

1,330

1,630

2,340

3,160

4,980

6,210

*6,300

6,150

6,790

7,980 

9,220

9.800

9^440

8,220

7,380

7,000

6,120

5j 280

119,076

3,841

2.04

2.36

Feb.

4,510

3,320

2,520

2,060

1,670

1,340

1,040

873

761

700

682

674

666

668

660

*1,100

2,080

2,720

4,010

5,180

5,320

5.520

5,280 

4,720

4,040

3,250

2,730

2,490

70,584

2,521

1.34

1.40

Mar.

2,300

2,200

2,130

2,090

1,990

1,860

1,640

1,420

1,220

988

921

862

816

766

717

*671

637

S54" 618

648

679

684

761

1,370

2,190

3,740

6,540

8.020

7,900

6,650

5,300

68,952

2,224

1.18

1.36

Apr.

4.240

2,940

2,240

1,820

1,430

1,100

928

874

794

758

766

883

*961

927

889

1,100

1,480

1,880

2,210

2,330

2,290

2,130

1,970 

1,940

1,940

1,920

1,800

1,630

1,730

2 jOBO

49,960

1,665

0.886

0.99

May

2,670

3,430

3,970

4,220

4.510

3,850

5,160

2,580

2,290

2,060

1,770

*1,560

1,050

864

792

800

814

797

724

652

594

554

527

512

496

512

504

491

671 

887

736

48,630

1,569

0.835

0.96

June

620

634

1,440

1,880

2,3OO

2,960

5.560

2,550

2,250

2,240

2,43O

2,550

2,570

2,040

1,580

1,140

889

*758

621

535

480

448

452 

418

407

399

392

589

384 

378

59,254

1,308

0.696

0.78

July

572

568

367

375

457

390

369

361

356

3,55

555

350

547

544

543

540

536

335

555

*552

336

342

575 

"555 652

380

344

332

331 

328

525

11,589

567

0.195

0.23

Aug.

325

413

608

420

357

350

348

545

342

*354

351

323

521

321

522

320

315

313

311

154

664

516

425 

372

355

341

532

528

522 

518

553

11,505

371

0.197

0*25

Sept.

313

508

506

506

504

502

5ZT

557

577

548

329

315

310

309

309

307

304

303

303

304

468

663

*440 

565

555

326

521

320

321 

545

10,458

348

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,800 Min 340 Mean 2,356 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,800 Min 302 Mean 1,315 Cfsm 0.699 In. 9.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.

Location. Lat 36°26'32', long 89°17'50", on left bank 80 ft downstream from (relocated)

 bridge on State Highway 22, 1.1 miles downstream from North Reelfoot Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles northeast of Samburg, Obion County, and 14 miles west of 

Union City.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.77 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow for many days in October, June to September,

1950-54: Maximum discharge observed, 4,130 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow at times 1953-54.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.3

13

6.6

2.5

1.3

.7

24.4

0.79

0.0072

0.008

Nov.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

71

.2

.3

.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.3

1.3

169 -71

15 

6.3

4.2

2.6

1.6

1.3

 6

284.2

9.47

O.O86

0.10

Dec.

0.7

.6

77

2.5

16

655 ,

-64 *

*10

11

11

aio

a8

a6

4.0

a5

a3.5

a2

al.5

al

al.5

a2

al.5

al

a. 9 

a. 6

a. 9

al

2.5

5.3

4.6

3.4

1,038.1

33.5

0.305

0.35

Jan.

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

al.5

a4

v a!20

a40

a 15

a7

a5

a 10

31,400

a300

45

13

*8.6

1,100

*713

112

36

24 

20

20

92

63

29

17

12

4,220.0

136

1.24

1.43

Feb.

8.6

6.0

7.2

a7

a6

a5. 5

as

4.9

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.4

a4

a3.5

472

*919

306

59

96

673

173

53

36

31 

24

19

45

401

-

3,122.1

112

1.02

1.06

Mar.

69

41

61

39

27

23

20

17

a 15

a!3

a 11

a9

a7

a5

a4

*2.6

1.7

2.1

4.4

10

6.4

5.6

67

1.750 

614

226

60

51

37

26

21

3,272.0

106

0.964

1.11

Apr.

16

12

11

8.9

7.8

9.2

15

10

4.4

3.3

3.5

6.3

*4.4

8.9

16

167

76

34

16

6.6

4.5

3.2

66

36 

12

6.6

6.9

182

Tl3

29

901.5

30.0

0.273

0.30

May

60

276

432

142

52

29

7O

56

28

12

5.4

*3.2

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.8 

jT.

1.2

.6

1.3

464

TZ4

?fi tb

1,621.3

58.6

0.535

0.62

June

156

54

252" 759

32

11

4.4

56

364

352

44

11

3.6

2.0

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,106,6

70.2

0.636

0.71

July

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

O

3.5

46

7.3 

.6

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

57.9

1.67

0.017

0.02

Aug.

2.6

167

4.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

15

.5

190.6

6.15

0.056

0.06

Sept.

0.1

o"0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

404 "23

*1.5

.6 

.6

.5

.5

.4

3.1

40

474.5

15.6

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,100 Min O Mean 81.7 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10. O8

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,750 Min O Mean 46. O Cfsm 0.436 In. 5.93

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (11.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial record or recorded range in stage 

when available, weather records, and records for Rutherford Pork Obion River near Bradford.

411038 O -57 -4
40 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Pork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location. Lat 35 035'38", long 88°48'52", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, half a mile downstream from Meridian Creek, and 0.8 mile south of 

city limits of Jackson, Madison County.

Drainage area. 574 sq ml.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~T:929. June 20, 1929, to Mar. 8, 1933, staff gage, and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb. 3, 1939, 

chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 759 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.81 ft); rain- 

 imum, 72 ofs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 5, 6; minimum gage height, 4.12 ft Oct. 4.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 9, 1941;

minimum gage height observed, 1.58 ft July 9, 1929.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1147: 1935(M). WSP 1211: 1930(M), 1932, 1934.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

102

102 

100

104

114

112

112

116

116

114

*112

112

112

114

116

116

116

116

116

116

114 

114

114

116

126

178

142

124

116

118

3,604

116

0.202

0.23

Nov.

120

118

118 

120

116

116

122

126

128

130

134

136

138

138

158

138

138

*158

158

138

142

HI

221

182

166

158

152

152

152

5,042

168

0.293

0.55

Dec.

152

152

424 

670

503

1.480

665

426

349

*520

251

215

201

229

251

205

181

166

170

179

197

197 

172

155

158

168

172

524

458

256

207

9,415

304

0.530

0.61

Jan.

193

191

185 

174

178

174

"172" 170

193

1,140

785

540

293

518

2,850

4,660

5,320

5,200

3,970

5,900

7,900

10.500 

*9,190

5,580

a4,000

a2,700

al,800

al,300

a90o

3700

a500

75,676

2,441

4.25

4.90

Feb.

a400

a550

a520 

552

500

276

249

251

251

258

251

187

179

189

201

1,650

2,090

*1,760

2,240

4,010

4.520

3,160 

a2,200

al,400

aS40

554

474

1,880

_

30,712

1,097

1.91

1.99

Mar.

800

534

923 

543

456

590

558

540

524

517

317

314

302

267

242

231

234

*240

305

517

260

242 

463

~879 1.050

967

565

466

407

366

835

14,234

459

0.800

0.92

Apr.

712

420

341

300

276

274

257

236

201

272

1,060

1,170

704

478

*582

828

740

450

522

267

229

208 

248

245

185

170

162

456

2.720

 cfe5> Sot

15,231

508

0.885

0.99

May

636

787

1.480 

926

538

455

582

536

298

264

250

243

*574

670

432

336

291

274

248

235

215

204 

208

194

185

185

181

213

269

243

185

11,911

584

0.669

0.77

June

170

168

478 

550

554

226

194

179

170

181

162

149

192

197

141

129

131

131

*120

112

110

110 

108

98

95

95

95

¥5

89

iS.Z

5,079

169

0.294

0.33

July

84

86

320

507

224

119

103

98

98

94

90

89

84

83

80

82

12.

77

137

98

90

*484 

271

149

127

114

111

106

105

101

98

4,586

141

0.246

0.28

Aug.

114

116

165 

TTT

101

105

106

101

97

95

90

*88

88

86

85

83

83

82

80

121

106

95 

88

86

114

89

84

82

78

77

76

2,968

95.7

0.167

0.19

Sept.

74

77

76 

76

74

72

88

108

101

90

88

86

86

86

84

84

83

84

84

*85

144

119 

92

89

89

88

88

84

103

225

2,805

95.4

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,680 Min 94 Mean 685 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Min 72 Mean 496 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.72

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 17 (12 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (17.04 ft)j Jan. 22 (7 p.m.) 

10,800 cfs (leTei ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available, and records for station at Chestnut Bluff.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

41

Location. Lat 35°51'43", long 89°20'52", on left bank 20 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 0.8 mile west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, 1.1 miles upstream from 

Halls Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Black Creek, 2.9 miles east of Halls, 3.1 miles 

downstream from State Highway 88, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. 

Records include flow of Halls Creek.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Halls Creek.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1954 (after September 1949, flow of Halls Creek 

included}.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 256.71 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

July 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,416 cfs.

Extremes.--rfaxlmum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.68 ft); min-

 imum, 136 cfs- Sept. 6 (gage height, 6.18 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum observed, 102 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 ft Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revision^ (water years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1934, 1936, 1950. WSP 1281: 1935, 1937, 

), 195CKM).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 25, Dec. 5-8, Jan. 10, 

11, 17, Apr. 11-24, May 11-13, July 11, 18, 20, 21)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 3O

6.2 

7.0 

10.0

166

305

884

6.1 

7.0 

1O.O 

13.0 

16.0

135

259

740

1,460

2,780

17.0

18.0

19.0

19.3

3,750

6,210

9,950

11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

175 

174

174

174

174

178 

183

186

184

187

191

187

*184

181

180

181

184

186

186

187

189

191

192

194

195

206 

390

271

240

201

187

6,092

197

0.179

0.21

Nov.

187 

187

192

191

192

195 

199

201

206

210

211

217

220

220

220

226

231

231

 229

233

235

847

873

660

392

301 

272

260

252

247

8,537

285

0.259

0.29

Dec.

250 

250

260

438

747

1.850 

1,560

 1,280

a850

a700

a600

aSOO

a450

a400

a350

a400

378

343

320

316

326

344

344

318

294

294 

302

319

441

575 

441

16,240

524

0.476

0.55

Jan.

374 

352

342

336

326

324 

319

312 315"

1,480

1,580

al,300

a850

al,000

a2,OOO

a3,500

4,150

a4,800

a5, 200

a5,000

a6,500

a9,OoO

a9,300

a9,200

 11,000

11.500 11,000

8,970

6,830

5,140

4,130

126,233

4,072

3.70

4.27

Feb.

3,350 

2,630

1,910

1,370

1,080

1,000 

737

645

578

556

532

500

457

435

455

1,450

 1,720

1,690

1,820

2,820

5,210

5,350

5,510

5,350

5,550

5.690 

5,440

2,940

-

52,603

1,879

1.71

1.78

Mar.

2.540 

2,180

1,950

1,720

1,380

1,090 

1,010

751

660

602

565

540

516

487

446

415

 400

596

404

459

465

419

489

1,110

1,580

1,610 

1,580

1,570

1,110

725

29,618 955'

0.868

1.00

Apr.

888 

964

758

602

554

518 

486

459

450

422

725

1,510

 1,560

1,270

1,050'

1,170

1,410

1,460

1,260

964

694

780

1,080

696

543

446 

397

391

1,280

1.500

25,827

861

0.785

0.87

May

1,870 

2,520

5,050

5.170

2,970

2,680 

2,050

1,570

949

687

 489

400

380

686

786

589

465

a400

a570

549

a530

a315

504

a290

288

289 

282

280

555 

515

356

29,790

961

0.874

1.01

June

300 

278

1.520

871

765

534 

590

534

a550

a580

301

a260

247

256

268

270

254

*229

a220

215

a215

a210

a210

a205

a205

a205 

201

a20O

a2OO 

a 195

10,268

542

0.311

0.55

July

a 195 

a 190

a!90

274

497

a550 

a270

a250

a255

3240

201

al95

a!90

a!90

al85

a!85

al80

180

also

 235

202

a250

470

366

218

188 

178

173

170

166

j.65

7,158

231

0.210

0.24

Aug.

162 

179

191

a215

188

169 

166

171

168

 161

al60

a 155

a 155

a 155

153

alSO

alSO

alSO

al70

326

a280

219

a 175

a 160

al60

a!70 

a 160

alSO

145 

a 145

140

5,598

174

0.158

0.1S

Sept.

 159 

158

135

139

138

138 

140

156

177

173

158

156

153

153

152

151

148

148

149

*148

165

200

211

171

164

164 

161

160

242 

518

4,948

165

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 23.4OO Min 17O Mean 1,466 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,3OO Min 138 Mean 884 Cfsm O.804 In. 1O.92

Peak discharge (base. 4.2OO efs).--Jan. 22 (time unknown) 13,5OO cfs (19.68 ft)j Jan. 26 (12 p.m.) 

11,80O cfs (19757 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available, and records for station at Jackson.
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

North Pork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'49", long 88°55'35", on right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highways 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, Gibson County, 1 mile 

downstream from Thompson Levee Creek, and 16.5 miles upstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.14 ft); minimum, 13 cfs on many days in July, August, and September.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,540 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs on many days in September 1953 

and July, August, and September 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Mar. 28 to Apr. 10, 

Apr. 25-28, May 8-12, May 14 to June 2, Sept. 8-29)

1.9 

2.2 

-2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

15

20

29

48

74

110

370

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

503

729

920

1,290

1,860

2,800

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.3 

3.0

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

IB- 15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

28

IB- 29

15

15

15

516

16.6

0.233

0.27

Nov.

15

IF

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

17

18

18

183

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

662

22.1

0.310

0.35

Dec.

16

23

20

38

504

#QI

35

30

25

22

21

20

23

21

19

18

17

17

18

19

19

17

17

17

17

17

26

24

20

19

1,196

38.6

0.541

0.62

Jan.

18

18

18

17

Iff

17

17

17

28

484

95

38

27

202

1,150

1,730

379

*62

42

1,060

 2,560

I,ll6

279

102

57

199

606

155

60

41

32

10,438

337

4.73

5.44

Feb.

30

27

25

24

23

22

20

20

21

21

20

19- 19

19

*20

540

573

84

93

660

356

60

68

46

34

28

65

139

__ --_ . .

3,076

110

1.54

1.60

Mar.

31

54

74

25

a20

a!9

al8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

al8

a!8

*18

17

IT

18

21

19

18

19

63

184

274

189

54

40

34

*30

29

1,411

45.5

0.638

0.74

Apr.

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

29

28

*23

22

21

21

149

33

24

22

20

19

106

120

31

25

23

22

109

426

155

1,669

55.6

0.780

0.87

May

116

263

527

TiT

47

34

31

27

25

23

23

23

*31

28

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

^0" 20

20

28

22

21

1,714

55.3

0.776

0.89

June

20

22

1.080

756

81

35

27

25

54

26

a22

a21

al9

a!9

a!8

a!7

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

1*

2,460

82.0

1.15

1.28

July

14

14

15

20

IT

14

14

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

438

14.1

0.198

0.23

Aug.

14

14

14

13

IS

14

14

13

*13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

29.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

426

13.7

0.192

0.22

Sept.

*13

T5

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

25

IT

427

14.2

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,770 Min 13 Mean 114 Cfsm 1-60 in. 21.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,360 Min 13 Mean 66.9 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.73

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs).--Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (10.66 ft); Jan. 21 (6 a.m.) 3,220 

cfs 111.14 Tt); June 3 19 p.m.; 1,540 cfs (10.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available, and records for Rutherford Pork Obion River near Bradford and Middle Pork Forked Deer 

Hiver near Alamo.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

Middle Pork F.orked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn.

43

Location. Lat 35°51'00", long 89°04'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 6,500 cfs Jan. 15; minimum, cfs Sept. 1;

minimum gage height 3.52 ft Oct. 1, 2, 3.

1929-54: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 15.46 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum observed, 68 cfs June 30, 

July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1938-39, 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15-22, Apr. 5, 9, £1, 22, £4-28, 

May 10-1£, 17-28, May 3O to June 2, Aug. 6-19, 24, 25, 27-31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

101

169

472

840

1,300

3.4

4.O

7.0

10.0

12.0

78

16O

580

1.08O

1,600

1£.5 

13.0 

13.5 

14.0 

14.4

1,780 

2,100 

£,660 

3,930 

5.83O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

105

TOT

105

106

108

1O9

109

108

109

110

109

108

106

106

*109

1O9

109

109

1O9

109

109

1O9

109

109

HO

119

169

134

126

120

118

3,489

113

0.276

O.32

Nov.

118

117

117

117

117

ITs- 115

ns

118

118

119

119

1£0

120

123

*126

124

124

126

127

127

35a" 573

229

161

148

141

134

131

13O

4,500

150

O.366

0.41

Dec.

130

130

149

2OO

223

1,£80

426

238

179

169

163

154

148

145

148

155

*148

135

130

137

144

145

140

131

127

134

138

155

a£4O

172

152

6,267

20£

0.493

0.57

Jan.

145

144

a!40

a!35

a!40"

a!4O

a!35

a!40

a£50

al,200

35OO

a25O

a2OO

aSOO

a5,500

5,000

4,170

2,440

*792

2,070

5,£8O

*5,66O

4,780

4,420

2,850

855

1,900

791

649

387

a27O

52,133

1,682

4.10

4.73

Feb.

a240

a230

219

210

201

194

188

180

177

181

180

171

161

1ST

*167

1,270

735

464

309

2.41O

1,9£0

1,O6O

577

346

287

248

248

733

.

13,467

481

1.17

1.22

Mar.

451

334

413

324

248

219

2O6

199

195

3192

3184

alSO

3178

3173

*167

163

161

TBT

174

191

192

175

£40

478

816

697

488

329

257

227

210

8,627

278

0.678

O.78

Apr.

202

al94

3187

3184

182

3181

a!8O

3178

177

233

279

310

*243

205

194

724

576

4O2

250

205

188

180

227

192

177

177

177

180

958

583

8,305

277

0.676

0.75

Kay

863

882

1,250

638

433

269

227

210

195

181

174

167

*255

342

£76

215

189

180

177

168

161

159

157

156

153

152

150

155

268

192

173

9,162

296

0.722

0.83

June

153

150

684

J5S

181

3150

13£

129

131

147

163

135

129

126

167

153

*129

124

124

122

119

118

117

117

114

111

108

107

104

105

4,655

155

0.378

0.42

July

103

aT07

104

157

185

128

117

112

110

111

110

108

107

104

104

1O5

105

105

104

105

*110

1£2

136

125

118

112

110

108

107

105

104

3,558

114

0.278

O.5£

Aug.

108

1O8

121

112

103

1O3

105

99

*94

91

91

90

9T

95

92

9O

90

90

100

286

251

1£6

110

99

99

118

99

94

91

91

90

5,425

110

0.268

0.51

Sept.

90

ST

92

92

92

92

3105

a!15

3120

104

98

96

96

96

95

95

95

96

96

*96

107

108

104

101

101

101

101

101

151

TIT

5,018

101

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1953; Max 9,52O Mln 101 Mean 6O5 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20. 04

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,660 Mln 90 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.805 In. 1O.93

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs). Jan. 15 (time unknown) stout 6,500 cfs; Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 

5,830 cfs I U.40 ft).

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of westher records, recorded range In s' 

when svsllsble, and records for North Pork Forked Deer River 3t Trenton and Rutherford Poi

River near Bradford.

>rk Oblon
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term.

Location. Lat 35°16'40", long 88°58'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 18, 250 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, and 1.5 miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman County.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.86 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

"tTorps of Engineers). Prior to July 27, 1932, staff gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at 

same datum. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minImum, 112 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 21.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

0.63 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211 : 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1955-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-21, 30, Dec. 1, 7-9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8

2.3 187

3.0 271

5.0 620

10.0 1,810

Dec. 9 to June 5

3.8

6.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

390

765

1,680

2,040

2,730

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

3,800

5,900

9,000

13,500

June 6 to Sept. 30

1.7 115

2.0 155

4.0 492

10.0 1,710

11.0 2,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

205

202

194

189 190"

194

192

191 

198

206

210

*213

209

202

198

198

198

198

199

200

200

201

202

202 

200

208

233

239

249 

261

252

6,433

208

0.145

0.17

Nov.

243

240

244

245

245

244

245

245 

246

252

257

261

270

277

282

289

295

*300

304

311

312

468

658

826 

TOT

495

397

356

351 

329

10,189

340

0.238

0.26

Dec.

'335" 329

428

740

1,130

1,560

1,560

1,750 

1,690

*1-,340

1,160

973

733

627

596

601

581

513

452

426

433

460

476

458 

418

394

396

481

641 

896

944

23,498

758

0.530

0.61

Jan.

756

608

531

498

481

463

449

438 

45?

921

1,240

1,420

1,290

1,100

2,750

7,480

6,060

5,300

5,020

7,020

8,930

9.590

*9,590

8,860 

8,160

8,100

8,820

8,680

8,400

7,670

6,840

137,917

4,449

3.11

3.59

Feb.

6,030

5,380

4,660

3,750

2,660

1,820

1,350

1,100 

971

906

873

827

784

748

721

3,130

8.640

*7,700

7,450

8,610

7,900

7,380

7,080

6,690 

6,550

6,610

6,500

6,130

-

122,950

4,391

3.07

3.20

Mar.

5,540

4,970

4,550

4,050

3,660

3,180

2,620

2,010 

1,610

1,350

1,210

1,120

1,060

992

929

889

821

*769

m

813

889

910

851

867

917

980

1,020

1,020

931 

851

875

53,030

1,711

1.20

1.38

Apr.

984

1,160

1,300

1,190

1,000

942

1,330

1,660 

1,640

1,410

1,470

2,040

2,680

2,990

*3,060

3,170

3.200

3,160

3,080

3,050

2,970

2,730

2,150

1,610 

1,370

1,460

1,540

1,550

1,420

1,380

58,696

1,957

1.37

1.53

May

1,530

1,620

1,700

2,080

2,690

2,910

3,020

5.050 

2,980

2,670

*1,940

1,280

961

1,120

1,600

1,880

1,810

1,410

1,020

827

708

629

569

521 

492

486

449

4S2

727

1,200

1,610

45,951

1,482

1.04

1.20

June

1,580

1,070

1,070

1,290

1,700

1.770

1,460

981 

714

564

490

449

417

413

374

540

315

325

*594

550

298

269

250

258 

230

219

207

203

198 

191

18,367

612

0.428

0.48

July

185

180

185

240

292

255

215

198 

206

190

174

170

161

155

152

146

157

129

T3T

196

315

634

*921

1^070 

756

420

281

228

203

188

176

8,890

287

0.201

0.23

Aug.

162

160

172

203

559

308

279

321 

528

258

201

*172

158

149

159

140

154

123

T72" 117

262

198

195

182 

168

162

161

158

152 

145

156

5,972

195

0.155

0.16

Sept.

127

125

125

123

120

116

114

117 

126

134

134

129

123

118

116

113 HT

117

a!20

a!20

al30

a!50

also

212 ITT

149

*134

125

121 

130

3,941

131

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,700 Min 180 Mean 2,832 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,590 Min 113 Mean 1,358 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.91

Peak discharge (base. 8.500 efs). Jan. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (15.36 ft); Feb. 17 (2 p.m.) 

9,250 cfs 115.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near §tanton and Wolf River at Rossville.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 45

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term.

Location. Lat 35°31'22", long 89°20'57", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highways 70 and 79, 2.9 miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, 4.6 miles northeast of Stanton, Haywood County, and 7 miles upstream 

from Big Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1.940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.34 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,996 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 16.74 ft); minimum, 272 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1929-54; Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 20.35 

ft); minimum, 243 cfs Sept. 3, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet_j?er second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to July 21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

2.7

3.0

7.O

1O.O

12.0

350

4O2

1,14O

1,920

2,690

13.0

14.0

14.5

15.0

17.0

3,300 

4,250 

5,100 

6.85O 

18,700

1.9

2.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

270

285

940

1,650

2,850

14.0

14.5

15.0

17.0

4,050

5.O5O

7,200

18,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

387 

387

383

376

371

365

362

36T

362 

364

365

371

*380

383

381

374

367

365

364

364

362

362

365

367

367

378

439

418

430

435

437

11,793

380

O.196

0.23

Nov.

446 

450

448

444

441

439

439

439

439 

439

442

446

453

457

465

47O

474

481

*504

523

512

6O4

658

738

82O

887

551

742

658

610

16,222

541

O.279

0.31

Dec.

582

574

574

591

703

1,220

1,490

1,62O

*1,680 

1.72O

1,720

1,660

1,470

1.33O

1,120

988

915

879

849

8O1

757

731

724

724

712

695

686

710

807

915

1,030

30,977

999

O.515

O.59

Jan.

1.O9O 

1,090

1,020

906

834

784

759

744

735 

553

1,120

1,380

1,500

1,600

2,340

3,830

4,740

4,96O

6,760

9,070

13,600

16,100

15,900

*13,000

11,800

1O, 9OO

11,100

1O.6OO

1O,000

9,840

9,520

178,475

5,757

2.97

3.42

Feb.

9.O8O 

8,520

7,700

6,95O

6,160

5,400.

4,750

4,22O

3,880 

3,460

2,800

1,980

1,540

1,34O

1,250

1,450

*2,62O

a3,OOO

a3,2OO

a4,OOO

85,400

87,200

88,200

89,000

89,200

88,8OO

88,500

88,200

147,800

5,279

2.72

2.83

Mar.

87 . 7OO 

7,300

7,100

6,520

5,760

5.O5O

4,500

4,150

3,950 

33,700

3,500

a3,2OO

32.50O

31,850

al,55O

31,400

*1,370

3l,3OO

31, 250

31.2OO

al,2OO

3l,3OO

31,500

al,700

al,700

1,58O

31,500

31,500

3l,6OO

3l,7OO

3l,7OO

91,830

2,962

1.53

1.76

Apr.

31.6OO 

31,600

3l,70O

3l,9OO

32 , 1OO

32,200

a2,lOO

al,900

32,000 

s2,20O

32,4OO

32,40O

2,260

*2,170

2,180

2,380

2,780

2,980

3,040

3.O8O

3,100

3,100

3,1OO

3,120

3,100

3,O4O

2.85O

2,480

2,990

3,38O

75,230

2,5O8

1.29

1.44

Msy

3,480 

3,440

3,570

3.60O

3,34O

3,020

2,760

Z.62O

2,580 

2,620

*2,68O

2,760

2,830

2,840

2,56O

2.06O

1,850

1,880

1,930

1,910

1,650

1,330

1,12O

1,O1O

948

954

847

814 8T8"

845

942

65,6O8

2,116

1.09

1.26

June

1,160 

1.37O

1,510

1,490

1,430

1,440

1,540

1,65O

1,670 

i,400

1,040

843

745

6 SO

3620

360O

3580

*550

521

513

532

528

496

468

447

432

420

408

396

387

25,866

862

O.444

O.5O

July

376 

368

372

387

38O

374

4O5

405

382 

36O

351

345

334

328

320

312

303

298

292

285

284

*448

582

704

834

908 8l6~

638

513

345O

34OO

13,556

437

0.225

0.26

Aug.

337O 

336O

3350

348

348

351

4O8

440

I2T 

429

*440

422

381

350

332

318

31O

304

3O2

3O4

314

318

384

356

336

328

318

309

3OO

292

286

10,834

349

0.180

0.21

Sept.

284 

279

278

278

278

278

278

284

2 SO 

279

279

278

278

278

278

276

276

276

274

274

274

273

TfS

*28O

284

303

310

300

318

580

8,564

285

0.147

O.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,400 Mln 36O Mean 3,232 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,100 Mln 273 Mean 1,854 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.97

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of westher records, recorded range In st3ge 

when avsllsble, snd records for ststlon at Bollvsr.
46 WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°03'15", long 89°32'30", on left bank 40 ft downstream from county highway

 bridge , 0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, Payette 

County, 3-| miles downstream from Grissum Creek, and at mile 60.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^[929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 700 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 11.58 ft); mini-

 mum, 146 cfs Sept. 4-6 (gage height, 4.87 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 

1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 ft Aug. 12-14, 1930.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years).-- WSP 807: 

1935, 1946(M) .drainage area.

1935. WSP 1117: 1930. WSP 1177: 1932. WSP 1281:

Hating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-21, Mar. 2, Mar. 4 to Apr. 10)

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

5.3 

6.0 

7.0

189

271

452

4.S

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

8.5

142

155

208

293

700

965

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.5

1,600

2,690

4,150

8,400

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953' to September 1954^

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17.

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

193

m

193

193

194

197

197

197

197

199

199

200

*199

198

197

197

196

197

196

196

196

197

197

198

198

204

2IB" 221

212

209

206

6,181

199

0.396

0.46

Nov.

204

202

201

202

202

201

200

20T

201

201

202

202

204

204

204

2O 6

206

206

*209

212

213

287

302

'309

315

322

377

296

268

252

6,956

232

0.461

0.51

Dec.

245

242

75T

347

369

653

682 'BUS"

*665

611

547

487

433

408

377

351

333

316

302

297

297

295

291

284

282

273

271

316

355

370

370

12,045

389

0.773

0.89

Jan.

370

364

342

320

306

297

289

286

3TF

525

581

547

507

553

1,470

4,020

3,890

2,370

1,690

2,370

3,650

5.150

3,896

*3,100

2,130

1,600

1,520

1,230

995

872

866

46,395

1,497

2.98

3.43

Feb.

795

673

559

481

433

402

381

364

355

349

345

334

327

322

377

3,680

*10,200

4,600

2,390

4,280

4,620

2,960

2,250

1,730

1,200

826

658

592

-

46,428

1,658

3.30

3.43

Mar.

549

317

521

513

487

457

437

414

381

358

345

338

327

320

307

297

*282

277 759"

302

304

300

307

315

345

381

374

356

347

336

327

11,406

368

0.732

0.84

Apr.

336

336

331

327

320

306

289

280

271

m

578

625

54T

*471

453

501

517

477

425

391

355

315

313

286

284

333

336

366

366

356

11,413

380

0.755

0.84

May

509

680

1,150

1,360

1,550

1,360

1,020

780

631

*453

338

298

302

309

311

324

342

360

329

293

270

252

240

232

223

218

773" 216

441

638

625

16,277

525

1.04

1.20

June

561

507

600

700

695

658

692

758

'S3TT

391

280

243

223

214

207

204

207

204

*195

194

191

190

188

185

180

176

175

174

173

171

10,174

339

0.674

0.75

July

169

168

168

176

176

170

167

174

185

182

174

170

167

165

163

161

160

160

160

161

165

*175

178

187 T76"

166

162

160

158

158

156

5,217

168

0.334

0.39

Aug.

156

158

161

162

162

161

257

757

233

202

*174

165

161

158

156

155

154

153

152

166

242

237

192

166

160

158

156

154

153

152

149

5,417

175

0.348

0.40

Sept.

148

147

147

146

TIT

146

147

149

151

152

150

149

148

148

148

147

147

147

147

147

157

T5?

156

156

155

154

*154

153

155

156

4,509

150

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,100 Mln 184 Mean 859 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,200 Mln 146 Mean 500 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.47

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).-

6,000 crs tio.oo ft); Feb. 17 iz p.m

-Jan. 16 (10 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (-10.09 ft); Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 

.) 11,800 cfs (11.58 ft); Feb. 20 (2 p.m.) 6,420 cfs (10.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 47

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07'37", long 90°04'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan

Bridge at Memphis, Shelby County, 1^ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, and at mile 

731.5

Drainage area. 932.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Pischarge: April 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey.In reports of Mississippi River Commission as follows: 1882-1904, results of 

43 discharge measurements; 1931, results of 4 discharge measurements; 1932, results of 

39 discharge measurements; and since January 1933, records of daily discharge and 

results of numerous discharge measurements.

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since November 1871, at Beale Street gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, September 1932 to December 1934 at 

staff gage 1,000 ft downstream, and since December 1934 at water-stage recorder at 

present site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 184.21 ft above mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 ft 

on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission). Prior to Dec. 22, 1934, staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 473,900 cfs (343,100,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 630,000 cfs Jan. 29, 30; maximum gage height, 

19.17 ft Jan. 30; minimum discharge, 108,000 cfs Nov. 19-21; minimum gage height, 

-3.55 ft Nov. 21.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 cfs Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage height, 

48.69 ft Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 cfs Aug. 26, 1936; minimum gage 

height, that of Nov. 21, 1953.

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 ft at Beale Street gage or about 45.2 ft 

at present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week; more frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation.--Fifty-one discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

height record collected in cooperation withU. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

GageDay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-1.94

-2.05

-2.34

-2.65

-2.75

-2.95

-3.05

-2.90

-2.70

-2.67

-2.75

-2.85

-2.80

-2.95

-3.15

-3.25

-3.30

-3.10

-3.05

-3.05

-3.05

-3.10

-3.20

-3.20

-3.30

-3.35

-3.25

-3.30

-3.30

-3.30

-3.25

Nov.

-3.05

-2.95

-3.00

-3.05

-3.15

-3.20

-3.25

-3.25

-3.25

-3.25

-3.25

-3.30

-3.20

-3.15

-3.10

-3.05

-3.20

-3.35

-3.45

-3.45

-3.55

-3.30

-3.25

-3.35

-3.25

-2.85

-2.85

-3.10

-3.35

-3.45

Dec.

-3.50

;-3". 40

-3.20

-3.15

-3.15

-2.45

-2.33

-2.23

-2.05

-1.79

-1.94

-1.81

-1.10

-.38

-.65

-.95

-.43

+.15

-.15

-.35

-.33

-.25

-.54

-.62

-.41

-.56

-1.06

-1.32

-1.33

-1.23

-1.33

Jan.

-1.66

rl.75

-1.51

-1.70

-2.34

-2.53

-2.46

-2.38

-2.35

-2.02

-1.81

-2.02

-2.31

-2.26

-1.22

.54

.52

1.08

2.90

5.93

9.51

11.45

12.74

14.12

15.35

16.57

17.96

18.64

19.01

19.09

18.90

Feb.

18.53

18.01

17.14

15.43

13.07

10.42

7.99

5.88

4.26

3.00

2.01

1.32

.94

.25

-.29

.02

.50

.35

.95

2.42

3.17

4.36

5.45

6.26

6.94

7.33

7.26

7.07

 

Mar.

6.41

5.62

6.O3

6.74

7.65

8.30

8.44

8.30

8.15

8.30

8.88

9.74

10.61

11.15

11.19

10.74

9.84

8.77

7.67

6.64

5.94

5.85

6.17

6.54

6.84

6.86

6.67

6.94

7.53

8.17

8.78

Apr.

9.03

9.05

9.17

9.09

8.87

8.75

8.78

9.13

9.68

10.29

10.76

11.08

10.80

10.10

9.29

8.93

8.58

8.45

8.77

9.54

10.55

11.68

12.63

13.12

13.44

14.13

15.07

15.61

15.88

15.57

 

May

15.13

14.70

14.80

14.28

13.97

13.79

13.61

13.62

14.30

15.27

15.90

16.11

15.98

15.57

15.16

14.79

14.52

14.47

14.30

14.06

13.69

13.26

12.82

12.41

11.90

11.08

10.28

9.58

8.95

8.31

7.38

June

6.42

5.47

5.00

4.77

5.34

6.83

8.30

9.36

10.40

11.27

11.64

11.43

10.98

10.37

9.53

8.97

8.60

8.26

7.96

7.66

7.80

8.22

8.59

8.72

8.63

8.36

7.67

7.03

6.91

7.36

 

July

8.07

8.34

8.21

7.86

7.52

7.54

7.75

7.97

8.05

7.55

6.78

6.11

5.30

4.46

4.20

4.20

4.02

4.03

3.90

3.72

3.87

3.83

3.90

4.40

4.73

4.99

5.20

5.33

5.50

5.60

5.52

Aug.

4.23

1.63

-.25

-1.02

-1.02

-.61

-.54

-.58

.18

.97

1.53

1.83

1.96

2.27

2.13

1.33

.88

.82

.56

.16

.37

.68

.82

1.09

1.22

1.49

1.73

1.44

.80

.57

1.33

Sept.

2.76

4.40

5.07

4.85

3.96

2.74

2.00

1.63

1.32

.89

.40

-.44

-1.36

-2.01

-2.38

-2.50

-2.79

-3.06

-3.09

-3.00

-2.90

-2.56

-1.13

.77

2.00

2.57

2.00

1.18

.51

-.25

Note. --Gage heights computed from twice-daily staff -gage readings Oct. 5-8, Oct. 11 to Dec. 5,
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term. Continued

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

138 

136

132 

128 

126

123 

120

122

124

124

123

122

122

120

117

114

114

117 

120

120

120

118

117

117

114

Siinin in113

3,716

119.9

7,371

Nov.

116 

117

117 

116 

114

114 

114

114

114

114

114

111

114

114

114

114

113

111 

108

108

108

111

113

111

114

120 

I2T5

117

116 

114

3,415

113.8

6,774

Dec.

a*120 

120 

120

129 

130

132

135

136

135

140

151

161

154

152

161

170 

164

161

163

163

159

159

161

1

158 

151

148

148 

149

148

4,509

145.5

8,943

Jan.

144 

143

148 

143 

134

fit

135

135

141

143

140

135

140

161

183

185

199 

236

304

373

416

450

486

523

561 

600

618

627 

657

621

9,115

294.0

18,080

Feb.

fit

549 

498 

434

370 

319

277

246

224

206

195

186

175

164

171

176

176 

190

215

232

256

280

299

315

322 

317

313

8,290

296.1

16,440

Mar.

295 

282

591 

308 

328

340 

342

340

338

342

358

377

399

409

4T>9

394

373

347 

322

299

288

288

297

304

310

308 

304

31Q

322 

335

347

10,306

332.5

20,440

Apr.

349 

349

349 

349 

342

342 

345

354

368

382

394

401

392

373

358

349

340

340 

349

365

392

416

440

447

456

475 

500

514

517 

509

11,856

395.2

23,520

May

498 

489

486 

475 

470

464 

461

464

484

506

523

526 Ei2"0~

509

498

489

484

486 

481

475

464

450

440

427

411

389 

370

354

340 

522

304

14,059

453.5

27,890

June

282 

262

256

m

304 

335

361

387

406

414

409

399

382

365

354

345

338 

331

326

331

338

347

347

345

335 

319

306

304 

315

10,068

335.6

19,970

July

331 

553

328 

322

315

317 

322

326

326

515

302

291

273

260

256

256

252

252 

248

244

244

244

246

256

262

269 

273

277

282 

286

280

8,788

285.5

17,430

Aug.

itt

171 

158

158

164 

163

164

178

192

200

206

209

215

211

199

193

193 

188

185

190

193

199

202

206

209 

211

202

190 

188

202

5,987

193.1

11,880

Sept.

232 

262

"269 

250

228 

217

209

204

197

186

171

154

144

138

136

134

ffl

134

138

148

175

206

228

234 

221

206

193 

180

5,727

190.9

11,360

Calendar year 1953: Max 843 Mln 108 Mean 362.1 Ac-ft 262,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 627 Mln 108 Mean 262.6 Ac-ft 190,100

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 5-8, Oct. 11 to Dec. 5, Aug. 

Sept. 17-21. Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. 

All figures expressed In thousands.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 49

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'40", long 90°30'10", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark 

Creek and 3 miles east of Patterson.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage, and Oct. 26, 1934 to Sept. 30, 1938, wireweight gage, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, to Apr. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,131 cfs (818,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs May 2 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 18 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 79,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 55,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 31.0 ft Apr. 14, 1945 (backwater from Wappapello 

Dam); minimum discharge, 8 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft 

Aug. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft (present datum) In August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for Feb. 5 to Mar. 9, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 732: 1922-23.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

1.6 14

1.7 21

2.0 56

2.5 139

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

255

595

1,100

1,830

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

10

27

60

143

235

521

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

1,000

2,670

6,000

10,200

15,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

14

TT 

14

37

55

32

50

28 

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

28

28

29

29

29

50

50

53

37

42

45

41

900

29.0

0.050

0.04

1,790

Nov.

59

39

59

38

Tff

58

38

58

58 

58

58

*58

58

58

38

58

58 

59

41

55

60

75

74

7T

72

67

65

60

59

57

1,445

48.1

0.050

0.06

2,860

Dec.

57

56

64 

66

67

72

70

67

70 

15.

72

69

67

67

66

*64

65 

62

60

59

59

56

55

53

52

51

50 T?0~

50

50

50

1,887

60.9

0.064

0.07

3,740

Jan.

50"50"

50 

50

50

51

52

52

55 

69

72

70

59

76

96

151

155 

125

117

592

1,200

885

600

446

562

525

*520

518

325

501

278

7,568

258

0.249

0.29

14,610

Feb.

254

255

215 

200

190

175

165

155

145 

157

150

122

118

115

112

196

5,870 

3,566

1,800

1,600

1,200

900

700

600

500

450

400

565

-

18,549

662

0.692

0.72

56,790

Mar.

550

550

510 

295

280

270

255

240

227 

*217

213

206

196

189

178

167

160 

155

164

164

160

157

167

246

287

446

708

621

540

476

414

8,786

285

0.296

0.54

17,430

Apr.

365

325

296 

269

246

235

'£56" 225

515 

540

491

461

*422

589

411

1,540

5,060

1,736

1,130

830

685

560

540

778

600

517

436

571

525

292

18,674

622

0.651

0.73

57,040

May

274

10,700

14.900 

3,760

2,120

1,440

1,160

1,000

858 

708

600

521

464

401

*562

525

301 -278

256

255

219

215

215

206

200

194

191

2oTT

491

354

43,541

1,405

1.47

1.69

86,360

June

446

373

750 

1,730

912

642

502

9,450

12,400 

12,366

4,640

2,250

1,440

1,000

804

858

754 

600

468

382

515

455

*804

540

555

256

215

180

155

135

56,045

1,868

1.95

2.18

111,200

July

124

124

211 

137

109

146

155

109

94 

81

71

64

55

51

46

41

38 

54

34

53

51

55

* 56

54

55

35

50

27

25

25

_

2,061

66.5

0.070

0.08

4,090

Aug.

46 36"

28 

26

24

45

45

45

42 

40

58

38

59

56

55

50

28 

25

24

24

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

IF

16

23

25

920

29.7

0.051

0.04

1,820

Sept.

*25

21

20 

18

16

15

16

18

21 

20

18

16

15

*14

14

15

12

IT

15

56

221

211

229

1B7J

109

86

71

59

51

55

1,595

55.2

0.056

0.06

5,160

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,700 Min 13 Mean 526 Cfsm 0.550 In. 7.50 Ac-ft 381,100

Water year 1955-54: Max 14,900 Min 12 Mean 443 Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.30 Ac-ft 520,900

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs). May 2 (12 p.m.) 26,700 cfs (20.1 ft); June 8 (9:50 p.m.)

25,700 uvcfs UA o(19.85 ^ j. a . oo j. ft;. u j . Discharge measurement made on this day.

>te. No gage-height record Feb. 5-9, 19-27, Mar. 1-4, 6-8; discharge estimated on basis of

>rd~ed range in stage, weather records, and records for adjacent stations.

Ho.- 

<ecord<
50 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. La t 36°55'42", long 90°17'04", in NWiSE^ sec. 3, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., at intake 

tower at dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of Wappapello.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1941 to September 1954. July 1940 to March 1941 in files of 

Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Term.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 347.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 19, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. --Maximum contents during year, 110,000 acre-ft June 11 (gage height, 15.87 ft); 

minimum , 41,850 acre-ft Jan. 8 (gage height, 7.85 ft).

1941-54: Maximum contents, 729,800 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 51.35 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-ft Nov. 2, 1944 

(gage height, 7.14 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10, 

194U; river began to flow through outlet structure July 24, 1940. Stoplogs placed in 

outlet structure and storage began Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool level reached 

Apr. 20, 1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 ft), 4,000 

acre-ft; at conservation pool level (gage height, 7.0 ft), 38,600 acre-ft: at spillway crest (gage height, 47.0 ft), 625,000 acre-ft; at maximum pool level (gage height, 

62.4 ft, uncontrollable above spillway crest), 1,034,000 acre-ft. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface 

will not be drawn below conservation pool level, which is maintained for purposes of 

conservation and recreation. Storage above this level used for flood control.

Cooperation . Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Page height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.0O

8.10

8.1O

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.1O

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.20

8.20

8.20

8.20

8.25

8.25

8.25

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.40

8.40

8.40

8 .40

8.45

Nov.

8.45

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.55

8.55

8.55

8.55

8.55

8.60

8.60

8.60

8.65

8.65

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.75

8.80

8.85

8.90

8.95

9.00

9.00

9.05

9.10

9.1O

9.10

9.15

Dec.

9.15

9.20

9.20

9.30

9.30

9.45

9.45

9.40

9.50

9.50

9.55

9.60

9.60

9.75

9.65

9.70

9.45

9.25

9.00

8.8S

8.75

8.65

8.50

8.35

8.25

8.20

8.10

8.10

8.00

7 95 7)90

Jan.

7.85

7.80

7.80

7.75

7.75

7.70

7.65

7.65

7.60

7.70

7.70

7.70'

7.65

7.65

7.70

7.75

7.8O

7.75

7.75

7.90

S.15

8.45

8.60

8.65

8.65

8.65

8.70

8.65

8.65

8.60

8.60

Feb.

8.55

8i50

8.55

8.40

8.35

8.30

8.25

8.20

8.20

8.15

8.15

8.05

8.00

7.95

7.90

8.15

8.55

9.85

10.10

10.35

1O.6O

10. 7O

10.65

10.50

10.35

10.20

10. OO

9.90

_

 

Mar.

9.70

9.55

9.50

9.30

9.20

9.10

9.00

8.90

8.80

8.75

8.70

8.60

8.55

8.50

8.45

8.35

8.3O

8.25

8.20

8.20

8.15

8.10

8.10

8.4O

8.7O

8.95

9.O5

9.15

9.25

9

OC .£3

9.20

Apr.

9.15

9.10

9.00

8.95

8.90

8.85

8.80

8.75

8.65

8.70

8.75

8.80

8.75

8.75

8.70

8.80

9.15

9.7O

9.85

9.90

9.80

9.75

9.65

9.55

9.55

9.45

9.4O

9.30

9.20

9.05

May

9.00

9.05

12.00

14.25

14.00

13.50

13.10

12.55

12.15

11.75

11.35

11.05

11.00

11. OO

11.05

11.00

11.00

11.00

11.00

10.95

10.95

10.95

11.05

11. 1O

11.10

11.10

11.10

11.20

11.20

11.10

11.10

June

11.10

11.00

11.10

11.20

11.25

11.2O

11.05

11.10

13. OO

14.75

15.85

15.40

14.75

13.95

13.25

12.70

12.20

11.75

11.30

10.95

1O.60

10.30

10.35

10.20

10.00

9.80

9.60

9. SO

9.50

9.50

July

9.5O

9.50

9.50

9.55

9.60

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.45

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.4O

9.45

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

Aug.

9.65

9.60

9.65

9.65

9.60

9.65

9.7O

9.65

9.65

9.60

9.55

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.SS

9.55

9.55

9.50

9.55

9.55

9.50

Sept.

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.70

9.65

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.60

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953 . .

Feb. 28...............

May 31...............

Water year 1953-54 . .

Oage height 

(feet)t

-

9.50

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

44,200

47,120

51,780

43,640

-

48,100

57,130

51,060

66,530

54,300

54,300

55,020

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+4,660

-8.14O

-6,080

+15,4?0

+10,820

t Oage height at 8 a.m.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 51

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Locatlon. Lat 36°55'4l", long 90°15'55", in NW&SEi sec. 2, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello and 1.25 

miles downstream from Wappapello Dam.

Drainage area. 1,311 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Since

 January 1939, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected 

in this vicinity since April 1920 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 325.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages in the vicinity at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 1,642 cfs (1,189,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,190 cfs June 11 (result of discharge measure-

 ment); maximum gage height, 18.67 ft June 11; no flow for part of Aug. 31 (gage height, 

-6.00 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.60 ft); no 

flow June 2, 1952, and part of each day May 16, 1941, and Aug. 31, 1954, result of closure of outlet gates at dam.

Maximum stage known since 1920, 30.7 ft May 15, 1933 (discharge, 82,500 cfs, determined by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good above 500 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally

 maHe" twice a month. Discharge computed using gate openings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir supplemented by stage-discharge rating for gage described above during 

periods of constant flow. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 9 discharge measurements made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

35

35

34

3T

37

35

35

35

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35 

36

39

39

40

40

41

4T

41

39

1,129

36.4

2,240

Nov.

39

40

38

7?

41

42

42

42

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

43

44

46

47 

47

48

±i

49

48

49

48

47

1,313

43.8

2,600

Dec.

47

46

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

48

43

47

49

44

648

155" 967

757

678

609

550 

500

461

424

396

369

345

327

305

289

9,187

296

18,220

Jan.

275

262

251

242

232

219

213

203

208

218

214

208

202

2T5B"

232

248

245

242

242

302

417

497

550

573

578

584

B7S- 586

562

548

535

10,669

344

21,160

Feb.

519

503

485

466

447

428

409

392

377

362

347

332

317

304

3TT

398

676

1,220

1,420

1,580

1,740

1,780 

1,730

1,630

1,520

1,410

1,300

1,200

- -

23,604

843

46,820

Mar.

1,100

1,OZO

955

394

833

770

728

690

654

618

584

553

524

499

474

449

426

404

398

394

377

368 3TB484

619

728

778

828

857

862

833

20,084

648

39,840

Apr.

800

762

726

695

668

641

618

596

589 '555"

620

636

634

625

632

672

872

1,120

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,140 

1,100

1,050

1,000

958

915

870

822

775

24,744

825

49,080

May

728

1,010

3,380

5,240

4^920

4,360

3,850

3,380

2,960

2,580

2,260

1,530

590

367

498

520

520

483

430

303J

222

140 T30-

227

250

250

262

390

618

726

723

43,857

1,415

86,990

June

720

433

670

919

1,070

1,230

937

1,500

4,300

6,280

6,910

6,410

5,620

4,810

4,3.00

3,490

3,010

2,540

2,230

1,930

1,680

1,520 

1,510

1,430

1,290

1,160

860

352

230

156

69,297

2,310

137,400

July

156

156

156

156

193

 sis 215

215

172

150

150

100

42

42

42

41

41

41

42

42

42

43 

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

2,820

~9l.O

5,590

Aug.

43

42

41

40

40

41

94

134

TJo- 140

140

140

140

115

41

41

41

40

41

41

41

41 

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

30

1,975

63.7

3,920

Sept.

37

38

38

38

38

39

35

3ff

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

33

41

280

500 rrz

202

147

147

147

98

42

40

2,735

91.2

5,420

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,920 Min 30 Mean 758 Ac-ft 548,400

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,910 Min 30 Mean 579 Ac-ft 419,300
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

^Ur;rlf^36014 'g?''4 X Sng 89 °58 '55", in NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N. , R. 10 E. , on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1954.

u gage read onoe dally below 8 ft and twlce daily above. Datum of gage 

f, n n -,to?ve uean sea level> datum of 1929 (Cor>Ps of Engineers benchmark). P?ior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --28 years, 215 cfs (156,400 acre-ft per year).

STCffil «Q obsej;vecl during year, 548 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

li. ^: , Maximu'11 . discharge, 2,760 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

q£j S^So8 ?lv!r)-,5pr- 21 ' 1927 ( eaee he ight, 15.1 ft); minimum. observed, 8 cfs 

Sept. 1, 1943, Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years. WSP 877: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

173

254

685

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.7 

3.5 

5.0

82

201

487

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

, 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

T?

14

14

16.

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19is

19

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

27

2T

24

22

22

583

18.8

0.169

0.20

1,160

Nov.

22

22

22

24

23

22

21

2T

23

22

22

24

*24

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

24

26

27

2T

26

25

24

24

24

24

713

23.8

0.214

0.24

1,410

Dec.

24

25

27

25

25

53

39

38

34

31

31

31

30

31

35

30

31

30

36

 33

30

21

OT

29

42

46

56

IS

31

31

30

1,031

33.3

0.3OO

0.35

2,040

Jan.

28

31

28

29

26_

27

28

27

28

33

32

37

38

46

78

131

61

54

55

250

504

T75

105

81

79

64

1Q5

93

*81

79

75

2,512

81.0

0.730

0.84

4,980

Feb.

71

67

65

62

59

57

56

54

54

54

52

49

49

51

48.

105

105

105

93

254

210

130

109

95

88

82

70

69

2,363

84.4

0.760

0.79

4,690

Mar.

69

71

68

64

63

62

63

*62

60

59

60

51

54

49

52

50

51

50

54

52

50

47

10?

'50T 227

210

176

130

130

109

102

2,648

85.4

0.769

0.89

5,250

Apr.

95

88

82

88

88

88

88

77

72

72

72

66

65

70

71

*130 ~5S

72

80

77

72

72

70

65

64

69

69

64

59 

TTT DO

2,303

76.8

0.692

0.77

4,570

May

68

1T5Z

'3"28~ 487

184

138

130

146

138

109

102

95

95

88

82

*81

81

81

76

74

71

74

70

74

69

71

69

82

236

168

123

3,792

122

1.10

1.27

7,520

June

102

95

102

168

TTO

102

88

82

102

109

116

109

88

88

82

116

123

116

82

80

76

71

68

 65

64

62

64

60

60

59

2,729

91.0

0.820

0.91

5,410

July

58

57

59

5S

57

57

55

54

51

49

50

50

51

50

45

45

43

42

44

41

40

43

44

 42

39

37

36

36

35

35

15.

1,435

46.3

0.417

0.48

2,850

Aug.

32

36

 Jo- 60

35

32

52

56

41

31

22

22

24

16

19

20

IS- 14

IS

31

29

28

21

18

21

19

18

18

18

16

18

843

27.2

0.245

0.28

1,670

Sept.

17

16

*14

14

13

13

12

16

13

13

12

11

12

11

10

10

10

8

IS

11

21

27

7T

14

18

18

18

17

16

17

439

14.6

0.132

0.15

871

Calendar year 1953: Max l 200 Mln 14 Mean 96.1 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.76 Ac-ft 69,540

Water year 1953-54 : Max 504 Mln a Mean 58.6 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.17 Ac-ft 42,420

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36° 14'10", long 89°58'50", in NE^ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available... October 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 445 cfs (322,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,860 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.12 

ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cfs Jan. 14, 1950, includes some inflow 

from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251; maximum gage height, 16.80 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum 

discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs in 

 LTEFle River ditch 251, water was diverted from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 into ditch 1 

by spillway 6.3 miles upstream. This spillway washed out and closed April 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

25

|3

Is

23

28

32

28

28

28

31

31

31

29

32

28

28

28

27 

28

28 

27

28

27

27

27

37

40

33

31 

32

895

28.9

1,780

Nov.

28

33

31

29

28

31

31

29

32

31

*31

32

31

32

36

36

36 

33

34

41

46

4T

43

41

39

37

39

40

1,029

34.3

2,040

Dec.

41

43

44

44

44

47

72

W

58

43

43

44

41

43

46

40

41

52

32 

*32

41 

40

28

35

60

40

40

48

43

43 

41

1,373

44.3

2,720

Jan.

39

39

37

39

37

39

40

32

40

29

?4" 28

58

46

97

22?

137

88

76 

300

1.700 6'66

264

151

115

97

122

171

*151

117 

95

5,130

165

10,180

Feb.

92

88

85

80

78

78

76

72

68

68

65

60

58

62

46

112

274

222

201 

318

476 

3T8

201

161

151

128

119

109

_

- - ---

3,876

138

7,690

Mar.

104

99

97

95

88

86

85

*85

83

81

85

80

76

73

72

72

68

67

72 

73

68 

IB" 65

161

3S6

368" 506

253

211

181

161

4,081

132

8,090

Apr.

151

142

126

122

117

113

121

115

109

104

104

121

100

95

95

*122

201

IBT

132 

122

111 

102

99

92

88

92

99

88

95

85

3,414

114

6,770

May

lie" 88

1.580

1,210

536

318

274

394

368

253

211

191

181

161

151

*142

142

132

128 

122

113 

108

113

106

100

104

99

97

142

253

274

8,289

267

16,440

June

232

253

211

342

394

253

191

171

222

692

825

136

368

285

264

264

318

274

242 

211

201 

191

201

*171

161

142

132

124

119

US

8,105

270

16,080

July

108

106

100

100

97

92

90

90

88

86

83

85

83

81

80

78

76

76 

76

75 

72

81

*76

70

65

60

58

56

58

53

^2,507

80.9

4,970

Aug.

53

54

58

85

88

73

68

54

~80" 108

58

50

43

36

33

31

32

31

I

32 

34

31

31

31

31

31

31

28

29

29

1,434

46.3

2,840

Sept.

25

23

*25

27

25

25

26

25

23

19

21

18

20

21

18

17

17

16

if

19

n34

31

29

26

23

28

27

733

24.4

1,450

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,830 Mln 23 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,700 Mln 10 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°33'20", long 89°40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 17, T. 22 N., R. 

13 E., 100 ft from right abutment on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 

3.7 miles southwest of Lilbourn, and 4 miles northwest of Marston.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 6 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 263.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 8 years (1946-54), 338 cfs (244,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 994 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 20 Tgage height, 2.51 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

35

87

237

6.0 

7.0

680

940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

32

32

32

34

37

35

35

36

37

37

37

37

37

35

35 

35

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

35

35

52

I5

47 

47

42

1,139

36.7

0.156

0.18

2,260

Nov.

40 

38

38

39

40

40

33

3T

36

40

42

40

 43

42

40

42 

41

42

40

41

43

46

43

49

IT

44

46

46

46

47

1,247

41.6

0.177

0.20

2,470

Dec.

48 

49

49

48

47

73

70

70

64

62

61

60

60

57

54

51 

*52

47

46

53

57

57

56

53

53

53

57

62

58

56

51

1,734

55.9

0.238

0.27

3,440

Jan.

48 

47

47

46

47

48

47

51

57

53

51

53

60

66

96

157 

128

86

94

720

535

314

180

150

114

142

180

142

»135

1 9O J.CQ

121

4,143

134

0.570

0.66

8,230

Feb.

114 

114

114

107

107

107

100

100

100

100

94

84

82

85

87

*H138

121

157

150

135

128

121

121

114

114

114

-

3,334

115

0.489

0.51

6,390

Mar.

107 

114

114

107

100

100

100

 100

100

94

94

94

87

87

86

86 

84

83

83

82

80

79

107

255" 374

203

157

150

140

130

130

3,597

116

0.494

0.57

7,130

Apr.

114 

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

94

94

94

94

94

94

*87

m100

100

94

94

100

94

94

94

94

94

87

94

94

2,933

97.8

0.416

0.46

5,820

May

94 

336

"555 696

255

312

314

294

212

195

180

173

157

157

150

»150 

142

135

128

131

121

121

121

114

107

107

107

114

121

114

107

5,689

184

0.783

0.90

11,380

June

107 

100

1?T

135

138

114

114

114

375

655

356

228

187

172

172

255 

220

187

172

157

157

142

135

»135

128

121

114

114

100

100

5,315

177

0.753

0.84

10,540

July

100 

94

94

114

^4

94

87

87

83

80

80

77

75

74

70

68 

64

64

65

62

77

69

68

»64

62

61

61

58

56

54

52

2,307

74.4

0.317

0.37

4,580

Aug.

m94

87

80

70

107

100

87

77

70

64

66

64

61

58 

57

54

53

56

53

51

51

49

51

48

49

51

49

48

47_

2,063

66.5

0.283

0.33

4,090

Sept.

44

44

»44

43

42

41

40

41

40

40

40

37

36

34

35

34 

33

32

30

29.

53

4T

44

41

40

40

38

38

37

41

1,178

39.3

0.167

0.19

2,340

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,840 Mln 32 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.23 Ac-ft 138,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 720 Mln 29 Mean 94.7 Cfsm 0.403 In. 5.48 Ac-ft 68,560

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

Castor River at Aqullla, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'10", long 89°54'25", in NE^SE^- see. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aqullla and 4 miles 

north of Bloomfleld.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 317.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department). Prior 

to Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1946-54), 173 cfs (125,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 810 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.0 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 1-4, 8-11.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.45 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946, Sept. 22 to Oct. 4, Oct. 8-11, 1953. 

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor. Entire flow from headwaters of Castor River is diverted 22 miles 

above station to Headwater diversion channel. See Castor River at Zalma (p. 29) for 

records of flow above diversion.

Rating tables, water year 1955-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

.1

.2

.4

1.0

1.4

2.2

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

E.O

9

21

57

137

255

410

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.3

1.3

1.9

2.9

6

11

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

62

137

255

810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0 

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

'.6

5.5

0.18

0.0010

0.001

11

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

TT

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0 

1.1

fcf

1.2

21.0

0.70

0.0040

0.004

42

Dec.

fci 1.4

1.8

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.5

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

52.1

1.68

0.0096

0.01

103

Jan.

&

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

5.0

3.0

5

5

5 

9

49

86 

128

12TF

86

68

50 

35

*24 

20

20

20

761.6

24.6

0.141

0.16

1,510

Feb.

20

18

16

6

3.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

Ii*

32

173

179 

137

535

m137

71

54

38 

34

27

1,964.5

70.2,

0.401

0.42

3,900

Mar.

24 

20

10

6

2.1

1.1

ITS'

*5

4.8

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

5.2

3.2

2.9 

3.0

3.2

5.0

6

35

94

137

m227 

128

CODC

37

1,434.3

46.3

0.265

0.30

2,840

Apr.

31 

28

24

20

16

58

227

283

1BT

214

137

85

50

*32

28

24

19

17 

16

12

6 

5

4.7

4.0

3.6

H6 

6

6

1,623.0

54.1

0.309

0.34

3,220

May

24 

630

770

5l6

373

269

202

147

120

104

72

50

30

20

*15

13

12

11 

9

8

7 

6

6

5

4.8

4.3 

3.2

241

202

157

4,152.3

134

0.766

0.88

8,240

June

80 

72

128

137

112

104

97

112

214

297

269

202

157

137

128

97

90

66 

53

50

47 

24

*10

9

7

7 

6

6 

5

4.5

2,727.5

90.9

0.519

0.58

5,410

July

H3.6

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

71" .5

.6

.5

.5 

.6

*.8

.8

.7

.7 

.7

.6 

.6

.6

.6

39.7

1.28

0.0073

0.008

79

Aug.

290 

325

202

157

157

373

3lT

202

120

76

53

41

20

15

10

8

6

5 

5

5

4.7 

4.5

4.3

4.0 4"TT

4.7 

4.7

52 

104

COOC

47

2,677.6

86.4

0.494

0.57

5,310

Sept.

20

15

15

12

10

9

8

7

6

6

4.8

4.5

3.9

4.0

3.7

3.6 e3.3

43 

86

So

69

59

47 

30

18 

17

53

661.4

22.0

0.126

0.14

1,310

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,120 Min 0 Mean 66.7 Cfsm 0.381 In. 5.18 Ac-ft 48,290

Water year 1953-54: Max 770 Mln 0 Mean 44.2 Cfsm 0.253 In. 3.41 Ac-ft 31,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O -57 -5
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River ditch 1 near Morel-iouse*, Mo.

Location. -la t 36°50'05", long 89°43'50", in NW 

stream side of bridge on TJ. S. Highway 60, i 

39 and 2 miles west of Morehou.se.

SEi sec. 2, T. 25 N. , R. 12 E. , on downmiles downstream from Little River ditch

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

oQn v gage read once dally below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

s 280 76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight

IW' 1?> 1949 ' t0 ^ W' 1961 ' Staff Sage at Slte 5° f

Average discharge. 8 years (1946-54), 512 cfs (370,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,300 cfs May 3 (gage height 7 60 ft)' 

minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

u 2 ^1 Ma* 1"11 discharge, 7,020 cfs Mar. 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.2 ft 

1954 m graph based on sage readings; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 18,

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,830

Remarks,.--Records fair. This Little River ditch 1 flows into Little River ditch 251 at 

point 35.3 miles downstream. It is independent of the ditch for which records are 

published as Little River ditch 1 near Kennett.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to June 24)

3.1

3.2 

4.0

13

25

168

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

415

1,100

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

ft

26 

25

32

36

25

28 

30

31

30

32

30

28

30

30

28

28

30

30

31

28

28

31

31

30

42.

15

ze

34

38

948

30.6

0.068

0.08

1,880

Nov.

§

37 

38

38

37

38

40 

42

40

42

43

 43

43

48

52

54

55

57

59

57

62

69

SS

64

62

62

60

64 

59

1,505

50.2

0.112

0.12

2,990

Dec.

59 

60

76 

71

64

74

71

74 

72

74

72

78

74

72

74

71

65

60

81

60

 62

64

83

118

IT?

100

85

71

62 

59

59

2,277

73.5

0.163

0.19

4,520

Jan.

60 

64

62 

64

64

62

66

72 

64

64

59

35

103

97

94

112

85

88

112

198

278 m198

198

254

148

158

»148

129

121 

97

3,619

117

0.260

0.30

7,180

Feb.

110 

108

103 

103

96

87

94

92 

92

90

92

IS37

85

97

220

148

138

289

634

506

475

370

266

188

168

168

129

-

5,120

183

0.407

0.42

10,160

Mar.

129 

125

129 

125

121

112

108

108 

 108

106

108

112

97

99

96

92

9?

94

96

94

94

97

96

220

290

569

475

370

278 

220

188

5,048

163

0.362

0.42

10,010

Apr.

*178 

168

158 

148

148

158

278

445

4Ts

329

209

188

188

168

168

158

158

158

129

125

121

112

112

114

110

108

106

105

105

103

5,170

172

0.382

0.43

10,250

May

108 

205

Hfi701

537

415

445 

385

220

266

220

188

168

158

 148

148

138

138

129

129

129

123

114

105

103

116

118

266

385 

303

8,700

281

0.624

0.72

17,260

June

220 

209

342 

3T6" 601

254

242

506 

506

537

569

475

290

254

220

209

209

209

209

178

158

138

129

»168

138

121

108

106

105 

101

7,827

261

0.580

0.65

15,520

July

 §5 92

92 

92

87

83

81

79 

78

76

69

67

72

76

72

62

66

72

67

66

62

67

66

 64

64

60

59

59

54 

52

50

2,198

70.9

0.158

0.18

4,360

Aug.

114 

475

4T5 

370

385

290

266

209 

242

188

158

138

116

108

94

85

79

72

67

85

71

59

55

54

50

47

TO

59

71 

76

79

4,655

150

0.333

0.38

9,230

Sept.

83 

 57

50 

48

45

43

40

37 

36

34

32

30

25

24

25

24

23

21

TS

25

83

108

129

T§3

114

108

105

76

81 

78

1,730

57.7

0.128

0.14

3,430

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,990 Mln 24 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.02 Ac-ft 168,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,180 Mln 21 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.298 In. 4.03 Ac-ft 96,790

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

57

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'40", in NW-j sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 883 sq mi, includes that of Little River ditches 66 and 66-A. 

Records available. November 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 735 cfs (532,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs June 11 (gage height, 9.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 74 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.54 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfs Jan. 6, 1952 (gage height, 19.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 5-8, 1930 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks. Records gcod. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point 7.6 miles 

upstream. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs, a spillway 6.3 

miles upstream diverted water from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 to Little River ditch 1.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Feb. 20,

July 21 to Sept. 11)

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

9.0

71

137

556

1,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

82

80

77

76 

TT

78

105

99

92

91

92

91

91

89

88

88

88

86

86

84

83 

83

83

84

89

86

119

TT5

119

110

102

2,817

90.9

5,590

Nov.

100

99

150" 97

102

102

102

104

102

104

102

104

*104

105

105

104

104

107

105

102

99

119

158" 128

128

119 

119

114

116

114

3,238

108

6,420

Dec.

114

114

116

117 

119

146

155

146

137

128

119

128

128

137

137

128

114

77

5?

»146

128 

128

128

114

128

164 

182

TgT

146

128

114

4,012

129

7,960

Jan.

112 128"

117

128 

119

119

119

116

112

137

146

119

137

155

192

270

332

220

250

401

1,600 

940

532

419

397

332 

353

441

*375

332

311

9,461

305

13,770

Feb.

290

290

270

270 

270

250

250

250

240

240

220

230

211

202

2TT

270

463

532

509

580

851 

79T

683

580

509

419 

375

353

«

10,613

379

21,050

Mar.

332

311

332

332

311

311

290

*290

290

270

270

270

250 Z"70"

270

250

250

250

250

250

270 

250

270

353

758

1,050 

910

767

630

556

463

11,906

384

23,620

Apr,

419

397

353

332 

332

311

332

463

552" 532

486

441

375

353

»332

353

419

375

332

332

311 

311

290

290

290

311 

'Z"70~ 270

270

270

10,684

356

21,190

May

270

353

1,120

1,670 

1,330

1,030

880

880

823

683

580

556

509

441

419

*397

375

375

353

332

311 

311

311

332

311

311 

290

311

353

375

486

17,078

551

33,870

June

509

486

419

463 

532

532

463

441

 486

1,300

1.700

1,240

910

739

604

532

580

556

463

463

441

419

397

»353

353

353 

332

311

311

290

16,978

566

33,680

July

570" 290

270

250 

270

250

240

230

230

220

220

220

202

211

182

202

182

182

173

173

182 

192

211

*202

182

173 

164

155

155

155

146

6,384

206

12,660

Aug.

137

173

419

556 

44T

353

419

556

463

375

311

250

220

202

192

173

155

155

137

173

155 

155

137

137

128

119 

117

114

109

Ho

146

7,287

235

14,450

Sept.

164

146

*128

119 

109

105

105

109

104

102

102

96

94

91

88

84

80

77

74

5?

128 

114

146

173

TBT

155 

146

128

117

114

3,435

114

6,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,030 Mln 76 Mean 462 Ac-ft 334,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,700 Mln 74 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'45", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 318 cfs (230,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1937; maximum gage height, 19.54 

ft Jan. 6, 1952; no flow at times since 1944. ,

Remarks.--Records poor. An auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see below),

received part of the flow through cutoffs above stage 6.4 ft. Above stage 13 ft, the 

low, narrow bank between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the two unite 

to form one stream in the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge of each 

ditch, the division line between the two is taken as the top of the bank that separates 

them at low stages. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A head in Little River ditch 251 

at a point 7.6 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 877: 1938.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

-3

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.4

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

3.5

10

.3

.3

54

?35" 525

68

37

27

18

18

33

*26

18

12

1,086.8

35.1

2,160

Feb.

9

9

4.4

3.3

4.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.6

.9

.6

.5

.1

7T

4.8

30

76

72

68

T56~ 156

111

83

65

35

26

21

_

_ -

947.1

3.38

1,880

Mar.

17

13

12

12

9

8

5

*4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

2.4

.7

.7

.6

.3

.3

.1

7?

.3

.2

.2

1.5

11

103

199

ITS

138

103

65

44

938.9

30.3

1,860

Apr.

35

26

21

17

14

12

20

54

T6" 79

58

35

13

20

18

*22

35

22

17

17

11

9

9

9

4.4

9

3.6

3.0 5 

4.7

678.7

22.6

1,350

May

r~4.7

292

675 480"

285

187

199

176

129

95

79

62

41

36

*30

25

22

18

15

12

10

12

12

11

8

6

9

20

19

65

3,043.7

98.2

6,040

June

68

54

31

54

79

72

54

48

51

447

408" 675

199

138

95

68

91

79

58

51

44

36

29

*21

22

22

18

13

12

1

3,044

101

6,040

July

5

3.3

1.2

.4

1.8

.5

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.6

0.41

25

Aug.

0

0

47

8744"

16

33

72

58

25

5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

387.1

12.5

768

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 95.0 Ac-ft 68,750

Water year 1953-54: Max 675 Mln 0 Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,120

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'45", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. 

Kecords available. January 1927 to" September 1954. 

]§££.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 241.00 ft above mean sea level,

Saturn of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 7, 1940, chain gage at

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 46.9 cfs (33,950 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.8 cfs May 4, June 11 (gage height, 8.00 ft);

no flow most of year.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks

on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 19.49 ft Jan. 6, 1952; no

flow at times each year. 

Remarks. Records poor. See Remarks under Little River ditch 66 (above).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

May 4.

June 10.

11.

0.7

.2

. .6

Note. Plow occurred only on days shown above.

Month

Water year 1953-54. . .................

Cf s-days

1,838.3

1.5

Maximum

0.7

.6

292

.7

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

0.02

.03

5.04

.004

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1.4

1.6

3,650

3.0
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.-"-Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'35", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 89.0 sq mi.

Records available. November 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-54), 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs May 29 (gage height, 7.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed,'o.7 cfs Feb. 12, Sept. 26; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.33 ft Jan. 1, Feb. 12.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs (Including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 ft); no flow for many days In 

1936, 1944-45, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records poor. Records include an unknown amount of flow from rice fields 

upstream, left bank.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1932

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

9

8

8

10

11

12

12

11

10

11

11

10

9

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

14

14

14

10

11

328

10.6

651

Nov.

11

11

10

10

9

9

8

10

9

8

10

10

*10

10

9

6

10

10

10

13

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

306

10.2

607

Dec.

11

11

12

13

12

14

9

10

11

11

11

10

1111

12

11

10

*10

10

a_

10

10

8

10

10

10

10

14

11

1O

8

329

10.6

653

Jan.

g_.g

TTT

11

10

10

10

9

7

9

8

9

10

13

14

52

324

80

23

28

369

550

168

61

32

24

44

153

76

*36

21

5

2,173.6

70.1

4,310

Feb.

2.0

6

16

12

14

13

4.4

9

11

11

4.1

.7

4TT

10

23

87

190

175

168

596

153

69

44

31

20

18

19

16

-

1,526.3

54.5

3,O30

Mar.

20

20

21

19

18

16

20

*18

17

17

19

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

10

16

13

15

28

396 rs&

324

112

59

44

34

30

1,644

53.0

3,260

Apr.

23

21

17

19

17

11

20

17

14

16

17

9

14

16

16

*57

3T

13

15

U,

8

8

8

6

8

51

50

19

17

14

560.1

18.7

1,110

May

19

86

614

156

61

44

32

3O

30

25

23

21

20

17

18

*15

15

17

13

13

12

12

12

14

13

16

13

23

787

586

156

2,913

94.0

5,780

June

54

38

44

38

27

22

22

30

-89 116

56

41

30

34

27

22

20

18

17

15

15

16

13

*11

10

io-9

10

10

9

873

29.1

1,730

July

9

7

8

11

10

9

8

10

8

9

8

7

8

7

7

6

6

6

9

7

10

14

14

16

T5

11

8

7

7

6

6

272

8.8

540

Aug.

6

7

11

11

12

12

13

13

12

13

11

10

9

5

5

4.6

4.4

2.8

1.4 8 

17

12

12

12

12

10

9

22

9

6

5

297.2

9.59

589

Sept.

0.9

2.0

6

4.6

3.3

2.8

3.1

3.1

4.6

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

.7

1.3

.9

1.0

1.0

65.7

2.19

130

Calendar year 1953: Max 980 Min O -Mean 46.9 Ac-ft 33,940

Water year 1953-54: Max 787 Min O.7 Mean 30.9 Ac-ft 22,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36', long 90°27', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree.

Records available . September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 198.71 ft above Memphis datum or 

T92.08 ft above mean sea level (Morgan Engineering Co. benchmark).

Average dlshcarge. 20 years (1934-54), 4,194 cfs (3,036,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs Jan. 25-28, May 6-9 (gage height, 

21.2 ft); no flow at times.

1927-31, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 48,300 cfs Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow at times 

during 1934-37, 1939-49, 1951, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Flow diverted from St. Francis River bypasses Marked Tree and returns 

to St. Francis River immediately below Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir 

since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 50).

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Jan. 24)

17.8

18.0

18.3

18.6

19.0

120

220

480

19.5

20.0

21.0

21.2

1,030

1,830

4,060

4,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23-

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

e!50 

eI5o

elOO

elOO

e50

0 

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

500

16

992

Nov.

0 0"

0

0

0

20 

20

20

20

*20

20

40

65

65

90

120

120

120

ISO 

180

220

270

270

270 

270

270

270

270

270

270

3,720

124

7,380

Dec.

270 2~75"

270

270

330

330 

330

400

*400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

330

330

330 

330

330

330

330

330 

330

400

ISO" 480

480

480 

480

11,440

369

22,690

Jan.

B7o" 570 

570

570

*570

570 

570

670

670

780

900

1,030

900

1,030

1,170

1,170

1,480

1,650

2,020 

2,650

2,870

3,100

3,330

3,810 

4,570

4,570

4,570

4,570

4,310

4,060

3,810

63,680

2,054

126,300

Feb.

3,570 

3,330

*3,100

2,870

2,650

2,430 

2,220

2,220

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,830

1,830

1,830

1.650

1,830

1,830

2,220

2,650 

2,870

3,100

3,570

3,810

4,060 

4,060

4,060

3,810

3,570

-

77,030

2,751

152 , 800

Mar.

5.570 

3,330

*3,330

3,330

3,330

3,100 

3,100

3,100

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,430

2,220

2,220

2,220

2.020 

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,220 

2,220

2,650

2,870

3,100

3,570

3,570

2,650

84,790

2,735

168,200

Apr.

2,650 

2,430

2,220

2,020

1.850

1,830 

*2,220

2,430

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2.870

2,870 

2,870

2,870

2,650

2,650

2,430 

2,430

2,220

2,220

2,020

2,220

2,220

74,020

2,467

146,800

May

2,430 

2,430

2,650

3,100

*3,570

4.570 

4,570

4,570

4,570

4,06O

3,570

3,330

3,1OO

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,870

3,100

3,570 

3,810

3,570

3,100

2,220

2,220 

2,220

2,430

2,220

1,830

1,480

1,170

1,03_0

91,970

2,967

182,400

June

1,170 

*1,170

1,170

1,320

1,830

1,830 

1,320

1,170

1,030

1,030

900 900"

1,030

1,170

1,170

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320 

1,480

1,830

2,650

2.870

2,870 

2,650

2,430

2,430

2,650

2,650

*2,650

50,650

1,688

100,500

July

2,450 

2) 020

1,830

1,480

1,320

1,170 

900

670

570

480

330

220

150

90

40

00"

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13,700

442

27,170

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

( )

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,300 Min 0 Mean 2,709 Ac-ft 1,961,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,570 Min 0 Mean 1,292 Ac-ft 935,200

* Discharge measurement; or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinites discharge estimated.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61 

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'58", long 90°25'25", in NE^SW^ sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U S. Highway 63 at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles downstream from dam of Poinsett County Drainage 

District 7.

Records available. February 1918 and September 1927 to May 1931 (discharge measurements 

only), July 1934 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in same vicinity 

since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 18, 1935, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage Dec. 23, 1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, and since Feb. 19, 1941, waterstage recorder, 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,720 cfs (1,245,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs May 23; maximum gage height, 6.24 ft 

Jan. 16; minimum discharge, 66 cfs Sept. 27, 28.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 18.88 

ft Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam 

of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station, and bypassed to the 

vicintiy of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see 

p. 50 ) and by siphons at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

184 

181 

177

172

169

154

151

234

828

5§4

167

138

139

*135

129

128

152

808

486

147

121

120

115 

110

107

215

585

151

123

118

117

7,085

229

14,050

Nov.

114 

113 

113

ns- 111

iii 111

112

115

*114

114

113

113

113

111

111

111

111

112

121

116

127

1ST 

121

118

117

117

115

113

113

3,435

114

6,810

Dec.

HB- 113

127

130

128

150

T4T

142

*140

138

137

134

137

143

139

134

133

130

130

130

130

130

127 

124

122

123

124

132

132

127

126

4,073

131

8,080

Jan.

122 

123 

120

123

*121

120

1ST

124

126

233

259

206

180

205

1,150

1,390

969

838

754

939

1.440

1,140

960 

868

818

770

935

801

684

625

580

17,844

576

35,390

Feb.

538 

512 

*495

465

452

422

407

400

388

388

363

358

349

345

542

521

640

6OO

619

1.020

919

835

766 

694

653

595

555

552

-

15,193

543

30,130

Mar.

560 

538 

*512

477

465

448

432

419

415

400

400

397

376

36O

358

348

343

342

372

358

340

328

346 

397

495

564

554

558

534

512

801

13,749

444

27,270

Apr.

1,620 

1.660 

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,330

*533

428

397

397

385

385

385

381

381

385

385

397

397

385

369

357

351 

346

334

329

328

340

391

428

18,754

625

37,200

May

425 

560 

902

878

*760

1,O80

1,750

1,890

1,870

1,810

1,790

1,750

1,760

1,760

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,300

581

473

781

1,610

1.920 

1,710

1,490

607

534

1,48O

1,580

1,600

1,640

41,481

1,338

82,280

June

1,590 

*1.610 

1,590

1,210

522

703

1,480

1,530

1,53O

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,530

1,530

1,310

464

7SS 

1,390

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

*1,490

40,914

1,364

81,150

July

1.490 

1,490 

1,44O

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,4OO

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,140

937

695

782

858

858

878

961

1,090

1,120

1,080

971

780

647

35,857

1,157

71,120

Aug.

552 

552 

552

*552

552

539

575

616

706

725

719 725

738

732

713

623

612

465

469

503

521

562

575 

588

552

517

499

469

432

381

*146

17,462

563

34,640

Sept.

108 

102 

129

626

351

113

94

87

85

82

79

79

242

700

469

296

90

77

77

76

74

73

71 

70

68

67

66

*156

795

179

_____

5,581

186

11,070

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,660 Mln 107 Mean 1,125 Ac-ft 814,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,920 Mln 66 Mean 607 Ac-ft 439,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 WHITE RIVER BASIN

West Pork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long 94°10', in NW£ sec. 16, T. 15 N., R. 30 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 1 mile south of Greenland, 5? 

miles upstream from small tributary, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,233.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 116 cfs (83,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.98 ft); no flow 

at times.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; no flow at times in 1947-48, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1.0 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15 to Jan. 20, May S to July 16)

1.0 0.1

1.1 .2

1.2 .9

1.3 3.0

1.4 8.4

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

2.5 280

3.0 510

3.5 790

4.0 1,130

5.0 2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-fl

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

0.04

0.00048

0.0005

2.2

Dec.

0.1

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

2.0

2.6

2.6

370- 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

a3

a3

a3

a3

3.0

3.0

?'K

2.6

50.1

1.62

0.020

0.02

99

Jan.

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

270

2.0

3.0

5.5

as

a7

a7

a611

21

21

21

20

181

156

a90

60

60

94

91

102

80

64

51

43

1,221.2

39.4

0.475

0.55

2,420

Feb.

36

3T 

28

a24

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

11

1C

14~9.8

28

30

26

24

23

21

20

20

19

540.8

19.3

0.233

0.24

1,070

Mar.

18

18 

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.1

9.1

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

975

9.8

150

86

62

53

46

41

35

724.0

23.4

0.282

0.32

1,440

Apr.

31

29 

26

25

23

21

20

19

18

17_

138

99

64

51

107

163

TIT

86

66

57

51

48

48

43

36

32

29

26

24

93

1,601

53.4

0.643

0.72

3,180

May

159

1.840 

468

240

163

128

123

83

66

60

51

48

43

36

31

28

60

50

38

31

26

22

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

13_

3,941

127

1.53

1.77

7,820

June

12

TT 

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.2

6.6

6.6

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

 .65-

. o

122.3

4.08

0.049

0.05

243

July

TB" 0.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.18

0.0022

 0.003

11

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.0

1.2

0.04

0.00048

0.0005

2.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,860 Min 0 Mean 92.5 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12 Ac-ft 66,970

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,840 Min 0 Mean 22.5 Cfsm 0.271 In. 3.67 Ac-ft 16,290

Peak discharge (baae, 5,000 efs). May 2 (6 a.m.) 3,270 cfs (5.98 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 20 to Dec. 2, July 17-27; discharge estimated on 

basis of 2 discharge measurements.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 63

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36 "12 ' 10", long 93°51'30", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 18 N. , R. 27 W. , on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 45, 4 miles downstream from Poyner 

Hollow Creek and 4 miles north of Hindsville.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,172.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs May 2 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 9,770 cfs May 13, 1953; maximum gage height, 12.98 ft 

Mar. 14, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 19, 1954.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 28.1 ft from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good except those below about 15 cfs, which are fair. 

ments generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Discharge measureRating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26, 27, Sept. 22-28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8

5.9

25

52

112

204

290

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

0.2

1.0

3.5

7.3

16

35

77

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

152

260

392

652

962

1,310

1,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.9

6Vf 

8.0

18

11

14

11

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.1

8.4

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

279.6

9.02

0.034

0.04

555

Nov.

8.4

8.4 

8.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

.570

8.8

8.8

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

12

19

22

IT

12

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8*8

304.2

10.1

0.039

0.04

603

Dec.

9.2

10 

TS~ 16

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

345.2

11. 1

0.042

0.05

685

Jan.

10

To 

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

17

19

20

21

21

22

25

27

36

38

53

246

TBT

110

86

84

98

102

112

105

88

74

1,657

53.5

0.204

0.24

3,290

Feb.

65

57 

50

45

44

40

36

34

30

29

27

25

25

23

22

21

20

20

21

26

T50" 124

83

72

60

56

53

49

-

1,257

44.9

0.171

0.18

2,490

Mar.

44

44 

43

39

35

35

33

30

29

26

26

25

23

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

1822"

72

326

445

2%8

192

140

116

98

2,287

73.8

0.282

0.32

4,540

Apr.

85

74 

65

59

56

50

46

43

39

5i

43

49

50

49

52

901

54?

328

229

175

135

116

113

106

92

81

70

63

59

59

3,865

129

0.492

0.55

7,670

May

67

1.490 

1,460

624

406

289

229

192

149

123

106

94

85

75

67

60

57

60

62

56

49

44

38

35

32_

40

126

148 "*-100

79

81

6,523

210

0.802

0.93

12,940

June

79

68 

62

54

46

40

35

42

35

29

25

21

18

16

17

15

13

12

9.8

9.0

8.6

6.9

6.5

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.5 3T9"

5.4

700.3

23.3

0.089

0.10

1,390

July

5.8

6.2 

5.0

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.9

4T6~ 6.5

3.2

1.9

1.9

2.3

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

2.1

3.2

2.6

1.9

1.2

1.0

i£

81.6

2.63

0.010

0.01

162

Aug.

2.3

8.6 

BT?

5.4

3.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.5

.7

.5

.3

.3

.6

.6

.4

.5

.7

.7

.6

46.2

1.49

0.0057

0.007

92

Sept.

0.7

.6 

.4

.3 75"

.4

.8

1.4

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.4

5.0

7.3

4.6

4.3

2.9

1.9

2.9

3.0

16

68.6

2.29

0.0087

0.01

136

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,810 Mln 4.5 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.18 Ac-ft 184,100

Water year 1953-54; Max 1,490 Mln 0.2 Mean 47.7 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.48 Ac-ft 34,550

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base.
64 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Rogers, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°20', long 94°01 1 , in E£ sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 29 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 12, 2.2 miles upstream from Prairie 

Creek, 6 miles east of Rogers, and at mile 643.2.

Drainage area.--1.020 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,013 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs May 3 (gage height, 16.58 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 27.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 28,300 cfs May 13, 1953 (gage height, 27.34 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 6, 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 ft May 1943. The flood of April 1945 reached a stage of 

50.4 ft. Data on these floods from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubie feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2, 3)

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

16

41

112

210

328

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

488

900

1,960

3,270

4,690

6,480

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

20

25

29

42

48

51

49

43

40

37

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

27

29

30

31

32

*43 

42

38

39

38

38

1,056

34.1

0.033

0.04

2,090

Nov.

37

37

36

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

34

34

45

48

60

*71

60

52

48

43

40

38

37

1,175

39.2

0.038

0.04

2,330

Dec.

36

39

59

73

78

89

72

61

55

50

49

49

49

49

50

52

50

48

46

45

44

44

44

44

43

43 

42

*42

42

42

42

1,571

50.7

0.050

0.06

3,120

Jan.

41

41

40

40

40

39

39

39

42

48

51

50

52

60

61

64

65

102

130

157

436

856

667

488

418

*466 

481

546

586

507

418

7,070

228

0.224

0.26

14,020

Feb.

356

305

273

245

221

204

187

175

163

157

145

138

128

123

117

110

107

102

105

123

130

243

*325

295

268

247 

228

212

-

5,432

194

0.190

0.20

10,770

Mar.

200

191

183

177

169

161

151

145

140

130

128

123

114

110

104

100

97

87

62

84

89

*87

98

134

519

1.580 

1,180

868

688

566

488

8,753

282

0.276

0.32

17,360

Apr.

421

362

323

292

268

247

232

210

195

185

195

217

405

365

342

820

5,540

1,840

1,230

*944

772

667

586

526

456

399 

345

307

280

356

17,125

571

0.560

0.62

33,970

May

587

3,370

*9,740

4,340

2,470

1,720

1,300

1,130

900

751

646

566

484

428

377

334

*302

292

307

280

250

223

202

181

173

165 

157

167

334

300

268

32 , 744

1,056

1.04

1.19

64,950

June

288

259

225

197

175

159

145

138

121

117

107

95

84

76

71

66

61

53

58

53

46

39

36 *32

31

29 

28

24

22

33

2,868

95.6

0.094

0.10

5,690

July

29

25

23

21

19

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

9.3

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.3

*6.0

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

6.7

8.9

8.0

344.6

11.1

0.011

0.01

684

Aug.

14

30

21

17

19

22

20

19

18

15

13

12

10

8.9

7.6

6.7

*6.3

5.6

4.7

5.3

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.7

6.0

5.3 

5.0

6.4

10

7.2

*5.3

344.2

11.1

0.011

0.01

683

Sept.

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.3

5.2

9.7

6.7

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

*9.3

6.3

4.7

3.6

3.3

"3.3 

3.1

*3.3

7.3

179

309.2

10.3

0.010

0.01

613

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,400 Min 20 Mean 1,008 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.41 Ac-ft 729,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,740 Min 3.1 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.212 In. 2.86 Ac-ft 156,300

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at Beaver, Ark.

65

Location. Lat 36°28'20", long 93°45'55", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., on upstream 

side at center of main truss of Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter 

of a mile east of Beaver, 2f miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek, and at mile 595.5.

Drainage area.--1,238 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910, May 1923 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 883.04 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,596 cfs (1,155,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs May 4 (gage height, 13.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 18-20 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1909-10, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 12, 1943 (gage height, 42.33 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18-20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1007: 1927, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24-31, Apr. 17-23, Apr. 3O to May 11)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

20

24

43

72

137

287

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

775

1,340

2,810

5,980

8,800

1.5 

1.7

l.O 

2.9 

8.0

17

48

2.O 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1OO 

200 

368 

835

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2O

20

20

28

28

27

27

26

34

44

48

*47

43

41

39

38

36

34

33

32

32

32

33

32

32

46

48

46

52

51

46

1,115

36. 0

0.029

O.O3

2,210

Nov.

46

44

43

43

43

42

41

39

*38

36

36

36

36

36

37

38

38

39

39

55

56

59

55

58

74

67

62

55

53

50

1,394

46.5

O.O38

O.O4

2,760

Dec.

46

48

62

80

87

91

87

*10O

85

72

66

62

62

61

55

55

53

53

55

55

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

48

48

48

47

1,882

6O. 7

O.O49

0.06

3,730

Jan.

5O

5O

50

48

48

48

5O

*48

51

56

56

56

58

61

64

7O

74

74

78

14O

191

325

830 692"

555

480

530

53O

582

582

530

7,057

228

0.184

0.21

14,OOO

Feb.

455

388

345

325

270

253

237

221

*206

191

177

160

155

150

145

135

127

120

125

163

174

166

206

345

345

3O6

270

253

-

6,413

229

0.185

0.19

12,72O

Mar.

237

237

221

206

191

191

180

169

160

*153

147

142

137

125

115

113

1O6

102

102

93

72

80

98

307

1,160

885

1.20O

1.220

995

775

665

10,584

341

O.275

0.32

20,99O

Apr.

555

480

432

388

365

*325

306

270

253

257

253

306

287

455

455

455

1,350

2.870

1,65O

1,220

94O

775

720

610

555

505

432

410

545

512

18,716

624

O.5O4

0.56

37,120

May

1,25O

4,330

6,6OO

*8,79O

5,790

2,590

1,78O

1,460

1,280

1,050

94O

76O

660

585

540

495

450

4O8

388

388

368

350

294

277

260

260

228

214

188

549

368

41,470

1,338

1.08

1.25

82,250

June

349

349

350

277

244

214

2OO

188

*176

156

146

157

129

118

111

1OO

89

84

77

7O

65

68

58

53

*48

41

38

34

36

45

4,O30

154

0.108

0.12

7,99O

July

45

54

53

3O

27

25

23

*20

17

16

15

15

15

12

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

15

13

13

13

15

13

12

8.0

7.0

6.0

4.9

4.4

5^9

485.8

15.7

0.015

O.01

964

Aug.

5.4

8.9

*11

20

28

27

25

18

17

17

17

15

15

13

12

11

*9.8

8.O

7.5

7.O

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.9

3.9

2.9

2.6

279

3.4

*2.9

337.9

1O.9

0.0088

O.01

670

Sept.

7.0

7.0

6.O

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

3.9

5.9

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.4

 1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

7.5

6.5

4.4

5.4

5.4

2.9

2.5

*2.5

4.4

52.

157.2

5.24

0.0042

O.OO5

312

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,60O Min 2O Mean 1,092 Cfsm 0.882 In. 11.97 Ac-ft 79O.40O

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,79O Min l.O Mean 257 Cfsm O.2O8 In. 2.8O Ac-ft 185,700

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°25'30", long 93°37'20", in Ej sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 25 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on county road, 1-J- miles downstream from Bee Creek, 2-Jmiles upstream from Clabber Creek, and 5-j miles northwest of Berryville.

Drainage area. 532 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 963.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Apr. 4 to July 11, 1939, wire-weight gage, and July 12, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 5 miles upstream at datum 27.71 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951, 

to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 583 cfs (422,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.01 ft); minimum,

 0.1 cfs Aug. 27, 28.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use or about 37.0 ft present site and datum); minimum, that of 

Aug. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of about 38.0 ft, present site and datum, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given

 IrTRSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0.1

1.0

3.2

6.8

12

21

44

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

100

175

303

780

1,360

2,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

lie

3.8

4.5

5.6

5.2

12

13

11

9.7

8.7

*8.2

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6,8

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.8

8.7

11

12

15

Tc" 17 

ID

246.7

7.96

0.015

0.02

4S9

Nov.

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

20

23

21

24

35

3T

27

24

24

22

21

20

513

17.1

0.032

0.04

1,020

Dec.

19

21

35

35

44

44

39

*36

32

30

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

18 

Tin J-O

19

806

26.0

0.049

0.06

1,600

Jan.

19

19

19

19

19

18

IS

*18

20

27

29

31

34

34

34

35

36

41

43

64

100

174

195

T75

153

143

138

148

162

159

136

2,260

72.9

0.137

0.16

4,480

Feb.

116

105

92

85

79

71

66

60

*55

54

50

47

44

43

41

41

39

36

40

54

64

81

118

107

100

92

83

79

1,942

69.4

0.130

0.14

3,850

Mar.

73

71

70

68

62

60

54

50

*50

49

46

44

40

39

36

36

35

34

31

31

31

30

66

116

669

835

640

456

348

275

226

4,671

151

0.284

0.33

9,260

Apr.

192

164

140

123

*112

102

94

85

79

75

120

192

198

181

413

918

1,050

698

505

3S9

310

261

232

210

187

170

151

138

128

121

7,738

258

0.485

0.54

15,350

May

138

966

2,230

*1,330

835

610

535

470

389

322

261

226

201

175

153

133

121

107

98

92

85

77

70

62

7T

79

87

238

245

207

164

10,777

348

0.654

0.75

21,380

June

153

190

148

162

136

105

87

402

*265

162

114

87

70

57

47

39

35

30

26

23

19

16

15

12

10

9.7

9.2

8,2.

11

43

2,491.1

83.0

0.156

0.17

4,940

July

66

40

26

20

17

17

*14

12

10

8.2

6.0

5.2

4.5

3.5

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

4.1

6.0

4.5

3.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.7

285.4

9.21

0.017

0.02

566

Aug.

0.8

3.0

*1.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

*^i

.2

.3

.6

.9

.6

.4

.8

.6

.3

.2

2.4

5.6

2.0

1.0

33.5

1.08

0.0020

0.002

66

Sept.

0.7

.6

.5

.4

3.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.0

.9

*.8

.7

.7

.8

1.0

2.5

2.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

*.6

14

^OA JO*t

449.0

15.0

0.028

0.03

891

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,400 Min 1.4 Mean 444 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.34 Ac-ft 321,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,230 Mln 0.2 Mean 88.3 Cfsm 0.166 In. 2.26 Ac-ft 63,890

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°48'20", long 93 027'50", in NW£ sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., near left 

bank at downstream side of bridge pier on State Highways 13 and 44, in Galena, half 

a mile upstream from Railey Creek and 42.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 987 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 1.48 ft 

higher. Dec. 11, 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage, Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, and July 23, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at same 

site and at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 976 cfs (706,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.87 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 29.82 ft, present 

datum); minimum', that of Sept. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Unknown amount of water used at times for water supplies and irrigation purposes, during drought period, not included in the records.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1935(M) , 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to May 6)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.9

7.0

13

22

33

100

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

212

404

842

1,460

4,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

37

37

46

81

*87

89

77

70

65

63

60

58

53

53

52

50

50

49

49

47

49

52

53

53

61

67

67

65

61

58

1,798

58.0

0.059

0.07

3,570

Nov.

57

57

57

55

53

53

52

53

53

53

53

58

65

63

60

60

*60

58

65

81

110

100

83

76

72

70

70

74

70

67

1,958

65.3

0.066

0.07

3,880

Dec.

67

70

104

158

151

126

112

108

102

98

94

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

87

87

87

85

81

72

79

77

74

72

72

72

72

2,836

91.5

0.093

0.11

5,630

Jan.

72

74

72

68

*68

67

67

68

72

77

74

63

67

68

68

72

70

70

68

81

89

98

83

79

79

81

87

108

lOl

96

94

2,404

77.5

0.079

0.09

4,770

Feb.

89

87

85

83

81

79

77

76

76

76

74

74

72

74

76

*76

77

77

81

92

124

TTe

110

108

106

104

100

98

2,448

87.4

0.089

0.09

4,860

Mar.

96

98

96

94

94

92

92

92

90

90

92

90

92

8989"

90

92

92

92

96

98

102

106

128

209

313

26Y

270

252

*220

199

4,012

129

0.131

0.15

7,960

Apr.

181

172

155

149

138

134

130

118

110

104

136

202

167

147

167

209

1819

162

144

134

122

122

160

174

147

136

122

112

100

98^

4,341

145

0.147

0.16

8,610

May

104

1,490

5,720

*1,840

1,140

868

716

602

560

472

408

346

303

267

229

202

186

181

158

142

134

124

110

102

94

235

408

291

226

207

202

16,067

518

0.525

0.61

31,870

June

194

243

176

153

136

122

114

198

273

207

167

181

261

144

*126

116

98

89

81

72

67

60

55

52

47

44

43

39

43

83

3,684

123

0.125

0.14

7,310

July

96

83

70

61

55

49

96

87

61

53

47

41

39

32

30

2ft

26

24

23

24

32

31

32

60

61

46

*34

31

28

24

23

1,427

46.0

0.047

0.05

2,830

Aug.

24

33

39

41

40

34

32

32

33

31

30

26

22

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

l?

*12

17

23

18

14

15

25

19

702

22.6

0.023

0.03

1,390

Sept.

17

20

21

18

17

14

13

17

22

23

21

19

18

15

13

13

12

12

11

13

76

76

76

55

44

37

34

32

76

780

1,615

53.8

0.055

0.06

3,200

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,350 Win 37 Mean 355 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.90 Ac-ft 257,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,720 Min 11 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.121 In. 1.63 Ac-ft 85,880

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Branson, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°36' , long 93°17' , in NE£ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 22 W., on left bank

1.4 miles downstream from Long Creek, 5 miles southwest of Branson, 7.4 miles upstream 

from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, and at mile 527.8.

Drainage area. 4,022 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only) , October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 19, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1910, chain gage at

site 7.4 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1951, to Mar. 6, 1952, staff

gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs May 4 (gage height, 15.18 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 5.48 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 23.01 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.8 ft Apr. 16, 1945, from floodmark (discharge, 203,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 3O

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

120

188

355

920

2,010

5,650

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7 

5.9

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

10.0

15.0

382

920

1,960

5,620

17,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

125

155

125

130

170

*177

177

180

193

184

177

173

173

173

180

177

173

169

161

158

158

158

161

161

161

169

184

184

184

184

184_

5,188

167

0.042

0.05

10,290

Nov.

184

180

177

173

173

169

165

165

165

161

161

161

158

161

165

169

*169

165

180

225

220

220

225

245

555

216

220

229

225

220

5,671

189

0.047

0.05

11,250

Dec.

220

554

268

336

342

397

404

355

348

336

329

310

296

279

273

268

262

256

245

240

245

245

240

229

220

229

240

240

234

229

220

8,569

276

0.069

0.08

17,000

Jan.

225

225

225

225

*225

225

220

220

229

256

251

245

240

240

251

256

268

262

273

376

455

455

580

1,070

1,160

1,080

1,030

1,050

1,050

1 ,-050

1,060

14,977

483

0.120

0.14

29,710

Feb.

983

894

810

733

674

622

580

540

508

478

448

420

400

380

365

*355

336

310

32T

404

455

524

548

540

631

699

674

631

15,271

545

0.136

0.14

30,290

Mar.

588

580

556

532

500

478

462

440

425

404

390

383

369

348

336

322

316

310

303

303

310

310

890

3,960

5.020

4,820

3,720

3,520

2,870

*2,160

1,700

37,625

1,214

0.302

0.35

74,630

Apr.

1,470

1,280

1,130

1,020

937

860

802

736

680

649

802

1,180

1,320

1,280

1,530

2,380

2,870

3,390

4,720

3,050

2,230

1,830

1,580

1,470

1,420

1,320

1,180

1,070

971

912

46,069

1,536

0.382

0.43

91,380

May

971

7,770

*15,300

17.000

12,900

7,360

7,360

5,830

4,520

3,620

2,780

2,300

1,9OO

1,640

1,420

1,280

1,160

1,050

954

878

835

785

728

680

654

649

728

1,000

920

928

962

106,842

3,447

0.857

0.99

211,900

June

1,020 *980

954

946

844

760

736

736

704

928

810

680

574

589

*529

450

596

569

524

294

263

246

223

207

196

181

165

155

146

160

15,565

519

0.129

0.14

30,870

July

294

281

246

251

223

225

225

240

201

201

165

146

123

110

101

110

86

72

68

79

72

60

60

66

128

105

*98

98

86

72

60

4,348

140

0.035

0.04

8,620

Aug.

58

66

66

68

63

72

75

86

83

75

68

60

58

53

50

46

41

38

41

46

38

*38 *36

34

35

31

29

28

29

40

41

1,590

51.3

0.013

0.01

3,150

Sept.

40

56

31

26

25.

26

26

35

36

33

29

26

25

25

25

29

29

28

26

28

34

36

36

36

50

83

85

72

151

5j370

4,533

151

0.038

0.04

8,990

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,100 Min 125 Mean 2,653 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.96 Ac-ft 1,921,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,000 Min 25 Mean 729 Cfsm 0.181 In. 2.46 Ac-ft 528,100

Peak discharge (base, 5 

* Discharge measurement

55,000 efs).-- No peak above base.

made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Plippin, Ark.

69

Location. Lat 36°21'56", long 92°34 I 29", at dam on White River in NW£ sec. 21, T. 20 N., 

R. 15 W., 6.3 miles northeast of Plippin, 12| miles downstream from Little North Pork, 

and at mile 418.6.

Drainage area. 6,036 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

July 20, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2,234,900 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 633.94 ft); 

minimum, 953,000 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 587.43 ft).

1951-54: Maximum contents, 3,194,500 acre-ft May 17, 1953 (elevation, 657.18 ft); 

minimum since bottom of power pool was first reached, 950,200 acre-ft Jan. 14, 1952 

(elevation, 587.29 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage for purpose of filling to 

power pool level began July 23, 1951. Bottom of power pool was first reached Nov. 16, 

1951. Capacity at top of spillway gates, 5,408,000 acre-ft (elevation, 695 ft), of 

which 2,360,000 acre-ft (between elevations 654 and 695 ft) will be reserved for flood 

control, 2,084,000 acre-ft (between elevations 588 and 654 ft) will be used for power, 

and 964,000 acre-ft (below elevation 588 ft) will be dead storage. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 667 ft) is 3,682,500 acre-ft. Contents at lowest outlet, 8,400 

acre-ft (elevation, 477.1 ft). Reservoir will be used for flood control, power, and 

incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps -of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,226.4

2,216.8

2,211.1

2,209.3

2,200.4

2,191.9

2,182.3

2,174.5

2,166.4

2,160.4

2,156.9

2,147.8

2,140.1

2,131.7

2,123.7

2,114.6

2,108.3

2,104.1

2,095.7

2,087.2

2,078.7

2,070.8

2,062.0

2,056.2

2,052.8

2,045.0

2,035.5

2,026.4

2,017.8

2,009.5

2,003.3

Nov.

1,999.0

1,989.4

1,980.5

1,971.6

1,961.7

1,950.6

1,945.4

1,940.6

1,931.8

1,923.0

1,914.6

1,906.4

1,897.7

1,890.6

1,885.5

1,878.1

1,869.2

1,861.8

1,858.0

1,851.6

1,845.2

1,841.6

1,834.6

1,828.7

1,820.6

1,816.3

1,809.4

1,803.2

1,801.1

1,795.2

_______

Dec.

1,791.8

1,789.9

1,789.9

1,785.0

1,782.2

1,778.8

1,774.7

1,770.4

1,866.2

1,762.6

1,760.8

1,756.6

,754.2

,750.0

,747.3

,743.7

,739.8

,735.3

1,732.0

1,729.3

1,726.3

1,722.4

1,717.3

1,713.4

1,709.8

1,705.7

1,700.7

1,695.7

1,690.6

1,685.3

1,679.4

Jan.

1,674.4

1,670.3

1,664.7

1,660.0

1,654.7

1,650.3

1,646.0

1,641.2

1,639.7

1,635.8

1,628.1

1,620.1

1,615.5

1,610.7

1,607.8

1 , 603 . 8

1,599.6

1,594.7

1,590.2

1,593.0

1,590.5

1,586.6

1,583.0

1,582.7

1,580.4

1,581.0

1,575.7

1,572.3

1,568.4

1,566.2

1,565.3

Feb.

1,561.1

1,556.1

1,551.3

1,545.2

1,539.3

1,536.3

1,534.9

1,528.0

1,522.0

1,517.3

1,512.6

1,507.7

1,504.4

1,500.8

1,498.0

1,494.5

1,490.1

1,485.4

1,483.5

1,484.6

1,483.2

1,480.3

1,478.4

1,476.1

1,474.5

1,469.4

1,468.6

1,466.8

_

__ _____

_______

Mar.

1,462.0

1,461.5

1,455.1

1,449.6

1,445.8

1,442.7

1,440.3

1,436.0

1,431.5

1,427.0

1,422.8

1,417.8

1,414.6

1,412.5

1,406.9

1,399.7

1,394.2

1,389.1

1,383.6

1,379.1

1,376.3

1,371.3

1,375.3

1,389.4

1,416.4

1,428.4

1,438.4

1,446.4

1,448.5

1,446.9

1,447.4

Apr.

1,443.7

1,440.8

1,438.4

1,438.7

1,434.2

1,429.4

1,424.4

1,419.1

1,415.1

1,413.5

1,418.0

1,416.2

1,415.9

1,414.0

1,417.8

1,421.5

1,426.0

1,432.9

1,437.1

1,435.2

1,428.1

1,420.4

1,411.4

1,405.8

1,403.2

1,394.2

1,384.1

1,374.8

1,365.0

1,360.5

 

May

1,355.0

1,373.0

1,399.2

1,425.2

1,453.0

1,468.1

1,477.9

1,488.7

1,500.2

1,505.2

1,504.9

1,502.7

1,501.3

1,499.7

1,499.4

1,501.6

1,499.7

1,495.8

1,492.3

1,487.6

1,481.6

1,477.4

1,478.4

1,473.7

1-,470.8

1,467.3

1,462.0

1,455.1

1,449.3

1,451.7

1,446.9

June

1,442.7

1,440.8

1,437.1

1,431.0

1,426.0

1,427.0

1,420.4

1,416.2

1,412.2

1,407.9

1,403.7

1,399.7

1,399.5

1,394.4

1,389.9

1,383.3

1,376.8

1,371.0

1,365.5

1,365.3

1,358.8

1,354.0

1,346.8

1,339.0

1,332.8

1,327.3

1,327.0

1,320.0

1,313.5

1,307.0

 

July

1 , 300 . 5

1,294.8

1,289.8

1,289.3

1,290,0

1,285.0

1,279.8

1,274.6

1,270.3

1,266.2

1,265.8

1,259.5

1,253.3

1,246.6

1,239.4

1,232.4

1,228.6

1,227.4

1,222.1

1,216.3

1,211.0

1,205.3

1,198.8

1,196.6

1,196.6

1,191.1

1,185.1

1,178.3

1,171.7

1,165.0

1,161.8

Aug.

1,162.2

1,157.2

1,150.3

1,141.3

1,134.0

1,127.6

1,122.6

1,122.1

1,114.7

1,106.5

1,099.5

1,092.0

1,084.3

1,078.8

1,078.8

1,070.2

1,062.5

1,054.6

1,048.0

1,041.7

1,035.4

1,032.9

1,023.2

1,014.0

1,003.9

998.1

994.6

996.2

996.0

992.5

988.5

Sept.

985.4

981.7

976.9

975.8

975.4

975.0

972.5

969.4

964.6

961.2

960.4

959.8

959.2

959.0

958.4

95T.8

957.4

957.2

956.8

957.0

956.4

955.8

955.2

954.6

954.2

954.0

953.6

953.4

958.4

965.6

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Dec . 31 ......................

Mar. 31..................... .

Sept. 30. .....................

Water year 1953-54 .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

588.06

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

965,600

_

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-22,900

-1,269.600

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°18 T 50", long 92°33'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., on right 

bank 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creek, 3 miles northeast of Flippin, 11.5 miles 

downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, 11.8 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 

406.7.

Drainage area. 6,067 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site 1.1 

miles upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years, 6,330 cfs (4,583,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs Sept. 27.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 3, 1949, caused by temporary storage behind Bull Shoals Dam 

upstream.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 ft Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 ft, 

present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from data of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals 

Reservoir (see preceding page). Prior to this date some regulation at low flow by 

Lake Taneycomo 100 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,200 acre-ft). Some regulation 

July 1949 to July 1951 by construction on Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 3O

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,000

,1,330

2,010

3,590

7,550

1.9 110

2.2 236

2.5 410

3.O BOO

3.5 1,330

4.0 2,010

5.O 3,6SO

6.0 5,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,510

4,430 

3,240 

2,790 

4,080

4,200

4,070

4,120

4,140 

3,O9O

2,260

4,066 

4,200

4,180

4,320

4,210

3,150

2,610

4,050

4,380

4,500

4,180

4,250 

3,160

2,65O

4,130

*4,580

4,580

4,310 

4,330

3,590

120,350

3,882

238,700

. Nov.

2,930

4,460 

4,660 

4,730 

4,690

4,600

4,070

2,90O

4,160 

4,310

4,510

4,200 

4,520

3,960

2,820

3,870

4,440

4,110

4,010

3,770

3,670

2,370

3,340 

3,560

4,280

2,340

3,280

3,030

1,840 

2,910

112,340

3,745

222,800

Dec,

*2,140

2,050 

1,810 

2,330 

2,210

2,210

2,270

2,970

2,790 

1,810

1,720

2,380 

2,280

2,OOO

1,66O

1,770

2,310

2,180

2,140

1,840

2,030

2,170

2,520 

2,440

2,170

1,970

2,850

2,980

5,110 

3,010

3,110

71,230

2,298

141,300

Jan.

2,920

2,880 

2,880 

2,840 

2,970

2,490

2,650

2,900

3,14O 

2,690

5,810

4.210 

2,990'

5,200

3,100

2,150

2.OOO

3,180

2,820

2,940

3,960

2,690

2,620 

1,820

2,810

*2,870

3,250

3,180

3,42O 

2,540

1,770

88,690

2,861

175,900

Feb.

3,360

4,140 

3,490 

3,850 

3,710

2,450

2,000

3,430

3,770 

3,000

2,960

2,900 

2,280

2,410

3,81O

2,860

2,790

2,690

2,770

1,530

1,570

2,360

*2,130 

2,08O

2,700

2,90O

2,040

1,670

7_

77 .,450

2,766

153,600

Mar.

2,770

2,110 

5,870 

3,460 

2,88O

2,O7O

1,670

2,970

2,940 

2,810

2,920

2,920 

2,27O

1,740

2,980

3,800

3,240

3,370

3,440

2,490

1,840

3,410

*3,39O 

3,250

3,150

3,080

2,260

1,670

2,990 

3,600

2,720

88,080

2,841

174,700

Apr.

3,150

3,760 

2,660 

1,710 

3,650

3,77O

3,710

3,450

2,940

1,820

1,O1O

2,371} 

2,540

3,100

3,230

3,850

2,630

1,840

3,780

*4,710

6,370

6,690

6,556 

4,720

3,550

5,900

6,410

6,250

6,04O 

5,350

117,490

3,916

233,000

May

4,320

3,980 

4,46O 

4,490 

3,176

3,110

2,940

2,410

1.020 

2,270

3,420

4,27O 

3.O90

3,230

1,980

1,030

2,500

*3,540

3,170

3,240

3,610

3,370

1,030 

2,890

3,10O

3,740

4,000

4,130

3,470 

1,030

3,360

95,37O

3,076

189,200

June

3,410

3,240 

3,140 

3,780 

2,920

946

3,700

3,67O

3,440 

2,810

2,940

3,100 

870

2,520

*3,OOO

3,590

3,610

3,480

3,170

842

3,040

3,470

4,250 

3,960

3,510

3.0OO

932

2,870

3,310 

3,700

90,220

3,007

178,900

July

3,200

3,240 

2,960 

869 

146

2,410

3,010

2,71O

*2,120 

1,810

767

2,530 

3,220

3,380

5,590

5,440

2,280

795

2,560

2,780

2,750

3,200

3,220 

1,800

560

2,190

2,800

3,270

3,36O 

3,380

1,930

76,277

2,461

151,300

Aug.

786

2,390 

*3,34O 

4,32O 

5,780

5.52O

2,670

808

3,090 

4,090

3,600

3,660 

3,950

2,640

874

3,460

3,770

3,840

3,410

3,670

2,960

1.77O

4,420 

4,840

5,140

3,530

1,910

733

135

1^940

90,366

2,915

179, 2OO

Sept.

1,430

1,690 

2,240 

754 

354

114

872

1,460

2,220 

1,660

680

212 

175

154

159

139

150

159

121

180

207

159

114

t 184

250

234

*110

T3S

137 

*135

16,592

553

32,910

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,500 Mln 464 Mean 4,782 Ac-ft 3,462,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,69O Mln 110 Mean 2,862 Ac-ft 2,072,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long 92°45', In SW£ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 17 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, IT miles downstream from 

Mill Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and 4| miles southeast of St. Joe.

Drainage area. 825 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 560.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and^datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,139 cfs (824,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.."Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 22.70 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 20.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 69,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that 

of Sept. 16, 17, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 ft In August 1915, from Information by Corps of Engineers.

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

Revisions (water years). VfSP 1211: 1945(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

3.19

3.3

3.5

3.7

4.0

19

30

61

104

190

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

390

700

1,500

3,630

6,520

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

7.0

14

37

78

210

450

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0 12,300

16.0 18,400

770

1,580

3,640

6,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

T5

19

20

23

21

23

27

3029"

27

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

»26

26

26

28

29

28

755

24.4

0.030

0.03

1,500

Nov.

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

26

44

38

44

54

59

BT

52

52

52

49

*46

1,003

33.4

0.040

0.05

1,990

Dee.

43

43

51

46

51

59

71

77

77

75

73

71

69

69

65

61

59

56

56

56

54

51

49

49

49

47

47

»49

44

47

47

1,761

56.8

0.069

0.08

3,490

Jan.

47

47

46

46

46

444"I

44

46

54

49

51

54

56

77

116

365

336

264

5.180

3,740

1,890

1,120

798

»700

960

1,160

1,120

920

749

617

20,786

671

0.813

0.94

41,230

Feb.

517

439

380

345

315

277

250

230

214

202

178

159

148

138

154

2,120

1,950

1,160

976

5,290

2,400

*1,580

1,200

960

798

672

584

505

-

22,121

790

0.958

1.00

43,880

Mar.

439

395

365

335

305

282

254

246

230

218

210

202

186

166

159

145

138

TIB" 131

145

214

»210

242

641

2,140

2,960

1,950

1,440

1,160

944

784

17,381

561

0.680

0.78

34,470

Apr.

658

559

494

444

400

375

345

320

295

286

300

439

523

488

983

11,500

4,790

2,750

»1,950

1,490

1,200

976

848

721

604

511

439

385

355

335

35,563

1,185

1.44

1.60

70,540

May

345

17,600

9,660

3,890

2,550

1,900

1,720

1,400

1,160

936

770

672

610

541

472

400

»375

360

345

310

272

250

234

222

206

210

588

968

686

541

444

49,977

1,612

1.95

2.25

99, 130

June

355

3TJB"

259

238

222

a!90

a!80

163

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

*10l

96

91

86

83

81

73

73

78

76

71

71

71

66

64

62

60

3,865

129

0.156

0.17

7,670

July

60

71

7T

69

62

*53

50

46

42

37

34

29

24

22

20

17

15

14

IT

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

919

29.6

0.036

0.04

1,820

Aug.

16

21

»17

21

24.

22

21

18

16

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

»11

10

1.9

11

11

11

12

14

13

12

12

16

21

*17

20

463.9

15.0

0.018

0.02

920

Sept.

17

14

13

11

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

»7.5

1.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

12

10

9.3

9.3

10

12

12

12

»13

23

307.0

10.2

0.012

0.01

609

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,800 Min 19 Mean 982 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16 Ac-ft 711,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,600 Min 7.0 Mean 424 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.97 Ae-ft 307,200

featt discharge [base, 15,000 efs).--Apr. 16 (6 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (14.50 ft); May 2 (1:30 p.m.) 

35,ZOO efs (22770 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Rush.

411038 O -57 -6
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 92°33', in NE£ sec. 15, T. 17 N., R. 15 W., on left bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Rush Creek, 1.5 miles southeast of Rush, and 24.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,091 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 0.6 

mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,375 cfs (995,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 20.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 17, 18, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164,000 cfs by slope-area determination of peak flow). Flood of Apr. 14, 

1927, reached a stage of 35.9 ft, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 

cfs by slope-area determination). Data on floods of 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. 

in~¥SP 1352.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1929-31, 1933, 1935(M), 1938.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20-23, Feb. 20-22,

Mar. 26-28, Apr. 15-20, May 4-7)

-0.6

-.4

-.2 

0.0 

.4 

1.0 

2.0

12

36

74

120

239

475

980

3.0 

4.5 

6.O 

7.5 

9.0 

12.0

1,680

3.O90

5,240

7,890

10,900

17,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

3TT 

30

3O

36

47

43

41

40

43

45

45

43

41

40

40

38

38

36

36

33 

33

35

35

35

45

*50

49

45

43 

45

1,220

39.4

0.036

0.04

2,420

Nov.

47

45 

43

43

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

41

IT

41

41

41

43

47

78

85 

76

72

81

83

81

76

72

70

66

1,659

55.3

O.051

0.06

3,290

Dec.

*62

64 

74

87

78

70

68

76

87

89

92

9?

92

92

89

87

85

83

81

76

78 

SI

76

72

72

72

70

*72

70

66 

64

2,417

78.0

0.071

0.08

4,790

Jan.

62

62 

62

60

58

58

58

5660"

81

85

78

70

70

103

160

200

436

386

3,950

5.580 

2,760

1,520

1,010

*805

920

1,240

1,270

1,100

890 

730

23,980

774

0.709

0.82

47,560

Feb.

610

520 

454

398

358

323

292

2 6O

246

229

219

197

184

172

166

428

2,860

1,480

1,100

2,660

3,210 

*2,110

1,480

1,170

950

805

705

610

24,196

864

0.792

0.82

47,990

Mar.

542

488 

436

403

370

338

307

292

274

264

253

242

232

219

209

197

187

181

190

194

2O3 

242

*361

730

1,550

3,850

2,660

1,930

1,480

1,200 

1,010

21,034

679

0.622

0.72

41,720

Apr.

832

730 

632

565

520

475

441

415

382

358

366

424

565

565

658

9,470

6,980

3,710

*2,470

1,840

1,440 

1,170

980

860

730

632

565

511

458

445

40,189

1,340

1.23

1.37

79,710

May

441

16,900 

16,366

5,920

3,450

2,470

2,020

1,760

1,370

1,100

920

805

705

632

565

511

466

*441

424

398

358 

327

304

278

256

270

334

832

805

680 

565

62,607

2,020

1.85

2.13

124,200

June

480

TL5 

370

323

281

250

232

219

203

187

169

158

146

141

*130

125

123

115

110

103

101 

96

96

89

85

81

76

72

70

Tff

5,116

171

0.157

0.17

10,150

July

68

64

66

70

68

66

*62

64

60

54

49

47

45

40

36

33

30

29

28

29

29 

32

45

33

30

29

25

23

22

21 

20

1,317

42.5

0.039

0.04

2,610

Aug.

29

*41 38"

33

30

29

32

33

32

30

28

26

23

21

20

19

18

*17

Te

21

23 

22

22

21

19

19

20

31

32

30 

*32

809

26.1

0.024

0.03

1,600

Sept.

30

29

28

25

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

*13

12

T3

13

14 

14

14

15

17

17

17

17

*88

10L

677

22.6

0.021

0.02

1,340

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,600 Min 30 Mean 1,194 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85 Ac-ft 864,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,900 Min 12 Mean 507 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.30 Ac-ft 367,400

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Apr. 16 (3 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (10.48 ft)s May 2 (9 p.m.) 37,200 

cfs (18.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

North Pork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

73

^SEi sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on 

Creek and 3^ miles northeast of Tecumseh.

Location. Lat 36°37'22", long 92°14'53", in

right bank 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Cre

Drainage area. 561 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 1945, staff gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 803 cfs (581,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 187 cfs Sept. 14-18 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 18.05 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14-18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27

2.2 

2.4

204

297

2.0 

2.2 

2.8

Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

170 3.5 

235 4.O 

557

1,140

1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

244

24T

244

244

*258

254

249

249

249

249

249

249

244

244

244

244 

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

249

263

268 258"

254

249 

249

7,700

248

0.442

0.51

15,270

Nov.

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

244

*244 

240

240

244

263

249

244

240

240

236

231

231

228

228

228

7,316

244

0.435

0.48

14,510

Dec.

228

23T

248

257

257

253

248

248

253

253

253

253

257

257

261

261 

261

261

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266 

266

8,OO2

258

0.460

O.53

15,87O

Jan.

261

261

261

*261

261

261

257

257

270

289

275

270

266

270

284

289 

284

279

284

383

405

335

351

324

319

319

319

319

314

3O9 

299

9,184

296

0.528

O.61

18,220

Feb.

294

289

289

284

279

279

275

275

270

27O

266

261 2-5T

261

*275

367 

345

324

340

439

474

427

383

361

345

329

324

314

8,895

318

O.567

O.59

17,640

Mar.

309

309

299

294

289

284

284

279

275

275

275

275

270

261

257

257 

257

261

279

270

266

270

412

1,580

1,180

1,32O

914

711

*616

545 

491

13,864

447

0.797

0.92

27,500

Apr.

445

417

394

372

356

351

340

324

314

309

324

351

394

383

383

1,30O 

968

673

557

485

439

411

394

372

356

345

334

324

319

319

13,053

435

0.775

0.87

25,890

May

319

658

*986

754

637

564

515

485

451

428

411

394

383

372

361

351 

340

334

329

319

314

309

299

294

294

319

319

314

513

405 

378

13,179

425

0.758

0.87

26,14O

June

356

34TJ

329

319

304

294

289

284

279

275

270

261

257

*257

266

257 

279

324

284

270

257

253

248

244

244

239

235

235

261

261

8,271

276

0.492

0.55

16,410

July

253

244

239

257

253

319 35"9

289

270

248

235

231

228

224

220

220 

224

228

224

220

220

228

224

224

235

*253

231

224

216

213 2T3"

7,416

239

0.426

0.49

14,710

Aug.

'srs 220

213

213

2O9

209

2O9

2O9

209

209

205

205

205

202

198

198 

198

198

198

2O5

205

202

*198

198

198

198

198

198

198

198 

198

6,317

2O4

0.364

0.42

12,530

Sept.

198

198

195

192

192

192

192

192

192

19O

190

190

190

190

187

187 

187

187

190

190

198

195

192

192

192

192

192

192

205

224

5,795

193

0.344

0.38

11,490

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,500 Min 228 Mean 475 Cfsm O.847 In. 11.47 Ae-ft 343, 50O

Water year 1954-54: Max 1,580 Min 187 Mean 299 Cfsm O.533 In. 7.22 Ae-ft 216, 2OO

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.

5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 570 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 30, 1945, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 614 cfs (444,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 cfs Mar. 24 {gage height, 8.72 ft); min- 

 iiu¥7 96 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination ol peak

flow; minimum, that of Sept. 16, 17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. --WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.8 

3.5 

6.0

89

125

241

513

2,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

122

12?

124

124

*130

132

127

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

127

127

129

129 

129

138

141

TSs

136

134

132

3,968

128

0.225

0.26

7,870

Nov.

132

132

132

132

150

130

132

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

*134

136

138

143

157

153

149

143

141 

139

136

136

134

132

132

4,095

136

0.239

0.27

8,120

Dec.

132

T41

157

153" 161

147

145

141

141

139

138

138

136

136

136

134

134

132

130

T3T

134

134

132

130 

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

4,243

137

0.240

0.28

8,420

Jan.

130

130

130

*129

129

129

129

129

141

157

147

139

136

141

147

151

149

145

145

186

204

19T

172

161 

157

155

155

153

153

151

149

4,620

149

0.261

0.30

9,160

Feb.

145

143

141

139

136

136

134

132

132

132

132

ISO" 130

132

*136

147

139

136

145

209

202

181

168

161 

155

149

145

143

4,110

147

0.258

0.27

8,150

Mar.

141

143

141

138

136

134

132

132

132

132

132

132

129

125

124

122

122

127

138

138

132

132

468

1,650 

1,300

878

532

404

*329

276

241

8,972

289

0.507

0.59

17,800

Apr.

221

204

194

184

179

172

168

159

157

155

165

172

165

163

174

254

285

251

252

209

194

186

184

177 

168

165

157

155

'IBS 155

5,554

185

0.325

0.36

11,020

May

157

365

*322

300

260

235

224

204

186

177

168

165

159

155

149

145

145

143

139

136

154

152

130- 130

13E

145

145

139

134

150

152

5,415

175

0.507

0.55

10,740

June

152

129

150

129

127

124

122

125

124

120

119

118

114

*115

114

118

124

119

114

115

112

110

113

112 

110

109

108

T5B- 106

.- 112

5,526

118

0.207

0.25

6,990

July

120

115

110

119

112

115

112

112

118

112

109

108

106

105

104

103

15!

105

105

104

103

105

114

116 

125

*113

110

109

106

105

104

5,404

110

0.193

0.22

6,750

Aug.

109

110

112

TOT

108

105

108

110

112

108

106

105

104

102

99

98

98

97

W

102

105

104

*102

102 

103

103

105

106

106

108

105

3,249

105

0.184

0.21

6,440

Sept.

104

104

104

104

103

102

104

103

103

103

103

103

102

100

99

98

97

9T

99

102

104

103

102

103 

102

102

102

103

110

122

3,088

103

0.181

0.20

6,120

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,880 Min 119 Mean 294 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.00 Ac-ft 212,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,630 Min 97 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.261 In. 3.54 Ac-ft 3,07,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

Discharge measurement; made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°14'57", long 92°14'16", at dam on North Pork River In SE£ sec. 2, T. 18 

N. , R. 12 W., 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq ml.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level-, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 1, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 991,600 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 539.20 ft); 

minimum, 541,500 acre-ft Sept. 21 (elevation, 509.78 ft).

1943-54: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (elevation, 570.00 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, that of Sept. 21, 1954.

Remarks . Reservoir Is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began on June 18, 1943; 

power-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity at top of spillway gate, 

1,983,000 acre-ft at elevation 580 ft of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevations 552 

ft, permanent spillway crest, and 580 ft) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 

acre-ft (between elevations 510 and 552 ft) will be used for power, and 544,200 acre-ft 

(below elevation 510 ft) Mill be dead storage. Contents at lowest outlet elevation, 

2,500 acre-ft (elevation, 395.0 ft). Reservoir is used for flood control, power development, and recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

988.4

984.6

982.4

983.3

980.4

977.3

S74.0

970.8

967.4

965.3

965.9

962.6

958.9

955.1

951.2

947.5

945.7

946.1

943.4

940.4

936.6

933.0

929.5

927.5

928. 0

926.1

922. 0

918.6

915.2

911 7

aoa'.e

Nov.

910.2

906.9

904.1

9O0.6

896.4

891.9

889.3

889.7

886.2

S82.2

878.4

875.1

871.7

869.3

869.8

867.1

865.4

862.5

861.2

858.2

856.1

856.8

854.3

851.7

849.9

850.4

848.0

846. 3

S46.8

844.7

Dec.

842.7

841.6

840.6

839.3

838.8

S39.4

837.1

835.3

833. 0

829.1

825.5

823.6

824.5

819.9

815.9

814.3

812.5

810.9

809.9

810.6

810.4

809.9

8O9.O

809.1

809.8

809.5

810.3

809.8

808.8

807 . 4

SOS. 8

Jan.

805. 5

804.7

804.8

802.1

799.9

797. 0

793.8

790.9

79O.7

789.6

785.3

782.1

777.9

775.1

773.9

772.1

771.8

768.6

765.6

768.1

766.1

762.2

760.0

760.6

756.9

753.6

749.9

746.6

744.8

742.5

743.0

Feb.

740.7

738.1

736.0

734.4

732.9

731.5

731.3

729.5

727.9

726.4

725.0

722.9

722.1

721.5

722.3

725.9

725.1

723.6

724.5

724.1

725.3

724.5

722.0

719.3

718.4

717.4

716.1

716.1

- - .

Mar.

714.0

710.6

7O8.3

705.5

703.0

701.6

701.8

7O0.2

69S.O

695.9

694.3

692.5

691.5

691.2

688.8

687.7

685.2

683.4

682.8

682.1

682.1

681.4

683.2

690. S

700.8

7O5.6

707.2

710.0

710.5

710.5

710.3

water 3

Apr.

709.4

706.9

705.9

706.8

705.0

702.4

699.6

695.9

694.6

694.9

698.1

696.7

694.4

693.6

694.6

694.7

695.6

697.4

696.7

695.2

694.4

693.4

692.8

692.8

694.0

692.7

691.2

689.2

686.8

68£. 2

rear October 1953 to September 1954

May

681.5

711.2

714.1

716.6

718.3

719.3

719.9

720.9

722.6

722.7

723.6

722.4

722.3

721.8

722.0

723.2

722.9

721.8

720.9

719.7

718.0

716.8

717.7

715.8

714.6

714.1

712. T

711.2

710.5

711.9

710.2

June

708.7

708.1

7O6.8

7O5.2

704.1

705.0

703.1

702.2

700.9

700.2

698.4

696.8

697.4

696.1

694.4

692.7

690.8

689.4

687.8

688.2

686.4

685.8

684.5

682.4

678.7

677.8

678.1

675.3

673.0

670.6

July

667.6

663.4

662.6

663.0

664.1

661.9

660.4

65S. 6

654.7

653.9

654.3

650.9

647.3

644.9

642.5

639.9

639.6

639.9

637.5

635.7

632.9

630.2

626.2

626.0

626.4

624.4

621.8

618.8

615.6

612 . 1

611.3

Aug.

612.6

610.0

606.8

605.3

601.6

596.6

598.5

597.2

593.2

589.3

586.9

585.0

582.7

581.5

581.8

577.6

573.3

569.4

567.6

565.2

563.0

563.4

559.0

554.4

551.5

551.7

551.5

552.1

552.8

552 2

552 !o

Sept.

550.9

549.8

548.7

548.8

549.1

549.6

549.1

548.2

546.4

544.3

544.5

545.0

544.6

544.1

543.7

543.1

542.2

542.4

542.6

541.9

541.8

541.9

542.1

542.4

542.7

543.2

543.5

543.7

545.5

546.8

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31......................

Nov. 30......................

Dec. 31......................

Feb. 28......................

Mar. 31......................

Apr. SO. .....................

May 31......................

July 31 ......................

Sept. 30. .....................

Water year 1953-54 .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

528.48

522.29

520.36

515.23

510.21

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

682,200

670,600

6S|,300

546,800

_

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-fefet)

-38,900

-223,000

-26,900

-5,800

-28,100

+28,000

-59,300

-5,200

-444.800

T Elevation at 12 p.m.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 36°15', long 92*14', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at Norfork Dam, 

4.3 miles northeast of Horfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in float well in powerplant. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 10 years, 2,186 cfs (1,583,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,980 cfs Apr. 30; minimum daily, 20 cfs 

at times.

1944-54: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerplant records, flow through floodcontrol conduits, and flow over spillway. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 

1352.

Cooperation. Computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,910.

2,100

1,340

20

1,780

1,650

1,800

1,790

1,820

1,260

20

2,040

2,010

2,090

2,110

2,090

1,240

20

1,740

1,900

2,060

1,990

2,050 

1,270

20

2,000

2.140

1,850

1,940

2,050

1,330

49,430

1,595

94,040

Nov.

20

2,020"

1,870

2,030

2,090

2.270

1,550

20

2,000

2,230

2,130

2,000

2,050

1,480

20

1,850

1,210

1,800

1,960

1,870

1,520

20

1,700 

1,490

1,260

20

1,530

1,110

20

1,620

42,760

1,425

84,810

Dec.

1,240

1,270

1,270

1,140

810

20

1,440

1,350

1,560

2,130

2,130

1,340

20

2.440

2,200

1,150

1,140

1,140

770

20

640

640

620 

250

20

590

20

740

880

1,050

1,130

31,160

1,005

61,800

Jan.

610

860

250

1,690

1,500

1,780

1,870

1,670

1,210

1,060

2,360

1,790

2,530

2,060

1,750

1,450

480

2,070

2,390

2,250

2,330

2.560

1,640 

460

2,460

2,420

2,320

2,160

1,700

1,620

410

51,710

1,668

102,600

Feb.

1,750

1,760

1,490

1,310

1,300

1,090

440

1,320

1,260

1,160

1,150

1,300

760

880

1,120

1,310

1,410

1,510

1,390

2,070

680

1,380

2.120 

2,056

1,370

1,040

1,210

580

_

-

36,210

1,293

71,820

Mar.

1,560

2.420

1,510

1,820

1,670

1,170

370

1,460

1,550

1,520

1,320

1,350

960

380

1,650

1,060

1,540

1,750

840

920

320

1,240"

1,710 

1,420

1,150

1,390

1,220

360

1,460

1,080

1,080

39,250

1,266

77,850

Apr.

1,380

2,060

1,290

330

1,710

2,120

2,200

2,120

1,260

550

80

1,450

1,770

1,180

1,240

1,550

1,290

410

1,630

1,630

1,220

1,360

1,090 

780

90

1,300

1,500

1,660

1,800

2,980

41,030

1,368

81,380

May

1,100

20

1,230

690

770

1,070

1,020

580

20

830

480

1,320

800

810

650

20

1,060

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,280

1,140

20 

1,500

1,210

1,400

1,350

1,370

1,040

20

1,640

27,690

893

54,920

June

1,250

1,030

990

1,220

890

20

1,456"

1,180

1,120

810

1,290

1,160

20

1,120

1,160

1,230

1,290

1,170

1,160

20

1,320

1,210

1,230 

1,370

2,110

900

20

1,760

1,760

1,630

32,900

1,097

65,260

July

1,750

2.240

710

20

2TJ

1,430

1,410

1,250

2,190

690

20

1,950

2,030

1,450

1,520

1,450

670

20

1,490

1,100

1,680

1,740

2,210 

540

20

1,240

1,430

1,700

1,760

1,810

710

38,250

1,234

75,870

Aug.

20

1,615

1,840

1,030

2,050

1,070

1,820

20

2,120

2,140

1,240

1,150

1,260

870

20

2,340

2,220

2,060

1,380

1,470

1,330

20

2.450

2,370

1,680

160

480

20

20

570

350

37,170

1,199

73,730

Sept.

690

720

820

26" 20

20

580

680

1,110

1.170

20

20

400

460

490

510

670

240

90

860

200

150

110 

80

80

20

230

100

100

140

10,800

360

21,420

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,780 Min 20 Mean 1,427 Ac-ft 1,033,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,980 Min 20 Mean 1,201 A'c-ft 869,500
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 92°09', in SW£ sec. 23. T. 17 N. , R. 11 W., on left bank at 

Calico Rock, Just upstream from Calico Creek, 3£ miles downstream from Cataract Creek, 

6 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and at mile 359.1.

Drainage area. 9,965 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Jan. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and Jan. 27 to Aug. 13, 1940, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream, both at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 10,950 cfs (7,927,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum observed, 305 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, -0.70 ft); minimum daily, 310 cfs Sept. 27.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 27, 1954; minimum daily, that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft Jan. 31, 1916, present datum, from records of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

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

fair. Plow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see p. 69). Prior 

to this date some regulation by Lake Taneycomo 147 miles upstream (total capacity, 

23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 75). Some regulation July 

1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.7

-.5

0.0

.5

1.0

305

400

720

1,140

1,740

2.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

3,290

7,130

15,900

27,700

36,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6,780

6,860

6,130

4,320

3,940

6,170

6,120

6,260

6,390

5,800

3,990

3,570 

6,710

6,400

6,630

6,740

6,000

4,160

3,730

6,340

6,640

6,760

6,660

5,970

4,180

4,000

6,760

*6,720

6,800

6,650

6,090

180,270

5,815

357,600

Nov.

4,570

4,300

6,820

6,980

7,020

7,130

6,590

5,120

4,290

6,720

6,860

6,750 

6,530

6,430

5,050

4,190

5,630

6,490

6,720

6,300

5,850

4,890

3,350

5,460

5,510

5,310

3,520

5,130

3,910

2,860

166,280

5,543

329,800

Dec.

5,000

*3,780

3,770

3,450

3,660

3,120

3,440

3,950

5,010

5,010

4,270

3,530 

3,620

4,130

4,740

3,600

3,360

3,860

3,560

2,960

2,400

3,070

3,210

3,240

2,960

 2,640

2,660

3,690

*4,210

4,420

4,500

114,820

3,704

227,700

Jan.

4,110

3,720

3,740

4,280

4,670

4,890

4,580

4,730

4,370

4,710

4,720

6,420 

6,620

5,540

5,610

5,090

3,620

3,920

6,340

8,980

12 . 600

10,200

7,200

5,750

5,130

*6,630

6,980

7,060

6,750

6,280

5,060

180,300

5,816

357,600

Feb.

3,960

6,380

5,850

5,830

5,880

5,450

3,920

5,320

5,550

5,520

4,640

4,630 

4,230

3,820

3,590

6,590

6,560

7,230

6,420

7,220

7,000

6.10O

*7 , 190

6,360

5,270

5,400

5,280

4,270

-

153,460

5,481

304,400

Mar.

3,600

6,230

4,390

6,400

6,220

4,650

4,000

3,110

5,250

5,020

4,850

4,740 

4,630

3,620

3,090

4,840

5,620

5,310

5,140

4,700

4,040

2.970

6,030

*7,240

7,290

8,520

8,680

6,830

5,270

6,570

6,350

165,200

5,329

327,700

Apr.

5,550

6,670

6,710

4,470

3,690

6,890

6,910

6,810

5,600

4,760

3,250

2,360 

5,060

5,290

5,530

8,120

17,400

9,790

6,610

*8,690

8,410

9,720

9,600

8,670

6,610

5,330

8,740

8,830

8,670

9,600

214,340

7,145

425,100

May

7,690

21,200

55,300

17,300

11,000

8,390

7,630

6,390

5,450

3,240

4,880

6,070 

6,480

5,110

4,980

3,750

2,190

4,S70

*5,440

4,970

5,100

5,600

4,560

2,140

5,010

5,040

5,870

5,970

6,550

5,140

2,690

226,000

7,290

448,300

June

5,890

5,340

5,030

5,020

5,450

4,000

2,020

5,800

5,210

4,740

4,490

4,750 

4,180

1,750

*4,150

4,630

5,100

5,170

4,790

4,150

1,700

4,720

5,110

5,650

6,190

5,020

3,720

2,050

5,180

5,220

------

136,220

4,541

270,200

July

6.220

5,450

4,800

3,700

1,150

1,010

4,340

*4,700

4,740

3,550

2,380

2,120 

4,980

4,840

5,090

5,310

4,420

2,900

1,680

4,050

4,460

4,670

5,700

4,400

2,270

1,550

3,590

4,770

5,200

5,480

4,480

124,000

4,000

246,000

Aug.

2,640

1,960

4,390

*5,020

6,320

5,500

4,720

3,490

2,260

5,510

5,700

4,960 

5,050

4,990

3,360

2,440

5,850

6,120

5,680

4,680

5,780

4,170

3,020

7,160

7,500

5,860

3,530

2,510

1,450

667

*2,W

134,187

4,329

266,200

Sept.

2,570

2,410

2,710

2,940

1,000

aSOO

a500

1,310

2,670

3.750

2,170

968 

439

632

704

719

774

816

a450

a400

862

a700

a540

a420

a365

a350

*a310

aSSO"

a400

a600

33,559

1,119

66,560

Calendar year 1953: Max 34,000 Mln 1,810 Mean 8,232 Ac-ft 5,960,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 35,300 Mln 310 Mean 5,010 Ac-ft 3,627,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for nearby stations.
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Batesvllle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°45'37", long 91°38'28", In NE^ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11 at Batesville, 0.3 mile upstream from 

lock and dam 1, 0.6 mile downstream from Polk Bayou, and at mile 300.1.

Drainage area. 11.068 sq ml.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at lower 

lock gage since 1904 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 237.72 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff gage on upper lock well of dam 1, 

0,3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 12,650 cfs (9,158,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,900 cfs May 2 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 580 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum dally, 592 cfs Sept. 28.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 324,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.43 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1954; minimum dally, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Feb. 1, 1916, at former site, observed by employee of 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. For regulation see Remarks for station at Calico Rock on preceding page.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1177: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

6.8 

7.4 

8.0

2,360

4,520

7,200

10.0

13.0

18,500

45,700

5.9 

6.3

520

1,080

6.8 

7.4

2,240

4,520

Mote. Same as preceding 

ETe~above 7.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7,200

6,960

7,200

6,040

4,440

4,910 

6,490 

6,490

6,490 

6,490

5,810

5,990

4,580

6,960

6,720

6,960

6,960

6,040

4,110

4,560

6,490

6,960

6,960

6,720

6,040

4,150

4,940

*6,960

6,960

6,960

6 , 960

189,500

6,113

375,900

Nov.

6,260

4,400

5,540

7,200

7,200

7.440 

7,440 

6,720

4,810 

5,240

6,960

7,200

6,960

6,960

6,490

4,770

5,070

5,810

6,960

7,200

6,720

6,040

4,690

4,360

5,680

5,720

5,030

4,230

5,280

5,950

178,330

5,944

353,700

Dec.

3,650

*5,070

4,230

4,190

3,990

4,070 

3,350 

3,990

4,600 

5,280

5.500

4,730

3,920

3,540

5,060

4,940

3,680

3,760

4,190

3,760

3,240

2.950

3,420

3,500

3,500

3,240

3,100

3,180

4,110

4,560

4,770

125,050

4,034

248,000

Jan.

4,860

4,400

4,150

5,950

4,900

5,070 

5,280 

5,070

5,240 

5,160

5,030

5,630

6,720

6,960

6,960

6,960

5,810

4,110

4,810

9,590

12,600

15.200

10,200

7,680

6,040

6,260

7,680

*8,180

7,930

7,440

6 ,720

204,590

6,600

405,800

Feb.

5,330

5,200

7,200

6,720

6,490

6,260 

5,810 

4,400

4,270 

5,810

5,910

5,110

5,200

4,650

4,320

5,630

7,440

7,930

8,180

9,440

9,180

7,930

7,200

7,930

7,200

6,040

6,040

6,040

-

.

178,860

6,388

354,800

Mar.

4,690

4,810

6,960

5,720

6,720

6,490 

5,240 

4,320

4,110 

5,810

5,500

5,460

5,370

5,030

4,110

5.990

5,460

6,040

6,040

5,370

5,160

4,400

4,320

9,180

9,440

9,960

10.700

9,440

7,200

6,720

7,440

191,200

6,168

379,200

Apr.

6,960

6,490

7,680

6,960

5,030

5,080 

7,440 

7,680

7,200 

6,040

5,200

3,920

5,280

5,810

5,680

6,960

14.500

14,000

9,180

8,430

*9,440

9,960

10,200

9,960

8,430

6,490

7,440

9,440

9,700

9,440

233,820

7,794

463,800

May

10,200

30,300

45.600

29,700

15,800

11,600 

10,200 

8,930

7,680 

6,440

4,600

6,260

7,680

6,720

6,040

5,720

4,520

3,390

5,810

6,040

5,770

6,040

6,260

4,980

5,280

5,810

6,040

6,720

6,960

6,720

5,460

295,270

9,525

585,700

June

3,930

6,260

5,810

5,590

5,810

5,720 

4,520 

3,220

6,260 

5,720

5,070

4,980

5,200

4,440

2,520

4,600

5,160

*5,630

5,590

5,240

4,400

2,520

6,040

6,040

6,040

6.720

5,160

4,110

2,800

5,680

150,780

5,026

299,100

July

5,810

6.490

6,040

4,810

3,940

1,920 

1.580 

4,440

4,900 

5,200

3,730

*2,700

2,460

5,200

5,110

5,370

5,500

4,560

3,100

2,100

4,180

4,690

5,030

5,810

4,390

2,560

1,850

3,770

4,940

5,370

5,680

133,030

4,291

263,900

Aug.

4,440

2,840

2,270

4,810

5,160

6,490 

5,810 

4,860

3,570 

2,660

6,040

5,770

5,160

5,460

5,030

3,530

2,960

6,260

6,490

5,810

5,550

5,720

4,180

4,140

7.440

7,200

5,550

3,900

2,840

2,010

1,300

145,250

4,685

288,100

Sept.

*1,900

2,770

2,600

2,880

2,990

1,720 

1,080 

920

1,290 

2,630

5.690

2,400

1,600

984

936

1,020

1,030

1,080

1,210

892

836

1,150

878

794

738

682

*628

592

651

1,840

44,414

1,480

88,090

Calendar year 1953: Max 53,400 Mln 2,900 Mean 9,508 Ac-ft 6,884,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 43,600 Min 592 Mean '5,671 Ac-ft 4,106,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITF RIVER BASIN 79

Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°20'10", long 90°47'15", in SWijNW^ sec. 25, T. 31 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest of Annapolis, 11 miles 

downstream from East Fork, and at mile 278.5.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, at site 415 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 590 cfs (427,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,240 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.15 ft); minimum, 

66 cfs Sept. 14-18; minimum gage height, 2.29 ft July 16, 17.

1939-54: Maximum 'discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14-18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Sept. 25-28, 1948.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

62

134

316

565

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

935

3,220

4,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

90

w

93

95

110

107

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

107 

107

110

110

110

110

110

110

112

118

126

T55" 129

126

123

3,372

109

O.H25

0.26

6,690

Nov.

120

120

ua118

118

118

118

118

118

*118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118 

120

120

137

140

155

158

IB?

143

140

134

131

129

126

3,798

127

0.262

0.29

7,530

Dec.

123

126

134

131

129

134

134

134

137

140

140

137

131

131

*131

129

126 

126

123

123

123

123

123

120

120

118

Tiff

118

120

120

120

3,942

127

0.262

0.30

7,820

Jan.

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

118 ISO"

134

131

129

126

134

143

152

155 

152

149

366

503

354

299

254

234

223

*227

227

219

201

194

5,814

188

0.388

0.45

11,530

Feb.

184

177

167

164

158

149

146

140

137

134

131

126

126

123

120

134

2,490 

1,410

718

565

531

446

374

325

299

270

254

246

-

10,244

366

0.756

0.79

20,320

Mar.

227

223

223

212

201

194

190

187

187

*184

184

180

174

167

164

158

155

152

ra

184

197

197

197

208

291

565

SST

446

398

356

320

7,426

240

0.496

0.57

14,730

Apr.

291

266

242

230

216

212

208

250

282

254

254

254

*254

246

270

2,090

1,440 

850

621

508

432

388

398

365

329

308

291

266

250

234

12,499

417

0.862

0.96

24,790

May

227

2,260

2,120

1,090

740

590

531

472

412

360

320

291

270

*246

227

216

204 

197

184

174

161

158

T7T

171

164

164

171

177

223

223

250

13,164

425

0.878

1.01

26,110

June

238

227

303

316

278

250

230

3,570

3,140

4,000

2,060

980

710

554

498

477

446 

325

282

258

227

*212

197

177

171

155

143

137

131

12£

20,821

694

1.43

1.60

41,300

July

126

T2B" 129

115

112

110

102

95

93

93

90

88

85

79

77

75

72 

75

75

75

75

*81

81

79

81

81

79

77

75

72

72

2,745

88.5

0.183

0.21

5,440

Aug.

77

W

90

88

85

97

102

112

118

TTO

102

100

97

93

88

85

83 

79

79

81

93

102

100

95

90

88

85

88

88

90

88

2,863

92.4

0.191

0.22

5,680

Sept.

*83

83

79

77

77

72

70

72

70

70

70

70

70

*68

66.

66

66 

70

70

75

100

90

83

83

83

83

83

81

81

88

2,299

76.6

0.158

0.18

4,560

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,740 Mln 81 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.54 Ac-ft 220,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,000 Mln 66 Mean 244 Cfsm 0.504 In. 6.84 Ac-ft 176,500

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 ef3).--June 8 (2 p.m.) 8,240 cfs (9.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for May 21-26, June 1-3, 11-17, June 20 to July 8, computed from dally staff-gage 

readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Clear-water Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'00", long 90°46'31", in NWf sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., in intake 

tower at dam on Black River, 4f miles west of Piedmont and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 {levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 39,970 acre-ft May 5 (elevation, 503.36 ft); min- 

 Imum7l8,940 acre-ft Oct. 2 (elevation, 492.11 ft).

1948-54: Maximum contents, 192,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1950 (elevation, 540.02 ft);

minimum since initial filling to conservation pool level, 18,920 acre-ft Sept. 28, 1953

(elevation, 492.10 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pool level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity is 413,700 acre-ft at elevation 567 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which 391,800 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage, 

and 21,920 acre-ft is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will be 

maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 ft. Reservoir 

used for flood control and incidental recreational purposes. Contents computed from 

daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18,950

18,950

18,970

19,090

19,290

19,350

19,390

19,470

19,550

19,610

19,680

19,740

19,820

19,890

19,970

20,060

20,140

20,200

20,290

20,390

20,440

20,470

20,530

20,580

20,630

20,780

20,910

21,020

21,150

21,270

21,400

Nov.

21,550

21,680

21,810

21,940

21,920

21,810

21,760

21,740

21,760

21,760

21,770

21,790

21,810

21,840

21,850

21,850

21,850

21,850

21,950

22,000

22,080

22,160

22,100

21,920

21,850

21,870

21,920

21,940

22,000

21,990

Dec.

21,920

21,900

21,920

21,900

21,950

22,020

22,000

21,990

21,950

21,920

21,950

22,000

22,050

21,950

21,940

21,920

21,900

21,920

21,950

22,000

22,050

22,030

21,970

21,950

21,990

22,020

22,030

22,080

22,120

22 150

22^160

Jan.

22,150

22,120

22,100

22,050

22,020

22,000

21,950

21,940

22,150

22,230

22,230

22,160

22,100

22,100

22,160

22,200

22 ,200

22,200

22,210

22,880

23,180

22,910

22,440

22,070

21,900

21,870

21,810

21,790

21,840

21 , 890

21,920

Feb.

21,920

21,890

21,840

21,770

21,760

21,790

21,790

21,790

21,810

21,820

21,810

21,820

21,840

21,900

22 ,080

22,960

24,540

22,440

22,070

21,640

21,790

21,920

21,900

21,790

21,770

21,840

22,000

22,000

_______

Mar.

21,990

22,080

21,950

21,850

21,840

21,870

21,900

21,950

22,030

22,150

22,260

22,360

22,510

22,570

22,650

22,740

22,820

22,930

23,090

23,260

23,400

23,550

'23,980

24,220

24,520

24,920

25,060

24,970

24,760

24,520

24,380

Apr.

24,450

24,500

24,450

24,400

24,480

24,550

24,540

24,500

24,550

24,470

24,360

24,350

24,330

24,420

24,800

26,130

25,970

24,900

24,670

24,450

24,420

24,610

24,500

24,350

24,360

24,470

24,590

24,620

24,620

24,620

May

24,590

32,910

38,790

39,920

38,310

35,240

33,210

29,910

27,530

26,020

24,740

24,5OO

24,520

24,450

24,380

24,430

24,570

24,470

24,360

24,360

24,330

24,470

24,480

24,520

24,540

24,570

24,520

24,990

24,930

24,420

24,160

June

23,970

23,880

23,910

23,970

24,120

24,170

23,910

29,050

34,660

41,170

41,390

39,080

36,110

32,490

28,710

26,580

24,520

24,020

23,970

23,840

23,570

24,030

23,950

23,640

23,440

23,290

23,090

22,880

22,780

22 ,820

July

23,080

23,160

23,240

23,290

23,320

23,340

23,370

23,390

23,370

23,350

23,350

23,320

23,290

23,270

23,190

23,140

23,080

23,060

23,010

22,820

22,770

22,700

22,560

22,430

22,290

22,130

21,990

21,820

21,660

21,510

21,430

Aug.

21,480

21,460

21,450

21,410

21,400

21,480

21,510

21,550

21,580

21,590

21,610

21,590

21,590

21,560

21,510

21,480

21,410

21,330

21,320

21,300

21,250

21,240

21,220

21,190

21,150

21,110

21,120

21,090

21,060

21,010

20,960

Sept.

20,890

20,830

20,780

20,700

20,620

20,550

20,500

20,450

20,370

20,310

20,230

20,150

20,090

20,030

19,960

19,890

19,820

19,850

19,790

20,080

20,110

20,110

20,110

20,090

20,080

20,060

20,050

20,020

20,000

20,080

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31..................

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1953. .... 

Jan. 31..................

Feb. 28..................

Mar. 31..................

July 31..................

Sept. 30..................

Water year 1953-54. ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

492 . 12 

493.68 

494.04 

494.15

-

494.00 

494.05 

495.48 

495.62 

495.35 

494.55 

493.70 

493.41 

492 . 86

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

18,950 

21,400 

21,990 

22,160

-

21,920 

22,000 

24,380 

24,620 

24,160 

22,820 

21,430 

20,960 

20,080

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+2,450 

+590 

+170

+260

-240 

+80 

+2,380 

+240 

-460 

-1,340 

-1,390 

-470 

-880

+1,130

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location. La t 37°04'45", long 90°42'50", in SE£sw£ see. 22, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., on downstream side of pier at right end of left truss of bridge on State Highway 34, half 

a mile northwest of Leeper, 2 miles downstream from McKenzie Creek, 6 miles downstream 

from Clearwater Dam, and at mile 251.0.

Drainage area. 957 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1937, chain gage, Oct. 22, 1937, to Jan. 21, 1942, water-stage 

recorder, and Jan. 22 to Apr. 6, 1942, staff gage, all at site 1,900 ft downstream at 

datum 3.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years, 990 cfs (716,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum, 172 cfs Nov. 5, Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 78,400 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 133 cfs 

Aug. 11, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 ft in March 1904 (present site and datum), from 

floodmarks (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 762: 1933(M). WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1281: 1922-23, 

1927-29(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.6 

2.5

172

326

687

3.0 

3.5 

5.0

1,000

1,440

3,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

190

188

190

194

2_07

200

192

188

186

185

183

181

181

1S1

181

181

183

181

183

183

188

198

200

200

200

201

200

194

185

179 T7§-

5,862

189

11,630

Nov.

179

179

177

T77

188

250

250

235

237

*242

240

240

240

240

240

246

250

255

271

286

273

273

288

3S3" 382

293

257

248

244

255

7,498

250

14,870

Dec.

290

290

298

290

280

252

257

301

306

3751

280

252

266

278

*301

288

262

255

240

237

'255 235

278

266

242

237

237

240

240

237

235

8,221

265

16,310

Jan.

246

271

268

268

264

262

262

255

248

244

5B6" 240

293

298

304

304

298

296

296

417

528

797

757

768

614

 515

498

435

417

363

363

11,715

378

23,240

Feb.

363

359

356

353

338

296

290

288

288

288

286

271

25o~ 250

252

315

1,360

3,000

1,260

1,210

860

637

637

637

576

466

396

410

-

16,292

582

32,310

Mar.

406

414

424

420

386

350

326

323

301

*276

273

271

264

248

246

242

240

240

244

237

233

237

244

293

332

478

662

740

740

714

614

11,414

368

22,640

Apr.

502

410

439

428

350

55B" 338

382

379

420

498

439

 382

392

341

617

1,840

1,900

1,'ltO

860

760

490

614

614

536

432

372

389

386

386

17,452

582

34,620

Hay

382

1,180

662

1,260

2,120

3,000

'2, 240

3,000

2,360

1,680

1,540

860

558

*554

524

454

376

410

432

350

341

326

315

306

301

33B~ 298

400

494

714

614

28,386

916

56,300

June

519

550

458

466

389

366

470

576

987

1,400

2,360

2,860

3,000

3,060

3,200

2,260

2,120

1,080

581

528

528

*637

651

576

490

432

417

410

353

275

31,997

1,067

63,470

July

242

231

225

223

221

217

215

213

209

207

205

201

201

203

203

194

192

190

235" 188

248

*255 5IB246

237

233

231

229

229

227

198

6,796

219

13,480

Aug.

194

190

188

186

T5T

203

55T

198

194

194

194

198

19S

196

194

194

194

194

196

198

196

196

192

192

192

192

200

201

196

194

*192

6,041

195

11,980

Sept.

190

188

186

183

181

181

181

181

181

179

179

179

179

181

179

179

179

179

181

198

155" 209

181

177

179

179

176

174

T87

201

5,488

183

10,890

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,560 Min 152 Mean 5S8 Ac-ft 389,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,200 Mln 174 Mean 431 Ac-ft 311,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location. La t 36°45'25", long 90°23'25", in NW^SEi sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 6 E. , on downstream 

handrail of center span of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Poplar Bluff, 5 miles downstream from Indian Creek and at mile 210.9.

Drainage area. 1,245 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1954. Gageheight records collected at same site since July 1935, and at site 300 ft downstream 

September 1923 to July 1935, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 317.40 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. --16 years, 1,331 cfs (963,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs May 9 (gage height, 9.49 ft); minimum, 

239 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1936-37, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs May 12, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 44,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.80 ft June 10, 1945, from graph 

based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 236 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage 

height, 1.29 ft Nov. 6, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 cfs (estimated) March 1904; maximum stage known, 

21.1 ft Mar. 12, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed since 1904).

Remarks . Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 80). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

273

270

270

270

511

297

284

278

273

270

268

265

263

260

257

257

257

257

255 

255

255

252

263

265

270

270

289

278

268

257

250

8,307

268

16,480

Nov.

247

247

244

244

242

242

289

332

322

319

316

308

305

*305

305

305

305

316

322 

343

359

359

354

343

403

424

57tf

338

322

316

9,446

315

18,740

Dec.

316

349

376

3TO

365

370

330

311

359

362

368

362

327

340

338

357

359

*338

330 

316

311

305

305

335

332

308

311

316

311

305

300

10,382

335

20,590

Jan.

358" 308

332

338

340

338

335

335

338

354

349

332

332

378

397

419

416

386

384 

480

603

634

799

S5B" 855

771

673

623

600

*567

533

14,712

475

29,180

Feb.

519

513

505

497

497

485

449

436

432

424

422

416

405

400

578

586

799

1,110

2,380 

2,050

1,720

1,310

1,020

939

885

827

745

655

_

" ~ ~~

21,797

77S

45,250

Mar.

651

620

657

620

617

589

*555

527

515

491

469

455

441

424

408

400

592

586

597 

597

586

581 4"2"4~

1,480

1,720

1,480

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,050

995

21,295

687

42,240

Apr.

911

827

709

701

676

654

605

606

597

592

597

707

676

609

620

625

*911

1,630

1.750 

1,450

1,140

1,020

827

799

799

771

651

600

556" 586

24,210

807

48,020

May

597

1,050

2,340

1,600

1,190

1,950

2,650

2,420

2,760

2,380

1,880

1,650

1,160

959

827

771

*715

657

620 

606

575

564

547

519

508

502

513" 499

684

715

827

35,175

1,135

69,770

June

799

715

771

681

665

609

578

675

771

827

1,280

1,910

2,270

2,500

2,610

2,760

2,310

1,880

1,340 

911

771

715

771

855

*743

684

625

592

575

541

53,732

1,124

66,910

July

457 413"

586

570

559

549

558

558

522

311

505

300

286

284

284

276

268

265

253" 265 

281

555

354

555

*552

519

314

314

314

311

508

9,954

521

19,740

Aug.

297

292

276

270

265

275

289

289

281

278

278

278

278

281

281

281

281

278

292 

524

514

305

300

300

297

295

295

289

308

295

284

8,942

288

17,740

Sept.

278

276

270

*268

265

263

263

281

268

263

257

252

556" 250

250

250

250

250

250 

257

327

527

278

265

263

265

260

257

257

558

8,044

268

15,960

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,630 Min 242 Mean- 737 Ac'-ft 533,200

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,760 Min 242 Mean 564 Ac-ft 408,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Black River near Corning, Ark.

83

Location. Lat 36°24'05", long 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2£ miles east of Corning, 13.9 

miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 152.2.

Drainage area. 1,749 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at site 

7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage and Nov. 29, 1938, to Nov. 4,

1953, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,851 cfs (1,340,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 237 cfs Sept. 14-20; minimum gage height, -0.47 ft Sept. 17.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs June 13, 1945; maximum gage height, 16.92 

ft June 13, 1945; minimum discharge, 224 cfs Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -0.52 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 18, 1927, reached a stage of 14.4 ft, according to records of Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 105 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 80).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 21-23, Feb. 16-18, 20-22,

Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Mar. 24-27, Mar. 29 to Apr. 4, Apr. 19-21, 24-26,

May 3-5, 15-20, 30, June 3, 6, 7, 11-17, 22-24)

-0.5 232 3.0 790

0.0 288 5.0 1,270

1.0 412 7.0 1,880

2.0 576 9.0 2,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

570" 270

270

270

276

288

294

294

294

294

288

288

276

282

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276 

276

276

276

288

300

300

*312 3"I5"

300

8,802

284

0.162

0.19

17,460

Nov.

294

288

288

288

282

282

282

288

300

324

336

348

336

336

336

336

336

336

336

348

348

373 

386

386

386

386

399

426

412

399

10,201

340

0.194

0.22

20,230

Dee.

373

360

*373-

373

386

412 412"

399

399

386

386

386

399

399

386

386

386

386

386

386

386

373 

360

360

360

360

373

373

373

*360

360

11,797

381

0.218

0.25

23,400

Jan.

3Bo~ 360

360

360

373

373

373

386

386

399

399

399

386

386

399

440

454

469

469

502

809

 1,000 §15"

859

882

905

*928

905

836

767

723

17,560

566

0.324

0,37

34,830

Feb.

658

616

576

557

538

538

520

520

485

469

454

454

440

4ST

440

483

792

1,280

1,300

1,640

2,110

2,460 

2,480

*2,290

1,920

1,530

1,280

1,100

-

28,370

1,013

0.579

0.60

56,270

Mar.

957

847

813

767

767

745

723

701

658

616

596

576

557

520

502

485

469

469

469

454

454

454 

469

554

*1,330

2,200

2,560

2,580

2,200

1,880

1,610

28,982

935

0.535

0.62

57,480

Apr.

1,400

1,270

1,120

1,000

928

882

836

767

723

701

701

701

745

790

790

767

836

882

1,070

1,330

1,480

*1,490 

1,460

1,240

1,070

957

951

882

813

745

29,327

978

0.559

0.62

58,170

May

701

745

1,420

2,030

2,290

2,300

2,260

2,180

2,180

2,260

2,340

2,390

2,440

Z,340

2,090

1,750

1,380

1,130

960

*847

790

767 

723

679

637

616

596

576- 576

727

836

43,556

1,405

0.803

0.93

86,390

June

859

882

932

1,020

1,020

869

758

723

679

701

814

974

1,200

1,390

1,570

1,730

*1,900

1,980

2,100

2,140

2,100

1,720 

1,300

1,040

974

928

859

767

701

658

35,288

1,176

0.672

0.75

69,930

July

616

576

502

469

440

412

399

386

373

360

360

348

348

336

*336

324

324

312

312

312

300 312- 

324

348

360

348

348

336

336

324

324

11,505

371

0.212

0.24

22,820

Aug.

324

554

312

312

*294

282

276

276

282

282

276

276

270

270

270

264

264

264

258

5S4

270

282 

288

288

276

270

270

264

258

258

256

8,622

278

0.159

0.18

17,100

Sept.

258

*253

248

248

242

242

242

237

542

248

248

242

242

237

237

237

237

237

237

237

248

270 

294

300 258"

276

264

258

*258

258

7,565

252

0.144

0.16

15,000

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,340 Mln 270 Mean 1,037 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.06 Ac-ft 751,100

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,580 Mln 237 Mean 662 Cfsm 0.379 In. 5.13 Ac-ft 479,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location . Lat 37°14'00", long 91°51'00", in SW^NWi sec. 5, T. 29 N. , R. 8 W. , on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 137, 3 miles south of Yukon.

Drainage area. 8.36 sq mi.

Records available . June 1949 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929.

Average discharge . 5 years, 7.85 cfs (5,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 462 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 2.68 ft in gage 

well, about 3.1 ft at outside gage); no flow for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 7, 1949 (gage height, 4.50 ft in gage 

well, 5.78 ft at outside gage, from f loodmark) ; no flow at times in 1952-54.

Flood of April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 ft and next highest flood (since 

1932) reached a stage of about 10.0 ft in February 1935, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks . Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

0

.04 

.40

1.3

2.8

5.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

E.I 

E.2

10.9 

E0.5 

33.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~^T 0.01

.01

.01

*.OE

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.OE

.02

.02

.OE

.02

.OE

.OE

.01

.OE

.02

.02

.OE

.09 706-

.04

.03

.03 

.02

0.64

O.OE1

0.0025

0.003

1.3

Nov.

O.OE

.02

.03

.02

.OE

.OE

.03

.OE

.OE

.02

.OE

.OE

.OE

.OE

.02

*.OE

.OE

.02

.08

.IE

.06

.04

.03

.03

.03

.OE

.02

.OE

.01 

TOT

0.85

O.OE8

0.0033

0.004

1.7

Dec.

0.01 -^02

.02

.03

.OS

.02

.02

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

0.49

0.016

0.0019

0.002

0'.97

Jan.

0.01

.01

0

*U

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.OE

.02

2.5

3.0

T7T

1.2

.85

.75

.85

1.2

1.3

1.1

.85 

.75

16.27

0.5E5

0.063

0.07

32

Feb.

' 0.58

* .51

.51

.45

.40

.40

.35

.35

.30

.E5

.21

.El

.17

.TT

*.17

.35

.58

.51

5.7

15.4

6.3

4.3

3.0

E.3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

-

-----

47.37

1.69

0.20E

O.E1

94

Mar.

1.1

1.1

.96

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.75

.66

.66

.66

.75

1.4

2.5

E.E

1.8

E.O

EO

108

15

7.6

5.6

*4.3

3.4 

2.6

191.54

6.18

0.739

0.85

380

Apr.

2.5

E.E

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

l.E

1.2

1.8

3.2

E.6

2.3

2.3

4.3 4-70-

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.E

2.E

2.2

E.3

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

66.5

E.2E

O.E66

0.30

132

May

1.4

37 *TZ

6.7

4.9

3.7

8.2

5.9

4.9

3.7

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

.85

.85

.45

*.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

.30

.E5

.35

.35

.40

.58

.66 

.66

104.90

3.38

0.404

0.47

208

June

0.51

4.5

47TT

2.0

.96

.58

.51

.40

.75

.58

.40

.35

.35

*.30

.21

.17

.17

.17

.14

.17

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

**.06

70?

.06

.09

.06

18.19

0.606

0.072

0.08

36

July

0.12

6.0 "796

.35

.21

.17

.17

.17

.17

.IE

.09

.06

.04

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

2

0

0

0

0

0

6

8.78

O.E83

0.034

0.04

17

Aug.

0

.02

TOZ

.02

.02

.02

.OE

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.20

0.006

000072

0.0009

0.40

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 t Max 148 Mln 0.01 Mean 2.73 Cfsm 0.3E7 In. 4.43 Ac-ft 1,980

Water year 1953-54 : Max 108 Mln 0 Mean 1.25 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.03 Ac-ft 903

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°09 I 15", long 91°21 I 30", in W? sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., on upstream 

handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, li miles downstream 

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at site 1,400 ft upstream 

at datum 2.11 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1934, to Jan. 10, 1935, wire-weight gage at site 

25 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 454 cfs (328,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs May 28 (gage height, 5.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 71 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.16 

ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs June 13, 1928 (gage height, 16.24 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; minimum, 

64 cfs Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Aug. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 787: 1928(M), 1934. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 927: Drainage

area.WSP 1281:1929.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.6 

2.1

63

150

326

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

822

1,660

2,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

107

TOT

107

108

115

115

115

114

115

114

114

112

112

112

112

110

110

110

110

110

110

108

110

110

110

112

119

TO

119

119

115

3,480

112

0.281

0.33

6,900

Nov.

115

114

114

114

114

114

112

TO

*114

114

115

115

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

126

128

139

T3T

130

130

128

124

124

124

123

3,580

119

0.299

0.33

7,100

Dec.

121

m

124

124

124

126

128

m

124

124

126

124

124

*128

128

124

123

124

123

121

123

121

124

123

121

121

121

121

123

123

121

3,830

124

0.312

0.36

7,600

Jan.

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

119

ITS

132

132

128

130

131

132

137

137

139

139

167

173

238

T9T

167

*156

141

146

146

150

146

137

4,380

141

0.354

0.41

8,690

Feb.

137

126

123

121

123

121

123

121

119

117

117

117

117

115

12T

188

224

201

185

245

326

284

220

201

179

164

167

150

-

4,552

163

0.410

0.43

9,030

Mar.

148

146

143

143

141

137

132

128

124

128

*126

126

121

121

121

119

117

T2T

128

135

135

130

132

231

511

454" 861

371

284

264

231

6,249

202

0.508

0.58

12,390

Apr.

210

191

179

167

156

159

153

148

141

141

146

*146

214

204

188

305

576

TTI

305

264

217

188

191

188

179

167

159

153

150

141

6,097

203

0.510

0.57

12,090

May

141

509

980

576

443

348

348

326

305

264

242

217

*204

191

179

162

156

150

143

139

137

135

132

124

ra

130

128

674 Hri

418

10,567

341

0.857

0.99

20,960

June

348

284

371

394 355-

264

245

210

204

191

173

156

141

137

132

128

124

191

153

143

*128

123

126

126

121

114

110

107

ToT

107

5,484

183

0.460

0.51

10,880

July

107

110

117

TT4

107

100

98

100

1OO

102

98

96

93

90

87

87

90

87

91

96

*93

90

93

91

93

95

96

90

88

87

85

2,971

95.8

0.241

0.28

5,890

Aug.

87

91

85

87

87

87

85

88

85

87

85

87

83

80

77

77

76

74

83

87

85

87

82

80

80

79

80

77

76

*79

77

2,560

82.6

0.208

0.24

5,080

Sept.

79

79

77

77

79

77

77

77

74

77

80

80

82

79

77

*80

77

80

80

80

87

93

91

87

88

87

83

83

90

96

2,453

81.8

0.206

0.23

4,870

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,050 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,910

Mln 102 Mean 225 

Mln 74 Mean 154

Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.68 Ac-ft 163,100 

Cfsm 0.387 In. 5.26 Ac-ft 111,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,900 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'00", long 91°15'30", in SW^NEv sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Jacks Fork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at mile 

123.0.

Drainage area. 1,272 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1921, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 20, 1621, to Dec. 8, 1934, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,506 cfs (1,090,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,250 cfs May 28 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 329 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic fett per second)

0.4 

1.0 

3.0 

5.0

320

655

2,280

5,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-£55 455

455

465

506

488

482

488

488

482

488

482

482

482

482

482

482 

482

482

482

482

482

482

482

488

500 

530

BT7

506 

500

494

15,053

486

0.382

0.44

29,860

Nov.

494

494

488

488

482

482

482

488

*488

488

488

494

494

494

494

494

494 

500

511

575

549

575

542

530

517

506 

500

494

488 

488

15,101

503

0.395

Oj.44

29,950

Dec.

494

511

523

BIT

506

511

506

500

511

500

494

488

488

*494

494

488

477 

471

477

482

488

477

465

150" 460

460 

465

465

471

465

460

15,062

486

0.382

0.44

29,880

Jan.

460

460

460

460

460

455

455

460

477

506

477

471

460

488

506

511

506 

500

500

682

709 682"

608

575

*549

549 

542

530

530

517

511

16,056

518

0.407

0.47

31,850

Feb.

494

488

482

482

477

477

471

465

471

477

465

460 4"55

471

482

807

1,010 

772

709

850

864

800

703

655

608

575 

556

542

16,578

592

0.465

L0.48

32,880

Mar.

530

536

523

511

506

500

494

494

488

488

*488

482

460

455

455

455

471

517

506

494

488

511

662

1,090

1.750 

1,326

1,050

894 

800

716

19,563

631

0.496

0.57

38,800

Apr.

669

628

601

575

556

562

556

556

525

517

542

*568

622

628

669

1,160

1,440 

1,090

908

793

730

682

669

655

655

601 

588

575

562 

556

20,596

680

0.535

0.60

40,450

May

562

1,560

1,860

1,480

1,160

1,010

1,010

923

857

779

723

689

*655

628

601

582

568 

549

550

517

530" 506

542

517

511

549 

549

1,450

4.270 

1,950

1,360

29,977

967

0.760

0.88

59,460

June

1,150

1,050

1,130

1,050

916

814

744

751

953

1.690

1,240

975

828

744

689

655

709 

836

744

648

*588

575

556

556

517

500 

494

488

482

25,520

784

0.616

0.69

46,650

July

¥6~2 775

582

549

500

482

465

471

460

444

434

418

418

408

403

599

394 

394

408

408

*399

399

399

399

599

389 

379

375

370 

370

565

15,715

442

0.347

0.40

27,200

Aug.

379

594

594

575

365

375

584

589

589

579

570

565

565

560

356

352

352 

36~6" 547

394

471

TO

379

570

565

365 

565

565

560 

*360

560

11,617

575

0.295

0.34

25,040

Sept.

556

552

552

347

542

542

342

342

342

342

338

358

538

334

*538

338

342 

342

342

347

552

547

347

347

347

547 

347

342

352 

570

10,354

345

0.271

0.30

20,540

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,300 Mln 449 Mean 820 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.76 Ac-ft 593,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,270 Mln 334 Mean 567 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.05 Ac-ft 410,600

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°59'30", long 91°00'55", in NE^NW^- sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 in Van Buren, 0.4 

mile downstream from Pike Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Big Spring, and at mile 90.4.

Drainage area. 1,667 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1912 to June 1921 (monthly discharge only) and July 1921 to September 1949 in 

reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Gaffe. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1926, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 1, 1926, to Oct. 19, 1934, chain gage, and Oct. 20, 1934, to Sept. 30, 

1939, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 1,945 cfs (1,408,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 476 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 3.37 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 86,600 cfs Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 22.84 ft in

t

age well, 23.0 ft from outside gage, present datum), from rating curve extended above 

2,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft Sept. 23, 24, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks. Flood 

of Aug. 21, 1915, reached a stage of 25.9 ft, present datum (discharge, 125,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 877: 1938-. WSP 897: 1939. WSP 927: Drainage area. 

WSP 1281: I921T

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

610

1,020

2,160

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

424

1,020

2,160

7.0 

8.0

5,490

7,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

650

HBTJ

650

660

700

700

690

680

670

670

660

660

660

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

660

680

690

690

680 

670

20,570

664

0.398

0.46

40,800

Nov.

670

660

660

660

650

650

650

650

650

*650

650

650

650

660

660

660

660

660

660

700

700

720" 720

700

700

680

670

660

660

660

20,030

668

0.401

0.45

39,730

Dec.

6~50" 640

670

170" 680

670

660

660

670

670

650

650

650

*660

670

670

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

650 

650

20,470

660

0.396

0.46

40,600

Jan.

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

'580" 640

680

660

640

640

650

670

670

670

670

831

946

894

831

780

750

*740

730

720

720

710 

710

21,832

704

0.422

0.49

43,800

Feb.

690

680

680

670

660

650

650

640

640

630

630

620

610

610

610

780

1.240

1,120

958

1,060

1,100

1,060

968

892

854

808

790

781

-----

22,081

789

0.473

0.49

43,830

Mar.

763

745

736

736

728

720

720

710

711

702

*711

711

711

702

694

686

686

694

720

736

736

728

745

958

1,160

.900

,780

,440

,250

,100 

,020

27,140

875

0.525

0.61

53,830

Apr.

949

902

864

835

826

817

808

790

763

745

754

*763

772

817

873

1,290

1,720

1,500

1,240

1,100

1,020

940

920

873

854

835

817

799

781

763

27,730

924

0.554

0.62

55,000

May

763

6,190

3,840

2,730

1,960

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,290

1,200

1,100

1,040

*987

958

911

872

835

817

790

763

745

745

754

754

756

745

754

889

5,420

3,510 

2,030

48,668

1,570

0.942

1.09

96,530

June

1,600

1,390

1,440

1,390

1,260

1,140

1,040

1,020

1,160

1.990

1,840

1,440

1,210

1,060

978

940

902

987

996

911

854

*817

844

817

790

763

745

736

728

720

32,508

1,804

0.650

0.73

64,480

July

711

968

HIT

772

720

694

677

660

652

635

619

611

594

578

570

562

554

554

562

570

*562

562

562

562

562

562

554

546

538

531 

523

19,144

618

0.371

0.43

37,970

Aug.

531

562

562

554

538

531

538

546

554

538

523

515

515

515

507

499

492

484

557

531

586

619

BBT

546

531

523

515

515

515

515 

*515

16,484

532

0.319

0.37

32,700

Sept.

507

507

507

499

499

499

507

499

499

492

492

484 4"84~

*484

484

484

484

499

492

531

562

557

499

499

492

492

492

492

507

546

15,021

501

0.301

0.34

29,790

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,710 Min 640 Mean 1,106 Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.01 Ac-ft 800,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,190 Mln 484 Mean 799 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.54 Ac-ft 578,500

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O -57 -7
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location. La t 36°57'05", long 90°59'35" , in SW^NE^ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 miles upstream from Current River, and 

3^- miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available. January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1954 (fragmentary January 1927 to May 1929) .

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 429.08 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 88 years (1923-26, 1929-54), 423 cfs (306,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 900 cfs May 3, during period of backwater from Current River; minimum daily, 263 cfs Sept. 5-30.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs (estimated) sometime in June 1928, during 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 cfs July 4-6, 12, 1936.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 747: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year- 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

Current Elver (g 

feet per second)

, ,

Current Elver (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic 

d)

0.9 

1.5 

2.6

263

445

927

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

315 315"

310

310

310

310

310

310

304

310

310

310

310

310

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

299

299

299

295

9,486

306

18,820

Nov.

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

*293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

288

288

288

288

8,770

292

17,400

Dec.

288

288

293

297

293

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

*288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

285

283

283

283

283

283

283

8,908

287

17,670

Jan.

283

283

288

258

288

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

278

258

288

288

288

288

288

*283

283

283

283

283

283

8,813

284

17,480

Feb.

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

278

278

273 273-

273

273

273

288

293

288

521

315

304

304

299

299

299

293

288

-

8,059

288

15,980

Mar.

288

288

288

2S8

288

288

283

283

283

283

*283

283

283

278

TTS

278

.278

278

278

278

278

278

278

498

521

513

482

452

438

403

390

10,186

329

20,200

Apr.

376

363

350

344

338

332

327

315

315

315

310

*315

327

321

315

638

607

570

529

505

475

438

438

417

396

383

376

363

357

350

11,802

393

23,410

May

344

CTSO"

C900

15T

716

647

613

596

587

537

521

498

490

*471

452

431

417

410

403

396

383

376

370

363

357

357

357

357

0600

0550

502

15,508

500

30,760

June

452

43TT

431

410

396

390

383

376

370

363

376

350

344

338

332

327

327

321

315

315

*312

315

310

304

304

304

304

299

307

299

10,409

347

20,650

July

259" 299

299

293

293

293

293

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

283

283

283

283

283

283

*283

283

283

278

278

278

278

278

278

278

8,866

286

17,650

Aug.

278

TTS

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

268

268

268

268

268

268

273

273

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

*268

8,393

271

16,650

Sept.

268

255

268

268

265

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

*263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

7,910

264

15,690

Calendar year 1953 : Max 700 Mln 283 Mean 364 Ac-ft 263,200

Water year 1953-54 : Max 900 Mln 263 Mean 321 Ac-ft 232,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Current River.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°37'25", long 90°50'55", In NW^NWi sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 160, 1 mile west of Donlphan, Z\ miles 

upstream from Briar Creek, and at mile 51.3.

Drainage area. 2,038 sq ml.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. January 

1913 to December 1926 (monthly discharge only) In House Document 102, 73d Congress, 

1st Session.

,e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to July 3., 1936, nonrecording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 2,791 cfs (2,021,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,530 cfs May 3 (gage height, 6.68 ft); minimum, 879 cfs Sept. 17, 18 '(gage height, 1.14 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 94,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 22.0 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs; minimum, that of 

Sept. 17, 18, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 24.9 ft In March 1904, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 130,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Re c ords good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1937-38(M) . WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 8 Sept. 9-30

1.5 

1.9

1,040

1,430

1.2 

1.7 

3.0 

6.0

855

1,270

3,050

8,130

1.1 

1.3

855

985

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 19-

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,110

1,110

1,110 

1,11O

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,12O

1,120

1,120

1,12O

1,120

1,110

1,110 

1,100

1,116

1,11O

1,100 

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,12O

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,12O

34,680

1,119

0.549

0.63

68,790

Nov.

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

*1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110 

1,120

1,150

1,160

1,180 

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1.100

33,710

1,124

0.552

0.62

66,860

Dec.

1,100

1,110

1.140 

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,090 

*1,090

1.080

1,O80

1,080 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,O80

1,080

34,140

1,101

0.540

0.62

67,720

Jan.

1,O8O

1,080

1,080 

1,O8O

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,110

1,140

1,160

1,15O

1,130 

1,120

1,280

1,370

1.470 

1,410

1,340

1,290

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,220

*1,ZOO

1,180

36,47O

1,176

0.577

0.67

72,340

Feb.

1,180

1,170

1,160 

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,090

1.080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,240

1,500

1.850 

1,700

1,700

1,760

1,760 

1,640

1,540

1,450

1,380

1,330

1,290

-

______

36,900

1,318

0.647

0.67

73,190

Mar.

1,280

1,260

1,260 

1,240

1,220

1,190

*1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110

1.100

1,110

1,120 

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180 

1,200

1,610

2,180

2,530

2.900

2,600

2,240

2,040

1,830

44,960

1,450

0.711

0.82

89,180

Apr.

1,700

1,620

1,550 

1,500

1,45O

.1,420

1,400

1,360

1,330

1.290

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,420

1,830

*2,390

2.680 

2,320

2,100

1,900

1,760 

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,380

48,610

1,620

0.795

0.89

96,420

May

1,360

2,460

7,480 

4,440

3,500

2,900

2,680

2,460

2,320

2,180

2,040

1,970

1,830

1,760

1,700

1,640

1,560

*1,520 

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,410 

1,390

1,390

1,360

1.350

1,360

1,380

3,340

5,600

3,580

72,290

2,332

1.14

1.32

143,400

June

2,750

2,390

2,180 

2,180

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,900

2,600

2,240

1,970

1,760

1,640

1,580

1,490

1,460 

1,540

1,500

1,410

1,450 

1,560

1,380

*1,290

1,27O

1,250

1,200

1,180

1.170

51,440

1,715

0.842

0.94

102,000

July

1,160

1,240

1.560 

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,010 

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,030 

1,020

1,O10

*1,010

1,010

1,000

995

985

985

978

55,501

1,081

0.550

0.61

66,450

Aug.

985

995

995 

995

985

985

985

985

985

978

971

964

964

957

957

950

945

945 

978

1,010

1,000

1.050 

1,010

985

971

964

957

950

943

945

936

30,193

974

0.478

0.55

59,890

Sept.

929

929

922 

*915

915

909

909

909

*909

903

S97

897

891

891

*885

885

879

879 

885

897

943

9T5 

897

891

891

891

891

891

891

945

27,079

903

0.443

O.49

53,710

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,75O 

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,480

Mln 1,080 Mean 1,749 

Mln 879 Mean 1,326

Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.66 Ac-ft 1,266,000 

Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.83 Ac-ft 960,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
90

WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark. 

Location. -Lat 36°15' , long 90°58' , In SW± sec. 27, T. 19 N R

fe

Drainage area. 4.843 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1954.

E near

Y

m of sage ls 242 ' 43 ft above mean &ulf level (Corps of 

to July 15 ' 1937 ' Btaff Saee at slte 0.3 mile upstream 

' 3? ' t0 July 23 ' 1940> wlre -»eight gage at present site and datum 

Average discharge. is years, 5,974 cfs (4,325,000 acre-ft per year).

 <-, year, 10,200 cfs May 4 (gage height, 12.68 ft)' mini- 1"i'aSc't c/ ^ io ^CPL<. J-<s, J.5-18; minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept 15

,i ^J?4: ffeximum discharge, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height,'24 32 ft); minum, that of Sept. 12, 15-18, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 15, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 167 miles upstream since 

80) .

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16-19; rate of change in stage 

used as a factor Jan. 20, Feb. 16, 19, 20, Apr. 11, 12, 16-18, 

May 2, 3, 3O, 31, June 12, 23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 2O to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

1,480

1,680

1,950

-0.05 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

1,160

1,180

1,750

2,350

3,670

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

5,070

7,200

8,780

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.4BO 

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,580

1*540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540 

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,48O

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,540

*1,580

1,580

1,540

46,840

1,511

0.312

0.36

92,910

Nov.

1,540 

1,540

1,540

1,540

1.480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,540 

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,640

1,640

1.680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

47,280

1,576

0.325

0.36

93,780

Dec.

1,640 

1,640

*1,640

1,640

1,640

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,640 

1,640

1,640

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,640

*1,640

1,580

50,760

1,657

0.558

0.39

100,700

Jan.

1.580 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,640

1,680

1,680 

1,680

1,680

1,780

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

2,980

5,810

3,260

5,060

2,940

2,800

2,680

*2,680

2,610

2,610

2,540

2,480

66,510

2,145

0.443

0.51

131,900

Feb.

2,350 

2,290

2,230

2,110

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,950

1,950

1,870 

1,870

1,870

1,810

2,770

2,870

2,800

5,350

5,550

5,070

4,650

4,510

*4,370

4,160

3,950

3,880

3,810

-

______

81,930

2,926

0.604

0.63

162,500

Mar.

3,670 

3,600

3,460

3,260

2,940

2,740

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,350

2,290

2,290 

2,230

2,170

2,110

2,050

1 . 990

1,990

1,990

2,050

1,990

1,990

2,230

3,460

*3,950

4,720

4,930

5,280

5, 280

5,070

4,790

94,510

3,042

0.628

0.73

187,100

Apr.

4,580 

4,570

4,250

4,020

5,810

5,670

3,390

3,200

3,060

2,800

3,040

4,650 

5,670

5,130

2,940

3,220

3,640

4,000

4,090

3,950

3,740

*3,600

5,550

5,530

3,460

3,390

3,260

5,130

2,940

2,800

-----

106,820

3,561

0.735

0.82

211,900

May

2,680 

4,860

9,770

10,000

9,340

8,060

6,900

6,190

5,700

5,350

5,070

4,860 

4,650

4,510

4,370

4,300

4,230

4,160

*4,090

5,950

5,670

3,390

3,060

2,870

2,680

2,540

2,480

2,480

2,540

3,650

5,650

148,050

4,776

0.986

1.14

293,700

June

5.280 

4,51O

4,020

3,670

3,600

3,530

3,390

5,320

5,520

3,000

3,000

3,490 

3,460

3,260

3,060

3,000

*3,000

3,060

3,060

3,200

3,260

5,260

3,740

4,020

3,600

3,320

3,000

2,740

2,480

2,290

-----

100,940

3,365

0.695

0.78

200,200

July

2,170 

2,110

2,050

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,630 

*1,570

1,570

1,510

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1.570

50,380

1,625

0.536

0.39

99,930

Aug.

1,340 

1.40O

1,400

*1,370

1,540

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260 

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,240

1.210

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,210

39,730

1,282

0.265

0.51

78,80O

Sept.

1,210 

*1,210

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1.160 

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,240

1.280

1,280

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,280

*1,260

1,240

1,280

------

36,380

1,213

0.250

0.28

72,160

Calendar year 1953 ; Max 14,4OO Min 1,48O Mean 3,555 Cfsm 0.734 In. 9.96 Ac-ft 2,574,000

Water year 1955-54: Max 10,OOO Mln 1,160 Mean 2,583 Cfsm O.492 In. 6.7O Ac-ft 1,726,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°12', long 91°10', in NE£ sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, at Imboden, 3.9 miles downstream from Janes Creek, 8.5 miles upstream from Eleven Point River, and 12.1 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,162 sq mi.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 254.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 17, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,446 cfs (1,047,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 17.82 ft); minimum, 188 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; minimum observed, 185 cfs Aug. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 ft in August 1915.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by powerplant at Mammoth Spring. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0 2,030

250

405

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

4,160

6,510

9,060

12,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*327

323

327

315

376

359

343

331

335

335

323

323

327

323

331

323

327

327

327

327

331

323

335

319

327

335

351

319

304

580

10,320

333

0.287

0.33

20,470

Nov.

264

335

380

335

312

319

319

335

308

392

355

319

331

327

327

323

331

331

339

466

418

401

376

376

355

351

351

347

347

347

10,417

347

0.299

0.33

20,660

Dec.

335

*343

376 376-

359

359

335

351

363

347

343

347

343

351

339

335

331

335

335

331

327

335

331

327

339

339

335

343

*357

282

3T5

10,564

341

0.293

0.34

20,950

Jan.

315

312

327

371

331

260

 jfgTI

264

335

376

355

339

335

367

479

630

501

452

439

2,990

1,790

1,090

805

705

655

630

655

*630

607

570

547

18,780

606

0.522

0.60

37,250

Feb.

520

506

470

470

448

439

431

431

422

418

409

405

388

39T

388

1,030

330

855

966

2,160

1,460

1,140

930

830

*755

680

655

584

_

19,412

693

0.596

0.62

38,500

Mar.

584

566

607

566

529

524

501

506

479

483

479

466

457

439

414

418

422

422

431

431

426

435

1,010

*2.850

2,570

2,220

1,790

1,340

1,170

1,010

930

25,475

822

0.707

0.82

50,530

Apr.

855

780

755

705

705

680

655

1,230

805

705

980

1,090

880

830

755

1,220

1,540

1,140

1,010

905

*830

780

730

705

680

630

630

584

584

561

24,789

826

0.711

0.79

49,170

May

584

5,880

11,500

3, 710

2,030

1,670

1,460

1,280

1,120

1,040

955

905

855

850

780

755

730

705

*68O

630

607

607

607

575

566

584

630

575

1,150

1,260

855

45,915

1,481

1.27

1.47

91,070

June

755

705

680

607

566

497

497

721

680

561

515

497

470

466

457

*435

461

452

435

418

405

405

1.670

705

510

461

431

422

405

597

16,686

556

0.478

0.53

33 , 100

July

388

380

371

371

376

3 as

384

397

376

355

363

347

351

*331

551

335

327

339

315

323

381

335

331

331

380

327

319

312

323

282

300

10,789

348

0.299

0.35

21,400

Aug.

312

312

293

*312

293

296

300

296

296

274

285

285

278

278

278

278

263

271

274

525

308

296

285

285

274

274

278

274

282

289

264

8,911

287

0.247

0.29

17,670

Sept.

*264

264

268

260

250

257

260

268

257

250

257

257

264

257

257

264

254

254

271

257

278

257

250

260

264

260

257

*260

268

785

8,329

278

0.239

0.27

16,520

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Min 264 Mean 1.O26 Cfsm 0.883 In. 11.98 Ac-ft 742,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,300 Min 25O Mean 576 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.74 Ac-ft 417, 3OO

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). May 3 (1O a.m.) 12,500 cfs (17.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°47'05", long 91°29 I 30", in NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank attached to bluff at end of Grandpappy Ridge , 500 ft upstream from Posy Spring , 

l| miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2| miles east of Thomasville.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs May 2 (gage height, 12.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.8 ft; minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 15, 16; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft 

part of each day Sept. 10-16.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 

15, 16, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 14, 17, 1953.

Revisions . Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951 and 1952 have been 

revised to 4,280 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 10.60 ft) and 5,170 cfs Nov. 24, 1951 

(gage height, 11.75 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1211 and 1241, respectively.

Remarks . --Records fair. 

 IrTWSP 1352.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given

Revisions. Revised figures of peak discharges for water years 1951 and 1952, superseding 

those published in WSP 1211 and 1241, are given herewith:

Revised peak discharge. 1950-51: Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 3,790 cfs (9.93 ft); Feb. 20 

(3 p.m.) 2,740 cfs (8.33 ft); July 10 (2 a.m.) 4,280 cfs (10.60 ft).

1951-52: Oct. 23 (3:30 p.m. 

(11.75 ft); Mar. 10 (10:30 p.m. 

ft).

,370 cfs 

3,580 cfs

7.68 ft); Nov. 24 [3:30 a.m.) 

9.63 ft); Apr. 13 (2 a.m.) 2,

5,170 cfs 

130 cfs (7.30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

9_.S

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

5_.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

7.4

7.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

215.6

6.95

0.019

0.02

428

Nov.

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

8.8

10

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

*8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

10

15.

8.8

10

8.1

8.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

262.0

8.73

0.024

0.03

520

Dec.

8.1

8.8

9.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

7.4

8.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6^3

6.3

6.3

*6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

215.0

6.94

0.019

O.O2

426

Jan.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

8.1

9.5

7.4

6.8

6.3

8.1

11

12

8.8

8.1

9.5

29

16

12

13

11

10

11

11

11

11

10

*9. 5

301.0

9.71

0.027

0.03

597

Feb.

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.4

774

7.4

7.4

9.5

51

28

20

35

56

35

26

22

19

18

16

15

14

-

480.0

17.1

0.047

O.O5

952

Mar.

13

14

13

12

12

*12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

15

12

11

13

77

761

294

152

98

75

60

47

40

1,856

59.9

0.166

0.19

3,680

Apr.

33

29

24

22

20

19

18

17

15

14

32

29

26

23

885

515

180

*123

93

72

62

53

46

41

38

34

32

31

29

29

2,582

86.1

0.239

0.27

5,120

May

28

*2,250

*434

224

159

129

115

94

79

69

63

56

51

45

42

40

38

36

*32

31

29

28

26

25

24,

29

25

75

202

67

51

4,576

148

0.410

0.47

9,080

June

43

37

33

30

26

25

23

24

21

20

19

17

16

16

15

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

*5^5_

9.9

16

13

11

545.3

18.2

O.O5O

0.06

1,080

July

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.9

11

9.9

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

*6.6

6.3

6.0

5.7

.5^4

5.4

248.7

8.02

0.022

0.03

493

Aug.

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

7.6

8.5

6.3

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

162.9

5.25

0.015

0.02

525

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.0

370

*3.0

3.0

3.5

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.5

5.6

3.9

3.9

5.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.4

6.3

116.7

3.89

0.011

o.ol

251

Calendar year 1953: Max 715 Mln 5.3 Mean 40.6 Cfsm 0.112 In. 1.53 Ac-ft 29,370

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,23O Min 3.0 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 0.088 In. 1.20 Ae-ft\ 22,930

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 efsl.--Mar. 24 (5:15 a.m.) 2,80O cfs (8.56 ft); Apr. 15 (8 p.m.) 5,170 

cfs (11.85 ft)/ May 2 (8:50 a.m.) 5,48O cfs (12.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

93

Location. Lat 36°47'10", long 91°20'50", in SEijSWi sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from Eleven Point 

River, and 1 mile north of Greer.

Records available. August to December 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), November 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 10 to Dec. 31, 1904, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 17, 1921, to June 25, 1934, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at datum 

0.74 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 343 cfs (248,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 502 cfs May 3 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum, 

119 cfs Sept. 30.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Aug. 14, 1946, includes about 700 cfs of 

surface runoff (gage height, 2.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; maximum excluding surface runoff, 903 cfs May 26, 1927; minimum, 116 cfs Aug. 26-31, 

Sept. 14-17, 1936.

Remarks. Records good, 

records.

Occasional runoff from drainage area of 2.97 sq mi included in

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.5 

.9

1.2

113

202

341

485

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

199

199

199

202

202

202

202

202

199

196

196

196

199

196

196

196

193

193

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

187

184

151

184

184

6,O10

194

11,920

Nov.

184

TsT

181

178

178

178

178

178

175

175

175

175

175

175

*175

175

172

172

172

172

172

169

169

169

169

166

166

163

TSJ

163

5,193

173

10,300

Dec.

163

163

160

160

160

157

157

157

157

157

157

154

154

151

151

148

148

148

*151

151

154

157

154

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

148

4,774

154

9,470

Jan.

148

148

148

148

148

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

148

151

151

151

151

154

154

166

166

163

160

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

*154

4,765

154

9,450

Feb.

154

154

154

154

154

154

151

151

154

154

151

148

T4T3

151

151

175

187

178

175

211

208

196

190

187

184

181

178

172

. _

4,705

168

9,330

Mar.

169

166

160

157

154

*154

157

157

157

157

157

157

154

151

148

148

148

151

157

154

154

154

160

333

367

375

354

322

302

288

273

6,195

2OO

12,290

Apr.

256

243

236

230

224

218

211

205

202

196

218

250

236

230

233

314

322

*3T4~

295

a280

a260

a250

a240

a230

a220

218

218

214

208

205

7,176

239

14,230

May

2O2

408

474

453

437

a410

a390

a370

354

333

322

306

298

288

277

270

259

*253

246

240

236

233

227

224

221

218

214

211

325

354

329

9,382

303

18,610

June

310

295

284

273

263

253

246

240

233

230

224

221

218

214

211

208

205

202

199

196

193

190

187

184

181

*178

178

175

ITS

181

6,547

218

12 , 990

July

178

175

184

178

175

178

178

175

172

169

166

163

160

160

157

154

154

154

154

151

151

151

151

151

178

*178

175

166

168

157

154

5,115

165

10,150

Aug.

154

151

148

148

145

145

142

142

139

139

142

142

139

139

139

136

136

136

136

139

142

139

139

136

136

136

136

133

a!33

a!33

a!33

4,333

140

8,590

Sept.

a!33 T3~3~

133

133

*133

133

133

133

133

133

130

130

130

128

*128

128

128

128

125

125

128

128

125

125

122

122

122

122

122

119

3,845

128

7,63O

Calendar year 1953: Max 526 Mln 148 Mean 269 Ac-ft 194,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 474 Mln 119 Mean 186 Ac-ft 135,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge Interpolated.
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38'55", long 91°12'03", In NE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side of right pier of main truss of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 7 miles southwest of Bardley and 1\ miles upstream from Fredericks Fork.

Drainage area. 793 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 410.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher. June 26 to Nov. 1, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 2, 1934, to Oct. 19, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 782 cfs (566,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minImum, 178 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 

18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present site and datum).

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft In August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1927-28, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.7 

2.5

159

288

690

1,760

3,650

4,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

280

277

277

284

297

288

284

280

277

277

277

277

277

273

273

273

269

269

269

269

269

269

265 269"

269

277

280

273

269 

265

265

8,517

275

0.347

0.40

16,890

Nov.

265

265

265

265

265

265

269

269

261

261

261

261

261

258

*258

258

258

258

273

501

277

277

265

265

261

254

254

250

250 

250

7,900

263

0.332

0.37

15,670

Dec.

258

265

277

273

269

265

261

£58

265

258

254

250

247

£50

247

243

240

236

*236

236

240

240

236

£30

233

£33

233

240

236

233 

230

7,672

247

0.311

0.36

15,220

Jan.

230

230

230

230

233

230

230

230

243

250

236

230

226

240

254

254

247

240

236

331

359

310

280

269

265

265

261

254

254 *250

243

7,840

253

0.319

0.37

15,550

Feb.

243

240

240

240

236

233

230

230

230

233

230

223

223

226

230

a250

a35O

a450

a350

a400

aSOO

a400

364

a340

a320

a310

a300

a290

-

8,111

290

0.366

0.38

16,090

Mar.

a290

a280

269

a260

a260

*254

250

250

250

250

250

247

243

236

230

226

223 230"

254

247

236

240

258

l.SOO

1,290

1,220

903

772

690

622

573

13,303

429

0.541

0.62

26,390

Apr.

526

490

465

436

426

416

402

388

373

564

526

702

622

573

557

5.560

*1,480

1,070

871

766

679

616

568

531

511

490

470

446

431

421

19,976

666

0.840

0.94

39,620

May

412

3,480

*4,860

1,640

1,290

1,100

1,000

871

809

748

702

667

628

589

562

542

521

*500

485

470

455

441

431

416

407

412

407

407

960

766

662

27,640

892

1.12

1.30

54,820

June

600 562"

526

506

475

455

441

436

416

397

383

373

364

354

345

340

336

327

318

310

305

386

431

336

*318

305

301

297

292

2-8J3

11,523

384

0.484

0.54

22,860

July

284

277

280

280

277

269

277

273

273

269

265

258

254

250

247

243

240

240

243

240

236

240

236

250

*254

277

261

250

240

233 

250

7,946

256

0.323

0.37

15,760

Aug.

236

Z35

226

219

216

216

219

219

216

213

210

207

207

204

204

201

201

195

204

210

210

207

204

201

201

201

198

195

195

195

192

6,452

208

0.262

0.30

12,800

Sept.

192

192

189

*189

189

189

189

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

*186

183

181

186

189

189

192

189

186

186

189

189

186

186

201

216

5,665

189

0.238

0.27

11,240

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,170 Min 230 Mean 514 Cfsiji 0.648 In. 8.80 Ac-ft 372,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,860 Min 181 Mean 363 Cfsm 0.4S8 In. 6.22 Ac-ft 262,900

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Apr. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 7,340 cfs (8.66 ft); May 2 (12 p.m.) 

10,800 cfs (10.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations in the basin.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21', long 91 °07', in SE^SE£ sec. 30, T. 20 N. , R. 1 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4i miles downstream from small tributary, 6£ miles northeast of Ravenden Springs, and 21 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,123 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to June 1933, February 1936 to September 1954. Prior 

to October 1949, published as "near Elevenpoint."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site at datum 0.04 ft higher. 

Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-32, 1936-54), 1,172 cfs (848,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs May 3 (gage height, 12.30 ft); minimum, 279 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1929-33, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 20.21 

ft), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum observed, 226 cfs Sept. 9, 

1936 (gage height, 2.13 ft, present datum).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. WSP 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942. 

WSP 1117:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

266

353

559

1,170

1,820

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

2,500

3,900

5,420

6,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*400

405

400

410

440

425

410

405

405

405

405

405

400

400

400

395

395

391

391

391

391

386

386 

386

386

391

400

391

*386

381

376

12,338

398

0.354

0.41

24,470

Nov.

372

372

372

372

367

367

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

367

367

367

362

367

376

440

410

405

395 

391

386

381

381

376

372

372

11,341

378

0.337

0.38

22,490

Dec.

372

372

*395

386

381

386

372

367

376

372

362

358

358

367

358

353

348

348

348

348

358

353

348 

344

34T

348

348

358

348

*348

344

11,168

360

0.321

0.37

22,150

Jan.

344

344

340

340

335

335

330

330

340

376

353

340

335

353

386

415

386

372

367

1,200

665

548

482

455

445

435

*430

425

425

420

405

13,056

421

0.375

0.43

25,900

Feb.

400

395

391

386

381

376

372

367

358

358

353

348

340

547

348

525

531

537

605

921

755

671

605 

*565

531

503

492

476

13,234

473

0.421

0.44

26,250

Mar.

461

466

461

440

435

430

420

415

410

405

405

400

391

381

372

367

362

362

386

386

381

386

461 

841

*2,020

1,560

1,270

1,050

952

859

785

18,720

604

0.538

0.62

37,130

Apr.

731

689

659

635

611

605

617

2,690

773

677

1,010

1,140

1,010

890

828

2,210

2,920

1,620

1,300

1,140

*1,010

921

859 

797

761

743

707

683

665

641

30,542

1,018

0.907

1.01

60,580

May

635

3,130

5,940

2,920

1,820

1,500

1,360

1,200

1,110

1,010

952

921

859

797

779

743

a719

a707

a683

*665

a665

a665

a659 

653

655

a635

a635

689

a791

1,080

952

36,509

1,178

1.05

1.21

72,410

June

859

797

725

689

671

635

617

629

611

576

553

537

525

514

498

*492

482

471

466

461

450

515

1,910 

582

503

471

455

445

440

450

18,009

600

0.534

0.60

55,720

July

450

425

415

420

588

550

410

450

415

410

405

400 *591

391

386

381

376

376

376

372

376

576

576 

381

381

586

386

376

367

362

353

12,447

402

0.358

0.41

24,690

Aug.

367

562

555

544

*540

340

344

340

335

330

330

330

330

330

326

326

350

550

591

534

540

335

550 

330

326

322

322

a522

a312

a304

a504

10,369

354

0.297

0.34

20,570

Sept.

a504

*500

500

295

295

295

500

295

295

295

291

291

291

287

287

285

287

291

295

295

504

300

295 

295

291

291

291

*287

291

655

9,170

506

0.272

0.50

18,190

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,940 Min 344 Mean 780 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.43 Ac-ft 564,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,940 Min 283 Mean 539 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.52 Ac-ft 390,600

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). Apr. 8 (5:30 a.m.) 6,550 cfs (10.95 ft); May 5 (7 p.m.) 7,960 

cfs (12.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'15", long 91 0 05'50", in NWi sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 900 ft downstream from St. Loais-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 

3.7 miles downstream from Spring River, and at mile 68.3.

Drainage area. 7.323 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1954. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily, more often during rises. Datum of gage is 229.56 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, at site 900 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1929-31, 1939-54), 8,581 cfs (6,212,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 cfs May 3; maximum gage height, 17.6 ft 

May 4; minimum discharge, 1,750 cfs Sept. 11-13, 15-19, 30 (gage height, 0.3 ft).

1929-31, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 28.5 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11-13, 15-19, 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 189 miles upstream 

since June 3, 1948 (see p. 80).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Hating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor May 2-7)

0.3 

1.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,750 

2,420 

5.3OO 

8,200

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

11,200

14,400

18,200

23,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,250 

2,23O

2,230

2,230

2.520

2,320

2,520

2,320

2,520

2,320

2,32O

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,230

2,230

2,230 

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,230

*2,520

2,520

2,520

2,320

2 320

70,480

2,274

0.511

0.36

139,800

Nov.

2,420 

2,250

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,52O

2,250

2,250

2,520

2,320

2,320

2,320 

2,520

2,520

2,420

2.520

2,520

2,520

*2,520

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,520

70,480

2,549

0.521

0.36

139,800

Dec.

2.520 

2,520

2,420

2.520

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

*2,420

2,420

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420 

2,520

2,520

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,320

2,420

3,320

2,320

75,820

2,581

0.525

0.37

146,400

Jan.

2,320 

2,320

2,320

2,520

2,320

2,320

*2,230

2.250

2,230

2,320

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,710

5,000

3,OOO 

2,900

2.800

4,650

7,520

5,680

4,720

4,240

4,050

5,960

5,760

5,760

5,670

3,670

3,570

100,050

3,227

0.441

0.51

198,400

Feb.

3,480 

3,280

3,190

5,090

5,000

2,900

2,900

2,800

*2 , 800

2,710

2.610

2,710

2,710

2,610

2,610

3,760

4,530 

4,240

4,540

7,510

7,810

7,050

6,260

5,970

5,680

5,400

5,110

4,920

-

------

115,960

4,141

0.565

0.59

250,000

Mar.

4,820 

*4 , 720

4,650

4,440

4,150

5,860

5,570

3,480

3,580

5,280

3,190

3,190

3,090

3,000

2,900

2,900

g.800 

2,800

3,800

3,800

2,800

2,800

/3.280

6,930

7,910

8,700

8,400

7,910

7,610

7,320

*6,840

140,300

4,526

0.618

0.71

278,300

Apr.

6,450 

6,070

5,780

5,490

5,400

5,110

4,920

5,970

5,680

4,650

4,440

6,070

6,160

*5,500

4,820

4,920

7.510 

7,520

6,640

6,560

5,880

*5,490

5,500

5,200

5,010

4,820

4,720

4,630

4,440

4.150

164,680

5,489

0.750

0.84

326,600

May

4,150 

9,500

22.100

17,600

15,200

12,200

11,100

10,000

8,700

7,910

7,430

*7,050

6,550

6,560

6,260

5,970

5,880 

5,780

5,590

5,400

5,110

4,720

4,530

4,240

4,050

5,960

5,860

5,760

5,760

4,920

6,560

227,970

7,554

1.00

1.16

452,200

June

7,050 

6,450

5,780

5,110

4,820

4,820

4,630

*4,530

4,920

4.630

4,150

4,240

4,530

4,540

4,150

4,050

5,960 

5,960

4,050

5,960

4,050

4,050

5,680

6,160

4,920

4,440

4,240

3,860

3,480

5.280

158,270

4,609

0.629

0.70

274,500

July

5.190 

3,000

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,800

*2,710

2,610

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,320

2,320

2,230 

2,230

2,230

2.150

2,250

2,420

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,150

2,150

76,090

2,455

0.335

0.39

150,900

Aug.

2,040 

2,040

*2,150

2,150

2,150

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940 

1.840

1.840

2,230

2.520

2,420

2,040

2,040

*2 ,040

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

62,860

2,028

0.277

0.32

124,700

Sept.

1,840 

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

*1,840

1.750

1,750

1,750

1,840

1,750

1,750

1,750 

1,750

1,750

1,840

1,940

*1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

*1,940

2.040

55,580

1,853

0.253

0.28

110,200

Calendar year 1953: Max 28,700 Min 2,170 Mean 5,595 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.37 Ac-ft 4,050,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 22,100 Min 1,750 Mean 3,552 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.59 Ac-ft 2,572,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 97

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06 T , long 91°36 T , in NE^ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 6.3 

miles upstream from Piney Fork.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""29. Prior to July 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 cfs my 3 (gage height, 15.38 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 23.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 23, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

2.5

7.0

51

109

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

300

826

1,450

2,300

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*7.6

572

a.2

9.7

ii

16

12

12

10

9.7

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.6

a.2

8.2

a.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.9

8.2

9.7

10

*9.7

9.7

9.7 

9.7

293.0

9.45

0.042

0.05

581

Nov.

8.9

879

8.9

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.7

10

10

10

11

10

10

1111

12

22.

21

20

*16

14

12

11

10

9.7

8.9

8.9

339.1

11.3

0.050

0.06

673

Dec.

9.7

ITT

14

14

13

13

*13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

13

13

13 

12

369.4

11.9

0.053

0.06

733

Jan.

8.9

STf

11

11

11

*11

10

9.7

10

14

13

13

13

13

28

39

26

22

19

1.760

440

162

103

81

72

*81

96

96

84

72

64

3,402.5

110

0.489

0.56

6,750

Feb.

58

52

48

44

41

39

36

36

35

35

34

32

31

3030-

100

*145

98

251

610

249

156

120

99

86

74

67

59

-

2,695

96.2

0.428

0.45

5,350

Mar.

54

54

60

58

51

49

46

44

*42

41

40

39

37

34

33

32

31

3T

33

33

32

32

171

1.100

638

464

260

201

161

*135

114

4,150

134

0.596

0.69

8,230

Apr.

101

88

78

71

64

61

58

55

60

47

50

101

*77

63

60

268 2TS"

137

109

90

75

68

63

59

52

50

46

*43

43

41

2,388

79.6

0.354

0.39

4,740

May

44

1,940

2,650

448

274

206

197

178

135

114

99

90

*80

72

64

59

59

58

56

48

44

40

37

35

3?

36

38

44

44

40 

46

7,310

236

1.05

1.21

14,500

June

38

35

34

31

31

28

*26

28

26

37

26

24

21

20

20

19

18

26

20

20

19

19

241

99

36

25

20

18

17

20

1,042

34.7

0.154

0.17

2,070

July

20

19

17

23

17

16

*15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

10

10

10

10

8.9

8.9

10

12

11

9.7

11

*9.7

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.6 

7.0

379.5

12.2

0.054

0.06

753

Aug.

7.6

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.0

8.9

"9.7 18

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

*F79

5.9

5.9

7.0

7.6

8.2

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0 

6.4

233.8

7.54

0.034

0.04

464

Sept.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

*6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

FT?

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.4

8.2

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

*6.4

6.4

8.2

*410

588.3

19.6

0.087

0.10

1,170

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,050 Min 7.6 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.03 Ac-ft 120,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,650 Mln 5.4 Mean 63.5 Cfsm 0.282 In. 3.84 Ac-ft 46,010

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). Jan. 20 (9 a.m.) 4,060 cfs (14.40 ft)j May 3 (l a.m.) 4,940 cfs 

(15.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
98 WHITE RIVER BASIN

PIney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 91 °37', in NE£ sec. 34, T 17 N. , R. 6 W. , on right bank 20 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of EvE1* Irjr 

Shade, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 99 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 101 cfs (73,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . feximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.27 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: tfeximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times In 

1941, 1944, 1947, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 18, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

3.46 1.0 3.7 12

3.5 2.3 3.8 20

3.6 6.5

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.8 ft.

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

.5

1.4

3.3

7.2

13

20

4.0 

4.3 

4.5 

5..0 

6.0 

7.0

38

75

113

249

647

1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.3

1.0

T75

1.6

7.6

6.5

4.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.3

3.0

3.8

*3.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

77.8

2.51

0.025

0.03

154

Nov.

2.7

2.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.0

.0

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.0

12

-5.9 23

*6.0

3.8

3.4

2.3

775

2.7

2.7

2 3

138.3

4.61

0.047

0.05

274

Dec.

2.3

2.3

6.0

6.5 675"

5.1

*4.2

3.8

4.6

4.2

3.S

3.4

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.0

37T

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.3

3.0

3.8

6.0

5.6

4.2

3.4

117.4

3.79

0.03S

0.04

233

Jan.

3.4 378"

3.8

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

8.7

6.5

4.6

4.6

8.7

30

45

21

16

11

501

119

52

39

33

31

*39

40

35

33

30

26

1,166.3

37.6

0.38O

0.44

2,310

Feb.

25

24

23

22

21

20

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13_

49

*39

30

91

251

77

53

49

44

39

35

33

30

1,076

38.4

0.388

0.40

2,130

Mar.

27

29

35

27

26

25

24

23

*22

22

22

21

19

17

16

16

16

16

18

16

15

15

26

139

115

94

68

59

53

47

*42

1,114

35.9

0.363

0.42

2,210

Apr.

39

36

34

31

30

28

26

26

24

23

26

29

*23

22

22

65IB"

38

34

30

27

26

25

24

22

26

22

20 *5o

22

866

28.9

0.292

0.33

1,720

May

24

733

533

105

79

66

83

59

52

45

41

38

*36

33

30

28

29

29

26

24

22

22

21

19

19

21

27

20

39

20

21

2,041

65.8

0.665

0.77

4,050

June

26

17

16

15

14

13

*12

34

39

15

12

11

11

10

9.4

8.9

8.9

21

10

9.4

8.3

7.8

~5S 625 

24

19

16

13

12

14

1,093.7

36.5

0.369

0.41

2,170

July

16

IT

9.4

8.3

7.8

7.2

*6.2

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.5

15

6.7

4.9

11

6.2

*3.0

2.3

2 .0

1.7 

ITT

167.7

5.41

0.055

0.06

333

Aug.

1.8

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.3

3.3

3.6

T7T

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

*05"

2.5

1.4

.9

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

.1

'.5

33.0

1.06

0.011

0.01

65

Sept.

0.5

.4

.1

5"0

o

0

*2.3

1.6

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

1.7

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

*.l

.7

*628

641.3

21.4

0.216

0.24

1,270

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,040 Mln 0.8 Mean 68.9 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.44 Ao-ft 49,350

Water year 1953-54: Max 733 Mln 0 Mean 23.4 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.20 Ac-ft 16,920

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASDi 

Strawberry River near f ^uglr i:;

99

Location. Lat 36°07', long 91°27', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 2^ miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Drainage area. 476 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage and May 13 to Dec. 10, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 566 cfs (409,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 13.83 ft); minimum, 39 cfs at times in August and September.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 29.30 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

 IrTWSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1938-39.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-25. May 10

to June 5, June 9-11, 25, 26, 30)

2.5 

3.0

35

45

73

110

224

378

730

1,590

2,660

3,780

4,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

M343"

44

46

55

68

ST

55

52

52

52

50

50

50

52

52

52

50

52

52

54

54

55 

55 

55

57

61

*57

57

57 

55

1,648

53.2

0.112

0.13

3,270

Nov.

55

54

54

53

BT

53

53

54

54

55

57

57

57

57

57

57'

57

57

61

72

73

83

FT 

*61 

58

58

57

54

54

55

1,747

58.2

0.122

0.14

3,470

Dec.

55

57

68

6T

62

62

61

*61

62

61

60

58

58

61

58

60

58

58

57

58

58

57

57 

55 

55

54

55

66

62

60

60

1,841

59.4

0.125

0.14

3,650

Jan.

58

58

55

57

57

55

*55

55

55

70

66

60

58

66

169

196

148

106

94

2.710

1,240

432

283 

256 

*206

216

234

234

219

193

177

7,943

256

0.538

0.62

15,750

Feb.

161

154

143

132

124

118

114

112

108

104

98

94" 94

94

94

313

*354

262

463

1.530

650

422

324 

274 

245

219

201

180

-

7,181

256

0.538

0.56

14,240

Mar.

166

170

182

177

164

154

148

139

132

*132

130

128

118

112

108

104

102

102

106

102

155" 100

298 

1.720 

1,180

990

616

480

415

*354

313

9,242

298

0.626

0.72

18,330

Apr.

280

250

232

211

196

186

173

164

164

154

203

*245

242

198

186

402

531 354"

292

253

221

198

184 

170 

161

152

143

137

*132

128_

6,542

218

0.458

0.51

12,980

May

116

4.150"

4,086

1,050

650

514

480

446

361

317

289

*268

253

234

216

203

203

198

184

175

159

154

152 

143 

150

175

166

157

247

180

168

16,218

523

1.10

1.27

32,170

June

175

148

134

128

124

116

106

*202

214

134

130

108

106

100

92

98

92

98

116

110

87 1T4"

1,090 

368 

189

134

110

loo

106

*130

4,959

165

0.347

0.39

9,840

July

"So" 104

83

73

82

64

*64

61

61

60

57

53

52

48

46

46

45

45

45

45

46

55

68 

97 

78

64

*53

48

46

45

44

1,868

60.3

0.127

0.15

3,710

Aug.

45

48

48

45

43

44

60

60

46

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

41

*40

47

52

48

46

45 

43 

43

43

43

43

44

72

43

1,427

46.0

0.097

0.11

2,830

Sept.

43

42

42

41

41

41

43

46

*44

44

43

42

41

41

40

40

40

41

41

41

53

46

45 

45 

44

45

45

*45

50

1.270

2,525

84.2

0.177

0.20

5,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,200 Mln 43 Mean 395 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.25 Ac-ft 285,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,130 Mln 4o Mean 173 Cfsm O.363 In. 4.94 Ac-ft 125, 2OO

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOP cfa). May 2 (2 p.m.) 6,200 of a (13.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made dnthis day.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36'20", long 91°17'20", in NE^ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67, at Newport, 7.2 miles downstream from Black River and at mile 257.6.

Drainage area. 19,812 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 (published as "near Newport"), October 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at present site since 1885 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. September 1927 to September 1931, staff gage at site 2.8 miles downstream, at 

datum 2.30 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Aug. 14, 1953, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1927-31, 1937-54), 24,540 cfs (17,770,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs fey 3; maximum gage height, 19.49 ft 

May 4; minimum discharge, 2,870 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, -1.5 ft).

1927-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gage height 

observed, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 27-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 ft, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see 

p. 69). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake Taneycomo, 197 miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 75), and by 

Clearwater Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 80). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Twenty-six discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-28; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Jan. 21-25, Feb. 2O-23, 25, 26, Mar. 24-27, 29, Apr. 5-7, 

9-11, 17-20, 26-28, May 2-12, 15-18)

Oct. 1-28

3.0 

4.0

5,790

7,460

9,130

10,800

-1.5

-1.0 

0.0 

3.0 

6.0

Oct. 29 to Sept. 3O

2,870

3,400

4,660

9,400

14,800

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

20,600

26,600

32,900

39,700

49,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8,960

9,130

9,130 

9,130

8,130

6,960

7,790

8,800

8,960

8,960

8,960

8,130 

6.790 

7,790

8,960

9,130

9,300

9,130

8,130

6,790

7,790

8,960

9,460

§,300

9,130

8,300 

7,130 

8,300

*9,240

9,400

9,400

265,470

8,564

526,600

Nov.

9,240

8,600

7.320 

8,440

9-, 400

9,570

9,570

9,740

8,926

7,480

8,280

9,240 

9,570 

9,400

9,400

8,920

7,480

8,120

8,760

9,400

9,570

9,400

8,920

7,640

*7,800

8,440 

8,600 

7,640

7,480

7,800

260,140

8,671

516,000

Dec.

6,680

7,000

7,640 

7,160

7,000

7,000

6,840

6,360

7,000

*7,480

7,8OO

7,960 

7,480 

7,000

6,520

7,640

7,480

6,520

6,680

6,840

6,520

6,040

5,890

6,200

6,360

6,200 

5,890 

6,640

6,040

6,840

7,160

211,260

6,815

419,000

Jan.

7,320

7,320

7,OOO 

6,840

6.680

7,320

7,480

*7,640

7,640

7,800

7,800

7,800 

8,600 

9,240

9,740

11,100

10,800

9,570

8,280

9,240

17,900

21.600

18,000

15,000

13,200

12,200 

12,500 

12,900

13,100

12,700

12,200

326,510

10,530

647 , 600

Feb.

11,100

9,740

10,100 

10,800

10,400

10,100

9,740

*9,080

7,960

8,280

9,080

8,760 

8,440 

8,280

7,800

7,960

10,600

12,200

12,900

16,700

19.300

18, '600

16,200

16,100

15,100

13,300 

13,300 

12,700

-

324,020

11,570

642,700

Mar.

*12,000

10,800

11,300 

11,800

11,600

11,800

11,100

9,910

8,760

8,920

9,570

9,400 

9,240 

9,080

8,440

7,800

7,960

8,760

9,240

9,240

8,760

8,280

7,800

10,300

17,100

19,100 

20.000 

19,800

17,300

*16,300

15,900

357,360

11,530

708,800

Apr.

15,600

14,600

14,200 

14,400

12,400

11,300

12,200

12,700

13,400

12,900

11,200

10,400 

10.100 

10,800

11,800

11,800

14,600

22.700

17,800

15,500

*16,100

15,900

16,100

16,100

15,600

13,300 

*11,800 

*13,800

*14,200

*14,400

417,700

13,920

828,500

May

14,600

25,900

47,000 

44,400

37 , 800

34,200

31,600

28,100

23,700

19,600

*16,400

16,000 

16,100 

16,100

14,200

13,500

12,300

11,200

10,800

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,100

9,740

9.080 

10,100 

10,400

10,800

11,800

11,800

564,920

18,220

tl,121

June

10,900

11,600

12,500 

11,806

11,300

11,100

10,400

9,400

*9,240

10,800

10,400

9,570 

9,570 

9,740

8,760

7.8OO

8,760

9,400

9,570

9,570

9,240

8,440

7,960

10,600

11,800

11,500 

11,100 

9,740

8,440

7.640

298,640

9,955

592,300

July

9,080

9,400

9,400 

9,080

8,120

7,160

5,880

5,400

*7,160

7,480

7,640

6,520 

5,720 

5,880

7,480

7,480

7,800

7,640

6,840

5,880

5,250

6,520

7,160

7,480

7,960

6,840 

5,560 

4,950

6,200

7,000

7,320

219,280

7,074

434,900

Aug.

7,640

6,680

5,560 

*5,250

6,840

7,320

8,120

7,800

8,440

5,880

5,560

7,480 

7,320 

7,160

7,320

6,680

5,720

5,720

7,640

7,960

7,640

7,640

7,480

*6,200

6,840

8.760 

8,600 

7,160

6,040

5,250

4,520

214,220

6,910

424,900

Sept.

4,000

4,260

4,800 

4,660

4,950

4,950

4,130

g3,640

*g3,400

g3,640

4,520

5.250 

4^520 

g4,130

g3,400

g3,290

g3,180

g3,180

g3,400

g3,290

*g3,180

g3,070

g3,520

g3,290

g2,970

g2,970 

g2.870 

g2,8-V6

*g2,870

g2,870

111,070

3,702

220,300

Calendar year 1953: Max 65,600 Mln 5,890 Mean 16,95o Ac-ft 12,27O,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 47,000 Min 2,870 Mean 9,782 Ac-ft 7,083,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 101

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39', long 92°18', in SWi sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Sugar Camp (or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48S.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum. 

June 6, 1939, to July 15, 1952, water-stage recorder on downstream side of pier of 

Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge 70 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 504 cfs (364,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 21.13 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.3 ft, in gage 

well; about 31 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve), from rating curve 

extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Note. Maximum gage heights published prior to the water year 1949 were referred to 

wire-weight gage.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20, May 2, 3)

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

72

166

460

925

2,200

4,120

7,08O

12,80O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

03" 

0

5.2

6.5

6.9

6.9

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.5

7.6 

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

197.5

6.37

0.022

0.02

392

Jan.

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

*6.9

775

14

20

24

24

25

112

321 

307

189

132

*2,560

1,890

800

460

324

279

900

850

*580

413

327

260

10,876.6

351

1.19

1.38

21,570

Feb.

212

180 

154

135

118

104

92

84

76

69

64

60

57

53

49

168 

564

396

412

1,680

1,110

700

524

406

*333

279

235

202

-

8,516

304

1.03

1.08

16,890

Mar.

171

159 

166

166

148

135

124

117

108

102

99

94

89

81

74

*68 

63

60

62

64

66

67

72

288

786

1.140

750

558

448

*363

302

6,990

225

0.765

0.88

13,860

Apr.

251

214 

189

168

ISO

135

120

109

99

90

15"B" 89

222

*173

159

1.040 

1,030

675

496

375

3O4

*251

212

182

157

132

120

117

115

130

7,659

255

0.867

0.97

15,190

May

180

*11,100 

*4,460

1,750

1,080

750

585

488

353

282

227

192

166

145

*124

104 

94

89

86

76

67

59

53

47

43

52

81

192

139

194

173

23,431

756

2.57

2.96

46,470

June

122

76

64

54

45

39

34

30

26

23

20

16

14

13

12 

*12

9.3

8.5

7.3

6.5

7.6

19

9.3

6.9

5.8

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.5

792.2

26.4

0.090

0.10

1,570

July

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

4.0

573" 5.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

*.6

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.3

.6

1.0

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

0

(5

0

38.1

1.23

0.0042

0.005

76

Aug.

0

.5 

.8

.4

.2

*O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

O

.1

.8

.5

.3

.1

0

0

.1

.4

.4

**.2

4.8

0.15

0.00051

0.0006

9.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,300 Min 0 Mean 428 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.75 Ac-ft 309,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,100 Min 0 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.40 Ac-ft 116,000

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 efs).--Jan. 20 (3 p.m.) 7,260 cfs (14.40 ft); May 2 (4 p.m.) 29,000 

cfs (21.13 ft)7

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location. La t 35°34', long 92°23', in NE£ sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., on left bank

If miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4j miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from Archey Pork.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 580 cfs (419,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 18.43 ft)- no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 69,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known prior to 1949,- 25.2 ft, date unknown, from information by local 

resident.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 11 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2, 3)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.3 

2.9 

6.2

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

33

58

102

192

328

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

750

1,290

1,910

3,900

6,750

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

TJ 

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.5

.7

1.1

1.2

1.8

5.4

11.1

0.35

0.0011

0.001

22

Jan.

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.9

8.0

11

12

12

14

119

545

309

185

136

788

*1,290

654

376

a290

a275

a800

*775

540

406

259

8,155.1

263

0.832

0.95

16,180

Feb.

211

181 

158

139

124

112

102

92

85

79

73

67

62

61

58

264

571

421

564

2,500

1,350

850

631

489

398

331

284

242

-

10,499

375

1.19

1.24

20,820

Mar.

204

197 

219

197

174

158

148

139

*132

126

121

118

109

101

93

87

79

76 79"

79

79

78

83

126

400

654" 850

562

484 

*409

342

6,703

216

0.684

0.79

13,300

Apr.

292

250 

224

199

183

166

154

139

126

116

113

*113

113

109

118

'555" 890

608

480

387

*322

278

239

206

177

154

141

158

177 

174

7,631

254

0.804

0.90

15,140

May

301

* 10. 500 

4,890

2,100

1,380

1,010

800

599

460

366

301

259

232

199

170

145

136

129

116

102

89

81

*71

63

11

102

617

413

298 

304

239

26,333

849

2.69

3.10

52,230

June

192 158" 

146

127

106

89

76

68

61

54

47

41

37

32

 28

26

23

21

19

16

14

12

11

11

14

12

8.5

6.6

5.0

"

1,466.1

48.9

0.155

0.17

2,910

July

4.3

3.4 

2.7

2.0

4.4

8.0

3TT

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.5

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0 

0

39.1

1.26

0.0040

0.005

78

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,200 Mln 0 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.02 Ac-ft 371,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Mln 0 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.17 Ac-ft 120,700

'Peak discharge (frase, 7,000 efs).--May 2 (6 p.m.) 19,800 cfs (18.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Shirley and. Heber Springs.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°32', long 92°00', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 10 N. f R. 9 ¥., on left bank 

2£ miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs.

Drainage area. 1,141 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to June 1935, March 1936 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 271.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.06 

ft lower.

Average discharge.--25 years (1927-34, 1936-54), 1,908 cfs (1,381,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 29.76 ft); no 

flow at times.

1927-35, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 46.53 

ft in gage well and 46.9 ft from outside gage); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1949. Flood in April 1927 reached a stage 

of 44.0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--Sage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 857: 

1211:1930.

1928, 1933, 1935. WSP 927; Drainage area. WSP

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In oublc feet per second)

1,850

4,520

9,900

16,400

24,000

36,500

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5 

2.9 

5.2 

8.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

13

25

43

80

168

423

795

7.0

lo.o

14.0

18.0

22.0

27.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-fl

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

7J

0 

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.4

7.4

14 

14

13

13

13

13

13

1515-

15

15

160.8

5.19

0.0045

0.005

319

Jan.

IB- 15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

25

30

33

43

59

176

978

1,550

1,080

*730

709

5,060 

3,340

1,910

1,360

1,100

1,330

2,710

2,200

1,670

1,330

1,080

28,638

924

0.810

0.93

56,800

Feb.

885

750

668 

590

520

487

423

394

359

337

310

286

260

243

255

*394

1,560

1,910

1,700

5,120

5.670 

3,340

2,360

1,790

1,490

1,260

1,080

908

-

35,327

1,262

1.11

1.15

70,070

Mar.

795

709

795 

862

795

730

668

627

572

555

520

504

471

459

394

365

345

326

315

310

310 

~5T5 502

365

912

2,470

2.710

2,050

*1,790

1,460

1,260

25,034

808

0.708

0.82

49,650

Apr.

1,080

930

795 

730

668

608

553

553

471

439

408

Tolf

*423

536

504

750

5,120

2,440

1,850

1,460

1,200 

1,000

862

750

709

648

553

590

750

*862

26,650

888

0.778

0.87

52,860

May

1,100

14,900

* 55. 200 

*9,450

5,050

5,430

2,620

2,050

1,670

1,330

1,100

908

795

709

627

536

487

455

423

380

351

318

283

256

255

228

*^S&

750

750

608

572

87,835

2,833

2.48

2.86

174,200

June

553

455

380 

348

313

275

251

2O6

181

158

140

127

113

99

83

76

72

66

56

51

47 

41

39

39

46

52

44

*37

51

28

4,585

146

0.128

0.14

8,700

July

26

22

18

15

54

54

36" 62

24

18

15

13

11

8.8

8.0

6.7

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.1 

*2.9

5.3

3.5

3.5

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

413.8

13.3

0.012

0.01

821

Aug.

0.6

1.6

T7T

.8

*.5

.4

.2

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

6.1

0.20

0.00018

0 . 0002

12

Sept.

0

0

0

O

O

Calendar year 1953: Max 40,700 Mln 0 Mean 1,666 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.84 Ac-ft 1,206,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 35,200 Min 0 Mean 571 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.79 Ac-ft 413,400

Peak discharge (base. 26.000 efs). May 3 (8 a.m.) 45,000 cfs (29.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O -57 -8
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

. w Bayou, 24.1 miles upstream from Cache River Bluff, 7.5 miles downstream from 

and at mile 125.3.

Drainage area.--23,431 sq mi.

Records available.-December 1927 to September 1945 (large Portion of flood flow above 

 station overflowed into Cache River and was not included in the records), Oetooer 1949 

to September 1954.

Gage -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^T929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.-5 years (1949-54), 30,770 cfs (22,280,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 58,100 cfs May 7, 8 (gage height, 22.08 ft); minlmU1949-54° Maximum'discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 

28.42 ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, JO I9b4.

Maximum stage known, 34 6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. Flood of January and February 1949 

reached a stag! of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfs, by current-meter measurement); data furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.-Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir 

(see p. 69). Prior to this date, some regulation by Uke Taneycomo, 329 miles 

upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft), by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 75) 

and by Clearwater Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 80).

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1931, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

3,230

3,660

5,730

8,030

12,400

17,300

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

22,700

27,000

33,700

47,200

68,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

£

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8,940 

8,550

8,680

9,200

9,480

9,620 

9,340

8,940

8,550

8,680

8,940

*9,070

9,200

9,070

8,550

8,160

8,420

8,810

9,200

9,340

9,200

8,550

8,160

8,420

8,810

9,200

9,340

Nov.

8,940 

9,200

9,340

9,200

8,680

8,420 

8,680

9,070

*9,340

9,480

9,340

8,940

8,680

8,810

9,070

9,340

9,480

9,340

8,940

8,550

8,550

9,070

9,340

9,480

9,340

8,810

8,420

9, 0701 8,290

8,550 

8,290

8j 500

274,880

8,867

545, 200

8, E90 

8,290

268,720

8,957

533,000

Dec.

8,050 

7,910

7,790

7,550

7,550

,670 

,550

,430

,310

,070

* ,070

,190

,430

,670

,670

,550

,310

,190

,310

,310

,070

,950

,830

,720

,500

,390

,390

,500

6,500 

6,390

6, 280

222,080

7,164

440,500

Jan.

6,390 

6,720

6,950

7,190

7,190

*7,070 

7,070

7,070

7,310

7,790

8,030

8,160

8,160

8,290

9,760

12,900

14,000

14,500

14, 500

14, 500

15,400

17,600

20,800

23,300

24, 500

23,900

23,500

22,700

21,900 

21,400

20, 600

418,950

15,510

851,000

Feb.

*19,700 

18,800

17,600

16,300

15, 100

14, 600 

14,000

13,400

12,900

12,200

11,400

10, 800

10, 500

10,300

10, 200

11,800

13,700

14,200

15,100

19,200

23, 300

26, 200

28, 300

28,900

28,000

26,800

24,900

23,300

-

491,500

17,550

974,900

Mar.

*21,400 

19,900

18,300

17,000

16,100

15,600 

15,300

15,000

14,500

13,800

12,900

12,200

11,900

11,800

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,200

9,900

10, 000

10,200

10, 300

10, 300

10,000

9,900

11,000

14,000

17,600

20, 300 

21,400

21,400

435,500

14,050

863,800

Apr.

20,400 

19,500

18,800

18,000

*17,300

16, 800 

15,900

15, 300

14, 600

14,600

14,600

14,800

14,300

13,500

12,900

13,000

13,700

14,500

16, 400

18,400

20, 600

20,400

19,700

19,000

18,700

18, 300

17,800

17 , 100

16,300 

15,900

502,100

16,740

995,900

May

16,100 

18,000

26,200

37,100

47,200

*53,900 

57,000

58, 100

57,000

54,900

51,900

48, 100

43,300

37,700

32,700

29,500

26,800

24,300

22,300

20, 100

18,300

17,300

16,300

15,600

15,000

14,300

13,500

12,700

12, 200 

12,200

*12,700

922,300

29,750

*1,829

June

13,200 

13,400

13,400

13,400

15,500

13,500 

13, 200

12,900

12,400

11,800

11,300

11,300

11,400

11,100

11,000

10, 600

10, 300

9,900

9,620

9,760

9,900

10, 200

10,000

9,760

9,480

9,760

10, 800

*11, 400

11, 800 

11,300

341,380

11,380

677,100

July

10. 500 

9,760

9,480

9,480

9,760

9,760 

9,340

8,810

8,030

7,310

7,070

7,310

7,670

7,550

7,190

6,830

6,830

7,190

7,550

7,790

7,670

7,190

6,720

6,610

6,830

7,190

7,550

7,550

7,190 

6,500

6,280

242,490

7,822

481,000

Aug.

6,500 

*6,950

7,310

7,310

6,950

6,590 

6, 390

6,720

7,310

7,670

7,550

7,070

6,610

6,610

6,950

7,070

7,190

7,070

6,720

6,390

6,610

7,070

7,550

7,670

7,670

7,310

7,070

7,430

8,050 

*7,910

7,430

220,480

7,112

457,500

Sept.

6,720 

6^060

5,400

4,960

4,850

4,850 

4,960

5,070

4,960

4,650

4,550

4,050

4,050

4,450

4,750

4,650

4,550

5,950

3,750

3,570

3,570

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,590

3,590

*3, 310

3,310

5.250 

3,236

128,270

4,276

254, 400

Calendar year 1953: Max 82,000 Mln 6,280 Mean 23,190 Ac-ft 16,790,000

Water year 1953-54 : Max 58,100 Mln 3,230 Mean 12,240 Ac-ft 8,863,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°31'55", long 91°21'20", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 146, 1\ miles downstream from 

small tributary, 11 miles east of Stuttgart, and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue 

Bayou.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. August 1935 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 175.14 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 226 cfs (163,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 12.33 ft); no 

flow at times.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,600 acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions -{water years). WSP 1037: 1937-39, 1942-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

17

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

9.3

7.9

*6.7

6.2

6.0

5.1

4.5 

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9 

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

218.8

7.06

434

Nov.

1.3

.5

.1

0

0

o

0

0

o

*o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0 

0

o

0

0

2.6 

2T3

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

0.25

15

Dec.

0

0

10

8.6

18

70

27

*52

105

156

87

58

39

29

22

18

14 

12

10

8.7

8.1

8.7 

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.4

6.2

12

14

16

19

835.8

27.0

1,660

Jan.

21

21

20

*19

17

15

15

11

TT

87

114

195

272

512

728

1,440

1,540 

1,580

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,530 

1,240

1,120

1,020

1,050

1,410

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,100

22,086

712

43,810

Feb.

*890

670

460

552

528

352

296

202

129

93

74

60

52

46

44

2901

*496 

581

635

830

1,110

1.530 

1,340

950

730

540

380

209

_

~

13,669

488

27,110

Mar.

129

*96

84

114

150

120

82

58

40

29

24

21

19

18

17

17

16 

16

20

20

21

20 

18

16

15

15

13

13

11

10

12

1,254

40.5

2,490

Apr.

12

9.8

8.9

7.7

6.9

*6.4

6.2

6.4

5.5

5.1

8.1

7.7

5.5

5.1

4.6

39

36 

56

51

35

20

12 

8.1

5.5

4.2

3.2

2.7

378

3.8

2.8

389.0

13.0

772

May

5.5 1F"~

*64

64

69.

58

42

29

20

15

15

14

15

14

15

11

9.8 

9.3

8.1

8.5

6.7

6.5 

6.5

6.7

5.8

5.1

5.1

6.5

9.1

11

10

574.2

18.5

1,140

June

*9.5

6.7

5.0

4.6

4.4

3.9

5.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.4

1.2

1.4

3.2 

2.3

2.8

.9

.1

1.0 

.7

.5

0

0

0

O

*0

.6

71.6

2.39

142

July

0.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.9

1.4

.6

.3 

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

4.1

0.13

8.1

Aug.

1.9

4.1

*T70"

0

0

o

.1

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.2

1.0 

.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

.5

.2

.4

.2

*0

15.2

0.49

30

Sept.

0.2

75" .9

.1

P.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.7

0.06

3.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,200 Mln o Mean 261 Ac-ft 188,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,540 Mln o Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,610

Peak discharge (base, 900 efs), Jan. 17 (3 a.m.) 1,62O cfs (-12.33 ft)j Jan. 27 (6 p.m.) 1,470 cfs 

(12.11 ft); Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (12.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°16'IO", long 106°23'40", in sec. 13, T. 9 S. , R. 81 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from high-water line of Sugar Loaf Reservoir and 6 miles west of 

Leadville.

Drainage area. 18 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1954 (winter periods prior to 1951 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years, 42.2 cfs (30,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 223 cfs May 21 (gage height, 2.87 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 534 cfs June 11, 1952 (gage height, 4.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 1.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-heighl record and backwater 

from beaver dams, which are poor. No diversion above station. Records include inflow 

from Fryingpan Creek in Colorado River basin tarough Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 114).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-F.4, except periods of ice effect 

and backwater from beaver d&ss (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet pey i.seend)

0.7

.3

1.0

Z.O 

5.0 

15

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

50

102

238

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, watur year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

37?

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8 

3.8

»4.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

6.5

Iff

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.2 

7.0

168.7

5.25

323

Nov.

, 6.4

192.0

6.4

381

Dec.

. 5.0

155.0

5.0

307

Jan.

. 4.4

136.4

4.4

271

Feb.

. 4.2

^ _

117.6

4.2

233

Mar.

, 4.6

142.6

4.6

283

Apr.

15

450

15

893

May

34

32

31

34

40

52 

70

92

118

134

107

113

*117

119

137

137

149

161

177

184

190

169

146

150

141

*120

110

103

103 

109

3,569

115

7,080

June

103

101

92

101

112

m90

84

84

83

81

84

86

81

80

80

88

90

86

79 

64

57

58

55

51

55

48

43

39

2,370

79.0

4,700

July

38

38

34

33

50

58 

55

»54

49

45

40

35

33

32

29

28

36

29

28

27

23 

27

32

22

23

34

24

20

17

16

1,023

33.0

2,030

Aug.

10

9.3

9.6

11

12

ft

7.5

6.5

6.0

7.5

8.5

10

12

9.0

10

11

8.0

6.5

6.0

8.5 

7.5

6.5

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.5

 '

241.2

7.78

478

Sept.

g > 2

3.2

3.8

4.7

5.5

6.0 

4.7

6.5

»7.5

4.7

4.1

4.7

7.0

6.0

11

7.0

5.0

4.1

3.5

C3.5

C3.7 

«C3.9

C4.5

04.7

05.0

05.2

05.4

C5.5

C5.5

05.6

154.7

5.16

307

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean 43.3 Ac-ft 31,350

Water year 1953-54: Max 190 Mln - Mean 23.9 Ac-ft 17,290

Peak discharge (base. 320 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from beaver dam.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 25 to May 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

lost of period), Aug. 2-5} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather reco: 

ind records for nearby stations.

records,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 107

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

Location. La t 39°11'10", long 106°22'55", in sec-. 18, T. 10 S., R. 80 W., on left bank 

a miles upstream from mouth and 3-| miles southwest of Malta.

Drainage area. 23 sq ml.

Records available. --July 1946 to September 1954.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 9,740 ft {from topographic map). Prior 

^ May 13, 1948, at datum 0.18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 8 years, 29.8 cfs 1(21,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs May 20 {gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum 

not determined .

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs June 21, 1947 {gage height, 3.28 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-2Z)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.7 4.2

1.8 6.0

1.9 9.0

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

3.5

5.0

7.0

10

14

Z.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

21

42

78

150

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8 

7.8 

7.5

7.5

6.9

*7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

4tf

7.5

6.9

8.0

8.5,

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

232.3

7.49

461

Nov.

7.5 

8.0 

7.5

7.8

*6.9

(*)

6.5

200.2

6.67

397

Dec.

5.5

170.5

5.5

338

Jan.

4.5

139.5

4.5

277

Feb.

 4.0

" ~

112.0

4.0

222

Mar.

4.0

(*)

124.0

4.0

246

Apr.

fc*

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.2

*6,4

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.6

7.6

7.3

8.5

8.8

10

13

*13

14

12

12

15

16

14

14

15

16

13

285.0

9.50

565

May

13 

13 

12

IT

17

*21

25

30

41

45

35

35

42

48

57

65

68

74

78

*88

11

91

76

74

78

74

61

57

54

52

54

1,583

51.1

3,140

June

48 

§

52

61

61

48

45

*48

54

56

57

63

61

78

63

76

84

91

84

88

91

88

81

76

84

70

61

57

1,998

66.6

3,960

July

52

61

48

44

44

44

*42

41

41

38

36

36

35

34

36

56

45

42

*42

36

45

51

41

41

40

38

35

32

30

28

1,286

41.5

2,550

Aug.

11 

22

21

23

26

24

20

18

18

20

20

24

23

19

20

*19

17

15

16

18

17

15

14

14

14

13

1212-

12

12

569

18.4

1,,30

Sept.

12 

12 

12

13

13

14

12

14

*15

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11 1°

10

*10

11

13

14

13

14

17

TS

14

379

12.6

752

Calendar year 1953: Max 207 Mln - Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,570

Water year 1953-54: Max 91 Mln - Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,040

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made oh this day.

._.. 6 to Dec. 2. No gage- 

^.ce during most of period); 

irds and records for Clear Creek
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. La t 39°03'45", long 106°24'20", in sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W , on left bank 

1.5 miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles southwest 

of village of Twin Lakes .

Drainage area. 75 sq mi.

Records available . April 1946 to September 1954 (winter periods prior to 1951 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311). iuuiinu.jr

M^n'^afn re°or?!r Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

May 20 1950, at site 190 ft downstream at different datum. May 20, 1950, to Apr 7 

1953, at site 10 ft upstream at present datum. ' '

Average discharge .--8 years, 156 cfs (113,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 966 cfs May 21 (gage height, 4.22 ft); minimum 

not determined .

1946-54:1 Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 5.35 ft, site and 

datum then in use) from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 

5.74 ft June 10, 1952; minimum discharge not determined.

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

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

14

31

60

102

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

210

345

540

810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

*24

22

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

21

21

20

24

23

*22

21

24

2_6

21

24

21

21

21 

22

702

£2.6

1,390

Nov.

23

24

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

(*)

. 23

699

23.3

1,390

Dec.

(*)

22

682

22

1,350

Jan.

19

589

19

1,170

Feb.

16

448

16

889

Mar.

12

(*)

372

12

738

Apr.

14

13

14

15

17

18

19

22

26

26

25

24

27

30

30

50

68

41

48

56

60

*73

111

104

88

106

106

120

12"? 130

1,603

53.4

3,180

May

118

107

100

107

120

184

220

225

280

339

262

268

327

373

439

495

555

601

656

755

782

TST

656

618

628

555

*459

427

398

380

370

12,556

405

24,900

June

333

306

315

380

427

427

330

315

336

362

380

387

415

359

339

370

455

560

601

155

522

536

536

491

443

443

475

394

345

321

12,453

415

24,700

July

309

359

30T

282

268

258

248

*238

230

230

212

208

203

210

191

191

300

270

275

240

212

218

270

238

220

205

186

169

151

136

120

7,156

231

14,190

Aug.

150" 109

89

72

75

70

72

67

62

57

*61

60

64

60

60

62

59

53

49

50

54

49

46

44

42

42

38

35

33

33

32

1,799

58.0

3,570

Sept.

31

31

33

37

38

40

36

44

*42

36

34

35

34

33

31

30

27

26

24

24

24

*23

24

31

36

33

42

48

IF

42

1,014

33.8

2,010

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean 137 Ac -ft 98,980

Water year 1953-54: Max 782 Mln - Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,480

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. a to Apr. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

of period)} discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and recor. 

for nearby stations.

most 

irds
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°Q2'35", long 106°15'55", In SW£ sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W., on right 

bank at Granite, a short distance east of U. S. Highway 24, and just upstream from Cache 

Creek.

Dralna/ge area. 427 sq ml.

Records available. April to October 1895 (gage heights only), May to December 1897 (October to December 1897 monthly discharge only), August to September 1898; March to September 1899 and April to May 1901 (gage heights only) , April 1910 to September 1954 

(October 1927 to September 1933 and winter periods for 1913-17, 1919, 1921 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 8,914.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1910, staff gage near present site at different datum. Apr. 6, 

1910, to Oct. 25, 1917, water-stage recorder or Inclined staff gage at site about 1,000 

ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1910-54), 347 cfs (251,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.97 ft); minimum 

dally, 76 cfs Feb. 3, 4, 9-17.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-54: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs June 8, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 6.67 ft June 19, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

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

fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation of about 5,150 acres. Sugar Loaf and 

Twin Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station' (combined capacity, 70,680 acreft). Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin enter 

above this station (see p. 114).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

61

108

270

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

490

780

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

113

122

122

111

108

106

-fit

108

108

10S

113

116

116

113

113

138

108

130

144

106

*100 

108

116

113

108

119

119

119

122

130

3,655

118

7,250

Nov.

127

127

113

127

130

127

124 

108

116

144

*147

167

170

T55

150

150

147

152

144

144

161

144 

147

144

130

113

108

103

106

100

4,025

134

7,980

Dec.

*103

108

108

111

108

105

105 

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

110

110

1.15

110

100 

100

100

100

100

100

100

105

110

110

3,278

106

6,500

Jan.

110

Too

98

96

96

100

*100 

100

 95

90

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

85

82 

82

82

82

82

78

80

82

82

82

2,724

87.9

5,400

Feb.

80

78

76

*76

78

78

78 

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

78

80

80

82

82 

82

*82

80

80

80

78

_

2,190

78.2

4,340

Mar.

80

82

84

84

84

84

82 

80

78

80

84

84

78

80

80

80

80

78

78

80

82

84 

82

*83

81

83

88

86

83

83

88

2,543

82.0

5,040

Apr.

96

88

95

96

106

122

124 

124

158

138

144

144

141

161

152

147

155

141

147

152

177

*174 

210

250

258

274

290

230

282

223

4,994

166

9,910

May

174

170

161

TTo

161

170

183 

242

298

408

418

418

*440

445

550

636

860

1,370

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,410 

1,400

1,330

959

800

*708

636

562

567

501

19,907

642

39,480

June

422

431

455

413

523

359

342 

355

368

372

413

505

1,010

1.040

931

952

*1,020

1,010

924

556

545

550 

589

624

624

618

654

684

630

612

18,526

618

36,750

July

540

490

390

372

368

359

372 

390

*431

460

330

246

234

572

806

812

858

793

845

845

508

359 

460

413

400

413

390

386

368

350

334

14,894

480

29,540

Aug.

230

196

180

180

183

196

190

177

167

199

*158

132

147

141

135

141

502

£24.

562

562

567

528 

436

158

*113

111

106

103

100

100

100

7,424

239

14,730

Sept.

103

100

98

108

116

119

113 

119

113

*108

116

152

108

103

103

103

98

98

98

98

98

96 

*100

119

135

122

122

135

124

122

3,347

112

6,640

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,640 Mln 68 Mean 395 Ao-ft 285,700 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,410 Mln 76 Mean 240 Ao-ft 173,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 6 to Mar. 23 (stage-discharge relation affected by loe during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01'05", long 106°16'55", In s£ sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 80 W., on left bank

 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 miles southwest 

of Granite.

Drainage area. 59 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1954 (winter periods prior to 1951 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1311) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,900 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years, 73.0 cfs (52,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 333 cfs May 20 (gage height, 1.98 ft); minimum

 dally, 8.5 cfs Mar. 2.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 10, 1952, from ra'iiip . :ve extended 

above 530 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.34 ft June 16, 1952. ni;M;:i,iiT. cL«crvu'ge net determined .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of i-;e effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion for Irrigation of aDout 250 acres above station.

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

2.0

6.0

13

41

0.7

.8

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

85

172

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

24

24

23

22

21

21

 20

20

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

21

22

*21

23

23

21

21

23

22

22

21

20

642

20.7

1,270

Nov.

21

2TT

20

21

*21

b20

b!8

17

19

18

*18

18

18

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

TS

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

17

533

17.8

1,060

Dec.

 17

T6

15

14

14

14

16

14

16

 17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

13

T2" 11

13

13

13

. 12

12

 12

12

12

454

14.6

900

Jan.

13

13

14

14

14

15

T4

14

13

11

11

11

10 *lo

12

13

13

12

12

10

10

11

11

12

13

10

11

12

13

12

13

377

12.2

748

Feb.

12

10

11

12

11

10

11

12

12

12

*11

11

11

10

9.5

11

12

11

10

9.0

9.5

10

*11

 11

13

12

10

11

_

306.0

10.9

607.

Mar.

10

lo~8.5

12

11

12

11

11

12

 13

12

11

1Q

11

12

13

12

10

11

11

11

12

11

*10

10

10

1111

12

11

10

342.5

11.0

679

Apr.

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

 17

20

19

19

19

19

22

21

20

23

30

35

 37

 29

28

33

37

38

37

38

4242"

37

761

25.4

1,510

May

37

34

SB- 32

196

 51

60

69

90

112

90

88

118

*133

154

169

199

228

249

 288

'550" 294

246

225

218

202

175

 166

163

151

148

4,547

147

9,020

June

145

127

Tiff

181

196

187

151

133

 145

148

151

163

175

142

127

157

205

246

23-8" 249

228

232

246

228

202

202

235

196

172

157

5,509

184

10,930

July

151

166

145

136

130

124

124

 124

118

112

112

104

96

98

101

101

184

TB7

112

 104

90

96

142

109

96

88

83

79

73

69

63_

3,463

112

6,870

Aug.

60

57

52

49

52

54

52

49

46

43

 43

42

43

43

40

43

42

38

37

36

37

34

33

32

*30

29

28

27

27

26

24

1,246

40.2

2,470

Sept.

24

24

24

27

28

30

26

27

*27

24

24

24

26

23

22

23

23

22

21

2TT

21

 21

24

32

37

36

40

47

40

40

821

27.4

1,630

Calendar year 1953: Max 595 Min - Mean 58.6 Ac-ft 42,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 294 Mln 8.5 Mean 52.1 Ac-ft 37,690

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Hov. 14 to Apr. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 111

Cottonwooci Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°49', long 106°12', In sec. 22, T. 14 S., R. 79.W., on left bank threequarters of a mile downstream from Hot Springs, 1-| miles upstream from North Cottonwood Creek, 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle Cottonwood and South Cottonwood Creeks, and 3-| miles southwest of Buena Vista.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1923, August 1949 to September 1954 (prior 

to May 1911 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1923, staff gage near present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 60.8 cfs (44,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum, 

 18 cfs Mar. 13, 28, 29, 31.

1910-23, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs June 11, 1952; maximum gage height,

2.95 ft June 16, 1952; minimum discharge observed. 10 cfs Mar. 20-23, 25, Apr. 9, 19,

1914.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: 1915, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

l.Z 

1.4 

1.7

62

34

126

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

55

35

35

35

*35

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

30

W

30

*33

32

32

34

33

33

32

31

30

30

30 

30

1,010

32.6

2,000

Nov.

30

30

30

30

*30

31

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

26-fg26

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

842

28.1

1,670

Dec.

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

2?

25

24

23

23

23

*23

23 

23

769

24.8

1,530

Jan.

23

22

22

22

27

-ss 28

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

21 

2T

706

22.8

1,400

Feb.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

»21

21

21

22

2T

21

20

2T

20

20

21

21

*21

21

20

21

20

20

______

583

20.8

1,160

Mar.

20

20

2120"

20

20

20

20

20

*21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

19

19

19

18

18

19 

18

612

19.7

1,210

Apr.

18

Iff

18

18

18

19

20

»20

21

21

21

21

22

22

24

22

23

22

23

31

37 *2ff

23

19

33

32

31

33

32

30

720

24.0

1,430

May

30

28

2ff

30

31

*30

42

43

54

69

58

61

66

69

83

88

82

102

99

*118

118

121

m

110

107

109

90

84

81

73 

82

2,298

74.1

4,560

June

83

73

73

78

86

90

S?

75

*72

73

76

77

81

73

70

72

75

81

84

82

77

75

82

80

77

77

83

76

69

66.

2,320

77.3

4,600

July

65

64

61

60

63

57

58

»72

66

59

55

46

48

50

49

48

66

59

56

*58

49

51

 m76

62

60

55

48

43

43 

41

1,754

56.6

3,480

Aug.

40

38

37

35

38

ID- 42

36

34

33

34

34

35

33

33

36

*37

33

31

30

31

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

2T

26 

26

1,015

32.7

2,010

Sept.

2&

25

ZS

28

33

33

28

29

»30

29

29

30

33

30

29

28

28

26

26

25

25

*25

25

32

3_6

33

32

30

29

29

867

28.9

1,720

Calendar year 1953 : Max 345 Mln 18 Mean 53.5 Ac -ft 38,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 121 Mln 18 Mean 37.0 Ao-ft 26,770

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo.

Location. Lat 38*44', long 106°09', In NWir sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 78 W,, on right bank 

200 ft upstream from county highway bridge at Mount Princeton Hot Springs, 4 miles 

west of Nathrop, and 5? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97 sq mi.

Records available.--September to December 1910 (fragmentary gage-height record and discharge measurements only), August 1949 to September 1954. Published as near Buena 

Vista" in 1910.

Gage. Water-stage recorder-. Altitude of gage is 8,180 ft. Sept. 6 to Dec. 29, 1910, 

staff gage at practically same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 55.4 cfs (40,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 155 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs June 10, 1952 (gage height, 2.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs; minimum, that of Mar. 12, 1954; minimum gage 

height, 0.44 ft Mar. 4, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 3.4 ft June 1949 (discharge not determined),, from high-water 

mark verified by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5

77

140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14,

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

29

30

30

30

*32

31

31

33

32

30

30

31

31

31

31

30

699

29.0

1,780

Nov.

31

3U

30

30

*30

29

28

25

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

27

*27

28

26

21

19

19

19

20

22

25

25

25

25

24

779

26.0

1,550

Dec.

25

25

24

20

20

19

18

TS

16

*18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

21

21

21

20

18

18

19

19

20

20

*20

20

20

611

19.7

1,210

Jan.

20

2O

20

20

20

19

19

IB" 18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

2O

19

593

19.1

1,180

Feb.

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

*18

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

19

19

_

542

19.4

1,080

Mar.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

558

18.0

1,110

Apr.

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

*T8

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

21

22

24

25

26

*26

28

30

30

30

32

33

35

3T

687

22.9

1,360

May

35

33

33

34

37

*43

53

63

71

82

81

84

88

88

101

105

103

120

122

*158

135

138

135

132

128

125

1O9

103

103

103

109

2,834

91.4

5,62O

June

105

97

99

103

109

107

103

95

*90

9O

91

90

93

90

90

86

93

97

101

95

93

93

99

93

72

69

10T

90

82

81

2,797

93.2

5,550

July

77

77

71

71

72

66

67

*64

34

60

57

53

51

46

31

51

60

69

60

*47

39

40

82

74

53

41

35

30

26

24

23

1,651

53.3

3,270

Aug.

23

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

23

21

21

21

21

20

20

*20

19

19

23

30

32

35

36

36

37

35

33

31

32

33

794

25.6

1,570

Sept.

32

33

33

40

46

47

45

43

*43

41

40

41

45

42

41

41

39

36

35

34

34

*34

35

47

51

S3-

5T

48

46

45

1,241

41.4

2,460

Calendar year 1953: Max 422 Min 16 Mean 55.1 Ac-ft 39,880

Water year 1953-54: Max 138 Mln 17 Mean 33.3 Ac-ft 27,740

Peak discharge (base. 55O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

113

Location. La t 38°33', long 106° 01', in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., on right bank at 

Salida, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 291 and 3 miles upstream from 

South Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 1,218 sq mi.

Records available. April 1895 to October 1903 (discharge measurements only in 1896 and 

no winter records 1897-98, 1900-1901), October 1909 to September 1954 (winter periods 

for 1899, 1902-3, 1919 and October 1927 to September 1933 monthly discharge only, 

published in WSP 1311).

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,051.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Nov. 18, 1903, inclined staff gage, and Nov. 3, 1909, to 

Dec. 2, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site lj miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 48 years (1898-99, 1901-3, 1909-54), 616 cfs (446,300 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 177 cfs Mar. 19.

1895-1903, 1909-54: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs June 16, 1924 (gage height, 7.2 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 100 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1898.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see 

following page), storage reservoirs (combined capacity, 81,890 acre-ft), diversions fdr 

irrigation of about 16,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: 

1921(M).

Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1899, 1900, 1914(M),

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

242

260

286

294

886

879

898

358

*890

890

886

zee

890

890

875

858

856

875

856

314

308

871

386

338

330

388

338

366

370

350

330

9,306

300

18,460

Nov.

338

338

334

338

368

379

370

346

348

368

*398

402

410

406

384

379

368

366

379

346

350

358

370

384

379

358

354

348

386

386

10,882

363

81,580

Dec.

*382

338

326

308

308

894

886

a890

3895

890

886

288

890

894

890

318

318

306

318

334

334

895

876

880

876

a880

a885

a880

a880

a300

334

9,291

300

18,430

Jan.

a340

a300

295

895

280

300

*295

890

876

860

848

860

856

856

860

860

860

256

860

856

860

258

856

856

860

864

848

860

878

278

268

8,371

270

16,600

Feb.

856

252

*856

860

860

856

840

844

840

833

830

830

887

830

287

814

810

817

810

814

824

833

880

*884

884

884

817

196

_

6,468

831

18,830

Mar.

207

214

217

287

224

207

207

807

207

230

880

193

187

199

210

801

801

190

177

193

196

196

804

*810

804

801

196

196

193

196

193

6,303

803

18,500

Apr.

193

187

179

185

196

807

830

840

856

278

864

272

864

868

868

860

258

240

830

830

856

*890

895

378

!!?.

406

383

367

324

361

8,159

878

16,180

May

367

356

418

345

868

868

895

378

434

591

640

*619

619

680

816

1,080

1,200

1.-690

1,650

1,700

1,780

1.840

1,840

1,750

1,580

1,850

1,050

*969

832

768

792

88,673

925

56,870

June

640

612

686

605

680

688

598

563

536

522

556

584

978

1,330

1,180

1,130

1,230

*1,300

1,350

960

864

856

920

944

988

896

936

960

952

880

25,804

860

51,180

July

808

768

664

598

584

536

543

577

584

640

626

459

394

440

944

1,010

1.170

1,130

1,130

1,080

*912

547

716

716

667

614

583

553

523

511

487

21,514

694

48,670

Aug.

427

360

320

310

306

306

315

320

301

296

380

*870

865

870

857

865

301

251

688

654

688

723

647

547

310

*288

283

878

878

283

306

11,919

384

23,640

Sept.

272

267

263

276

317

323

317

317

323

*307

285

345

394

383

896

896

285

272

263

854

841

845

*245

301

376

376

370

382

394

357

9,888

309

18,410

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,150 Mln 190 Mean 658 Ac-ft 476,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,840 Mln 177 Mean 427 Ac-ft 309,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial gage-height record, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Transn-.uontain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin

The following seven tunnels or ditches, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, 

divert water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Arkansas River. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Fremont Pass ditch diverts water from Tenmile Creek over Fremont Pass to East Pork Arkansas River in sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek (triburary 

of East Fork Arkansas River) in NW£ sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from Piney Creek (tributary of Eagle River) over Tennessee 

Pass to Thayer Gulch (tributary of Tennessee Pork) in sec. 11, T. 83., R. 80 W.

Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Tennessee Fork in sec. 17, 

T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Pryingpan Creek to Busk Creek 

(tributary of Lake Fork) in sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 81 W.

Twin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Pork to North Pork Lake 

Creek in sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W.

Larkspur ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Poncha Creek (tributary of South Fork Arkansas River) in SE£ sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Inflow from transmountaln diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Month

October. ...............

Water year 1953-54 . . .

Fremont 

Pass 

ditch

O

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

321

844

Ewlng 

ditch

0

498

Wurtz 

ditch

O

249

53

905

BuskIvanhoe 

tunnel

0

519

3,200

Twin 

Lakes 

Tunnel

16

139

27,470

Larkspur 

ditch

0

0

Total

16

32,910
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°29'30", long 105°22'10", in NEir sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 71 W., on right 

bank at Parkdale, 300 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50 and half a mile 

upstream from Cooper Gulch.

Drainage area. 2,556 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954 (October 1945 to May 1946 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 9 years, 798 cfs (578,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs July 14 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum daily, 224 cfs Apr. 5.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.02 ft); minimum daily, that of Apr. 5, 1954.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

diversions for Irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

215

250

405

610

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

860

1,230

2,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Bay

^

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

293

553

311

335

335

329

*329

363

370

329

335

335

338

338

342

314

305

314 

320 

32,3

*3S6

332

366 

429

425

433

429

461

481

477

461

11,217

362

22,250

Nov.

449

449

449

*445

509

493

473

457

469

489

509

521

525

BT3

497

493

*477 

517 

465

461

465

481 

513

505

497

477

473

453

445

14,438

481

28,640

Dec.

437

457

4T3" 465

413

402

405

405

*370

391

405

384

405

383

417

417

421

409 

394 

413

413

388

329 

35E5

370

356

356

346

360

*374

405

12,254

395

24,310

Jan.

405

405

405

402

394

391

421

377

346

356" 311

*326

335

346

352

360

346 

360 

338

323

349

342 

342

346

349

*329

335

346

356

349

11,100

358

22,020

Feb.

338

335

329

335

338

339

323

329

*317

317

311

308

305

311

296

290

293 

287 

275

293

305

299 

*290

296

293

290

262

.^

8,630

308

17,120

Mar.

270

278

260

293

302

287

287

287

*272

268

287

265

238

560

270

270

268

255 

246 

246

255

255

260 

*270

255

250

244

240

242

240

244

8,164

263

16,190

Apr.

236

232

230

226

224

236

248

278

272

296

299

299

299

284

299

284

278

270 

260 

250

250

*290

299 

314

388

394

360

335

342

8,652

288

17,160

May

391

384

409

437

*374

311

308

33TT

398

465

624

642

632

655

682

836

958

1,360 

1,760 

1,730

*1,780

1,880

2,000 

1,920

1,810

1,360

1,210

1,060

965

836

824

29,336

946

58,190

June

775

700

686

700

682

806

696

668

632

*614

619

655

815

1,360

1,330

1,210

1,270

1,380 

1.450 

1,250

930

916

951 

1,000

1,010

979

965

1,040

1,040

965

28,074

936

55,680

July

916

824

790

686

660

632

596

624

*646

655

725

596

493 74"f

970

1.05Q

1,080

1,160 

1,120 

1,150

*1,,060

691

578 

790

750

670

610

570

540

530

510

23,418

755

46,450

Aug.

450

370

320

290

310

360

4OO

450

330

300

310

330

260

260

250

560" 240

*500 

700 

680

690

700

'B55" 710 

420

300

270

260

250

240

250

12,080

390

23,960

Sept.

270

280

270

280

310

330

340

*350

360

360

349

342

384

363

320

320

300

290 

280 

270

555" 260

*310 

329

363

391

377

374

384

380

9,816

327

19,470

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,69O Mln 25O Mean 768 Ac-ft 556,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,OOO Mln 224 Mean 485 Ac-ft 351,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. , . 

at Canon City.
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11', long 105°30', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile downstream from Taylor Creek and 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1954 (July 1928 to September 1933 and winter 

periods for 1934-38 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1938, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 32.7 cfs (23,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 119 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs July 30.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 15,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1950(m). WSP 1311: 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.0 

.1 

.2

0.8 

3.6 

7.6

0.3 

.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

*6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.8

7.6

7.2

7.2

8.2

8.9 

575

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.2

197.6 

6.37 

392

Nov.

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

8.9

11

10

11

14

13

14

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

7.0

7.5

7.5

9.0

11 

14

16

17

I?

16

16

349.1 

11.6 

692

Dec.

15

14

13

12

11

(*)

13

403 

13.0 

799

Jan.

17

527 

17 

1,050

Feb.

55- 32

*23

21

21

20

21

22

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

16

20

21

*21

19

19

16

17

-

551 

19.7 

1,090

Mar.

18

19

20

20

21

23

23

23

23

23

19

19

20

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

18

*23

27 

27

21

18

17

16

15

11

614 

19.8 

1,220

Apr.

15

15

15

15

13

13

*13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

8.9

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.9

9.5

7.6

TTE

8.9

325.3 

10.8 

645

Calendar year 1953: Max 99 Min 3.5 Mean 14.3

May

11

14

3629"

16

11

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

16

*15

10

10

10

7.6

11

16

11

11

11

15

19

17 

15

11

8.2

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.4

384.0 

12.4 

762

June

3.6

3.3

3.6

4.4

3.0

1.9

272

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.2

*1.9

2.2

2.8

3.0

3.6

4.0

3.0

4.0

3.0 

4.0

5.2

TTff

4.4

4.4

4.0

97.8 

3.26 

194

July

4.4

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

3.6

2.5

7.4

14

8.2

6.8

10

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.2

9.5

9.5 

7.6

6.4

4.4

3.6

2.2

1.6

37T

182.2 

5.88 

361

Aug.

4.4

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

14

19

20

14

11

11

12

12

12

14

16

21 T!B~

11

8.2

7.2

6.4

19

4.8 

5.0

3.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

295.1 

9.52 

585

Sept.

4.0

3.6

3.3

37T

3.6

10

*4^4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

6.4 

6.4

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

150.9 

5.03 

299

Ac-ft 10,370

Water year 1953-54: Max 36 Min 1.6 Mean n.g Ac-ft 8,090

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Ko peak above base.

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-26, Dec. 4-10, Feb. 16-21, Mar. 1-$, 12-14. 

No gage-height record Oct. 8-14, Dec. 11 to Feb. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice for 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°26' , long 105°15', in sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank in Canon 

City, 800 ft upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 3.117 sq mi.

Records available. January 1888 to September 1954 (winter periods for 1907-9 and October 

1927 to September 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Published as 

"near Canyon" 1900-1906.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1922, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage recorder at sites 

about a quarter of a mile upstream at various daturas.

Average discharge. 66 years, 720 cfs (521,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs July 15 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum 

ly, 137 cfs Apr. 4.. 

1888-1954: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site

,000 c 

cfs Apr. 10, 1940.

, , . , , . , 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 82

Remarks . Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation of about 53,000 acres, and 

return flow from irrigated areas .

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1896-97 calendar years.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-6, May 12-17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

0.4

.8

1.2

200

324

488

0.2

.6

1.0

135

232

368

612

936

1,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Dajr

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

250

242

254

260

251

248

*242

251

270

255

259

259

242

255

250

219

208

214

222

224

*264

259

285

549

549

553 

355

564

588

592

368

8,453

273

16,770

Nov.

542

551

535

358

588

425

400

400

592

596

408

*421

421

442

454

421

413

396

456

408

396

413

451

479

470

465 

421

417

425

415

12,517

411

24,450

Dec.

408

421

454

596

584

576

576

376

372

*372

400

584

596

576

592

400

413

400

580

392

396

576

324

328

556

546 

553

331

342

346

580

11,726

578

25,260

Jan.

376

368

372

380

368

*349

368

349

338

342

307

304

317

324

351

358

355

351

338

328

314

335

351

351

358

335 

324

331

346

356

353

10,557

341

20,940

Feb.

549

556

*364

364

356

349

324

293

280

260

257

251

251

248

251

242

255

256

235

222

239

235

*227

'222 214

222 

219

216

-

7,511

268

14 , 900

Mar.

222

258

258

255

264

244

229

214

201

190

201

188

188

222

252

216

209

211

206

198

205

201

201

206

*201

198 

190

185

162

159

164

6,414

207

12,720

Apr.

150

144

144

157

146

155

166

*185

185

195

205

209

219

195

198

193

188

178

166

162

162

188

*198

206

258

267 

249

222

206

214

5,680

189

11,270

May

286

289

305

552

292

219

201

111

258

506

493

*574

568

596

624

784

883

1,190

1,520

1,480

1,540

,650

.790

,700

,580

* ,170 

,010

890

804

685

654

24,862

802

49,310

June

601

525

514

525

505

656

525

489

455

453

442

469

584

1,120

1,110

*988

1,050

1,150

1.180

1,040

758

718

751

811

811

778 

771

850

850

771

22,128

758

45,890

July

758

656

601

508

484

455

*420

446

469

479

546

437

321

514

876

890

883

958

929

929

870

557

508

612

568

493 

469

455

411

402

402

18,244

589

36,190

Aug.

360

286

246

227

227

261

280

336

244

*222

219

241

193

195

188

185

195

547

525

489

495

552

552

479

524

*219 

201

195

185

185

188

9,031

291

17,910

Sept.

206

203

201

201

214

235

238

252

252

*235

229

222

246

241

222

222

211

203

193

188

*185

183

193

206

232

258 

252

249

258

258

6,648

222

13,190

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,360 Mln 139 Mean 652 Ac-ft 472,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,790 Mln 137 Mean 595 Ac-ft 284,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°16'00", long 104°39'00", in sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 W., on right bank 

at intake of south-side waterworks, 1 mile upstream from Dry Creek and 2 ? miles west of 

City Hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 4,686 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1885 to December 1887, May to August 1889, September 1894 to September 1954 (May 1925 to September 1934 monthly discharge adjusted for diversion above 

station to north-side waterworks, published in WSP 1311). Published as "at Rock Canyon" 1889, and as "at Pueblo" 1885-87, 1894-1924.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river; water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at north-side waterworks intake. Datum of river gage is 4,689.82 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 16, 1885, to Sept. 12, 1886, staff gage at site 

2f miles downstream; June 1, 1887, to Aug. 31, 1889, staff gage at site 6^ miles upstream; and Sept. 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage recorder about 2j miles downstream at various sites and datums.

Average discharge. 61 years (1886-87, 1894-1954), 722 cfs (523,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs June 30, from rating curve extended 

above 6,700 cfs; minimum daily, 22 cfs At>r. 5,

1885-87, 1889, 1894-1954: Maximum discharge, 103,000 el's June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24.66 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,730 cfs on 

basis of float-area determination at gage height 11.2 ft and slope-area determinations 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 18 cfs (including 13 cfs diverted into intake of north-side 

waterworks) Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Records include water diverted above station into intake of northside waterworks for municipal supply of Pueblo. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions above 

station for irrigation of about 88,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1896, 1902.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

42

53

57

75

40

6]

70

75

73

66 

62

75

85

83

93 

57

64

60

80

90

144

144

225

257

241

258

243

*282

316

305

3,820

123

7,580

Nov.

290

"266 266

266

289

348

349

348

327

305

305 

348

348

271

360

359 

349

328

327

337

282

288

287

*314

358

335

334

295

286

389

9,654

322

19,150

Dec.

449

450

468

*415

317

291

266 2661

293

268

286 

298

286

304

280

299 

341

347

323

304

316

334

316

281

310

324

348

360

336

337

367

10,180

328

20,190

Jan.

427

366

330

341

299

287

293

*305

305

299

274 

251

259

292

303

297 

274

273

267

273

267

273

284

260

261

262

*268

262

274

280

287

8,993

290

17,840

Feb.

280

280

269

268

250

219

202

174

168

151

146 

145

130

125

131

141 

131

*120

120

120

101

116

111

106

87

91

98

94

--

4,374

156

8,680

Mar.

87

93

121

135

146

152

121

116

99

73

*57 

79

77

63

90

100 

89

84

70

61

47

53

54

63

63

51

32

32

29

33

34

2,404

77.5

4,770

Apr.

62

44

40

26

22

*34

35

40

*59

49

66 

94

*81

61

47

56 

48

37

31

32

27

30

*69

73

94

144

*131

110

94

94

1,830

61.0

3,630

May

200

242

234

248

255

165

110

94

114

205

320 

528

549

494

494

569 

895

881

1,510

1,230

1,120

1,290

1,490

*1 , 600

1.650

1,330

1,050

845

819

698 

607

21,836

704

43,310

June

597

468

411

411

382

441

494

405

*358

312

m333

722

989

896 

882

1,000

1,060

1,090

734

629

618

641

686

742

729

697

687

3.040

21,072

702

41,800

July

*679

700

601

518

447

397

407

367

397

382

406 

407

244

*185

913

1.100 

895

1,000

960

939

1,050

923

443

577

523

483

453

597

337

307 

631

18,268

589

36,230

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,19O Mln 35 Mean 531 Ac-ft 384,500

Aug.

322

264

173

118

*79

324

210

295

144

154

119 

667

599

367

146

126 

89

*82

408

434

408

426

462

356

318

*137

61

44

12

59

96

7,529

243

14,930

Sept.

*52

67

84

95

119

160

161

187

140

127

115 

103

103

136

111

99

84

74

70

63

51

55

44

74

111

135

*172

141

151

176

3,260

109

6,470

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,040 Mln 22 Mean 310 Ac-ft 224,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

£2Sls5fi75"ftt, tn3I17I' 10ng 1°404,9 ' 01"' in SEi sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., on left

D S Hiffhwo^ R! ^ m°U^ \2 concrete flume, 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

Drainage aref -B.!i lfmi.' ****- <**  of a mile north of Colorado Springs, 

^ecords^ayairable.' July 1951 to September 1954.

and concrete cotltroli Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from

119

^xlmum discharge, 261 cfs Aug. 15, 1953 (gage height, * 2.26 ft) from

'"

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 

June 30 ..................... 2

Uote. Flow occurred only on day shown above.

Month

June 1954....... ...... 

Calendar year 1953.. 

Water year 1953-54. .

Cfs -days

2

Maximum

2 

22 

2

Minimum

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.1 

.11 

.01

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4.0 

81 

4.0

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°36'08", long 104°40'13", in NE^ sec. 4, T. 17 S.. R. 65 W., on right 

Dank 250 ft upstream from bridge on county road, li miles downstream from Little 

Fountain Creek, and 5t miles southeast of Fountain.

Drainage area.--676 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,341.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 250 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 54.2 cfs (39,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs June 30 (gage height, 7.53 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum not determined.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs May 28, 1940 (gage height, 9.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow Sept. 24, 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 14.4 ft May 30, 1935.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

3.7

(*) 

114.7

3.7

228

Nov.

(*)

11

(*)

330

11

655

Dec.

(*)

11

(*)

341

11

676

Jan.

(*)

(*)

235.6

7.6

467

Feb.

(*)

 6.1

(*)

* 

170.8

6.1

339

Mar.

(*)

. 7.5

(*)

232.5

7.5

461

Apr.

(*)

4.3

(*)

129.0

4.3

256

May

223

(*)

, 3.2

(*)

242

rj 542.6

17.5

1,080

June

(*)

 0.6

25

I 1'^

4,580

1,623.3

54.1

3,220

July

5.2

(*)

(*)

SS.

(*)

(*)

. 3.0

180.8

5.83

359

Aug.

 2.5

21

(*)

> 2.6

97.8

3.15

194

Sept.

i 0.3

7.4

13

} 7.5

' *17

.6

(*)

76.5

2.55

152

Calendar year 1953*: Max 327 Min 1.2 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,480 

Water year 1953-54 : Max l,58o Min - Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8.O9O

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). No peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 8, Dec. 15-18, May 6-19, Sept. 23-30; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-14, 22-25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, 

Jan. 10-16, 20-23, 26-28, Feb. 7, 8, 12, 16-21, Feb. 26 to Mar. 5, Mar. 12, 13, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1.

411038 O -57 -9
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'20", long 104°35'40", in SWi sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 64 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of Eighth Street Bridge in Pueblo, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq mi.

Records available. January 1922 to September 1925, October 1940 to September 1954 (prior 

to October 1941 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1923, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 13 to July 11, 1923, staff gage and July 12, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, 

water-stage recorder, within 200 ft of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 17 years, 55.5 cfs (40,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 5.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of float-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.00 and 9.00 ft; minimum not determined.

1922-25, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 9.50 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 8.05 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 cfs, by slope-area determination. Flood 

of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area determination.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 22,500 acres. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

. 0.8

(*)

24.8

0.8

49

Nov.

(*)

 1.1

(*)

33.0

1.1

65

Dec.

(*)

1.4

(*)

43.4

1.4

86

Jan.

C)

1.9

(*)

58.9

1.9

117

Feb.

(*)

1.4

(*)

_

- - ---

39.2

1.4

78

Mar.

(*)

. 1.0

(*)

31.0

1.0

61

Apr.

(*)

1.6

(*)

4S.O

1.6

95

May

(*)

> 1.8

(*)

406

1"

j

455.2

14.7

903

June

0.6

(*)

187

.3

*490

689.3

23.0

1,370

July

I^ 5.0

 " *69

 *2.0

147.0

4.74

292

Aug.

Ij,.

262

.

' 2 8

337.0

10.9

668

Sept.

(*)

0.9

(*)

27.0

0.9

54

Calendar year 1953: Max 337 Min - Mean 4.O6 Ao-ft 2,94O

Water year 1953-54 : Max 490 Min - Mean 5.30 Ao-ft 3,840

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP cfa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 1-6, 8-14, Aug. 7-17; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13, 20-22, 

Mar. 1-4, 12-14, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo,

Location.--Lat 37°43'40", long 105°21'10", In sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 W., on left bank at 

Manzanares Crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Manzanares Creek and 3| miles 

southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area. 73 sq ml.

Records available. July 1923 to September 1954 (July 1923 to September 1933 and winter 

periods for 1934-36 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1311).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 8, 1934, at sites about 500 ft upstream at different datums. Sept. 8, 1934, 

to Mar. 15, 1937, at datum 1.36 ft higher, Mar. 16, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1945, at datum 

0.86 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1945, to Apr. 25, 1946, at datum 0.36 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 34.0 cfs (24,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum 

dally, 7.9 cfs Mar. 26.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2, 1951 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum dally determined, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 1937, but may have been less during periods of 

no gage-height record.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Revisions (water years) .--'WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1945(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

6.5 

9.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

*11 

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

13

12

12

12

11

12

*13

13

13

13

17

17

15

16

18

Te

15

15

16

14

12

13

413

13.3

819

Nov.

12

11 

11

12

12

13

13

12

12

*11

12

11

9.8

11

11

9.8

11

11

9.0

1O

11

11

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

345.6

11.5

685

Dec.

12

10 

10

11

12

12

13

13

13

 14

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

9^0

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.4

362.5

11.7

719

Jan.

9.8

10 

11

11

11

12

13

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.O

*9.0

9.2

9.6

1O

1O

11

11

1010 

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

333.6

1O.8

662

Feb.

13

12

11

9.0

»10

10

12

11

11

12

11

12

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

11

12

13

14

13

*12

9.8

bll

bll

-

33O.8

11.8

656

Mar.

bll

bll 

bll

bll

blO

11

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

14

13

13

12

*11

9.0

8.5

T+9

9.0

8.7

8.2

8.2

9.0

342.5

11.0

679

Apr.

9.0

ftf

10

11

11

12

*13

14

15

13

13

15

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

14

15

16

18

20

20

20

22

25

16

434.0

14.5

861

May

26

26 

25

23

J22

*22

24

26

28

35

39

39

36

38

51

52

48

52

53

55

*55

59

55

46

45

44

36

35

36

35

38

1,2O4

38.8

2,390

June

29

34 

*38

38

35

41

36

30

30

29

30

32

32

26

25

26

30

35

32

41

35

38

39

*36

36

36

47

38

33

35

1,022

34.1

2,030

July

28

26 

33

28

25

26

26

23

24

26

26

26

25

30

*33

52

41

35

28

29

29

26

30

39

3O

28

26

24

22

*19

20

883

28.5

1,750

Aug.

18

16 

15

15

25

55" 63

38

30

30

39

29

45

42

35

30

28

32

*26

25

32

26

23

23

25

21

18

18

17

15

16

870

28.1

1,730

Sept.

16

14 

*14

15

15

16

16

15

14

13

14

13

12

13

*12

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.O

8.5

9.8

14

12

13

14

15

13

379.5

12.6

753

Calendar year 1953: Max 9O Min 8.7 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,28O

Water year 1953-54: Max 63 Min 7.9 Mean 19.0 Ac-ft 13,73O

Peak discharee (base, 20O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°43'40", long 105°00'30", in sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 68 ¥., on right bank 

at Badito, 460 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 69, half a mile downstream 

from South Oak Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Walsenburg.

Drainage area. 532 sq mi.

Records available. August to December 1912, April 1923 to October 1925, March 1938 to 

September 1941, October 1946 to September 1954 (April 1923 to October 1925 monthly 

discharge only, published in ¥SP 1311), discontinued.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 28 to Dec. 20, 1912, chain gage and Apr. 19, 1923, to Aug. 6, 1924, waterstage recorder at bridge 460 ft upstream at different datum. Aug. 7, 1924, to Sept. 30, 

1925, water-stage recorder at site 660 ft upstream at different datum. Mar. 6 to 

to Dec. 22, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 23, 1938, to Aug. 6, 1941, Sept. 10, 1946, to 

Oct. 8, 1948, water-stage recorder at bridge 460 ft upstream at datum 1.90 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 9, 1948, to May 26, 1953, at site 75 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1923-25, 1938-41, 1946-54), 22.4 cfs (16,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 9.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

7.6, 8.0 and 9.3 ft (present datum); no flow Oct. 2.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-41, 1946-54: Maximum discharge, 5,510 cfs July 15, Aug. 1, 1923 

(gage height, 9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1923, 

1940-41, 1951-53.

Discharge July 31, 1945, 7,400 cfs (slope-area determination) and Aug. 14, 1945, 

8,480 cfs (from records for station near Badito 0.6 mile upstream).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 15,800 acres. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. ¥SP 1211: 1950(M). ¥SP 1241: 1923(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.1

*0

.1

.4

.5

.9

*2.6

2.7

3.0

JLfi

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

*3.8

2.2

1.6

1.3

.9

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

43.2

1.39

86

Nov.

0.8

.8

*.6

.6

.9

1.2

1.4

1.0

.9

*.9

.6

.9

.6

.9

.8

.9

.9

.4

 1.7

4.2

4.5

4.0

6.9

2.1

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

48.5

1.62

96

Dec.

1.4

2.1

2.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

*.9

5.0

3.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

7.0

9.0

12

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

*3.3

1O4.0

3.35

206

Jan.

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.5

1.3

1*£

1.0

*1.0

2.0

*6.0

6.5

4.5

3.0

4.0

5.5

4.5

3.5

5.0

6.0

6.5

9.0

13

16

 18

7.2

2.8

1.8

149.2

4.81

296

Feb.

1.8

1.1

~!rg

*1.5

1.1

1.8

1.6

 1.5

2*2.

2.0

l.S

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

1.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

*1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

-

_ _

38.4

1.37

76

Mar.

2.4

3.0

1,0

sis

2.5

2.0

1.6

 1.6

2.1

2.7

4.0

g ^Q

4?5

3.0

4.0

2.7

2.0

2.8

4.0

2.8

3.8

*5.0

3.8

 2.7

2.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

92.3

2.98

183

Apr.

1.5

2TT

2.4

3.0

2.2

*2.2

4.8

*6.6

7.6

8.6

10

1O

8.6

8.6

6.2

4.2

5.2

5.5

5.2

4.5

5.8

7.6

*8.6

9.0

11

11

11

12

li

14

213.0

7.10

422

May

10

7.6

5.5 *1rl

*7.2

9.0

9.0

13

13

14

14

11

14

16

14

8.O

12

11

10

*17

 11

13

13

14

13

13

16

18

18

22

375.0

12.1

744

June

18

20

 23

26

27

27

27

*26

23

23

24

25

25

21

22

25

32

33

33

29

26

27

24

*21

22

14

15

15.

188

873

29.1

1,730

July

27

7.2

4.5

5.2

4.2

3.2

*2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

2.1

1.6

9.5

*5.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

10

*4.2

5.2

4.5

.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.0

3Z~

165.2

5.33

328

Aug.

6.6

4.5

3.0

2.2

2*2.

137

15

20

25

10

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

4.5

25

15

*9.0

8.0

9.0

7.6

6.9

5.2

3.8

3.2

2.4

2.2

4.O

4.5

4.O

359.1

11.6

712

Sept.

3.5

2.4

*2.1

2.4

4.0

5.8

6.2

*5.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.2

*4.8

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.8

 1.4

1.4

]_ a ^

1.3

2.7

4.2

4.5

5.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

125.4

4.18

249

Calendar year 1953; Max 136 Min O Mean 7.84 Ac-ft 5,670

Water year 1953-54; Max 188 Min O Mean 7.O9 Ac-ft 5,130

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO cfs). Aug. 6 (3:30 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (9.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. No gage-height record Dec. 22-31, Mar. 3-8, 12, 13 (stage-discharge affected by ice during 

part of periods), Aug. 7-18j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-21, Jan. 1-27, 

Mar. 14.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

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

Location. Lat 37°25', long 105°03', in sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 69 W., on left bank at 

Boyd Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Average discharge. 20 years, 24.8 cfs (17,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs May 23 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 417 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 3.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs; minimum daily, 2 cfs for several days November 

1934 to January 1935, and Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years)., WSP 827: 1936. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

4.0

5.8

8.0

12

1.2

1.3

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.4*2 *4.4

4.9

5.3

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.3

6.7

6.2

6.0

*5.8

6.0

5.6

5.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

8^

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

6.7

6.2

6.7

186.8

6.03

371

Nov.

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.5

*6.9

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.9

5*4

5.8

6.5

6.2

7.1

8.0

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.3

6.7

6.7

203.0

6.77

403

Dec.

(*)

6.5

201.5

6.5

400

Jan.

(*)

5.5

170.5

5.5

338

Feb.

(*)

5.4

6.2

6.5

6.0

*6.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

-

155.9

5.57

309

Mar.

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5*4

5.6

6.4

7.1

7.6

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.1

6.9

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.9

*8.0

2*2

7.6

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.0

7.8

222.7

7.18

442

Apr.

Ill

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.4

9.2

9.2

*8.8

9.6

11

10

9.6

10

12

12

11

11

12

16

18

18

18

20.

19

17

17

18

17

17

18

387.9

12.9

769

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean n.o

May

25

26

23

23

11

*22

25

27

27

32

44

38

32

37

41

46

42

40

38

*33

32

38

54

.58

56

56

50

47

44

41

38

1,156

37.3

2,290

June

36

34

*31

34

36

11

34

32

29

29

29

28

29

31

28

26

23

23

26

24

22

24

22

*18

20

21

19

11

18

18

798

26.6

1,580

July

11

16

17

17

16

16

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

*13

13

12

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

13

10

9.2

9.2

9.6

*8.8

9.6

10

409.4

13.2

812

Aug.

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.4

11

12

12

9.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.6

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.2

6.5

7.3

6.5

6.7

7.3

7.1

6.5

5.8

6.0

5.6

.5*1

5.6

238.1

7.68

472

Sept.

5.1

*4.4

4.7

5.1

5.3

5.8

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

7.3

Mi

7.3

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

154.9

5.16

307

Ac-ft 7,940

Water year 1953-54: Max 58 Mln - Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,490

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). No ceak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-7, Feb. 18-21, Mar. 12-16. No gage-height 

record Dec. 8 to Feb. 17 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period). Mar. 5-7; 

discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 38°00', long 104°28', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 63 W., on right bank at 

mouth of canyon, 0.3 mile downstream from diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch and 

8 miles southwest of Undercliffe.

Drainage area.--1,673 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,870.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 45.5 cfs, (32,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

heights 3.88, 6.93, and 7.70 ft; no flow for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 25.000 cfs (revised) July 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.96 

ft, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis 

of computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times in nearly every year.

Maximum stage and discharge known since at least 1900, that of July 26, 1950, from 

information by local residents.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

897

927

957

977

1007

1057

1087

1117

1147

1177, 1241

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Sept. 9, 1940

June 1, 1941

. Aug. 14, 1942

Aug. 16, 1943

June 29, 1944

Aug. 13, 1946

July 21, 1947

June 13, 1948

July 30, 1949

July 26, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,810

2,400

10,000

2,400

1,440

6,000

3,800

5,900

900

25,000

Gage height 

(feet)

6.06

4.70

7.00

3.05

3.06

4.38

4.90

7.00

5.64

13.96

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 43,000 acres.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1940-50, superseding those published in 

WSP 897, 927, 957, 977, 1007, 1037, 1057, 1087, 1117, 1147, 1177, and 1311, are given 

herein:

Date

1940 

May 28 

29 

July 26 

Aug. 4 

22 

Sept. 3 

4 

9 

14 

21 

23 

24 

25

1941 

July 3 

12 

19 

29 

Aug. 12 

18

Discharge

106 

175 

237 

148 

264 

194 

200 

805 

163 

38 

43 

354 

60

206 

107 

91 

260 

208 

160

Date

1941-Con. 

Aug. 19 

22 

Sept. 21

1942 

Apr. 19 

20 

24

1943 

Aug. 16 

17

1944 

July 19 

Aug. 26 

Sept. 5

1945 

July 6 

7

Month

May 

July 

Augu 

Sept 

Wa 

Ca

July 

Augu 

Sept 

Wa 

Ca

Apr! 

Wa 

Ca

Augu 

Wa 

Ca

July 

Augu 

Sept 

Wa 

Ca

;er year 1939-40.... 

lendar year 1940 ....

ter year 1940-41.. . . 

lendar year 1941. . . .

ter year 1941-42.... 

lendar year 1942 ....

ter year 1942-43.. .. 

lendar year 1943....

ter year 1943-44.... 

lendar year 1944 ....

Discharge

117 

70 

51

2,640 

2,210 

2,120

100 

218

128 

100 

38

103 

74

Cfs-days

602.1 

296.4 

521.1 

2,265.3 

4,548.8 

4,798.6

2,043 

942.2 

126.2 

31,989.6 

34,824.8

32,957 

99,288.0 

102,387.0

430.7 

13,885.1 

7,934.''

1,392.4 

292.9 

188.3 

20,659.5 

21,546.9

Date

1945-Con. 

July 23 

25 

26 

Aug. 1 

3 

6 

7 

8 

Oct. 13

1946 

July 19 

20 

Aug. 13 

14 

23 

24 

25 

28 

29 

30

Maximum

175 

237 

264 

805 

805 

805

260 

208 

51 

1,050 

1,050

4,140 

4,140 

4,140

218 

218 

218

175 

100 

38 

794 

' 794

Discharge

30 

21 

73 

83 

145 

137 

113 

41 

157

118 

169 

414 

310 

360 

82 

71 

439 

245 

198

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

12 

.1 

.1 

0 

.1

49 

6.6 

6.6

0 

0 

0

.9 

.9 

2.9 

.2 

.3

Date

1947 

June 19 

Oct. 8

1948 

June 12 

13 

Aug. 3 

13

1949 

May 15 

July 14 

30 

Sept. 9 

21

1950 

June 18 

Sept. 11

Mean

19.4 

9.56 

16.8 

75.5 

12.4 

13.1

65.9 

30.4 

4.20 

87.6 

95.4

1,099 

272 

281

13.9 

38.0 

21.7

44.9 

9.45 

6.28 

56.4 

58.8

Discharge

367 

112

202 

393 

285 

364

136 

32 

72 

36 

11

84 

510

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,190 

588 

1,030 

4,490 

9,010 

9,500

4,050 

1,870 

250 

63,450 

69,080

65,370 

197,000 

203,000

854 

27,530 

15,740

2,760 

581 

373 

40,970 

42,740
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

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

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

1940-50 Continued

Month

July 1945... ............

Water year 1944-45....

Calendar year 1945....

Water year 1945-46.... 

Calendar year 1946 ....

Water year 1946-47 ....

Calendar year 1947....

Water year 1947-48.... 

Calendar year 1948....

Water year 1948-49.... 

Calendar year 1949....

Water year 1949-50.... 

Calendar year 1950....

Cfs-days

568.9

10,699.7

11,678.9

8,128.2 

7,159.6

13,452.5

13,688.2

17,909.2

17,247.7

5,369.7 

5,087.1

10,863.8

Maximum

103

1,450

1,450

439

439 

439

770

770

393

364

393 

393

224 

224

5,400 

5,400

Minimum

2.3 

5.0

.2

3.6

.2

0

0

0 

0

.2 

4.8

0

18

8.8

0 

.6

.5

.5 

.5

0

1.8

0 

0

Mean

18.4 

128

29.3

14.5

32.0

29.0

92.0

22.3 

19.6

80.4

36.9 

12.1

37.5

88.7

49.2

48.9

47.1

18.3

10.9

7.08

14.7 

13.9 .

4.30

22.8

29.8 

29.0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,130 

7,850

21,220

889

23,160

1,790

5,660

16,140 

14,220

4,790

26,690 

743

27,160

5,280

3,030

35,530 

34,210

1,130

673

421

10,650 

10,090

260

1,360

21,560 

21,000

Revised peak discharges.--1940-41; June 1 (7 p.m.) 2,400 cfs; June 2 (11 a.m.) 

2,340 cfs; June 21 (3 p.m.) 1,540 cfs; July 29 (9 p.m.) 2,100 cfs.

1941-42: Apr. 19 (8:30 p.m.) 4,200 cfsj Apr. 24 (1 a.m.) 6,OOO cfs; Apr. 30 

(3 p.m.) 3,000 cfs; Aug. 14 (10 p.m,) 10,OOO cfs.

1943-44: June 29 (7 p.m.) 1,440 cfs; July 19 (12:30 a.m.) 1,300 cfs; Aug. 26 

(6 p.m.) 1,100 cfs.

1944-45: July 7 (11 p.m.) 2,000 cfs; Aug. 3 (1 a.m.) 2,500 cfs; Aug. 6 

(11 p.m.) 2,700 cfs;

1945-46: Oct. 13 (8 p.m.) 3,000 cfs; July 19 (11:30 p.m.) 5,500 cfs; Aug. 13 

(10 p.m.) 6,000 cfs; Aug. 23 (8:30 p.m.) 4,100 cfs; Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 5,000 cfs.

1946-47: June 19 (2 a.m.) 1,080 cfs; July 21 (8 p.m.) 3,800 cfs.

1947-48: June 13 (12:30 a.m.) 5,900 cfs; Aug. 3 (9:15 p.m.) 4,800 cfs; Aug. 

13 (7 p.m.) 4,770 cfs.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(»*)

0.1

( )

3.1

0.1

6.1

Nov.

0.1

(**)

C)

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Dec.

0.5

(**)

4.6

3.0

> .3

(*)

/

19.7

0.64

39

Jan.

1.0

C)

. 4.0

(*)

79.0

2.55

157

Feb.

(*)

0.3

( )

-

8.4

0.3

17

Mar.

( )

0.5

C)

15.5

0.5

31

Apr.

(*»)

, 0.1

(*)

. 3.0

0.1

6.0

May

' 0.1

(**)

. .5

(»*)

 1

5.5

0.18

11

June

(*)

0.2

.5

268

242.1

9.14

544

July

. 2.0

(*)

^ 8.8

.9

.5

.2

*0

^y

13

7 - 1

J (**)

195

5.0

1 ^

240.8

7.77

478

Aug.

1j "

605

362" .

344

.1

(**)

 0

1,327.2

42.8

2,630

Sept.

i"

(»*)

. .1

<

(*)

0

\ 2.0

f .1

17.3

0.58

34

Calendar year 1953: Max 462 Min 0 Mean 8.04 Ac-ft 5,830

Water year 1953-54: Max 605 Min 0 Mean 5.46 Ac-ft 3,950

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11', long 104°10', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 60 W., on right.bank 

100 ft downstream from diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal, li miles west of 

Nepesta, and 6 miles downstream from Huerfano River.

Drainage area. 9,345 sq mi (revised), of which 54 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1897 to-October 1904, June 1906 to September 1954 (irrigation seasons only prior to 1910). May to September 1901, April 1904 to March 1912, 

October 1913 to September 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Published as "at Nepesta" 1897-1900. Records for September 1897 to October 1902, April 

to October 1904, and June 1906 to March 1912 do not include diversion to Oxford Farmers Co. canal below the first wasteway; they are equivalent if this diversion is added. 

Monthly records only for April 1912 to June 1936, have been adjusted for this diversion 

and published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Farmers Co. canal. Datum of river 

gage is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 5, 1921, staff 

gages or water-stage recorders at various sites within 5 miles upstream and 2 miles 

downstream at different datums. June 5, 1921, to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorders 

at sites on river or river and canal within 300 ft at approximately present datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 701 cfs (507,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs June 30; minimum daily, 28 cfs Aug. 30.

1897-1904, 1906-12. 1914-54: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 4, 1921 (gage 

height not determined), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow at point 9 miles upstream; no flow at times in 1902, 

1910, 1931, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once weekly. Discharge 

computed by combining discharge of river below canal with that of Oxford Farmers Co. 

canal. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 

230,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

51

51

66

78

119

110

96

90

98

118

107

105

117

140

117

120

94

94

138

152

164

204

221

266

293

309

353

304

351

407

4,973

160

9,860

Nov.

347

385

409

367

358

396

392

481

404

311

300

280

329

354

381

393

414

433

578

526

462

314

330

565

470

384

372

406

386

430

11,957

399

23,720

Dec.

581

622

619

597

606

460

365

331

385

477

365

532

393

394

357

349

489

494

475

398

370

476

351

340

331

340

164

250

210

293

267

12,681

409

25,150

Jan.

726

571

498

438

392

290

251

330

354

307

96

122

109

127

120

189

354

95

82

IS.

98

94

92

127

227

179

181

177

187

143

288

7,320

236

14,520

Feb.

343

352

334

325

183

317

264

310

282

307

256

267

236

232

222

248

238

248

191

184

178

148

213

199

155

141

157

182

-

6,918

247

13,720

Mar.

180

246

248

232

229

248

240

207

218

150

160

187

231

218

174

231

196

169

156

122

120

152

176

192

154

140

120

110

110

127

130

5,573

180

11,050

Apr.

119

124

108

86

7£

77

88

87

115

105

89

119

162

146

115

96

95

94

91

110

100

94

96

99

107

127

172

181

176

168

3,428

114

6,800

May

204

308

299

298

299

306

256

182

154

174

293

405

559

407

306

825

1,020

686

1,020

1,010

928

1,010

4.000

1,880

1,100

1,120

1,420

1,180

970

869

717

24,205

781

48,010

June

665

625

488

496

498

452

587

526

397

334

342

384

404

523

850

468

288

33l

478

492

480

523

554

531

575

638

740

621

683

3.230

18,203

607

36,110

July

794

644

560

458

416

384

408

440

331

350

343

373

360

291

538

615

338

331

488

411

420

633

331

459

490

686

497

502

405

287

388

13,971

451

27,710

Aug.

395

274

196

143

132

252

430

320

226

168

179

177

688

650

204

135

134

84

73

49

33

.28

126

88

40

57

104

53

31

28

36

5,533

178

10,970

Sept.

42

30.

30

35

36

51

77

85

110

82

69

57

58

66

104

105

79

75

70

68

69

62

64

57

69

128

182

258

197

159

2,574

85.8

5,110

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,110 Mln 38 Mean 535 Ac-ft 387,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,000 Mln 28 Mean 321 Ac-ft 232,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

127

Location. Lat 38°05', long 103°59', in sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 59 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 3f miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Fowler.

Drainage area. 1.125 sq mi.

Records available. April 1922 to September 1925, May 1939 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only, for some periods published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1923, at site about 3 miles downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 29, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 37.6 cfs (27,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 16.90 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 16.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 23-25.

1922-25, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1923, by slope-area determination about 2 miles upstream from present station, caused by failure of Apishapa 

Dam about 31 miles upstream; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers and Rocky Ford Highline Canals 

enters river above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,700 

acres.

Revisions 1923(M).(water 

 

years). WSP 957: 1939, 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241:

rtatlng table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-18, Feb. 1-14, 

May 24 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.6 

1.2

2.5

5.0 

6.0

32

68

130

280

490

1,160

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

*T79

2.2 

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

3.3

2.6

3.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

2.0

2.1

*2.1

3.9

4.4

3.5

2.3

3.3

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.9

3.3

4.2

5.2

89.3

2.88

177

Nov.

5.0

3.8

3.2

2.0 Z-7?

*2.3 

3.3

5.4

4.8

5.6

7.0

10

8.0

3.3

4.2

»5.4

7.9

11

bS.O

5.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.6

------

162.4

5.41

322

Dec.

5.0

475

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.7 

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.6

*4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.2

*3.0

77S

3.0

3.0

121.1

3.91

240

Jan.

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

372

3.0 

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

*2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.2

2.6

*2.2

2.1

TTL

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

82.1

2.65

163

Feb.

9.1

23

20

18

16

14 

14

14

14

8.5

3.2

»4.0

3.5

5.9

7.0

6.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

1.0

1.5

 1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.3

2.2

1.9

_

------

205.7

7.35

408

Mar.

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.3

TTg- 3.2

1.2 *T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.5

55.2

1.78

109

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.3

*1.2

T74

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

42.0

1.40

83

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,350 Mln 0.8 Mean 13.9

May

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

TTT

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.8

~TS 113

7.0

3.0

5.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

179.5

5.79

356

June

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2.

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.0 T70-

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

T75

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

------

33.8

1.13

67

July

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

l!o

.9

ITEJ

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.2

1.1

4.8

*5.2

3.5

2.2

1.3

42

24

10

7.5

200

go

10

5.0

5.0

430.4

13.9

854

Aug.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

25

2,000 

1,400

30

20

15

15

10

10

10

10

*10

18

12

7.6

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

5.0

3.0

3,657.0

118

7,250

Sept.

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

5.0

2.5 

2.3

2.1

1.8

*1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

*.7

77

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

------

46.9

1.56

93

Ao-ft 10,050

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,000 Mln 0.7 Mean 14.0 Ao-ft 10,120

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). Aug. 6 (10 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (16.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°59', long 103°31', in sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55 W., on downstream side near 

middle of East Bridge in La Junta, just upstream from King Arroyo.

Drainage area. 12,210 sq mi (revised), of which 115 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--May to August 1889, September 1893 to December 1895 (gage heights, discharge measurements, and flood data only), April to October 1903, June to November 1908 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), April 1912 to September 1954 (January 

1914 to September 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Published as 

"near La Junta" in 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,039.60 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1912, staff gages at several

sites within 2 miles at various datums. Apr. 11, 1912, to June 12, 1940, water-stage

recorder and staff or chain gages at several sites within 1 mile at various datums.

Average discharge. 42 years (1912-54), 273 cfs (197,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,720 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Dec. 29, Jan. 1,2.

1889, 1893-95, 1903, 1908, 1912-54: Maximum discharge, 200,000 cfs June 4, 1921 (gage 

height, 18.4 ft, at present site, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Jan. 20-23, 

Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week, oftener at

times. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 

400,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

35

40

55

50

51

40 

33

35

35

36

28

25

19

19

18

18

15

18

20

18

18

18

17

22

55

73

75

86

93

71

1,164

37.5

2,310

Nov.

68

77

62

40

46

68

66 

60

50

50

50

50

50

51

53

50

48

48

46

155

134

62

39

25

28

33

40

33

38

38

1,658

55.3

3,290

Dec.

38

68

~T5 131

45

35

31 

31

21

26

27

26

33

24

19

19

19

20

18

21

24

30

42

25

20

18

14

18

10

14

16

958

30.9

1,900

Jan.

10

TC

14

43

2T

19

21 

18

20

20

33

31

27

38

35

22

25

21

22

24

30

26

25

25

25

25

27

26

24

24

20

751

24.2

1,490

Feb.

40

3T

18

28

25

21

28

27

22

19

20

17

T7

17

20

20

19

22

21

27

20

18

18

18

17

19

30

27

_

630

22.5

1,250

Mar.

25

32

?Z

24

25

20

20 

20

18

21

18

25

25

25

24

30

24

27

25

18

21

16

14

12

14

11

IT

11

14

14

14

620

20.0

1,230

Apr.

14

11

TT

16

38

45

38 

42

42

40

42

45

33

31

36

40

42

42

48

46

45

42

42

40

42

38

38

42

48

53

1,132

37.7

2,250

May

64

60

98

62

40

27

39 

32

20

20

20

25

60

103

116

122

233

332

270

42O

360

402

T92~ 625

194

305

327

448

390

402

30O

6,108

197

12,120

June

210

164

149

98

79

70

59 

45

86

73

55

62

113

98

163

164

96

51

28

108

131

134

68

64

57

119

237

270

170

602

3,823

127

7,580

July

764

246

155

206

113

86

88 

50

164

32_

88

100

103

105

110

125

149

137

100

108

93

128

110

42

99

542

146

86

51

155

43

4,524

146

8,970

Aug.

64

43

50

73

82

806

5.150 

78

79

84

70

46

91

97

94

73

63

60

67

67

65

58

45

55

53

55

55

52

48

45

43

5,811

187

11,530

Sept.

43

40

39

38

39

40

4839"

36

37

39

35

34

30

29

30

29

26

24

23

23

26

26

24

24

25

38

26

32

35

977

32.6

1,940

Calendar year 1953: Max 3.26O Mln 10 Mean 135 Ac-ft 97,420

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,150 Mln 10 Mean 77.1 Ao-ft 55,860
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

129

Location. La t 38°05'08", long 103°12'50", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 52 W. , on left bank 

0.4 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 1.5 miles north of courthouse in 

Las Animas, and 85 miles upstream from Purgatoire River.

Drainage area. --14 ,417 sq mi (revised), of which 441 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. --May to November 1898 (gage heights only), August to November 1909 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only), May 1939 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~"~29. May 13 to Nov. 12, 1898, and Aug. 1 to Nov. 10, 1909, staff gage within half a 

mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 274 cfs (198,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.48 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.6 cfs Sept. 22-25.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 22-25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once weekly. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 412,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in' cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to July 26)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

5.0

9.0

15

22

43

Nov. 21 to Aug. 7

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

4.0

8.0

13

31

73

135

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.0

220

340

SOO

1,S50

3,020

4,860

Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

l.S 

1.7

5.0 2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.6

5S 

124 

220 

380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.0

8.6

875

10

13

12

11

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.6

10

10

10

12

15

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

27

30

392.0

12.6

778

Nov.

23

19

14

IS

18

21

18

19

21

19

19

17

17

18

17

14

14

15

16

36

~55 150

62

38

26

20

19

19

21

20

844

28.1

1,670

Dec.

19

2T

108

~BT 145

67

60

54

46

46

33

30

29

28

28

27

25

26

25

26

26

21

23

23

24

28

28

24

22

21

21

1,186

38.3

2,350

Jan.

21

27

24

73

63

49

43

42

41

38

b36

b35

b38

b40

b39

b38

b38

42

50

b40

b30

37

49

50

53

50

47

46

49

47

46

1,317

42.5

2,610

Feb.

51

60

62

57

6!

57

50

50

31

27

26

25

26

25

22

22

20

19

25

38

38

25

22

21

19

20

b20

21

_

942

33.6

1,870

Mar.

20

21

33

27

20

18

17

15

12

T2

12

12

12

20

25

18

17

14

14

14

13

13

16

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

492

15.9

976

Apr.

12

TZ

12

13

14

12

13

13

12

13

15

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

21

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

416

13.9

825

May

20

22

15

12

12

12

12

18

15

15

15

14

12

12

26

47

99

290

155-

208

300

276

573

1,110

136

248

340

324

396

320

304

5,418

175

10,750

June

187

W

67

37

20

15

13

12

13

15

30

26

26

59

54

126

59

23

17

15

31

26

22

12

11

10

38

78

108

62

1,318

43.9

2,610

July

'350" 838

117

84

71

38

24

20

15

21

13

16

21

27

36

37

51

27

42

38

35

29

46

18

JJL

465

145

36

25

16

53

2,735

88.2

5,420

Aug.

19

11

8.0

7.6

6.8

269

5.060

370

64

30

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

4,265.4

138

8,460

Sept.

17

17

18

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

11

6.5

6.2

5.6

576

5.6

5.6

7.4

10

8.4

6.8

6.8

402.5

13.4

798

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,190 Min 8.S Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,150

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,060 Min 5.6 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,120

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage height record Aug. 10 to Sept. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge 

urements, weather records, upper limit of stage and records for nearby stations.
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°10'15", long 104°30'30", in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64 W., on right bank 

at foot of College Street, 90 ft upstream from railroad bridge and 500 ft downstream 

from Animas Street Bridge in Trinidad.

Drainage area. 795 sq mi.

Records available. October 1895 to September 1899, August 1905 to April 1909, May to 

August 1909 Igage heights and discharge measurements only), September 1909 to November 

1912, October 1915 to September 1954 (October 1895 to April 1896 and October 1915 to 

September 1933 monthly discharge only, published in'WSP 1311). Prior to October 1915, 

published as "Purgatory River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,982.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 1, 1896, to July 31, 1899, staff gage on downstream side of Animas Street 

Bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 0.3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1912, chain

f

age on upstream side of Animas Street Bridge at datum 2.0 ft lower. Apr. 1, 1916, to 

ov. 10, 1921, inclined gage painted on concrete bank protection wall at site 600 ft 

downstream at right bank and 200 ft upstream from Commercial Street Bridge at datum 

3.40 ft lower. Nov. 11, 1921, to Nov. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder at site about 

three-quarters of a mile upstream and 150 ft downstream from former Main Street Bridge 

at different datum. Dec. 1, 1922, to Mar. 19, 1934, water-stage recorder at site about 

half a mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 20, 1934, to Dec. 10, 1950, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,300 ft upstream at foot of State Street at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--47 years (1895-99, 1907-8, 1909-12, 1915-54J, 90.6 cfs (65,590 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs July 22 (gage height, 6.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.00, 8.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 23.

1895-99, 1905-12, 1915-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

12.70 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 980 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 8.15, 8.17, and 12.70 ft; no flow for several 

days during summer of 1896, June 11, 1950.

Maximum stage known since at least 1859, 13.6 ft Sept. 30, 1904, at present site and 

datum by levels from floodmark 170 ft downstream corrected for slope (discharge, 45,400 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

above station for irrigation of about 6,500 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1-19, May 24 to June 22, July 1 to Sept. 13)

1.5

1.6

4.0

16

53

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

84

172

360

600

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

*8.8

3.6

7.6

10

8.8

7.6

6.4

5.2

4.0

5.2

7.6

11

12

12

*10

6.4

5.2

11

42

30

24

SO

25

22

22

22

24

22

19 

16

450.4

14.5

893

Nov.

16

18

18

18

19

30

22

18

15

*15

16

18

16

15

15

16

16

15

3.6

It5

6.5

7.5

25

?6~ 40

20

22

20

15

18

529.6

17.7

1,050

Dec.

18

19

19

19

10

16

12

15

18

14

*14

20

15

16

18

16

17

19

16

15

14

13

12 6.5

16

18

16

14

15

15

18

486.5

15.7

965

Jan.

16

18

20

21

22

24

18

15

12

9.0

770" 6.0

*14

14

13

12

13

15

13

7.0

12

13

15

13

9.0

12

18

18

20

16

455.0

14.7

902

Feb.

12

11

16

14

*14

15

15

14

12

12

11

 10

11

10

8.8

10

10

10

10

14

14

12

12

12

*12

12

20

15

_

352.8

12.6

700

Mar.

10

15

14

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

16

15

14

18

19

20

15

17

15

11

11

*10

*16

16

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

456

14.7

904

Apr.

10

8.8

7.6

7.6

8.8

8.8

*10

12

11

8.8

11

11

5.2

4 « 0

11

11

14

10

12

15

16

20

22

20

20

25

26

30

51

55

440.6

14.7

874

May

49

53

46

46

40

1§

55

62

78

116

68

49

5S

68

78

72

56

49

*49

72

88

148

59

75

65

59

68

78

78

2,025

65.5

4,020

June

75

72

*62

59

59

5S

65

65

62

65

62

68

72

75

51

44

15

55

75

81

55

56

*81

75

65

65

65

59

55

219

2,058

68.6

4,080

July

55

10

22

65

59

58

46

55

44

55

35

51

58

*40

88

59

46

44

42

7S

117

S32

4T7

*320

355

90

62

35

38

*50 

62

3,311

107

6,570

Aug.

118

44

55

58

*762

4~§2" 905

175

81

65

46

297

112

65

62

661

189

*44

22

11

14

18

185

104

51

50

22

19

18

22

24

4,728

155

9.S80

Sept.

18

*11

7.6

8.8

22

20

18

18

18

16

18

14

40

55

 15

12

10

6.4

2.8

2.0

2.0

1.0

.4

sis

54

18

10

5.2

5.2

416.4

15.9

826

Calendar year 1953: Max 852 Mln 2.4 Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 42,960

Water year 1953-54: Max 90S Mln 0.4 Mean 43.0 Ac-ft 31,160

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). July 22 (3 p.m.) 9,300 cfs (6.70 ft)j July 23 (10 p.m.) 2,860 

cfs 14.13 ft); July 25 (5 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (3.82 ft); Aug. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 7,350 cfs (6.05 ft); Aug. 6 

(2 a.m.) 2,630 cfs (4.30 ft); Aug. 6 (4 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (5.34 ft); Aug. 7 (9 p.m.) 5,220 cfs (5.20 

ft); Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (5.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dayNote,. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20-23, Dec. 6 to Jan. 27, Mar. 2-8, 14-18, 26.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11'30", long 104°07'30", in NW£ sec. 9 (revised), T. 33 S., R. 60 W., on 

right bank 550 ft downstream from San Francisco Creek, 1-jr miles southeast of Alfalfa, 

and 20 miles east of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1905 to September 1907, March 1924 to September 1928 (monthly

 discharge only, published in WSP 1311), October 1951 to September 1954. Published as 

"Purgatory River* 1905-7.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,280 ft (from topographic map).

 Mar. 22, 1905, to Sept. 30, 1907, staff gage at site 800 ft downstream at different 

datum. Feb. 27, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1905-7, 1924-28, 1951-54), 55.6 cfs (40,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 cfs July 22 (gage height, 27.60 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 6.79, 10.35, 12.75, and 27.60 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs 

July 11, 13.

1905-7, 1924-28, 1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of July 22, 1954; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 29,000 acres.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8 *.8

78" .7

1.0

1.5

2.2

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.5

3.5

*3.4

-5.0 10

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.O

7.0

7.0

110.8

3.57

220

Nov.

6.8

6.8

*6.6

6.6

6.6

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

9.0

10

9.0

7.0

6.5

*6.0

TV

7.5

8.O

8.5

9.5

10

11

12

13

TZ

11

247.9

8.26

492

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

10

11 *TT

9.0

7.5

6.0

7.0

7.5

6.5

5.5

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

5.0

4.2 175-

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.8

5.5

6.O

*7.0

224.5

7.24

445

Jan.

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10

9.0

b8.0

b6. 5

*6.7

bS.O

18

19

19

19

19

17

7.0

b6.O

11

11

14

16

b7.0

b7.2

*7.6

15

17

15

354.5

11.4

7O3

Feb.

TS- 16

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

*9.4

10

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.6

7.6

11

10

16

blO

blO

11

8.8

10

*8.8

8.0

7.5

bS.O

.

280.2

10.0

556

Mar.

b4.5

b4.4

b4.O

b4.5

b7.O

11

12 *TT

7.6

5.3

3.4

3.4

2.8

7.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.0

4.0

5.O

5.0

3.5

2.8

1.7

 1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

148.0

4.77

294

Apr.

1.3 170-

.9 79"

1.0

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

,9

.9

.9

1.0

l.O

30.8

1.03

61

May

1.0

TTT

1.2

 1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.4

1.0

19

45

5.0

2.5

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

 1.1

-ST 299

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

466.8

15.1

926

June

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

21

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

2.0

5.4

6.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

7T

.4

.6

4.0

61.1

2.04

121

July

12

1.0

.7

44

5.5

.5

*.3

.2

.2

.3

.1

7?

.1

128

10

4.0

15

4.8

3.9

3.4

4.4

«5,280

2,020

553

42

32

24

14

7.O *4.8

8,220.3

2.65

16,3OO

Aug.

25

41

30

23

19

22

(*)

71O

22.9

1,410

Sept.

(*)

4.0

*.3

72" .2

.3

.7

1.3

1.2

.5

1.0

.6

.4

82.7

2.76

164

Calendar year 1953= Max l,19o Min 0.7 Mean 34.7 Ac-ft 25,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 5.28O Min o.l Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,69O

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs). May 23 (4j3o p.m.) 2,700 cfs (5.70 ft); July 22 (5 p.m.) 37,800 

cfs (27.60 Ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 12 to Jan. 9, Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Feb. 26, 27, Mar. 7, Mar. 15 to 

AprT~5, Apr. 22 to May 3, May 12-22, May 25 to June 7, July 15, 16, 18-20, 25-27, Aug. 6 to Sept. 19; 

discharge estimated on basis of 1O discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Ninemlle Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location. Lat 34"44', long 103°29', in NW£ sec. 7, T. 27 S., R. 54 W., on left bank 850 

ft .upstream from Kinemile Dam, 4 miles southwest of Higbee, and 65 miles upstream from 

Smith Canyon.

Drainage area. 2,900 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1954 (prior to October 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1934, at site 550 ft downstream at datum 0.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,000 cfs July 23 (gage height, 14.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of flood routing to station at Highland 

Dam; no flow for many days.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs (revised) Sept. 15, 1934, July 23, 1954 

(gage height, about 14.3 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

16,000 cfs on basis of flood routing to station at Highland Dam; no flow at times.

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

for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1934(M), 1936(M), 1941-42 (M), 1948-49(U).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June 9, June 21-26, 

July 25 to Aug. 7, Sept. 6-3O)

1.1 0 2.6 250

1.2 2.O 2.9 47O

1.4 8.0 3.2 840

1.7 23 3.5 1,370

1.8 32 4.0 2,48O

2.1 75 5.0 5,780

2.3 120 7.0 14,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

O

0

O 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.2

5.3

F7S

11.8

0.38

23

Nov.

5.3

5.3

5.0 573-

7.1

9.6

9.6 

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

12

14

15

16

*T6

15

13

12

*14

14

14

14

319.0

10.6

633

Dec.

13

14

17

16

17

16

18 

16

14

17

14

15

16

*16

16

18

TB" 19

16

15

18

11

10

IT

13

14

11

12

12

11

14

458

14.8

908

Jan.

12

11

13

17

18

18

18 

18

15

10

11

12

14

18

*21

21

28

28

18

16

16

17

20

30

26

23

24

36

25

22

20

599

19.3

1,190

Feb.

*19

TT

16

14

14

12

12 

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

*9.6

10

10

9.6

8.0

571

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.8

10

*9.2

9.6

9.2

309.0

11.0

613

Mar.

9.2

9.2

10

12

14

12

11 

11

12

11

*10

11

14

12

11

*10

8.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

*5.9

5.0

4.4

3.2

2.9 575

262.9

8.48

521

Apr.

2.9

277

2.0

1.6

*1.2

.8

O

rj

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

10.8

0.36

21

May

0.1

1.6

1.4

.6

*.2

0

V 

.1

.6

.8

~5T 114

48

24

14

12

*9.2

12

7.4

5.6

5.0

3.8

3.8

15

93

44

25

16

12

8.0

5.0

533.2

17.2

1,060

June

4.4

3.5

1.8

.8

*P.

0

O 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*289

*2S

6.5

1.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

332.2

11.1

659

July

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

*100

48

21

13

7.4

9.2

743

*13,600

516

831

282

*250

182

120

112

105

16,951 . 6

547

33,620

Aug.

66

93

102

66

48

*1, 710

5,040 

T7010

456

10O

51

41

2,000

263

138

*79

762

543

220

127

79

46

37

30

27

52

5.3

2.0 2T 

* 19

16

13,249.3

427

26,280

Sept.

14

13

11

10

9.6

8.0

69 

t$

14

8.4

6.2

4.1

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.3

* 1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

7B- .4

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

219.6

7.32

436

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,860 Mln o Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,990

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,600 Mln o Mean 91.1 Ac-ft 65,960

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs).--July 23 (6:30 a.m.) 45,000 cfs (14.30 ft); Aug. 7 (5:3O 

.1,1OO cfs (6.28 ft); Aug. 13 (1:30 a.m.) 9,050 cfs (5.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22 to Jan. 3, Jan. 9-14, 21-25.

i.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133 

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Aniraas, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°55', long 103°18', in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., on left bank 70 ft 

upstream from diversion dam for Highland ditch and 11 miles southwest of Las Aniraas.

Drainage area. 3,376 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954 (October 1931 to September 1933 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,980 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 23 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs July 23 (gage height, 14.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

height 15.5 ft and slope-area determination at gage height about 16.8 ft; no flow for 

many days.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, about 16.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow by the Bureau of Reclamation and office of State Engineer; no flow at times 

during most year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 43,000 

cfs Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, 14.00 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 762.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: 1938(M), 1943-44(M), drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1934, 

superseding those published in WSP 762, are given herewith:

Sept. 15, 1934....... 7,5OO

Month

Water year 1933-34.. 

Calendar year 1934. .

Maximum

7,5OO 

7,5OO

Minimum

O

0

Mean

57.6 

55.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

41.70O 

40, 190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(»)

(*)

(»)

O

O

0

Nov.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

1*1 2.0

1.2

*.9

.9

.8

1.4

9.3

O.31

18

Dec.

1*1

1.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.6

10

6.0

3.6

7.O

5.0

3.6

3.2

4.O

8.0

6.0

10

IS

13

*12

7.O

4.O

5.0

6.0

7.O

6.0

8.O

8.0

8.0

8.0

202.1

6.52

401

Jan.

8.O

S.O

10

*11

13

12

14

12

9.0

1*0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.8

*6.0

6.5

7.0

9.0

10

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

10

*12

13

17

18

20

15

12

303.9

9.80

603

Feb.

14

14

13

9.8

15

15

14

*14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

1O

1*1

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

1O

11

11

-

327.6

11.7

650

Mar.

12

11

12

IS

13

*12

9.1

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.0

7.2

6.2

6.0

5.2

4.1

3.2

*3.6

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.3

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

jui

180.6

5.83

358

Apr.

oa

.4

*.l

0

O

O

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

*0

0

0

o

0

O.9

0.03

1.8

Hay

0

O

o

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

32

32

18

7.0

4.5

2.3

.8

.3

*.l

O

O

o

4.1

33

29

17

5.5

2.4

.7

222.7

7.18

442

June

*0.1

0

O

*0

o

o

o

0

o

0

*0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

*11

24

3.6

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

O

38.9

1.30

77

July

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

0

0

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

12

2.1

*.l

O

O

272

17.100

1,610

1,330

726

*262

238

152

125

218

22,047.2

711

43, 730

Aug.

98

54

*68

88

42

778

6.45O

1,470

1,20O

39O

2OO

518

1.7OO

486

230

152

514

922

378

188

122

79

56

33

22

21

40

28

18

.M

16

16,355

528

32,440

Sept.

14

12

9.7

9.1

S.2

7.3

6.4

 32

30

14

9.0

6.1

4.8

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

l.O

.7

.2

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

181.4

6.05

36O

Calendar year 1953: Max 1O.OOO Min 0 Mean 94.0 Ac-ft 68,020

Water year 1953-54: Max 17.1OO Min 0 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,O8O

Peak discharee (base. 4.OOO cfs). July 23 (3 D.m.) 40.3OO cfs 114.O5 ft): Aua. 7 (10 a.m.)

1O.3OO cfs (6.95 ft); Aug. 13 (5:15 a.m.) 6,840 cfa (5.85 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-6, 21, 22, Jan. 11-24, 26, 27, Mar. 3-5.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'02", long 103°12'00", in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 101, 2.3 miles southeast of 

courthouse in Las Animas and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.503 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1889, July to October 1909 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), January 1922 to September 1931 (monthly discharge only, published 

in WSP 1311), July 1948 to September 1954. Published as Purgatoire Creek at Las Animas 

in 1889 and as Purgatory River near Las Animas in 1909.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,879.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 22 to Sept. 30, 1889, staff gage, July 31 to Oct. 9, 1909, chain gage, and 

Apr. 1, 1922, to June 30, 1924, water-stage recorder, at railroad bridge 4 miles downstream at various daturas. July 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 15 years (1922-31, 1948-54), 155 cfs (112,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs July 23 (gage height, 11.55 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 13.

1889, 1922-31, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs July 21, 1927 (gage height, 

8.80 ft, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times in 1924-25, 1927, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred Oct. 1, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements made generally once a week. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 36,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241; 1927(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1*1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

54.1

1.75

107

Nov.

1*5

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.7

4.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.5

al.7

a2.0

4.7

GJ&

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

80.2

2.67

159

Dec.

Jul

4.5

5.0

a8.0

a9.O

a9. 8

all

alo

al2

11

10

alO

al5

a22

25

24

22

24

28

34

28

20

11

10

14

15

13

14

12

12

13

46O.O

14.8

912

Jan.

12

12

12

12

13

12

15

12

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

6.0

5..0

5.0

9.0

11

14

a!7

26

30

SS.

28

£6

395.0

12.7

783

Feb.

24

20

18

16

12

11

9.9

12

23

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

12

10

9.9

7.2

6.4

8.6

3.7

1^9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.0

-

340.8

12.2

676

Mar.

5.7

8.2 a,!

7.0

6.5

6.4

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

£*!

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.6

4.2

3.4

2.4

2.7

4.5

5.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

136.8

4.41

271

Apr.

SjJL

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

Z.O

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

i«Z

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

61.2

2.04

121

Calendar year!953 : Max 12,6OO Mln 1.1 Mean 112

May

3.2

2.7

2.3

1.8

ILL

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.9

2.9

11

1£

12

8.6

4.2

9.5

3.7

3.2

2.2

1.8

2.3

2.4

2.2

1.9

7.5

13

7.9

4.7

2.9

2.0

141.5

4.56

281

June

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

SjJ.

.6

.a

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

24.9

0.83

49

July

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.±1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.7

17.500

2,310

1,100

1,090

32S

237

154

87

62

22,675.9

731

44,980

Aug.

49

31

18

22

22

88

6.350

2,990

1,440

427

177

168

3,650

761

268

159

164

219

207

186

121

67

56

26

21

16

15

9.5

4.7

4^5

7.9

17,702.6

571

35,110

Sept.

1U.

3.7

3.4

5.2

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1*1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

66.4

2.21

132

Ac -ft 81,450

Water year!953-54 -- : Max 17,300 ., Mln . 0.1 . Mean 115 - Ac-ft - 83,580 ,

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--July 25 (6:50 p.m.) 58,800 cfs (11.55 ft)j July 26 (1:50 a.m.) 

5,090 cfs (4.23 ft); Aug. 7 (12:30 p.m.) lo.SOO cfs (6.58 ft)j Aug. 15 (about 2 p.m.) about 8,100 

cfs.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 3, 11, Dec. 22 to Jan. 25, 

Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 28, Mar. 4, 5, 12-15.
ARKANSAS RIVEB BASIN 135

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location." La t 38°04'05", long 102°56'15", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., at dam on 

Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3? miles southeast of Hasty and 58 miles upstream from 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark); gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 38,340 acre-ft Aug. 9 (elevation, 3,799.96 ft); 

no contents Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Apr. 15 to July 22, Sept. 8-30.

1943-54: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-ft July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835.70 ft); 

no contents at times during 1943, 1945-47, 1952-54.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began while dam 

was under construction prior to 1943, and record of contents began Jan. 1, 1943. Revised capacity table put into use Feb. 1, 1954. Capacity, 662,900 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00 ft (top of spillway gates), of which 383,700 acre-ft (between elevations 

3,768.0 ft, elevation of no contents, and 3,851.00 ft) is for conservation and 

279,200 acre-ft (between elevations of 3,851.00 and 3,870.00 ft) is reserved for flood 

control. No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table put Into use Feb. 1, 1954 (elevation, In feet,

and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Prepared by Corps of Engineers)

3,763.0 

3,769.0 

3,770.0 

3,771.0 

3,772.0 

3,773.0 

3.774.O

3,775.0

3,776.0

3,770.0

3,778.0

3,779.0

3,781.0

3,784.0

99

193

368

648

1,040

2,150

4,720

3,787.0 

3,800.0 

3,814.O 

3,83O.O 

3,S50.O 

3,870.0

9,020

38,45O

86,270

179,800

371,700

662.9OO

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1953 ......

Mar . 31 ...................

Apr. 30...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

_

3,784.54

-

3,787.66

3,789.50

3,790.42

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

0

6,390

-

11,160

13,920

15,850

0

0

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+5.OOO

-1.S7O

+4,770

*+3,680

+1.93O

-15,850

0

0

+29,400

-16,130

O

Change In contents based on capacity table put Into use Feb. 1, 1954. 

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

411038 O -57 -10
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05'00", long 102°55'10", in NWfc sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 49 W.., on left

 bank 1 mile upstream from Caddoa Creek, if miles downstream from John Martin Dam, 

and 3 miles southeast of Hasty.

Drainage area. 18,917 sq mi (revised), of which 785 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1954. Published as "at Caddoa" prior to 

October 1947.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,737.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 22, 1940, at site 3 miles upstream

at datum 22.83 ft higher. Feb. 22, 1940, to Feb. 4, 1943, at site 700 ft upstream at

datum 3.64 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 402 C fs (291,400 acre-ft), adjusted for storage in John 

Martin Reservoir.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.46 ft); minimum

S 1938-54:° Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of flow 

over dam and critical depth determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1945-47; 

minimum daily prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 cfs July 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made generally once a week, less during

 wTnTer months. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation of about 438,000 

acres and for flood control. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 

are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1241: 1942 (M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28, Aug. 29 to Sept. 8)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0.5

2.0

5.0

10

18

30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

46

92

226

430

740

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

18 

17

TS

24

29

28

26

26

25

24 

25

24

25

26

29

29

28

26

29

40

32

33

36

32

30

32

32

32

33 

46

877

28.3

1,740

Nov.

50

43 

38

36

43

66

62

44

43

44

44 

44

44

46

46

46

46

48

56

62

101

~29~ 144

1.8

ITS

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1,237.8

41.3

2,460

Dec.

1.8

2TO 

2.3

THJ

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2 " 3

63.6

2.05

126

Jan.

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9 ?79~

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

63.3

2.04

126

Feb.

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.4

T74

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

ITS

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

--

45.7

1.63

91

Mar.

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6 

1.2

T7I

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2-jS- 2.9

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

55.3

1.78

110

Apr.

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

385~ 1.4

675

754

890

1,010 

997

997

970

946

159

95

87

56

36

38

41

36

35

33

33

32

32

28

32

8,406.5

280

16,670

May

36

52 

44

40

35

32

28

59

33

38

46 

52

62

62

66

76

141

226

257

181

285

244

305

1,010

414

320

419

392

472

380 

358

6,135

198

12,170

June

252

m

110

74

54

38

28

28

24

20

22 

32

28

28

56

64

122

44

25

18

15

24

40

22

13

10

1C

36

76

82

1,559

52.0

3,090

July

571

556 

215

107

84

66

52

29

25

20

22 

15

16

20

30

30

30

40

29

40

35

107

332

721

,979

2161

113

424

922

1,010 

1.020

7,876

254

15,620

Aug.

1,010

1,020 

1,020

1,020

997

714

239 6lO~

775

922

954 

997

998

997

997

890

890

946

796

768

946

962

850

734

636

734

734

734

734

734 

740

26,088

842

51,740

Sept.

754

768 

7 82

782

789

789

782

280

36

46

35 

33

30

29

28

26

24

25

26

23

22

18

17

16

IS

18

29

20

17

16

6,276

209

12,450

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,840 Min 1.8 Mean 214 Ac-ft 155,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,020 Min 1.2 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location. Lat 38"06'17", long 102°37'0l", In SE^- sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 W., on right

bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 50 and 287 and 1.2 miles north

of Clth Hall In Lamar.

Drainage area. 19,780 sq ml (revised), of which 950 sq ml Is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. May 1913 to September 1954 (January 1914 to September 1933 monthly

discharge only, published In WSP 1311). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,603.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to June 4, 1941, at site 150 ft upstream on highway bridge at datum 1.00

ft higher. June 4, 1941, to Apr. 3. 1946, at site 650 ft downstream at present datum. 

Average discharge. 41 years, 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs July 26 (gage height, 4.40 ft); no

flow Dec. 5.

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs (revised) June 5, 1921, from rating curve

extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 1913-15,

1953.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown In the following table. They supersede figures published In the water-supply

papers Indicated.

WSP

527 

1037 

1057

Water 

year

1921 

1945 

1946

Date

June 5, 1921 

July 10, 1945 

May 11, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

130,000 

4,780 

1,580

Gage height 

( f eet )

4.75 

2.82

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Flow 

regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountaln diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 487,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

0.2 

.3 

.4

3.0

9.0

21

40

100

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

275

505

860

2,180

3,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

478

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

Nov.

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.8

3.0

1.5

778" .9

*7.8

11

10

9.0

4.2 9.0

3.6 8.4

4.2

4.2

130.2

4.20

258

8.4

148.8

4.96

295

Dec.

6.6

6.0

6.0

.9

0

.6

6.6

6.0

4.8

5.4

6.0

4.8

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

4.8

6.6

5.4

6.0

6.0 

7.2

6.0

6.6

7.8

6.6

172.5

5.56

342

Jan.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

5.6

3.6

4.8

6.6

4.2

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.6

b5.6 

b5.6

b7.0

9.0

10

13_

184.5

5.95

366

Feb.

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

11

10

10

8,4

8.4

9.0

9.0 

9.0

8.4

-

360.2

12.9

. 714

Mar.

11

8.4

7.8

9.0

11

9.0

10

11

11

11

10

14

10

7.2

77o

11

11

13

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

9.0

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.2

14

304.8

9.83

605

Apr.

13

11

10

9.0

10

7.8

4.8

188

261

359

428

440

422

422

422

198

11

8.4

7.2

6.6

5.4

5.4

4.8

5.4

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.8

4.2

478

3,288.0

110

6,520

May

6.0

5.4

.8

.2

.8

.6

.2

.8

.4

.0

.6'.B

.8

.4

.8

.8

; .0

.8

.4

.8

4.8

3.6

3.0

47

129

4.8 

4.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.6

311.6

10.1

618

June

3.0

3.6

3.0

3.6

2.7

3.0

5.4

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.1

.3

274

14

15

6.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

7.8

113.9

3.80

226

July

11

23

14

40

57

38

16

5.4

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.1

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1,140

44

354

2.400 

207

36

327

535

479

5,755.8

186

11,420

Aug.

398

392

466

453

453

317

51

25

155

343

410

479

460

434

446

422

311

440

428

127

364

404

440

261

127

218 

232

213

213

213

246

9,941

321

19,720

Sept.

251

241

280

291

311

317

317

227

11

13

34

21

8.4

8.4

7.2

6.0

4.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.4

2^1

2.4

2.7 

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

2,384.5

79.5

4,730

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,260 Min 0 Mean 61.1 Ac-ft 44,22O

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,40O Min o Mean 63.3 Ac-ft 45,810

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02 T 18", long 102°02'19", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., on left 

bank 0.3 mile east of Colorado-Kansas State line, 0.5 mile downstream from Holly drain 

diversion, 1.5 miles west of Coolidge, and 2.3 miles downstream from diversion from 

Arkansas River.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorders and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,353.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1950-54: Maximum daily discharge, 61 cfs July 24, 1954: no flow for many

Remarks. Records good except those for periods when flume submergence exceeded 95 percent, which are fair. This ditch diverts water from Arkansas River in Colorado for 

use in Kansas. These records and records for Arkansas River near Coolidge represent 

the total flow of the Arkansas River at the Colorado-Kansas State line.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

30

25

25

27

28

27

29

28

29

29

28

28

29

35

35

34

35

35

25

22

37

36

38

40

41

39

37

36

36

35

34

992

32.0

1,970

Nov.

34

35

34

33

37

41

TSG

30

12

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

30

32

36

35

34

2.2

0

14

12

3.5

1.1

0

o

499.8

16.7

991

Dec.

0

T.7

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

O

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e!6

e32

e30

e27

e30

e30

627

22

*21

22

21

17

15

28

36

55

34

36

479

16.0

950

May

43

42

! 40

I 38

33

30

30

2S

28

33

35

30

31

31

29

29

21

23

18

18

18

15

T5

15

18

30

621

31

30

30

34

867

28.0

1,720

June

30

25

30

25

24

23

23

20

20

19

19

16

18

18

20

18

18

18

18

16

18

17

16

15

14

12

12

12

13

14

564

18.8

1,120

July

13

12

13

14

15

18

17

11

11

9.8

8.4

12

ell

610

*e8.9

*e9.2

e9.2

e6.1

64.1

*e6.1

11

5.8

38

61

25

40

47

43

28

28

31

580.6

18.7

1,150

Aug.

15

13

22

33

31

ell

32

2.3

372

13

28

21

20

18

17

23

11

13

25

36

20

31

39

2F

26

27

25

18

14

*18

16

647.5

20.9

1,280

Sept.

12

7.9

6.5

570

15

21

33

~55 36

25

25

25

 28

25

18

18

13

10

12

13

9.S

13

11

11

14

*11

11

12

12

12

504.2

16.8

1,000

Calendar year 1953: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,640

Water year 1953-54: Max 61 Mln 0 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,190

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Plume submergence exceeded 95 percent; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements 

and approximate correction factors.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Arkansas River near Coolldge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'33", long 102°01'00", in NWi sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 43 W. , on right 

tank 1,560 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolldge, and 

1§ miles downstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area. 25,410 sq mi (revised), of which 1,708 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to October 1903, March to May 1921, and October 1950 to September 

1954 (March to May 1921 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft downstream at different datum. Mar. 1 to May 31, 1921, water-stage recorder at bridge 

1,560 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.67 ft); no 

flow July 9-22.

1903, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 10.67 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many 

days in September and October 1903, July 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Combined 

flow of river and Frontier ditch (see preceding page) represents entire flow that 

enters Kansas. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 acres, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1903, superseding those published in WSP 99, are given herewith:

Date

1903

June 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

9,800

6,000

4,700

9,200

10,400

10,400

6,500

7,000

5,100

Date

1903-Con.

June 22

23

24

25

26

Sept. 1

2

3

18

Discharge

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,300

2,750

0

0

.5

.5

Date

1903-Con.

Sept. 19

20

21

24

25

26

30

Discharge

1

2

1

.5

1

.5

.5

Month Maximum

2

Minimum

0

Mean

5,470

.30

Runoff In 

acre feet

326,000

18

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6

 4.2

3.4

3.4

»3.0

3.4

4.2 

3.8

*5.0

4.6

4.6

 4.6

5.0

5.9

8.6

 22

24

20

20

*18

12

11

 13

12

12

 14

20

22

23

*22

1 o JLO

351.3

11.3

697

Nov.

JL°

*22

23

28

36

 66

63 

57

57

 63

66

71

*74

71

71

68

51

*38

42

54

74

74

95

 113

135

122

 106

98

95

91

2,044

68.1

4,050

Dec.

91

102

102

91

98

91

 98 

113

95

98

*113

91

98

 80

102

110

 113

110

106

106

106

 74

68

*74

95

102

Toe" 122

117

117

*113

3,102

100

6,150

Jan.

117

113

106

 106

106

110

117 

 113

110

113

87

*67

75

85

94

100

95

*107

125

105

89

70

81

95

*96

102

110

120

*130

150

130

3,204

103

6,360

Feb.

 148

T4T

140

122

 126

122

117 

 117

113

113

126

 126

113

102

 87

80

113

«S4

91

87

 87

95

98

*110

84

84

_

_ _ __.

2,989

107

5,930

Mar.

 77

63

87

126

 110

117

113 

95

*87

74

57

80

-87 153

 84

63

66

80

71

74

74

 68

71

74

63

63

57

57

*60

66

60

2,477

79.9

4,910

Apr.

60'

63

68

74

77

*74

74

71

 95

173

189

*304

360

 369

414

 423

288

113

71

 47

44

36

*36

29

38

 23

9.5

7.7

*g!s

3,649.2

122

7,240

May

To" 10

*n

13

13

13

 14 

10

11

13

 28

33

26

 28

18

22

 320 135"

68

51

44

47

51

 54

49

102

84

 54

36

23

22

1,413

45.6

2,800

June

*22

22

22

 11

4.2

3.0

 4.2 

5.9

3. S,

2.2

 1.8

1.8

2.6

 3.0

3.0

2.2

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

.9

.7

.6

*.5

.4

.3

*.3

.7

.8

126.0

4.20

250

July

0.4

'.5

.3

.3

*.2

.1

*0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

 2.6

221

54

*L,920

*2.690

490

 175

214

6,356.6

205

12,610

Aug.

352

 268

254

310

 352

2,300

*4.2SO 

#394

 188

182

303

394

 429

408

394

800

490

443

429

 687

415

474

777

 498

450

394

 317

282

240

 227

214

17,945

579

35,590

Sept.

240

234

 240

254

234

227

 220 

247

234

 121

73

49

 45

34

28

22

 20

18

17

 16

18

17

14

 15

15

*14

13

T2*

12

2,715

90.5

5,390

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,710 Mln 0.6 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,310

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,280 Mln o Mean 127 Ao-ft 91,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20, Jan. 11-28.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°58', long 101°45 I , in SW£ sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, half a mile south of 

Syracuse and at mile 1,080.9.

Drainage area.--25.763 sq mi (revised), of which 1,857 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), June 1921 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

3,212.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 21, 1902, to July 31, 1906, 

staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at different datum, June 20, 1921, to 

Sept. 30, 1929, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1929, to July 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-54), 348 cfs (251,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs July 15-19.

1902-6; 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs (revised) June 6, 1921 (gage height, 

11.75 ft, present datum); no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

547

567

607

647

687

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1921

1933

1925

1937

1929

Date

June 12, 1903

June 22, 1904

Oct. 1, 1904

June 6, 1921

Aug. 23, 1923

July 24, 1925

July 14, 1927

Aug. 8, 1929

Discharge 

' (cfs)

*41,000

*33,800

*43,700

62,000

22,000

15,400

13,500

31,000

Gage height 

(feet)

t8.3

t8.1

t8.7

tll.75

*8.35

*6.70

i7.50

*8.04

* Not previously published, 

t Datum then in use.

* Present datum.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 20 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by 

John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1933, superseding those published in WSP 547, 567, 60.7, 687, 

and 747, are given herein:

Date

1921

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

1923

May 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

10

15

25

35

18,000

47 , 000

27,000

33,000

18,000

480

7,700

3,870

1,990

1,260

803

555

435

397

480

286

240

210

205

181

164

134

143

6,000

4,490

2,690

2,040

Date

1923-Con.

June 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

July 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

1,480

1,120

983

944

1,140

10,400

4,570

2,510

4,530

3,480

3,170

2,690

2,400

1,740

1,020

540

1,960

3,660

2,840

2,170

1,840

1,600

1,420

5,020

3,760

3,200

2,660

2,430

2,120

2,170

2,430

2,170

1,200

Date

1923-Con.

Aug. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1925

June 7

8

1928

Nov. 4

11

18

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

1,220

3,940

2,630

1,550

2,570

6,900

8,250

7,150

5,800

3,520

9,350

13,400

9,350

7,700

5,400

4,420

4,090

4,420

3,480

4,160

2,400

92

129

148

200

295

310

310

295

Date

1928-Con.

Dec. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1929

Mar. 1-6

1932

Dec. 8-31

Discharge

301

254

188

184

188

232

313

360

381

388

395

374

353

289

254

206

206

248

271

289

313

325

346

367

388

427

e325

e30

e Average for period Indicated.

Month

June 1921. .....................

May 1923.......................

Water year 1922-23 ...........

Maximum

47,000

13,400

13,400

Minimum

10

5

1,200

4

5

Mean

9,500

598

1,810

4,370

871

1,190

Runoff In 

acre-feet

565,000

36,800

108,000

85,200

268,000

630,000

864,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

141

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1931, 1923, 1925, 

1929, 1933--Contlnued

Month

March 1929. .....................

Maximum

7,140

6,960

14,500

Minimum

6

_

6

92

3

Mean

30S

382

436

190

320

Runoff In 

acre-feet

277,000

316,000

11,700

231,000

2 020

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-6. 15-17, July 29, 30, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

0.3 

.4 

.5

1.0

24

39

80

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

212

410

690

1,050

2,050

4,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

7.0

6.6

775

7.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.4

7.7

9.1

15

11

11

11

15

20

20

17

15

17

21

515.1

10.2

625

Nov.

53

54

36

36

41

59

67 

67

70

70

67

59

57

55

55

53

51

51

67

47

39

47

76

110

115

140

135 

125

122

115

2,099

70.0

4,160

Dec.

115

115

127

103

108

85

105

122

110

101

96

78

89

70

82

150

155

132

130

127

150

b70

57

65

92

103

122 

105

108

108

108

3,228

104

6,400

Jan.

125

157

152

137

132

152

152 

150

127

110

b90

b80

b80

b90

blOO

b80

b70

b80

b90

blOO

b90

b75

b80

b90

blOO

b90

b!30 

190

153

150

150

5,452

111

6,850

Feb.

167

155

150

148

145

155

137 

137

152

152

127

120

127

125

122

120

110

101

94

12

103

96

72

96

98

98

96 

76

_

5,287

117

6,520

Mar.

101

b50

b20

63

98

80

87 

87

98

105

101

113

26

41

150

130

117

113

105

98

92

89

94

94

94

85

82 

76

67

67

67

2,670

86.1

5,300

Apr.

72

72

70

70

74

74

72 

70

70

130

175

255

374

383

396

378

337

200

120

80

61

45

43

58

32

28

24 

21

16

JL5

3,793

126

7,520

May

16

53

45

24

16

14

12 

12

9.1

11

18

18

17

14

13

13

19

245

155

101

85

65

55

45

41

58

80 

57

43

38

30

1,378.1

44.5

2,750

June

16

15

11

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.2

472

211.1

7.04

419

July

4.2

5.8

5.8

3.8

3.8

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.0

5.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

5.8

95

618

2.820 

946

265

148

505

5,269.9

170

10,450

Aug.

420

285

249

257

261

2,130

4.590 

1,000

341

206

281

370

445

480

430

636

606

534

410

396

540

349

582

618

440

465

517 

297

275

257

249

18,514

597

36,720

Sept.

238

235

252

215

212

219

225 

205

206

164

105

57

45

50

25

19

15

13

13

10

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.7

7.0

2,558.5

85.5

5,070

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,210 Mln 4.2 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,780

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,390 Mln 2.1 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,760

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 25-30, Jan. 11-26, Feb. 23 

to Mar. 14, Apr. 10-15, Apr. 29 to May 9, Aug. 7-12, 17-19.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°57', long 100 0 52', In NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., near right bank

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile south of Garden

City and at mile 1,024.2. 

Drainage area. 27.071 sq mi (revised), of which about 2,368 sq mi do not contribute

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,824.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average discharge. 32 years, 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. 1922-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 19,500 cfs June 18 (gage height,

7.86 ft); no flow Oct. 1-17.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,840 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 7.26

ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.57 ft); no

flow at times during most years.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1935 has been revised to 9,060

cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 7.30 ft, from estimated portion of recorder graph),

superseding figure published in WSP 787.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some periods in

the water years 1923 (complete daily table) and 1924, superseding those published in

WSP 567 and 587, are given herewith:

1923

Oct. 16. 3,200

3,000

2,600

2,400

2,200

1923-Con. 

Oct. 21..

22..

23..

2,100 

2,000 

1,900 

1,850 

1,70O

Month

October 1923

Calendar year 1923. .............

Maximum

6,470 

15.500

Minimum

1,180 

0

Mean

2,750 

1,030

Runoff in 

acre-feet

169,000 

746,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1922 to September 1923

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

1.0

.5

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5 

3.0

4.5

4.5

Nov.

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

6.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

8.0

10

12

I?

9.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

6.5

6.0 

6.0

5.0

*4.5

5.0

5.5 

6.0

6.0

6.5

4.5 8.0

5.0

6.0 -£ « 

O . U

41.5

1.3

82.3

7.5

7.0

214.5

7.2

425

Dec.

7.0

7.5

9.0

9.5

10

7.0

5.0

3.0

b2

b?

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2

b3

b4

5.0

8.0 

9.5

11

14

30

2S

17

19

230.5

7.4

457

Jan.

17

IT

12

9.0

7.5

9.0

9.5

6.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

5.0

*5.5

4.5

5.0 

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.5 

9.5

12

10

10

12

11

8.0

232.5

7.5

461

Feb.

6.5

BT^

7.5

6.5

8.0

11

10

10

9.0

10

12

16

12

9.0

9.5

14

18

20

24

18

19" 70

14

12 

13

14

13

12

-

~~

406.0

14.5

805

Mar.

12

12

12

12

14

14

12

12

To- 10

ll

10

10

10

13

14

23

16

16 

27_

27

21

16

14 

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

440

14.2

873

Apr.

12

I?

13

18

18

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12 

13

14

14

14

14 

15

*25

36

27

19

17

452

15.1

898

May

80

44

27

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

T5

17

55

246

90

48

40

34 

28

163

209

2,520

*4.240

1,850

824

260

140

48

25

18

11,169

 360

22,100

June

14

10

8.0

7.5

5.5

8.0

7.5

32

260

4,960

2,O9O

838

420

253

140

100

34

4,710

5,700 

2,220

1,620

*4,710

1,970

2,090 

1,130

880

670

470

344

209

35,910.5

1,200

71,400

July

120

80

46

36

85

36

25

22

23

24

25

*24

17

1ICT

353

*1,220

838

380

1,620 

*4,480

3,580

1,410

1,010

88O 

726

516

362

2,090

2,090

912

642

23,782

767

47,200

Aug.

528

440

353

1,570"

1,520

1,150

1,200

1,320

4,710

4,710

1,220

1,850

1,220

2,520

3,180

1,850

1,410

5,200

1O.5OO 

8,060

5,960

3,370

5,450

*15.500 

~8,580

8,060

5,960

4,020

3,000

4,020

3,580

122,411

3,950

243,000

Sept.

2,220

1,740

1,620

1,520

1,410

1,320

1,180

1,060

928

824

992

944

852

852

838

1,180

1,130

2,220

*2,220 

3,000

5,790

2,840

2,360

2,090 

1,970

1,850

1,620

1,410

1,220

1,130

48,330

1,610

95,800

Calendar year 1922 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1922-23 : Max 15,500 Mln 0 Mean 667 Ac-ft 484,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29, Mar. 17-24, May 12-30,

June 10-20, July 13-16, Aug. 13, 14, Aug. 27 to Sept. 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

15

42

95

190

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1. 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

10

22

49

120

3.5 320

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

650

1,120

1,800

3,770

7.0 6,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a6

8

a7

as

as

a7

a7

a7

7

a9

aio

aio

a 11

al2

a!3

13

a!2

a 11

aio

a9

al8

aT7

al6

16

a!5

a!2

a9

as

a7

a6

a5

314

10.1

623

Nov.

a6

aT

8

11

11

11

14

19

21

16

16

21

18

16

16

16

16

14

14

11

16

28

29

40

T?

32

27

23

20

22

531

17.7

1,050

Dec.

16

14

3T

32

26

40

64

91

87

71

105

110

135

105

64

129

129

141

166

170

147

158

61

70

93

50

110

108

110

141

132

2,896

93.4

5,740

Jan.

141

126

135

118

123

141

118

103

73

b40

b20

blO15"

85

90

42

22

40

95

61

26

43

68

85

79

76

95

126

150

T5o

100

2,570

82.9

5,100

Feb.

ICO" 110

77

62

60

51

48

46

42

45

46

46

44

43

41

40

40

40

37

55

73

93

97

104

106

86

62

55

-

1,744

62.3

3,460

Mar.

49

a37J

a35- 18

44

47

39

40

39

40

37

33

a35

43

40

35

38

35

33

35

40

36

47

43

35

33

27

23

22

31

28

1,105

35.6

2,190

Apr.

24

27

2F

26

27

27

a25

a20

14

a!5

a!5

16

13

11

15

8

15

11

alO

8

7

6

6

5

10

9

6

5

4

1?

422

14.1

837

May

17

14

6

12

13

11

12

13

10

12

19

I?

11

10

10

9

3

ff

3

10

8

8

7

3

4

4

7

8

8

6

7

283

9.1

561

June

8

10

T

4

6

2

ff

7

3

8

7

6

8

a8

8

6

7

8

7

3

5

6

8

8

10

2

a6

9

10

9

199

6.6

395

July

9

8

1

1

al

1

2

4

0

aO

ao

al

3

4

4

6

a6

a7

8

8

8

6

6

9

6

9

7

6

791

2TS

a23

1,163

37.5

2,310

Aug.

a 11

a9

5

3

3

4

21

4.640

l/STS"

465

85

34

27

22

a 20

al8

a!7

al6

al4

13

8

a6

a4

a2

a?

6

11

10

9

9

9

7,175

231

14,230

Sept.

13

IS

11

alO

a9

a8

a7

a6

a4

a2

1

.8

a3

8

5

7

8

7

8

10

10

1

a. 5

ao

S

ao

ao

.3

.1

3

155.7

5.19

309

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,730 Mln o Mean 39.6 Ac-ft 28,650

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,640 Mln o Mean 50.8 Ac-ft 36,800

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs).--July 29 (4 a.m.) 1,190 cfs (4.56 ft); Aug. 8 (12 m.) 7,840 cfs 

(7.26 ft}.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings for entire year.
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°45', long 100°01', In NEi sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 25 W;, near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of Second Street Bridge In Dodge City, at mile 

970.2.

Drainage area. 30,600 sq ml (revised), of which about 5,583 sq mi do not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--November 1902 to August 1906 (fragmentary), September 1944 to September 1954.Gage-height record collected at same site at different datum 1909-32 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Nov. 28, 1902, to Aug. 10, 1906, staff gage at same site at datum about 5 ft 

higher. Sept. 1 to Nov. 5, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1903-4, 1944-54), 231 cfs (167,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 948 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 5.83 ft); no flow 

for several days.

1902-6, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.54 

ft); no flow at times in 1946, 1954.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

99 

131 

173 

1087

Water 

year

1903 

1904 

1905 

1947

Date

June 13, 1903 

June 23, 1904 

May 29, 1905 

June 5, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

*17,300 

 11,500 

*19,600 

7,200

Gage height 

(feet)

6.25 

5.3 

6.6 

9.31

* Not previously published.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some periods in 

the water years 1904-5, superseding those published in WSP 131, 173, are given herewith:

Date

1903

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

Date

1903-Con.

Nov. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

Discharge Date

1903-Con.

Dec. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge Date

1903-Con.

Dec. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1904

Jan. 25-31

Feb. 1-29

Dec. 1-31

Discharge

7

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

7

12

e5

elO

e!50

e Average for period Indicated.

Month

Calendar year 1903......

Water year 1903-O4. . . . . .

Calendar year 1904......

Maximum

12,700

8,780

14,800

Minimum

0

_

_

0

3

Mean

2.2

195

335

541

Runoff In 

acre-feet

141,000

243,000

393,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans. Continued

145

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-12, Nov. 20 to Dec. 10, Jan. 2-8,

Feb. 6 to Mar. 5, Apr. 16 to May 4, May 20 to June 12, July 27 to

Aug. 10, Aug. 19-28)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

0

40

91

172

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

284

460

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

11

10

5

i

10

10

10

10

9

9

4

*9

8

15

15

12

11

8

14

20

29

48

49

39

41

44

44

41

41

39

35

652

21.0

1,290

Nov.

35

40

39

42

*45

49

52

46

46

47

45

45

53

51

52

*55

58

61

64

68

68

68

71

75

75

74

74

75

74

74

1,721

57.4

3,410

Dec.

73

84

84

79

75

73

76

76

73

73

*74

72

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

70

75

*70

60

5£

55

60

65

70

75

80

2,167

69.9

4,300

Jan.

as

95

95

95

92

90

90

89

85

80

80

75

70

65

60

50

40

15

40

45

40

50

70

80

90

100

110

*134

164

m

2,622

84.6

5,200

Feb.

136

129

124

120

117

112

108

107

105

105

103

101

99

96

99

*96

95

94

72

58

121

124

111

110

114

118

117

117

-

3,008

107

5,970

Mar.

*120

112

110

105

98

96

95

94

95

92

92

92

92

92

87

83

84

84

82

81

79

79

81

81

*81

81

79

79

18

79 

78

2,761

89.1

5,480

Apr.

78

78

79

80

83.

83

*82

82

82

76

63

61

56

55

60

51

51

49

57

56

55

55

59

55

57

60

*68

67

62

61

1,961

65.4

3,890

May

79

77

73

72

71

71

69

71

76

75

84

84

*84

78

75

72

73

78

74

68

64

59

58

64

63

61

*57

53

50

48 

11

2,128

68.6

4,220

June

45

45

43

43

42

39

37

33

29

26

31

71

136

*85

49

43

40

35

32

29

29

29

28

26

24

21

18

19

18

19

1,164

38.8

2,310

July

17

13

10

9

7

10

9

8

*6

4

2

1

1

1

0

1

0

1 *0

0

1

0

22

15

8

11

41

35

40

34 

27

364

11.7

722

Aug.

26

33

38

*35

27

24

22

18

11

554

515

350

270

212

154

118

91

79

72

73

99

103

*89

78

71

67

62

60

57

61 

57

3,592

116

7,120

Sept.

52.

48

42

38

32

31

31

29

46

31

22

18

*14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

*8

7

7

610

20.3

1,210

Calendar year 1953: Max 422 Mln 1.7 Mean 57.5 Ac-ft 41,640

Water year 1953-54: Max 575 Mln o Mean 62.3 Ao-ft 45,120

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfsl. Aug. 10 (12 m.) 948 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19, Sept. 14-27, 30; discharge estimated on basis of record for 

stations at Garden City and Kinsley. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 9-27. Discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 7-12, 17, 18, 

Nov. 20 to Dec. 10, Sept. 28-29.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°56', long 99°22', on south line sec. 26, T. 24 S., R, 19 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway SOS, 2 miles east of 

Kinsley and at mile 920.3.

Drainage area. 31,066 sq mi (revised), of which about 5,660 sq mi do not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 254 cfs (183,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.08 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.56 ft Jan. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5.4 cfs July 22, 

23.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3 to Mar. 3O, May 23-29, 

Aug. 5-27)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8

6.9

12

19

29

61

115

263

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

4.7

8.0

12.5

18

25

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8

4.1

45

75

119

263

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.4 

8.9

8.9

8.4

171

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

*8.9

8.9

9.4

11

13 

88

152

94

66

52

45

39

36

56

56

837

g39

g39

g39

g39

965.6

31.1

1,920

Nov.

g4O 

g40

43

45

47

*48

57

61

61

61

61

61

61

59

59

*59 

57

57

66

II

75

75

75

75

71

71

71

68

68

68

1,858

61.5

5,650

Dec.

68 

73

97

97

97

88

85

85

78

*75

75

75

75

71

71

71 

68

68

68

73

75

73

*59

50

50

59

65

70

80

88

83

2,315

74.6

4,590

Jan.

94 

97

94

91

91

91

91

88

g90

g8O

g9O

*glOO

90

80

70

60 

50

60

40

Is

50

60

70

80

9O

100

110

*129

146

160

179

2,766

89.2

5,490

Feb.

198 

183

157

155

125

129

118

118

129

129

118

115

112

112

109

 112 

103

103

112

132

125

146

142

149

149

149

142

142

_

_ -----

5,711

155

7,560

Mar.

*142 

159

155

129

129

118

115

109

106

103

loo

94

91

88

85

1

85

85

85

85

88

100

100

*105

100

100

100

100

100

100

5,172

102

6,290

Apr.

ig

as

91

94

97

*97

94

91

91

97

97

94

91

91

80 

75

71

65

65

54

54

52

48

47

50

*54

57

63

71

2,506

76.9

4,570

May

85

94

106

118

109

97

91

85

80

85

94

97

*103

94

85

75 

75

73

83

75

68

59

TZ

91

91

*85

94

75

68

61

59

2,622

84.6

5,200

June

56 

52

48

47

45

45

39

37

55

29

54

95

129

*91

155

149 

109

86

75

61

54

48

42

57

54

30

29

26

24

25

1,738

57.9

3,450

July

20 

19

17

16

15

14

13

*12

12

11

10

9.4

8.9

7.7

7.5

7.5 

6.7

6.4

*6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

577

6.4

6.4

7.7

9.8

15

14

19

26.

544.2

11.1

685

Aug.

54

g24

6"

g!6

*14

11

9.4

8.9

8.0

7.7

12

18

128

515

295

244 

187

140

104

85

85

70

*109

145

102

77

66

61

57

55

49

2,542

82.0

5,040

Sept.

if

36

52

29

26

25

25

52

51

30

28

*27

24

24

24 

25

22

19

19

17

17

16

15

14

14

15

*12

12

12

704

23.5

1,400

Calendar year 1953: Max 424 Mln 8.4 Mean 68.6 Ac-ft 49,680

Water year 1953-54: Max 313 Mln 5.4 Mean 68.6 Ac-ft 49,640

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27-29, Jan. 9-27.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

147

Location. Lat 38°11 ! , long 99°20 ! , on south line sec. 29, T. 21 S. , R. 18 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50N, 1 mile west of 

Sanford and 13 miles west of Larned.

Drainage area. 2.148 sq mi (revised), of which about 138 sq mi do not contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1924 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 2,032.73 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 16, 1933, water-stage recorder 2 miles downstream at datum 8.33 ft lower. May 17, 1933, to Feb. 17, 1949, water-stage recorder 

and wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream from previous site and at datum 11.43 ft 

lower than previous datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 83.8 cfs (60,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 11.40 ft); no 

flow at times.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs May 28, 1935 (gage height, 31.96 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of velocityarea studies and including flow bypassed in Saw Mill Creek; no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: 1949. WSP 1241: 1927-28(M), 1935, 1940, 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage discharge relation Indefinite Mar. 21 to Apr. 5, June 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

4.7

4.8

4.9

0

1.7

9.1

2.7

2.8

2.9

0

1.5

3.5

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

6.2

12

21

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

0

1.3

4.6

13

5.1 

6,0 

7.0 

9,5

27

87

182

550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.4

1.0

.8

A*

.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.0

3.0

*2.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

.8

.4

1.4

2.5

5.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.0

4.4

' 

56.6

1.83

112

Nov.

7.1

6.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

9.1

474

3. 7

4,4

6.1

6.1

7.1

7.1

5.1

3.7

»5.7

5.1

6.1

6.1

5.1

S.I

7.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

8.1

8.1

7.1

7.1

8.1

178.3

5.94

354

Dec.

8.1

77T

6.1

5.1

5.1

7.1

8.1

6.1

5.1

*7.1

6.1

5.1

5.1

4.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.4

b3.5

»b3.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

144.2

4.65

286

Jan.

2.5

2.0

2.5

2.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.2 176"

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

»S.4

5.5

5,5

5.5

160.1

5.16

318

Feb.

6.0 676"

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

»6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

10

IS

20

24

21

23

22

21

_

^

287.0

10.2

569

Mar.

*20

IS

*16

14

12

12

11

9.9

9.5

9.S

8.0

6.2

5.4

4.6

5.4

7.4

8.0

6.8

5.4

4.8

e3.0

63.0

63.2

»63.4

67.0

63.0

62.5

62.5

el. 5

6^5

elTs

225.0

7.26

446

Apr.

63.0

63.0

e2.5

el. 5

6.5

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.9

1.7

2.2

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.6

3.6

1.9

12

488

44

*13

5.2

3.2

1.1

599.2

20.0

1,190

May

14"0.2

10

4.6

3.6

24

24

18.

14

»11

9.3

8.4

*5.8

5.8

5.2

4.6

5.2

4.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

19

52

13

*9.3

13

18

287

19T

55

852.8

27.5

1,690

June

31

21

16

15

13

11

8.4

8.4

9.3

8.4

6.6

7.5

6.6

»5.8

257

253

102

49

29

22

16

13

10

6.6

4.1

2.5

1.9

1.3

0

63.0

938.4

31.3

1,860

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~64" 102

166

5.4

329

Aug.

27

13

1.1

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

75

144

40

23

18

10

4.6

1.3

357.0

11.5

708

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,780 Mln 0 Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 40,600

Water year 1953-54 : Max 488 Mln 0 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,860

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Apr. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 950 cfs (11.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement, 

gage-height record, and estimated storage capacity of gage pool.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-13, 15-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 15, Feb. 17-28, Mar. 2j discharge 

Interpolated or estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21', long 98°46', in SEir sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of 

Great Bend, 4j miles upstream from Walnut Creek, and at mile 873.2.

Drainage area. 34,356 sq mi (revised), of which about 6,002 sq mi do not contribute dlrectly to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1954. Fragmentary gage-height records collected at same site since 1909, referred to datum 3 ft higher than that of Geological 

Survey gage, to Jan. 1, 1943, and same datum thereafter, are contained In reports of 

D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

ETorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 532 cfs (385,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during -year, 662 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum 

observed, 18 cfs Aug. 12, 14, 15, Sept. 30.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 10.34 ft); no flow 

at times- in 1940, 1946.

Remarks. Records poor. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

channel clearing (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Mar. 16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 27 Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

25

42

90

195

38O

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

130

220

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

33

32 

32 

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

*28

28

30

32

35

35

35

70 

100

140

ITO

90

80

70

65

60

55

53

53

53

1,561

50.4

3,100

Nov.

53

53

53 

53 

60

60

62

77

77

*74

74

77

77

77

77

*77

80

SO

99 

111

111

108

105

105

108

108

105

102

99

99

2,501

83.4

4,960

Dec.

102

114

130 

163 

134

120

124

120

124

*120

117

117

111

111

111

111

111

108

105 

114

111

90

*82

82

93

99

99

108

108

114

114

3,467

112

6,880

Jan.

117

117

120 

114 

111

111

114

124

117

87

87

117

105

*114

111

90

70

100

80 

50

60

70

75

80

85

90

100

*107

120

140

170

3,153

102

6,250

Feb.

187

195

208 

179 

171

171

175

175

175

171

171

171

163

155

155

152

*152~

155

159 

163

179

163

175

179

187

200

183

183

-

4,852

173

9,620

Mar.

*183

175

179 

179 

171

167

167

159

155

152

152

141

138

141

134

134

138

130

m

130

127

134

*138

130

134

134

138

138

138

141

4,528

146

8,980

Apr.

138

141

138 

141 

141

144

*141

141

138

138

13O

127

130

134

130

124

120

117

108 

108

124

108

105

105

124

338

*370 '§64

199

166

4,532

151

8,990

May

190

178

166 

157 

160

157

151

151

157

154

154

154

*151

157

157

148

142

139

136 

130

128

125

133

128

*192

217

184

169

175

240

504

5,084

164

10,080

June

236

184

154 

159 

125

118

110

108

100

94

94

122

108

*118

128

142

340

324

232 

178

139

125

110

98

91

82

76

70

64

60

4,069

136

8,070

July

60

49

§ 

4O

38

*48

38

35

33

33

31

28

28

28

28

27

24

*26 

24

24

24

25

25

39

26

25

24

21

21

20

1,011

32.6

2,010

Aug.

21

24

28 

31 

*30

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

19

18

30

42

66

76

82 

98

84

89

*98

82

78

82

80

122.

91

72

1,662

53.6

5,500

Sept.

62

54

51 

43 

39

36

39

40

56

46

45

38

*35

32

36

31

28

26

24 

26

25

22

24

27

26

22

*21

22

20

18

1,014

33.8

2,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,540 Mln 28 Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 370 Mln 18 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,250
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°50', long 97°23' , In SW^ sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley Center and 15.6 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.327 sq ml, of which about 77 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available. June 1922 to September 1954.

e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,327.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 

2 miles downstream at datum 4.77 ft lower. July 2, 1951, to Feb. 16, 1952, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 238 cfs (172,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs May 3 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum, 

9.8 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 1.

1922-54; Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

flow; minimum, 1 cfs Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1923, 1924-26(M) , 1928- 

29(M), 1930(M,m), 1931(M), 1932(M,n), 1933(M) , 1934, 1937(M), 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cublo feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June 14, June 21 to Aug. 23, 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

7.0

11

24

41

64

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

3.8

6.6

107

179

288

418

1,310

Discharge, In cublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

»17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

21

26

25

»27

25

24

23

584

18.8

1,160

Nov.

20

5S

20

20

20

20

22

22

*23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

29

33

34

3T

33

34

31

28

27

27

27

27

760

25.3

1,510

Dec.

27

28

34

45

54

51

49

*63

22

40

36

34

31

30

30

30

28

30

29

30

32

b25

b30

b35

30

29

29

27

30

29

29

1,066

34.4

2,110

Jan.

29

29

30

35

29

29

29

30

28

b25

*b25

b20 b53~

26

26

25

b20

b25

26

b20

b20

b25

b30

b25

b25

bZO

b25

b30

26

26

26

804

25.9

1,590

Feb.

27

28

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

*29

27

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

30

33

~92 102

68

46

37

35

33

31

-

1,013

36.2

2,010

Mar.

30

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

*27

27

26

26

26

25

M

24

24

25

24

24

25

25

26

27

36

72

81

77

46

36

32

1,006

32.5

2,000

Apr.

30

28

26

26

24

23

*26

26

24

25

24

24

24

25

26

25

24

24

24

24

25

28

26

26

25

35

~57 125

44

94

983

32.8

1,950

May

809

634

1.500

759

271

115

*72

59

50

44

39

36

33

30

28

27

26

25

23

20

20

19

23

35

49

48

53

67

59

48

37

4,828

156

9,580

June

31

30

*26

26

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

20

33

100

*106

106

146

185

ISO" 240

58

42

34

28

24

23

20

18

16

*T6

1,578

52.6

3,130

July

IB

15

15

15

45,

36

27

26

21

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

12

12

12

11

*12

11

10

.9*3.

491.8

15.9

975

Aug.

IS" 11

11

11

11

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

14

12

13

13

37

62

*46

37

44

82

3?

25

20

658

21.2

1,310

Sept.

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

21

T7

15

14

21

*17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

11

10

396

13.2

785

Calendar year 1953: Max 577 Mln 16 Mean 47.3 Ac-ft 34,230

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,300 Mln 9.8 Mean 38.8 Ac-ft 28,110

Peak discharge (base. 800 of si. May 3 (9 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (6.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°41', long 97°21', In SEi sec. 20, T. 27 S., R. 1 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream 

from Little Arkansas River and at mile 762.9.

Drainage area. 40.420 sq mi (revised), of which about 7,263 sq mi does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.98 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,100 cfs (796,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs May 3 (gage height, 2.21 ft); minimum observed, 19 cfs Aug. 14.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs July 1, 1951 (gage height, 13.38 ft); minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 3, 1934.

Maximum stage observed by U. S. Weather Bureau, 17.3 ft July 10, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Sage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1940, 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 25, June 21 to Aug. 14)

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

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

29

145

435

800

1,260

-0.4 16

-.2 30

0.0 52

.3 112

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

190

435

800

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

85

89

89

85

85

85

85

89

89

89

81

73

*69

69

77

81

77

69

65

61

77

81

85

85

113

158

154

133

129

129 

125

2,861

92.3

5,670

Nov.

125 129-

129

129

129

129

141

150

*154

158

168

172

176

181

176

176

176

176

208

212

217

m

208

208

208

217

217

217

217

217

5,332

178

10,580

Dec.

222

235

280

295

310

320

391

*477 435"

402

375

360

350

380

315

310

305

305

305

300

300

199

T53" 125

208

248

285

310

320

300

305

9,435

304

18,710

Jan.

305

^5

280

276

280

290

290

290

2S5

217

*150

154

145

181

212

176

b!50

b!70

181

190

89

1ST

137

141

163

176

194

194

222

240 

280

6,464

209

12,820

Feb.

325

380

3SU

375

355

355

350

340

335

*330

330

335

330

271

3155"

305

305

310

340

375

370

375

355

350

345

340

335

335

-

--

9,516

340

18,870

Mar.

335

325

285

320

340

305

305

300

300

*300

300

295

305

300

290

290

290

295

280

285

280

262

27T

320

325

295

315

305

300

290 

280

9,288

300

18,420

Apr.

280

271

262

258

258

248

*244

235

240

240

235

235

235

235

226

222

212

199

190

194

190

217

194

190

172

181

190

199

235

471

6,958

232

13,800

May

625

872

1.180

1,180

768

672

*565

509

465

435

413

396

380

355

340

330

315

305

350

305

280

330" 262

350

502

471

530

588

736

502

471

15,752

508

31,240

June

435

402

*430

408

380

365

335

305

276

235

222

244

315

340

360

530

728

880

1,010

925

672

530

441

386

340

305

276

240

212

*136

12,713

424

25,220

July

176

ISS

145

128

110

94

85

83

75

67

52

39

40

40

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

*27

31

31

32

1,829

59.0

3,630

Aug.

32

17

54

34

22

21

21

21

21

22

20

20

21

20" 19

20

21

23

28

24

20

23

21

27

*38

54

55" 60

48

50

42

919

29.6

1,820

Sept.

46

47

34

24

25

25

28

28

47

36

41

36

37

30

*32

27

28

28

31

33

31

26

25

22

11

25

26

24

26

23

912

30.4

1,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,990 Min 61 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,180 Min 19 Mean 225 Ac-ft 162,600

Peak discharge (base, 3.700 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings May 29 to June 13, July 11 to 

Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

North Pork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°40', long 97°46', on line between sees. 28 and 33, T. 27 S., R. 4 ¥., 

near right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 2? miles 

northeast of Cheney, 4 miles upstream from Spring Creek, 22^ miles west of Wichita, 

and at mile 8.8.

Drainage area.--930 sq mi (revised), of which 237 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1950 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,336.45 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs May 24 (gage height, 7.56 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-8, July 27 to Sept. 30.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 14.38 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times 

in 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow made twice a 

month.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-18, Dec. 4-9, July 15-27)

3.9

4.6 

8.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.7 

5.5 

6.6

15

24

51

124

370

870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

4.0

5.3

5.3

4.0

1.6

1.9

4.3

4.6

4.6

6.5

6.5

7.4

14

7.4

7.9

17

29

53

59

4T

42

40

372.4

12.0

739

Nov.

36

29

3?

31

31

30

34

45

54

56

59

70

59

54

51

45

40

45

53

65

72

84

5T

74

64

61

59

57

56

54

1,583

52.8

3,140

Dec.

54

BT

92

95

94

86

84

76

72

69

69

67

67

64

64

64

64

64

65

67

70

65

60

65

65

70

70

75

97

95

82

2,240

72.3

4,440

Jan.

82

79

76

74

70

67

69

74

70

40

30

24

25

40

60

103

loT

92

94

70

20

35

30

30

35

35

40

46

50

70

90

1,816

58.6

3,600

Feb.

120

138

101

90

84

79

76

76

74

70

69

65

67

67

64

61

61

59

55

84

84

88

146 I3B"

124

111

99

92

-

2,450

87.5

4,860

Mar.

90

ST

65

67

86

84

76

70

69

65

65

65

62

54

U

62

61

61

59

57

57

57

64

67

79

72

69

65

64

62

61

2,081

67.1

4,130

Apr.

65

61

57

57

59

57

54

51

51

51

48

46

48

50

50

46

44

42

38

36

34

4Z

44

44

42

44

56

50

48

74

1,489

49.6

2,950

May

76

175

211

199

148

116

94

84

77

72

70

70

70

65

59

56

53

48

45

40

38

32

15?

868

4C5

326

839

367

320

231

159

5,515

178

10,940

June

122

105

88

76

70

64

57

53

48

40

35

32

38

38

69

54

67

51

39

30

24

21

18

14

12

10

7.9

7.0

6.1

4.9

1,300.9

43.4

2,580

July

4.9

T79

3.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

S

0

0

0

25.5

0.82

51

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 307 Min 0 Mean 59.6 Ao-ft 43,140

Water year 1953-54: Max 868 Min 0 Mean 51.7 Ac-ft 37,430

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-28, Jan. 10-15, Jan. 20 to Feb. 1. 

charge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 11 to Dec. 8

411038 O -57 -11
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°34', long 97°51', on line between sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 5 W., and sec.

 3, T. 29 S., R. 5 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 

4 miles southeast of Murdock and at mile 68.0.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi, of which 107 sq mi are probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,357.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs May 27 (gage height; 8.13 ft); mini-

 mum, 10 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 4.40 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those above 300 cfs, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-21, Dec. 28 to Jan. 8)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.3

25

60

130

230

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.S 

5.1

31

70

175

5.5

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

380

700

1,640

3,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

40

46

50

63

63

60

66

69

66

66

66

66

66

72

75

72

72

69

66

75

87

87

84

106

145

180

155

140

140

135

2,585

83.4

5,130

Nov.

118

118

114

118

118

122

135

140

135

145

150

145

140

130

130

126

114

110

135

160

165

160

155

150

145

135

130

126

126

126

4,021

134

7,980

Dec.

126

130

160

190

200

165

155

140

140

135

140

126

145

140

135

130

130

126

130

126

145

120

120

130

150

200

225

205

175

150

145

4,634

149

9,190

Jan.

145

140

130

135

130

126

122

126

125

100

60

80

100

130

150

140

100

110

130

130

80

80

90

100

110

110

116

120

130

150

1JO

3,665

118

7,270

Feb.

200

190

155

145

140

145

135

135

135

126

118

114

110

106

114

118

118

118

135

185

210

205

185

160

155

145

155

135

-

4,092

146

8,120

Mar.

130

130

60

100

150

135

130

126

122

118

110

114

126

125

120

106

94

106

110

94

90

102

110

135

145

130

130

126

126

126

130

3,656

118

7,250

Apr.

126

122

118

114

110

114

118

106

110

106

106

106

106

106

118

114

110

102

94

94

102

126

122

114

102

90

9T

90

98

195

3,333

111

6,610

May

200

524

410

245

202

175

159

159

155

155

155

159

155

139

124

121

114

107

110

100

88

85

215

518

560

452

2,110

857

386

270

202

9,411

304

18,670

June

184

T75

159

143

135

128

124

114

104

91

88

82

88

88

143

159

114

97

82

73

70

70

66

59

50

48

46

46

46

46

2,918

97.3

5,790

July

48

52

48

46

45

45

43

41

40

38

36

36

33

31

30

28

27

24

24

26

24

23

19

19

19

21

21

23

22

18

16

966

31.2

1,920

Aug.

16

19

28

21

16

22

24

23

22

22

21

18

17

17

17

16

16

13

1112-

17

33

34

34

38

41

41

40

38

40

55

78Z

25.2

1,550

Sept.

43

40

38

34

31

28

28

28

68

59

46

38

33

36

38

36

31

27

27

26

23

19

Z?

23

26

33

36

40

41

45

1,043

34.8

2,070

Calendar year 1953: Max 828 Min 25 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,530

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,110 Min 11 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,550

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--May 27 (9 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (8.13 ft) 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-2T, Jan. 9 to Feb. 1, Mar. 2-4, 14, 15.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°28', long 97°25', In NW£ sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 1 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and at mile 

31.6 (revised).

Drainage area. 2,129 sq mi, of which 344 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1954. Prior to April 1938 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 570 cfs (412,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 cfs May 28 (gage height, 12.48 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 19. 1954.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 20 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1944{M). WSP 1241: 1944, 

1945(M), 1947-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Oct. 1 to May 24

72

158

3.5 300

4.0 49O

6.0 1,610

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

May 25 to Sept. 30

1.0 

4.0

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

230

570

1,610

3,000

5.70O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25- 22

26

51

52

57

44

44

47

49

49

47

47

*48

49

56

56

57

57

57

65

70 

77

79

86

122

154

168!

»180

165

156

2,178

70.3

4,520

Nov.

148

136

125

120

118

120

154

141

156

165

180

182

*180

177

170

168

163

158

175

195

211

235

JTSF

227

»216

200

198

192

192

195

5,212

174

10,340

Dec.

195

205

241

272

300

3O4

265

250

*252

219

216

211

208

205

198

200

198

195

198

205

211

160 

90

150

203

205

276

318

295

259

238

6,920

225

15,750

Jan.

255

252

222

216

211

211

211

211

211

160

Tib- 100

150

200

200

160

200

220

240

250

150

140 

145

150

155

160

*165

180

200

250

520

5,945

192

11,790

Feb.

570

594

52T

259

258

227

219

£ 15

*216

215

205

200

198

198

195

190

187

182

198

213

253

290 

276

*504

282

255

258

227

-

-..___

6,759

241

15,410

Mar.

216

208

150 160"

187

227

222

208

*198

192

190

185

180

175

185

195

185

177

180

177

170

168 

*180

270

582

219

200

192

185

180

180

6,125

198

12,140

Apr.

177

180

175

170

168

*170

168

165

153

153

151

148

144

146

151

148

141

141

139

134

*152

148 

160

165

158

148

159

146

148

182

4,644

155

9,210

May

255

307

775

630

462

*556

282

241

219

205

195

195

195

190

180

170

165

151

*148

144

156

129

144

1,420

2,030

1,500

4,000

4.980

1,530

1,010

710

25,034

743

45,690

June

518

*4"50

377

329

290

269

236

212

192

175

158

150

141

145

*195

269

251

198

162

154

118

103 

92

82

75

70

65

56

*52

4J9

5,587

186

11,080

July

50

4?

40

34

55

29

29

50

26

24

20

19

17

15

15

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

B'.O

10

9.0

9.7

*12

12

8.5

8.0

9.7

567.9

18.5

1,150

Aug.

12

20

16

12

9.7

11

10

8.5

8.0

*7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

3.7

2.5

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

 sis

17

21

15

14

14

15

12

267,6

8.65

531

Sept.

12

27

27

19

12

6.5

4.0

3.1

14

19

55

55

29

*23

20

20

20

18

13

13

11

9.7 

8.0

7.5

9.7

12

14

*19

25

26

509.5

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,990 Mln 18 Mean 204 Ac -ft 147,800

Water year 1955-54: Max 4,980 Mln l.Oi Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). 

Note. Stage-discharge relation afl

-May 28 (4:50 a.m.) 7,480 cfs (12.48 ft), 

"ected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 10-14, Jan. 16 to Feb. 1, Mar. 3, 4.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Arkansas City-, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°04' , long 97°03' , in NW£ sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on

downstream side of pier of Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas

City, 5.9 miles (revised) upstream from Walnut River, and at mile 701.9. 

Drainage area. 43,713 sq. ml (revised), of which about 7,607 sq mi does not contribute

directly to surface runoff. 

Records 13547 available. September 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), September 1921 to September

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,053.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TS29. Sept. 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at same site at datum estimated

6.5 ft higher (corrected). Sept. 10, 1921, to Sept. 27, 1929, chain gage at present

site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 1,724 cfs (1,248,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 cfs May 29 (gage height, 11.13 ft); minimum observed, 24 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1902-6, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 10 (corrected), 1923 (gage

height, 25.46 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis

of field estimate; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (result of diversion by local power

canal).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers Indicated:

WSP

547 

1037 

1057

Water 

year

1922 

1945 

1946

Date

July 14, 1922 

Apr. 18, 1945 

Jan. 6, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,600 

51,500 

*3,810

Gage height 

(feet)

19.10 

21.97 

10.31

* Maximum peak discharge (not previously published); maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs 

at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1945, stage falling.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 135). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given

in WSP 1352.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

 1922-23, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, and 1940, superseding those published in WSP 547, 567,

647, 687, 717, 747, and 897, are given herein:

Date

1922

Mar. 16

17

18

Apr. 9

10

11

July 11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

1923

June 9

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

1927

Aug. 20

Discharge

11,300

15,700

8,460

9,780

13,500

21,800

9,120

13,800

26,700

28,600

18,600

6,470

8,460

14,200

8,900

22,600

33,400

27,200

22,200

30,200

28,100

20,100

15,100

10,500

9,120

21,100

Date

1929

Jan. 27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1930

Nov. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

' 700

' 700

560

540

520

510

500

500

510

530

580

Date

1930 -Con.

Nov. 18

19

20

1932

Dec. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1933

Feb. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Apr. 3

Discharge

650

710

760

175

150

145

148

152

160

165

165

165

170

175

190

205

170

167

170

180

192

220

250

280

310

339

Date

1933 -Con.

Apr. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

321

309

296

303

285

274

263

230

225

214

204

209

204

204

199

204

199

209

204

225

498

505

470

444

424
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans. Continued

Re vised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1922-25, 1927, 192ft 1931, 1955, 1940

Month

Calendar year 1922 .....................

Calendar year 1923 .....................

Water year 1926-27. ....................

Calendar year 1927. ....................

Calendar year 1929 .....................

Water year 1930-31 .....................

Calendar year 1933 .....................

Calendar year 1940. ....................

Of s -days

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

4,650

290,117

Maximum

15 , 700

28,600

28,600

28,600

67,600

67,600

67,600

21,100

43,900

28,300

5,980

1,280

19,500

19,500

1,620

10,400

5,520

397

6,480

540

1,310

13,900

13,900

_

8,860

Minimum

98

945

765

4.0

11

3,100

12

12

2,500

370

390

_

_

189

340

500

108

52

145

87

167

199

45

45

_

136

Mean

2,330

3,860

5,640

1,510

1,670

16 ,000

2,230

2,670

9,130

2,580

2,260

1,590

867

1,910

1,830

800

979

783

245

587

315

358

758

810

6150

7*4

793

Runoff in 

acre-feet

143,000

230,000

347 ,000

1,090,000

1,210,000

955,000

1,610,000

1,930,000

561,000

1,870,000

1,630,000

98,000

48,100

1,390,000

1,320,000

47,600

709,000

567,000

15,100

426,000

17,500

21,300

549,000

587,000

9,220

540,300

575,500

e Only monthly figure revised; revised dally figures not available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

140 

140

160

175

264

190

160

165

170

170

165

165

165

*155

155

168

175

175

168

161

175

189

189

189

250

513

681

SIS

390

380

380

7,235

233

14,350

Nov.

362 

353

344

344

308

282

326

290

326

335

362

*390

380

380

380

390

390

380

720

759

733

535

460

450

420

420

420

420

420

410

12,489

416

24,770

Dec.

410 

450

720

785

694

629

642

642

707

*707

642

590

579

557

535

513

491

480

502

502

491

450

400 40"o

450

500

524

491

546

590

568

17,187

554

34,090

Jan.

502 

491

491

502

470

450

491

513

491

374

250

300

350

400

450

270

380

400

430

400

300

350

350

400

400

400

400

350

370

400

440

12,565

405

24,920

Feb.

470 568"

681

811

746

720

655

*603

603

616

603

579

568

579

568

502

491

491

513

590

720

629

668

694

694

681

629

616

-

_

17,288

617

34,290

Mar.

590 

557

557

557

535

524

546

*546

535

535

546

524

513

524

524

524'

535

524

502

502

502

502

491

524

629

1,250

850

694

603

668

513

17,906

578

35,520

Apr.

502 

491

491

480

*460

460

450

440

430

420

430

410

390

480

480

420

371

371

371

371

410

535

491

491

440

400

362

320" 335

579

13,181

439

26,140

May

681

746

967

1,290

 1,900

1,500

1,200

1,100

915

811

733

629

579

546

524

502

491

450

420

390

420

390

380

480

1,040

2,520

2,100

4,380

5.840

2,630

1,930

38,484

1,241

76,330

June

*1,450 

1,150

1,010

946

870

800

744

708

672

609

576

568

536

506

528

645

717

935

1,040

1,090

1,150

957

771

681

592

513

471

*450

402

414

22,501

750

44,630

July

471 

450

355

355

325

290

270

265

236

222

204

204

195

183

163

163

147

127

123

104

98

101

112

119

98

*98

90

98

90

90

87_

5,903

190

11,710

Aug.

108 

131

127

104

108

"87 147

56

56

68

59

53

48

42

53

46

38

32

3T

59

62

62

*68

56

65

65

59

71

90

94

94

2,242

72.3

4,450

Sept.

101 

94

104

68

65

56

46

62

112

131

151

139

*98

90

74

71

65

48

44

42

32

26

30

24

2T

28

30

27

65

53

2,000

66.7

3,970

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,280 Mln 140 Mean 632 Ac-ft 457,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,840 Mln 24 Mean 463 Ac-ft 335,200

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 of a). May 29 (6 a.m.) 7,260 of a (11.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-26, Jan. 12-31. Discharge computed on 

basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 28 to Sept. 30.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°44'20", long 97°00'30", on north line sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 4 E., on 

downstream side near center of span of highway bridge 4 miles northwest of Augusta and 

6.6 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Apr. 19, 1954, at site 3 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--456 sq mi; 473 sq mi prevised) at former site. 

Records available.--November 1950 to September 1954.

Gape.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from topographic 

map). Nov. 17, 1950, to Apr. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage and Apr. 18, 1951, to Apr. 18, 

1954, water-stage recorder, 3 miles downstream at datum 1,202.95 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Oct. 1, 1952, to Apr. 18, 1954, 

auxiliary staff gage on Walnut River at Augusta.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.96 ft, site and 

datum then in use); no flow at times.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs May 27, 1953; maximum gage height, 26.52 ft 

May 27, 1953 (site and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1954.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.3

1.7

2.3

5.6

i*i

4.6

*3.6

4.1

3.6

3,6

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.3

3.1

2.3

*2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

277

5.6

5.6

6.1

4.1

3.1

2.7

98.2

3.17

195

Nov.

4.6

*4.6

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.7

*3.1

8.7

13

20

21T3~

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

8.1

194.4

6.48

386

Dec.

5.1

4.6

11

14

12

17 TB~

10

9.3

7.6

4.6

4.1

47T

4.6

5.6

4.6

*4.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

227.7

7.35

452

Jan.

7.1

T7T

7.1

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

5.6

5.1

*4.6

4.6

4.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

"76

.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

159.5

5.15

316

Feb.

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.0

*3il

3.9

3.9

5.0

7.8

36

58

20

16

11

8.9

7.3

6.1

-

233.6

8.34

463

Mar.

6.3

7.0

8.0

5.8

5.1

5.1

6.6

7.8

6.3

5.8

*5.1

4.8

4.6

5.0

5.O

4.2

4.0

47?

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.6

6.6

SI

176 ~48

33

26

19

15

532.1

17.2

1,06O

Apr.

12

8.3

6.3

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.8

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.O

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.4

*3.0

47T

8.4

11

13

10

9.8

8.6

23

28

11

43_

266.9

8.90

529

May

64

22

12

11

9.8

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.0

*7.7

7.1

7.1

7.2

6.6

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.2.

5^8

6.6

7.2

8.8

12

*70

48

2O

9.8

8* 0

427.9

13.8

849

June

6.2

6.6

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.O

4.3

3.8

3.8

*2.8

2.8

2.3

56

26

4.5

3.3

9.8

6.6

5.6

4.0

3.3

2.3

2.8

3.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

-JL

189.9

6.33

377

July

*94

19

3.5

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

o

.2

.4

*.2

.2

.2

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

123.0

3.97

244

Aug.

0

Z. 8

270

1.8

0

.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

1.0

1.4

.8

.8

1.0

.9

*.8

.8

.4

.4

.2

0

17.1

0.55

34

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IS.

2.8

4.8

2.6

1.6

1.2

 1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

.5

.5

*.5

1.5

1.4

31.7

1.06

63

Calendar year 1953: Max 1O,40O Mln 0.9 Mean 89.5 Ac-ft 64,830

Water year 1953-54: Max 176 Mln 0 Mean 6.85 Ac-ft 4,970

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). No peak

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.

157

Location. Lat 37°14', long 97°00', in NE$ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., near left bank in 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield, 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek, and at mile 24.3.

Drainage area. 1,840 sq mi.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage on upstream 

side of former bridge just upstream from present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 739 cfs (535,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 462 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.33 ft); no flow 

at times.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 38.30 ft, maximum at present site); maximum gage height, 41.0 ft Nov. 18, 1928, at site then in use; 

no flow at times in 1928, 1936 (corrected), 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 607: 1923(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1922(M), 

1923, 1926-27, 1928-29(M), 1934, 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.55

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

50

95

150

215

295

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4

5.5

12

13

15

17

14

12

11

11

11

10

11

 11

12

8.0

11

11

10

9.4

12

15

14

14

22

48

36

Nov.

24

21

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

*13

g!2

gT?

14

817

g!9

g26

g95

glSO

g!20

80

g60

g50

g40

g37

g36

27 i g26

28

31

28

492.3

15.9

976

24

g22

1,056

35.2

2,090

Dec.

g21

g48

g72

g66

g52

40

g37

g33

 33

31

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

25

26

27

28

30

31

31

31

31

30

30

28

27

1,063

34.3

2,110

Jan.

27 27

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

24

24

24

*24

23

23

24

23

22

22

24

22

22

22

25

26

24

24

25

25

24

24

755

24.4

1,500

Feb.

24

24

22

21

21

21

22

 22

21

21

20

18

19

40

40

27

22

20

31

30

27

33

45

56

27

39

36

30

_

799

28.5

1,580

Mar.

25

25

21

19

19

18

17

*17

18

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

16

14

15

15

17

18

20

25

47

48

184

135

78

52

42

1,023

33.0

2,030

Apr.

33

30

28

25

*24

24

23

18

17 56"

28

20

18

22

24

21

20

20

20

19

21

45

33

27

28

42

40

37

147

171

1,051

35.0

2,080

May

153

208

129

78

*62

48

40

34

33

31

27

25

26

25

24

26

22

21

21

20

21

19

24

75

112

123

132

231

295

147

90

2,322

74.9

4,610

June

*72

52

40

36

32

27

28

25

24

22

21

20

18

16

19

15

14

54

62

36

25

21

17

14

9.4

6.5

5.5

*4.0

2.8

5.5

743.7

24.8

1,480

July

82

21

16

45

32

20

14

12

7.5

6.0

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

.8

.4

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.4

.4

»0

0

0

0

0

0

271.3

8.75

538

Aug.

0.1

1.0

.4

0

TJ

.8

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Sept.

C)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,500 Mln 2.4 Mean 201 Ac-ft 145,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 295 Mln 0 Mean 26.2 Ac-ft 19,000

Peak discharge (base. 9,600 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long 98°08' , in NWtjSE^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., at right end of 

Great Salt Plains Dam on Salt Pork Arkansas River, 4-| miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 

5^ miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3,200 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 61,600 acre-ft May 26 (elevation, 1,126.49 ft); 

minimum, 26,120 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,122.37 ft).

1941-54: Maximum contents, 189,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, 23,600 acre-ft Nov. 15, 1952.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of a 310-foot uncontrolled concrete spillway containing a series of three weirs to form a cascade. Storage began in June 1941; conservation pool stage was first reached Oct. 21, 1941. Capacity, 292,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,138.5 ft (crest of upper weir) and 46.700 acreft at elevation 1,125.0 ft (crest of intermediate weir and conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and as a wildlife refuge. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1352.

Cooperat ion. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

KevlslonsT^-WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1147: Capacity table.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37,700

37,460

38,660

38,820

38,820

38,660

38,580

38,580

38,500

38,340

38,020

38,020

38,020

38,020

38,020

38,020

37,940

37,860

37,540

37,300

37,860

37,780

37,620

37,540

3.9,940

40,660

40,500

40,420

40,340

40,260

40,180

Nov.

40,180

40,020

39,460

39,460

38,980

39,140

39,620

39,620

39,540

39,620

39,620

39,460

39,380

39,300

39,300

39,300

39,220

39,060

41,750

40,260

40,500

40,340

40,340

40,340

40,260

40,260

40,260

40,420

40,340

40,180

Dec.

40,260

42,200

44,000

42,560

43,460

43,280

43,370

44,000

43,370

42,830

43,460

43,550

43 , 910

43,370

43,370

43,100

43,280

43,640

43,640

43,730

44,000

44,000

44,000

44,000

43,910

43,910

44,090

44,270

44,270

44,360 

44,450

Jan.

44,450

44,630

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,990

45,170

44,720

44,720

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,720

44,810

44,900

44,900

44,900

45,080

45,080

45,080

45,170

45,260

45,260

45,260

45,350

45,440

45 ,620

45,800

Feb.

46,160

46,340

46,610

46,610

46,700

46 , 700

46,970

46,880

46,880

46 , 700

46,700

46,700

46,970

47,060

46,970

46,880

46,700

46 , 340

50,480

47,330

47,060

47,330

47,240

47,330

47,150

47,330

47,690

47,330

 

Mar.

47,330

47,330

47,420

47,510

47 , 600

47,690

47,600

47,600

47,690

47,870

47,870

47,600

47,330

47,060

46,880

46,880

46,880

46,790

46,700

46,610

46,430

46,700

46,970

47,510

47,510

47,510

47,510

47,330

47,240

47,150 

47,600

Apr.

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,690

47,330

47,060

47,060

47,150

47,150

47,870

48,050

48,140

48,140

48,230

47,870

47,690

47,420

47,330

47,150

47,240

47,780

47,780

47,690

47,600

47,780

47,150

47,150

48,680

49,940

May

49,940

50,300

50,660

51,020

50,930

50,750

50,480

50,030

50,030

50,030

50,120

50,120

49,850

49,490

49,220

48,950

48,860

48,860

48,500

48,500

48,230

47,870

53,300

57,500

61,180

60,340

59,390

57,820

56,340

55,080

54,040

June

52,560

52,560

50,930

50,300

49,580

49,400

48,950

48,860

48,230

48,050

47,510

47,510

47,420

47,960

49,310

49,760

49,400

49,310

48,860

48,320

48,230

47,600

47,600

47,150

46,880

46,700

46,250

45,890

45,800

45,530

July

45,350

45,260

45,080

44,810

44,450

44,180

43,640

43,280

43,100

42,830

42,650

42,380

42,200

42,020

41,750

41,300

40,980

40,660

40,340

40,100

39,860

39,540

39,300

39,060

38,820

38,660

38,580

38,500

38,260

3 7 j 8 60

37,700

Aug.

37,620

38,340

38,260

37,860

37,540

37; 300

36,980

36,900

36,660

36,420

36,180

35,940

35,700

35,460

35,140

34,900

34,500

34,100

33,940

33,700

33,460

33,300

33,090

32,950

32,740

32,530

32,320

32,110

31,970

31,830

31,620

Sept.

31,410

31,200

30,920

30,570

30,290

30,150

30,080

29,940

29,800

29,660

29,380

29,240

29,100

28,890

28,750

28,610

28,470

28,260

27,980

27,560

27,350

27,140

27,000

27,000

26,860

26,790

26,650

26,440

26,300

26 jl£0

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Jan. 31...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,124.26

1,124.75

-

1,122.37

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

40,180

40,180

44,450

-

45,800

49,940

37,700

26,120

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,480

0

+4,270

+13,180

+1,350

+270

+2,340

-8,510

-7,830

-6,080

-5,500

-11,580

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45' , long 98°08', In NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt Plains 

Dam, 4 miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 6 miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 102.7.

Drainage area. 3 .202 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 2, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1938, staff gage at 

site 2£ miles upstream at datum 13.46 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 417 cfs (301,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs May 26 (gage height, 6,99 ft); mlnlmum dally, 0.1 cfs Dec. 19.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 13.80 ft, present datum); no flow at times In 1939-41, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since June 1941 by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of 

chemical analyses and water ten.peratures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0

Z.Q 

10 

23 

42

100

5.3 

5.6 

6.O 

6.5 

7.0

226

395

640

995

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.2

6.3 

10

~6M 12

9.0

6.3

6.3

7.2

5.5

5.5

6.3

4.8

5.5

5.5

4.O

4.0

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.3

5.5

7.2

5.5

12

12

7.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.0

2O9.4

6.75

415

Nov.

12

9.0 

11

19

16

14

11

9.0

7.2

6.3

5.5

6.3

4.0

3.3

2.6

3.3

2.O

1.0

475 

1.3

5.5

4.0

4.O

4.0

4.8

4.0

5.5

4.0

2.6

2.6

189.6

6.32

376

Dec.

1.6

H1.0

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.3

.7

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

1.0

.7

.1 

.5

1.6

4.8

2.6

2.O

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

40.4

1.30

80

Jan.

0.7

1.3 

1.0

.7

1.0

1.0

i&

1.0

4.0

475

1.6

1.3

1.3

.7

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.3 

3.3

4.0

4.O

4.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.3

1.0

1.3

2.0

1.3

56.4

1.82

112

Feb.

1.3

fc*

1.6

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0

7.2

14

4.O

4.8

10

10

11

6.3

6.3

49

76.

2.6

2.6

5.8

3.3

12

4.8

11

9.0

271.1

9.68

538

Mar.

6.3

18 

5.5

4.0

4.8

6.3

9.0

10

10

12

17

~34 163

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.3

42

28 

2.6

1.6

3.3

4.8

14

34

15

20

25

22

17

16

55O.7

17.8

1,090

Apr.

19

14 

19

17

25

23

23

3.3

I7o

6.3

27

25

36

40

42

36

22

17

9.0 

7.2

11

17

23

20

19

31

15

7.2

25

175 J

758.0

25.3

1,500

May

166

261 

212

236

262

252

221

188

166

166

162

175

158

137

122

107

87

84

74 

62

62

42 120"

756

1,290

1.440

1,320

1,160

955

812

744

11,999

387

23.8OO

June

524

467 

38O

257

205

186

138

123

107

55

48

23

27

40

122

162

184

166

141 

107

84

54

32

30

17

9.O

6.3

44TTff

4.8

3,7O8.7

124

7,360

July

4.8

ITS' 1.6

3.3

4.0

2.6

4.0

7.2

4.8

2.6

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.8

7.2

17

17

16

16 

15

15

16

20

TT

17

17

16

15

15

17

19

325.9

10.5

646

Aug.

17

20 

TT

14

14

17

19

19

17

17

12

16

16

14

15

14

12

Te- 11

ie

15

14

14

14

14

12

11

12

14

16

16

465

15.0

922

Sept.

14

11 

10

11

12

15

16

15

19

20

17

14

12

16

16

12

12

8.1

ir

20

16

14

12

14

14

12

8.1

1O

19

419.7

14.0

832

Calendar year 1953: Max 718 Mln 0.1 Mean 35.5 Ac-ft 25,680

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,440 Mln O.I Mean 52. 0 Ac-ft 37,670
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36"40'30", long 97°17'40", in NE£SW£ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles 

downstream from Thompson Creek, 7.8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River, and at mile 

33.8.

Drainage area. 4,528 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), October 1935 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1903 to October 1905 staff gage at 

same site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 681 cfs (493,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs May 26 (gage height, 9.93 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 5, 23-25.

1903-5, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 22.82 

ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 5, 23-25, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Flood of July 11, 1904, reached a stage of 14.6 ft, datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see p. 158). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

4.5

4.6

5.0 

5.2

4.0

9.0

22

42

70

5.5 140

6.0 290

7.0 670

8.0 1,320

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.2

9.0 

1O.O

130

280

670

1,320

2,170

3,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

8.5

56

86

46

30

25

22

19

18

16

16

16

16

14

15

15

17

21

18

16

17

35

42

374

320

221

140

1,662.0

53.6

3,300

Nov.

74

54

41

33

31

29

28

27

26

26

25

23

22

22

21

20

21

21

556

306

122

122

74

51

38

33

29

27

26

25

1,953

65.1

3,870

Dec.

27

33

344

444

695

452

290

164

95

67

52

41

34

29

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

b24

b21

b2T

b23

b27

23

23

22

22

21

3,175

102

6,300

Jan.

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

16

bl5_

b!5

b!8

b!8

19

18

b!6

b!7

b!9

21

b!6

b!7

b!9

b21

25

24

b20

b20

b25

24

22

21

594

19.2

1,180

Feb.

21

19

18

17

16.

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

19

20

19

14

16

19

26

30

30

24

47

36

26

25

19

19

-

597

21.3

1,180

Mar.

21

19

21

22

21

21

22

21

21

21

22

20

16

20

52

51

36

28

18

17

18

32

30

33

318

452

248

158

100

64

SO

1,993

64.3

3,950

Apr.

41

35

33

32

a29

27

24

22

25

24

24

22

25

30

30

31

38

38

36

35

31

39

45

61

45

41

35

34

43

500

1,275

42.5

2,530

May

5 8O

436

254

233

212

200

209

224

215

209

185

176

164

158

149

138

128

115

102

84

78

72

70

205

825

2,220

1,980

1,640

1,440

1,320

1,220

15,241

492

30,230

June

1,040

1,110

780

540

440

332

259

232

226

184

181

139

125

98

82

78

115

208

187

172

142

115

100

85

67

49

40

34

29

24

7,213

240

14,310

July

21

2O

16

13

11

9.4

11

9.4

8.0

6.9

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.

2.

2.

1.

Y7i!

al.

al.

1.

2 . )

2.

2.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.4

175.5

5.69

350

Aug.

2.4

6.3

6.9

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.4

8.7

127

495

110

45

26

16

13

10

8.0

5.8

4.3

3.9

a3.9

a3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2^0

3.0

4.8

8.7

6.3

4.3

950.1

30.6

1,880

Sept.

3 0

T77

1.4

.8

a. 6

al.O

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

.6

2.7

2.4

30.1

1.00

60

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,660 Mln 4.0 Mean 112 Ac-ft 80,970

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,220 Mln 0.4 Mean 95.5 Ac-ft 69,140

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

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

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

161

Location.~Lat 37°08', long 97°36', on west line sec. 36, T. 33 S., R. 3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile upstream from 

Prairie Creek, 3 miles west of Corbin, and at mile 67.5.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,108.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 22.50 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953-54.

Maximum known stage, about 28 ft June 9, 1923, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of ice effect,

which are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice 

a month.

1.64

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

.1

2.1

4.8

9.3

16

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.5 

4.5 

5.6

26

56

150

395

865

1,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.6 

9.3

3O

30

21

20

18

16

173.2

5.59

344

Nov.

15

15

15

15

14

17

20

24

26

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

31

39

49

46

44

41 

38

34

35

35

34

34

856

28.5

1,700

Dec.

34

35

92

§0

64

62

53

49

46

14

44

42

42

42

39

41

39

30

40

42

46

9

10

25 

35

40

45

45

40

40

40

1,335

43.1

2,650

Jan.

45

45

40

41

41

39

39

38

36

15

20

25

30

35

35

20

20

30

40

40

30

10

20

30 

35

37

40

45

50

75

90

1,136

36.6

2,250

Feb.

92

78

62

56

51

49

48

48

51

49

46

44

44

46

46

46

44

42

54

53

62

56

51 

48

48

48

42

_

1,458

52.1

2,890

Mar.

42

42

39

38

53

54

51

51

46

46

44

41

41

39

41

41

42

42

41

41

41

42

46

62 

201

66

49

48

48

48

46

1,572

50.7

3,120

Apr.

46

46

44

42

42

42

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

36

35

34

34

34

35

38

36

36 

35

35

34

'g4~ 32

44

1,158

38.6

2,300

May

151

162

442

238

148

108

82

71

67

60

56

54

51

46

42

41

39

38

38

36.

36

36

39

1,460

512

351

234

228

ISO

142

108

5,296

171

10,500

June

90

69

62

56

49

44

35

31

29

29

21

19

17

17

82

~§0 165

54

38

30

22

17

14

6.8 

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.1

2.4 4^2"

1,107.7

36.9

2,200

July

~~4~. 15 8

2.6

1.3

.7

.1

.1

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

0 

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

24.7

0.80

49

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

99

"19 321 

7.7

4.2

3.4

3.9

3.1

1.3

462.6

14.9

918

Sept.

0.5

.1

O

O

0

O

O

0

2.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

0 

0

O

0

0

O

O

3.0

0.10

6.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,120 Mln 0 Mean 67. 0 Ac-ft 48,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,460 Mln 0 Mean 40.0 Ac-ft 28,930

19, Dec. 22 to Jan. 3, Jan. 10-30

...30 ft).

r.. ,;,_ - .jadlngs Oct. 3-24, June 4-14, June 18 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, x"
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Locatior. Lat 36°49', long 97°17', in NW£ sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge at northeast 

edge of city of Blaokwell, 0.2 mile downstream from Bitter Creek and-at mile 28.2.

Drainage area. 1.859 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 1938, wire-weight gage at 

site 2^ miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 1938, to Jan 24, 1939, wireweight gage and Jan. 25, 1939, to Apr. 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 0.6 

mile upstream at datum 8.06 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 467 cfs (338,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs May 25 (gage height, 12.33 ft); no 

flow July 18, Aug. 12-18, 22, Sept. 4-8, 22, 23.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 85.000 ofs June 22, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark); no flow July 18, Aug. 12-18, 22, Sept. 4-8, 22, 

2<3 t 1954 * Maximum stage known, about 34 ft June 10, 1923, present site and datum, from information by local residents (discharge, 100,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by 

Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-ft), 12.6 miles above station. Small diversion made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions -Cwater year). WSP 1117: 1937 (supplemental data), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Dec. 10-25, Jan. 9-14,

May 27-31, July 3-23, Aug. 7-23, Sept. 1-10)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.0

2.0

3.0

6.0

15

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

12.0

29

89

265

983

2,96O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~3O.8

2.4

6.4

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

8.0

12

6.8

6.4

12

61

492

234

97

58

35

1,121.3 

36.2

2,220

Nov.

27

23

2O

20

19

19

19

20

20

21

23

26

24

25

26

26

25

25

265

522

148

1OO

7O

57

5O

44

39

37

37

37

1,614 

53.8

3,200

Dec.

36

46

493

968

?S7

141

100

79

69

61

57

53

52

50

46

44

44

44

43

47

51

1)52

b35

b30

32

39

45

57

67

61

56

3,282 

106

6,510

Jan.

53

55

56

53

53

53

51

51

51

51

31

23

20

23

37

41

b25

b25

35

61

b50

b63

40

37

38

38

43

46

51

57

68_

1,379 

44.5

2,740

Feb.

86

90

85

74

65

64

61

61

58

59

58

53

55

55

57

57

51

49

ST

151

81

65

64

63

62

58

58

55

1,876 

67.0

3,720

Mar.

53

53

47

39

W

49

55

55

53

50

50

46

49

40

40

39

49

52

53

47

49

50

55

115

521

445

174

99

75

63

58

2,663 

85.9

5,280

Apr.

55

53

55

53

52

51

50

46

44

43

44

41

41

44

47

43

40

38

37

34

35

53

49

51

47

46

41

33

58

25.

1,397 

46.6

2,770

'May

119

183

196

398

275

185

135

108

93

83

76

74

69

62

57

55

49

43

38

35

31

27

3J

482

2,760

1,400

662

437

360

338

485

9,349 

302

18,540

June

223

138

99

78

67

58

53

45

44

31

27

28

26

21

21

229

T52~ 38O

106

65

41

36

21

16

11

6.8

5.1

2.8

1.8

-. ! *

2^63.9 

68.8

4,090

July

1.5

75

88

TZ

3.3

1.2

.5

.7

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

~.2 O

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.3

191.3 

6.17

379

Aug.

0.7

4.5

2.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.8

1.4

.4

O

V

O

O

O

O

O

.6

1.2

.1

0

1.7

492

528

79

27

10

3.6

2.6

1.9

962.1 

31.0

1,910

Sept.

0.8

.4

.1

O

ff

O

0

0

.8

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.O

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.4

0

0

.6

.8

1.2

1.1

.8

.5

1.2

23.1 

0.77

46

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,540 Mln 0.8 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,32O

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,760 Mln 0 Mean 71.0 Ao-ft 51,400

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). No peak above base, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'10", long 96°43'30", in NWi sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles 

downstream from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 54 .465 sq mi (revised), of which 7,615 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 1 Datum of gage is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 13, 1935, chain gage at site of former highway bridge

1,200 ft downstream at same datum and Nov. 14, 1935, to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 4,515 cfs (3,269,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs May 2 (gage height, 9.07 ft); minimum, 

55 cfs Sept. 28.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft in gage 

well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft June 11, 1923, referred to outside gage on basis of 

stages observed in 1923 and 1944 at site 1,200 ft downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p. 135,158). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1,

Jan. 13 to Mar. 30, Apr. 4-3O, May 12 to June 3, June 10-29)

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

140

245

580

1,030

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,100

3,540

8,160

14,400

0.2 

.4

45

76

119

0.9 

1.2 

1.4

216

366

500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

190 

185 

185

201

190

180

TsT

190

245

262

228

201

196

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

190

234

262

262

300

348

354

360 

423

990

IjOSp

8,691

280

17,240

Nov.

795 

644 

548

472

430

395

374

354

342

330

324

SIS' 318

324

330

336

342

354

1,740

1,240

1,650

2.040

1,546

1,380

1,200

1,080

1,000

940 

903

858

22,901

763

45,420

Dec.

822 

822 

1,010

1,060

1,480

2,04'0' 2,040

1,480

1,160

1,02O

960

930

894

849

804

759

714

687

660

636

62O

b35o

b620

b620

b62O

620

620

652 

696

732

741

27,988

903

55,510

Jan.

750 

8O4 

813

WX

804

786

768

741

714

696

678

660

636

604

500

458

500

532

564

458

465

465

465

540

620

580

572

458 

451

B750"

580

18,966

612

37,620

Feb.

"650" 596 

644

660

696

759

795

777

759

732

7O5

687

678

669

66O

644

628

628

678

696

687

687

759

804

76TT

768

768

759

19,711

704

39,100

Mar.

741 

714 

687

669

652

636

620

612

612

636

644

636

636

628

628

620

612

604

596

588

596

596

6O4

62O

628

636

1,110

1.650 

1,480

1,250

1,170

23,111

746

45,840

Apr.

1.120 

1,000 

894

831

777

732

687

644

612

580

564

548

548

636

644

588

564

532

493

486

472 5"§B~

636

732

732

678

669

636 

596

1,120

20,339

678

40,340

May

3,690 

11.8OO 

4,100

2,400

1,920

1,870

2,O4O

2,600

2,280

1,760

1,540

1,380

1,200

1,130

1,060

1,000

950

894

840

786

741

755" 705

723

970

1,540

4,860

6,340 

5,5OO

5,160

7,620

80,104

2,584

158,900

June

6.100 

4,610 

3,540

2,960

2,470

2,100

1,820

1,600

1,480

gl,330

gl,210

gl,090

gl.OOO

g960

921

1,000

741

660

822

940

960

1,010

1,040

1,030

960

858

768

714

669

620

45,983

1,533

91,210

July

5Z&- 588 

516

500

493

486

464

g429

g391

g355

g321

295

275

256

242

225

212

205

189

g!78

g!68

g!62

g!56

g!49

g!46

143

135

127 

122

119

117

8,712

281

17,280

Aug.

114 

135 

132

127

119

110

108

186

168

149

260

2B5~ 27O

172

135

112

98

90

W

141

94

117

119

105

96

92

114

247 

168

124

110

4,375

141

8,680

Sept.

~9T 101 

92

90

88

86

86

86

96

88

86

80

74

71

71

74

71

68

64

61

59

59

59

58

58

58

58

56 

71

76

2,246

74.9

4,450

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,6OO Mln ISO Mean 1,280 Ao-ft 926, 4OO

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,8OO Min 56 Mean 776 Ao-ft 561, 6OO

Peak discharge (base. 30.OOP ofs). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire^weight-gage reading.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°20'35", long 96°48'00", on east line of SE^NEi sec. 31, T. 22 H., R. 

5 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 18 in north Pawnee, 

50 ft downstream from Skedee Creek and at mile 23.4. Prior to Apr. 30, 1954, at site 

500 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 576 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 20, 1944, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 21, 1944, to Aug. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. 

Aug. 27, 1953, to Apr. 29, 1954, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 163 cfs (118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs May 2 (gage height, 11.16 ft); no 

flow July 17 to Sept. 30.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow July 17 to Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 ft May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,800 cfs), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. --Records fair prior to Apr. 30 and good thereafter. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 12-24)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

.2 

.8 

2.0 

4.2 

7.6 

18

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

43

76

143

287

1,060

1,810

2,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.T

.1

.1

.3

.5

1.2

il

41

9.6

6.5

4.8

3.6

2.9

122.3

3.95

0.0069

0.008

243

Nov.

2.6

2.3 

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.4

.2

.2

.9

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

31

232

522

338

164

29

20

18

15

7.2

4.2

3.6

3.1

1,409.8

47.0

0.082

0.09

2,800

Dec.

3.4

3.9

137

464

T9S

31

18

9.6

6.8

5.4

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

899.5

29.0

0.050

0.06

1,780

Jan.

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.?

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1

0

 o

34.9

1.13

0.0020

0.002

69

Feb.

2.0

2.1 

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

 1

.9

.9

.9

2.4

3.6

4.5

5.8

6.1

^1

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.2

-

74.4

2.66

0.0046

0.005

148

Mar.

2.9

1.7 

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.7

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.3

2.9

4.2

27.8

0.90

0.0016

0.002

55

Apr.

5.4

4.5 

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.3

8.4

33

7.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

33

6.8

4.2

3.6

21

29

8.4

4.2

258

438.4

14.6

0.025

0.03

870

May

596

2.540 

i&4

59

22

30

131

175

39

15

9.2

5.1

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.3

1.8 ITS'

2.0

3.9

143

620

224

50

29

25

121

5,157.8

166

0.288

0.33

10,230

June

35

14 

5.8

3.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

89

4TJ

14

12

9.6

4.2

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

176- 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

256.3

8.54

0.015

0.02

508

July

0.9

T9 

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

9.4

0.30

0.00052

0.0006

19

Aug.

0

0

O

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

o

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,340 Min 0.1 Mean 53.1 Cfsm O.092 In. 1.25 Ae-ft 38,460

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,340 Min 0 Mean 23.1 Cfsm 0.040 In. 0.55 Ac-ft 16,720

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP efs). Ho peak above base.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 29.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°59'15", long 103°25'25", in SEir sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on right 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling 

station, 12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 11.5 cfs (8,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 19.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 6, 1954; no flow at times.

A peak of 8,200 cfs occurred in 1940 (gage height, 20 ft, present datum, from floodmark).

Remarks.--Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to Sept. 30)

0.23

.3

.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5

0

.2

1.9

5.8

19

63

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

131

214

310

543

1,160

2,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.4 

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7 

.7

-^1.1

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

14.3

0.46

28

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

*1.0

4.4 

T3

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.7

.5

l.T 

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

38.5

1.28

76

Dec.

1.1

TT2

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.2 

1.8

2.5

1.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

*1.1 

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

3^

59.4

1.92

118

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.2

*2.7 

4.2

TTff

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.5

*2.2

2.9

3.0

2.7

3.3

3.2

*3.0

1.9

1.4

175 

2.9

3.0

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

88.1

2.84

175

Feb.

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

1.9

2.4

1.5

.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

.7

.4

.T

.6

.4

1.7

4^2

1.8 

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

44.1

1.58

87

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

*2.1

1.7 

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

1.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

 1

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.0

38.7

1.25

77

Apr.

0.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.6 

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.8

1.1

ITT

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.0 

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

19.3

0.64

38

May

0.9

1.7

1.6

1.1

.7

.3

.1

.7

.7

.7

1.9

2.4

1«8

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

.9

.7

.6

.3

.4

.2

.3

*.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

23.6

0.76

47

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

30

18

1.110 

385

44

104

24

105

47

3.5

1.9

1.6

1,874.8

60.5

3,720

Aug.

1.2

1.0

.9

*.7

 1

1,930 

336

65

41

17

5

536

246

29

14

10

5

*2.5

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.2 

116

21

6.8

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

3,404.9

110

6,750

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

61 

 .2 121

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.9 *.8

.7

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.3 

.3

.5

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

209.0

6.97

415

Calendar year 1953: Max 352 Mln 0 Mean 6.23 Ac-ft 4,510

Water [ater year year 1953-54: 1953-54: Max Max 1,930 1,930 Mln Mln 0 0 Mean Mean 15.9 15.9 Ac-ft Ac-ft 11,530 11,530

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). July 22 (5:45 p.m.) 7,060 cfs (18.10 ft)j July 27 (9 p.m.) 1,360 

:fa (6. 60 ft); Aug. 6 (3:40 p.m. ) 8,100 ofs (19.83 ft)j Aug. 12 (7 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (11.33 ft); 

lept. 6 (10:45 p.m.) 1,190 ofs (6.12 ft).

oi3 ib.t>u rc;; Aug. b \;>:4u p.m.; u,iuu crs iis.tf.i ii;; 

Sept. 6 (10:45 p.m.) 1,190 ofs (6.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow mad<le on this day.
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°56', long 102°57i, in SKt sec. 4, T. 5 N., R. IE., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on county highway, 1.5 miles upstream from Carrizo 

Creek, 1.7 miles northeast of Kenton, 2.2 miles downstream from Carrizozo Creek and 

at mile 594.0.

Drainage area.--1.106 sq mi, of which 68 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September 1954.

-'-- recorder. Datum of gage is 4,267.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission). 1904-5, staff gage at site 

0.9 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Aug. 13 (gage height, 

10.67 ft); no flow at times.

i^52lf4: Maxlmunl discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 13, 1954 (gage height, 

10.67 ft); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 7,400 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O 

O

0

.1

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.1 

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

.9

.9

1.0

iii

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

15.4 

0.50 

31

Nov.

1.0

1.0

tf

1.4

4.1

18 

a3.0

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.5

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

67.1 

2.24 

133

Dec.

2.1

2.5

e2.1

1.9

2.5 

2.3

2.1

2.7

3.2 

1.9 

2.3 

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.1

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

l!2

60.5 

1.95 

120

Jan.

1.4

1.2

1.3 

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.6 

1.0 

1.7

1.5

.8

.7

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

24.1 

0.78 

48

Feb.

0.4

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

4.7

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.8

3.6

1.6

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

_

25.0 

0.89 

50

Mar.

0.8

1.1

T7§

2!o

1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

1*

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

.2

.2

.2

IS. 5 

O.6O 

37

Apr.

2.4

.3

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

4.8

. .4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.1

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.1

.1

13.5 

0.45 

27

May

0.4

.8

.9

.7

.7

.5

.5 

.3

.3

.5

.9

.7 

1.0 

.7

.7

1.3

3.8

S.I lie

'.5

'.2

i -1

.1

.7

.7

.4

.1

 6" O

0

21.3 

0.69 

42

June

0 

0 

0

July

0

O

O 

0

0

0

O 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

2.050 1

alO

a4.0

a2.0

140

21

6.6

7.0

2,267.6 

73.1 

4,5OO

Aug.

1.6

1.1

.7

-467T

147

2,980 

a SO

a30

al5

a 8.0 

292 

4,260 

a!40

a25

a 10

a6.0

a4.0

a2.5

al.5

al.2

al.o

a2.0

124

a30

a!5

a9.0

a6.0

a4.0

a3.o

a2.o

B.208.8 

265 

16,280

Sept.

al.5

al.2

al.o 

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

ilo"

a20

alo

37.0 

aS.O 

as.O 

2.2

1.9

1.2

.8

 8

 8

.7

.7

.7

* A

i!o

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

310.3 

10.3 

615

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,130 Min 0 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 18,580

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,260 Min o Mean 30.2 Ac-ft 21,88O

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21, 22, Dec. 4, Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-15, 

Mar. 3.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°55', long 102°36 I , in SE^ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 1,000 

ft downstream from Kohler's dam, 1 mile upstream from Cold Springs Creek, 5.5 miles 

upstream from Ute Creek, 14 miles northwest of Boise City, and at mile 560.0.

Drainage area. 1,955 sq mi, of which 76 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May 1905 to August 1907 (published as "near Garrett"), October 1942 

to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,932.85 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). May 1905 to August 1907 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Supplemental water-stage 

recorder in Kohler's diversion canal 40 ft downstream from headgate at datum 5.19 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 13 years (1905-6, 1942-54), 42.4 cfs (30,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 9.61 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam; no flow at times.

1905-7, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs May 15, 1951, July 3, 1953, from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

maximum gage height, 10.22 ft May 15, 1951; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Apr. 20, 1942, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, from flooodmarks (discharge, 

80,000 cfs, mean of slope-area determination of peak flow at present site and discharge 

at site 8.5 miles downstream determined from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on 

basis of logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records inelude water diverted at Kohler's dam 1,000 ft above gage for sluicing of canal, from 

which the water returns to stream just below the gage control, and for irrigation of 

about 650 acres below station, from which the return flow enters stream 8.3 miles below 

gage. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,600 acres above statior.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 209: 1905. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Dot.

O

O

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

o

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

7

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

.7

0

o

0

0 

0

o

0

0

o

-

0.7

0.02

1.4

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

o

June

0

0

0

July

O

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

.6

4.730 

366

al!9

a76

a61

1,280

2O4

59

108

7,003.6

226

13,890

Aug.

a35

19

alO

aS. 6

a5. 2

680

a3,880

492

a!30

a67

a37

a22

a4,690

a498

a!07

a63

a38

a43

a23

a9.6

a7.8

aS. 3

a5.3 

30

66

33

10

a5. 3

a4.8

alT5

a36

Ii064.7

357

21,950

Sept.

10

a4

a3

a2

al

aO

aO

~46 102

i* 11

a8.3

35

a!4

4.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

240.7

8.02

477

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,670 Min 0 Mean 46.3 Ao-ft 33,520

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,730 Min 0 Mean 5O.2 Ao-ft 36,32O

Peak discharge (base. 1.70O efs). July 23 (3 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (8.25 ft); July 28 (10:3O a.m.) 

3,780 cfs (4.97 ft); Aug. 7 (about 2 p.m.) 7,350 cfs (about 6.8 ft)j Aug. 13 (about 10 a.m.) 14,7OO 

cfs (9.61 ft).

a No gage-height record at either or both the river and canal gagesj discharge interpolated or 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Kenton.
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River near Mocane, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°59', long 100°19', In SW^NW^- sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of county highway bridge, 65 miles northeast of Mocane, 14.7 miles 

upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 364.1.

Drainage area.--8,670 sq ml (revised), of which 4,365 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,206.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 101 cfs (73,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs July 12.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in August 1943 and July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversion for 

Irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

56

49

45

49

56

52

56

56

45

40

40

56

74

64

45

40

38

42

49

"90 277

91

60

69

56

52

60

49

69

69

1,950

62.9

3,870

Nov.

74

79

90

74

74

115

 ~56 130

60

49

56

69

64

64

79

79

74

64

64

74

69

b27

b38

64

56

56

74

90

96

84

2,142

71.4

4,250

Dec.

69

79

109

90

60

56

60

79

69

84

79

64

56

64

157

109

84

90

96

79

96

40

b23

b32

b78

130

90

64

60

64

69

2,359

76.1

4,680

Jan.

69

74

90

96

90

79

79

90

90

38

30

40

42

115

130

84

79

115

170

b!32

b30

b38

b79

b!37

b4B8

218

64

69

84

69

56

3,064

98.8

6,O8O

Feb.

74

90

84

79

79

84

90

90

102

122

122

109

109

102

96

84

64

69

109

241

199

122

90

74

69

69

90

96

_

2,808

100

5,570

Mar.

69

b66

bSO

b60

79

79

79

69

69

69

69

64

52

49

79

74

69

56

49

42.

49

64

74

84

74

52

60

60

60

60

74

2,003

64.6

3,970

Apr.

84

79

74

69

74

69

52

52

56

64

84

"84 109

74

79

64

84

69

69

60

74

74

69

64

60

85

102

84

56

64

2,181

72.7

4,330

May

60

56

45

45

45

49

49

45

45

45

79

79

38

35

38

42

42

56

56

102

102

79

64

64

79

60

g40

g35

g32

g32

g32

1,670

53.9

3,310

June

g33

g40

45

42

42

42

42

42

40

38

35

32

32

33

35

38

38

35

32

32

30

28

28

28

28

27

24

24

24

24

1,013

33.8

2,010

July

27

30

30

28

27

28

28

28

g22

g!6

g!2

g9.0

g9.6

g!2

g!3

g!5

g!2

16

g23

35

g30

g27

500

g69

905

339

78

g64

56

69

74

2,631.6

84.9

5,220

Aug.

28

22

19

gl?

g!5

g!8

g22

205

1,710

392

al45

a69

a56

g49

L.9BO

g529

gllS

g96

g90

69

246

79

90

60

45

40

33

32

32

42

74

6,421

207

12,740

Sept.

49

42

38

33

30

32

35

38

35

40

35

25

24

35

38

25

2022"

23

28

27

30

28

30

40

64

60

56

38

42

1,062

35.4

2,110

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,720 Mln 10 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,920

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,980 Mln 9.0 Mean 80.3 Ac-ft 58,140

Peak discharge __, _.--. ,__.. ___^. . ,.. _ ,._, 

4,300 cfs (3.81 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°02', long 100°12', at southeast corner sec. 1, T. 35 S., R. 27 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on county road, 65 miles east of Nye and 14.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,157 sq ml, of which 344 sq ml (revised) Is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,163.79 ft above mean sea level 

["unadjusted). Prior to Sept. 12, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 57.6 cfs (41,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs July 23 (gage height, 4.47 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 23, 1951 (gage height, 7.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of mean of slope-area determination of 

peak flow and discharge measurement at site 10 miles above station; no flow at times 

in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 800 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1950.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

.3

4.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

18

13

10

9.0

9.5

9.5

14

17

2222"

17

240.1

7.75

476

Nov.

15

14

12

10

12

23

24

18

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

13

14

17

18

b!7

a8

alo

a!8

a25

a2o

a!7

a!6

a!6

16

459

15.3

910

Dec.

17

19

26

22

20

15

17

17

13

15

13

12

12

7.5

19

14

12

12

16

16

18

7.0

bll~ b5.6

b54

b30

b29

b!3

D16

b!8

b!3

509.1

16.4

1,010

Jan.

bl8

bl8

17

22

19

22

23

23

19

b9.5

b20

b32

b39

b52

b44

b41

b24

b46

b71

b49

b23

b24

b32

b69

lie

b42

49

44

23

14

12

1,058.5

34.1

2,100

Feb.

13

IS

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

16

19

19

19

23

23

41

61

37

23

22

23

19

20

_

566

20.2

1,120

Mar.

28

bT?

bll

b22

19

17

18

17

18

18

17

12

b8.5

bl3

b20

17

14

13

12

12

13

13

16

17

15

14

14

13

12

15

15

476.5

15.4

945

Apr.

T2- 14

13

14

14

12

9.0

8.5

9.5

8.5

11

13

12

10

8.5

7.5

9.0

7.5

6.5

7.5

9.5

11

10

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

8.0

7.5

6.0

288.0

9.60

571

May

11

16

13

12

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

9.0

12

17

17

13

9.5

8.0

8.5

12

10

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

7.5

16

20

17

11

8.0

7.0

6.0

4.8

320.9

10.4

636

June

4.4 4~4~

4.1

4.1

4.1

2.2

.4

.2

.5

0

.1

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

24.5

0.82

49

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

124

.4

O

0

0

O

0

o

129.8

4.19

257

Aug.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

198

I2F

30

11

5.6

2.4

a. 6

O

0

0

O

375.6

12.1

745

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 532 Mln 0 Mean 15.2 Ae-ft 11.O3O

Water year 1953-54: Max 198 Mln 0 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,820

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO cfa). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range In stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'55", long 98°52'45", near center of sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 16 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters of 

a mile downstream from Maine Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka, and at mile 247.0.

Drainage area. 13,334 sq ml (revised), of which 4,830 sq ml Is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,367.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). September 1903 to December 19Q5 staff gage at 

Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream at different datum. 

Feb. 4 to Mar. 3, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 427 cfs (309,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 cfs May 24 (gage height, 7.11 ft); no flow 

at times.

1903-5, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs July 28, 1950 (gage height, 11.40 

ft), from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs; no flow at times In most years.

Maximum stage known, about 14 ft, probably occurred In 1914.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion 

For~irrlgation of about 11,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

a.l

9.7

5.0

13

23

12

a5.2

a2.2

al.O

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

0

2?

138

48

23

18

14

25

20

22

12 

71

131

115

102

84

56 

40

1,013.1

32.7

2,010

Nov.

31

26

24

22

2?

26

32

36

55

102

92

73

58

50

45

44

41

38

56

86

89

79

95

92 

82

95

89

75

66

60

1,781

59.4

3,530

Dec.

56

66

181

152

131

167

156

121

102

95

87

79

79

68

55

42

50

50

60

71

77

68

58

26 

4?

42

38

38

40

117

121

2,535

81.8

5,030

Jan.

102

89

84

82

77

75

71

68

68

62

40

37

36

37

35

40

26

38

52

47

a30

a25

4T

64 

68

50

56

44

60

276

323

2,203

71.1

4,370

Feb.

211

nr

105

95

87

82

79

77

75

73

75

73

68

62

58

62

58

52

5T

62

73

64

55

130 

118

97

95

84

_

2,363

84.4

4,690

Mar.

75

71

52

52

48

47

53

73

77

73

64

55

48

38

29

27

27

27

26?0"

41

34

37

55 

58

71

89

BT

64

50

42

1.-627

52.5

3,230

Apr.

38

36

34

38

41

35

28

24

21

20

19

22

22

22

17

11

7.6

a5.3

3.4

3.4

36

30

21 

19

25

20

17

182

1,060

1,861.1

62.0

3,690

May

316

1,680

270

145

58

42

34

25

20

18

19

34

47

28

55

42

40

32

23

20

20

258" 14

6.020 

2,870

1,520

1,060

583

323

257

226

16,139

521

32,010

June

170

105

75

62

50

41

36

34

45

26

18

15

12

164

288

44

27

21

15

12

8.1

6.4

5.3

4.0 

2.6

1.7

1.0

.4

72" .2

1,289.9

43.0

2,560

July

0.2

.1

.1

0

.1

0

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

8.4

42

23

14

90.1

2.91

179

Aug.

12

23

14

12

11

9.5

8.5

8.1

a7.2

aS.4

97

79

a25

a!2

a6.8

1.4

205 

130

61

32

408

520

590

162

89

73

52

38

60

143

3,268.9

105

6,480

Sept.

"TO 114

44

36

29

22

a!5

alO

a5

al

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

336

11.2

666

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,620 Mln 0 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,220

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,020 Mln 0 Mean 94.5 Ac-ft 68,440

iBCharge (basi 

age-height re

te, 10.000 cfs). No peak above base.

cord) discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°03', long 98°01', in NW&IW£ sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

75 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles 

northwest of Dover.

Drainage area.--14.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 1,073 ft (by 

Barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.08 ft); no flow 

at times.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 431 cfs July 24, 1953 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1928, that of July 24, 1953.

arks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.7

1.0

0

.05

.16

.48

1.17

2.06

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

3.12

4.32

5.85

8.2

12

19

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.00

4.88

rrs

.39

1.50

1.43

.70

.41

.29

.25

.22

12.19

0.393

24

Nov.

0.22

.20

.19

TIT

.23

.23

.28

.34

.31

.31

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.36

.36

.58

1.08

5.06

.92

.76

.69

.67

.48

.45

.45

.45

.47

.48

15.26

0.509

30

Dec.

0.52

2.03

8.2

.99

.78

.69

.65

.58

.58

.56

.54

.56

.48

.50

.52

.52

.54

.58

.65

.69

.58

.41

TIT

.52

.69

.76

.69

.65

.58

.54

28.41

0.916

56

Jan.

0.58

.61

.52

.52

.48

.50

.54

.56

.52

.43

.41

.48

.48

.67

.80

.61

.45

.47

.78

.69

.58

.28

74T

.92

.97

.92

.63

.65

.71

.67

.56

18.26

0.589

36

Feb.

0.56

.56

.54

.54

.52

.52

.48

.50

.56

.58

.48

.45

.45

.48

.48

.45

.41 755"

.91

755

.58

.61

.47

.45

.43

.45

.45

.43

_

14.60

0.521

29

Mar.

0.45

.43

.36

.59

.50

.65

.58

.50

.48

.48

.48

.38

.26

.25

72T

.36

.39

.39

.34

.31

.34

.41

.45

.82

5.18

1.05

.78

.63

.48

.45

.43

17.29

0.558

34

Apr.

0.39

.39

.39

.41

.36

.38

.29

.20

.19

.20

.20

.26

.38

.50

.71

.43

.26

.16

.10

.07

.06

7TO

.47

.31

.14

.12

.08

.08

.77

2.86

11.36

0.379

23

May

1.40

.73

.41

.28

.20

.15

.14

.12

72T

.69

.69

.71

.60

.31

.19

.12

.52

1.08

.99

1.40

.64

.26

2.12

15.5

~4T5b

5.25

1.38

.64

.30

1.76

.91

43.96

1.42

87

June

0.34

.12

.03

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

1.00

.41

5.0

1.94

.37

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.30

0.310

18

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0<s

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.06 o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.06

0.002

0.1

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 99 Mln o Mean 0.902 Ac-ft 652

Water year 1953-54 : Max 15.5 Mln o Mean 0.468 Ac-ft 337

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Drummona, Okla.

Location. --La t 36°19' , long 98°00', in NE£ sec. 12, T. 21 N,, R. 8 W. , near right bank on 

downstream side of pile bent of county highway bridge, 2i? miles northeast of Drummond, 

2^ miles downstream from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest of Enid.

Drainage area. --248 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 50.6 cfs (36,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 908 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.25 ft); no flow at

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 29, 1950 (gage height, 20.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks . Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

.1

26

52

10

3.1

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

92.1

2.97

183

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Bee.

0.3

5.2

~76 155

26

13

5.7

4.6

1.5

.8

.5

.5

.4

.5

.3

.2

.3

.5

.8

.8

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

 8

298.5

9.63

592

Jan.

0.6

.4

.8

.5

.5

.5

.8

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.1

.3

.2

1 ?

^

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

10.8

0.35

21

Feb.

0.5

.3

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

1.5

1.5

1.0

.2

.4

.6

.8

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.3

.1

.1

-

12.7

0.45

25

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

.6

.2

.4

.4

.6

1.5

1.5

.2

.3

.5

.4

.6

5.1

25

31

6.9

1.8

.4

.2

.1

81.1

2.62

161

Apr.

0.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

1.8

1.5

.8

.5

1.2

.5

.4

12

500

319.7

10.7

_ 634

May

100

28

14

6.9

2.2

.8

.2

.2

9.8

23

9.9

2.6

.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

4.0

15

59

364

Al£

139

36

18

11

7.6

10

1,339.5

43.2

2,660

June

24

9.7

3.6

1.5

.6

.5

.2

.3

1.5

.3

.1

2.5

1.0

.1

2.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

48.4

1.61

96

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 523 Mln 0 Mean 7.77 Ac-ft 5,620

Water year 1953-54: Max 476 Mln o Mean 6.04 Ao-ft 4,370

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Bluff Crefek above lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.-Lat 35°32'33", long 97°35'46", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

Hefno 8 f$m ^ £uldge ln ^ke Hefner recreational area, just upstream from Lake 

Hefner, 6Tr miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Drainage area. 1.62 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,199.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 228 cfs May 1 (gage height, 2.45 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

1950-54.: Maximum discharge, 931 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.49 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by gravel plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)~

0.1 O.O1 

.05 

.12 

.26 

.44 

.70

0.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.43

2.49

3.43

4.90

7.2

11

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

0

O

O

O

0

O

O

O

O

O

0

^29

1.97

.56

.56

.15

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

6. S3

0.220

14

Nov.

0.04

1.45

.06

.06

.06

.07

.06

.08

.07

.07

.08

.09

.10

.11

.10

.08

.OS

.10

1.64

.38

.20

.15

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.09

.10

6.00

0.200

12

Dec.

0.12

1.14

1.21

.29

.23

.18

.16

 a. 16

.17

7.18

0.232

14

Jan.

0.17

.15

.12

.14

.14

.16

.16

.14

.12

.11

.12

.17

.17

.18

.20

.14

.11

.17

.23

.21

a. 10

a. 10

.16

^27

.27

.23

.18

.23

.23

.20

.18

5.26

0.170

10

Feb.

0.21

.23

.23

.21

.20

.21

a. 20

a. 18

.16

.17

.12

714

.20

.16

.12

.12

.17

.17

.78

.94

2.58

.79

.18

.16

.16

.15

.15

.14

-

9.23

0.330

18

Mar.

0.10

.08

,,05

.08

.20

.20

.15

.08

.14

.20

.15

.08

.0.7

.08

.06

.09

.12

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.15

.21

.26

.14

.14

.15

.09

.17

.14

4.0O

0.129

7.9

Apr.

0.12

.11

.11

.11

.12

.12 "

 a. 16

.09

.11

.18

.20

.17

.14

.08

.09

.16

.24

1.45

5.68

0.189

11

May

*9.9

. 96

.38

.32

.39

.26

.23

iZL

2.33

.62

1.49

2.48

.79

.54

.40

.34

.56

.44

.34

.31

.27

.26

.24

.99

.74

1.09

.38

.42

.36

.32

.22

28.58

0.922

57

June

0.16

. 2O

. 18

.14

.14

.12

.06

.08

.07

.03

.01

.01

o

o

.10

.10

.04

.02

.03

.01

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

1.50

0.050

3.0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 13 Mln o Mean O.262 Ac-ft 190

Water year 1953-54: Max 9.9 Mln o Mean O.203 Ac-ft 147

Peak discharge (base. 70 of a). May 1 (6:30 p.m.) 228 cfs (2.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and re 

corded range In stage.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long 97°25'35", in NE&Ei sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 125 ft upstream from Atchison, Topelca and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2? miles north of Guthrie, 6.5 miles upstream from 

Skeleton Creek (Ephraim Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area. 16,892 sq mi (revised), of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.50 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, chain gage at railway bridge 125 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 864 cfs (625,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs May 26 (gage height, 8.66 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs July 30, Aug. 18.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 51,500 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effeot (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, May 1-3, 27-30,

July 21 to Aug. 33)

0.3

1.0

0.9 

1.0

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

3.0 

3.0

33

32

61

102

155

301

836

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,670

3,780

4,260

8,780

13,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

32

23

34

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

13

11

14

37

35

378

204

133

80

56

43

33

38

24

30

98

90

41

28

22

29

50

451

1.030

468

694

534

314

373

215 

155

5,579

180

11,070

Nov.

124

104

93

83

85

78

73

60

53

48

47

45

47

47

55

71

71

69

2,300

6.360

1,700

531

319

349

323

174

153

147

138

135

13,479

449

36,740

Dec.

135

140

555

1.870

1,090

536

368

389

333

313

198

181

171

153

141

133

137

122

117

114

117

bl!3

b77

b75

blOS

blOO

130

138

144

127 

117

8,113

262

16,090

Jan.

107

102

98

132

144

141

133

120

130

bllO

b83

b91

b89

89

107

133

b96

b87

96

blOS

b60

b60

b70

b80

93

91

104

107

114

110

102

3,161

103

6,370

Feb.

96

93

98

204

215

184

161

149

138

137

124

114

104

98

96

96

93

89

110

341

341

165

134

107

98

91

89

87

_

--

3,632

130

7,200

Mar.

87

104

102

102

100

100

100

104

100

98

93

85

85

85

83

80

78

77

73

71

69

67

67

78

239

676

354

184

141

114

102

3,898

136

7,730

Apr.

96

93

91

85

80

75

69

63

60

53

58

63

63

91

104

133

80

60

53

47

44

47

47

47

173

198

133

104

130

155

3,583

86.1

5,120

May

3,810

3,310

2,360

1,080

868

531

383

327

531

359

323

380

345

336

190

168

171

177

174

213

177

161

138

218

5,650

10.000

5,830

2,630

1,720

1,520

1,390

44,049

1,431

87,370

June

935

718

484

378

310

356

332

190

181

158

153

153

133

130

198

336

671

665

437

241

158

130

93

75

63

53

47

44

39

51

7,543

351

14,960

July

31

33

31

25

23

19

17

16

15

13

10

9.3

8.3

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.1

4.4

3.5

3.7

3.0

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

79

397.1

9.58

589

Aug.

0^

4.8

3.3

1.3

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.7

5.3

18

9.3

a3.8

a3.1

al.3

a. 9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

24

23

80

194

177

133

89

132

27J3

1J.81.3

38.1

3,340

Sept.

61

36

34

16

19

30

13

9.8

7.7

5.8

4.1

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

T7o

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

340.9

8.03

478

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,360 Mln 0.5 Mean 360 Ao-ft 188,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,000 Mln 0.8 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,000

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°04', long 97 0 3S', in SW£ sec. 1, T. 18 N., R. 4 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, 2f miles east of Lovell, and at mile 14.6.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Dec. 5, 1949, staff gage at site 

60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Average discharge. 5 years, 56.7 cfs (41,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 13.90 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-6, July 19 to Aug. 1.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 8,970 cfs July 30, 1950 (gage height, 27.57 ft); no 

flow Sept. 23 to Oct. 6, 1953, July 19 to Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

1.4

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.5

100

667 

120

25

26

a84

26

12

7.4 

5.3

1,086.7

35.0

2,160

Nov.

2.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

T7§

2.2

2.1

2.3

4.0

3.0

2.6

3.5

4.4

5.3

4.6

4.6

3523

1.070

149

32

18 

12

8.9

7.0

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.9

1,895.0

63.2

3,760

Dec.

5.7

6.2

6.6

707

109

28

17

12

9.5

8.0

7.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

4.9

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.9

5.3

b5

b3 

b3

b3

b3.5

5.3

5.7

4.4

4.4 

3.5

1,009.3

32.6

2,000

Jan.

4.2

3.9

4.4

5.3

4.9

4.2

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.1

b5

b3

b3

b3

3.9

5.9

b5

b6

6.1

4.9

b3

b2

b2 

b2

b3

3.9

 sTo 8.9

6.1

5.9

6.8

143.7

46.3

285

Feb.

6.2

5.3

4.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.9

3.3

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

115

256

44

17

6.8 

4.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

-

537.7

19.2

1,070

Mar.

3.5

1*0

4.2

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.6

4.8

4.4

3.9

4.0

65

100

52

31

12

6.4

5.1

4.4

373.8

12.1

741

Apr.

4.0

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.6

^79

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.9 

13

13

5.9

4.6

4.6

8.7

!§

159.1

5.30

316

May

216

126

26

12

7.4

6.2

5.7

5.3

175

74

27

12

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.5

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.3

357"1"

478

276

250

50

22

29 

33

2,245.8

72.4

4,450

June

17

10

6.4

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.3

4.0

11

18

8.0

98

80

35

56

26

11

6.1

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.3 

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

il

437.2

14.6

867

July

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.6

0.34

21

Aug.

0

1.4

2.1

.9

2.0

2.1

1.2

.8

62

24

5.3

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.2

.3

15

20

5.7

3.5

2.6

2.4

25

580

766.4

24.7

1,520

Sept.

605

40

11

5.5

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.7 

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

10

710.7

23.7

1,410

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,230 Mln 0 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,580

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,070 Mln 0 Mean 25. 7 Ao-ft 18,600

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (13.48 ft); Dec. 4 (12:45 p.m.) 

1,430 cfs (13.90 ft).

 - .... . . ... .... basis of partial gage-height rec-
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°58', long 97°02', in SW^SW;- sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 40, 1 mile south of Perkins, If 

miles upstream from Dugout Creek, 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek, and at mile 

87.3.

Drainage area. 17.852 sq mi (revised), of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1927 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 26, 1940, and Jan. 9 to Apr. 7, 

1954, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,149 cfs (831,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs May 27 (gage height, 10.43 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 65,300 cfs May 19, 1949 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in October and November 1939.

Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a stage of 17.0 ft, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record or 

those computed from staff- or wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-2S, Dec. 19-21, Apr. 27 to

May 1, Sept. 6-20)

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

2.9 

3.2

4.1 

4.5

21

51

97

175

285

460

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

720

1,440

2,560

4,220

6,640

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

1.0

3.8

8.9

24

68

140

258

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

460

820

1,660

4,210

6,170

9,250

o.o £oa 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

25

26

27

28

28

214

224

122

70

61

51

42

36

45

140

99

97

67

41

38

70

220

910

1.150

580

738

590

446

321 

253

6,785

219

13,460

Nov.

210

160

132

117

104

101

95

88

74

72

72

68

61

55

50

52

67

72

728

5.500

5,340

1,670

635

410

325

285

242

206

189

196

17,376

579

34,460

Dec.

214

242

622

1,230

5.000

1,190

570

402

317

249

231

220

206

196

186

178

172

166

163

160

157

b!40

b!20

blOO

129

138

122

125

122

125

125

11,317

365

22,450

Jan.

129

129

127

127

131

145

150

155

133

b!25

bl!5

b!05

bllO

112

114

114

114

122

133

120

blOO

b80

b75

b90

110

108

107

110

116

125

120

3,651

118

7,240

Feb.

116

114

114

120

158

162

168

160

150

142

145

136

127

118

110

101

105

107

108

389

595

363

227

165

133

116

105

97

_

--

4,651

166

9,230

Mar.

96

94

96

108

116

114

114

110

107

105

99

92

87

84

84

84

82

78

77

76

74

76

77

80

96

484

650

460

241

173

136

4,450

144

8,830

Apr.

120

112

114

112

105

94

82

74

67

66

65

64

70

76

97

138

131

101

82

71

66

67

67

65

11

94

187

142

114

152

2,856

95.2

5,660

May

466

3,760

3,000

1,820

1,180

760

487

371

376

820

438

367

307

262

238

204

187

185

182

173

196

182

165

187

460

8,210

9,250

4,910

2,690

1,990

1 ,820

45,644

1,472

90,530

June

1.410

985

760

a550

a420

a330

a280

a250

a220

a200

a!90

a!90

794

358

273

244

258

760

705

541

415

224

165

125

94

78

73

67

64

11,079

369

21,970

July

50

46

46

42

36

33

29

25

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

9.5

8.3

668.8

21.6

1,330

Aug.

13

32

13

7.7

6.1

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.5

3.0

19

73

87

71

74

105

580.7

18.7

1,150

Sept.

559

850

522

89

62

42

33

26

22

19

16

13

11

8.3

6.6

4.7

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

2,314.4

77.1

4,590

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,500 Mln 8.4 Mean 324 Ac-ft 234,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,250 Mln 1.5 Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,900

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from 1 or more daily staff- or wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 8-19, 

Oct. 28 to Nov. 18, Dec. 7-9, Dec. 22 to Apr. 7, June 14 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 96°52', in SE^SWij- sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from county road bridge, 10 miles east of Stillwater, and 10.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 838.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 9.81 cfs (7,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs May 1 (gage height, 7.89 ft); no flow 

at times

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 17.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2 ,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 13.4 and 17.5 ft; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 14, 1942. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a stage 

of 16.6 ft at gage, based on floodmarks set by local resident in 1912 and 1942 at site 

900 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

.6 

1.8 

4.2

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

9.0

32

80

184

365

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

TT 

21

.4

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.5

0.69

0.022

0.03

43

Jan.

0

TT 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.l

.2

TT.1.1

.1

.1

0.8

0.03

0.00097

0.001

1.6

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

».l

.1

O

TT

.8

7?

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.6

0.13

0.0042

0.004

7.1

Mar.

»0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

7T.1

.2

.2

2.3

0.07

0.0023

0.003

4.6

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

1.9

*131

136.3

4.54

0.146

0.16

270

May

238 -S2 

2.1

.9

.6

3.5

7.7

.6

.4

.3

».2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

.3

10

107

1.6

.4

.1

73

15

544.9

17.6

0.568

0.65

1.080

June

0.7

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

0.0013

0.001

2.2

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 331 Mln o Mean 3.59 Cfsm 0.116 In- 1-58 Ac-ft 2,590,

Water year 1953-54 : Max 238 Mln o Mean 1.95 Cfsm 0.063 In - 0.85 Ac-ft 1,410

Peak discharge (base, 660 efs). May 1 (9 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (7.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°08'40", long 96°00'10", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 66 in Tulsa, 10.1 miles upstream from Polecat Creek, 17.1 miles downstream from Cimarron River, and at mile 523.7.

Drainage area.--74,615 sq mi (revised), of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noncontributlng.

Records available.--October 19S5 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Page Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage 

and Feb. 2, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 3.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--29 years, 6,281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.88 ft); minimum, 

(/ cis Sept. 21, 29.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 20.00 ft 

Apr. 26, 1944, present datum; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft June 13, 1923, present datum, from reports of U S Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p. 135, 158). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperajt|gn,.--Gage-height record, 41 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1O-22;

ge height, In feet.

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30, May 8-30 May 1-7 May 31 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

4.0

250

610

1,580

3,120

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

6,790

11,500

17,000

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

3,120

6,600

10,900

21,000

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1

62

152

310

670

1,180

3.5 2,120

4.0 3,510

5.0 6,900

6.0 11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 ,to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

300

290 29~0~

320

330

330

320

310

300

310

362

410

398

362

340

330

310

320

458

374

320

398 

434

422 

526

738

1,380

1,450

1,050

1,110

932

15,504

500

30,750

NOV.

1,050

1,210

1,050

896

788

706

658

610

568

554

540

526

512

498

498

4~9~8~ 484

512

658

674

1,700

7.250 

6,570

4,000 

g2,610

g2,030

gl,600

gl,580

gl,500

gl,250

42,940

1,451

85,170

Dec.

gl,170

gl,170

1,210

1,300

1,670

2,050

5,810

3.77O

2,700

2,030

1,600

1,380

1,320

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,010

950

914

878

824

788 

b780

b780 

bTTO

b770

bSOO

896

878

860

896

41,424

1,356

82,160

Jan.

970

970

970

990 '570"

950

950

932

878

878

b850

b830

b810

b780

b700

b620

b620

b640

706

706

690

g658 

g582

526 

39T

626

690

658

642

626

596

23,610

762

46,830

Feb.

642 7o"5~

722

754

770

770

806

860

950

950

878

878

878

896

860

788

770

806

896

878

878

878 

914

1.070 

1,636

970

896

860

_

"

23,954

856

47,510

Mar.

860

806

788

788

770

770

770

770

770

770

754

754

754

754

754

754

754

754

722 7Z2-

722

722 

788

842 

950

842

788

754

970

1,720

1,740

26,176

844

51,920

Apr.

1,470

1,210

1,070

990

950

896

824

770

770

754

754

738

758

758

738

754

770

738

732

738

706

7BT 

788

806 

806

842

842

842

842

2,810

27,170

906

53,890

May

6,220

15,500

21.000

11,400

6,800

4,940

4,760

4,070

3,450

3,610

g3,030

g2,610

g2,560

g2,200

gl,910

gl,760

gl,670

gl,650

gl,560

1,430

1,380

1,320 

1,230

1.150 

1,216

2,190

2,700

11 , 500

13,200

10,800

9,750

158,560

5,115

314,500

June

8,820 7,93'0"

6,160

5,090

4,430

3,740

3,160

2,960

2,520

g2,170

g2,070

g2,020

3,360

2,930

g2 , 150

2,310

g2,120

2,040

1,570

1,440

1,820

2,000 

1,870

1,770 

1,700

1,550

1,390

1,220

1,070

956

84,336

2,811

L 67, 300

July

888

1.050

826

715

656

602

602

562

511

475

439

415

394

384

362

352

320

301

292

283

274

265 

256

247 

229

220

212

197

190

190

185

12,886

416

25,560

Aug.

190

274

256

212

204

197

212

220

220

220

229

204

204

274

510

256

197

164

147

142

152

170 

176

147 

164

158

142

132

127

TB7

212

6,064

196

12,050

Sept.

176

158

170

245

499

573

256

204

204

183

170

164

147

137

132

127

117

112

107

94

85

W 

89

89 

89

94

89

85

94

117

4,695

156

9,310

Calendar year 1953 : Max 13,200 Kin 290 Mean 1,932 Ac-ft 1,399,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,000 M1" 85 Mean 1,280 Ac-ft 926,900

Peak discharge (base. 50,000efs). No peak above base.

b Stage-discnarge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35 0 57', long 96°18', In SE£ sec. 13, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at intake structure 

at right abutment -of Heyburn Dam of Polecat Creek, Z\ miles northwest of Heyburn, 3.4 

miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and at 

mile 48.6.

Drainage area. 123 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 16,580 acre-ft May 2 (elevation, 766.65 ft); min- 

 Imum, 7,940 acre-ft Se'pt. 29 (elevation, 759.29 ft).

1950-54: Maximum contents, that of May 2, 1954; minimum since conservation pool was 

first reached, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Outlet works consist of an 8-foot 3-inch 

diameter concrete conduit, extending from an uncontrolled concrete drop inlet at the 

upstream .side of dam to a concrete stilling basin near downstream toe of dam, and three 

36-inch gated low-flow pipes, which drain into the conduit below the drop inlet. Spillway is a 200-foot-channel in a natural saddle about 1,000 ft west of right abutment. 

Storage began Sept. 29, 1950; conservation pool stage was first reached Mar. 10, 1951. 

Capacity, 149,400 acre-ft at elevation 802.0 ft (maximum pool), 59,650 acre-ft at elevation 784.0 ft (spillway crest and top of flood-control pool), and 10,140 acre-ft at 

elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 878 acre-ft below elevation 

740.0 ft (invert of low-flow sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control and 

conservation. Figures given herewith represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day Oct.

1 1 9,710

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

9,700

9,710

9,710

9,690

9,670

9,650

9,640

9,620

9,610

9,600

9,580

9,570

9,560

9,540

9,530

9,510

9,500

9,490

9,480

9,480

9,730

9,760

9,750

9,980

10,030

10,020

10,000

9,990

9, 980 

9,960

Nov.

9,950

9,940

9,930

9,920

9,900

9,890

9,880

9,870

9,860

9,850

9,850

9,840

9,830

9,830

9,820

9,820

9,810

9,810

9,940

9,930

9,930

9,920

9,910

9,900

9,880

9,860

9,850

9,850

9,840

9,830

Dec.

9,830

9,910

10,090

10,090

10,090

10,070

10,050

10,040

10,020

10,010

10,000

9,900

9,990

9,950

9,930

9,920

9,920

9,910

9,910

9,910

9,910

9,880

9,860

9,860

9,850

9,850

9,850

9,850

9,850

9,840 

9,830

Jan.

9,830

9,830

9,820

9,820

9,810

9,810

9,800

9,800

9,800

9,790

9,780

9,760

9,750

9,750

9,750

9,750

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,740

9,750

9,780

9,800

9,790

9,790

9,790

9> 780 

9,780

Feb.

9,780

9,780

9,760

9,760

9,750

9,740

9,730

9,730

9,730

9,730

9,710

9,690

9,680

9,680

9,710

9,690

9,680

9,670

10,040

10,020

10,020

10,010

10,000

9,990

9,980

9,960

9,950

9,930

_

 

Mar.

9,920

9,900

9,870

9,860

9,860

9,860

9,850

9,850

9,840

9,840

9,830

9,820

9,790

9,750

9,730

9,720

9,710

9,710

9,700

9,690

9,680

9,680

9,710

9,760

9,760

9,750

9,740

9,730

9,720

9,720 

9,700

Apr.

9,690

9,690

9,680

9,680

9,670

9,670

9,660

9,640

9,620

9,620

9,620

9,610

9,610

9,620

9,620

9,590

9,570

9', 540

9,520

9,510

9,510

9,620

9,620

9,610

9,610

9,610

9,600

9,600

9,610

13,160

May

14,830

14,710

12,950

12,030

11,470

11,130

10,920

10,750

10,620

10,510

10,450

10,400

10,350

10,300

10,260

10,350

10,350

10,310

10,260

10,240

10,200

10,180

10,150

10,150

10,550

10,880

10,740

10,590

10,500

10,460 

10,420

June

10,350

10,300

10,230

10,200

10,160

10,140

10,210

10,200

10,160

10,140

10,110

10,210

10,200

10,160

10,200

10,160

10,140

10,120

10,100

10,070

10,050

10,030

10,010

9,990

9,950

9,920

9,890

9,860

9,840

9 1 820

July

9,790

9,750

9,720

9,700

9,630

9,660

9,680

9,660

9,630

9,600

9,570

9,540

9,510

9,490

9,460

9,440

9,410

9,380

9,360

9,330

9,300

9,270

9,240

9,210

9,190

9,160

9,130

9,110

9,090

9,060 

9,040

Aug.

9,030

9,080

9,050

9,010

8,980

8,960

9,040

9,030

9,010

8,980

8,950

8,930

8,900

8,880

8,840

8,830

8,800

8,780

8,760

8,730

8,700

8,680

8,650

8,630

8,610

8,590

8,570

8,540

8,520

8,490 

8,460

Sept.

8,430

8,410

8,390

8,380

8,360

8,340

8,330

8,320

8,320

8,310

8,280

8,260

8,230

8,220

8,200

8,190

8,170

8,150

8,130

8,100

8,060

8,040

8,020

8,010

8,000

7,980

7,970

7,950

7,960

8,040

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ..............

Calendar year 1953..

Jan. 31...............

Water year 1953-54..

Elevation 

(feet)t

761.33

761.20

-

761.15

764.10

761.19

759.84

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

9,720

9,960

9,830

-

9,780

9,700

13,160

9,820

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+240

-130

0

+1,270

-50

+150

-230

+3,460

-600

-780

-580

-420

-1,680

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
180

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°55'10", long 96°16'50", In NE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 17 N., R. 10 E , on right 

NP^Lf?1^ SaIVS ^e of fridge on u - S. Highway 66, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

voir and at mile 45 2 * n° °f Heyburn> 3 ' 4 mlles downstream from Heyburn ReserDralnage area.--129 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1954.

 ^^nr^^r^388 reoorder and wire-weight gage for low-water record. Datum of gage Is 

ffph PS> iQ4QVe ?ean s? auj eve1 ' datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 50.6 cfs (36,630 acre-ft per year).

EXtat'"timesMaXlmUin dlscharge during year, 1,610 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.89 ft); no flow

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from rating 

curve extended above 6,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.53 ft May 19, 1949' no flow at 

times In most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft Sept. 4, 1940, from floodmark.

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

generally made twice a month. Plow regulated since Sept. 29, 1950 by Heyburn Reservoir 

(see preceding page); occasional prior regulation by reservoir construction operations.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements or observations of no flow and

computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed bv'

ueoioglcal Survey. *

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-6, 9, 13, 14, 22, 23, Jan. 20, 

21, Feb. 15, 19-21, 23, 25, 27, 28, Mar. 2-28, Apr. 22, 23)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 Apr. 3O to Sept. 3O

2.4

2.5 

Z.6 

Z.7 

2.9 

3.3 

3.7

.2

.5

1.2

3.5

9.7

18

2.7 

Z.9 

3.Z 

3.5 

4.0

1.2 

4.Z

11

20

38

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.3

81

144

330

690

1,470

Note. Same as preceding table 

beTow~Z.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24

Z5

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00" 

0

O

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.9

2.6

.1

17

5.1

l.Z

.3

.Z

.1

0

Z8.5

0.9Z

57

Nov.

0

TS 

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

TT?

.4

.Z

.1

.1

3.8

.8

.1

0

0

.1

1Z.8

0.43

Z5

Dec.

0.4

1.5 

12 -5". 8

Z.6

4.6

l.Z

.2

6.Z

.7

.2

.Z

3.2

9.0

1.0

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

7.2

3.3

1.7

.6

.3

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

60.8

1.96

121

Jan.

"7? O.Z

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.Z

1.8

2.0

TTZ

.7

.4

.3

.3

.Z

.4

.6

.4

.Z

13.1

0.4Z

26

Feb.

0.1

o'

o1.3

1.4

.4

8.9

6.7

1.1

1.1

3.3

1.3

2.2

.8

3.8

Z.2

_

36.1

1.Z9

72

Mar.

0.9

3.9

2.4

.8

.5

.Z

.2

.Z

.Z

.Z

.Z

.4

3.4

.8

.0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

.1

8.0

9.7

.6

.Z

.1

0

0

0

33.0

1.06

65

Apr.

0" 0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

Z.8

z.o

1.4

.8

.3

.3

.3

..4

911

919.3

30.6

1.8ZO

May

608

1,460 

938

46Z

250

148

103

74

56

44

34

Z7

Zl

17

1Z

34

ZO

15

12

9.0

6.9

5.6

3.8 "472

57

171

74

56

41

31

Z8

4,822.5

156

9,570

June

Z3

TT 

14

8.0

5.8

3.7

2.0

4.6

3.7

Z.6

1.8

4.4

7.1

4.6

6.0

4.8

4.Z

3.8

3.3

Z.O

l.Z

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

TS

0

0

1Z9.Z

4.31

Z56

July

Q-0

0

0

0

o

T5- z.z

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

3.0

0.10

6.0

Aug.

0Qo

0

0

0

~~T 3.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

8.3

Sept.

0Qo

0

0

o

0

0

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0.2

0.007

0.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 976 Mln 0 Mean 31.3 Ac-ft 2Z,7OO

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,46O Mln 0 Mean 16.6 Ac-ft 12,030

Note. Discharge computed from Z or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 

to CecT Z, Dec. 4-8, 10-13, 15-21, Dec. Z3 to Feb. 18, Feb. 21, ZZ, 24, Z6, Feb, 

Apr. Z2-29, May ZO-24, June 4-Z6, July 7-9, Aug. 7-9, Sept. 9, 10, 3O.

ZZ-24, Z6-30, Nov. 19 

Z8 to Mar. Z8,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Verdigris River near Coyvllle, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'20", long 95°54'20", in SWi? sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 14 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from 

Meadow Creek, If miles northwest of Coyville, 2^ miles downstream from Pig Creek, and 

at mile 268.0.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior" to Jan. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 515 cfs (372,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 28.68 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 41.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1939-41, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 34 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1948(M). 

WSP 1241:1941-42, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18-25, Mar. 26 to Apr. 3, 

May 19-25, June 4-13)

2.0 

2.3 

2.8 

3.4 

4.5

Oct. 1 to May 1

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

21.0

25.0

May 2 to Sept. 30

10O

130

346

620

1,140

2,170

3,830

5,710

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.8

4.5 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

61

107

182

352

636

1,3SO

2,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.1 *.l

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

1.6

Nov.

0.3

*.2

.2

.2

.il

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

!i

.3

.1*

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.2 .2

.7

.5

.3

6.1

0.20

12

.2

.2

5.7

0.19

11

Dec.

«0 .2

.2

f 4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

*.3

8.2

0.26

16

Jan.

0.5

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

^5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

15.5

0.45

26

Feb.

0*5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

3.0 *22

13

10

56.

25

14

*9.5

7.5

5.5

4.6

3.8

.

162.4

5.80

322

Mar.

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

i5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

1.5

*20

56

19

11

8.5

8.3

129.0

4.16

256

Apr.

7.5

6.1

4.9

5.9

5.5

*5.1

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

~.6

1.0

*1.2

1.4

41

*28

14

27

19

*5.280

*916

105

1,080

7,558.1

252

14,990

May

1,090

1.860

906

275

126

85

66

52

42

*56

29

24

20

17

15

15

15

15

15

*12

10

8.8

7.2

772

*108

275

258

*660

211

90

78

6,598.2

206

12,690

June

50

45

*764

527

104

64

47

58

50

25

*21

19

821

572

90

76

85

55

55

25

17

12

9 8

7 5

5 7

4 5

5 5

2 8

2 1

1x8

5,155.5

105

6,250

July

ixl *1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

10.2

0.55

20

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

O

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,010 Mln 0 Mean 13.2 Ac-ft 9,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,280 Mln 0 Mean 47.8 Ac-ft 34,59O

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

at Altoona.
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location. Lat 37"29', long 95°41', In SW£ sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on downstream

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2j miles southwest of Altoona, 2j miles downstream 

from Big Cedar Creek, 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek, and at mile 227.9.

Drainage area.--1.138 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 780.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 769 cfs (556,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs May 2 (gage height, 24.97 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 71,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-41, 1952-54.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversion above station from Altoona Reservoir for municipal 

supply of Altoona. Discharge measurements generally made biweekly.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor May 1-3)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.4 

2.6 49

3.0

3.5

5.0

10.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

119

224

628

2,660

7,300

8,690

11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

.7

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

19

31

8.2

3.6

2.1

1.2

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.0

83.9

2.80

166

Dec.

1*0

1.2

2.3

2,3

2.1

1.8

2.3

3.9

4^1

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.6

2,3

2.3

2,6

3,0

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1,2

1,2

1,2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

65.6

2.12

130

Jan,

1.0

1.0

^

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

i.1

1.2

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

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

31.1

1.00

62

Feb.

0.9

^.i

22

35

18

16

37

78

43

39

47

35

23

19

16

-

~

498.2

17.8

988

Mar.

14

12

11

9.8

8.7

7.1

6.2

5.4

5.0

4*6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.4

1^1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

57

58

28

35

31

22

347.1

11.2

688

Apr.

16

13

11

9.8

9.2

8.2

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.2

3^3

3.3

3.3

272

624

222

110

68

1,960

4.460

1,450

2,700

12,004.9

400

23,810

May

4,170

9.960

4,840

1,160

430

260

208

154

123

101

85

73

61

49

39

35

49

44

36

30

23

20

18

11

19

35

233

324

628

298

179

23,701

765

47,010

June

173

115

83

676

390

179

114

80

61

43

31

25

22

706

444

179

115

134

110

73

47

31

24

18

15

13

11

8,2

8.7

9.2

3,938.6

131

7,810

July

12

39

16

10

7.1

5.0

3.6

2.1

1.0

.6

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

127.9

4.13

254

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

3.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

208

2gji

504

16.8

1,000

Calendar year 1953: Max 961 Min o Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14,960

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,960 Min 0 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,920

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfsl.--Mav 2 (5:30 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (24.97 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Fall River near Eureka, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°47', long 96°14', on west line sec. 17, T. 26 S., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 3 miles southeast 

of Eureka and 5 miles downstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 336 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

S.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--8 years, 178 cfs (128,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.90 ft); no flow 

at times.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 91,800 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1953-54.

Remarks. - -Records fair above 1 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1211: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a.

0

O

0

*0

0

0

O

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1 *.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

JL§

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

4.0

0.13

7.9

Nov.

ai*.i

.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.4

.4

j8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

8.5

0.28

17

Dec.

*0.7

iufi

1.0

1.0

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

15.3

0.49

30

Jan.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

..3

*.3

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

M.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

15.9

0.51

32

Feb.

0.8

.8

.7

.6

-i5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

1.2

.5^3

3.3

2.2

1.4

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

-

~

27.2

0.97

54

Mar.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2 *JL

.2

.4

.6

.6

.8

1.3

11

*22

3.0

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.2

49.3

1.59

98

Apr.

0^2

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

*4.6

5.3

1.3

.6

.3

*294

88

48

51

498.1

16.6

988

May

47

57

36

41

22

9.7

8.1

7.1

6.6

*5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

23

6.6

5.2

4.3

3.0

2.3

*1.6

1.6

1.6

2.6

18

*45

130

111

129

63

54

51

908.5

29.3

1,800

June

28

*50

147

90

57

45

40

32

23

11

*6.6

3.9

5.2

38

18

12

5.3

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

J,

.1

615.5

20.5

1,220

July

*£Ji

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

o

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

Sept.

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

*^

1.9

0.06

3.8

Calendar year 1953: Max 31 Mln O Mean 2.26 Ac-ft 1,630

Water year 1953-54: Max 294 Mln 0 Mean 5.87 Ao-ft 4,250

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from 2 or more dally staff-gage readings, Mar. 17 to June 11.

411038 O -57 -13
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°42'30", long 96°13'30", in SW;- sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 11 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of 

Climax, 5-J- miles upstream from mouth, and 5^ miles downstream from South Branch Otter 

Creek.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--8 years, 75.0 cfs (54,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 866 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.24 ft); no flow 

at times.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

.4 

1.0 

2.3 

4.6 

8.2

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0 

4.2

208

248

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

Dec.

(*)

(*)

(*)

O

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

o

<S

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

_

-

0

o

0

Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*8.6

4.0

1.3

.8

.4

.3

.2

16.0

0.52

32

Apr.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

*1.4 ~

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

4.3

0.14

8.5

May

14 

15

17

10

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

4.9

*4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

 1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

230

*114

160

58

44

31

26 

25

814.9

26.3

1,620

June

22 

*T8

19

16

12

9.4

7.8

7.0

5.8

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.1

5.5

4.6

3.1

2.7

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.3

*.9

.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

o

158.3

5.28

314

July

*0 

0

.9

78

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

o

0

o

2.0

0.06

4.0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

O

0

o

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

o

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 47 Mln o Mean O.48 Ac-ft 347

Water year 1953-54: Max 230 Mln o Mean 2.73 Ac-ft 1,980

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°39', long 96°04', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., in right bank control tower at dam on Pall River, 4 miles northwest of town of Pall River and 54.2 miles 

above mouth of Pall River.

Drainage area. 585 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 11,130 acre-ft June 9 (elevation, 940.60 ft); 

minimum, 5,180 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 935.72 ft).

1949-54- Maximum contents, 260,200 acre-ft July 13, 1951 (elevation, 987.18 ft); 

minimum after first filling, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogeeweir type, controlled by eight 50- by 25-foot taintor gates, with net length of 400 

ft and over-all length, including seven intermediate piers, of 470 ft. Normal regulation is accomplished by means of seven gated 5- by 8-|-foot rectangular sluices through 

the intermediate piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated by a 30-inch 

diameter pipe conduit. A 12-inch water-supply pipe is also included in outlet works. 

Natural flow was diverted through sluices during period Aug. 12, 1948,to Apr. 19, 1949. 

Regulated storage began Apr. 20, 1949. Conservation pool stage (elevation, 948.5 ft) 

was first reached June 5, 1949. Reservoir was designed for flood control and conservation. Pertinent data regarding dam are as follows:

Top of dam. ..............................

Maximum design pool ......................

Conservation pool ........................

Flood-control storage ....................

Invert of sluices . .......................

Invert of 30" conduit ....................

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5

990.0

987.5

948.5

948.5 to 987.5

915.0

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )t

_

_

263,000

$27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

* Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953 ......

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54......

Elevation 

(feet)t

939.83

939.12

937.58

-

937.93

940 . 16

938.43

937.03

935.77

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

9,980

7,090

-

6,670

10,470

8,110

6,480

5,220

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-970

-980

-940

-11,300

-270

+1,210

+3,000

0

-2,360

-1,630

-1,260

-4,760

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°37', long 96°02', in SE£ sec. 12, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile (revised) upstream from Salt Creek, 1 mile northwest of Fall River, and at mile 50.8 .

Drainage area. 591 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 

3.1 miles upstream at datum 12.79 ft higher. June 13 to Aug. 26, 1946, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 345 cfs (249,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs May 2 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs May 18-23, June 5-8.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height-, 31.15 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-40, and 1946.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir, 3.4 miles above station (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Nov. 5-9)

2.0

2.1

2.2

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 

0 3.5

7.0

33

2.1

2.2

Z.3

2.5

2.6

Nov. 10 to Sept. 3O

.2

.6

1.9

2.9

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

4.4

6.7

15

35

74

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~21 27

27

26

25

25

24

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

18

1.1

.4

.3

.3

.3

596.4

19.2

1,180

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

3.3

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

11

50

59

59

50

11

12

13

14

14

15

2.9

1.8

1.5

2.1

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

465.5

15.5

923

Dec.

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

7.6

481.6

15.5

955

Jan.

9.0

970

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.3

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.3

378

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

191.4

6.17

380

Feb.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

374

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.3

4.4

T7S

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

_

101.4

3.62

201

Mar.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

TTf

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.0

5.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

129.1

4.16

256

Apr.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.5

3.5

4.2

8.8

279

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

873

111.8

3.73

222

May

5.1

~3.4 29

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

51.1

1.65

101

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

JJL

.1

.1

1.3

4.8

5. 7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

9.8

11

11

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

11

199.2

6.64

395

July

13

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.9

11

11

12

21

22

25

46

35

35

36

38

39

41

41

39

39

35

27

27

27

28

28

734.1

23.7

1,460

Aug.

29

28

22

22

22

28

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

19

18

17

Tf

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

627

20.2

1,240

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

20

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

25

16

492

16.4

976

Calendar year 1953: Max 59 Mln 0.2 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,454

Water year 1953-54: Max 59 Mln o.l Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,289
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans.

Location. Lat 37"30'30", long 95"50'00", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 29 S., R. 14 E. , on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek, 1 mile south of Fredonia, 

and at mile 25.3.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 21, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 473 cfs (342,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1938-39: Maximum discharge during water year. 3,660 cfs May 26 (gage height. 

TOS ft); no flow Aug. 6, 7, Sept. 7-30.

1953-54; Maximum discharge during water year, 8,920 cfs May 2 (gage height. 18.04 

ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs June 14.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-40.

Remarks.--Re-cords good. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 185).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area. Figures of daily discharge published in WSP 897 

for months of November 1939 and January 1940 are result of typographical error- no 

flow during either month. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1939, 

superseding those published in WSP 897, are given herewith:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

310

10

615

Nov.

10

4

3

2_

2

2

4

4

4

4 

4

4

5

6

218

7.3

432

Dec.

7

8

5

F

6

6

9

6

7

6

7

8

9

10

U_

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10 

10

10

10

9 

8

276

8.9

547

Jan.

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

10

10

8

Iff

10

11

11

11

11

13

11

10

10 

10

10

11

15

16

337

10.9

668

Feb.

16

U

11

11

11

10

10

6

5

3_

4

3

3

4

4

4

3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

4

15

_

168

6.0

333

Mar.

16

15

13

10

10

10

10

11

10

20

16

13

11

6

4_

5

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

6

6

8 

11

43

~6T 148

54

554

17.9

1,100

Apr.

63

79

82

82

823

3B3- 860

218

161

136

104

93

76

72

66

71

76

63

69

71

72

66

63

57

50

46 

41

38

35

5i

4,128

138

8,190

May

31

30

29

27

26

26

24

?5

30

28

34

34

34

32

29

26

25

26

27

25

56

237

113

60

135

*2,700 

 T55

414

138

89 

64

5,316

171

10,540

June

50

47

43

31

27

25

26- 20

1,670

1,S40

300

173

122

240

297

122

104

79

60

48

35

27

26

23

23

25 

25

363

238

118

6,227

208

12,350

July

EQ- 82

54

41

34

27

23

19

14

11

11

11

11

11

13

6

3

3

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1'

1 

1

452

14.6

897

Aug.

1

1

1

**1

1

0

V

2

45

*158

86

58

36

31

22

16

27

16

16

12

7

4

4

4

48

54 

32

25

18

13

728

23.5

1,440

Sept.

5

T

3

1

1

1

*0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

14

0.47

28

Calendar year 1938: Max - Min - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1938-39: Max 2,700 Min 0 Mean 51.3 Ao-ft 37,140

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby streams.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pall River at Fredonia, Kans. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-15, Nov. 27 to Jan. 22, 

Feb. 3-15, May 1, 2, May 6 to June 9)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

0.6

1.3

2.5

6.3

12

30

55

4.0

4.5

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

155

294

447

1,210

3,690

5,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

24 

27

32

28

23

*23

23

23

23

23

23

24 -

25

25

25

24

23

*23

23

24

25

25

25

30

41

3T

16

6.3

2.5

1.5

717.3

23.1

1,420

Nov.

1.3

1.3 

 1.2

ITS

1.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.2

*5.3

15

32

33

32

22

14

*13

12

26

27

19

12

6.8

*3.6

5.3

9.7

18

18

17

*16

371.6

12.4

737

Dec.

18

19 

25

Iff

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

*16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

16

16

17

17

*17

16

16

15

538

17.4

1,070

Jan.

14

TT 

9.1

8.5

4.8

2.4

1.6

1.5

17?

1.9

2.2

3.6

6.3

*6.8

7.3

7.3

6.3

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.3

4.4

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

156.7

5.05

311

Feb.

3.6

3.6 

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

*3^T

3.3

3.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.3

13

"5.8 55

3.3

32

46

12

8.5

6.8

5.8

5.3

*4.8

4.4

4.4

252.9

9.03

502

Mar.

4.4

4.4 

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

z.a

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.6

*4.8

5.8

30

18

11

7.3

4.8

4.0

3.6

164.6

5.31

326

Apr.

3.3

3.0 

3.6

4.4

4.8

5.3

5.3

*5.3

4.4

3.3

4.8

4.8

3.6

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.0

2.8

3-nr 2.5

3.0

*384

69

28

17

16

998

*99

34

1,550

3,279.8

109

6,510

May

1,160

4,830 

347

119

76

54

*45

36

31

27

21

17

14

11

9.1

9.1

*74

35

17

10

7.3

5.8

4.8

4.4

13

18

9.1

5.8

40 4.0

26

7,080.4

228

14,040

June

13

10 

7.3

*4.4

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

*TT?

3.0

7.9

10

10

9.1

7.9

6.3

4.4

4.8

6.3

4.8

4.4

3.3

*2.8

2.5

1.69

309.0

10.3

613

July

169 -3T 

18

11

7.9

4.4

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.4

3TS

5.8

8.5

17

*18

18

30

24

23

22

26

28

29

29

*35

29

24

19

19

19

684.6

22.1

1,360

Aug.

21

24 

2?

19

19

18

21

14

14

*17

18

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

18

18

17

16

14

16

15

14

14

13

IT

16

515

16.6

1,020

Sept.

17

15 

*21

15

10

10

11

12

13

14

15

14

*12

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

17

15

14

12

12

10

13

18

*145 ~B7

591

19.7

1,170

Calendar year 1953: Max 173 Mln 0.5 Mean 16.7 Ao-ft 12,080

Water year 1953-54= Max 4,830 Mln 1.2 Mean 40.2 Ao-ft 29,080

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°16', long 95°55', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 32 S., R. 14 E., near center of 

stream on upstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek, lir miles 

south of Elk City, and at mile 24.7

Drainage area.--575 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 795.80 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 29, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. IS years, 372 cfs (269,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs May 2 (gage height, 23.45 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 81,500 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.65 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above I cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 28 July 29 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.1 

1.4

0

.1

.4

1.5

3.3

8.6

12

32

72

1.7

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

19.0

125

195

578

1,040

2,090

4,080

6,490

13,100

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.4 

1.0 

1.9 

3.2 

5.1 

7.9

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

120

219

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

ao

u

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3ft

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

0

<5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2

6.8

3.1

1.2

.4

18.7

O.fiO

37

Nov.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

197

120

36

18

9.9

6.8

4.9

3.7

2.5

1.8

1.2

.9

403.2

13.4

800

Dec.

0.9

.8

85

42

16

9.9

8.0

6.2

4.9

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

.8

.4

.4

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

191.1

6.16

379

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

8.4

0.27

17

Feb.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

4.2

.2

.5

9.9

Mar.

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

,- 3

.3

72" .2

.2

.2

20 .2

29

23

14

9.9

8.3

6.8

5.7

-

.

133.3

4.76

264

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

3.1

17

14

10

8.3

83.3

2.69

165

Apr.

6.5

5.2

4.4

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

_._1

.1

499

622

158

75

49

2,000

348

116

4,020

7,922.0

264

15,710

May

1,760

12,500

2,160

329

195

138

116

95

80

69

60

53

45

35

30

29

113

59

30

16

12

9.6

8.6

ISO- 8.0

182

169

106

88

110

99

18,854.2

608

37,400

June

75

62

42

30

25

22

18

15

13

12

11

11

16

12

13

77

W

30

22

16

12

9.2

7.1

5.7

4.4

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.3

635.1

21.2

1,260

July

5.7

FTf

2.1

1.1

.8

1.7

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

19.2

0.62

38

Aug.

0

<5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77

-2-8 171

9.3

5.1

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

301.6

9.73

598

Sept.

0.9

.7

.4

.3

.1

0

<5

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38 _

40.5

1.35

80

Calendar year 1953 : Max 704 Mln 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,980

Water year 1953-54 : Max 12,500 Mln o Mean 78.4 Ao-ft 56,750

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfa). May 2 (9 a.m.) 17,500 cfs (23.45 ft).
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°13', long 95°41', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence, 3.6 miles downstream from Elk River, and at mile 194.3.

Drainage area. 2,892 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1904 (occasional gage heights only), November 

1921 to September 1954.

Gage (corrected). Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.63 ft (revised) above

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 20 to Sept. 25, 1904, chain gage at Myrtle Street 

highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datum, and Nov. 14, 

1921, to Sept. -30, 1929, chain gage at Myrtle Street Bridge at datum 0.87 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 25, 1933, chain or wire-weight gages at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 1,618 cfs (1,171,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,100 cfs May 3 (gage height, 36.63 ft); no 

flow at times.

1904, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 47.28 ft); 

maximum gage height, 47.60 ft May 19, 1943; no flow at times during 1932, 1934, 1936, 

1939-40, 1953-54.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated:

WSP

567,807 

587 

607

Water 

year

1923 

1924 

1925

Date

June 12, 1923 

June 9, 1924 

Nov. 14, 1924

Discharge 

(cfs)

35,900 

17,600 

16,000

Gage height 

(feet)*

t40.11 

*27.0 

*25.3

* Site and datum then in use. 

t Gage reading at crest.

* From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks . Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated since 

1949 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 185).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1922, 1927-29. WSP 1117: Drainage area. The mean 

annual discharge for the water year 1925 has been corrected to 740 cfs, superseding 

figure published in WSP 607. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

for the water year 1939, superseding those published in WSP 877, are given herewith:

Date

1939

Feb. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

Discharge

16

15

15

12

19

21

22

46

60

48

54

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

58

56

56

51

49

53

58

67

88

83

63

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

48

28

20

35

43

42

36

29

39

46

49

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

46

39

74

389

460

304

256

270

224

186

3,040

Month

Water year 1938-39. .... 

Calendar year 1939.....

Cfs -days

2 571

79,537 

77,767

Maximum

7,780 

7,780

Minimum

0 

0

Mean

218 

213

Runoff in 

acre-feet

157,800 

154,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-30, Nov. 6-19, Feb. 17 to 

Mar. 2, May 19-27, June 8-13, 17-22, Aug. 20-24)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

0

.4

2.9

7.0

17

37

70

2.5

3.5

6.0

7.0

11.0

19.0

36.0

158

394

1,270

1,690

3,790

10,000

28,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

16

28

31

21

20

*19

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

11

*10

1*5

9.5

15

14

13

21

40

43.

32

26

20

14

564.0

18.2

1,120

Nov.

9.5

6.5

*3.7

2.1

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1 *o

.1

.2

.3

.5

28

*39

30

21

187

844

263

102

61

38

26

19

14

10

9.0

*8.5

1,724.7

57.5

3,420

Dec.

18

23

152

209

98

66

51

42

37

35

34

32

31

*31

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

23

*24

24

24

23

1,269

40.9

2,520

Jan.

23

22

22

20

18

16

16

14

12

9.0

*5.3

3.7

2.5

2*1

2.1

2.5

3.3

7.0

10

12

12

14

12

10

*12

14

13

13

12

12

12

358.5

11.6

711

Feb.

12

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

7.0

*5.3

5.7

5.7

6.1

4.9

AJ,

4.5

5.3

6.1

12

71

65

53

137

126

*98

87

80

65

53

45

-

1,007.7

36.0

2,000

Mar.

36

31

26

24

21

19

18

*16

16

14

14

14

13

11

9.0

6.5

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5 *T7s

8.5

12

17

19

37

69

46

41

46

613.0

19.8

1,220

Apr.

36

29

24

20

*20

18

17

15

12

11

11

12

14

35

103

48

22

13

*9.0

7.5

1x1

227

 "2,000

978

394

215

2,820

*4,990

3,750

6.050

21,906.2

730

43,450

May

*12,000

24,600

*27 . 800

10,900

*1,350

900

719

478

355

292

244

218

189

170

158

162

417

270

220

148

*90

74

65

58.

234

244

237

436

493

685

436

84,642

2,730

167,900

June

355

258

172

*207

702

332

187

132

97

76

60

157

162

90

771

355

*254

166

148

120

89

61

44

34

26

21

17

»14

12

11

5,131

171

10,180

July

58

185

78

37

23

15

9.5

6.1

4.5

2.1

.2 *o

.1

.3

.6

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

3.3

18

24

*23

22

2£

20

15

10

581.7

18.8

1,150

Aug.

9.0

18

18

17

12

14

14

14

11

*9.5

8.5

5.7

3.7

4.1

4.9

4.5

3.7

3.3

2.9

10

11

11

41

*24

14

8.0

3.7

1.0

.8

.6

J>

366.4

11.8

727

Sept.

0.5

.2

a0

0

0

0

.1

6.9

4.1

2.9

4.9

*4.1

2.9

4.1

3.3

1.4

.5

.2

0

.1

.5

1.4

2.9

.8

1.0

1.4

2.5 *6.5

249

302.2

10.1

599

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,680 Mln 0 Mean 71.2 Ac-ft 51,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,800 Mln 0 Mean 325 Ac-ft 235,000

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 efs).--Mav 3 (9 a.m.) 29,100 cfs (36.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°51', long 95°35', at center of sec. 3, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2f miles east of Lenapah, 

4-j- miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and at mile 144.6.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,292 cfs (1,659,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs May 4 (gage height, 27.90 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 8,9.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow at times in 1939-40.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Pall River 

Reservoir on Fall River (see p. 185) and low-water dams below Independence and Coffeyville, Kans. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1942(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-17, Apr. 26, Aug. 26 to 

Sept. 11, Sept. 20-29)

2.2

2.3

2.7

1.5 

2.8 

5.9

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

4.5

11

193

325

5.0

6.0

9.0

18.0

28.0

505

1,020

3,540

13,200

26,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.6

S^

15

14 

11

9.7

9.7

10

11

15

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

12

14

15

15

17

21

29

39

49

44

37

541.6

17.5

1,070

Nov.

30

25

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

TT

12

12

12

12

13

14

36

143

895

SOT

193

117

78

56

40

33

28

24

3,313

77.1

4,590

Dec.

21

18

24

105 

525

189

115

86

70

58

50

45

44

43

41

47

34

32

29

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

1,675

54.0

3,320

Jan.

24

2*

24

24 

24

24

23

21

19

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

T3

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

a!6

542

17.5

1,080

Feb.

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3 

a!2

a 11

a 11

alO

alO

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.7

9.1

8.1

7.0

6.4

5.9

775

7.5

7.5

9.7

87

-5T 109

79

72

62

-

717.8

25.6

1,420

Mar.

50

43

38

34 

30

27

25

24

22

21

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

TS

14

15

15

14

13

13

55

58

720

23.2

1,430

Apr.

48

49

48

40 

35

29

25

23

17

13

13

15

15

15

15

78

111

70

43

30

24

26

718

2,060

925

446

494

4,760

5,140

6,130

21,455

715

42,560

May

13,500

21,400

25 , 200

25,500 

8,63(3

1,440

1,220

985

661

522

416

351

301

254

217

186

180

473

325

244

164

127

104

34

TG

215

357

391

547

892

895

105,857

3,415

21,000

June

661

465

354

251 

312

735

388

450

267

151

102

78

514

489

255

812

4TT

301

210

167

143

109

79

57

43

34

27

22

19

16

7,942

265

15,750

July

14

12

47

"54 143 

49

35

27

20

15

11

9.7

8.1

6.4

5.1

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3 TZ

1.7

2.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

525.1

16.9

1,040

Aug.

2.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

8.1

8.6

TT

5.5

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

75" .5

84.4

2.72

167

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.2

T

.4

.6

.9

3.7

473- 5.1

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.1

1.7

41.6

1.39

83

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,360 Mln 5.1 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 25,5OO Mln o.2 Mean 390 Ac-ft 282,500

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 cfs). May 4 (1 p.m.) 26,100 cfs (27.90 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°00', long 96°19', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 35 S., R. 10 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 225 cfs (184,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs May 1 (gage height, 17.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 29.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0

1.3

3.3

7.2

18

32

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

4.0 

6.5

77

183

410

1,430

3,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

5 

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

*.l

*10

4.7

3.5

2.9

2.3

3.1

5.1

5.1

*157

200.8

6.69

398

May

2,860

3,600 

272

138

107

*89

72

60

54

50

46

40

36

31

26

23

24

*19

16

13

11

8.9

8.0

4? 7.2

107

80

46

29

103

52

8,074.1

260

16,010

June

32 *?$ 

24

19

14

12

9.9

8.0

6.5

5.5

4.7

14

28

12

8.9

12

14

8.0

5.1

4.0

3.3

2.5

 1.9

1.5

.9

.4

.2

.1

0

5

280.4

9.35

556

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

<*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,560 Mln 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,960

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,600 Mln 0 Mean 23.4 Ac-ft 16,960

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). May 1 (11:30 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (17.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurementor observation of no flow made on this day.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 96°05', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., in stair tower at 

right end of Hulah Dam on Caney River, half a mile downstream from Hickory Creek, 

2 miles west of Hulah, 15.7 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 96.2.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Peb. 15, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 63,790 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 739.31 ft); minimum, 21,220 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 728.10 ft).

1950-54: Maximum contents, 100,300 acre-ft July 3, 1951 (elevation, 745.42 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was maintained, 18,020 acre-ft Peb. 28, 1953 (elevation, 

726.78 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type 

weir controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consist of nine rectangular sluices, 

two 24-inch gated pipes, and one 10-inch water-supply pipe. Closure for diversion made 

Peb. 6, 1950; regulated storage began Oct. 25, 1950; conservation pool maintained since 

Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 295,100 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor gates), 

67,450 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 29,650 acre-ft at elevation 731.0 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 165 acre-ft below elevation 702.0 

ft (invert of sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control, conservation, and 

possible future water-supply development. Figures given herewith represent total 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

28,110

28,050

28,240

28/180

28,050

27,950

27,890

27,830

27,730

27,670

27,610

27,550

27,490

27,440

27,380

27,320

27,260

27,200

27,140

27,080

27,050

27,050

27,020

26,960

27,230

27,440

27,350

27,290

27,260

27,200

27,170

Nov.

27,110

27,050

26,990

26,900

26,790

26,760

26,730

26,670

26,610

26,550

26,550

26,520

26,490

26,430

26,400

26,340

26,280

26,260

27,230

27,260

27,230

27,170

27,140

27,080

27,020

26,960

26,900

26,870

26,840

26,790

 

Dec.

26,730

26,820

26,960

26,840

26,900

26,790

26,730

26,730

26,610

26,550

26,550

26,520

26,490

26,400

26,340

26,280

26,260

26,200

26,1-70

26,140

26,140

26,110

26,050

26,020

25,990

25,960

25,930

25,900

25,870

25 , 840

25,780

Jan.

25,750

25,720

25,660

25,640

25,580

25,550

25,520

25,490

25,430

25,370

25,310

25,250

25,190

25,160

25,160

25,100

25,080

25,040

25,040

25,040

25,100

25,080

25,040

25,040

25,040

25,040

25,020

24,990

24,930

24,870

24,840

Peb.

24,810

24,780

24,750

24,690

24,660

24,630

24,630

24,600

24,570

24,630

24,480

24,430

24,370

24,370

24,370

24,340

24,280

24,220

24,280

24,340

24,340

24,280

24,220

24,190

24,110

24,060

24,060

23,970

_ ___ _

_______

Mar.

23,970

23,970

23,870

23,780

23,760

23,730

23,680

23,650

23,600

23,570

23,520

23,460

23,410

23,330

23,240

23,160

23,080

23,080

23,060

22,980

22,92,0

22,890

22,920

22,980

22,980

22,890

22,870

22,840

22,790

22,700

22,620

Apr.

22,570

22,540

22,490

22,460

22,440

22,380

22,410

22,300

22,190

22,220

22,250

22,190

22,160

22,190

22,160

22,060

21,980

21,870

21,810

21,760

21,760

22,060

22,140

22,110

22,080

22,080

22,030

22,000

22,250

24,570

_______

May

35,880

62,820

63,480

63,210

58,510

50,560

43,580

38,900

34,310

30,610

29,810

29,780

29,680

29,650

29,650

30,030

30,100

30, 100

30,100

30,070

30,030

30,000

29,970

29,970

30,710

31,380

31,350

31,150

30,900

31,730

31,830

June

31,600

31,510

30,800

30,450

30,290

30,230

30,160

30,130

30,100

30,030

29,970

30,800

30,900

30,930

31,090

31,090

31,060

31,030

30,960

30,900

30,800

30,740

30,640

30,550

30,420

30,320

30,190

30,100

29,970

29,870

_______

July

29,780

29,650

29,520

29,460

29,300

29,170

29,110

28,980

28,850

28,750

28,630

25,530

28,430

28,340

28,080

27,990

27,790

27,610

27,520

27,380

27,260

27,140

27,140

27,050

26,960

26,820

26,730

26,580

26,490

26,220

26,050

Aug.

26,110

26,080

25,930

25,750

25,640

25,550

25,550

25,550

25,460

25,370

25,250

25,190

25,040

24,930

24,810

24,720

24,630

24,430

24,340

24,250

24,160

24,080

24,000

23,950

23,840

23,780

23,680

23,540

23,490

23,350

23,270

Sept.

23,190

23,110

22,980

22,840

22,730

22,650

22,570

22,500

22,840

22,700

22,650

22,570

22,490

22,440

22,380

22,270

22,220

22,110

22,030

21,920

21,710

21,620

21,570

21,490

21,440

21,410

21,330

21,300

21,460

21,380

 

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953 ......

Peb . 28 ...................

May 31...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

729.12

728.62

731.68

728.86

"

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

22,620

26,050

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,040

-1,010

+6,640

-870

-1,350

-2,780

-6,830

t Elevation at 12 p.n
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

195

datum of 

ge and 

.8 mile upLocation.--Lat 36°56', long 96°05', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah Dam, li miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2i miles west of Hulah, and 

at mile 95.3.

Drainage area. 736 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, wire-weight s 

Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge C 

stream at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 375 cfs (271,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs May 6 (gage height, 24.55 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Apr. 25.

1937-54; Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times in 1939-40, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft, former site and datum, date unknown, from floodmark, 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

and those for period of backwater, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month. Flow completely regulated since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revision^.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater 

from Opossum Creek (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 15-25, June 14-22)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

2.5

4.9

10

39

82

7.0

8.0

13.0

20.0

24.5

149

259

1,110

2,750

4,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

11

12

9.7

8.6

H8.6

15

22

22

22

21

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

15

17

14

14

14

13

13

437.9

14.1

869

Nov.

13

13

13

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

25

T5

12

11

TT 

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

379

12.6

752

Dec.

M

13

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

375

12.1

744

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

367

11.8

728

Feb.

11

TT

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

T2

12

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

-

. -

314

11.2

623

Mar.

a 11

a TT

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11 

a 11

a 11

a 11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Tf

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

361

11.6

716

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

a. 5 

a. 3

a^2

al.5

8.4

9.0

9.5

050

335.4

11.2

665

May

OlO

o7O

OlO

306

2,400

3J710

2,500

2,420

2,100

554

82

80

47

21

23

18

12

12

12

12

11

10 

11

15

54

145

141

141

209

145

19,591

632

38,860

June

141

241

354

233

46

45 

44

32

19

18

16

13

8.0

9.4

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

14

12 

10

10

10

10

14

12

11

1,394.4

46.5

2,770

July

11

11

11

11

11

15 

10

9 9

9 5

8 8

8 6

8 4

14

27

27

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

21

21

20

20

20

20

48

70

598.2

19.3

1,190

Aug.

24

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

20

IS

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

17

M

14

14

14

637

20.5

1,260

Sept.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

IS

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

13

12

T?

12

13

13

413

18.8

819

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,870 Min 0.2 Mean 28.3 Ao-ft 20,460

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,310 Min 0.2 Mean 69.0 Ac-ft 50,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of outflow 

from Hulah Reservoir.

c Backwater from Opossum Creek; discharge estimated.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°58'15", long 95°56'05", on south line sec. 19, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., at 

downstream side of right pier of county highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 3? miles upstream from Cotton Creek, 5 miles north 

of Copan, and at mile 18.9.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1944, chain gage at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum. .May 26, 1944, to Sept. 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge)--11 years, 258 cfs (186,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs May 3 (gage height, 26.19 ft); no flow 

at times.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 30.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Caney River near Hulah; no flow at times in 1946, 1952-54.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Nov. 7-18, Feb. 24-27; 

rate of change in stage used as a factor May 1, 2; backwater 

from return of overbank flow May 4)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

Oct. 1 to May 4

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

352

715

1,470

2,600

4,200

5,280

7,220

10,100

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

May 5 to Sept. 30

.9 

2.0 

5.0

52

104

254

352

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

.1

1.8

1.9

.6

.2

.1 

.1

5.2

0.17

10

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

245

557

98

21

10

6.9

4.9

3.6

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.0

954.2

31.8

1,890

Dec.

0.6

.5

205

108

16

9.1

6.6

4.9

3.7

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.17i

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3 

.2

369.5

11.9

733

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

7.4

0.24

15

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

5.2

9.6

6.O

4.4

3.3

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.2

--

40.2

1.44

80

Mar.

0.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

1.9

T72

.8

.5

11.9

0.38

24

Apr.

O.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.6

7.3

10

8.4

4.9

2.8

1.4

.8

641

680.7

22.7

1,350

May

1,620

5,180

9.050

2,640

286

132

92

66

52

45

39

36

31

24

19

15

22

53

24

15

12

7.9

6.8

e.o

232

113

74

32

96 

55

20,065.7

647

39,800

June

36

26

20

15

12

9.3

7.2

6.1

5.5

4.5

3.4

63

34066"

24

32

97

36

13

7.9

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.4

1.5

1.0

.8

.5

.3

jl

843.0

28.1

1,670

July

n 0,2? 

.1

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,340 Mln 0 Mean 42.1 Ac-ft 30,490

Water year 19953-54: Max 9,030 Mln 0 Mean 63.0 Ac-ft 45,570

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 of a). May 3 (3:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (26.19 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long 95°58', in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 13 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Bartlesville, 0.7 mile, 

downstream from Coon Creek, 3.2 miles upstream from Sand Creek, and at mile 67.0

Drainage area. 1,465 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 625 cfs (452,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 ofs May 2 (gage height, 27.20 ft); minimum, 

 0.3 ofs Oct. 2.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 26,400 ofs July 21, 1950 (gage height, 35.62 ft); minimum, 0.1 ofs Sept. 29. 1953.

Maximum stage known, 41.80 ft Oct. 3, 1926, from floodmark 250 ft upstream. Flood of 

Apr. 11, 1944, reached a stage of 41.07 ft, from floodmark 300 ft upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Considerable 

regulation since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 194).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 2-4, Aug. 26 to Sept. 8; rate of 

change in stage used as a factor Apr. 30; backwater from Sand 

Creek May 1-3)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

2.2

5.6

10

24

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

54

105

184

Note.--Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

2.8

8.3

24

53

112

4.0

5.0

7.0

15.0

23.0

186

383

905

3,720

7,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4

11

5.2

S.7

9.2

7.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.6

15

19

17

16

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

20

17

13 

33

39

24

15

11

11 

11

411.1

13.3

815

Nov.

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9TT

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

12

12

13

34

447

454

126

52

30 

20

16

15

14

13

13

1,425.4

47.5

2,830

Dec.

13

17

13

211

138

53

30

22

19

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10 

10

10

10

10

10

9.7 

9.7

827.4

26.7

1,640

Jan.

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

T3

13

12

12

12 

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

356.1

11.5

706

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

12

9.7

10

17

20

18

18

27

2T 

17

13

13

12

384.7

13.7

763

Mar.

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

11

9.2

8.2

7.7

8?7

9.2

10

11

12

8.7

7.7

8.7

13

13

13

12

12

10

10

10

10

334.1

10.8

663

Apr.

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

10

9.7

11

15

15

12

15

17

13

12

12

15

13

14

35

19

12 

11

23

20

15

15

3.320

3,727.7

124

7,390

May

3,380

6.810

5,060

5,550

5,140

4,000

4,200

3,160

2,560

2,420

1,470

254

139

129

85

64

63

57

70

53

38

31

24

&

598

406

285

236

1,660 

1,180

49,184

1,587

97,560

June

285

289

394

360

167

77

70

2,550

384

106

56

209

801

328

130

772

137

122

86

45

32

24

20

20

15

13

12

11

12

16

7,543

251

14,960

July

12

11

8.3

7.7

11

11

11

12

8.9

7.7

5.9

7.7

6.5

5.9

14

22

23

16

14

13

12

16

20

32 

20

17

15

14

13

12 

31

430.6

13.9

854

Aug.

74

45

23

19

18

18

18

33

24

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

15

12

14

20

16

15

14

13 

12

13

11

11

9.5

10 

10

598.5

19.3

1,190

Sept.

7.7

7.7

6.5

7.7

6.5

7.7

12

13

5325^

15

10

10

11

9.5

8.3

7.7

8.3

9.5

10

8.9

6.5

7.7

7.7 

8.9

10

10

9.5

15

16

346.3

11.5

687

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,360 Min 2.4 Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,610

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,810 Min .2.4 Mean iso Ac-ft 130,100

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). May 2 (5:30 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (27.20 ft); May 4 (10 p.m.) 6,040 cfs 

(20.48 ft).
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'30", long 95°50'30", in NEijNW£ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 14 E., near right 

bank on dovmstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2f miles downstream from Double Creek, 44 miles southeast of Ramona, and at mile 

32.0

Drainage area. 1,955 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to February 1939 (published as "near Collinsville"), 

'"September 1945 to September 1954.

Gage .' Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Dec. 4, 1935, to Feb. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at site 16.2 miles downstream at datum 21.41 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1945, to Feb. 15, 1946, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1935-38, 1945-54), 840 cfs (608,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,340 cfs May 3 (gage height, 26.69 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Oct. 5.

1935-39, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 30.12 

ft); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 194).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug.1, Sept. 22-29)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3

1.9

5.1

10

18

30

67

4.0

5.O

7.0

11.0

19.0

27.0

167

523

1,220

2,500

5,450

9,550

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

3.8

5.6

8.2

16

28

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

51

117

290

489

1,220

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

3.3

3.0 

2.7

2j*.

4.3

10

13

11

8.9

6.4

5.1

4.7

8.4

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

14

18

21

30

35

59

4T

29

19

15

446.8

14.4

886

Nov.

14

13

12 

11

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.4

374

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

S.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

17

25

695

451

147

78

49

35

26

21

18

16

1,748.1

58.3

3,470

Dec.

14

15

19 

53

200

131

65

42

30

26

21

19

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

883

28.5

1,750

Jan.

12

12

12 

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

403

13.0

799

Feb.

14

14

14 

14

14

13

13

13

12

ii

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

15

17

25

26

26

26

29

25

21

18

-

457

16.3

906

Mar.

16

15

14 

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

7.8

775"

8.9

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.9

10

19

16

13

11

10

10

9.4

350.3

11.3

695

Apr.

8.4

7.8

T7S 

8.4

9.4

10

10

8.9

8.4

S.4

12

11

12

13

15

13

13

12

11

11

11

13

33

33

20

14

13

18

18

2.070

2,454.5

81.8

4,870

May

6,350

8,250

9,200 

8,100

6,550

5,090

4,240

4,O2O

2,970

2,570

2,320

1,090

215

138

117

86

67

65

63

63

56

50

39

3873"

261

1,090

525

369

436

2,800

67,301

2,171

133,500

June

952

425

549 

453

389

190

106

671

2.510

39T

144

90

1,630

1,120

409

473

837

219

157

109

63

37

28

25

22

21

20

16

15

ii

11,891

396

23,590

July

14

14

14 

12

11

8.8

7.6

9.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.6

6.5

6.5

J7S

8.2

11

11

9.8

14

13

11

8.8

11

12

21

22

21

16

12

9.2

353.7

11.4

702

Aug.

11

55

48 

23

17

15

49

~ST 163

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

17

15

15

20

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.2

7^6

675.8

21.8

1,340

Sept.

7.3

6.8

6.3 

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.3

11

19

I?

10

9.5

9.2

7.6

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4^3

4.3

8.2

211.8

7.06

420

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,030 Mln 2.4 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135, 4OO

Water year 1953-54: Max 9^200 Mln 2.4 Mean 239 Ac-ft 172, 9OO

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 3 (3:3O p.m.) 9,34O cfs (26.69 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

199

Location Lat 36°18'30", long 95°41'40", in SE&Wi sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 2.3 miles downstream from Caney River, 4^ miles west of Claremore, 12.4 miles upstream from Bird 

Creek, and at mile 76.0.

Drainage area. 6,534 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 3,656 cfs (2,647,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 cfs May 4 (gage height, 38.12 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 23.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1936, 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since April 1929 by Pall River Reservoir (see p. 185) and since February 1950 

by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 194). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 18, Feb. 5-19, June 21-24, 

July 18-25, Aug. 29 to Sept. 12)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

1.0 

3.0 

6.6

35

150

350

5.5

6.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

28.0

38.0

660

1,050

3,090

6,680

11,800

21,200

32,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

5*4

5.4

30

20

12

7.6

6.6

19

27

24

17

14

12

11

8.8

8.2

14

16

14

13

14

17

16

20

35

40

59

59

51

48

689.8

22.3

1,370

Nov.

45

68

62

51

43

37

32

27

22

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

48

87

138

1.000

874

448

268

196

144

114

90

73

3,999

133

7,930

Dec.

65

59

84

87

90

240

380

276

196

144

114

99

82

73

65

59

54

51

51

48

48

48

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

13

2,819

90.9

5,590

Jan.

40.

40

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

35

32

32

32

32

32

29

29

29

29

32

29

29

29

29

29

29

32

32

29

29

29

997

32.2

1,980

Feb.

29

29

29

27

27

27

24

24

24

22

19

17

15.

17

19

19

17

17

29

45

32

27

32

35

32

29

70

99

833

29.8

1,650

Mar.

99

96

90

76

68

59

51

45

40

35

29

24

20

19

19

17

17

16

14

13

12

12

13

17

32

155

T32

76

45

35

27

1,483

47.8

2,940

Apr.

22

17

13

27

48

48

45

40

37

35

35

35

32

32

29

24

22

19

16

51

73

65

59

54

1,550

1,030

597

430

4,320

7.020

15,825

528

31,390

May

16,400

25,200

30,700

52.600

32,500

22,800

9,400

5,820

4,950

5,680

5,290

2,510

1,150

655

541

484

406

560

595

534

412

340

264

220

210

545

784

1,150

826

986

'

202,960

6,547

402,600

June

5.490

1,560

1,260

1,050

802

590

667

850

2,880

1,810

576

335

891

2,550

1,460

688

1,290

1,040

585

466

350

280

232

192

154

126

105

84

65

51

26,257

875

52,080

July

43

42

22

20

19

17

48

82

68

59

51

37

27

20

15

10

8.2

6.2

4.6

3.9

3.3

5.0

3.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.2 

4.2

628.4

20.3

1,250

Aug.

4.2

5.0

16

54

27

10

6.2

91

15i

68

45

22

13

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

76

123

37

16

37

52

19

13

9.5

8.2

7.6 

7.1

964.9

31.1

1,910

Sept.

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.2

5.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.6

5.9

5.0

6.6

32

19

11

6.6

5.0

4.2

3.3

2.4

1.4

1.2

1*0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

147.6

4.92

295

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,400 Mln 5.4 Mean 490 Ac-ft 354,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 32,600 Min 1.0 Mean 706 Ac-ft 511,000

Peak discharge (base. 24.000 cfsl.--Hay 4 (9 p.m.) 32,900 cfs (38.12 ft).

411038 O -57 -14
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°29', long 96°04', In NW£ sec. 7, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on county road at Avant, 1-| miles upstream from Candy 

Creek and at mile 54.2.

Drainage area. 364 sq ml.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 651.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 9 years, 148 cfs (107,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.72 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Sept. 30, 1945; no flow at times In most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 29.6 ft in May 1943, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for municipal water supply of cities of Pawhuska and Barnsdall.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, and 

computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

1.4

7.4

24

52

103

185

420

4.O

5.0

6.O

7.0

8.0

1O.O

13.0

1,73O 

3,730 

5,480 

6,73O 

7,400 

8,1OO 

9,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O 

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O 

O

O

7.7 116.5

3.6

1.8

3O.6

0.99

61

Nov.

O.8

.6 

.8

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.1

0

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

33

52

26

14

8.5 

5.6

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.1

152.8

5.09

303

Dec.

1.1

1.1

6.5

11

16

24

13

7.4

4.9

2.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.4

^1

.3

.4

.3

101.4

3.27

201

Jan.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8 fci

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

 8

17.3

0.56

34

Feb.

0.7

.6 

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.1

4.2

11

6.5

4.2

3.1 

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

_

42. 0

1.50

83

Mar.

0.8

.8 

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

.1

9.3 

52

9.8

5.6

2.2

.8

.6

.5

91.3

2.95

181

Apr.

0.5

.4 

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1

0

O

.6

.7

.7

2.2

24

8.5

4.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

2.6

3.1

2.2 

1.4

1.1

.6

.5

.4

6.190

6,252.6

208

12,4OO

May

1,340

9.220 

448

176

96

56

46

32

24

2O

16

11

9.8

8.5

7.4

7.4

9.8

13

8.5

5.6

3.1

2.2

1.8

fc*

820

125

49

24

16 

73

12,675.4

4O9

25,14O

June

46

26 

20

11

7.4

4.9

3.1

4.2

2.6

1.8

1.1

64

462

T25

60

122

158

52

26

16

9.8

6.5

4.9

3.1 

1.8

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.1

1,242.0

41.4

2,460

July

O

O

O

Aug.

O

O

0

Sept.

0

0

O

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,910 Min 0 Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 4O,8OO

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,220 Min O Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 4O,9OO

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP efs).--Apr. 3O (4:3O p.m.) 8,850 cfs (12.05 ft); May 2 (4 a.m.) 

11,500 cfs (16.72 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°21', long 96°07', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 22 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 

SO ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from Tall Chief 

Creek, 6 miles west of Skiatook, and at mile 16.8

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1954. 

Drainage area.--340 sq mi.

Gage. -Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 619.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~JT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 157 cfs (113,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs May 2 (gage height, 25.47 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs July 10, 1949 (gage height, 35.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1946, 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, that of July 10, 1949. Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 

35.0 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Cooperation Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Mar. 4, May 8-14, Aug. 2)

1.3

1.4

2.1 

2.5

0

.4

1.0

1.8

4.2

8.0

17

36

3.0

4.O

7.0

11.0

16.0

22.0

25.0

68

150

530

1.11O

2,120

4,150

5,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

s.o

o

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

.5

.4

.2

3.2

9.0

ii

19

9.2

6.1

4.0

102.3

3.30

203

Nov.

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

oi

.1

.1

.1

.9

1.9

1.4

1.8

2*3.

3.9

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

37.1

1.24

74

Dec.

1.2

1.3

5.9

16

25.

14

8.2

5.9

4.5

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*1

.7

.7

112.4

3.63

223

Jan.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

*3.

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1*1

1.3

18.3

0.59

36

Feb.

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*1

1.3

2.2

3.1

6*7.

5.4

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.3

-

48.5

1.73

96

Mar.

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

+L

.1

.1

.2

2.0

103

35

12

6.1

3.9

2.6

180.5

5.82

358

Apr.

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.2

*1

.1

.6

.6

.9

4.3

6.1

4.2

3.1

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.7

2.2

3.1

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

2 . 620

2,669.5

89.0

5,290

May

3,330

5.140

2,070

165

83

51

308

83

43

28

21

17

14

11

8.8

7.6

6.3

5.2

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.1

1*3.

3.5

1,480

439

63

32

30

67

13,524.8

436

26,830

June

32

18

11

7.4

5.4

4.2

3.1

4.0

4.9

3.6

2.2

74

276

150

46

217

415

63

25

15

10

7.2

5.4

4.O

3.1

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

*&.

1,412.8

47.1

2.8OO

July

0^5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

1.8

O.O6

3.6

Aug.

o

iZ.

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

.2

.1

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

o

0

o

ol.1

0.3

O.01

0.6

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,130 Mln 0 Mean 57.7 Ac-ft 41,770

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,140 Mln 0 Mean 49.6 Ac-ft 35,92O

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). Hay 2 (6 p.m.) 5,64O cfs (25.47 ft).
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17' , long 95°57', on south line of sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 13 E.,,on downstream side of right pier of county highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from Delaware 

Creek, 2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, 2? miles southeast of Sperry, and at 

mile 25.0.

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods , published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 479 cfs (346,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.10 ft); no 

flow July 17 to Sept. 30.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 1939, July 17 to Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1943. Flood of 1915 reached a stage similar 

to flood of Oct. 31, 1941 (30.14 ft), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1-3)

2.3

52

124

300

5.0

4.0

6.0

11.0

16.0

25.0

680

1,500

2,570

4,850

7,600

10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

t

, .

_.j

.

.

2.

4.

7.5

22

51

48

25

19 

13

191.0

6.16

579

Nov.

8.6

6.1

5.5

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

JL5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.1

12

16

67

59

28

24

19

13

11

9.7

8.6

294.1

9.80

585

Dec.

7.7

6.9

24

51

34

48

39

32

25

19

14

12

9.7

7.7

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

J2.J6

581.5

12.5

757

Jan.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

5.0

5.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

5.0

4.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

87.8

2.83

174

Feb.

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.5

4.1

4.7

4.1

5.5

5.5

11

16

8.6

6.9

16

19

13

11

9.7

8.6

-

189.4

6.76

376

Mar.

6.9

6.1

5.4

4,7

4.7

4.1

4.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.1

4.1

5.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2,2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

5.0

125

148 "58

26

16

9.7

6.9

474.5

19.5

941

Apr.

5.4

4.7

4.1

4.1

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

1^

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

6.1

12

16

12

8.6

6.9

9.7

15

12

9.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

JL-570

2,761.1

92.0

5,480

May

8,980

9,520

10300

2,050

555

210

280

280

121

80

62

50

45

56

50

26

22

19

19

19

16

12

9.7

17 8.6

818

1,910

259

116

90

95

56,413.5

1,175

72,220

June

148

85

48

56

24

15

7.7

752

62

26

22

22

790

709

214

127

750

267

110

58

59

28

20

14

9.7

6.9

5.4

4.1

5.5

5.0

4,562.5

145

8,650

July

5.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18.3

0.59

36

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,000 Mln 0.1 Mean 155 Ac-ft 110,700

Water year 1955-54: Max 10,000 Mln 0 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,600

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs).--May 5 (9:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (25.10 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Verdigris River near India, Okla.

203

Location. Lat 36°10', long 95°37', near northwest corner sec. 4, T. 19 N., R 16 E near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles downstream 

from Dog Creek, 6 miles west of Inola, and at mile 48.8.

Drainage area.--7.911 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1954.

aage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. = <=><=>

Average discharge. 10 years, 4,309 cfs (3,120,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 cfs May 5 (gage height, 43.03 ft): minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 6.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 52.40 ft 

June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 6, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since April 1949 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 185) and since February 1950 by 

Hulah Reservoir (see p. 194). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-22, Nov. 20 to Dec. 17, 

Mar. 13-27)

5.5

5.6 

5.8 

6.1 

6.5 

7.0

7.0

15

36

75

141

242

8.0

10. 0

14.0

24.0

39.0

43.0

507

1,260

3,660

11,900

30,100

37,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42

38

666

1.100

156

80

57

49

46

44

49

53

53

51

49

47

47

47

46

46

46

72

127

152

134

297

240

162

145

134

111

4,386

141

8,700

Nov.

104

95

101

1O1

88

74

64

56

51

47

44

43

42

41

4O

38

3738-

169

834

336

498

1.260

761

461

311

233

187

152

128

6,434

214

12,760

Dec.

113 

104

224

403

231

207

389

476

354

251

201

170

147

123

113

1OO

93

87

82

76

72

67

65

64

61

58

57

5656'

54

54

4,578

148

9,080

Jan.

54 

53

53

52

51

49

49

48

47

46

46

44

46

47

47

47

47

47

49

49

49

51

52

53

54

57

64

62

61

69

22.

1,615

52.1

3,2OO

Feb.

65 

57

54

52

49

46

43

42

40

38

37

37

38

40

4O

37

37

37

43

147

134

82

57

52

54

57

54

81

-

1,550

55.4

3,070

Mar.

120 

108

98

92

86

78

72

67

62

60

57

53

48

44

43

42

42

41

40

38

38

37

4l

60

113

212

'227 417

134

90

68

2,728

88.0

5,410

Apr.

58 

51

44

40

40

57

65

57

53

49

52

75

69

56

47

41

38

51

40

41

44

92

120

114

546

1,3OO

815

539

2,050

6.880

13,510

450

26,800

May

17,000 

27,600

34,000

36,700

36,900

34,200

20,100

8,270

5,74O

4,150

3,400

2,940

1,650

890

656

572

507

417

376

507

5O7

403

324

249

229

794

2,82O

2,170

1,13O

1,050

1,99O

248,241

8,O08

492,400

June

4.080 

2,12O

1,400

1,210

1,010

779

622

1,130

2,120

3,010

1,050

539

652

2,62O

2,36O

1,300

928

2,O6O

1,01O

656

492

336

264

222

181

149

123

106

9O

li

32,695

1,O90

64,850

July

65 

57

52

47

42

37

33

35

78

81

64

47

41

36

32

27

25

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

20

23

1,053

34.0

2,090

Aug.

23 

29

32

37

52

57

44

61

154

160

84

56

43

34

30

25

21

16

17

234

299

T34

74

51

46

51

46

37

30

23

18

2,018

65.1

4,000

Sept.

15 

13

11

10

9.4

8.6

8.6

9.4

20

!§

25

23

19

14

16

25

26

25

22

18

14

13

12

11

13

20

25

21

17

19

509.0

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,200 Mln 36 Mean 827 Ac-ft 598,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 36,9OO Mln 8.6 Mean 875 Ac-ft 633,400

Peak discharge (base. 23.OOP efs).--Mav 5 (1 a.m.) 37,100 cfs (43.03 ft).
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location. Lat 38 0 40', long 96°30', In NW£ sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of middle pier of highway bridge at city water plant In north part of Council Grove, 

300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek, 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek, and at mile 448.0.

Drainage area. 250 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,205.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 144 cfs (104,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs June 16 (gage height, 13.96 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for several days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 35.5 ft; 

36.29 ft, top of surge In gage house; 37.97 ft, from floodmark at water plant and in 

wire-weight gage box at upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 

36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 

1939-41, 1947-48.

Maximum stage known, that of July 11, 1951. Flood of 1903 reached a stage of 

37.3 ft at water plant, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years nave been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published In the water-supply 

papers Indicated.

WSP

897 

897 

957

Water 

year

1939 

1940 

1942

Date

May 22, 1939 

Sept. 5, 1940 

Oct. 20, 1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,330 

6,330 

65,900

Gage height 

(feet)

20.10 

21.15 

37.13

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for the water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 957, is given

herewith:

Oct. 2O, 1941.......... 32,000

Month

Water year 1941-42 .............................

Cfs-days

85,907

Maximum

32,OOO

Minimum

O

Mean

235

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17O.4OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2 

.2

6.2

0.2O

12

Nov.

~7i 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.6

74

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

*.3

8.8

0.29

17

Dec.

"75 0.3

.875"

.4

* t

b!

b.

b.

b.

!s

.3

12.9

O.42

26

Jan.

0.3

.3

.2

72

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.3

.3

ii

.3 

.3

*.4

.3

.3

b.2

b.3

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

8.6

0.28

17

Feb.

*0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3 

.3

.3

.778"

.4

.3

*.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

_

9.6

0.34

19

Mar.

0.2TS~

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.3

76" .6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.1

0.29

18

Apr.

O.3

.3

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2 

.3

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

8.7

0.29

17

May

0.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6 

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.8

.4

.4

.4

13.4

0.43

27

June

*0.4

54? 

252

36

19

12

7.9

4.8

3.2

2.0

1.3

127

61

*24

303

1.190 

112

39

25

18

813

g9.3

86.1

g5.4

g3.8

g2.4

81.8

*gl.2

.9

.6

2,828.1

94.3

5,610

July

~TS O.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.O

O.16

9.9

Aug.

5.O

*124

14

3.2

7.9

6.3

27

2.7

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

*.4 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

197.4

6.37

392

Sept.

0.1 *7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

73" .3

.2

*.2

5.2

0.17

10

Calendar year 1953: Max 117 Mln O.I Mean 4.99 Ac-ft 3,620

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,190 Mln O.I Mean 8.53 Ac-ft 6,170

Peak discharge (base, 6,0oo cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

205

Location. La t 38°21', long 97°04', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 3 E., on upstream side 

of left pier of county highway bridge, 1.1 miles (revised) downstream from South 

Cottonwood River and 2 miles west of Marion.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available . November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight or staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 139 cfs (100,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs June 12 (gage height, 10.60 ft); no 

flow at times during August and September.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Jan. 18, 19, 1940 (estimate during 

period of ice effect) and at times during August and September 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

1.5 0.4 2.0

1.6 1.0 2.2

1.7 2.0 2.5

1.8 3.8 3.0

1.9 6.6

Note. Same as following table above 3.0 ft.

157

1,

1,

1,

1.1.

.3

.4

.6

.7

.8

0

1

3

.1

.5

.5

.1

May 1

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

to

9

1

3

5

7

Sept.

5.

13

28

53

91

.5

30

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

157

295

490

875

1,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.9 3

1.0

1.1

1.1

.2

* .3

.4

.8

.9

.5

.7 

.5

.5

.9

.7

.4

.6

* .5

.4

1.9

2.2

4.6

6.6

T7S

5.5

4.9

4.1

3.4

3.6

3.3

72.8

2.35

144

Nov.

3.3

*3.3

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.3

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

9.2

18

12

7.9

6.0

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

152.4

5.08

302

Dec.

4.9

7.9

12

13

T?

9.2

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2 

5.5

4.9

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.3

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.3

6.6

7.0

6.3

6.0

203.5

6.56

404

Jan.

6.0

6^3

5.8

6.0

5.8

*5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

4.9

5.8

5.2 

4.9

5.2

5.8

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

*5.8

4.4

TTG

5.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

172.4

5.56

342

Feb.

6.3

3TS

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.6

*6.6

6.3

6.3

8.8

12

11

13

TT

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.5

-

214.9

7.68

426

Mar.

6.6

6.3

*5.5

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.0 

5.5

5.2 '5T?

*5.2

5.2

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.6

12

28

T3

9.7

7.0

6.3 

6.0

218.7

7.05

434

Apr.

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

7.0

6.3 

5.8

5.8

*6.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

TTG

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

33

12

7.9

*7.5

704

903.5

30.1

1,790

May

238

707

2T3

52

29

21

16

14

12

11

*11

9.4 

8.6

7.4

6.7

18

58

14

8.6

6.1

5.2

4.9

5^5

7.4

16

*13

14

11

9.4

7.4

5.8

1,560.4

50.3

3,100

June

4.7

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.4

4.4

*3.9

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.4

1,410 

17330

97

187

195

78

31

19

13

10

8.2

*6.1

4.9

4.4

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.3

3,453.5

115

6,850

July

2.1

108 ~5T

17

7.4

4.7

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

.9 

.9

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

*.5

.5

252.6

8.15

501

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.5 

.5

.4

.4

.3

.1

0

.1

.3

.4

2.1

22

TT

2.9

1.0

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.3

50.5

1.63

100

Sept.

0.2

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

6.4 3-7J

1.5

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.5

0.45

27

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,740 Min O.8 Mean 34.6 Ac-ft 25,090

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,410 Min o Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,420

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--June 12 (12 p.m.) 3,040 cfs (10.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12 I , long 96°50', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 5 E., on upstream end of 

right abutment of highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point and 9.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,262.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 28, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

downstream side of present bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 58.7 cfs (42,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 290 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.95 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 52,400 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-overroad determination of peak discharge; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1856, that of June 29, 1951. Flood of July 1929 

reached a stage of 24.63 ft at house on left bank where flood of 1951 reached a stage 

of 25.7 ft.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revis ed"7~as"~sEown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

957 

957 

957 

977 

1087

Water. . 

year

1940 

1941 

1942 

1943 

1945

Date

Apr. 17, 

Sept. 2, 

June 24, 

Dec. 26, 

Apr. 15,

1940 

1941 

1942 

1942 

1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,050 

13,000 

3,620 

4,950 

9,760

Gage height 

(feet?

12.60 

21.50 

12.05 

13.81 

19.58

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: 1944(M) . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for water years 1940-43, superseding those published in WSP 957 and 

977, are given herewith:

1940 

Apr. 17. ......... 1,360

18.......... 506

May 18.......... 1,890

Sept.24.......... 892

1941 

June 8.......... 912

9.......... 1,640

1941-Con. 

Sept. 1.......... 660

2.......... 5,640

6.. ........ 4,120

1942 

Dec. 26.......... 2,070

27.......... 1,020

Month

May. ........................................

Calendar year 194O. .......................

Calendar year 1941 ........................

Water year 1942-43. .......................

Cfs-days

9,175

37,901

21,287

16,697

Maximum

1,890

1,890

5,640

2,070

Minimum

0

0

4

8

2

Mean

 25.1

74.5

104

58.3

45.7

Runoff In 

acre-feet

18,200

53, 950

75,160

42,230

33,110
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16-23, Mar. 6-23)

207

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

.2

.6

1.5

3.4

5.1 

5.5

6.9

19

35

73

115

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9

1.0

T75

1.0

8.7

0.28

17

Jan.

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

 1.0

1.2

1.6 ITS'

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.4

71

.6

.9

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

31.9

1.03

63

Feb.

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

.9

*.8

.5

.4

77

4.1

5.2

37?

2.5

1.8

1.2

.9

.9

.9

-

37.6

1.34

75

Mar.

0.9

.7

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.3

76

12

4.8

3.0

2.1

1.5

1.4

113.5

3.66

255

Apr.

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

*.3

1.5

17.5

0.58

35

May

2.7

ITS

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.8

.6

75

.7

1.5

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.6

.8

1.3

*1.5

1.9

1.3

1.1

 "

34.3

1.11

68

June

0.6

1.4

8.4

3.0

1.6

1.2

*.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

37

55

4.4

2.3

1.5

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

*. 1

.1

2

0

0

0

0

0

87.5

2.92

174

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 834 Mln 0 Mean 6.52 Ac-ft 4,720

Water year 1953-54: Max 76 Mln 0 Mean 0.91 Ac-ft 657

Peak discharge (baae, 3,600 cfa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood River at cottonwood Palls, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38 0 22', long 96*31, in NE^ sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cottonwood Palls, 4.1 miles upstream from South Pork Cottonwood River, and at mile 52.8

Drainage area.--1.402 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,147.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway 

bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 0.64 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years, 538 cfs (389,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 27.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of contracted opening and slope-area 

determination at gage heights 22.50 and 27.06 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 23, 24, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs, and poor below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007 : 1942. WSP 1117 : Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948(M). 

WSP 1241:1932-33, 1944(M), 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 1

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

May 2 to Sept. 30

.6 

1.9 

6.7 

12

114

285

1.48

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.1

.2

.7

1.5

4.4

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

114

285

4.0 850

5.0 1,710

6.0 2,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

7T

.4

*.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.0 270-

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

34.9

1.13

69

Nov.

2.0 1~7T

*2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.7 

7.8

9.4

9.9

12

16

18

17

24

31

3T

28

18

17

15

13

13

324.4

10.8

643

Dec.

13

13

16

17

18

23

*26

ZF

21

20

IS

18

20

16 

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

528

17.0

1,050

Jan.

17

18 TB18

18

*18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16 

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

520

16.8

1,030

Feb.

16

16

*17

18

18

20

20

20

21

18

17

17

17

17 

18

16

16

17

23

24

23

26

32

3?

26

24

23

18

..

570

20.4

1,130

Mar.

17

15

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

15

14

13 

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

13

16

23

TIB- 161

72

54

34

24

844

27.2

1,670

Apr.

20

IS

14

14

13

14

13

13

*12

12

11

10

9.9

11 

11

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.9

tfj 9.4

11

11

12

12

13

12

15

20

369.0

12.3

732

May

150

882 3-50"

738

209

92

60

46

36

32

28

*27

25

24

!i

23

26

123

168

73

44

32

28

25

27

25

27

38

44

38 

29

3,520

114

6,980

June

24

26

24

36

32

28

31

*25

21

17

15

119

1,120

2,700 

969

554

*946

370

192

104

69

51

36

28

23

19

16

14

12

1U1

7,630.4

254

15,130

July

7.6

6.4

6.4

15

85

49

29

20

14

11

7.6

4.4

2.7

*1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 1.'3

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

-i£

281.7

9.09

559

Aug.

1.5

158

47

17

8.8

*5.4

3.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7 *_i£

247.3

7.98

491

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

~31.1

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

12.0

0.40

24

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,990 Min 0.4 Mean 68.2 Ac-ft 49,360

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,700 Min o.l Mean 40.8 Ac-ft 29,510

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-4, 7-11, 13-18, 20-22, Oct. 24 to Nov. 2, Nov. 4-6, Feb. 1, 2 

discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station near Marion. Discharge compute 

on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5, 6, 12, 19, 23, Nov. 3, June 14, 16, 17, 

June 30 to July 4, July 10 to Aug. 1, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°16', long 95°52', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county highway at Strawn. li miles downstream 

from Eagle Creek and at mile 356.5.

Drainage area. 2.933 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Sept. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 1,544 cfs (1,118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.64 ft); no 

I low u6pt. 15"*18 | 27*29 .

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 97,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff studies and floodrouting study of reach from this station to station near lola; no flow Sept. 15-18, 

27-29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15-17)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

6.0

22

48

84

194

375

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

4.0 

5.0

625

960

1,420

2,530

3,110

3,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0 rnj

2.0

4.0

4.9

*4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

*2.6

7.0

7.0

4.9

6.0

13

14

IT

11

9.5

8.0

155.3

5.01

308

Nov.

8.0

7.0

*4.9

4.0

5.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.0 

6.0

18

36

20

18

14

13

13

13

13

11

13

16

- - -- -

287.5

9.58

570

Dec.

18

TO

27

2T

24

24

*20

18

18

18

22

24

27

27

24

24

24 

24

24

22

24

24

24

22

22

20

20

20

22

24

24

697

22.5

1,380

Jan.

24

2T

24

24

*24

24

22

22

24

22

20

20

18

18

20

20

20 

20

20

20

13

TO

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

22

645

20.8

1,280

Feb.

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

18

20

24

24

*22 

20

29

36

36

36

34

31

29

27

34

36

-

712

25.4

1,410

Mar.

34

*31

27

24

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

20

18

*16 

T6

20

22

20

20

22

24

39

~5T 112

31

107

*102

80

1,042

33.6

2,070

Apr.

64

57

48

42

42

42

39

34

27

22

24

20

IS

20

24

*20

14 

11

9.5

11

14

45

36

31

24

20

*20

20

20

34

849.5

28.3

1,680

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,830 Mln 2.0 Mean 99.4

May

88

226

724

896

555

544

226

128

88

72

64

*54

48

45

42

42

42 

39

31

22

107

102

72

68

72

84

349

*128

76

54

42

5,133

166

10,180

June

51

107

176

390

625

234

133

*93

72

57

48

703

1,020

981

2,430

3,160

*5,460 

2,640

1,020

490

295

*194

139

102

80

64

51

39

36

31

------

18,921

631

37,530

July

27

24

22

20

18

16

16

14

16

34

29

24

20

*18

13

11

9.5 

9.5

7.0

*7.0

6.0

4.9

4.0

4.0

6.0

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.5

394.4

12.7

782

Aug.

1.5

4.9

36

TSB" 275

*112

76

51

36

29

42

39

27

18

16

11

8.0 

*7.0

11

11

11

8.0

7.0

6.0

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

*27C

1,045.2

33.7

2,070

Sept.

3.2

T^

2.6

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.3

1.5

1.5

1.0

.7

.3

.3

0

0

0 

0

.3

.7

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

0

0

0

.3

------

21.0

0.70

42

Ac-ft 71,980

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,460 Mln o Mean 81.9 Ac-ft 59,300

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings July 6-8, July 15 to Aug. 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°53', long 95°26', in NE^ sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Elm Creek, 3 miles southwest of lola, and at mile 287.4.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1954. Published as "at lola" 1895-1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1903, staff gage at highway bridge 4 miles upstream at datum 

13.41 ft higher.

Average discharge. 37 years (1917-54), 1,602 cfs (1,160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 19.16 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 7, Sept. 7, 22.

1895-1903, 1917-54: Maximum discharge, 436,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 43.0 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 84,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1897 and 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1037: 1918-24, 1926-29, 1935(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

Oct. 1 to May 1

.4

1.2

3.3

7.0

14

2.8 23

55

140

340

7.0 2,530

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

0.3 

l.S 

4.9 

9.5 

16

May 2 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

25

36

69

175

430

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

1,080

2,820

5,670

9,400

13,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3 

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7 

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.6

2.8

*1512-

Nov.

2.5

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

T72

1.4

*1.6 

1.6

1616-

4.9

2.8

2.5

3.9

13

16

15

3.9' 12

2.5

1.7

1.6

55.3

1.78

110

11

9.5

154.2

5.14

306

Dec.

8.8

878

20

21

23

32

28

24

24

21

21

19

18

*18

16

18

21 

22

23

24

b22

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!8

b!9

b21

b21

22

614.6

19.8

1,220

Jan.

23

23

21

22

24

26

26

26

28

53

21

22

22

21

21

22

20 

*20

21

b20

b!6

bTT

18

20

23

23

20

20

20

21

20

670

21.6

1,330

Feb.

21

21

21

21

20

22

20

20

19

19

20

15

16

19

*22

30

19 

22

45

52

38

41

52

45

43

40

43

36

_

802

28.6

1,590

Mar.

32

35

29

29

34

35

32

30

28

26

24

23

24

19

*15

12

12 

12

17

15

11

13

21

23

46

50

84

82

~Ja 100

61

1,052

33.9

2,090

Apr.

97

100

82

74

64

61

55

36

29

30

85

66

46

*41

46

26

17 

14

15

12

17

74

132

161

122

276

2,340

820

185

2.700

7,823

261

15,520

May

2,690

12.400

3,000

724

765

610

7O6

430

265

192

151

124

*100

88

73

69

67 

65

65

56

51

48

55

121

151

178

200

273

454

228

157

24,551

792

48,700

June

118

110

626

772

294

604

380

217

148

*108

86

95

1,270

1,660

1,020

3,030

4,000 

*3,380

2,490

1,220

658

405

269

200

154

118

95

77

64

53

23,721

791

47,050

July

45

38

32

26

22

21

17

15

12

9.5

7.4

7.0

*6.1

4.9

6.5

11

11 

9.5

7.0

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.8

2.3

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.6

j£.5

334.6

10.8

664

Aug.

0.6

TT6

1.2

1.0

1.0

40

182

124

*88

65

53

44

34

27

29

27

20 

13

10

26

23

19

12

7.9

6.1

3.2

2.1

2.1

9.5

7.9

4.5

884.7

28.5

1,750

Sept.

2.3

*1.2

.9

.5

.5

.4

.3

75

1.6

1.6

1.0

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

1.0

8.4

9.0

37.2

1.24

74

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,920 Min O.3 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,390

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,400 Min 0.3 Mean 166 Ac-ft 120, 40O

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 efs). May 2 (6 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (19.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°20 I , long 95"06", in NE^ sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from Hickory Creek, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1\ miles 

upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, 8| miles east of Parsons, and at mile 204.1. 

Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 4,817 sq mi (includes that of Hickory Creek). 

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge half 

a mile downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Feb. 7, 1935, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 2,493 cfs (1,805,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 cfs May 4 (gage height, 24.97 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs at numerous times.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 410,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 40.20 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939.'

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Small diversion by the Kansas Ordnance Plant from pool in which gage is located.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1922-23. WSP1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.1

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.4 

7.7 

8.0 

9.0

38

78

145

243

440

710

1,860

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

25.0

6,000

10,600

15,100

20,200

28,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

~0.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.5

0.15

8.9

Nov.

0.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.4

29

25

19

14

13

12

11

133.6

4.45

265

Dec.

10

lT~ 9.7

13

12

12

12

15

18

16

15

14

13

*13

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

14

16

18

18

18

431.7

13.9

856

Jan.

18

T7

16 

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

14

14

14

*14 

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

a!5

al6

a!6

a!6

a!6

15

458

14.8

908

Feb.

14

a 15

a!5 

a 14

a!4

a 14

a 14

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

all

aTl

all

*14

14

14

13 

15

69

60

40

41

53

46

38

34

33

_

669

23.9

1,330

Mar.

32

34

33 

29

26

25

24

22

20

18

17

17

16

16

*14

14

12

12 

12

12

11

11

12

13

32

41

2T

15

14

14

24

613

19.8

1,220

Apr.

55

69

57 

50

66

78

71

53

48

43

48

55

84

*62

394

529

201

115 

78

57

43

865

2,810

887

433

328

2,680

5.710

3,100

4,580

23,649

788

46,910

May

12,600

22,000

*27.100 

21,900

3,140

1,320

1,170

997

854

592

440

361

*302

261

222

176

145

154 

154

138

119

102

90

81

236

355

843

448

348

1,560

887

99,065

3,196

196,500

June

710

730

368 

272

810

630

433

565

397

*296

206

238

172

176

1,780

1,200

2,290

4,100 

3,330

2,590

1,430

821

504

368

290

222

172

134

102

II

25,417

847

50,410

July

53

53

50 

38

28

22

16

14

12

11

9.0

7.9

*6.5

5.1

3.1

1.9

1.0

.3 

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

334.6

10.8

664

Aug.

 0.2

.2 

.2

..J.

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Sept.

0.1

* . 1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

6.270

6,273.7

209

12,440

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,550 Mln 0.1 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,100 Mln 0.1 Mean 430 Ao-ft 311,500

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 efs).--May 4 (l a.m.) 27,900 cfs (24.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage readings at dam below station.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 94°57', in SW^SEtJ- sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, if miles 

downstream from Four Mile Creek, 4f miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area. 5,876 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 3,896 cfs (2,821,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 cfs May 4 (gage height, 18.04 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-3, July 25 to Sept. 29.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 267,000 cfs July 15. 1951, computed by floodrouting 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements, 

stage record, and by comparison with computed inflow into Lake 0' The Cherokees; maximum gage height, 34.04 ft July 16, 1951, from floodmark; no flow Aug. 21-25, 

Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 1953, July 25 to Sept. 29, 1954. 

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperature for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 5, 6, Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.2 

2.4

0

2.0

6.5

13

22

3S

62 

130

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

272

473

950

1,580

8,500

16,700

27,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

O

O

.2

4.4

4.9

3.5

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.8

1.0

1.7

4.4

L£

5.4

4.4

3.1

2.7

55.3

1.78

110

Nov.

2^0

270

1.7

1*1

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.7

6.0

4.9

4.9

4.4

9.4

11

8.8

7.6

5.4

4.9

4.0

109.2

3.64

217

Dec.

.3^5

4.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

21

11

19

17

12

10

8.8

8.2

8.8

10

11

9.4

10

10

8.S

11

13

12

11

10

10

12

12

13

12

14

350.5

11.3

695

Jan.

ii

15

18

21

20

19

19

18

18

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

22

15

14

16

25

21

19

18

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

555

17.9

1,100

Feb.

17

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

13

12

13

17

19

43

11

62

52

52

60

57

-

~

696

24.9

1,380

Mar.

ifi

43

4O

33

33

32

30

27

27

24

22

24

19

17

15

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

11

12

20

18

17

33

48

36

28

748

24.1

1,480

Apr.

21

18

16

26

57

60

57

65

62

57

55

45

43

43

6E

191

497

224

143

100

78

97

1,530

2,560

989

497

372

4,820

5.44O

6.140

24,365

812

48,330

May

15,200

21.5OO

25,900

27. OOP

23,8OO

4,300

2,480

1,760

1,360

1,020

747

572

443

366

308

261

235

2OO

186

181

177

164

155

143

168

362

741

1,110

642

631

3,110

135,222

4,362

268,200

June

1,630

1,06O

820

473

345

838

642

572

642

473

345

467

1,100

718

566

1,690

1,190

3,510

4.020

3,500

2,480

1,400

895

598

406

326

256

200

168

___1M

31,468

1,049

62,42O

July

119

97

74

57

55

48

40

32

30

24

18

16

12

9.4

7.6

5.4

3.5

2.4

1.2

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

0.

0

O

0

0

0

0

652.6

21.1

1,290

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

a0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

2.490

2,490

83.0

4,940

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,540 Min 0 Mean 233 Ac-ft 168,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 27.0OO Min O Mean 539 Ac-ft 390,200

Peak discharge (base. 18.OOO cfs). May 4 (9 a.m.) 27,000 cfs (18.04 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°11'40", long 93°50'40", in SEtr sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 39, 1-| miles south of Miller 

and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.86 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,184.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.08 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs-July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.18 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952-54.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage-height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.48

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0

.01

.22

.95

2.12

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.0

15.0

0.500

0.130

0.14

30

May

0.86

15.8

1.57

1.13

*.95

a. 8

a. 6

.43

.43

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

.11

.11

.14

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.09

^06

.67

.37

.26

.18

.14

.37

. 26

27.28

0.880

0.228

0.26

54

June

0.22

.22

.18

.14

.11

.11

.09

.09

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

*.01

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.32

0.044

0.011

0.01

2.6

July

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

C)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

a0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.30

0.10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50.0

11.1

44.50

1.48

0.383

0.43

88

Calendar year 1953 : Max 33 Min 0 Mean 0.822 Cfsm 0.213 In. 2.89 Ac-ft 595

Water year 1953-54: Max 30 Mln 0 Mean 0.241 Cfsm 0.062 In. 0.84 Ac-ft 175

Peak discharge (base. 50 efsl. Apr. 30 (3:30 p.m.) 110 cfs (3.23 ftfc May 2 (5 

Sept. 20 (6:45 p.m.) 96 cfs (3JOft); Sept. 29 (7 a.m.) 250 cfs (4.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurements or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

n.) 64 cfs (2.85 ft);
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°14'45", long 94°33'55", on line between SEi sec. 7 and NE£ sec. 18, 

T. 29 N., R. 33 W., on left bank on downstream side of left pier of county highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, 1-5 miles east of 

Waco, and 47.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 1,164 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1924 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1"929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage, and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1935, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 896 cfs (648,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.14 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Aug. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft July 24, 

1934.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by gristmills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.5 1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.O

112

202

628

1,790

3.2OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

19

20

36

23

23

*35

30

31

18

35

38

36

3O

31

29

26

31

23

20

20

27

31

30

25

29

36

44

38

33

30

895

28.9

0.025

O.O3

1,780

Nov.

27

22

26

36

30

29

27

25

21

23

35

32

33

3O

29

25

*32" 20

4O

40

36

35

26

21

48

37

32

31

37

29

914

3O.5

0.026

O.O3

1.81O

Dec.

36

49

54

52

46

46

32

35

57

5O

40

37

42

35

40

35

32

33

3O

33

3O

30

38

37

33

25

21

29

40

4O

37

1,174

37.9

0.033

O.O4

2,33O

Jan.

30

27

30

25

20

*29

29

22

30

29

20

17

22

23

26

33

27

26

33

35

29

35

35

43

35

40

36

46

43

3S

38

951

30.7

O.O26

O.O3

1,890

Feb.

30

42

38

38

32

27

33

27

30

37

30

21

31

35

29

23

*25

27

30

38

36

29

32

36

36

35

38

33

898

32.1

O.O28

O.O3

1,780

Mar.

30

4O

38

42

42

29

35

30

24

30

31

27

30

33

29

22

33

32

29

26

29

26

26

33

42

4O

32

35

4O

*52

54

1,041

33.6

0.029

O.O3

2,O6O

Apr.

42

4O

43

32

26

30

31

29

24

22.

26

24

60

85

69

59

55

49

33

42

44

64

59

55

52

33

42

38

46

162

1,416

47.2

0.041

O.O5

2,810

May

429

1,350

1,650

*913

417

314

338

270

235

199

175

156

138

128

122

110

107

107

100

89

85

83

77

67

8T

112

199

159

182

135

128

8,635

279

0.24O

0.28

17,130

June

156

251 202"

182

13O

110

79

91

81

77

81

73

69

52

55

*60

59

52

44

40

33

29

32

30

29

3O

21

15

18

21

2,202

73.4

0.063

0.07

4,370

July

17

16

16

15

15

9

11

17

19

24

33

23

29

23

24

20

15

13

12

8

14

14

13

14

14

9

6

*4.8

7

9

8

471.8

15.2

O.O13

O.02

936

Aug.

8

10

12

10

11

13

10

9

9

8

8

9

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

11

a

*6

6

5

5

4.5 4^-

7

6

239.0

7.71

O.OO66

O.007

474

Sept.

7

6

6

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

6

10

9

6

6

6

5

6

6

7

6

5

5

233

156

75

57

48

37

36

54

2 75O

3,570.8

119

0.1O2

0.11

7,080

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,44O Min 11 Mean 165 Cfsm O. 142 In. 1.93 Ac-ft 119,300

water year 1953-54: Max 2,750 Min 4.5 Mean 61.4 Cfsm O.O53 In. O.73 Ac-ft 44,45O

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOP efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°00'45", long 94°28'45", in NE£ sec. 1, T. 26 N., R. 35 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of second pier from left end of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles 

southeast of Joplin, 6 miles downstream from Baynham Branch, and 15.0 miles above 

mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~i929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge. 13 years, 441 cfs (319,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.11 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 7, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

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

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

3.4 

3.8

37

113

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.3

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

11 5.0

20 6.0

44 7.0

125 8.0

259

575

1,230

2,200

3,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

37

42

62

69

*66

64

60

57

53

51

51

50

50

48

47

48

48

50

47

47

50

51

51

55

67

79

69

67

58

55

1,686

54.4

0.133

0.15

3,340

Nov.

53

51

53

51

48

47

47

50

48

50

57

57

60

57

55

57

*58

62

66

81

71

73

64

64

64

67

66

58

62

60

1,757

58.6

0.143

0.16

3,480

Dec.

64

62

79

87

83

87

73

73

69

62

60

66

58

60

64

60

58

62

62

57

60

64

64

57

55

57

57

58

58

57

55

1,988

64.1

0.156

0.18

3,940

Jan.

55

53

53

58

*51

53

55

45

53

45

47

48

50

48

53

55

48

50

53

64

66

67

62

71

71

79

98

89

98

87

76

1,901

61.3

0.150

0.17

3,770

Feb.

78

78

72

70

66

72

68

62

62

58

57

57

54

55

57

*60

57

54

57

78

76

74

68

62

55

55

55

57

-

1,774

63.4

0.155

0.16

3,520

Mar.

57

57

60

57

57

55

55

54

52

52

50

50

50

49

47

47

4947'

47

49

49

46

47

52

80

98

95

82

72

*68

64

1,794

57.9

0.141

0.16

3,560

Apr.

58

57

52

54

52

50

49

47

44

44

55

55

58

64

62

66

60

55

50

49

47

57

68

64

64

60

54

50

49

87.

1,681

56.0

0.137

0.15

3,330

May

271

465

775

*375

305

266

540

402

259

225

200

187

164

152

139

130

125

118

114

109

102

1(32

93

89

102

130

125

107

98

125

142

6,536

211

0.515

0.59

12,960

June

152

127

118

107

93

84

80

84

211

132

107

98

93

84

*82

78

76

74

64

60

54

52

50

47

46

41

39

36

3F

36

2,441

81.4

0.199

0.22

4,840

July

36

39

39

35

35

41

132

60

44

39

a36

a33

a31

a30

a29

a28

a27

a26

a26

a£5

36

44

46

104

157

70

*57

49

43

41

38

1,456

47.0

0.115

0.13

2,890

Aug.

36

64

62

74

68

60

58

57

58

50

47

41

39

36

34

28

27

26

23

27

28

27

26

*24

23

20

18

18

17

17

16

1,149

37.1

0.090

0.10

2,280

Sept.

16

*1&

16

16

16

16

15

16

27

44

32

27

24

22

23

22

21

21

21

26

64

89

64

47

43

38

36

34

278

3,110

4,240

141

0.344

0.38

8,410

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,090 Min 37 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.368 In. 5.00 Ac-ft 109,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,110 Min 15 Mean 77.8 Cfsm 0.190 In. 2.55 Ac-ft 56,320

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

411038 O -57 -15
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Locatlon.--Lat 36°56' , long 94°45' , in center of SW£ sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 24 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, an eighth of a 

mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles southeast of Quapaw, and at mile 13.9. Records 

include flow of Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq mi, includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Flood of May 1943 damaged gage structure; staff gage on right bank at same 

datum was used May 20 to Nov. 16, 1943.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,161 cfs (1,564,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,400 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.34 ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs July 8.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 43.4 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of July 8, 1954.

Flood of December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low and 

medium flow regulated by Riverton hydroelectric plant, 15 miles above station. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.1

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

135

250

460

800

1,230

2,390

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

44

66

85

125

120

85

108

110

75

76

79

109

76

70

84

91

80

43

39

36

76

102

101

115

154

178

136

154

162

154

2,991

96.5

0.038

0.04

5,930

Nov.

119

90

150

105

75

36

30

§8

108

145

130

135

109

128

100

74

116

101

102

140

175

118

125

145

132

110

108

152

110

98

3,334

111

0.044

0.05

6,610

Dec.

132

126

222

192

190

158

150

186

128

122

146

128

116

140

138

125

63

179

126

122

100

124

114

98

124

63

80

62

92

196

103

4,045

130

0.052

0.06

8,020

Jan.

102

139

99

64

217

116

107

80

148

S5

52

116

159

96

 74

85

105

118

126

152

128

132

166

134

151

171

130

95

188

241

142

3,918

126

0.050

0.06

7,770

Feb.

171

155

145

135

138

110

83

56

151

138

180

95

102

122

64

178

92

62

142

200

110

159

201

124

132

132

134

97

_

3,608

129

0.051

0.05

7,160

Mar.

96

155

120

124

94

117

126

70

130

112

108

112

84

92

64

142

104

90

71

102

83

65

138

150

269

216

139

173

171

199

102

3,818

123

0.049

0.06

7,570

Apr.

124

106

76

92

136

166

137

124

99

62.

68

164

100

99

200

169

136

136

104

136

100

202

242

270

169

190

165

150

269

872

5,063

169

0.067

0.08

10,040

May

2,400

3,180

4.490

2,950

1,390

913

1,780

1,300

1,080

660

620

560

445

495

295

375

420

365

260

280

230

217

205

223

227

400

490

360

190

 ZOI-I

OoU

522

27,702

894

0.356

0.41

54,950

June

470

615

590

408

358

320

400

340

273

290

295

190

380

200

146

120

114

114

185

200

131

160

125

92

90

87

85

83

78

52.

6,991

233

0.093

0.10

13,870

July

44

22

13

8.6

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.8

34

85

73

55

54

55

39

33

32

27

18

12

10

9.8

11

17

39

81

83

63

47

39

33

1,063.0

34.3

0.014

0.02

2,110

Aug.

27

36

59

55

34

22

46

90

78

59

48

41

35

26

23

21

18

17

16

19

18

16

15

16

13

9.8

8.6

9.0

10

12

11

908.4

29.3

0.012

0.01

1,800

Sept.

13

12

11

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

11

14

13

9.0

6.7

6.1

6.7

6.7

7.0

8.6

9.4

9.4

11

13

12

203

142

101

81

72

219

5,410

6,446.6

215

0.086

0.10

12,790

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,400 Min 30 Mean 428 Cfsm 0.171 In. 2.32 Ac-ft 309,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,410 Min 5.8 Mean 191 Cfsm 0.076 In. 1.04 Ac-ft 138,600

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs).--No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location. Lat 36"SO 1 , long 94°36', in SW&3W£ sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 34 W., on left bank 

on downstream side of Seneca Street Bridge in Seneca, half a mile upstream from Little 

Lost Creek and 9-g- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 839.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 28.1 cfs (20,340 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 274 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 8.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1954.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from high-water mark.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: 1949 (yearly figures only).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

3.1

5.0

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8 

4.1

3.6

3.8

4.4

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.8

.Zj_6

114.2

3.68

0.088

0.10

227

Nov.

2.6

276 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.9 

6.4

8.2

9.5

.3 

.O

.0

.O

.3

.3

.3

7.3

7.8

156.6

5.22

O.124

0.14

311

Dec.

5.2

5.2 

7.0

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

3*8 

5.6

132.9

4.29

0.102

0.12

264

Calendar year 1953 : Max 101

Jan.

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1 

3.1

3.6

4.4

3.8 

3.8

3.6

4.4

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9 

4.9

117.3

3.78

O.O90

O.10

233

Feb.

4.6

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4 

3.4

4.9

5.8

4.4 

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.4

115.3

4.12

0.098

0.1O

229

Mar.

4.1

4.1 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6 

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.1 

4.4

4.6

.11

8.2

7.0

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.1

137.3

4.43

0.105

0.12

272

Apr.

4.1

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.6 

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1 

4.4

109.5

3.65

O.087

0.1O

217

May

6.0

54 

4O

29

22

18

15

12

10

9.5

8.3

7.9

7.2

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.9

trf z'.i

7.0

12

7.2

6.9

5.2 

6.3

9 5

349.0

11.3

0.269

0.31

692

June

8.3

7.2 

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.9

25

14

10

9.5

9.1

7.7

6.6

4.9 

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.1 

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

'274 2.2 

179.5

5.98

O.142

0.16

356

July

2.6

2.4 

2.2

2.1

JU1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0

174

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0 

1.0

1.0

48. 0

1.55

0.037

O.04

95

Aug.

1.4

ftt

1.5

1.0

1,0

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

* 8

.9

* 8

.8 

.5

1.1

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.4

36. 0

1.16

0.028

0.03

71

Sept.

0.4

.4

.5

.5

JL§

.4

.4

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8 

.9

.9

.7 

.7

.7

.7

1.6

2.1 

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

26 

67

139.7

4.66

0.111

0.12

277

Mln 2.6 Mean 11.9 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.86 Ac-ft 8,640

Water year 1953-54 : Max 87 Kin 0.3 Mean 4.48 Cfsm 0.107 In. 1.44 Ac-ft 3,240

Peak discharee (base, 175 cfs). Sept. 30 (3:15 a.m.) 274 cfs (2.04 ft).
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38', long 94°35', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 34 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2f miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, 3 miles southeast of Tiff City 

and at mile 15.8.

Drainage area. 872 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 860 cfs (622,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 cfs May 3 (gage height, 11.06 ft); minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 ft, from 

floodraark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of Sept. 5,6, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 927: 1940. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3o)

3.2 

3.S

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

315

860

1,670

4,010

7,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

21 

20

26

41

44

53

52

48

44

43

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

38

39

38

38

50

53

53

55

63

68

68

65

63 

59

1,419

45.8

0.053

0.06

2,810

Nov.

55 

55

53

52

52

~50 50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

52

52

53

61

72

76

78 

74

68

65

63

61

61

59

55

1,719

57.3

0.066

0.07

3,410

Dec.

55 

57

72

76

83

92

88

80

74

74

72

70

68

68

65

63

63

63

61

61

61

59 

59

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

2,030

65.5

0.075

0.09

4,030

Jan.

55 

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

53

55

53

53

53

55

55

55

55

55

59

65

65

74 

72

70

72

80

88

95

95

92

88

1,980

63.9

0.073

0.08

3,930

Feb.

85 

83

78

76

74

72

68

68

65

65

61

61

59

59

59

59

57

57

63

76

90

90 

85

80

76

74

70

70

-

1,980

70.7

0.081

0.08

3,930

Mar.

68 

68

68

68

65

65

63

61

59

59

59

59

55

55

53

53

53

53

 52 52

52

53 

57

113

166

226

242

718

194

178

163

2,850

91.9

0.105

0.12

5,650

Apr.

148 

139

130

119

113

108

102

97

92

90

130

163

163

157

157

163

160

151

142

136

124

148 

187

202

202

187

178

166

163

448

4,665

156

0.179

0.20

9,250

May

2,980 

5,890

5.900

2,590

1,670

1,190

1,000

806

650

566

490

430

380

333

292

266

246

226

206

184

172

163 

154

145

166

175

181

166

151

154

154

28,076

906

1.04

1.20

55,690

June

148 

148

145

139

124

113

105

102

100

100

95

90

85

80

76

72

68

63

59

55

52

48 

46

44

43

36

33

31

29

29

2,358

78.6

0.090

0.10

4,680

July

29 

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.8

8.2

fcf

7.5

8.2

7.5

9.8

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

444.8

14.3

0.016

0.02

882

Aug.'

9.0 

15

10

9.8

13

15

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

14

13

12 

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.2

7_.l

370.9

12.0

0.014

0.02

736

Sept.

6.7 

6.3

5.9

5.5 ia

5.1

5.5

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

8.2

8.2

12

12

10

10

9.0

8.2

7.1

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.1

8.2

9.0

9.0

14

1,100

1,326.9

44.2

0.051

0.06

2,630

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,440 Min 20 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.391 In. 5.31 Ac-ft 246,600

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,900 Min 5.1 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.155 In. 2.10 Ac-ft 97,630

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs).--Mav 3 (1:15 a.m.) 9,030 cfs (11.06 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 21£ 

Lake O 1 The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°28', long 95°02', in SW^ sec. 14, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., on upstream side 

ol pier at intake structure near right end of Pensacola Dam on Neosho River at Langley. 

5 miles east of Pensacola, 9.9 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek, and at mile 77.0.

Drainage area. --10 .298 sq mi.

Records available . March 1940 to September 1954. Prior to October 1941 published as 

G rand Lake at Langl ey .

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, staff or wire-weight 

gage on handrail at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,028,000 acre-ft May 9 (gage height 728 15 ft)- 

minimum, 642,900 acre-ft Sept. 28 (gage height, 713.41 ft) '

1940-54: Maximum contents, 2,195,000 acre-ft July 18, 1951 (gage height, 754.96 

it); minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Remarks . --Reservoir is formed by multiple-arch concrete dam, with top of taintor-type spillway gates at gage height 755.0 ft. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940; power-pool stage was 

first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 682.0 ft (sill of powerhouse penstock) and 745.0 ft (maximum power pool) is 1,492,000 acre-ft. Capacity between gage heights 745.0 and 755.0 ft is 525,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood 

control. Dead storage below gage height 682.0 ft is 180,200 acre-ft. Reservoir is 

utilized for power development and flood control. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Revisions. --WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October1 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

747.3

747.0

759.8

760.0

759.8

760.0

759.8

759.5

760.0

760.2

760.5

760.5

760.5

760.5

760.5

760.5

760.5

761.2

761.0

760.7

760.2

760.2

760.7

760.7

762.5

762.7

762.9

763.2

763.9

763. 9

763.9

Nov.

763.9

764.2

765.2

764.4

764.4

763.9

763.2

762.9

762.5

760.2

760.0

758.8

757.8

757.3

757.6

757.6

757.8

758.3

758.3

758.5

759.0

759.0

759.0

759.0

758.5

759.0

759.3

759.0

759.5

760.0

Dec.

760.2

762.0

762.0

763.9

763.9

764.2

763.9

762.5

760.2

758.0

756.1

754.9

754.4

752.4

750.0

747.0

743.4

739.6

739.1

739.4

735.5

732.4

729.3

727.6

728.3

728.8

728.6

725.7

724.0

720.7

718.2

Jan.

717.7

718.9

719.3

719.3

719.8

720.3

720.0

720.5

720.5

720.7

718.9

717.7

716.5

717.2

717.2

717.0

717.0

717.9

718.6

719.6

719.3

720.0

719.8

721.0

721.9

724.7

726.4

727.1

727.1

727.8

728.3

Feb.

729.0

729.8

730.2

730.7

731.4

731.7

731.9

732.2

732.6

732.4

733.1

732.9

732.2

732.9

732.4

729.8

727.6

725.0

720.5

723.5

723.1

721.7

719.1

717.0

715.1

713.5

713.2

713.9

-

_______

Mar.

714.4

713.7

714.6

715.3

715.6

715.8

716.0

716.5

717.0

717.2

717.4

715.8

717.2

717.4

717.7

714.6

711.4

706.4

705.7

706.7

706.4

704.1

703.2

700.6

699.7

698.5

699.5

701.1

697.6

694.9

693.8

Apr.

693.8

694.9

695.4

695.4

695.1

696.0

696.7

697.2

697.6

698.3

705.3

706.2

706.9

708.1

709.5

707.6

707.6

708.8

708.1

705.5

704.1

703.9

700.8

706.9

711.1

709.7

708.1

706.7

715.6

730.5

May

768.6

829.5

895.0

952.1

1,006

1,022

1,023

1,026

1,027

1,022

1,014

1,006

997.0

986.7

978.9

973.2

963.6

952.7

947.5

942.2

934.9

934.6

933.7

928.8

926.5

924.5

920.2

917.4

918.8

926 .0

933.1

June

936.3

933.4

933.4

930.8

930.8

931.7

927.7

923.7

917.9

913.4

906.8

906.5

907.6

902.3

895.3

889.2

881.7

875.6

877.5

881.4

877.0

870.5

860.2

852.3

843.5

843.3

843.8

836.7

827.4

822.4

July

813.7

803.9

802.9

803.4

802.6

793.2

782.5

775.0

767.6

765.4

764.7

753.9

745.4

737.9

734.3

731.0

730.2

729.3

725.9

721.9

717.7

714.6

712.1

712.3

712.3

711.1

709.3

707.6

706.4

704.6

704.6

Aug.

703.6

704.8

703.4

700.8

699.2

699.2

698.8

698.3

697.9

697.2

695.6

694.2

692.6

692.4

691.7

688.5

684.6

681.2

678.3

678.0

677.8

677.8

676.0

675.6

674.0

670.9

667.6

667.6

667.8

662 . 7

660.7

Sept.

660.0

659.4

658.5

658.0

657.6

656.9

656.0

655.6

655.4

655.0

654.5

653.9

653.2

652.6

651.9

651.3

650.6

650.0

649.3

646.3

645.9

645.4

644.8

644.2

643.9

643.7

643.3

642.9

643.7

647.0

___I________I________I________1_________I________I________I I I 1 I I 

Note. Contents computed from 12 p.m. reading of wire-weight gage Jan. 20, 21, Apr. 7, 8, Aug. 18 

to Sept. 30.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

May 31... ..................

Sept. 30. ....................

Gage height 

(feet)t

713.60

Contents 

(acre-feet)

647,000

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-13,700

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26', long 95°03', in SWjNW£ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 82, If miles southwest of Langley 

4.1 miles downstream from Pensacola Dam, 5.8 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek and 

at mile 72.9. Prior to Feb. 10, 1954, at site 0.5 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 10.335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

GaSe.--Water-stage reader. Datum of gage is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 16, 1940, staff gage at site 0 6 

mile upstream at same datum. Feb. 16, 1940, to Feb. 9, 1954, water-stage recorder at 

site 0.5 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7,666 cfs (5,550,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs July 7 (gage height, 9.50 ft)- minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmark), from computation of outflow from Lake 0' The Cherokeesminimum daily, 9 cfs Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam) 

Minimum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since 1940 by Lake 

O 1 The Cherokees (see preceding page).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-24, May 9-21, June 14 to July 10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3

50

75

150

270

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

440

740

1,260

1,920

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.O

Feb. 10 to Sept.

40 4.5

55 5.0

100 6.0

200 7.0

35O 9.0

3O

710

1,170

2,420

4,200

9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

91

72

75

74

66

a57

388

loo

93

91

93

95

91

93

93

91

2,518

81.2

4,990

Nov.

89

87

85

87

87

87

87

87

309

677

558

585

632

150

70

74

72

70

70

242

75

> a55

-

4,775

159

9,470

Dec.

}-

122

a51

a51

a51

950

1,200

1,350

1,620

380

95

1,340

1,660

1,520

1,720

1,510

620

100

1.900 

1,780

1,730

745

120

145

90

1,470

1,040

1,310

1,310

26,145

843

51,860

Jan.

110

89

a55

744

915

585

83

77

75

74

81

81

81

292

77

74

75

75

77

77

75

72

72

72

4,473

144

8,870

Feb.

72

72

72

72

70

68

66

68

69

69

71

61

59

57 i,rgo~

1,440

1,460

1,490

1,500

165

69 

1,340

1,470

1,440

1.510

1,450

138

61

-

15,639

559

31,020

Mar.

55

6T

61

59

59

57

55

59

57

57

59

57

61

59

59

1,470

1,420

1,460

1,450

128

55 

1,290

1,460

1,420

1,360

1,410

140

57

1,410

1^,500

1,500

18,405

594

36,510

Apr.

135

65

69

245

115

82

88

88

90

100

227

125

80

71

73

1,570

170

61

1,440

1,430

1,440 

1,980

2,000

127

61

1,960

2,520

2,180

2,400

5.190

23,982

799

47,570

May

2,100

2,680

5,100

5,290

5,580

5,820

5,430

4,000

2,900

5,600

6,440

5,980

6,020

5,960

5,090

3,660

5,900

5,920

3,800

3,180

3,320 

925

892

3,350

3,410

3,200

3,390

3,630

658

345

410

119,980

3,870

238,000

June

2,850

2,880

2,120

2,620

915

240

3,530

3,500

3,620

3,640

3,790

1,590

620

3,900

4,030

4,920

5,120

5,210

3,540

1,670

5,010 

5,900

6.110

5,430

4,270

700

78

3,960

4,460

4,400

100,523

3,351

199,400

July

4,610

4,440

300

80

125

4,540

5.170

4,080

4,120

735

71

4,980

4,300

3,100

1,690

1,570

245

69

1,665

1,200

1,520 

1,920

1,220

88

71

338

495

805

365

450

75

54,432

1,756

108,000

Aug.

63

67

555

730

580

250

98

63

59

198

568

445

318

71

65

1,260

1,510

1,630

1,390

112

67 

63

575

205

595

1,260

1,510

160

69

2.190

868

17,594

568

34,900

Sept.

158

76

200

70

59

59

285

70

59

57

59

55

50

54

105

68

55

72

75

1.210

100 

59

57

55

59

59

90

66

55

_ 55

3,551

118

7,040

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,490 Mln - Mean 1,491 Ao-ft 1,079,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,440 Mln 50 Mean 1,074 Ac-ft 777,600

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and records of 

outflow from Lake O 1 The Cherokees.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

221

Location.--Lat 36°31 I , long 95°08', in NW^SE^ sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of county bridge, 2 ]/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles 

southeast of Big Cabin, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--? years, 284 cfs (205,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs May 1 (gage height, 14.13 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 1-8, 13-29.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 40,700 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.76 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 1-8, 13-29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

determination of peak flow).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height , in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Oct. 30 to Nov. 23, Jan. 12-25, 

Mar. 3O to Apr. 6, May 14-29, June 1-14, July 8 to Sept. 30)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

0.2

1.0 

1.3 

1.8 

2.9

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.1

15

41

89

150

307

890

2,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

ZS

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7 

.7

2.9

94

37

14

5.1

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

±1 QK

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.5

1.4

1.2 

1.0

196.5

6.34

0.014

0.02

390

Nov.

0.9 

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.1

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

33.3

1.11

0.0024

0.003

66

Dec.

1.7 

1.8

2.2

2.3

3.6

10

6.6

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

74.1

2.39

0.0051

0.006

147

Jan.

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

2.1

275

2.5

2.3

40.0

1.29

0.0028

0.003

79

Feb.

2.3 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

-

41.9

1.50

O.0032

O.OO3

83

Mar.

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T72

1.2

4.9

~4T 122

16

12

10

266.3

8.59

O.O18

O.02

528

Apr.

7.1 

5.4

5.4

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

832

898.5

3O.O

0.064

0.07

1,780

May

2,710 

2,620

945

196

110

75

70

62

43

34

30

26

22

18

15

14

13

all

a9.5

7.6

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.2

378

54

229

47

1,260 

al,780

10,521.7

339

0.727

0.84

20,870

June

a370 

alSO

86

57

37

26

19

1,950

493

126

60

36

784

209

79

45

32

ZZ

15

11

5.8

4.3

3.3

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.3

4,633.2

154

O.330

0.37

9,190

July

T70" l.Z 

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

16.5

0.53

0.0011

0,001

33

Aug.

0.4 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

12.6

0.41

0.00088

0.001

25

Sept.

~6.2 

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

~.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.Z

.3

6.5

0.22

0.00047

0.0005

13

Calendar year 1953 : Max 8,330 Min 0.6 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 0.197 In. 2.67 Ac-ft 66,440

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,71O Min 0.2 Mean 45.9 Cfsm 0.098 In. 1.34 Ac-ft 33,200

Peak discharge (base, 9,GOO efs). No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and highwater marks.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long 95°20', in SWj sec. 19, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on D. S. Highway 69, 1§ miles south of Pryor, 2 miles downstream from Seminole Creek, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--229 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--7 years, 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs May 1 (gage height, 7.99 ft); no flow 

at times.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 18.95 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Records. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.1

.5

2.0 

6.6

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

67

147

267

800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

0

0

461

117

59

18

8.1

3.7

2.2

1.5

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.5

.2 

.6

2.0

1.2

.7

.9

2.8

2.2

684.4

22.1

1,360

Nov.

1.7

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

o

o

.2

52

22" 64

11

5.9 

3.9

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.2

.9

173.1

5.77

343

Dec.

0.5

.5

1.0

38

37

18

9.8

5.9

3.9

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

128.3

4.14

254

Jan,

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

3.9

0.13

7.7

Feb.

0.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

75" .2

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

1.0

'Ho 1.2

-

16.9

0.60

34

Mar.

0.9

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.2

1.8

2.0

11.6

0.37

23

Apr.

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.3

.3

.5

.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

o

o

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

287

298.0

9.93

591

May

79O

569

370

86

49

33

25

33

16

11

8.6

7.5

6.6

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.0

11

8.1

4.9

3.0

2.2

1.8

77o

44

64

19

8.4

300

215

2,709.7

87.4

5,370

June

-64 222

66

36

18

9.8

6.2

4.4

2.8

2.0

1.4

3.2

3.0

14

19

8.4

4.6

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.2 

.1

.1

0

O

0

o

493.7

16.5

979

July

O

0

O

Aug.

0

O

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

4.7

5.4

2.8

l.Z

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

22.

2.9

.7

.2 r

0

0

0

0

0

0

41.0

1.32

81

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,41O Mln o Mean 51.5 Ac-ft 37,280

Water year 1953-54: Max 79O Min o Mean 12.5 Ac-ft 9,04O

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak atove base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Port Glbson Reservoir near Port Gibson, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°52', long 95°14', in NE^NW£ sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 20 E. , in control tower 

near left end of Port Gibson Dam on Neosho River, 4 miles north of Port Gibson and 7.7 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--12.492 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Jan. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 370,900 acre-ft May 3 (elevation, 554.30 ft); 

minimum, 306,400 acre-ft Dec. 2 (elevation, 550.71 ft).

1949-54: Maximum contents, 554,500 acre-ft July 20, 1951 (elevation, 562.50 ft); 

minimum not determined.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity and earth-fill dam. Regulated storage 

began Sept. 5, 1949. Capacity, 1,284,000 acre-ft at elevation 582.0 ft (flood-control 

pool) and 365,200 acre-ft at elevation 554.0 ft (maximum power pool). Reservoir was 

designed for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

327,600

325,100

327,400

329,900

329,200

328, 7OO

327,4OO

326,700

326,200

325,400

325,300

324,200

323,500

323,200

322,700

322,OOO

321,500

321,200

320,800

319,800

319,000

322,400

323,200

323,200

324,000

323,200

322,200

329l|600

319,000

317^800

Nov.

317,400

316,200

316,100

315,900

314,700

313,300

313,300

313,000

312,700

311,600

312,800

313,300

314,000

314,700

314,900

314,700

312,200

311,600

313,000

312,700

312,200

312,000

311,600

310,100

309,300

308,200

308,100

307,900

307,900

307,700

Dec.

307,000

307,000

309,300

308,200

309,600

308,400

308,100

308,200

308,800

310,600

314,400

316,400

317,600

316,400

318,400

320,600

322,900

324,900

328,000

328,900

331,700

332,300

333,900

336,200

337,900

337,700

338,600

337,500

339,700

339,700

340,700

Jan.

342,700

342,900

343,300

341,300

339,300

337,700

335,700

335,700

335,700

335,200

333,700

332,600

332,500

332,100

332,100

331,600

330,300

328,500

327,200

327,100

325,300

323,200

323,000

323,400

322,400

321,300

321,000

319,100

317,600

317,200 

316,700

Feb.

316,400

316,100

315,900

315,200

315,200

315,000

314,700

314,700

314,500

314,900

314,200

312,800

312,700

313,000

313,300

314,700

316,700

319,000

322,500

325,100

326,000

325,800

327,200

330,100

332,300

334,300

337,500

337,500

-

_______

Mar.

337,000

337,500

335,900

335,700

335,000

334,300

334,300

334,400

332,300

330,800

329,400

329,800

329,600

328,900

327,800

325,800

326,700

329,400

332,100

333,900

333,900

333,500

335,500

337,500

339,500

339,500

341,600

342,900

340,900

341,100 

341,100

Apr.

340,900

340,000

339,500

339,300

337,500

335,700

335,700

332,500

330,500

329,900

330,300

329,000

327,100

325,800

326,700

323,000

321,800

321,800

318,600

317,200

316,700

318,100

318,100

320,000

320,600

316,900

316,900

318,100

318,100

333,900

May

345 , 100

367,100

367,900

365,200

359,700

360,600

360,100

358,000

354,400

348,800

348,300

351,200

351,900

353,400

356,800

362,900

359,100

357,800

356,300

349,000

342,900

346,300

347,400

337,500

333,500

328,300

323,200

319,800

321,000

318 100

320^600

June

311,600

312,300

313,200

313,000

313,700

313,000

311,600

311,100

316,400

318,100

319,300

323,200

323,200

318,300

319,500

319,000

319,800

321,500

326,700

332,300

328,700

332,600

337,000

341,100

341,500

344,700

342,400

335,500

335,300

335,900

July

337,100

337,900

342,200

341,500

339,300

331,700

332,100

333,900

333,400

337,500

337,900

330,700

331,000

330,500

329,200

325,400

325,600

325,600

319,500

315,400

315,000

315,400

317,100

318,600

318,400

316,600

314,200

313,000

313,500

313,000 

313,500

Aug.

313,500

314,500

313,800

313,500

314,400

314,700

315,600

315,600

315,400

315,000

314,500

314,400

313,800

314,000

313,800

313,300

314,500

316,400

318,400

323,400

322,700

322,500

322,400

322,400

322,400

322,400

323,500

325,600

325,300

324,700 

326,900

Sept.

327,100

326,700

325,800

325,100

324,600

323,700

322,700

321,500

320,800

320,500

319,800

319,100

318,300

318,300

317,900

317,100

316,700

316,200

316,100

316,400

316,200

316,100

315,600

315,400

315,200

315,000

314,700

314,400

314,700

315,200

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1944

Date Elevation 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

329 200

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°51'1S", long 95°13'45", in SE^NWi sec. 19, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., on left 

bank 1.1 miles downstream from Fort Gibson Dam, 4.5 miles north of Fort Gibson. and at 

mile 6.6.

Drainage area. 12,495 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 11, 1950, to Aug. 20, 1951, wire-weight gage, 

and Aug. 21, 1951, to June 11, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 4.4 miles downstream 

at datum 8.00 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs May 3 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 11.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs July 20, 1951; maximum gage height, 30.96 

ft July 18, 1951, former site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs Apr. 2, 1951. 

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in May 1943, from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees and Fort Gibson Reservoir (see pp. 219, 223) 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-6, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

77

137

255

485

850

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

1,450

2,300

4,920

12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

570

418

199

122

368

408

385

374

385

193

110

347

390

319

289

235

180

111

282

299

290

294

298

243

158

"358 797

722

764

274

366

10,548

340

20,920

Nov.

124

404

310

295

291

338

292

115

233

238

266

133

272

270

136

223

1.250

272

356

288

312

132

439

538

540

323

212

138

107

107

8,934

298

17,720

Dee.

Ill

119

124

122

135

117

151

412

242

270

236

172

118

320

364

4,28

366

326

222

113

292

307

326

318

114

354

124

282

730

375

650

8,340

269

16,540

Jan.

120

258

114

1,010

1,130

748

738

728

262

115

779

800

814

880

855

289

186

881

898

886

752

902

298

138

869

876

354

930

910

312

132

18,962

612

37,610

Feb.

355

390

212

386

208

128

109

2T5

220

217

222

224

146

128

196

205

208

215

234

196

138

209

220

218

224

217

145

124

_

5,909

211

11,720

Mar.

300

288

469

323

296

264

132

308

1,300

772

334

360

267

135

336

775

356

330

552

310

153

542

890

876

1,400

1.410

270

147

1,370

831

1,180

17,276

557

34,270

Apr.

1,470

887

549

122

896

890

892

964

906

594

128

830

869

852

843

831

1,050

118

1,680

1,690

1,690

1,710

1,730

1,040

126

1,730

1.770

1,650

1,620

1,750

31,877

1,063

63,230

May

5,370

3,590

7,360

8,450

9,000

6,230

6,370

6,430

5,840

6,820

6,850

5,290

5,940

5,470

4,080

2,070

7,030

7,000

6,350

6,160

6,180

1,760

418

5,940

6,070

5,850

5,960

5,600

2,750

2,540

2,610

167,378

5,399

352,000

June

5.950

5,680

2,070

2,120

1,880

1,520

3,030

2,510

2,580

2,840

2,930

1,680

1,530

3,440

3,820

3,910

4,140

4,050

1,210

332

3,180

3,160

3,210

3,380

3,410

1,720

1,770

3,460

3,400

3,350

85,042

2,835

168,700

July

3,250

3,290

1,300

590

808

3,640

3,750

3,450

3,500

1,320

348

3,470

4.150

3,680

3,280

2,910

1,090

130

2,960

2,940

1,140

902

892

228

108

825

865

870

161

128

115

56,090

1,809

111,300

Aug.

119

109

126

101

97

97

97

132

111

93

90

101

101

97

95

97

95

91<

114

505

656

117

106

130

157

218

592

500

579

614

216

5,737

185

11,360

Sept.

540

218

282

352

256

282

752

964

696

111

123

115

101

107

148

124

103

^ 95

95

122

99

95

95

95

95

95

95

148

99

97

6,545

218

12,980

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,000 Mln 87 Mean 1,831 Ac -ft 326,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,000 Mln 90 Mean 1,158 Ac-ft 838,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Arkansas River near Muskogee , Okla .

Location. Lat 3S°46', long 9S°18', in NW£ sec. 21, T. IS N., R. 19 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 62 and 64, 1.7 miles downstream from Neosho 

River, 3^ miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.8.

Drainage area. 96,674 sq mi (revised), of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

At site used October 1933 to February 1935, 97,049 sq mi (revised).

... dis1933 to

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Records available. October 1925 to September 1954 (prior to October 1933, monthly 

charge only, published in WSP 1311). Published as "at Webbers Falls" October 19i 

February 1935.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Coprs of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933,staff gage at site 1,600 ftdownstream at datum 2.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1933, to 

July 6, 1934, chain gage and July 7, 1934, to Feb. 28, 1935, water-stage recorder, at 

Webbers Falls, 29 miles downstream, at datum 442.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 1 to Oct. 9, 1935, staff gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at present datum. 

Oct. 10, 1935, to Feb. 21, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 20,390 cfs (14,760,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 15.83 ft); minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 700,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 ft); minimum, 148 cfs Aug. 21, 1934.

Flood of May 21, 1943, is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some

regulation by John Martin, Great Salt'Plains, Fall River, Hulah, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs, and Lake 0' The Cherokees (see pp. 135, 158, 185, 194, 223, 219).

3.6 

3.9

5.0

170

330

560

900

1,260

2,120

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

4,630

11,700

27,600

49,600

66,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,060

894

771

2,090

2,680

1,290

1,020

967

901

780

659

*586

871

925

898

830

739

670 

725" 566

790

902 

4,940 

4,566

1,930

2,120 

3,320

2,390

*2,480

2,140

1,660

47,149

1,521

93,520

Nov.

1,690

1,360

1,520

1,660

1,520

1,380

1,300

1,200

1,010 

1,050

1,020

1,010

854

980

955

796

*l,'SIt5'

1,100 

1,000

2,410

4,270

2,050 

3,510 

7.640

6,140

4,300 

2,920

2,300

1,820

1,600

61,975

2,066

122,900

Dec.

1,490

1,430

1,670

2,640

2,570

1,860

2,080

2,680

4.480 

4,20(5

3,280

2,590

2,120

1,800

*1,880

1,860

1,740

1,680 

1,530

1,420

1,290

1,330 

bl,280 

bl,280

bl,160

bl.100 

1,240

*1,020

1,580

1,560

1 , 590

59,430

1,917

117,900

Jan.

1,490

1,120

1,250

1,610

2.160

1,840

1,760

1,820

1,510 

1,180

bl.100

bl,700

1,680

1,880

1,730

1,520

1,230

1,360 

1,770

1,700

bl,500

bl,750 

bl,630 

bl,240

1,390

1,710 

1,380

*1,510

1,820

1,430

1,180

47,950

1,547

95,110

Feb.

1,000

1,180

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,030

"55s 972

*1,120 

1,130

1,120

1,240

1,250

1,220

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,100 

1,140

1,200

1,320

1.350 

1,280 

1,240

1,200

1,340 

1,330

1,260

.

32,778

1,171

65,010

Mar.

*1,300

1,300

1,320

1,470

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,160

2,200 

1,760

1,280

1,250

1,070

1,070

1,010

*1,490

1,220

1,180 

1,140

1,130

1,040

1,415" 980 

1,780

2,320

2,560 

1,820

1,640

1.940

1,740

2 130

45, 510

1,468

90,270

Apr.

3,070

2,560

2,040

1,760

*1,660

2,010

1,890

1,830

1,810 

1,460

1,350

1,250

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,470

1,850

1.120 

1,560

*2,280

2,360

2,410 

2,580 

2,520

1,320

2,310 

3,660

3,220

3,020

8,740

68,270

2,276

135,400

May

22,800

47,200

54,400

*60, 300

55,200

48,800

46,400

31,100

17,400 

15,000

13,700

*12,100

11,700

9,720

7,680

5,640

8,580

9,500 

8,900

8,560

8,550

4,330 

3.450 

6,480

8,060

8,420 

9,580

12,900

10,400

15,400

13,700

595, 930

19,220

*1,182

June

17,600

15,000

11,700

10,100

7,980

7,470

7,650

7,120

7,270 

*8,290

7,750

4,930

4,280

6,710

10,000

8,560

7,480

7,760 

5,420

3,760

4,740

5,240 

5,450 

5,560

5,480

3,910 

5,220

5,150

5,030

*4,920

215,530

7,184

427,500

July

4,500

4,570

3,000

1,980

1,700

4,050

4,760

4,440

4,550 

2,670

1,340

3,520

5.010

4,460

*3,890

3,850

2,010

895 

2,870

3,460

1,670

1,490 

1,190 

662

508

850 

*1,020

1,110

616

390

530

77,361

2,496

153,400

Aug.

354

390

430

479

454

398

354

372

438 

479

515

446

390

378

324

318

*354

384 

354

330

524

1.070 

479 

398

390

406 

446

617

576

658

560

14,065

454

27,900

Sept.

475

514

*438

462

551

408

668

1,170

1.180 

722

390

384

330

294

306

318

300

265 

260

250

225

210 

*205 

205

200

200

205

220

294

255

11,904

397

23,610

Calendar year 1953: Max 60,300 Mln 566 Mean 4,909 Ac-ft 3,554,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 60,300 Mln 200 Mean 3,501 Ac-ft 2,535,000

Peak discharge (base. 100,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage diahcarge relation affected by ico.
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°13', long 94°17', In sec. 21, T. 18 N., R. 31 W., on left banK 1 mile 

downstream from Little Osage Creek and 3-j- miles northwest of Elm Springs.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,052 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 cfs May 2 (gage height, 9.44 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 6.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Feb. 20, 1951 (gage height, 11.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 5, 6, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft May 10, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow 

slightly regulated by operation of small reservoir at Cave Springs. Since Aug. 24, 

1954, about 3 cfs diverted by town of Springdale for municipal use.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.59

1.7

2.0

2.4

3.0

20

30

65

138

294

1.38

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.4

5.3

10

23

52

116

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

247

528

924

1,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

53 

23

30

29

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

30

27

27

31

2S

26

26

26

25

807

26.0

0.202

0.23

1,600

Nov.

25

24 

2T

25

24

24

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

25

25

26

29

32.

30

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

31

779

26.0

0.202

0.22

1,550

Dec .

33

28 

59

35

32

32

29

28

28

27

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

26

26

26

26

25

26

880

28.4

0.220

0.25

1,750

Jan.

26

26 

26

26

25

25

2A

25

26

27

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

36

34

34

29

29

31

33

32

31

28

27

26

858

27.7

0.215

0.25

1,700

Feb.

26

27 

26

25

25

26

26

26

27

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

30

33.

29

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

743

26.5

0.205

0.21

1,470

Mar.

24

26 

24

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

21

21

21

21

23

23

23

21

2020-

28

40

114

56

45

39

36

33

31

919

29.6

0.229

0.26

1,820

Apr.

30

29 

28

27

26

25

26

24

23

23

35

31

28

27

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

ro

27

26

24

23

23

23

23

pQ« £gQ

1,038

34.6

0.268

0.30

2,060

May

161

1.220 

252

176

143

124

110

94

83

72

65

60

53

49

44

42

41

39

37

36

35

34

32

31

36

34

32

31

30 

3T

35

3,264

105

0.814

0.94

6,470

June

63

4T 

36

34

31

29

29

30

28

27

26

25

25

23

24

27

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

17

17

15

15

14

15 

13

749

25.0

0.194

0.22

1,490

July

19

17 

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

9.8

11

12

11

11

11

10

10

11

20" 33

18

17

15

14

14 

13

13

438.8

14.2

0.110

0.13

870

Aug.

16

§

16

IS

14

14

15

15

13

11

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.8

7.9

7.9

8.4

12

13

13

10

10

8.4

7.5

6.0

^TJ

7.9 

7.9

6.8

350.5

11.3

0.088

0.10

695

Sept.

6.8

6.4 

5.7

6.0

5.3

6.0

22

19

IS

14

12

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.3

10

9.8

10

17

14

11

10

10

11

10

10

15 

91

412.1

13.7

0.106

0.12

817

Calendar year 1953; Max 628 Mln 22 Mean 59.4 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.24 Ac-ft 43,020

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,220 Mln 5.3 Mean 30.8 Cfsm 0.239 In. 3.23 Ac-ft 22,290

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs).--May 2 (5 a.m.) 4,050 cfs (9.44 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55', long 94°55', in SE^ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2t miles northeast of 

Tahlequah, 6.5 miles upstream from Barren Fork, and at mile 55.8.

Drainage area.--959 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954.

1 e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 922 cfs (667,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.13 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 17.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 150,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 27.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 77,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of May 10, 1950. Flood of January 1916 reached a stage 

of about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-5)

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.9

4.0

6.0

9.8

16

32

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

58

112

255

530

940

1,990

3,430

7,500

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

49

49

48

^7

70

60

67

74

79

74

72

70

70

70

67

67

65

65

63

63

60

65

76

76

79

87

90

96

100

100

96

2,234

72.1

0.075

0.09

4,430

Nov.

93

90

87 

84

84

81

81

81

81

81

81

79

79

79

79

81

81

81

87

100

100

103

109

112 TOT

100

93

90

90

87

2,657

88.6

0.092

0.10

5,270

Dec.

87

W

120 

120

128

176

m

157

140

132

124

124

116

112

112

106

103

100

96

96

96

93

93

93

93

93

90

90

90

90

90

3,426

111

0.116

0.13

6,800

Jan.

87

87

84 

51

84

87

87

120

109

103

103

96

100

100

100

96

96

100

100

106

109

124

162

190

176

166

166

186

TSo" 195

181

3,774

122

0.127

0.15

7,490

Feb.

171

T5T

144 

132

128

120

116

112

109

106

96 130"

100

106

103

100

100

100

100

100

106

109

132

136

132

124

116

112

-

3,267

117

0.122

0.13

6,480

Mar.

109

106

103 

103

96

96

93

93

93

90

90

90

84

84

81

81

81

79

76

74

76

79

87

103

136

290

650

3S7

362

300

255

4,607

149

0.155

0.18

9,140

Apr.

228

2750"

181 

162

152

140

132

124

120

116

109

106

150

166

176

157

144

186

181

162

144

148

152

148

148

144

140

132

128

179

4,525

151

0.157

0.18

8,980

May

1,810

5,440

13.000 

5,470

2,600

1,870

1,520

1,240

1,050

859

746

650

554

481

432

404

376

341

327

314

294

262

244

216

211

206

190

190

181

171

166

41,815

1,349

1.41

1.62

82,940

June

166

171

176

m

166

148

144

140

128

120

112

106

96

90

87

84

79

76

72

70

67

65

63

60

52

49

44

42

40

4U

2,929

97.6

0.102

0.11

5,810

July

38

36

38 

41

41

39

38

36

33

31

28

27

25

23

21

20

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.0

ib~ 8.6

15

17

326.4

22.9

0.024

0.03

1,410

Aug.

18

19

18 

17

15

13

12

13

14

16

17

16

15

16

16

12

9.0

8.6

7.1

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.6

377

4.4

4.4

4.8

326.4

10.5

0.011

0.01

647

Sept.

4.8

47S

3.9 

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

T^Z

1.8

3.3

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

4*8

94.6

3.15

0.0033

0.004

188

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,850 Mln 48 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.12 Ac-ft 365,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,000 Mln 1.1 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.201 In. 2.73 Ac-ft 139,600

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). Hay 3 (7:45 p.m.) 16,000 ofs (13.13 ft).
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°55', long 94°50', in SEy sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast of 

Eldon, 6 miles downstream from Tyner Creek, and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--307 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 276 cfs (199,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.78 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 28.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 19.51 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 4 to Sept. 30

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.7 

5.1 

5.5

6.0

11

26

63

131

217

320

6.0 

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

480

720

1,080

2,100

5,070

8,820

11,000

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.6

1.8

3.8

7.0

17

34

73

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

147

263

430

710

1,080

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

8.0

9^

9.0

11

20

24

?5

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

17

17

20

20

20

19

a!9

al9

488. 0

15.7

0.051

0.06

968

Nov.

a!8

al8

a!7

al7

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

14

IT

14

14

15

15

16

18

22

22

23" 23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

524

17.5

0.057

0.06

1,040

Dec .

IS" 17

24

26

49

49

43

36

33

29

30

35

35

35

37

35

33

30

29

28

27

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

20

20

20

902

29.1

0.095

0.11

1,790

Jan.

20

1920"

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

23

22

22

22

23

23

28

45

47

49

108

~9"S 129

78

76

96

101

99

92

78

68

1,522

49.1

0.160

0.18

3,020

Feb.

60

55

49

45

41

37

36

33

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

5F

26

29

52

~9T 114

74

66

57

a48

a45

a42

------

1,244

44.4

0.145

0.15

2,470

Mar.

a41

a39

a37

a36

a35

a33

a32

a32

a30

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

21

25

43

132

268

187

147

116

94

80

1,730

55.8

0.182

0.21

3,430

Apr.

70

60

56

50

48

45

42

37

37

36

35

34

33

34

34

35

57

56

50

45

39

37

42

45

44

39

36

34

30

1,190

2,430

81.0

0.264

0.29

4,820

May

1,740

9.750

3,230

1,600

984

686

766

505

382

320

276

245

223

195

175

155

153

143

127

112

104

94

88

80

75

75

70

66

ST

118

87

22,685

732

2.38

2.75

45,000

June

68.

58

50

46

43

42

38

41

36

34

33

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

I?

840

28.0

0.091

0.10

1,670

July

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

tt

6.0

6.0

10

12

11

9.7

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

6*6

271.1

8.75

0.029

0.03

538

Aug.

6.3

6^J

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.2 375"

3.0

2.6

2.6

117.7

3.80

0.012

0.01

233

Sept.

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.0 378-

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.2

95.4

3.18

0.010

0.01

189

Calendar year 1953; Max 3,920 Min 7.8 Mean 185 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.20 Ac-ft 134,100

Water year 1953-54; Max 9,730 Min 2.2 Mean 90.0 Cfsm 0.293 In. 3.96 Ac-ft 65,170

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). May 2 (9:15 a.m.) 21,600 ofs (16.78 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35'48", long 95"02'57", in SE^SWi sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., at gate 

tower on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Tenkiller Perry Dam on Illinois River, 6 

miles northeast of Gore, and at mile 12.8.

Drainage area. 1.610 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 605,500 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 628.11 ft); 

minimum, 307,800 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 597.78 ft).

1352-54: Maximum contents, 605,900 acre-ft Sept. 3, 1953 (elevation, 628.15 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway consists of a 590-foot concrete 

modified ogee weir in right abutment controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works 

consists of a 19-foot diameter tunnel in right abutment controlled by two verticallift gates. A similar tunnel conducts water to two hydroelectric turbines. Closure 

was made for diversion in July 1950 and regulated storage began in July 1952; minimum power-pool stage was first reached Apr. 9, 1953. Capacity, 1,231,000 acre-ft 

at elevation 667.0 ft (flood-control pool), 791,900 acre-ft at elevation 642.0 ft 

(spillway crest), 628,700 acre-ft at elevation 630.0 ft (maximum power pool), and 

283,100 acre-ft at elevation 594.5 ft (conservation and minimum power pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and for power development. Figures given herein are 

total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

602.6

602.5

603.9

605.1

604.8

604.6

604.2

604.1

604.1

604.1

604.1

604.1

604.1

604.0

603.9

603.6

603.4

603.0

602.9

602.5

602.0

602.7

603.0

602.9

603.4

603.2

603.1

602.6

602.3

602. 3

602.3

Nov.

602.3

602.4

602.4

603.5

603.2

603.0

602.7

602.6

601.4

601.3

601.4

600.7

600.5

600.7

600.8

599.2

597.1

595.5

594.9

593.4

593.4

593.2

591.2

589.2

587.3

587.0

585.1

583.4

582.2

579.4

Dec.

576.5

573.7

572.4

570.9

570.4

570.6

569.0

569.1

567.5

566.0

565.4

564.3

564.4

562.8

561.2

559.6

558.0

556.2

555.2

554.9

552.3

549.0

545.7

543.4

543.6

542.3

542.4

539.2

536.1

533.4

530.2

Jan.

530.2

528.7

528.6

525.7

522.5

519.4

516.2

513.2

511.9

512.1

510.7

509.1

507.6

506.1

505.1

504.2

504.2

500.4

496.9

493.7

490.2

486.6

483.6

484.2

481.2

477.9

474.8

471.2

467.8

465.0

465.6

Feb.

461.9

458.2

454.2

450.5

446.7

444.6

444.9

440.9

436.9

433.4

43O.O

426.2

424.1

424.5

421.2

417.6

414.1

410.5

408.3

406.0

406.4

403.2

399.8

396.3

392.8

389.2

387.2

387.4

-

Mar.

384.6

382.1

380.3

378.3

376.5

376.6

376.8

374.9

373.6

372.1

370.2

368.3

368.3

368.5

366.5

364.6

362.7

360.7

359.0

359.0

359.0

357.4

356.9

356.8

356.9

357.1

358.7

360.1

361.0

360.7

359.6

Apr.

358.7

357.7

358.1

358.6

357.6

356.5

355.6

354.1

352.9

352.9

353.5

352. 4

351.1

350.0

349.1

347.7

348.0

348.1

347.6

347.1

346.2

346.5

346.1

346.3

346.7

346.1

345.5

345.3

344.7

356.4

May

375.4

429.9

457.5

474.9

482.0

486.8

489.9

493.3

496.8

498.0

499.3

501.0

502.5

503.4

504.5

505.8

506.6

507.6

508.7

509.5

510.2

511.0

511.8

512.5

514.0

514.8

515.2

516.0

516.3

516.7

517.6

June

517.8

516.6

514.6

514.0

513.8

513.8

512.1

511.3

509.7

508.4

508.3

506.9

507.0

504.7

503.2

502.1

500.9

499.8

499.5

499.5

497.8

496.2

494.5

492.9

491.3

491.0

491.0

489.1

487.2

485.8

July

484.0

482.5

482.0

481.8

481.4

479.7

477.8

476.1

474.2

472.2

471.9

470.1

468.0

466.0

463.9

462.0

460.3

458.6

456.9

454.8

452.8

450.2

448.5

447.0

446.7

443.8

440.0

436.6

433.0

429.2

427.0

Aug.

427.0

424.2

420.1

415.6

411.4

407.2

403.4

402.8

398.8

394.6

390.0

385.5

381.2

377.0

376.2

371.4

366.8

361.9

357.1

352.8

349.4

348.7

344.9

340.6

336.7

334.0

331.4

331.3

331.3

330.7

329.4

Sept.

328.2

327.1

326.1

326.0

325.5

325.3

324.2

323.2

322.4

321.3

320.9

320. 6

319.5

318.4

316.9

315.4

314.2

313.7

312.8

311.0

310.1

309.7

309.4

309.1

308.0

308.7

308.3

307.9

308 .'3

308.2

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ................

Calendar year 1953.... 

Jan. 31. ................

Apr . 30 .................

May 31 .................

Water year 1953-54....

Elevation 

(feet)t

627.88 

627.85 

625.95 

621.66

-

615.55 

607.38 

604.17 

603.79 

620.50 

617.53 

611.64 

600 . 52 

597.82

-

Contents 

( thousands of 

acre-feet)

602.6 

602.3 

579.4 

530.2

-

465.6 

387.4 

359.6 

356.4 

517.6 

485.8 

427.0 

329.4 

308.2

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(thousands) 

of acre-feet

-0.3 

-22.9 

-49.2

+472.3

-64.6 

-78.2 

-27.8 

-3.2 

+161.2 

-31.8 

-58.8 

-97.6 

-21.2

-294.4

t Elevation at 12 p.
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long 95°04', in NE£sw£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., on right bank 

4.3 miles downstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam, 4? miles northeast of Gore, and 8.5 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.626 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 2, 1926, staff gage at site 2.4 

miles downstream at altitude 467 ft (from Corps of Engineers river-profile survey). 

Apr. 15, 1939, to May 20, 1949, water-stage recorder and May 21, 1949, to Feb. 19, 

1952, staff gage, at site 1.6 miles upstream at datum 9.60 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years (1924-25, 1939-54), 1,656 cfs (1,199,000 acre-ft per year), 

adjusted for storage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,280 cfs May 2 (gage height, 10.90 ft), caused 

by heavy precipitation on intervening area of 16 sq mi between gage and Tenkiller Ferry 

Dam (no flow from reservoir); minimum daily, 4.6 cfs May 24.

1924-25, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 30.2 

ft, observed at crest, site and datum then in use; 29.6 ft, present site and datum, 

from floodmark in vicinity of gage), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum daily, that of May 24, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Except for 

16 sq mi intervening area flow completely regulated since July 1952 by Tenkiller Ferry 

Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 31 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0

180

365

3.5

3.6

4.0

10

4.5 

5.0

180

360

6.0 9SO 3.8 27 6.0 910

7.0 1,810 4.0 52 7.0 1,760

8.0 3,000 4.2 93 8.0 3,000

Note. Same as 

following table 

below 4.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

38

39

55

44

39

39

39

39 

41

39

52

44

47

100

174

215

212

184

212

187

51 

62

111

50

84

46

308

231

38

34

2,893

93.3

5,740

Nov.

30

29

98

70

72

37

94

39

637 

76

31

494

47

29

27

938

967

958

962

943

56

185 

1,100

1,080

1,080

321

1,030

1,020

745

1.510

14,705

490

29,170

Dec.

1,550

1,670

1,490

984

656

68

932

197

922 

960

972

694

77

907

948

940

926

954

670

241

1,620

1.680 

1,650

1,150

90

703

75

1,650

1,670

1,660

1,650

30,356

979

60,210

Jan.

110

989

95

1,640

1,680

1,670

1,710

1,680

1,150 

101

856

885

889

882

902

581

66

1,930

2,040

2,060

2,100

2,070 

1,560

94

1,970

2,080

2,030

2,120

2.150

1,760

101

39,931

1,288

79,200

Feb.

2,150

2,220

2,190

2,220

2,190

1,300

103

2,220

2.550 

1,920

1,900

1,980

1,120

125

1,890

2,020

2,020

2,060

2,110

1,170

150

1,830 

2,130

2,140

2,080

2,120

1,230

114

-

-

47,012

1,679

93,250

Mar.

1.650

1,630

1,130

1,180

1,190

144

34

1,200

886 

1,090

1,180

1,210

150

43

1,120

1,180

1,150

1,190

1,090

146

72

1,050

596

577

232

204

136

66

169

651

968

23,294

751

46,200

Apr.

868

846

150

62

794

890

885

891

884 

237

76

846

892

868

886

793

70

41

625

530

530

534 

541

61

37

553

554

531

542

904

16,921

564

33,560

May

305

1 , 770

270

731

710

776

785

515

132 

740

751

248

264

380

236

67

380

56

17

10

8.8

7.0 

5.8

4.6

13

34

27

26

22

18

18

9,327.2

301

18,500

June

22

776

1 .270

502

236

106

852

921

928

845

794

222

79

1,150

851

724

625

652

197

68

844

860 

834

838

842

156

39

829

940

902

18,902

650

37,490

July

904

783

162

58

80

896

908

955

950 

860

105

914

1,050

962

940

762

752

672

844

913

938

1,240 

1,050

656

92

1,480

1,860

1,840

1,850

1.920

1,050

28,406

916

56,540

Aug.

131

1,600

2,270

2,330

2,420

2,360

2,150

281

2,250 

2,280

2,530

2,430

2,350

2,440

445

2.610

2,490

2,580

2,580

2,400

1,810

222 

2,090

2,290

2,040

1,380

1,290

192

45

416

538

53,220

1,717

105,600

Sept.

452

440

420

41

108

51

424

448

460 

481

101

33

427

568

699

689

625

208

441

936

246

126 

45

75

92

86

180

142

107

104

9,255

308

18,360

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,680 Mln 6.7 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,500

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,610 Mln 4.6 Mean 806 Ac-ft 583,600
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231 

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 36°47'10", long 104°27'45", in Maxwell Grant, at upstream end of left 

bridge abutment on U. S. Highways 64 and 85, 3ir miles north of Hebron, 5 miles upstream from Chicorica Creek, and 8 miles south of Raton.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years (1946-54), 2.87 cfs (2,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs July 30 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57 cfs on basis of shape of former curve defined to 1,300 

cfs; no flow at times.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 5,250 cfs Aug. 16, 1953 (gage height, 10.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained above: maximum gage height, 11.6 ft Aug. 24, 1951 

(backwater from temporary dam downstream); no flow at times.

Flood in 1942 reached a stage of about 26 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of a few hundred acres, 

(part of which is below station).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1949(M). WSP 1281: 1946, 1947-48(P), 1949. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

.4

.2

.5

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.0

O.29

18

Nov.

0.2

.2

*

.2

.2

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

1.5

.3

.5

.4

.2

*.l

O

S

0

0

0

6.4

0.21

13

Dec.

(*)

O

O

0

Jan.

O

S

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

O

0

0

O

*0

O

O

O

0

O

O

.1

.T.1.1.1.1

0.6

O.O2

1.2

Feb.

0.1.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1.1 *.l

.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Apr.

"TT 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

S

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

o

o

2.5

0.08

5.0

May

0.1

O

S

O

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

0

*o

.1

3.171"

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1.1

4.8

0.15

9.5

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

S

O

0

0

.1.1

~S.o 10

.1

0

0

.1

0

o

*o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.9

0.43

26

July

O

S

0

O

0

.1

o

o

o

o

21

.2

.1

*19

6.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

59

 1.0

2.7

.4

50

35

10

.6

.1

.1

"frr 161

I O

445.5

14.4

884

Aug.

9.2

.2

.1

*.l

.3

4.2

2.9

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

*.7

0

0

O

.2

1.3

0

*39

0

O

O

O

0

0

58.4

1.88

116

Sept.

0

S

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

*0

o

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

15

.6

.3

.2

.2

16.3

0.54

32

Calendar year 1953 : Max 464 Mln 0 Mean 3.51 Ac-ft 2,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 161 Mln O Mean 1.54 Ac-ft 1,120

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). July 30 (3:30 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (6.50 ft); Aug. 25 (2 p.m.) 1,OOO 

cfs (5.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 26 to Feb. 13, Feb. 19, 2O, Mar. 2-4, 13, 14.

411038 O -57 -16
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°40'50", long 104°47'05", T. 28 N., R. 20 E., on left bank in Maxwell 

Grant, 1? miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey October 1915 to May 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,540 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 17, 1921, staff gage, and Sept. 17, 1921, to May 31, 1923, water-stage recorder, at sites 1 mile upstream at different daturas. Feb. 25, 1927, to Sept. 23, 

1953, water-stage recorder at several sites three-quarters of a mile upstream at different daturas.

Average discharge. 30 years (1915-17, 1919-20, 1927-54), 20.0 cfs (14,480 acr'e-ft per 

year). F

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs July 24 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-3, 6-19.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Aug. 6, 1940 (gage height, 11 88 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmark in well), from rating curve extended above 

360 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of 3,250 and 5,000 cfs at later site- no 

flow at times.

A major flood occurred Aug. 2, 1921, when discharge probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows above 

station.

,. 1117: 1947, drainage area. WSP 1281: 1932(M), 1934(M),

-38(M), 1940(M), 1941-42(P), 1944-46(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, 

June 12 to July 22)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8 

3.4 

5.7

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

9.1

20

38

77

154

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octooer 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.272"

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6^4

3.8

2.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.7

1.9

1.0 

.6

39.7

1.28

79

Nov.

~^0.6

.7 »1.0

1.6

3.6

 572 6.0

4.5

4.5

4.3 *4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.5 *4.0

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

104.8

3.49

208

Dec.

3.0

3.8

2.9

3.0

3.6

2.9

3.6

5.0

4.3

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5 *1.8

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

T76 

1.8

96.4

3.11

191

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2 *T75

2.8

3.5

5.0

*5.0

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.2

6.0 *FTO5.0

5.5 

5.0

94.5

3.05

187

Feb.

5.2

5.5 *T78-

4.5

4.1

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.1

2.1

1.8

T79

1.8

1.9 *1.8

2.7

3.4

4.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.9

82.7

2.95

164

Mar.

1.8

1.8 *1.8

2.4

2.4

2.9 Z~79

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6 *1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

T7?

1.2

1.2

56.2

1.81

111

Apr.

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

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.4

2.6

2^7

39.6

1.32

79

May

5.7

5.7

4.5

4.1

3.8

5.5

6.0

5.7

6.0

20

37

23

16 *13

12

11

11

11

11

9.6

8.8

9.1

9.1

10 *10

11

12

11

9.6

8.4

8.1

328.7

1.06

652

June

8.1

777

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

2.7

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4 1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

75

1.0

1.0

.8

102.9

3.43

204

July

T72~ 0.7

2.2

2.1

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.4

1.2

1.0

.8

1.2

2.2

1.0 *14

24

6.4

5.2

5.0

9.1

8.1 *17

16

144 ~S6

49

aio

a7

a6

a5.8

a5.7

382.6

12.3

759

Aug.

a5.7

a5.7

a5.7 *5.7

8.2

40

104

5T5

aS.o

a6.o

a7.0

a6.0

a5.6

a5.6

a9.5

a!5

a9.0 *5.7

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

4.1 *5.0

9.1

5.7

2.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

. 8

309.2

9.97

613

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 *.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

7T

.4

.4

.4

21~8".8

1.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

45.7

1.52

91

Calendar year 1953 : Max 28O Min 0.2 Mean 8.25 Ac-ft 5,970

Water year 1953-54 : Max 144 Mln O.2 Mean 4.61 Ac-ft 3,340

Peak discharge (base, 80O ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, available 

recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-23, Dec. 11 to Jan. 25, Mar. 12-15.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Ne^t, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°29'00", long 105°15'40", on right bank in Maxwell Grant, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 ft upstream from high-water line 

of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records except in water years 1931 and 1948). April 1928 to December 1931 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,190 ft (from

topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1928, staff gage and May 8, 1928, to Sept. 15, 1934, 

water-stage recorder, a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.19 ft); no flow

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 500 cfs (estimated on basis of records for Moreno and 

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest) Apr. 23, 1942; maximum gage height observed, 5.30 ft 

(from floodmark) about Apr. 7, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Z.2 

Z.3

2.4

2.5

0 

.1 

.6

1.6

2.6 

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.4 

9.8

26

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.z

.2

.2

.2

.5

_j;

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6 

.6

5.6

0.18

11

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

*.7

.9

.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.Z

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

11.2

0.37

2Z

Dec.

.

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

.

-

-

Mar.

 0.575"

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

**2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.6

2.4

4.4

4.9

6.1

6.8

14

*13

a!4

a!5

a!6

a!7

a!8

a!9

191. Z

6.17

379

Apr.

aZO

a!9

a20

aZl

a22

*23

23

19

18

18

17

*16

17

21

17

13

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.2

5.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.3

1.9

383.9

12.8

761

May

3.9

8.0

776

5.2

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.3

3.0

4.4

4.4

3.2

2.3

*1.6

1.5

1.6

2.1

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

.6

.2

.Z

.2

^1

77.2

2.49

153

June

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

J5

0.3

0.01

0.6

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

71

.1

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 70 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Z discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7-30, Mar. 1-16.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°31'10", long 105°16'15", in Maxwell Grant, on left upstream wing wall of 

concrete control, 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Drainage area. 11 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records except December 1931 to March 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8,195.0 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 18, 1928, staff gage at site 88 ft upstream at 

datum 0.98 ft higher. May 18, 1928, to Sept. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder (and 

concrete control after Sept. 10, 1931) at site 88 ft upstream at datum 0.43 ft higher 

than present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 91 cfs June 30 (gage height, 2.67 ft); 

no flow June 24-29, Sept. 15-24, 27.

1930-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Apr. 11, 1937 (discharge 

probably exceeded 125 cfs); maximum gage height recorded, 3.38 ft Apr. 2, 1937 (ice 

Jam), site and datum then in use; no flow at times.

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

for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Divers ions

0.9

.1 

.2

0

.7 

2.2

0.3 

.4

4.0 

6.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.6

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

_.£

.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.3

12.2

0.39

24

Nov.

O.3 ~7S

.3

*.3

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

1.2

1.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.2

*2.7

27?

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.O

39.8

1.33

79

Dec.

2.0

1.6

2.O

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

FT5

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

49.1

1.58

97

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

-

_

-

-

Mar.

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1.3

**1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.7 *?75

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.4

42.4

1.37

84

Apr.

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.O

2.5

*3.1

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.9

4.9

*5.1

5.8

ST&- 6.2

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.O

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.3

T73

106.0

3.53

210

May

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.5

.3

77

.7

.6

.6

.6

*.7

2.9

 37T 4.0

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.9

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

32.6

1.05

65

June

0.4

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.]_

.1

0

(T

0

0

0

0

5.0

10.2

0.34

20

July

0.2

.2

.4

7S

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

*.2

*^I

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.1

0.16

10

Aug.

~7T 0.1

*.i

.1

.1

.5

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Sept.

~72~ 0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1.1.1

2.2

0.07

4.4

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 15 cfs). June 30 (2 p.m.) 91 cfs (2.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-23, Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, Mar. 1-14, 18, 19, 

25-27 (no gage-height record Dec. 22-31, Mar. 1-11; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, available recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°33'10", long 105°15'55", in Maxwell Grant, inside left upstream wing 

wall of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1,000 ft west of Eagle Nest and half a mile upstream from flow line of Eagle Nest Reservoir.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi.

Records available. April 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records except 1932), April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control at present site since Oct. 3, 1952. 

Datum of gage is 8,195.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 9, 

1928, staff gage at nearby site downstream from bridge at different datum. May 9, 

1928, to June 9, 1952, water-stage recorder about 75 to 100 ft downstream at different 

da turns withit. 1 ft of present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.5 cfs July 21 (gage height, 1.55 ft); no flow 

at times.

1930-54; Maximum discharge, 240 cfs Sept. 1, 1946; maximum gage height recorded, 

3.16 ft Aug. 19, 1940, site and datum then in use; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1931(M), 1932, 1935(M) , 1939-41(M) , 1946-47(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.03

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.8 

4.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aOaOao

aO

aO

aO *aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

^z_

.2.1.1.1.1

.1

1.2

0.04

2.4

Nov.

0.1

7T

.1 *.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

O.O5

2.8

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

~

_

_

-

Mar.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

«*.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2 *.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4TT

5.4

0.17

11

Apr.

0.3

T4

.4

.5

.5

*.7

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7 *.7

.7

.8

77

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

18.7

0.62

37

May

1.2

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

3.7

37?

2.8

2.3 *1.9

1.9

2.4

2.5

2.3

1.6

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.3

1.1

.9

.8 rr

. o

52.7

1.70

105

June

 

0.7|"J

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 *7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

9.1

0.30

18

July

0.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2 *.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.7

7T

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

9.8

0.32

19

Aug.

0.2

.2 *.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 *0

S

0

0

0

0

.7

~7? 1.2

.1

0

0

0

6.6

0.21

13

Sept.

(»)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorder trace, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations upstream.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-14, Mar. 12-21, 24-27.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°32'05", long 105°14iOO", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected), 

in Maxwell Grant, at upstream face of Eagle Nest Dam on Cimarron Creek, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest, 6t miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area.--167 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read 1 to 4 times a month (at random intervals). 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 3,950 acre-ft Apr. 16 (elevation, 

8,076.80 ft); minimum observed, 1,270 acre-ft Sept. 19 (elevation, 8,066.45 ft).

1950-54: Maximum contents observed, 19,550 acre-ft June 7, 1952 (elevation, 8,101.8 

ft); minimum observed, 1,260 acre-ft Oct. 3], 1951 (elevation, 8,066.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with spillway cut in natural rock; completed 

June 30, 1918; storage began in June 1917. Capacity, 79,120 acre-ft between elevations 

8,035.0 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 8,137.0 ft (crest of ungated spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water released is 

used for irrigation, lake is recreational area. Diversions for irrigation of about 

2,500 acres above reservoir.

Cooperation.--Elevation readings furnished by employee of Springer Land and Cattle Co. or 

by Cimarron Creek watermaster.

Revisions. MSP 1281: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953. .....

Jan. 31.... ...............

June 30.............. .....

Sept . 30 ...................

Water year 1953-54. . ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

_

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

al,31o

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-40

-7,670

-650

-550

-1,110

t Time of gage readings variable.

a No elevation record; contents Interpolated or estimated from a total 

of 42 observations made during year (one or more observations a month).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.

Location. --Lat 36°32'05", long 105°13'55", about sec. 26, T. 27 N. , R. 16 E. (projected), 

In Maxwell Grant, on left bank 300 ft downstream from Eagle Nest Dam, 2 miles southeast 

of Eagle Nest, and 6-5- miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. --May 1950 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map ) .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs May 23-25 (gage height, 0.97 ft); no flow 

Apr. 14, Sept. 29, 30.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 139 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no flow 

Nov. 16 to Dec. 15, 1950, Apr. 14, Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

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

Flow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions for irrigation 

of about 2,500 acres above station.

Revisions. --WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6

.8

1.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

10

14

17

17

17

*16

18

19

18

18

19

22

22

22

22

13

6.0

6.0

2.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

-i§

.6

318.4

10.3

632

Nov.

10 0.6

17

*16

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

5.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

158.4

5.28

314

Dec.

0.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

1

r**.5

-

18.2

0.59

36

Jan.

0.7

**.8

> .8

**.8 "

, 1.3

31.9

1.03

63

Feb.

1.7

*1.8

-

, 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

-

54.9

1.96

109

Mar.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

*.8

.8

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

36.4

1.17

72

Apr.

0.5

.3

.4

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

*.l

.1

0

.1

1.9

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.6

7.3

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

137.3

4.58

272

Calendar year 1953: Max 100 Win - Mean 18.2

May

13

13

13

16

25

26

24

23

27

30

23

13

4.8

4.3

*4.0

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.8

13

25

26

29

36

36

35

*35

35

35

35

34

651.5

21.0

1,290

June

32

31

24

24

24

12

2.6

3 .0

3.3

3 0

3.0

3.0

3 0

3.0

2.8

5.1

6.3

5.

5.

5.

5.

*5.

5.

5.

5

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

259.2

8.64

514

July

5.7

22

30

30

26

24

25

24

24

24

19

2.6

4.3

*6.3

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

6.6

4.5

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

358.3

11.6

711

Aug.

2.8

179

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

23.0

0.74

46

Sept.

7.6

24

24

22

22

22

21

17

15

15

15

15

15

*15

14

3.9

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

V

269.9

9.00

535

Ac-ft 13,150

Water year 1953-54: Max 36 Mln 0 Mean 6.35 Ac-ft 4,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 9 to Feb. 12; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 3 field estimates, fragments of recorder trace, knowledge of regulation, weather records, 

and records for downstream stations.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ciraarron Creek near Ciraarron, N. Mex.

Location. La t 36°31'00", long 104°58'35", about sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 19 E. (projected), in 

Maxwell Grant, on right bank 3.8 miles west of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi.

Records available . May 1950 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Cimarron River near Cimarron.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,599.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 524 cfs July 29 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs Sept. 1.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 1, 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-ft). Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 3,500 acres, part of which is below station.

Revisions. --WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

-0.1

o.o

.1

.3

0.5 

1.3 

2.7 

7.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

12

11

17

17

*18

18

18

20

20

20

20

24

24

24

24

23

14

13

14

9.3

6.7

6.7

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

426.6

13.8

846

Nov.

4.2

4.0

*13

17

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

15

8.9

6.4

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.0

4.5

5.0

*6.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

1-5

271.2

9.04

538

Dec.

3.0

(*)

93.0

3.0

184

Jan.

(*)

. 3.1

(**)

(*«)

3.0

3.0

*3.2

2.5

2.0

2.5

93.7

3.02

186

Feb.

2.0 2T2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.4

2.7

2.8

3.2

3.6

*3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

5.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

-

83.8

2.99

166

Mar.

2.8

2.5

Y77

*2.9

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.7

5.0

.2

.7

.5

.2

.2

.5

112.9

3.64

224

Apr.

4.5

4.2

T7?

4.2

*4.2

4.5

4.7

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

8.1

8.5

8.5

9.3

9.7

15

18

20

21

22

22

23 53

297.8

9.93

591

May

27

25

24

24

31

35

35

34

36

44

44

35

27

*23

24

23

21

23

21

20

33

36

39

47

47

*47

46

45

45

44

43

1,048

33.8

2,080

June

43

44

37

36

34

30

14

12

10

9.7

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.9

8.1

7.0

8.1

8.5

8.9

8.5

8.1

*7.0

6.7

7TS

7.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

425.1

14.2

843

July

8.1

S.5

24

28

28

26

28

27

26

26

27

13

7.0

7.0

*9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.7

10

9.7

 11

12

8.9

6.7

5.2

4.0

3.6 15 

6.5

3.8

427.3

13.8

848

Aug.

3.6

3.2

2.8

*2.3

2.2

2.7

6.3

374

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

*.9

.9

.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

2.6

2.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

_.J7

60.5

1.95

120

Sept.

0.6 2T5

10

14

16

18

18

18

15

15

15

15

*14

15

15

13

5.5

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.5

248.7

8.29

493

Calendar year 1953: Max 126 Min 1 Mean 22.0 Ac-ft 15.93O

Water year 1953-54: Max 47 Mln 0.6 Mean 9.83 Ac-ft 7.12O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Jan. 25, Feb. 17-24, 27, 28, Mar. 1-7, 

12^157 18-20.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°34'35", long 104°56'55", about sec. 8, T. 27 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank 1^ miles downstream from confluence of Middle and North Ponil Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1915 to August 1929 (monthly discharge only for calendar year 1925 and parts of 1926-29) 

in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,570 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

May 8, 1922, at site about an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum. May 8, 

1922, to Aug. 8, 1929, at site about three-eighths of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 16 years (1915-25, 1926-28, 1950-54), 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per 

year )~

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 752 cfs July 11 (gage height, 4.30 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times.

1915-29, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 cfs (estimated by State engineer) 

Aug. 8, 1929, when gage was washed out; no flow at times.

A stage of about 7 ft occurred at present site in September 1948, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 200 to 300 acres above station. Diversions 1,000 ft below station for irrigation of about 300 acres (about 1,200 acres total 

irrigated from Ponil Creek).

Revisions.--WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4-23)

1.13

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4 

2.7

1.6

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.2

4.8

8.0

18

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

aO.

ao

*0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*0

aO

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 2

.4

*72

.2

.2

.2

.3

a. 4

a. 4

2.5

0.08

5.0

Dec.

> aO.6

*.7

> a. 7

19.7

0.64

39

Jan.

, aO.9

(*)

(*)

. bl

(**)

(*)

1.2

1.2

30.8

0.99

61

Feb.

1.2

1.2

*1.3

bl.3

bl.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

bl.2

bl.O

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

»1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

.9

79

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

33.7

1.20

67

Mar.

1.2

1.3

*1.0 aT~

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al

al

al 1

al

al

al

al.5

a2

a2

al.5

al.5

a2

a3

a3.5

a2

*2.0

a2

a2

a2.5

a4

a3

a3

55.5

1.79

110

Apr.

a3

a3.5

a4

a4

*4.4

5.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

7.0

7.4

7.0

*6.4

6.4

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

5 1

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

154.7

5.16

307

May

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.3

9.0

7.4

6.7

5.8

*4.8

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.8

5.8

*4.8

4.0

2.9

2.6

2.3

1.8

142.4

4.59

282

June

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

£.0

14.2

0.47

28

July

0

0

1.0

.3

0

0

.6

.2

0

0

27

.5

0

0

*0

.1

.5

.2

0

4.5

*.8

*40~3.3

38

20

a6

a3

a2

a2

al.5

31

182.5

5.89

362

Aug.

a5

a2

al

*.6

.6

5.6

32

If

3.1

2.3

2

al.5

al

al

a2.5

a2

a. 5

*.2

.1

.2

.4

0

0

*.3

.7

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

77.7

2.51

154

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 41 Min 0 Mean 1.70 Ac-ft 1,230

Water later year year 1953-54: 1953-54: Max Max 40 40 Min Min 0 0 Mean Mean 1.96 1.96 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,420 1,420

Peak discharge (base. 60 cfa). June 29 (11:50 p.m.) 79 efs (2.45 ft); July 11 (about 5 p.m.) 752 

ifs (4.30 ft, from floodmarks): July 20 (1:30 p.m.) 89 cfs (2.46 ft); July 22 (3:30 p.m.) 512 cfs 

(3.80 ft); July 24 (10:30 p.m.) 314 cfs (3.29 ft); July 31 (5 p.m.) 433 cfs (3.56 ft); Aug. 7 (6:15 

a.m.) 276 cfs (3.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
S40 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°Z2', long 104°58', in sec. 30, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected), in Maxwell 

Grant, on left bank at Sauble Ranch, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--65 sq ml.

Records available. May 1911 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Published as "near" or "above Abreau's Ranch near Cimarron" prior to October 1925 and as 

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, October 1925 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1911, chain or staff gage about 2 miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 

1911, to Sept. 8, 1925, water-stage recorder about 3 miles upstream, at 2 sites, within 

100 ft, and at 3 different daturas. Sept. 9, 1925, to July 16, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1980-24, 1928-54), 13.6 cfs 

(9,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 227 cfs July 29 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 21.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, about 850 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily recorded, 0.5 

cfs Nov. 22, 1934, Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 10, 1945, Nov. 16, 1951.

The major flood of June 10, 1913, destroyed the gage (maximum stage or discharge not 

determined). Another major flood probably occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1914, 1934-35(M), 1937(M), 1941(P), 1942(M), 1944(M), 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.0 

2.4 

8.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4

?74

2.4

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

6.5

5.1

4.0

4.2

5.4

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

101.8

3.28

202

Nov.

3.0

3.0

*3.2

3.2

3.8

5.1

278

2.0

2.8

3.8

4.0

*3.8

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.2

bl.9

b2.4

b3.0

*4.2

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.8

105.4

3.51

209

Dec.

3.8

3.8

b2.4

b3.2

b3.8

5.1

6.3

b5.4

b4.8

b4.2

b3.8

b3.2

b3.0

b3.2

b4 0

b3.2

b3.6

b4.0

b3.2

b3.O

*b2.8

b2.6

bl.8

b27T

b3.2

b4.8

b5.4

b4.5

b5.4

b6.3

b6.0

121.9

3.93

242

Jan.

bS.l

b5.4

b4.5

b3.8

b3.2

b3.2

*3.2

3.0

3.8

b2.6

b2.8

b3.0

b3.0

b4.2

b5.7

b4.8

3.0

4.2

*2.6

b2.8

bS.O

b3.2

b3.2

bS.O

2.4

2.6

3.2

*3.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

105.5

3.40

209

Feb.

3.0

2.6

*3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

2.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.8

*4.2

f72

3.0

3.0

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.8

2.8

bl.9

94-1

3.36

187

Mar.

b2.6

b2.2

*b2.2

bl.6

b?72

bl.8

3.0

3.0

4.0

5.4

5.7

4.8

bl.8

b2.4

b2.6

b3.2

b2.2

b2.4

b3.8

b3.8

4.0

4.8

*8.0

8.9

4.5

2.2

a4

a7

alO

a8

a7

129.1

4.16

256

Apr.

a7

a7.5

a7.5

a8

*8.4

10

~9.4 11

9.4

9.8

9.4

8.9

*9.8

11

9.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

675

248.9

8.30

494

May

8.9

8.0

*10

11

7.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.0

9.8

11

9.8

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

8.0

9.8

8.0

6,9

6.3

6.0

*5.7

5.1

4.5

243.1

7.84

482

June

4.5

472

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

3.0

4.2

3.2

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.2

274

4.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

94.5

3.15

187

July

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.0

3.8

5.7

3.2

2.6

2.2

2,8

*2.0

1.9

2.6

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.2

14

*5.1

3.8

5.4

4.5

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.-6

975

7.0

5.7

115.9

3.74

230

Aug.

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.2

*3.0

5.7

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

5.1

5.8

574

3.5

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.6

1.9

1.9

3.7

2.2

2.0

*5.7

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

94.4

3.05

187

Sept.

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

,O

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

* .6

.8

.8

,6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2 1 .3

.3

.9

.4

4.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

59.5

1.98

118

Calendar year 1953: Max 102 Mln 1.8 Mean 7.86 Ac-ft 5,69O

Water year 1953-54: Max 14 Mln 1.2 Mean 4.15 Ac-ft 3,OOO

Pealc discharge (base. 100 cfs).--July 2O (3:50 p.m.) 1OO cfs (3.12 ft); July 29 (2 p.m.) 227 cfs 

(3 65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241 

Rayado Creek near Miami, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36 0 22'00", long 104°52'40", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank 50 ft downstream from diversion dam for Valdez ditch, 5 miles west of 

Miami, and 16 miles west of Springer.

Drainage area.--76 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952 published as 

Rayado River near Miami.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years, 5.13 cfs (3,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.47 ft); no flow 

at times. ,

1939-54: Maximum discharge uncertain (previously published figure has been 

found to be unreliable), occurred Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3.90 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,000 acres (most of 

which is below station).

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

o.O 

.1 

.2

0

.5 

1.6

3.0 

6.7 

8.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2

.4

.5

*.2

.2

.4

.3

.4

.2

.4

.5

.6

Ts

.2

0

.1

.2

.5

.5

.3

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

9.4

0.30

19

Nov.

0.2

.2

**.!

.2

.3

.7

.4

.2

.3

.3

.4

**.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.2

0.24

14

Dec.

0.1

.3

.1

.2

.2

.3

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.1

0.16

10

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^3.

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

(*)

(*)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.l

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0.8

0.03

1.6

Apr.

0.1

0

0

.2

*.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.7

1.1

TTo

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

13.7

0.46

27

May

1.6

1.6

*3.8

5.6

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.7

2.2

5.2

7.5

6.2

4.1

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.5

4.1

3.3

*2.2

1.3

.6

.5

2T2

3.0

91.0

2.94

180

June

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

al.O

a3.0

al.5

a. 9

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.7

.3

.1

TT

29.5

0.98

59

July

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

TT

1.6

5.5

0.18

11

Aug.

0.5

.2

0

0

**.5

3

1.1

.4

.1

.3

.7

1.5

1.6

.6

.2

.2

*.9

.3

.2

.1

.7

1.2

.9

4.1

27T

1.1

.8

.5

.5

.4

.1

24.8

0.80

49

Sept.

0.4

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

 j

.4

.1

*.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.8

.4

0

0

0

4.5

0.15

8.9

Calendar year 1953: Max 18 Mln 0 Mean 1.49 Ac-ft 1,080

Water year 1953-54: Max 7.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.53 Ac-ft 386

Peak discharge (base. 20 cfa).--July 29 (7 p.m.) 36 cfs (1.47 ft); Aug. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 20 cfs 

(l.OO ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-15, Dec. 20 to Jan. 13, Jan. 21-23.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°21'30", long 104°35'50", in southeast corner of Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank at Springer, Coifax County, 270 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles downstream from Rayado Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,032 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1907 to December 1909 and October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and October 1920 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer. Prior to October 1952 published as Cimarron River 

at Springer.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,770 ft, from nearby level line.

uly 13, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and Dec. 30, 1919, to Feb. 8, 1930, chain 

gages, 270 ft upstream at various daturas. Feb. 9, 1930, to July 12, 1934, water-stage 

recorder 270 ft upstream at different datum. July 13, 1934, to Apr. 23, 1942, waterstage recorder 30 ft downstream at different datum. May 8 to July 16, 1942, waterstage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 3.33 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-25, 1926-54; since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 19.7 

cfs (14,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.00 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 2-6, 8, 16-24.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.11 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

Sept. 2-6, 8, 16-24, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft (backwater from debris on railroad bridge) Sept. 29, 

1904. Another major flood occurred June 11, 1913. Maximum discharge of those floods 

probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see p. 236). Diversions for irrigation of about 23,000 acres above station and a few hundred acres 

between station and mouth.

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1934-36(M). WSP 1281: 1942, 1945-46(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

EE

E3

E4

E5

E6

E7

28

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.3

E.7

E.8

*E.8

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.7

5.E

5.8

6.7

!7o

5.0

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

101.7

3.E8

EOE

Nov.

3.6

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.4

7.6

575

3.8

3.0

2.7

E.5

2.5

*2.3

2T5

2.3

E.3

E.3

E.3

E.5

E.5

2 5

E.5

E.5

E.5

*E.7

2.7

2 7

E.5

E.5

E.5

9E.O

3.07

182

Dec.

*2.5

375

375

3.0

2.8

E.7

2.8

E.8

2.7

E.7

2.7

2.7

E.7

2.5

E.5

E.7

*E.7

E.8

E.8

E.8

E.8

E.7

E.5

E.5

E.7

2.7

E.5

E.7

*2.7

2.7

3.0

84.4

E.7E

167

Jan.

3.4

3.6

37T

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.8

E.8

E.8

2.8

2.7

*E.7

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.E

3.E

*2.8

E.7

E.5

E.7

2.5

E.5

E.3

*2.3

2.1

2.1

ill

1.9

85. E

E.75

169

Feb.

1.9

2.3

**E.l

E.3

E.3

E.3

E.7

E.3

2.5

E.5

2.1

2.1

E.I

1.9

1.9

E.I

*E.l

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

1.9

E.I

_

58.6

E.09

116

Mar.

2.1

T79

*1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

i!s

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.3

46.8

1.51

93

Apr,

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

*1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

l.E

1.1

1.1

l.E

1.8

T77

1.4

l.E

.9

.9

.7

.7

_dL

38.4

1.E8

76

May

1.1

1.7

*1.7

1.9

E.I

3.0

2.5

2.5

E.I

1.9

E.I

E.I

1.9

E.5

1.9

3 0

E.I

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.3

*1E9 ~5.8

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.5

al.E

al.O

190.4

6.14

378

June

aO.7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

~3.6 88

' E.8

1.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

**.4

.4

.3

107.9

3.60

214

July

0.3

.E

72

.E

.E

.E

*.2

.E

.E

.E

.4

.5

.E

.2

.E

.E

.E

.E

.2

.E

.2

*.4

.6

3.8

T7T

.6

.3

l.E

*1.7

.6

.4

16.1

0.5E

3E

Aug.

1.4

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.4

EO

14

1.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

13

1.5

.7

.4

.6

1.7

1.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.£

*.l

.1

65.0

E.10

1E9

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

E.4

~3.0 38

.7

.6

.6

47.0

1.57

93

Calendar year 1953: Max 960 Min 0.6 Mean 6.57 Ac-ft 4,760

Water year 1953-54: Max 129 Min 0 Mean E.56 Ac-ft 1,850

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--May E4 (l a.m.) 1,030 cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°17'20", long 104°29'10", in NW£ sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Chico Creek, 2| miles downstream from Cimarron Creek, and 2j miles 

south of Taylor Springs.

Drainage area. 2 .853 sq ml.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. January 

1926 to July 1927 In reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). January 

1926 to July 1927 at site about 1-j miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 116 ofs (83,980 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.15 ft); no flow 

at times.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum known flood occurred Sept. 29, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1941-42(P), 1945-47(M) , 

1948-50(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21, 22, July 28 to 

Aug. 1, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

144

255

405

555

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1

0o"

0

1

1

1

1

11

11

o

0

0

0

0

0

i

3

3

5

6

5

6

6

5

5

Nov.

3

3

3

3

3

27

19

13

9

a7

a7

a6

*9

8

8

8

8

6

6

7

8

8

10

12

13

10

10

10

41 8

4 

4

66

2.1

131

8

260

8.7

516

Dec.

*8

9

11

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

8

8

8

9

11

9

*9

7

8

10

~~T 13

7

8

9

8

8

7

*7

7 

7

267

8.6

530

Jan.

6

6

6

7

6

7

8

9

10

9

7

4

3

5

6

7

7

5

7

7

6

5

6

8

10

13

*16

12

12

13 

10

243

7.8

482

Feb.

8

8

*8

8

8

9

8

7

8

8

7

7

7

8

7

*5

5

5

5

6

6

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

-

--

193

6.9

383

Mar.

6

*5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

*5

5

5

4

5

4

3

2 

*2

124

4.0

246

Apr.

3

2

2

3

3

2

*1

1

0

0

1

2

2

*2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

O

0

0

42

1.4

83

May

2

Z

*2

2

2

2

3

2

2

4

5

13

5

3

4

3

4

8

6

4

5

4

16

*81

2T

10

5

4

4

3 

2

233

7.5

462

June

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

22

7

3

1

0

0

0

0

*0

45

50

167

5.6

331

July

0

aO

aO

0

aO

aO»o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

20

*27

*197

80

18

10

8

315

*54

5 

63

797

25.7

1,580

Aug.

54

33

a!3

a2

**al

154

523

2TO

58

a35

76

a25

a!3

a8

a6

a5

*6

55

29

16

16

32

28

32

18

32

16

7

3

*1

0_

1,567

50.5

3,110

Sept.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

51

5T

4

O

0

118

3.9

234

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,250 Mln 0 Mean 35.6 Ac-ft 25,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 523 Mln 0 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8,090

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Aug. 7 (5:20 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (7.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorder trace, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20-23, Dec. 3 to Jan. 27, Mar. 12-17.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long 104"21'10", in E-| sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., on right bank 

1,080 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 9 miles west of Roy.

Drainage area.--4.066 sq mi, of which 107 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. April 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,893.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 9, 1942, Jan. 5, 1943, to Jan. 20, 1945, and Aug. 6, 

1945, to Apr. 30, 1946, at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum 0.61 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years, 146 cfs (105,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 3.73 ft); no flow

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 63,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum known flood occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 957: 1940. WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1945(M), 

1946-48(P) , 1949(M) , 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.7

100

180

370

790

62

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

7

8

7

8

7

6

5

49

1.6

97

Nov.

4

4

3

4

4

11

11

32

29

23

19

15

12

12

12

11

10

1O

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

11

12

12

12

12

348

11.6

690

Dec.

12

16

17

14

12

9

9

9

8

9

7

5

8

8

8

9

11

9

10

11

11

6

b6

6

b7

b7

b7

b6

b6

b6

b6

275

8.9

545

Jan.

b5

5

b5

b6

b5

b5

b6

b7

b9

b8

b5

b4

b5

b6

b8

b8

b8

b7

b8

b8

b6

b6

b7

11

11

12

12

16

16

14

15

254

8.2

504

Feb.

14

14

12

11

11

9

9

9

9

8

7

7

6

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

199

7.1

395

Mar.

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

i

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

86

2.8

171

Apr.

1

1

1

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0.1

6.0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

9

1

1

3

32

17

9

6

3

3

3

39

20

11

7

4

3

171

5.5

339

June

2

1

1

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0.1

7.9

July

2

18

8

5

3

2

58

9

1

O.

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

45

153

94

39

24

14

230

88

80

873

28.2

1,730

Aug.

39

75

56

a32

a!7

12

162

728

198

64

a25

a35

32

a!5

a!2

a7

a4

a3

3

24

18

10

9

53

28

107

16

18

12

7

4

1,825

58.9

3,620

Sept.

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52

45

22

133

4.4

264

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,240 Mln 0 Mean 42.6 Ac-ft 30,830

Water year 1953-54: Max 728 Mln 0 Mean 11.6 Ac-ft 8,370

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, available recorder 

trace, weather records, and records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°07'00", long 105°22'35", on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge, 

Z\ miles (revised) south of Chacon, 4| miles downstream from confluence of Luna and 

Lujan Creeks, 5.0 miles (revised) north of Holman, and 8^ miles southwest of Guadalupita, Mora County.

Drainage area. 62 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,700 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs July 22 (gage height, 6.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 18.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of July 22, 1954; minimum daily, that of July 18, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those above 20 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 

1,600 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 22 July 22 to Sept. 3O

1.35 0.1

1.4 1.0

1.5 3.9

1.7 13

1.9 25

2.2

2.5 82

3.0 170

1.1 

3.3 

6.4

1.3 

1.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.7

*1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

5.0

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

36.8

1.19

73

Nov.

1.3

T76

1.3

1.3

1.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

*2.4

2.5

2.6

ftT

2.7

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.6

57.3

1.91

114

Dec.

1.3

1.3

.9

.5

.9

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.4

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

73.7

2.38

146

Jan.

4.5

4.5

4.6

473

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

275

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

105.5

3.40

209

Feb.

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

*4.3

5.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

*2.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

89.1

3.18

177

Mar.

*4.3

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.6

3.6

2.7

* * 5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.6

3.3

*3.9

4.6

5.0

473

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.3

*3.6

3.9

118.8

3.83

236

Apr.

3.9

4.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.9

4.3

3.9

*3.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.3

3.6

2.7

3.0

2.7

1.8

*2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

.7

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

81.0

2.70

161

May

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

1.0

.7

1.6

3.0

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.7

3.6

*4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

5.3

5.7

7.3

1<L

11

8.6

7.3

6.9

6.1

5.3

125.9

4.06

250

June

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.0

11

1.3

.7

.5

75

.5

64.3

2.14

128

July

0.7

2.7

V.8

3.3

2.1

1.8

3.3

*3.3

12

5.0

3.9

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.5

.1

4.0

3.1

17

*160

9.1

7.5

7.1

*6.3

6.1

6.4

7.7

7.6

322.5

10.4

640

Aug.

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.8

5.1

5.6

19

13

*6.7

6.3

6.7

6.7

8.0

6.3

5.9

6.4

5.9

5.2

4.4

4.1

8.2

4.7

5.2

5.2

24

7.1

4.6

3.8

7.7

5.6

4.6

213.8

6.90

424

Sept.

3.6

37T

2.8

2.5

3.5

3.2

*2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

l.t

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*2.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

61.4

2.05

122

Calendar year 1953: Max 42 Min 0.3 Mean 5.74 Ac-ft 4, ISO

Water year 1953-54: Max 160 Min o.l Mean 3.70 Ac-ft 2,680

Peak discharge (base. ISO efs). June 25 (4:30 p.m.) 231 cfs (3.20 ft); July 21 (1 p.m.) 258 

(3.31 ft); July 22 (3:30 p.m.) 4,700 cfs (6.1O ft); Aug. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 315 cfs (3.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, fragmentary gage

18 to 

esti-
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°56'15", long 105°15'05", in Mora Grant, on right downstream wing wall 

of highway bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Las 

Vegas-Mora highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to July 1911 (August 1903 to April 1905, gage heights and 

discharge measurements only), April 1931 to September 1954. Records for February to 

April 1905 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,890 ft (from topographic map). August 

T903 to Sept. 29, 1904, staff gage at different datum (destroyed by flood of Sept. 29, 

1904). Feb. 22, 1905, to July 31, 1911, staff gages at different daturas.

Average dlscharge. 26 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-54), 28.4 cfs (20,560 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 817 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Dec. 4, 5, 23.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.62 ft Aug. 5, 1940; no 

flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 29, 1904, may have exceeded 20,000 cfs; another major flood occurred 

June 11, 1913, but is believed less than that of 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 7,000 acres, part of which is below station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 857: 1937. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1931(M) , 

1932.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6

.7

1.2

2.4

4.5

7.8

18

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

91

159

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.5

*4.5

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.5

4.3

2.2

1.4

1.3

1 . 4

1.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

82.6

2.66

164

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.7

2.1

Z.6

2.4

2.1

*2.2

Z.6

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

*bl.9

1.9

bl.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

58.6

1.95

116

Dec.

1.8

1.8

bl.5

bl.2

bl.2

bl.4

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.6

*b2.1

bl.8

bl.8

1.8

bl.8

bl.9

1.9

bl.9

bl.5

bl.2

bl.5

b2.0

b2.4

b2.4

b2.0

g2.0

*b2.5

b2. Z

54.2

1.75

108

Jan.

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bl.7

1.8

1.9

b2.0

*b2.5

b2.0

bl.5

bl.5

b2.0

b2.0

b2.3

b2.3

1.8

bl.6

bl.3

bl.3

bl.6

1.9

1.9

 1.7

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.6

bl.4

56.9

1.84

113

Feb.

*bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

1.7

1.6

bl.6

bl.6

 1.6

1.4

bl.4

bl.4

1.4

1.6

 1.6

bl.7

bl.8

1.9

1.9

b2.2

b2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

174

b2.4

-

50.2

1.79

100

Mar.

*b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

2.1

b2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

b2.6

b2.3

b2.3

b2.7

3.1

3.1

b3.2

b3.4

3.6

4.5

*3.8

3.8

5.2

470

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

*3.6

2.6

93.7

3.02

186

Apr.

1.9

1.8

1.9

Z.4

2.2

2.Z

2.1

2.3

*2.4

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.6

Z.6

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

Z.Z

2.2

2.1

2.2

Z.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

 1.8

2.1

68.9

2.30

137

May

H

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.8

*4.3

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

114.1

3.68

226

June

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.Z

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

Z.I

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Z.2

2.2

Z.I

2.1

2.2

*2.2

2.1

3.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

67.7

2.26

134

July

2.2

Z.2

2.2

2.Z

Z.I

1.9

2.2

*2.2

2.6

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

3.9

8Z

105

14

4.7

7.8

*7.5

6.8

6.5

5.2

3.3

289.9

9.35

575

Aug.

3.1

2.9

6.8

7.1

7.5

158

*53

58

*26

6.2

5.4

33

38

29

23

28

30

21

17

15

28

26

20

21

20

47

17

16

14

16

14

807.0

26.0

1,600

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

*9.6

8.7

9.2

10

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

11

11

10

7.5

8.7

6.2

5.5

6.2

6.8

*11

12_

11

10

9.2

8.7

7.5

284.6

9.49

564

Calendar year 1953: Max 188 Mln 1.0 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,840

Water year 1953-54: Max 158 Mln 1.2 Mean 5.56 Ac-ft 4,020

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). July 2Z (about 11 p.m.) 549 cfs (3.62 ft); July 23 (9 p.m.) 379 

cfs (2.77 ft); Aug. 6 (6:30 p.m.) 817 cfs (5.30 ft)j Aug. 8 (5:30 p.m.) 322 cfs (2.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long 105 0 09'30", In Mora Grant, at downstream end of left abutment of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek, 2 miles east of Golondrlnas, Mora County, and 4 miles downstream from Cebolla River.

Drainage area. 273 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. March 

1915 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,730 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 10, 

T915, to June 4, 1921, staff gage or water-stage recorder 3% miles upstream at different 

datum. July 6, 1921, to Jan. 5, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--38 years (1915-20, 1921-54), 35.3 cfs (25,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 633 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 5.36 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.1 cfs June 6, 10-12, July 3, 11-14, 17.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1952 (gage height, 14.4 ft); no 

flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those above 40 cfs, 

which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281; 1951(M) .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.6 

3.8

4.1

4.1

*3.6

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2 5 

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.2

2.0

1.8

2.0 

2.2

2.2

22_

3.2

2.O

4.1

5.5

2.9

2.0

2.0

2.O

2.0

1.7

1.7

105.9

3.42

210

Nov.

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

3.4

15

1O

5.8

*5.2

5.8 

5.5

5.2

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.3 

4.3

4.6

*4.6

5.2

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

139.4

4.65

276

Dec.

4.9

4.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

5.2

4.1

5.5

6.2 

3.4

4.1

4.3

*4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1 

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.9

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.3

*4.6

4.3

130.2

4.20

258

Jan.

4.3

.6

.9

.6

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

4.3

*b3.5

b3.0

b3.5

b4.5

b5.O

6.2

C 0

b . £ 

6.2

b5.0

4.3

4.9

5.5

6.2

5.8

5.5

*5.2

4.1

4.3

4.9

4.6

4.3

149,3

4.82

296

Feb.

H4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.2

2.9

3.4

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.9

,.2.9 *2.9

2.9

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

2TT

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

85.1

3.O4

169

Mar.

*2.5 

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

b.8

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

1.7

1.7

l.O

1.0

*.5

.5

58.6

1.89

116

Apr.

0.8 

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

.6

.5

*.6

2.7

277

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.1

2.5

2.2

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

1.0

.6

.8

.8

*.5

.5

31.2

1.04

62

May

0.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.6

.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.0

l.O

1.0 *11~2.7

2.0

3.8

3.2

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

59.3

1.91

118

June

0.6 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.1

.4

.4

.4

.1

.1

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.4

1.1

.8

.4

.3

1.2

15.2

O.51

30

July

0.6 

.4

-i

.8

1.2

.2

*.4

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.1 

.3

1.8

4.3

.6

1.2

84

69

4.1

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.2

180.1

5.81

357

Aug.

7.8 

1.7

1.4

1.4

.j4

90

134

70

*41 

13

3.4

3.6

58

3O

20

26 

29

23

16

13

24

44

19

51

26

44

21

17

14

15 

15

872.7

28.2

1,730

Sept.

12 

7.8

6.2

5.2

6.8

6.8

7.8

5.8

4.9 

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.5

6.2

6.2

8.5 

8 2

e!2

4.6

5.2

2.7

1.4 276"

*5.8

15

14

12

11

9.7

9.3

211.5

7.05

420

Calendar year 1953: Max 869 Min O.5 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 1O,26O

Water year 1953-54: Max 134 Min o.l Mean 5.58 Ac-ft 4,04O

Peak discharge (base, 4OO efs).--Aug. 6 (11:15 p.m.) 633 cfs (5.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

411038 O -57 -17
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°16'20", long 105°14'50", in NW^ sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 16 E., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from road crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Black 

Lake, 2 miles south of Black Lake Village, and 12 miles south of Agua Fria.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,450 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.0 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 1.05 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.50 ft Dec. 4 (ice Jam); no flow at times.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, 18 cfs Apr. 9, 1953 (gage height, 1.73 ft); no flow at 

times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Small amount of regulation possible at open flume in outlet from Black 

Lake. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows above station. 

Surface waste from one small ditch may enter stream between station and Black Lake.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

0

.1

.6

1.5

0.9

1.0

1.1

2.6 

3.9 

5.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

7T

.6

.3

.3

.4

.8

.7 

.5

.1

.1

.2

.3

2.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.8

.8

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

18.3

0.59

36

Nov.

0.1

.1

.2

*.3

.8

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

*.l!i

.2

.2 

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

£

0

.1

.1

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.1

0.24

14

Dec.

0.3

.3

.4

f 1

tr

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

I

11.4

0.37

23

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6 

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

.9

17?

1.2

1.5

1.6 

1 6"

46.1

1.49

91

Feb.

1.5

*TT5

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.0

3.4

3.9 

4.5

4

4

*4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.5

_

-

74.4

2.66

148

Mar.

1.5

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.4

2.2

2

If

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

.5

36.3

1.17

72

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.1

0

.1

0

0

*0

.3

.9 

1.3

1.5

.6

.1

.1

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

0.23

13

May

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

9

IT.1.1

*0

.1.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.3

0.07

4.6

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1

*.l

.1.1

1JL

.2

.1.1.1.1

1.8

0.06

3.6

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

5.1

0.16

10

Aug.

0.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.4

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

0

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.6

.6

0

0

.1 

0

4.9

0.16

9.7

Sept.

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

.3

0

.1

.3

.2

.1

*lf

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

4.6

0.15

9.1

Calendar year 1953: Max 11 Mln 0 Mean 1.18 Ao-ft 867

Water year 1953-54: Max 4.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.60 Ac-ft 434
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°54'40", long 105°09'50", in Mora Grant, on left bank a third of a mile 

downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles 

northeast of Solondrinas.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,820 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~rfo Apr. 26, 1938, at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum (staff gage prior to

Apr. 20, 1929). Apr. 26, 1938, to Sept. 25, 1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same

datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 11.6 cfs (8,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 516 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Apr. 22-25, July 16, 17.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Aug. 4, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

[Including off-channel storage) for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1939-40(M) , 1941-42, 1945- 

W.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

iti

l.S

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0 

2.0

1.0

2.8

2.3

6.0

5.2

3.0

2.6 

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5 

2 3*

79.3

2.56

157

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

4.3

16

T.3

4.5

*4.3

4.3

3.8 

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0 

3.2

*3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

116.1

3.87

230

Dec.

3.4

4.3

4.7

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4

b4

4.5

1)5

b4 

4.5 

1)4.5

*b4.5

b4.5

4.3

b4.5

b4.5 

t>4.5

4.7

4.0

b3

b3

b3.5

b5

b6 

b6

b5.5

b5

*b4.5 

b6

136.9

4.42

272

Jan.

b6

b5.5

5.7

5.0

b6

b6

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.0

*b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5

b4

b5

b6

b7

S.8 

6.0

5.5

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b6

b5

*M.5 

b4.5

b5

b5

4.3 

3.6

160.3

5.17

318

Feb.

*5.5

b6

5.7

5.2

4.7

5.0

b5.3

b5.5

5.2

4.3

4.7 

bS.O 

5.2

4.5

*4.0

b4.5

b6

fcf

4.3

5.2

4.5

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.8

_

- --

127.8

4.56

253

Mar.

*2 6

rTs

1)2.3

1)2.3

b2.3

b2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.2 

1.7

2!3

2.6

2.0

2.3

1.8 

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.3

2.6

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.0

*2.0 

2.0

68.2

2.20

135

Apr.

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.3 

2^5 

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7 

2.0

2.2

.8

47?

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.4

*.6

.7

46.4

1.55

92

May

0.7

.8

.6

.6

.5

-4

76

.5

.5

1.1

1.8

ITT

.8

.7

1.0

.8

 1.1

1.1 

.8

.8

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.4

.8

1.0

1.1 

1.0

30.7

0.99

61

June

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

»,5

7T

.7 

.4

.3

.5

.5

31.2

1.04

62

July

0.4

.5

.5

1.0

.7

.6

.6

*4.9

2.3

1.8

2.0 

1.8 

.8

.3

.3

jtl

72

.3 

.3

.5

.3

.3

.5

46

3.4

1.1 

*.7

.7

1.7

3.1

4.0

81.8

2.64

162

Aug.

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.8

1.6

50

29

2.2

*6.9

1.8

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

8.7

2.5 

3.0

2.8

2.3

3.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

fc*

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

143.7

4.64

285

Sept.

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.0

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

ff

.6

.6

.6

.7

*7.3

7.3

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.2

53.9

1.80

107

Calendar year 1953 : Max 170 Mln 0.1 Mean 4.26 Ao-ft 3,080

Water year J953.54 : Max 50 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.95 Ao-ft 2,130

ftTT Peak discharge (base. 175 cfs). July 24 (2 a.m.) 230 cfs (3.76 ft); Aug. 6 (9 p.m.) 516 cfs (4.80 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
£50 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°48" , long 104°47' , In Mora Grant, on left bank 4| miles east of Shoemaker, Mora County, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,104 sq ml, of which 71 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available. October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1954 In reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1914 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Oct. 10, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1915-17, 1919-25, 1926-54), 57.7 cfs (41,770 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 526 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.09 ft); no flow 

Sept. 7-30.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for Irrigation of about 26,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1931(M) , 1933-34(M) , 

1937(M), 1938(P), 1939-40(M), 1941-42(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Aug. 7)

0.2 

.4

.5

.2 

1.2 

3.5 

12

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

107

185

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2 

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.5

11

~8.2 12

6.5

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

111.5

3.60

221

Nov.

3.2 

372

3.5

3.5

6.2

8.2

21

20

11

8.2

5.8

4.3

*3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

5.4

5.4

172.7

5.76

343

Dec.

5.4 

5.8

5.4

6.2

6.9

8.7

9.6

b8.7

9.6

12

12

b!2

12

b!2

ii

*14

12

13

14

14

13

bll

b!2

13

13

14

b!3

b!2

14

b!2

b!3

347.3

11.2

689

Jan.

b!4 

b!5

b!3

*14

ii

15

14

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!2

bT2

b!3

14

b!5

b!6

13

*b!2

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

16

16

b!5

14

13

13

14

428

13.8

849

Feb.

ft

8.7

*7.3

6.9

6.9

5.4

3.2

4.3

3.5

*2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

_

_ . __ .

113.0

4.04

224

Mar.

2.2

*!tt

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

.9

78- .7

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

*2.0

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.2

2.0

*2.2

2.0

2.0

51.1

1.65

101

Apr.

H2.7

2.9

277

2.2

2.2

*2.9

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.8

63.7

21.2

126

May

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.7

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

1.6

*1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

79

.9

.9

.9

50.5

1.63

100

June

^rt

!s

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

\Z

12.1

0.40

24

July

^72

u.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.3

.3

*.l

!l

.1

.1

.3

.2

.3

.5

.3

1.1

5.0

1.6

1.1

.7

30.7

0.99

61

Aug.

1.6 

1.2

.6

.3

.3

*.3

*162

38

9.2

2.4

.9

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

7.3

12

1.6

6.5

*2.0

.7

.4

.3

.3

250.2

8.07

496

Sept.

^TT

!i.1.1

.1

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,320 Min 0.2 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,190

Water year 1953-54: Max 162 Mln o Mean 4.47 Ac-ft 3,240

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°39'15", long 104°22 I 30", In S^ sec. 34, T.17 N., R. 24 E.,at downstream 

end of pier of bridge on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartlja Creek, 

3 miles northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of Mosquero.

Drainage area. 6.015 sq ml, of which 303 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.--April 1912 to December 1914, April 1936 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,500 ft (from topographic map).

Apr. 12, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1914, at two sites within 100 ft about 3 miles upstream at 

different daturas.

Average discharge. 20 years (1912-14, 1936-54), 267 cfs (193,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 2.86 ft); no flow 

at times.

1912-14, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times. 

Maximum flood known occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 56,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1939, 1940(P) , 1942, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 2, May 27-31,

Sept. 10-13, 23-26, 30)

0.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

71

175

480

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

5

4

5

6

6

11

To

9

7

6

7

117

3.8

232

Nov.

8 

8

8

7

IT

107

50

27

25

40

46

38

30

25

23

19

18

17

15

14

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

17

18

18

704

23.5

1,400

Dec.

18 

29

31

30

b28

b24

b23

24

20

19

21

13

b1?2

26

23

30

30

30

29

29

27

26

14

16

21

b22

b23

b22

b21

b22

b23

736

23.7

1,460

Jan.

b22 

b21

b22

20

21

23

27

25

25

25

23

19

b!8

b21

24

23

25

25

25

26

25

21

24

26

33

36

33

31

34

38

35

799

25.8

1,580

Feb.

ft

34

33

30

29

25

23

21

21

19

18

17

15

13

13

13

12

10

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

T

_

_

487

17.4

966

Mar.

7.

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

2

 2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

96

3.1

190

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

54

14

8

5

4

2

2

2

1

1

1

5

3

2

112

3.6

222

June

1 

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

30

68

2.3

135

July

8 

4

2

1

1

1

9

84

50

13

6

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80

16

131

104

45

29

17

171

107

885

28.5

1,760

Aug.

80 

36

50

57

30

18

14

572

'555' 690

135

a 40

a60

a 50

a!5

alO

a5

a55

a 25

a7

a6

a6

189

a!35

a60

a91

a77

a20

a!5

alO

a5

2,851

92.0

5,650

Sept.

a 11 

a9

a6

a4

a3

a2

al

al

al

48

49

69

57

a 25

a!5

alO

36

a4

a2

a2

al

al

0

0

1

1

a5

a2

al

0

337

11.2

668

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,480 Mln o Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,410

Water year 1953-54: Max 690 Min 0 Mean 19.7 Ac-ft 14,260

Peak discharge (base. S.OOO efs). No peak above base.

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

no flow, available recorder trace, weather records, and records for Mora River near Shoemaker and 

Canadian River near Roy.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35 0 24'10", long 104°26'35", in NE&JE£ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.--523 sq mi, of which 130 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only prior to October 

1937 ) .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,430 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Mar. 30, 1942, at site 1? miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 30, 1942, to 

May 18, 1950, at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 22.5 cfs (16,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 5.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.0 and 19.5 ft; no flow at times.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 19.96 ft, present 

datum), from slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1937-39, 1941-47.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

0 

.2 

.7

1.4 

2.3 

4.6

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.7 

3.1

9.1

19

50

139

327

530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

.3

14" 96

a7

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

118.8

3.96

236

Dec.

0

B 7

7s

.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

bO

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.2

b.l

6.9

O.22

14

Jan.

bO.2 ~72

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.8

0.12

7.5

Feb.

0.1

72" .2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

0

o

.2

---

1.5

0.05

3.0

Mar.

0.1

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

 15 .8

a. 2

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

19.6

0.65

39

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

13

~~4.4 50

.8

aO

aO

aO

4.5

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

72.9

2.35

145

June

^

0

0

0

July

o

0

0

0

0

0

58

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

.7

1.2

21

4.7

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

103.2

3.33

205

Aug.

11

1.0

.3

a.l

aO

0

3.2

2.3

.2

284

38

a6

a2

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

.9

56

41

14

12

a3

a2

al

aO

aO

aO

479.0

15.5

950

Sept.

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

6.3

515

a5

2.2

550.6

18.4

1,090

Calendar year 1953 : Max 290 Mln 0 Mean 5.50 Ac-ft 3,980

Water year 1953-54 : Max 513 Mln 0 Mean 3.72 Ac-ft 2,690

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Sent. 27 (3 a.m.) 2.170 cfs (5.16 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24'10", long 104°11'25", in Pablo Montoya Grant, in stilling well within 

concrete portion of Conchas Dam on Canadian River, if miles (revised) northwest of town 

of Conchas Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area. 7,409 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 168,200 acre-ft Feb. 9, 10, 13 (elevation, 

4,173.22 ft); minimum contents, 93,460 acre-ft Sept. 24 (elevation, 4,155.80 ft).

1938-54: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, that of Sept. 24, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill 

wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1938. Capacity, 370,200 acreft between elevations 4,073.5 and 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway); dead storage, 90,800 acre-ft at elevation 4,155 ft. Reservoir usually not drawn 

below elevation 4,157.35 ft (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 98,810 acre-ft, except for minor sluicing and operation of small power-plant; during 1954 there was some 

pumping into Conchas Canal. Capacity of 196,000 acre-ft between elevations 4,201.0 ft 

(crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway) and 4,218.0 ft (crest of 3,000-foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as detention storage in the control of floods. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, 

and recreation. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 57,000 acres. Direct 

diversions through Conchas Dam to Conchas Canal (see p. 254) and Bell Ranch Canal (see 

below) irrigate about 33,000 acres near Tucumcari and on Bell Ranch.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

RevlslorisT^-WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1953 ......

May 31 ...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

4,157.15

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

98,110

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-2,400

-6,100

+3,460

-69,990

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

^__ long 104°11'05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, on left bank 1,270 ft 

iownstream from Conchas Dam and if miles

Location. Lat 35°24'00".

miles (revised) north of Conchas Dam Post Office, 

San Miguel County.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from headgate elevations).

Extremes. 1942-54: Maximum daily discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, and 

July 27, Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

2 or 3 times a month. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 

700 acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

December. ........................

Calendar year 1953 .............

September. .......................

Water year 1953-54. ............

Maximum

2.4

0

19

11

10

10

8.6

9.1

16

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

4.47

.24

0

2.90

0

0

5.10

7.33

1.91

5.83

4.04

2.52

8.16

3.30

Runoff In 

acre -feet

275

14

0

2,100

0

0

314

436

US

347

249

155

486

2,390
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°21'45", long 104°10'15", in s| sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 26 E., on left bank 

at upstream end of tunnel transition section, 0.8 mile east of Conchas Dam Post Office, 

about 1 mile downstream from headgates in Conchas Dam, and 22 miles north of Newkirk, 

N. Mex.

Records available.--August 1945 to June 1949, April to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,156.9 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation elevation of concrete structure). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, at site threequarters of a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1945-49. 1954: Maximum daily discharge, 448 cfs Apr. 10, 1954; no flow during 

most of each winter period.

Remarks. Records good except for April to June, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week during irrigation season. No diversion between gage and 

headgates at Conchas Dam.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1954

Month

July.............

September. .......

Maximum

3

Minimum

0

0

14

16

0

Mean

263

190

250

206

232

.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,630

11,680

14,880

12,690

14,260

12

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. La t 35°24'30", long 104°10'10", in sec. 27, T. 14 N., R. 26 E (projected), 

in Pablo Montoya Grant, on right bank 2.0 miles east (revised) of Conchas Dam Post 

Office and 2.8 miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 7.417 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,021.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1941, at site 0.7 mile downstream at datum 6.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 152 cfs (110,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.35 ft); no flow 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, Sept. 12-14, 17-21.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 14.14 ft 

May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater from temporary dam; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 90,000 acres, 33,000 of which are below station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

i

I

1

1

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

I

1

1

1

1

I

1

1

1

1

1

2

T

1

2

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 1

1

1

1

33 

1.1

65

1

1

31 

1.0

61

Dec.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

I

1

1

1

1

I

1

1

2

T

I

l

1

I

1

1

1

1

32

1.0 

63

Jan.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

T

l

l

1

1

l

l

1

1

l

32

1.0 

63

Feb.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

_

31

1.1 

61

Mar.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

T

l

1

l

l

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

33

65

Apr.

1

1

1

1

2_

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

-

36

71

May

l

T

1

l

1

1

2

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

l

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

35

69

June

1

T

l

l

1

1

l

1

1

1

1

1

1

l

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

_____

34

67

July

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

36

71

Calendar year 1953: Max 435 Min 0 Mean 3.9 Ac-ft 2,82O

Aug.

1

2

1

1

1

4

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

41

81

Sept.

05"

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

4

4

2

8

?

1

1

______

30

1.0 

60

Water year 1953-54: Max 8 Min 0 Mean 1.1 Ac-ft 797
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

,Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.

255

Location. Lat 36°OO t OO", long 103°44'35", in NEv sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 30 E., on left 

bank at ford on State Highway 57, 3^ miles northwest of Bueyeros and 19i miles northeast of Mosquero.

Drainage area.--620 sq mi, of which 162 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--March 1949 to September 1954 (discontinued). 

Gage.- -Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--5 years, 16.8 cfs (12,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 710 cfs May 16 (gage height, 1.78 ft); no flow 

at times.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1953 (gage height, 11.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.90 ft and logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

> al

1.2

2.4

.9

1.2

5.5

6.4

S75

4.7

4.1

Nov.

2.0

274

2.4

2.9

a2.5

9.4 aS 

as

a3

a3

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

a3.5

a3.5

a3

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a2

a2.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.4 3.5

2.4

2.0

2.4

59.1

1.91

117

3.5

3.5

99.6

3.32

198

Dec.

4.1

5.5

6.4

477

4.1

b4

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b4

b4

b4

b4

4.7

4.7

3.5

2.9

b2.5

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

117.6

3.79

233

Jan.

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4

4.1

4.1

4.1

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b4

b4.5

b5

b5

6.4

5.5

6.4

b3

b3.5

b4

b5

7.4

6.4

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

140.0

4.52

278

Feb.

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.9

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.5

b2

.6

2.4

3.5

2.9

3.5

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

b3.5

_

77.1

2.75

153

Mar.

b3

b3

b3

b3

b2.5

b2.5

2.9

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.5

b3.5

b3.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

2.4

2.9

2.9

3.5

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

93.3

3.01

185

Apr.

1.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.2

.Z

.4

.9

.6

1.6

3.5

375

2.9

2.9

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

.9

1.2

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

.6

.9

.9

1.2

40.8

1.36

81

May

6.4

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

3.5

2.4

4.1

2.9

4.1

6.4

34

138

~2? 155

14

8.4

7.4

7.4

5.5

6.4

8.4

6.4

4.7

3.5

3.5

1.2

.6

479.1

15.5

950

June

0.4

.6

.9

1.2

.4

.1

0-5

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

2.9

.1

0

11

34

a8

a3

a. 5

.4

0

0

0

0

0

.7

65.6

2.19

130

July

0

T.o

0

0

0

0

0

o

22

6.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.0

94

24

13

80

41

20

6.4

13

41

27

3.5

.6

400.0

12.9

793

Aug.

0.1

.1

1.2

1.2

.4

1.2

8.4

32

5.5

6.4

.9

.4

1.2

0

0

0

O

20

12

1.2

0

7.4

22

8.4

4.1

5.5

8.4

2.4

.4

33

.4

154.2

5.94

365

Sept.

aO.3

.2

0

V

0

0

0

8.4

4.1

4.1

1.6

.1

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

M

2.4

1.2

.2

0

0

54.4

1.81

108

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,910 Min 0 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,890

Water year 1953-54: Max 155 Min 0 Mean 4.96 Ac-ft 3,590

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

able recorder trace, weather records, and records for downstream station, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Logan, H. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°24', long 103°30', in HE^ sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 32 E.. on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5? miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area. 2,073 sq mi, of which 617 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights only, 

January 1912 to May 1914), and January 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1911, staff gage, and Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, waterstage recorder, at site Ij miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--15 years (1904-5, 1909-11, 1942-54), 54.7 cfs (39, t 

year).

acre-ft per

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs June 29 (gage height, 3.50 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs May 28, 1946, July 12, 1951 (gage height, 

8.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 5.2 and 7.2 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of May 1, 1914, reached a stage of 22.95 ft, site and datum then in use. 

Another major flood reached a stage of 16.0 ft sometime in 1941, from information furnished by Bureau of Reclamation (discharge, about 70,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made two or three times a month. 

Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Revisions (water years). tfSP 1281: 1942-48, 1950, 1951(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

O

0

o

o

o

o

88

24

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

115

3.83

228

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

o

0

o

Feb.

0

o

o

Mar.

0

0

o

Apr.

0

0

O

May

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

256" 713

36

11

5

4

89

151

27

Z

0

0

0

0

0

1,274

41.1

2,530

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

265

700

967

32.2

1,920

July

15

1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

75

3

O

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

"58- 201

34

1

0

0

0

o

0

388

12.5

770

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

117

27

5

1

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

247

I3T

36

36

2

O

0

0

0

0

607

19.6

1,200

Sept.

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

o

~IZ 281

3

0

299

9.96

593

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,140 

Water year 1953-54; Max 713

Mln 0 

Mir

Mean 1O.9 

Mean lo.O

Ac-ft 7,910 

Ao-ft 7,240

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1-18, Nov. 13-15, May 26, July 1-9, 13-20, 25, 26, 

Aug. 9-18, Aug 26 to Sept. 1, Sept. 29, 30j discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

available recorder trace, weather records, and records for associated stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°21'20", long 103°25'20", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33 E., on left 

bank half a mile south of Logan, l£ miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island and 

Pacific Railroad bridge, 4£ miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5^ miles downstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 11.141 sq mi, of which 1,110 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, and October 

1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February 1905, 

December 1908 to May 1914, and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site since Aug. 5, 1910; at different datums prior 

£o Oct. 21, 1928, and at datum 1.54 ft lower Oct. 21, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1934. Altitude of present gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile study). Prior to Aug. 5, 1910, 

staff gages l\ miles downstream at different datums (datum of gage, 3,651 ft above 

mean sea level Dec. 22, 1908, to Aug. 4, 1910).

Average discharge. 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 402 cfs (291,000 aore-ft per 

year) , prior to completion of Conchas Dam; 16 years (1938-54), 320 cfs (231,700 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs June 30 (gage height, 7.54 ft); no 

flow at times.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, 278,000 cfs Sept. 30, 1904 (gage height, about 36.5 ft, 

site and datum used in 1909), from rating curve extended above 140,000 cfs; from Ninth 

Biennial Report of State engineer.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow 

partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream (see p. 253 ). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1087: 1935-36. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281- 1912 

1931-32(M), 1934, 1945-47, 1949-50.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

, aO

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

1

0.03

2.0

Hov.

0

0

o

o

2

2

231

137

39

20

10

7

4

1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

453

15.1

899

Dec.

0

2

4

7

10

9

9

7

6

4

O

1

1

13

18.

6

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

136

4.4

27O

Jan.

4

4

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

3

2

4

3

3

5_

4

4

3

2

!_

1

2

2 

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

73

2.4

145

Feb.

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0 

0

0

0

o

0-

15

0.5

30

Mar.

o

o

0

Apr.

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

i

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

4

0.1

7.9

May

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

3

5

o

o

1.160

835

39

a2O

alO

alO

585 

454

a25

a20

alO

a5

a2

aO

aO

3,183

103

6,310

June

aO

aO

aO

O

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

86

1.570

1,656

55.2

3,280

July

78

5

2

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

a!50

6

1

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

aO

0

560 

15

a!2

alO

a8

al

aO

aO

aO

848

27.4

1,680

Aug.

aO

aO

aO

0

O

0

12

392

72

alO

a2

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

141

327

1.800 

458

60

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

3,274

106

6,490

Sept.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

13

aO

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

O

786

271

a25

a!5

1,110

37.0

2,200

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,360 Mln o Mean 63.9 Ac-ft 46,260

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,80O Mln o Mean 29.5 Ac-ft 21,310

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for 0te Creek near Bueyeros and near Logan.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°28'10", long 101°52'45", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 ft downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 19 miles north of Amarillo, 

Potter County, and at mile 537.7.

Drainage area. 19,445 sq mi (revised), of which 4,069 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available.--January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is

2,989.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Jan 16, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, chain 

gage and Apr. 3 to Dec. 5, 1938, wire-weight gage at site of old bridge 20 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1924-25, 1938-54), 509 cfs (368,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,900 cfs July 23 (gage height, 10.86 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs June 5.

1924-25, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs July 25, 1941 (gage height, 15.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; no flow at times from January 1924 

to December 1925 and Aug. 7, 8, 1940.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent from Amarillo sewage-disposal plant, 

which contributed 7,773 acre-ft to East Amarillo Creek (tributary to Canadian River). 

Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 253). Conchas Canal and Bell 

Ranch Canal divert from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

12

12

10

*12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

13

*12

11

11

11

10

20

1,510

1,740

345

78

166

128

*53

Nov.

23

21

20

19

21

21

18

18

17

18

18

16

17

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

18

17

18

#16

12

13

11

38 12

29

26

24

4,374

141

8,680

13

12

518

17.3

1,030

Dec.

14

16

19

21

2ZT

20

18

19

*20

19

18

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

20

21

21

b20

b!5

b!6

17

b!7

b!6

blS

17

b!6

b!4

560

18.1

1,110

Jan.

b!2

16

14

13

15

15

15

15

15

b!4

b!2

*b!2

b!2

20

19

20

21

21

21

b20

blS

b!2

blS

21

19

20

18

17

16

16

16

507

16.4

1,010

Feb.

15

IT

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

12

12

10

10

11

12

11

12

*12

14

13

14

15

_

349

12.5

692

Mar.

12

14

b!3

15

U

14

14

12

13

12

11

12

14

b!2

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

*13

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

387

12.5

768

Apr.

12

12

12

12

10

11

12

12

12

12

14

39

28

17

16

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

60

82

860 ~49

*32

18

17

1,452

48.4

2,880

May

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

16

927

446

402

306

245

256

274

980

5,770

2,330

2,260

2,520

1,450

960

736

723

2,790

718

*272

106

62

45

30

24,726

798

49,040

June

20

*15

11

11

7.6

13

11

28

51

31

69

39

34

*248

T44

44

16

12

14

12

#11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

67

1,005.6

33.5

1,990

July

1,570

482

182

104

60

*32

21

18

15

12

10

8.3

11

8.3

*10

10

10

11

10

*10

11

11

7.860

"6,520

744

408

355

306

*240

123

70

19,242.6

621

38,170

Aug.

67

67

46

34

*21

18

?6

60

28

28

44

*123

77

54

44

34

*22

15

142

226

1,190

934

152

431

1,400

*1,390

*546

393

267

213

209

8,301

268

16,460

Sept.

141

117

106

74

45

22

33

28

14

#11

10

11

10

11

11

11

*12

12

11

8.9

11

10

*10

11

12

13

12

14

13

106

910.9

30.4

1,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,250 Min 5.8 Mean 133 Ao-ft 96,060

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,86O Min 7.5 Mean 171 Ac-ft 123,600

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--May 17 (3 p.m.) 19,OOO eta (7.70 ft); July 23 (9:3O a.m.) 

42,900 cfs (10.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 27, Nov. 1-24, Dec. 23- 

25, Jan. 21-23, Apr. 15-23, 27, 28, May 24-26, June 10, 12, 13, July 31, Aug 1-4, 9-11, 14-17, 

Sept. 1-4, 8-10.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

anadlan River near Canadian, Tex.

259

Location. Lat 35°55', long 100°22', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 60 and 83, 500 ft downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphill County.

Drainage area. 22.866 sq mi (revised), of which 4,688 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and two wire-weight gages read once daily during winter and 

twice daily during summer. Datum of gage is 2,301.50 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July 1, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage, Apr. 21 to Dec. 15, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, and Dec. 16, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder and wireweight gages, at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 673 cfs (487,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs July 25 (gage height, 7.54 ft), from 

rating curves for two channels; no flow Aug. 5.

1924-25, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 

9.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curves for two channels extended above 8,000 and 38,000 cfs; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 20.0 ft Oct. 2, 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extreme low flow maintained by springs which enter river about 600 ft above gage. 

Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 253). No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.9

1.0

.7

.9

1.0

.9

*1.0

.7

.8

.9

1.0

3.2

3.4

1.2

768

300

26

11

6.0

17

60

1,580

4,870 

3,530 

905

*608

113

265

168

139 

116

13,499.6

435

26,780

Nov.

109

109

101

90

86

86

86

86

78

80

86

86

75

94

129

58

58

64

58

56

56

61

64 

48 

44

44

3638-

40

40

2,146

71.5

4,260

Dec.

44

46

66

66

78

78

83

53

*46

50

39

58

31

28

27

22

19

17

20

19

21

26

30 

24

14

10

T7

20

16

18

15

1,101

35.5

2,180

Jan.

14

18

76

484

20

112

505

482

356

16

577

42

*27

96

897

150

12

75

168

171

125

110

115 

114 

105

65

49

*1OO

92

78

70

5,321

172

10,550

Feb.

77

71

79

104

120

81

64

75

178

58

69

490

704

T53

32

81

7

247

a275

235

50

93

11 

*11 

a8

4

2

1

_

3,410

122

6,760

Mar.

13

60

14

7

6

6

7

6

7

*4

3.1

1.1

2.3

2.2

350

538

612

556

5.9

3.3

2.6

*2.8

12 

6.4 

1.8

1.0

T77

1.9

2.1

2.2

1.5

2,239.9

72.3

4,440

Apr.

3.1

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

.6

.2

73

2.6

143

174

51

11

6

2

1.0

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.1 

.7 

1.2

1,480

828

*639

542

94

3,992.0

133

7,920

May

233

176

72

14

3.9

2.1

4.0

2.7

2.3

503

2,340

4,360

2,040

1,270

945

1,250

2,320

*4,510

*2,880

1,300

1,390

1,170

2,040 

4,520 

*2,080

1,150

1,960

709

106

6.9

1.7

39,361.6

1,270

78,070

June

0.3

71

6.8

*1.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

5.3

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.6

.4

*1.0

.6

.1 72-

.6

.3

*.3

.2 

.2 

.1

.2

.2

.4

*.3

.2

95.1

3.17

189

July

0.3

.2

72

410

195

20

1.3

*1.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2 

659 

7,620

1,840

799

689

*74

120

64

12,496.8

403

24,790

Aug.

30

26

11

*2.7

O

.2

5.8

21

1.8

.6

*.5

.4

.5

.6

1.0

.7

.4

* . 5

.6

.5

.5

41

^2,650 

4 903 

158

186

516

660

555

*205

86

6,045.3

195

11,990

Sept.

53

27

12

3.6

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.0

*.9

1.0

.7

.9

1.8

1.5

*1.0

.7

1.0

.8

.7

Jl

.7

.7

1.0 

*1.0 

.7

.9

.7

.8

*.8

.7

121.3

4.04

241

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,100 Mln 0.1 Mean 239 Ac-ft 173,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,620 Min 0 Mean 246 Ac-ft 178,200

Peak discharge (base. 8,9OO cfs). May 24 (12:3O a.m.) 9,050 cfs (7.18 ft); July 25 (11 a.m.) 

12,200 cfs 17.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records 

and engineers' and observers' notes.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'00", long 98°22'45", In SE£SW£ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 11 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway 

bridge, 1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at mile 

267.1.

Drainage area. 25.229 sq ml (revised), of which 4,801 sq ml Is probably noneontrlbutIng. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,384.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream at same datum and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 453 cfs (328,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs May 24 (gage height, 10.34 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times In 1946, 1951-54.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 19.4 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir In New Mexico (see p. 253). Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1352.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

2.4

7.1

5.1

3.0

2.7

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

6.3

583

1,580

561

220

116

156

226

256

233

2,310

5,680

2,630

1,130

516

257

163

14,663.2

473

29,080

Nov.

TEB" 216

121

111

89

67

62

59

53

49

45

44

42

40

36

35

33

35

70

151

118

94

98

78

59

47

41

37

35

31

2,184

72.8

4,330

Dec.

31

37

224

T21

60

60

54

47

49

50

52

59

65

60

59

48

42

47

38

35

40

b35

b26

b32

b44

52

41

40

37

37

34

1,656

53.4

3,280

Jan.

36

38

44

47

45

53

49

44

47

b34

b33

b29

b29

b33

33

28

b20

b27

26

b23

b!3

bTS

b23

b33

36

29

25

28

187

214

TeT

1,483

47.8

2,940

Feb.

118" 136

101

96

78

70

59

53

47

46

40

35

29

25

22

20

18

17

22

26

18

16

15

T5

15

15

16

16

-

- - - - . _

1,184

42.3

2,350

Mar.

16

15

15

14

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

15

14

15

15

14

14

16

15

15

15

15

15

22

12

32

22

18

18

17

16

561

18.1

1,110

Apr.

16

15

15

15

14

14

12

1~9.9

12

16

21

24

21

25

16

15

14

12

13

13

17

17

13

11

11

22

26

18

564

1,023.9

34.1

2,030

May

7,260

1,140

1,520

462

216

88

72

60 IB"

97

178

280

1,150

1,110

978

712

856

661

414

1,530

3,380

1,680

801

10,200

4,880

7,080

2,530

1,190

1,110

1,410

54,660

1,763

108,400

June

'353 540

276

198

133

87

58

48

42

35

29

26

21

148

196

607

615

ra

82

44

26

18

14

12

12

9.9

8.5

7.7

7.3

7.0

3,834.4

128

7,610

July

7.0

6.3

4.7

4.0

4.4

3.0

.9

.9

2.4

.9

.4

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

525

642

334

161

1,696.9

54.7

3,370

Aug.

78

98

44

a!7

a4.7

a. 5

0

14^

IT?

a20

a9.3

4.4

a. 9

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.6

8.5

3.3

1.1

O

131

53

20

22

44

754.3

24.3

1,500

Sept.

~SS 128

39

19

7.2

.2

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

74

21

346.4

11.5

687

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,570 Mln 0 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 1O,200 Mln 0 Mean 23O Ac-ft 166,700

Peak discharge (base, 6.OOO cfs).--May 1 (5 a.m.) 14,700 cfs (1O.24 ft); May 24 (11:15 a.m.) 

16,10O cfs (10734 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 2-13, June 18 to July 11, 

July 30 to Aug. 3, Aug. 8, 12, 22-25, Aug. 27 to Sept. 6, Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

Little River near Norman, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°13'40", long 97°18'20", In SW^NE^ sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., at right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile upstream from 

Dave Blue Creek, 3-| miles downstream from Rock Creek, 7.8 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 101.5.

Drainage area. 120 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,007.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 10.48 ft); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs Aug. 16 to Sept. 22.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 17.82 ft); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 1952, Aug. 16 to Sept. 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

38

6.8

1.7

1.0

l.O

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

90

125

7.0

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

67

555 ~54

295

266

18

9.4

6.8

5.4 

4.2

1,545.6

49.9

3,070

Nov.

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

14

21

5.6

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

111.0

3.70

220

Dec.

2.8

3.8

189 "24

9.7

5.9

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

b2.3

b2.3

b2.5

b2.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

27? 2 3

305.8

9.86

607

Jan.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

bZ.O

b2.2

b2.2

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.9

b2.2

b2.8

b4.5

4.8 ¥72~

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

86.2

2.78

171

Feb.

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

4.5

T72

2.9

2.8

2.6

776

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

_

82.9

2.96

164

Mar.

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.5

8.2

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0 

2.9

92.8

2.99

184

Apr.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.8

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.1

27T

2.1

2.4

22

4.1

551

650.2

21.7

1,290

May

57

182

25

14

11

6.8

6.0

5.5

6.2

7.1

14

220

46

17

10

7.1

6.4

6.8

6.2

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

65

29

387 -35

14

6:0

3.8

5.2

1,213.7

39.2

2,410

June

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

4.9

2.2

.8

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

42.5

1.42

84

July

 

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

8.3

0.27

16

Aug.

0.3

.7

76

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.2

0.23

14

Sept.

 

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

i.7

5.3

0.18

11

Calendar year 1953: Max 1.13O Mln 0.2 Mean 17.7 Ac-ft 12,820

Water year 1953-54: Max 555 Mln 0.1 Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,240

Peak discharge (base. 5.50O cfs).--No peak above base, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River below Hog Creek, near Norman, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°13'15", long 97°12'40", in SVf£ sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 1 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on county road, just downstream from Hog Creek, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Prairie Creek, 13 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 96.0.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily, oftener during high stages. Datum of gage is 

965.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 8.82 ft); minimum not determined, but probably less than 0.1 cfs at times in August and September.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Apr. 5, 1953 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum 

not determined, but probably less than 0.1 cfs at times in August and September 1954.

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

are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-4)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.1 

1.2 

3.5 

7.4

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

56

115

234

587

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

al.O

a. 8

15

18

3.8

3.2

3.0

al.l

124

272

7.4

5.2

3.5

2.2

2.5

180

1.000 

46

538

526 

40

18

11

8.5 

7.4

2,844.2

91.7

5,640

Nov.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

576

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

20

.58

18

10

7.4 

6.4

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

269.8

8.99

535

Dec.

i±4

7.9

299

76

21

13

11

9.7

9.1

. a8.7

7.9 

a7.5

642.5

20.7

1,270

Jan.

. a7.0

11 

12

14

14 

12

11

8.5

7.9

7.9

252.3

8.14

500

Feb.

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

a6.8

14

18

12

alO

a9 

8.5 } a8.0

_

--

232.5

8.30

461

Mar.

, a8.3

8.5

> a6.7

9.1

85

16 

14

14

13

13 

13

347.4

11.2

689

Apr.

10

10

10

8.5

8.5

7.9

8.5

7.9

7.9

6.0

11

11 

13

19

20

12

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

7.4

6.9 

6.9

6.4

4^8. 

5.2

63

16

951

1,275.8

42.5

2,530

May

544

597

65

33

23

18

14

14

53

50

149

fi?

46

27

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

17 

84

107

464 

92

28

19

17

11

3,490

113

6,920

June

7.9

7.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

4.8

4.5 9a

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.1

3.5

a2.7

a2.5 

a2.0

al.8

al.8 

al.6

al.4

1.2

al.l

138.2

4.61

274

July

. aO.5

I "

a.3

J

14.5

0.47

29

Aug.

aO.5

6.0

3.2

2.2

 a. 5

.2

, a.l

.1

20.3

0.65

40

Sept.

. aO.l

.4

1.6

4.8

0.16

9.5

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,510 Min - Mean 33.8 Ae-ft 24,490

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Mln - Mean 26.1 Ac-ft 18,900

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). No peak above base, 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations near Norman and Tecumseh.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location. Lat 35 0 10'25", long 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1| miles downstream 

from Dance Creek, 5 miles south of Tecumseh, and at mile 77.2.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 898.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 169 cfs (122,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 12.82 ft); no 

flow July 11-16, July 18 to Aug. 1, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 19.68 ft); no 

flow at times in 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft In 1932.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1352.

Revlsions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-21, Oct. 27 to Nov. 18,

Mar. 26 to Apr. 18, May 12, 13, May 16 to June 4)

Oct. 1-22 Dot, 23 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

0.4

1.4

3.4

6.4

11

26

3.7 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

99

224

394

808

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0 

3.2

.1

1.4

3.9

11

16

31

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

1O.O

79

158

320

529

1,080

4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.2 ts 58

18

6.8

4.0

5.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

5.1

257

70

15

7.5

5.1

4.2

745

2.400

285

1,610

1,210

178

72

45

55

28

7,056.1

228

14,000

Nov.

24

19 

17

74

36

19

17

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

12

12

12

12

IM

244

78 

44

35 

50

24

22

21

21

20

20

1,675

55.8

3,320

Dec.

21

80 

872

150

69

45

36

52

50

27

26

25

24

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

25 big

18 

21

24

25

24

20

20

18

11

1,814

58.5

5,600

Jan.

17

17 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

bll

bll

b!2

b!3

b!7

17

16

10

14

16

15

SH b20 

52

26

19

17

17

19

20

16

501.5

16.2

995

Feb.

16

16 

16

16

16

14

14

15

16

16

15

13

13

14

15

14

13

13

93

54

25 

17

14 

14

14

13

13

13

_

-

535

19.1

1,060

Mar.

13

12 

11

11

14

15

16

16

15

14

14

12

10

10

10

1111

15

11

11

12 

15

16 

162

752

62

56

27

21

19

19

1,369

44.2

2,720

Apr.

16

16 

16

15

15

14

13

10

10

11

16

30

52

28

29

29

15

15

12

11

11 

20

22 

12

10

9.7

15

177

52

5.720

4,599.7

147

8,750

May

978

2.410 

209

99

68

52

42

57

572

218

442

2,150

510

161

100

76

76

92

68

56

49 

45

57 

60

144

420

120

62

41

52

28

9,252

298

18,550

June

25

20 

17

16

15

15

14

15

12

9.7

9.7

8.9

8.5

7.4

55

42

19

12

9.5

8.2

7.4 

7.1

6.4 

5.4

4.5

4.2

5.9

5.9

5.4

576

580.5

12.7

755

July

3.4

37T 

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

.4

.6

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

15.6

0.50

51

Aug.

0

5.5

11

2.8

.1

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.2

0.62

38

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,400 Min 0 Mean 66.1 Ao-ft 47,850

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,720 Mln 0 Mean 74.0 Ao-ft 55,600

charge (base. 5. 

6,310 cfs (12.822 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

OOP cfs). Oct. 25 (1:45 a.m.) 5,06O ofs (11.25 ft); Apr. 30 (l p.m.)

41103 8

411038 O -57 -18
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34 C S9', long 96°33', in NE^ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Sasakwa, 8.7 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area.--865 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 19S4.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 474 cfs (343,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 25.20 ft); no 

flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Sept. 14-30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 44,600 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30, 1952, Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Sept. 14-30, 1954.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional regulation at low flow 

from unknown source above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6 

ill 4.6 

33

53

60

40

26 

18

16

14

14

13

11

10

9.8

91

111

53

30

21

115

4,710

9.140

4,490

4,380

5,180

1,840

457

276

198

31,423.2

1,014

62,330

Nov.

152 

123

103 

388

651

250

136

105 

92

81

74

68

64

60

58

56

54

53

1ST

1.960

1,160

378

241

167

128

104

86

76

71

70

7,203

240

14,290

Dec.

68 

90

2.050 

1,600

625

342

216

153 

128

114

97

88

84

78

72

68

64

63

63

63

64

63

56

43

40

45

53

61

61

55

50

6,717

217

13,320

Jan.

48 

48

48 

45

44

42

42

42 

42

42

42

38

38

41

48

68

58

48

43

50

53

44

31

36

57

88

77

58

51

51

49

1,512

48.8

3,000

Feb.

47 

46

45 

43

42

40

40

38 

38

39

40

37

35

36

38

39

38

36

46

139

""75" 158

54

45

40

39

36

36

-

1,385

49.5

2,750

Mar.

35 

34

32 

30

31

33

35

36

35

35

35

34

30

26

23

23

25

25

26

26

25

25

42

71

159

730

199

105

74

58 

48

2,145

69.2

4,250

Apr.

42 

40

36

35

35

34

32

29 

26

22

27

65

70

72

64

53

46

40

34

28

25

26

31

34

42

34

28

64

137

1.880

3,131

104

6,210

May

4,400 

10.000

9,190 

3,710

709

431

309

228 

a800

a600

2,000

3,950

4,700

2,560

750

451

345

345

292

228

185

158

137

119

196

392

421

288

153

109

QQoo

48,244

1,556

95,690

June

77 

74

63 

56

51

46

44

49 

45

40

34

31

28

26

151

"83 184

54

37

27

22

18

17

16

14

13

11

10

9.8

9.2

1,340.0

44.7

2,660

July

e8.6 

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.4 

6.1

aS.l

a4.4

a3.9

3.2

a3.1

3.9

8.6

7.5

6.4

4.6

3.4

3.0

2.4

1.6

1.4

i±l

1.4

1.2

3.2

2.2

1.4 

1 " 8

142.1

4.58

282

Aug.

1.8 

6.4

it

11

14

8.6

5.4 

3.0

1.6

1.0

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

168.4

5.43

334

Sept.

0

0 

0

0

.1

3.3

H1.4

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.5

0.42

25

Calendar year 1953 : Max 12,400 Mln 0.1 Mean 300 Ac-ft 216,900

Water year 1953-54 : Max 10,000 Mln 0 Mean 283 Ac-ft 205,100

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfa). 0ct. 24 (8:45 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (24.31 ft); Oct. 27 (5:45 a.m.) 

6,090 efs (20.35 ft); May 2 (8:45 p.m.) 12,200 ofs (25.20 ft); May 13 (about 9 a.m.) 5,010 cfs 

(18.55 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Tecumseh.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°58 I , long 96°14', in NEi&W^ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 10 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of 

Calvin, 2-| miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 8.5 miles downstream from Little River, 

and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area.--27,952 sq mi (revised), of which 4,801 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1908 (gage heights only except for period 

July 1905 to December 1906), October 1938 to September 1942, July 1944 to September 

1954. Gage-height records collected at or in this vicinity since 1904 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

684.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. January 1905 to December 1908 chain 

gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, 

to Aug. 12, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-54), 2,121 cfs (1,536,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 8.52 ft); no flow

 Aug. 23-29, Sept. 3-29.

1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs May 11, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 21.0 ft (from floodmark) Aug. 7, 1906, site and datum then in use; no flow 

Sept. 10-17, Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, 1939, Aug. 23-29, Sept. 3-29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation since 1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 253).

Cooperation.--Gage-height records, 55 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

85

86

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

14

15

88 

132

138

94

90 

70

56

44

36

30

28

26

24

24

128

224

190

564

420

14.900

13,400

7,550

12,100

8,670

6,840

5,000

2,510

1,360

74,774

2,412

148,300

Nov.

1,010

830 

650

1,660 

3,880

1,880

815

492 

378

336

300

318

292

228

208

187

181

T§4

1,290

6.950

6,700

2,240

1,260

860

680

532

420

360

892

864

35,617

1,187

70,650

Dec.

248

848 

4,940

5.950 

2,450

1,120

590

484 

428

360

330

306

888

264

240

228

217

211

205

199

193

184

138

188

138

160

163

175

184

178

166

81,093

680

41,840

Jan.

158

150 

148

145 

148

138

132

182 

115

106

100

95

100

115

181

202

214

208

196

175

160

150

160

172

228

240

124" 256

190

172

166

5,060

163

10,040

Fell,

160

163 

158

158 

155

211

814

199 

184

175

160

150

140

132

125

182

180

118

TSe

817

264

284

817

802

184

163

138

120

.

4,765

170

9,450

Mar.

104

92 

88

86 

84

84

82

84 

86

84

82

76

70

66

68

60

56

54

51

49

51

52

64

100

820

1,140

698

360

236

196

172

4,783

154

9,490

Apr.

155

135 

115

100 

88

80

70

66 

60

54

56

108

138

805

190

175

142

128

120

125

104

108

112

106

98

92

92

202

399

15.100

16,783

557

33,170

May

10,900

55.000 

25,000

8,880 

5,420

8,600

1,580

1.020 

5,250

6,840

7,760

14,400

11,400

5,550

2,950

2,810

8,590

2,450

5,060

2,840

1,980

1,040

2,890

5,120

8,980

15,500

8,040

9,770

5,550

5,740

2,600

210,250

6,788

417,000

June

2,650

2.800 

1,520

764 

530

184

190

1,860 

484

506

888

165

135

115

699

1,120

552

284

175

180

160

135

110

96

82

66

56

51

42

____li

14,693

490

29,140

July

29

27 

67

Toff

72

54

45 

48

39

54

52

31

50

88

24

21

18

15

12

9.0

6.2

5.5

4.9

15

54

22

16

11

8.5

7.1

1,050.0

55.8

2,040

Aug.

9.5

28 

28

138. 

108

70

48

35 

84

17

18

8.0

5.5

5.4

2.2

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

1.1

541.8

17.5

1,070

Sept.

.2

.1 

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

------

8.8

0.09

5.6

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,700 Min 1.8 Mean 983 Ac-ft 711,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 33,000 Min o Mean 1,067 Ac-ft 778,200

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfa). Oct. 25 (4 p.m.) 55,100 ofs (7.26 ft); May 2 (9 a.m.) 51,600 

cfs (8.52 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-28, 25, Oct. 30 to 

Nov. 3, Nov. 6-18, Nov. 22 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6 to Apr. 89, June 17 to July 2, July 5 to Aug. 1, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°59', long 950 37', In SW-£-NEij- sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Nutter Creek and 6^ miles northeast of Krebs.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1% miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage at same site and datum at present auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--12 years, 605 cfs (438,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,110 cfs May 4; maximum gage height, 23.95 ft 

May 2; no flow July 23 to Sept. 30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 31.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Twenty-five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 111?: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 7-24, May 6-11; rate of 

change In stage used as a factor May 6; fall used as a factor 

Apr. 30 to May 5)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

9.0 

14.0

25

36

63

144

255

373

1,720

3,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October .1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.7

531 

1,550

368

109

43

21

12

8.3

6.0

5.3

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.4

2.0 

2.5

2.8

al2

a!29

241

99

37

21

14

3,036.9

98.0

6,020

Nov.

11

8.6

7.4

10 

73

184

76

35

22

17

14

11

9.3

10

9.3

7.4

5.6

12 4.9

322

540

T5Z

70

54

41

26

18

16

18

17

1,801.5

60.0

3,570

Dec.

12IE479

1,520 

589

221

144

105

85

67

50

141

197

168

135

93

76

56

45

40

35

34

30

28

23

21

21

19

18

17

16

4,498

145

8,920

Jan.

15

15

14

15 

16

14

12

11

11

1£

12

14

12

12

37

330

830

445

244

879

2,980

5,060 

1,080

532

1,860

2,380

1,550

882

508

337

257

18,574

593

36,440

Feb.

206

173

155

129 

109

89

77

70

63

59

54

48

42

37

37

47

57

135" 55

1,060

807

284 

175

155

99

89

74

67

_

4,411

158

8,750

Mar.

57

4T

40

38 

55

52

50

29

28

26

26

25

22

22

24

22

18

17

16

14

14

15 

16

16

21

52

48

35

27

24

25

841

27.1

1,670

Apr.

20

17

16

14 

13.

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

16

28

197

146

95

65

46

56 

52

24

21

20

17

17

17

1,500

2,472

82.4

4,900

May

4,600

6,790

7,600

7,006 

2,720

470

287

257

201

539

1,210

1,660

2,340

1,160

397

241

179

144

109

95

72

57 

47

58

37

59

76

46

41

35

55

58,318

1,256

76,000

June

52

41

28

22 

20

17

17

18

IT

52

40

25

19

14

12

12

10

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5 

6.0

5.6

4.7

4.5

5.7

5.5

2.8

375

444.6

14.8

882

July

2.4

2.2

1.8

2.2 

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.6

1.02

63

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953; Max 12,900 Min 0.1 Mean 676 Ac-ft 489,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,600 Mln 0 Mean 203 Ac-ft 147,200

Peak-discharge (base. 5. OOP cfa). May 4 (1:15 a.m.) 8.11O cfs (base gage height, 23.65 ft} auxillary gage height, 26.49 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°43'20", long 101°29'30", in NWp3W£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 15 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand 

Draw, l£ miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2| miles north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7.

Drainage area. 2,139 sq mi (includes that of Dry Sand Draw), of which 964 sq mi is 

probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September'1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 32.9 cfs (23,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 6.31 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 17, Aug. 3, 17, Sept. 18-20, 23.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times in 1938-41, 1943-45.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Reyisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

.2

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

1.8

3.1

50

g6.0

g2.7

gl.9

1.0

3.0

1.420

93

g28

g!4

g9.7

7.6

8.6

7.6

6.7

5.4

4.4

1,690.9

54.5

3,350

Nov.

4.9

4.9

4.0

3.7

F^J

11

6.7

5.4

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.4

l>4.9

b4.4 

bll

25

22

12

9.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

238.3

7.94

473

Dec.

9.7

14

23

Tf

12

8.6

8.6

6.7

AJL

5.4

6.7

5.4

6.7

5.4

4.9

6.7

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.7

6.0 

4.4

4.9

6.0

7.6

9.7

9.7

8.6

7.6

8.6

8 . 6

249.9

8.06

496

Jan.

9.7

8.6

8.6

6.7

4.9

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

b5.4

b4.5

b572~

b8.6

1)19

25

20

19

19

22

l>15

bll 

b!4

b!8

22

20

14

11

12

14

12

9.7

382.3

12.3

758

Feb.

8.6

7. '6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

8.6

8.6

7.6

5.4

6.7

8.6

8.6

6.7

7.6

8.6

8.6

4.9

5^7

S.6 

9.7

FTT

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

-

206.0

7.36

409

Mar.

9.7

b7.6

b6.0

b6.7

bll

11

8.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

6.0

3.7

b3.0

b4t<5

b5.0

6.0

4.4

3.7

3.4

5.4

8.6 

6.7

14

~.6 17

8.6

7.6

6.0

4.9

6.0

7.6

217.2

7.01

431

Apr.

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

3.4

4.4

5.4

4.0

9.8

9.7

6.7

4.9

3.7

4.0

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.9

3.7 

6.0

38 ss

g6.7

g4.0

6.8

6.0

4.0

4.4

228.4

7.61

453

May

8.6

9.7

7.6

6.0

6.0

4.0

4.4

6.0

6.7

25

33

20

12

8.6

11

45

aT2

6.7

14

4.4

4.0 

a3.7

a3.4

7.5

12

6.0

g4.4

g3.4

g2.7

gl.9

gl.6

301.3

9.72

598

June

Sl£

gl.3

gl.3

gl.2

gl.2

g.9

.9

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

1.3

gl.2

g-9

g.8

g-8

g-5

g.5

g4

g-3

g-5

g.5

g-3

g-4

g-4

g-5

.7

.7

25.7

0.86

51

July

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

g.3

g.3

g-3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.1

7T

.5

1.0

3.3

11

 

22 .9

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5

.2

.3

48.9

1.58

97

Aug.

0.5

.4

.1

7?

g-2

g-3

7.1

g.8

g-7

g-4

g-2

.5

g.3

g-2

g.2

g-2

g.l

7.9

g-5

.4

255 

~I8.6

4.4

gl.7

gl.3

gl.2

gl-2

g.8

gl.2

1.2 

1.3

299.1

9.65

593

Sept.

1.3

T7EJ

.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.2 

.3

.1

.5

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

.9

16.2

0.54

32

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,420 Mln 0.4 Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,420 Mln 0.1 Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,740

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Oct. 21 (11:15 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (6.31 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location.-Lat 36°39' . long 101°13', in NW£NE£ sec. 15, T 2 N., R. 17 E on downstream

 sT3e~~of piling near center of bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty 

and 5.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,967 sq mi (revised), of which 1,200 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1954.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 15 years, 19.2 cfs (13,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.98 ft); no flow

1939-54- Maximum discharge not determined (probably occurred on June 25, 1947); 

maximum gage height, 9.12 ft July 18, 1950; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of

 cHemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in Wt>F Id5<!.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods., of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-29, Jan. 6-10, 21,

22, Aug. 21-23)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.3

1.7 

4.0 

7.8

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.8

1.5

1.7

1.3

0

0

0

.8

2.3

1.6

1.2

2.1

61.9 

b3.0

18.7

0.60

37

Jan.

63.5

b3.7

b3.5

62.3

62.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.7

0

bl.O

bl.5

bl.5

b7.0

b7.8

b7.4

62.1

b9.9

b!3

bT.O

0

1.2

68.5

b8.3

b7.4

b2.3

b4.7

b3.2

3.2

2.7 

2.7

125.8

4.06

250

Feb.

3.0

3.0

3.2

3T5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.3

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

1.9

2.1

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

bl.5

_

74.3

2.65

147

Mar.

b2.7

bl.7

b.5

bl.O

63.2

b2.5

b3.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.7

1.9

.3

b272

b3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.5

377

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.3 2 3

73.0

2.35

145

Apr.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.0

1.3

1.7

1.3

4.2

5.7

4.0

3.7

2.7

1.7

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.9

1.9

1.0

.6

.3

177

5.7

-5.0 23

S8.7

2.96

176

May

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.0

2.3

1.2

.8

177

1.3

3.0

7.8

7.4

5.4

4.0

3.5

10

~6M15

13

8.3

5.0

3.0

3.1

8.8

12

8.8

5.4

3.2

2.1

1.7

159.5

5.15

316

June

0.7

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

il

7.8

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56.2

1.87

111

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

20

21

6.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68.9

2.22

137

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 145 Min 0 Mean 1.80 Ac-ft 1,300

Water year 1953-54 : Max 47 Min 0 Mean 1.82 Ac-ft 1,320

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

e stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location. Lat 36°12', long 101°19', near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 282, at abandoned town of Hansford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford County and about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area (revised).--960 sq ml, of which 520 sq ml Is probably noneontributIng. 

Records available. July 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 22.1 cfs (16,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs June 14 (gage height, 15.92 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Oct. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.87 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.5 ft Sept. 4, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, about 

34,000 cfs). Flood of June 4, 1936, reached a stage of about 21 ft, from floodmark 

(discharge, 26,100 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion by Irrigation pump from stream above station affects low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 15, 16, July 23)

Oct. 1 to June 13

0

.3

.9

1.9

3.2

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

12

29

97

138 .9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

June 14 to Sept. 30

2.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

11.5

12.4

13.1

13.5

2.0

3.4

5.0

9.1

19

31

109

270

495

720

1,140

1,750

2,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

O

TJ

o

*.i

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6 

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

46

27

30

38

77

22

6.5

3.1

1.9

*1.4 

1.2

259.9

8.38

516

Nov.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1^6.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.1

1.1

1

.9

1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

35.8

1.19

71

Dec.

1.3

1.6

1.9

TTS

1.9

1.1

.9

1

*1.1

.8

.7

.5

.6

.8 

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3 75-

.7

.9

.8

.7

.7 

.6

27.7

0.89

55

Jan.

0.7

.8

.9

1

T

.9

.9

1.0

1

.9

.7

.5

.6

.5

.8

.7

.6

.8

.8

.7

.5

.3

75

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.7 

.7

22.7

0.73

45

Feb.

0.6 ~7E

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6 

.4

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.3

75

.5

-

15.1

0.54

30

Mar.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.1

.2

.2

.1 

72

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.6

.6

*.9

78

.2

.3

.6

.8

.6

.7 

.8

15.1

0.49

30

Apr.

0.8

.3

.9

.9

.8

.8

.2

.3

.8

.5

.5

1.4

1.2

.8 

.8

1.0

1.0

.6

.2

.9

.8

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.9

5.3

T4

*1.3

.2

_.!

29.2

0.97

58

May

0

.7

.8

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

o

1.7

1.0

.9

1.8 

.8

39

TT.3

*1.5

.9

.6

.2

0

.4

2.1

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5 

.4

59.9

1.93

119

June

0.5

.2

*.2

.1

O

o

0

122

7.9

.4

.2

.1

54

2,200 

*1,910

*233

68

29

16

10

8.0

a7

a6

a6

a5

a4

a4

a4

*3.4

2.8

4,701.8

157

9,330

July

30

69

19

6.6

3.7

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

*1.0 

.6

.9

.9

.6

0

0

0

9.4

*406 -56-

14

6.5

4.3

*4.0

3.4

2.7 

2.4

661.8

21.3

1,310

Aug.

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.4

1.4

.6

.5

1.1

1.2

.9

*.2

O

0

.1 

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

373

*53

9.4

5.9

4.5

3.1

1.9

1.6

1.8

470.9

15.2

934

Sept.

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

O

*0

1.6

2.7

TTf

1.1

.5 

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

12.6

0.42

25

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2.38O Mln O Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,610

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,2OO Mln o Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,520

Peak discharge (base, 5OO efs).--June 8 (8 p.m.) 985 cfs (11.91 ft); June 14 (8 p.m.) 6.OOO cfs 

(15.92 ft); July 23 13 p.m.) 840 cfs (12.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21-23, Dec. 6-2O, 22-31, Jan. 1-7, 9-29, 31, 

Feb7~2, 7, 11, 12, 19, 20, 28, Mar. 1-6, 13-15.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49'20", long 100°31'05", in SWi sec. 7, T. 4 N. , R. 24 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, l| miles 

downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area. 7.955 sq mi (revised), of which 4,270 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to 

septemoer 1954. Published as Beaver Creek at Beaver, 1904-5.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,368.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 29, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage 

in same vicinity at different datum. March 1938 to September 1946 water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 141 ,fs (102,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs July 23 (gage height, 7.01 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area determination 

of overflow and extension of rating curve for main channel above 42,000 cfs; maximum 

gage height, 14.55 ft Oct. 8, 1946; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

ZT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

388 TTT

80

54

31

76

54

38

27

17

936.2

3.02

1,860

Nov.

12

9.2

7.1

5.9

5.4

9.2

15

16

19

20

18

14

12

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.2

11

12

5.9

8.5

20

26

3£

24

21

18

15

15

416.1

13.9

825

Dec.

17

20

27

39

il

34

30

30

27

24

24

20

23

23

34

21

27

28

27

27

31

20

8

IT

19

28

31

20

24

41

24

806

26.0

1,600

Jan.

30

33

31

36

30

28

27

30

31

14

10

T?

21

33

33

30

20

33

48

39

17

30

52

70

TO

54

54

52

61

39

34

1,102

35.5

2,190

Feb.

30

35

27

27

26

26

23

23

24

24

21

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

9.9

9.2

9.9

11

12

8.5

-

_

510.5

18.2

1,010

Mar.

7.8

6.5

4.2

4.8

9.2

13

17

19 T8"

17

16

12

5.9

5.4

5.4

4.8

3.8

3.4

375

3.8

3.8

4.8

6.5

11

13

13

12

12

9.2

8.5

8.5

283.1

9.13

562

Apr.

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

5.9

3.8

3.0

.9

5.0

9.2

20

23

19

12

6.5

3.4

2.0

2.0

4.2

2.0

2.2

1.7

.6

_.!_

4!2

52

297.0

9.90

589

May

45

34

24

23

18

13

9.9

8.5

5.4

675

35

84

85

61

45

27

21

57

209

212

140

75

48

68

118

169

130

78

52

34

24

1,959.3

63.2

3,890

June

16

11

5.9

3.4

.8

0

0

0

0

0

16

11

.5

.1

948

2 '754 430

194

92

56

33

15

6.5

3.0

.9

.5

.2

0

0

0

4,607.8

154

9,140

July

0

(5

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

~33 981

103

65

16

3.8

179

99

23

1,505.2

48.6

2,990

Aug.

6.5

4.2

2.6

.6

.5

.3

.1

0

(5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

-85 273

83

31

7.4

.5

0

0

0

0

496.6

16.0

985

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,880 Min 0 Mean 87.8 Ac-ft 63,550

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,430 Min 0 Mean 35.4 Ac-ft 25,640

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs) . July 23 (4:15 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (7.01 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21, 22, Dec. 9, 12, 14-16, Dec. 22 to Jan. 3, 

Jan. 10-13, 16-29, Mar. 2-5.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long 99°37'25", in SE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 22 N., R. 23 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, 800 ft downstream from Boggy 

Creek, l£ miles downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, 1? miles north of Fargo, and at 

mile 18.7 (corrected).

Drainage area.--1,624 sq mi, of which 238 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,054.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 12 years, 90.8 cfs (65,740 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 cfs Oct. 15, from rating curve extended 

above 2,100 cfs on basis of record of inflow into Fort Supply Reservoir; maximum gage 

height, 6.16 ft Oct. 15; no flow at times.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs May 16, 1951, from hydrograph based on 

three discharge measurements, weather records, and computed inflow into Fort Supply 

Reservoir; maximum gage height, 8.19 ft May 16, 1951, from floodmarks; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14, 15, 23-26)

050 1.3 29

.6 .1 1.4 45

.7 .5 1.6 97

.8 1.6 1.9 222

9 3.4 2.2 458

1.0 6.4 2.5 803

1.1 11 3.0 1,660

1.2 18 3.8 3,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

7.5

5.480

142

82

56

43

42

77

75

300

54

62

480

97

82

71

54 

52

5,254.5

170

10,420

Nov.

50

IT

43

40

40

40

42

38

38

35

52

3T

34

34

32

32

32

34

37

38

40

40

37

35

34

32

32

35

34

35

1,106

56.9

2,190

Dec.

37

54

40

423"8~

37

35

35

35

35

34

b52

54

b34

35

37

57

58

58

38

40

b54

b50

b54

b57

38

40

40

58

58 

57

1,151

36.5

2,240

Jan.

57

57

40

38

40

40

40

40

40

b50

b27

b52

b37

b5245-

42

b50

b50

52

347

345

34O

347

349

350

45

42

4O

40

40 

40

1,270

41.0

2,520

Feb.

403"8~

40

38

58

37

37

55

37

57

58

57

37

55

54

52

52

52

52

57

40

40

40

40

38

37

35

37

-

1,030

36.8

2,040

Mar.

55

34

54

54

54

34

34

52

52

50

28

26

23" 20

24

27

29

28

28

27

29

50

52

52

52

52

32

30

30

50 

50

952

30.1

1,850

Apr.

32

30

50

50

50

28

26

24

27

27

27

27

50

54

50

28

27

26

25

23

23

25

24

25

2£

25

25

22

28

55

805

26.8

1,600

May

54

155

68

45

52

26

2523-

26

29

50

111

111

88

74

59

56

52

72

80

59

45

48

"562" 905

228

165

118

71

56

542

4,005

129

7,940

June

208 T52-

97

74

56

42

54

50

29

52

28

23

20

18

21

17

15

a!5

al2

a 11

alo

a9.0

a8.0

6.0

4.7

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.2_

984.1

32.8

1,950

July

1.9

T7Z

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.1

O

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

8.3

0.27

16

Aug.

0

O

0

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,48O Mln o Mean 48.1 Ac-ft 34,81O

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,480 Mln o Mean 45.3 Ac-ft 32,770

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (5:45 a.m.) 8,950 cfs (6.00 ft)j May 25 (3 a.m.) 2,450 

cfs ^3.34 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Port Supply Reservoir near Port Supply, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°33', long 99°34', in NE&3E£ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., in control

 tower at left end of Port Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Port Supply

and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage araa. 1.735 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1942 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

oy Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 19,150 acre-ft Oct. 24 (elevation, 2,004.88 ft);

 minimum, 6,080 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,996.96 ft).

1942-54: Maximum contents, 89,130'acre-ft Aug. 7, 1950 (elevation, 2,024.86 ft), 

capacity table then in use; no contents at times November 194S to January 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit in 

194T~during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation 

pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 106,200 acre-ft (revised) at 

elevation 2 028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 10,080 acre-ft (revised) at elevation 

2,000.0 ft (conservation pool). No storage below elevation 1,984.0 ft. Reservoir is 

used for flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps by Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Revised capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

1.984

1.985

1.986

1.987

1.988

1.989

1,991

31

125

325

625

1,48D

1,995

1,999

2,005

2,014

2,021

2,028

4,180

8,610

19,410

44,000

70,700

106,200

Contents at 12 p:m. . In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to Se

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11,820

11,800

11,700

11,680

11,660

11,630

11,610

11,580

11,560

11,530

11,510

11,480

11,440

11,760

17,180

17,750

17,930

17,990

18,030

18,100

18,230

18,420

19,020

18,720

16,540

14,890

12,680

11,440

11,630

11,760

11,850

Nov.

11,990

12,070

12,100

12,140

12,220

12,310

12,340

12,440

12,530

12,580

12,630

12 , 700

12,770

12,800

12,820

12,870

12,960

12,970

13,020

13,080

13,110

13,150

13,190

13,220

13,280

13,320

13,350

13,390

13,430

13,540

Dec.

13,580

13,600

13,630

13,650

13,670

13,690

13,690

13,630

13,630

13,610

13,600

13,600

13,580

13,580

13,560

13,580

13,600

13,610

13,610

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,580

13,580

13,600

13,610

13,610

13,630

13,650

13,670

Jan,

13,650

13,630

13,600

13,560

13,540

13,540

13,500

13,430

13,390

13,390

13,390

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,430

13,430

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,390

13,570

13,370

13,370

13,430

13,470

13,480

13,500

13,540

13,560

13,600

Feb.

13,560

13,540

13,520

13,500

13,470

13,430

13,430

13,410

13,390

13,340

13,320

13,280

13,240

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,220

13,210

13,170

13,150

_

_______

 

Mar.

13,130

13,150

13,170

13,190

13,220

13,320

13,350

13,410

13,470

13,500

13,560

13,520

13,480

13,500

13,520

13,580

13,760

13,520

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,520

13,520

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,470

13,430

13,390

13,390

Apr.

13,350

13,320

13,260

13,240

13,220

13,190

13,080

13,040

12,960

12,870

12,870

12,870

12,840

12,780

12,750

12,700

12,670

12,620

12,530

12,530

12,500

12,460

12,440

12,440

12,430

12,380

12,330

12,330

12,310

12,310

May

12,440

12,700

12,770

12,770

12,700

12,620

12,460

12,310

12,120

11,950

11,940

11,920

11,870

11,750

11,610

11,420

11,340

11,340

11,360

11,480

11,600

11,710

12,020

13,370

14,350

13,720

12,970

12,120

11,750

11,540

11,700

June

12,290

11,920

11,680

11,530

11,410

11,090

11,060

11,060

11,050

10,980

10,810

10,770

10,670

10,630

10,580

10,610

10,'530

10,400

10,320

10,270

10,100

10,020

9,990

9,930

9,820

9,760

9,700

9,650

9,590

9,540

 

ptember 1954

July

9,500

9,460

9,390

9,310

9,270

9,210

9,300

9,240

9,210

9,160

9,110

9,060

9,000

8,950

8,920

8,860

8,810

8,760

8,750

8,690

8,610

8,580

8,570

8,540

8,510

8,470

8,440

8,410

8,400

8,370

8,290

Aug.

8,260

8,250

8,220

8,180

8,110

8,010

,950

,940

,900

,860

,810

,780

,760

,720

,670

,620

,560

,500

,470

,450

,420

,400

,370

,350

,310

,270

,200

,160

,140

,100

.070

Sept.

7,050

7,020

6,970

6,920

6,860

6,840

6,820

6,780

6,750

6,720

6,700

6,630

6,590

6,580

6,560

6,530

6,500

6,460

6,400

6,340

6,310

6,280

6,250

6,210

6,190

6,180

6,170

6,150

6,110

6,110

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30...................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,001.10 

2,001.10 

2,002.07 

2,002.14

-

2,002.10 

2,001.86 

2,001.99 

2,001.37 

2,001.01 

1,999.65 

1,998.77 

1,997.83 

1,996.99

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

all, 850 

11,850 

13,540 

13,670

-

13,600 

13,150 

13,390 

12,310 

11,700 

9,540 

8,290 

7,070 

6,110

-

Change In contents 

during Month 

(acre -feet)

0 

-1-1,690 

+130

a+5,950

-70 

-450 

+240 

-1,080 

-610 

-2,160 

-1,250 

-1,220 

-960

-5,740

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Eased on revised capacity table dated Dec. 8, 1954.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 273 

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°34'00", long 99°33'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of 

Fort Supply, 1.6 miles downstream from Fort Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, published as 

"near Supply."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,962.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, staff gage and Feb. 11, 

1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 6.0 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 3.0 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--17 years, 92.5 cfs (66,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 5.99 ft); no 

flow Sept. 25-30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 24, 1939 (gage height, 11.60 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, present datum, date unknown, from information by State 

Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely 

regulated since May 4, 1942, by Fort Supply Reservoir (see preceding page). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 

1352.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.6

35

12

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.6

176

1,170

1.560 

1,326

795

7.3

4.7 

4.4

4,910.4

15.8

9,740

Nov.

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

5.0

6.0

11

11

11

11

10

12

IT

11

11

11

12

12

12 

12

12

11

11

249.7

8.32

495

Dec.

14

18

22

35

35

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

b30

32

32 

32

32

32

34

38

990

31.9

1,960

Jan.

46

46

45

46

46

46

46

46

39

32

31

31

b30

3T

32

b30

b30

b30

32

b30

b30

b35

b32

32

32

b30 

31

31

31

30

32

1,091

35.2

2,160

Feb.

43-

43

43

45

45

45

43

42

43

43

41

39

36

36

38

32

27

27

26

30

29

29

28

28

28

28 

28

23

-

988

35.3

1,960

Mar.

18

19

19

19

is

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

675

6.6

6.6

9.9

12

16

16

17

15

18

22

22

22

26

30

28

30 

29

29

29

32

11

576.0

18.6

1,140

Apr.

39

39

39

39

38

37

39

39

37

35

39

39

37

36

37

37

36

36

39

38

36

31

28

26

26

26 

26

26

28

28

1,036

34.5

2,O5O

May

32

34

35

38

47

52

84

101

103

103

103

101

101

101

105

109

78

43

33

14

13

13

15

18

313

669 

62T

485

310

297

139

4,310

139

8,550

June

136

224

226

211

157

123

62

50

52

56

45

29

29

30

31

31

29

28

28

28

28

26

20

17

22

12 

8.4

5.6

4.2

3^2

1,751.4

58.4

3,470

July

2.5

1.8

1.0

.7

.5

.3

273

11

IT

10

9.5

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.0

6.0

4.4

3.4

2.7

2.3

1.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

122.8

3.96

244

Aug.

1.5

TT5

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

30.2

0.97

60

Sept.

1.3

or 1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0 

0

O

0

0

15.6

0.53

31

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 23.8 Ac-ft 17,230

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 44.0 Ac-ft 31,860

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location. La t 36°26', long 99°17', in SE^-SE^- sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 20 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 200 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles upstream from Indian Creek, 27.5 miles (corrected) downstream from Wolf Creek, and at 

mile 460.2

Drainage area. 11,589 sq mi (revised), of which 4,812 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1905 (gage heights only), October 1905 to 

June 1906, October 1938 to September 1954. Prior to July 1906, published as North Fork 

Canadian River at Woodward. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,830.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1906, staff or chain gage at railway bridge 200 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 26, 1943, staff or wire-weight gage, and Oct. 27, 

1943, to July 12, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 7.8 miles upstream at datum 37.01 

ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 292 cfs (211,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 6.15 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 9.80 ft 

Oct. 10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times each water year except 

1950, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

since May 1942 by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 272).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15 to Feb. 18, Man 23-28, 

June 13-19)

3.4 

3.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

0 3.8

.3 4.2

2.1 4.6

5.3 5.0

9.7 5.5

15 6.1

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

50

115

217

380

720

1,350

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

1.0

3.2

8.2

15

33

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5,0 

5.3

80

143

266

486

706

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7<r 4

.6

4.2

3.6

2.1

1.2

.7

1.1

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.7

200

1,130

1.510 

1,280'

449

94

50

4,540.8

146

9,010

Nov.

42

35

28

23

20

19

20

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

13 

12

I?

12

528

17.6

1,050

Dee.

15

T7

23

22

30

34

35

33

32

34

36

34

35

b29

29

34

34

34

34

36

43

b37

b26

b34

a38

b40

b39~ b45 

b37

b36

39

1,024

33.0

2,030

Jan.

40

50

53

53

56

57

58

58

56

b44

b29

b31

b38

b45

53

48

b34

b37

51

b43

b34

b28

b34

61

55

64

41 

67

66

60

60

1,504

48.5

2,980

Feb.

72

77

76

74

70

68

63

63

63

62

59

59

59

56

52

48

52

47

46

48

44

47

45

40

42

40

39 

38

_

1,549

55.3

3,070

Mar.

37

3T

31

27

a24

a22

a22

a20

18

18

18

14

12

IB- 11

17

18

18

14

14

16

19

21

27

26

26

26 

25

24

25

28

667

21.5

1,320

Apr.

37

38

37

37

39

38

32

30

38

33

31

33

39

44

42

37

35

33

31

32

32

41

44

34

28

32

32 

27

29

55^

1,068

35.6

2,120

May

67

89

61

aS 9

a58

57

57

70

90

96

107

127

115

114

109

117

130

107

66

53

37

28

105

224

185

487

706 

656

504

342

319

5,343

172

10,600

June

184

156

197

192

185

al41

a!08

a83

71

67

65

62

60

59

68

60

59

619 399"

206

al22

a80

a50

36

a24

a!7

a!2 

a8. 8

a6.4

4._4

3,401.6

113

6,750

July

4.4

3.6

a2.6

al.9

al.5

al.O

a. 9

2.1

1.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

21.2

0.68

42

Aug.

0

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,160 Mln o Mean 72.7 Ao-ft 52,680

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,310 Mln o Mean 53.8 Ac-ft 38,970

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efa). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°11', long 98°55', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 16 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles upstream from 

Selling Creek, 2^ miles north of Selling, 2| miles downstream from Deep Creek, and at 

mile 422.6

Drainage area.--12,261 sq mi (revised), of which 4,847 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,680.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 388 cfs (280,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 40,100 cfs May 19, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.00 ft 

Oct. 11, 1946; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 272). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-5, Oct. 26 to Nov. 27,

Jan. 6 to Mar. 5, May 1-14, 24, June 19)

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7

77

144

223

395

610

900

1,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

35

7.1

g3.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

852

1.080

1,050

434

163

3,643.7

118

7,230

Nov.

99

70

52

42

36

32

30

28

26

g22

g21

g20

g!7

g!7

g!6

15

14

T4

20

21

20

19

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

782

26.1

1,550

Dec.

16

Tf

25

23

23

25

28

30

30

31

31

32

33

30

33

31

32

33

34

34

38

b24

b32

b39

37

40

46

44

40

36

37

984

31.7

1,950

Jan.

36

38

39

46

47

48

50

53

52

b42

b42

b38

b33

b48

48

47

36

43

42

b42

b40

b34

b40

46

43

53

56

44

50

54

52

1,382

44.6

2,740

Feb.

50

58

66

70

70

68

66

64

63

61

56

54

52

52

50

44

44

44

44

43

44

40

40

40

40

38

39

37

-

~

1,437

51.3

2,850

Mar.

36

28

25

27

27

30

31

33

30

28

25

22

17

20

20

18

20

19

20

20

21

20

23

28

26

28

28

28

29

29

30

786

25.4

1,560

Apr.

28

30

33

34

34

36

32

30

28

28

28

32

31

34

37

33

31

30

30

29

28

50

61

44

36

37

37

33

47

1,750

2,751

91.7

5,460

May

187

135

146

108

86

70

68

64

63

86

101

128

132

121

112

103

112

121

114

70

53

46

488

970

680

387

424

710

685

566

399

7,535

243

14,950

June

348

220

148

187

179

172

135

121

99

75

68

56

52

43

149

72

43

33

278

309

184

120

86

59

38

27

20

17

12

9.3

3,359.3

112

6,660

July

6.7

IT

2.2

1.3

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.3

0.49

30

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,240 Min 0 Mean 71.0 Ac-ft 51,420

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,750 Min 0 Mean 62.1 Ac-ft 44,980

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Apr. 30 (9:45 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (5.56 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 98°36', in SE^NE^ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 13 W., near right end 

of Canton Dam on North Canadian River, 2 miles northwest of Canton and at mile 394.3.

Drainage area.--12,483 sq mi (revised), of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

R_3cords available. April 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 20,940 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, 1,596 75 ft)- 

minimum, 2,800 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,588.30 ft).

1948-54: Maximum contents, 258,600 acre-ft May 25, 1951 (elevation, 1,628.05 ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Apr. 15, 1948; 

conservation pool stage was first reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 390,800 acre-ft at 

elevation 1,638.0 ft (flood-control pool), 104,200 acre-ft at elevation 1,613.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), and 20,160 acre-ft at elevation 1,596.5 ft (conservation pool). 

Dead storage, 95 acre-ft below elevation 1,582.0 ft (invert of bypass gates). Reservoir 

was designed for flood control, irrigation, and conservation, but owing to lack of 

facilities, is not being used for irrigation at this time. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1281: Capacity table.

Contents at 12 p.m. In acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8,860

8,800

9,340

9, £50

9,210

9,170

9,110

9,110

9,090

9,050

9,030

9,010

8,990

8,970

8,950

8,900

8,840

8,800

8,800

8, BOO

8,900

8,970

8,930

8,900

9, £10

9,130

9,150

10,340

11,810

13,350 

13,880

Nov.

14,050

14,180

14,320

14,430

14,410

14,520

14,630

14,570

14,570

14,600

14,630

14,630

14,630

14,630

14,660

14,690

14,630

14,910

15,130

15,250

15,300

15,270

15,330

15,330

15,360

15,360

15,360

15,390

15,410

15,410

Dec.

15,410

15,890

15,890

15,890

15,920

15,950

15,970

16,000

16,000

16,060

16,170

16,200

16,250

16, £80

16,280

16,310

16,340

16,340

16,370

16,480

16,670

16,6£0

16,560

16,590

16,620

16,670

16,730

16,810

16,870

16,900 

16,930

Jan.

16,980

17,040

17,090

17,150

17,210

17,230

17,260

17,490

17,540

17,490

17,490

17,460

17,430

17,600

17,790

17,820

17,820

17,850

17,850

17,930

17,960

17,990

18,020

18,080

18,140

18,180

18,270

18,360

18,490

18,5£0 

18,580

Feb.

18,670

18,800

18,860

19,010

19,140

19,230

19,290

19,4£0

19,510

19,600

19,660

19,600

19,600

19,660

19,850

19,940

19,940

20,000

20,100

20,130

20,160

20,190

£0,220

20,250

20,280

20,320

£0,410

20,470

Mar.

20,500

20,530

20,440

20,440

20,470

20,500

20,530

£0,560

£0,6£0

20,720

20,780

20,900

20,660

20,620

20,590

20,500

20,320

18,830

16,000

13,400

11,260

9,950

9,930

9,830

9,890

9,850

9,830

9,870

9,870

9,830 

9,640

Apr.

9,580

9,540

9,480

9,400

9,360

9,320

9,270

9,150

9,110

9,110

9,050

9,010

8,950

8,900

8,860

8,820

8,700

8,680

8,660

8,600

8,760

8,840

8,800

8,780

8,880

9,270

9,250

9, £10

10,450

12,400

May

13,850

14,100

13,020

10,850

9,360

8,840

8,420

8,320

8,380

8,400

8,570

8,660

8,660

8,700

8,720

8,780

8,970

8,970

9,010

8,950

8,800

8,700

9,970

14,250

16,060

16,930

16,170

15,610

14,970

14,350 

13,750

June

12,820

11,920

10,580

9,250

8,280

7,880

7,710

7,460

7,220

7,220

7,140

7,080

7,000

6,950

7,080

7,130

7,160

7,160

7,080

7,460

7,880

8,050

8,000

,880

,790

,620

,460

,240

,130

,060

July

7,000

6,920

6,830

6,800

6,760

6,710

6,660

6,620

6,520

6,440

6,380

6,340

6,290

6,220

6,160

6,110

6,040

5,900

5,830

5,780

5,760

5,730

5,700

5,640

5,590

5,540

5,490

5,460

5,410

5,360 

5,330

Aug.

5,220

5,350

5,240

5,140

5,120

5,110

5,090

5,080

5,040

5,030

4,900

4,840

4,760

4,690

4,650

4,570

4,530

4,460

4,410

4,380

4,370

4,310

4,280

4,220

4,200

4,150

4,080

4,050

4,020

4,010 

3,990

Sept.

3,910

3,830

3,750

3,720

3,690

3,660

3,650

3,600

3,580

3,540

3,500

3,410

3,370

3,370.

3,340

3,300

3,230

3,150

3,140

3,140

3,080

3,040

2,980

2,960

2,940

2,930

2,890

2,850

2,830

2,800

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953

Feb. 28... ..........

Aug. 31...... .......

Sept . 30 .............

Water year 1953-54

t Elevation at 12 p.m

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

1,588.30

-

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

20,470

12,400

2,800

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1,530

-3,570

+1,890

+£,760

+1,350

-6,690

-1,730

-1,340

-1,190

-6,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

277

Location. Lat 36"03'30", long 98°34 I 55", in NVl£ sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile 

northeast of Canton, 2^ miles upstream from Minnehaha Creek, 3.0 miles downstream from 

Canton Dam, and at mile 391.3.

Drainage area.--12.488 sq mi (revised), of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at or 

near same site since 1914 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,555.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 293 cfs (212,100 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 9.32 ft); no 

now Sept. 18-25.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, present datum); no flow at times each year 1938-49, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream, present datum, 

from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a 

month. Plow partly regulated by Port Supply Reservoir (see p. 272), for the period May 

1942 to April 1948 and completely regulated thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23-26, Apr. 8 to May 3, May 28 to 

June 22, Aug. 4-8, 16, 18-23, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

4.4

4.5

5.0

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

130

225

485

860

1,910

0

1.5

9.5

21

48

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

87

177

306

670

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

7.1 

8.6 

675

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

2.7

2.3

3.1

2.5

3.1

4.5

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.0 

. 8

70.1

2.26

139

Nov.

 0.8 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

10 

5.2

I

S a2.7

I

J

L al.9

60.7

2.02

120

Dec.

al.9

13

I a4.3

a2.0

I al.6

1.6

11V al.4

J

]-

al.4

67.7

2.18

134

Jan.

> al.5 

1.6

al.4

}

a.l , 2

1.0

al . 2

al.5

41.3

1.33

82

Feb.

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

275

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.0 

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0 

al.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1^2

al.2

1.2

-

46.6

1.66

92

Mar.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

645

1.450 

1,270

1,130

983

66

70

25

25

23

23

23

35

44

5,813.4

188

11,530

Apr.

44 

44 

43 

41 

40

39

38

36

32

31

31 

31 

31 

31

30

29

28

28

28 

28

28

26

26

24

23

22

18

17

23

£1

976

32.5

1,940

May

27 

20 

304 

1,560 

1,110

504

263

175

68

54

47 

61 

89 

87

87

85

87

83

83 

83

81

80

136

169

107

105

446

990

940

915

890

9,534

308

18,910

June

890 

890 

865 

815 

707

414

404

307

185

126

90 

89 

86 

78

50

46

44

42

42 

41

41

64

89

89

87

84

84

84

66

52.

6,951

251

13,750

July

10 

~8.2 

6.1 

5.3 

4.9

4.5

4.5

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

^4:

.4

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.6

.4

64.3

2.07

128

Aug.

0.4 

~ 2.2 

.6 

.2

.2

.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4 

.2 

.2

3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

10.4

0.34

21

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4

.8

.8

1.0

iTo

.8 

.6 

.2 

.4

.8

.1

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.0

.2

.1

.2

10.1

0.34

20

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,480 Mln 0.2 Mean 46.7 Ac-ft 33,830

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,430 Mln 0 Mean 64.7 Ac-ft 46,870

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of outflon 

from Canton Reservoir.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Dec. 2, 15, 

Jan. 4, 18, Feb. 1-19, 21-26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 17, Mar. 27, 28, May 1, 2, 9, 10, 28-31, Aug. 11-31.
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34', long 97°58', on east line sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of courthouse in El Reno, 2£ miles downstream from Target Creek, and at mile 307.4.

rrainage area.--13,042 sq mi (revised), of which 4,899 is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1902 to April 1908, October 1937 to September 1954. Gageheight records collected at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site thereafter are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Published as 

Canadian River (North Fork) near El Reno, 1902-4.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). October 1902 to April 1908, chain gage at site 

about 50 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1902-7, 1937-54), 289 cfs (209,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs May 25 (gage height, 9.95 ft); no flow

 Oct. 2, 7-14, 18-21, July 14 to Sept. 30.

1902-8, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 15.98 ft); 

no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 ft above mean sea level at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some

 regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 272) for the period May 1942 to April 1948 

and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 276).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-20, Mar. 20-24, Mar. 27 to 

Apr. 6, May 5, 6, 9, 10, June 5 to July 2, July 10-12)

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 10

100

173

392

730

1,320

2,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1 

0

2.6

5.4

1.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

2.0

.1

0

0

0

0

7.2

36

IT

7.0

31

5 0

1 4

7

5

4

113.1

3.65

224

Nov.

0.3 

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

71

14

~50 425

10

3.5

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

517.0

17.2

1,030

Dec.

1.2 

4.0

56

9.8

2.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.7

.7

.7

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

90.2

2.91

179

Jan.

0.7 

.7

.7

.8

78

.8

.7

.7

.8

.5

.3

74

.5

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.4

.3

.4

.7

.6

.8

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

19.8

0.64

39

Feb.

0.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.5

.4

74

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

~.7 13

1.2

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

-

"

34.0

1.21

67

Mar.

0.4 

.5

.4

.3

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

225

950

955

910

670

330

139

88

61

47

42

37

4,461.5

144

8,850

Apr.

33 

30

33

34

34

32

30

27

26

26

30

36

34

33

32

30

28

25

24

22

21

21

23

22

20

17

15

30

29

62

859

28.6

1,700

May

67 

100

67

41

116

862

756

426

262

195

120

101

86

73

73

79

96

141

101

87

77

76

77

573

1.500

557

401

188

224

740

1,420

9,682

312

19,200

June

1,200 

845

798

775

730

668

638

421

353

315

212

159

119

101

117

277

168

95

79

69

62

57

52

49

51

59

58

58

56

57

8,698

290

17,250

July

61 

49

36

26

18

13

7.7

3.4

1.8

.8

.5

.3

.1

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

217.6

7.02

432

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Mln o Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,700

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,500 Mln o Mean 67.6 Ac-ft 48,970

Peak discharge (base. 5.100 cfs).* No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. La t 35°33'22", long 97°36 I 42", in NE&w£ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., in left 

bank just upstream from Lake Hefner, 3 miles northeast of Bethany and 7.6 miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Prior to May 20, 1954 at site 2,500 ft 

upstream.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1954. No diversions prior to March 1944.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,198.16 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1947, staff gage at site 3.2 miles upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 8, 1947, to Apr. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 3.5 

miles upstream at different datum. May 1, 1950, to May 19, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 2,500 ft upstream at datum 2.80 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes.--1944-54: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 25, 1948, May 19, 20, 1949; 

no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from North Canadian River just above Lake Overholser 

(see p. 280} and delivers water to Lake Hefner (capacity, 80,600 acre-ft) for municipal 

water supply of Oklahoma City; diversions are infrequent. Subsequent to April 1950, 

small ground-water seepage when headgates are closed included in records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.9

110

110

37

-67 150

16

1.4

.8

.7

S00.2

16.1

992

Nov.

0.2 

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

*875

»1, 080

329

110

51

18

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

2,475.0

82.5

4,910

Dec.

1.1 

1.1

363

24T

56

2.0

1.3

.7

.8

.7

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2.4"

.4

683.6

22.1

1,360

Jan.

0.4 

.4

.4

.2

.2.

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.5

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

8.9

43

1

.3

.6

.7

.7

.4

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

63.6

2.05

126

Feb.

0.3 -7?

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

36

T?

4.5

2.4

2.8

3.3

3.0

3.1

2.6

3.1

3.0

13 .

11

17

12

8.5

5.8

4.0

4.0

2.6

3.5

_

159.5

5.70

316

Mar.

3.5 

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.6

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.2

2.8

2.0

2.6

299

*823

*841

523

514

176

1.7

.8

.5

.5

.3_

3,537.5

114

7,020

Apr.

0.3 

.5

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

o

.5

§1

90.3

3.01

179

May

112 

852

199

83

44

198

*671

285

110

102

63

2.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

.7

.6.3-

.8

1.4

5.5

169

*907

958 652"

*383

232

368

729

7,174.3

231

14,230

June

1,070 

922

775

*749

736

692

*626

*450

*148

2.0

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.8- .8

1.1

112

*249

73

34

38

25

6.0

19

7.6

14

14

12

7

4.3

6,792.1

226

13,470

July

0.8 

.8

.5

.7

.7

.7

2.2

T73

.8

.5

.4

.5

2.2

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.1

.?

.5

22.6

0.73

45

Aug.

0.4 

.5

O0"

.2

.2

.7

.?

.5

.4

.1

.1

O

0

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

.2

.4

.5

.5

7.0

0.23

14

Sept.

0.5 

0

.1

.2

.4

.5

.5

.1

O

o

.2

.4

.4

.4

0

0

.4

.2

O

.1

.2

.4

.2

0

.1

.5

.4

.4

.4

il

7.7

0.26

15

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,080 Mln O Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,550

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,O80 Mln 0 Mean 58.9 Ac-ft 42,680

Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O -57 -19
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29', long 97°40" , on north line of SW£ sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., at 

control tower at left end of dam on North Canadian River, 2£ miles southwest of Bethany, 

5 miles west of Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.5.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read three or more times daily. Datum of gage is 1,065.77 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Oklahoma City Water Department).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 15,800 acre-ft June 18, 19 (gage height, 175.65 

ft); minimum observed, 5,860 acre-ft Feb. 23, 24 (gage height, 168.9 ft).

1937-54: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (gage height, 176.9 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum observed, 2,650 acre-ft Feb. 23, 24, 1953 

(gage height, 165.95 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

Storage began in 1917. Dam was partly washed out in 1923 and rebuilt in 1924. Capacity (based on 1951 survey), 17,100 acre-ft below 176.5 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead 

storage, 1,400 acre-ft below 164.0 ft (sill of outlet works). Water used for municipal 

water supply by Oklahoma City.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Oklahoma City Water Department.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30.. ..................

Oct. 31....................

Nov. 30....................

Calendar year 1953. ......

Feb. 28. ...................

Mar. 31. ...................

May 31....................

June 3o ....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1953-54. ......

(Jage height 

(feet)t

173.2

-

171.7

171.7

175.2

168.95

.

Contents 

(acre -feet)

12,100

11,800

12,300

-

10,400

9,850

9,850

15,100

9,170

5,930

_

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+500

+8,120

-1,100

-550

0

+3,600

+1,100

-3,240

-6,170

t (Jage height at 8 a.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 281

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

Location.--Lat 35°28'44", long 97°39'47", on north line sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 0.5 mile downstream 

from Lake Overholser, 2.4 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 9.1 miles southwest of 

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.0.

Drainage area. 13,222 sq mi (revised), of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage Gage ~^T< recorder. Datum of gage is 1,204.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

'929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs May 2 (gage height, 3.81 ft); no flow at 

times.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 165 cfs Apr. 5, 1953 (gage height, 4.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 30.9 ft in October 1923 (from information by State Highway 

Commission).

Remarks. Records poor. Some regulation by Canton Reservoir (see p. 276) and by Lake 

Overholser (see preceding page). Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal 

(see p. 279).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

V

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

1.6

11

T.8

2.3

9.0

.5

0

0

0

0

27.0

0.87

54

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

».l

.1.1

3.2

11

5.6

5.9

3.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

29.9

1.00

59

Dec.

~.6 0

4.0

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

11

Jan.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*.8

0

4.0

13 .4

.1

0

.8

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

22.7

0.73

45

Feb.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3 T^S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

6.6

0.24

13

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0.8

0.03

1.6

May

9.1

26

T.7

».2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

3.8

2.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.1

1.7

.5

.4

.3

.1

.4

50.7

1.64

101

June

0.6

 1.1

T8" 5.3

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

8.1

0.27

16

July

1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

(

(

(

Calendar year 1953: Max 68 Mln 0 Mean 0.86 Ac-ft 623

Water year 1953-54: Max 26 Mln 0 Mean 0.42 Ao-ft 303

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°15'40", long 96°12'40", in center of SW£ sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 10 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2-j miles northeast 

of Wetumka, 2.3 miles upstream from Wewoka Creek, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area.--14,290 sq mi (revised), of which 4,899 sq mi Is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 822 cfs (595,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs May 2 (gage height, 11.20 ft); no flow 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); no 

flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft In October 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. For statement on regulation and diversions see Remarks for station below Lake Overholser near 

Oklahoma City (preceding page). Records or chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 26 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 977: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-29, Nov. 8-19, Dec. 3-30, 

Mar. 15-Z5, Apr. Z7-30, May 2 to June Z, Aug. 3-12)

Oct. 1-26 Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.2

65

110

180

360

650

1,500

2,800

4,900

5.9

6.0

6.7 

7.1

7.5 

8.0

114 

Z37

4Z1

790

1,500

2,900

4,700

7,400

14,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24

Z5

Z6 

Z7

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

ZZ

27

29

64

48

42

36

44

44

46

47

44

40

38

36

38

35

35

384

505

1ZZ

119

1,790

860

753

3,770 

1,620

650

539

321

219

12,363

399

24,520

Nov.

195

175

163

185

198

154

143

130

112

112

107

105

100

93

89

89

91

91

446

1,150

508

308

Z01

175

15Z

124 

105

98

89

89

5,777

193

11,460

Dec.

87

9T

960

SBT

466

385

355

Z45

191

166

137

124

117

117

117

117

114

112

109

109

107

105

93

100

100

112 

102

102

105

112

105

6,126

198

12,150

Jan.

10Z

102

100

98

98

98

93

89

89

89

83

89

89

91

98

102

96

93

93

93

100

93

96

112

12Z

114 

109

HZ

HZ

109

100

3,064

98.8

6,080

Feb.

91

89

87

87

85

83

83

81

81

85

91

89

89

87

89

93

91

89

119

182

Z33

172

127

185

154

119 

105

100

3,066

110

6,080

Mar.

89

83

79

77

77

77

77

73

73

73

73

75

73

68

64

61

61

61

57

BT

61

62

73

81

129

493 335"

198

132

109

100

3,201

103

6,350

Apr.

89

87

83

81

81

81

77

77

73 73-

89

172

132

109

105

93

83

83

91

100

100

96

89

83

73

75 

75

89

83

2,170

4,792

160

9,500

May

9,090

12,300

4,140

3,140

1,300

826

589

471

411

2,300

3,020

2,330

3,360

1,280

838

634

539

483

460

411

364

326

321

312

308

1,010 

664

821

886

517

340

53,791

1,735

106,700

June

281

TSS

208

169

175

172

163

166

182

160

137

127

124

124

211

219

157

146

130

127

117

102

96

87

79

79 

77

73

71

7T

4,263

142

8,460

July

6968-

61

59

57

56

59

57

56

54

53

48

47

44

46

47

41

40

36

37

31

30

25

25

25

22

19

43

27

17

TT

1,316

42.5

2,610

Aug.

21

46

36- 59

44

28

27

21

22

21

17

11

14

15

9.5

5.1

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.0

.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

.6 

0

15

0

0

0

417.2

13.5

828

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,400 Mln 21 Mean 262 Ac-ft 189,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Mln o Mean Z69 Ac-ft 194,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). May 2 (6:30 a.m.) 16,900 cfs (11.20 ft).

Note.--Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-22,

Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9-14, Mar. 31 to Apr. 5, May 5-9, May 14 to Sept. 30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°42', long 96°53' , in SW£ sec. 9, T. 14 N., R.-4 E., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, half a mile west of courthouse in Chandler, and 1.4 miles downstream from Bellcalf Creek.

Drainage area. 46 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 824.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1950, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs May 1 (gage height, 8.53 ft); no flow 

at times.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 11.80 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of" ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 2 to June 10; backwater from dam 

1,800 ft downstream July 26, Aug. 2, 7, 8)

1.0 0 1.7 17

1.1 .1 1.9 31

1.2 .6 2.2 62

1.3 1.9 2.5 109

1.4 4.1 3.0 213

1.5 7.6 4.0 436

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a 11

.6

a.l

0

0

0

41

76

4.9

128

26

1.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

291.7

9.41

579

Nov.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3 ~|"5~

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

16

3.8

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

35.4

1.18

70

Dec.

0.7

46

151

 s.o

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

b.6

b.4

bl.O

bl.2

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.8

226.0

7.29

448

Jan.

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

b.3

b.5

b.7

1.0

1.3

1.0

.8

b.5

1.2

1.0

b.9

b.2 b73~

b2.'3

b3.8 T7S"

bl.3

bl.8

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

32.9

1.06

65

Feb.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

le

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

5.7

l.ff

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

26.4

0.94

52

Mar.

0.6

!e

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.9

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

2.7

3.5

37?

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

37.1

1.20

74

Apr.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

2.6

.8

.4

.3

.2

'.4

.3

279

299.5

9.98

594

May

302

385 -18

6.4

5.0

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.6

2.7

3.1

.9

.1

.6

.6

.6

.9

.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.9

.6

.1

.0

.8 78"

. 8

771.6

24.9

1,530

June

0.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

July

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

.8

12 ~ff

0

0

0

0

16.0

0.52

32

Aug.

0

T.5 Tjf 

0

0

0

.5

4.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.0

0.29

18

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 341 Min o Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,770

Water year 1953-54: Max 395 Mln o Mean 4.79 Ac-ft 3,470

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfa). 

a No gage-height record; discharge

May 1 (12 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (8.53 ft), 

estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla.

Location. La t 35°41' , long 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 14 N., R. 12 E., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 3 miles upstream 

from Adams Creek, 4 miles south of Beggs, 8 miles downstream from Flat Rock (Checkerboard) Creek, and at mile 85.0.

Drainage area. 2,018 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 29 1939. staff gage at site 450 ft 

downstream at same datum. Aug. 29, 1939, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 966 cfs (699,400 acre-ft per day).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs May 4 (gage height, 18.88 ft); no flow 

Sept. 13-30.

 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939 and 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of . 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Dec. 8-10, Mar. 5-24, 

May 29 to June 3)

-0.1 

0.0

.1

.2

.5

.8

1.1

.5

1.5

3.0

10

20

34

1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

60

99

197

487

1,630

3,110

4,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.5

5.5

5.0

5.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

11

14

12

9.8

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.6

83~3.0

426

831

325

1,180

1,600

1,200

1,040

897

561

8,292.4

267

16,450

Nov.

362

257

197

160

130

111

97

85

73

62

56

50

45

41

38

36

34

32

135

804

638

192

135

145

160

145

122

102

87

73

4,599

153

9,120

Dec.

65

61

583

1,200

640

469

681

561

394

276

214

175

145

122

106

93

86

76

68

64

59

58

54

51

47

42

40

4T

44

42 

42

6,602

213

13,090

Jan.

44

44

44

43

42

41

41

39

39

39

39

38

36

3£

36

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

39

42

50

54

53

54

61

1,304

42.1

2,590

Feb.

58

53

51

50

47

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

36

35

TO

320

348

2TT

130

97

97

92

82

71

_

2,284

81.6

4,530

Mar.

64

56

54

52

49

48

47

47

47

46

45

45

45

45

44

42

42

42

39

37

36

3£

37

42

56

180

276

T5?

115

107

97

2,110

68.1

4,190

Apr.

85

75

67

61

55

53

51

47

43

40

60

59

73

64

58

54

48

42

39

4T

47

54

88

117

96

73

54

49

50

986

2,729

91.0

5,410

May

2,880

3,800

4,210

4,610

4,520

4,380

4,470

4,570

4,340

3,540

1,700

1,010

1,180

1,180

1,060

920

897

600

426

340

283

250

220

192

237

2,050

2,490

1,260

600

435

333

58,983

1,903

117,000

June

264

?4T

175

140

122

107

95

81

68

55

61

58

50

124

214

100

67

62

61

53

45

38

36

34

32

28

24

22

19

il

2,495

83.2

4,950

July

14

TS

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.D

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.4

2.8 '2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

175.8

5.67

349

Aug.

4.0

~S.4 12

2.7

8.3

8.8

6.0

4.6

6.5

8.2

10

5.8

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

TT

.4 

.5

102.5

3.31

203

Sept.

O.S

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.5

T73- 1.9

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.4

0.35

21

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,520 Mln 3.0 Mean 391 Ac-ft 282,800

Water year 1954 : Max 4,610 Mln 0 Mean 246 Ac-ft 177,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). May 4 (3 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (18.88 ft); May 26 (7:30 p.m.) 3,010 

cfs (14.74 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16', long 95°14', in SE^SEi sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield, 5f miles upstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 18.8.

Drainage area. 47,576 sq mi, of which 9,700 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage, and Jan. 11, 1939, to Dec. 10, 1941, 

recording gage, at site 2.1 miles downstream at datum 2.80 ft lower. Dec. 11, 1941, to 

June 11, 1947, recording gage at present site and datum and June 12, 1947, to Sept. 30, 

1948, wire-weight or recording gage at former site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 6,452 cfs (4,671,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 165,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 18.71 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943 (from information by local resident ).

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 253). Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 58 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

95

152" 90

830

1,170

2,440

952

592

451 

350

284

232

196

174

156

146

126

120

114

103

97 

149 

548

15,500

15,600

13,900

19,500

13,100

9,770

7,220

4,940

108,874

3,511

215,900

Nov.

3,790

2,920

2,260

2,220

2,950

6,570

4,940

2,280

1,330 

1,010

852

755

695

639

592

559

522

503 539"

3,100

15,900 io,6oo

5,400

3,550

2,540

1,700

1,510

1,090

965

852

80,715

2,690

160,100

Dec.

725

688

2,160

11,400

12,500

6,780

5,650

2,640

2,260 

1,940

,820

,650

,460

,590

,200

974

819

725

688

659

659

598 

528

522

552

522

516

485

451

445 

459

61,585

1,987

122,200

Jan.

459

459

454

417

402

591

580

570

565 

360

360

550

3SF

407

598

1,020

1,680

1,940

1,410

1,330

3,790 

5,170 

4,126

2,170

2,680

4,650

4,940

3,270

2,240

1,650

1,270

49,407

1,594

98,000

Feb.

1,060

912

811

732

675

611

540

546

546 

528

485

439

454

434

417

407

391

375

5T7

1,740

2,920 

2,060 

1,530

1,430

1,140

827

740

659

25,884

855

47,570

Mar.

566

528

474

434

417

391

370

565

335 

311

297

284

275

258

249

245

240

236

232

228

224 

220 4U3"

522

1,140

1,630

1,590

2,450

1,836

1,470

1,140

19,360

625

38,400

Apr.

827

646

540

462

386

540

502

249

220

212

208

237

507

580

485

491

462

546

552

417

525 

555

451

479

459

396

365

459

1,150

12,500

25,125

837

49,830

May

51,800

128,000

104,000

63,400

54,400

19,400

11,800

9,290

7,660

11,400

19,300

23,500

32,800

22,800

12,600

8,820

7,000

5,950

4,650

4,060

5,790 

2,860 

2,090

1,940

3,826

4,190

15,600

15,600

12,800

7,660

4,940

655,920

21,160

*1,301

June

3,480

2,810

3,220

2,540

1,850

1,560

1,500

5,760

4,560 

3,330

2,240

1,700

1,550

1,160

1,060

1,180

2,950

4,090

2,240

1,550

800 

704 

740

716

564

451

400

348

SOo" 295

52,848

1,762

104,800

July

542

1J85

256

238

229

224

252

265

252 

204

180

158

151

141

131

125

109

98

101

118

98 

95 

87

84

82

72

67

60

W

60 

62

4,686

151

9,290

Aug.

74

74

79

77

84

104

138

141

T3T 

112

95

72

62

54

49

42

54

55

50

28

27 

26

26

24

25

23

23

25

23

23

1,782

57.?

5,550

Sept.

31

23T

20

18

16

15

17

18

18 

18

15

13

12

15

15

15

12

12

12

12

12 

12 

11

11

11

11

11

T2" 10

24

446

14.9

885

Calendar year 1953: Max 39,300 Mln 54 Mean 3,901 Ac-ft 2,824,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 128,000 Mln 10 Mean 2,972 Ac-ft 2,151,000

Peak discharge (base, 55,000 efs). May 2 (2:30 p.m.) 165,000 cfs (18.71 ft); May 15 (9 a.m.) 

55,900 cfs (12748 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

Hote. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 21-25, Mar. 4-7, 21, 

June 21 to Sept. 22.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salllsaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28' , long 94°52', In SWi sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 23 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of abandoned highway bridge, 400 ft downstream from water-supply 

dam of city of Salllsaw, 3£ miles west of Sallisaw, 5 miles upstream from Little 

Sallisaw Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--182 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 476.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 20, 1953, water-stage recorder 

at site 400 ft upstream at datum 13.22 ft higher and supplemental wire-weight gage (used 

in computing low-water flows) at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 221 cfs (160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of rating curve for former site; no 

flow Sept. 2-30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination at gage heights 7.96 and 11.25 ft; no flow at times 

in 1943, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small 

diversion above station for municipal water supply of city of Sallisaw. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Nov. 28 to Dec. 7)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 3O

0.2

.6

2.0

3.8

6.1

9.4

19

35

71

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

114

204

469

885

2,180

4,300

8,000

10,800

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

1.3

1.6

61

130

216

323

469

885

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.6

.16

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

* .6

.5

.5

16.1

0.52

32

Nov.

0.5

.4

.4

ol

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

16.3

0.54

32

Dec.

0^5

.5

.9

2.7

5.9

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

8.4

11

12

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.9

202.5

6.53

402

Jan.

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3^6

3.8

4.0

4.2

6.4

5.9

6.1

6.4

6.7

13

16

15

15

16

43

59

59

54

53

56

59

57

51

46

42

36

758.6

24.5

1,500

Feb.

31

29

26

25

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

54

66

45

42

39

35

33

29

27

25

-

733

26.2

1,450

Mar.

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

SLiQ.

13

13

170

117

86

70

57

48

42

919.5

29.7

1,820

Apr.

36

32

30

28

25

25

24

22

20

19

1.8

18

17

16

15

14

13

11

9.7

8.6

8.2

9.7

11

10

9.4

7.9

JL1

9.4

9.0

454

937.5

31.2

1,860

May

607

9.440

930

469

328

251

202

163

148

122

103

97

85

73

63

58

53

48

42

38

33

30

27

24

23

24

21

19

17

16

22

13,576

438

26,930

June

22

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.8

15

11

9.2

7.8

6.8

6.3

5.6

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

li*

1.4

203.0

6.77

403

July

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

32.5

1.05

64

Aug.

Ou8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

^2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

11.4

0.37

23

Sept.

Oul

a0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,500 Min 0.4 Mean 113 Ae-ft 82,040

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,440 Min 0 Mean 47.7 Ac-ft 34,520

feak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). May 2 (9:30 a.m.) 30,000 cfs (15.50 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°21', long 94°46', In SWi sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59, 3.9 miles downstream 

from San Bois Creek, 1\ miles south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147.757 sq ml (revised), of which 22,241 sq ml is probably noneontrlbutIng. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 28,550 cfs (20,670,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 202,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.70 ft); minimum, 430 cfs Sept. 29.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 442,000 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 31.04 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs and power development.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 47 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 3, Dec. 3O, 31, 

Jan. 21-31, Mar. 19 to Apr. 25, May 5-9, 11-15, 18-31, 

June 16 to July 7, July 11-22, Aug. 9-16, 23-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,080

1,890

3,720

9,180

20,600

0.6 

1.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

380

840

4,220

6,320

12,600

8.0

11.0

16.0

24.0

20,600

40,500

91,100

206,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,280

1,170

al,300

al.800

a2,500

a3,300

a3,700

a2,900

2,040

1,800

al,600

1,410

1,250

1,160

1,280

1,340 

1,360

1,310

1,200

1,160

1.080

1,140

1,220

5,380

19,600

16,200 

16,600

18,800

14,000

10,800

8,550

148,230

4,782

294,000

Nov.

6,320

5,100

4,140

3,820

3,820

4,140

5,910

4,830

3,530

3,240

2,600

2,350

2,420

2,150

1,860

1.800 

2,190

2,420

3,150

2,870

7,440

15.800

9,840

7,950

11,200

9,510 

7,050

5,910

4,960

4,140

152,460

5,082

302,400

Dec.

4,240

4,240

4,590

6,190

15.100

12,600

7,500

6,180

5,240

6,750

7,200

6,750

5,640

4,470

4,350

4,240 

4,140

3,930

3,720

3,340

2,780

3,440

3,720

3,530

2,960

2,350 

2,510

2,220

2,960

3,440

3,930

154,250

4,976

306,000

Jan.

3,940

3,030

2,860

2,520

3,210

4,120

4,410

4,120

4,120

3,750

2,600

2,520

3,120

3,390

3,570

4,030 

4,030

3,660

4,900

5,860

6,320

7,950

8,550

7,650

5,210

6,570 

8,550

8,250

7,090

6,570

5,860

152 ,330

4,914

302,100

Feb.

3,660

4,220

4,500

4,410

4,320

4,320

3,480

2,430

3,520

4,030

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,210

2.340

3,300 

3,570

3,660

4,320

6,090

5,640

5,000

5,320

5,210

5,000

4,900 

4,500

3,840

-

116,310

4,154

230,700

Mar.

2,860

3,460

3,660

3,210

3,300

3,210

2,520

2,230

2,770

2,860

3,570

3,300

2,860

2,140

1,740

2,340 

2,680

3,120

2,860

2,770

2,240

1,840

2,600

2,860

4,800

5,210

4,900

4,500

4,120

3,840

4,220

98,610

3,181

195,600

Apr.

4,120

4,500

4,700

3,840

3,120

3,030

3,480

3,660

3,570

3,480

3,030

2,600

2,600

3,210

3,480

3,570 

3,390

2,770

2,680

2,450

3,210

5,570

5,750

5,840

5,660

2,940 

2,450

4,520

4,600

5,740

105,320

3,511

208,900

May

53,800

158,000

194,000

164,000

128,000

92,400

70,500

60,100

41,300

30,000

35,800

41,300

45 ,000

43,800

27,400

18,800 

14,400

14,700

14,700

13,600

12,900

12 , 600

9,180

6,820

7,950

12,200 

17 , 100

21,600

23,800

20,600

21 , 600

1,405,750

45,350

*2,788

June

19,200

2_1,600

19,600

17,000

14,400

11,800

10,200

12,600

15,100

12,200

12,600

11,200

7,950

6,320

7,950

11,200 

10,500

10,200

10,800

8,250

5,860

5,420

6,570

6,820

7,090

6,820 

5,420

4,320

5,320

6,090

510,400

10,550

615,700

July

6,090

5,860

5,640

4,600

5,480

2,680

5,570

5,640

5,860

5,640

4,900

2,770

2,680

5,420

5,550

5,210 

4,900

4,500

2,680

2,540

4,050

4,120

3,300

3,030

2,600

1.710 

2,070

3,030

3,120

3,210

2 ,680

122,890

3,964

243,700

Aug.

2,140

1,410

1,920

2,770

2,770

2,860

2,860

2,600

1,440

2,120

2,520

2,770

2,770

2,680

2,600

1,440 

2,430

2,680

2,770

2,860

2,770

2,540

1,500

2,540

2,600

2,430 

1,810

1,760

1,120

910

1,070

68,860

2,221

136,600

Sept.

1,280

1,130

1,060

1,060

827

662

756

801

1,150

1,600

1,520

1,120

650

614

840

980 

1,060

980

775

650

814

749

557

470

440

440 

440

440

450

614

24,889

850

49,570

Calendar year 1953 : Max 107,000 Min 945 Mean 10,410 Ac-ft 7,539,000

Water year 1953-54 : Max 194,000 Min 440 Mean 7,836 Ao-ft 5,673,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs). May 3 (5 a.m.) 202,000 cfs (23.70 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°55', long 94°18', In sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 571 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 2, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 19.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.'34 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1037: 1939(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, ir 

in cubic feet per second)

4.27

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

feet, and discharge

141

325

840

2,500

4,340

6,540

9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.l£ *.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2.4

0.08

0.00040

0.0004

4.8

Nov.

0

.1

*.l

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.1

20

14

*7.3

3.9

2.6

2.3

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

59.3

1.98

0.0099

0.01

118

Dec.

0,5

1.0

2.1

7.6

19

10

7.3

5.1

3.9

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

*3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8 

1.8

111.9

3.61

0.018

0.02

222

Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

 1.5

1.3

1*2

1.2

1.3

9.7

51

38

30

23

408

654

194

114

87

1.980

1,480

415

280

445

*612

375

233

159

130

107 

88

7,926.6

256

1.28

1.47

15,720

Feb.

71

62

55

45

41

36

31

27

25

22

20

18

15

li

231

1.420

*415

215

381

708

272

178

133

104

88

75

62

51

-

-----

4,815

172

0.860

0.90

9,550

Mar.

44

40

36

31

28

26

24

*23

20

19

16

15

15

12

11

9.9

9.3

8.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

8.7

8^2

9.9

17

30

21

*15

13 

11

558.3

18.0

0.090

0.10

1,110

Apr.

9.3

8.7

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.5

97

153

117

82

86

787

251

138

95

*69

55

44

37

31

27

23

21

247

362

150

2,949.4

98.3

0.492

0.55

5,850

May

215

8.000

2,720

470

260

178

150

119

128

188

168

*215

350

191

125

92

75

65

56

47

38

32

27

23

20

20

27

30

25

18 

13

14,085

454

2.27

2.62

27,940

June

12

9.9

9.9

7.7

6.5

5.7

*5.4

5.7

4.8

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

^,4

 1.6

2.5

5.0

101.4

3.38

0.017

0.02

201

July

8.2

5.1

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

29.0

0.94

0.0047

0.005

58

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

o

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,O20 Mln 0 Mean 249 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87 Ac-ft 180,100

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,000 Min 0 Mean 83.9 Cfsm 0.420 In. 5.70 Ac-ft 60,770

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). Jan. 20 (9 p.m.) 4,340 cfs (13.04 ft); May 2 (6 p.m.) 13,600 

cfs (19.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

289

Location. Lat 34°54'45", long 95°09'20", in NW^NW^ sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 20 E., on downstream side of left abutment of county road bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little 

Pourche Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2.

Drainage area.--122 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954 (prior to March 1939 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 2 (gage height, 11.89 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 22.34 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 24 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-29, Nov. 20 to Jan. 20, 

May 4 to June 17, July 21-28)

0.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

1.1

.1

.2

.3

.6

1.5

2.8

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0 

11.0

4.5

18

44

232

768

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.3

12

7.1

3.1

1.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

7.8

16

7.4

4.5

i§_

6.8

87.1

2.81

0.023

0.03

173

Nov.

3.0

1.6

1.0

2.0

2.0

8.0

5.1

3.0

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

^3

.3

.3

.3

.5

3.3

ia6.5 

3.3

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.7

72.1

2.40

0.020

0.02

143

Dec.

0*1

1.3

30

59

31

30

20

14

12

11

11

19

26

19

16

14

12

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.7

7.4 

6.5

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.1

3 . 8

413.8

13.3

0.109

0.13

821

Jan.

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

i.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

18

148

82

44

35

190

439

161 

84

181

426

248

156

99

75

60 

49

2,526.0

81.5

0.668

0.77

5,010

Feb.

39

34

29

26

23

21

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.2

8^6

27

196

93

60 

44

36

29

25

23

18

-

872.6

31.2

0.256

0.27

1,730

Mar.

18

15

13

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.3

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

e5.5

.28

14

12

10

9.5

8.6

8.0

305.1

9.84

0.081

0.09

605

Apr.

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

lil

5.8

7.4

8.0

9.8

11

24

43

38

30

23

19

16

14 

13

12

11

10

12

246

120 

358

1,063.1

35.4

0.290

0.32

2,110

May

828

1.130

861

191

103

66

48

36

28

26

24

26

26

24

20

16

14

13

11

9.5

8.0

7.1 

6.5

5.5

5.1

4.9

U.

35

279 

53

3,935.3

127

1.04

1.20

7,810

June

li

9.8

8.0

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.1

4.7

5.1

5.3

5.3

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.1

.8

.4 

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.ti

.1 

.1

95.9

3.20

0.026

0.03

190

July

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1*2.

3 3

1 7

2 4

6

2

2

1

0 

0

0

16.9

0.55

0.0045

0.005

34

Aug.'

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year!953 : Max 7,590 Mln 0 Mean 166 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46 Ac-ft 120,200

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,130 Mln 0 Mean 25.7 Cfsm 0.211 in. 2.86 Ac-ft 18,630

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.
290 AKKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°56', long 94°43 I , in NE^ sec. 1, T. 5 N., R. 24 E., in control tower 

near right end of Wister Dam on Poteau River, 2 miles 'south of Wister, 2.7 miles upstream from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.9.

Drainage area.--993 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 136,100 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 485.47 ft); 

minimum, 21,310 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 469.15 ft).

1949-54: Maximum contents, 278,000 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1950 (elevation, 495.11 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 

20,850 acre-ft Nov. 16, 1952 (elevation, 469.50 ft), from capacity table then in use.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949;

conservation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 429,600 acre-ft (revised) 

at elevation 502.5 ft (crest of spillway) and 29,950 acre-ft at elevation 471.6 ft 

(conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revised capacity table (elevation, in feet, and capacity, in acre-feet)

455

457

459

461

463

3,120

4,030

5,180

6,630

8,630

465

467

469

472

476

11,480

15,480

20,830

31,530

51,880

494

499

80,780

119,500

181,400

258,800

353,500

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27,330

27,300

27,260

27,220

27,120

27,010

26,980

26,940

26,830

26,800

26,760

26,690

26,620

26,550

26,520

26,440

26,410

26,370

26,340

26,300

26,270

26,270

26,270

26,230

26,370

26,520

26,440

26,370

26,340

26,300

26,300

Nov.

26,300

26,300

26,340

26,590

26,520

26,480

26,480

26,480

26,480

26,440

26,410

26,410

26,370

26,370

26,340

26,340

26,300

26,270

26,830

26,800

26,760

26,730

26,300

25,880

25,840

25,800

25,770

25,770

25,770

25,770

Dec.

25,730

25,950

26,370

26,520

26,690

26,760

26,870

27,050

27,120

27,190

27,510

27,660

27,820

27,860

27,940

28,050

28,130

28,210

28,330

28,450

28,530

28,570

28,610

28,610

28,650

28,730

28,840

28,920

29,000

29,000

29,040

Jan.

29,080

29,120

29,160

29,200

29,200

29,240

29,320

29,400

29,630

29,870

29,870

29,910

30,070

30,340

32,370

34,700

34,480

33,030

3*, 480

60,090

77,760

77,930

69,780

62,160

59,890

57,660

49,850

41,630

33,470

30,900

31,140

Feb.

31,020

30,820

30,340

30,110

30,030

30,070

29,990

29,830

29,830

29,830

29,670

29,670

29,950

30,030

30,310

33,330

34,570

31,530

30,230

30,340

30,500

29,670

29,280

29,360

29,630

29,950

30,030

30,030

-

_____ _

Mar.

29,990

29,950

29,910

29,870

30,070

30,150

30,230

30,340

30,420

30,460

30,340

29,870

29,560

29,520

29,560

29,630

29,750

29,950

29,950

29,950

29,990

30,110

30,270

30,620

30,620

30,540

30,540

30,500

30,380

30,230

30,150

Apr.

30,070

29,910

29,870

29,830

29,910

29,950

29,990

29,990

30,270

30,500

30,940

31,930

31,620

30,460

32,280

39,420

36,270

30,380

29,750

30,340

30,310

29,990

29,950

29,870

29,750

29,750

29,830

40,150

47,010

51,180

May

57,790

95,820

128,700

135,900

131,600

123,600

113,900

105,200

94,480

83,950

72,790

60,780

49 , 100

38,060

34,040

31,660

29,670

29,360

29,520

29,750

29,910

30,030

30,110

30,150

30,230

30,310

30,340

30,660

31,020

31,140

30,310

June

29,830

29,830

29,710

29,630

29,560

29,520

29,440

29,440

29,400

29,400

29,360

29,360

29,280

29,200

29,120

29,040

29,000

28,960

28,920

28,800

28,730

28,650

28,570

28,450

28,370

28,290

28,210

28,170

28,170

28, 090

July

28,090

28,010

27,940

27,900

27,780

27,740

27,660

27,660

27,580

27,510

27,440

27,330

27,260

27,120

27,050

26,980

26,870

26,800

26,760

26,730

26,590

26,480

26,440

26,370

26,270

26,160

26,050

25,980

25,880

25,800

25,660

Aug.

25,630

25,880

25,800

25,730

25,590

25,520

25,450

25,340

25,240

25,130

24,920

24,600

24,280

24,170

24,100

24,030

23,970

23,870

23,770

23,900

23,840

23,740

23,710

23,650

23,550

23,490

23,450

23,420

23,360

23, 260

23,200

Sept.

23,100

23,010

22,940

22,850

22,780

22,750

22,690

22,650

22,590

22,490

22,430

23,470

22,300

22,240

22,210

22,110

22,080

22,010

21,950

21,850

21,760

21,690

21,630

21,600

21,530

21,470

21,440

21,410

21,570

21,600

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30. ..................

Calendar year 1953......

Apr. 30...................

July 31...................

Water year 1953-54 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

a-1,580

-5,800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Based on revised capacity table dated November 1954.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56'15", long 94°42'50", in NW^-NW^ sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 25 E., on left 

bank of outflow channel 700 ft downstream from Wister Dam, 2^ miles southeast of 

Wister, 2.6 miles upstream from Caston. Creek, and at mile 60.5.

Drainage area.--993 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954. Prior to May 21, 1951, records below 

about 500 cfs include flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq mi). 

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 445.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 0.1 mile upstream at datum 

13.11 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railroad 

bridge 1.6 miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953, water-stage recorder 

at site 1.1 miles downstream at datum 12.41 ft lower than present datum; recording 

gage at railroad bridge used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953. 

May 21, 1951, to June 28, 1953, supplementary staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,253 cfs (907,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs May 13 (gage height, 8.73 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 78,600 cfs May 16, 1945 (gage height, 37.16 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1938-39, 1943, 1947, 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935 at site and datum used in 1938 and 

estimated as 38.5 ft at site and datum used in 1940-47, on basis of fall determined 

for flood of 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated by Wister Dam since October 1949 (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 39 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939, 1943(M), 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.7

o.e

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

103

235

2.5 

3.0

4.0

440

700

1,350

3,200

7,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

7.1

10

5.1

1.6

.4

.2

.3

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

Nov.

0.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

196

269

.8

.7

.6

.3' .4

0

0

0

104.9

3.38

208

.4

.4

469.6

15.7

931

Dec.

0.4

.5

.9

.2

.2

.2

JL!

.1

.1

.1

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.3

0.17

11

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

481

1,350

1,590

1,590

1,390

339

655

2,950

5,350

6.040

5,160

4,520

5,160

5,620

5,340

2,580

567

50,702.6

1,636

100,600

Feb.

615

615

610

456

335

205

287

250

193

190

187

124

73

40

57

92

1,230

2.280

1,620

1,210

1,210

1,210

875

406

235

205

202

199

-

15,211

543

30,170

Mar.

196

199

196

139

66

66

64

64

64

86

205

256

195

73

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

92

130

130

130

130

130

130

2,888

93.2

5,730

Apr.

130

130

80

56

57

57

57

56

58

60

60

157

709

970

970

1,680

3,430

4.260

1,100

213

403

470

372

263

229

162

84

384

2,250

1,890

20,797

693

41,250

May

949

11

17

1,450

3,730

4,570

5,200

4,800

5.180

5,480

5,730

6,330

6,600

6,180

3,060

1,540

1,330

418

89

74

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

77

372

575

64,236

2,072

127,400

June

315

87

85

61

44

43

29

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

7.5

5.0

5.0

3.6

1*1

1.7

849.0

28.3

1,680

July

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

41.1

1.33

82

Aug.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

12

39

114

96

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

281.4

9.08

558

Sept.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.8

.5

.3

^2.

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

37

21_

127.9

4.26

254

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,100 Mln 0 Mean 1,353 Ac-ft 979,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,600 Mln 0 Mean 427 Ac-ft 308,900
292 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°43'20", long 94°24'30", in SW^NW^- sec. 16, T. 12 N., R. 32 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge, 4? miles northwest of Lee Creek and 5f miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--36.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 852 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.56 ft); no flow 

at times.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in

195S-54

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1ZO 

285 

760

9.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.1

TT

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

1.7

0.05

0.0014

0.002

3.4

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.10

0.0027

0.003

6.0

Dec.

~T2 0.1

33

13

6.3

4.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.9

4.4

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

110.5

3.56

0.096

0.11

219

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1 . 0

i!o

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

3.5

7.2

6.0

5.6

4.9

36

41

20

14

12

156

65

34

26

28

49

42

39

29

24

19

16

687.1

22.2

0.602

0.69

1,360

Feb.

14

12

11

9.0

8.0

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

3TT

19

57

21

16

13

11

10

8.5

8.0

6.7

-

261.1

9.32

0.253

0.26

518

Mar.

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.1

45

31

21

17

14

12

10

243.6

7.86

0.213

0.25

483

Apr.

8.5

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.6

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

5.2

5.2

4.7

14

20

12

9.5

7.6

6.3

6.0

5.6

6.0

5.6

4.7

4.4

3.6

4.1

3.9

41

234.6

7.82

0.212

0.24

465

May

54

584

144

72

42

31

39

25

19

16

14

13

12

9.5

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

9.9

6.7

4.1

1,152.8

37.2

1.01

1.16

2,290

June

3.4

279

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.9

.4

33.2

1.11

0.030

0.03

66

July

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

O.OO22

0.002

4.8

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

o

0

0

0

0

6.3

4.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

l.Z

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0

80

111.3

3.71

0.101

0.11

221

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 32.2 Cfsm O.873 In. 11.84 Ac-ft 23,330

Water year 1953-54: Max 584 Min 0 Mean 7.78 Cfsm 0.211 In. 2.86 Ac-ft 5,640

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).--May 2 (4:30 a.m.) 1,67O cfs (5.56 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°29'40", long 94°27'00", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 27 E., Indian meridian, on right bank 300 ft west of Arkansas-Oklahoma State line, 3.2 miles downstream 

from Webbers Creek, 6^ miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--427 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1930 to June 1937 staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1930-36, 1950-54), 454 cfs (328,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.34 ft); no flow 

Oct. 2-4, July 18 to Sept. 30.

1930-37, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating carve extended above 18,000 cfs; no flow 

at times in 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1931(M), 1935 (M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

8.9

16

40

77

208

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

388

640

1,360

2,910

4,700

6,850

9,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

.6

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.fi

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

11.1

0.36

0.00084

0.001

22

Nov.

"72 0.2

.2

.5

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

3.0

2.0

3.9

370

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.0

35.3

1.18

0.0028

0.003

70

Dec.

2.6

£78

26

24

17

17

20

24

20

17

19

24

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

545.4

17.6

0.041

0.05

1,080

Jan.

11

10

9.6

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.2

976

12

12

12

12

14

40

84

166

150

127

341

688

462

325

283

303

348

329

303

267

224

193

4,781.7

154

0.361

0.42

9,480

Feb.

164

145

129

114

105

95

88

79

73

69

67

61

55

54

52

50

45

43

66

230

306

257

211

178

153

140

127

114

-

3,270

117

0.274

0.28

6,490

Mar.

105

100

93

84

77

75

71

65

61

57

55

52

45

42

40

39

39

39

36

36

35

34

63

88

293

103

333

285

240

202

175

3,262

105

0.246

0.28

6,470

Apr.

153

137

124

114

107

102

98

88

77

73

71

69

63

82

86

95

142

142

124

110

98

93

77

75

71

67

59

63

61

117

2,838

94.6

0.222

0.25

5,630

May

598

8,280

3,000

1,360

850

592

475

401

337

288

257

221

205

178

158

137

127

112

102

93

82

73

65

57

52

50

43

48

52

71

65

18,429

594

1.39

1.61

36,550

June

69

52

45

42

36

30

27

27

28

26

24

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.5

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.3

276

3.4

568.8

19.0

0.044

0.05

1,130

July

5.6

5.6

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

2.0

1.4

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38.6

1.25

0.0029

0.003

77

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,510 Min 0 Mean 428 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.61 Ac-ft 309,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,280 Min 0 Mean 92.5 Cfsm 0.217 In. 2.95 Ac-ft 67,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). --May 2 (9 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (15.34 ft).
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location. --Lat 35°25'42", long 94°21'37", in NE^- sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 32 W. , near right

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 71, at Van Buren,

1.3 miles downstream from Lee Creek, 8.6 miles downstream from Poteau River, and at

mile 353.4.

Drainage area.--150,483 sq mi (revised), of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected since

since 1879 at Port Smith, 8.4 miles upstream, are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather

Bureau. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage near left bank on downstream side of bridge;

October 1934 to October 1948, water-stage recorder on left bank on downstream side of

bridge; all gages set to same datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 31,920 cfs {23,110,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 205,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.84 ft, in

gage well, 24.0 from outside gage); minimum, 478 cfs Sept. 27, 28.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 850,000 cfs May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.10

ft Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, 400 cfs Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, that of Apr. 16, 1945. Flood of June 1833

reached a stage of 38 ft on Port Smith gage, from records collected by U. S. Weather

Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft from information by local

residents. 

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flow, more

frequently during high flow. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs

and power development. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1211: 1934-30.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9-16, May 19 to July 23. 

Discharge computed from loop curve May 2-15)

Oct. 1-25 July 1 to Sept. 30

1.4 1,040

2.0 1,770

3.0 3,100

4.0 4,770

5.0 6,950

Oct. 26 to June 3O

1,850

3,440

5,370

9,690

16,000

24,800

38,400

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

465

870

1,900

5,450

5,570

7,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

,120

,140

,320

,300

,030

,460

,930

,100

,030

,290

,960

,700

,520

,360

,270

,300

,400

,410

,380

,330

,260

,170

,170

,290

6,850

17,200

14,200

17,200

16,800

12,100

9,690

137,280

4,428

272,300

Nov.

8,070

6,170

5,170

4,480

3,920

3,720

3,920

5,370

4,970

3,720

3,260

2,740

2,430

2,360

2,280

1,990

1,920

2,060

2,500

3,260

3,000

8,110

15,800

8,970

7,850

10,200

8,730

6,800

5,770

5,070

__-_--

152,610

5,087

302,700

Dec.

4,480

4,480

4,970

4,970

7,390

14,900

11,200

7,640

6,380

5,770

7,010

7,430

7,010

5,970

4,870

4,680

4,580

4,390

4,200

4,010

3,630

3,080

3,630

3,920

3,820

3,260

2,740

2,740

2,580

3,000

3,540

162,270

5,235

321,900

Jan.

3,920

3,820

3,000

2,660

2,360

2,820

3,920

4,300

4,010

4,010

3,720

2,660

2,280

2,660

3,440

5,170

6,590

6,380

5,770

9,690

14,900

16,000

13 , 100

13,100

14,200

13,100

13,800

14,500

13,800

12,400

11,000

233,080

7,519

462,300

Feb.

7,640

5,570

5,770

5,970

5,770

5,370

5,170

4,390

3,440

4,200

4,680

4,580

4,480

4,390

3,820

2,820

3,540

4,390

5,970

7,010

8,070

7,430

6,590

6,800

6,170

5,770

5,270

5,070

-

- -----

------

150,140

5,362

297,800

Mar.

4,480

3,440

3,920

4,200

3,820

3,720

3,440

2,740

2,280

2,660

2,820

3,630

3,540

3,260

2,500

1,990

2,280

2,740

3,080

2,910

2,820

2,280

2,200

2,660

4,010

5,970

6.170

5,770

5,270

4,680

4,300

109,580

3,535

217,300

Apr.

4,680

4,480

4,870

5,070

4,200

3,350

3,170

3,540

3,630

3,540

3,630

4,200

4,870

3,630

5,270

8,070

8,750

7*640

5,970

3,260

5,820

4,590

4,480

4,480

4,500

3,540

6^500

7,640

145,380

4,846

288,400

May

21,900

98,500

195,000

180,000

137,000

105 , OOO

81,000

70,500

57,800

41,300

37,600

43,200

47,000

52,500

44,600

50,600

20,000

15,200

16,000

14,900

13,500

12 , 800

12,100

9,210

7,450

9,210

12,400

19,200

22,800

23,800

20,900

1, 470,750

47,440

*2,917

June

20,900

18,800

20,400

18,400

15,600

13 , 100

10,400

9,690

12 , 800

13,500

11,500

11,200

9,690

7,220

5,970

7,850

10,400

9,930

9,950

10,200

7,850

5,770

5,970

6,800

7,010

7,220

7,010

5,570

4,480

5,770

510,950

10,560

616,700

July

6,580

6,380

6,170

5,770

4,680

5,450

2,600

3,540

5,570

5,770

5,770

4,970

3,000

3,000

5,370

5,770

5,370

5,070

4,300

2,840

2,580

4,010

4,100

3,180

2,760

2,380

1,780

1,780

1,840

2,920

2,920

126,560

4,083

251,000

Aug.

2,760

2,230

1,600

1,600

2,380

2,520

2,680

2,680

2,520

1,720

1,900

2,450

2,600

2,680

2,600

2,520

1,720

1,960

2,520

2,600

2,680

2,680

2,300

1,600

2,030

2,450

2,380

1,900

1,780

1,440

1,050

58,530

2,211

155,900

Sept.

,010

,170

,150

,050

,050

950

870

786

800

942

1,310

1,440

1,180

828

702

786

870

950

982

902

758

730

842

758

608

550

484

478

484

660

26,060

869

51,690

Calendar year 1953: Max 121,000 Mln 1,120 Mean 13,490 Ac-ft 9,769,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 193,000 Mln 478 Mean 8,474 Ac-ft 6,135,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Mote.--Discharge for Oct. 1-4, 14-24, June 7, 8, 13, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30 computed from at least 

once-dally wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Prog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.

Location^.--r.at 35°39'40", long 94°09'10", in NW^NE^ sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 30 W. , on left 

bank above concrete weir in spillway of Port Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warloop Creek, l£ miles upstream from Howard Pork, 2-| miles northeast of 

Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Pork.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Port Smith). Prior to Aug. 28, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year), does not include diversions by city of Port Smith.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 397 cfs May 3 (gage height, 25.46 ft); no flow 

at times.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below. Records given herein represent spillway overflow from Lake Port Smith and do not include water diverted for municipal supply 

of Port Smith.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

24.95

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.4

3.2

46

115

303

rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

12.1

Nov.

0

0

0

9.46

Dec.

0

0

0

8.82

Jan.

0

0

0

8.87

Feb.

------

0

0

0

9.40

Mar.

0

0

0

9.89

Apr.

0

0

0

11.5

May

0

0

298

oft* CGO

*201

148

119

88

77

64

49

46

37

27

20

14

18

14

8.7

2.4

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1,514.8

48.9

3,000

12,8

June

0

0

0

16.3

July

0

0

0

20.6

Aug.

0

0

0

19.7

Sept.

0

0

0

12.5

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,260 Min 0 Mean 76.8 Ac-ft 55,610

Water year 1953-54: Max 298 Min 0 Mean 4.15 Ac-ft 3,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions, j. n cubic feet per second, from Lake Port Smith for municipal supply of Fort Smith 

(records furnished by city of Port Smith); for calendar year 1953, 11.5 cfs; for water year 1953-54, 

12.7 cfs.

411038 O -57 -20
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location.--Lat SS"Sl'ZS", long 94°16'30", in Sw£ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 31 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on county road at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes.--tfaximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs tfey 2 (gage height, 5.86 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, July 14 to Sept. 30.

1950-54: Nbximum discharge, 14,700 cfs July 2, 1951 (gage height, 11.77 ft); no 

flow at times 1952-54.

Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of about 18.5 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted above station from reservoir near Mountainburg 

for Fort Smith municipal supply (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5 

4.3 

7.5

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

6.0

17

33

71

125

270

495

794

1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

T.4

*17

T3

10

8.7

6.9

5.9

5.3

4.9

5.6

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.9

5.6

*5.3

4.9

193.9

6.25

0.029

0.03

385

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.6

6.2

5.9

4.9

5.3

*14

28

28

33

35

121

160

153

100

89

92

94

94

*89

82

73

65

1,384.4

44.7

0.206

0.24

2,750

Feb.

58

54

49

45

42

40

36

36

33

*32

28

26

24

23

22

20

18

Iff

20

24

23

22

22

23

25

26

26

24

-

839

30.0

0.138

0.14

1,660

Mar.

23

*23

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

*14

15

14

13

T3

21

31

153

162

T4T

127

113

101

*89

1,323

42.7

0.197

0.23

2,620

Apr.

77

71

65

61

56

52

48

44

41

38

44

49

49

*48

72

157

162

143

119

103

91

81

76

67

64

57

52

*54

53

73

2,167

72.2

0.333

0.37

4,300

May

111

954

863

690

485

366

302

237

200

170

*145

132

121

101

84

73

67

64

53

44

36

32

28

25

23

22

21

*tf?

31

31

27

5,560

179

0.825

0.95

11,030

June

25

23

24

23

20

18

18

18

17

*15

14

13

11

9.5

9.5

11

9.9

8.7

7.9

6.9

5.6

5.3

4.9

*4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.5

5TT

14

354.6

11.8

0.054

0.06

703

July

6.5

TTff

3.1

2.8

2.3

1.7

*1.4

1.5

3.4

2.2

1.4

.8

.3

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.2

1.01

0.0047

0.005

62

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,120 Min 0 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48 Ac-ft 179,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 954 Min 0 Mean 32.5 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.02 Ac-ft 23,510

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base. 

~ Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°34', long 94 0 01', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 28 W. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, and 11.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 372 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 19, 1940, staff gage at site 500 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge .--16 years, 587 cfs (425,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.33 ft); 

no flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943, 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in December 1927.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

IrT¥SP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1211: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20, Apr. 15, 16, May 2, 3)

1.0

1.2'

.1

.8

3.0

7.5

23

60

128

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

263

425

745

1,070

1,780

2,650

5,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

3 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

7T

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

0

1.0

0.03

00 00081

0.0001

2.0

Dec.

0

*".3 

.8

.6

.5

24

46

47

38

34

33

31

27

24

23

22

21

19

17

16

15 

15

*14

14

12

12 

11

12

11 

11

11

557.2

18.0

0.048

1 0.06

1,110

Jan.

10

9.8 

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.1

S7T

8.1

8.6

10

12

12

12

15

*27

227

288

197

149

*1,550

1,630 

 5T0

524

419

391

431

511

511

443 

374

319

8,941.1

288

0.774

0.89

17,730

Feb.

268

234 

202

*184

166

145

132

120

109

105

94

87

84

81

Zi

182

455

330

288

693

693 

544

443

379

336

*288 

253

229

-

7,199

257

0.691

0.72

14,280

Mar.

202

184 

170

153

136

124

113

105

105

94

94

90

81

78

75

69

69

*63

60

57_

63 

69

78

104

503

1,040 

758

608

524 

449

379

6,697

216

0.581

0.67

13,280

Apr.

325

288 

253

239

220

*206

184

170

170

157

346

732

563

485

1,550

4,880

2,350

1,640

1,180

908

706 

589

504

431

374

330 

288

461

680

*550

21,759

725

1.95

2.18

43,160

May

732

4,330 

3,410

2,090

1,490

1,070

849

667

550

461

391

346

314

273

229

197

179

166

*149

124

105 

94

84

75

6_9

84 

632

431

352

309

249

20,501

661

1.78

2.05

40,660

June

206

170 

162

141

120

101

94

87

87

*78

69

63

52

46

42

40

36

33

30

27

22 

20

18

17

15

13 

12

10

9.8

12

1,832.8

61.1

0.164

0.18

3,640

July

*TB- 18

16

15

9.8

7.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.6

3.4

2.7

1.9

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

*.6 

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.2 72"

132.1

4.26

0.011

0.01

262

Aug.

0.2

.4 

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

1.9

0.06

0.0001 6

0.0002

3.8

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 12,300 Min O Mean 512 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.67 Ac-ft 370,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,880 Min 0 Mean 185 Cfsm 0.497ln. 6.76 Ac-ft 134,100

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 cfs).--Apr. 16 (5 a.m.) 7,320 cfs (8.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spadra Creek at darksville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°28', long 93°28', in NWi~- sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 23 W., on right bank at

Clarksville, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64 and 4^ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 54.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 10.7 ft, 

from floodmark at gage), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slopearea determination at gage height 9.84 ft, in gage well, 10.4 ft from floodmark at 

gage; no flow at times.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (.gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2. 3, Jan. 20, Feb. 15, 

Apr. 29 to Aug. 3)

0.88 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.1

.2

.5

1.2

2.2

3.7

6.2

9.8

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

15

23

50

113

202

360

970

1,720

2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0 

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.00018

0.0002

0.6

Nov.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.00036

0.0003

1.0

Dec.

0

*2~.3 

4.5

Tff

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

9.1

0.29

0.0053

0.006

18

Jan.

0.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

2.1

.9

.6

.5

1.1

*56

74

59

48

*42

dl,920

450

258

192

173

167

161

152

129

111

94

78

4,169.6

135

2.46

2.83

8,270

Feb.

68

61 

54

*50

46

41

36

35

33

*28

24

21

2T

21

dl81

*657

244

*173

428

360

226

173

143

116

*99

81

72

59

3,551

127

2.32

2.41

7,040

Mar.

54

50 

46

40

36

33

30

28

25

24

23

21

20

18

17

15

*15

16

21

17

16

14

32

41

506

180

137

111

91

76

66

1,619

52.2

0.953

1.10

3,210

Apr.

57

52

46

42

38

*35

33

38

33

30

75

55

48

46

157

289

TrS

132

101

78

64

54

48

41

36

34

33

59

*40

44

2,014

67.1

1.22

1.37

3,990

May

50

1,800 

436

243

170

132

108

89

74

64

55

54

47

38

31

28

33

28

*23

20

18

17

15

14

T5

70

42

29

25

21

20

3,809

123

2.24

2.58

7,560

June

22

~92 113 

38

27

21

30

23

17

*14

12

11

9.8

8.1

7.4

6.8

5.6

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

176

1.7

493.1

16.4

0.299

0.33

978

July

1.5

*1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.5

~6.2 20

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

53.1

1.71

0.031

0.04

105

Aug.

0.8

1.6 

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

0.0035

0.004

12

Sept.

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

56

1.87

0.034

0.04

111

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,960 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,920

Mln

Mln

Mean 79.4 

Mean 43.2

Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.66 Ac-ft 57,470 

Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71 Ac-ft 31,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 20 (about 4 a.m.) 7,600 cfs (10.7 ft); Feb. 15 (about 

11 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (7-0 ft); May 2 (6 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (6.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorder graph and high-water mark.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°33'00", long 93°09'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., on left 

bank ?£ miles downstream from Indian Creek and 10 miles north of Dover.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. teximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times. 

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Mar. 17, 1953 (gage height, 17.04 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times 

1952-54.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1949, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0

1

1

11

1

69

7

8

9

0

1

2

3

5

Discharge, in cubic feet

0 1

1 2

1

2

5

8

3 2

2 3

8 4

1 5

2 7

12 10

25 12

7

0

5

.0

0

0

0

0

0

per second, water year

1

3

7

12

47

92

196

355

855

,560

,560

,920

,400

October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

!4

~9T 114

64

51

42

37

31

26

22

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

*11

10

10

10

10 

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.6

705.3

22.8

0.083

0.10

1,400

Jan.

8.6

8.2

a'.z

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

11

16

21

35

3941 '

109

542

265

165

*126

*4,340

1,800

837

520

395

371

605 

718

585

471

379

298

12,755.4

411

1.50

1.73

25,300

Feb.

250

222 

*194

170

152

140

126

112

103

97

90

82

76

72

70

2,050

1,180

795

1,110

2,410

1,360

948

724

570

*471

391 

327

277

-

14,569

520

1.90

1.98

28,900

Mar.

236

214 

201

170

152

144

134

128

122

116

112

110

101

92

82

76

*72

68

HI

146

136

124

130

313

1,210

1,280 

915

718

590

484

403

8,863

286

1.04

1.20

17,580

Apr.

331

287 

262

236

217

*196

182

172

157

144

146

219

206

194

680

4,700

1,840

1,220

915

686

540

440

375

308

265

228 

201

206

*184

174

15,911

530

1.93

2.16

31,560

May

222

10,700 

3,340

1,850

1,250

915

735

540

431

351

284

250

228

191

161

140

136

*150

124

103

89

78

68

61

54

278 

717

403

294

230

182

24,555

792

2.89

3.33

48,700

June

154 13B" 

132

112

92

76

67

64

*57

50

42

35

29

22

19

18

18

14

12

11

10

10

15

9.7

7.5

6.9 

6.0

5.1

4.3

3 . 8

1,238.3

41.3

0.151

0.17

2,460

July

*3.2

2.8 

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.8

371

2.8

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

34.7

1.12

0.0041

0.005

69

Aug.

0

.2 

72

.2

.Z

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.035

0.00013

0.0001

2.2

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,360 Min 0 Mean 440 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.80 Ac-ft 318,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,700 Min o Mean 215 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.68 Ac-ft 156,000

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 efs).--Jan. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 10.500 cfs (11.15 ft); Apr. 16 (2 a.m.) 

10,000 cfs 110-98 ft)j May 2 (11 a.m.) 24,700 cfs (16.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°28', long 93°02' ( in SW£ sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 19 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, l£ miles north of Scottsville 

and 3 miles downstream from North Fork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 7 years, 423 cfs (306,200 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1'929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60 ft); no 

flow at times 1953-54.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from floodmark set by local residents .

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2O, Sept. 1-3O)

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

70

151

353

650

1,080

2,220

5,56O

9,700

12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

O.003

0.000012

0.00002

0.2

Nov.

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

72

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

1.3

0.04

0.00017

0 . 0002

2.6

Dec.

**0.1

.1

.6

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.3

1.3

2.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

5.5

21.0

0.68

0.0028

0.005

42

Jan.

5.5

5.3

5,1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.1

3.6

7.5

7.5

8.2

9.4

*14

163

427

216

138

106

»1,870

861

461

317

253

255

515

475

375

304

253

209

7,267.4

234

0.967

1.12

14,410

Feb.

179

158

*138

119

105

90

83

72

66

63

57

54

51

48

50

252

350

274

491

1,610

792

541

428

*540

291

255

224

194

7,551

265

1.09

1.15

14,580

Mar.

165

151

145

129

111

103

95

88

85

81

77

74

7O

66

63

56

*51

48

49

52

54

52

57

104

559

664

491

407

555

299

257

5,036

162

0.669

0.77

9,990

Apr.

224

197

179

165

148

*158

125

114

105

92.

97

100

100

92

105

551

497

4O2

535

282

244

216

194

172

165

141

125

158

*151

145

5,755

192

0.795

0.88

11,410

May

220

9,990

3,280

1,790

1,240

881

728

548

428

344

27S

240

216

179

145

122

114

*119

97

83

72

65

56

48

48

445

1,050

580

454

348

269

24,435

788

5.26

3.76

48,470

June

22S

205

228

165

129

105

88

79

*68

57

49

42

57

32

27

24

22

20

17

15

13

12

10

8.7

7.7

6.8

6.3

15~~ 4.9

6.8

1,724.2

57.5

0.238

0.26

5,420

July

*3.9

5.5

2.6

2.4

5.2

lii

5.6

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.6

*.5

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

51.5

1.65

0.0068

0.008

1O2

Aug.

~39 168

17

11

7.7

5.8

4.9

5.9

5.5

2.8

*2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.5

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

281.0

9.06

0.057

O.04

557

Sept.

**0.1

.1

.1

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

3.1

0.10

0.00041

0.0005

6.1

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,280 Min 0 Mean 357 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.01 Ac-ft 258,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,99o Min 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.587 In. 7.97 Ac-ft 103,000

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 efs). May 2 (10:50 a.m.) 25,5OO cfs (16.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

301

Location. Lat 35°13'34", long 93°08'58", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, at Dardanelle, 1 mile upstream from Whig Creek, 4.7 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou, and at mile 255.8.

Drainage area. 153 .707 sq mi (revised), of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1886 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 38,940 cfs (28,190,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 194,000 cfs May 4; maximum gage height, 22.64 ft 

May 4; minimum discharge, 718 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 683,000 cfs May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage height, 

33.60 ft, in gage well, 34.1 ft from outside gage, May 25, 1943; minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 29, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows, more 

frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and 

power development. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27, 28, Nov. 24, 25, Jan. 5-9, 

20-27, Feb. 16, 17, 2O, 21, Mar. 11-24, Apr. 16 to July 28, 

July 31 to Aug. 4, Aug. 8-12, 14-19, 21-25, 28-30)

-0.5 

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

670 

1,150 

1,800 

2,65O 

4,720 

9,500

7.0 

1O.O 

14.0 

18.0 

21.0 

23.0

22,100

42,200

75,9OO

122,OOO

161,OOO

197.OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,560 

1,510

1,42O

1,390

1,590

1,650

1,720

3,230

4,060

4,390

3,640

2,74O

2,23O

1,950

1,760

1,580

1,430

1,350

1,380 

1,390

1,390

1,370

1,320

1,290

1.280

1,320

8,360

Nov.

11,900 

10,000

8,500

6,80O

5,740

4,940

4,390

4,170

4,280

5,400

5,170

4,170

3,640

3,130

2,740

2,460

2,460

2,210

2.160 

2,560

2,840

3,540

3,740

8,730

11,900

9,500

9,000

16,000 10,000

15,500

18.800

15,5OO

124,100

4,003

246,100

9,250

7,520

172,840

5,761

342,800

Dec.

6,320 

5,860

5,520

5.4OO

5,400

5,400

8,500

15,800

11 20O

si 500

7,040

6,560

7,280

7,520

7,280

6,320

5,400

4,94O

4,830 

4,610

4,5OO

4,170

3,850

3,430

3,640

3,960

3,960

3,640

3,130

2,940

2,840

177,740

5,734

352,500

Jan.

2,94O 

3,640

3,960

4,06O

3,740

3,030

2.740

3,030

4.O60

4,720

4,720

4,500

4,170

3,430

3,960

7,040

7,280

7,520

8,250 

19,20O

51.700

29,600

24,500

21,000

19,900

20,400

20,400

18,800

18,800

18,400

17,400

346,890

11,190

688,000

Feb.

15,50O 

12,600

9,250

7,520

7,28O

7,040

6,80O

6,560

6,090

5,400

4.610

4,720

5,17O

5,280

5,060

9,22O

10 , 900

8,250

7,520 

13,800

13,800

12,200

11,900

10,600

9,500

8,750

8,250

7,520

241,090

8,61O

478,200

Mar.

6,8OO 

6,560

5,860

5,060

4,830

5.O60

4,720

4,500

4,280

3,740

3,130

3,230

3,330

3,740

3,740

3,540

3,030

2,460

2,460 

2,840

3,130

3,030

3,230

3,640

5,740

9,250

9,750

10,000

9,500

8,500

7,760

156,440

5,046

310,300

Apr.

6,800 

6,320

6,09O

6,090

6,090

6,090

5,520

5,400

4.590

4,390

4,830

5,520

6,320

6,560

6,560

14,700

27,000

21,600

16, OOO 

12,600

11,200

9,000

6,560

6,09O

6,320

6,090

6,090

6,800

7,280

7,040

251,340

8,378

498,500

May

9.250 

52 , 900

146, OOO

189. OOO

160,000

133,000

110,000

89,5OO

73,900

62 , 700

46 , 700

38 , 700

42,20O

46,000

48.2OO

46,000

35,900

27, OOO

20,400 

16,800

16,800

15,500

14,200

13,400

11,900

10,300

11,600

13, OOO

17,400

27,000

30,300

1*575,550

50,820

*3,125

June

27. OOO

24^500

23,300

23,300

20,400

16,800

14,2OO

11,900

11,200

14,20O

14,200

12,6OO

11,900

10,OOO

8,250

7,280

9,000

10,6OO 

1O,000

10,000

10,000

8,000

6,32O

6,320

6,800

7,040

7,040

6,800

5^740

381,090

12 , 700

755,900

July

4,830 

5,630

6,520

6,320

6,O90

5,740

4,940

3,960

3,130

3,540

5,40O

5,740

5,740

5,280

3,740

3,230

5,060

5,740

5,52O 

5,170

4,610

3,540

3,030

3,740

4,170

3,640

3,230

2,740

2,28O

2,090

2,460

136,650

4,408

271,000

Aug.

3,130 

5.450

5,250

2,740

2,200

1,800

2,210

2,560

2,740

2,740

2,650

2,570

2,OOO

2,370

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,650

2,370 

2,050

2,650

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,650

2,250

1,970

2,370

2,650

2,370

2,08O

78,970

2,547

156 , 600

Sept.

1,880 

1,510

1,250

1,260

1,540

1,290

1,260

1,190

1,12O

1,040

950

850

1,1OO

1,420

1,510

1,290

1,O20

870

920 

l.OOO

1,040

990

890

900

970

1,000

920

8O4

726

1,050"

55,560

1,112

66,170

Calendar year 1953: Max 125,000 Mln 1,280 Mean 17,630 Ac-ft 12,760,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 189,000 Min 726 Mean 10,070 Ac-ft 7,291,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 2-5, May 26-29, 

June 5, 9-14, 25, July 22, 25, July 26 to Sept. 30.
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'25", long 93°55'25", in NWijNWi- see. 18, T. 5 N., R. 27 W. , on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Fletoher Creek and 2^ miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available .--November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 423.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge .--15 years (1939-54), 269 cfs (194,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.47 ft); no flow 

at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope -area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times in 1939, 1943, 1946-49, 

1952-54.

Remarks . --Records good above 5 cfs, and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to July 5, Aug. 1-17)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

0

.9

2.8

5.6

14

27

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

105

180

424

1,120

2,320

3,600

4,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

(7 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

4.0

11

.9

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

16.1

0.54

0.0022

0.002

32

Dec.

o-0

7.7

1810-

5.3

3.4

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8 

.6

.5

.5

.5

*,2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.3

.3

59.2

1.91

0.0077

0.009

117

Jan.

0.3

'.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

6.9

5.9

19

*20

18

1,000

751 

240

131

145

*5,640

1,440

523

370

766

854

494

313

211

170

135

105

11,361.0

366

1.48

1.71

22,530

Feb.

*88

78 

68

60

52

46

40

35

33

31

28

24

21

19

29T

2,460 

 £7T

279

438

622

323

215

*166

127

110

88

79

64

-

6,365

227

0^919

0.96

12,620

Mar.

55

52 

48

41

38

36

33

30

28

25

25

23

20

17

*15

15 

14

14

15

15

14

13

14

14

51

46

31

25

21

18

16

827

26.7

0.108

0.12

1,640

Apr.

15

14 

14

13

12

12

12

*11

10

9.2

84

265

136

96

189

841 

7B?

154

102

78

60

50

48

40

39

33

*26

45

91

68

2,836.2

94.5

0.383

0.43

5,630

May

108

3,660 

1,280

424

259

170

144

110

170

164

115

133

222

138

95

72 

*59

52

44

35

27

24

21

17

15

19

19

26

28

16

13

7,679

248

1.00

1.16

15,230

June

9.2

TO 

6.6

5.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

*4.4

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

;6

.4

.3

.1

TT

.4

.5

*.5

.4

.4

77.1

2.57

0.010

0.01

153

July

0.4

.3 

.1

0

(7

0

0

0

0

.2

.6

.8 78"

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

0.13

0.00053

0.0006

8.1

Aug.

53

BT

14

6.9

4.4

3.4

2.4

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

*.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

iT

7.8

5.8

1.8

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

0

*0

0

161.5

5.21

0.021

0.02

320

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,400 Mln o 

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,660 Mln o

Mean 327 

Mean 80.5

Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97 Ac-ft 236,600 

Cfsm 0.326 In. 4.42 Ac-ft 58,280

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs).--Jan. 20 (8 a.m.) 4,480 cfs (14.05 ft); Feb. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 4,260 

cfs (13.48 ft); May 2 (7:30 p.m.) 5,190 cfs (15.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long 93°39'02", in NE, sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 25 W., on Petit 

Jean Creek, at control tower for outlet works, 1.3 miles southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area.--488 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 58,830 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 393.38 ft); 

minimum, 19,520 acre-ft Nov. 17, 18 (elevation, 382.13 ft).

1947-54: Maximum contents, 198,530 acre-ft May 18, 1953 (elevation, 413.20 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,040 acre-ft Dec. 10, 

1948, Nov. 17, 1952 (elevation, 381.95 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth fill dam; storage began Mar. 13, 1947. Outlet 

works consist of a 20-foot circular tunnel controlled by three 8- by 17-foot tractortype gates and an uncontrolled, saddle spillway 150 ft long. Elevation of gate sills 

is 370.00 ft. Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419 ft) 258,000 acre-ft; 

at conservation pool level (elevation, 384 ft) 25,000 acre-ft. Dead storage (below 

gate sills) 1,940 acre-ft. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will 

be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for purposes of conservation 

and recreation; storage above this level is used for flood control. Contents computed 

from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

21,110

21,080

21,080

21,220

21,160

20,940

20,910

20,890

20,830

20,780

20,690

20,530

20,530

20,480

20,420

20,390

20,340

20,280

20,260

20,200

20,150

20,170

20,150

20,010

20,010

20,280

20,150

20,090

20,040

19,980

19,980

Nov.

19,980

19,930

19,900

19,930

19,820

19,710

19,790

19,790

19,760

19,710

19,710

19,680

19,650

19,630

19,600

19,570

19,520

19,520

20,090

20,040

20,060

20,040

20.010

20,040

20,010

19,950

19,900

19,850

19,870

19,820

Dec.

19,740

19,850

20,200

19,980

20,150

20,090

20,040

20,120

20,060

20,040

20,040

20,060

20,150

19,980

19,980

19,900

19,820

19,820

19,790

19,790

20,120

19,870

19,820

19,760

19,760

19,710

19,790

19,820

19,870

19,820

19,760

Jan.

19,740

19,760

19,650

19,710

19,710

19,680

19,680

19,710

19,950

20,230

20,060

19,980

20,010

20,230

23,740

26,690

27,360

27,390

27,150

35,980

39,690

37,420

34,670

32,480

30,940

29,170

27,240

25,770

25,650

25,160

24,950

Feb.

24,850

24,730

24,790

24,950

24,950

24,920

24,820

24,790

24,730

24,700

24,700

24,610

24,700

24,790

25,190

29,020

26,480

25,040

25,930

27,460

27,210

26,630

25,830

25,070

24,820

24,730

25,040

25,040

-

------

Mar.

24,980

25,250

25,070

24,980

24,980

24,950

24,920

24,920

24,820

24,730

24,790

24,820

24,820

24,760

24,730

24,670

24,640

24,920

24,920

24,920

24,760

24,980

24,980

25,410

25,470

25,590

25,740

25,930

26,110

25,960

26,200

Apr.

26,290

26,410

26,450

26,480

26,630

26,690

26,750

26,630

26,750

26,780

27,000

27,390

27,820

28,100

28,950

30,030

29,480

29,290

29,290

29,350

29,350

29,290

29,450

29,540

29,600

29,540

29,290

29,450

29,540

29,750

_______

May

30,180

50,480

57,260

58,700

57,650

55,160

52,000

48,400

44,660

41,040

36,720

32,990

30,620

29,480

29,380

29,410

29,450

29,410

29,260

29,140

29,020

29,020

29,050

29,050

29,050

30,000

29,940

29,910

29,780

29,630

29,540

June

29,320

29,260

29,140

28,990

28,920

28,920

28,950

28,920

28,920

28,890

28,830

28,770

28,680

28,620

28,560

28,500

28,400

28,340

28,310

28,250

28,190

28,130

28,010

27,940

27,850

27,790

27,730

27,610

27,550

27,460

_______

July

27,390

27,330

27,240

27,180

27,060

27,030

26,970

26,840

26,720

26,630

26,540

26,480

26,380

26,320

26,230

26,110

26,110

25,930

26,050

25,930

25,960

25,890

25,830

25,710

25,740

25,650

25,560

25,470

25,340

25,250

25,160

Aug.

25,220

25,310

25,370

25,310

25,250

25,100

25,220

25,040

24,950

24,850

24,700

24, 640

24,560

24,480

24,390

24,370

24,260

24,170

24,040

24,390

24,500

24,500

24,450

24,370

24,340

24,230

24,310

24,260

24,170

24,090

23,960

Sept.

23,870

23,820

23,680

23,570

23,520

23,410

23,350

23,220

23,190

23,080

23,020

22,910

22,890

22,800

22,720

22,640

22,610

22,640

22,560

22,610

22,450

22,280

22,150

22,040

21,930

21,950

21,870

21,900

21,980

22,390

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31...................

Calendar year 1953......

Jan. 31...................

Apr. 30...................

May 31 ...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

384 92

383.18

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

22,390

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-5,460

-1,570

+1,260

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'17", long 93°37'51", in SE&Sw£ sec. 11, T. 5 N., R. 25 W., on left 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Rock Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, and 

1.3 miles south of Waveland.

Drainage area.--517 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1954. Published as "near Blue Mountain" 

prior to October 1943.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site if miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years, 584 cfs (422,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs May 2 (gage height, 17.44 ft); 

minimum, 2.0 cfs Jan. 13, 14.

1939-54: Maximum discharge 62,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95 ft, site 

and-datum then in use, or 34.0 ft, from floodmarks, present site); no flow at times 

in 1943, 1946.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by Blue 

Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Jan. 15, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 

Feb. 19-26, Apr. 16-21)

2.49 2.0 4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

97

199

520

1,150

1,940

2,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

*15

16

16

11

16

15

15

15

14

13 

13

15

14

10

5.8

8.1

8.1

*7.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.5

5.2

JLS

5.8

5.5

5.5

317.6

10.2

630

Nov.

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

*4.9

5.2

5.2 

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.9

5.2

8.5

4.9

3.9

3^

3.5

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.7

4.7

*4.4

140.2

4.67

278

Dec.

4.2

5.2

1*1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

ft! 3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

134.4

4.34

267

Jan.

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.5

3.9 

2.3

*2^

2.0

73

60

99

312

421

385

1,160

2,240

2,240

2,380

2.460

2,350

1,670

1,270

466

538

403

B,579.5

599

36,850

Feb.

*281

217

139

76

98

118

116

106

93

76

63 

42

33

32

38

1,060

2.190

1,300

407

440

770

790

*790

690

398

176

121

118

-

10,778

385

21,380

Mar.

lie

116

114

113

112

111

99

93

94

77

53

44

39

37

*30

25

16

8.5

iuS

7.6

10

8.1

8.5

8.5

17

10

14

21

20

18

16

1,463.8

47.2

2,900

Apr.

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

*JL2

12

12

14 

15

17

17

27

536

1.010

430

244

170

165

139

85

59

58

120

*154

160

107

84

3,747

125

7,430

May

84

1,640

279

340

1,260

1,760

*1,970

2,300

2,240

2,270

2.480 

2,430

1,750

855

242

129

*124

124

121

120

92

48

33

5i

32

49

102

134

129

129

129

23,427

756

46,470

June

134

99

77

45

27

25

22

*20

19

18

17 

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11 *ia11

12

747

24.9

1,480

July

10

11

10

10

9.9

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.5 

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.5

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

5 2

237.9

7.67

472

Aug.

5.2

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*4.7 Aa

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.2

5.5

5.2

7.2

11

11

10

10

9.9

12

*JL4

14

212.9

6.87

422

Sept.

14

14

14

13

13

15

13

13

13

13

11 

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

*23

11

11

11

11

11

IP10

11

10

11

369

12.3

732

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,620 Mln 3.3 Mean 671 Ac-ft 485,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,480 Mln 2.0 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119, 3OO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°59', long 93°37', In SE^NW^ sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile north of Waltreak and 20.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--74 sq mi.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 371.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--8 years (1946-54), 97.8 cfs (70,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.46 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 18.45 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks. --Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 3O

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0 

.2 

.5

1.1

2.0

5.0

10

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

18

36

86

152

232

452

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

9.7

31

79

145

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

216

440

815

1,860

3,300

5,070

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 2.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

O

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0.1

27

242

80

50

38

283

437

167

114

102

141

138

108

84

68

58 

48

2,185.1

70.5

0.953

1.10

4,330

Feb.

41

35

*30

26

23

21

19

17

16

15

14

12

11

IP.

10

124

124

79

117

256

148

102

*76

57

47

39

34

29

-

1,534

54.8

0.741

O.77

3,040

Mar.

25

24

22

19

18

17

15

15

14

13

12

12

10

9.2

8.7

*8.2

7.7

7.4

8.0

7.2

6.5

6. 3

7 1 2

7.2

33

45

40

37

33

30

27

544.6

17.6

0.238

0.27

1,080

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,310 Min 0 Mean E

Apr.

25

22

21

19

17

17

*16

14

13

12

13

13

14

13

17

90

91

59

45

37

32

27

24

20

20

18

16

*18

16

17

782

26.1

0.353

0.39

1,550

May

21

4.570

662

*257

162

115

92

70

66

71

57

57

113

84

55

43

36

*33

28

24

22

19

17

15

11

38

52

35

30

26 

23

6,907

223

3.01

3.47

13,700

June

20.

18

16

14

12

11

10

*10

10

8.0

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

7.7

4.8

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

*.4

-li

190.7

6.36

O.O86

0.10

378

8.7 Cfsm 1.2O In.

July

0^2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

a0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0.8

0.03

0.00041

0.0004

1.6

Aug.

C)

* '

O

O

0

0

o

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

16.28 Ac-ft 64,220

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,570 Mln 0 Mean 33.3 Cfsm 0.45O In. 6.10 Ac-ft 24,080

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOO cfs). May 2 (11:30 a.m.) 9,700 cfs (16.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°04' , long 93°24' , in SE^ sec. 25, T. 5 N. , R. 23 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Danville, 1,800 ft upstream from 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Spring Creek, 

and 0.6 mile downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area. 741 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 303.33 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on railway 

bridge 1,800 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 853 cfs (617,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs May 3 (gage height, 24.35 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 14-17.

1916-54; Maximum discharge, 70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 ft); no 

flow at times in 1924, 1934-36, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

P. 303).

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor May 2, 3; backwater from 

return of over-bank flow May 3-7)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

1.7

4.2

8.0

19

44

174

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

764

1,440

2,320

3,850

5,580

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 16

15

14

15

17.

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

14

12

8.0 

*5.9

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.5

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.1

5.1

324.5

10.5

644

Nov.

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

*4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5 

5.5

9.0

8.0

~8.5 11

6.7

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.6

376

*3.6

158.0

5.27

313

Dec.

3.6

4.5

9.5

10

12.

10

8.0

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.9

.5

.5

.1

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

* .8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.2

.5

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

181.4

5.85

360

Jan.

5.5

5.1

4.8

478

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.9

12

12

13

*11

10

32

356

342

216 

412

780

1,530

1,930

2,380

2,500

2,630

2.770

2,630

2,100

1,420

764

652

23,547.3

760

46,710

Feb.

*484

370

307

209

150

160

174

168

159

143

124

108

87

73

72.

223

1,390

2,030 

1,480

1,260

1,130

1,110

*1,030

958

796

469

279

216

15,159

541

30,070

Mar.

195

188

185

174

167

163

159

142

132

132

114

92

78

69

65

*61

52

48 

37

33

31

29

33

34

89

177

135

114

113

108

97

3,246

105

6,440

Apr.

88

82

75

71

67

62

*60

56

51

47

79

92

80

71

134

892

1.200

1,090 

620

370

279

251

209

152

121

118

*166

426

370

230

7,609

254

15,090

May

342

5,030

*9,600

*3,890

2,180

2,070

*2,050

2,240

2,380

2,380

2,410

2,570

2,570

*1,930

1,040

370

*223

202 

188

180

168

135

97

72

66.

124

307

216

209

195

185

45,619

1,472

90,480

June

195

182

138

110

84

56

53

853

46

40

36

33

32

29

28

26

24

23 

25

25

24

21

19

17

15

15

14

12

*12

12

1,399

46.6

2,770

July

12

IT

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

5.9

5.5

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.8

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

4.5

4.2

5.j^

205.4

6.63

407

Aug.

3.3

4.2

7.6

7.6

6.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

*3.6

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0 

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.9

5.9

5.5

4.5

4.8

7.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

*9.0

152.4

4.92

302

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

15

15

12

11

10

10

1~9.5

12

12

12 

12

*13

12

19

15

12

11

11

12

12

12

15

371.5

12.4

737

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,000 Min 3.6 Mean 9.53 Ac-ft 690,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,600 Min 2.5 Mean 268 Ac-ft 194,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Fourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°52', long 93°39' , in NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 25 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, 

if miles east of Gravelly, and 6.4 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek.

Drainage area. 413 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 15 years, 588 cfs (425,700 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 26.20 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.86 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943-44, 1947, 1952-54.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below except those for period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

0.55 

.6 .2 

1.0 

2.7 

9.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

191

309

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.O ft.

12O 

194

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

15.0

18.0

22.0

309

664

1,670

3,170

5,050

7,080

10,500

14,500

21,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

.1

.6

4.6

4.6

2.5

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

20.5

0.66

0.0016

0.002

41

Nov.

**

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.7

2.7

4.0

475

3.7

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

30.9

1.03

0.0025

0.003

61

Dec.

n.i

179

4.3

7.2

9.9

5.5

3.4

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3

*3

2.7

e2.6

e2.5

e2.5

e2.4

e2.4

e2.4

e2.5

e2 . 6

e2.7

97.8

3.15

0.0076

0.009

194

Jan.

e2.6

e2.5

e2.4

e2.3

e2.2

e2.2

e2.2

e2.2

e3.O

e!5

e40

e65

110

*107

314

1,670

1,010

580

400

762

5,500

1,460

905

706

816

997

816

685

540

449

16,127.6

520

1.26

1.45

31,990

Feb.

293

*252

219

191

167

150

133

121

111

103

99

90

83

79

78.

874

1,360

838

772

1,550

1,140

772

560

*449

362

298

257

217

-

11,618

415

1.00

1.05

23,040

Mar.

189

T74

159

145

135

124

117

111

103

97

93

89

84

76

71

*66

62

60

58

57

55

52

52

52

80

100

120

135

135

130 

124

3,105

100

0.242

0.28

6,160

Apr.

117

112

107

99

95

90

*86

81

76

72_

74

82

132

219

289

5,890

1,820

986

664

466

356

282

234

205

174

155

137

*135

548

728

12,509

417

1.01

1.13

24,810

May

529

20,000

11,5OO

2,140

1,290

905

664

540

502

449

432

484

1,160

928

643

466

559

*290

246

207

179

159

142

127

119

127

126

110

104

97 

86

45,110

1,455

5.52

4.06

89,470

June

78

69

64

66

62

55

46

42

58

*33

3O

26

25

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

10

8.7

7.9

6.8

5.7

4.8

4.0

6.0

*11

817.9

27.3

0.066

0.07

1,620

July

5.7

4.0

5.0

4.0

7.9

6.4

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

-8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0 

0

0

51.7

1.67

0.0040

0.005

1O5

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

O

o

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,50O Min 0 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.80 Ac-ft 370,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,000 Min 0 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.06 Ac-ft 177,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfsj. Apr. 16 (11 a.m.) 6,150 cfs (11.12 ft); May 2 (5 p.m.) 55,400 

cfs (26.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.

>cation.--Lat 34°57 I 07", long 93°09'37° in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 W., at Nimrod Dam 

on Fourche La Pave River, 4 miles west of Nimrod and 10.2 miles upstream from South 

Fourche La Pave River.

Drainage area.--680 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1954. 

of Corps of Engineers, Little Rock.

May 1942 to September 1944 in files

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at-mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 148,460 acre-ft May 5, 6 (elevation, 359.68 ft); 

minimum, 23,140 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 340.20 ft).

1942-54: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,500 acre-ft Sept. 28, 

1942 (elevation, 338.97 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942. Capa c i t y at spillway crest (elevation, 373 ft), 336,000 acre-ft; at conservation pool 

level (elevation, 342 ft), 29,000 acre-ft. Dead storage below conduit invert (elevation, 314.9 ft), 900 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Under 

normal operating conditions reservoir surface will be maintained at approximately 

conservation pool level for purposes of conservation and recreation; storage above 

this level used for flood control. Contents computed from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. --Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

24,1OO

24,010

24,160

24,160

24,210

24,070

24,070

24,040

23,950

23,920

23,860

23,840

23,780

23,750

23,720

23,690

23,660

23,630

23,600

23,550

23,520

23,520

23,520

23,460

23,490

23,860

23,580

23,520

23,490 

23,460

23,430

Nov.

23,430

23,400

23,370

23,460

23,260

23,310

23,340

23,310

23,310

23,310

23,280

23,260

23,260

23,230

23,230

23,230

23,200

23,170

23,750

23,690

23,750

23,750

23,750

23,660

23,750

23,600

23,630

23,600

23,580 

23,580

Dec.

23,580

23,630

23,980

23,890

23,950

23,980

23,950

23,920

23,920

23,920

23,950

23,980

24,210

23,920

23,890

23,860

23,860

23,890

23,860

23,890

24,270

23,920

23,860

23,860

23,860

23,840

23,950

24,010

24,010 

24,010

24,010

Jan.

24,040

24,040

24,070

24,100

24,100

24,100

24,100

24,100

24,300

24,620

24,590

24,620

24,790

25,230

26,420

29,330

32 , 350

32,770

32,280

34,720

39,670

38,860

33,910

30,960

29,400

29,440

29,360

28,870

28,830

28 ,870 

28,690

Feb.

28,510

28,730

29,050

29,150

29,050

28,940

28,730

28,730

28,830

28,900

28,870

29,010

29,190

29,360

29,970

31,390

31,210

29,540

30,180

32,310

31, 4 '30

29,470

28,760

28,940

29,150

29,050

28,900

28,510

-

Mar.

28,410

28,800

28,660

28,730

28,940

29,150

29,330

29,360

29,330

29,260

29,220

29,120

29,010

28,760

28,830

28,940

29,080

29,400

29,540

29,650

29,760

29,900

30,150

30,390

30,710

30,960

31,250

31,500

31,920

32,060 

32,420

Apr.

32,690

33,030

33,240

33,580

33,960

34,170

34,460

34,550

34,800

34,970

35,560

35,940

36,160

36,450

37,420

40,680

41,420

37,590

35,140

35,010

35,140

34,930

35,010

34,930

34,760

34,890

35,180

35,610

35,860

36,450

May

37,760

89,280

138,460

146,800

148,460

145,550

139,220

131,620

123,260

114,770

105,490

96,540

87,920

79,640

70,070

59,320

48,970

41,270

38,190

37,130

36,710

36,280

35,820

35,520

35,730

36,240

36,370

36,620

36,580

36 ,580 

36,540

June

36,410

36,370

36,200

36,030

35,770

35,650

35,650

35,610

35,560

35,520

35,440

35,310

35,220

35,140

35,010

35,220

35,180

35 , 140

35,060

34,930

34,800

34,680

34,510

34,420

34,290

34,210

34,080

33,910

33,740

33,660

July

33,490

33,410

33,280

33,110

32,980

32,900

32,640

32,520

32,420

32,280

32,130

32,030

31,920

31,740

31,600

31,530

31,460

31,320

31,390

31,250

31,250

31,140

31,000

30,820

30,750

30,610

30,430

30,250

30,110

30,000 

29.930

Aug.

30,000

29,900

29,760

29,650

29,470

29,260

29,190

28,940

28,760

28,620

28,370

28,260

28,090

27,940

27,800

27,660

27,480

27,340

27,160

27,090

27,160

27,060

26,920

26,810

26,700

26,600

26,670

26,560

26,420

26,240 

26,130

Sept.

25,990

25,890

25,740

25,640

25,530

25,460

25,340

25,290

25,200

25,080

24,970

24,850

24,760

24,710

24,650

24,560

24,530

24,500

24,440

24,420

24,360

24,240

24,210

24,160

24,109

24,040

23,980

23,980

23,980

24,590

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31....................

Calendar year 1953. ......

Jan. 31. ...................

Feb. 28.. ..................

Mar. 31....................

Apr. 30....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1953-54. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

340.30

340.50

-

341.91

341.86

342.96

343 . 92

340.70

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

24,180

23,430

24,010

-

28,690

28,510

32,420

36,450

33,660

24,590

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-750

+430

-4,930

+4,680

-180

+3,910

+4,030

-2,880

-3,800

-1,540

+410

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Fourche La Pave River near Nimrod, Ark.

309

Location. Lat 34°57'01", long 93°09'18", in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

2 ,000 ft downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4-J miles southwest of Nimrod, and 9.8 miles upstream from South Fourche La Pave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Mar. 3, 1936, to Dec. 20, 1938, staff gage at 

site 1.1 miles downstream at datum 3.92 ft lower. Dec. 21, 1938, to Aug. 20, 1946, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.0 miles downstream at datum 9.72 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years, 950 cfs (687,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs May 11 (gage height, 9.68 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 9-19, Dec. 14-24.

1936-54; Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use, and 27.6 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark); no flow 

at times in 1936, 1939, 1952.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from South Fourche La Fave 

"Tver, which are fair. Flow regulated by Nimrod Dam since May 1942 (see preceding

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of baclcwater (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16, 18-26, SO, May 1, 4-6, 

May 19 to June 7)

0.01

.1

.2

.3

.4

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

0.3 

.6

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

114

193

315

545

833

1,460

2,180

3,800

6,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29

5O

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

»12

11

11

12

12

6.7

6.5

6.0

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

4.8

5.7

1.9

1.9

2.0

 1.9

1.9

2.0

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.5

. 8

146.5

4.72

290

Nov.

0.5

.5

.9

1.9

2.0

1.5

.8

.5

.5

*73

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

29.2

0.97

58

Dec.

*0.7

1.0

1.9

!a

.7

.7

.6

1.5

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5 

.5

.8

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

22.5

0.72

44

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.2

.9

.7

.7

*1.1

5.2

2.0

1.0

618

1,050

674

1,120

5,010

5,800 

2,640

1,960

1,460

1,250

1,250

877

658

653

20,963.3

676

41,580

Feb.

551

*270

193

251

279

279

279

185

120

120

120

84

46

47

48

457

1,970

2,260

1,250

1,250

2,550

2.520

1,550 

*749

485

483

485

485

_

18,860

674

57,410

Mar.

512

209

206

157

91

71

86

152

162

162

162

162

162

162

*74

1.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2,522.8

74.9

4,610

Apr.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

*.8

.7

.4

55

60

60

60

6O

2O8

1,250

5,120

5,420

2,210

756

4O5

420

247 

247

247

142

81

*82

82

672

15, 849 . 7

462

27,470

May

1,14O

c581

c4.5

158

849

2,80O

4,520

4,94O

5,22O

5,520

5.850

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,520

*5,370

4,060

1,950

852

404

551

551 

199

110

111

111

110

110

111

110

74,212.5

2,594

147,200

June

110

110

108

UO"

110

79

41

*41

41

41

58

40

40

40

40

57

58

40

40

41

41

41 

56

28

28

28

27

25

*25

1,575

52.4

5,120

July

55

55

52

50

50

50

29

29

29

24

24

24

24

24

28

56

54

54

54

*50

50

30

32 

32

52

52

52

52

28

22

15.

908

29.5

1,800

Aug.

15

18

25

25

59

53

50

51

42

36

49

*52

50

50

50

55

52

52

52

52

55

52

32 

50

25

20

21

22

22

22

*22

941

30.4

1,870

Sept.

21

21

20

20

2O

21

21

21

21

20

21

20

2O

15

5.8

7.1

8.6

9.0

9.2

*15

9.5

8.0

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.6

5.4

4.0

588.5

12.9

770

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,510 Min 0.5 Mean 847 Ac-ft 612,900

Water year 1955-54: Max 5,850 Min 0.5 Mean 568 Ac-ft 266,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from South Pourche La Fave River; discharge computed on basis of releases from Nimrod 

Dam.
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fourche La Pave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55', long 93°03', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 19 W. , on left bank 0.6 

mile upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of Hollis, and 5.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 366.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 329 cfs (238,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations af daily 

discharges furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1087: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 14

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

24

40

92

190

355

915

1,690

4,600

11,800

21,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

1 8

172

*.9

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

7.8

0.26

0 . 0012

0.001

15

Dec.

0.3

.4

1.4

19

13

9.0

6.7

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.7

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.3

2.3

2 3

2 3

113.6

3.66

0.017

0.02

225

Jan.

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2 .0

2!3

4.2

10

15

14

27

1,040

1,080

347

185

128

3,060

1,790

641

379

283

455

*593

440

315

239

185

143

11,392.8

368

1.74

2.01

22,600

Feb.

119

*102

89

78

68

59

51

43

39

35

31

27

24

22

22

866

637

319

818

1,380

617

359

251

*190

150

124

107

91

-

6,718

240

1.14

1.18

13,320

Mar.

78

77

89

77

70

64

61

56

51

48

46

42

37

31

28

*25

24

23

24

24

23

22

23

24

38

89

88- 95

75

64

58

1,574

50.8

0.241

0.28

3,120

Apr.

49

*42

38

35

33

30

29

48

51

51

58

182

137

112

104

*1,610

672

343

224

161

124

102

94

101

75

60

48

49

*102

167

4,931

164

0,777

0.87

9,780

May

618

»17.700

2,350

821

465

291

212

158

132

121

109

98

168

190

117

84

64

52

43

36

29

*24

21

18

Ts

114

121

77

56 

41

29

24,377

786

3.73

4.30

48,350

June

23

18

15

13

12

10

9.8

8.7

7.8

6.5

*5.9

5.2

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.1

*1.3

1.7

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

±L'

163.5

5.45

O.O26

0.03

324

July

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

1.3

0.04

0.00019

0 . 0002

2.6

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,080 Mln 0 Mean 277 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80 Ac-ft 200,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,70O Mln 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.69 Ac-ft 97,740

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--May 2 (5 p.m.) 32,400 cfs (16.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Little Rook, Ark.

311

Location. Lat 34°45'00", long 92°16'25", in see. 3, T. IN., R. 12 W., on right bank 

130 Tt downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rook and at mile 165.5.

Drainage area. 158.201 sq mi (revised), of which 22,241 is-probably noneontributing.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1954'in 

reports of Geological Survey. Since January 1928, records at or near same site in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected at or near same 

site since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records 

collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream since 1883 and intermittent records 

of discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 42,230 cfs (30,570,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 210,000 cfs May 5 (gage height, 17.86 ft); minimum, 1,210 cfs Sept. 20, 27.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a stage 

of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Forty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Mar. 13-21, May 4-6, 

May 8 to June 9, June 28 to July 5)

-4.2

-3.0

-2.0 

0.0 

2.0 

4.0

1,140

3,200

5,200

10,900

19,300

30,500

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

52,200

81,2OO

123,000

170,000

224,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,270 

2,180

2,200

2,150

2,150

2,120

2,170

2,240

2,270

3,330

4,180

4,460 

3,980

3,330

2,970

2,610

2,440

2,250

2,120

2,030

1,980

2,000 

2,000

1,980

1,950

1,960

1,840

1,910

7,760 

13,400

15.100

105,330

3,398

208,900

Nov.

16,000 

13,400

10,700

9,220

7,780

6,560

5,690

5,060

4,660

4,560

4,660

5,270 

5,060

4,460

4,080

3,700

3,420

3,240

3,240

3,330

3,240

5.150 

3,330

3,600

4,040

8,620

10,700

8,600

8,600 

9,220

187,190

6,240

371,300

Dec.

8,040 

7,020

6,780

6,340

5,900

5,690

5,690

6,120

9,920

15.000

11,100

8,320 

7,260

7,020

7,520

7,780

7,260

6,560

5,690

5,480

5,480

5,060 

4,860

4,560

4,180

5,980

3,980

4,360

4,180 

5,890

5.510

196,530

6,540

589,800

Jan.

3,480 

5,590

3,480

3,870

4,270

4,270

5,970

5,580

5,580

4,170

4,880

5,510 

5,200

5,510

6,620

7,880

9,060

10,800

10,600

10,900

17,400

56,600 

58.600

54,400

31,800

29,300

28,700

28,700

26,900 

25,100

24,500

436,720

14,090

866,200

Feb.

22,300 

20,300

17,800

14,300

gll,600

g9,660

g9,360

g9,060

g8,760

g8,160

7,600

6,620 

5.920

6,066

6,540

7,600

8,760

14,700

16,500

17,400

22,500

26.900 

25,100

22,800

19,800

17,000

14,700

13,100

_

390,500

13,950

774,500

Mar.

gll,600 

glO,600

g9,660

g8,760

8,160

g7,320

g7,040

g6,900

g6,480

g6,200

g5,920

g5,510 

g4,780

g4,780

g4,880

g4,990

g4,880

g4,680

g4,270

g5.770

g3,770

g5,970 

g4,570

g4,470

g4,680

g5,310

g8,460

gll,600

gll,900 

gll,600

10,600

211,710

6,829

419,900

Apr.

9,660 

8,760

8,160

g7,320

7,520

7,040

7,040

g7,040

g7,040

g6,760

g6,200

g5.920 

g6,540

g7,040

7,600

8,460

11,200

25,700

29,500

24,500

19,800

15,600 

13,100

glO,500

g8,460

7,880

7,600

7,880

9,660 

12,500

320,980

10,700

636,700

May

15.500 

51,200

85 , 000

182,000

208,000

191,000

167,000

140,000

114,000

96,800

81,200

64,600 

54,000

55,100

56,500

60 , 100

59,200

47,500

56,600

28,700

22 , 500

20,500 

18,500

16,500

15,600

15,600

15,200

16,000

17,000 

18 , 500

24,000

tl,969 . 1

65,520

t5,906

June

27.500 

26,900

25,100

24,500

23,400

23,400

21,500

18,800

16,500

14,300

12,700

13,500 

15,600

14,700

15,500

12,700

10,900

9,060

8,760

10,600

11,900

11,200 

11,600

10,600

8,760

.520

,320

,600

,880 

,880

435,780

14,550

864,400

July

7,520 

6,200

5,660

6,540

6,760

6,760

6,620

6,200

5,420

4,570

5,970

4,370 

5,420

5,920

5,920

5,310

4,270

5,970

5,000

5,920

5,660

5,420 

4,880

4,070

3,580

4,170

4,470

4,070

3,580 

3,300

2,840

157,960

5,095

315,300

Aug.

2,580 

2,840

3,390

5,680

3,580

3,200

2,840

2,420

2,566

2,840

2,930

5,020 

5,020

2,840

2,420

2,670

2,950

5,020

5,020

5,020

2,840

2,670 

2,950

3,110

3,200

3,200

3,020

2,760

2,420 

2,670

2,840

90,420

2,917

179,500

Sept.

2,760 

2,420

2,330

2,080

1,850

1,720

1,770

1,790

1,720

1,650

1,600

1,480 

1,400

1,290

1,360

1,680

1,940

1,820

1,530

1,310

1,280

1,340 

1,400

1,410

1,360

1,280

1.220

1,260

1,290 

1,550

48,670

1,622

96,540

Calendar year 1953: Max 153,000 Min 1,840 Mean 23,610 Ac-ft 17,090,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 208,000 Min 1,220 Mean 12,470 Ac-ft 9,027,000

t Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

411038 O -57 -21
312 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°27'15", long 9l'3TQQ" in SE£ sec. 11, T. 3 S. , R. 6 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 5? miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream 

from Crooked Creek.

.Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1936, to July 21, 1937, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, auxiliary staff gage 5.4 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge. 19 years, 573 cfs (414,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.27 ft); no 

flow at times.

1935-54: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage height, 25.50 

ft); no flow at times during each year except 1945 and 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,300 acres above station. During 

flows above 600 cfs, Bayou Meto and Crooked Creek are interconnected above station. 

For records on Crooked Creek, below interconnection, see following page.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 857: 1937. WSP 1211: 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O 

7J

0

O

0

? 2

1

11

1

1

*2

2

1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

14

0.5

28

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

7J

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

10

30

50

100

200

633

988

1,110

1,140 

,140

,140

,160

,200

,220

,220

,240

,280

,400

,480 

1,480

1,480

1,440

21,141

S82

41,930

Feb.

1.420 

*1,400

1,360

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,110

1,070

1,020

988

940

880

820

754

765

*856

928 

964

1,070

1,140

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

30,585

1,092

60,560

Mar.

1,180 

*1,160

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,010

988

964

928

880

832

776

710

522

512

415 

355

315

255

227

209

191

230

209

209

209 

218

245

255

19,514

633

38,900

Apr.

255 

245

236

218

200

*174

150

150

125

118

134

150

142

150

166

236

335

355 

365

365

345

315

285

255

236

209

191

158 

142

125

6,532

218

12,960

May

96 

118

275

*479

622

699

754

798

832

868

904

954

1,010

1,050

1,100

1,110

1,130

1.140 

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,010

964

928

880 

820

743

644

26,588

858

52,740

June

*523 

395

265

158

96

72

63

66

69

66

63

60

60

57

41

31

27

29 

27

19

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0 

*T5

0

2,188.4

72.9

4,340

July

0.1 

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,620 Mln 0 Mean 629 Ac-ft 455,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Mln o Mean 292 Ac-ft 211,600

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 14; discharge estimated on basis of

1 discharge measurement, 3 observations of no flow, and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°25'35", long 91°40'00", in SEi sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 100 ft upstream 

from St. Louis-Southwestern Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey, and 5.8 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--87 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954 (discontinued). Prior to February 

1940, high-water periods only.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 21, 1940, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream. Feb. 21, 1940, 

to June 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site. All gages at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 265 cfs (191,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 19.51 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Jan. 19-21, Feb. 18-20, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 23.51 ft Feb. 18, 19, 1950; no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period Jan. 11-15 and June 2-6, which are poor. 

Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at high-water stages. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6 to Jan. 15, May 28 to June 5)

10.0

10.2

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

1.2

3.4

8.0

14

23

40

13.0

13.5

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

19.5

64

97

145

280

456

892

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

o

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

2.5

3.0

7.5

48

328

466

556

618

640

662

684

684

662

662

684

772

844

1,040

1,200

1,250

U.,814.0

381

23,430

Feb.

1.250 

*1,180

1,130

1,080

988

916

820

706

576

456

336

243

163

119

89_

*136

229

288

344

486

596

684

796

844

868

892

868

844

_

- -----

17,907

640

35,520

Mar.

796 

*772

728

684

618

536

466

389

320

250

181

134

102

80

62

42

*26

19

19

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

T7

17

22

6,443

208

12,780

Apr.

29 

30

29

27

24

*20

15

15

14

13

14

15

16

17

17

24

38

74

77

64

54

44

36

28

22

19

16

15

14

13

833

27.8

1,650

May

14 

17

36

*110

144

142

129

118

130

175

328

536

706

820

892

916

940

940

916

892

820

750

684

576

446

336

229

146

103

79

60

13,130

424

26,040

June

*42 

29

21

12

4.4

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

109.5

3.65

217

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,820 Mln 0 Mean 421 Ac-ft 305,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,250 Min 0 Mean 138 Ac-ft 99,640

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
314 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°34', long 88°57', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., Chickasaw meridian, 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, 5£ miles upstream from mouth 

and 6^ miles northeast of New Albany.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq.mi.

Records available. February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 366.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950 staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1939-40, 1950-54), 38.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.42 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); no flow Sept. 5-7

1939-41, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs May 22, 1939, from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and records for nearby streams; 

maximum gage height, 8.45 ft July 21, 1953; no flow Sept. 5-7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those between 50 and 150 cfs and those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made 

once a week.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

? c,

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

gO. 8

g75

8-7

8-9

8-9

g-8

g-7

g-8

g-9

gl.O

gl.O

a. 9

g-9

g-9

gl.O

gl.O

8-9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.3

2.0

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

 32.3

1.04

0.047

0.05

Nov.

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.5

~3". 11 3

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.4

63.7

2.12

0.095

0.11

Dec.

772" 2.2

25

6.9

3.7

~.2 66

5.2

21

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.7

4 6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

17

8.3

5 8

5 ' 2

260.3

8.40

0.378

0.44

Jan.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

472

4.2

9.7

8.1

6.0

5.4

31

247

258

33

21

16

301

g484

g515

£73

g42

g38

g33

g48

g27

g23

g21

2,313.0

74.6

3.36

3.87

Feb.

g21

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

16

12

11

21

550

44

30

28

27

23

21

24

54

_

872

31.1

1.40

1.46

Mar.

25

27

39

75

22

20

19

18

18

15

15

14

16

15

12

11

TT

11

22

17

14

14

14

14

16

16

g!6

g!5

g!4

°

554

17.9

0.806

0.93

Apr.

g22

g!7

g!5

g70

g52

g28

32

23

23

319

T77

48

37

56

121

53

37

29

25

22

20

28

44

19

23

13

Ts

26

18

1,425

47.5

2.14

2.39

May

16

46

116

44

28

22

19

16

14

11

10

15

278

59

37

28

23

20

17

17

14

14

12

11

9.9

9.3

24

279

81

31

22

1,343.2

43.3

1.95

2.25

June

17

14

132

27

18

14

12

9.6

8.4

6.9

6.3

13

8.6

6.0

5.2

7.3

7.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

l.S

1.6

350.5

11.7

0.527

0.59

July

1.5

1.5

36

17

5.5

3.2

2.4

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.2

4.0

2.9

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.S

.7

.7

-1

101.4

3.27

0.147

0.17

Aug.

0.6

6.0

573

.9

.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3 75-

.3

.3

. .3

.3

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a .4

a . 3

26.2

0.845

0.038

0.04

Sept.

aO.3

a. 2

g-2

a.l

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

1.7

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

5.5

11

22.7

0.757

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,160 Mln 0.7 Mean 41.2 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 515 Mln 0 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.34

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Jan. 22 (time unknown) 1,220 cfs (7.42 ft), 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, observations of no flow and records for Clear Creek near Oxford. 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 315

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

Location. La t 34°29'00", long 89°13'30", in SE^SW^ sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on downstream side of left main pier of bridge on State Highway 30, threequarters of a mile northeast of Etta, 3f miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles 

downstream from Locks Creek, 13 miles west of New Albany, and 55.0 miles upstream from 

head of Panola-Quitman Ploodway.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1936 to May 1937 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 273.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 23, 1936, 

to May 31, 1937, staff gage at same site at datum 5.33 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to 

Mar. 16, 1939, and Aug. 26 to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site at' datum 

5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1952, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 803 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.41 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 5,6.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 59,500 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 28.70 ft, present datum); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those between 300 and 1,400 cfs, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week prior to Jan. 31, and twice a month thereafter.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP1211: 1948, 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

T3

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

16

18

18 

17

15

15

16

15

19

18

. 16

16

18

18

17

16

19

24

27

22

21 

20

528

17.0

0.032

0.04

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

16

18

20

20

20

20

21 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

48

56

34

28

25

25

24

24

25

725

24.2

0.046

0.05

Dec.

25

25

174

248

63

1.090

213

76

220

1*0

63

g55

g47

g56

g50

g41

g30

29

37

41

43

46

38

35

37

35

36

98

148

56

3,377

109

0.207

0.24

Jan.

49

44

44

39

41

40

38

36

TT

72

164

88 

67

164

1,960

3,170

970

315

225

2,730

7,810

12.200

3,680

1,370

645

484

935

508

339 

272

226

38,762

1,250

2.38

2.74

Feb.

196

182

171

152

141

135

125

116

122

117

116

106 

96

100

103

135

175

112

124

g8.540

3,570

1,200

532

496

360

272

249

1,150

18,893

675

1.28

1.34

Mar.

496

310

798

403

282

241

210

196

182

175

170

161 

154

158

137

130

127

130

229

 226

154

135

136

136

136

172

141

133

127

126 

819

7,130

230

0.437

0.50

Apr.

1,340

434

272

216

210

369

230

310

279

198

1,410

2,080 

599

352

334

1,450

1,060

406

279

216

192

192

257

310

175

154

139

134

452 

294

14,343

478

0.909

1.01

May

264

454

2,460

1,520

599

310

236

198

170

149

139

149 

2,700

1,700

448

241

182

161

135

132

115

102

98

89

83

77

ITT

2,610

1,640 

350

149

17,771

573

1.09

1.26

June

105

83

711

3T9

122

85

71

64

56

52

49

45 

132

53

45

37

38

75

35

31

g27

g26

g24

24

23

21

21

- 20

20

iS

2,432

81.1

0.154

0.17

July

18

33

198

332 ~49~

29

22

21

22

20

18

18 

16

14

14

13

12

12

68

23

15

221

41

24

18

16

14

14

13 

13

13

1,354

43.7

0.083

0.10

Aug.

13

13

26

18

13

12

13

14

12

11

11

10 

10

10

10

9.4

S74

9.7

9.7

12

39.

Tf

12

12

12

14

14

12

11 

10

10

409.2

13.2

0.025

0.03

Sept.

9.7

9.7

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4 

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

11

18

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

10 

105

395.4

13.2

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Min 13 Mean 767 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.81

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,200 Min 9.1 Mean 291 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.51

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs). Jan. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 13,900 cfs (22.41 ft), 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location. --La t 34°21'20", long 89 "39 "30", In NW^SEi sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 ¥., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 1.0 

mile upstream from Hudson Creek, and 8.3 miles west of Oxford.

Drainage area. 9.30 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --5 years (1939-40, 1950-54), 13.6 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs May 27 (gage height, 11.04 ft in gage 

well, 11.3 ft from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 9.20 and 11.04 ft; minimum, 5.1 cfs 

July 30, Aug. 1, 2, 3, 4, 14; minimum gage height, -0.14 ft July 21, Aug. 13, 14.

1939-41, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 27, 1954; minimum, 3.0 cfs 

July 19-22, 1939.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions [water years) . WSP 1281: 1939-40.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

6.0

5.7

672

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5 7

5 7

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

672- 7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

188.2

6.07

0.653

0.75

Nov.

6.0 675-

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

9.5

"9.1 45

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.8

' 6.5

6.5

240.5

8.02

0.862

0.96

Dec.

6.2

672

70

7.3

46

78

12

11

34

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

1

.5

.3

.3

425.8

13.7

1.47-

1.70

Jan.

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

677

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

8.8

7.7

7.3

7.5

35

114

18

12

11

9.9

561

288

46

20

16

13

28

13

10

9.7

9.0

8.8

1,114.8

36.0

3.87

4.46

Feb.

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

670

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.1

7.7

7.5

Si- 71

ll

9.7

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.6

37

14

_

369.1

13.2

1.42

1.48

Mar.

10

12

9.3

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7 .3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.7

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.5

77T

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

50

276.0

8-90

0.957

1.10

Apr.

8.4

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

12

6.9

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.2

8.7

38

8.4

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.5

7.7

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.3

8.9

19

259.0

8.63

0.928

1.04

May

11

25

2

.7

.3

.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

7.5

52

117

13

10

8.8

9.1

8.4

7.9

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.5

¥75

6.5

189

166

12

11

9 4

783.5

25.3

2.72

3.13

June

9.4

11

67

8.6

6.9

6.2

5.6

73

T5

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

335.8

11.2

1.20

1.34

July

6.4

6.4

"6.9 11

6.5

6.4

6.4

10

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.S

10

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

574

5.4

204.2

6.59

0.709

0.82

Aug.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

23

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

192.3

6.20

0.667

0.77

Sept.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

572

7.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

32

"7 .0

192.9

6.43

0.691

0.77

Calendar year 1953: Max 389 Min 5.5 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 361 Min 5.2 Mean 12.6 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). --Dec. 5 (12 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 2,380

cfs (9.18 ft); Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (5.98 ft); May 27 (ll p.m.) 2,960 cfs (11.04 ft).
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 317

Sardis Reservoir near Sardls, Miss.

Location. Lat 34=23'57", long 89"47'10", In NE£ sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W. , Chlckasaw 

meridian, In gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchle River, 7-J miles southeast of Sardls and 

25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Qultman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq ml.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 308,340 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 248.72 ft); 

 minimum, 91,900 acre-ft Nov. 9 (elevation, 234.43 ft).

1939-54: Maximum contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft Apr. 3, 1949 (elevation, 276.71 ft);

minimum, since normal operation began, 47,900 acre-ft Oct. 3, 1941 (elevation, 228.93

ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel on opposite ends of dam. Storage began Aug. 26 1939; dam completed Aug. 1, 

1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-ft at elevation 281*4 ft (crest of spillway), of which 

about 1,478,000 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage and about 91,900 acre-ft 

is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at 

elevation 234.4 ft (15 ft above sill of outside gates). Water below elevation 219.4 ft 

cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

305.33

296.16

287.34

277.70

268.34

259.32

251.00

241.12

231.56

222.86

214.07

212.89

214.24

214.75

215.25

216.10

212.72

204.01

195.48

187.43

179.98

172.48

165.38

158.68

150.87

144.98

139.13

133.66

128.34

127 . 85

128.82

Nov.

122.85

117.60

112.38

107.88

103.39

98.77

93.72

92.81

91.90

92.51

93.01

93.62

94.22

94.73

95.23

95.74

96.44

96.95

97.56

97.86

98.77

101.90

103.71

103.54

101.70

100.38

99.07

98.36

96.55

94, 83

Dec.

95.13

95.33

96.24

99.17

100.99

106.17

110.24

113.16

117.49

121.25

121.93

122.16

121.59

120.11

119.31

118.17

116.69

115.09

113.73

112.38

110.77

109.28

108.31

106.28

104.46

113.07

101.80

100.99

100.28 99 . 48

98.46

Jan.

97.56

96.65

95.64

94.53

93.01

93.11

93.11

92.81

92.81

93.72

93.72

94.02

94.22

94.53

98.16

105.74

110.13

117.72

127.49

135.11

147 . 11

159.64

181.35

215.76

240.41

252.66

259.88

262.30

263.08

264.05 

264.05

Feb.

262.30

260.99

258.77

256.74

255.26

253.59

251.37

248.22

246.19

244.16

242.01

239.88

237.05

234.04

232.27

229.62

229.44

227.14

225.22

228.02

230.86

238.29

253.22

264.24

267.76

268.73

266.98

268.73

 

Mar.

267.76

266.98

267.76

267.36

266.78

265.80

264.64

263.08

261.18

258.77

257.29

255.07

253.40

251.00

248.60

245.82

243.35

240.94

238.82

236.87

234.93

232.45

230.32

228.02

225.90

225.06

223.03

220.83

218.30

214.41

Apr.

215.93

213.06

213.06

213.22

212.38

210.69

208.36

209.51

208.52

206.58

205.46

207.07

207.71

213.73

218.97

224.72

226.78

227.32

229.26

230.68

230.32

228.56

226.96

225.73

224.04

222.86

220.83

219.82

217.96

216.60

May

215.42

214.92

218.80

219.48

221.00

225.56

229.79

230.68

229.44

228.56

226.43

224.38

233.86

240.41

246.38

253.59

257.84

259.51

258.40

256.55

254.14

251.74

248.78

246.00

243.07

240.59

239.35

253.04

261.92

266.20 

271.85

June

274.78

277.12

277.12

277.50

278.09

281.60

284.47

287.75

290.00

289.80

283.65

281.60

280.24

278.48

277.31

275.94

274.97

273.60

272.04

270.68

269.32

267.56

267.56

267.56

267.17

266.78

266.20

266.20

266.00

265.61

July

265.02

264.64

260.44

258.03

252.30

248.22

245.45

245.45

245.08

244.34

243.60

242.18

240.94

240.06

238.47

237.40

235.46

233.33

233.86

232.10

229.44

228.38

226.61

226.08

244.89

323.20

221.00

216.27

214.24

313.73 

312.04

Aug.

210.01

207.87

207.55

205.94

203.85

202.72

202.40

200.31

199.50

197.57

196.12

194.83

192.90

191.38

189.71

188.04

186.36

184.54

183.48

181.50

182.26

180.74

179.83

178.16

176.83

175.38

173.93

172.77

171.46

169 . 58 

169.72

Sept.

168.13

166.24

164.65

163.20

161.83

160.19

158.54

157.86

156.21

155.39

154.71

152.65

150.87

149 . 37

147.90

146.57

145.24

143.65

141.92

140.06

139.92

138.99

137.26

135.60

134.02

132.81

131.96

130.63

129 . 30

130.76

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dee. 31.... ...........

Calendar year 1953..

Water year 1953-54..

Elevation 

(feet)t

235.02

-

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre -feet)

97.86

-

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent in cubic 

feet per second)

-2991

+47.7

+2.79

-246

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
318 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Sardls Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long 89°47'10", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam, 7? miles southeast of Sardis and 25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, 

at site 300 ft downstream at satum 25.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--14 years, 2,387 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.13Q cfs Oct. 8; no flow at times. 

T540-54: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs June 24, 1946; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir (see preceding 

Page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1147: 1946(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttota]

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5,070 

5,060

5,060

5,070

*5,070

5,020

5,070

5,100

5,050

4,980

3,220

00~

0

0

686

3,920

4,650 

4,520

4,390

*4,260

4,140

4,020

3,900

3,770

3,650

3,540

*3,430

2,500 

0

1,600

106,746

3,443

-2,991

Nov.

5,200 

3,060

2,980

2,870

2,780

2,660

1,970

714

450

*226

226

227

*227

227

227

228

228

228 

229

229

229

231

824

*1,380

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,350 

947

33,627

1,121

-496

Dec.

590 550"

596

603

6O7

624

634

*642

649

1,080

1,490

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,450 

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,360

36,565

1,180

+47.7

Jan.

1,350 

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,100

*685

685

683

Wz

688

687

690

690

693

711

737

753

1,060 

1,520

1,570

*1,630

1,690

1,790

1,920

2,000

2,030

2,050

2.060

2,060

2,060

2,O60

40,345

1,301

+2,687

Feb.

2,060 

2,O60

2,050

*2,040

2,040

2,030

2,020

2,010

2,010

2,000

2,000

1,99O

1,980

1,970

1,960

*1,950

1,950

1,940 

1,940

1,950

1,960

1,990

2,040

2,070

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

-

56,330

2,012

+87.7

Mar.

*2,080 

2,070

2,080

2,O80

2,070

2,070

2,070

2,060

2,060

2,050

2,040.

2,040

2,030

2,020

2,020

*2,010

2,000

1,990 

1,980

1,980

1,970

1,960

1,950

1,950

1,940

1,940

1,930

1,920

1,900

1,900

Ijj390

62,050

2,002

-852

Apr.

1,890; 

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,880

1,880

*1,870

1,870

1,870

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,870

1,890

1,910

1,940

1,940

1,950 

' 1,950

*1,950

1,950

1,950

1,940

1,940

1,930

1,930

1,920

1,910

1,910

1,900

57,190

1,906

+5.71

May

1,90O 

1,900

1,910

1,910

1,920

1,940

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,940

*1,940

585

357

1,830

2,040

2.050

2,050 

2,050

2,040

2,030

2,020

2,020

2,010

2,000

*1,610

914

0

473

1,080

1,090

51,409

1,658

+ 957

June

1,09O 

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,110

 1,110

1,110

2,440

5.110

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,080

1,080

1,080

577

*321

521

520

520

520

520

520 

520

29,469

982

-164

July

519 

1,O4O

2,970

5.110

3,090

2,57O

*672

672

672

671

670

668

667

666

915

1,030

1,030

721 

549

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,O10

1,010

1,010

*1,210

*1, 900

*2,410

291 

*585

984

55,962

1,160

-881

Aug.

982 

579

977

974

971

968

967

964

962

*958

955

952

950

946

945

940

957

955 

930

929

928

926

*925

*920

917

915

912

909

906 

652

595

28,418

917

-685

Sept.

558" 899 

892

S89

886

885

880

*877

759" 512

870

866

885

859

856

853

850

846 

843

*859

858

834

851

827

824

822

819

815

814 

816

25,168

859

-649

Adjusted for change in contents in Sardis Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

452 

0.295 

0.54

625 

0.405 

0.45

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1953-54:

1,228 

0.795 

0.92

5,988 

2.58 

2.98

2,100 

1.56 

1.42

1,150 

0.744 

0.86

1,912 

1.24 

1.38

2,615 

1.69 

1.95

Observed

Max 5,240 Min 0 Mean 2,565 

Max'5,100 Min 0 Mean 1,545

818 

0.529 

0.59

279 

0.181 

0.21

254 

O.151 

0.17

190 

0.123 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 2,568 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.56 

Mean 1,297 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t-Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Sardis Reservoir.

Note.--Discharge Oct. 1-10 computed on basis of outlet gage 540 ft downstream from outlet tunnel.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 319

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss.

Location.-Lat 34°16'23" ) long 89°31'11", in SE^NWi sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7 ll 

miles downstream from Burney Branch, 6 miles south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.

Drainage area.--862 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey 

May 1946 to September 1951 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--8 years (1946-54), 389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.33 ft): minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, -0.53 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 24,400 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.10 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-28)

-0.5

-.3

0.0

.5

1.0

Oct. 1 to May 3

8.0

17

36

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

310

510

960

1,700

2,700

-0.5

-.4

-.3

0.0

.5

May 4-to Sept. 30

5.0 1.0

7.5 2.0

11 5.0

28 8.0

69 11.0

126

276

960

1,700

2,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

14

12

12

11

10

IT

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

15

22

T4 

13

14 

14

395

12.7

0.048

0.06

Nov.

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13

14

16

16

16

16

17

19

18

19

18

16

15

14

18

79

37

26

24

22

21

20 

19

19

592

19.7

0.075

0.08

Dec.

19

22

156

115

78

419

132

80

87

51

41

39

32

38

30

28

21

*19

21

24

23

19

18

Tff

19

19

22

62 

52 

45

37

1,786

57.6

0.220

0.25

Jan.

31

30

28

*27

26

25

' 2525

25

44

55

57

42

108

743

937

468

234

119

1,270

1,950

2.620

1,380

914

402

203

186

143 

118 

102

12,423

401

1.53

1.76

Feb.

*75

69

64

56

53

51

48

47

46

45

44

40" 40

41

42

50

50

49

*148

2,580

1,780

1,150

620

239

175

139

131

329

8,201

293

1.12

1.16

Mar.

214

150

192

175

*127

100

86

76

75

73

70

68

64

62

53

51

50

«55

81

82

81

65

57

57

66

72

65

64 

63 

59

412

2,960

95.5

0.365

0.42

Apr.

620

*427

228

138

114

102

90

92

80

80

365

686

489

283

146

*898 $22"

598

268

146

115

96

94

131

89

71

~m 61

168 

*265

7,824

261

0.996

1.11

May

550

1,380

1,820

1,700

1,150

624

210

144

117

100

88

104

600

*351

210

122

90

89

71

60

51

43

41

38

35

48- 32

2,250 

1,220 

355

138

13,831

446

1.70

1.96

June

100

79

365

*TWS

130

72

59

64

86

47

41

36

34

32

31

41

35

26

24

24

21

19

20

*17

15

14

13

14 

14

12_

1,744

58.1

0.222

0.25

July

12

12

23

66

67

31

17

12

*16

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

~m100

*33

17

13

11

10

10

9.6

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

8.9

664.9

21.4

0.082

0.09

Aug.

8.. 6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.5

*7.2

9.2

7.5

6.5

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5T5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*6.0

12

17

19

14

10

12

7.5

7.0 

6.8 

6*8

6.8

254 . 3

8.20

0.031

0.04

Sept.

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

12

7.2

7.0

*7.2

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.0 

26 

56

266.7

8.89

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,080 Min 10 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,620 Mln 5.5 Mean 140 Cfsm 0,534 In. 7.22

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
320 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09 I 29", long 89°54'14", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Yocona River, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 

2f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3£ miles northeast of Enid, 

and 13f miles upstream from mouth of Yocona River.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to May 24, 1952, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year. 125,520 acre-ft June 4, 5 (elevation, 238.60 ft); 

minimum, 58,200 acre-ft Dec. 25, 26 (elevation, 230.10 ft).

1951-54: Maximum contents, 359,550 acre-ft May 28, 1953; minimum since normal operation began, that of Dec. 25, 26, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began July 16, 1951. Capacity, 660,000 acre-ft at elevation 268.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) of which about 602,400 acre-ft is available for flood-control 

storage and about 57,600 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 230.0 ft (25 ft above sill of outlet 

tunnel). Water below elevation 205.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. 

Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

118.08

116.06

114.03

111.82

1O9 . 56

107.63

105.52

103.59

101 . 32

99.31

97.22

96.71

96.71

96.71

96.71

96.80

95.54

93.44

91.61

89.61

87.62

85.71

83.88

81.91

SO. 02

78.05

76.32

74.67

72.88

71.09

69.31

Nov.

67.49

65.73

64.11

62.32

60.61

60.55

60.42

60.49

60.55

60.61

60.80

60.87

60.99

61.12

61.25

61.37

61.50

61.69

61.82

61.94

62.07

63.72

64.65

64.86

65.06

65.12

65.26

65.53

65.60

65.80

Dec.

65.87

66.14

65.53

66.07

64.99

65.66

65.94

64.58

63.53

62.39

61.75

61.06

60.42

59.34

59.16

58.39

58.39

58.33

58.33

58.27

58.33

58.27

58.27

58.27

58. 2O

58. 2O

58.27

58.90

59.47

59.66

59.79

Jan.

59.92

6O.04

59.98

60.11

59.92

59.92

60.04

60.04

59.98

60.36

60.99

61.37

61.56

61.69

64.58

70.73

73.67

74.81

74.10

72.81

80.09

97.97

108.42

112.1O

114.21

113.57

112.19

111.08

1O9.74

108.07

106.66

Feb.

104.99

103.32

101.49

99.90

98.30

96.54

94.87

92.88

91.21

89.69

87.94

86.35

84.56

82.97

81.30

79.79

78.43

76.89

75.24

82.66

92.40

95.12

95.46

95.20

93.95

92.64

91.05

90.01

_

 

Mar.

89.46

88.42

86.90

85.95

84.63

83.27

81.76

80.32

78.80

77.18

75.74

74.31

72.74

7O.95

69.38

67.82

67.08

66.41

66.00

65.60

65.26

64.58

63.91

63.40

62.96

62.64

S2.14

61.50

60.93

60.36

59.66

Apr.

61.94

62.64

63.28

63.47

63.47

63.59

63.47

63.78

64.25

64.32

64.11

65.66

66.88

67.62

67.96

68.57

71.88

73.52

74.53

74.81

74.88

74.74

74.60

74.67

74.74

74.60

74.17

74.O2

74.96

76.67

May

77.68

82.59

90.17

97.55

100 . 9O

1O2 . SO

103.50

104 . 02

103.76

103.76

102.0O

100.23

104.02

106.22

106.22

1O5.96

105.43

105.26

104.73

104.02

103.23

102 . 36

101.40

100.65

99.81

99.06

98.30

111.54

119.93

122! 34

June

121.96

121.96

123.40

125.13

125.52

125.23

124.65

124.36

124.84

124.75

124.36

123.88

123.50

122.92

122.44

121.96

121.96

121.38

120.90

120.32

119.74

119.10

118.64

118.09

117.53

116.79

116.24

115.60

115.50

114.86

July

114.21

113.65

113. O2

112.65

112.19

111.82

111. OS

110.53

110.18

109.65

108.95

108.42

107.80

1O7.19

106.31

105.96

105.26

104.73

104 . 64

104.20

103.59

103.06

102.44

102.18

102.71

102.27

101.74

101.07

100 . 40

99.90

99.23

Aug.

98.54

97.88

97.47

96.80

96.12

95.37

95.12

94.45

93.95

92.24

91.29

9O.73

89.93

89.46

88.74

88.18

87.62

86.98

86.43

85.79

85.47

84.94

84.41

84.03

83.57

83.04

82.44

81.91

 81.45

80. 85

80.24

Sept.

79.56

78.88

78.43

77.82

77.32

76.75

76.39

76. 03

75.46

74.88

74.24

73.60

73.09

72.52

72.02

71.52

71.09

70.39

69.85

69.18

69.31

69.04

68.50

68.03

67.42

67.02

66.48

66.07

65.53

65. 66

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30...... ............

Calendar year 1953. ....

Feb. 28.... ..............

Mar. 31..................

May 31 ..................

June 30 ..................

Sept.3O. ................

Water year 1953-54.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

231 29

-

231.25

-

Contents 

( thousands 

of 

acre-feet)

-

65.60

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent In cubic 

feet per second)

f +77.4

+739

-132

-238

-73.1

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss.

321

Location. Lat 34°09'29", long 89°54'14", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of Enid Dam, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 2f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3£ miles northeast of Enid, and 13f 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1951, published as 

Yocona River near Enid.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 2, 1935, chain gage, Jan. 2, 1935, to 

July 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, and July 14, 1939, to Aug. 19, 1940, water-stage 

recorder, at site 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.8 mile downstream 

at datum 10.58 ft lower. Aug. 20, 1940, to July 15, 1951, water-stage recorder at 

. bridge on U. S. Highway 51 at datum 10.58 ft lower. July 16, 1951, to May 23, 1952, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 819 cfs, adjusted for storage in Enid Reservoir since October 1951.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Oct. 1, 2; no flow at times.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 21.61 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times each year since July 1951; minimum discharge 

prior to construction of Enid Dam, 34 cfs Sept. 28, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Enid Reservoir since July 16, 1951 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1281: 1929, 1945.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,100 

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

*1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

703

0

5

0

0

340

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

*1,040

*1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

*1,010

1,010

1,000

995

27,228

878

-820

Nov.

990 554"

979

974

411

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,338

145

-37.5

Dec.

0 

52T

986

*W5

983

986

985

*981

977

714

488

487

486

485

484

279

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

*99

100

100

100

12,305

397

-97.9

Jan.

104 

104

104

104

*104

104

104

104

104

104

105

*105

105

106

108

108

114

483

*1,010

1,010

662

0"0

0

653

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

12,109

391

+ 739

Feb.

1,070 

1,070

1,060

*1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

*1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,040

-

29,180

1,042

-282

Mar.

*1,040 

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

999

995

*736

496

496

495

494

494

493

492

491

490

490

489

488

487

486 'J5S

23,397

755

-460

Apr.

489 

357

228

225

228

228

*228

228

228

228

228

229

230

230

230

231

233

234

234

*234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

235

235

7,325

244

+265

May

236 

239

244

248

249

250

251

251

251

717

1,070

* 1,060

893

547

547

547

546

546

545

544

543

543

541

540

540

*539

471

0

13T

261

261

14,157

457

+734

June

261 

261

262

263

2S3

263

262

*262

262

262

262

262

262

261

261

261

261

260

260

260

260

*259

259

259

258

258

258

257

257

257

7,813

260

-132

July

257 

25F

256

256

256

255

255

255

254

254

254

254

253

253

252

252

252

251

251

251

251

251

250

250

250

*250

250

249

249

249

248

7,824

252

-254

Aug.

248 

247

247

247

246

246

246

245

480

»780

243

243

243

242

242

241

241

192 230"

240

240

240

*240

*239

239

239

238

238

238

238

237

8,225

265

-309

Sept.

237 ?36"

236

236

236

235

235

*235

235

234

234

234

233

233

233

232

232

232

231

*231

231

231

231

230

230

230

230

229 259"

229

6,980

233

-238

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

58 

0.104 

0.12

106 

0.19! 

0.2Z

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

299 

5 0.534 

0.62

1,130 

2.02 

2.33

760 

1.36 

1.41

295 

0.527 

0.61

509 

0.909 

1.01

1,191 

2.13 

2.45

Observed

Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 686 

Max 1,100 Min 0 Mean 441

128 

0.229 

0.26

-2 

-0.0036 

-0.004

-44 

-0.079 

-0.09

-5 

-0.0089 

-0.01

Adjusted

Mean 763 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.50 

Mean 368 Cfsm 0.657 In. 9.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Enid Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

exceeded inflow.
322 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34 045'31", long 90°07'30", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 

miles upstream from mouth of Coldwater River.

Drainage area. 1.000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 132,030 acre-ft Jan. 29 (elevation, 220.75 ft); 

minimum, 31,160 acre-ft Jan. 9 (elevation, 209.21 ft).

1941-54: Maximum contents, 649,940 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 241.74 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling of reservoir, 30 acre-ft at times during 1942-45; minimum elevation, 192.83 ft Aug. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Capacity, 

525,300 acre-ft at elevation 238.3 ft (crest of spillway), of which about 493,800 

acre-ft is available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-ft is permanent 

storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 

209.3 ft (18 ft above sill of outside gates). Water below elevation 191.3 ft cannot be 

withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941. WSP 1241: 1947.

Contents at 8 a.m. , in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

33

34

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Oct.

42.74

42.20

41.61

41.01

40.42

38.89

39.35

38.82

38.28

37.81

37.33

36.86

36.48

36.11

35.73

35.36

35.04

34.71

34.39

34.07

33.80

33.48

33.16

33.16

33.16

33.16

33.80

34.02

34.07

34.18

34.28

Nov.

34.34

34.44

34.50

34.50

34.50

34.55

34.55

34.55

34.55

34.61

34.71

34.77

34.82

34.93

35. 04

35.09

35.20

35.30

35.36

35.62

35.68

37.57

39.59

39.89

39.53

39.11

38.82

38.46

37.99

37.63

Dec.

37.27

36.98

37.27

38.34

39.77

44.49

47.94

49.80

50.44

50.79

49.52

47.61

45.85

43.77

42.50

40.66

39.23

37.69

36.16

34.77

33.37

32.62

32.51

32.51

32.30

32.08

31.98

32.08

32.25

32 .25 sz'.zs

Jan.

32.19

32.14

32.03

31.87

31.55

31.45

31.40

31.30

31.16

31.82

33.32

34.23

34.55

34.77

39.23

54.68

68.11

75.72

78.82

81.46

90.08

100.98

113.07

117.46

119.80

12O.66

125.58

129.92

132.03

130.84

128.86

Feb.

127.54

123.49

120.29

115.49

100.31

1O5.26

100.02

95.10

90.37

85.92

81.28

77.18

72.90

68.77

65.03

63.57

77.00

85.92

88.59

10O.23

117.95

127.14

128.60

129.26

129.12

126.35

121.27

116.35

 

Mar.

112.84

108.02

103.20

99.38

95.00

90.37

85.72

81.46

77.18

73.17

69.27

65.53

61.89

57.91

54.54

51.36

50.36

50.01

49.52

48.72

48.13

47.55

46.96

46.44

46.05

45.79

45.53

45.14

44.75

44.16

43.64

Apr.

43.84

43.84

43.45

43.06

42.74

42.50

42.02

41.96

42.02

41.96

42.38

44.29

45.72

46.57

46. 9O

47.09

49.87

51.21

51.21

50.72

5O.O1

49.30

48.59

48. OO

47.81

47.42

46.70

45.98

46.44

47.03

May

46.96

50.22

57.22

70.44

78.46

81.76

82.75

83.34

82.16

80.64

78.82

77.18

76.27

77.54

77.18

75.63

74.17

72.90

71.93

70.52

69.02

68.11

67.36

66.61

65.69

64.94

64.20

63.95

65.78

65.94

65.53

June

65.20

65.11

67.94

71.68

76.91

79.82

80.55

80.00

79.28

78.46

77.64

76.82

75.90

75.08

74.17

73.26

72.44

71.68

70.94

70.19

69.44

68.44

67.77

66.94

65.94

64.94

64.03

63.19

62.88

62.04

July

61.38

60.44

59.52

58.68

57.83

56.99

56.10

55.25

54.47

53.76

52.91

52.20

51.36

50.44

49.52

48.72

47.87

47.09

46.50

46.50

46.18

45.40

45.72

45.59

45.33

44.94

44.62

44.29

43.90

43.58

43.19

Aug.

42.80

42.56

42.92

43.77

43.64

43.19

43.06

42.99

42.92

42.74

42.50

42.14

41.79

41.43

41.01

40.66

40.42

40. 06

39.65

39.35

40.60

42.44

43.12

43.19

43.12

43.12

43.06

43.12

43.92

43.92

43.68

Sept.

42.44

42.44

42.32

42.20

42.14

42.02

42.02

42.26

42.20

42.02

41.90

41.79

41.84

41.96

42.08

42.20

42.38

42.56

42.74

42.80

42.93

43.12

43.19

43.33

43.45

43.58

43.84

43.97

44.10

46.05

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30. .................

Dec. 31.. ................

Calendar year 1953.....

Jan. 31..................

Mar. 31... ...............

Apr. 3O. .................

July 31.. ................

Water year 1953-54. ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

211.29

-

211 23

-

Contents 

(thousands 

of 

acre-feet)

34 34

-

42 92

42 50

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent in cubic 

feet per second)

-139

-84.6

-6.53

+1,557 QC-I

 1 143

-303

+5.30

t Elevation at 12 p.a
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 323

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'31", long 90°07'30", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw me-

 ridian, in gatehouse of Arkabutla Dam, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U. S. 

Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1942, 

staff gage at outlet tunnel of Arkabutla Dam, and July 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1947, 

water-stage recorder at site 370 ft downstream from outlet tunnel, both at datum 

19.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,544 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Feb. 26; no flow at times.

 1342-54: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1942; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements,_and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps o" " - ..--,---_. __--___ t_ 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

il

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1946.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

426 416"

405

394

383

*375

367

357

347

339

331

324

316

299

302

298

292

287

*281

*275

270

265

182

TTB" 116

116

116

117

117

117

117

8,463

273

-139

Nov.

117

117

*117

117

117

117

117

117

*117

117

117

117

*117

117

117

117

117

117

117

118

118

if. 155

*376

767

364

356

350

344

337

5,160

172

+51.3

Dec.

333

328

333

355

378

466

*523

557

564

968

1.300

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,O30

990

954

575

254

251

249

247

. 242

241

2^4

247

247

247

19,073

615

-84.6

Jan.

246

244

241

240

230

*226

226

225

225

226

228

229

229

23O

145

0

533

1,020

1,O70

1,150

*1,27O

1,47O

1,640

1,700

1,730

1,740

1,820

1,890

1,910

1, 890

1,860

26,085

841

+1,557

Feb.

1,830

1,770

2,350

3,040

*2,950

2,850

2,750

2,660

2,580

2,490

2,410

2,330

2,250

2,180

2,100

547

1,150"

2,510

2,380

1,450

1,730

1,840

1,86O

1,870

1,860

2,620

5,140

3,060

_

62,687

2,239

-251

Mar.

3,000

*2,910

2,82O

2,740

2,660

2,57O

2,490

2,420

2,340

2,260

2,190.

2,110

2,040

1,970

1,90O

1,230

"SST 159

544

533

522

510

50O

491

485

479

474

466

460

450

443

44,723

1,443

-1,143

Apr.

447

443

439

430

426

*421

411

4T4

415

418

425

46O

482

498

500

514

559

578 57B"

569

*556

542

529

522

517

5O6

494

486

498

504

14,578

486

+53.6

May

512

578

724

952

1,070

1,120

1,130

1.140

1,120

1,090

*1,060

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,030

1.O1O

984

961

944

918

731

503

502

501

*500

499

498 4"5B~

50O

500

25,175

812

+298

June

499

499

504

509

516

518

BT8" 519

*517

517

516

515

514

512

511

510

509

508

507

506

505

504

502

*501

500

499

498

497

496

495

15,221

507

-62.2

July

494

453

492

490

489

*488

486

485

484

483

482

480

478

477

476

475

472

453

468

468

467

316

240

240

239

239

239

*239

238

238

238

12,546

405

-303

Aug.

238 235"

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

*237

237

236

236

236

235

235

235

235

157

ISO" 120

120

*120

12O

120

12O

120

120

120

120

5,979

193

-6.83

Sept.

82

T5o" 120

120

120

120

*120

120

12O

120

120

4O

05"

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

1,322

44.1

+70.6

Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

134 

O.134 

0.15

ZZl 

O.ZZ2 

0.2E

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

530 

0.530 

0.61

2,398 

2.4O

2.76

1,988 

1.99 

2.07

30O 

0.300 

0.35

Observed

432 

0.432 

0.48

514 

0.514 

0.59

Max 6,990 - Min 12 Mean 1,790 

Max 3,140 Min 0 JJean 660

445 

0.445 

O.50

102 

0.1O2 

0.12

186 

0.186 

0.21

115 

O.115 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 1,787 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.25 

Mean 665 Cfsm O.665 In. 8.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Arkabutla Reservoir.
324 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°10'50", long 90°12'55", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a 

mile downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24? miles downstream from point of diversion of Panola-Quitman floodway.

Drainage area.--1,980 sq mi, approximately (does not include 2,600 sq mi of upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow from which is diverted'24^ miles upstream 

through Panola-Quitman floodway).

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 11, 1937, 

chain gage, and Nov. 11, 1937, to Sept. 4, 1946, wire-weight ga 

datum. Since Sept. 11, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5-5 

base gage. Dec. 9, 1938, to Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage, and Aug. 

1946, wire-weight gage, as same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 2,699 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 26.25 ft);, minimum, 

68 efs Sept. 26 (gage height, 6.46).

1935-54: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 35.54 

ft); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.85 ft Oct. 16-21, 1938.

A stage of 36.8 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably affected by 

levee breaks above).

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall as 

a factor. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater-River (see p.322).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1281: 1939.

at same site and 

miles downstream from 

6, 1941, to Sept. 10,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

504 

507

506

505

503

503

500

496

496

498

497

*484

g460

g414

g368

*g361

g353

g277 

*g!95 

275

303

312

311

307

295

281

279

271

*261 

251

227

11,801

381

Nov.

171 

157

190

*206

206

215

233

225

215

*197

195

191

191

182

177

174

169

*165 

163 

160

155

Teo

491

684

697

610

507

475

456 

450

8,487

283

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

*445 

441

465

667

592

1,400

2.050

1,900

1,610

1,450

1,370

1,510

1,520

1,440

*1,500

1,280

1,250

1,200 

1,150 

1,100

1,080

1,000

660

492

473

446

446

456

*458 

491

487

30,629

988

Jan.

458 

432

429

424

423

419

397

387

370

424

*561

702

714

575

1,410

4,790

5,150

5,190 

5,020 

4,690

5,460

6,820

7.660

7,070

*6,240

g5,500

5,460

5,070

4,730

4,330 

3,900

95,205

3,071

Feb.

3,530 

3,300

2,970

2,830

3,170

3,290

3,220

3,120

3,020

2,900

2,840

*2,670

2,590

2,510

2,430

2,580

2,660

2,860 

3,510 

3,850

5.540

5,330

*4,740

4,280

5,820

5,650

5,450

5,490

-

95,750

3,548

Mar.

5.980 

5,960

3,800

5,620

5,390

5,190

5,010

*2,890

2,800

2,700

2,610

2,510

2,460

2,590

2,280

2,250

2,040

1,050 

870 

856

802

*782

774

771

760

747

759

729

728 

697

666

60,813

1,962

Apr.

813 

935

878

845

*800

884

937

819

872

864

857

1,060

1,080

949

878

986

1,840

1.880 

1,520 

1,270

*1,120

1,050

954

949

905

857

825

775

801

973

50,154

1,004

May

g876 

gl,470

g2,930

g4.640

g4,550

*g5,890

g3,240

2,680

2,390

2,060

1,720

1,580

1,940

2,250

g2,150

gl,880

*gl,590

gl,360 

gl,500 

gl,420

gl,450

gl,340

gl,060

gee 9

g810

g751

g740

gl,050

1,370

1,130

847

57,495

1,855

June

797 

762

*771

1,250

1,160

947

800

712

688

667

645

763

755

*669

650

659

652

657 

618 

605

598

595

589

579

566

555

542

525

528

529

20,771

692

July

525 

520

542

557

566

*588

g665

645

605

594

572

541

558

554

552

521

525

555 

546 

*705

605

566

516

598

369

546

540

351

400

565 

520

15,902

513

Aug.

511 

325

556

505

»595

565

354

332

529

355

551

521

514

510

506

507

502

*296 

290 

278

278

255

258

308

291

262

255

252

222

215 

205

9,437

304

Sept.

203

*197

170

184

187

183

181

191

*252

195

184

172

174

140

99

*82

80

79 

76 

75

85

78

78

75

70

69

73

73

*70

93

3,868

129

Observed Adjustedt

toe 15,900 Min 193 Mean 3,532 Mean 3,525 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.17

tex 7,660 Min 69 Mean 1,201 Mean 1,206 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in Arkabutla Reservoir.

g Computed from wire-weight-gage reading.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

325

Location. Lat 33°52'55", long 90°16'45", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northeast of 

Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassidy Bayou, 17 miles downstream from point where 

Panola-Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River, and at mile 235.6.

Drainage area. 5,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods), November 

1938 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 

Prior to Sept. 18, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 4, 1944, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream from base gage. Nov. 22, 1939, to 

. Aug. 28, 1942, staff gage, and Aug. 29, 1942, to Oct. 3, 1944, wire-weight gage, at site 

3.8 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 7,573 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year," 12,800 cfs Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 23.75 ft 

Jan. 27; minimum discharge, 785 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 4.27 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 32.97 ft 

Feb. 22, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 213 cfs Oct. 27, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.38 

ft Oct. 26-28; 1942.

A stage of 37.0 ft occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall as a 

factor. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p.317), 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 322 ), and Enid Reservoir on Yocona River 

(see p. 320).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

6,440

6.470

6,470

6,470

6,470

6,460

6,450

6,430

6,400

6,4OO

6,40O

6,340

4,260

2,420 

1,460

*1,140

1.050

2,350

4,600

5,240

5,470

5,560

5,650

5,580

5,490

5,330

*5,200

4,950

4,870

4,780 

4,110

156,690

5,055

Nov.

2,660

2,64O

3,56O

4,440

4.560

3,940

3,360

3,070

2,460

*1,590

1,160

979

902

877 

860

840

820

808

*793

790

785

835

1,080

1,140

1,480

1,960

2,000

1,970

1,950

1,920

56,229

1,874

Calendar year 1953:

Water year 1953-54:

Dec.

*1,910

1,560

1 . 540

3,200

2,710

3,070

4.660

4,430

4,230

4,230

3,480

3,460

3,820

3,950 

*3,880

3,730

3,490

3,200

3,110

3,080

3,070

3,060

2,910

2,610

2,380

2,300

2,280

2,310

*2,420

2,420 

2,300

94,800

3,058

Jan.

2,290

2,280

2,250

2,220

2,190

2, ISO

1,870

1,610

1.510

1,520

*1,780

1,800

1,880

1,900 

2,600

5,660

7,060

7,240

7,620

7,920

10,000

11,000

12,400

12,600

* 12, 700

12,800

12,500

12,000

11,700

11,300 

10,900

195,250

6,298

Feb.

10.100

9,530

*8,860

8,170

7,790

7,600

7,470

7,280

7,090

6,970

6,78O

6,560

6,370

6,270 

6,220

*6,160

6.120

6,230

6,410

8,790

9,530

9,670

*9,730

9,780

9,410

8,750

8,270

8,160

-

220,070

7,860

Mar.

8.250

8,000

7,840

7,740

7,580

7,350

7,210

*7,070

6,840

6,720

6,570

6,350

6,2OO

6,05O 

5,920

5,780

5,600

5,110

4,510

4,230

4,050

*3,810

3,780

3,770

3,760

3,770

3,720

3,710

3,710

3,680 

5^670

172,350

5,560

Apr.

4,470

4,180

3,990

3,720

*3,600

3,590

3,580

3,580

3,890

3,610

3,560

3,760

3,890

3,780 

3,670

3,780

4,880

4,920

*4,710

4,330

4,130

3,940

3,800

3,710

3,610

3,510

3,440

5.540

3,710 

4,990

117,670

3,922

May

4,710

7,060

8,700

9,250

9,270

*8,800

8,590

7,540

6,830

6,230

5,970

5,800

8,110

9.540 

8,830

7,470

*6,820

6,560

6,260

5,760

5,340

5,130

4,830

4,520

4,370

4,140

4,030

5,260

7,120 

5,190

3,j340

201,470

6,499

June

3,020

2,870

*2,690

3,280

3,260

3,030

2,960

2,800

2,700

2,660

2,640

3,340

3.500

2,680 

2,400

2,360

*2,390

2,500

2,430

2,380

2,380

2,460

2,510

2,130

1,910

1,820

1,730

1,670

1,640 

1.620

75,760

2,525

Observed

July

1,570

1,560

1.55O

2,290

3,500

*3,760

5.890

3,170

2,370

2,220

1,910

1,850

1,800

1.780 

1,76O

1,740

1,880

1,970

2,040

*2,060

1,860

1,980

2,000

1,980

1,970

2,150

1,960

2,000

2,650 

2,740

1,630

67,590

2,180

Aug.

1,500

1,680

1,760

1,840

*1,890

1,810

1,780

1,770

1,750

1,770

2,260

1,790

1,700

1,680 

1,670

1,670

1,670

*1,670

1,630

1,670

1,680

1,670

1,650

1,660

1,700

1,660

1,630

1,610

1,600 

1,570

'1,550

52,940

1,70S

Sept.

1,310

*1.180

1,450

1,480

.1,500

1,520

1,520

1,530

*1,530

1.550

1,300

1,330

1,450

1,480 

1,450

*1,390

1,370

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,310

*1,310 

1,350

41,680

1,389

Adjustedt

lax 24,100 Min 785 Mean 8,471 Mean 8,545 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.61

 lax 12,800 Min 785 Mean 3,979 Mean 3,665 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Sardis, Arkabutla, and Enid Reservoirs.

Note.--Fragmentary gage-height record at auxiliary gage Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Jan. 22-25, July 12-16; 

discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
i26 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.

Location.--Lat 33°50 I 20", long 89°18'55", in SEtj-SE^ sec. 23, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on left bank of Yalobusha River Canal at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 9, 1.2 miles south of Calhoun City, l| miles upst: - - - -

miles upstream from Topashaw Creek Canal. 

Canal and all supplemental channels.

ream from old channel, and 

Records include flow in Topashaw Creek

Drainage area. 305 sq mi (combined drainage area of all channels). 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954.

;e.~Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 236.06 ft above mean sea level, datum, of 

~929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Nov. 15, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 75 ft downstream at same datum. Supplementary 

wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator on Topashaw Creek Canal, 2f miles southwest 

of base gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height at river 

gage, 11.29 ft May 5; no flow for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1951; maximum gage height, at river 

gage, 15.22 ft Mar. 29, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of two individually 

rated channels. Discharge measurements or observation of no flow generally made once 

a week.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

1.2

1.5. s

.6

4.8

0.15

O.OOO49

0.0006

Nov.

0.6

7v

1.0

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

. 9

.9

.8

1.9

g3.1

3^6

2.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

34.1

1.14

0.0037

0.004

Dec.

1.3

1.7

30

46

12

78

18

9.6

46

21

14

13

10

11

10

6.4

5.4

4.0

3.6

3.8

4.9

5.1

4.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.4

49

45

22

14

502.9

16.2

0.053

O.O6

Jan.

9.9

8.3

7.3

5.8

5.5

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

38

45

g!8

13

26

260

2,160

1,030

274

111

62

417

2.500

1,980

959

236

114

84

66

50

46 

41

10,585.7

341

1.12

1.29

Feb.

34

31

27

22

20

19

17

15

16

15

15

13

12

12

13

32

59

32

26

1,650

1,600

693

282

247

139

95

81

192

5,389

192

0.630

0.66

Mar.

124

87

138

113

85

69

56

49

42

39

35

32

28

23

20

18

17

18 '87

109

64

47

42

38

37

55

341

363

190

119 

94

2,579

83.2

0.273

0.31

Apr.

142

105

80

64

53

44

39

84

86

53

81

120

75

57

46

390

457

248

137

73

47

51

36

35

31

21

16

14

29

47

2,761

92.0

0.302

0.34

May

59

475

2.770

2,720

2,340

1,460

267

111

71

51

40

38

51

43

34

26

20

18

16

13

10

9.5

8.1

7.3

g6.5

g5.9

60

118

36

49

30

10,963.3

354

1.16

1.34

June

23

13

15

11

6.4

5.3

g4.3

g4.1

g3.2

g2.8

g2.2

gl.7

10

8.2

3.3

3.6

gl.7

61

24

5.8

g2.9

52

14

4.2

g2.0

gl.l

gi.o

g.7

g.2

&±1

287.8

9.59

0.031

0.04

July

go

g.l

g8.2

g3.9

gl.7

g.8

g-4

g-3

g.l

g2.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

go

g.5

go

gl6

g2.8

g 1

3

1

4

1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

39.1

1.26

0.0041

0.005

Aug.

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

3.5

1.0

1.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.1

0

0

43.6

1.41

0.0046

0.005

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

go

&a go

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.1

0.003

00000098

0.00001

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,2OO Min 0 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.807 In. 10.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,770 Min 0 Mean 90.9 Cfsm O.298 in. 4.05

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs). No peak above bas< 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-wei;ight-gage readings at Yalobusha River.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 327

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', lone 89°21', in SW£ sec. 6, T.. 13 S., R. 1 W., Chlckasaw meridian, 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruce.

Drainage area. 254 sq ml.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954 (prior to March 1948 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 239.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~J^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 395 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 18.96 ft); miniraum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 18.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.62 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those above 100 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.2 

3.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

36

81

169

.Note.--Same as following 

table above 2.5 ft.

0.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

2.0

0.8 

1.8 

3.4 

9.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

17.0

169

270

510

1,010

2,030

3,400

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2*4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

2.6

2.6

3.5

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.3

4.3

100.0

3.23

0.013

0.01

Nov.

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.3

1^5

3.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

8.8

"9.4 13

7.5

6.7

6.3

6.7

6.7

7.-1

182.9

6.10

0.024

0.03

Dec.

7.5

7.5

100

96

20

 £11

45

20

156

*68

26

20

16

19

18

14

11

9.4

8.8

8.8

12

13

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

55

58

26

17

1,108.8

35.8

0.141

0.16

Jan.

13

13

12

11

11

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

140

132

42

22

80

885

1,770

376

97

49

30

*1,410

5.490

2,110

400

145

87

80

58

43

37

32

11,611.4

375

1.48

1.70

Feb.

27

25

23

20

18

18

16

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

18

24

*18

39

4,050

2,530

660

160

121

95

69

61

249

_

__--_-

8,331

298

1.17

1.22

Mar.

152

87

217

152

82

64

52

45

41

38

37

35

33

28

25

24

24

23

69

94

56

40

55

55

35

*40

42

42

36

33

99

1,811

58.4

0.230

0.27

Apr.

*431

133

73

55

44

41

56

151

125

62

68

580

171

80

57

861

955

211

95

59

45

126

113

62

45

32

25

21

*1,110

685

6,506

210

0.827

0.92

May

448

2,550

*3.880

2,690

660

158

89

66

49

40

33

57

139

82

54

40

30

50

26

24

22

21

19

19

19

18

2T

108

58

52

21

11,485

570

1.46

1.68

June

2O

19

*28

24

g!5

g!4

g!2

gll

g8.9

8.9

8.2

20

15

8.5

8.7

19

14

17

12

7.2

6.1

9.7

6.5

5.5

4.6

4.1,

5.9

5.9

5^6

*3.6

541.7

11.4

0.045

0.05

July

5.4

5.3

14

72

10

6.5

4.8

4.6

11

6.1

4.6

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.1

5.1

5.2

4.3

14

8.9

5.8

4.1

3.4

3.9

3.6

3.1

5.9

2.9

*2.6

2.6

2.4

224.8

7.25

0.029

0.05

Aug.

2.4

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

TTo

1.0

1.4

1.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

5.2

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

55.2

1.72

0.0068

0.008

Sept.

*1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

8.4

6.5

*5.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

3.2

56.9

1.90

0.0075

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,980 Min 2.4 Mean 316 cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,O30 Min 1.0 Mean 114 cfsm 0.449 in. 6.09

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs] -Feb. 20 (10 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (18.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on t.iis day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

411038 O - 57 - 22
328 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Yalobusha River, 2£ miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 3 

miles northeast of Grenada, and at mile 63.6.

Drainage area.--1.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Dec. 19, 1953, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 276,600 acre-ft May 29 (elevation, 205.55 ft); 

minimum after Jan. 28 when permanent storage level was initially reached, 75,470 acreft Sept. 30 (elevation, 191.92 ft).

1953-54: Maximum contents, that of May 29, 1954; minimum, since permanent storage 

level was reached, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began June 30, 1953. Capacity, 1,337,400 acre-ft at elevation 231.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which about 1,251,700 acre-ft is available for flood-control 

storage and about 85,700 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 193.0 ft (24 ft above sill of outside gates). 

Water below 169.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for 

flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.35

1.33

1.33

1.30

Nov.

1.30

1.30

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.40

1.43

1.43

1.43

1.40

1.40

1.40

1 . 38

Dec.

.38

.38

.38

.61

.37

.58

.70

.84

.98

.62

.27

.68

.06

.34

.90

.35

.54

.12

.85

.70

.62

.56

.57

.55

.51

.51

.51

.51

.87

.17

.26

Jan.

2.15

1.98

1.85

1.73

1.60

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.57

2.39

2.84

2.87

2.52

2.88

8.20

16.16

20.23

24.25

25.83

30.34

38.32

48.25

57.65

68.35

77.61

83.60

88.62

91.56

92 .77

93.18

Feb.

93.18

93.08

92.88

92.77

92.37

91.96

91.76

91.26

90.95

90.85

90.85

9O.24

89.43

89.43

89.23

89.64

89.74

89.43

100.42

116.97

129.73

143.34

153.77

159.37

162.37

162.51

162.51

_

_______

Mar.

162.37

162.07

161.47

161.02

160.27

161.17

161.62

161.32

156.27

149.18

142.79

136.44

129.61

123 . 08

116.63

110.50

103.63

97.52

91.86

86.20

87.01

87.71

88.12

88.52

88.93

89.54

90.04

90.35

90.95

92.17

92.88

Apr.

93.79

94.19

94.90

95.30

95 3C

95.30

95.30

96.24

96.24

96.24

96.35

96.77

96.24

97.20

97.20

98.38

100. 63

103.52

106.63

108.68

109.70

110.27

111.29

112.65

113.90

114.36

114.24

114.24

116.40

122.11

May

126.71

138.78

158.03

177.26

212.34

223.07

230.53

234.67

239.21

240.98

241.97

246.92

249.65

250.91

251.54

251.75

252.38

252.80

253.01

252.59

252.38

252.17

251.75

251.54

251.33

251.12

265.68

274.15

275.71

272.81

June

267.02

262.24

258.04

252.80

248.39

242.76

237.63

233.09

227.37

221.77

216.22

210.68

205.50

2OO.47

194.43

188 . 04

183.53

178.06

172.43

167.15

161.77

156.69

152.94

149.60

147.79

143.62

139.94

136.44

131.91

127.43

July

123.32

120.78

116.52

116.86

116.06

115.38

114.24

113.11

112.20

111.29

110.16

106.86

..103.31

99.45

95.51

95.51

95.10

94.49

94.39

94.19

93.58

93.28

92.67

92.67

92.98

92.57

92.'27

91.86

91.36

9o!35

Aug.

89.94

89.23

89.13

88.62

87.92

87.51

87.41

87.11

87.11

86.50

86.20

85.89

85.40

85.12

84.74

84.55

84.17

83.79

83.41

83.12

83.98

83.98

83.98

83.88

83.69

83.41

83.12

82.93

82.74

82. 55

82.27

Sept.

81.79

81.32

81.13

80.74

80.46

80.17

80.17

79.98

79.79

79.60

79.51

78.94

78.56

78.27

78.08

77.99

77.80

77.42

77.04

76.94

77.04

77.13

76.75

76.56

76.28

76.18

76.09

75.91

75.74

75. 56

Monthly elevation and cot-tents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31...., ..................

Feb. 28.......................

Sept. 30. ......................

Water year 1953-54. .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

173.77

-

191.92

-

Contents 

(thousands 

of 

(acre-feet)

1.30

2.20

-

269.69

75.47

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent in cubic 

feet per second)

.

+13.3

+3.04

+1,480

+1,246

+2,347

-565

-109

+102

t Elevation at 12 p. 

a Estimated.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 329

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 23 N. , R. 5 E., Chootaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Grenada Dam, 2-j miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 3 miles 

northeast of Grenada, and at mile 63.6.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 19, 

1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs Mar. 9; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Aug. 6 to Sept. 30, which are poor. Flow 

completely regulated by Grenada Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 42 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a'

9

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.

26

26

26

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

11

17

 17

17

17

17

17

21

*31 26"

26

21

658

21.2

-0.488

Nov.

21

2T

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

43

50

50

50

*43

43

43

37

921

30.7

+1.34

Dec.

37

37

37

*420

343

4O9

444

400

80

0_

0

0

0

480

1,020

624

398

260

170

126

102

*86

86

78

71

71

71

78

180

280

310

6,698

216

+13. 3

Jan.

263

209

164

131

*109

95

85

78

73

121

364

490

476

*396

217

0

665

1,120

*1,210

578

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

162

291

299

301

7,897

255

+1,480

Feb.

*300

300

299

299

298

296

293

290

288

*286

286

284

278

276

274

275

277

*277

281

250

533

542

O0~

304

1,050

1,030

1,030

_

10,176

363

+1,246

Mar.

1,030

1,020

*1,010

1,OOO

355

0

205

1,570

*3,480

*5,680

3,580

3,550

3,610

3,500

*3,390

3,380

3,360

3,320

3,370

1,580

173

O

0

0

0

105

281

285

*288

296

301

47,719

1,539

-1,119

Apr.

305

311

314

316

316

316

316

*322

323

323

324

325

*326

330

221

135

T3F

136

136

*136

136

136

136

137

137

137

137

*137

137

137

6,733

224

+534

Hay

138

139

41

0

7J

O

47

144

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

*145

145

145

145

145

145

145

*145

145

146

1,150

2,800

2,770

1O.13O

327

+2,347

June

*2,720

2,670

2,630

2,580

2,540

2,490

*2,440

2,670

2,830

*2,770

2,710

2,650

2,600

2,770

5,010

*2,950

2,890

2,820

2,750

2,680

2,510

2,200

*1,960

887

l,STo~

1,830

1,780

2,080

2,190

2,120

73,437

2,448

-2,435

July

*2.080

2,010

996

506

495

486

474

464

*454

442

845

1,810

1,750

1,690

S54

*135

135

155

155

155

*155

135

155

155

155

155

155

155

154

ra

154

17,295

558

-565

Aug.

154

T3T

134

*134

154

74

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

*44

44

44

*44

44

44

44

44

44

1,844

59.5

-131

Sept.

44

ff

44

44

43

45

45

*45

43

43

45

45

45

28

43

43

45

45

45

45

*45

43

43

45

45

45

43

43

43

43

1,279

42.6

-109

Adjusted for change in contents in Grenada Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

20.7 

0.016 

0.02

32. C 

0.024

o.o;

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

229

0.173 

0.20

1,755 

1.51 

1.52

1,609 

1.22 

1.27

420 

0.518 

0.57

758 

0.574 

0.64

2,674 

2.05 

2.54

Observed

Max - HIn - Mean - 

Max 5,680 HIn 0 Mean 506

13 

0.0098 

0.01

-7 

-0.0053 

-O.OO6

-71.5 

-0.054 

-0.06

-66.4 

-0.050 

-0.06

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. 

Mean 6O8 Cfsm 0.461 In. 6.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Grenada Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second". 

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

exceeded Inflow.
330 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

Location. Lat 33 °31' 17" , long 90°11'03", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 49E and 82 in 

Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palusha Bayou, 3 miles downstream from confluence 

of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, and at mile 169.4.

Drainage area.--7.450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1907 to June 1913 and October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements 

only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic

Survey. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff, chain, and wire-weight gages, on highway bridge

110 ft upstream at various daturas.

Average discharge.--32 years (1907-12, 1927-54), 9,709 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs May 5 (gage height, 24.16 ft); minimum, 1,020 cfs Nov. 21 [gage height, 6.34 ft).

1907-12, 1927-54: Maximum discharge, 72,900 cfs Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.10 

ft); minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 20, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 ft, present 

datum, Oct. 17, 1908.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River 

(discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made weekly. Discharge determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Flow partly regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 317), 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p.322), Enid Reservoir on Yocona River (see 

p. 320), and Grenada Reservoir on Yalobusha River (see p. 328).

Cooperation.--Fifty-two discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained, 1 discharge measurement 

made, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,430 

6,450

6,470

6,490

6,470

6,460

6,400

6,380 

6,370 

6,360

6,330

6,320

6,140

5,160

3,570

2,310

1,690

1,440 

2,100

3,720

4,840

5,370

5,620

5,650

5,660

5,550

5,470

5,360 

5,230

5,080

4,940

161,830

5,220

Nov.

4,510 

3,450

3,200

3,650

4,OOO

4,130

4,040

3,680 

3,370 

2,840

2,210

1,750

1,440

1,250

1,160

1,110

1,090

1,060 

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,130

1,150

1,200

1,340

1,500

1,910

2,190 

2,300

2,300

65,850

2,195

Calendar year 1953: 1 Water year 1953-54: f

Dec.

2,280 

2.240

2,760

3,320

3,600

3,930

4,340

5,000 

5,450 

5,040

4,560

3,970

3,700

5,740

5, 84O

4,1OO

4,210

4,040 

5,720

5,470

5,310

5,220

5,150

5,000

2,840

2,660

2,560

2,850 

5,110

3,100

2,900

109,950

3,547

Jan.

2,810 

2,740

2,680

2,580

2,550

2,480

2,420

2,510 

2,170 

2,776

5,570

2,980

2,720

2,680

4,130

7,530

8,050

8,650 

8,780

8,860

9,340

12,700

15.000

13,006

12,800

12,700

12,800

12,600 

12,300

12,600

12,700

219,460

7,079

Feb.

12,100 

11,500

10,900

10,300

9,550

8,920

8,410

8,050 

7,760 

7,500

7,280

7,050

6,840

6,660

6,520

6,450

6,450

6,4*0 

6,440

12,200

12,600

12.700

11,900

11,400

11,000

10,500

10,500

10,200

 

257,880

9,210

Mar.

9,950 

9,680

9,450

9,270

9,060

8,730

8,160

7,680 

8,550 

9,400

9,620

9,650

9,350

9,240

9,120

9,000

8,850

8,650 

8,400

8,020

7,500

6,500

5,550

4,870

4,480

4,250

4,220

4,460 

4,500

4,270

4,180

253,950

7,547

Apr.

4,170 

4,450

4,580

4,580

4,180

4,120

4,110

4,170 

4,230 

4,500

4,500

4,240

4,270

4,550

4,270

4,540

5,250

5,370 

5,280

5,070

4,800

4,650

4,860

5,070

4,710

4,560

4,120

4,050 

5,186

6.750

138,120

4,604

May

8,570 

12,100

15,000

15,500

15,400

15,900

15, 500

12,800 

12,100 

11,500

10,400

9,720

10,300

10,800

10,800

10,500

9,930

9,120 

8,440

7,980

7,380

6,880

6,410

5,990

5,610

5,280

5.170

6,400 

7,220

7,700

7,820

299,620

9,665

June

6,910 

6,170

5,770

5,560

5,650

5,670

5,500

5,540

5,260 

5,210

5,200

5,400

5,880

6,040

5,580

5,570

5,290

5,280 

5,280

5,230

5,180

5,140

5,080

4,970

4,250

5,910

5,910

5,820 

5,826

5,850

155,500

5,185

July

3,860 

5,810

3,740

5,520

5,440

5,"980

4,520

4.450 

4,020 

5,440

5,060

2,890

5,380

5,480

5,460

5,050

2,400

2.510 

2,476

2,490

2,490

2,560

2,350

2,580

2,440

2,490

2,470

2,350 

2,310

2,570

2,670

94,450

5,046

Aug.

2.520 

2,050

2,020

2,050

2,090

2,160

2,160

2,090 

2,060 

2,020

2,050

2,250

2,160

2,040

1,980

1,970

1,960

1,960 

1,950

1,950

2,020

2,000

1,970

1,950

1,930

1,950

1,930

1,890 

1,850

1,850

1,810

62,400

2,015

Sept.

1,760 

1,680

1,570

1,580

1,690

1,750

1,760

1,810 

1.820 

1,770

1,760

1,650

1,580

1,630

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,620 

1,600

1,580

1,590

1,570

1,540

1,550

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500 

1,500

1.490

48,750

1,624

Observed Adjustedt

lax 25,700 Mln 1,020 Mean 10,650 Mean 10,750 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.55

lax 15,400 Min 1,020 Mean 5,062 Mean 4,850 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.84

t Adjusted for change In contents In Arkabutla, Sardis, Enld and Grenada Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 331

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long 90 "32 '35", in NE^- sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw merid-

 ian, near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northwest of 

Sunflower, 2| miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstream from Quiver 

River.

Drainage area. 767 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1935 to September 1954. February 1918 to September 1935 (gage

 heights only) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 28, 1934, staff gage on upstream 

side of bridge at datum 93.00 ft lower. Nov. 28, 1934, to Nov. 9, 1937, chain gage, 

and Nov. 10, 1937, to June 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, on upstream side of bridge at 

present datum.

Average discharge. 19 years {1935-54), 996 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 19.27 ft); max-

 imum gage height, 21.48 ft May 6 (backwater from tributary inflow and aquatic vegetation); minimum discharge, 81 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 cfs Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum gage 

height observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 16, 1954.

Remarks. --Records fair. Diversion for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps o 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions .--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

. - , ,

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 10 discharge measurements made and records 

l

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

140

140

140

140

145

US

145

145

140

140

140

*136

136

136

132

T2S" 128

128

128

128

128

132

132

132

*136

140

145

145

145

145

4,260

137

0.179

0.21

Nov.

145

145

150

145

145

145

140

140

*140

*156

*136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

140

145

150

*154

163

181

190

194

*T50~

4,434

148

0.193

0.21

Dec.

*176

T72~ 168

190

231

278

404

600

*755

875

920

5C5- 935

845

*755

*670

572

474

390

318

*278

247

226

212

204

199

194

204

236

311

363

13,307

429

0.559

0.65

Jan.

363

363

337

304

278

253

*231

217

208

247

488

670

712

698

785

1,160

1,590

*1,850

1,960

1,960

2,000

2,420

2,870

3,190

5,540

*5,540

3,320

3,210

3,030

2,930

2,750

47,074

1,519

1.98

2.28

Feb.

2,490

2,200

1,870

1,570

1,280

1,080

920

770

656

558

488

432

390

363

*337

318

311

'2"9~8" 292

712

1,080

1,300

1,330

1,260

1,140

995

845

712

_

25,997

928

1.21

1.26

Mar.

600

5oT

432

*376

337

304

285

278

272

*259

247

236

226

222

212

208

199

*194

199

199

194

190

190

*186

186

186

186

186

186

181

T?TT J.OJ.

7,839

253

0.330

0.38

Apr.

181

*T5T

181

181

186

181

181

186

186

186

190

204

247

*318

337

376

418

516

614

670

684

S4T

572

516

446

376

*318

285

488

670

10,717

357

0.465

0.52

May

1,080

2,370

3,130

3,250

*3,iOO

3,090

2,890

2,760

2,610

2,430

2,220

2,050

2,160

2,290

2,320

2,250

2,100

*1,910

1,720

1,520

1,310

1,120

920

740

586

474

446

446

446

432

404

54,574

1,760

2.29

2.65

June

376

*353~

318

266

231

208

186

168

158

154

145

145

186

181

*176

186

204

204

208

222

226

231

226

208

190

181

163

145

140

132

6,127

204

0.266

0.30

July

128

121

118

114

110

110

*107

107

107

104

107

107

104

100

94

94

97

94

*94

94

100

100

100

104

124

136

128

136

140

140

145

3,464

112

0.146

0.17

Aug.

145 ntf

128

*121

114

104

97

97

97

92

87

87

85

85

85

83

83

83

*83

83

92

94

100

104

107

104

104

104

104

100

100

3,090

99.7

0.130

0.15

Sept.

*104

TIU

114

TIU

104

104

107

104

104

107

104

104

*104

104

104

104

107

107

107

107

110

107

107

107

110

114

*114

114

114

114

3,231

108

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,300 Mln 128 Mean 1,205 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,340 Mln 83 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.94

Discharge measurement made on this day.
332 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

diversion canal, and at mile 430.4."

Drainage area.--1.144.500 sq mi, approximately

Records available. Discharge: July 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 1858, 1884-98, and since 1903, discharge measurements, and since January 1928. 

records of daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission

Gage heights: April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

December 1871, referred to canal gages (above 30.0 ft only, since December 1949), and 

since September 1934 referred to bridge gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since May 1873, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau

^5-'"r?a^r!^agu reoorde r (bridge gage) maintained by Geological Survey. Datum of gage 

is 46.225 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark) or 46.16 ft above mean Gulf level. Gages used by Mississippi River Commission: Dec. 10, 1871, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage at mouth of 

Yazoo diversion canal, 1^ miles upstream from bridge gage; since October 1929, inclined staff gage on Yazoo diversion canal, 1,600 ft upstream from mouth. Gages used 

by U. S. Weather Bureau: May 18, 1873, to Oct. 29, 1919, staff gage half a mile upstream from bridge gage; Oct. 30, 1919, to Nov. 30, 1922,'staff gage at mouth of Yazoo 

Canal; Dec 1, 1922, to Aug. 31, 1934, inclined gage on Yazoo diversion canal; since 

^?gH- I ' 1934 > wire-weight gage at bridge. All gages at same datum, but readings 

differ due to slope of water surface between them

Average discharge. 26 years, 567,900 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year,'?06,000 cfs May 8; maximum gage height, 22.07 

F^May 9; minimum discharge, 136,000 cfs Nov. 24-28; minimum gage height, -4.35 ft 

Nov. 27, from graph based on wire-weight gage readings 

f ± i928 ~54: mximum discharge, 2,080,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage height, 53.2

£ ^bit 2 i' 1937; mlnimum discharge, 99,400 cfs Nov. 1, 1939; minimum gage height, 

-7.02 ft Feb. 3, 1940 (ice Jam above).

Maximum stage known since at least 1871, 58.4 ft (Corps of Engineers gage on Yazoo 

diversion canal), approximately 56.0 ft on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made two times a week by 

Corps of Engineers and twice a month by Geological Survey. Natural flow of stream 

affected Dy many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation.--One hundred and five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers; 

records of daily discharge computed Jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey.

Gage heights at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-1.56

-1.62

-1.69

-1.76

-1.88

-2.09

-2.40

-2.65

-2.82

-2.94

-2.95

-2.86

-2.80

-2.82

-2.85

-2.86

-2.90

-3.05

-3.24

-3.41

-3.44

-3.44

-3.44

-3.42

-3.41

-3.41

-3.41

-3.42

-3.44

g-3.48

g-3.56

Nov.

g-3.64

g-3.72

g-3.54

-3.07

-2.80

-2.82

g-2.98

g-3.18

g-3.40

g-3.53

g-3.64

g-3.70

g-3.74

g-3.84

g-3.92

g-3.92

g-3.97

g-3.91

g-3.86

g-3.92

g-4.01

g-4.07

g-4.14

g-4.15

g-4.18

g-4.26

g-4.35

g-4.30

g-4.28

g-3.97

Dec.

g-3.75

g-3.79

g-3,59

g-3.68

g-3.70

g-3.S9

g-3.S2

g-3.46

-3.14

-2.86

-2.67

-2.53

-2.35

-2.13

-2.03

-1.78

-1.34

-1.18

-1.27

-1.18

-.83

-.72

-.85

-1.03

-1.13

- .30

- .41

- .34

- .37

- .64

- .94

Jan.

-2.16

-2.20

-2.24

-2.40

-2.58

-2.61

-2.67

g-2.94

g-3.17

g-3.30

g-3.28

g-3.16

-2.97

-2.75

-2.60

-2.47

-2.25

-1.20

.63

1.94

3.03

4.84

7.80

10.55

13.01

14.69

16.08

17.13

18.05

19.05

19.80

Feb.

20.24

20.47

20.45

20.25

19.90

19.21

18.05

16.48

14.41

12.23

10.04

8.01

6.17

4.66

3.52

2.66

1.82

1.18

1.17

1.78

2.16

3.00

4.26

5.56

6.88

8.07

8.94

9.61

_

Mar.

9.83

9.79

9.65

9.10

8.54

8.28

8.46

8.93

9.3E

9.49

9.47

9.40

9.49

9.80

10.30

10.92

11.48

11.64

11.53

10.79

9.95

9.04

8.14

7.36

6.91

6.80

6.99

7.32

7.43

7.42

7.62

Apr.

8.15

8.83

9.43

9.82

10.04

10.10

10.08

9.97

9.88

9.82

10.03

10.49

10.88

11.41

11.70

11.85

11.46

10.82

10.36

10.04

9.93

10.26

10.94

11.91

12.78

13.56

14.12

14.54

15.09

15.77

May

16.65

17.44

17.95

18.00

18.03

19.30

20.99

21.88

22.05

21.77

21.39

21.33

21.52

21.53

21.40

21.18

20.93

20.73

20.55

20.37

20.00

19.55

18.99

18.31

17.66

16.99

16.34

15.67

14.83

13.89

12.99

June

12.17

11.28

10.45

9.54

8.67

7.88

7.40

7.48

8.18

9.20

10.20

11.12

12.01

12.51

12.68

12.57

12.22

11.69

11.01

10.43

9.90

9.44

9.09

8.97

9.13

9.37

9.55

9.57

9.38

8.95

July

8.46

8.09

8.16

8.50

8.80

8.81

8.63

8.38

8.29

8.33

8.40

8.39

8.12

7.55

6.86

6.05

5.29

4.72

4.45

4.30

4.16

3.98

3.84

3.81

3.83

3.91

4.10

4.37

4.61

4.84

5.06

Aug.

5.24

5.36

5.25

4.44

2.79

.93

-.45

-1.02

-1.05

-1.03

-1.03

-.66

-.04

.51

.97

1.26

1.47

1.42

1.06

.60

.32

.12

-.07

-.10

-.01

.18

.40

.60

.81

.97

.88

Sept.

0.47

.17

.43

1.43

2.77

3.71

3.93

3.62

2.81

2.00

1.38

.87

.37

-.18

-.88

-1.70

g-2.34

g-2.83

g-3.26

g-3.58

g-3.78

g-3.76

g-3.85

g-3.96

g-3.71

g-2.98

-1.87

-.22

.76

.97

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. Continued

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

T5B~ 156

155

154

152

149

148

146

144

143

146

149

149

149

144

144

144

142

140

TiU

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

g!40

g!40

g!40

4,490

144.8

8,906

Nov.

g!40

g!38

g!42

149

152

152

g!50

g!49

g!46

g!44

g!44

g!43

g!42

g!4E

g!42

g!42

g!40

g!40

gl38

g!38

g!38

g!37

g!37

g!36

gl^B"

g!36

g!36

g!36

g!42

g!4S

4,255

141.8

8,440

Dec.

g!49

gT3¥

g!52

g!50

g!50

g!52

g!54

g!55

160

164

167

169

170

172

174

177

185

188

186

191

196

T94

188

1S6

185

183

182

185

182

178

174

5,347

172.5

10,610

Jan.

174

174

174

172

170

170

169

166

163

160

160

163

164

169

172

174

180

198

229

249

270

309

370

434

493

541

5SO

613

644

668

687

9,159

295.5

18,170

Feb.

693.

693

681

668

650

619

578

524

470

415

36S

336

307

283

267

253

241

234 236"

246

Z5B

270

294

317

340

358

374

385

-

11,356

405.6

22,520

Mar.

389

389

383

372

366

364

370

378

385

387

3S5

380

385

393

404

415

427

429

I2T

406

383

364

346

332

324

322 3Z"6~

330

332

336

340

11,566

373.1

22,940

Apr.

352

3BT

376

385

389

389

389

385

380

378

385

393

400

409

413

413

402

391

385

380

380

391

409

431

450

468

478

485

498

516

IE, 264

408. S

24,330

May

535

546

555

555

566

625

684

703 550"

665

656

656

659

659

650

634

625

619

613

604

592

580

566

549

527

508

488

46S

450

436

418

18,081

583.3

35,860

June

406

391

376

360

344

332

326

334

350

374

395

415

427

431

42?

422

413

402

395

3S7

380

374

366

366

368

370

372

372

366

358

11,401

380.0

22,610

July

348

342

344

352

356

 356

354

352

350

352

352

350

342

330

315

302

292

287

281

279

270

265

258

255

261

267

272

274

278

281

285

9,605

309.8

19,050

Aug.

2S7

28S

2S3

265

232

201

184

ISO

180

178

182

192

204

216

222

225

227

224

216

206

203

200

19S

198

201

204

209

214

219

222

219

6,679

215.5

13,250

Sept.

211

206

212

229

248

261

263 25"8"

244

232

222

214

206

196

186

174

g!64

g!57

g!52

g!49

g!47

g!47

g!46 gT4~B"

154

169

1S7

208

219

220

5,927

197.6

11,760

Calendar year 1953: Max 983 Mln 136 Mean 439.7 Ac-ft 318,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 703 Mln 136 Mean 301.7 Ac-ft 218,400

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
334 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°52'45", long 89»58'05", in SW£ sec.. 14, T. 12 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw me-

 rMian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on old U. S. Highway 51, half a mile 

southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, 6 miles upstream from 

Cypress Creek, and at mile 160.3 .

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1954 (prior to October 1938 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (U. S. Department of Agriculture benchmark, 

levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 25, 1938, staff gage and Dec. 25, 1938, 

to Aug. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,814 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs May 5 (gage height, 18.82 ft); mini-

 mum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 22.20 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926, from information by local residents. 

According to information from local residents, floods of 1892 and May 1930 reached a 

stage of about 23.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

35

49

68

110

169

4.0

5.0

7.0

1O.O

15.0

320

540

1,140

2,22O

4,30O

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

5,870

6,670

8,210

11,900

16,400

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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.

71 

69

67

64 

62

61

59

59

59

59

58

57

57

56

56

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

53

52

51.

*53

55

54

57 

62

64

1,796

57.9

0.04O

0.05

Nov.

69 

67

62

61 

60

59

58

57

57

56.

56

56

57

60

61

61

62

64

64

64

65

68

70

74

77

81

3T

79

81 

81

1,968

65.6

0.045

O.05

Dec.

84 

84

516

*1.140 7£'6

775

566

376

699

876

540

398

398

338

311

288

262

238

217

196

182

176

176

176

169

165

159

176

338

56S

631

11,940

385

0.264

0.3O

Jan.

516 

356

278

231 

210

196

189

176

169

24T

692

1,070

938

698

*602

2,450

3,040

2,800

2,490

2,330

2,560

3,2OO

3,480

3,320

3,160

3,040

3,O40

3,160

3,200 

3,720

4.500

55,854

1,802

1.23

1.42

Feb.

5.900 

2,450

1,610

1,180 

906

754

631

566

504

468

452

420

598

576

556

558

558

576

480

1,790

5,120

5,560

*5,320

3,640

3,640

3,48O

3,400

3.4OO

-

45,655

1,65O

1.12

1.16

Mar.

5.520 

2,490

1,68O

1,460 

1,520

1,210

1,OOO

812

698

618

566

516

492

456

420

576

347

320

*466

1,54O

1,540

1,43O

1,250

874

657

566

1,170

2,800

3,O40 

2 3OO

1^950

57,664

1,215

0.852

0.96

Apr.

1,64O 

1,180

874

726 

651

553

492

5O4

726

842

1,140

1,790

1.900

1,280

970

1,040

1,320

1,450

1,590

*1,280

842

' 566

579

938

1,560

1,570

1,640

1,570

1,040

1,640

33,455

1,115

0.764

0.85

May

2,760 

5,720

5,540

8,110 

14.600

12,800

10,9OO

9,780

8,48O

7,410

6,470

5,87O

4,950

5,120

2,500

1,790

1,320

1,OOO

782

670

592

528

468

42 O

*376

538

329 452"

726

698

566

11T,645

3,795

2.6O

3.OO

June

492 

398

529

294 

270

246

231

224

210

196

189

182

196

320

217

189

318

468

262

193

176

169

182

157

182

224

182

146

135

124

7,101

237

0.162

0.18

July

118 

112

108

118 

168

141

*153

189

165

210

176

146

151

127

110

100

102

115

99

97

92

110

139

122

99

87

88

84

9T

07O (

107

5,791

122

O.084

0.10

Aug.

89 

75

71

68 

65

62

61

60

*58

57

56

54

55

52

51

50

48

48

47

46

62

57

*47

50

49

48

48

56

SO

55

52

1,743

56.2

O.O58

0.04

Sept.

SO 

46

44

44 

42

41

40

40

40

45

58

16

45

42

*40

40

59

58

57

57

37

36

56

56

57

37

56

56

*56

55

1,214

40.5

O.O28

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,200 Mln 51 Mean 1,449 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.48

Water year 1953-54 : Max 14,6OO Mln 35 Mean 376 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.14

Discharge measurement mede on this day.
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 

Black River near Bovina, Miss.

335

Location. Lat 32 "20 "51", long 90°41'48", in NW^-SEi sec. 22 , T. 16 N. , R. 5 E. , Washington 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 300 ft upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile Creek, and at mile 61.7.

Drainage area. 2,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . February 1936 to September 1954 (prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 84.93 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,363 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs May 13 (gage height, 32.67 ft); minimum, 67 cf,s Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.99 ft).

1936-54; Maximum discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 39.65 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10-16)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

6.3 83

7.0 178

8.0 384

1O.O 930

13.0 2,04O

17.0 3,66O

6.0 68

7.0 209

8.0 449

10.0 1,14O

15.0 3,120

20.0 5,14O

25.0 7,360

30.0 11,800

33.0 15,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ift in1O6

107

107

104

101

101

100

99

99

99

98

96

96

96

96

96

95

94

94

94

94

92

94

96

94

92

*92 

92

3,O57

98.6

0.035

0.04

Nov.

92 

93

96

98

104

104

104

102

102

100

99

96

95

96

96

98

98

10O

102

104

104

180

176

159

119

109

1O9

112

116

118

3,281

109

0.039

O.04

Dec.

m350

1,160

1,300

1,64O

*1,330

930

843

730

786

1,060

872

632

501

462

410

359

335

301

280

259

232

214

204

195

197

230

290

280

245

16,864

544

0.194

0.22

Jan.

335

514

540

488

397

324

280

247

228

528

1,120

1,120

930

1,020

1,190

3,370

4,200

* ,160

,200

,120

,640

,090

,090

,140

.220

,090

,930

,640

,160

,000 

,640

81,951

2,644

0.941

1.08

Feb.

5,140 

5,390

5,560

5,640

5.750

5,560

3,560

1,690

1,140

955

832

745

677

660

643

609

575

526

526

3,080

3,920

4,080

,080

* ,280

,600

,720

,760

,800

-

.......

84,478

3,017

1.07

1.12

Mar.

4.680 

4,480

4,240

4,OOO

3,120

2,16O

1,720

1,530

*1,370

1,180

1,030

920

832

762

711

660

626

592

575

592

609

1,220

1,800

1,690

1,490

1,260

1,410

2,880

3,840

4,320 

4,440

60,739

1,959

0.697

0.80

Apr.

4,400 

3,800

2,720

1,880

1,410

1,140

972

868

780

711

815

1,180

1,530

1,800

2,240

2,320

2,360

2,240

2,040

1,920

1,760

1,570

 1,300

990

798

902

1,260

1,610

1,720

1,760

50,796

1,693

0.602

0.67

May

7,060 

9,480

12,800

12,400

11,900

11,6OO

11,400

11,000

10 , 8OO

11,400

12,800

14,400

15.100

15,000

14,300

13,500

12,500

11,500

9,850

6,370

3,280

1,490

1,010

868

762

677

694

*1,370

1,960

1,37O 

938

249,579

8,051

2.87

3.30

June

955 

868

815

762

592

510

449

392

352

326

309

302

288

272

265

259

339

352

300

326

464

4O6

326

290

288

288

276

259

269

12,175

406

0.144

0.16

July

246 

227

216

207

2OO

200

314

365

304

252

229

236

236

*250

231

211

207

194

179

204

272

263

272

242

197

186

200

189

168 

156

158

7,011

226

0.080

0.09

Aug.

158 

152

149

150

154

142

132

126

124

118

113

108

106

105

104

1O2

*100

97

96

93

92

91

91

174

187

173

145

125

112 

101

92

3,812

123

0.044

0.05

Sept.

88 

88

88

88

90

90

87

100

92

81

78

78

79

74

*72

79

87

81

78

74

348

510

240

184

119

91

*79

70

69

~

3,450 '115

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,900 

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,100

Min 

Min

Mean 3,O31 

Mean 1,581

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.08 In. 

0.563 In.

14.65

7.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, May 30 to June 10, July 19, July 25 to Aug. 

26 computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
336 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Eddioeton, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°30' , long 90°47' , near center of sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., Washington 

 meridian, on left bank at upstream side of Mississippi Central Railroad bridge, 900 ft

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from McCall Creek, and

three-quarters of a mile east of Eddiceton.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

site 900 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 6.73 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 2,4.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Mar. 29, 1939; maximum gage height, 16.37 

ft May 17, 1953; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1939-40, 1942-44, 1949-50.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10 to Mar. 27, Mar. 30 

to Apr. 15, Sept. 1-17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

25

115

246

394

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

585

850

1,220

1,730

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

27

60

165

350

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

580

850

1,220

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2.

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

44

44 

42

4T

46

44

42

42

44

42

42

42

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

48 

44

42

42

42

1,352

43.6

0.242

0.28

Nov.

42

42

42 

44

46

42

44

48

46

44

42

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

50

46

53

48

46

46

46

46 

46

53

55

1,369

45.6

0.253

0.28

Dec.

53

50

272- 408 

86

66

50

48

104

82

70

68

61

68

59

55

53

50

50

66

61

55

50

50

50

50

53

82

93

86

73

2,522

81.4

0.453

0.52

Jan.

64

59

57 

55

55

53

53

50

50

73

89

66

57

55

92

425

128

82

68

66

147

226

125

89

73

66

61 

59

57

284

415

3,299

106

0.589

0.68

Feb.

llo- 158

89 

77

70

68

64

61

61

61

61

57

50

48

50

53

53

53

54

103

89

68

73

86

70

64

64 

66

-

1,981

70.8

0.393

0.41

Mar.

64

64

75 

70

70

68

66

64

64

59

57

55

53

48

46

44

44

46

311

219

108

80

70

66

68

70

1.590 

998

248

185

138

5,008

162

0.900

1.03

Apr.

107

97

87 

78

80

75

71

58

55

55

58

55

53

592" 51

2.000

456

198

141

110

97

90

87

84

104

73

67 

67

64

60

5,070

169

0.939

1.05

May

80

363

2,150 

435

208

135

97

75

78

92

107

208

293

172

129

107

92

84

751

479

222

156

127

102

84

75

71 

69

62

56

55

7,194

232

1.29

1.49

June

55

53

51 

49

49

47

47

47

44

44

42

40

46

61

108

69

53

47

60

148

78

. 58

68

71

60

55

55 

55

62

56

1,776

59.2

0.529

0.57

July

51

44

40 

40

46

46

47

46

44

49

42

42

40

39

39

40

51

49

55

82_

47

39

36

34

35

34

38 

36

39

44

47

1,359

43.8

0.243

0.28

Aug.

42

59

59 

58

36

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

33

34

34

34

35

35

54

55

33

34

39

42

38

34

35 

35

33

32

55

1,094

55.5

0.196

0.25

Sept.

32

50

52 

50

33

53

46

40

58

56

54

33

32

32

33

34

450

165

56

58

51

156

55

56

54

55

32 

43

67

73

1,857

61.9

0.544

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,600 Min 42 Mean 379 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,130 Min 30 Mean 92.8 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.00

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs). No peak above base.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss.

337

Location. Lat 31"19'20", long 91°06'20", in sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 1 E., Washington meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road at Rosetta, 

800 ft downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Foster 

Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to November 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) 

and October 1951 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1949 to 

September 1951 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 94.39 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. June 16 to 

Nov. 12, 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,160 cfs May 3 (gage height, 24.08 ft); minimum observed, 140 cfs Aug. 22; minimum gage height observed, 15.30 ft Oct. 23.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 59,400 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 36.03 ft); minimum observed, 130 cfs Oct. 13, 1952; minimum gage height observed, that of Oct. 23, 

1953.

Maximum stage since February 1949, 37.80 ft Mar. 31, 1949, from reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

230

220

220

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

200

2OO

200

190

190

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

180

190

190

200

220

210

210

210 

210

6,220

201

0.268

0.31

Nov.

210

2OO

210

210

250

240

230

240

250

240

240

240

240

230

230

230

230

220

220

260

240

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

260

260

7,160

239

0.319

0.36

Dec.

250

250

282

711

430

364

342

320

448

566

342

364

320

342

342

300

260

240

230

260

260

240

280

260

260

260

260

300

408

474 

430

10,395

335

0.447

0.52

Jan.

364

320

320

300

280

260

260

260

280

320

408

342

320

300

280

592

540

430

364

320

364

364

386

430

386

364

364

364

364

364

855

11,465

370

0.493

0.57

Feb.

565

439

410

380

352

338

324

311

311

311

311

338

324

324

324

324

324

311

311

395

469

395

380

410

366

352

380

380

-

10,159

363

0.484

0.50

Mar.

338

324

338

366

338

338

338

324

324

311

298

298

311

298

285

285

272" 272

354

6OO

424

366

338

311

324

338

1,780

2.440

1,040

690

565

15,228

491

0.655

0.76

Apr.

484

454

424

410

380

380

366

366

352

338

338

324

338

338

324

2,180

1,240

671

516

439

395

366

338

338

366

338

311

298

285

285

13,982

466

0.621

0.69

May

285

380

5,640

1,920

1,040

770

671

599

532

484

454

532

710

616

532

454

410

380

702

1,470

634

484

410

366

338

324

324

311

298

285

272

22,627

730

0.973

1.12

June

272

248

248

236

224

224

224

224

224

224

213

213

213

213

248

298

272

260

400

500

324

248

236

285

380

298

260

224

260

248

7,941

265

0.353

0.39

July

213

202

191

180

213

236

213

202

202

224

236

213

202

180

180

170

248

338

311

580

285

213

191

180

180

180

224

224

213

236

248

6,908

223

0.297

0.34

Aug.

213

191

180

202

213

170

170

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

160

202

202

180

170

170

160

160

160

5,143

166

0.221

0.26

Sept.

160

160

150

150

150

191

338

236

224

a210

a!90

alSO

alSO

alSO

a!90

a200

1,600

1,070

548

366

298

366

311

285

285

a280

a280

a300

a400

a 450

9,928

331

0.441

0.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 55.6OO Min ISO Mean 1,661 Cfsm 2.21 In- 30. O9

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,64O Min 14O Mean 348 Cfsm O.464 In. "6.31

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs).--Ho peak above base.

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

and Buffalo River near Woodville.

Note. Discharge below about 7OO cfs computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
338 BUFFALO RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°13'35", long 91°17'45", in SW£ sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., Washington meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61, l| miles 

downstream from Fords Creek, 2f miles west of Wilkinson, and 85 miles north of Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1954. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, published as Buffalo Bayou near Woodville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 14, 18, 19 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 39,900 cfs Mar. 2, 1948 (gage height, 16.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, that of 

Aug. 14, 18, 19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dec. 19, 1946, Sept. 18, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1943, 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17 to Feb. 19, Mar. 29 to Apr. 15, 

Apr. 19-23, Apr. 25 to May 2, May 6-12, July 21-29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2

1.4 

1.7

19

45

71

125

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

210

400

640 1.0 

1.5 

2.0

13

28

59

140

260

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

415

640

1,320

2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2627'

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

27

27 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

35

30

27

27 

28

819

26.4

0.145

0.17

Nov.

29

30

29 

37

68

40

36

58

50

38

35

35

33

33

32

34

34 

33

34

38

36

58

51

39

37

34

34

32

41

60

1,178

39.3

0.216

0.24

Dec.

44

38

107 

169

60

52

42

42

639

185

87

94

73

107

67

56

50 

46

45

79

84

60

52

47

45

44

44

151

247

351

137

3,344

108

0.593

0.68

Jan.

81

70

63 

58

67

57

51

49

46

227

206

85

70

61

74

475 158" 

107

92

87

92

119

100

82

74

69

67

58

54

67 

160

3,126

101

0.555

0.64

Feb.

94

74

66 

60

58

55

52

51

52

51

51

49

48

48

48

49

49 

47

48

22S

102

67

68

174

92

67

63

67

-

.._._.

1,978

70.6

0.388

0.40

Mar.

60

55

132 

87

86

112

98

75

69

63

59

57

55

54

51

47

47 

47

168

114

69

59

55

53

55

80

1,950

840

288

174 

127

5,266

170

0.934

1.08

Apr.

103

90

81 

76

69

64

62

54

52

51

48

51

194

63

95

693

228 

110

84

72

66

59

68

236

80

60

55

60

60

11

3,131

104

0.571

0.64

May

45

149

2.070 289"

140

97

78

68

60

58

55

100

126

72

59

53

51 

49

48

49

44

42

40

39

39

39

53

45

38

35 

34

4,164

134

0.736

0.85

' June

32

31

31 

29

28

26

27

27

25

25

24

23

24

28

35

44

37 

29

57

136

45

170

134

121

49

39

34

33

38

44

1,425

47.5

0.261

0.29

July

34

40

46 

34

29

34

29

33

51

202

48

39

30

26

25

23

144

62

43

45

38

34

32

32

33

32

30

31

40

47 

62

1,428

46.1

0.253

0.29

Aug.

35

31

27 

48

30

25

23

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a!8

17

16

20

32

21 

16

18

18

27

34

33

34

26

29

61

32

32

29 

23

834

26.9

0.148

0.17

Sept.

20

19

18 

17

19

41

56

40

29

25

22

19

19

19

19

19

1,160 

2TT

78

55

52

49

37

33

32

30

29

105

150

49

2,471

82.4

0.453

0.50

Calendar year 1953; Max 16,300 Min 25 Mean 561 cfsm 1.98 In. 26.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,070 Min 16 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.95

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP cfs). No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record] discharge interpolated.
RED RIVER BASIN 339

Tlerra Bla'nca Creek at reservoir, near Urabarger, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°55", long 102°96', at conduit tower just upstream from dam, 2 miles 

south of Urabarger, Randall County, and 20 miles upstream from Palo Duro Creek.

Drainage area. 2 ,075 sq mi (revised), of which 1,500 sq mi (revised) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,515.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder and weir 9 miles upstream from dam.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 13.7 cfs (9,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-54 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1950 

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Maximum

Date

July 18, 1950 

May 17, 1951 

July 18, 1952 

Apr. 5, 1953 

June 11, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,500 

9,760 

239 

764 

3,600

Gage height 

(feet)

8.06 

8.50 

4.55 

6.32 

8.15

Minimum

Date

(t) 

Sept. 6 7, 1951 

t) 

t) 

t)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

t At times.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs June 6, 1941; maximum reservoir gage height, 

130.43 ft June 6, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum discharge known prior to completion of dam in 1938, 6,100 cfs May 30, 1937, 

by slope-area determination of peak flow at dam site.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair. Records given herein 

represent flow into reservoir. Discharge computed from flow at weir 9 miles above dam, 

except that for July 18, 19, and Sept. 10, 1950, which was computed from change in 

reservoir contents. Gage-height record at dam utilized in computing reservoir contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 127.0 ft. No flow passed over spillway 

during the period. Dam completed June 15, 1938. Reservoir capacity, 18,150 acre-ft. 

Reservoir used for recreational purposes.

Cooperation. Reservoir and weir gage-height records and reservoir capacity curve furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31 '

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0.8

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.8

.8

.5

.4

**.4

.3

TT

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.6

1.9

T7S- 2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.0

27.3

0.88

54

9,000

Nov.

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

75

.9

1.0

1.2

*1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.3

1.4

TTJ

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

35.5

1.18

70

8,580

Dec.

1.3

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

rrr i.i. *i.

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

17F

2.0 

2.0

48.3

1.56

96

8,440

Jan.

1.9

TTF

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.'4

1.5

*1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

TT5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

47.2

1.52

94

8,160

Feb.

1.6

1.6

i!e

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

17F

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

-

47.4

1.69

94

7,740

Mar.

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

TTT

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

OJ

1.0

1.2

1.2

42.9

1.38

85

6,920

Apr.

1.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

*.9

.8

.6

.8

.5

.3

37.0

1.23

73

6,320

May

0.2

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.Z

.3

.3

.3

.Z

.4

.5

.8

Tff

.7

.6

.4 

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

2

10.4

0.34

21

5,740

June

030"

19

7.0

4.1

2.7

1.6

.9

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.4

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.1

68.0

2.27

135

5,040

July

0.1

0

0

0

*12

21

9.8

5.3

2.8

1.4

.8

1.6

2.4

1.8

1.2

.7

.4

el .020 

e73S

96

107

73

26

16

11

9.4

10

6.3

4.3

3.5

3.0

2,181.8

70.4

4,330

9,700

Aug.

3.5

6.9

20

12

6.1

3.8

2.8

2.2

2.0

33

32

14

9.0

*6.7

4.5

3.3

2.5

2.4 

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

4.0

3.0

5.2

12

4.4

208.1

6.71

413

9,420

Sept.

2.5

1.8

1.7

272

3.6

5.3

4.9

4.9

7.1

e220

97

116

80

28

*18

12

7.9

5.8 

5.3

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

6.3

13

14

8.6

5.5

4.3

693.9

23.1

1,380

10,440

Calendar year 1949 : Max 1,130 

Water year 1949-50 : Max 1,020

Min 0.1 

Min 0

Mean 16.9 

Mean 9.45

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

12,210

6,840

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). July 18 (10 a.m.) 3,500 cfs (8.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

e Stage above limits of rating; discharge computed on basis of change in reservoir contents. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 23 to Jan. 1; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and weather records.
340 RED RIVER BASIN

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir, near Umbarger, Tex.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year 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

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

3.6

52

16 

7.7 

5.3

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5 

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.~4

2 3

156.6

5.05

311

9,840

Nov.

2.2

2.1

2.1 

fc*

2.4

274

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

*2.4

2.3

66.5

2.22

132

9,420

Dec.

2.3

2.1

\ 2.0 

J 1.9

1

S 2.2

J

2.4

2.5

275

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

67.6

2.18

134

9,140

Jan.

2.1

2.8

3.1 

37T 

2.8

1 2.5

J

J 2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.3 

*2.3 

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

\ 18 

J

1.8

69.4

2.24

138

9,000

Feb.

1.8

2.0 

2.7 

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

> 2.1

2.3

2.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.2

3.8

~3.9 16

3.3

82.5

2.95

164

9,000

Mar.

*2.6

276

2.2 

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

L * 1-9

I 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

T76- 1.6

1.7

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

60.5

1.95

120

8,440

Apr.

1.9

T78

1.8 

1.8 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2 

1.1

46.6

1.55

92

7,880

May

1.2

1.0

1.0 

.9 170"

.9

1.1

1.2

.2

.2

.1

.0

.0

.9

1.4

906

»3,400

987 

327

*74

*34

43

*38

18

13

9.5

8.8

20

10 

6.3

5.5

5,916.2

191

11,730

18,150

June

7945"

20

12 

*7.9

6.2

5.4

4.8

4.0

3.9

4.0

*4.2

3.9

3.5

14

9.7

5.0

3.6 

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

^74

*27

51

25

12

6.2 

4.0

378.8

12.6

751

17,780

July

3.9

*14

4.1 

3.9

5.4

5.8

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.5

1.8

*1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0 

.9

. 8

78.2

2.52

155

16,670

Aug.

0.8

.8

.7 

.6 

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.2 

72

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

*.5

.5

.4 

.3

.3

12.8

0.41

25

15,250

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

0

0

.2

.2

.2

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

5.4

0.18

11

14,220

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,020 Min 0 Mean 9.94 Ac-ft 7,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,400 Min O Mean 19.0 Ac-ft 13,760

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). May 17 (5:45 a.m.) 9,760 cfs (8.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

Note. --No gage-height record Nov. 11-19, 24-27, Dec. 3, 4, 6-11, Jan. 6-8, 28-30, Feb. 1, 2, 13,

14, Mar. 17-19; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and weather records.

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

*0.2 

.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

. 3

. 3

.3

.2

.3

. '.55

.6

.6

. 5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

1.0

. 8

.8

13.4

0.43

27

13,560

Nov.

~rs~ 0.5

. 5

r

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.8

*.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1

26.2

0.87

52

13,230

Dec.

1 

1

T7Q- 1.0

1.0

1.1

1

1

1

1.4

1.6

T74

1.2

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.2

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

40.1

1.29

80

13,060

Jan.

1.3

1.2

1.2

.5

.2

77

2.4

274

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.4

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

47.8

1.54

95

12,900

Feb.

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

i

1.2

1.5

2

?

49.4

1.70

98

12,440

Mar.

T79-

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1

41.7

1.35

83

11,820

Apr.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

78" .8

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

10

~~5.7 14

*3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.9 

1.9

76.1

2.54

151

11,500

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,40O Min 0 Mean 18.4

May

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

*4.7

.4.0

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

1

1

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

77

.7

.7

.8

.8 

.7

.7

41.9

1.35

83

10,740

June-

*11~7.2

2.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0Q0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

30.9

1.03

61

9,840

July

 

.1

12

7.0

2. 5

1.2

.8

.5

.3

.2

27

26

*11

4.8

8.6

15

102

IS

18

11

4.8

2.5

1.5

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.2 

.2

.1

299.9

9.67

595

9,280

Aug.

£TT

.1

00"

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0.3

o.oi

0.6

8,160

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

7,180

Ac-ft 13,340

Water year 1951-52: Max 102 Min 0 Mean 1.82 Ac-ft 1,330

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. * Discharge measurement or observation of no 

flow made on this day.t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 1-4, 17-19, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 7-9, 11-17, 20-23, Jan. 4-9, 

Feb. 15-19, Feb. 25 to Mar. 3, Mar. 11-17, May 18, 19, July 6, 7; discharge estimated on basis of 

4 discharge measurements and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir near Umbarger, Tex. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

341

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

6,560

Nov.

O

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.8

T70" 1.0

.8

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

al

al

11.0

0.37

22

6,200

Dec.

al

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

78" .7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3 ITS"

1.2

30.0

0.97

60

6,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 102

Jan.

1.2

1.1

l.O

l.O

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.3

*T73

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

31.7

1.02

63

5,840

Feb.

0.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

T7o

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

-

24.6

0.88

49

5,640

Mar.

1.3

1.4

T74

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

76

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

29.5

0.95

59

5,240

Apr.

l.O

.9

.9

.9

460

94

20

*10

4.7

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

77

617.5

20.6

1,220

5,960

May

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

. 5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.5

.8

.8

78" .9

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1 

.1

13.1

0.42

26

5,340

June

0.1

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0.2

0.01

0.4

4,270

July

0

0

0

3,620

Aug.

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

*52

21

*8.6

3.4

1.6 ' .8

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

*0

88.2

2.85

175

3,890

Sept.

O

C7

~3.2 12

1.0

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.9

0.56

34

3,440

Min 0 Mean 1.72 Ac-ft 1,250

Water year 1952-53: Max 460 Min 0 Mean 2.36 Ac-ft 1,710

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs ). Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 764 cfs (6.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weathei 

records.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

724

584

1,170 

144

34

67

22

18

*10

5.4 

3.7

2,782.1

89.7

5,520

8,020

Nov.

3.0

276

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

i.:

1.2

1.1

T7T *1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

46.6

1.55

92

7,600

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.4

TT4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9 

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

1.2 

.8

.8

.8

.7

79

.9

1.1

1.0

30.6

0.99

61

7,320

Jan.

1.0

170" .9

1.0

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

* .0 

.0

.0

.0

.0

1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2 

1.5

T74

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

33.7

1.09

67

7, ISO

Feb.

1.1

 1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

T72" 1.4

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

-i!

.9

.9

*.9 

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

-

28.2

1.01

56

6,800

Mar.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9 

.7

.5

76

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7 

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

. 6

22.0

0.71

44

6,320

Apr.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

.8

.7

.7 

.8

*.9

1.0 T70~

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

76 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

*.6

22.4

0.75

44

5,840

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,170 Min 0 Mean 10.1

May

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

*342

47

19

11

5.7

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.4

88 

313

37

11

5.3

*3.3

2.4

1.9

13

916.9

29.6

1,820

7,040

June

33

12

5.8

3.2

1.9

1.3

.8

78

.8

157

2,220 

616

90

34

20

12

*7.3

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7 

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

3,250.1

108

6,450

14,220

July

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6 

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

* . 2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

42

4S

17

9.2

16

29

8.7

3.9

178.4

5.75

354

13,060

Aug.

2.3

*T76

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

72

.1

.1

.3

.4 

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

14.4

0.46

29

12,120

Sept.

0.1

!l

0_'.1

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

11,040

Ac-ft 7.300

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,220 Min 0 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14J540

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfa). Oct. 23 (2 a.m.) 1,51O cfs (7.41 ft); May 12 (4 a.m.) 783 cfs 

(6.33 ft;; May 24 (l a.m.) 875 cfs (6.54 ft); June 11 (12 m.) 3,600 cfs (8.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.
342 RED RIVER BASIN

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake,near Canyon, Tex. 

(Formerly published as Palo Duro Creek near Canyon)

Location.--Lat 35°02', long 102 0 02', at conduit tower in Amarillo City Lake, 200 ft upstream from dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Nigger Arroyo, and 6 miles northwest of Canyon, 

Randall County.

Drainage area. 982 sq mi, of which about 920 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1942 to December 1954 (monthly summaries only), discontinued. 

Formerly published as Palo Duro Creek near Canyon (gage height only August 1942 to September 1945, results of discharge measurements only October 1945 to September 1952).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,584.' 

datum of 1929.

ft above mean sea level,

Average discharge. 12 years, 3.76 cfs (2,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum gage heights for water years 1943-54 are contained in the 

table below. Discharge not determined.

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

19£4

Maximum

Date

Oct. 27, 1942

July 15, 1944

Aug. 16, 1945

-

Oct. 11, 1946

Aug. 16, 1948

May 9, 1949

July 22,23,1950

May 17, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

Aug. 18, 1953

Oct. 23,26,27,

1953.

Gage height 

(feet)

33.5

23.2

29.0

Lake dry

42.0

34.8

32.0

43.4

53.6

43.0

31.9

39.0

Minimum

Date

t)

t)

t)

t)

t)

t)

t)

t)

May 15, 1951

(t)

(t)

Sept. 30, 1954

Gage height 

( feet )

Lake dry

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

19.1

Lake dry

Do.

19.4

t At times.

1942-54: Maximum gage height, 53.6 ft May 17, 1951; lake dry at times.

Highest stage known occurred June 5-7, 1937, when lake reached a stage of about 

54.5 ft (spillway crest at that time, 52.5ft gage height) according to the city of 

Amarillo Water Department.

Remarks. Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into lake. Below gage height 

50.3 ft (spillway crest) discharge estimated on basis of monthly measurements of small 

spring flow into lake, except for periods of rising stages when inflow was computed on 

basis of change in lake contents. Above gage height 50.3 ft discharge determined by 

algebraic summation of flow over spillway (computed: from spillway rating curve) and 

change in contents of lake (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent 

cubic feet per second). No adjustment for evaporation or seepage losses. Dam completed February 1927. Capacity at spillway cres,t, 5,120 acre-ft. No water is diverted 

from lake. The lower part of the lake is surrounded by 10 water wells which are used 

to partly supply the city of Amarillo. The lake provides recharge to the sands and 

gravels of the underlying High Plains deposits (Ogallala formation) from which the wells 

draw water, in addition to the replenishment afforded by infiltration from rainfall on 

the surrounding area.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Amarillo.

Monthly discharge, runoff, and reservoir contents, August 1942 to December 1954

Month

September. ...............................

Water year 1942-43. ....................

t Contents of reservoir at end of month,

Mean 

(cfs)

1.34

1.20

1.55

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

53

80

-

74

----------

72

95

60

52

44

1,120

Contents 

(acre-feet)t

1,200

992

808

500

95

72

26

0

-
RED RIVER BASIN 343

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake,near Canyon, Tex. Continued

Monthly discharge, runoff, and reservoir contents, August 1942 to December 1954 Continued

Month

December. ...............................

February .................................

April. . .................................

May. ....................................

Water year 1945-46. .......:...........

March. ..................................

March. ..................................

May. ....................................

July. ...................................

t Contents of reservoir at end of month.

Mean 

(cfs)

1.50

1.56

1.48

1.25

.91

1.39

1.50

1.18

1.1(5

.20

1.12

.20

.14

.16

4 35

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

61

89

96

1,070

86

72

68

45

138

55

54

847

80

83

92

856

96

75

24

12

813

11

17

8.1

118

32

Contents 

(acre-feet)t

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

16

18

7

0

0

0

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

411038 O - 57 - 23
344 RED RIVER BASIN

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake, near Canyon, Tex. Continued

Monthly discharge, runoff, and reservoir contents, August 1942 to December 1954 Continued

Month

Calendar

April.... .

May. ......

July. .....

August. . . .

Water ye

Calendar

April.... .

July. .....

Water ye

Calendar

April.....

May.......

July. .....

Water yet

Calendar

March. .....

April......

May. .......

July. ......

Water yea

Calendar

Water yea 

t Content

year 1951. .....................

r 1951-52......................

Mean 

(cfs)

0.20 

.30

.56

2.82

.80 

.80 

.90 

1.68 

13.3 

6.84 

1.78 

1.55 

.40

2.44

0.35 

.94 

1.38

2.58

1.13 

.78 

.62 

.60 

.65 

2.00 

61.0 

5.11 

7.39

6.92

1.36 

.90 

.90

6.96

.90 

1.00.

.85 

.80 

170 

7.37 

2.25 

.60 

10.4

16.7

0.60 

3.73 

1.58

16.9

.90 

.80 

.80 

.97 

2.38 

.29 

.20 

.10 

.02

1.03

0.34

.86 

.86

.71

.50 

.60 

.70 

.62 

.48 

.30 

6.53 

12.8 

.40

2.11

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

12 

18 

35

2,050

49 

44 

55 

100 

820 

407 

109 

95 

24

1,770

ZZ 

56 

85

1,870

69 

43 

38 

36 

40 

119 

3,750 

314 

440

5,010

84 

54 

55

5,040

55 

56 

52 

48 

10,460 

438 

138 

37 

621

iz.ioo

37 

222 

97

12,260

55 

46 

49 

58 

147 

17 

12 

6.1 

1.0

747

21 

51 

53

516

31 

33 

43 

37 

30 

18 

401 

787 

24

1,530

Contents 

(acre-feet)t

14 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0

186 

139 

14 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

52 

2,590 

1,970 

1,660

-

1,180 

832 

610

-

387 

201 

95 

40 

4,860 

4,440 

3,590 

2,860 

2,780

-

2,350 

1,950 

1,720

-

1,450 

1,200 

950 

808 

640 

387 

131 

18 

0

-

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

201 

394 

107

-

s of reservoir at end of month.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake, near Canyon, Tex. Continued

345

Monthly discharge, runoff, and reservoir contents, August 1942 to December 1954 Continued

Mean 

(cfs)

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

Contents 

(acre-feet)t

October.. 

November. 

December.

31.1 

.87 

.99

Calendar year 1953.

January..............

February.............

March................

April................

May..................

June.................

July.................

August...............

September............

Water year 1953-54.

October..............

November.............

December.............

Calendar year 1954.

.89

.80

2.41

12.4

2.31

.29

.12

0.09 

.28 

.40

1,910

52

49

49

143

765

138

7.3 

2.4

3,260

5.8

16

25

1,290

1,720

1,080

760

500

331

171

201

724

500

171

t Contents of reservoir at end of month.
346 RED RIVER BASIN

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°33', long 101 °42' , at walkway to conduit intake valve and 250 ft to left 

of concrete spillway, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia 

Swisher County.

Drainage area. About 189 sq mi, of which 124 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only), November 1940 to September 1954.Prior to October 1950, published as North Tule Creek at reservoir, near Tulia

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 29, 1939, staff gage at same site at datum 70.5 ft higher. Sept. 29, 1939, to 

Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 3.07 cfs (2,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs June 9: maximum gage height, 97.35 ft 

June 9; no flow at times.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs May 15, 1951, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, that of June 9, 1954; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge 

below gage height 91.9 ft (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents of 

reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 ft determined by algebraic summation of flow 

over spillway (computed from spillway rating curve), computed flow through conduit, and 

change in contents of reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent 

cubic feet per second). No adjustment made for evaporation or seepage losses. Small 

springs flowing into creek above reservoir are measured occasionally and discharge when 

inflow was less than reservoir losses was estimated on basis of these measurements. 

Dam completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 acre-ft. Reservoir used for recreational purposes and water is rarely released through outlet gate, but the flow of 

a spring discharging just below reservoir was estimated as follows:

ttahp Discharge 

Date ( cfs )

Nov . 23 ....

Jan. 11.....

Feb. 23.....

Mar. 23.....

Apr. 30. ....

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished 

by U. S. Soil Conservation Service. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

0.13 

.04 

.04 

.02 

.03

by city

Date

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept,

21.....

25.....

22.....

19.....

. 7. ....

of Tulia, and

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.04 

.07 

.04 

.10 

.06

capacity curve furnished

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

!

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

. eO

*0

3.2 

22

l'.6

10

1.9

1 e.2

42.5

1.37

84

159

Nov.

(*)

0

eO

0

133

Dec.

0

eO

0

114

Jan.

(*)

0

eO

0

98

Feb.

(*)

-

0

eO

0

80

Mar.

(*)

0

eO

0

65

Apr.

-

, eO

.9

.9

.9

 e.5

, e.l

, eO

5.4

4.6

*'

®

15.6

0.52

31

74

May

 eO

1.8 

3.9

93

22

> e2

eO

*0

. eO

59O

520.7

16.8

1,030

662

June

1.8 1

eO

1,540 

78

15

25

4.4

4.2

I'

1 eO

 * *o

6

1,678.4

55.9

3,330

582

July

 eO

*0

5.0

> e.2

4.6

0.15

9.1

478

Aug.

» eO.l

J *.2

. e.2

{I 6 ^

J

4.6

0.15

9.1

414

Sept.

eO.l

*.l

. e.l

, eo

1.7

0.06

3.4

349

Calendar year 1953: Max 123 Mln 0 Mean 0.57 Ac-ft 413

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,540 Min 0 Mean 6.21 Ac-ft 4,500

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow above reservoir, made on this day. 

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, in acre-feet.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurements of 

spring flow above reservoir.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex.

347

Location.--Lat 34°57'25", long 100°13'30", near center of stream on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 4 miles downstream from Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) 

Railway bridge, 4? miles south of Lutie, and 6? miles north of Wellington, Collingsworth County.

Drainage area. 1,222 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

1,941.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 95,900 cfs June 10 (gage height, 16.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.90 ft; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 10.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs June 19, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Daily discharge largely computed from twice-daily wire-weightgage readings as flowing stream was away from recorder most of time. Several small 

diversions for irrigation in vicinity of gage. Records of chemical analyses and wa 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

.ter

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5

5.5

8.4

8.4

6.9

6.9

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.9

128

32

12

9.3

12

13

299

548 

733

75

a65

*60

50

41

30

25

22

2,246.9

72.5

4,460

Nov.

20

20

20

18

25

30

35

30

. 22

15

14

16

16

15

14

13

16

16

18

16

16

14 

12

13

*14

13

13

14

13

15

526

17.5

1,040

Dec.

16

19

26

30

28

30

20

18

13

15

13

13

13

12

13

15

18

20

13

26

11

28 

25

19

15

19

28

31

28

26

26

647

20.9

1,280

Jan.

25

23

25

22

19

20

22

22

20

19

16

35

*28

20

35

35

19

15

19

28

30

28 

31

37

35

25

19

20

20

23

26

761

24.5

1,510

Feb.

23

20

16

13

18

22

20

18

15

19

18

18

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

11

9.3

H8.4

*8.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

-

- -----

381.9

13.6

757

Mar.

7.7

9.3

7.7

9.3

13

12

14

14

14

li

*n

4.8

3.6

'5^5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

6.2

6.9

*6.9 

9.3

11

3.7

4.8

7.7

5.5

6.9

7.7

7.7

249.3

8.04

494

Apr.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.4

6.2

4.2

JuL

4.8

5.5

8.4

44

*54

41

33

25

19

16

12

13

16

11 

14

13

18

45

*70

41

25

596

1,174.8

39.2

2,330

May

100

100

60

60

39

30

75

70

391

232

*2.910

1,230

755

594

400

1,120

913

855

672

430

343

278 

803

2,550

*356

255

375

211

181

215

206

16,809

542

33,340

June

167

122

75

72

78

67

62

97

4,480

*11.500

*447

597

253

156

242

186

110

 80

63

63

54

50 

*42

37

30

24

20

26

28

26

19,254

642

38,190

July

20

16

12

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

*8.5

7.5

6.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

2.9

2!9

2.9

3.4

*4.6

4.0 

5.2

4.6

4.6

6.7

5.9

8.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

204.6

6.60

406

Aug.

5.9

10

*12

24

9.5

5.9

23

73.

67

45

32

13

a9

a7

a6

a5

a4

*4.0

4.6

4.0

27

519 

268

 155

40

13

5.9

3.4

3^0

9.4

7.4

1,415.0

45.6

2,810

Sept.

li£

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.6

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

5.2

135.9

4.53

270

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,400 Min 0.7 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44,760

Water iter year year 1953-54: 1953-54: Max Max 11,500 11,500 Min Min 2.9 2.9 Mean Mean 120 120 Ac-ft Ac-ft 86,890 86,890

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 11 (2 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (7.01 ft); May 24 (7 a.m.) 8,5*0 cfs 

'.65 ft); June 10 (4:30 a.m.) 95,900 cfs (16.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

; un : .m. , cs 

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated
348 RED RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°52', long 99°31', in SW^SE^ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum, 

13 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area.--1.566 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 11, 1905, to June 30, 1906, chain gage 

at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum and Oct. 1, 1937, to Nov. 8, 

1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 86.9 cfs (62,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,100 cfs June 10 (gage height, 13.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs June 16, 1938 (gage height, 14.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of conveyance studies; no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

34

98

26

11

6.O

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

5.4

41

25

14

8.4

5.2

216

695

1.720

365

157

113

62

53

43

33

29

3,776.6

122

7,49O

Nov.

26

25

22

22

54

34

28

28

29

27

25

22

21

2O

20

19

19

20

34

22

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

13

13

664

22.1

1,320

Dec.

14

14

14

14

15

17

T7

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

14

bll

a7

aio

13

14

b!2

b!4

b!6

bl6

b!4

406

13.1

805

Jan.

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

biS

bll

blO

14

16

19

19

18

22

b22

b!3

bll

b!4

20

22

20

23

20

20

18

IS

510

16.5

1,010

Feb.

Ifi

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

10

10

10

10

9.7

8.5

7.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

1*1

4.7

-

326.8

11.7

648

Mar.

4.4

2.8

3.1

3.6

6.7

7.4

8.5

9.7

10

10

10

8.5

6.4

5.0

4.7

3.6

3.3

2.3

, 5

1.7

2.8

3.3

4.1

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

3.9

3.3

3.3

160.9

5.19

319

Apr.

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.3

a3. 0

a2.8

2.6

.9

1.1

1.8

34

14

13

15

24

21

18

13

9.3

6.7

4.4

7.2

4.1

2.3

.9

^2

^2

2.0

24

111

455. 0

15.2

902

May

168

96

74

59

45

39

40

30

160

237

2,720

3,050

504

298

206

179

514

292

222

173

130

96

152

4.480

1,380

418

467

322

213

162

128

17,054

550

33,83O

June

135

125

111

91

78

65

56

50

3,330

9.760

2,36O

519

590

220

17O

130

127

64

44

34

29

24

21

18

16

13

11

9.3

8.9

7.4

18,216.6

607

36,130

July

11

8.2

7.1

6.4

5.0

4.4

3.6

6.9

11

4.4

7.4

3.1

2.3

1.3

.6

.5

.2

.1

a0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

83.5

2.69

166

Aug.

a0

0

0

0

0

0

15

2.4

1.4

2.8

3.1

1.3

.5

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

62

77

62

26

20

9.7

4.4

1.5

.4

289.5

9.34

574

Sept.

fl

O

O

0

O

O

.5

0

O

0

O

O

O

O

0

O

O

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

0.5

0.02

1.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,3OO Mln 0 Mean 74.3 Ac-ft 53.83O

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,760 Mln 0 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,2OO

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP efs). May 12 (1:3O a.m.) 7,180 cfs (8.95 ft); May 24 (6 p.m.) 8,240 

cfs (9.19 ft); June 10 (4:15 p.m.) 38,100 cfs (13.30 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 349

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°10', long 99°30', in NW£SE£ sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 22 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter, 

10.8 miles downstream from Timber Creek, and at mile 110.5.

Drainage area.--2.337 sq ml, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs May 24 (gage height, 11.24 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.24 

ft May 24, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSF 1352.

Revisions.--WSF 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, Nov. 22 to Dec. 4,

May 1-14, 24-31, June 11-25, Aug. 7, 10)

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 30

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

,10.0

11.0

62

106

163

320

594

959

1,900

7,550

. 11,300*

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

301

99

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.1

934

2.490

333

118

182

279

80

38

22

15

4,898.1

158

9,720

Nov.

11

10

9.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

6.6

5.7

5.4

5.7

4.9

4.2

2.4

1.7

1*0

1.2

1.2

1.5

108

37

16

6.3

3.7

2.8

2.0

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.0

278.3

9.28

552

Dec.

2.2

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.9

1.5

1.0

.2

a.0

.2

.9

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.4

.6

.9

1.4

2.0

3.7

3.0

1/7

56.9

1.84

113

Jan.

4.4

5.7

6.3

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.9

7.2

7.2

10

16

bll

b8

b7

b9

blO

11

12

17

22

19

16

13

281.4

9.08

558

Feb.

11

14

13

11

10

9.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

6.9

5.7

5.2

4.9

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.9

5.7

5.2

4.7

3.7

1.4

1.5

3.7

2.8

4.7

4.4

184.2

6.58

365

Mar.

4.7

4.2

4.4

4.4

5.7

7.5

1,1

8.4

8.1

7.5

7.2

5.2

3.7

3.0

3.2

JL5

2.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.4

4.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.4

3.9

143.8

4.64

285

Apr.

4.2

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.4

1.0

.4

2.8

6.0

8.1

9.1

9.4

8.7

8.1

4.7

5.7

3.9

2.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.1

82"*~z

567

190

4.890

5,826.6

194

11,560

May

1,860

836

382

285

268

247

272

224

849

348

2,100

2,220

833

653

451

276

383

563

634

588

387

316

1,050

9.290

2,800

1,640

938

403

353

363

830

32,642

1,053

64,7"40

June

376

342

313

260

239

212

194

180

420

438

1.110

654

485

277

139

165

71

20

8.1

4.7

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

.6

0

0

0

0

0

5,915.9

197

11,730

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

.0

0

0

1.0

0

0

lil

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.18

11

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,490 Mln 0 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,140

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,290 Mln 0 Mean 138 Ac-ft 99,630

Peak dlscharste (base. 3.200 cfs).-

9,070 cfs (10.51 ft)j May 11 (10 p.m

-Oct. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 5,550 cfs (9.01 ft): Apr. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 

.) 5,360 cfs (8.71 ft); May 24 (9:45 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (11.24 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from 1 or more daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 5, 21, Oct. 30 to 

Nov. 1, Nov. 7-18, Nov. 22 to Dec. 31, Feb. 23, 24, 26, Mar. 14-17, 19, Apr. 2-10, 18-26, June 15, 

17-25.
350 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°54 I , long 99° 18", In SW^SE^ sec. 22, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., on upstream 

face of Altus Dam on North Fork Red River, 1 mile west of Lugert, 2.6 miles upstream 

from Elm Fork of North Fork, and at mile 73.5.

Drainage area.--2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--December 1943 to September 1950 (monthly records only), October 1950 

to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, staff or float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 89,700 acre-ft June 18, 19 (elevation, 1,549.63 

ft); minimum observed, 12,260 acre-ft Oct. 2, 3 (elevation, 1,525.60 ft).

1944-54: Maximum contents, 167,000 acre-ft May 19, 1951 (elevation, 1,562.10 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 acre-ft 

Aug. 25, 1944 (elevation, 1,520.2 ft), capacity table then in use.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in

December 1943. Capacity, 142,900 acre-ft at elevation 1,559.0 ft (crest of uncontrolled 

spillway) and 77,390 acre-ft at elevation 1,547.0 ft (crest of controlled spillway). 

Dead storage, 2,300 acre-ft below elevation 1,517.5 ft (sill of headgate at Irrigation 

canal). Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for flood 

control, municipal water supply for city of Altus, and irrigation of 48,000 acres 

below reservoir.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and data on diversions furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area. Figures of contents for the water years 1949-51, 

published in WSP 1147, 1177, 1211, are usable contents and not total contents as 

stated.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,270

12,260

12,260

12,810

12,810

12,780

12,750

12,730

12,710

12,700

12,680

12,680

12,670

12,650

13,080

13,000

12,940

12,830

12,760

12,700

12,780

12,730

13,070

15,610

17,500

19,090

19,420

19,890

20,020

20,110

20,150

Nov.

20,220

20,200

20,240

20,320

20,350

20,300

20,350

20,320

20,260

20,220

20,240

20,240

20,200

20,200

20,170

20,150

20,110

20,200

20,410

20,430

20,600

20,540

20,560

20,600

20,560

20,540

20,540

20,520

20,500

20,500

_______

Dec.

20,430

20,760

20,740

20,480

20,560

20,320

20,060

20,200

20,020

19,680

19,870

19,850

19,830

19,720

19,810

19,780

19,760

19,720

19,720

19,740

19,940

a!9,910

a!9,890

a!9,870

a!9,830

a!9,810

a!9,780

a!9,760

19,740

19,680

19,550

Jan.

19,590

19,630

19,520

19,610

19,610

19,570

19,500

19,630

19,740

19,610

19,590

19,570

19 , 500

19,550

19,500

19,590

19,520

19,550

19,550

19,740

19,630

19,610

19,590

19,660

19,660

19,700

19,700

19,720

19,760

19,830

19,780

Feb.

19,890

19,890

19,910

19,940

19,940

19,960

19,940

19,960

19,940

20,020

19,940

19,740

19,760

19,780

19,890

19,850

19,810

19,570

19,910

19,740

19,740

19,720

19,680

19,660

19,660

19,660

a!9,600

19,590

-

-_ 

Mar.

a!9,550

al9,500

al9,480

al9,440

19,420

19,330

19,400

19,290

19,400

19,400

19,370

19,400

19,270

19,270

19,200

19,070

19,010

19,180

19,140

19,120

18,980

19,120

19,120

19,120

19,070

19,010

18,750

18,660

18,450

18,330

17,440

Apr.

16,900

16,390

15,890

15,320

14,690

14,040

13,340

12,650

12,550

12,490

12,940

13,260

13,430

13,520

13,640

13,640

13,570

13,500

13,420

13,310

13,260

13,240

13,290

13,280

13,260

13,280

13,400

13,640

13,640

14,160

_______

May

16,350

26,050

27,300

27,980

28,360

28,790

28,980

29,220

30,410

31,160

32,940

38,780

41,420

42,940

43,720

44,500

44,950

45,590

46,470

47,340

47,700

48,060

52,930

59,090

70,000

76,490

78,610

80,340

81,090

81,270

83,000

June'

83,570

84,080

84,270

84,030

84,080

84,180

84,320

84,410

84,320

84,780

86,000

87,450

88,430

88,900

89,370

89,280

89 , 600

89,700

89 , 700

89,460

89,510

89,510

89,420

88,560

88,340

87,920

87,400

86,940

86,520

85, 810

_______

July

85,250

84,460

83,940

83,570

82,860

82,300

81,740

81,410

80,850

80,290

79,540

79,260

78,510

77,620

76,750

75,850

74,780

73,930

72,860

71,920

70,900

69,830

69,060

68,010

67,220

66,380

65,420

64,590

63,600

62,850

62,260

Aug.

61,350

60,570

59,620

58,820

58,140

57,190

56,740

56,110

55,140

54,590

53,660

52,930

52,240

51,600

50,800

50,010

49,140

48,090

47 , 340

46,400

45,730

44,950

44,270

43,480

42,910

40,580

39,850

39,060

38,410

37,580

36.780

Sept.

35,910

35,070

34,320

33,620

32,970

32,320

31,760

30,970

30,600

30,010

29,490

29,030

28,490

28,120

27,700

27,280

26,950

26,700

26,450

26,280

26,100

25,620

25,280

25,060

24,870

24,630

24,320

24,180

a24,100

24,060

a No gage height record; contents Interpolated.

Note. Contents for Oct. 1-25, Feb. 28, Apr. 1 to May 1, Sept. 30, 

staff-gage reading.

computed from 8 to 9 a.m. daily

Monthly elevation, contents, and diversions, water year October 1953 to Sectember 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953

Feb. 28.............

July 31 .............

Sept. 30.. ...........

Water year 1953-54

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,525.63 

1,529.76 

1,529.92 

1,529.48

-

1,529.59 

1,529.50 

1,528.47 

1,526.72 

1,548.20 

1,548.80 

1,543.39 

1,536.15 

1,531.44

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12,310 

20,150 

20,500 

19,550

-

19,780 

19,590 

17,440 

14,160 

83,000 

85,810 

62,260 

36,780 

24,060

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+7,840 

+350 -950

+180

+230 

-190 

-2,150 

-3,280 

+68,840 

+2,810 

-23,550 

-25,480 

-12,720

+11,750

Total dl-versions 

during month 

( acre-feet)

0 

0 

761

16,090

0 

0 

1,290 

4,660 

0 

2,730 

19,570 

21,900 

11,980

62,890

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 351

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

Location. Lat 34°S3 I 26", long 99°18'22", In SW£ sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 20 W., on right

bank 3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Pork of North

Pork, 2 miles west of Lugert, and at mile 72.8.

Drainage area. 2.SIS sq ml, of which 399 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

records available.--March 1930 to December 1932 (published as "at Lugert Dam"), October

195U to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,471.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Mar. 19, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1932, staff gage at old Lugert Dam 0.7 mile upstream at

datum 1,504.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Extremes. No flow during year.

"1930-32, 1950-54: Maximum discharge, 16,100 ofs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.70

ft); no flow at time each year.

Flood of May 16. 1928, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, site and datum then In use (discharge, 14,300 cfs). 

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by Lugert Lake prior to December 1943 (capacity,

137500 acre-ft) and completely regulated thereafter by Lake Altus (see preceding page).

Diversion from Lake Altus for Irrigation of about 48,000 acres below station and for

municipal supply of Altus.

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°55', long 99°07', In NE£ sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 18 W., near right bank on

downstream side of pier of county bridge, 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek,

7-g miles south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 549 sq ml.

Records available . September 1904 to March 1908, October 1949 to September 1954. 

Gage.--water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is

1,429.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1905, staff gage at

site 3 miles southwest of Hobart at different datum. Apr. 13, 1905, to Mar. 31, 1908

chain gage at present site at datum 1,430.56 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

June 6, 1951, to October 23, 1952, and May 7, 1953, to Apr. 28, 1954, wire-weight gage

only, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1904-7, 1949-54), 57.8 cfs (41,850 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 19.64 ft); no

flow at times.

1904-8, 1949-54: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 28.9 ft

June 9, 1907, datum then In use; no flow at times in 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, that of June 1907. Flood of May 1949 reached a stage of

28.63 ft, from floodmark. 

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.

0

a200

aeo

1.1

a. 6

a. 3

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

a!50

aeo

625

a50

3.6

a2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 9

2,387.3

77.0

4,740

Nov.

ao.e

a. 7

a. 6

a. 7

a. 9

al.O

al.O

al.l

1.2

al.l

al.O

a, 9

a.e

a.e

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

al.O

97

120

26

8 4

3 6

1 4

al 1

9

7

6

8

1 0

279.1

9.30

554

Dec.

1.0

10

541

60

14

6.2

3.1

2.2

1.5

al.5

1.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

.9

.9

.9

.18

 .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

a.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

659.9

21.3

1,310

Jan.

0.9

.9

1.0

^ m ^

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

a. 9

.9

a.8

a.8

.7.6

.7

.7

.8

a. 7

.6

.7

a. 6

a. 6

-i3

26.7

O.66

53

Feb.

o^e

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

a.8

.8

.6

a. 7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

a.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

a. 6

.6

.9

.6

.6

.5

-

20.7

0.74

41

Mar.

0.4

a. 4

.5

a. 5

.6

1*0

a. 9

.9

.6

1.0

.9

a. 7

.5

a. 5

.4

a. 6

.6

a.8

.7

.5

.3

a. 3

~!"J

.3

,3

.3

.3

.4

.4

a. 3

16.9

0.55

34

Apr.

aO.3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

jl

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

2.0

15

9.4

4.1

a2.0

1.1

a. 9

.7

.5

a. 4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

a.l

169

84

23

315.2

10.5

625

May

7.3

4.0

2.6

a2.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

19

251

526

131

22

12

9.0

7.7

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.7

3.4

4.5

1.290

1,29O

650

94

36

25

a20

25

4,458.3

144

8,840

June

106

42

22

9.4

a7.0

6.2

4.1

3.6

a3.0

2.6

a2.1

5.1

a2.1

1.1

1.2

.9

1.1

a2.1

3.3

al.7

.9

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

a.l

0

0

229.5

7.65

455

July

0

O

0

Aug.

Q.

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0.7

O.O2

1.4

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 Max 1,630 Min O Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,9OO

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,290 Min 0 Mean 23. 0 Ac-ft 16,65O

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Oct. 23 (5:15 p.m.) 2,24O cfs (19.64 ft); May 24 (11 p.m.) 

1,87O crs 118.6O ft).a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 

weather records ana records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for May 11-13, 24-26 computed from water-stage recorder record; for remainder of 

year computed from 1 or more daily tape or wire-weight-gage readings except as noted under footnote 

"a" above.
352 RED RIVER BASIN

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location. La t 34°38', long 99°06', in center of N| sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2^ miles east of Headrick, 12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area. 4,244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1905 to March 1908, October 1937 to September 1954 (October 1937 

to October 1938 monthly summaries only, published in WSP 1311). Prior to July 1905, 

published as "near Snyder."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 18, 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 18, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, staff 

gage at site 10.4 miles upstream (Navajo dam site) at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1905-7, 1937-54), 344 cfs (249,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs May 25 (gage height, 9.40 ft); no flow 

Sept. 21-23, 27-29.

1905-8, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 9, 1907, from rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons; maximum gage height, 10.85 ft 

June 10, 1941; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime prior to 1927, from information by State Highway Department.

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

Flow regulated since December 1943 by Lake Altus, 39.5 miles above station (see p. 350). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 48,000 acres above station. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year'1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905-7 calendar years.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

30

51

114

306

68

*30

19

12

9.3

7.6

5.8

5.2

8.1

7.8

5.8

4.0

12

9.6

17

189

5,680

4,060

*1,820

959

485

Nov.

33

27

25

24 

25

22

20

19

18

16

14

13

*12

12

12

11

11

11

14

12

65

90

*37

24

16

12

11

376 9.6

112

46

14,516.4

463

28,790

8.7

8.4

632.7

21.1

1,250

Dec.

8.4

21

103

~69 408 

31

21

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

12

12

11

10

9.9

9.6

941.1

30.4

1,870

Jan.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6 

9.3

9.3

9.0

*8.7

8.7

8.1

8.7

9.6

9.0

9.6

11

9.6

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.7

5.6

576

7.3

9.3

9.6

8.4

7.8

7.6

8.1

8.4

8.1

268.4

8.66

532

Feb.

7.8

*7.3

6.8

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

-

146.2

5.22

290

Mar.

3.7

3.3

3.2

372

4.4

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.6

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

57?

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

142.2

4.59

282

Apr.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2 

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.2

*3.0

3.5

47

86

40

24

22

18

14

11

8.7

7.8

7.8

8.1

*8.1

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.3

7.3

43

275

693.9

23.1

1,380

May

*286

129

42

42 

39

22

17

14

23

*16

715

3,480

1,470

437

145

94

65

48

42

*46

29

24

49

4,790

* 12, 500

3,700

1,500

846

517

255

170

51,552

1,011

62,190

June

146

*246

209

155 

98

85

71

64

55

40

381

162

82

50

*59

52

26

52

52

24

19

16

14

12

11

10

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.1

2,116.8

70.6

4,200

July

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.2 

5.2

5 0

4.4

4.2

3.8

5.4

4.6

3.8

5.5

5.0

*2.6

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.0

.9

1.1

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

86.7

2.80

172

Aug.

0.5

.4

.5

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

> a.l

a2

a5

11.5

0.36

22

Sept.

a3

a?*1.0

S a. 9

.9

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

11.8

0.39

23

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,900 Mln 0 Mean 161 Ae-ft 116,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Mln 0 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--0et. 23 (8:15 p.m.) 10.100 cfs (7.88 ft); May 12 (12:15 p.m.) 

,080 cfs (6.42 ft); May 25 (8:15 a.m.) 17,300 cfs (9.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day, 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records
RED RIVER BASIN 

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

353

Location. Lat 34°44', long 98°59', in ffi£ sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 17 W., at intake tower at 

Snyder Dam on Otter Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from small tributary, 3 miles northwest of 

Mountain Park, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to March 1908, October 1951 to September 1954. Published 

as Otter Creek near Mountain Park, 1903-8.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested masonry weir. Datum of gage is 1,360.99 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. April 1903 to March 1908 staff gage at site 1.8 

miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1903-7, 1951-54), 29.5 cfs (21,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 14.83 ft); no 

flow at times.

1903-8, 1951-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 6, 1953 (gage height, 19.50 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contractedopening and flow over dam determinations of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum discharge known, that of June 6, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.85

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.3

12.5

12.8

13.1

13.5

14.0

169

335

570

930

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

432

*1 , 580 

99 

382

263

56

Nov.

l.S

.2

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

66

44

16

6.6

*4.2 

2.4 

.3

0

0

21 0

8.1! 0

5.3

3.2

2,649.6

85.5

5,260

0

141.5

4.72

281

Dec.

0

132

270

*5?

14

7.8

5.3

4.2

1.8

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

467.4

15.1

927

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

447

328

21

7.8

*3.2

2.4

2.4

.7

.7

1.2

*962

*779

104

36

19

14

10

*8.1

7.8

3.2

1.8

1.8

52 

1.550 

*332

65

44

*26

14

10

7.8

4,661.9

150

9,250

June

2.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.17

9.9

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,420 Min 0 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,040

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,580 Min o Mean 21.7 Ac-ft 15,730

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs). Oct. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 2,640 cfs (14.85 ft)i May 1 (8 p.m.) 1.710 

cfs (14.19 ft); May 11 (6:30 p.m.) 1,630 cfs (14.13 ft)j May 24 (9:30 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (14.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
354 RED RIVER BASIN

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°14', long 101°07', on right bank about three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from W. P. Saul's ranchhouse, 1 mile downstream from Wilson Creek, about 1^ miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Quitaque, Briscoe County.

Drainage area. 293 sq mi, of which about 258 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,633.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 6.59 cfs (4,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 970 cfs May 10 (gage height, 4.11 ft), from

rating curve extended above 40 cfs -on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

2.70, 3.00, and 5.59 ft; minimum, 2.4 cfs July 8, 13.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs May 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended as indicated above; minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 12, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.5 

3.6 

5.3 

8.2

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

23

38

131

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.6

3T7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.2

*4.5

10

22

aTO

9.1

6.8

6.0

5.1

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.5

5.8

a5.5

a5

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4 6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4 8

4.6

*4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

4.8 5.5

4.6! 5.8

4.5

4.5

170.4

5.50

338

5.5

147.3

4.91

292

Dec.

5.8

6.0

578

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

*6.0

5.3

b5

5.5

5.3

5.3

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

5.5

4.8

a4.5

att

a4.5

aS

a5

b5

5.3

5.3

b5

164.1

5.29

325

Jan.

b5

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.3

*a7

a-6.5

a6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

a5

a4.5 a5~

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

5 .8

166.2

5.36

330

Feb.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

670

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

*5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

161.1

5.75

- 320

Mar.

5.3

 5.3

5.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

5. -5

6.8

575

 5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

 5.3

5.3

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.3

168.5

5.44

334

Apr.

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.3

475

4.3

4.5

4.5

13

all

a9

*9.6

5.8

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

*4.3

165.5

5.52

328

May

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

51

151

~9T 346

a50

a30

a20

a!5

al2

a 10

a8

a7

*5.8

5.3

14

15

6.6

35

14

5.2

a4

a?

a4

945.4

30.5

1,880

June

50

a!2

a7

a5

a4

a3.5

a375

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

8

a5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

*a4

3.9

4.3

5.0

4.5

4.0

179.2

5.97

355

July

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

*3.6

3.4

3.1

3TT

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.2

3.5

3T9~ 7.6

3.7

3.9

112..0

3.61

222

Aug.

3.7

10

4.7

3.6

3.3

3.3

59

62

3F

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

*3.9

3.7

5.1

15

56

a5

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3

s&33

299.3

9.65

594

Sept.

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3.5

a3.5

*3.6

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.9

37?

3.6

3.9

100.4

3.35

199

Calendar year 1953: Max 35 Mln 2.8 Mean 5.36 Ac-ft 3,880

Water year 1953-54: Max 346 Mln 3 Mean 7.61 Ac-ft 5,520

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Ma

ft); Aug. 23 (12:30 a.m.} 680 cfs (3

ly 10 (10 a.m.) 970 cfs (4.11 ft); June 1 (6 p.m.) 740 cfs (3.61 

37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements and weather 

records. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 355

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°20', long 98°17', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R 10 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, if miles east of Walters, 12.2 miles upstream from West Cache Creek, and at mile 19.7.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1954.

:

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea. level (Oklahoma 

tate Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 184 cfs (133,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs May 13 (gage height, 27.80 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Sept. 9.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 29.72 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood in 1906 reached a stage about the 

same as those of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 1947 (gage height, 29.62 ft), from information by local residents.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow partly regulated by Lake 

Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 acre-ft) on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little Medicine Bluff Creek. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6

a6.6

6.4

a6.4

a6.6

a6.8

7.1

a7.0

a7.o

6.8

a6.7

a6.7

6.8

6.8

6.7

a6.7

104

52

16

10

a8.6

48

2,510

5.450 

1,790

2,490

1,840

200

92

61

48

14,827.3

478

29,410

Nov.

40

34

30

30

29

36

28

26

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

489

4.220

2,130

142

75

55 

46

40

37

35

31

30

7,806

260

15,480

Dec.

29

53

1,070

5.690

851

122

79

61

54

49

44

41

38

37

35

34

34

33

31

30

29

29

29

28 

28

28

27

77

27

27

27

6,721

217

13,330

Jan.

27

77

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

25 

26

26

24

24

24

26

24

789

25.5

1,560

Feb.

22

21

21

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

18

T5

18

18

18

22

35

51

58

31

24

20

19

18

18

_

651

23.2

1,290

Mar.

18

17

16

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

16

14

13

T4

13 

14

25

72- 31

23

18

16

536

17.3

1,060

Apr.

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

41

50

162

114

49

40

35

27

24

22

22

22

21

22 

22

22

21

21

62

47

998

33.3

1,980

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,450 Mln 5.7 Mean 148

May

175

2,450

1,780

217

66

45

35

30

29

57T

1,530

6,080

9,650

4 '774 g go

337

243

225

184

142

121

108

98

100 

472

401

410

410

177

110

92

31,752

1,024

62,980

June

81

81

90

73

63

58

58

55

52

52

46

42

41

41

a58

a 145

a5S

a50

41

35

a33

30

a27

a25 

a23

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

aj>

1,476

49.2

2,930

July

al6

al5

a 14

13

a 12

a!2

all

all

alO

10

a9.5

a9.5

a9.0

a9.0

a8.5

a8. 5

8.3

a8.3

a8.3

8.3

aS.O

a7.5

a7.5

a7.5 

a7.5

a7.0

a7.0

a6.5

6.0

5.5

576

286.8

9.25

569

Aug.

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.7

4.6

4.0

5.6

475

3.3

3.3

3.9

a3.7

3.7

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.3

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.6

5 B 2 4)3

4.5 

4.5

4.5

3.9

4.2

3.0

3.0

3.1

116.2

3.75

230

Sept.

3.3

777

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.4

T75

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.5

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.1 

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

70.8

2.36

140

Ac-ft 107,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,650 Mln 1.4 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,000

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs).--Oct. 24 (6 a.m.) 6,400 cfs (27.00 ft); Oct. 27 (11:45 p.m.) 

3,090 cfs (23.80 ft); Nov. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (26.62 ft); Dec. 4 (12:45 p.m.) 4,440 cfs (25.SO 

ft); May 2 (7:30 a.m.) 2,620 cfs (22.11 ft); May 13 (9 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (27.80 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station on Deep Red Run near Randlett.

Mote.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1, 3, 7, 10, 13-15, 

June 22, July 4, 10, 17, 20, July 29 to Aug. 11, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30.
356 RED RIVER BASIN

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13 I , long 98°27', in Sw£ sec. 10, T. 4 S. , R. 12 W., near right bank on 

 downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 277, 2f miles north of Randlett and 

4.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 617 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (from Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Nov. 10, 1949, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 127 cfs (91,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,590 cfs May 13 (gage height, 23.98 ft); no flow 

at times.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 27.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known occurred in 1908, somewhat exceeding 27 ft, from information by 

local residents.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1352.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29, Nov. 2-19, Feb. 5, 6, 

Mar. 26 to Apr. 11, Apr. 13 to May 2, May 12-15, 19-22, 

26-30, June 2, 3)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to June 22

4.5

5.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

21.5

22.0

23.6

June 23 to Sept. 30

.5

.7

1.0

1.6

2.4

5.2

16

32

54

109

422

1,010

1,600

2,560

3,010

3,790

7,030

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

1.4 

2.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

15

.1

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

588

"5.560 

"4,150

"4,240

"2,560

*970

*77

26

14

17,990.7

580

35,630

Nov.

7.7

4.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.5

.9

1.6

2.4

a. 9

a. 5

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.1

46 1~

1,680

980

51

13

5.3 

2.4

1.3

*.8

.6

.5

.7

3,224.5

107

6,400

Dec.

0.9

2.5

254

532

46

11

4.2

2.1

1.0

*.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

73

.3

*.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

861.7

27.8

1,710

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

» a. 2

, a.l

a. 5

a. 7

*77

.5

.5

.4

.3

7.8

0.25

15

Feb.

0.3

.3

.4

.5

*.S

.6 "

» a. 3

*.l

7T

2.8

T74

.6

.2

1 ^

1 a _ 2

[

J

_

12.8

0.46

25

Mar.

, a. 2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0 

.2

5.1

5.6

T7S

.5

.3

.1

16.8

0.54

33

Apr.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

500

*T74

76

34

25

13

7.2

*4.0

2.4

1.6

1.9

15

3.3 

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.1

995.2

33.2

1,970

May

2.8

267

494

159

*19

7.3

3.0

1.5

878

335

1,270

4,820

*7,050

*5,440

*2,630

190

39

169

*53

18

9.1

5.7

4.3

291 

890

1,770

n,900

1,700

1,800

724

46

32,096.5

1,035

63,660

June

32

663

772

T92

38

14

9.7

5.7

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

.9

1.0

21

177

140

33

11

4.7

2.1

*1.3

.7

.3

0

0

.2

.6

.8

1.2

2,129.5

71.0

4,220

July

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33.6

1.08

67

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,360 Min 0 Mean 76.3 Ac-ft 55,220

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,030 Min 0 Mean 157 Ac-ft 113,800

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--Oct. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 7,030 cfs (23.63 ft); Oct. 26 (12:15 p.m.) 

4,870 cfs 122.58 ft); May 13 (12 m.) 7,590 cfs (23.98 ft); May 27 (2 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (19.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 357

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°45 I , long 99°09', In outlet-gate control house at dam on Wichita River, 

6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area. 2,099 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1954.

Gage.--Float-tape gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 340,400 acre-ft June 16-23 (gage height, 

1,144.7 ft); minimum observed, 54,950 acre-ft Oct. 3 (gage height, 1,113.9 ft).

1922-54: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 26,160 acre-ft June 30, 

1953 (gage height, 1,105.6 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic earth-fill dam 7,500 ft long, having an uncontrolled semi-circular concrete service spillway 564 ft long with crest at gage height 

1,150.6 ft. Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between the left end of 

dam and the service spillway, one 70 ft long with crest at gage height 1,159.1 ft, and 

the other 335 ft long with crest varying from gage heights 1,159.6 to 1,162.9 ft. 

Storage began Oct. 1, 1922; dam completed Aug. 25, 1923. Outlet works consist of 6 conduits, 7 ft in diameter controlled by lift-type gates. Data regarding the dam are 

shown in the following table:

Top of dam. .....................

Bottom of outlet conduits. ......

Gage height 

(feet)

1,164.4

1,160.6

1,150.6

1,067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

648,000

438,000

0

Water is available for irrigation of about 42,000 acres in the Wichita River valley, in 

the vicinity of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation. Records of daily gage heights furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts Nos. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers and was based 

on their survey in 1944.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Mar. 31. ..................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Oage height 

(feet)t

1,114.6

1,128.2

-

1,127.1

1,125.2

1,141.4

1,138.1

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

142,400

-

246,500

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-800

+85,080

+48,500

-24,700

+188,220

t Oage height at 8 a.m.
358 RED RIVER BASIN

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long 98°32'05", near center of stream on downstream side of 

Tenth Street Bridge in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Fort Worth 

and Denver Railway bridge and about 7 miles upstream from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area.--3.140 sq mi, of which 2,099 sq mi is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Records available. February 1900 to January 1902 (monthly records only, in WSP 850), October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only), and March 1938 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. February 1900 to February 1902, daily records published 

in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletins Nos. 104 

and 119.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, oftener during floods. Datum of gage is

924.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. February 1900 to February 1902, staff 

gage (property of U. S. Department of Agriculture) at highway bridge about 4 miles 

downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1911 chain gage at site 4 

miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1900-1901, 1938-54), 321 cfs(232,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs May 13 (gage height, 14.83 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 24 cfs.Feb. 12.

1938-54: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24.00 

ft); minimum observed, 6.0 cfs Feb. 21, 1939 (ice Jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs June 8, 1915, computed by Vernon L. Sullivan, 

engineer for Big Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow largely regulated by Lake Kemp (capacity, 438,000 acre-ft). 

Since completion of dam in 1923 no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. 

Water is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 

acre-ft) about 50 miles upstream for irrigation of about 42,000 acres in the vicinity 

of Wichita Falls.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second;

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 24, Jan. 11 to Apr. 14, 

May 14 to June 14)

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

2.7 16

2.9 39

3.2 95

3.5 164

4.0 297

6.0 935

S.O 1,67O

1O.O 2,480

15.0 4,710

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

60

115

178

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

52

57

59

302

1,100

280

104

70

57

49

45

44

45 

45

3_9

42

45

52

52

45

42

445

2,070

2,400

2,230

3,300

*3,380 

3,210

1,990

1,000

970

23,621

762

46,850

Nov.

797

m

600

239

162

110

102

97

89

78

76

70

64

61

57

*59

59

53

82

184

218

172

135

110

76

52

49 

50

50

44

4,726

158

9,370

Dec.

44

44

78

256

122

59

45

41

44

41

41

38

38 

38

41

39

41

44

38

44

42

41

38

36

56

35

55 

35

38

35

36

1,583

51.1

3,140

Jan.

35

56

41

41

42

41

*44

50

50

50

52

59

55 

59

52

53

45

50

57

50

49

41

42

44

49

52

50 

44

44

41

41

1,459

47.1

2,890

Feb.

41

36

38

*36

35

32

32

31

29

27

25

24

26 

31

35

36

29

44

61

82

84

B<S

72

64

52

39

41 

34

1,196

42.7

2,370

Mar.

34

32

52

36

52

55

53

55

*55

59

52

64

-JG 131

53

61

59

59

68

59

61

57

55

70

72

64

68 

66

63

52

63

1,830

59. 0

3,630

Apr.

61

68

53

55

66

57

*59

102

97

87

1O6

490

i,oao

505

218

269

176

122

66

50

45

72

*50

41

36

31

55 

42

194

147

4,48O

149

8,890

May

234

348

212

89

72

57

55

42

25

78

1,170

3,970

4,480 

*3,440

1,260

1,330

1,300

1,180

1,300

*1,220

l.OOO

865

731

728

2,690

3,430

2,900 

3,120

3,160

2,400

1,370

44,276

1,428

87,820

June

1,040

814

60O

443

383

616

764

3,120

2,780

1,410

764

536

443 

413

1,950

1,480

698

428

266

199

159

124

*1O2

84

72

64

61 

6g

66

76

20,021

667

39,710

July

82

76

W

80

76

106

115

110

93

99

106

115

~57 124 

91

110

124

117

119

124

113

106

113

113

115

117

111 

111

*107

100

111

3,261

105

6,470

Aug.

133

127

123

113

113

111

107

115

119

107

100 TO~D~

104 

109

113

117

129

131

107

109

111

133

146

174

TS5

141

*119 

106

113

133

133

3,759

121

7,460

Sept.

107

111

115

100

123

10~9" 135

117

113

117

125

113

98 

91

87

82

83

83

91

87

82

78

55

83

87

89

*87 

98

1O6

106

2,988

99.6

5,930

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,380 Mln 23 Mean 152 Ao-ft 11O.OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,480 Mln 24 Mean 310 Ac-ft 224,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 359

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13 ! , long 98?03 ! , on north line of NW£NVf£ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 8 W., on 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Waurika, 6.2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, and at mile 25.8.

Drainage area. 563 sq mi.

Records available. June 1953 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 879.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission). Prior to June 19, 1953, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 4,820 cfs June 8 

(gage height, 19.70 ft); no flow Sept. 17-30.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,500 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 

21.34 ft); no flow Oct. 1-15, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30.

Maximum stage known, 22.7 ft May 18, 1951, from floodmark (discharge, 65,300 cfs by 

contracted-opening determination). A similar stage was reached sometime prior to 1889, 

from information by local resident.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

a2.0 

a2.0 ei. 6

gl.l

a6.8

g908

g2,150

g4, 140

gl 450

g!37

i

July

g382 

g!70

41

17

9.8

6.0

4.2

3.4

212

62

Aug.

2.5 

2.2

6.5

14

10

4.0

2.2

1.4

1.4

.7

Sept.

0.5 

.4

.3

76

87

Iff

8.2

4.5

2.7

2.9

Day

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

g62 

g39

g30

g23

g!4

glO

g9.3

g8.4

7.5

6.3

July

18 

7.5

4.5

2.8

2.0

1.9

1.4

12

333

515

Aug.

.2

.1

27J

3.1

4.5

3.8

3.8

10

190

103

Sept.

2.9 

2.2

1.4

.8

.3

.1

00"

0

0

Day

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet. ...................................................

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). June 8 (5 a.m.) 4,820 cfs (19.70 f

June

5.4 

4.9

3.8

4.0

3.2

3.7

4.0

3.8

3.1

g69

18,080

t).

July

1,010 

469

63

26

15

10

8.4

6.3

4.9

4.0

2.9

110

6,790

Aug.

24 

10

6.3

3.1

3.4

4.9

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

13.7

841

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.94

413

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records tor nearoy

stations.

g Computed from 2 or more dajly wire -weight -gage readings.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00"

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

115

952

419

48

15

9.5

16

1,150

8,500

4,960

2,590

3,590

1,850

209

115

81

24^19.5

794

48,830

Nov.

62

48

37 

97

81

67

45

28

25

21

18

16

15

12

T7

12

14

16

32

936

1,550 349'

131

89

69

56

47

42

38

35

4,000

133

7,930

Dec.

32

43

597 

1,370

1,030

163

97

69

55

47

40

37

35

30

28

27

26

26

25

26

27

28

27

19

9.5

14

23

30

30

27

24

4,061.5

131

8,060

Jan.

21

21

22 

22

21

19

19

19

19

19

18

14

11

15

21

25

25

21

15

17

18

14

8.8

5.1

S7Z

so- 31

so

29

29

ooCo

616.1

19.9

1,220

Feb.

28

27

27 

27

25

26

25

23

20

22

23

24

23

21

20

21

22

21

21

50

120 ~fS

28

24

21

19

20

1£

795

28.4

1,580

Mar.

18

17

17 

16

15

16

18

20

20

19

18

19

18

17

14

IS- 13

IS

15

15

16

15

15

17

34

78

35" 81

24

21

18

687

22.2

1,360

Apr.

16

16

15 

15

16

16

16

15

13

11

218

432

75$

126

136

153

70

38

28

23

20

18

17

18

17

15

13

13

19

86

1,845

61.5

3,660

Bay

209

2,260

8,010 

2,420

430

196

134

106

96

1,050-

3,540

7,370

6,960

3,510

865

299

236

896

352

177

141

123

116

126

201

193

280

580

236

123

89

41,364

1,334

82,040

June

99

410

165 

83

59

53

48

49

156

89

46

34

29

24

78

494

854

TET

71

44

32

25

21

20

17

16

14

12

10

9.5

3,228.5

108

6,400

July

775- 8.4

6.7 

6.2

5.6

4.7

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.8

3.8

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.6

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.6

.2 72"

.2

.2

86.1

2.78

171

Aug.

0.4

.4

.5

74- .6

.2

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

5.8

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,500 Mln o Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,300

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--0ct. 24 (8 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (21.34 ft); Oct. 27 (3 p.m.) 4,320 

cfs (19.54 ft)T May 3 (3 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (20.99 ft); May 12 (ll a.m.) 7,800 cfs (20.46 ft).

4H038 O - 57 - Z4
360 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°30 I , long 98°07', in NEj sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 9 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Stage 

Stand Creek, 8^ miles west of Duncan, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

("Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--6 years, 58.3 cfs (42,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 17.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above<3,900 cfs on basis of computations of overflow at gage 

heights 16.39 and 16.87 ft; no flow at times.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-14, 16-21, Nov. 3,

Dec. 27 to Jan. B, Apr. 16-29)

.3 

1.7 

3.8 

8.8

17

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

78

143

310

806

12.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.1

1,360

2,120

2,720

3,700

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

7 

1.7

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90

378

8.7

a. 2

.1

0

0

1,400

7.350 

115

1,530

939

64

46

a37

a3o

a28

12,018.9

388

23,840

Nov.

a25

a22 

20

23

23

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

.3

13

12_

13

13

13

847

T69

42

29

25 

23

21

21

21

21

a20

a20

1,559

52. 0

3,090

Dec.

a!9

35 

~4T 346

26

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

a!4

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13.

8.3 

bZ

blO

bll

12

10

10

9.3

9.1

813.7

26,2

1,610

Jan.

9.9

9.9 

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.1

9.6

9.9

9.9

8.8

7.2

10

11

13

13

12

9.6

11

12

13

b6

b2

b? 

b!9

20

16

13

 14

14

14

12

340.9

11.0

676

Feb.

12

12 

12

.2

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

9.3

10

11

11

10

9.9

10

13

il

10

9.9

9.1 

8.0

8.5

8.3

8.0

7.8

_.

292.8

10.5

581

Mar.

7.8

7.8 

6.5 r^

8.3

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.3

9.1

9.1

8.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.5

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.0

9.1 

10

47

14

11

9.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

298. 2

9.62

591

Apr.

7.8

8.0 

8.3

8.3

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.7

6.5

8.3

26

57

27

30

54

13

8.0

6.7

5.5

5.2

5.0

6^

7.0 

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.5

9.6

9.3

114

485.3

16.2

963

May

2,020

6,190 

IT?

57

42

34

a30

a26

1,040

618

1,370

1,810

190

101

75

63

55

49

42

36

33

30

29 

55

61

36

. 277

55

30

24

a22_

14,613

471

28,980

June

a20

62 

a24

al8

al4

a 11

alo

56

a22

a!3

a 11

alo

as

a7

99

~!B- 410

a20

a!5

a!2

alo

as

a7 

a6

a6

a5

a5

a4

aS

a4

936

31.2

1,860

July

3.4

279 

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0"o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

21.1

0.68

42

Aug.

 0.2

0

0o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,350 Min 0 Mean 63.2 Ac-ft 45,730

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7,350 Min 0 Mean 66.0 Ac-ft 62,230

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Oct. 23 (12:15 a.m.) 31,800 cfs (17.13 f t) j Oct. 25 (10:50 p.m.) 

5,560 cfs (15.90 ft); Nov. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 2.330 cfs (14.39 ft)j May 2 (12:15 a.m.) 32,000 cfs (17.14 

ft)j May 9 (12»15 p.m.) 3,080 cfs (15.27 ft); May 11 (11:30 p.m.) 3,530 cfs (15.44 ft).

a No gage-height record] discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Beaver Creek near Waurika.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 361

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long 98°46'4S", at Intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Pork Little Wlchlta, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of Archer City, 

Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1964.

;e. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

r to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 85,420 acre-ft June 17, 18 (elevation, 1,041.6 

rtj; minimum observed, 37,400 acre-ft Oct. 1-3 (elevation, 1.030.4 ft).

1946-54: Maximum contents, 134,300 acre-ft Aug. 2, 1950 (elevation, 1,049.2 ft); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was reached in September 1946, 24,420 acreft Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 6,800 ft long, containing a reinforced 

concrete Ogee-type uncontrolled service spillway at right end of dam, 482.7 ft long. 

Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 1946. Capacity, 106,000 acreft between elevations 1,000.92 (bottom of two 48- by 60-inch outlet conduits) and 

1,045.0 ft (top of spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at elevation, 1,060 

ft with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage. Reservoir contents used as municipal supply for city of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation. Capacity curve, record of lake elevations and diversions for municipal use, 

furnished by city of Wichita Falls.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation, contents, and diversions for water year October 1953 to September 1954

Calendar year 1953 .....

Mar . 31 ..................

July 31 ..................

Water year 1953-54.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+22,530

-2,580

-7,210

+29,280

Diversions for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

12,154

750

1,614

1,526

1,402

11,601

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
362 RED RIVER BASIN

Little WIchita River near Archer City, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°40', long 98°36', on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 79, 1.5 miles downstream from confluence of North and Middle Porks, and 

4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1932 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 934.72 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--22 years, 83.5 cfs (60,450 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 24.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 26.18 ft); no 

flow at times during each year.

Flood of June 1930 reached a stage of about 28 ft from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed from staff-gage readings, which 

are fair. Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Pork (see preceding page). Diversion from Lake Kickapoo for Wichita Palls for municipal use. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 827: 1932-35. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12, 13, 30, May 1-2, 11-14, 24-30, 

June 8, 9, 15)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

.2

1.2

3.2

6.1

10

22

40

90

121

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

25.0

188

258

402

562

750

1,220

1,520

1,920

2,800

6,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

jy

0

55

146

*17

4.2

1.4

.6

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92

1,360

938

910

*5.870

2,080

232

10

3.4

1.4

9,721.4

314 

19,280

Nov.

0.8

.5

**.5

4.8

10

4.8

7.6

2.9

1.9

1.7

.8

.4 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*12

110

28

7.7

2.7

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

200.7

6.69 

398

Dec.

0.1

.2

2.2

5 .9

2.1

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.3

0.36 

22

Jan.

(*)

0

0 

0

Feb.

(*)

_

0

0 

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

3.2

0.10 

6.4

Apr.

2.0

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

^

0

0

0

0

296 

634

143

98

21

7.7

2.2

.8

.4

.2

2.0

*149

49

11

2.9

1.2

82

30

701

2,234.3

74.5 

4,430

May

850

144

12

4.7

1.7

.8

.4

.2

.1

523

1,450 

1,330

424

20

8.0

6.7

5.3

65

*26

6.2

2.9

1.6

354

780

 366

516

690

109

14

5.1

7,717.5

249 

15,310

June

3.6

51

42

11

4.0

1.6

16

 951

19

4.9

2.1 

1.0

.5

237

147

36

6.5

2.9

1.1

.5

.2

**.2

.1

.1

0

^

0

0

0

1,964.3

65.5 

3,900

July

0

0

.8

5.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

7.5

0.24 

15

Aug.

22

TT

1.3

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35.2

1.14 

70

Sept.

(*

0

0 

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,870 Min 0 Kean 31.8 Ac-ft 22,990

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,870 Min 0 Mean 60.0 Ac-ft 43,430

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage^readlngs Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, May 3O to June 1, 

June 3-7, 10-14, 17-22, Aug. 17 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex.

363

Location. Lat 33 0 SO'00", long 98°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 148, 1.5 miles northwest of Henrietta, Clay County, 4 miles upstream 

from Turkey Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Pork Little Wichita River.

Drainage area. 1,037 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 831.57 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 26, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 17.91 ft); no 

flow at times.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 26, 1953; no flow at times. 

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of about 21 ft from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation'by Lake Kickapoo on North Pork (see p. 361). 

City of Henrietta diverts water from gage pool for municipal use. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.1

6.2

6.3 

6.5 

7.O 

8.0

1.0

10

40

128

325

1O.O 

14.0 

16.0 

17.0 

17.5 

17.8

755

1,640

2,100

2,850

4,080

5,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

ff

0

1.4

9.3

»185

 69

 23

6.4

1.5

.4

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

112

1,850

2,320

»2j780

*5.280

5,660

4,510

 4,150

3,510 

2,690

32,558.1

1,050

64,580

Nov.

996 ~4~6~

»20

110

»110

60

52

34

26

20

10

5.4

 3.6 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.5

3.6

13

26

94

»43

18

11

5.4

3.6

2.0

1.5

2.0

1,727.7

57.6

3,450

Dec.

2.7

13

»29

7.6

57.

26

10

8.9

5.4

2.7

2.0

1.0

.7 

«*.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

«*.!

0"0"

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

168.0

5.42

333

Jan.

(*)

0

0

O

Feb.

(*)

-

-----

O

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

J

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

 130 

»799

485

110

66

29

17

7.6

4.4

»3.6

57

«201

189

52

20

 11

90

n. .280

3,551.6

118

7,040

May

»1,880

»1,960

1,900

1,810

630

54

27

16 23

104

608

1,990

2.690 

2,S20

2,260

2,170

 1,230

409

187

233

162

54

24

27

452

1,020

1,080

 931

1,020

645

114

28,031

904

55,600

June

59

106

94

117

67

30

81

887

 1,480

»1.740

1,680

454

54 

26

240

409

388

141

59

27

17

10

 5.4

.3

0

O

O

0

0

0

8,171.7

272

16,210

July

 0

ff

0

0

86_

48

13

3.6

.3

0

0

0

0 

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

150.9

4.87

299

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

C)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,280 Mln 0 Mean 104 Ao-ft 75,150

Water year 1953-5* Max 5,280 Mln 0 Mean 204 Ao-ft 147,500

at or observation of no flow made on this day. 

 Weld eetiaate nade on this day.
364 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°52'50", long 97°56'15", near center of stream on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock 

Island and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 

miles downstream from Little Wichita River, and at mile 872.

Drainage area.--28.723 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of 

gage is 770.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 12, 1939, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years.2.532 cfs (1,833,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 85,800 cfs May 14 (gage height, 21.42 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Oct. 2.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 197,000 cfs June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 8, 1941. Flood of May 19, 1935, reached a stage 

of 27.2 ft; floods of 1891 and May 1, 1908, are reported to have reached about the 

same stage.

Remarks.--Records good except those based on wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. 

Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, Tex. (see p. 357), 

Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little Wichita River in Archer County, Tex. (see p. 361), 

Lake Altus on North Fork Red River in Kiowa County, Okla. (see p. 350), Lake Lawtonka 

and Lake Thomas on Cache Creek basin in Comanche County, Okla. Principal diversions 

are from Wichita River for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita Falls, Tex. and from 

North Fork Red River for irrigation in vicinity of Altus, Okla. About 16 cfs is diverted from Lake Kickapoo by the city of Wichita Falls for municipal use.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

76

1278'

105

2,440

6,270

5,260

 1,780

1,250

1,010

718

545 

429

550

502

 258

6,560

5,700

2,910

1,700

1,280

1,050

6,050

27,900

 45.500

41,300

35,500

 24,000

15,600

10,200

7,610

247,799

7,994

491,500

Nov.

6,130

4,070

2,390

2,190

 2,590

1,760

1,540

1,180

1,820

1,590

1,120

950 

 790

718

649

591

551

591

528

i,i2o7,610

8.540

 5,560

1,440

840

756

607

585

551

528

57,543

1,918

114,100

Dec.

465

493

 1,060

5,420

5.550

4,900

2,000

1,490

1,190

. 800

640

599 

528

 479

447

455

429

417

417

411

400

 572

556

340

340

556

551

551

551

556

516

29,939

966

59,380

Jan.

312

307

516

507

294

286

278

 278

278

278

278

298 

307

316

336

351

556

556

540

*512

225

216

285

551

521

521

512

502

294

290

274

9,294

30O

18,430

Feb.

262

226

 240

244

253

223

250

223

223

213

216 

213

210

207

 200

207

210

216

220

230

244

251

244

255

 220

197

186

_

6,272

224

12,440

Mar.

180

177

161

158

 TBT

183

186

191

197

191

186

 183 

180

180

177

174

177

 186

180

188

188

185

177

180

 185

225

255

 m" 237

210

 188

5,814

188

11,530

Apr.

180

169

156

161

161

155

 156

161

148

140

192

1,740 

 2,690

2,770

4.070

2,610

1,590

1,440

1,050

727

551

425

417

455

658

479

516

*294

268

2,790

27,113

904

53,780

May

3,970

4,280

15,500

17,400

10,200

2,770

1,540

960

763

l.TSo"

7,270

59,600 

59,900

 71.500

27,006

15,500

8,800

 8,800

8,800

5,800

4,200

5,500

2,970

2,580

« 19 ,300

 34,600

24,100

 16,900

14,300

10,800

7,860

450,215

14,520

895 ,000

June

4,300

3,730

5,920

6,180

3,820

2,810

2,810

5,920

 5,920

6,180

5,300

7.080 

6,620

4,290

5,050

4,600

5,500

4,710

3,220

2,230

1,730

1,400

 1,070

878

814

744

656

582

546

509

104,899

5,497

208,100

July

 468

Uff

424

455

438

438

414

376

349

323

302

291 

280

276

265

*254

248

240

234

230

227

224

220

224

230

"192 187

 195

198

195

195

9,018

291

17,890

Aug.

195

192

198

201

201

190

178

176

181

173

176

 176 

154

158

154

138

ISO- 153

154

165

154

143

151

156

151

337

 1.240

§58

730

514

330

8,337

269

16,540

Sept.

319

276

240

211

187

178

165

151

151

148

146

148 

138

138

136

130

123

126

118

116

112

 106

104

102

108

112

104

98

W

102

4,391

142

8,710

Calendar year 1953: Max 43,500 Mln 72 Mean 1,410 Ac-ft 1,019,000

Water ater year year 1955-54: 1330-;**: Max wax 71,500 fj.,auu Mln rain 72 ic. Mean mean 2,632 £,ooi: Ao-ft AC-XT; 1,905,000 ±,auo,uuu

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 ofs).--Oct. 25 (8:3O p.m.) 57,500 ofs (19.55 ft); May 14 (12:50 p.m.) 

85,800 cfs (Zl742 ft)j May 26 (9 a.m.) 36,800 cfs (18.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9 to 

Mar. 4, Mar. 15-18, Apr. 19-25, 27-29, June 1, 2, 5-7, and June 14 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.

365

Location. Lat 33°44', long 97°10', in SWir sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 1 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, 7 miles 

north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5.

Drainage area.--30.782 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1954 (April 1937 to April 1938 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above m-an sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 3,222 cfs (2,333,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,200 cfs May 15 (gage height, 19.32 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Oct. 3. « 

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; maximum gage height, 26.53 

ft May 21, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge 

measurement during period of ice effect).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow slightly regulated by Lake 

Kemp (see p. 357), since 1943 by Lake Altus (see p. 350), and since 1946 by Lake 

Kickapoo (see p. 361). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 42 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a94 

a92

a9O a55"

a95

alOO

2,920

4,050

2,740 

a2,000

al,400

1,000

754

580

446

380

340

526

6,380

4,820

2,880

2,050

1,470

4,140

32,200

47,200

47,200

34,700

23,300

14,200

10,900

249,139

8,037

494,200

Nov.

9.470 

7,570

6,10O

3,620

2,550

2,290

2,290

1,810

1,540 

1,370

1,540

1,300

1,130

1,030

952

898

844

799 925"

980

1,030

3,750

6,970

4,760

2,290

1,700

1,440

1,130

952

817

73,847

2,462

146,500

Dec.

718 

692

844

754

700

4,010

5.720

3,626

2,170 

1,640

1,380

1,150

980

889

799

718

676

636

596

556

512

505

491

484

477

464

440

422

410

400

390

34,243

1,105

67,920

Jan.

380 

370

360

356

352

348

340

332

324 

316

306

299

292

32?

360

410

416

416

~£ZS 440

40O

365

348

360

400

410

416

390

365

348

332

11,307

365

22,430

Feb.

320 

313

310

306

306

299

296

288

282 

273

266

260

254

248

246

240

237

229

221

210

208

247

254

263

260

251

243

234

- -----

7,360

263

14,600

Mar.

223

213

208

203

198

195

195

193

195 

195

203

205

203

200

195

190

188

186

186

186

195

198

198

190

185

a!90

a220

a250

a255"

a240

240

6,314

204

12,520

Apr.

226

213

200

190

181

176

181

183

176 

172

210

635

2,050

2,810

3,540

3,230

3,960

3,020

2,050

1,590

1,190

844

644

564

505

440

588

826

952

835

32,381

1,079

64,230

May

5,820 

8,770

5,470

8,710

14,600

10 , 200

4,920

2,420

1,810 

.1,870

6,470

29,500

54,400

68,500

72,OOO

34,700

16,600

11,300

10,500

10,900

7,870

5,970

4,920

4,320

4,420

25,500

40,900

25,400

20,600

17,100

13,700

550,160

17,750

tl,091

June

10,500 

7,570

5,720

7,120

7,870

5,470

3,370

5,970

9,120 

7,570

6,470

5,840

5,020

8,470

4,140

5,220

5,120

4,720

5,220

3,710

2,740

2,110

1,760

1,480

1,270

1,100

1,010

925

844

763

138,212

4,607

274,100

July

692 

&44

604

588

556

526

505

477

452

440

416

395

375

352

336

313-

310

306

299

288

276

270

266

263

260

260

263

251

246 24"8~

282

11,759

379

33,320

Aug.

306 

299

310

285

251

232

221

213

203

195

188

181

172

167

161

154

148

144

138

176

150

127

134

138

138

136

T5&" 127

500

871

 7tt g f Ob

7,331

236

14,540

Sept.

6O4

464

356

302

266

243

232

216

203 

190

178

169

165

158

152

152

152

148

142

174

142

130

127

121

114

111

TIT

111

113

125

5,871

196

11,640

Calendar year 1953: Max 47,200 Mln 90 Mean 1,593 Ac-ft 1,153,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 72,000 Min 90 Mean 3,090 Ac-ft 2,237,000

Peak discharge (base, 24,OOO cfs). Oct. 25 (12 p.m.) 50,800 cfs (16.20 ft); May 15 (l p.m.) 74,200

cfs (19.32 ft); May 27 (5 p.m.) 41,800 cfs (15.67 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Terral, Okla.

t Expressed In thousands.

Sept.
366 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°38', long 99°40', on line between SE£ and SW£ sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 23 

W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a 

mile downstream from Sergeant Major Creek, 1 mile north of Cheyenne, 5.2 miles upstream 

from Dead Indian Creek, and at mile 543.9.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954 (October 1937 to April 1938 November 1946 to September 1947 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). '

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1938 to Nov. 16, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to 

Jan. 11, 1948, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 48.0 cfs (34,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,800 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1954; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage 1.0 ft lower than that of 1954 at site on 

upstream side of highway fill.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Prainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19.53 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O0~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

394

*18

.1 

1.2

**1.7

.1

0

0

0

0

437.1

14.1

867

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

-J5

.2

a.l

0

*».2

.1

0

0

.1

.2 

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

2.6

0.08

5.2

Feb.

~rr 0.5

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

*2.4

2.9

5.1

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.1

*2.9

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

*2.2 

2.6

5.1

2.9

2.6

- -----

65.4

2.26

126

Mar.

5.4

2.9

2.0

*5.1

5.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

5.4

2.0

2.4

2.9

*5.1

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.9

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.8 *5TT

5.9

2.9

1.9

1.2

171

*2.2

117.0

3.77

252

Apr.

3.1

4.5

2.6

.6

1.5

4.5

.6

.4

71

.5

.7

1.5

5.1

 6.5

s.:

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.5

 1.4

1.9

1.7 

.6

 26

6.5

5.1

*55210

*5.860

9,159.2

505

18,170

May

754

441

 142

alOO

a80

62

aSO

a45

a40

1CT

425

255

*180

127

100

105

759

»286

167

96

67

58

592

 1,000 

475

343

188

*152

113

750

783

8,652

278

17,120

June

414

also

73

a50

a40

a55

a30

a25

126

*44

50

24

a20

a!7

215

a60

a40

a25

al8

a!2

a9.0

a7.0

aS.O

a3.5 

a2.7

a2.1

al.6

al.5

al.l

a. 9

1,480.2

49.5

2,940

July

aO.7

a7ff

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

**.!

0°~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

5.2

Aug.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

5.5

a. 2

 a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.8

19 -§-.7. 

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

32.0

1.03

65

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,290 Mln 0 Mean 8.60 Ac-ft 6,230

Water year 1953-54: Max S.&6O Mln 0 Mean 54.6 Ac-ft 39,530

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). 

69, BOO cfs 115.Z4 ft); May 1

May 24 (1:45 a.m.) 1,980 cfs

8:30 p.

Oct. 22 (6:45 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (6.00 ft): Apr. 29 (11 p.m.) 

m.) 5,580 ofs (5.60 ft); May 17 (8 a.m.); 2,660 cfs (5.25 ft);

5.21 ft); May 30 (10:3O p.m.) 5,63O cfs (7.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at Clinton.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location La t 35 °33' , long 99°32', on south line of SE£sw£ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 22 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road^4.5 miles upstream 

from Wildcat Creek, 9.1 miles southeast of Cheyenne, and 6.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 87.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,787.74 ft (corrected) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (U. S. Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 13.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 9.27 and 13.64 ft; no flow at times.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 30, 1954; no flow at times each year.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow from 65.6 sq mi regulated 

by 21 detention reservoirs (combined capacity, about 25,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 6, June 7, 8, July 5-9)

2.06

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.7 

1.4 

2.5 

4.0

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

14

33

62

121

248

572

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wster year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

83

1.1

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

. 0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

122

a. 6

a.l

3.0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

212.7

6.86

422

Nov.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 46 .7

.5

.5

'.2

.2

.2

50.0

1.67

99

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2 ' .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Jan.

0.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

75

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

6.8

0.22

13

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

5.6

0.20

11

Mar.

0.272"

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

8.2

0.26

16

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

~7Z. .2

4.3

220

58

86

894

1,270.4

42.3

2,520

May

a!20

alOO

a25

a30

36

24

a20

314

310

320

114

340

18

12

39

38

38

21

3 11

6.3

4.4

3.6

281 

531

33TO"

284

270

3180

3110

380

390

2,836.3

91.5

5,630

June

41

25

17

11

8.2

6.3

4.7

5.9

315

a 11

7.7

5.4

4.0

3.8

310

7.2

5.4

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

-L§.

211.9

7.06

420

July

 30.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 122 Min 0 Mean 1.59 Ac-ft 1,150

Water year 1953-54: Max 894' Min 0 Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,150

a. No g3ge-height record; discharge interpolsted or estimated on basis of westher records snd records of outflow from detention reservoirs 3bove ststlon.
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°35', long 99°02', In SE^SEi sec. 19, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, half a mile downstream from confluence of East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4? miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). .

Average discharge. 9 years, 14.6 cfs (10,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 18.32 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs May 16, 1951, from rating curve extended 

above 2,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.8 ft Apr, 8, 1947, from floodmark; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1947, drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

7075 -

2.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.9

*1.3

3.9

7.4

*176 ~S5

2.8

1.0

.6

.3

365.5

11.8

725

Nov.

0.1

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

30

8.8

2.7

.9

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

63.9

2.13

127

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*981

981

32.7

1,950

May

*175

12

f 4.2

2.4

*1.3

.6

0

5

0

*33

1.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

733

*42

7.1

2.7

1.1

.7

74

*974

*m

598

40

16

5.7 

12

141

3,016.9

97.3

5,980

June

24

7.8

*3.7

3.4

3.4

2.8

1.8

1.8 6.4'

1.4

.4

.2

0

0

144

*67

6.4

1.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

276.5

9.22

548

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 176 Mln 0 Mean 2.79 Ac-ft 2,020

Water year 1953-54: Max 981 Min 0 Mean 12.9 Ac-ft 9,330

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs) . Apr. 30 (5:30 p.m.) 1,880 ofs (18.32 ft); May 17 (11 a.m.) 1,190 

cfs ^6.19 rtj; May 24 (3:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (16.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°31', long 98°57', in center of sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile north of 

Clinton, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaver Creek, 4.8 miles downstream 

from Barnitz Creek, and at mile 447.4.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage and Feb. 7, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Mar. 26 to May 13, 1940, staff gage at 

site 75 ft upstream at same datum. May 14, 1940, to Mar. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

railway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.55 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years, 155 cfs (112,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs May 1 (gage height, 23.99 ft): no 

 novTOct. 1, 2, Mar. 19.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 ft Apr. 3, 4, 1934, from floodmarks.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0u

.5

421

60

a20

alO

a6.0

a4.0

a2;s

a2.0

al.4

al.O

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

.1

.1

11

56

980 T7B"

112

392

298

62

a32

a!8

a!3

2,980.5

96.1

5,910

Nov.

alO

8.3

7.1

6.6

6.1

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

57T

~SS 322

54

27

16

12

9.2

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.1

4.9

624.9

20.8

1,240

Dec.

4.9

5.8

15

-ff.o

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.7

118.1

3.81

234

Jan.

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.1

271

3.6

4.9

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.4

4.0

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.4

5.6

5.6

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

104.4

3.37

207

Feb.

3.6

3TS

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.0

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

_

-

60.2

2.15

119

Mar.

0.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.8

2.0

4.1

2.0

2.6

2.1

1.5

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

.1

.1

0

g.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

53.8

1.74

107

Apr.

1.2

1.0

.4

.2

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.2

.2

.4

1.5

4.0

4.0

3.3

.9

.9

.8

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

_._!

1.9

201

69

188

1,750

2,234.2

74.5

4,430

May

8,260

1,370

a450

319

216

180

162

a!30

allO

452

937

894

472

346

248

a!60

1,210

1,210

301

204

151

101

IBS

5,320

4,430

3,150

1,110

620

454

408

974

34,814

1,123

69,050

June

1,420

840

478

346

286

257

236

216

224

383

268

204

186

168

393

 1,480 556"

192

140

114

95

76

69

64

59

56

53

49

47

43

8,778

293

17,410

July

42

37

35

32

30

30

28

27

25

22

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

11

11

10

9.9

11

10

9.0

6.6

577.5

18.6

1,150

Aug.

4.5

5.4

5.7

5.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.6

22

16

10

6.9

5.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.2

37T 4-.0

3.2

6.6

5.2

4.7

7.8

37

2T

12

6.6

11

5.2

245.3

7.91

487

Sept.

4.0 575"

2.7

1.9

1.1

.9

.7

.6

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

23.8

0.79

47

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Mln 0 Mean 32.5 Ac-ft 23,550

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,260 Mln o Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 efa). Hay 1 (7:30 a.m.) 13,100 eta (23.99 ft)j May 24 (4:30 a.m.) 

5,960 cfs ^Zl.29 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recession curves and 

weather records.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 98°34', near center of north line of sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 13 

W., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1,300 ft upstream 

from Running Creek, 2.7 miles east of Carnegie, and at mile 353.9.

Drainage area. 3 .129 sq mi, includes that of Running Creek.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954 (after September 1942, flow of Running 

Creek included).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,249.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1942, water-stage recorder at site 6-| miles upstream at datum 

24.57 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 309 cfs (223,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,720 cfs May 27 (gage height, 19.28 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 3.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 26.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 5-7, 1952, Oct. 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft May 23, 1903, at former site and datum, from information by local resident (flood of May 18, 1949, reached a stage of 20.9 ft, from 

floodmark,'at that site and datum).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional 

fluctuation caused by powerplant at Carnegie, 7.5 miles above station. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1087: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3T4- 3.4

178

72 

22

161

85

39

26

19

15

13

12

11

144

298

65

47

28

21

28

142

2,850

3,450 

2,130

731

514 

538

366

157

109

12,277.8

396

24,350

Nov.

91

74 

60

58 

50

44

42

41

39

37

35

34

34

33

33

32

3T

33

45

43

214 IKS"

101

91 

66

54

45

42

37

36

1,740

58.0

3,450

Dec.

35

60 

641

1,020 288'

119

74

56

48

43

39

36

36

34

32

31

30

30

30

32

31

28

27

25 

24

28

27 

27

28

27

27

3,013

97.2

5,980

Jan.

27

26 

27

27 

27

27

27

27

26

24

24

24

25

26

27

27

26

29

28

28

25

26

24

29 

30_

28

29 

30

28

28

28

834

26.9

1,650

Feb.

28

55 

27

27 

27

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

25

26

24

26

27

26

24

22

24

22

27 

22

 22

22 

22

_

- -----

702

25.1

1,390

Mar.

22

21 

20

20 

22

22

22

22

22

24

23

21

19

20

20

20

21

20

18 IB"

18

18

18

42 

£1

55

36 

35

26

24

21

801

25.8

1,590

Apr.

19

19 

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

21

44

44

29

27

24

22

19

18

16

15

14 14"

14 

16

49

886

567

149

2,815

93.8

5,580

May

4S5

2,870 

3,000

1,900 

578

301

208

160

7I5" 146

490

1,590

2,290

1,600

602

477

397

595

1,430

740

379

307

299

2,030 

3,760

5,320

6,280 

5,210

1,910

940

962

47,501

1,532

94,220

June

1,660

1.750

1,180

928 

615

488

417

379

352

325

316

409

343

275

245

252

834

829

370

268

215

193

171

157 

143

131

125

117

109

104

13,700

457

27,170

July

35" 99

92

87 

86

82

77

75

75

70

68

66

62

59

55

54

53

50

48

46

44

42

40

40 

45

36

34 

33

32

37

32

1,809

58.4

3,590

Aug.

32

36 

32

31 

29

28

28

41

46

IP40

32

31

28

24

23

21

19

18

17

19

18

28

54 

28

20

17 

14

IK

27

23

890

28.7

1,770

Sept.

38

76 

37

21 

17

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2 

9.0

9.0

8.8 

8.5

575" 8.0

456.8

15.2

906

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,520 Mln 3.4 Mean 141 Ac-ft 102,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,280 Mln 3.4 Mean 237 Ac-ft 171,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 23 (8 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (14.02 ft)j May 2 (4 p.m.) 3,300 cfs 

(14.04 ftjj May 27 11 a.m.} 6,720 cfs (l9.28 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 371

Pond Creek near Port Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location. Lat 35°08', long 98°27', in NW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 2.7 miles north of Port Cobb, and 5.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage 

at bridge 100 ft upstream at same datura.

Average discharge. 15 years, 54.0 cfs (39,090 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 24 (gage height, 14.30 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Sept. 22.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.72 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 16.62, 17.58, and 18.72 ft; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 22, 1954.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 

are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

BTT5

46

34

12

8.9

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

29

126

17

13

12

12

16

339

~8T 618

46

47

31

27

25

23

22

1,659.3

53.5

3,290

Nov.

22

21

2T

22

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

23

23

30

35_

28

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

718

23.9

1,420

Dec.

25

26

98

5T

30

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

26

b21

b20

b2T

b24

26

26

26

26

25

890

28.7

1,770

Jan.

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

23

27

26

28

30

3O

27

27

29

31

b23

b24

b25

33

34

32

29

28

29

29

28

848

27.4

1,680

Feb.

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

27

28

27

25

25

26

26

26

25

25

28

29

27

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

-

745

26.6

1,480

Mar.

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

24

5T

24

24

25

26

25

25

25

26

26

32

208

51

35

32

30

28

28

1,043

33.6

2,070

Apr.

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

22

. 21

21

41

44

52

4?

42

33

26

24

22

21

20" 20

25

22

20

21

38

35

28

23

843

28.1

1,670

May

41

281

54

33

28

26

24

23

24

101

99

138

64

40

32

29

46

54

29

24

22

21

2T

510" 844

126

60

42

34

30

140

3,040

98.1

6,030

June

78

35

28

25

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

35

22

17

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.6

611.6

20.4

1,210

July

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.2

12_

8.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.9

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.O

172.4

5.56

342

Aug.

2.0

4.4

4.3

3.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

5.1

5.9

4TT

3.3

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

T7S

2.0

2.0

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

91.0

2994

180

Sept.

9,?

570

3.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.0

l.S

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

TTB- 1.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.9

71.5

2.38

142

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,250 Mln 3.8 Mean 36.7 Ac-ft 26,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 844 Mln 1.4 Mean 29.4 Ao-ft 21,280

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--May 24 (5:30 p.m.) 1.62O cfs (14.30 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
372 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°57'24", long 97°5S'34"> at center of north line of sec. 34, T. 6 N., 

R. 7 W. , at center of span on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, half a mile north of Ninnekah, 1.2 miles downstream from Rock Creek, 

and 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1954.

~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,058.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs May 10 (gage height, 14.49 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 17.15 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Discharge, In euble feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

4.7

1.7

4.6

1.7

.1

0

0

.8

.8

.8 

.6

.6

151

148

13

a7.3

5.9

5.7

7.2

207

778

36

l.OOQ

289

54

33

25

21

20

2,817.5

90.9

5,590

Nov.

17

16

15

25

20

18

18

18

17

17

16 

16

16

15

15

15

16

471

89

42

33

28

27

24

23

24

22

22

21

1,138

37.9

2,260

Dec.

21

56

584

aBT

a33

a28

a26

a24

a23

a23

a22

a22 

a21

a2O

20

19

19

18

19

19

19

14

blO

b!6

b24

27

24

21

20

18

17

1,279

41.3

2,540

Jan.

18

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

b!2

b!3

b22 

23

24

22

18

16

19

20

19

b!3~ b6

b26

38

28

22

19

20

2O

19

18

582

18.8

1,150

Feb.

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

12

17

15 

16

. 18

18

16

16

17

84

43

25

a22

20

20

20

20

19

19

_

611

21.8

1.21O

Mar.

19

18

17

18

20

22

20

20

20

20

20

17 

16

15

16

17

18

18

17

16

18

18

20

23

50.

25

22

21

19

19

19

618

19.9

1,230

Apr.

18

18

18

18

17

17

15

14

14

15

18

45 

37

44

53

27

22

20

18

17

17

17

18

16

15

15

~4T 229

30

219

1,088

36.3

2,160

May

22O

815

66

42

36

31

26

23

129

932

325

1.180 

136

a84

a63

a54

92

95

57

47

43

38

36

58

57

39

50

31

26

24

I!

4,876

157

9,670

June

20 '

19

18

18

18

17

16

22

17

15

14

13 

13

12

42

14

12

11

1O

9.4

8.9

7.8

7.1

6.4

5.9

5.7

4.8

478

446.8

14.9

886

July

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.3

.8

.6 

.7

.5

.3

.6

.8

.5

O

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

O

O

32.5

1.05

64

Aug.

0

9.7

9.9

2!7

.4

O

O

O

O

O

O

O 

O

O

O

O

O

0

o

o

0

o

o

0

4.8

.3

0

O

0

O

.1

27.9

O.9O

55

Sept.

5.5

.1

O

0

0

O

O

0

O

O

O

O 

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

O 

0

0

0

o

o

3.6

O.12

7.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,OOO Mln 0 Mean 33.0 Ac-ft 23,870

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,18O Mln o Mean 37. 0 Ac-ft 26,82O

Peak discharge (base. 1,5OO ofs). Oct. 23 (12:45 a.m.) 1,91O cfs (12.57 ft); Oct. 25 (9:45 p.m.) 

2,64O cfs (14.34 ft); Dec. 3 (4 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (12.82 ft)j May 2 (4:15 a.m.) 2,51O cfs (13.95 ft); 

May 1O (3:3O p.m.) 2,730 cfs (14.49 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

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

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

373

Location. Lat 34°45', long 97°15', in SE£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 6 

miles downstream from Owl Creek, 7 miles upstream from Washington Creek, and at mile 

146.5 (revised).

Drainage area. 5,330 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May to December 1899 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September 

1954 (October 1937 to March 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). 

Published as "at Pauls Valley, Indian Territory" in 1899.

. 0; . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. During 1899, chain gage at site about 9 miles downstream at different datum. 

Mar. 29, 1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 26, 1939, to Oct. 6, 1948, 

water-stage recorder, at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 852 ofs (616,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 19.15 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 ofs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 3.50 ft).

 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 29.88 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950. Stream is reported to have receded to 

no flow in 1882 (unverified) and in 1897.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 104 miles above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 19-21, Dec. 11-22, 

Mar. 2-14, Apr. 1 to May 2, May 5-16, May 26 to June 19)

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.O 

4.5 

5.0

0

1.5

4.0

12

24

69

148

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

256

405

850

2,350

5,600

11,700

15,20O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

22

27

91

103

129

70

37

182

105

52

44

129

62

175

275

274

197

1O1

97

210

563

14,000

3,740

3,480

7,780

3,820

1,850

1,310

775

775

40,497

1,306

80,320

Nov.

7OO

540

405

460

405

340

299

223

192

146

192

228

184

174

ISO

172

186

148

595

2,440

1,940

850

580

388

269

272

290

246

239

237

13,520

451

26,820

Dec.

203

262

2,010

1,910

880

650

880

675

44O

405

480

322

277

212

168

206

223

212

221

174

234

214

b!68

b!86

b!46

148

201

182

208

146

164

12,807

413

25,400

Jan.

61

19T

182

88

77

142

T50" 313

116

116

131

178

116

113

148

190

144

168

118

146

b!82

b!25

bl!3

b!25

170

208

188

192

162

186

156

4,731

153

9,380

Feb.

182

122

144

197

190

150

131

168

118

144

184

116

125

188

133

158

133

160

133

166

396

405

2TC

180

172

156

166

115

_

------

4,842

173

9,600

Mar.

127

174

113

118

176

120

133

180

124

133

166

115

108

120

168

98

94

ITT

154

95

103

144

100

108

400

354

182

142

271

274

188

4,893

158

9,700

Apr.

176

156

168

144

158

109

101

115

152

92

100

148

180

201

221

256

282

188

150

111

154

170

148

152

101

89

ll34~

731

502

1,780

7,199

240

14,280

May

2,590

7.970

3,550

2,350

2,800

2,800

1,830

1,200

970

2,390

2,800

6,600

3,830

1,910

2,190

2,270

1,670

1,280

1,240

880

910

1,280

1,030

880

775

1,350

3,520

3,850

3,960

4,180

3,850

78,705

2,539

156,100

June

1,960

1,280

1,280

1,510

al,300

1,140

940

1,630

910

775

675

600

520

480

500

540

560

540

480

370

625

600

500

422

370

310

282

282

246

228

21,855

728

43,350

July

225

188

176

190

176

158

148

95

176

150

a8 5

142

a76

67

125

74

120

67

98

57

a3S

3785"

54

40

43

41

41

61

51

39

3,123

101

6,190

Aug.

44

53

56~ 68

39

33

31

3O

30

30

28

27

24

21

19

19

15

14

al4

a!3

a!2

a!2

12

12

alO

8.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

57T

7.1

707.5

22.8

1,400

Sept.

9.2

59

674"8~

30

21

19

16

15

13

15

16

17

15

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

10

a6

a3.2

al.7

.8

.8

1.2

481.9

16.1

956

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,000 Min 22 Mean 427 Ac-ft 309,300

Water Water year year 1953-54: 1953-54: Max Max 14,000 14,000 Min Mln 0.8 0.8 Mean Mean 530 550_____Ac-ft Ac-ft 383,500 585,500____________^

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 23 (12:45 p.m.) 17,400 cfs (19.15 ft); Oct. 26 (2:15 a.m. 

10.700 cfs (15739 ft); May 2 (8:15 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (15.60 ft); May 12 (1:45 p.m.) 9,200 cfs (14.25 

ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
374 RED RIVER BASIN

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°44', long 97°24 I , in SWijSWi sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., near right bank 

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2f miles downstream from 

Panther Creek, 5.3 miles south of Maysville, and at mile 14.2.

Drainage area. 206 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 12,400 cfs May 1 (gage height, 15.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 

17-31, Sept. 5-30.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, 20, Jan. 25 to Apr. 30, May 4-8, 27, 28, 

Aug. 10-12)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.5

4.1

35

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

67

122

232

575

1,020

1,600

3,340

4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 >9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

a!6

a22

~aSO~ a300

a30

a20

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

b!4

b!3

blS

b!5

b!5

16

15

14

14

14

819

26.4

1,620

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

20

bl8

b!5

b!7

b!6

bl8

22

18

12

17

18

16

b!4

b!2

bll

bIT

12

13

14

16

16

14

13

488

15.7

968

Feb.

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

14

11

10

11

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

26-?.8

12

8.7

S7T

8.7

9.3

9.3

8.7

9.8

-

320.9

11.5

636

Mar.

11

9.3

10 .

13

13

13

11

7.7

6.7

5.8

5.8

6.2

10

9.3

10

11

10

9.8

8.2

8.7

9.3

8.7

12

28

2$.

14

16

14

12

12

12

402.5

13.0

798

Apr.

12

11

11

11

12

11

9.8

775

10

12

40

71

40

37

64

18

14

14

14

14

15

20

21

20

17

16

172

35

14

270

1,035.6

34.5

2,050

May

1,570

3.20O

a!35

50

40

28

22

19

1T4

4,040

1,420

2,68O

212

122

98

72

57

52

41

34

28

22

28

35

36

24

129

24

20

20

19.

14,391

464

28,540

June

17

15

14

12

12

11

368

475

aZT

a!9

a!5

a!3

a!2

alO

329

391

47

22

17

16

15

15

15

14

11

10

8.7

9.8

 ST 8.2

1,956.9

65.2

3,880

July

8.2

rrr

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

4.9

5.4

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

5.8

4.1

2.4

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

92.6

2.99

184

Aug.

0.7

~?.4 20

2.4

1.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.4

1.29

62

Sept.

 1.4^£

.1

.1

2

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.07

4.0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

May 10 (11 a.m.) 

ather records and recb Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

375

Location. Lat 34 0 14', long 96°58' , In SE^- sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles downstream from Caddo 

Creek, 4 miles north of Durwood, and at mile 63.4.

Drainage area. 7,202 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage, and Feb. 16, 

1939, to Dec. 14, 1950, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Dec. 15, 1950, 

to Feb. 19, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,594 cfs (1,154,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 cfs May 13 (gage height, 26.28 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 29.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1954. 

Maximum discharge known, that of May 11, 1943.

Remarks . --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 188 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Twenty-nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1935(m) .

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

35

3T

360

729

275

170

146

125

97

133

140

101

84

111

158

722

592

386

275

186

233

13,500

26.000

g8,880

19,500

11,700

g5,460

g2,360

gl,700

gl,160

95,391

3,077

189,200

Nov.

gl,030

g957

845

782

2,390

1,540

912

782

610

541

476

415

445

445

386

386

355" 35S

400

5,490

3,240

2,280

1,140

867

664

508

476

476

460

430

28,089

936

55,710

Dec.

430

430

5,110

4,740

2,620

gl,490

gl,060

gl,180

g980

g722

558

628

524

445

400

342

313

355

326

344

323

305

336

278

280

292

258

3TO

292

326

285

26,282

848

52,130

Jan.

268

249

g213

298

261

g209

g!98

270

358 258"

g218

g211

233

258

g244

g254

288

273

268

278

231

186

226

288

326

305

334

321

313

292

282

8,211

265

16,290

Feb.

278

280

268

235

256

282

270

238

231

231

203

220

229

198

7IF

231

203

209

325

331

323

352

524

38T

273

268

231

233

_

7,523

269

14,920

Mar.

211

186

194

205

182

188

213

188

198

222

190

198

203

166

160

174

198

164

160

176

196

166

176

198

180

275

318" 575

247

218

347

6,702

216

13,290

Apr.

268

242

218

220

211

196

196

166

160

T7T

256

693

460

430

372

372

386

372

342

266

218

190

256

256

229

213

2,710

4,560

1,950

8.660

25.242

841

50,070

May

11,400

15,500

17,100

6,830

4,510

3,850

3,340

g2,120

2,520

9,810

20,000

24,800

27.100

9,290

4,960

4,070

3,340

2,870

g2,360

gl,910

gl,460

1,490

1,840

1,490

1,540

2,800

2,580

3,850

3,740

3,850

4,070

206,190

6,651

409,000

June

,690

,970

,490

,580

,700

,640

,340

,980

5,400

1,550

1,160

912

782

683

2,120

4,360

2,210

1,440

1,080

867

730

1,160

957

762

646

541

476

386

372

377

48,356

1,612

95,910

July

386

3BTT

300

263

240

240

222

209

196

157

192

182

137

162

146

111

119

106

106

95

85

87

74

66

67

76

62

53

50

48

47

4,634

149

9,190

Aug.

65

72

74

106 ~SS

87

67

57

51

48

46

44

39

36

32

28

24

22

19

18

43

32

28

22

18

17

16

15 T5-

15 

16

1,260

40.6

2,500

Sept.

15

15

13

10

9.8

34

41

32

27

31

21

17

15

12

11

11

12

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.0

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

iTTS"

6.5

1,040

1,462.3

48.7

2,900

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,000 Mln 35 Mean 0.911 Ao-ft 659,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,100 Mln 6.1 Mean 1.258 Ao-ft 911,100

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 ofs).

23,800 cfs (23.17 ft); May 1 (1 a.m. 

May 13 (5 a.m.) 31,500 cfs (26.28 ft

 Oct. 24 (10 a.m.) 30.300 cfs (26.26 ft): Oct. 26 (5:30 p.m.) 

15,300 cfs (18.57 ft); May 3 (1:30 a.m.) 26,200 cfs (24.11 ft) 

; June 8 (7:15 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (16.93 ft).

g Computed from twice-daily wire -weight-gage readings.

411038 0-57-25
376 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°49', long 96°34', in NEjj- sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., Indian meridian, in 

control tower of Denison Dam on Red River, l£ miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, if 

miles upstream from Sand Creek, 4 miles northwest of Denison, and at mile 725.9.

Drainage area. 39,719 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1954 (prior to September 1943 monthly contents 

only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1944, staff or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary staff gage in Cumberland pool at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,114,000 acre-ft May 16 (elevation, 618.79 ft); 

minimum, 1,827,400 acre-ft Oct. 19 (elevation, 602.26 ft).

1942-54: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 

1,794,600 acre-ft Mar. 13, 1953 (elevation, 601.73 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Flow was diverted through conduits July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,659,000 acre-ft at elevation 640.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 2,945,600 acre-ft at elevation 617.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Dead and sediment storage, 1,163,000 acre-ft (elevation, 590.0 ft in Denison pool). 

When contents are below 2,348,000 acre-ft, the reservoir is divided into two pools by 

protective levees around the Cumberland oil field on the Washita River arm with the 

bottom of the outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland pool) at elevation 

610 ft. At higher elevations the two pools are considered as being at a common level, 

contents being computed from the gage in the Denison pool. Reservoir is used principally for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total 

contents of both pools except for 60,000 acre-ft dead and sediment storage in Cumberland 

pool.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Contents at 12 p.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,872.5

1,863.7

1,863.7

1,870.0

1,863.7

1,854.9

1,851.1

1,851.8

1,854.9

1,858.0

1,860.6

1,857.4

1,853.0

1,848.6

1,841.1

1,833.0

1,831.8

1,831.8

1,829.3

1,831.8

1,834.2

1,836.1

1,838.6

1,846.1

1,905.6

2,010.9

E2A23.6

g2,222.8

g2,287.5

g2,328.6

g2,360.8

Nov.

g2,388.0

2,406.4

2,422.4

2,444.8

2,448.1

2,458.8

2,468.6

2,476.0

2,476.8

2,477.6

2,480.9

2,481.7

2,483.4

2,485.8

2,488.3

2,487.5

2,486.6

2,484.2

2,494.8

2,493.2

2,494.8

2,498.1

2,517.0

2,526.8

2,534.2

2,538.3

2,539.9

2,542.4

2,544.1

2,542.4

 

Dec.

2,538.3

2,550.8

2,544.9

2,540.8

2,562.6

2,562.6

2,567.6

2,584.4

2,582.7

2,581.0

2,585.2

2,584.4

2,594.5

2 , 582 . 7

g2,579.4

g2,574.3

g2,567.6

2,562.6

2,563.4

2,562.6

2,564.2

2,559.2

2,548.3

2,544.9

2,544.9

2,542.4

2,546.6

2,539.9

2,539.9

2,531.7

2,527.6

Jan.

2,526.0

2,527.6

2,527.6

2,527.6

2,524.4

2,521.9

2,514.5

2,509.6

2,513.7

2,512.9

g2,508.0

g2,499.8

g2,496.5

g2,494.8

g 2,502. 2

g2,500.6

g 2,501. 4

g2,494.8

g2,495.7

g2,496.5

2,493.2

2,483.4

2,480.9

2,486.6

2,485.0

2,483.4

2,475.2

2,469.4

2,464.5

2,465.3

2,465.3

Feb.

2,459.6

2,454.7

2,447.3

2,442.4

2,438.4

2,438.4

2,436.0

2,431.2

2,424.0

2,424.8

2,412.8

2,405.6

2,402.4

2,405.6

2,406.4

2,400.8

2,395.2

2,389.6

2,402.4

2,384.8

2,384.8

2,381.6

2,375.2

2,368.0

2,364.8

2,360.0

2,360.0

2,357.6

_

---____

 

Mar.

2,348.0

2,340.8

2,342.2

2,337.2

2,335.0

2,331.4

2,332.2

2,326.4

2,320.6

2,315.6

2,306.2

2,303.4

2,299.0

2,294.0

2,286.8

2,278.2

2,269.0

2,266.2

2,262.0

2,257.8

2,256.4

2,251.5

2,246.6

2,250.1

2,238.2

2,228.4

2,229.1

2,227.7

2,226.3

2,220.7

2,212.3

Apr.

2,206.1

2,201.3

2,197.8

2,199.2

2,193.7

2,185.4

2,185.4

2,176.4

2,171.6

2,173.0

2,177.8

2,179.9

2,175.7

2,174.4

2,178.5

2,173.7

2,177.1

2,179.9

2,177.1

2,172.3

2,170.2

2,166.1

2,159.2

2,157.8

2,155.7

2,150.9

2,150.9

2,149.5

2,146.1

2,170.9

 

May

2,185.4

2,246.6

2,274.6

2,309.8

2,356.0

2,396.0

2,416.0

2,432.0

2,455.5

2,489.1

2,539.9

2,660.8

2,793.4

2,943.8

3,072.8

3,111.2

3,085.2

3,068.0

3,052.0

3,051.0

3,047.3

3,037.9

3,030.3

3,021.9

3,011.5

3,017.2

3,052.9

3,067.0

3,070.8

3,070.8

3,071.8

June

3,074.7

3,063.2

3,052.9

3,041.6

3,031.3

3,025.6

3,020.0

3,031.3

3,037.9

3,038.8

3,031.3

3,024.7

3,015.3

3,015.3

3,015.3

2,010.6

3,007.8

3,001.2

2,993.7

2,980.6

2,967.7

2,961.2

2,955.7

2,944.7

2,936.4

2,927.2

2,918.0

2,907.0

2,895.0

2,883.2

 

July

2,875.1

2,865.2

2,858.0

2,853.5

2,846.3

3,834.6

2,822.9

2,814.8

2,801.3

2,788.1

2,782.8

2,771.4

2,760.8

2,747.6

2,737.0

2,724.7

2,712.4

2,705.5

2,698.6

2,681.4

2,668.5

2,656.5

2,646.2

2,635.9

2,635.0

2,623.0

2,610.4

2,601.2

2,587.8

2,576.0

2,570.1

Aug.

2,567.6

2,565.1

2,556.7

2,543.2

2,534.2

2,522.7

2,523.5

2,520.3

2,511.2

2,500.6

2,489.1

2,477.6

2,467.8

2,463.7

2,461.2

2,450.6

2,439.2

2,426.4

2,416.0

2,408.0

2,404.0

2,400.0

2,393.6

2,381.6

2,378.4

2,368.8

2,361.6

2,356.0

2,356.0

2,349.6

2,342.2

Sept.

2,335.8

2,330.0

2,325.0

2,319.2

2,317.0

2,314.9

2,308.4

2,300.5

2,299".0

2,290.4

2,284.6

2,281.8

2,274.6

2,268.3

2,260.6

2,250.1

2,244.5

2,237.5

2,234.7

2,229.8

2,217.2

2,210.2

2,204.0

2,199.9

2,196.4

2,195.8

2,190.9

2,179.2

2,175.0

2,179.9

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31.......................

Calendar year 1953. . ........

July 31.......................

Sept. 30.......................

Elevation 

(feet)t

612.22

-

607.62

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

2,360.8

2,527.6

-

2,179.'9

Change in contents 

during month 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

_

+478.8

+181.6

-14.8

+593.2

-62.3

-107.7

-145.3

-41.4

+900.9

4313.1

-227.9

-162.3

+297.9

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location. Lat 33M9 1 , long 96°31', in E? sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center of span

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Sand

Creek, 2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison Dam, and at mile

723.0.

Drainage area. 39,777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1923 to September 1954. Prior to October 1934, published as

"near Denison, Tex." Gage-height records collected at various sites in this vicinity

1892-93, 1906-28, 1931-49 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, 

ge.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 497.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Oct. 9, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 9.49 ft

higher and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 24, 1934, at datum 9.71 ft higher than present datum.

Sept. 25, 1934, to July 28, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 0.6 mile upstream at

datum 10.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 5,322 cfs (3,853,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs May 16 (gage height, 18.92 ft); minimum daily, 149 cfs Nov. 1.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 32.0 ft

Apr. 25, 1942, adjusted to present site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs

Jan. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records of

U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since Oct. 31. 1943, by Lake Texoma, 2.9 miles above station (see preceding

page). 

Cooperation. Twenty-six discharge measurements and records of outflow from Lake Texoma

furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions' (water years). WSP 807: 1935(M). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-29,

1932-33, 1934(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Aug. 12-24)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 6 Aug. 7 to Sept. 3O

5.4

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

126

150

239

434

850

7.0

8.0

9.0

15.0

19.0

1,370

2,680

4,490

21,200

38,200

5.8 

6.0 

6.5

374

509

956

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,540

3,030

4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,960

4,110

2,000

516

1,840

2,940

2,240

2,570

2,110

350

238 2,S2~0"

2,560

3,370

3,840

4,180

985 

308

2,510

3,220

3,270

3,690

2,440

522 

582

1,800

1,850 

1,910

2,290

2,570

481

68,072

2,196

135,000

Nov.

149

1,350"

1,860

1,530

838

527

1,430

350

1,500

1,190

1,260 

1,650

1,380

742

219

1,610

1,710 

1,870

1,820

1,540

1,740

622

1,170

2,140 

1,320

546

512 

832

548

1,580

35,575

1,186

70,560

Dec.

2,920

3,850

2,920

3,050

1,000

223 2,36~0~

3,180

1,750

1,880

4,270 

1,320

326

2,320

3,100

2,990

3,150 

3,070

866

1,290

3,030

2,810

3,000

1,970 

734

966

411 

2,140

3,070

2,460

2,440

68,866

2,221

136,600

Jan.

664

694

504

1,680

1,480

1,950

3,190

3,090

2,350

637

2,170 

2,730

3,220

2,320

1,700

534

210 

2,350"

2,770

2,510

3,570

2,850

710

267 

2,370

2,940

4,050 

4,210

5,200

886

452

62,298

2,010

123,600

Feb.

3,560

4,040

3,460

2,790

3,010

996

755

2,790

3,210

2,880

3,030 

2,420

793

327

2,430

2,750

2,260 

2,200

3,230

763

284

2,370"

2,460

2,860 

2,480

2,450

850 

330

_ -----

61,478

2,196

121,900

Mar.

1,310

1,710

2,240

2,050

2,410

1,460

434

3,180

3,680

3,630

3,580 

3,590

1,550

1,460

3,020

3,560

3,460 

3,150

3,310

1,530

351

3,010

3,180

3,790 

3,500

3,240

1,220 

274

2,2TO

2,570

3,550

77,269

2,493

153,300

Apr.

3,350

3,080

926

328

2,930

3,380

2,990

3,040

3,260

358

325 

3,BTo~

3,460

3,480

3,300

2,630

665 

658

3,220

3,800

3,680

4.010

3,?56

1,290 

1,030

3,790

3,720 

3,840

3,850

3,840

81,490

2,716

161,600

May

1,640

568

1,900

2,700

3,280

3,630

4,050

1,500

450

3,747

4,600 

4,320

6,800

15,300

27,800

32,700

54.200 

25,400

20,OOO

13,500

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700 

11,000

16,600

26,200 

27,300

17,600

17,600

17 , 200

384,378

12,400

762,400

June

15.800

13,000

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,000

10,700

10,700

11,000

11,000

10,500

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,000 

11,000

10,700

10,700

10,500

6,220

5,050

6,090 

5,870

5,490

4,940 

6,640

6,850

6,890

286,640

9,555

568,500

July

5,140

4,550

3,700

2,810

2,970

5,550

5,390

4,970

5,530

5,940

3,180 

5,340

5,610

5,760

5,580

5,300

5,340 

3,280

5,140

5,070

5,120

5,130

5,030

3,600 

552

4,770

5,130 

4,630

4,910

5.OOO

2,860

142,862

4,608

283,400

Aug.

1,180

3,810

4,250

4,500

4,560

4,080

1,460

519

4,170

4,460

4,520 

4,090

4,260

1,750

425

4,560

4,710 

4,180

4,150

3,690

2,O8O

1,850

3,770

4,190 

2,410

3,100

3,220 

2,040

1,210

3,210

2,400

98,804

3,187

196,000

Sept.

2,240

2,550

2,560

1,980

595

1,290

3,380

3,140

3,570

3,200

1,640 

547

2,630

2,800

3,900

3,750

3,270 

2,300

1,180

4,220

3,890

2,570

1,900

2,350 

1,360

391 i/my

3,770

3,830

1,470

73,863

2,462

146,500

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,940 Mln 141 Mean 1,883 Ac-ft 1,363,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 34,200 Mln 149 Mean 3,950 Ac-ft 2,859,OOO
378 RED RIVER BASIN

Blue River near Blue, Okla.

Location. Lat.33°59' , long 96°15 ! , on south line SW£ sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 10 E., near

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on old U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles southwest of Blue, 6.5 miles upstream from Caddo Creek, 8 miles east of Durant, and at mile 

37.6 .

Drainage area.--478 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to Septmber 1950, October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. IS years (1936-50, 1953-54), 344 cfs (249,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 cfs May 12 (gage height, 26.32 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 17, 19.

1936-50, 1953-54: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 31.81 ft); 

no flow (estimated) Aug. 3, 4, 1936, result of regulation at fish hatchery.

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

Some regulation at low flow by Oklahoma State Pish Hatchery, 17 miles above station. 

Small diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Durant.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 20 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1938. WSP 1241: 1936, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-19, Feb. 22-27)

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 183

9.0

16.0

21.0

24.0

26.0

440

1,640

2,880

4,590

6,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

40

40

42

a 60

a48

a46

44

42

39

37

36

*36

34

34

34

33

35

31

31

50

30

31

36

42

137

454

252

103

63

49

46

2,015

65.0

0.136

0.16

4,000

Nov.

44

42

42

83

162

133

85

59

51

50

46

44

44

38

36.

36

*36

40

186

423

216

115

a73

a60

a58

a56

53

50

50

50

2,461

82.0

0.172

0.19

4,880

Dec.

50

56

775

697

234

133

96

82

80

74

75

96

80

73

67

61

60

57

58

54

54

53

52

50

44

45

56

56

54

53

51

3,526

114

0.238

0.27

6,990

Jan.

48

49

50

50

50

51

52

51

50

52

51

50

50

52

161

228

120

86

72

70

142

240

102

136

777.

426

210

133

106

100

96

3,911

126

0.264

0.30

7,760

Feb.

91

80

75

72

69

66

62

59

58

58

57

54

51

50

52

52

50

*48

53

69

69

74

62

58

*52

53

53

50

-

1,697

60.6

0.127

0.13

3,370

Mar.

48

46

45

44

44

46

46

46

46

48

47

46

45

42

40

39

40

42

42

40

40

39

40

41

50

54

44

41

39

37

3j>

1,343

43.3

0.091

0.10

2,660

Apr.

35

35

35

35

37

37

37

47

43

36

113

*1,050

210

115

88

73

54

44

39

37

36

35

34

32

32

31

*31

*452

598

"M060

4,541

151

0.316

0.35

9,010

May

2,710

*5,180

3,990

*1,500

440

356

316

284

336

1,330

3,790

*6J.74Q

4,860

1,250

 513

a330

a245

a265

a330

a210

a!85

a!70

a!55

a!45

a!40

*142

188

183

142

124

312

36,861

1,189

2.49

2.87

73,110

June

788

342

152

115

100

92

92

*275

258

303

128

94

82

74

282

563

183

*120

88

74

70

,66

63

61

60

57

56

56

*52fs"

4,798

160

0.335

0.37

9,520

July

52

55

49

48

47

46

44

43

43

41

39

40

37

36

36

35

33

32

*33

31

29

29

29

28

28

29

32

29

29

29

29

1,140

36.8

0.077

0.09

2,260

Aug.

29

35

*42

34

32

27

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

18

18

*23

21

17

23

20

28

24

20

25

21

22

22

16.

*24

762

24.6

0.051

0.06

1,510

Sept.

18

12

15

18

21

24

16

14

20

67

26

23

20

*16

18

20

15

19

14

19

16

22

16

19

16

19

15

20

16

*ZZB_

802

26.7

0.056

0.06

1,590

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,740 Min 12 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.95 Ac-ft 126,700

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 efs). May 2 (4:30 p.'m.) 6,000 cfs (25.45 ft); May 12 (3 p.m.) 7,260 

cfs (26.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station on lear B
RED RIVER BASIN 

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.

379

Location. Lat 34°16', long 9S°55', in NW£ sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 13 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream 

from McGee Creek, 2f miles northwest of Parris, and at mile 57.7.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 978 cfs (708,000 aere-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs May 10 (gage height, 36.86 ft); no 

flow Aug. 16 to Sept. 29.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 44.94 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1939-40, 1943. 1949. 

1952, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Oct. 5-7, 27, 28, Nov. 6, 7, 2O-22, Dec. 3-6, Jan.15, 

16, 19-27, Feb. 19-21, Apr. 11, 12, 28-3O, May 4-6, 9-11, 13-16, 

18, 19, 27-29, June 10, 17, Sept. 30)

-0.4 

-.3

.4 6.5

0.5

2.0 

4.0

136

402

8.0

14.0

24.0

32.0

35.0

1,210

3,160

8,060

13,500

16,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

2.6

2.5

15

1.080

831

224

97

60

41

30

24

18

15

12

9.0

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.5

6.1

11

14

194

607

218

83

54

3,694.0

119

0.109

0.13

7,330

Nov.

39

30

22

32

40

72

421

176

80

54

40

29

25

21

17

14

13

11

15

87

483

657

231

106

70

51

37

30

27

24

2,954

98.5

0.091

0.10

5,860

Dec.

23

33

1,630

2.640

1,780

678

270

170

124

91

85

116

137

94

77

70

63

56

49

43

40

36

33

32

31

30

30

32

33

31

29

8,586

277

0.255

0.29

17,030

Jan.

28

27

26

25

24

22

22

21

19

19

21

20

20

24

340

738

371

264

260

1,510

5.990

2,560

567

539

3,140

2,710

1,370

806

518

378

284

20,663

667

0.614

0.71

40,980

Feb.

212

158

125

106

93

80

71

64

58

53

47

44

41

40

39

37

36

34

152

698

884

402

212

138

106

89

73

62

-

______

4,104

147

0.135

0.14

8,140

Mar.

54

47

42

39

36

34

32

30

29

28

27

25

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

28

56

43

34

857

27.6

O.O25

0.03

1,700

Apr.

28

24

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

39

623

418

244

394

277

158

99

72

56

45

37

32

26

22

19

22

7,450

4,530

8.760

23,493

783

0.720

0.80

46,600

May

15,400

14,700

13,500

11,300

8,620

2,360

434

298

7,270

16.200

15,600

13,900

11,100

8,380

5,740

1,510

572

2,210

2,200

745

418

284

206

158

200

264

516

1,320

574

231

158

156,368

5,044

4.64

5.35

310,200

June

139

115

90

75

60

51

43

64

84

231

238

112

70

53

46

50

148

264

124

66

42

32

24

18

14

12

10

8.3

7.2

6.5

2,297.0

76.6

0.070

O.O8

4,560

July

5.8

5.8

6.5

6.8

677

6.7

6.5

6.2

5.0

3.7

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

82.0

2.65

0.0024

0.003

163

Aug.

0.6

1.4

1.6

T75

1.4

1.2

.9

.5

.3

1.0

1.0

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.4

0.40

0.00037

0.0004

25

Sept.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

94

94

3.1

0.0029

O.OO3

186

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,5OO Mln 0.3 Mean 1,021 Cfsm O.939 In. 12.76 Ac-ft 738,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,200 Mln O Mean 612 Cfsm O.563 In. 7.64 Ac-ft 442,800

Peak discharge (base. IQ.OOO cfs). May 1 (9 a.m.) 16,70O cfs (35.Oo ft)j May 10 (6 p.m.) 19,600 

cfs (36.86 ft)7

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-4, 14-26, Nov. 16-19, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, Apr. 8-11, May 17, 21-27, May 29 to June 7, June 27 to Aug. 15.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 96°12', in NW^SE^- sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 10 E., on dovmstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile dovmstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 48.5'.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 552 cfs (399,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.30 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-29.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 3)

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

.1 

.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.6 

6.1

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.3 

7.6 

8.0 

9.0

14

24

40

79

142

263

601

12.0

15.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.2

1,440

2,190

3,840

4,780

6,420

10,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

17

17 

113 

293

197

86

41

28

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13 

13

15

18

30

291

566 28~9

108 

65

48

2,445

78.9

0.110

0.13

4,850

Nov.

40

34

31 

4T 

86

302

253

123

81

65

54

48

44

41

38

36

33

34

43

130

686 

329

156

105

81

70

60

50

48 

48

3,193

106

0.147

0.16

6,330

Dec.

47

58

920 

1.890 

1,110

346

218

153

123

99

92

88

83

76

68

62

58

56

54

53

53 

50

47

44

39

40

42

48

47 

45

42

6,151

198

0.275

0.32

12,200

Jan.

41

40

39 

38 

37

36

36

37

38

38

36

34

34

40

84

112

76

70

67

93

786 

322

169

220

981

431

370

253

193

153

123

5,027

162

0.225

0.26

9,970

Feb.

105

97

90 

81 

76

71

67

62

61

60

58

52

49

48

49

49

48

47

52

64

m76

61

53

49

47

ii

1,997

71.3

0.099

0.10

3,960

Mar.

41

40

39 

38 

39

40

40

41

41

41

40

39

35

32

30

H28

30

30

30

29 

29

30

30

35

36

36

38

38

32 

30

1,085

35.0

0.049

0.06

2,150

Apr.

27

26

26 

26 

27

27

26

26

25

24

74

383

205

142

112

81

62

50

44

39

34 

32

30

28

40

44

36

1,530

400

2.210

5,836

195

0.271

0.30

11,580

May

5,320

10,000

10.500 

6,870 

2,910

601

363

263

363

3,270

7,120

8,420

6,220

4,920

2,780

703

448

1,280

1,520

465

302 

234

190

158

161

172

1,350

700

234

 ~?0

78,252

2,524

3.51

4.04

155,200

June

1.840

913

279 

g!40 

g95

g92

g84

g!42

g!40

g234

g79

g73

g70

g68

187

428

366

145

81

62

54 

49

46

44

41

37

32

29

26 

ZZ

5,898

197

0.274

0.30

11,700

July

19

18

18 

22 

17

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.1

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.4

9.1 

12

9.9

6.7

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.7

6.4

6.4 

6.4

339.8

11.0

0.015

0.02

674

Aug.

6.4

7.7

7.7 

6.7 

6.1

6.7

8.1

77T

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.2

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.5

.6

.4

.3

- 

112.2

3.62

0.0050

0.006

223

Sept.

0.1

.1

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

53

53.2

1.77

0.0025

0.003

106

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,050 Mln 10 Mean 417 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.87 Ac-ft 302,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,500 Min 0 Mean 302 Cfsm 0.419 In. 5.70 Ac-ft 218,900

cfs (23.05 ft).

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°53', long 95°30' , near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy 

Boggy River, 26.0 miles upstream from Kiamichi River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area.--44.531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. January to September 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1905 to December 1911 (monbhly summaries only), July 1936 to September 

1954. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. During 1905-11, staff gage at St. Louis & San Francisco Railway bridge 200 ft 

upstream at same datum, and July 1, 1936, to Mar. 24, 1940, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1905-11, 1936-54), 8,960 cfs (6,487,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 57,000 cfs May 17 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 650 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 5.20 ft).

1905-11, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, about 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage height, 

43.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of records for later 

years; minimum, 166 cfs Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 4.94 ft). 

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 1908.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station (see p.376 ).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 35 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1906-11.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method -used Apr. 30 to May 5, May 14, 15, 

May 26 to June 18, Aug. 16-18, Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, 

May 17 to Sept. 30 Nov. 19 to May 16

5.3 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

700

1,080

1,920

3,050

6,330

12.0 11,100

14.0 18,400

16.0 31,300

19.0 59,000

5.6 930

6.0 1,190

7.0 2,180

9.0 5,040

11.0 9,800

14.0 21,000

17.0 42,600

18.1 52,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,940 

3,780

3,860

4.020 

3,260

2,020

2,610

3,120

2,980

2,550

2,440

1,730

900

1,060

2,500

2,670 

3,260

3,700

3,050

1,080

970

2,440

3,050

3,330

3,120

2,280

1,640 

2,500

2,920

2,670

2,440

81,890

2,642

162,400

Nov.

2,440 

2,170

960

850 

1,640

2,070

1,920

1,460

1,550

1,730

1,080

1,460

1,340

1,380

1,550

1,380 

990

700

1,480

2,360

4,070

4.560

3,770

3,000

1,630

1,840

2,300 

1,630

1,050

930

55,110

1,837

r09,300

Dec.

1.080 

1,190

2,420

5,210 

6.900

8,340

5,380

2,740

1,780

3,350

3,630

3,630

5,740

4,380

2,480

1,680 

3,140

3,490

3,560

3,630

2,620

1,530

2,180

3,280

3,210

2,940

1,900 

1,270

1,270

1,190

2,550

99,690

3,216

197,700

Jan.

2,940 

2,740

2,180

1,120 

1.020

1,050

1,730

1,680

2,420

3,210

3,000

2,360

1,530

2,620

3,630

5,210 

6,360

3,920

2,180

8,290

12.400

10,800

10,400

6,580

5,040

8,900

11,100 

8,620

6,580

6,140

5,380

151,130

4,875

299,800

Feb.

3,770 

2,420

2,800

4,380 

4,380

3,770

3,560

2,680

1,840

1,950

3,350

3,420

3,490

3,140

2,180

1.550 

1,380

2,810

3,210

4,870

5.210

4,070

2,420

1,780

2,880

3,070

3,140 

2,810

_

86,130

5,076

170,800

Mar.

2,240 

1,400

950

1,550 

2,180

2,420

2,420

2,240

1,580

1,490

5,350

3,770

5,770

5,770

2,940

2,060 

2,300

3,350

5,630

3,650

5,420

2,810

1,750

1,550

3,210

3,770

4.070 

3,770

2,810

1,440

1,240

80,820

2,607

160,300

Apr.

2,550 

3,070

3,560

5,550 

2,480

1,350

1.280

3,140

4,070

3,630

3,490

5,210

4,220

7,040

6,800

6,800 

5,560

4,220

2,680

1,550

1,890

5,770

4,070

4,070

4,070

2,940

1,780 

2,490

8,060

12.800

119,970

3,999

238,000

May

18,400 

21,600

19,700

22,600 

24,200

24, 200

24, 200

22,000

23,000

23,000

28,600

42,600

45,500

45,500

46,200

52,600

48, 800

56,200

27,600

18,800

14,200

15,500

15.200

15,500

16,500

20,400 

51,300

32,900

20,800

17,400

862,100

27,810

tl,710

June

24.100 

22,200

19,400

13,500 

12,000

11,400

11,400

11,400

12,500

12,600

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,100

10,500

11,100 

12,600

12,600

11,700

11,400

11,100

11,100

9,170

6,750

6,550

6,530

6,350 

5,970

5.610

6,530

------

341,500

11,380

677,000

July

6.950 

6,730

5,610

5,090 

4,580

5,780

5,700

5,260

5,610

5,260

5,610

5,970

4,260

5,090

5,790

5,970 

5,610

5,610

5,610

4,100

4,920

5,090

5,090

5,090

5,090

4,260

2.440 

3,530

4,920

4,920

4,920

156,440

5,046

310,300

Aug.

4.920 

3,860

2,670

2,860 

4,260

4,420

4,580

4,260

2,730

1.7SO

2,620

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,100

2,890 

1,870

2,480

4,420

4,260

4,260

4,020

2,860

2,550

2,730

5,780

5,190 

2,790

5,050

2,750

2,170

105,890

3,416

210,000

Sept.

2,220 

2,860

2,500

2,500 

2,550

2,580

1,920

1,580

2,120

5,120

5,120

5,330

2,550

1,730

1,500

2,500 

2,920

5,530

3,190

2,750

2,070

2,220

5,330

2,860

2,120

1,920

1,820 

1,420

1.080

5.650

73,140

2,438

145,100

Calendar year 1953: Max 50,800 Min 700 Mean 4,775 Ac-ft 3,457,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 55,300 Min 700 Mean 6,065 Ao-ft 4,391,000

* Expressed in thousands.
382 RED RIVER BASIN

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°12', long 95°29', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 17 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, l| miles northwest of Belzoni, 

6.5 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 10 miles upstream from Possum Creek, and at mile 

47.7.

Drainage area.--1,423 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1954 (prior to December 1925 and October 

1931 to September 1935 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 1,778 cfs (1,287,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs May 10 (gage height, 26.06 ft); no 

flow July 30 to Aug. 1, Aug. 8 to Sept. 29.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 44.0 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930, 1932, 1934, 1939-40, 1943, 1952, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Antlers. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1037: 1927-28, 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1926(M), 1931(M), 1936.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 15-17, 19, 

20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, Apr. 30, May 2-5, 10-13)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

0

.7

2.0

4.3

7.8

13

20

32

4.4

4.7

5.0

6.0

10.0

17.0

25.0

66

140

233

655

2,930

9,060

17,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.5

5.8

5.2

i±8.

773

5.2

22

29

22

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.8 

8.3

12

11

9.8

8.8 

8.3

7.3

330.3

10.7

0.0075

0.009

655

Nov.

6.9

6.5

6.9

9.8

11

15

16

16

13

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

16

26

28

75

135

TftO

73

56

47

38 

34

982.1

32.7

0.023

0.03

1,950

Dec.

30

35

147

900

1.060

751

603

480

373

301

290

512

608

655

520

402

324

283

244

213

194

175

163

149 

137

126

118

113

110 

106

103

10,228

330

0.232

O.E7

20,290

Jan.

98

93

88

84

79

75

75

73

73

77

75

77

86

113

1,210

6,300

5,450

2,740

2,380

16,000

16.500

13,400

4,790

2,930 

6,990

9,440

6,880

4,400

2,930

2, 180

1,720

107,406

3,465

2.43

2.81

213,000

Feb..

1,380

1,130

951

824

702

608

538

480

428

394

356

332

301

279

268

250

236

233

1,16ft

2.180

1,660

1,320

951

726 

608

525

458

398

19,676

703

0.494

0.51

39,030

Mar.

352 3i7

290

272

250

233

223

210

197

191

181

169

157

149

140

132

121

118

126

124

118

113

H?

116 

154

175

146

143

143

140 

137

5,450

176

0.124

0.14

10,810

Apr.

137

135

132

129

126

126

"226 124

279

203

188

1,400

2,740

1,830

2,750

3,430

3,660

2,670

1,490

1,060

800

632

520

432 

356

305

258

1,980

2,880 

7.770

38,768

1,292

0.908

1.01

76,900

Hay

11,500

11,100

15.900

11,700

3,550

1,950

1,350

1,000

1,300

13,000

13,000

9,990

5,870

2,930

1,780

1,190

874

1,490

1,490

900

608

471

381

317 

505

800

556

364

592 

1,240

874

116,372

3,754

2.64

3.04

230,800

June

437

298

247

213

178

163

152

157

135

113

96

86

75

66

58

53

47

40

34

30

27

24 

20

18

16

14

13

12.

3,719

124

0.087

0.10

7,380

July

~9.8 10

9.3

8.3

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

.9

.7 

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

§

111.2

3.59

0.0025

0.003

221

Aug.

0

.2

.5

74

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.7

0.05

0.000035

0.00004

3.4

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

72

72

2.4

0.0017

0.002

143

Calendar year 1953: Hajc 36,400 Hln 4.8 Mean 1,929 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.40 Ac-ft 1,396,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 16,500 Hln 0 Mean 830 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.92 Ac-ft 601,200

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). May 10 (10:30 p.m.) 18,700 cfs (26.06 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Index, Ark.

383

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long 94°02'25", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71 at Index, 2£ miles south 

of Ogden, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area.--48.030 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1917 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 13,220 cfs (9,571,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 76,200 cfs May 13; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft 

in gage well, and 20.8 ft from outside gage, May 14; minimum discharge, 1,520 cfs 

Jan. 9.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 ft); minimum observed, 400 cfs Sept. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more frequently during rises. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles above station 

(see p. 376).

Revisions..--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

E

7

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

3,780 

3,210

2,880 

3,480

3,780

3,780

3.920

3,780 

3,080 

2,750

3,O80

3,280 

3,O80 

2,880 

2,630

2,100

1.770

2,150

2,690

3,080

3,420

3,560 

2,630

1,880

2,040

2,880

3,340

3,480

3,140

2.5OO 

2 440 '

92,490

2,984

183,500

Nov.

2,880 

3,010

2,880 

2,820

2,820

2,320

1,88O

1,77O 

2, ISO 

2,320

2,210

1,980 

2,040 

1,930 

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,880

2,040

2,100

1,720

1.620 

2,100

2,940

5.920

3,920

3,560

2,820

2,320

2,320

71,730

2,391

142,300

Dec.

2,270 

2,040

1.880 

1,880

2,270

2,750

5,500

8.230 

7,720 

5,9OO

4,240

3.48O 

4,400 

5,500 

5,5OO

5,900

5,5OO

4,080

3.21O

3,340

3,78O

3,780 

3,780

3,420

2,690

2,500

3,010

3,420

3,340

2,940 

2,320

120,570

3,889

239,100

Jan.

2,040 

1,880

2,150 

2,820

2,940

2,750

2,210

1,720 

1.560 

1,980

2,440

2,940 

3,420 

3,63O 

4,080

4,930

7,000

11,100

13,700

11,4OO

8,490

16,900 

25,000

25.900

21,900

15,600

14,400

20,100

21,000

17,400 

13,600

286,980

9,257

569,200

Feb.

11.000 

9,380

8,O6O 

6,530

5,520

5.52O

6,120

6,120 

5.72O 

5,520

4,750

4,010 

3.830 

4,460 

4,750

4,750

5,130

6,32O

5,320

4,9.40

6,530

9,100 

9,980

9,1OO

7,160

5,520

4,460

4,460

-

--

174,060

6,216

345,200

Mar.

4.460 

4,370

4,1OO 

3,650

2,950

2,38O

2,38O

2,780 

3,040 

3,120

3,040

2,620 

_2j,_160 

2,950 

3,830

4,100

4,OlO

3,740

3,200

3,040

3,380

3,830 

3,920

3,830

3,560

2,780

2,240

2,860

3,650

4,1OO 

4,100

104,170

3,360

206,600

Apr.

3,65O 

2,620

1.950 

2,310

3,040

3,470

3,560

3,290 

2,46O 

2,160

2,780

4,940 

7,380 

10,300 

12.0OO

13,600

15,20O

15,600

13,200

11,000

8,300

5,920 

4,37O

3,830

4,460

4,750

4,750

4,940

4,280

3,380

183,490

6,116

363,900

May

5.04O 

15,600

29,100 

32,000

32,000

33,300

3O.2OO

25,900 

25,400 

26,900

43,400

58,400 

73,000 

75.200 

64, &00

52,100

53,000

54,900

59,800

5O,30O

39,700

29,5OO 

21,200

16,300

14,400

15,700

17,400

19,900

27,700

46,OOO

42,800

1,126,940

56.55O

*2,235

June

5O.1OO 

24,500

26,600 

26,600

22,600

17,800

15,500

14,4OO 

13,7OO 

13,700

13,7OO

14,400 

13,700 

13,000 

12,300

12,30O

11,700

11,700

12,50O

13,400

12,30O

12,000 

11,400

11,100

10,800

8,490

6,780

6,550

6,780

6.550

426,530

14,220

846,000

July

6,120 

5,900

6,330 

6,780 '6, '550

5,700

5,300

4,75O 

4,240 

4,O8O

4,950

5,500 

5,5OO 

5,500 

5,700

4,750

4,950

5,500

5,900

5,700

5,700

5,500 

4,750

4,580

4,750

4,950

4,750

4,750

4,240

5.280

 X OQrt Jf COU

159,970

5,160

317,500

Aug.

4,24O 

4,580

4.750 

4,750

4,40O

5,420

5,08O

3,780 

4,08O 

4,240

4,240

3,56O 

2,650

5^340

3,920

4.O8O

4,080

5,78O

2,820

2,560

3,560 

4,400

4,400

4,40O

5,920

5,040

2,780

3,380

3,740

3,120

115,510

3,726

229,100

Sept.

5,O4O 

5,040

2,540 

2,160

2,540

2,700

2,620

2,620 

2,620 

2,310

1,820

1.620 

2,380 

2,950 

3,200

3,200

2,380

1,750

1,880

2,380

2,950

5.290 

3,120

2,620

2,090

2,620

3,290

2,950

2,310

2,24O

77,230

2,574

153,200

Calendar year 1953: Max 87.3OO Mln 1,62O Mean 8,718 Ac-ft 6,312,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 73,2OO Mln 1,560 Mean 8,O54 Ac-ft 5,830,000

t Expressed in thousands.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Location. La t 34°04', long 95°03i, on north edge NWt;- sec. 6, T. 6 S., R. 22 E., on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, if miles upstream from White Oak 

Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City.

Drainage area. 6 45 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1929 to September 1931, December 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 346.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 12, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.27 ft higher. December 1944 to July 30, 

1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --10 years (1931, 1945-54), 978 cfs (708,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 cfs May 29; maximum gage height, 35.79 ftMay 29; no flow Aug. 19, Sept. 2-7, -11-28.

1929-31, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage height, 45.77 

ft); no flow July 24 to Sept. 15, Sept. 19-25, 1930, Aug. 19, Sept. 2-7, 11-28, 1954.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of backwater from return of overbank flow, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and more 

frequently during rises.

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from return 

of overbank flow (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. -4, 5, Apr. 8, 9, 11-19J rate of change 

in stage used as a factor Jan. 20, May 29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 26 to Sept. 30

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

0.2

2.3

5.9

10

26

49

125

220

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

27.0

462

770

1,440

2,960

4,810

6,930

9,850

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

.2

.7

2.6

5.9

10

26

49

125

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

32.0

32.0

220

706

1,880

3,300

4,960

6,850

9,030

12,700

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.1 

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7 

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.7

4.4

4.8

6.7

2ii

A A'

84.2

2.72

0.0042

0.005

167

Nov.

3.7 

3.0

2.7

575

9.0

11

6.3

4.1

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.7

3.7 

3.7

4.4

7.6

20

16

14

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.3

193.9

6.46

0.010

0.01

385

Dec.

7.6 

45

309

533

448

380

282

222

185

156

333

866 563"

393

316

271 

230

200

175

158

149

139

116

99

88

81

78

89

94 

85

75

7,165.6

231

0.358

0.41

14,210

Jan.

69 

65

64

60

57

54

53

50

53

72

69

65

62

88

927

4,090 

2,620

1,470

1,100

8,920

C9.650

04,860

2,620

1,810

2,100

4,140

4,860

2,790

1,780

1,330 

994

56,922

1,836

2.85

3.28

112,900

Feb.

802 

674

563

476

406

367

316

293

271

250

228

198

179

170

STO

~330 2.000 

194

310

706

690

518

420

341

293

260

240

210

-

12,075

431

0.668

0.70

23,950

Mar.

m160

147

138

130

125

118

112

109

105

105

96

85

80

75 

72

74

80

77

74

72

72

74

105

109

101

97

96 

86

86

3,227

104

0.161

0.19

6,400

Apr.

88 

86

85

80

78

78

94

1,100

746

420

573

1,690

1,450

1,270

1,620

2,790 

1,780

1,100

770

610

476

380

304

260

226

200

173

164

746 

958

20,395

680

1.05

1.18

40,450

May

2,370 

4,100

6,580

2,660

1,310

874

654

511

1,620

3,730

4,440

3,620

2,840

1,640

1,040

734 

589

874

1,010

628

446

346

280

252

587

4,770

1,220

615

c!2,600

02^020

69,970

2,257

3.50

4.03

138,800

June

Hif.

693

563

394

324

270

242

230

192

162

132

107

91

77

69 

64

57

51

45

42

36

33

29

25

22

18

16

14

13

5,875

196

0.304

0.34

11,650

July

if10

9.5

8.1

7.2

6.3

5.9

5.5

4.8

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.6 

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.5 

.5

.5

111.7

3.60

0.0056

0.006

222

Aug.

0.7

T7o

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

"" 1 0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

8.0

0.26

0.00040

0.0005

16

Sept.

0.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

C2.550

2,550.5

85.0

0.132

0.15

5,060

Calendar year 1953 : Max 27,800 Min l.o Mean 1,025 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.54 Ac-ft 741,800

Water Water year year 1953-54 J.S53-b4 : : Max Max 12,600 12,600 Min Min 0 o Mean Mean 489 489 Cfsm crsm o.758ln. 0.758-l-n. 10.30 J.U..5U Ac-ft Ac-rt 354,200 004,cuu

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs).--Jan. 20 (5 p.m.) 13,500 ofs (30.97 ft at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 21); 

May 2 (11 p.m.) 9,020 ofs (27.40 ft at 1:30 a.m. May 3) May 29 (11 a.m.) 21,400 ofs (35.79 ft at 

1:3O 1:30 n-m- p.m.).\ . c Backwater from return of-overbank flow.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°56', long 94°45', in SEv sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, just downstream from Lukfata Creek, 

5 miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area. 1.226 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1946, to Oct. 26, 1950, and for stages 

below 9 ft Oct. 26, 1950, to Oct. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,913 cfs (1,385,000 aere-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs May 31 (gage height, 25.27 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 27-29.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 27-29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more frequently during rises.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-16, Pet. 27 to 

Apr. 8, Apr. 24-29, Aug. 9-17, Sept. 1-13, 22-30)

4.26

4.3

4.4

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

2.3

3.5

7.2

12

58

121

200

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

409

714

1,500

2,420

4,460

6,680

9,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

18

18

20

2_5

23

19

18

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13 

13

12

12

12

11

TT

12

13

17

18

19

20

18

18

499

16.1

0.013

0.02

990

Nov.

16 T6~

16

21

24

26

33

33

31

28

25

23

22

20

20

19

19

19

24

32

39

BQ- 53

43

38

34

29

26

26

25

830

27.7

0.023

0.03

1,650

Dec.

2739"

77

604

998

784

596

448

360

304

315

1,010

1,670

1,150

819

612

490 

409

348

304

274

254

235

208

190

173

164

166

171

178

169

13,546

437

0.356

0.41

26,870

Jan.

158

148

142

136

131

125

110

TT5

113

190

422

476

360

360

988

4,190

6,050 

4,780

2,850

2,180

6,330

9,460

9,460

7,030

4,290

3,880

5,540

6,380

5,000

3,240

2,230

86,864

2,802

2.29

2.63

172,300

Feb.

1,670

1,320

1,110

962

854

749

645

580

519

462

435

396

360

326

515

2,940

5,880 

2,866

1,340

1,670

1,810

1,450

1,110

926

766

662

580

519

33,156

1,184

0.966

1.01

65,760

Mar.

448

355

360

326

304

284

274

264

244

235

226

226

217

200

186

171

163 

158

155

160

160

152

148

T5Y

169

195

208

208

208

200

190

6,987

225

0.184

0.21

13,860

Apr.

180

178

173

169

166

161

TM

486

1,450

1,010

662

2,050

3,510

3,510

2,610

3,660

5.100 

3,670

2,180

1,410

1,030

836

696

564

476

409

360

337

348

1,360

38,937

1,298

1.06

1.18

77,230

Hay

1,950

4,190

7,320

8,900

6,970

3,660

1,720

1,150

1,770

4,510

7,380

8,260

7,880

6,440

4,030

2,230

1,410 

1,190

1,580

1,630

1,110

819

628

504

422

2,090

4,510

2,260

2,700

8,000

9, 880

117,093

3,777

3.08

3.55

232,300

June

7.880

3,820

1,500

1,150

962

696

549

462

396

372

326

284

235

208

180

166

152 

138

127

113

100

89

80

70

66

58

52

49

45

M

20,367

679

0.554

0.62

40,400

July

41

4T

38

35

33

30

26

24

23

22

20

19

17

15

14

13

12 

12

16

24

18

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.0 Q F

8 . 5

8.5

593.0

19.1

0.016

0.02

1,180

Aug.

8.0

8.5

B75

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.3

4.9

5.3

5.7

5.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.7

4.9

176- 4.6

4.6

4. 6

189.7

6.12

0.0050

0.006

376

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3 276-

115

218.0

7.27

0.0059

0.007

432

Calendar year 1953: Max 31,400 Mln 11 Mean 1,923 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31 Ac-ft 1,392,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,880 Hln 2.3 Mean 875 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.69 Ac-ft 633,300

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). May 31 (12 m.) 10,100 cfs (25.27 ft).
386 RED RIVER BASIN 

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long 94°37', in SE£ sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 E., near center of span 

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles west of Eagletown 

and 8.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1924 to December 1925 (published as "near Broken Bow"), October 1929 to September 1931, October 1935 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 30, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, chain gage at 

bridge 300 ft downstream at datum 0.70 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, 

chain gage, Oct. 1, 1935, to Aug. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 3, 1940, to 

Jan. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum. 

Jan. 31 to July 22, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-54), 1,337 cfs (967,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 34,100 cfs May 3 (gage height, 17.07 ft); no 

flow Aug. 6 to Sept. 29.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 91,500 cfs Feb. 12, 1950, from 

rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.80 ft Mar. 29, 1945; 

no flow at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1943, 1952, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft in August 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-26, 1930(M), 

1936-37(M), 1938, 1939(M), 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-27, Sept. 3o)

Oct. I to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0

102

246

1.0 1.1

2.4 

3.0

.1

.6

1.6

3.5

10

22

58

123

287

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

14.0

474

720

1,100

1,620

2,900

6,470

11,100

16,300

22,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3 3-3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

74

.5

.5

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.9

2 5

51.1

1.65

O.OO21

0.002

101

Nov.

3.0

3.3

3.5

5.2

7.0

7.0

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.6

8.9

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.7

16

21

40

42

38

38

35

41

46

4T

37

538.4

17.9

0.023

0.03

1,070

Dec.

3449"

233

762

801

569

445

365

319

277

310

862

550

714

574

461

377

322

277

243

222

203

186

168

152

141

127

132

127

130

134

10,566

341

0.433

0.50

20,960

Jan.

132

132

127

121

114

106

102

97

670" 96

1,440

1,400

1,030

994

4,080

10,400

4,980

2,900

2,030

2,410

10,800

5,650

3,830

2,980

2,550

3,050

4,O8O

3,280

2,350

1 79O

1,4OO

75,121

2,423

3.08

3.55

149,000

Feb.

1,110

906

774

675

594

527

470

412

369

340

319

293

268

246

254

9.980

6,260

3,2OO

2,690

4,700

3,510

2,350

1,730

1,300

1,050

866

744

644

46,561

1,663

2.11

2.20

92,350

Mar.

555

492

436

404

373

336

309

287

268

255

243

234

222

214

197

181

173

162

160

155

155

150" 150

150

175

277

744

649

574

*509

440

9,629

311

0.395

0.46

19,100

Apr.

400

362

330

293

274

255

237

225

727

714

518

686

2,690

2,22O

1,910

4,170

3,490

2,160

1,510

1,090

843

670

564

483

432

381

326

504

5.000

3,240

36,704

1,223

1.55

1.73

72,800

May

4,OOO

16,400

21,60O

5,450

3,200

2,090

1,510

1,120

1,020

1,620

1,560

1,560

2,160

1,790

1,190

850

675

659

720

574

449

365

313

271

246

225

211

203

477

882

496

73,886

2,383

3.03

3.49

146,600

June

268" 344

211

175

145

123

110

99

89

80

72

64

57

50

43

39

36

33

30

27

24

21

20

18

16

14

13

10

13

99

2,343

78.1

0.099

0.11

4,650

July

37

TS

13

10

8.4

7.2

6.8

5.8

4.8

5.1

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.7

3.1

3.5

3.1

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.4

74

157.9

5.09

0.0065

0.007

313

Aug.

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

O0"

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0.8

0.03

0.000038

o . 00004

1.6

Sept.

00"

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

3,J520

3,520

117

0.149

0.17

6,980

Calendar year 1953: Max 41,200 Min 0.4 Mean 1,595 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.52 Ac-ft 1,155,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,600 Min 0 Mean 710 Cfsm 0.9O2 In. 12.25 Ac-ft 513,900

Peak discharge (base, 22,OOP efs).--May 3 (2:30 a.m.) 34.1OO cfs (17.07 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 94°25' , in SW£ sec. 21, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4 miles west of De Queen, 

6 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 6 years, 320 cfs (231,700 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,040 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 16.11 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-29.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs May 11, 1953 (gage height, 21.96 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-16, 1948, Sept. 3-29, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft Aug. 27, 1947, from floodmarks (discharge, 110,000 cfs, 

from contracted-opening computation).

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to.Dec. 3, Feb. 27 to Apr. 11)

1.2

1.4

1.5

2.4

1.6

4.3

9.5

18

28

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

46

65

108

165

326

562

1,210

2,060

3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

T9~ 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

25.4

0.82

0.0045

0.005

50

Nov.

0.6

.6 

.6

.9

7?

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

17.1

0.57

0.0031

0.004

34

Dec.

0.3 ~T? 

42

T¥5" 323

102

75

60

50

41

42

114

234

160

114

83 

65

53

45

38

33

29

26

23

20

18

17

18

20

23

26

2,060.2

66.5

0.367

0.42

4,090

Jan.

28

28 

27

26

24

22

20

18

IS

24

418

286

204

211

1,330

2,520 

932

526

370

337

430

526

490

418

359

460

898

657

466

326

242

12,441

401

2.22

2.56

24,680

Feb.

190

158 

136

114

96

83

72

62

55

50

46

41

37

34

32

549 

704

38T

302

688

550

359

250

190

155

128

111

94

-

5,668

202

1.12

1.16

11,240

Mar.

83

7T 

67

59

54

48

45

41

38

36

34

32

30

28

26

24 

23

23

24

23

22

21

2&- 20

25

36

51

63

61

55

51

1,237

39.9

0.220

0.25

2,450

Apr.

45

41 

36

33

32

29

28

26

24

23

24

270

790

832

1,100

5,340 

1,030

562

348

234

171

133

103

85

71

59

50

464

1,000

614

11,597

387

2.14

2.38

23,000

May

966

3,410 

2,320

932

538

348

234

177

211

259

286

359

478

406

259

184 

142

a!37

a!77

a!54

112

84

67

55

47

41

38

35

56

126 

96

12,764

412

2.28

2.62

25,320

June 

69

51 

42

33

26

22

20

18

17

15

12

10

9.5

8.0

7.2

6.6 

6.4

5.7

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0 372"

426.2

14.2

0.078

0.09

845

July

3.0

?79 

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7 

77

.9

52.3

1.69

0.0093

0.01

104

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

!l

14.0

0.45

0.0025

0.003

28

Sept.

0.1

.1 

0

n

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

22

22.2

0.74

0.0041

0.005

44

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,690 Mln 0.3 Mean 34,3 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.69 Ac-ft 248,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,410 Mln 0 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.51 Ac-ft 91,880

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--Jan. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 4,080 cfs (13.78 ft); Apr. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 

7,040 cfs (16.11 ft); May 2 (7 p.m.J 6,700 cfs (15.94 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, and records for Mountain Fork River near Eagletown and Cossatot River near De Queen.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Rolling Fork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from Cossatot . River. 

Drainage area. 2, 6 74 sq mi. 

Records available. --December 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Feb. 5, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --23 years (1931-54), 4,064 cfs (2,942,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 cfs May 4 (gage height, 28.16 ft); mini-

. Ei 30, , 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft) from

rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915.

Remarks. --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions (water years) .-WSP 857: 1932, 1935-36. WSP 1211: 1931, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-24; rate of change in stage 

used as a factor Jan. 15-22, 24-27, 29-31, Feb. 16-19, Apr. 13, 

15, IB, IB, 19, May 1-8, 10, 11, 14-16, 30, 31, June 2, 3)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5

53

150

3.3

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

4.0

14

27

57

152

300

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

28.0

740

2,020

3,520

7,450

11,800

17,600

29,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

42 

43

43

46

UTT

36

37

37

33

31

29

29

29

27

26

24

23 

23

24

24

22

2?

22

22

23

34

34

34

34

34

35

962

31.0

0.012 o.oi

1,910

Nov.

35 

34

31

39

42

40

38

41

46

49

47

46

42

40

39

38

37 

37

43

54

52

56

76

T55- 107

98

88

81

86

85

1,652

55.1

0.021

0.02

3,280

Dec.

81 ITS'

147

414

1,800

1,880

1,440

1,150

935

768

710

995

2,440

2,580

1,950

1,540 1,250' 

1,020

850

735

650

576

522

478

428

390

366

370

352

352

363

27,650

892

0.334

0.38

54,840

Jan.

363 

360

349

338

324

307

297

281

274

357

1,220

2,440

2,090

1,810

2,430

11,700

14,900 

11,300

7,680

5,030

9,890

15,400

15,300

13,500

9,870

7,490

9,380

10,900

9,800

7,260

5,130

177,720

5,733

2.14

2.47

352,500

Feb.

3,870 

3,030

2,510

2,160

1,950

1,700

1,510

1,340

1,220

1,120

1,020

935

850

795

755

3,480

14,500 

10,400

5,790

6,430

7,560

5,730

4,140

5,110

2,510

2,160

1,880

1,600

95,855

5,551

1.25

1.51

186,100

Mar.

1,440 

1,250

1,120

1,020

955

850

795

730

695

645

620

590

558

522

491

450

419 

402

394

582

582

582

570

370

398

424

704

1,020

965

878

822

21,023

678

0.254

0.29

41,700

Apr.

750 

675

650

590

550

522

500 545"

1,180

2,300

1,670

2,440

7,540

8,710

7,040

10,600

15,700 

9,Y40

6,170

4,050

2,880

2,300

1,880

1,570

1,540

1,180

1,020

1,020

5,690

6, 730

103,292

3,443

1.29

1.44

204,900

May

6,620 

11,800

26,400

26,200

18 1 400

11,500

5,860

5,420

2,960

6,760

11,500

12,600

15,500

11,600

8,470

5,270

5,270 

2,660

5,190

5,190

2,440

1,810

1,480

1,220

1,020

935

5, TOT

4,140

2,580

6,050

9,450

229,865

7,415

2.77

3.20

455,900

June

10,100 

7,400

3,500

1,880

1,540

1,250

965

822

685

610

558

496

424

370

552

294

268 

242

224

215

198

178

152

155

122

111

99

92

85

16

35,223

1,107

0.414

0.46

65,900

July

115 

TO5

85

73

67

61

55

50

46

55

56

45

41

56

35

32

50 

29

28

32

55

36

33

29

25

25

21

18

17

16

T3

1,540

45.2

0.016

0.02

2,660

Aug.

27 ~ZZ

25

22

21

18

16

15

14

13

13

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

7.5 

7.0

6.6

6.1

7.0

9.0

9.0

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.5

6.1

7.5

7.5

568.1

11.9

0.0045

0.005

750

Sept.

7.0 

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

2.7

2.5

2 z'.i7

2.7

5.0

5.3

7.5

IP161. 1

5.37

0.0020

0.002

520

Calendar year 1953: Max 55,200 Min 22 Mean 4,551 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.09 Ac-ft 3,294,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,400 Min 2.5 Mean 1,893 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.61 Ac-ft 1,371,000

Peak discharge (base, 25,OOO cfs). May 4 (l a.m.) 29,8oO cfs (28.16 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 389

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long 94°13', on south edge of SE£ sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 30 W., on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, just downstream from Hale Creek, 

7 miles east of De Queen.

Drainage area.--361 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 631 cfs (456,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.57 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 28, 29.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 46,900 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 20.47 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more frequently during rises.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21-23, Dec. 3, 5-20, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 11-14, Feb. 1-4)

2.18

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

1.5

1.6

2.7

4.3

10

19

30

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

118

290

566

990

1,640

3,530

6,200

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3

7.6

8.2

8.5

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

9.3

13

14

14

17

24 20-

304.9

9.84

0.027

0.03

605

Nov.

18

14

IS" 13

18

19

21

28

25

21

18

18

16

16

16

16 

16

16

20

25

48

92

6T

46

39

34

29

25

23

22

789

26.3

0.073

0.08

1,560

Dec.

22

33

153

672

372

234

174

135

107

89

82

96

171

196

160

124 

97

81

70

61

57

52

49

45

40

37

34

40

47

61 

75

3,666

118

0.327

0.38

7,270

Jan.

73

70

66

61

57

52

48

45

43

30

126

324

290

324

1,540

4,480 

1,766

965

700

602

1,100

1,250

965

820

720

865

1,560

1,280

890

700 

532

22,353

721

2.00

2.30

44,350

Feb.

411

324

269

230

199

174

152

136

119

110

102

92

84

77

75

1,000 

1,250

740

640

1,650

1,190 '820

640

500

411

335

284

240

12,232

437

1.21

1.26

24,260

Mar.

201

177

171

158

135

117

107

99

93

89

87

84

82

76

70

65 

62

60 ^2"

64

6664-

61

61

72

117

261

198

172 

154

3,511

113

0.313

0.36

6,960

Apr.

135

118

103

92

86

81

78

73

5T

118

105

336

1,080

1,100

996

5,550 

1,580

915

660

500

372

284

228

312

225

174

139

976

2,020

1,310

17,807

594

1.65

1.83

35,320

May

2,100

8,580

6,780

2,120

1,130

760

566

425

384

384

324

347

516

549

425

312 

247

261

247

194

154

121

99

85

76

71

72

77

128 

135

102

27,571

889

2.46

2.84

54,690

June

81

67

57

49

43

38

36

32

31

29

27

25

23

21

19

18 

17

17

22

22

22

21

22

19

17

14

13

11

10 

9 7

832.7

27.8

0.077

0.09

1,650

July

8.9

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.3

5.8

6.0

8.2

12

11

10

9.7

10

9.7 

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.9

9.7

10

12

13

11

13

11

9.7

8.2 

6.8

6.8

280.1

9.04

0.025

0.03

556

Aug.

6.3

F73

6.3

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.4 

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

273

3.9 

5.0

104.7

3.38

O.OO94

0.01

208

Sept.

4.8

4.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

5.0

4.3

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

25 1.6

73

540

535.7

17.9

0.050

0.06

1,060

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,100 Mln 7.3 Mean 703 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.42 Ac-ft 508,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,380 Mln 1.5 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27 Ac-ft 178,500

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--May 2 (10 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (16.57 ft).
390 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°06' , long 94°05' , in W| sec. 3,T. 8S.,R. 29 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3f miles upstream from Holly 

Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dierks.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. May 13, 1938, to Aug. 9, 1940, wire-weight gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Aug. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 195 cfs (141,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs May 2 (gage height, 11.15 ft); no flow 

at times.

1938-54; Maximum discharge, 31,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow at times in 

1943, 1946-47, 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft sometime in 1920, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1939-42. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

0

.3 

1.3 

3.1 

6.3

16

51

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

119

220

380

596

1,180

2,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

3.2

0.10

0.00081

0.001

6.3

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.3

,2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.3

8.4

8.4

5.9

4.9

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.4

1.9

44.3

1.48

0.012

0.01

88

Dec.

2.0

2.0

7.1

56

32

22

16

13

11

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.4

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

5.5

5.2

5 9

8. 4

317.1

10.2

0.082

0.10

629

Jan.

8.4

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

5.9

'§72 5.2

8.0

9.4

24

26

31

375

621

330

200

146

130

149

257

223

180

159

194

324

254

198

153

122

4,173.3

135

1.09

1.25

8,280

Feb.

99

85

73

61

53

45

39

34

31

29

29

25

22

19

ajLS

29

75

55

76

520

212

153

124

97

82

70

59

49

-

2,061

73.6

0.594

0.62

4,090

Mar.

40

37

48

45

34

30

28

27

26

25

25

25

23

21

17

16

15

15

15

16

18

16

15

15

17

24

27

24

21

19

18

742

23.9

0.193

0.22

1,470

Apr.

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

350

710

520

393

828

442

284

191

140

114

89

70

64

49

38

32

119

348

269

5,201

173

1.40

1.56

10,320

Hay

569

2.160

1,180

621

395

254

182

140

133

140

113

168

380

223

155

117

92

138

113

78

57

43

36

29

26

25

31

29

39

27

7,732

249

2.01

2.32

15,340

June

18

14

11

9.8

8.0

6.6

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

2.2

2.9

2.4

1.7

1.9

3.6

3.6

3.1

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.1

iiO

134.6

4.49

0.036

0.04

267

July

0.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

T*.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1.1

5.2

0.17

0.0014

0.002

10

Aug.

<Ti

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

PJ000081

0.0001

0.8

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

133

214

1.120

1,467

48.9

0.394

0.44

2,910

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,800 Win 0 Mean 255 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.97 Ac-ft 185,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Win 0 Mean 59.9 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.56 Ac-ft 43,410

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stag

arby stations.

gag 

nearby stations

;e and records for
RED RIVER BASIN 391

Red River at Pulton, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°37', long 93°49', In NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2i miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 

463.0.

Drainage area. 52,380 sq ml, of which 5,936 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey.

October 1937 to September 1942 and January 1946 to December 1948 yearly summaries In 

Arkansas State report. October 1937 to September 1938 In reports of Corps of Engineers, Vlcksburg district and since January 1946, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights collected in the same vicinity since October 1885 are contained 

in reports of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, wire-weight gage 1,500 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge . 13 years (1937-42, 1946-54), 19,710 cfs (14,270,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 86,000 cfs May 14 (gage height, 21.65 

ft); minimum daily, 2,180 cfs Oct. 18, Nov. 8,9, 16-18, 22, 23.

1937-42, 1946-54; Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 

ft); minimum observed, 562 cfs Nov. 4-6, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 261 miles upstream (see p. 376). 

Discharge measurement generally made three times a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 40 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 7 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,630

3,750

3,300

3,190

3,750

3,990

4,110

4,110

3,750

3,190

3,080

3,410

3,520

3,190

3,080

2,780

2,380

2.180

2,580

2,980

3,300

3,630

3,410

2,680

2,280

2,680

3,190

3,630 

3,630

2,980

2 , 680

100,040

3,227

198,400

Nov.

2,780

2,980

3,190

3,080

2,980

2,980

2,780

2,180

2,180

2,480

2,580

2,380

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,280

2,380

2,380

2,180

2,180

2,580

3,300

5.870

3,870

3,750 

3,410

2,78O

80,910

2,697

160,500

Dec.

2,780

2,780

2,680

2,480

2,680

3,520

5,540

8,720

9.450

7,990

7,270

4,730

4,360

7,030

8,230

7,750

7,270

6,160

4,730

4,480

4,360

4,480

4,480

4,360

3,990

3,300

3,190

3,870 

3,990

3,750

3,410

153,810

4,962

305,100

Jan.

2,740

2,630

2.410

2,960

3,400

3,400

3,180

2,740

2,630

2,740

2,960

3,580

5,680

6,880

7,120

10,100

16,100

24,200

29,900

28,300

21,600

22,600

35,600

58.900

36,700

50,900

26,800

28 , 300 

50,400

29,400

25,200

490,050

15,810

972,000

Feb.

20,500

15,700

12,600

10,400

8,530

7,360

7,600

7,600

7,120

6,400

5,680

5,020

4,480

4,480

4,840

5,020

6,640

14 , 900

18,000

16,800

15,700

19,800

22.100

17,200

13,500

10,400

8,220

6,880

-

505,270

10,850

601 , 500

Mar.

6,640

6,400

6,160

5,440

4,660

5,760

5,290

5,400

5,760

5,760

5,940

3,760

5,070

2,960

5,940

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,660

5,940

5,290

5,760

4,120

4,120

5,940

5,400

2,850

2,850 

5,940

4,660

4,840

128,750

4,153

255,400

Apr.

4,660

5,760

2,850

2.410

2,520

5,070

5,400

5,290

2,960

2,740

5,760

5,200

9,150

16,500

21,600

25,200

27,800

30,900

51.500

27,800

21,200

13,800

9,150

7,120

6,640

7,120

7,120

6,880 

7,120

10,400

527,620

10,920

649,800

May

15.800

21,200

40,100

50,200

52,200

55,500

55,500

51,500

46,900

44,300

51 , 500

66,500

78.700

85,500

82,400

72,900

68 , 500

68 , 500

69,200

64 , 100

55,500

42,400

52,500

24,200

19,400

17,200

17,600

23,100 

27 , 500

38,900

45,600

*1,478.5

47,690

*2,952

June

57.700

54,100

35,500

55,000

28 , 500

19,800

16,100

16,100

14,900

14,600

14,200

14,600

14,200

15,500

12,900

12 , 600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12 , 900

15,200

12,600

12,200

11,600

11,600

10,400

8,220

7,560 

7,560

7,560

481,500

16,050

955,000

July

7,120

6,880

6,880

7,560

7,600

7,120

6,160

5,680

5,200

4,840

5,020

5,920

6,160

6,160

6,400

6,400

6,160

5,920

6,400

6,880

6,640

6,160

5,680

5,200

5,200

5,440

5,440

5,440 

5,200

4,660

4,120

185,440

5,982

567,800

Aug.

4,480

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

4,480

3,760

5,760

4,500

4,480

4,480

4,120

5,400

2,960

5,070

5,760

4,500

4,500

4,120

5,760

5,180

5,070

4,300

4,660

4,480

4,500

5,760

5,290 

5,400

3,760

5,760

126,290

4,074

250,500

Sept.

5,400

5,290

5,180

2,850

2,740

2,960

5,070

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,740

2,500

2,500

2,960

5,290

5,400

5,400

2,960

2,520

2,650

2,960

3,290

5,580

3,400

5,070

2,960

5,290

5.760 

5,400

5,180

91,760

5,059

182,000

Calendar year 1953 : Max 127,000 Mln 2,180 Mean 15,900 Ac-ft 11,510,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 85,300 Mln 2,180 Mean 10,820 Ac-ft 7,830,000

* Expressed In thousands.

411038 O - 57 - 26
392 RED RIVER BASIN

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°21', long 95°36', on left bank at downstream side of pile bent of bridge 

on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from 

Brushy Creek, 3.5 miles downstream from Doctors Creek, and 5.7 miles southeast of 

Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1954 (only monthly discharge and extremes prior 

to October 1949} .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 375 cfs (271,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs May 13 (gage height, 18.01 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 23.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. No large diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

.9 

1.0 

1.2

.8 

2.0

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Note.--Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft.

1.2

1.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

30

62

94

174

362

720

1,290

2,150

3,700

6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

41

27

71.4

2.30

0.0044

0.005

142

Nov.

21

*15

11

14

209

352

268

590

458

236

49

23

16

11

8.5

5.7

3.8

2.7

13

493

'561 736

116

34

20

15

11

9.0

8.0

6.7

4,316.4

144

0.273

0.30

8,560

Dec.

5.1

1,040

2,020

2,170

2,110

564

90

48

33

26

*771

2,150

2,260

1,100

178

84

48

28

18

14

12

11

9.3

8.2

7.3

6.3

5.9

6.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

14,849.5

479

0.909

1.05

29,450

Jan.

8.2

7.3

6.1

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.3

la

3.1

882

478

160

64

*677

2,140

5.580

3,100

2,340

519

150

372

626

274

427

1,460

1,590

1,540

984

213

163

264

21,847.2

705

1.34

1.54

43,330

Feb.

177

62

35

22

16

12

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.3

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.2

5.0

6.6

15

180

*654

852

768

410

60

25

14

10

8.5

7.2

-

5,566.5

120

0.228

0.24

6,680

Mar.

6.5

5.7

5.4

4.5

4.2

5.7

5.5

5.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

_J_

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.5

 1.3

1.0

1.0

65.9

2.13

0.0040

0.005

131

Apr.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

274

587

45

52

220

1,610

1.840

1,060

196

228

78

28

14

9.2

7.0

5.7

4.5

5.0

3.1

2.7

2.5

1.9

2.1

6,056.9

202

0.585

0.45

12,010

May

8.6

557

*606

522

158

52

16

10

8.5

521

2,260

5,550

*5.840

5,580

2,580

1,470

200

79

77

44

34

28

24

21

20

19

24

206

194

116

40

22,204.9

716

1.56

1.57

44,040

June

68

115

650

614

509

67

*50

20

15

12

10

9.6

8.7

7.2

6.5

5.4

6.6

6.0

4.2

2.9

2.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.5

.2

.1

6

1,973.5

65.8

0.125

0.14

5,910

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,200 Min 0 Mean 348 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.95 Ac-ft 251,700

Water year- 1953-54: Max 5,840 Min 0 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.389 In. 5.28 Ac-ft 148,300

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 393

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°28', long 95°35' , on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Suds Creek, 7.3 miles upstream from Click Creek, 

and 8.6 miles northeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area.--276 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 377.38 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 cfs May 12 (gage height, 20.13 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 25.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 26.6 ft May 2, 1944; flood of 1932 reached 

about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Apr. 12, Apr. 14-17, 

May 1-10, 18, 25, 26, June 1-10, Sept. 30)

0.22

.3

.4

.5

.7

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

1.0

2.6

5.0

13

24

48

95

158

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

263

410

580

800

1,360

2,100

4,300

7,300

10,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

247

9.5

2.6

1.5

1.0

. 8

262.9

8.48

0.031

0.04

521

Nov.

0.7 

*.6

.4

118

147

6.0

143

133

7.8

3.3

2.6 

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

IjOZO

536

22

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

2,251.1

75.0

0.272

0.30

4,460

Dec.

10 

1,540

1,490

119

20

9.7

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

"2,010 

806

104

29

13

10

8.8

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.6

5.6

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.8

7.0

5.3

3*6

5.1

6,274.2

202

0.732

0.85

12,440

Jan.

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.4

2. '4

2.4

2.2

2.2

7.4

114

14 

8.4

7.7

*197

2,050

660

109

55

51

765

126

30

30

1,110

929

815

202

62

43

1,920

188

9,512.9

307

1.11

1.28

18,870

Feb.

68 

42

30

23

20

19

17

17

16

16

15 

14

T4

14

20

1,660

69

*39

2,410

232

76

50

37

27

22

19

17

15

-

5,018

179

0.649

0.68

9,950

Mar.

if9

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

3 

3

2

2

1

1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

10

12

8.4

5.3

*5.0

4.5

3.8

137.4

4.43

0.016

0.02

273

Apr.

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

18

1,520

56

20

13 

680

598

100

488

70

25

19

15

13

11

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

157

3,867.3

129

0.467

0.52

7,670

May

85 

936

*81

16

8.0

5.3

4.5

2.8

448

7,330

3,130 

10.000

*812

250

160

110

85

654

230

75

45

25

20

15

844

905

50

25

20

15

20

26,406.6

852

3.09

3.56

52,380

June

1.250 

426

300

40

20

15

*12

15

22

5.0

.2 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,105.2

70.2

0.254

0.28

4,180

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

4.2

0.14

0. 00051

0.0006

8.3

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,900 Min 0 Mean 192 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.46 Ac-ft 139,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,000 Min 0 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.554 In. 7.53 Ac-ft 110,800

Feak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). Feb. 16 (2 a.m.) 7,810 cfs (10.28 ft); Feb. 19 (2 p.m.) 11,500 

cfs 112.39 ft); May 12 (2 p.m. ) 28,000 cfs (20.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Feb. 24 to Mar. 25, Apr. 18-29, May 14-17, 19-24, 27-31, June 3-6; 

discharge estimated on basis of normal recession hydrograph and weather records.
394 RED RIVER BASIN 

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°19', long 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 2 miles upstream from Ripley Creek, 2.7 miles 

south of Talco, Titus County, and 2.8 miles downstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 494 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 17.26 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 11.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height, 18.98 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 11, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 25.3 ft Mar. 31, 1945, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10 to Feb. 3, May 2-3)

1.91

2.05

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0

.1

.2

.4

.8

1.8

2.9

4.2

7.2

11

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

24

41

88

150

320

570

880

1,360

2,640

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7 

1.4

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4_

.4

.4

.5

.6

1.2

53

53

97

~BT 106

27

412.4

13.3

0.027

0.03

818

Nov.

18

12

*8.5

9.0

16

34

105

246

221

291

239

100

47 

28

19

14

11

8.6

7.9

159

205

146

94

51

31

22

16

13

10

2,196.0

73.2

0.148

0.17

4,360

Dec.

11?~ 9.4

656

960

1,090

1,090

980

438

120

57

*160

902

1,300 

1,600

1,980

1,840

1,090

334

115

78

56

44

36

31

28

25

22

24

25

39 

52

15,300.4

494

1.00

1.15

30,350

Jan.

45

41

34

27

24

22

19

21

22

277

784

1,040

1,120 

1,160

*1,610

2,750

4.600

4,040

2,970

2,200

1,550

1,140

704

528

542

656

768

940

1,000

816 

542

31,992

1,032

2.09

2.41

63,460

Feb.

476

488

500

364

178

109

86

70

57

50

45

43

43 

41

36

38

46

*88

377

1,330

1,970

3.040

2,900

1,980

1,010

291

124

86

15,866

567

1.15

1.19

31,470

Mar.

56

67

57

49

40

35

34

33

30

30

29

28

27 

26

25

24

23

21

22

22

56

56

42

32

30

28

30

52

*54

47 

37

1,138

36.7

0.074

0.09

2,260

Apr.

28

23

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

16

272

252 

83

156

368

386

TsT

78

46

31

25

27

23

18

15

12

TS

12

24

2,231

74.4

0.151

0.17

4,430

May

61

291

*640

*848

*832

580

208

78

190

876

1,720

3,280

4,170 

*3,690

2,640

2,050

1,380

483

237

205

124

80

58

48

39

30

24

20

20

17 

TT

24,936

804

1.63

1.88

49,460

June

19

24

47

T8

16

20

20

*17

13

11

8.5

7.6

6.2 

5.0

5.1

5.0

4.3

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.6

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

T76

276.5

9.22

0.019

0.02

548

July

1.6

1.7

TIT

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.4

*.4

.4 

.4

.3

.2. ?

.2

.6

1.5

1.6

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.2

21.5

0.69

0.0014

0.002

43

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TS

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.8

0.03

0.00006

0.0

1.6

Sept.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.6 

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

4.2

0.14

0.00028

0.0003

8.3

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,800 Min 0.4 Mean 440 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.08 Ac-ft 318,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,600 Min 0 Mean 259 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.11 Ac-ft 187,200

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs). No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 395

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°15', long 94°37', near left bank on upstream side of bridge on IT. S.

Highway 67, 0.6 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile

southwest of Darden, Bowie County. 

Drainage area. 2,774 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1923 to October 1954 (discontinued). Gage-height records

collected in this vicinity since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau

(published as "near Naples"). 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Corps of Engineers

maintains a crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 220.61 ft above mean sea level,

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, staff gage at St. Louis Southwestern Railway

bridge 0.6 mile downstream at same datum. Oct. 26, 1934, to Feb. 12, 1942, water-stage

recorder at site 780 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 2,400 cfs (1,738,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to October 1954, 36,000 cfs

May 15 (gage height, 29.56 ft); no flow Aug. 24 to Oct. 1.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 37.56 ft); no

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, that of Apr. 1, 1945. 

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

are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with IT. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

9.7

9.5

8.4

4.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

d2

*3.7

d2

JUi

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.6

4.2

3.6

16

79

102

105

395.1

12.7

0.0046

0.005

784,

Nov.

126

165

*140

158

1O5

61

45

44

132

446

722

712

657

473

420

418

408

320

314

255

140

79

518

1.020

611

488

294

215

209

164

9,859

329

0.119

0.13

19,560

Dec.

79

86

134

438

1,210

1,860

2,650

2,820

2,810

*2,020

1,510

1,570

1,810

2,250

2,860

3,360

4,010

4.180

3,780

3,170

1,690

1,280

1,080

987

883

860

806

646

240

236

201

51,516

1,662

0.599

0.69

102,200

Jan.

165

144

134

117

102

92

89

86

94

137

435

1,220

2,030

2,400

*2,780

3,480

4,470

5,360

6,900

11,400

15.600

12,300

10,200

8,620

7,150

5,680

4,750

4,580

4,580

4,820

5,100

123,015

3,968

1.43

1.65

244,000

Feb.

5.1OO

4,61O

4,500

3,840

3,650

1,630

1,320

770

382

348

26O

225

a!97

168

148

102

84

*336

1,000

962

1,360

3,250

4,040

5,140

5.900

5,490

4,240

3,350

-

_______

62,402

2,229

0.804

0.84

123,800

Mar.

1.970

1,390

857

472

251

173

154

137

123

105

94

92

94

84

69

69

65

61

59

59

59

57

55

56

65

59

49

18

d60

*79

d60

7,025

227

0.082

0.09

13,930

Apr.

46

45

46

45

44

44

52

178

248

588

987

883

1,120

1,80O

2,730

2,930

2,980

3,670

4.420

3.53O

1,510

730

462

264

124

111

94

86

74

82

29,923

997

0.359

0.40

59,350

May

151

426

925

*1,920

2,390

3,030

2,690

1,260

1,470

1,920

3,380

4,560

12,400

29,300

55.000

*31,400

22,800

17,300

13,300

1O, 800

9,060

7,550

6,570

5,040

2,540

975

554

946

2,520

2,940

2,440

237,557

7,663

2.76

3.19

471,200

June

1,820

1,360

1,480

1,850

2,180

2.550

1,870

*1,080

498

269

195

186

148

89

76

69

67

63

61

56

47

42

36

30

27

26

23

21

20

20

16,059

53.5

0.193

0.22

31,850

July

li

18

14

12

11

9.0

7.3

6.4

4.2

3.2

.4

* .8

.6

.5

.O

3.9

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1-6

169.6

5.47

0.0020

0.002

556

Aug.

JUS

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO 

aO

15.0

0.48

0.00017

0.0002

50

Sept.

i a

a

a

a

a

(*)

C

C

C

C

C

Calendar year 1953: Max 45,900 Min 1.4 Mean 2,268 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.1 Ac-ft 1,642,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 35, OOO Min 0 Mean 1,474 Cfsm 0.531 In. 7.22 Ac-ft 1,067,000

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

d Doubtful gage height record; discharge estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

Oct. 1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

0

.8

5.1

121

426

244

201

201

Day

Oct. 9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

Discharge

217

225

205

169

165

151

92

76

Day

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

61

53

50

48

48

47

44

258

Day

Oct. 25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Runoff in acre-feet ......................................................

Discharge

1,160

*1,760

2,590

5,600

6.O50

9.250

9,150

1,176

0.49

72,550

Discharge measurement made on this day.
396 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°01', long 94°53', near center of stream at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on State Highway 11, 500 ft upstream from Louisiana and Arkansas Railway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from Williamson Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Pittsburg, 

Camp County.

Drainage area.--366 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 414 cfs (299,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 12.78 ft); no 

flow Aug. 20 to Sept. 30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 58,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 27.32 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow Aug. 20 to Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood of January 

1938 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54'(gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to June 20, Aug. 9-24)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

.2

.6

2.0

5.0

12

24

38

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

55

100

170

330

510

1,000

2,050

3,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.3

*9.0

8.6

8.3

8.6

22

17

10

8.9

9.0

8.7

8.6

8.6 

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

TX

7.3

7.5

8.6

17

52

5?

38

32 

23

443.8

14.3

0.039

0.05

880

Nov.

18

16

15

T7

*23

44

52

59

59

55

55

44

34 

29

28

27

26

25

25

34

88

90

92

m

59

48

42

38

35

33

1,293

43.1

0.118

0.13

2,560

Dec.

33

7f

242

352

391

374

340

282

162

*90

110

348

620 

'33o~ 930

750

575

354

178

109

95

90

85

78

72

67

65

88

196

250 

226

8,554

276

0.754

0.87

16,970

Jan.

194

146

109

95

85

80

76

74

72

1T7

294

391

*322 

298

622

2,130

2,780

1,810

1,360

1,080

800

575

540

472

374

340

382

510

497

428 

418

17,471

564

1.54

1.78

34,650

Feb.

400 346"

306

274

234

194

166

142

125

118

115

106

100 

92

52

92

*95

95

95

162

282

314

322

330

258

142

109

95

5,195

186

0.508

0.53

10,300

Mar.

88

80

78

74

72

69

69

69

72

BO

78

76

74 

69

63

57

55" 55

63

65

67

74

74

67

67

74

88

90

SJ

*69

63

2,222

71.7

0.196

0.23

4,410

Apr.

59

55

53

53

52

50

52

50

48

46

46

70

115 

154

178

202

m

92

69

55

46

41

38

35

33

31

28

27

2T

32

2,011

67.0

0.1B3

0.20

3,990

May

44

110

325

438

*510

510

497

316

107

180

516

1,520

2,710 

5,380

1,580

1,220

860

470

218

139

98

88

72

57

52

52

48

45

333

1,000 

1,170

17,670

570

1.56

1.80

35,050

June

B"4"0" 772

615

700

503

152

69

*55

46

40

35

31

28 

25

23

20

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

10

8.9

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.2

3,811.6

127

0.347

0.39

7,560

July

5.1

Te

4.3

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

*2.1 

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.1

l.B

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7 

.7

71.2

2.30

0.006

0.007

141

Aug.

1.0

1.1

Tff

.7

.6

.7

.8

.6

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.6

.6

**.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

10.8

0.35

0.001

0.001

21

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,600 Hln 5.0 Mean 262 Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.72 Ac-ft 189,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,780 Hln 0 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.99 Ac-ft 116,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on. this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 94°47', near center of channel at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on State Highway 11, 160 ft upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 

3.8 miles west of Daingerfield, Morris County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage 1,000 ft upstream. Datum of 

gage is 258.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximam discharge during year, 3,100 cfs May 30 (gage height, 10.50 ft); no flow 

at times.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 14.08 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 16 ft in January 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0..000083

0.0001

0.4

Nov.

0

V

0

0

*».4

.2

.4

.6

.3

.4

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

11

ii

40

21

9.3

6.7

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.3

163.6

5.45

0.076

0.08

324

Dec.

3§ 3.5

81

85

57

32

20

15

13

*12

29

93

"57 117

51

32

25

21

20

19

20

20

18

15

14

14

14

25

39

38

28

1,103.5

35.6

0.495

0.57

2,190

Jan.

22

20

19

17

17

16

15

14

IT

34

67

83

*59

53

140

370

587

32T

158

105

85

77

85

87

75

69

69

99

95

81

85

3,043

98.2

1.36

1.57

6,040

Feb.

89

75

59

50

44

39

36

32

30

31

30

28

24

24

26

27

*27

25

29

47

53

39

31

26

24

23

22

20

-

1,010

36.1

0.502

0.52

2,000

Mar.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

14

13

12

TS

13

16

17

13

15

15

17

17

20

17

17

15

*12

12

490

15.8

0.220

0.25

972

Apr.

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.4

8.6

7.7

7.7

8.9

15

14

12

11

14

20

IT

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.5

3.7

3.5

3TS

3.7

6.6

269.8

8.99

0.125

0.14

535

May

16

40

69

*77

36

15

10

8.1

97¥

56

129

336

720

509

231

92

40

28

55

97

67

31

31

17

15

16

16

13

995

~^Si 2.160 

6,588.7

213

2.96

3.41

13,070

June

270

113

131

36~¥ 405

114

46

*32

24

19

16

13

11

9.2

8.0

5.2

4.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

1.9

1.9

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.4

1,544.3

51.5

0.716

0.80

3,060

July

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.9.5-

.2

.2

0

V

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

0.0017

0.002

7.1

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,380 Mln 0 Mean 65.7 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.39 Ac-ft 47,580

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,160 Mln 0 Mean 38.9 Cfsm 0.541 In. 7.34 Ac-ft 28,200

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs) . May 30 (3 a.m.) 3,100 cfs (10.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No recorder record Mar. 21-29, June 16 to July 11, Sept. 23-30; discharge computed frcsn cncedally readings of wire-weight gage 1,000 ft upstream.
398 RED RIVER BASIN

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°55'05", long 94°43 1 35", at pumphouse, 1,700 ft upstream from dam of Lone 

Star Steel Co. on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, and 7.6 miles 

south of Daingerfield, Morris County.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site just upstream from dam at datum 200 

ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 25,780 acre-ft May 29 (gage height, 68.66 ft); 

minimum, 18,430 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 63.45 ft).

1943-54: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-ft Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill type dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. 

Dam completed in April 1943. Capacity of reservoir, 24,700 acre-ft (gage height, 68.0 

ft, crest of 300-foot concrete service spillway). Dead storage, 196 acre-ft (gage 

height, 35.0 ft, top of conduit discharge box). At times water is diverted from Cypress 

Creek into reservoir by pumping (see table below). Capacity of pumps, 40 cfs. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Water used by Lone Star Steel Co.is iron 

smelter.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Lone Star Steel Co. 

Revisions. MSP 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly gage height, contents, and diversions, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30.... ..........

Calendar year 1953 .

Feb. 28..... .........

Mar . 31 ..............

May 31..............

July 31..............

Sept. 30. .............

Water year 1953-54.

Qage height 

(feet)t

-

63.55

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

18,670

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+280

-770

-150 

0

+320

-1,480

-4,510

Diversion into 

reservoir from 

Cypress Creek 

(acre-feet)

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

812

1,170

t Qage height at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 399

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45', long 94°29', on left bank 30 ft upstream from Parrell Bridge on 

Jefferson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi.

Rec ords avaliable. July 1924 to October 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 687 cfs (497,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1953 to October 1954, 2,090 cfs Jan. 24 

(gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 10.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Apr. 1, 1945; flood of May 20, 

1930, reached a stage of 25.37 ft and floods of May 1884 and July 1904 reached stages 

of about 24 and 25 ft, respectively; from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Up to 40 cfs occasionally is diverted from Cypress Creek into Ellison Creek 

Reservoir by pumping. During August and September, 358 acre-ft and 812 acre-ft, respectively, were diverted from Cypress Creek into Ellison Creek Reservoir.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1929-30, 1932(M), 1938, 1942. WSP 1211: Drainage 

area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

18

19

24

24

21

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

*14

15

15

16

21

28

33

30

31

5_1

638

20.6

0.024

0.03

1,270

Nov.

62

57

50

46

42

44

48

46

54

*71

83

89

92

89

86

80

68

61

60

89

159

200

T87

175

183

183

167

151

130

112

2,964

98.8

0.116

0.13

5,880

Dec.

102

T34

245

349

371

371

382

406

*430

442

466

545

590

575

545

545

560

590

620

650

680

680" 710

590

430

316

255

275

327

338 

327

13,846

447

0.526

0.61

27,460

Jan.

338

371

382

394

371

338

295

255

245

255

285

316

*327

371

538

815

900

900

900

960

1,100

1,440

1,890

2,090

2,040

1,890

1,700

1,520

1,300

1,120 

1,000

26,646

860

1.01

1.17

52,850

Feb.

900

845

815

785

785

755

710

650

590

504

430

371

327

305

285

295

*327

316

316

486

575

545

491

466

466

491

491

491

_

-----

14,813

529

0.622

0.65

29,380

Mar.

478

406

316

265

236

222

214

204

200

200

200

200

204

200

191

183

175

167

T67

179

209

236

236

218

214

214

209

200

196

196 

*200

6,935

224

0.263

0.30

13,760

Apr.

196

187

167

159

151

148

140

137

137

137

163

196

312

406

454

545

665

710

635

491

371

265

196

159

137

120

106

98

i5o" 95

7,803

260

0.306

0.34

15,480

May

148

228

295

360

430

*466

491

504

517

530

605

770

900

980

980

1,000

1,080

1,380

1,790

2,040

1,990

1,790

1,520

1,220

900

620

371

255

352

725 

980

26,217

846

0.995

1.15

52,000

June

1,050

1,080

1,240

1,550

1.700

1,660

1,550

1,380

*1,220

1,050

830

528

264

159

126

109

95

86

76

66

58

50

44

32

26

22

20

19

18

I6.

16,124

537

0.632

0.71

31,980

July

15

16

16

16

15

14

14

e!4

e!4

e!3

13

12

. *11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

10

9.1

8.1

7.9

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.3

6.8

6.4 

e6.5

337.9

10.9

0.013

0.01

670

Aug.

e6.2

e6.1

e6.0

e5.9

e5.8

e5.7

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

e5.8

5.5

.7

.5

.3

.6

.4

* .5

?74

.8

.4

.0

.3

.5

e .4

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

e6.2

192.5

6.21

0.0073

0.008

382

Sept.

5.8

5.3

4.9

5.1

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.0

5.3

4.5

5.8

6.6

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.2

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

 6.4

5.3

4.7

4.5

5.3

6.4

6.8

JL2

188.3

6.28

0.0074

0.008

373

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,600 Min 14 Mean 672 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.72 Ao-ft 486,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,090 Min 4.5 Mean 320 Cfsm 0.376 In. 5.12 Ao-ft 231,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (13.15 ft); May 20 (5 p.m.) 2,040

cfs (13.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

16

12

12

14

13

11

9.1

7.9

Day

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

7.9

8.1

8.4

10

11

10

9.3

9.6

Day

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

9 8

8 8

8 4

7 9

7 7

13

18

30

Day

Oct. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ..................................................

Discharge

51

62

62

120

*187

190

180

2,230

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
400 RED RIVER BASIN

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long 93°52i20", in SW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 15 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 0.4 mile downstream 

from Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1954.

:e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 2, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Black Bayou near Gilliam 

used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 10 years, 116 cfs (83,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 1,040 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.31 ft); minimum daily, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 23-28, 30; minimum gage height, 1.11 ft Sept. 27.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Dec. 29, 1944; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; no flow Apr. 15, 16, 1945, May 23, 24, 1948, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 1.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1949; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair above 20 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

37?

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.5 476-

4.5

4.5

4.5

117.9

3.80

234

Nov.

4.5

47F

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.7

5.3

7.1

9.3

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

152.0

5.07

301

Dec.

4.7

41

174

149

87

33

11

5.9

4.8

4.4

8.2

48

40

27

11

*7.0

5.3

.7

.4

,2

.2

.4

.4

.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

B7F

25

37

22

793.6

25.6

1,570

Jan.

9.8

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.4

174

4.4

27

90

81

46

52

638

670

416

344

266

161

*122

155

122

101

91

87

181

113

89

77

71

4,049.4

131

8,030

Feb.

65

61

57

53

49

46

43

41

38

38

38

37

34

33- 32

77

81

65

103

149

127

91

69

*57

51

46

44

39

1,664

59.4

3,300

Mar.

36

33

33

39

37

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

27

23

*19

18

I?

23

32

30

25

27

24

27

28

28

24

21

19

19

864

27.9

1,710

Apr.

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

12

12

15

113

127 "57

55

91

117

85

53

38

29

24

20

17

15

13

11

2f

*38

37

1,160

38.7

2,300

May

89

151

202

195

122

69

45

34

50

192

346

5T8" 646

438

289

174

105

77

77

81

*63

45

36

30

26

27

27

29

24

19

li.

4,258

137

8,450

June

17

17

58

BT

46

27

18

14

11

8.5

8.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.7

*5.3

4.6

5.1

5.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

376- 3.6

370.8

12.4

735

July

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

8.6

18

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

371

3.1

3.1

126.1

4.07

250

Aug.

3.1

37T

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

82.6

2.66

164

Sept.

2.4

Y71

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2,2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2^

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

66.5

2.22

132

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,280 Min 2.5 Mean 100 Ac-ft 72,680

Water year 1953-54: Max 67O Min 2.0 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27, ISO

Peak discharge (base, 70Q cfsK--Jan. 15 (1O:3O p.m.) 1,04O cfs ,(11.31 ft)j May 12 (8 a.m.) 714 cfs 

(9.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 401

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.

Location.--Lat 32°48'55", long 93°52'15", in SE&1W£ sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 15 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 992, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Red Bayou and 2 miles southwest of Gilliam.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.5 miles downstream from base 

gage. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum Jan. 26, 1945, to Oct. 25, 

1949.

Average discharge. 12 years, 392 cfs (283,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 13.50 

ft Jan. 16; minimum discharge, 3.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 2.55 ft 

Aug. 22.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs May 4, 1944; maximum gage height, 25.73 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 26, 1943; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 22, 1954.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Dec. 1, Sept. 2-30: slope 

used as a factor Jan. 15-3O, Feb. 20, 21, May 11-22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

2.7 

3.O 

3.5 

4.0

6.0

6.0

11

22

56

2T6

9.0

io.o

398

585

830

1,120

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

396

555

820

1,120

1,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtaa

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.5

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.2

775

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.5

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.7

7.8

7.8

7.8

575- 9.0

8.5

8.5

8 »4 8 «4

240.5

7.76

O.021

O.O2

477

Nov.

8.4

574" 8.2

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.7 

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.9

9.2

*9.6

12

12

15

T21111

1111

10

10

11

289.8

9.66

O.O27

0.03

575

Dec.

11

BT

210

248

248

238

21O

194

182

166

182

254

243 

243

216

*182

166

150

142

135

130

130

119

100

90

82

75

103

122

143

143

4,911

158

0.434

0.50

9,740

Jan.

135

130

129

128

124

119

111

102

98

133

199

221

210 

243

1,020

1,590

1,336

1,090

936

790

*722

731

672

618

538

507

583

546

490

455

435

15,135

488

1.34

1.55

30,020

Feb.

396

357

332

294

269

243

224

2OO

187

174

162

146

136 

JL27

121

250

256

231

343

497

431

396

332

*307

302

302

294

307

-

7,616

272

0.747

0.78

15,110

Mar.

275

237

231

2O6

187

168

156

147

138

126

120

114

116 

112

94

82

*73

71

86

90

83

75

73

73

78

81

78

77

72

71

70

3,660

118

0.324

0.37

7,260

Apr.

66

62

59

55

54

49

49

45

39

4T

4S

123

193 

187

162

332

370

3BT

319

281

250

224

2OO

174

148

121

102

100

*110

114

4,434

148

0.407

0.45

8,790

May

174

281

450

422

383

307

262

243

243

357

584

1,020

1.100 

1,650

952

803

712

652

605

567

*480

429

396

345

307

262

231

193

174

143

118

14,245

46O

1.26

1.46

28,250

June

103

91

181

187

181

168

168

174

181

195

187

174

155 

131

109

*92

78

68

62

55

46

4O

33

27

23

20

18

16

14

13

2,988

99.6

O.274

0.31

5,930

July

12

9.9

9.4

8.4

7.6

7.3

6.8

*7.0

7.1

20

9.9

7.8

7.1 

6.8

6.6

6.5

675

6.5

6.5

15

13

9.8

8.4

8.1

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7 6 

7.9

269.8

8.70

O.O24

0.03

535

Aug.

7.9

7.6

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.3

5.2

5.0

4.7

5.O

5.3

5.O

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6 

4.5

180.5

5.82

0.016

O.O2

358

Sept.

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8 

3.5

5.4

3.4

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.8

5.8

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.8

5.8

4.0

4.6

4.9

118.9

5.96

O.011

0.01

256

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,000 Mln 6.4 Mean 369 Cfsm 1.O1 In. 13.75 Ac-ft 267, 4OO

Water year 1953-54: Max l,59o Min 3.4 Mean 148 Cfsm O.4O7 In. 5.53 Ac-ft 1O7.30O

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Aug. 6-18; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location.--Lat 32°38'45", long 93°52'4d", in NWirNW^ sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 ¥., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 995, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Bayou, 5.5 miles downstream from Caddo Lake, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, and 17.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.137 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is "143.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 5, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. Sept. 5, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. Water-stage recorder for-station on Red 

River at Shreveport used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,932 cfs (2,123,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,270 cfs May 13; maximum gage height, 

14.90 ft May 14; minimum discharge, 5.4 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 12.7 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 35.65 ft, present 

datum); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Submergence used as a factor May 6-11, 14-22, June 1, 2; 

backwater from temporary dam Aug. 17-26)

Oct. 1 to June 8 June 9 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

9.

14

19

36

92

162

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

360

940

1,580

3,110

4,400

1.2

1.3 

1.5

4.0 

6.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Note.--Same as preceding table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

-total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13 

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

e

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

*10

10

10

10

15

13

13

13

13

13

344.9

11.1

0.0035

0.004

684

Nov.

13 

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

18

23

19

23

24

26

52.

38

21

18

18

22

526

17.5

0 . 0056

0.006

1,040

Dec.

25

84

491

725

785

1,090

785

740

1,140 

845

815

1,250

1,600

1,400

*1,280

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,250

1,350

1,420

1,540

1,350

1,320

1,380

1,320

1,220

1,420

1,380

1,350

1 280

34,215

1,104

0.352

0.41

67,860

Jan.

1,220 

1,250

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,030

970 

1,160

1,250

940

845

1,160

1,850

3,430

3,720

3,670

3,720

3,760

*3,800

5.950

3,620

3,580

3,620

3,720

3,840

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,670

76,475

2,467

0.786

0.91

151,700

Feb.

5,620 

5,540

3,370

3,110

2,900

2,720

2,470

2,350

2,270

2,160

1,910

1,640

1,700

1,680

1,580

2,030

1,840

1,740

1,930

3,200

2,390

2,190

2,230

*2,120

2,120

1,840

2,160

2,050

-

64,860

2,316

0.738

0.77

128,600

Mar.

1,700 

1.770

1,770

1,510

1,510

1,440

1,350

1,280

1,220 

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,250

1,000

755

*680

635

635

875

815

605

665

665

665

845

740

725

815

815

815

740

31,610

1,020

0.325

0.37

62 , 700

Apr.

725 

755

755

740

710

665

635

485

BTs 

575

635

590

755

845

845

1,800

1.840

1,770

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,280

1,250

1,280

*1,100

1,060

32,790

1,093

0.348

0.39

65,040

May

1,180 

1,610

2,310

1,980

1,980

1,900

1,830

1,670

1,580 

1,640

1,970

3,410

4.270

4,180

4,110

4,000

3,920

3,830

4,060

4,040

*4,000

3,920

3,880

3,720

3,580

3,410

3,240

3,070

2,760

2 , 680

2 ,680

92,410

2,981

0.950

1.10

183,300

June

2,740 

2,800

3,070

2,940

2,860

2,940

3,110

3,280

5.370 

3,320

3,240

3,110

2,940

2,640

2,310

*2,020

1,700

1,420

1,160

970

815

680

575

448

350

285

233

184

125

11

55,726

1,858

0.592

0.66

110,500

July

74 

61

50

49

45

32

26

*25

22

18

23

23

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

15

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

10

696

22.5

0.0072

0.008

1,380

Aug.

9.9 

10

9.9

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

*6.5

675

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

6 .6

238.3

7.69

0.0025

0.003

473

Sept.

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.3 

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.6

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.5

6.6

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.7

 g 9.9Q

201.1

6.70

0.0021

0.002

399

Calendar year 1953 : Max 19,700 

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,270

Min 9.9 

Min 5.4

Mean 2,487 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.76 Ac-ft 1,800,000 

Mean 1,069 Cfsm 0.341 In. 4.63 Ac-ft 773,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Shreveport, la.

403

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long 93°44'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., on

second pier from bank on east side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, 

half a mile downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60.613 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. (October 1929 to September 1938 published in WSP 1241). Daily gage heights since May 

1873 and discharge intermittently 1872 to 1905 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

June 1, 1918, staff gage at same site and datum 10 ft higher. June 1, 1918, to 

Mar. 20, 1921, staff gage, Mar. 21, 1921, to Dec. 10, 1934, chain gage, and Dec. 11, 

1934, to Sept. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 25,810 cfs (18,690,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 94,700 cfs my 16 (gage height, 20.53 ft); minimum, 2,280 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 4.55 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 750 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, Sept. 6-8, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.24 

ft Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft, present datum, in August 1849.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week, 

lation by Lake Texoma (see p. 376 ).

Some reguCooperation. Fifty-two discharge measurements and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; five discharge measurements made, gage-height record 

collected, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,560 

4,390

4,390

4,760

4,760

4,210

4,210

4,760

5.170

FJTTo"

5,170

4,760

4,210

4,040

4,210

4,390

4,210

4,040

3,690

3,210

2,890

3,210

3,690

4,390

4,760

4,970

4,040

3,530

3,690

4,390

4,970

132,840

4,285

263,500

Nov.

5,170 

4,560

4,210

4,040

4,390

4,560

4,560

4,390

4,210

3,690

3,210

3,210'

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,370

3,370

3,530

3,530

3,370

3,210

3,690

4,760

5,800

5,800

------

118,070

3,936

234,200

Dec.

5,380 

4,970

5,170

5,170

5,170

4,760

4,210

4,040

5,580

9,000

11,100

11,400

10, 500

9,580

9,000

9,580

11,400

12,100

12,100

11,100

9,580

8,450

8,180

7,900

8,180

8,450

8,180

7,900

7,660

7,660

7,900

251,350

8,108

498,500

Jan.

7,940 

7,160

6,500

5,900

5,500

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,100

4,710

4,520

4,140

5,950

4, HO

5,700

9,820

13,500

16,100

22,900

30,900

35,200

32,700

29,300

36,500

43,800

44,500

41, 666

37,700

36,500

39,100

40,400

591,880

19,090

*1,174

Feb.

57.100

32,706

29,300

25,400

22,400

20,500

18,700

17,800

17,400

17,400

16,900

15,700

15,000

14,200

15,500

15,500

15,800

15,800

15,400

22,900

25,400

25,900

22,400

25,900

25,400

20,900

17,800

15,000

_

-

-..---

566,100

20,220

tl,123

Mar.

12 , 400 

11,100

10,800

10, 100

9,820

9,820

9,820

9,500

8,980

8,980

9,240

8,980

8,720

8,460

7,420

6,500

6,900

7,420

7,680

7,160

6,900

6,700

6,500

6,500

6,700

6,700

6,500

6,300

5,700

5.300

5,500

249,100

8,055

494,100

Apr.

6,300 

6,700

6,900

6,500

5,900

5,100

4,900

5, 100

5,500

5,700

5,700

5,500

5,500

6,500

9,820

20,000

27,000

29,800

51,500

53.400

51,500

28,100

23,400

18,300

15,000

12,400

11,700

12,100

12,100

11,100

408,420

13,610

810,100

May

11,100 

12,400

17,800

52 , 100

45,200

51 , 900

55,900

58,500

56,700

54,300

55,500

60,800

74,900

87,700

94,700

95,700

84,700

79,700

76,800

76,800

75,100

67,600

59,100

49,700

41,800

56,500

54,000

32,700

54,600

58,400

45,200

«, 691 . 7

54,570

*5,555

June

55.500 

S2 , 700

48,200

46,000

44,500

41,800

37 , 100

33,400

30,900

29,300

27,600

26,500

25,900

25,900

24,900

25,400

22,400

21,400

20,500

19,100

18,500

18,500

17,800

16,500

15,700

15,000

15,800

12,100

10,100

8,980

------

801,580

26,720

*1,590

July

8,460 

8,20O

7,680

7,160

6,900

7,420

7,420

7,160

6,500

6,100

5,700

5,100

4,900

5,100

5,700

5,700

5,900

5,900

5,500

5,500

5,900

6,500

6,100

6,100

5,900

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

190, 700

6,152

378,200

Aug.

5.300 

4,520

5,950

4,550

4,710

5,100

5,100

4,900

4,140

5,570

5,760

4,140

4,520

4,710

4,550

5,570

5.000

3, 190

5,760

4,550

4,520

4,520

5,950

5,380

5,580

4,140

4,710

4,900

4,710

4,140

5,570

150,850

4,221

259,500

Sept.

5,570 

3,760

5,950

3.76O

3,760

3,570

3,190

3,000

3,190

5,190

5,190

5,190

5,000

2,820

2,460

2,280

2,620

3,580

3,570

3,570

3,000

2,460

2,460

2,820

5,190

5,580

5,580

5,190

5,000

3,000

------

95,100

3,170

188,600

Calendar year 1953: Max 173,000 Mln 2,890 Mean 24,440 Ac-ft 17,700,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 94,700 Mln 2,280 Mean 14,320 Ac-ft 10,370,000

* Expressed In thousands.
404 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long 93°20'00", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 9 W. , on left bank 

just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 22 miles upstream from Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Records available . July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1954 in

reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1931 and December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Since July 29, 1953, low-stage water-stage recorder 4.6 miles upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-31, 1936-54), 1,241 cfs i,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.67 ft); no 

flow Aug. 12 to Sept. 30; minimum gage height (pool), 3.84 ft Oct. 24.

1928-29, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,600 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 20.84 

ft); no flow Aug. 12 to Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 22.95 ft May 21, 1930 (discharge, 40,000 cfs), from reports of 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

72" .2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

1.0

.7

.7

1.5

1.7

1.6

15.6

0.50

0.00046

0.0005

31

Nov.

.5 

.5

.5

.4

.4

1.1

T7?

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.4

3.9

5.2

7.0

8.2

8.8

7.9

8.2

11

IT

ll

9.7

117.1

3.90

0.0036

0.004

232

Dec.

9.4 

977

28

52

59

67

75

74

79

80

81

95

114

120

*TT2"

102

92 

84

78

74

70

68

64

59

56

53

50

62

77

78 

78

2,200.1

71.0

0.065

0.07

4,360

Jan.

78 

74

70 70"

74

78

83

84

84

102

112

103

104

112

165

236

328 

400

500

*550

650

750

850

900

1,050

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,500

1,300

15,057

486

0.443

0.51

29,870

Feb.

1,250 

1,150

1,050

*950

800

700

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

600

500

450

 350" 350 

400

450

450

450

*600

700

800

800

850

800

19,000

679

0.619

0.64

37,690

Mar.

750" 800 

700

600

500

400

300

300

250

250

250

250

200

160

160

16O

160 

160

150

150

150

*150

150

145 TS"0~

160

160

170

175

175

186

8,421

272

0.248

0.29

16,700

Apr.

197 

202

202

208

202

192

175

160

'2130" 150

300

400

500

600

760

940

1,000 

1,000

940

910

880

790

700

600

550

500

450

400

350

350

14,808

494

0.450

0.50

29,370

May

350 5HT

970

1,240

*1,400

1,610

1,740

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,680

2,220

2,650

2,710

2,830

2,960

5,020 

2,960

2,900

*2,830

2,650

2,460

2,220

2,040

1,800

1,550

1,340

1,160

1,030

910

790

57,790

1,864

1.70

1.96

114,600

June

600 

BTJO"

30O

200

140

120

106

94

83

*72

62

54

46

39

33

26

22 

19

17

15

13

13

10

8.8

7.3

6.2

5.4

4.8

5.2

4.6

2,626.3

87.5

0.080

0.09

5,210

July

4.3 4"7T

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.4 

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

44.2

1.43

0.0013

0.001

88

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

^Z_

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

1.5

.05

0. 000046

0 . 00005

3.0

Sept.

(*

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,8OO Min 0.2 Mean 1,408 Cfsm 1-28 i n . 17.43 Ac-ft 1,O20,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,020 Min 0 Mean 329 Cfsm 0.3OO in. 4.07 Ac-ft 238,200

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Jan. 18 to Mar. 21, Apr. 9-14, Apr. 23 to May 2, June 1-4; 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, and records for 

nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.

405

Location. -La t 32°S4'15", long 93°28'55", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 22 N R 11 W on left 8S gnglSe? state Hlghway 70 - 2 ralles "es' of w

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 16 years, 672 cfs (486,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes -Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs May 16 (gage height, 13.46 ft)- mlnlAu^' 14-19 5 dUrlng AUgUSt and SePtember ; ninimuS |age htight, i 43 ft

' 22 - 16 ft); mini -

of f.

Remarks. --Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Water used by paper mill at Scrine- 

^Se'st^n11 ^ W^1SH and <H schaFSed later as waste into bayou^pproxlmltely 8 miles 

rp?P=«rt £ 4u d^scharSe is not continuous but is stored in a reservoir and is released whenever the flow of bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent from mill

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubit feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15)

1.6 

2.0 

Z.Z 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

1.8

8.2

21

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

Apr. 16 to Sept. 3O

48

84

168

392

932

1,370

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.1 

3.1

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

22

39

107

293

643

1,120

1,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.47§"

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

17.6

0.57

0.0010

0.001

35

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.9

1.7

1.5

2 0

i]e

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

33.7

1.12

0.0023

0.002

67

Dec.

T7

3^1

12

6.2

3.9

3.5

10

13

13

14

25

41

46

*44

42

37

38

43

44

44

43

40

34

32

31

30

30

40

41

44

49_

898.4

29.0

0.053

0.06

1,780

Jan.

52

5?

54

63

71

72

70

68

69

76

82

94

111

144

258

405

591

867

1,120

*1,260

1,340

1^70

1,340

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,040

18,930

611

1.12

1.29

37,550

Feb.

932

806

722

656

604

578

566

553

540

540

528

503

479

442

380

343

319

307

307

429

630

821

*883

821

722

617

528

479

-

16,035

573

1.05

1.09

31,800

Mar.

454

454

466

466

442

405

331

263

203

173

154

140

123

111

82

65

57

*53

56

51

41

18

8.6

9.0

9.3

6.4

5.6

TTf

24

70

123

4,870.6

157

0.288

0.33

9,660

Apr.

140

119

85

47

26

41

21

9.0

15

6.9

zr~6 4

18

28

39

133

176

194

180

171

166

166

180

199

208

222

*227

212

171

120

3,352.3

112

0.205

0.23

6,650

May

90 233"

442

466

454

374

293

236

332

406

516

785

1,020

1,290

1^00

1,500

1,400

1,290

*1,140

1,000

899

806

763

736

722

722

708

695

708

708

708

22,942

740

1.36

1.56

45,500

June

195" 695

656

578

466

302

152

69

36

24

20

17

29

34

*28

24

20

17

14

12

10

8.5

7.9

7.5

6.8

5.1

4.2

3^2

3.7

4.2

3,949.1

132

0.242

0.27

7,830

July

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

if

.7

.7

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

1.0

30.4

0.98

0.0018

0.002

60

Aug.

1.0

Te

.7

.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1 *.i!i

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

12.4

0.40

0.00073

0.0008

25

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

*.l

a

.1.1.1

.1.1

.3

.4

. 6

6.0

0.20

0.00037

0.0004

12

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,860 Mln 0.4 Mean 633 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73 Ac-ft 457,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,500 Mln 0.1 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.357 In. 4.84 Ac-ft 141,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
406 RED RIVER BASIN

Loggy Bayou near Nlnock, La.

Location.--Lat 32°14'10", long 93°25'35", In SE^SE^ sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 10 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Flat River, 2 miles southeast of Nlnock, and 6 miles downstream from 

Lake Bistlneau Dam.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 100.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to

Mar. 29, 1949, staff gage, Mar. 29, 1949, to June 29, 1951, water-stage recorder, and 

June 30 to Sept. 24, 1951, staff gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight 

gage 6 miles downstream read twice, dally. Prior to Nov. 29, 1948, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 2,353 cfs (1,704,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 cfs May 12; maximum gage height, 31.50 

ft May 16; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 11.29 ft Sept. 16, 

17.

1948-54: Maximum dally discharge, 20,000 cfs May 21, 22, 1953; maximum gage height, 

43.95 ft May 21, 1953; no flow at times, due to severe backwater condition.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

x

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

32 

33 

24 

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

- 20

1 ( )

J M

11 oe

J

675

21.8

O.OO83

O.01

1,34O

Nov.

25

-

20

(*)

} =

20

675

32.5

O.O086

0.01

1,340

Dec.

20

2O

200

200

150

150

150 

100

loo

100

-

50

> 150

J

> 1OO

^

3,190

103

O.039

O.O5

6,33O

Jan.

*

 100

^

2OO

3OO

200

150

150

ISO

485 

538

488

4OO

350

*350 

I 300

j

1

J

1,500

2 500 

5 'OOP

13,762

444

O.169

0.19

27,30O

Feb.

2.76O

Z, 640

2,54O

2,540

2,450

2,47O

2,450 

2,290

2.02O

1,940

2,OOO

2.09O

2,OOO

1,900

*1,9OO

1,850 

1,910

1,770

1,670

1,56O

1,580 

1,750 

1,570 

1.63O 

1,580

1,760

1,74O

1,910

-

56,O7O

2.O02

0.762

0.79

111,200

Mar.

1,840

1,720

1,940

1.970

1,780

1,780

1.57O 

1,430

1,35O

1,240

1,100

1,O7O

1,O8O

1,05O

*907

796 

680

590

590

62O

560 

1 5OO

^

1

I 4OO

|

J

5O, 045

969

0.369

0.45

59,590

Apr.

500

^\

? 2OO

J

500

62O

980

92O

800

920

1,820 

1,790

1,460

1,580

1,540

1,410 

1,590 

1,340 

1,200 

1,220

945

756

626

585

*525

25,O25

854

0.517

0.35

49,640

May

522 755"

1,000

1,O20

1,050

1,140

970 

1,490

1,960

2,240

2,560

2,300

5.570

4,780

4,210

4,170 

4,24O

4,150

4,350

4,120

3,770 

3,830 

3,780 

*3,680 

5,450

3,560

5,250

2,910

2,660

2.44O 

2,040

87,75O

2,851

1.08

1.34

174, OOO

June

1,740

1,840

2. 1OO

2,020

1,720

1,610

1,590 

1,510

1,410

1,300

1,100

1,000

9OO

800

7OO

700 

*6OO

5OO

5OO

400

> 500

200

26,540

885

0.337

0.38

53,64O

July

 80

( 1

25

> 10

1,160

57.4

O.O14

0.02

2,3OO

Aug.

7

*4

* 10

( )

211

6.8

O.OO26

O.O03

419

Sept.

10

5

2.5 

(*)

,

125.0

4.17

O.OO16

O.O02

248

Calendar year 1953: Max 2O,OOO Mln - Mean 3,O85 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.93 Ac-ft 2,233,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,57O Mln - Mean 673 Cfsm O.256 In. 3.48 Ac-ft 486,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18-3O, Jan. 26-31j discharge estimated on basis of adjacent 

record, recorder trace, auxiliary record, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Boggy Bayou near Kelthville, ta.

407

Location.--Lat 32°22'35", long 93°49'20", in NW^SEi sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 W near 

rnmLb£J °" downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Gilmer Bayou, 3 miles north of Keithville, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi.

Records available . December 1938 to September 1954.

SiS6.-"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage and

Jan. 19 to Apr. 7, 1954, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 91.8 cfs (66,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs May 12 (gage height, 17.10 ft)- no 

flow for many days.

1^3S"54i Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by velocityarea studies; no flow during long periods in most years 

Maximum stage known,.26.7 ft in 1933, from floodmark'.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years^. WSP 1211: Drainage area, 1939-45.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Nov. 24 to Jan. 24)

8.1

8.2 

8.5 

8.8 

9.0

1.3 

3.4 

5.6

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

75

126

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

206

350

505

860

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

34.2

1.14

0.014

0.02

68

Dec.

5.0

6.5

*13

13

11

5.5

3.7

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.3

3.7 

5.0

8.6

*5.5

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.8

4.0

8.6

5

0

 o

141.2

4.55

0.058

0.07

280

Jan.

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

275

4.2

4.7

6.2 

6.0

4.9

14

47

50

25

*11

6.0

5.0

10

30

19

11

9.5

8.2

7.8

7.3

12

72

395.0

12.7

0.161

0.19

783

Feb.

49

20

12

11

8.6

7.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.3

3.9

5.5

3.6

4.3

7.4

8.0

20

34

19

10

7.5

*5.8

4.8

5.5

4.3

-

282.1

10.1

0.128

0.13

560

Mar.

3.7

3.5

5.2

~9.2 14

6.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.3

*2.1

TI

2. -7

3.3

4.2

4.1

3.2

2.8

3.4

3.2

4.1

4.0

3.2

3.1

3 2

123.7

3.99

0.051

0.06

245

Apr.

3.2

3.1

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

3.4

9.5

19 

10

5.5

3.9

27

38

23

9.8

5.4

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2 *TT

1.2

4.4

199.7

6.66

0.084

0.09

396

May

6.8

21

48

49

17

7.8

4.4

2.9

2.1

TTs

66

1.480 

1,460

442

141

39

20

17

70

*67

32

16

10

7.6

7.0

23

79

39

.8

9.8

6.9

4,211.6

136

1.72

1.98

8,350

June

5.4

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.1

1.0

*.9

.8

.8

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

-72

38.8

1.29

0.016

0.02

77

July

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

.3

~

1.3

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.0010

0.001

4.8

Aug.

( )

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,620 Mln 0 Mean 74.1 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.73 Ac-ft 53

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

650

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Mln 0 Mean 14.9 Cfsm 0.189 In. 2.56 Ac-ft 10,760

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 cfs). May 12 (11 p.m.) 2,780 cfs (17.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Jan. 19 to Apr. 7.

411038 O - 57 - 21
408 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32°18'00", long 93°49'40", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 14 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, immediately downstream from 

Texas and Pacific Railway bridge, 2 miles south of Keithville and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth of Boggy Bayou.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 78.5 cfs (56,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 cfs May 12 (gage height, 11.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 13.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow during long periods.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft, from floodmark, in 1933.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area, 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 -12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.1

0.10

0.0015

0.002

6.1

Dec.

0.4

*14 '

24

5.6

2.5

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.9

4.1

4.0

3.0

*2.9

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

4.5

26

12

5.6

144.7

4.67

0.071

0.08

287

Jan.

3.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

TTT

2.1

13

41

16

10

6.9

5.6

48

75

40

18

*10

7.5

6.7

8.0

20

13

8.3

6.3

7.2

11

10

165

J51<3

1,475.6

47.6

0.721

0.83

2,930

Feb.

~3S 152

20

14

9.6

7.3

5.6

5.0

4.1

3.9

*4.0

3.8 

T^

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

51

30

18

12

9.7

*8.1

7.3

7.6

7.5

444.9

15.9

0.241

0.25

882

Mar.

S74- 6.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.2

5.0 

4.9

4.6

4.1

2.3

*?75

*2.4

3.4

6.9

6.6

5.3

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.3

6.4

5.4

5.1

4.2

4.4

157.0

5.06

0.077

0.09

311

Apr.

4.7

5.1

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.1

FT

68

262 

183

32

*19

492

367

40

20

11

8.2

6.3

5.2

5.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

*3.6

4.2

5.6

1,588.8

53.0

0.803

0.90

3,150

May

21

20

18

22

11

6.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

S7T

122

5,950 

1,420

124

38

22

14

11

23

*28

14

8.6

6.3

5.1

5.8

40

66

27

13

8.0

5.6

6,069.8

196

2.97

3.42

12,040

June

4.1

37S

2.5

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.6

.4

.4 

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.6

0.72

0.011

0.01

43

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,730 Mln 0 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.56 !" 21.25 Ac-ft 74,810

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,950 Min o Mean 27.1 Cfsm 0.411 In. 5.58 Ac-ft 19,650

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). May 12 (12m.) 7,450 cfs (11.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 409

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location. Lat 32 "IS '00", long 92 "58 '35", in SW^SWi sec. 27, T. 15 N R 6 W near

^ ^i i?£^Si,doi(2B^Bm< ?1<le °£ b£ldge on State Highway 99j, ' 0.7 'mile 'downstream irom Sixmile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area. 154 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 19S4.

"Water-stage recorder. Datum of Sage is 152.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 28, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

S&TH6 sits snd Qstuni .

Average discharge. 14 years, 185 cfs (133,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs May 14 (gage height, 7.57 ft)- minimum, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14 (gagg height, 1.71 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of records for BlaSk Lake Bayou near 

Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1954.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-26, Dec. 6-8, 11, 14-18, 20-23 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 7-18, Mar. 28 to Apr. 3, May 24 to Aug. 1, 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 28)

1.8

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2.4

4.4

18

33

78

140

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

188

300

490

780

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

To- 10

il

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

*12

13

14

14

23

35

41

32

22

20

466

15.0

0.097

0.11

924

Nov.

20

20

20

22

31

32

28

27

30

28

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

29

33

43

49

78

*94

89

66

47

43

35

38

46

1,128

37.6

0.244

0.27

2,240

Dee.

49

52

173

188

156

109

97

86

112

112

106

122

118

97

86

73

*61

55

53

54

57

56

54

52

51

51

51

94

128

125

112

2,790

90.0

0.584

0.67

5,530

Jan.

97

80

70

66

65

60

60

60

55

80

130

180

150

130

120

180

240 220'

200

190

180

190

180

160

140

136

125

115

112

122

161

4,054

131

0.851

0.98

8,040

Feb.

*194

245

264

225

171

136

118

103

94

89

83

80

76

70

68

70

73

73

*78

118

148

161

144

112

94

86

80

76

3,329

119

0.773

0.80

6,600

Mar.

73

73

83

SO

80

83

76

73

70

70

68

68

68

66

62

*60

58

58

70

78

80

78

68

60

60

63

73

92

97

*80

70

2,238

72.2

0.469

0.54

4,440

Apr.

66

63

58

55

51

49

45

42

38

46

97

176

235

*321

421

620

530

490

490

398

211

136

97

73

60

51

45

41

37 

5?

5.094

170

1.10

1.23

10,100

May

118

148

276

370

370

324

194

128

92

100

188

429

656

1.060

994

656

445

256

171

152

166

148

109

89

78

73- 73

78

83

83

73

8,180

264

1.71

1.98

16,220

June

62

*53

48

41

37

37

34

32

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

17

*17

17

22

17

15

*T7

23

807

26.9

0.175

0.19

1,600

July

24

14

11

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.6

8.6

7.9

8.1

8.1

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

7.0

8.1

9.0

*7.5

5.9

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.4

*5.5

7.0

9.2

249.0

8.03

0.052

0.06

494

Aug.

10

7.9

6.6

5.9

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

T^

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.6

5.5

7.0

*6.8

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6* 2

5.3

147.7

4.76

0.031

0.04

293

Sept.

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*8.1

10.

149.9

5.00

0.032

0.04

297

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,730 Min 10 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.26 Ac-ft 158,300

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,060 Min 2.6 Mean 78.4 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.91 Ac-ft 56,780

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). May 14 (5 p.m.) 1,270 cfs (7.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-25; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for nearby stations.
410 RED RIVER BASIN

Black Lake Bayou near Caator, La.

Location.-Lat 32"15'40". long 93°12<SO", in NWi sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W , near center 

pL 3?^ downs£ream side of bridge on State Highway 417, 2.8 miles downstream from 

Four-mile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 mile southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area.--423 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 135 ft (from topographic map) Prior 

siteand datum wire-weight gage and Apr. 8 to May 13, 1952, staff gage, at same

Average discharge.-14 years, 578 cfs (418,500 acre-ft per year).

cfs May 16 (gage height, 9.56 ft); mini1940-54: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 13.2 ft from 

floodmark); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) .-WSP 957: 1940-41. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 22, Mar. 8-20, 24-27, 

Mar. 30 to Apr. lo)

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

58

80

117

230

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

485

680

960

1,360

1,980

2,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year octooer 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

13

13

12.

*12

12

12

13

13

18

26

33

36

27

21

482

15.5

0.037

0.04

956

Nov.

20

19

19

19

21

25

26

27

27

28

27

25

24

24

24

25 

*25

25

26

28

36

60

113

121

TbT

72

60

56

54

56

1,217

40.6

0.096

0.11

2,410

Dec.

60

6T

97

214

308

308

250

230

240

275

295

308

308

308

262

222 

*208

189

165

149

144

139

139

125

117

113

109

130

208

250

250

6,181

199

0.470

0.54

12,260

Jan.

214

208

201

177

154

144

134

125

121

T7T

340

420

420

405

435

575 

658

635

595

*575

575

595

575

538

485

468

450

468

450

450

595

12,356

399

0.943

1.09

24,510

Feb.

680

658

635

615

575

502

420

365

308

275

240

214

201

189

*183

171 

195

214

240

405

502

485

468

450

420

365

295

23O

_

10,596

375

0.887

0.92

20,840

Mar.

195

177

165

177

201

195

183

165

154

149

139

139

134

125

*117

109 

101

93

101

134

177

189

177

165

149

144

149

177

177

165

149

4,771

154

0.364

0.42

9,460

Apr.

149

154

149

139

134

125

113

97

ll3~ 86

320

538

680

658

730

930 

1,140

JU220

1,220

1,140

960

840

705

538

378

240

177

149

125

*121

14,068

469

1.11

1.24

27,900

May

177

3Tff

635

705

658

658

635

615

575

485

555

1,180

2,260

2,120

2,400

2,700 

2,550

2,050

1,710

1,360

1,090

870

635

*520

420

330

250

201

189

189

183

29,283

945

2.23

2.57

58,080

June

160 iSB"

101

83

72

63

58

51

44

39

37

33

31

28

26

25 

*23

24

32

39

33

37

46

38

30

26

22

19

17

55

1,382

46.1

0.109

0.12

2,740

July

262"6"

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

*13

12

11

11 

10

10

23

23

20

14

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.1

7.9

Q Q

O. O

it.

448.7

14.5

0.034

0.04

890

Aug.

14

TT

13

11

9.5

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.1

-57s 5.9

5.9

6.1 

6.2

6.4

6.8

*7.1

7.8

8.1

9.0

11

11

12

11

10

9.3

9 1

269.8

8.70

0.021

0.02

535

Sept.

9.1

8.8

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.9

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9 

6.9

7.3

7.6

8.3

8.1

7.3

*6,8

6.4 '6T4

6.6

6.8

6.8

7.3

7,8

224.8

7.49

0.018

0.02

446

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,920 Min 12 Mean 66O Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.16 Ac-ft 477,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,700 Min 5.9 Mean 222 Cfsm O.525 In. 7.13 Ac-ft 161, OOO

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 411

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long 92°56'55", in SEv sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.8 miles downstream from 

Bayou Bourbeaux, 4.0 miles downstream from Saline Lake conservation dam, 4.6 miles east 

of Clarence, and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.382 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 73 ft (from river-profile 

survey) . Auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.3 miles downstream from base gage read twice 

daily.

Average discharge.--5 years, 1,481 cfs (1,072,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,230 cfs May 25; maximum gage height, 

24.92 ft May 17; minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Sept. 23.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs May 19, 1953; maximum gage height, 40.49 ft 

May 21, 1953; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions'; minimum gage height, 

2.00 ft Oct. 16, 1953.

Flood of April 1945, reached a stage of 43.6 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. --Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation by Saline Lake 4.0 miles above 

station.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.7

S.4

3.4

*8.7

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.0

21

Iff

18

17

17 

17

352.5

11.4

699

Nov.

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

13

10

9.8

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

10

10

*9.8

13

78

71

78

82

78

82

86

95

105

1,024.2

34.1

2,030

Dec.

105

147

872

1,030

1,030

1,000

885

845

985

965

985

1,070

1,090

1,130

1,000

925

885

925

1,780

2.500

2,270

1,620

1,260

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,300

*1,110

1,130

1,110

34,194

1,103

67,820

Jan.

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,000

865

710

260

55

47

26^

745

1,050

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,150

1,200

1,230

1,190

1,160

*1,210

1,270

1,190

1,280

1,310

1,240

1,360

1,400

1,360

1,400

1.520

32,282

1,041

64,030

Feb.

1.870

1,480

1,420

1,450

1,470

1,360

1,350

1,360

1,220

956

909

a900

aSOO

a700

a600

*582

581

593

789

841

712

618

650

653

624

625

570

522

-

26,205

936

51,980

Mar.

654

681

765

742

794

928

969

843

845

785

535

370

370

370

335

320

*275

206

137

137

148

148

159

159

170

219

480

865

845

825

805

15,884

512

31,500

Apr.

765

178

148

159

159

159

159

159

170

194

232

246

630

650

710

1,280

1,750

1,920

1,960

1,930

2,070

*2,070

2,340

2,150

2,330

2^590

2,320

1,150

2,130

2,240

34,748

1,158

68,920

May

2,340

2,340

2,900

3,300

2,990

2,730

2,540

2,480

2,370

2.250

2,360

2,730

2,960

2,960

2,800

2,850

3,270

3,200

3,450

3,540

3,530

3,590

3,880

4,150

4.250

3,390

*5,200

5,090

2,960

2,650

2 320

93,550

5,011

185,100

June

1,950

951

610

652

858

911

966

746

554

482

358

570

538

557

500

400

300

500

200

200

100

*100

80

80

70

70

60

60

50

50

13,303

443

26,390

July

1-

 j

50

(*)

» 20

820

26.5

1,630

Aug.

*

. 20

20

18

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

594

19.2

1,180

Sept.

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

11

10

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.1

5.1

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.1

245.6

8.12

485

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,800 Min 0 Mean 2,110 Ao-ft 1,528,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,230 Min 4.8 Mean 693 Ao-ft 501,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite June 15 to Aug. 11 due to severe backwater; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, stages of Red River, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location. Lat 31°41'5l", long 92°52'40", in SE^NE^ sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 5 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway C-1479, 1.4 miles downstream from 

Kadesh Branch and 1.5 miles northeast of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to July 25, 1945, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 61.5 cfs (44,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 321 cfs May 1 (gage height, 7.19 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 10/500 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 14.63 ft); no flow 

for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3-6, 1O-15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 3O

.1

.6

1.2

1.1 2.3

1.4 7.4

2.0 23

3.0 55

.9

1.0

1.1

0 

.1 

.6

1.4 

2.7

1.4 

2.0 

3.O 

6.0 

7.0

8.6

23

55

212

298

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.4

73-

.1 .1

1.6

0.05

0.0011

0.001

3.2

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

*.9

.9

6.6

479

1.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.7

1.1

29.1

0.97

0.021

0.02

58

Dec.

1.0

T7T

13

43

29

9.6

4.9

3.7

6.8

19

21

15

14

11

7.4

5.2

3.9

3.3

2.5

4.1

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.6

2.9

3.1

9.2

*13

14

11

293.8

9.48

0.202

0.23

583

Jan.

8.1

6.1

4.9

3.9

3.4

3.3

2.6

2.3

T3

17

44

44

26

15

12

9.6

7.4

6.1

5.5

5.0

*4.5

5.7

5.7

6.4

7.0

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.3

8.0 

20

303.0

9.77

0.208

0.24

601

Feb.

30

25

13

9.2

6.5

5.0

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.8

2.3

*2.6

3.1

2.7

4.2

15

17

17

12

8.0

5.7

4.4

3.5

2.7

204.4

7.30

0.155

0.16

405

Mar.

2.2

4.6

16

15

13

12

8.8

7.6

6.7

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.3

2.3

1.7

1.5

 1.4

175

4.6

8.4

5.9

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.9

26

28

T5

14

243.3

7.85

0.167

0.19

483

Apr.

6.1

4.6

3.5

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.4

4.8

5.0

4.4

2.6

8.8

100

~50 120

19

13

9.4

*6.9

8.2

8.6

5.0

3.6

3.1

3.6

3.8

14

419.6

14.0

0.298

0.33

832

May

266

278

212

87

46

34

29

25

22

21

24

157

227

158

55

34

28

24

25

26

23

18

16

14

12

11

*9.4

8.2

6.5

5.2

4.4

1,905.7

61.5

1.31

1.51

3,780

June

3.3

2.6

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

13.2

0.44

0.0094

O.O1

26

July

(*)

O

O

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

o

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,830 Min 0 Mean 126 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.40 Ac-ft 91,270

Water year 1953-54: Max" 278 Min 0 Mean 9.35 Cfsm O.l99ln. 2.69 Ac-ft 6,770

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfa).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La.

Location. Lat 31°24'30", long 93°10'15", in SEj- sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 39, 0.5 mile south of Kisatchie and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 21.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 5 years, 33.5 cfs (24,250 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 204.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 4-8.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 4-8, 1954.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 19E3-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 21, Apr. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10,

Jan. 22 to May 1,

May 26 to June 25

Jan. 11-21, May 2-25, 

June 26 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.2

2.0

5.5

9.1

14

28

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

142

223

321

561

849

1-.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.4 

4.4 

8.2

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

18

48

127

221

28O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

*!.* 1.6

iii.

l'.t

62.3

2.01

0.094

0.11

124

Nov.

1.4

1.4

H2.7

1.5

3.2 

5.9

2.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

7.7 

3.8

2.4

3.0

11

6.2

4.1

3.0

2.0 

2.4

2.4

11 8* 0

107.1

3.57

0.167

0.19

212

Dee.

5.5

*19

-84 824 

47

35

22 

19

63

19

60

35

61

29

18

16

*14

12 

12

50

25

16

12

11

10

9.6 

11

179

57 

39

25

1,839.1

59.3

2.77

3.20

3,650

Jan.

22

19

18

16

15

12

tt

11

205

46

26

*20

17

34

40

16

14 

13

12

20

26

18

16

16

14 

13

12

11 

15

16

755

24.4

1.14

1.31

1,500

Feb.

10

10

10 

9.6

9.6

9.1

8.7 

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.2

*7.7

7.3

7.7 

8.0

11.

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.9 

5.2

4.4

-

218.4

7.80

0.364

0.38

433

Mar.

4.8

4.4

9.1 

6.2

7.3

10

7.7 

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.2

4.1

4TT

4.1

*4.4

5.5 

9.8

5.9

5.5

4.8

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.2 

8.0

7.3

7.3

5.5 

4 8"

184.5

5.95

0.278

0.32

366

Apr.

4.8

4.1

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.7 

2.4

is!

3.0

4.4

5.4

2.7

2.0

412

-54 416

20 

14

*13

9.6

7.7

13

11

7.3

4.1 

3.0

7.3

6.6 

143

1,186.1

39.5

1.85

2.06

2,350

May

318

250

130 

32

23

16

12 

9.0

7.8

8.2

15

277

60

28

18

14

12

10 

*9.0

7.8

5.8

4.0

3.4

3.1

10

13 

40

9.1

8.4

7.3 

5.5

1,366.4

44.1

2.06

2.37

2,710

June

4.1

3.4

2.4 

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

375

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.5 

1.7

2.0

2.0

 1.8

1.7

26

33

4.7 

2.4

1.4

1.3 

31

144.3

4.81

0.225

0.25

286

July

8.6

4.0

3.4 

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.8

7.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

2.7

3.1 

14

16

4.7

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

2.7

4.4

4.4 

3.7

108.8

3.51

0.164

0.19

216

Aug.

1.8

1.3

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

tf

1.1

1.6

1.0

.9 

*.7

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.2

.8 

.8

.6

Jki

l!2

32.0

1.03

0.048

0.06

63

Sept.

0.9

.8

.6 

.6

A&

.5

.5 

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.6

f*

1.2

1.0

*.8

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.6

1.4 

2.4

31.8

1.06

0.050

0.06

63

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,330 Mln 1.3 Mean 51.2 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.51 Ac-ft 37,080

Water year 1953-54: Max 824 Min 0.5 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.50 Ac-ft 11,970

Peak dlscharze (base. 1.000 cfs). Dee. 3 (6:30 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (9.34 ft); Apr. 16 (12:30 p.m.)

1,190 efs (7.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
414 RED RIVER BASIN

Hemphlll Creek near Hot Wells, La.

Location. Lat 31°17'50", long 92°44'10", In SEiNWij sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Dyer Creek 

and 3^ miles southwest of Hot Wells.

Drainage area. 18.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--6 years, 32.8 cfs (23,750 acre ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs May 1 (gage height, 10.32 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 8,320 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 17-19, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.47 ft Oct. 8-10, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 50 cfs, which are fair. During periods of high 

flow, there is an interchange with Dyer Creek above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.6 

9.6

9.5

i|>5

*7\9 

7.9

7.8

'

297.0

9.58

589

Nov.

7.8

TTff

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.3

9.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.0

8.1

8.4

8.3

9.2

8.8

9,4

878 

8.8

3.6

8.4 

8.7

8.7 

9.4

8.8

250.7

8.36

497

Dec.

8.7

8.8

*435 -83

16

12

11

9.8

12

11

11

13

11

11

9.7

*9.2

9.1

8.8

8.8

16

18

11

9.4 

8.8

8.8

frf

158 

55

21

14

1,036.4

33.4

2,060

Jan.

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

94

36

17

14

*14

15

20

15

13

13

13

~90 158

23 

16

13

12 

12

11 

11

11

13

730

23.5

1,450

Feb.

11

TT

10

9.7

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.1

9.1

9.2

8.8

*9.0

9.2

10

9.8

9.4

9.4 

9.2

9.4

9.4 

9.5

9.3

--

264.2

9.44

524

Mar.

9.2.

9.4

10

9.6

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

*9.7

9.8

10

12

11

10

10

10 

10

10

10 

14

B1110

324.1

10.5

643

Apr.

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.2

12

11

9.5

9.1

9.0

123

386

27

11

8.9

8.3

7.8

*7.6

7.5 

7.4

7.3

7.3 

7.2

7.2 

7.1

780.3

26.0

1,550

May

730

TsT

433

30

17

13

12

11

11

11

11

97

36

16

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

12

12 

12

12 

12

11

11

1,774

57.2

3,520

June

11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

11

11

a 11

11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

11

11

10 

10

9.8 

9.5

9.4

323.7

10.8

642

July

9.2

¥70

8.8

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.1

6.9

*6.9

6.9

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.6 

6.5

6.5

fc*

6.4 

7.4

6.8

6*5

228.4

7.37

453

Aug.

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5 9

579

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

fc*

6.4

6.2 

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.1

190.1

6.13

377

Sept.

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.3

572

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1 

6.0

6.0 

6.2

6.2

180.5

6.02

358

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,630 Min 7.8 Mean 50.7 Ao-ft 36,720

Water year 1953-54: Max 730 Min 5.3 Mean 17.5 Ae-ft 12,660

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Dec. 5 (6:50 p.m.) 825 cfs (9.56 ft); Apr. 16 (2 a.m.) 715 cfs 

(9.08 ft); May 1 (11:30 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (10.32 ft); May 3 (3 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (9.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 415

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location. Lat 31°18'46", long 92°26'34", in SEi sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., near center 

of span of old bridge on II. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 miles 

downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area. 67,500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam are noncontributing.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since January 1928, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1858 and intermittently 1879 to 1927, and gage heights since 1872, in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 44.26 ft above mean sea level, 

ilatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, or 44.18 ft above mean Gulf level, 

datum of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

May 12, 1932, staff gage and May 12, 1932, to July 14, 1934, chain gage, at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 33,110 cfs (23,970,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,100 cfs May 17 (gage height, 26.66 ft); minimum, 2,540 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, -1.03 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 45.23 ft), 

result of discharge measurement; minimum, 960 cfs Sept. 3, 1934; minimum gage height, 

-1.08 ft Sept. 23, 1936.

A discharge of 210,000 cfs was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p.376).

C ooperation.--Gage-height record, 45 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 5 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,540 

4,340

4,190

4,220

4,330

4,280

4,270

4,400

4,400

4,240

4,300

4,580

4,810

4.970

4,930

4,640

4,380

4,300

4,290

4,250

4,110

3,930 

3,690

3,510

3,570

3,520

3,750

3,970

4,170

4,100

3, 820

130,600

4,213

259,000

Nov.

3,570 

3,580

3,860

4,180

4,270

4,060

3,940

3,950

3,980

4,110

4,110

4,050

3,920

3,720

3,520

3,440

3,510

3,630

3,660

3,680

3,710

3,870 

4,070

4,050

3,850

3,690

3,600

3,550

3,450

3^580

113,960

3,799

226,000

Dec.

5,550 

3,820

5,480

8,730

10,200

9,860

9,290

8,360

7,630

7,270

7,090

7,810

10,600

12,900

13,300

12,500

11,600

10,800

11,000

12,700

13, 700

15,900 

13,300

12,200

11,200

10,600

10,400

10,800

11,600

11,800

11,200

315,170

10,170

625,100

Jan.

10, 500 

10,200

9,650

9,500

8,780

8,270

7,940

7,280

6,950

7,120

8,100

9,650

10,400

10,400

9,820

9,500

9,650

11,500

14, 700

18,000

25,200

29,600 

35,400

35, 700

33,100

37,200

42,400

44, 100

45,100

40,600

41,000

598,910

19,520

*1,188

Feb.

42,700 

43,400

41,700

38,900

35,500

32,100

28,700

26,000

25,400

21,900

20,500

19,700

19,000

18,200

17,500

16,500

15,600

15,200

14,900

15,400

16,500

20,800 

24,200

25,100

24,800

25,400

25,700

24,800

_

693,900

24,780

tl,376

Mar.

22 , 400

17^700

15,800

14,900

14,200

14,000

13,600

15,000

12,600

12,000

11,500

10,700

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,400

9,820

9,120

8,780

8,600

8,440 

8,440

8,270

7,940

7,610

7,616

7,780

8,100

8,100

7,940

550,850

11,520

695,900

Apr.

7,610 

7,280

6,950

7,280

7,610

7,780

7,610

7,280

6,640

6,480

6,640

6,950

7,280

7,780

8,270

9,650

15,200

21,500

29,000

53,100

55,100

56,800 

36,200

34, 100

30,200

26,000

21,600

18,200

15,600

15,200

484,690

16,160

961,400

May

17,500 

21,100

24,800

27,400

31,500

42,000

49,800

54,200

57,000

57,400

57,000

57,400

62,300

71,200

81,900

90,200

94,400

95,760

89,500

86,900

86,500

85,000 

81,500

75,500

67,600

59,500

52,200

46,200

42,400

40,000

40,500

H.843.5

59,470

*5,657

June

45,400 

50,200

55, OOP

54,260

51,400

 48,700

47,200

44,400

40,600

56,200

33,100

50,900

29,600

28,400

27,100

26,200

25,400

24,000

22,900

21,500

20,000

19,200 

18,500

18,200

18,000

17,500

16,500

15,800

14,900

15,800

912,600

50,420

tl,810

July

12.600 

11,100

10,000

9,500

8,780

8,270

7,780

7,610

7,780

7,780

7,610

7,280

6,800

6,550

5,860

5,560

5,716

5,860

6,550

6,640

6,640

6,480 

6,180

6,480

6,800

6,950

6,800

6,640

6,480

6,180

5,860

226,470

7,505

449,200

Aug.

5,860 

6.020

5,866

5,710

5,250

4,650

4,500

4,800

5,100

5,250

5,100

4,800

4,550

3,900

5,900

4,550

4,500

4,500

4,550

5,900

5,750

5,600 

4,656

4,500

4,650

4,500

4,050

3,600

5,600

4,050

4,550

141,350

4,560

280,400

Sept.

4,500 

4,266

3,900

5,450

3,450

5,600

5,750

5,750

5,600

5,600

5,500

5,000

3,000

5,000

5,000

2,850

5,000

2,850

2,700

2,550

2,700

5,000 

5,500

3,300

3,150

2,850

5,000

3,150

5,450

5,900

98,850

5,295

196,100

Calendar year 1953: Max 192,000 Mln 3,370 Mean 33,730 Ac-ft 24,420,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 94,400 Mln 2,550 Mean 16,190 Ac-ft 11,720,000

* Expressed In thousands.
416 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°36'40", long 93°41'45", in sec. 32, T. IS., R. 25 W., on right bank 

350 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4j miles upstream from Fiddler's 

Creek, and 5| miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey, 

January 1942 to December 1948 yearly summaries in Arkansas State report and January 

1947 to September 1949 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gageheight records November 1941 to December 1949 are contained in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum qf 

1929. Nov. 1 to Dec. 2, 1941, tape gage. Dec. 3, 1941, to Feb. 21, 1945, and Apr. 2, 

1946, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder. Mar. 1, 1945, to Apr. 1, 1946, staff 

gage. All gages prior to Oct. 1, 1949, at site 350 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 809 cfs (585,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.48 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 30.80 ft, 

former site), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 25, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211; 1947(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.0 

7.6

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

19

36

85

163

3.5

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

287

620

1,520

2,780

5,200

8,600

14,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

15

15

IS

17

18

24

26

24

24

24

*24

24

23

22

22 

21 

21

21

20

20

21

21

22

23

33

38

40

35

36

36

742

23.9

0.058

0.07

1,470

Nov.

36

35

*35 

36

40

42

41

40

40

*39

38

38

38

38

38

36 

36 

36

46

78

111

116 *9"2-

75

65

57

54

50

49

47

1,522

50.7

0.124

0.14

3,020

Dec.

46

SS

92 

253" 323

200

169

153

131

114

105

100

105

*112

111

102 

94 

89

83

79

78

75

70

68

65

63

62

66

71

75

75

3,295

106

0.259

0.30

6,540

Jan.

73

70

68 

65

*64

*63

62

59

6U

75

398

417

355

335

1,160

4,260 

1,940 

1,160

830

1,070

3,400

2,000

1,430

1,190

*1,130

1,100

1,100

980

800

686

562

26,962

870

2.12

2.45

53,480

Feb.

471

*412

355

319

291

260

237

215

200

188

177

160

153

146

145

2,570 *2,66Q" 

1,280

1,240

2,200

1,430

1,010

800

644

534

455

398

351

19,299

689

1.68

1.75

38,280

Mar.

305

284

267 

240

218

200

188

*171

158

153

148

140

136

125

120

*114 

109 

109

112

111

107

102

TC2

107

152

568

43S

355

*309

277

253

6,176

199

0.485

0.56

12,250

Apr.

231

209

188 

171

160

150

143

134

127

127

129

138

282

363

428

2.750 

1,640 

980

716

529

426

*347

301

270

240

203

177

171

1,600

950

14,280

476

1.16

1.30

28,320

Hay

1,190

* 12, 900

14,900 

2,460

1,490

1,040

800

626

534

486

*426

*591

1,280

950

680

502 

426 

367

335

291

243

209

185

163

150

183

188

180

160

158

140

44,233

1,427

3.48

4.01

87,730

June

118

TOT

90 

83

75

70

*65

62

57

52

47

45

42

39

36

34 

32 

29

27

38

32

26

24

29

29

27

23 *20

22

51

1,426

47.5

0.116

0.13

2,830

July

26

19

18 

17

17

18

18

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

10

9.8 

10 

9.8

8.4

tt

8.4

8.4

8.8

14

14

11

*11

18

20

15

13

430.4

13.9

0.034

0.04

854

Aug.

11

T2- 12

*12

11

11

9.8

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.7

*4.7 

3.7 

3.5

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7 2.7

*2.7

2.5

3.7

4.7

4.7

6.4

8.4

6.7

196.1

6.33

0.015

0.02

389

Sept.

5.7

5.4

4.7 

4.4

3.7

*3.7

4.4

4.7

5.4

4.7

4.0

5.1

6.0

6.4

6.0

5.4 

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.1

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.0

*4.0

4.7

5.4

20

163.6

5.45

0.013

0.01

324

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,000 Win 15 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.53 Ac-ft 492,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,900 Mln 2.5 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.78 Ac-ft 235,500

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made on thd:

-May 3 (2 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (23.48 ft), 

s day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

417

Location. Lat 34"34', long 93°38', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 25 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Mount Ida, 2f miles upstream from Williams Creek and 22.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1954.

gag?AooWater~ stage recorder - Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 cfs May 2 (gage height, 10.60 ft); no 

flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 5.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1952 (gage height, 13.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: 

no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used'Apr. 12-15, 17-24, Apr. 29 to May 2, 

May 4-12, 14-22, 26-31)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

6.4

19

52

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

108

189

295

,455

1.39

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

0.1

.4

2.0

5.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

10

25

70

134

214

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

322

485

1,020

1,740

3,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.1

3 '.3

3.4

3.8

4.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.3

*4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.3

4.3

3.5

5.9

4.8

5.1

5.1

9.6

14

rr

8.9

7.1

6.8

164.4

5.30 

0.083

0.10

326

Nov.

6.8

*e'.8

8.2

8.6

10

8.6

7.1

7.1

*7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.2

11

36_

24

16

*13

10

8.9

7.5

&.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

291.4

9.71 

0.152

0.17

578

Dec.

7.1

50

47

26

20

17

14

12

11

11

11

12

*11

10

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.6

12

16

14

12

424.3

13.7 

0.214

0.25

842

Jan.

12

11

10

10

*9.6

*13

9.6

8.9

1573

14

30

29

26

43

359

254

110

69

51

75

146

95

80

72

*81

75

67

53

46

40

34

1,942.4

62.7 

0.980

1.13

3,850

Feb.

29

*26

22

20

19

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

11rr11

197

*104

64

162

297

122

79

60

48

41

36

33

28

-

1,518

54.2 

0.847

0.88

3,010

Mar.

24

24

25

22

20

18

18

*16

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

*12

11

12

14

16

14

13

13

15

31

50

35

33

*28

25

23

615

19.8 

0.309

0.36

1,220

Apr.

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

14

34

38

36

62

319

75

54

42

34

*28

25

22

19

18

16

17

24

25

1,188

39.6 

0.619

0.69

2,360

May

520

*2,880

368

166

107

77

60

45

44

43

*38

*146

252

126

83

59

45

51

38

30

24

21

18

16

TS

59

47

44

38

33

23

5,517

178 

2.78

3.21

10,940

June

18

IS

14

12

11

10

*9.5

8.5

7.9

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.4

2.2

271

186.9

6.23 

0.097

0.11

371

July

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0 275"

5.1

2.2

 1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

55.1

1.78 

0.028

0.03

109

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.l

!l

.1

0

^

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.9

0.35 

0.0055

0.006

22

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

*23

*2 .9

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.6

6.5

46.7

1.56 

0.024

0.03

93

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,210 Mln 3.1 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.00 Ao-ft 75,060

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,880 Mln 0 Mean 32.8 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.97 Ao-ft 23,720

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 2 (9 a.m.) 6,320 ofs (10.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
418 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark.

Location. --La t 34°34'20", long 93°11'50", in NElr sec 12, T. 2 S., R. 21 W., at Blakely 

Mountain Dam on Ouachita River, 3,0 miles upstream from Glazypeau Creek, 3.8 miles 

downstream from Mill Creek and 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 1,105 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). July 7, 1952, to June 15, 1953, staff gage, and June 16 to 

July 6, 1953, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 1,292,100 acr'e-ft June 2 (elevation, 552.50 ft); 

minimum, 883,000 acre-ft Jan. 9 (elevation, 535.86 ft).

1952-54: Maximum contents, that of June 2, 1954; minimum, since top of conservation 

pool was first reached, that of Jan. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam of rolled -earth fill. Storage began July 7, 1952. 

Reservoir will be used for the dual purpose of flood control and power generation. 

The spillway is a 200-foot wide uncontrolled channel located in natural saddle of ridge 

west of dam. Flood control flow is regulated by three 8-by 15-foot gates.

Capacity of reservoir, 2,768,000 acre-ft at elevation 592.0 ft (spillway crest), 

of which 617,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage, 1,286,000 acre-ft 

are for power storage and 865,000 acre-ft are permanent storage. Water below elevation 

480.9 ft cannot be released when project is complete.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

958.5

957.8

956.2

956.0

955.8

955.1

953.1

952.0

950.4

948.4

946.6

945.5

944.0

942.2

940.4

938.9

937.8

936.6

935.6

934.7

933.8

932.4

931.8

930.9

929.3

930.0

929.6

928.0

926.9

925.2

924.8

Nov.

923.7

923.0

922.4

921.3

920.4

918.4

917.8

916.7

916.1

915.0

914.1

913.4

912.6

911.7

911.0

910.6

'909.3

908.2

907.8

911.0

910.4

910.0

908.9

908.9

908.0

906.7

905.8

905.0

904.1

903.7

Dec.

902.9

901.8

905.2

905.6

905.6

905.4

905.0

904.8

905.0

903.5

903.1

903.1

902.4

902.0

900.3

900.1

898.8

898.4

898.2

897.3

896.4

896.6

894.7

893.9

893.6

893.0

892.2

892.4

891.3

890.7

889.8

Jan.

888.5

887.7

887.2

886.8

886.6

885.7

885.1

884.1

883.0

884.9

885.7

886.4

886.6

888.5

890.7

903.7

913.9

918.9

922.6

926.5

939.3

951.3

958.0

962.6

965.9

970.4

976.1

979.1

983.0

986.0

988.0

Feb.

989.9

991.0

991.3

991.7

991.5

991.7

991.5

990.8

990.8

990.8

990.6

989.7

989.2

989.2

989.0

992.0

999.1

1,006.1

1,008.9

1,018.7

1,026.8

1,037.2

1,036.5

1,038.4

1,040.0

1,040.8

1,041.9

1,042.6

-

_______

_______

Mar.

1,042.2

1,042.6

1,044.1

1,043.1

1,042.9

1,043.6

1,043.1

1,042.6

1,042.4

1,041.7

1,041.7

1,041.9

1,041.7

1,041.0

1,040.3

1,039.6

1,038.8

1,037.9

1,038.8

1,038.8

1,037.9

1,037.2

1,036.5

1,036.5

1,037.7

1,037.4

1,038.4

1,038.6

1,039.1

1,039.1

1,039.3

Apr.

1,038.8

1,038.6

1,038.6

1,038.4

1,037.9

1,037.0

1,037.0

1,036.2

1,035.8

1,036.0

1,036.2

1,036.5

1,036.5

1,036.5

1,037.0

1,046.2

1,055.9

1,061.7

1,064.4

1,066.8

1,068.7

1,070.9

1,071.9

1,071.6

1,071.6

1,071.4

1,071.2

1,071.6

1,072.9

1,075.3

_______

May

1,080.2

1,102.5

1,190.0

1,228.2

1,237.0

1,242.3

1,246.2

1,248.4

1,252.4

1,254.9

1,256.3

1,260.5

1,267.9

1,273.8

1,277.7

1,279.7

1,281.4

1,283.6

1,285.0

1,285.6

1,286.2

1,285.0

1,284.8

1,284.8

1,283.9

1,286.4

1,287.3

1,289.0

1,289.8

1,290.4

1,290.9

June

1,291.8

1,291.2

1,291.8

1,290.9

1,289.8

1,288.7

1,286.7

1,287.0

1,286.4

1,285.6

17284.5

1,283.6

1,282.5

1,281.4

1,279.7

1,279.1

1,277.7

1,276.6

1,276.6

1,27 5.2

1,273.8

1,272.9

1,272.1

1,270.1

1,269.6

1,268.4

1,267.6

1,265.6

1,264.2

1,264.2

_______

July

1,263.4

1,261.6

1,261.1

1,260.5

1,258.8

1,257.1

1,256.0

1,254.6

1,253.2

1,252.6

1,250.9

1,249.5

1,248.7

1,247.3

1,246.2

1,244.5

1,243.4

1,241.8

1,240.4

1,239.0

1,238.2

1,237.0

1,235.9

1,235.1

1,234.3

1,232.9

1,230.7

1,229.3

1,227.9

1,226.2

1,225.7

Aug.

1,224.8

1,224.3

1,222.6

1,221.5

1,220.4

1,218.8

1,217.2

1,216.4

1,215.1

1,213.7

1,212.1

1,211.0

1,209.4

1,207.8

1,206.5

1,205.2

1,204.1

1,202.5

1,200.8

1,199.2

1,197.9

1,197.6

1,197.1

1,195.2

1,193.9

1,192.6

1,191.3

1,190.0

1,188.9

1,187.8

1,185.2

Sept.

1,183.6

1,182.3

1,181.0

1,178.3

1,177.3

1,176.2

1,175.2

1,174.6

1,174.1

1,173.9

1,171.5

1,170.2

1,168.6

1,167.0

1,166.0

1,164.2

1,162.6

1,161.6

1,160.6

1,159.8

1,159.3

1,156.7

1,155.4

1,154.1

1,153.0

1,151.5

1,150.2

1,148.6

1,148.4

1,149.2

 

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953. .....

Sept. 30....... ............

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

547.37

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

959 000

-

1,152,500

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+671,400

 3 300

-32,400

-193,500

t Elevation at 12 p.
RED RIVER BASIN 419

Ouachlta River near t4alvern, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°23'10", long 92°50'20", in NWir sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 84, 2 miles northwest of 

Malvern and 5.8 miles downstream from Remmel Dam.

Drainage area.--1,562 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1954. Published as 

"at Remmel Dam, near Malvern" January 1925 to March 1937.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 228.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. March 1903 to April 1905, staff gage at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. June 

1922 to September 1924, chain gage at same site and datum. January 1925 to March 1937, 

water-stage recorder at Remmel Dam, 5.8 miles upstream at datum 20.11 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1925-26, 1938-54), 2,400 cfs (1,738,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 17.36 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 8; minimum daily, 185 cfs Sept. 4.

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 21, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (capacity, 13,950 

acre-ft), by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (capacity, 70,560 acre-ft), and by Lake Ouachita 

since July 1952 (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions [water years). WSP 587: 1923. WSP 857: 1923(M). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1211: 

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second

Oct. 1 to May 1, May 4 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

168

309

587

3.0 1,420

4.0 2,400

6.0 4,590

May Z, 3

12.0 13,800

14.0 18,800

17.0 29,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

418

645

310

265

262

256

202

¥28

256

500

586

864

*1,150

593

842

937

379

396

394

349

776

1,160

1.260

360

354

302

330

347

406

670

236

16,033

517

31,800

Nov.

302

322

549

*450

575

278

736

284

1.080

1,070

516

637

461

262

488

359

331

320

640

1,000

300

306

491

*1,000

304

396

456

772

412

427

15,524

517

30,790

Dec.

580

927

1.860,

490

513

488

855

719

990

324

699

298

529

875

999

674

935

606

413

552

540

346

1,770

660

339

258

399

800

318

273

376

20,405

658

40,470

Jan.

298

323

273

794

273

*538

349

320

388

1,670

5.050

2,940

1,770

1,330

2,210

2,510

808

1,780

1,260

608

1,500

1,890

2,610

1,320

378

784

1,260

1,100

1,030

654

688

36,760

1,184

72,810

Feb.

1,530

996

430

232

810

430

466

861

698

526

638

1,130

1.900

940

1,110

884

1,020

*474

1,230

1,840

548

1,200

716

506

360

496

698

794

-

23,463

838

46,540

Mar.

326

326

1.660

2.410

1,140

304

300

*307

282

284

297

270

270

602

303

296

812

466

357

449

580

1,130

1,280

603

927

264

242

308

285

302

360

17,742

572

35,190

Apr.

334

589

252

271

364

278

962

402

670

244

277

386

281

240

252

1.610

720

1,130

566

398

1,130

434

426

334

603

792

308

1,480

1,360

1,070

18,163

605

36,030

May

1,210

*26.200

14,000

3,930

3,270

704

1,380

509

494

626

670

1,930

1,250

2,040

1,790

694

1,070

1,110

803

602

628

788

1,470

408

528

858

1,170

699

1,030

843

434

73,138

2,359

145,100

June

700

536

444

338

399

286

736

*578

387

274

211

234

221

260

346

629

768

6?8

408

344

531

397

559

399

506

310

624

*442

424

552

13,471

449

26,720

July

510

294

287

262

630

402

304

400

568

252

298

1.050

650

188

268

909

546

216

338

343

306

406

604

193

363

440

294

*574

308

314

352

12,869

415

25,530

Aug.

360

386

333

450

*334

391

256

317

270

277

312

326

404

313

464

1.170

445

*276

385

278

283

299

280

266

338

323

383

466

242

576

296

11,499

371

22,810

Sept.

373

282

332

185

294

268

*341

338

384

324

248

266

298

312

667

326

502

300

278

680

406

512

457

564

700

568

722

*966

852

470

13,215

440

26,210

Calendar year!953 : Max 17,500 Mln 184 Mean 1,769 Ac-ft 1,281,000

Water year 1953-54 : Max 26,200 Mln 185 Mean 746 Ac-ft 540,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°08'55", long 93°42'55", in NWir sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at Narrows 

Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream from Muddy Fork.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1954. Prior to October 1951, published 

as Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Ey Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 15, 1950, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream 

at same datum. Jan. 15 to July 10, 1950, wire-weight gage and July 11 to Oct. 2, 1950, 

automatic Selsyn Repeater gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 256,450 acre-ft May 31 (elevation, 544.68 ft); 

minimum, 170,740 acre-ft Dec. 27 (elevation, 529.87 ft).

1949-54: Maximum contents, 359,330 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 557.84 ft); 

minimum, since top of power pool was first reached, that of Dec. 27, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by a dam of concrete gravity construction comprised of two 

nonoverflow abutment sections, a flood-control section containing two regulated outlets, an uncontrolled overflow-spillway section and stilling basin, and a power-Intake 

section containing three 10-foot diameter penstocks. Storage began Nov. 30, 1949; 

power pool stage was first reached Feb. 1, 1950. Capacity, 408,000 acre-ft at elevation 

563.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which 202,000 acre-ft are available for power storage, 

128,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage and 78,000 acre-ft are permanent storage for Incidental recreational purposes at elevation 504.0 ft mean sea level. 

Water below elevation 436.9 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir Is 

used for the dual purpose of flood control and electric generation. Power generation 

began May 27, 1950.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

182,010

179,970

177,940

177,330

177,130

176,780

176,370

176,070

175,820

175,680

175,480

175,430

175,280

175,130

175,030

174,930

174,880

174,740

174,640

174,590

174,540

174,390

174,290

174,240

174,140

174,340

174,290

174,090

173,990

173,840

173,650

Nov.

173,600

173,550

173,400

173,350

173,350

172,950

172,760

172,760

172,710

172,560

172,560

172,510

172,460

172,360

172,310

172,260

172,210

172,110

172,010

172,610

172,760

172,710

172,660

172,460

172,110

171,820

171,770

171,670

171,470

171,370

 

Dec.

171,220

171,130

171,910

172,260

172,510

172,460

172,410

172,460

172,410

172,360

172,360

172,610

172,510

172,610

172,510

172,460

172,310

172,010

171,910

171,670

171,520

171,370

171,220

170,980

170,880

170,790

170,740

171,080

171,080

171,130

171,220

Jan.

171,130

171,180

171,220

171,320

171,320

171,320

171,370

171,370

171,420

171,910

171,960

172,110

172,260

172,810

173,650

176,830

179,510

180,520

181,490

182,270

183,780

185,020

185,960

186,840

187,640

188,440

190,710

192,480

193,510

194,430

194,970

Feb.

195,400

195,670

195,890

196,110

196,160

196,220

196,270

196,320

196,380

196,380

196,380

196,270

196,160

196,050

196,160

196,490

196,600

196,700

196,760

197,520

198,520

199,240

199,630

199,960

200,350

200,510

2OO,62O

2OO,62O

-

 

Mar.

200,680

200, 730

201,070

201,010

201,010

201,070

201,120

201,180

201,230

201,230

201,230

201,180

201,120

201,070

200,960

200,960

200, 850

200,790

200,960

200,960

200,900

2O0.9OO

2OO, 960

201,010

201,230

201,290

201, 4OO

201, 62O

201,730

201,840

202,060

Apr.

202,010

202,120

202,120

202,120

202,230

202,340

202,400

202,450

202,450

202,510

202,780

203,690

205,110

206,360

207,490

209,900

211,750

213,030

213,840

214,420

214,950

215,310

215,660

215,840

216,020

216,080

216,250

217,080

219,100

219,570

 

May

221,250

226,580

241,300

244,410

246,240

247,230

248,030

248,360

248,890

249,550

249,810

250,270

251,460

252,060

252,470

252,740

253,080

253,550

253,680

253,750

253,680

253,620

253,680

253,750

255,750

254,900

255,370

255,640

255,780

256,250

256,450

June

256,320

254,960

254, 7OO

254,630

254, 49O

254,420

254,420

254,090

253,750

253,340

253,010

252,670

252,540

252,600

251,330

250,270

249,080

248,030

246,970

246,770

246,570

245,250

244,020

242,860

241,760

240,590

240,270

240,010

238,840

238,020

 

July

237,390

236,180

235,110

234,860

234, 600

234,480

233,210

232,020

23O, 9OO

229,850

229,610

229,550

227,690

226,150

225,180

223,970

222,640

222,520

222,400

221,790

221,130

220,160

218,920

218,030

217,970

217,970

216,730

215,540

214,420

214,180

213,720

Aug.

213,720

213,550

212,560

211,400

210,130

208,800

207,490

207,040

2O6,98O

2O5,56O

204, 140

202,560

201,400

200,010

199,740

199,520

198,130

196,540

194,810

193,290

191,990

191,830

191,770

190, 710

189,810

188,540

187,060

185,650

185,700

185,700

184,040

Sept.

182,580

182,170

181,340

180,480

180,270

180,120

180,170

179,210

178,960

177,540

176,830

176,730

175,530

175,380

175,230

175,030

174,840

174,840

174,790

174,690

174,240

174,040

173,890

173,750

173,6OO

173,500

173,450

173,250

173,450

174,490

 

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31....................

Sept . 30 ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

529.95

-

530.95

Contents 

(acre-feet)

171,130

-

176,070

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-140

-86,06O

-6,510

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 421

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 93°43', in SE^ sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 26 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles downstream from Muddy 

Pork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4.6 miles upstream from Prairie Creek.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 10, 1937, to Nov. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1928-31, 1937-54), 633 cfs (458,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 cfs May 2 (gage height, 9.10 ft); minimum, 

7.6 cfs Oct. 20, 21.

1927-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.84 

ft), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in April 1927, from information by Arkansas State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Flow 

regulated by Lake Greeson (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.6 8.5

1.8 20

2,0 37

2.5 105

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

202

395

680

1,480

j£

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.8

3.2

m. 1 to Aug.

12

25

43

102

190

315

3.6

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

12

490

735

1,580

2,580

3,680

4,780

Aug. 13

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

10

15

30

49

95

In cubic feet

to Sept. 30

Z.

3,

3.

4

5

.6

.0

.5

.0

.0

160

285

500

780

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,050

1.090

392 

223

124

160

132

156

74

42

49

17

61

56

54

34

18

54

16

2*o

32

46

41

23 

32

77

32

54

52

62

62

4,324.0

139

8,580

Nov.

17

12

74 

70

70

133

36

16

11

24

33

36

40

38

15

11

38

64

89

78

41

94

22

m

113

18

68

95

54

1,694

56.5

3,360

Dec.

93

150

m84

124

52

116

60

43

39

56

65

45

66

55

68

95

94

123

66

108

104

94

55

18

14

20

31

15

12

2,231

72.0

4,430

Jan.

13

13

12 

12

12

12

12

12

13

24

20

17

15

46

198

440

198

116

88

116

24S

230

182

142 

122

200

346

211

182

132

120

3,504

113

6,950

Feb.

88

150

128 

106

126

108

122

45

100

106

102

91

76

113

36

107

90

78

220

212

184

82

118

102 

55

84

90

136

-

-

3,055

109

6,060

Mar.

40

76

83 

71

66

72

58

32

72

76

92

113

91

90

27

23

88

27

98

72

56

29

74

48 

54

41

31

28

27

26

35

1,816

58.6

3,600

Apr.

43

27

24

24

22

24

22

20

18

21

25

229

648

493

280

1.260

430

256

172

128

102

81

70

58 

49

42

37

315

433

275

5,628

188

11,160

May

577

3.970

1,460 

576

417

316

253

168

132

152

166

282

650

306

229

178

97

195

177

171

114

100

50

11 

94

144

137

122

154

76

53

11,557

373

22,920

June

114

340

92 

34

28

14

108

192

186

186

202

118

47

436

561

574

618

587

141

92

430

613

650

614 

533

186

144

408

382

368

9,608

320

19,060

July

55S

564

164 

64

28

444

526

571

489

198

78

559

812

681

622

612

308

30

120

284

395

474

598

271

60

404

608

47.9

271

240

102

11,614

375

23,040

Aug.

40,

315

646 

622

616

660

244

140

462

702

758

662

650

287

65

570

746

846

838

689

286

43

304

481

608

734

724

309

63

554

716

15,380

496

30,510

Sept.

364

286

472

158

50

27

322

142

456

524

96

402

158

22

37

32

29

17

28

64

182

19

13

18 

19

15

11

69

17

59

4,178

139

8,290

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,000 Mln 9.0 Mean 912 Ac-ft 660,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,970 Mln 9.0 Mean 204 Ac-ft 148,000
422 RED RIVER BASIN

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°47', long 92°20', in NWv sec. 3, T. 11 S., R. 12 W., on downstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 8, 1,100 ft upstream from Caney Creek, 4 miles southeast of 

Fordyce and 12 miles upstream from White Water Creek.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of "29.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 4, 5 (gage height, 10.94 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 5,340 cfs May 14, 1953 (gage height, 12.55 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those below about 5 cfs, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

2.6

4.0

2.2

2.5

1.6

.7

1.2

1.6

.9

.6

*.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

4.6

5.0 

27T

32.2

1.04

0.0048

0.006

64

Jan.

1.1

.6

.2

378

3.3

*1.8

1.1

.7

.4

7.7

16

8.8

7.0

9.2

105

425

479

452

383

308

208

164

140

118

102

90

*132

129

122

179

195

3,792.7

122

0.565

0.65

7,520

Feb.

171

129

93

70

52

40

32

26

23

21

18

16

14

15

14

14

12

*T2

20

93

171

191

191

200

19T

143

93

60

-

2,125

75.9

0.351

0.37

4,210

Mar.

45

39

36

30

27

24

23

22

 21

21

19

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

13

14

12

12

12

11

T3

18

18

16

15

*14

14

591

19.1

0.088

0.10

1,170

Apr.

14

IS

16

15

14

16

19

17

14

16

24

25

28

58

143

204

222

187

154

115

*84

56

38

104

126

58

30

109

372

35?

2,616

87.2

0.404

0.45

5,190

May

511

782

1,040

1,560

1,650

1,360

1,080

838

618

308

*157

147

352

391

329

248

183

140

93

58

42

42

41

31

24

20

17

18

17

14

11

12,123

391

1.81

2.09

24,050

June

9.4

779

8.6

6.3

5.1

4.2

3.3

*2.7

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

54.8

1.83

0.0085

0.009

109

July

O

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.8

.4

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

0.00028

0 . 0003

3.8

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,010 Min 0 Mean 360 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.60 Ac-ft 260,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,650 Min 0 Mean 58.4 Cfsm 0.270 In. 3.68 Ac-ft 42,320

Fealc discharge (base, 2,OOP efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 423

Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long 92°36'40", in tffi£ sec. 9, T. 2 S., R. 15 W. , on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream from confluence of North 

Pork and Alum Pork.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1938 to September 1941 records collected at site 0.4 mile downstream in files of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. April 1938 to March 1942 and March 1946 to 

March 1953, results of discharge measurements in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage-height record collected at site 0.4 mile downstream since July 

1938 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 260.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. July 6, 1938, to July 29, 1948, Feb. 14 to Mar. 24, 1950, 

wire-weight gage and July 30, 1948, to Feb. 13, 1950, Mar. 25, 1950 to June 13, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 24.49 ft); no 

flow July 23-25, 27-30, Aug. 11-13.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 49,500 cfs Dec. 4, 1952 (gage height, 25.28 ft); no 

flow July 23-25, 27-30, Aug. 11-13, 1954.

Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, former site and datum (authority, Arkansas State Highway Department) or about 30.5 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. City of Little Rock diverts about 30 cfs from Lake Wynona, on 

Alum Fork, for municipal use and discharges effluent into Arkansas River. Town of 

Benton diverts water for municipal use just upstream and return effluent below station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic.feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16-19, May 2, 3)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

Oct. 1 to Aug. 16

0 2.5

.4 3.0

3.9 4.0

12 6.0

30 8.0

62 10.0

131 13.0

202

298

580

1,500

2,870

4,550

7,350

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

17 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.9 

1.8 

3.5 

7.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.0

970

14

16

18

18

20

23

23

23

23

20

*16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

18

21

23

32

35

35

35

601.0

19.4

0.034

0.04

1,190

Nov.

35

32

30

32

*32

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

32

38

69

106

146

114

*93

79

69

62

54

54

51

1,474

49.1

0.086

0.10

2,920

Dec.

47

54

144

233

247

188

137

120

110

96

89

86

82

79

*76

72

65

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

58

58

58

69

79

86

86

2,853

92.0

0.162

0.19

5 660

Jan.

82

79

72

72

69

*65

62

62

65

357

597

398

300

416

3,640

6.500

2,360

1,100

722

887

2,870

1,740

1,160

864

821

*1,130

1,680

1,060

760

614

501

31,105

1,003

1.76

2.03

61,700

Feb.

426

359

322

280

251

228

209

191

180

164

156

143

137

134

131

870

864

*597

765

4,820

2,150

1,100

760

597

486

412

359

305

-

17,396

621

1.09

1.14

34,500

Mar.

263

244

257

296

269

244

228

212

*200

189

177

171

162

150

140

131

128

131

166

207

186

164

156

153

229

372

385

32^

280

*246

222

6,680

215

0.378

0.44

13,250

Apr.

202

184

169

153

140

134

131

128

159

205

184

200

240

238

231

1,400

1,500

800

548

412

*334

271

234

207

188

169

153

612

2,000

874

12,400

413

0.726

0.81

24,600

May

2,040

*40.400

23,300

3,350

1,500

1,030

780

597

501

441

*372

346

398

412

334

267

236

244

214

177

150

131

120

110

103

110

134

180

173

143

128

78,421

2,530

4.45

5.13

155,500

June

~93 110

82

76

69

62

58

*51

44

38

35

30

25

21

20

18

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

*9.0 

976

1,001.0

33.4

0.059

0.07

1,990

July

8.1

87T

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.8

7.3

7.3

6.5

5.1

4.5

2.7

1.8

1.5

.6

.2

1.5

1.8

1.5

.2

0

15

0

.3

0

*0

0

0

3.2

99.8

3.22

0.0057

0.007

198

Aug.

12

6.5

4.5

3.9

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.5

.8

.3

0

15

0

15

_18

10

*6.6

4.6

3.3

2.3

1.8

2.7

3.1

1.8

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.8

. 8

.7

111.3

3.59

0.0063

0.007

221

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

*.9

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

3.5

5.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.6

*.4

.4

.8

38.5

1.28

0.0022

0.003

76

Calendar year 1953: Max 16,300 Mln 9.O Mean 9O8 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.67 Ac-ft 657,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 40,400 Mln O Mean 417 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.97 Ac-ft 301,800

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfa).--May 2 (7 p.m.) 48,000 cfa (24.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Discharge for period Aug. 17 to Sept. JO computed from wire weight-gage readings at site 

0.4 mile downstream.

411038 O - 57 - Z8
424 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°42', long 92°02', on line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 12 3., R. 9 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles.southwest 

of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 30, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 2,731 cfs (1,977,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs May 11 (gage height, 23.30 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 3.84 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 29.19 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, 16, June 14 to Aug. 8, Aug. 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

4.3

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

30

96

302

3.85

3.9

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

3.8

5.3

10

28

59

117

330

8.0

11.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

23.2

948

2,160

3,810

6,380

8,100

11,200

14,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

22

21

21

20

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

*17

rs

23

26

26

25

25

27

29

28

27

26

26

27

31

32

33

31 

30

749

24.2

0.012

0.01

1,490

Nov.

29

3T

34

*36

37

40

46

48

47

46

42

41

40

40

41

40

40

40

41

49

48

60

63

 62

58

62

94

137

150

T33

1,675

55.8

0.027

0.03

3,320

Dec.

124

115

137

126

?17

127

164

164

223

258

258

232

208

187

*172

158

154

142

133

127

122

118

113

108

104

101

99

111

111

110 

108

4,531

146

0.071

0.08

8,990

Jan.

106

ITS

120

124

129

129

*126

122

117

135

193

183

160

223

640

1,750

2,360

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,260

2,670

2,940

3,000

3,060

*3,060

3,110

3,110

3,000

3,060 

3_,_220

45,850

1,479

0.717

0.83

90,940

Feb.

3,160

3,060

2,840

2,360

1,620

1,130

878

758

677

598

538

494

451

437

409

459" 396

538

*1,170

2,110

2,720

3,060

3,330

3,510

3,510

3,570

3,570

5,690

50,993

1,821

0.883

0.92

101,100

Mar.

5.650

5,280

2,110

1,240

948

826

758

742

*709

661

614

568

523

494

465

437

409

396

382

569

369

494

693

775

725

614

538

538

614

*758 

826

26,506

855

0.415

0.48

52,570

Apr.

775

693

661

645

598

553

494

451

423

437

677

677

645

1,170

1,130

1,060

1,470

1,500

1,580

1,790

1.970

*1,970

1,660

1,200

1,130

948

792

792

1,580

1,580

31,051

1,035

0.502

0.56

61,590

May

1,660

3,570

5,800

6,220

6,150

5,800

5,730

6,680

8,320

 11,700

14.500

14,066

12,700

10,800

9,100

7,250

5,010

2,720

1,540

1,090

878

742

645

553

480

423

423

396

382

369" 369 

145,800

4,703

2.28

2.63

289,200

June

369 369"

343

305

271

243

225

*206

185

165

148

136

120

111

103

96

92

89

82

79

75

73

73

72

67

67

62

58

*55

57

4,396

147

0.071

0.08

8,720

July

54

52

48

46

44

43

40

38

37

36

34

32

31

29

28

27

24

24

29

38

36

28

24

23

22

26

27

*24

21

20 

2T

1,007

32.5

0.016

0.02

2,000

Aug.

20

18

17

15

14

14

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.1

11

*7.6

7.6

7.6

10

13

11

9.1

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2 

5^8

327.4

10.6

0.0051

0.006

649

Sept.

5.0

5.0

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

378

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

*5.4

8.6

6.7

148.4

4.95

0.0024

0.003

294

Calendar year 1953: Max 35,200 Mln 17 Mean 3,268 Cfsm 1/58 In. 21.51 Ac-ft 2,366,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,300 Mln 3.8 Mean 858 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.65 Ac-ft 620,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 425

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location. Lat 32°52'20", long 91°52'04", In NW£NW£ sec. 28, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 204, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Bayou De Glaize, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 7 miles north of Bastrop.

Drainage area. 1,645 sq ml.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 In reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vlcksburg district. Gage heights as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 

(fragmentary) In files of Corps of Engineers, Vlcksburg district; since August 1932 In 

reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1928-31, 1938-54), 1,733 cfs (1,255,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 cfs May 6 (gage height, 20.30 ft); minimum, 

46 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1928-29, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height, 27.23 

ft); minimum, that of Aug. 30, 1954.

A stage of 26.75 ft (from floodmark) occurred on Apr. 17, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi River). A discharge of 12,400 cfs (gage height, 25.78 ft) was 

measured by Corps of Engineers Jan. 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1057: 1939. WSP 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Jan. 13, Mar. 18 to Apr. 11, 

June 23 to July 26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.1 108 0.7 44 10.0 

2.0 254 1.0 92 15.0 

5.0 800 2.0 254 20.2

5.0 800 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

1,880

3,220

5,620

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

149 

149

157

T5T

157

149

149

149

149

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

133

133

133

*133

133

125

T5S

125

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

4,323

139

0.084

0.10

8,570

Nov.

133 

133

133

125

133

133

125

133

125

125

116

TTS

116

116

116

116

*116

116

116

125

125

157 129"

141

133

125

125

125

125

1 9^ JL£O

3,797

127

0.077

0.09

7,530

Dec.

125 

IZ5

238

286

270

286

303

303

405

551

666

635

704

BIT

608

*532

475

440

405

371

354

320

303

303

286

286

286

320

320

320

320

11,843

382

0.232

0.27

23,490

Jan.

337 

320

320

337

337

320

303

25B~ 286

371

532

551

570

628

743

980

1,210

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,300

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,530

*1,600

1,660

1,730

1,940

2*170

29,801

961

0.584

0.67

59,110

Feb.

2,240 

2,320

2,420

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,370

2,320

2,270

2,240

2,200

2,140

2; 100

2,040

1,970

1,920

*1,850

1,760

1,680

1,730

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,640

1,560

1,460

1,580

-

55, 920

1,997

1.21

1.26

110,900

Mar.

1.280 

1,230

1,190

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,040

1,020

980

920

860

820

762

704

666

608

570

532

494

457

422

405

*388

371

354

354

354

354

32"0~ 320 

22,245

718

0.436

0.50

44,120

Apr.

303 

320

320

320

303

303

303

286

357

354

388

860

1,040

1,040

960

900

900

960

1,040

*1,190

1,320

1,360

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,420

26,427

881

0.536

0.60

52,420

May

1,680 

2,470

3,740

4,920

5,570

5,620

5,460

5,180

4,870

4,520

*4,320

4,270

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,270

4,180

4,000

3,790

3,580

3,360

3,220

3,060

2,900

2,760

2,630

2,520

2,470

2,420

2,400

2,340

115,780

3,735

2.27

2.62

229,600

June

2,240 

2,120

1,920

1,780

1,620

1,460

1,280

*1,080

920

781

647

532

440

371

320

286

254

238

206

198

189

165

141

141

141

141

141

133

T5S" 125

20,135

671

0.408

0.46

39, 940

July

116 

116

116

116

116

116

116

108

108

108

108

108

106

108

*102

102

102

100

98 10~5"

103

102

102

102

108

116

133

T57

125

116

98

3,413

110

0.067

0.08

6,770

Aug.

94 

5?

87

82

*78

74

71

68

65

62

60

*60

60

60

60

57

60

57

57

57

54

57

60

57

57

54

54

50

49

"55 46

1,946

62.8

0.038

0.04

3,860

Sept.

54

BT

57

57

60

60

*68

76

73

79

78

79

76

78

79

79

79

82

86

87

95

92

89

79

79

76

73

81

92

98

2,298

76.6

0.047

0.05

4,560

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,530 Min 116 Mean 2,053 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.94 Ac-ft 1,486,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,620 Min 46 Mean 816 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.74 Ac-ft 590,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
426 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location. Lat 32"40'50", long 92"39'10", in 3W£NW£ sec. 35 , T . 20 N., R. 3 W ., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 1-jr miles south of Dubach and 

8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). June 4, 1940, to May 6, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. May to Dec. 3, 1952, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 474 cfs (343,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs May 14 (gage height, 18.25 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.83 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941(M). WSP 1211; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

1.6 

3.4 

7.0

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

11.0

12

71

126

244

970

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

71

130

287

11.0

16.0

18.0

970

1,990

3,230

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 5.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(«)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

.2

2.3

2.9

9.0

7.0

4.5

6.3

45

4T

24

13

9.0

164.2

5.47

0.015

0.02

326

Dec.

7.0

6.6

63

71

99

134

149

154

144

127

144

160

178

195 

TW

149

 116

99

90

82

82

82

82

79

71

64

61

72

100

138

166

3,348.6

108

0.304

0.35

6,640

Jan.

149

126

108

102

95

91

85

82

79 225"

328

429

364

286 

286

485

597

616

341

467

429

411

411

420

420

402

*346

294

257

264

346

9,541

308

0.868

1.00

18,920

Feb.

392

355

328

278

238

219

201

184

172

166

160

154

144

134 

133

138

138

*138

136

172

257

271

264

244

190

166

154

144

-

5,670

202

0.569

0.59

11,250

Mar.

132

12T

119

126

126

125

116

113

110

106

105

104

103

97 

90

82

79

78

54

102

115

111

102

93

*93

95

105

115

124

114

112

3,297

106

0.299

0.35

6,540

Apr.

110

115

126

120

104

97

91

82

75

75

172

4S4

821

828 

692

828

951

315

692

539

*394

279

222

187

159

134

116

104

104

126

9,756

325

0.915

1.02

19,350

May

423

915

1,380

1,590

1,440

1,160

879

692

505

624

845

1,320

1,880

*5,120 

2,830

2,140

1,740

1,340

915

607

437

353

287

246

214

195

320

337

279

190

160

29,363

947

2.67

3.08

58,240

June

131

TI2

102

94

75

66

54

45

*39

34

30

25

20

18 

15

12

9.5

8.5

9.5

24

20

10

9.0

6.3

3.8

3.2

2.1

1.5

ITS

1.5

982.4

32.7

0.092

0.10

1,950

July

1.1

1.6

2.5

1.4

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

12

5.6 1'.6

.5

.2

0_

**,2

1.8

1.4

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32.2

1.04

0.0029

0.003

64

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,920 Min 0 Mean 476 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.21 Ac-ft 344,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,120 Min 0 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.51 Ac-ft 123,300

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). May 14 (3 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (18.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 427

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

Location. Lat 32°45'50", long 92°39'30", in NE^SE^ sec. 34, T. 21 N. , R. 3 W. , near 

center of channel on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 4 miles south of 

Bernice and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to'July 8, 1947, wireweight gage, July 8, 1947, to Jan. 22, 1951, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 23, 1951, 

to July 7, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 241 cfs (174,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs May 14 (gage height, 7.87 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-54; Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-21, 25-27)

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23

50 2.0

.1 2.5

.2 3.0

.4 4.5

.8 5.0

2.2 5.6

5.8

Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

56

134

166

229

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

2.2

4.6

8.5

18

118

174

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

217

290

401

600

1,060

1,770

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 1.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TbtaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.6

1.0

1.3

5.1

4.0

1.9

1.0

.6

.6

778- 8.5

6.3

41.1

1.37

0.0077

0.009

82

Dec.

5.2

18~ 4.5

15

10

25

60

62

53

45

48

55

60

62

6!

58

*44

32

26

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

25

31

44

54

1,053.7

34.0

0.191

0.22

2,090

Jan.

61

52

41

34

30

27

25

23

22

44

68

92

94

94

100

143

178

193

205

205

178

*170

205

223

223

199

162

137

124

132

152

3,636

117

0.657

0.76

7,210

Feb.

178

193

193

162

134

118

105

94

90

84

79

74

68

64

61

60

59

*57

60

105

166

205

223

717

165

126

110

97

3,347

120

0.674

0.70

6,640

Mar.

86

78

78

76

78

78

74

68

64

62

60

59

56

53

48

43

40

38

IS

55

58

64

63

55

*52

52

58

68

81

86

89

1,968

63.5

0.357

0.41

3,900

Apr.

81

84

89

89

74

61

53

47

40

45

120

210

300

319

340

401

416

340

257

200

*145

110

86

71

56

46

38

36

37 

36

4,227

141

0.792

0.88

8,380

May

152

363

584

694

906

822

750

635

545

482

448

814

1,450

*1,480

1,170

972

786

600

416

223

159

132

110

92

78

133

255

134

100 

78

64

15,627

504

2.83

3.26

31,000

June

50

48

53

40

32

29

24

18

*14

10

8.1

6.4

5.1

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

76 

1.2

365.0

12.2

0.069

0.08

724

July

0.7

.6

.8

78

.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

7

0

.4

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

6.9

0.22

0.0012

0.001

14

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,900 Min 0 Mean 259 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.72 Ac-ft 187,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Min 0 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 0.466 in. 6.32 Ac-ft 60,040

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
428 RED RIVER BASIN

Connie Bayou near Lillie, La.

Location. Lat 32°53'15", long 92°39'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from Little 

Cornie Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 84.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 2, 1951, to Aug. 4, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 516 cfs (373,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs May 6 (gage height, 12.90 ft); no 

flotTsept. 11-13, 24-30.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft); no 

flow Sept. 11-13, 24-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Cornie Lake (capacity, 8,000 acre-ft), about 

6 miles above station. Storage began in 1935.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

0.6

1.0

1.3

2.0

7.8

18

50

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

154

226

441

920

1,200

1,780

0

.2

.5

1.0

2.5

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

TT7J

.8

.8

.8

20.2

0.65

40

Nov.

-^0.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1.1

1.2

1.3

2.6

4.7

6.8

S7T

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

50.1

1.67

99

Dec.

1(T~ 4.7

16

28

36

54

40

39

47

45

48

56

5T

50

49

48

*48

48

48

49

49

48

47

46

45

44

44

52

54

52

49

1,347.7

43.5

2,670

Jan.

4748-

47

47

47

52

83

83

80

93

104

93

88

93

112

164

151

134

142

161

178

*235

264

294

314

325

325

304

284

294

304

4,990

161

9,900

Feb.

284

274

244

226

210

181

178

167

161

148

148

142

128

122

115

109

104

*99

1(3?

226

264

325

392

441

44T

404

358

294

6,294

225

12,480

Mar.

235

T9T

181

158

145

136

128

118

112

106

102

99

88

77

72

67

67

65

7T

72

67

65

65

65

*67

70

72

83

86

93

109

3,139

101

6,230

Apr.

125

125

125

120

120

115

106

99

90

96

145

151

181

235

314

428

441

ITS

380

392

*347

294

226

188

161

136

120

120

104

52

5,952

198

11,810

May

160

428

820

1,200

1,580

1.660

1,520

1,280

1,100

945

840

965

*1,280

1,170

1,100

1,040

990

880

765

655

547

467

416

358

314

294

304

244

188

148

122

23,780

767

47,170

June

104

109

TTB- 136

73

59

55

52

*49

46

44

43

42

45

47

46

45

48

44

43

42

42

40

39

37

35

32

32

33

11

1,608

53.6

3,190

July

30

25

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

22

22

21

20

*20

20

19

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

aT3

644

20.8

1,280

Aug.

aT2" a!2

a 11

alO

aio

9.7

8.5

7.7

7.5

*5.0

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

rr

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

128.0

4.13

254

Sept.

1.3

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

U

0

1.3

5.1

2.9

1.5

.9

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.1

0.47

28

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,46O Mln O.6 Mean 583 Ac-ft 421,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,660 Mln 0 Mean 131 Ac-ft 95, ISO

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 429

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°33'18", long 92°07'06", in lot 35, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on east side of 

intake structure of city of Monroe pumping station, 100 ft east of east levee of Ouachita River and 1 mile north of Monroe.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1954 (elevations only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 71.06 ft May 12; minimum observed, 

67.46 ft Sept. 28, 29.

1939-54: Maximum elevation observed, 72.86 ft Apr. 27, 1946; minimum observed, 63.93 

ft Dec. 22, 1943 (subject to error).

Remarks. Daily elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which 

is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, is a long narrow lake formed by an 

old channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its 

north end, by a levee and from Ouachita River, at its west end, by a levee and floodgates. Small diversions for irrigation.

Cooperation. Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1939-45.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

69.18

69.16

69.12

69.09

69.07

69.04

69.00

68.96

68.94

68.92

68.88

68.88

68.85

68.82

68.81

68.80

68.77

68.74

68.72

68.70

68.68

68.64

68.62

68.58

68.5"6

68.60

68.68

68.66

68.64

68. 63 

68.62

Nov.

68.60

68.59

68.56

68.56

68.56

68.55

68.54

68.52

68.51

68.48

68.46

68.45

68.43

68.40

68.40

68.38

68.37

68.36

68.35

68.35

68.34

68.50

68.48

68.48

68.48

68.44

68.40

68.39

68.40

68 . 38

Dec.

68.37

68.36

68.76

68.81

68.81

68.90

68.94

68.98

69.04

69.07

69.12

69.14

69.16

69.16

69.18

69.20

69.20

69.20

69.18

69.18

69.22

69.22

69.22

69.19

69.16

69.14

69.14

69.26

69.28

69.30 

69.28

Jan.

69.26

69.26

69.24

69.24

69.24

69.21

69.20

69.20

69.20

69.66

69.64

69.65

69.65

69.73

69.84

69.86

69.92

69.97

70.00

70.01

70.06

70.11

70.14

70.15

70.15

70.15

70.16

70.16

70.16

70.36 

70.36

Feb.

70.32

70.30

70.29

70.28

70.26

70.24

70.24

70.21

70.20

70.20

70.19

70.18

70.17

70.15

70.14

70.15

70.13

70.11

70.12

70.20

70.19

70.17

70.17

70.16

70.16

70.16

70.16

70.16

-

Mar.

70.12

70.11

70.11

70.11

70.10

70.08

70.08

70.06

70.05

70.04

70.03

70.02

70.02

69.97

69.96

69.96

69.94

69.92

69.95

69.94

69.92

69.92

69.90

69.92

69.91

69.90

70.02

69.99

69.98

69^97

Apr.

69.97

69.96

69.95

69.94

69.94

69.94

69.90

69.88

69.86

69.84

69.84

69.90

69.90

69.83

69.85

69.90

69.89

69.89

68.85

69.82

69.80

69.78

69.76

69.74

69.73

69.71

69.68

69.69

69.69

69.66

May

69.88

70.24

70.41

70.47

70.56

70.63

70.70

70.82

70.88

70.85

70.86

71.06

70.97

70.91

70.90

70.90

70.90

70.89

70.90

70.88

70.87

70.85

70.84

70.82

70.78

70.74

70.93

70.82

70.75

70.75 

70.70

June

70.64

70.60

70.60

70.54

70.52

70.52

70.50

70.46

70.43

70.40

70.39

70.37

70.36

70.34

70.33

70.30

70.28

70.26

70.24

70.24

70.22

70.20

70.18

70.17

70.15

70.12

70.12

70.10

70.09

70.08

July

70.06

70.04

70.01

69.98

69.96

69.94

69.90

69.87

69.83

69.82

69.80

69.78

69.74

69.70

69.65

69.60

69.56

69.55

69.87

69.85

69.82

69.77

69.76

69.72

69.71

69.66

69.64

69.62

69.64

69.61 

69.60

Aug.

69.58

69.55

69.52

69.49

69.45

69.41

69.38

69.34

69.32

69.25

69.23

69.18

69.14

69.10

69.03

68.98

68.95

68.92

68.84

68.81

68.76

68.73

68.72

68.68

68.66

68.62

68.58

68.53

68.49

68 . 46 

68.44

Sept.

68.39

68.34

68.30

68.27

68.24

68.22

68.17

68.14

68.11

68.06

68.02

68.00

67.95

67.88

67.84

67.79

67.75

67.79

67.76

67.74

67.72

67.67

67.64

67.60

67.57

67.52

67.51

67.46

67.46

67.50
430 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River at Monroe, La.

Location.--Lat 32°30'19", long 92°07'32", in lot 50, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U, S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 5? miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4.

Drainage area. 15,298 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 1884 

to 1891 (gage heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights, and discharge observations), and 

since January 1928 (daily discharges) in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1929-38 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights since 

June 1884 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 31.40 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Jan. 6, 1937, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at several sites within half a mile 

of present site at same datum. Since June 26, 1941, auxiliary staff gage 5-J miles 

downstream, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 19,650 cfs (14,230,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 cfs May 20, 21 (gage height, 29.45 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 13.00 ft Apr. 24.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 12, 1945 (result of discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 50.42 ft Apr. 15, 1945; minimum discharge not determined 

(pool stage); minimum gage height observed, 12.1 ft Jan. 3, 1944.

Flood of Feb. 2, 3, 1932, reached a stage of 49.7 ft (discharge, 101,000 cfs, estimated) .

Remarks.--Records good above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Stage-discharge relation below 

10,000 cfs affected by operation of lock and dam No. 4. Discharge computed from hydrograph based on frequent discharge measurements and daily gage heights at base and auxiliary gages.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 52 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological .Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

x

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

, 1,000

(*)

(*)

31 , 000

1,000

0.065

0.08

61,490

Nov.

(»)

> 1 , 000

(*)

*1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1.300

1,300

1,400

 1,400

1,400

1,500

34,900

1,163

0.076

0.08

69,220

Dec.

1.500

*1,500

1,600

1,800

2,000

2,800

3,800

4,8OO

*6.000

5,8OO

5,600

5,100

4,500

3,900

3,300

*2,900

2,900

2,9OO

2,900

2,900

3,000

*3,100

3,100

3,200

3,300

3,400

3,600

3,900

*4,300

4,100

3,900

107,400

3,465

0.226

0.26

213,000

Jan.

3,800

4,000

2,700

2,600

2,650

2,500

2,300

1.600

2,100

4,500

7,400

6,050

6,500

7,800

9,400

11,200

12,400

14,100

16,300

17,100

17,600

18,000

18,300

18,500

18,600

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,700

19,000

19.500

341,100

11,000

0.719

0.83

676,600

Feb.

19,600

19,900

20,200

20,300

20, 400

20,100

19,700

18.8OO

14,900

13,100

10,500

7,000

7,100

6,700

*6.600

*6,600

6,800

6,900

7.8OO

10,300

14,300

18,000

18,600

19,300

19,400

19,400

19,200

18,300

-

409,800

14,640

0.957

1.00

812,800

Mar.

16.200

12,100

10,500

8,600

8,600

8,300

7,900

7,400

7,300

6,500

5,900

4,300

4,200

4,200

4,100

4,080

3,500

2,800

2.600

2,700

2,800

3,200

4,280

4,500

4,800

4,700

5,200

5,200

5,100

5,040

4,900

181,500

5,855

0.383

0.44

360,000

Apr.

4,800

4,300

4,300

4,400

4,4OO

4,330

4,200

4,200

3,900

5.700

4,100

7,000

9,360

10,000

11,400

12,000

14,600

14,900

15,400

15,800

15.900

15,900

15,600

13,100

9,400

8,800

7,280

6,700

6,900

7,400

264,070

8,802

0.575

0.64

523,800

May

13.000

19,000

20,800

22,600

24,500

25,200

25,9OO

27,000

28,000

28,900

30,600

31,600

32,300

33,000

33,600

34,300

34,800

35,400

35,900

36.000

36,000

35,700

34,900

34,000

33,100

32,300

31,400

30,600

29,700

27^700

926,600

29,890

1.95

2.25

«,838

June

26.300

24,900

21,200

17,600

14,400

12,000

8,800

6,300

4,170

2,500

2,600

2,000

1,700

1,800

1,910

1,600

1.100

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,500

1,700

2,220

2,300

2,000

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,280

1,300

171,580

5,719

0.374

0.42

340,300

July

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,210

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

-

tsoo

-

_

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,200

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,040

-

"

_

1,305

0.085

0.10

80,230

Aug.

_

_

_

t888

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

t770

-

-

-

_

-

_

t730

_

_

-

-

-

t887

_

-

-

_

777

0.051

0.06

47,750

Sept.

_

t619

_

_

-

_

_

_

t901

1,100

1,000

_

-

-

t737

_

-

_

_

-

_

t813

-

-

_

_

_

-

"

_

756

0.049

0.06

44,970

Calendar year 1953: Max 68,7OO Mln _ Mean 20,990 Cfsm- 1.37 In. 18.62 Ac-ft 15,200,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 36,000 Min - Mean 7,000 Cfsm 0.458 In. 6.22 Ac-ft 5,068,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Daily discharge below 1,000 cfs not sufficiently accurate for publication. Monthly discharge for October, November, July to September computed as noted under Remarks.
RED RIVER BASIN 431

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location. Lat 32°28'50", long 91°47'55", on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., and

 sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on D. S. 

Highway 80, 200 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 0.5 mile east of 

Girard.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily

 gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since January 

1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level,

 datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to July 11, 1944, staff gage at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage 8.1 miles downstream at different datum. Feb. 15, 1945, to Dec. 8, 

1952, auxiliary staff gage 6.4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 16 years, 667 cfs (482,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs May 13, 14; maximum gage height, 9.68

 ft May 14; minimum daily discharge, 40 cfs Aug. 6-17; minimum gage height, 0.97 July 3.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 1939, Nov. 4, 5, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft 

Aug. 21, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

67

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

58

58

58

58

56

56

56

56

*56

54

54

53

52

52

51

62

72

72

67

67

62

1,853

59.8

3,680

Nov.

62

62

62

62

62

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

59

59

59

*59

59

58

58

58

58

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

58

1,793

59.8

3,560

Dec.

56

56

110

110

116

110

105

loo

122

122

138

132

149

*149

138

138

122

116

110

110

105

100

94

94

94

94

88

105

116

122

116

3,437

111

6,820

Jan.

105

100

94

94

94

88

88

88

83

237

346

346

284

226

204

215

249

249

249

249

249

272

284

296

*284

284

272

272

284

359

446

6,990

225

13,860

Feb.

459

45T

384

359

346

334

321

296

260

237

204

182

171

160

149

*138

132

127

122

Teo

171

182

193

204

215

215

215

204

-

- -----

6,561

234

13,010

Mar.

193

182

171

160

160

149

149

149

138

138

132

132

132

127

122

116

116

110

116

116

110

110

*105

T05

105

105

105

105

110

116

122

4,006

129

7,950

Apr.

122

116

116

110

110

110

105

105

100

100

105

110

110

110

116

127

127

132

*138

149

149

138

138

138

138

132

127

127

122

122

3,649

122

7,240

May

149

32T

667

855

876

883

912

922

915

894

*860

959

1,170

1,200

1.O7O

845

736

654

590

540

476

421

359

309

260

237

226

215

193

182

193

19,089

616

37,860

June

215

215

215

204

193

182

*171

160

149

149

138

132

127

127

116

116

110

110

116

110

105

100

100

100

94

94

94

94

88

S3

4,007

134

7,950

July

83

83

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

*78

72

72

72

72

72

67

67

67

62

62

62

61

55

51

51

51

53

2,171

70.0

4,310

Aug.

58

62" 67

53

42

*4040"

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

42

44

49

49

56

61

67

67

67

67

62

59

55

55

1,562

50.4

3,100

Sept.

53

49

44

41

42

48

47

47

*47

46

46

47

47

47

46

44

48

58

62

67

67

72

83

88

94

94

100

105

105

110

1,894

63.1

3,760

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,340 Mln 51 Mean 537 Ac-ft 388,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,200 Mln 4O Mean 156 Ac-ft 113,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
432 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou LaFourche, near Crew Lake, La.

Location. Lat 32°29'55", long 91"55'05", in SWi sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., near center 

ol' span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles west of town of Crew Lake.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 37.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 Jjlevels by_ Corps of Engineers). Prior to

Aug. 10, 1944, staff gage, Aug. 11, 1944,"to June 5, 1952, water-stage recorder, June 6 

to Sept. 30, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datura 19.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,205 cfs (872,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs May 13 (from loop curve, gage height, 

24.06 ft); minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 3.14 ft Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1947 (gage height, 28.72 ft, present datum); no flow at times during August, September, and October 1952, result of 

temporary storage due to excavation of channel upstream.

A discharge of 17,000 cfs was measured Dec. 24, 1931, at a stage of 28.22 ft, present datum (from reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district).

Remarks. Records poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17 

T6

14

14

12

14

16

14

13

12

T2- 11

14

14

14

14

15

15

 15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

16

15 

15

444

14.3

881

Nov.

15 

T6

16

16

16

15

16

18

17

17

17

20

20

22

26

*26

29

29

48

43

35

44

40

46

44

46

46

35

26

24

828

27.6

1,640

Dec.

38 

50

154

501

364

323

278

250

236

407

380

920

830

625

*625

501

278

212

170

154

135

278

577

198

250

223

144

170

323

308 

230

10,132

327

20,100

Jan.

192 

186

210

210

204

180

130

110

102

2,100

5.800

2,800

2,300

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,400

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,900

3,000

2,800

*2,700

g2,600

g2,600

g2,600

g2,600

g2,900 

g3 , 800

59,624

1,923

118,300

Feb.

K5.300 

g2,800

g2 , 600

g2,000

g2,000

gl,500

gl,500

gl,500

gl,400

gl,200

gl,000

g900

gSOO

g700

g600

*500

400

300

500" 250

900

1,000

1,200

1,500

*1,450

1,350

1,200

1,100

35,450

1,266

70,310

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,000 Mln n

Mar.

900 

750

550

480

*400

320

260

220

180

140

120

100

90

75

60

45

35

35

35

35

30

20

*15Isis

40

100

250

300

500 

350

6,465

209

12,820

Apr.

300 

200

160

130

*90

65

50

120

150

160

150

150

200

220

200

300

600

700

*7W

600

650

700

650

500

250

*200

160

110

110

110

8,685

290

17,230

May

1,800 

8,200

11,200

11,400

10,200

9,200

9,000

8,700

8,200

*7,900

7,800

11,100

*15.700

12,200

8,600

6,400

5,300

*4,600

4,000

3,400

2,800

2,200

1,700

1,400

*1.500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300 

1,300

180,100

5,810

357,200

June

*1,500 

1,200

1,000

800

650

500

*400

350

300

250

200

170

150

130

120

110

120

110

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

25

20

15

15

10

8,365

279

16,590

July

} 

} 

( )

 2.5

-

}'

J

124.5

4.02

247

Aug.

(*)

2

> 1.5

54.0

1.74

107

Sept.

(**)

1

30

1.0

60

Mean 1,449 Ac-ft 1,049,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,700 Mln - Mean "850 Ac-ft '615J500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 433

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lat 32°47'53", long 91°30'03", in SE^ sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., on downstream 

side near center of bridge on State Highway 11, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Colewa 

Bayou and 8 miles southwest of Oak Grove.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954. Daily gage heights since October 1940 

in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, with 1941 

Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustment (levels by Corps 

of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage, Oct. 20, 1949, to July 1952, waterstage recorder, July 1952 to Jan. 27, 1953, staff gage, at same site and at datum 87.29 

ft higher. Jan. 28, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1954, staff gage at same site at present datum. 

Since Jan. 1, 1954, auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.7 miles downstream read twice daily.

Average discharge. 5 years, 45.9 cfs (33,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 2; maximum gage height, 

91.20 ft May 12; no flow at times.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs Feb. 21, 1953; maximum gage height, 95.22 ft 

Jan. 4, 1951; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since 1940, 95.5 ft (present datum) Apr. 12, 1947, from records 

of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Base gage-height record and 3 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 7-11; fall used as

a factor May 2-5, 12, 13)

83.2

83.3

83.4

83.5

84.0

85.0

86.0

87.0

90.0

58

183

333

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

o

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

(T

.7

29

TI

14

2.0

8.5

29

18

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

4.5

4.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

18

24

14

248.7

8.02

0.191

0.22

493

Jan.

7.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

0

0

0

0

257

140

29

18

8.5

18

40

29

18

18

8.5

14

61

34

23

18

14

16

15

14

170

151

1,109.0

35.8

0.852

0.98

2,200

Feb.

' 58

29

23

16

14

10

6.9

5.3

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

14

10

6.5

6.5

4.5

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.1

235.4

8.41

0.200

0.21

467

Mar.

0.6

.4

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.1

0

0

0

.6

.5

.4

.1

O

*0

0

0

1.7

12

To

6.5

4.5

53.5

1.73

0.041

0.05

106

Apr.

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

16

18

10

7.7

7.7

7.3

5.7

10

111 ^73

34

21

*13

8.1

6.1

4.5

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.2

375

385.4

12.8

0.305

0.34

764

May

736

1,060

*970

598

212

183

43

10

13

*15

25

*608

700

500

300

100

50

20

10

5

5

3

3

2

1

.7

.4

.4

.1

0

V

6,173.6

199

4.74

5.47

12,250

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

o

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

^

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.5

. 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

0.07

0.0017

0.002

4.6

Sept.

0

U

0

0

0

0

*1.0

~7i 4.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

5.7

0.19

0.0045

0.005

11

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,580 Min O Mean 58.5 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.90 Ac -ft 42,320

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,060 Min O Mean 22.5 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.28 Ac-ft 16,300

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record May 14-25; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations. Discharge Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 computed from twice-daily 

staff-gage readings.
434 RED RIVER BASIN 

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location. Lat 32 0 25 ! 55", long 91°22'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. 

Daily gage heights since October 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg

district.

level, 

gage at 

, . , , . , , r-eight

or staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 8.5 miles downstream.

Feb. 19, 1945, to Nov. 27, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 9.5 miles downstream at different

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1936-54), 339 cfs (245,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,400 cfs May 14, 15; maximum gage height; 

15.4 ft May 4; minimum daily discharge, 6 cfs June 28 to July 5; minimum gage height, 

6.0 ft Sept. 3., 4.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 19, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.78 ft 

Nov. 20, 1948; minimum discharge, 4 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1941, and in August, September, 

and October 1943.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 ft May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9 

8

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

260

8.4

516

Nov.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7 

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

8

9

9

10

12

10

12

12

12

241

8.0

478

Dec.

12

If

17

120

170

120

80

45

45

45

55

80

45

45 

*30

30

25

20

17

17

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

17

20

30

35

1,224

39.5

2,430

Jan.

20

12

17

17

14

14

14

12

12

25

300

280

170

140 

120

55

55

45

35

30

30

35

55

60

55

*35

25

20

17

85

294

2,098

67.7

4,160

Feb.

418 353"

312

242

176

127

85

65

49

49

34

34

26

19 

19

19

*19

19

19

65

260

383

347

26O

192

143

112

98

3,974

142

7,880

Mar.

85

74

74

65

65

57

49

49

42

34

34

26

26

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

26

*26

26

26

34

65

143

192

-1 G? .Lye

1,581

51.0

3,140

Apr.

~98 143

74

57

42

26

26

13

T3

13

13

13

26

34

34

49

65

85

85

*74

65

49

42

34

26

26

26

26

26

26

1,329

44.3

2,640

May

85

489

1,110

1,380

1,220

994

882

716

674

604

*586

850

1,300

1.400 

1,400

1,300

1,180

858

630

575

547

453

383

3jO

312

277

242

192

159

112

85

21,325

688

42,300

June

60

35

35

35

22

22

13

*13

13

9

9

7

7

7 

7

7

7

9

9

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

402

13.4

797

July

 36

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7 

*7

7

7

7

7

8.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

^

224

7.2

444

Aug.

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8 

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

TO

10

10

269

8.7

534

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

*14

14

14

14

14

9

9 

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

304

10.1

603

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,890 Mln 6.9 Mean 280 Ac-ft 202,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,40O Mln 6 Mean 91.0 Ac-ft 65,920

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 29, June 1 to Sept. 30 due to effect of 

aquatic vegetation; discharge scaled from temporary curves based on 8 discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

435

Location.--Lat 32°27'20", long 91 "28'30", in SEij sec. 18, T. 17 K., R. 10 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 150 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Delhi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1935 to "September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. 

Daily gage heights as follows: 1885-99 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; 

since January 1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of. 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 12, 1944, 

staff gage at railroad bridge 150 ft downstream at same datum. July 12, 1944, to 

Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 16, 1945, auxiliary staff gage, 7.5 miles downstream read twice daily.

Average discharge.--19 years (1935-54), 976 cfs (706,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year1 , 3,490 cfs May 14; maximum gage height, 20.23 ft 

May 14; minimum dally discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 1, due to temporary backwater condition; 

minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 30 cfs Aug. 17, 21, but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height, 25.88 ft 

May 20, 21, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 1, 1954; minimum discharge 

unaffected by backwater, that of Aug. 17, 21, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft May 10, 11, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

165 

165

165

165

165

165

153

153

153

142

142

142

136

130

130

124

119

119

113

*Tl3

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

4,102

132

8,140

Nov.

113 

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

107

107

107

107

*107

107

107

107

107

119

TI9

119

119

113

113

113

113

113

3,36O

112

6,660

Dec.

113 

113

706

586' 840

404

291

234

378

327

291

280

280

280

*291

303

315

315

315

327

327

327

315

315

303

303

291

327

340

340

327

10,504

339

20,830

Jan.

315 

303

291

280

280

268

268

257

257

590

982

902

756

614

548

531

629

673

687

687

702

747

840

887

903

*918

950

998

1,030

1,270

1.650

20,993

677

41,640

Feb.

1.740 

1,700

1,630

1,530

1,460

1,370

1,300

1,260

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,030

986

960

*950

903

856

856

982

998

955

903

865

829

806

809

809

_

-

31,037

1,108

61,560

Mar.

m762

762

747

732

702

687

658

644

615

600

586

558

544

530

502

488

488

474

460

446

*432

40i

?91

378

404

460

502

488

460

17,460

563

34,630

Apr.

418 

391

352

327

315

291

280

268

268

291

291

280

268

257

257

291

340

432

*474

488

502

530

544

558

May

1,040

2,130

2,650

2/760

2,660

2,630

2,510

2,280

2,170

2,030

*2,720

5.420

3,390

3,370

3,220

3,040

2,760

2,500

2,260

2,OOO

1,780

1,590

1.420

558 1,300

558

544

530

516

502

11,921

397

23,640

1,170

1,120

1,030

996

986

973

64,463

2,080

127,900

June

'516 939 

887

809

762

717

*673

644

600

572

544

516

474

460

432

404

391

418

474

391

340

303

268

245

234

211

199

188

176

165

14,354

478

28,470

July

TSB- 176 

153

142

124

107

90

84

90

96

90

90

90

*90

78

73

73

73

73

78

78

73

62

59

56

56

56

56

56

30

20

2,637

85.1

5,230

Aug.

10 

20

50

*107

102

a 100

alOO

a9O

aSO

a70

a 60

a50

a4O

a40

a35

a35

*32

33

33

33

33

33

38

42

40

38

36

36

36

34

33

1,519

49.0

3,010

Sept.

36 

42

44

44

44

50

52

*56

55

60

65

66

73

84

90

96

96

96

84

84

96

96

102

102

107

113

119

124

130

136

2,442

81.4

4,840

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,99o Mln 107 Mean 1,034 Ao-ft 746,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,420 Min 1O Mean 506 Ac-ft 366,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and record for nearby 

stations.
436 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

Location.--Lat 32°04'55", long 92°12'25", in SW&Wi sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 E., near 

 center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 110, 6 miles upstream 

from Bayou Beaucoup and 65 miles northwest of Grayson.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.89 ft (corrected) above mean sea level. 

Prior to July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 284 cfs (205,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs May 5 (gage height, 11.66 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1057: 1945. WSP 1211: 1943, 1949, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23-30, Mar. 14-20, Apr. 8-15, 

27-30, May 1, 28, 29)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

Oct. 1 to Jan..20 

0

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

.1

.5

1.1

2.9

7.9

2.3 

3.0 

5.0

7.0 

7.5

19

40

124

264

309

2.3 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

19

41

139

268

371

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

576

950

1,730

3,560

Note. Same as preceding 

tabTe~T>elow 2.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

AC-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0~0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

4.9

4.9

0.16

0.00059

0.0007

9.7

Dec.

19

T5

24

27

36

50

75

100

138

187

240

273

282

TTS

248

232

216

208

194

159

116

71

41

27

23

25

29

*37

57

67 

75

3,568

115

0.424

0.49

7,080

Jan.

100

124

140

152

146

121

83

52

yB- 35

79

124

138

152

170

201

240

273

S9~I 291

284

268

239

213

180

162

162

162

*150

130 

120

5,018

162

0.598

0.69

9,950

Feb.

120

142

162

180

187

185" 193

142

100

61

39

30

25

?.l

20

20

20

*19

19

35

66

80

100

125

150

174

187

180

-

2,777

99.2

0.366

0.38

5,510

Mar.

~5? 142

53

42

38

35

40

44

44

39

33

29

26

23

21

19

*18~ 18

18

21

30

27

42

77

90

80

63

52

44

43 

46

1,389

44.8

0.165

0.19

2,760

Apr.

53

61

58

42

32

27

25

22

18

16

15

16

16

14

18

73

120

144

162

180

200

213

219

?5o

144

68

21

13

11 *T»r

2,213

73.8

0.272

0.30

4,390

May

82

222

443

1,070

2,630

1,860

1,300

1,000

790

616

660

875

1,150

1,300

1,220

1,120

1,030

850

790

675

461

319

246 1-93

130

73

66

*2W

276

309 

413

22,369

722

2.66

3.07

44,370

June

441

ZSS

253

157

64

15

7.6

5.2

4.0

3.1

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

.9

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1,300.6

43.4

0.160

0.18

2,580

July

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

T7T

.9

.7 

.5

6.0

0.19

0.00070

0.0008

12

Aug.

5~0.1

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.000011

0.00001

0.2

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,600 Min 0 Mean 381 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.09 Ac-ft 276,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 2J630 Mln 0 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.391 In. 5.30 Ac-ft 76,660

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).-- May 5 (11 a.m.) 2.830 cfs (11.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 437

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La.

Location. La t 32°13'55", long 92°43'35", In NE^NEv sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 0.3 mile southwest of Jonesboro 

town limits and 0.9 mile upstream from Little Dugdemona River.

,"alnage area. 2.14 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 496 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 7.74 ft); minimum, 

0.02 cfs June 21-28, July 4-18; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft July 22-24.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; practically no flow at times.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.53 

.6 

.7

0.02 

.04 

.2

.6 

1.8

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.9

14

59

102

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03 

.03

.03 

.03

.03

.04

.04

.05

754

.04

.04

.04

.04

1.05

0.034

0.016

0.02

2.1

Nov.

0.04

.04

.04

.04 

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.04

.08

.06

.07

.07

.07

.06 

.06

.8

 *Y

!o9

.09

.09

.09

.1

.1

.1

3.97

0.132

0.062

0.07

7.9

Dec.

 

0 w" 2

*78'

TT.8

.7

.6

.4

7.7

11

1.6

6.8

4.2

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

.9 

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

16 '

3.5

1.6

.7

142.5

4.60

2.15

2.48

283

Jan.

0.6

.4

.3

.2 

.2

* 1

 *Y

!i

.2

40

4.2

1.8

1.0

1.2

2.4

3.7

1.6

1.1

1.0 I'.'O

6.1 

4.7

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

14

4.1

96.0

3.10

1.45

1.67

190

Feb.

*1.6

1.1

.8

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

?

tf

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*13 

T.8

1.5 

1.0

.6

.4

.3

3

.3

.2

32.1

1.15

0.537

0.56

64

Mar.

0.1

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* 1

!l

.2

.9 

.4

.1 

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.03

.08

.08

.08

 Q 7

5.10

0.165

0.077

0.09

10

Apr.

0.07

.06

.06

.06 

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.08

.08

.07

.05

*.04 77T"

30

1.6

.4

.1 

.07

.06 

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

40

81.08

2.70

1.26

1.41

161

May

21

41

8.0

*1.6 

.7

.3

.1

.08

.1

8.4

15

*55

4.3

1.4

.6

.3

.1

.1

1.8 

.4

.1 

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

161.15

5.20

2.43

2.80

320

June

0.06

#.06

.06

.06 

.06

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03 

.03

7§f

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.05

.03

1.15

0.038

0.018

0.02

2.3

July

0.03

.03

.03

7§f

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04 

753

.03 

*.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

0.81

0.026

0.012

0.01

1.6

Aug.

0.04

*.04

.03

753

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04 

.04

.04 

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

1.21

0.039

0.018

0.02

2.4

Sept.

0.04

.04

.04

.04 

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

,05

.04

.04 

.04

.04 

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

1.21

CU'040

0.019

0.02

2.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 285 Min 0 Mean 4.15 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.30 Ac-ft 3,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 78 Min 0.02 Mean 1.44 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.17 Ac-ft 1,050

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Dec. 3 (3 a.m.) 496 cfs (7.74 ft); Jan. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 185 cfs 

(6.17 ft); Apr. 30 (9 p.m.) 250 cfs (6.73 ft); May 2 (5 p.m.) 256 cfs (6.82 ft)j May 12 (6:30 a.m.) 

238 cfs (6.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 23 to June 1; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and 

available recorder trace.
438 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32°12'25", long 92"48'05", In SWi sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

just downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 200 ft downstream from Brush Creek, 

1.5 miles downstream from McDonald Creek, and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro.

Drainage area. 347 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 444 cfs (321,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs May 15 (gage height, 12.65 ft); minImum observed, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height, 3.64 ft 

Oct. 28.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 ft); minimum observed, that of Aug. 31, 1954; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Sept. 21, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged 

into stream about 7 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharged continually 

whenever mill is operating but that containing waste material is stored In a reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23"

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

*Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

4.7

*5.3

6^

6.0

93.0

3.00

184

Nov.

6.0

6.0

5^3.

5.3

7.8

11

19

20

16

7.2

5.3

18

23

25

25

19

13

19

22

25

36

62

*64

63

62

62

54

50

46

37

833.9

27.8

1,650

Dec.

30

36

126

305

370

323

278

215

215

262

278

287

305

305

287

254

196

152

122

108

100

97

97

100

94

81

74

90

196

296

323

6,002

194

11,900

Jan.

323

270

215

*170

148

133

119

104

97

184

430

505

520

520

520

505

490

505

560

592

620

59?

570

560

540

505

445

390

341

323

410

12,206

394

24,210

Feb.

*475

520

592

715

765

665

505

390

305

238

200

178

163

148

130

122

122

119

380

520

570

592

570

475

341

238

182

_

10,357

370

20,540

Mar.

148

130

141

152

152

152

152

130

111

104

97

90

84

76

69

*58

48

41

50

94

152

182

166

133

108

100

100

111

163

262

278

3,834

124

7,600

Apr.

230

185

159

152

141

126

111

100

88

82

82

81

108

*296

430

665

905

1,070

1,100

1.120

1,040

812

540

370

246

178

144

122

104

119

10,906

364

21,630

May

430

665

995

1,450

1,870

1,820

1,360

1,040

765

520

540

928

1,760

2,300

2.360

1,990

1,450

1,070

812

605

520

505

445

350

246

182

152

137

185

200

166

27,818

897

55,180

June

122

*97

77

62

49

42

35

29

25

20

14

10

10

8

8

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

666

22.2

1,320

July

3

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

._

(*)

> 1

64

2.1

127

Aug.

~

 1

 .5

(*)

23.0

0.74

46

Sept.

O.E

15.5

0.52

31

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,800 Mln 2 Mean 594 Ac-ft 429,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,360 Mln - Mean 2OO Ac-ft 144, 4OO

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation due to backwater from temporary dam Oct. 1-27, June 12 

to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

439

Location. Lat 31°58'30", long 92°39'10", on line between sees. 34 and 35, T. 12 N., R. 

~3 W., on right bank Just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 ft upstream

from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from

Kyiaies Creek, and 3.5 miles north of Winnfield.

Drainage area. 654 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 81.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Seodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 810 cfs (586,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs May 14, 15; maximum gage height, 

15.12 ft May 14; no flow on days during August and September (result of temporary 

regulation).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 23.78 ft); no 

flow at times during 1947 and 1954 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Water used by paper 

mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged into stream about 30 miles above 

station. Part of effluent is discharged continually whenever mill is operating but 

that containing waste material is stored in a reservoir and released whenever river 

flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14-22, June 20-25, 

July 11 to Aug. 4)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.5

.6 

1.2 

1.9 

2.7 

4.2 

7.0 

30

4.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

100

158

444

742

1,200

1,900

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

3

*.l

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.8

17.6

0.57

35

Nov.

3.3

8.6

11

10

8.6

6.7

5.3

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.8

3.3

7.4

8.2

11

26

41

44

40

35

31

342.2

11.4

679

Dec.

28

25

53

144

330

433

490 4"66"

433

380

380

411

411

400

400

380

330

291

243

202

15S

127

108

98

92

90

84

106

*141

198

272

7,432

248

14,740

Jan.

320

320

301

291

272

225

173

138

119

204

444

530

606

654

654

638

670

724

742

706

670

622

606

622

*654

688

670

654

622

590

558

15,687

506

31,110

Feb.

530

502

502

478

466

466

478

502

544

558

574

51?

422

320

243

*212

189

169

216" 162

282

350

433

490

502

516

516

516

-

11,654

416

23,120

Mar.

490

42?

320

220

169

173

181

173

162

151

141

127

119

111

103

95

S7

79

*76

72

69

79

106

135

151

151

144

132

122

122

122

4,804

155

9,530

Apr.

132

154

173

169

144

122

108

98

87

79

74

69

66

69

79

179

424

622

780

880

905

*905

925

945 945-

925

860

688

426

196

12,228

408

24,250

May

604

995

1,290

1,580

1,850

2,060

2,060

1,900

1,810

1,770

1,770

2,000

2,460

2.650

2,630

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,460

2,240

1,950

1,660

1,350

1,040

780

*574

400

243

162

144

50,572

1,631

100,300

June

T3s~ 135

122

103

82

64

55

46

41

35

30

26

23

21

16

9.4

5.0

3.2

2.1

1.1

1.0

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

28

28

1,014.3

33. S

2,010

July

6.4

16

18

TT

9.0

9.8

17

17

13

11

9.4

7.0

6.7

5.9

6.2

5.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.4

*3.0

4.0

6.4

6.4

6.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

229.8

7.41

456

Aug.

2.1

T^

1.4

1.3

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.3

0.30

18

Sept.

*0.1

TT

.1

0rj

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,600 Mln 0.1 Mean 1,151 Ac-ft 833,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,630 Mln 0 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,200

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

411038 O - 57 - 29
440 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. Lat 31°43'00", long 92°13'20", in SE^NW^ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping (Julley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.51 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 142 cfs (102,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs May 1 (gage height, 18.03 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 23.26ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1943, 1952-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1940(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

.1

.3

1.0

4.3

10

18

36

4.0

5.0

7.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

85

143

350

1,300

1,500

2,110

3,490

5,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

tbtal

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

2^6

573 i.e

.9

.3

9.9

0.32

0.0035

0.004

20

Nov.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.8

.9

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.9 

.8

.9

1.1

11.2

0.37

0.0040

0.005

22

Dec.

i4

T7T

115

166

ITS

54

18

11

9.0

11

9.3

9.7

10

8.1

7.0

5.9

4.9

4.1

3.6

5.0

6.0

*7.2

6.4

4.8

4.4

3.5

3.2 

36

119

72

33

865.3

27.9

0.303

0.35

1,720

Jan.

17

13

11

9.6

8.4

7.4

6.6

5.9

5.5

21

116

76

36

22

18

18

44

37

22

18

34

-341

155

76

*50

31

21 

16

13

12

14

1,097.4

35.4

0.385

0.44

2,180

Feb.

16

17

14

11

10

9.9

8.9

7.8

7.1

6.5

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.2

3.9

»5.5

375

13

44

3?

18

15

14

11

9.5 

9.6

-

314.3

11.2

0.122

0.13

623

Mar.

15

13

16

20

18

15

14

12

11

9.6

8.6

7.8

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.3

*4.0

15

69

43

20

15

12

10

8.9

213 

554 f4"3

107

53

1,555.4

50.2

0.546

0.63

3,090

Apr.

28

18

14

11

9.7

8.6

7.4

6.6

5.5

4.9

4.9

5.5

5.5

4.9

5.6

318

330

141

55

23

15

10

8.6

7.6

6.5

5.5

1*3 

4.8

5.5

*5.1

1,080.0

36.0

0.391

0.44

2,140

May

3,050

4.640

4,050

1,900

1,280

445

85

51

33

30

800

1,140

1,330

980

398

96

56

38

241

423

338

113

45

26

20

17

3?7 

*800

345

76

38

23,241

750

8.15

9.39

46,100

June

22

T6

14

12

10

9.4

8.7

7.8

7.3

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.6

*3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

III

184.2

6.14

0.067

0.07

365

July

ia

T75

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

1 B

1*

^

# a

.3

0

ff

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

17.3

0.56

0.0061

0.007

34

Aug.

0.2

!i.1.1

0V

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00022

0.0002

1.2

Sept.

0tr

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

3.0

4.5

F^T

1.2

.9

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.4

.9

.9

19.1

0.64

0.0070

0.008

38

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,500 Mln 0 Mean 271 Cfsm 2.95 In. 40.05 Ac-ft 196,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,640 Mln 0 Mean 77.8 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.47 Ac-ft 56,330

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs). May 1 (12:30 p.m.) 5,170 cfs (18.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 2-10 ; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records

for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location. Lat 31°32'00", long 92°24'20", in NW^NEi sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge, 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 165, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Sugar Branch, three-eighths of a mile upstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, half a mile north of Pollock, five-eighths of a mile 

upstream from Camp Livingston water-supply diversion dam, and ij miles downstream from 

Dyson Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 71.3 cfs (51,620 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs May 1 (gage height, 9.1Q ft); minimum, 

5.3 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 16.90 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943, Sept. 14, 

1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16-18, 21-28, July 1-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0

137

255

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

7.7

28

55

145

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

399

735

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

it13

13

13

 13 

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

38

20" 43

16

16

16

493

15.9

0.312

0.36

978

Nov.

16

16

16

16

19

18

16

23

20

19

18 

18

18

18

18

a!8 

al8

a!9

a!9

a!9

a20

a25

29

23

 21

20

20

21

26

32

599

20.0

0.392

0.44

1,190

Dec.

27

M

257

64

49

41

37

90

67

52 

59

50

48

40

36 

35

34

34

56

69

47

38

35

35

34

35

*92

92

56

45

1,884

60.8

1.19

1.37

3,740

Jan.

40

39

38

36

35

34

32" 32

32

70

71 

45

40

37

40

51 

46

38

36

40

57

75

53

42

40

38

36

34

 33

35

40

1,315

42.4

0.831

0.96

2,610

Feb.

34

32

32

30

29

29

28

28

a28

a28

a27 

a27

a27

a26

a26

a26 

 26

25

26

37.

34

28

26

26

24

24

24

22

-

779

27.8

0.545

0.57

1,550

Mar.

22

26

If

28

30

a28

a26

a25

24

24

24

24

22

20.

20 

 21

22

40

42

28

24

23

24

24

24

30

45

41

32

23

863

27.8

0.545

0.63

1,710

Apr.

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

69 

33

24

21

37

206 

101

44

34

30

26

25

25

24

22

a22

a22

a22

a22

1,039

34.6

0.678

0.76

2,060

May

78"2" 921

606

178

91

67

61

47

42

42

70 

156

144

74

50

40 

35

33

37

41

30

28

26

25

24

a24

a24

 24

24

24

24

3,794

122

2.39

2.77

7,530

June

2322"

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22 

22

28

82

88

 22

22

21

21

21

21

22" 20

22

22

655

21.8

0.427

0.48

1,300

July

21

a20

a21

a21

21

a20

a20

a20

a20

a20 

20

20

19

18.

18 

18

20

20

£0

®21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

606

19.5

0.382

O.44

1,200

Aug.

16

13

12

12

12

10

10

9.6

8.7

9.1

*8.7

8.2

8.2

9.1

8.2 

8.7

8.7

9.1

11

10

14

16

12

12

11

10

10

11

12

11

329.0

10.6

0.208

0.24

653

Sept.

9.6

9.1

8.7

7.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

7.7 

8.2

7.2

*£*£

777

8.2 

14

ifTJ

11

12

15

14

11

11

11 .

10

10

12

14

309.1

10.3

0.202

0.23

613

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,100 Min 13 Mean 131 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.75 Ac-ft 94,490

Water year 1953-54: Max 921 Min 6.3 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.25 Ac-ft 25,130

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). May 1 (12:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (9.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

stations.
442 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location.--Lat 30°30'25", long 91°11'55", In T. 6 S., R. 12 E., Louisiana meridian, in 

fourth pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highways 71 and 190, 4 miles north of 

Baton Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 233 miles upstream from Head of 

Passes, and 253 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,243,500 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: 1929 (discharge measurements only) and since 1931 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (1931-38, daily discharge computed on basis of 

data obtained at several ranges between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and published 

as "below Baton Rouge").

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 1828-71 

occasional readings, and since January 1872, daily gage heights, at gage of Corps of 

Engineers, 4 miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.14 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 21.1 ft May 16 (affected by interchange with 

Atchafalaya River); minimum, 2.2 ft Nov. 27 or 28, from recorded range in stage.

1940-54: Maximum gage height, 46.2 ft Apr. 28-30, 1945, from graph based on readings 

(adjusted for slope) of staff gage of Corps of Engineers (affected by interchange with 

Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.8 ft Oct. 20, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 47.8 ft May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 ft 

Nov. 14, 1894. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 4 miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum of 0.42 ft below mean Gulf level 

(datum of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same at low stages as 

the gage of the Geological Survey, but at high stages it reads about 0.5 ft lower.

Remarks.--Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. There is an interchange of flow 

with Atchafalaya River through Old River 67 miles above station.

Gage height at 8 In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

2.9

3.0

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.6

3.9

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.5

3.6

4.0

4.8

4.4

4.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

 

Dec.

2.9

3.4

4.3

4.4

4.7

5.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.0

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.1

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.0

Jan.

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.7

4.2

4.3

4.6

5.1

5.6

6.0

6.5

7.9

9.6

11.4

12.9

14.3

15.5

16.6

17.7

Feb.

18.4

19.0

19.4

19.5

19.4

19.1

18.6

17.8

16.6

15.2

13.7

12.3

10.9

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.3

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.6

7.1

7.8

8.5

9.4

_

__ _ _ _

 

Mar.

9.6

9.9

10. 0

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.5

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.6

9.8

10.1

10.5

10.6

10.4

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.1

7.9

8.3

8.8

8.8

8.5

Apr.

8.2

8.3

8.6

8.8

9.1

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.9

10.5

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.9

9.9

10.1

10.4

10.8

11.2

11.6

12.0

12.3

12.6

 

May

13.5

14.4

16.8

17.1

16.7

16.5

17.2

18.5

19.7

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

20.7

20.9

21.0

21.0

20.9

20.8

20.7

20.6

20.4

20.1

19.7

19.3

18.7

18.2

17.6

16.9

16.1

15.2

June

14.4

13.6

1?.9

12.3

11.7

11.1

10.5

10.0

9.6

9.4

9.5

9.8

10.3

10.8

11.1

11.3

11.4

11.2

10.9

10.6

10.2

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.4

 

July

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

B.4

6.0

5.8

Aug.

5.8

5.9

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.3

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.6

Sept.

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.7

5.5

5.1

3.8

3.7

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.3

4.6

 

Note. Oage heights for Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Jan. 2, Aug. 10-14, Sept. 15-30 computed from 

gage-relation curve for gage located 4 miles below bridge; gage heights for Dec. 5, Jan. 3, 4 Interpolated.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 443

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location. Lat 29°56'45", long 90°10'15", in T. 13 S., R. 10 E., St. Helena meridian, in 

fifth pier from left bank of Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans, 22 miles 

downstream from Bonnet Carre' spillway, 106 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 

126 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.243.600 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge; Since 1928 (except 1937) and intermittently during 1851, 

1852. 1879-1927 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as "at Carrol - 

Iton ).

Gage heights: November 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since 1872, at gage of Corps of Engineers, 2? miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922, at gage of U. S. 

Weather Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, and since 

January 1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 0.15 ft 

below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 7.8 ft May 17, 18; minimum, 0.1 ft Dec. 15, 18.

1934-54: Maximum gage height, 19.9 ft Feb. 10, 1950 (affected by interchange with 

Atchafalaya River and Bonnet Carre' spillway); minimum, -0.65 ft Jan. 25, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 ft Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 ft 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 2j miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.13 ft below mean Gulf level (datum of 

Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same below 19.0 ft as does the 

gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 ft it reads lower, the difference increasing to a maximum of 0.10 ft.

Remarks. Gage heights affected by tides. There is an interchange of flow with the 

Atchafalaya River through Old River 196 miles above station.

Page height at 8 a.m.. In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.5

1.6

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.5

2.3

1.4

2.0

1.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

Dec.

0.9

.9

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.5

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.0

.1

.3

.2

.4

.6

1.2

1.3

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

Jan.

0.6

.8

1.1

.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

.8

.3

.2

.7

.8

1.1

.9

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.9

3.3

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.8

Feb.

6.1

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.6

_

_______

Mar.

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

Apr.

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.9

4.3

May

4.5

5.4

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.4

7.0

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.6

June

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.5

3,3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

July

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.7

2.0

1.8

Aug.

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.1
444 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chefuncte River near Polsom, La.

Location. Lat 30°36'55", long 90° 14"55", in SE^NEj sec. 13, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 189, 1.2 

miles upstream from Bull Branch and 3.6 miles southwest of Polsom.

Drainage area. 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.11 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to June 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site" and 

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 188 cfs.

Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 19.40 ft); minimum, 40 cfs on many days In September; minimum gage height, 5.04 ft Sept. 4.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 22.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by area-velocity studies; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 20, 

21-23, 29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Oct. 20, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Kov. 27 to Dec. 2, Feb. 7-19)

5.1

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

39

76

143

228

325

425

533

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.4

651

795

1,020

1,380

1,890

2,630

4,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

484"8~

48 

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44 

44

44

44

44

424~2"

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

44

46

44

44

44

1,366

44.1

0.462

0.53

Nov.

44

*4T

44

46 

50

52

50

50

54

54

50

48 

48

48

48

48

48

48

50

67

127

127

266

 556" 489

96

74

64

60

*60

2,610

87.0

0.911

1.02

Dec.

66

64

195

4.400 

1,900

916

968

2,130

2,170

944

1,500

1,300 

1,120

714

500

355

246

196

163

221

425

567

870

805

501

305

219

*219

355

456

405

25,198

813

8.51

9.81

Jan.

305

224

188

171 

224

305

255

183

155

167

335

315

210

179

219

285

237

179

155

147

135

124

110

*102

99

96

93

87

84

93

5,876

190

1.99

2.29

Feb.

102

93

84

81 

78

76

74

71

68

68

68

68 

66

66

66

68

68

66

64

1ST

228

265

*143

120

127

113

99

93

2,737

97.8

1.02

1.06

Mar.

87

81

78

78 

76

87

124

TT5

93

84

81

78 

78

76

74

68

eS

68

68

84

96

*78

71

71

68

68

68

92

116

93

78

2,540

81.9

0.858

0.99

Apr.

74

68

64

64 

62

62

62

62

71

60

60

62 

520

90

68

667

979

Tff

189

124

99

87

78

74

68

66

66

*64

62

60

4,604

153

1.60

1.79

May

60

58

72

113 

87

71

64

60

58

58

56

58 

62

71

62

58

56

56

54

54

54

52

50

*5U

50

52

54

56

54

52

50

1,862

60.1

0.629

0.72

June

50

50

48

48 

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46 

46

52

113

105

64

58

56

54

*54

52

54

58

50

50

50

50

48

48

1,626

54.2

0.568

0.63

July

46

48

50

48 

48

48

56

54

54

52

60

56 

50

48

48

46

50

52

*54

52

52

50

48

48

88

102

96

96

118

305

^§5

2,308

74.5

0.780

0.90

Aug.

~ST 134

66

60

56

56

52

50

50

48

48

46 

46

44

44

*44

46

44

44

44

46

46

46

46

48

46

44

44

44

42

1,597

51.5

0.539

0.62

Sept.

40

40

40

40 

40

40

40

40

42

44

44

42 

40

40

40

42

60

90

68

52

46

44

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,338

44.6

0.467

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,760 Min 42 Mean 261 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,400 Min 40 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88

Peak discharge (base ase. 1.500 efs). Dec. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 6,630 cfs (19.40 ft); Dec. 9 (4 a.m.) 4,010 

. 11 15 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (15.65 ft).

eak dl 

cfs (18.12 ftJ j Dec

* Discharge measurement made this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 445

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La.

Location.--Lat 30°30'23", long 90°21'42", in lot 39, T. 6 S., R. 8 E., St. Helena meridian, 

on right bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 7, 1 mile west of Robert, 2 

miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Haramond.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 16.93 ft); minimum, 291 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 4.01 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 50,500 cfs May 3, 1953; maximum gage height, 23.13 ft 

May 3, 1953; minimum discharge, 264 cfs on several days in October 1939; minimum gage 

height, 2.95 ft Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 20-28, 30, Dec. 3 to 

Jan. 23, Feb. 20-23, Mar. 28-31, Apr. 15, 16, 18-23, May 3-9, 

July 29 to Aug. 2, Sept. 17-24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to July 30 July 31 to Sept. SO

4.3 342

5.0 503

7.0 1,080

9.0 1,730

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.5

2,500

3,760

6,240

10,400

4.2 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

370

566

1,120

1,730

3,030

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

291

517

791

1,390

2,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

385 

385

396

385 

385

374

374

374

374

374

363

363

363

363

363

363

363

363 

352" 352

352 

352

352

352

352

352

363

363

363 

363

352

11,330

365

0.565

0.65

Nov.

352 

352

352

*363 

396

396

396

407

407

418

396

385

374

363

363

363

363

363 

396

1,440

1,360 

1,920

1.970

1,780

1,080

772

665

609

582

555

19,938

665

1.03

1.15

Dec.

529 

*503

1,855

10.200 

8,090

7,780

6,960

3,800

4,150

8,540

8,280

6,740

5,900

3,780

2,470

1,880

1,540

1,290 

1,150

1,640

2,200 

3,000

4,180

4,310

2,570

1,690

1,420

1,460

2,080

*2,300 

2,160

114,412

3,691

5.71

6.59

Jan.

1,880 

1,510

1,290

1,230 

1,510

1,490

1,260

1,090

1,010

1,340

2.070

1,980

1,510

1,230

1,140

1,330

1,770

1,920 

1,590

1,290

1,120 

1,030

980

955

896

*867

838

780

751

722

39,115

1,262

1.95

2.25

Feb.

751 

780

751

722 

693

665

637

623

609

596

596

582

568

568

568

568

568

*555 

555

998

1.650 

1,290

955

890

890

862

779

752

-

21,021

751

1.16

1.21

Mar.

725

684

658

644 

658

698

752

752

698

671

658

644

644

618

605

592

579

592

684

725 

671

*618

SOS

592

592

618

996

1.600

1,160 

927

22,239

717

1.11

1.28

Apr.

834 

752

671

644 

618

592

579

579

779

644

566

540

618

579

566

2,570

2.850

2,520 

1,440

1,030

826 

775

684

644

631

605

592

566

*553

540

26,387

880

1.36

1.52

May

528 

515

1,040

1.680 

1,420

1,040

817

698

631

592

566

579

592

579

553

540

515

502 

502

490

490 

490

478

465

*465

465

478

465

453 

153

453

19,534

630

0.975

1.12

June

441 

429

429

417 

417

417

417

429

405

159

429

417

441

441

515

490 

478

478

*465 

441

429

429

429

528

490

441

417

405

13,538

451

0.698

0.78

July

393 

393

382

382 

405

502

490

453

478

490

490

465

441

405

393

382

393

417 

540

*490

490 

490

429

405

441

405

478

618

767

1.050 

946°

15,303

494

0.765

0.88

Aug.

"SSo

467

419 

396

384

373

362

362

351

351

340

340

340

330

340

351

*340 

330

330

330 

330

330

340

340

340

330

330

320

510 

310

11,375

367

0.568

0.65

Sept.

300 

*300

300

m

310

310

340

330

320

320

310

310

310

300

320

869

1.990 

1,760

958

690 

530

455

419

396

419

419

431

431

431

15,169

506

0.783

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,OOO Mln 352 Mean 1,551 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,200 Min 291 Mean 902 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.95

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Dee. 4 (6 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (16.93 ft); Dec. 10 (6 p.m.) 9,540 

cfs (16.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
446 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

TIckfaw River at Holden, La.

Location.--Lat 30°30'13", long 90°40'38", in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 5 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a 

mile west of Holden and 5.1 miles upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 13, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 .years, 383 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5, 6; minimum gage height, 2.78 ft Sept. 5.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 

78 cfs Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5, 1952, Sept. 3, 4, 5, 6, 1954; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Nov. 21, 

Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, Jan. 14-18, Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, 

Feb. 16-20, Mar. 2-7, 1O-29)

2.8 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

78

108

163

265

405

8.0 

1O.O 

12.0 

14.0 

15.0

760

1,230

1,840

2,920

3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Jfil

101

101

101

101

101

98

98

98

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

f

92

92

92

92

92

92

95

98

98

98

95

2,978

96.1

0.397

0.46

Nov.

95

95

95

*98

108

108

108

108

104

108

104

101

98

98

95

95

95

95 

134

390

259

360

405

259

172

138

126

118

115 

138

4,422

147

0.607

0.68

Dec.

142

*130

203

1,000

1,780

5.150

2,090

990

1,170

1,800

2,460

5,060

2,400

1,520

846

606

468

582 

524

405

606

1,150

1,360

1,590

1,500

926

555

502

740

*868

824

35,505

1,145

4.73

5.46

Jan.

802

660

502

436

502

570

502

405

358

404

680

868

700

556

436

436

553

588 

660

624

452

375

338

310

296

2?7

*265

248

242 

251

251

14,467

467

1.93

2.22

Feb.

242

236

220

210

200

195

186

181

172

168

168

163

158

154

154

150

150

*146 

142

296

485

436

338

277

248

236

226

205

-

6,142

219

0.905

0.94

Mar.

186

172

168

158

154

181

195

210

195

181

172

165

158

150

146

142

158

158 

146

158

195

181

165

*154

146

146

146

154

212

485 

468

5,761

186

0.768

0.88

Apr.

510

256

200

181

168

158

154

146

168

168

146

138

134

134

146

451

642

720 

680

422

259

205

181

168

158

150

142

138

*154 1 ^n J^u

7,167

259

0.988

1.10

May

150

126

576

934

1,440

1.560

641

517

242

205

186

181

181

181

168

158

150

146 

142

138

134

130

126

126

126

*126

126

122

122 

122

118

9,180

296

1.22

1.41

June

115

115

112

112

108

108

108

104

104

104

104

104

112

122

115

112

108

112 

118

122

115

108

*104

104

108

112

122

118

108

101

3,519

111

0.459

0.51

July

98

101

101

98

115

186

172

146

122

115

118

154

122

108

101

98

101

101 

104

104

*112

104

98

95

95

95

95

95

108

108 

104

5,454

111

0.459

0.55

Aug.

124

101

98

95

92

92

92

89

89

89

86

86

86

86

86

*85

83

86 

86

86

86

86

92

92

92

86

86

86

83

83 

8fi

2,747

88.6

0.368

0.42

Sept.

80

80

*78

78

78

80

83

83

92

92

83

80

80

80

80

83

98

146 

581

570

700

711

274

186

154

158

126

122

118

112

5,146

172

0.711

0.79

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,600 Min 92 Mean 543 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,130 Min 78 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.40

Peak discharge (base. 2. OOO cfs). Dec. 6 (1 D.m. ) 3.2OO cfs (14.44 ft): Dec. 12 (11 a.m.) 3,200

cfs (14.39 ft).

Discharge measurement made this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'15", long 90°32'45", in NEijNWir sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Still Branch and 0.7 mile west of Baptist.

Drainage area. 79.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 13.72 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; minimum gage height, 4.37 ft Oct. 18.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 9,550 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 19.73 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.76 ft Oct. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic, feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 2O, Nov. 25 to 

Dec. 3, Sept. 22-3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28 Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

5.5

10

20

37

77

131

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

272

626

1,120

1,540

3,080

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

6.O

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

123

271

626

1,120

1,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.2

8.O

8.0

8.0

8.0

.5

.8

.5 

.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.7

6^3

6.5

6.5

227.6

7.34

0.092

0.11

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.1

*6.9

11

7.8

6.7

9.2

9.0

6.9

6.5 

6.1

6.1

6.1

5^1

5.7

5.7

5.7

199

2.010

522

1,390

472

190

114

66

45

35

48

126

5,341.2

178

2.24

2.50

Dec.

57

*38

877

2.400

1,350

2,090

920

439

1,770

1,920

1,480 

1,500

706

398

264

177

136

104

84

492

468

1,130

848

392

204

142

110

426

*495

355

239

22,011

710

8.93

10.30

Jan.

154

97

83

137

335

192

124

86

66

417

f!171

120

105

255

208

136

102

80

72

63

53

48

44

40

*37

32

30

28

46

4,297

139

1.75

2.01

Feb.

45

37

30

27

25

23

22

23

22

21

20 

20

20

23

22

20

19

*lfi

21

645

400

174

113

115

83

64

53

45

-

2,148

76.7

0.965

1.00

Mar.

37

32

31

28

28

81

60

50

44

37

31 

28

26

25

25

24

23

23

26

31

34

28

25

*24

23

23

29

44

39

41

32

1,032

33.3

0.419

0.48

Apr.

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

88

35

23 

19

21

15

718

1.400

526

202

92

53

38

30

28

28

22

19

18

17

*16

15

3,591

120

1.51

1.68

May

15

15

584

318

143

69

43

31

24

19

18 

33

27

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

*12

20

20

13

12

11

1,597

51.5

0.648

0.75

June

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

13 

11

14

12

18

11

14

11

11

10

9.1

8.8

*8.1

9.4

7.8

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.8

1*6

312.4

10.4

0.131

0.15

July

7.1

8.6

9.3

31

190

161

27

16

84

59

50 

27

29

13

10

9.1

14

13

10

8.8

*8 1

7 8

7 8

7 6

7 6

7.6

11

12

49

47 

16

958.4

30.9

0.389

0.45

Aug.

11

9.1

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9 

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*6.1

6.4

5.6

6.4

6.6

5.2

5.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.3

3^9

4.5

4.5 

4.1

189.7

6.12

0.077

0.09

Sept.

3.9

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

4.7

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

6.4

146

61

27

16

10

7.6

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

7.3

6.4

378.3

12.6

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,780 Min 5.7 Mean 246 Cfsm 3.09 In. 41.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,400 Min 3.4 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70

Peak discharne fbase. 1.000 cfs). Nov. 20 (1 D.m.) 2.450 cfs (13.34 ft): Dec. 4 (10:30 a.m.)

2,810 cfs (13.66 ft): Dec. 9 (11:30 p.m.) 2,810 cfs (13.72 ft); Dec. 12 (l a.m.) 1,980 cfs (12.74 

ft); Dec. 22 (6 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (12.03 ft); Apr. 16 (11:45 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (12.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day.
448 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Amlte River near Darlington, La.

Location.--Lat 30"53'20", long 90°50'40", in lot 72, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Collins Creek and 3.9 miles west of Darlington.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19,29, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.58 ft); minimum, 200 cfs Aug. 18, 19, 22; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Sept. 3-5.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 19, 22, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 3-5, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-17, 23-30)

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

1.7 

2.0

230

305

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

190

290

600

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,OOO 

1,880 

2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

260

260

260

258

258

255

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

242

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

260

288

272

262

255

255

7,773

251

0.433

0.50

Nov.

255

258

255

262

285

*290

270

282

310

290

270

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

275

308

308

332

370

346

308

292

288

285

290

305

8,589

286

0.493

0.55

Dec.

308

298

379

1,160

980

680

*495

415

798

1.650

1,630

1,540

1,160

1,000

880

700

565

478

430

548

780

1,120

900

680

530

478

445

564

1,160

*1,400

1 540

25,671

828

1.43

1.65

Jan.

1,240

860

660

565

548

530

478

445

430

550

1,080

840

640

548

583

2,700

2.780

1,790

1,040

820

720

760

820

720

620

565

530

*495

460

445

460

25,782

830

1.43

1.65

Feb.

582

720

565

495

460

430

415

391

382

379

373

367

355

352

355

361

358

346

*349

989

1.080

840

600

565

600

548

478

445

-

14, 180

506

0.872

0.91

Mar.

415

397

400

415

415

430

460

430

400

394

388

379

373

361

349

335

332

332

355

373

364

346

335

332

*332

335

472

2.020

1,750

980

680

15,679

506

0.872

1.01

Apr.

543

460

415

400

445

445

400

373

358

346

335

340

548

445

364

1,040

1.240

740

512

415

382

358

*346

335

340

330

322

318

315

3OO.

13,525

451

0.778

0.87

May

308

310

1,540

2.560

1,360

720

512

430

388

361

346

361

548

460

379

346

332

322

318

320

322

310

305

300

2.98

295

*298

308

298

290

285

15,530

501

0.864

1.00

June

282

278

275

272

268

265

265

265

262

260

258

255

252

258

270

265

265

275

298

325

302

292

270

*282

555

298

505

305

288

278

8,368

279

0.481

0.54

July

292

302

280

260

278

278

268

258

268

322

330

282

260

250

242

240

730

544

354

285

415

437

*298

262

250

245

248

238

248

280

282

9,526

307

0.529

0.61

Aug.

260

248

235

232

223.

238

228

222

220

215

210

208

208

205

202

202

202

*200 "202

205

208

200

205

210

215

212

210

212

230

235

222

6,771

218

0.376

0.43

Sept.

215

212

210

210

212

242

*322

558

292

262

252

230

225

222

220

228

7O8

2.280

2,160

850

460

460

391

340

302

285

278

300

370

349

13,425

448

0.772

0.86

Calendar year 1953 : Max 17,100 Mln 240 Mean 1,111 Cfam 1.92 In. 26.00

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,780 Mln 200 Mean 451 Cfam 7.78 In. 10.58

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 7-25; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Denham Springs.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 449

Comite River near Olive Branch, La.

Location.--Lat 30°45'35", long 91°02'50", between lots 41 and 42, T. 3 S., R. 2 E., St. 

Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 36, 

500 ft downstream from Knighton Bayou and 1.8 miles northeast of Olive Branch.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 25, 1944, to 

Oct. 29, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 11.53 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 3.37 ft Sept. 5.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs May 18, 1953; maximum gage height, 20.6 ft 

Feb. 6, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 36 cfs Oct. 21, 

1952; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). VfSP 1007: Drainage area. VfSP 1177: 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-25, July 20-27, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 27)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

3.6 44

4.0 71

4.5 117

5.0 182

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

596

1,090

1,640

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30 

32

74

125

5.0 192

7.0 610

9.0 1,100

11.0 1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

48

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

49

49

48

46 

46

1,434

46.2

0.310

0.36

Nov.

12.

48

48

53

*63

59

55

56

61

64

52

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

53

57

56

70

106

77

56

53

53

53

61

64

1,708

56.9

0.382

0.43

Dec.

64

62

483

*701

197

83

66

S3.

1.080

784

222

330

209

193

190

116

82

71

67

222

319

741

358

143

101

85

77

*175

458

516

326

8,580

277

1.86

2.14

Jan.

178

126

106

99

136

127

105

91

85

295

716

319

159

120

236

1.550

1,150

340

200

160

146

152

181

146

125

115

108

*102

94

94

141

7,682

248

1.66

1.92

Feb.

134

109

98

89

85

79

77

73

72

73

72

72

68

68

69

72

*72

68

68

849

817

228

161

218

164

129

117

107

-------

4,308

154

1.03

1.08

Mar.

98

93

94

105

100

126

147

125

108

102

97

93

90

84

79

75

24

75

87

94

86

77

75

*74

74

74

101

499

487

158

118

3,769

122

O.S19

0.94

Apr.

97

85

78

74

78

84

74

68

68

65

64

62

68

74

66

272

411

148

93

75

68

*64

64

97

151

72

62

59

58

52

2,917

97.2

0.652

0.73

May

55

56

852

1.640

1,150

201

124

102

90

83

77

162

329

157

98

79

72

68

65

63

62

58

58

56

56

55

*57

63

68

56

54

6,166

199

1.34

1.54

June

52

51

50

49

47

47

47

47

47

46

45

46

53

49

47

53

49

53

49

69

72

52

47

*51

59

57

46

44

15

43

1,510

50.3

0.338

0.38

July

43

86

66

49

50

71

52

46

44

50

97

65

49

43

41

iC

223

945.

212

90

74

*65

60

56

54

53

52

52

56

67

82

3,033

97.8

0.656

0.76

Aug.

25

57

51

49

48

47

45

44

43

43

42

41

40

39

39

38

38

*3J

37 38

39

44

48

47

47

49

47

51

46

*47

57

1,413

45.6

0.306

0.35

Sept.

46

42

41

41

39

61

54

49

44

44

44

46

40

58

38

40

56

154

122

58

47

47

46

44

41

41

41

41

175

298

1,918

63.9

0.429

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,920 Mln 45 Mean 309 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,640 Mln 37 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.11

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made this day.
450 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Comite River near Comite, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'45", long 91°04«25", in NWtr sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. 1 E., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 877, half a 

mile downstream from Blackwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.85 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 516 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 21.02 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 4.70 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 25.64 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1954; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28-30, Feb. 3-30, Feb. 27 to 

Mar. 6, Mar. 9-28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 16, Apr. 18 to May 3, 

May 21 to June 16, July 22-29)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

5.2

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

47

114

233

546

1,220

1,820

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

2,480

3,220

3,760

4,880

7,150

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

37

58

148

270

427

810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

55

55

54

54

53

52

51

51

50

50

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

12

*49

49

49

49

49

52

55

52

53

53 

52

1,591

51.3

0.155

0.18

Nov.

53.

53

53

58

71

67

67

74

67

66

71

60

57

57

57

*58

58

58

67

90

79

293

194

144

99

75

67

64

66

124

2,467

82.2

0.248

0.28

Dec.

145

Hi

880

4,260

2,960

1,340

660

274

2,780

6.380

3,560

2,090

1,250

*840

652

410

260

200

170

837

1,400

2,100

2,070

864

404

253

194

396

1,060

1 340 

l!o20

41,163

1,328

4.00

4.61

Jan.

529

316

233

297

1,470

832

418

253

194

832

2,360

1,420

682

338

246

1,700

2.760

1,480

638

362

288

246

246

253

*220

194

176

164

152

143

194

19,636

633

1.91

2.20

Feb.

331

260

188

152

136

125

117

111

107

104

103

99

97

96

95

94

*94

93

92

677

1.760

890

346

295

362

267

200

164

-

7,475

267

0.804

0.84

Mar.

144

130

127

119

127

208

316

274

194

158

136

124

118

111

106

100

*98

95

100

105

115

113

99

95

91

92

95

493

m214

5,438

175

0.527

0.61

Apr.

158

128

113

104

98

97

98

93

262

158

103

86

81

82

93

587

1.000

465

*207

142

113

122

162

165

145

143

95

85

79

IS

5,339

178

0.536

0.60

May

13

74

*3,060

3.85O

3,090

1,430

427

233

176

152

131

132

502

493

24O

158

*126

111

102

93

88

83

79

76

74

74

75

74

75

74

15,483

499

1.50

1.73

June

67

66

64

62

61

60

6O

59

59

58

58

5S

73

68

67

62

*65

67

430

136

101

90

73

72

75

76

67

68

64 

58

2,444

81.5

0.245

0.27

July

56

70

225

143

94

89

94

75

63

59

69

105

81

63

57

53

798

528

709

204

124

*91

76

67

60

57

56

55

167 

272

138

4,798

155

0.467

0.54

Aug.

110

96

72

62

57

54

52

51

50

*51

50

49

48

48

46

48

47

56

49

47

44

45

48

52

49

54

52

47

49 

«

43

1,669

53.8

0.162

0.19

Sept.

47

42

39

m38

38

51

65

70

53

57

56

48

42

40

41

49

64

134

*111

64

55

50

48

48

43

42

42

47

183.

1,743

58.1

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,000 Mln 49 Mean 782 Cfsm 2.36 In. 31.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,380 Mln 38 Mean 299 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.25

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--Dee. 4 (6 p.m.) 5,270 cfs (20.15 ft); Dec. 10 (1 p.m.) 7,150 

cfs (21.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 451

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°27'50", long 90°59'25", in lot 2, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank Just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Comite River, 3 miles southwest of town of Denham Springs, and 15 miles east of 

Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3 miles downstream at different 

datum; Oct. 1, 1945, to Dec. 23, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,993 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Dec. 11; maximum gage height, 22.36 

ft Dec. 11; minimum discharge, 302 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 5.06 ft Sept. 5, 6.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs May 20, 1953; maximum gage height, 32.46 ft 

May 20, 1953; minimum, 279 cfs Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.4 ft Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*402 4"0"2"

380

38O

380

375

375

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

542

352

366

352

352

352

352

*352

352

352

352

366

379

384

388

388

382

11,391

367

O.276

0.32

Nov.

382 382"

382

410

453

453

453

483

464

468

483

453

424

424

424

*424

424

424

448

606

541

838

839 SET?

617

525

479

468

468

563

14,852

495

0.372

0.42

Dec.

640

574

1,250"

6,420

9,660

7,480

3,920

1,6OO

4,180

11,700

15,8OO

9,210

6,270

4.O9O

2,990

2,210

1,630

1,36O

1,190

2,040

4,180

5,250

7,270

5,900

2,82O

1,58O

1,280

1,470

3,OOO

4,02O 

*4,220

133,204

4,297

3.23

3.72

Jan.

3,250

2,350

1,720

1,530

3,730

3,9OO

2,060

1,4OO

957

1,88O

4,730

5,600

3,380

1,79O

1,360

HS9Q

5,360

6,800

4,160

2,22O

1,700

1,400

1,310

1,380

1,250

1,130

1,060

980

908

864

960

73,109

2,358

1.77

2.04

Feb.

*1,030

1,070

1,O6O

939

836

783

739

7O3

676

653

636

624

607

591

574

569

557

BBT

557

1,740

3,310

5.540

1,830

1,580

1,570

1,290

1,150

1,OOO

50,151

1,077

O.810

O.84

Mar.

*917

856

801

774

774

1,020

1,150

1,17O

950

855

785

756

759

705

67O

656

618

618

656

655

686

67O

642

607

6O7

591

60T

981

5,120

5,110

1,740

29,400

948

0.715

O.82

Apr.

*1,250

1,020

889

809

756

746

756

728

1,18O

1,210

776

67O

624

746

776

2.75O

5,450

4.04O

1.74O

1,160

949

856

818

785

751

759

655

602

574

*557

55,258

1,175

0.885

0.99

May

541

532

6,260

8.580

8,250

6.1OO

2,850

1,260

978

855

785

791

977

1,51O

1,050

8O1

728

659

648

615

580

580

565

551

554

529

515

515

498

498

482

50,187

1,619

1.22

1.40

June

*482

466

452

456

441

441

426

426

426

405

405

405

426

466

457

599

427

599

E0~2" 651

515

482

466

441

426

456

482

452

452

*457

15,654

454

0.541

0.58

July

422

482

596

574

482

529

541

498

457

422

471

515

515

457

422

126" 599

691

1.6OO

898

655

591

676

574

498

482

466

466

702

888

656

18.005

581

0.456

O.5O

Aug.

557

*529"

482

456

441

45O

441

405

401

401

587

587

575

575

560

560

547

560

560

545

547

547

570

545

545

545

545

551

53T

534

*554

11,957

586

0.290

0.55

Sept.

554

521

514

508

504

508

514

575

456

456

498

405

575

547

547

547

598

602

1,720

2,580

1,150

871

759

659

596

529

487

475

487

*568

17,444

581

0.457

O.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 63.5OO Mln 342 Mean 3,O89 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 13.8OO Mln 3O4 Mean 1,2O2 Cfsm 0.9O4 In. 12.25

Peak discharge (base. 1O.OOP cfs). Dec. 5 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 1O.1OO cfs (19.74 ft at 5" p.

Dec. 11 15:30 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (22.36 ft at 7 to 8 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
452 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Ward Creek at Slegen Lane, near Baton Rouge, La.

Location.--Lat 30°22'30", long 91 "04'10", In lot 54, T. 8 S., R. IE., St. Helena meridlan, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on Slegen Lane, half a mile downstream 

from Dawson Creek and 8 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 40.0 sq ml.

Records available. December 1946 to March 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level {Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to March, 660 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 

19.92 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 8.36 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 13, 1947; maximum gage height, 24.70 ft 

May 3, 1953; minimum discharge, 0.9 cfs Nov. 5, 6, 1952; minimum gage height, 8.30 ft 

Mar. 30, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Low flow maintained by sewage effluent from Baton Rouge suburbs. Small occasional diversion above station for oilfield 

operation.

Revisions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1953, to Mar. ZO, 1954 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-22, Nov. 1-4)

9.0

9.5

10.0

1.2

1.7

3.0

4.3

7.3

16

25

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

70

133

236

384

498

680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 to March 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.5

4.3

4.6

3.9

3.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

T^

*2.0

2.5

2.9

3.1

2.8

3.7

6.1 5"7J

3.6

2.9

2.9

96.5

3.11

0.078

0.09

Nov.

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.6

S7T

6.5

3.4

24

20

5.5

3.6

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.6

2.1

18

134

42

-55 179

33

22

14

8.3

6.0

5.4

45

683.5

22.8

0.570

0.64

Dec.

18

8T~9.3

343

162

180

94

56

385

556

326

282

175

*160

100

67

46

34

23

230

266

336

265

121

80

54

37

166

150

150

80

5,035.3

162

4.05

4.68

Jan.

43

29

21

99

402

182

97

64

45

242

483 m

133

91

70

113

56

31

21

17

14

15

14

9.8

*8.0

7.2

6.8

7.0

27~6.4

155

2,730.2

88.1

2.20

2.54

Feb.

62

34

23

16

12

9.5

7.6

6.6

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.9

TT

*4.4

4.9

4.9

4.8

561

231

88

65

151

67

40

27

18

_

1,269.6

45.3

1.13

1.18

Mar.

12

8.1

11

12

7.3

140

81

32

19

12

9.7

7.9

6.8

6.1

5.6

5.4 *5.3

5.4

6.9

7.6

_

_

-

.

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,880 Mln 1.6 Mean 102 cfsm 2.55 In. 34.68

Water year 1953-54: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 6QO cfs).--Dec. 1O (1 a.m.) 66O cfs (19.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 453

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'48", long 91°45'04", in sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., Louisiana meridian, in first pier from west bank on bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile north 

of town of Krotz Springs, 0.6 mile upstream from New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway 

Bridge, 10 miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles downstream from confluence of Red River and Old River (head of Atchafalaya River).

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railroad bridge 0.6 mile downstream are contained in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission; records prior to that date on file in office of Missouri Pacific 

Railroad Co.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of 

Engineers), and 0.03 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--20 years, 168,200 cfs (121,800,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,. 230,000 cfs May 17 (gage height, 25.1 ft in 

gage well, 25.5 ft from outside gage); minimum, 37,300 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height,

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 624,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1950; maximum gage height recorded, 37.80 ft in gage well Feb. 28, 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 cfs Nov. 4, 

1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Nov. 5, 1939.

Flood in May 1927 reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage, from information by Louisiana State Department of Highways.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Plow 

is distributary of the Mississippi River through Old River. Plow, in Old River can 

be in either direction. The gage heights tabulated below indicate elevations in the 

gage well. Due to drawdown around the pier in which the well is located, the water 

surface in the well is sometimes lower than that near the middle of the river. There 

is practically no difference below a gage height of 8.0 ft while at 26.0 ft it Is 

0.5 ft lower in the well and at 37.0 ft it is 1.5 ft lower. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 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

Oct.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.3

Nov.

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.1

Dec.

5.2

5.3

5.7

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.7

8.0

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.7

Jan.

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.9

7.9

8.2

9.0

9.9

10.9

12.0

13.6

15.3

16.9

18.1

19.3

20.3

21.1

21.8

Feb.

22.4

22.8

23.0

23.1

23.0

22.8

22.3

21.7

20.9

19.7

18.4

17.2

15.9

14.6

13.6

12.8

12.0

11.4

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.6

11.0

11.7

12.4

13.0

13.8

14.6

-

Mar.

15.0

15.2

15.2

15.1

14.8

14.4

14.2

14.0

14.0

14.2

14.2

14.3

14.3

14.0

14.0

14.2

14.5

14.8

15.2

15.2

15.0

14.6

14.2

13.6

13.2

12.8

12.5

12.8

13.4

13 2

13 !o

Apr.

12.9

13.0

13.2

13.6

13.8

14.1

14.2

14.2

14.2

14.1

13.9

13.9

14.0

14.4

14.7

15.3

15.6

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.8

16.1

16.4

16.8

17.0

17.2

17.4

17.6

May

18.6

20.2

21.4

21.8

21.7

21.7

22.3

23.3

24.0

24.4

24.4

24.5

24.5

24.6

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.0

25.0

24.9

24.8

24.6

24.4

24.0

23.6

23.2

22.8

22.3

21.8

21.2

20.6

June

20.0

19.4

19.0

18.6

18.1

17.5

16.8

16.3

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.8

16.1

16.4

16.6

16.7

16.7

16.4

16.2

15.8

15.4

15.0

14.6

14.2

14.0

13.8

13.7

13.8

13.8

13.6

July

13.4

13.2

12.8

12.6

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.7

12.6

12.5

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.3

12.0

11.6

11.3

10.8

10.5

10.2

lo.o

10.0

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10.2

10.5

10.4

Aug.

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.2

9.6

8.9

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.8

Sept.

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.9

8.3

8.7

9.2

9.3

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.2

7.4

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.9

6.5

7.2
454 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

43,100 

43,100

43.800

43,100

43 , 100

42 , 400

41,800

40,500

39,800

39,800

39,200

38,600 

38,600

39,200

39,800

39,80O

40,500

40,500

40,500

40,500

40,500

39,800

39,800

39,800

39,800

40,500

41,200

39,200

39,200

39,200 

39,200

*1,255.9 

40,510

*2,491

Nov.

38,600 

38,600

38,600

39,200

40, 500

41,200

42.400

42,400

41,800

41,200

40, 500

39,800 

39,200

39,200

39,200

38,600

39,200

38,800

41,200

41 , 800

41 , 800

42,400

41,200

40,500

39,800

38,600

38,600

37,900

37,300

37,900

*1,198 

39,930

*2,376

Dec.

38.600 

39,200

41,800

44,400

45,800

48,000

48,600

48 , 600

49,400

48,600

48,600

49,400 

51,600

51,600

51 , 600

50,800

50,100

49,400

49,400

50,100

49,400

52,400

52,400

51,600

50,800

50,100

49,400

49,400

50,100

51 , 600 

52,400

* 1,515 .2 

48,880

*3,005

Jan.

51,600 

50,800

50,100

49,400

49,400

48,600

48,000

47,200

45,800

45,800

45,200

45,800 

47,200

50,100

52,400

55,400

56,100

56,900

59,300

64,100

73,000

79,800

90,000

105,000

118,000

133,000

144,000

156,000

168,000

178,000 

188,000

*2,452 

79,100

*4,863

Feb.

195,000 

198,000

199,000

199,000

196,000

190,000

182,000

173,000

161,000

148,000

135,000

124,000 

111,000

100,000

92,600

85,800

79,800

73,900

70,500

69,700

69,700

72,100

77,700

84,400

91,200

98,000

103,000

109,000

--.--.

*3,488.4 

124,600

*6,919

Mar.

113,000 

115,000

116,000

114,000

110,000

108,000

105,000

104,000

104,000

106,000

106,000

107 , 000 

107,000

105,000

105,000

107,000

109,000

112,000

115,000

115,000

113,000

109,000

104,000

99,800

96,400

93,000

91,200

94,600

98,900

96,400 

95,500

$3,274 .8 

105,600

*6,495

Apr.

95,500

95,500

98,000

101,000

103,000

105,000

106,000

106,000

106,000

104,000

103,000

103,000 

105,000

108,000

111,000

117,000

119,000

120,000

119,000

119,000

119,000

119,000

120,000

123,000

126,000

129,000

132,000

134,000

135,000

138,000

*3,419 

114,000

*6,781

May

150,000

165,000

178,000

182,000

179,000

180,000

189,000

203,000

213,000

218,000

218,000

220,000 

220,000

221,000

225,000

227,000

229,000

229,OOO

227,000

227,000

223,000

221,000

216,000

212,000

206,000

200,000

193,000

187,000

180,000

173,000 

166,000

*6,277 

202,500

* 12, 450

June

160,000

154,000

150,000

146,000

140,000

134,000

128,000

124,000

120,000

119,000

119,000

121,000 

123,000

126,000

127,000

128,000

127,000

126,000

123,000

119,000

116,000

112,000

108,000

106,000

103,000

102,000

101.000

102,000

101,000

101,000

*3,666 

122,200

*7,271

July

98.900 

96,400

93 , 800

92,100

92,100

93,000

93,800

93,000

92,100

90,400

90,400

90,400 

90,400

88,700

86,200

83,600

82,800

76,100

73,700

72 , 100

70,500

69,800

69,000

68,200

67.500

67,500

.67,500

68,200

72,900

73,700 

73,700

$2,538.5 

81,890

*5,035

Aug.

73,700 

73, TOO

73,700

73,700

71,300

66,800

60,800

54,900

50,800

49,400

48,200

47.500 

48,200

49,400

50,800

52,800

54,200

54,900

55,600

55,600

54,900

54,200

54,200

54,200

53,500

53,500

54,900

55,600

55, 600

55,600 

56,400

tl. 768.6 

57,050

*3,508

Sept.

56,400 

55,600

55,600

56,400

58,500

61,500

65,200

68,200

69,000

67,500

64,500

61,500 

59,300

57 , 100

54,900

53,500

52,800

54,200

49,400

45,700

42,600

41,400

40,300

40,300

39,700

40,300

41 , 400

44,400

48,800

52,800

1 1,598.8 

53,290

*3,171

Calendar year 1953 : Max 405,000 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 229,000

Mln 37,300 

Min 37,300

Mean 154,700 

Mean 88,910

Ac-ft 112,000,000 

Ae-ft 64,360,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Qage-height record Dec. 1-16, Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 computed from once-daily readings from 

gage 0.6 mile downstream.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 455

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. Lat 31°00'00", long 92°23'46", in NWpSW£ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths 

of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge, l| miles 

east of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane 

Creek.

Drainage area. 340 sq mi.

Records available . May 1933 to January 1935 (published as "near Meeker"), October 1937 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean Gulf level (datum of 

Corps of Engineers). May 1932 to January 1925 staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at 

datum about 1 ? ft lower. October to December 1937 staff gage at present site at datum 

40.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1938, to Mar. 38, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum. 

Since Jan. 23, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 19 years (1922-24, 1937-54), 436 cfs (315,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs May 5 (gage height, 18.62 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 13-18, 25-28; minimum gage height, 4.74 ft Sept. 16, 17.

1922-25, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 26.72 

ft); reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused by heavy rains in basin below station; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 52 cfs for several days in October 

1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1352.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1938, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6-14; fall used as a factor May 2)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

5.2 82

6.0 114

7.0 171

8.0

9.0

1,0.4

249

345

485

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

56

65

107

162

9.0 316

13.0 734

17.0 1,240

18.6 1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

85

85

85

85

85

83

83

83

82

B?

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

*93

107

114

124

140

146

2,792

90.1

0.375

0.43

5,540

Nov.

146

140

134

134

146

155

161

171

174

168

161

152

146

137

132

126

124

122

119

TI9

119

149

164

192

222

231 2"2~2"

206

192

*185

4,749

158

0.658

0.74

9,420

Dec .

178

168

T9T

231

305

375

 3T5" 385

365

355

345

345

345

335

*325

325

315

295

276

258

249

240

240

231

222

214

199

214

240

285

345

8,772

283

1.18

1.36

17,400

Jan.

365

355

345

335

335

325

325

325

33B~ 305

*395

455

485

475

465

465

445

435

415

405

395

385

375

385

385

385

365

345

325

305

305

11,755

379

1.58

1.82

23,320

Feb.

285 276"

258

240

214

199

178

164

152

146

140

134

129

126

*124

122

119

TTf

119

122

129

140

146

146

143

137

134

129

«

4,470

160

0.667

0.69

8,870

Mar.

124

122

122

122

124

126

129

126

126

124

124

122

119

116

*114.

110

107

TO7

122

130

132

138

138

135

132

130

200

352

430

460 4~5o~

5,113

165

0.668

0.79

10,140

Apr.

440 42~0~

400

390

370

352

334

307

280

255

231

202

174

TSg- 156

263

316

390

*420

410

390

370

352

334

316

298

271

247

223

239

9,306

310

1.29

1.44

18,460

May

580

1,090

1,360

1,520

1,540

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,210

1,170

*1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

974

950

926

890

866

842

818

794

758

734

34,282

1,106

4.61

5.31

68,000

June

710

686

664

631

609

587

565

532

510

490

470

450

430

410

390

370

352

334

334

316

*298

271

239

209

181

156

132

117

110

102

11,655

388

1.62

1.81

23,120

July

95

91

87

85

83

81

79

79

77

75

75

77

77

75

*73

71

75

79

79

83

83

83

81

79

77

75

73

71

77

91

107

2,493

80.5

0.335

0.39

4,940

Aug.

114

114

114

107

100

93

87

83

81

79

77

73

71

69

69

67

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

*64

64

64

64

64

62

62

60

2,351

75.8

0.316

0.36

4,660

Sept.

60

65

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

60

59

59

58

53

58

58

58

59

59

*59

59

59

59

59

59

58

58

59

59

60

1,767

58.9

0.245

0.27

3,500

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,000 Min 82 Mean 721 Cfsm 3.00 In. 40.81 Ac-ft 522,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,540 Min 58 Mean 273 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.41 Ac-ft 197,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.

411038 O - 57 - 30
456 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.

Location. Lat 30°37'05", long 92°03'20", in lot 81, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5 at Washington, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, l£ miles upstream from Bayou Carron, 3? miles downstream from confluence of Bayou Cocodrie and 

Bayou Boeuf, and 6 miles north of Opelousas.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi. Since April 1952, flow has occasionally included diversion 

from 76.1 sq mi in the Bayou Rapides basin.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 8-5 miles upstream since Mar. 1, 1949. Feb. 25, 1947, to 

Feb. 28, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 3? miles upstream.

Average discharge.--8 years, 1,039 cfs (752,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs May 8; maximum gage height, 27.55 ft 

May 5; minimum daily discharge, 85 cfs Sept. 13-15; minimum gage height, 10.75 ft 

Sept. 15.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 9,490 cfs May 21, 1953; maximum gage height, 35.29 ft 

May 22, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 80 cfs Aug. 3-6, 1948; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 15, 1954.

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

Some flow diverted from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal through Bayou Lamourie. 

Flood flow is diverted from Bayou Rapides into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River 

make it necessary to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides. In extreme floods, considerable flow bypasses station. Most flow from the Boeuf-Cocodrie-Courtableau system 

passes the three stations Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, Bayou Courtableau near Krotz 

Springs, and Big Darbonne Bayou near Krotz Springs (see pp. 461, 460, 459).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

210

321

356

TFZ

1'9

185

173

168

258

267

246

234

258

279

270

259

242

210

*190

173

160

157

155

155

152

158

193

193

193 

203

230

6,649

214

13,190

Nov.

258

255

261

295

400

349

314

314

326

328

312

308

316

320

333

321

273

*280

253

2B3

265

284

325

310

312

341

345

343

335 

322

9,261

309

18,370

Dec.

349

343

3TT

750

909

942

3900

3850

al,100

31,500

31,000

3900

3850

3800

3750

*698

598

560

530

474

491

514

516

485

442

419

399

413

683 

1,010

991

21,327

688

.42,300

J3n.

936

852

781

751

1,020

847

709

699

649

wrs

1,560

1,360

1,110

1,000

1,020

1,780

1,560

*1,220

957

840

746

1,020

1,290

1,210

1,060

931

883

814

777 

713

773

30,740

992

60,970

Feb.

702 553"

599

530

498

453

429

402

342

323

310

293

287

272

*265

260

259

244

247

336

307

289

283

301

294

277

283

267

._..:.

10,005

357

19,840

Mar.

262

257

286

286

275

311

318

308

298

283

277

272

277

265

251

*253

250

250" 245

292

296

283

280

278

282

278

325

1,270

1.360 

1~14O

978

12,296

397

24,390

Apr.

806

711

662

598

567

561

541

509

468

430

417

377

339

311

278

444

1,040

1,090

994

890

*773

654

617

543

539

521

498

470

428 

409

17,485

583

34,680

May

2,950

4,140

4,480

4,690

5,010

5,330

5,470

5,520

5,500

5,390

5,270

5,060

4,960

4,800

4,600

4,350

4,050

*3,570

3,120

2,560

1,960

1,420

1,230

1,190

1,080

1,020

979

944

886 

858

825

103,212

3,329

204,700

June

784 758"

721

709

683

654

621

618

572

545

527

503

485

*464

470

460

465

453

554

593

522

445

407

377

341

306

278

252

237 

216

15,030

501

29,810

July

191

180

175

171

157

150

163

204

152

184

151

132

130

13T

157

142

256

253

178

*201

190

187

170

156

199

258

164

161

231 

366

24?

5,788

187

11,480

Aug.

230

2T5

211

201

196

180

179

169

160

149

130

124

107

108

107

112

111

*107

107

142

161

144

144

137

130

117

111

106

94 94"

94

4,378

141

8,680

Sept.

96

99

103

106

103

97

102

97

97

91

94

89

aEB" 85

a85

alOO

3125

3150

3175

3200

*225

T53" 231

184

193

3180

3170

3160

3150 

3140

4,005

134

7,940

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,440 Mln 152 Mean 1,704 Ac-ft 1,234,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,520 Mln 85 Mean 658 Ac-ft 476,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No g3ge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nesrby streams.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 457

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location.--Lat 31"01'59", long 91°58'57", in NE^ sec. 29, T 1 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30 at Moreauville, 150 ft downstream 

from point of diversion from Bayou des Glaises.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). 

Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 536 cfs (388,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 cfs May 3 (gage height, 14.01 ft); minimum, 

4.6 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 6,340 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 15, 1954.

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

Diversion channel carries natural flow of Bayou des Glaises except when operation of 

floodgates, 12 miles downstream from point of diversion, regulates flow into or out of 

bayou depending on stage in Red River and Old River overflow area. Flow includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal and is occasionally affected by diversion into or out of Red River and Old River overflow area. Channel discharges into 

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel, 6 miles downstream.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Dec. 3-21, July 21, 

Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

15

23

34

77

137

242

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

119

236

514

1,070

1,700

2,520

4,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, Water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *n

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

15

24

58

56

48

494

15.9

980

Nov.

41

36

32

33

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

30

*29

28

28

28

27

71

83

S§

56

46

41

40

38

1,145

38.2

2,270

Dec.

36

34

53

165

224

228

216

189

173

182

176

162

155

157

*152

143

133

122

111

108

114

121

115

108

98

90

80

98

168

233

255

4,399

142

8,730

Jan.

243

218

188

171

163

159

149

136

121

175

293

360

352

326

608

668

5M

*472

430

388

340

354

416

416

402

360

310

263

218

198

231

9,628

311

19,100

Feb.

228

2T3

19O

168

154

142

123

110

95

86

78

71

65

62

*55

53

50

47

47

46

46

48

51

51

51

52

52

47

_

2,481

88.6

4,920

Mar.

46

46

48

48

52

55

59

62

62

62

59

55

53

48

*45

43

41

40

16

53

80

88

80

72

63

58

189

444

486

514

514

3,611

116

7,160

Apr.

500

458

430

388

349

285

220

171

133

111

92

78

71

63

84

453

444

486

486

*458

430

374

296

236

195

159

134

115

97

306

8,102

270

16,07O

May

3,190

2,120

3.760

2,670

2,240

2,160

2,110

2,070

1,990

1,910

1,840

1,870

1,840

1,730

1,620

1,490

1,4OO

*1,280

1,190

1,070

990

878

794

682

598

528

458

388

279

183

123

45,451

1,466

90,150

June

86

63

45

34

31

29

28

26

24

22

20

18

17

*16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

18

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

722

24.1

1,430

July

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

12

15

16

16

15

14

13

13

*12

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

17

25

15

414

13.4

821

Aug.

16

24

19

18

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

1O

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

*8.2

8.2

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.8

87?

8.2

8.0

8.O

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.0

347.0

11.2

688

Sept.

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

475

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.8

6.2

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

8.8

1LJL

187.3

6.24

372

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,030 Mln 11 Mean 666 Ac-ft 482,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,760 Mln 4.8 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 5-13, June 20 to July 20, July 22-31; discharge estimated on 

basis of West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville. Discharge computed from twicedaily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-27, June 14-19, July 21, Aug. 1-24.
458 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location. Lat 30°57'10", long 91°54'55", in Sw£SE£ sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 300, 50 ft 

downstream from Bayou Choupique and 4.1 miles east of Plaucheville.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.54 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Water-stage recorder for station on Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, 

six miles upstream, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 10 years, 587 cfs (425,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 cfs May 3; maximum gage height, 19.35 ft 

May 3; minimum discharge, 7.6 cfs Sept. 14-17 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 6,130 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 22.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 22.90 ft May 19, 1953; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Nov. 4, 1952; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 14-17, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are poor. Plow at this site is principally from Bayou des Glaises diversion channel (see preceding page). Plow includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake 

Canal and is occasionally affected by diversion into or out of Red River and Old River 

overflow area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

19

54

77 

55

640

20.6

1,270

Nov.

52

43

45

44

41

41

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

37

*35

34

33

33

33

60

"15 100

60

50

45

42

40

1,347

44.9

2,670

Dec.

38

37

7T5

170

225

225

220

190

200

193

186

166

158

160

*154

148

138

128

115

113

116

120

118

113

105

96

88

146

212

580" 289 

4,717

152

9,360

Jan.

262

237

201

191

185

170

157

142

127

253

326

365

365

336

571

963

666

*540

484

417

365

375

439

450

428

375

316

271

228

202

220

10,597

342

21,020

Feb.

556" 237

198

174

152

141

123

110

99

89

81

71

68

65

*62

58

52

51

BT

63

54

53

56

56

56

57

61

56

2,617

93.5

5,190

Mar.

53

56

56

54

63

70

72

74

74

72

67

63

58

50

*48

46

44

43

50

51

74

86

80

73

66

58

160

580" 604

592

592

4,129

133

8,190

Apr.

544

508

462

406

355

298

237

182

142

115

98

83

76

68

13?

702

672

568

544

*496

450

385

307

246

201

164

135

118

102

353

9,149

305

18,150

May

3,580

2,670

4.040

*3,260

2,840

2,550

2,400

2,340

2,250

2,140

2,070

2,120

2,090

1,960

1,860

1,720

1,580

-*1,440

1,330

1,2OO

1,100

979

884

791

673

580

498

404

296

208

148

52,001

1,677

103,100

June

~82 107

65

51

45

38

34

31

29

26

25

22

22

*20

20

21

20

19

20

20

20

22

24

25

24

22

22

20

20

20

936

31.2

1,860

July

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

15

18

18

17

21

15

14

16

*12

11

TT

11

14

13

13

12

32

49

54

509

16.4

1,010

Aug.

18

27

52

22

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

*10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5 

FT5

420.4

13.6

834

Sept.

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.8

8.2

7.8

776- 7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.5

*8.2

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.2

9.5

11

254.7

8.49

505

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,890 Min 14 Mean 743 Ac-ft 537,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,040 Min 7.6 Mean 239 Ac-ft 173,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 10 to Dec. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 459

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

Location. Lat 30°33'00", long 91°51'50", In NW&ffii sec . 9 , T. 6 S. , R. 6 E. , Louisiana 

meridian, on west end of south wing wall of culvert, 250 ft east from West Protection 

Levee borrow pit channel, 0.2 mile north of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, and 6.3 miles 

west of Krotz Springs.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1954. Intermittent gage-height records 

collected In this vicinity since October 1932 are contained In reports of Corps of 

Engineers .

Gage . Water-stage recorder and gate. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 280 ft east.

Remarks . Records good above 200 cfs and poor below. Plow completely regulated by operation of gate In accordance with prescribed schedule of Corps of Engineers. Gate 

operated either fully opened or completely closed. Dally discharge computed from 

relation between discharge and head. Plow represents discharge lost to the CourtableauTeche basin for flood control except for flow in the east-west direction which Is 

added for Irrigation.

Cooperation. Record of gate operations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

(t)

(*)

Oct.

!

e25 

65

> e50

. 85

_

2,920

1,140

Nov.

, e65

60

(««)

. 645

1 -

I

_

1,440

1,580

Dec.

} "

439

510

508

475

425

572

645

612 

540

475

475

415

356

255

. 110

300

515

578

_

18,840

-

Jan.

560 

480 

385 

354 

595

578

504

410

273

358

630 

578

520

492

470

612

630

560

520

SCO

492

516 

560 

560 

520

500

465

395

282

264

291

_

29,460

-

Feb.

307 

245

20

(«)

_

_

2,130

-

Mar.

 e55

.

0

0

0

0

0

0

}

e80

402

288

0

0

_

1,370

2,590

Apr.

_

0

-

May

0 

613 

1,150 

1,040 

976

915

894

849

849

825

849 

825

849

825

800

800

774

774

747

704

402

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

32,650

-

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

e432

160

_

317

857

July

> 105

, elOO

. 105

e65

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

0

_

2,310

1,970

Aug.

0 

0 

O 

0

> e75

> 55

140

163

177

199

200

182

114

1 <">

f 650

0

67

101

112

117

127

_

3,920

1,140

Sept.

141 

141 

145 

140 

124

119

113

102

107

106

94

104

114

123

126

98

e40

el!2

> e36

(««)

65

_

4,540

730

Calendar year 1953: Ac-ft - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1953-54: Ac-ft t99,900 Ac-ft $10,010

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Runoff In acre-feet from west to east.

* Runoff In acre-feet from east to west.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Flow from east to west.

Note. Flow Is from west to east unless otherwise noted.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'20", long 91°52'05", In NW^NE^ sec. 39, T. 6 S., R. 6 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on right bank 160 ft upstream from west weir, 0.7 mile downstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 190, 0.8 mile downstream from Big Darbonne Bayou, and 7 miles west of 

Krotz Springs.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1954. Intermittent gage-height records 

collected In this vicinity since April 1949 are contained In reports of Corps of 

Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs May 4 (gage height, 19.825 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs May 25, 1953 (gage height, 24.11 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Below 18.0 ft, all flow from the Courtableau-Teche system Is gaged 

at Bayou Teche at Arnaudville. Above 18.0 ft, this stream Is a distributary of this 

system.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.4

120

325

890

18.7

19.0

19.5

19.9

1,960

3,300

6,80O

11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

o

0

Nov.

O

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

fj

0

0

126

195

14

0

O

122

1,220

1,220

793

325

120

1,220

1.500 

956

451

 176

42

55

234

266

84

3.1

0

0

0

0

0

9,122.1

294

18,100

Feb.

0

0

O

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln -

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

75

731

857

1,663

53.6

3,300

Apr.

613

373

204

69

1.4

P.

O

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0 

64

425

438

301

138

30

8.3

0

0

0

0

0

o

2,664.7

88.8

5,290

Mean -

May

1,340

5,340

9,060

10,200

10,OOO

9,300

8,300

7,610

7,070

6,630

6,380

6,630

6,980

6,550

5,970

5,430

4,840 

4,170

3,520

*2,630

1,920

1,720

1,390

1,150

923

761

628

490

313

166

24

137,435

4,433

272,600

June

0

0

0

Ac-ft -

July

0

O

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Water year 1953-54: Max 1O,2OO Min o Mean 413 Ac-ft 299,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 461

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location. Lat 30°23'50", long 91°55'50", in lot 63, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 356 at Arnaudville, 

300 ft upstream from Bayou Fusilier.

Drainage area. 1,531 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to May 11, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3.7 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 5 years, 786 cfs (569,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs May 3; maximum gage height, 17.31 ft 

May 3; minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Sept. 12-15; minimum gage height, 7.90 ft 

Sept. 15.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 4,630 cfs May 24, 1953; maximum gage height, 24.27 ft 

May 23, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 12-15, 1954; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 15, 1954.

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

Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtableau at Port Barre. At high stages, considerable 

flow bypasses station via Bayou Courtableau at wiers near Krotz Springs (see p. 460). 

There is controlled diversion to or from Red River and Old River overflow area through 

Bayou des Glaises floodgates and to or from West Atchafalaya floodway through Big 

Darbonne Bayou at culvert (see preceding page). Since April 1952, flood flow is diverted from Bayou Rapides (drainage area, 76.1 sq mi) into Bayou Boeuf when stages of 

Red River make it necessary to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides.

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

200 

250

260

246

240

 230

220

210

200

220

230

216

212

228

241

252

252

235

228

 220

210

200

190

180

180

175

T79

181

196

197

207

6,685

216

13,260

Nov.

222

*263

m

284

322

339

360

376

361

361

365

347

347

347

339

345

 326

332

377

353

328

337

347

339

354

359

374

380

389

39_7

10,216

340

20,260

Dec.

398 

396

554

774

835

873

853

756

952

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,000

982

 935

896

 826

823

784

790

776

718

699

671

642

623

598

656

762

922

1,010

24,544

792

48,680

Jan.

1,030 

1,010

975

1,000

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,170

1,260

*1,190

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,250

1,240

*1,180

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,160

1,130

1,060

1,030

972

964

34,921

1,126

69,260

Feb.

954 

514

915

865

842

793

752

687

 655

608

591

563

545

528

S31

 483

472

445

447

570

649

668

642

653

643

618

612

570

_

18,215

650

36,130

Mar.

545 

526

494

486

504

506

523

540

*556

556

549

549

503

471

466

 423

413

409

368

374

370

374

413

424

428

419

440

630

1,020

1,200

1,220

16,699

539

33,120

Apr.

1,180 

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,140

 1,130

1,080

1,020

994

920

887

801

694

630

556

588

864

1,130

1.200

1,170

 1,160

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,040

955

926

848

30,113

1,004

59,730

May

1,150 

1,500

2.060

1,930

1,870

1,830

1,790

1,740

1,750

1,710

1,660

1,870

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,620

1,560

1,500

*1,460

1,390

1,320

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,200

47,190

1,522

93,600

June

1,180 

1,160

1,140

1,070

1,050

1,000

974

*930

871

812

749

701

655

557

*567

565

565

341

560

589

603

603

570

533

475

432

388

337

285

255

20,515

684

40,690

July

230 

195

172

168

161

 165

166

189

197

214

220

230

224

195

166

147

TSS

230

308

*551

578

367

522

281

255

244

222

207

300

665

824

8,159

265

16,180

Aug.

860 850"

752

662

597

523

454

420

365

526

286

251

220

195

169

147

121

110

115

 118

124

125

145

158

156

152

125

118

118

118

115

8,911

287

17,670

Sept.

115 

110

110

110

110

115

115

110

110

105

105

100

155

100

100

105

115

156

188

210

210

 207

210

197

191

188

191

195

191

185

4,552

145

8,650

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,610 Mln 175 Mean 1,067 Ac-ft 772,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Mln 100 Mean 632 Ac-ft 457,200

 Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-5, 6-11, 20-26, Aug. 51 to Sept. 17; discharge estimated on 

baals of Bayou Courtableau at Washington and base gage-height record.
462 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou. Carencro near Sunset, La.

Location. Lat 30°22'35", long 92°02'35", in lot 71, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 1} miles downstream 

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2f miles southeast of Sunset, and 4f miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--37.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. . Datum of gage is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

Vermilion River 600 ft downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, 

staff gage for station on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 11 years, 58.2 cfs (42,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 11.96 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to July 29,

Aug. 1-10, Aug. 12 to Sept. 3O)

0.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

0 

.2 

.6 

1.0 

1.6 

2.6 

5.2 

8.5 

18

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

32

49

70

122

192

380

644

842

1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

~8.0 11

1.0

.4

.2

.1

21.6

0.70

0,019

0.02

43

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

1.9

.8

3.7

51

6,6

1.2

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

.4

5.5

1.8

6.4

3.8

.9

.3

.2

0

0

0 

0

85.8

2.86

0.077

0.09

170

Dec.

0

0

496

523

49

10

3.5

1.3

1,110

569

56

16

92

76

12

*5.4

3.0

2.1

1.5

122

30

8.4

3.5

1.5

.9

.7

.5

45

68

44 

12

3,362.3

108

2.91

'3.37

6,670

Jan.

4.6

2.3

1.5

158

400

34

8.9

3.8

2.4

751

*601

62

8.8

4.6

30

92

13

5.2

*3.3

2.5

2.4

3.9

2.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

30

53

2,267.4

73.1

1.97

2.27

4,500

Feb.

6.0

2.2

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

*T3

.4

.3

.3

.7

33

4.0

1.0

.6

3.7

1.3

.6

.5

.4

-

62.4

2.23

0.060

0.06

124

Mar.

0.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

6.7

374

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

4.6

1.0

.4

.2

21.2

0.68

0.018

0.02

42

Apr.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 o

6.5

45

1.9

.4

.1

9.8

3.4

.8

.2

.1

*0

1.0

4.4

11

1.2

.4

.2

.1

0

0

86.7

2.89

0.078

0.09

172

May

0

16

289

12

2.0

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

56

20

2.4

.8

.4

.2

.2

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

400.7

12.9

0.348

0.40

795

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

0.8

0.03

0.00081

0.0008

1.6

July

aO

aO

aO

aO

8.9

12

15

11

2

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

1.8

12

*4.9

1.3

2.6

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

580

*661

150

1,465.3

47.3

1.27

1.47

2,910

Aug.

16

4.6

2

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.4

.2

!§.

45

7.8

2.5

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

1.5

*1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

1.4

1.3

.6

.2

.1

179.9

5.80

0.156

0.18

357

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.5

.3

.2

**.!

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.5

0.18

0.0049

0.006

11

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,140 Min 0 Mean 77.6 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.40 Ac-ft 56,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,110 Min 0 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 0.588 In. 7.98 Ac-ft 15,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (11.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 463

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location. Lat 30°25'40", long 92°05'30", in lot 174, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5D, three-quarters of 

a mile east of Shuteston, 1-J miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from Bayou 

Sylvaln and Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 19.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 27.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Dec. 8, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 28.5 cfs (20,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 323 cfs May 3; no flow for many days.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Jan. 13, 1947 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; no flow for 

many days in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, when there was 

flow, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 22, 23, 

Apr. 23, 24, July 19-22, Aug. 1-14, 24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

0 

.1 

.9 

2.0 

5.2 

8.7 

13

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.8

20

37

142

194

193

350

5.7 75 7.0

6.0 87 7.7

6.5 127

Note.--Same as proceeding 

table~~below 5.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

6.0

5.2

2.9

1.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.3

*.2

.1

7.0

15

6.6

12

11

4.9

2.9

1.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

85.1

2.84

0.149

0.17

169

Dec.

0.4

.3

188

177

38

9.3

3.0

1.0

300 ~§3

23

10

22

37

10

*5.4

3.3

2.4

1.6

16

20

7.8

3.7

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.0

20

48

50

22

1,108.7

35.8

1.88

2.17

2,200

Jan.

7.6

3.8

2.5

66

206

48

12

4.5

2.1

504

*190

12

10

4.2

6.6

40

17

5.6

*3.0

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.6

1.6

961.0

31.0

1.63

1.88

1,910

Feb.

1.5

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

0

0

1.7

24

9.6

2.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.1

.8

.4

-

51.1

1.82

0.096

0.10

101

Mar.

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.3

.7

.6

. 6

.4

8.9

0.29

0.015

0.02

18

Apr.

0.6

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.6

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

*.3

.7

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.1

0.30

0.016

0.02

18

May

0

6.1

323

66

15

6.0

2.5

1.0

.6

.4

.2

45

40

10

4.0

1.5

1.0

.7

*.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

525.0

16.9

0.889

1.03

1,040

June

~0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.00016

0.0002

0.2

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

 1.5

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

113

*205

-0GO

360.9

11.6

0.611

0.71

7.16

Aug.

10

2.8

1.5

3.4

20

6.9

2.4

1.2

.6

7.0

13

3.5

1.6

.8

.5

.3

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

0

.3

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

78.7

2.54

0.134

0.15

156

Calendar year 1953: Max 935 Min 0 Mean 38.1 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.19 Ac-ft 27 t

Sept.

(*

0

0

0

0

0

590

Water year 1953-54: Max 323 Min 0 Mean 8.74 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.25 Ac-ft 6,330

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Ko gage-height record Oct. 28-31, Nov. 6-8, Dec. 7-9, May 5-8, 12-18; discharge estimated on 

basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, records for Bayou Carencro near Sunset.
464 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'37", long 102°07'09", in SE£SE£ sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., on left 

bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, half a mile upstream from Wild 

Horse Creek, and half a mile south of Holly.

Drainage area. 25,073 sq mi (revised), of which 1,648 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. January to December 1894 (gage heights only), May 1901 to May 1902 

(gage heights and discharge measurements and observations of no flow only) , October 

1907 to September 1953, discontinued (October 1907 to February 1910 and October 1927 

to September 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Published as "at 

Byron7' 1894, "near Barton" 1901, and "at Barton" 1902. Records include flow of Holly 

drain above Wild Horse Creek from Aug. 28, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1938.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,377.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 4, 1902, staff gages at railroad bridge 6 miles upstream at different datums. Oct. 15, 1907, to 1912 chain and staff gages at bridge 300 ft downstream 

at different datums. From 1912 to June 6, 1921, water-stage recorder supplemented by 

chain and staff gages at bridge 300 ft downstream at different datums. June 7, 1921, 

to May 9, 1951, water-stage recorder supplemented by chain anu staff gages at various 

sites within 900 ft of present site, at datum 0.86 ft higher June 7, 1921, to Apr. 25, 

1942, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge. 46 years (1907-53), 334 cfs, revised (241,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1894, 1901-2, 1907-53: Maximum discharge. 110,000 cfs (revised) Oct. 20, 1908 

(gage height, 11.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,100 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow several days in 1894, 1901, 1910, 

1924, and 1925.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

247 

487 

647 

1147

Water 

year

1909 

1921 

1927 

1949

Date

Oct. 20, 1908 

June 5, 1921 

July 14, 1927 

June 5, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

110,000 

90,000 

19,900 

34,500

Gage height 

(feet)

11.0 

10.3 

6.64 

9.39

Remarks. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir since December 1943. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1939(M) . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1910, 1914, 1921, 1927, 1949, superseding those published in WSP 287, 547, 647, 997, 1147, are given herewith:

Date

1910

Aug. 1

1914

May 2

3

1921

June 5

6

7

8

1927

July 29

Discharge

17,000

26,OOO

12,500

37,000

58,OOO

33,OOO

21,000

5,700

Date

1927-Con.

July 30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

7,300

5,720

5,240

7,020

6,420

13,400

8,470

3,820

1,730

2,O7O

6,380

5,330

8,160

2,410

Date

1927-Con.

Aug. 13

14

15

16

1949

June 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

1,560

1,510

975

711

23,600

5,220

1,530

97O

899

620

660

5OO

Month

August 1910. .....................

May 1914... ......................

Calendar year 1914. ............

June 1921. .......................

Water year 192O-21 .............

Calendar year 1921 .............

July 1927...................... ..

Calendar year 1927 .............

June 1949 ........................

Water year 1948-49. ............

Calendar year 1949. ............

Cfs-days

-

-

_

-

.

-

111,594

Maximum

17,OOO

26,000

58,OOO

13,400

23,600

Minimum

29

2

15

15

1

61

61

Mean

1,310

800

1,350

1,310

465

480

318

306

Runoff In 

acre-feet

80 , 60O

579.OOO

949,000

347,000

221,300
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 465

Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02', long 97°56' , in NW£ sec. 24, T. 23 S., R. 6 W., at highway bridge

on South Main Street in Hutchinson and at mile 812.0. 

Drainage area. 37,869 sq mi (revised), of which about 6,939 sq mi does not contribute

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1895 to October 1905 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,521.7 ft (unadjusted) above mean

sea level (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge. 10 years, 411 cfs (297.600 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges (not previously published) for the water years

1895-1905 are contained in the following table:

year

1895*

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

Maximum

Date

July 29, 1895

July 25, 1896

Aug. 24, 1897

June 14, 1898

July 22, 1899

June 7, 1900

June 7, 1901

June 2, 1902

June 14, 1903

July 6, 1904

Oct. 5, 1904

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,000

1,700

1,600

3,100

5,450

12,100

2,820

6,160

10,000

8,800

h9,420

Gage height 

(feet)

6.25

g3.3

g3.1

3.9

g4.7

5.6

f3.8

g4.6

g5.3

5.0

4.95

Minimum

Date

-

Sept. 1-13, 1896

Aug. 4,5, 11-13, 1897

Oct. 13-15, 1897

Oct. 30 to Nov. 22, 1898

Sept. 7-9, 1900

Aug. 25 to Sept. 7, 1901

-

-

Jan. 2, 1904

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

16

0

0

18

28

20

-

-

45

-

* Period May to September 1895.

f Maximum observed.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Result of discharge measurement; maximum gage height during year, 5.65 ft May 31.

Remarks. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1897-99, 1901-3, 1905, superseding those published in 18th to 22nd Annual Report Ft. 4 

and WSP 84, 99, 131 and 173, are given herewith:

1897

Feb. 1-6. 

Dec. 1-4.

*b50 

*b5

1900-Con. 

Dec. 31..

1899 

Feb. 1-16............... tbloo

1900 

Dec. 30.

1902 

Feb. 1-8................. *b50

1904 

Oct. 5.. ................. 9,200

Dec. 24-31............... *b25O

* Average for period indicated.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Month

Calendar year 1896 ...............

Water year 1896-97. ..............

Calendar year 1897. ..............

Water year 1897-98. ..............

Calendar year 19OO ...............

Calendar year 19O1 ...............

Water year 1901-2 ................

Calendar year 19O2 ...............

Calendar year 19O3 ................

Calendar year 1904 ...............

Water year 1904-5 ................

Maximum

249

l,14o

_

1,300

1,400

103

1,400

' 218

2,830

475

4,760

69

11,600

2,820

2,820

475

6,160

6,160

_

7,230

9,200

9, "00

_ 

9,200

Minimum

25

16

_

_

103

0

_

0

18

0

.

30

55

28

20

20

_

-

-

_

_

-

400

95

45

_

-

Mean

t52.9

150

eSO

392

t234

168

39.2

159

t87.4

304

234

411

62.3

1,320

t!43

172

168

156

311

329

e50

526

1,990

187

779

1,360

Runoff in 

acre -feet

t3,250

1O9,OOO

4,920

21,800

t!3,900

122,000

2,410

115,000

t5,370

220.OOO

13,000

297,000

3,830

956,000

t8,790

124,000

121,000

8,670

225.OOO

238,000

4,920

381,000

122,000

11,500

565,000

12,300

11,100

988,OOO

t Corrected.

e Only monthly figures revised; revised daily figures not available.
466 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the lower Mississippi River basin made at points other 

than regular gaging stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements 

were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream 

where continuous records are available will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of 

stream. For many sites measurements have been made in other years.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 487.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Meramec River basin, Mo.

Date

Sept. 29

Mar. 12

Oct. 1

Stream

Meramec Spring....

Howes Mill Spring.

LaJolla Springs . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Meramec River. ....

West Pork Huzzah 

Creek.

Meramec River. ....

Locality

NWjSEi sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W. , at 

bridge in Meramec Spring Park, 6 miles 

southeast of St. James.

SWi sec. 15, T. 34 N. , R. 3 W. , at 

Howes Mill, 18 miles east of Salem.

NE£ sec. 1, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., at 

Meramec Caverns, 2i miles south of 

Stanton.

Discharge 

(cfs)

60.5

2.46 

2.57

3.62

Headwater diversion channel, Mo.

Nov. 12

June 23

Headwater diversion channel.

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

Mississippi River.

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

NE£ sec. 6, T. 29 N., R.

county highway bridge,

west of Allenvllle.

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

12 E., at

ij- mile south88.5

262

3,960

Mayfleld Creek basin, Ky.

Oct. 

Nov.

9 

7

12

Mayfleld Creek. . . . 

West Pork Mayfield

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

Mississippi River. 

Mayfield Creek. . . .

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

At bridge on State Highway 80, at 

Mayfield, Graves County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 4 miles 

northeast of Bardwell, Carlisle 

County. 

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

0 

2.71

2.93

Oblon River basin, Tenn.

7- 243 /"ar - 30

» VSept.20 

July 16

Sept. 29 

July 16

Sept. 29 

29

29

29 

29 

29 

29

7- 2-72 29

29

J.2+Z.S 29

MarT 16

July 20 

Oct. 27

27 

27

27

27 

e Flow

Beaver Creek. .....

Crooked Creek. ....

Dry Pork. .........

Crooked Creek. ....

Carver Creek. .....

Crooked Creek. .... 

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

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

Gulnns Creek. .....

North Reelfoot 

Creek.

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

South Pork Forked 

Deer River. 

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

estimated.

South Pork Oblon 

River.

Crooked Creek. ....

South Fork Oblon 

River.

Crooked Creek. ....

South Fork Oblon 

River.

Crooked Creek. .... 

Reelfoot Creek. . . .

Forked Deer River.

South Pork Forked 

Deer River.

Lat 36°59'58", long 88°26'00", at 

U. S. Highway 70 bridge at southwest 

edge of Huntingdon, Carroll County.

Lat 36°06'48", long 88° 19 '46", 5.0 

miles southwest of Mansfield, Henry 

County.

Lat 36°05'38", long 88°20'36", at 

State Highway 77, 5.5 miles northwest of Hollow Rock, Carroll County.

Lat 36°05'10", long 88°20'09", at 

county bridge, 4.8 miles northwest 

of Hollow Rock, Carroll County. 

Lat 36°04'24", long 88°20'45", just 

upstream from Carver Creek, 4.75 

miles northwest of Hollow Rock, 

Carroll County. 

Lat 36°04'23", long 88°20'46", at 

mouth, 4.7 miles northwest of 

Hollow Rock, Carroll County. 

Lat 36°03'54", long 88°22'09T| , 5.7 

miles northwest of Hollow Rock, 

Carroll County. 

Lat 36°03'32", long 88°21'22", 4.8 

miles northwest of Hollow Rock, 

Carroll County. 

Lat 36°03'55", long 88°22'08", 5.7 

miles northwest of Hollow Rock, 

Carroll County. 

Lat 36°03'55", long 88° 24 '20", at 

State Highway 77, 4.75 miles northeast of Huntingdon, Carroll County. 

Lat 36°03'30", long 88°25'55", Just 

upstream from Suinns Creek, 4 miles 

north of Huntingdon, Carroll 

County. 

Lat 36°03'30", long 88°26'00", at 

mouth, 4 miles north of Huntingdon, 

Carroll County. 

Lat 36°26'55", long 89° 16 '45", at 

State Highway 22, 2% miles southwest of Clayton, Oblon County.

At State Highway 100, 2 miles east of 

Henderson, Chester County.

Half a mile below State Highway 100, 

2ir miles northeast of Henderson, 

Chester County. 

About 1 mile below State Highway 100, 

2i miles northeast of Henderson, 

Chester County. 

At mouth, 2£ miles northeast of 

Henderson, Chester County.

52.4

20.9 

0

0 

0

0 

.83

4.53

3.54 

e.l 

.09 

8.90 

8.92 

8.46

7.10 

.36

0 

79.7

66.4 

76.6

76.9 

e.l
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 467

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Oblon River basin, Term. Continued

Date

Oct. 27 

27 

27

27 

27

27 

27

27 

27

28

28 

28

28

28 

28

20

Sept. 1

Mar. 16 

18

Stream

Unnamed creek. ....

South Pork Forked 

Deer River.

C larks Creek. .....

South Pork Forked 

Deer River.

Jones Creek. ......

South Pork Forked 

Deer River.

Turkey Creek. .....

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

Bear Creek. .......

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

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

Hunters Creek. ....

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

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

Cain Creek. .......

Deer River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

Forked Deer River.

South Fork Forked 

Deer River.

Forked Deer River.

South Fork Forked 

Deer River. 

Forked Deer River.

South Fork Forked 

Deer River. 

Forked Deer River.

South Pork Forked 

Deer River. 

Forked Deer River.

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

South Pork Forked 

Deer River. 

Forked Deer River.

Deer River.

North Fork Forked 

Deer River.

Locality

At mouth, 500 ft south of HendersonMlfflln road, 2^ miles northeast of 

Henderson, Chester County. 

At Henderson-Mifflln road, 2? miles 

northeast of Henderson, Chester 

County.

Henderson-Mifflln road bridge and 

3 miles northeast of Henderson, 

Chester County. 

At mouth, £ mile north of HendersonMifflln road and 3 miles northeast 

of Henderson, Chester County. 

Just above Jones Creek, 3j miles 

northeast of Henderson, Chester 

County. 

At mouth, 3j miles northeast of Henderson, Chester County. 

At county road bridge, 3£ miles north 

of Henderson, Chester County.

35 miles north of Henderson, Chester 

County.

east of Plnson, Madison County. 

At mouth, 2 miles east of Plnson, 

Madison County. 

Below Turkey Creek, about 1,500 ft 

below bend In river channel and

County.

of Plnson, Madison County.

north of Plnson, Madison County.

At mouth, 1 mile north of Plnson, 

Madison County. 

About 800 ft below Moore Branch and 

1.6 miles northwest of Plnson, Madison County.

miles northwest of Plnson, Madison 

County. 

At mouth, 2.5 miles northwest of Plnson, Madison County. 

About ^ mile above Harts Bridge and 

3.2 miles northwest of Plnson, Madison County.

of Plnson, Madison County.

miles southwest of Bells, Crockett 

County.

wood County), 3^ miles southwest of 

Bells, Crockett County.

of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County.

At State Highway 54, 1.6 miles southwest of Trenton, Gibson County.

east of Spring Creek, Madison 

County.

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.56 

85.7 

83.3

14.0 

99.0

2.14 

104

1.71 

102

102

107

80.8

3.30 

79.9

82.9

1.18 

84.2

0

.14

Hatchle River basin, Tenn.

Mar. 18 Cypress Creek. .... Tusoumbla Rl /er. . . At U. S 

Nalry

Highway 

County.

64, In Selmer, Mo- 25.4

Loosah

Mar. 17 Cypress Creek. .... Loosahatchie

itchle River basin, Tenn.

River At U. S. Highways 70 and 

southwest of Arlington 

County.

79, 3 miles 

, Shelby

7.11

Wolf River basin, Tenn.

Mar. 17

28

29

North Fork Wolf 

River.

Marys Creek. ......

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

Wolf River. .......

Grays Creek. ......

At county road bridge, 6.3 miles northwest of LaGrange, Fayette County.

south of Eads, Shelby County. 

Just below Flshervllle Lake, 2.8 miles 

southeast of Flshervllle, Shelby 

County.

miles south of Flshervllle, Shelby 

County.

west of Flshervllle, Shelby County.

24.. 2

0
468 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Wolf River basin, Term. Continued

Date Stream Tributary to or 

diverting from Locality

southeast of Cordova,

i, 3 miles

Shelby County.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

Mississippi River basin

Dec. 17 St. Johns ditch. . . St. Johns Bayou... SEiNEi sec. 20, T. 26 N., 

bridge on U. S. Highway 

east of Sikeston, Mo.

R. 14 E., at 

60, 1 mile

11.9

St. Francis River basin, Mo.

Dec. 17

4.

ditch 2.

13 E., at county highway bridge, 2 

miles west of Sikeston.

10 E., at bridge on IF. S. Highway 62, 

1 mile east of Maiden.

White River basin

Sept. 1 

1 

1 

Oct. 2

Sept. 1 

1 

Oct. 2 

6

9

15

27

30

10

16

18

27

Dec. 4

18

29

Jan. 8

25

Feb. 5

19

Mar. 5

17

May 10

21

July 1

2

6

7

8

9

12

13

16

20

23

30

Aug. 13

30

Sept. 1 

July 28 

Sept. 1

24 

24

May 3 

Sept. 24 

24 

e Flo

James River. ...... 

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

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

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

Pearson Creek. .... 

James River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reeds Spring. ...... 

Railey Creek. .....

Turkey Creek. ..... 

Bull Creek. .......

Bear Creek. ....... 

* estimated.

White River. ...... 

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

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

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

James River. ...... 

White River. ......

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

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

Railey Creek. ..... 

James River. ......

White River. ...... 

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

Bull Creek. .......

NE£ sec. 3, T. 29 N., R. 19 W. , at 

bridge on county highway B, lj miles 

south of Northview, Mo. 

Si sec. 13, T. 29 N., R. 20 W., at 

county bridge, 5 miles southeast of 

Strafford, Mo. 

Si sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 20 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 125, 2 miles 

northeast of Turner, Mo.

west of Turner, Mo. 

NW£ sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 20 W., at 

bridge on county highway D, 1 mile 

west of Turner, Mo. 

On north line sec. 35, T. 29 N., R. 

21 W. , at bridge on county highway 

D, 3 miles west of Turner, Mo. 

NWj sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 21 W., $ mile 

downstream from Pearson Creek and 4i 

miles southwest of Turner, Mo.

SWi sec. 25, T. 28 N., R. 22 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 160, 8 miles 

south of Springfield, Mo. 

Sec. 27," T. 23 N., R. 22 W., at county 

highway bridge, 2j miles southeast 

of Battlefield. Mo.

SWi sec. 25, T. 24 N. , R. 23 W. , in 

Reeds Spring, Mo. 

NE^SWi sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 13, £ mile 

southeast of Galena, Mo. 

NW£ sec. 9, T. 22 N., R. 21 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 65 at Hoilister, Mo. 

Sj sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 21 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 76, at 

Walnut Shade, Mo. 

NW£ sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 21 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 76, at 

Walnut Shade, Mo.

eO.25 

e.05 

0

e.15 

e.l

1.07 

3 23

13 2

39

0 

.73

e.2

0

e20 

0 

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

White River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 24

17

Oct. 1

24

Nov. 10

Sept. 16 

May 14 

14 

14

Nov. 15

27

27

Stream

Beaver Creek. .....

Richland Creek. . . .

Dew Spring. .......

Crystal Spring. . . . 

McKenzie Creek. . . .

Alley Spring. ..... 

Cement Spring. .... 

Cave Spring .......

Big Grassy Valley 

Branch.

Posy Spring. ......

Cypress Bayou. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

White River. ......

White River. ......

White River. ......

Hunter Creek. ..... 

Black River. ......

Jacks Fork. .......

Copper Mine Hollow 

Branch. 

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

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

Eleven Point River

Bayou des Arc .....

Locality

Ej sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 17 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 76, 65 

miles southwest of Ava, Mo.

bridge on State Highway 45, It miles 

west of Goshen, Ark. 

ME-J sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 28 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 45, 1 mile 

west of Goshen, Ark. 

NWi sec. 25, T. 21 N., R. 27 W., at

Blue Springs Farm, 6 miles northwest 

of Eureka Springs, Ark.

NWi sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 25 W., at

highway bridge 4s miles northwest of 

Berryville, Ark. 

Sec. 22, T. 20 N. , R. 15 W. , on left 

bank of White River, J mile downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, Ark. 

SEi sec. 36, T. 19 N., R. 18 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Pyatt, 

Ark. 

Sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 15 W. , 6 miles 

southeast of Ava, Mo. 

NE£ sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., at slab 

crossing on road to Clear-water Dam, 

li miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo.

SE£ sec. 25, T. 29 N., R. 5 W., at 

Alley, 5 miles west of Eminence, Mo. 

NEy sec. 8, T. 26 N., R. 2 E., 2s 

miles northwest of Hunter, Mo. 

NW-f sec. 8, T. 26 N., R. 2 E., 2s 

miles east of Chilton, Mo. 

SW£ sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 2 E., ls 

miles southeast of Chilton, Mo.

MEiMEi sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 5 W. , 2j 

miles east of Thomasville, Mo.

bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 2f miles 

northeast of Garner, Ark.

NE£NE£ sec. 32, T. 5 N., R. s w., at

bridge on State Highway 31, 2s miles 

south of Beebe, Ark.

Discharge 

(efs)

2.74 

.04

.02 

6.59

.91

1.84

41.2 

10.2

9.67 

64.4

61.1 

.68 

1.25 

1.58

e.75

0

e Flow estimated.

Arkansas River basin

July 19 Fountain Creek...

Pinello Ranch 

seep ditch.

Fountain Creek...

Clover ditch 

wasteway.

Irrigation ditch 

diversion.

Fountain Creek...

Ditch No. 8 

diversion.

Arkansas River.

Fountain Creek...

Arkansas River... 

Fountain Creek...

Arkansas River.

Fountain Creek.

sec. 4, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., 400 

ft downstream from U. S. Highways 85 

and 87, and 3^ miles southeast of 

Colorado Springs, Colo. 

..do

sec. 10, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., £ 

mile west of Pinello Ranch buildings 

and 4ij- miles southeast of Colorado 

Springs, Colo.

NWiSWt sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., 

300 ft south of Pinello Ranch 

buildings, and 5 miles southeast of 

Colorado Springs, Colo.

NE£SW£ sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., at 

Military Bridge, 3j miles northwest 

of Fountain, Colo.

SW^ME-i sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., 

about Ij miles downstream from Camp 

Carson sewage disposal plant, and 3 

miles northwest of Fountain, Colo.

NE^SEi sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., 

200 ft downstream from diversion 

point on left bank and 2 miles 

northwest of Fountain, Colo.

ME-s-SEi sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 66 W., 

200 ft downstream from ditch diversion and 2 miles northwest of 

Fountain, Colo.

i sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 65 W., 

just upstream from diversion by 

ditch No. 8, and 2j miles southeast 

of Fountain, Colo.

^ sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 65 W., 

100 ft downstream from diversion 

point on right bank and 2j miles 

southeast of Fountain, Colo.

3.02

3.28

.05

4.40

2.35

2.62
470 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

July 20 

20

26

May 11

26

June 2

0~c. 1

Oct. 22

Feb. 16

Sept. 29

Oct. 22 

Nov. 25

Dec. 15

Mar. 2

Stream

Palge ditch 

diversion.

Fountain Creek. . . .

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

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

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

River.

Pond Creek. .......

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

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

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

Red Rock Creek. . . . 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Fountaln Creek. . . . 

Arkansas River. . . .

Salt Fork Arkansas 

River.

Arkansas River. . . .

Locality

SEiSE£ sec. 26, T. 17 S., R. 65 W., 

1 mile downstream from diversion 

point on right bank and ? mile 

southeast of Wigwam, Colo. 

NW£SW£ sec. 25, T. 17 S., R. 65 W., 

at ford for gravel road, 0.7 mile 

east of Wigwam and about 1 mile 

downstream from Palge ditch diversion point, Colo. 

Lat 38°12'20fl , long 104°31'40", In

sec. 23, T. 21 S., R. 64 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 

500 ft downstream from Bessemer 

ditch siphon, 5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles southeast of 

City Hall in Pueblo, Colo. (former 

gaging station) .

61 W. , 8 miles southeast of Earl and 

16 miles northeast of Trinidad, Colo.

county highway bridge, 2 miles north 

of Kaw City, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 18, 2 miles 

southeast of Shidler, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile 

northeast of Alva, Okla.

SE£ sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., at 

county highway bridge, 1^ miles west 

of Lament, Okla.

SW£ see. 15, T. 23 N., R. IE., at 

bridge on State Highway 15, 5 mile 

west of Red Rock, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.16 

1.33

el. 5

4.15

el. 5

e2.0

5.53

7.69

10.9

.13

.20

0

0

0

e.Ol

0

6.96

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.10

2 13

0

e Flow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 471

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water yea 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 6

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Aug. 17

17

17

Feb. 5

Nov. 24

Feb. 15

Oct. 21

Mar. 15

May 10

Sept. 9

Stream

Red Rock Creek. . . .

Eagle Chief Creek.

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

Roman Nose Springs

Salt Creek.. ......

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

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

House Creek. ......

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

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

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

Sand Creek. .......

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Arkansas River. . . .

Cimarron River. . . .

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

Bitter Creek. .....

Cimarron River. . . .

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

Caney River. ......

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

Locality

SW£ sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 1 E.. at 

bridge on State Highway 15, J mile 

west of Red Rock, Okla.

SWi sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 45, 2j miles 

west of Carmen, Okla.

NW-j sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 8 at Aline, 

Okla.

county highway bridge, i mile west 

of Cleo Springs, Okla.

county highway bridge, i mile west 

of Ames, Okla.

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 12 W., in Roman 

Nose State Park, 65 miles northwest 

of Watonga, Okla.

Roman Nose State Park, 65 miles 

northwest of Watonga, Okla.

county highway bridge, 3 miles 

northwest of Hitchcock, Okla. 

HE^-HE-i see. 28, T. 18 N., R. 11 W., at 

county highway bridge, 3j miles 

northwest of Hitchcock, Okla.

county highway bridge, ^ mile southwest of Dover, Okla.

county highway bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Guthrie, Okla.

HEiNEi sec. 25, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., £ 

mile downstream from county highway 

bridge, 5 mile west of Terleton, 

Okla.

NEi see. 20, T. 26 N., R. HE., £ 

mile upstream from county highway 

bridge and i mile north of Okesa, 

Okla.

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

0.08

.17 

1.34

1.95

2.48

.08

1.06

5.10

3.98

5.61

.57

e.Ol

.05

.10

.92

0

17.2

e.Ol

e.Ol

e.Ol

0

e Flow estimated. 

411038 O - 57 - 31
472 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954--Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 10

Dec. 16 

Jan. 11 

Feb. 15 

Apr. 5 

26 

May 10 

June 2 

July 6 

Aug. 2 

Sept. 9 

Oct. 6

6

Nov. 17 

Oct. 6

Sept. 1 

Oct. 6

6 

6

6

Sept. 1 

Oct. 6

6 

6 

6 

6

Nov. 17

Sept. 2 

Oct. 7

Sept. 2 

Oct. 7

7

7

Nov. 18 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 17 

Sept. 2 

Oct. 7

7 

7 

7

Stream

Spring River. .....

Spring River 

Spring.

Spring River. ..... 

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

Douger Branch. .... 

Spring River. .....

Honey Creek. ......

Honey Creek. ......

Williams Creek. . . . 

Big Spring. .......

Spring River. .....

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

White Oak Creek. . .

Spring River. .....

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

North Pork Spring 

River.

Coon Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Neosho River. .....

Neosho River. .....

Spring River. ..... 

Neosho River. .....

.Spring River. .....

Spring River. .....

Trultt Creek. ..... 

Spring River. .....

Neosho River. .....

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

Spring River. .....

Neosho River. .....

Spring River. .....

North Pork Spring 

River.

Locality

SWjSWi sec. 22, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 75, i mile 

north of Ramona, Okla.

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

On east line of NEj-NWi- sec. 28, T. 26 

N., R. 26 W., at ford 1 mile above 

Browning Hollow and 2 miles southeast of Verona, Mo. 

NW^NWi sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 26 W., 

500 ft from Spring River and if 

miles southeast of Verona, Mo.

On west line SW^SWj sec. 21, T. 26 N., 

R. 26 W., at county road 5 mile 

above Highway 60, J mile above 

Browning Hollow, and li miles southeast of Verona, Mo.

SE£ sec. 8, T. 26 N., R. 26 W., at 

county road 500 ft above Douger 

Branch and 1 mile north of Verona, 

Mo. 

SEj sec. 8, T. 26 N., R. 26 W., at 

Highway P. z mile above mouth and 

1 mile north of Verona, Mo. 

SW£ sec. 2, T. 27 N., R. 27 W., at 

Highway 166, about i mile above 

Honey Creek and 3 miles southwest 

of Mount Vernon, Mo. 

On east line of NE^-NW£ sec. 35, T. 27 

N., R. 25 W., at county highway 

bridge at north edge of Marionville, 

Mo.

HE^-NWi sec. 22, T. 27 N., R. 25 W., 

500 ft from Honey Creek and 2j miles 

northwest of Marionville, Mo. 

NEjSWi sec. 13, T. 27 N.. R. 26 W., at 

new bridge in Orange It miles above 

Elm Branch and 5 miles north of 

Aurora, Mo . 

SW£ sec. 2, T. 27 N., R. 27 W., at 

Highway 166, about J mile above 

mouth and 3 miles southwest of Mount 

Vernon, Mo. 

NWisWj sec. 23, T. 28 N., R. 27 W., at 

county road ij miles above Williams 

Creek and 2j miles northwest of 

Mount Vernon, Mo. 

NW&SWi sec. 30, T. 28 N., R. 26 W. , at 

bridge by State sanitarium, £ mile 

above Prisco RE., at north edge of 

Mount Vernon, Mo. 

SEiNE£ sec. 28, T. 28 N., R. 27 W., 4 

miles west of Mount Vernon, Mo.

SW£ sec. 13, T. 28 N., R. 28 W., at 

State Highway 97, about 2 miles 

north of Stotts City, Mo.

SE£ sec. 11, T. 28 N., R. 28 W., at 

bridge J mile northeast of Larussell, 

Mo.

R. 29 W., at State Highway 37 about 

li miles above mouth and 2j miles 

southwest of Avilla, Mo. 

SE£ sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 31 W., at 

U. S. Highway 71 at north edge of 

Carthage, Mo.

On line between sees. 1 and 2, T. 29 

N., R. 33 W., at Highway 43, about 

3 miles above North Pork and 3 miles 

northwest of Neck City, Mo. 

Southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 31 N., 

R. 31 W., at U. S. Highway 71 about 

4i miles south of Lamar, Mo. 

NW^NWi sec. 13, T. 30 N. , R. 31 W., at 

U. S. Highway 71, about 1 mile north 

of Jasper, Mo. 

On line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 29 

N., R. 31 W., at V; S. Highway 71, 

about i mile north of Gary town, Mo.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

25.9 

0 

0 

0 

0

5.28

3.14 

5.28

2.76 

4.10

0 

5.87

.38

.22

1.87

3.56 

0 

e.06 

.46

10.2

6.05 

30.0

10.5 

33.9

0

71.3

64.2 

83.5 

29.4 

8.36 

48.3

e.8 

0 

0

e Plow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 473

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 7

7

Sept. 2 

Oct. 7

7 

6

Sept. 2 

Oct. 6

6 

6

6 

6 

6

6

Sept. 2 

3ct. 6

Sept. 2 

2

)ct. 6 

ept. 2

Stream

North Fork Spring 

River.

Center Creek. .... 

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

Clarkson Spring. . 

Center Creek. ....

Ell Lynn Spring.. 

Dry Valley... .....

Center Creek. ..... 

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

Jones Creek. ...... 

Center Creek. ..... 

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

Grove Creek. ...... 

Center Creek. .....

Shoal Creek. ......

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

Kelly Creek. ...... 

Clear Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

Hickory Creek. ....

Shoal Creek. ......

Ozark Trout Farm 

Spring.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Spring River. ..... 

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

Center Creek. .....

Center Creek. .....

Spring River. .....

Center Creek. ..... 

Spring River. ..... 

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

Center Creek. .....

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

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

Clear Creek. ...... 

Shoal Creek. ......

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

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

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

Spring River. ..... 

Cedar Creek. ......

Locality

On line between sees. 1 and 2, T. 29 

N., R. 33 W., at State Highway 43 

about £ mile below Little Spring 

River and 3 miles northwest of 

Neck City, Mo. 

Southwest corner of sec. 22, T. 27 N., 

R. 28 W., at State Highway 97 about 

5? miles southwest of Stotts City, 

Mo. 

SE^SEi sec. 17, T. 27 N., R. 28 W., 

just upstream from mouth of Clarkson 

Spring Branch and 7 miles northwest 

of Pierce City, Mo. 

SE£ sec. 17, T. 27 N., R. 28 W., 7 

miles northwest of Pierce City, Mo. 

On west line of NE^SW£ sec. 23, T. 27 

N., R. 29 W., at old ford i mile 

above Dry Valley Branch and 3 miles 

north of Wentworth, Mo. 

SE£SW£ sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 29 W., 

600 ft from Center Creek and 2j 

miles north of Wentworth, Mo. 

SEtSEt sec. 22, T. 27 N., R. 29 W., 

at mouth, 3 miles north of Wentworth, Mo. 

SW£NW£ sec. 9, T. 27 N., R. 29 W., at 

U. S. Highway 166 at east edge of 

Sarcoxie, Mo. 

On west line of SW^SW^ sec. 1, T. 27 

N., R. 30 W., on State Highway 37, 

about 2f miles south of Reeds, Mo. 

On south line of SE&SW£ sec. 35, T. 

28 N., R. 31 W., at county road i 

mile below Jenkins Creek and 3 miles 

northwest of Parshley, Mo. 

On west line of NW£ sec. 34, T. 28 N., 

R. 31 W., at U. S. Highway 71 about 

IT mile below Jones Creek and 5 miles 

south of Carthage, Mo.

In extreme southwest corner of SEj 

sec. 25, T. 28 N., R. 32 W., at 

county road { mile upstream from 

mouth and 2 miles north of Scotland, 

Mo. 

NE£ sec. 9, T. 28 N., R. 33 W. , at 

State Highway 57, at Carl Junction, 

Mo . 

On north line of NW£ sec. 10, T. 24 N., 

R. 29 W., on County Highway B about 

1 mile south of Pioneer and 2i miles 

east of Fairview, Mo. 

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

NWiNWi sec. 5, T. 25 N., R. 29 W., at 

U. S. Highway 60 about li miles 

above Clear Creek and 3i miles 

northeast of Newtonia, Mo. 

SW£SE£ sec. 31, T. 26 N., R. 27 W., at 

mouth just above old highway bridge 

500 ft above U. S. Highway 60 at 

southwest edge of Monett, Mo. 

SE£SW£ sec. 31, T. 26 N., R. 27 W. , at 

U. S. Highway 60, about 500 ft below 

Kelly Creek at southwest edge of 

Monett, Mo. 

NWj sec. 28, T. 26 N. , R. 28 W. , at 

new highway bridge at south edge of 

Pierce City, Mo. 

SE£SW£ sec. 30, T. 26 N., R. 29 W. , 

about 300 ft above mouth and 2^ 

miles east of Ritchey, Mo. 

SWtSWi sec. 26, T. 26 N., R. 30 W., 

at new bridge on County Highway W, 

500 ft below old steel bridge, 1,000 

ft below mill and dam, and { mile 

southwest of Ritchey, Mo. 

SEtNE£ sec. 25, T. 26 N., R. 31 W. , at 

County Highway E, { mile above 

Frisco RR., and 2 miles north of 

Granby, Mo.

SW$- sec. 7, T. 25 N., R. 31 W., at 

county highway i mile northeast of 

Neosho, Mo.

SW£ sec. 18, T. 25 N., R! 'si'w! \ at " ' 

bridge on State Highway 71, at 

Neosho, Mo. 

On west line of NW-J-SW-j sec. 15, T. 26 

N., R. 32 W., J mile below Cedar 

Creek and at Tlpton Ford, Mo. 

SWjNWi sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 32 W., 6 

miles northwest of Neosho, Mo.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0 

0

5.08 

6.95

.86 

0 

10.1 

9.76 

3.68

14.3

4.12 

4.00

22.1 

12.4

5.75 

28.4

0 

0

.36 

7.24 

33.4

44.1

18.3 

42.4

12.9 

3.69

66.5 

.70
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Dec. 21 

Mar. 9

Mar. 5 

Apr. 6 

Sept. 27

Aug. 19 

Apr. 12 

Oct. 28

Feb. 10

Mar. 11

May 18

Sept. 29

Jan. 25

Aug. 2

Sept. 17

July 27 

Nov. 24

July 13

Nov. 24

Feb. 24

July 13

Sept. 15

15

15 

15

Nov. 2

Dec. 1

Jan. 18

Feb. 15

Mar. 15

June 2

29

July 27

Aug. 26

Stream

Brush Creek. ...... 

Sycamore Creek....

Round Spring Creek 

Neosho River. ..... 

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

Pryor Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

Greenleaf Creek. . .

Osage Creek. ......

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

Big Spring. .......

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Sycamore Creek. . . . 

Neosho River. .....

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

Arkansas River. . . .

Neosho River. ..... 

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

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

Arkansas River. . . .

Illinois River....

Flint Creek. ......

Deer Creek. .......

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

Locality

SEi sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 24 E., at 

county highway bridge, 3 miles southeast of Wyandotte, Okla. 

SEiSWi sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 25 E. , 200 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 10, and 2? miles southeast of 

Wyandotte, Okla.

miles north of Bentonville, Ark. 

SV& sec. 13, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., at 

county highway bridge, ^ mile south 

of Disney, Okla. 

SEiSEi sec. 1, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., at 

county highway bridge, 7j miles northeast of Choteau, Okla.

SEi sec. 29, T. 21 N. , R. 19 E., at site 

upstream from paper mill, 3 miles 

southeast of Pryor, Okla. 

SW£ sec. 33, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at site 

upstream from paper mill, 4 miles 

southeast of Pryor, Okla. 

NE£ sec. 10, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., at site 

below paper mill, 5 miles southeast of 

Pryor, Okla.

Center of sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 20 E., 

just below Greenleaf Lake and 3j miles 

southeast of Braggs, Okla.

Nw£ sec. 12, T. 18 N. , R. 31 W., at Cave 

Springs, Ark., 600 ft downstream from 

highway bridge.

31 W., at Cave Springs, Ark.

highway bridge at Healing Springs, 

Ark.

NEiSE£ sec. 6, T. 18 N., R. 32 W., at 

Springtown, Ark.

of LX Ranch Headquarters, about 17 

miles northeast of Amarillo, Potter 

County, Tex.

miles northeast of LX Ranch Headquarters, about 18 miles northeast of 

Amarillo, Potter County, Tex.

northeast of LX Ranchhouse and about 

20 miles northeast of Amarillo, Potter 

County, Tex.

county highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of Thomas, Okla.

county highway bridge, 7 miles southeast of Thomas, Okla. 

NWjNEi sec. 9, T. 12 N., R. 13 W., i 

mile south of Hydro, Okla. 

NEi-NEi sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 12 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 4| miles 

east of Hydro, Okla.

miles southeast of Hydro, Okla.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.38 

5.18

2.23 

249

.40 

3.52 

13.6

.55 

52

4.59

1.48

29

e.03 

e.05

3.01

e Flow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 475

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Jan. 29

Oct. 6

6 

16 

Nov. 18

Apr. 20

Sept. 14

May 10 

10 

10

Nov. 10 

Dec. 29

Dec. 31

Mar. 23

19

Mar. 19

23

29

Nov. 19

25

25

Stream

Branch) Creek. 

Hog Creek. ........

Salt Creek. .......

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

Cienegullla Creek 

(Seneca Creek)*.

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

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

Palo Duro Creek. . . 

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

Clear Creek. ......

North Canadian 

River.

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

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

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

Little River. ..... 

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

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

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

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

North Canadian 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Canadian River. . . .

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

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

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

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

Locality

southeast of Hydro. Okla.

on U. S. Highway 77 at Purcell, Okla.

on State Highway 19, 4 miles west of 

city limits of Ada, Okla. 

NWj- sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, 12 miles 

east of Norman, Okla. 

SWj sec. 27, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 48, 2^ miles south of 

Dewright, Okla.

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

In sec. 15, T. 27 N., R. 34 E., 100 ft 

above dam and about 10 miles northwest 

of Clayton, N. Mex. 

In sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 34 E., 75 ft 

below ford, about 10 miles northwest 

of Clayton, N. Mex.

ft above bridge on State Highway 18, 

about 9 miles northeast of Clayton, 

N. Mex. 

SWj sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 19 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 3, 6 miles 

northeast of Range, Okla.

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 

3 miles west of Slapout and 4 miles 

northeast of Logan, Okla.

SWi sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 25 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 5j miles 

west of May, Okla.

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

NW^NWi sec. 25, T. 22 N., R. 20 'W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 6 miles 

southeast of Woodward, Okla.

SE£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., at site 

Just above head of Canton Reservoir, 

Okla.

NEt sec. 27, T. 16 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 5 miles 

west of Watonga, Okla. 

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

SWj sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 4, 2 miles north of 

Yukon, Okla.

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

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

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.1

13.5

0

0

0

0 

5.50 

23.8

13.5

7.35

.92

.41 

.41

6.14

9.16

e.05

5.59

2.12

3.53

3.13

0

21.4 

32.8

31.6

25.3

32.7

1,280 

1,310

1,130

304

70.7

29.0

29.0

20.1

1,260

105

847

47.8

3,780 

"1.14

655

830

973

941

952

464

164

* Also known as Seneca Creek, 

e Plow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 1

Apr. 27

Apr. 19

Oct. 7

Aug. 20

Nov. 17

Aug. 20

Nov. 17

Mar. 23

Aug. 20

Dec. 28

29

Feb. 1

Oct. 7 

Nov. 17

Feb. 1

Mar. 9

Aug. 20

Stream

North Canadian 

River.

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

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

Captain Creek. ....

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

Little Deep Pork. .

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Canadian River. . . .

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

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

River.

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

River.

Deep Pork. ........

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

Locality

SW£ sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

north of Yukon, Okla.

4j miles southwest of Boley, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 56, 5j miles 

west of Okemah, Okla. 

NW^NWi sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 9 E., at 

county highway bridge, 5? miles 

southwest of Okemah, Okla.

SE£ sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 9 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 27, 7 miles 

south of Okemah, Okla.

West line of sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 10 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 57, 2? 

miles south of Wetumka, Okla.

bridge on county road, i mile southwest of Pallis, Okla.

NEi- sec. 15, T. 14 N. , R. 2 E.. at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 66, £ mile 

west of Wellston, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 18, 1 mile 

north of Meeker, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 99, 4j miles 

south of Stroud, Okla.

county highway bridge, 4 miles north 

of Welty, Okla.

SVf£ sec. 12, T. 14 N. , R. 10 E., at 

county highway bridge, £ mile south 

of Edna, Okla.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

34.2 

1.79

.18

90.9

26.0

84.2 

79.0

31.9

20.3

16.6

23.7

27.8

28.2

16.5

12.7

52.9

e.20

1.53

2.82

2 39

0

39.0

34 9

3.25

e.05

e Plow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

Oct.ober 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Yazoo River basin, Miss.

Date

Oct. 2

Jan. 15

13 

Nov. 12

Oct. 1

Oct. 19 

19 

23

1 

1

Oct. 1 

1

Oct. 1

Stream

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

North Tippah 

Creek.

Otuckalofa Creek

Coldwater River.

Pigeon Roost 

Creek.

Persimmon Creek.

Turkey-Cypress 

Creek.

Batupan River. . . 

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

Palusha Creek. . .

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River. 

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

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

Tippah Creek. . . . 

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

Yocona River. . . .

Tallahatchie 

River.

Coldwater River. 

Skuna River. ....

Yalobusha River. 

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

Yazoo River. ....

Locality

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles 

northwest of New Albany and 4^ 

miles upstream from mouth.

sec. 18, T. 7'S., R. 1 E., 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 30, \ mile 

west of Etta and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 30, jf mile upstream from Puskus Creek and 4 

miles southwest of Etta.

Lat 34°44', long 89°02', in SW£ 

sec. 18, R. 3 E., T. 4 S., 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

above Tippah drainage canal, 

and ly miles west of Ripley.

sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 1 W., 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 

near St. Louis-San Francisco 

RR. Ij miles northwest of 

Potts Camp. 

Lat 34°08', long Sg'SS', E-J sec. 

8, T. US., R. 4 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

7, 1/8 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central RR., 5j miles 

upstream from mouth, and J mile 

south of city limits of Water 

Valley.

Lat 34°58', long 89°30', SE£ sec. 

27, T. 2 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on county 

road, 7j miles northwest of 

Holly Springs. 

Lat 34°44', long 89° 32', in sec. 

17, T. 4 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, Marshall County, at 

bridge on county road 5 miles 

southwest of Holly Springs. 

Lat 34°02', long 89*25', NW£ sec. 

21, T. 12 S., R. 2 W., Calhoun 

County, Chickasaw meridian, at 

bridge, 4j miles upstream from 

mouth and 4 miles northwest of 

Bruce at base gage on county 

road. 

SW£ sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 6 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 7, 1.8 miles 

southwest of Coffeeville. 

NEi sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 8, \ mile southeast of Grenada.

Lat 33°28', long 90"13', SE£ sec. 

32, T. 19 N., R. IE., Choctaw 

meridian, Leflore County, at 

bridge j mile upstream from 

mouth and % mile east of Rising 

Sun, on Highway 49.

18, T. 17 N., R. IE., Choctaw 

meridian, Holmes County, at 

bridge 1/8 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central RR., and £ 

mile north of Cruger on Highway 

49 East. 

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

15, T. 16 N., R. IE., Choctaw 

meridian. Holmes County, 1/10 

mile upstream from mouth and 5 

miles northeast of Tchula on 

county road.

between sees. 11 and 14, T. 15 

N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, 

at bridge 3 miles east of 

Tchula on Highway 12.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

9.1

-

22.3 

222

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

.46

.23

0 

62.5

8.19

1.28 

.61 

.40

2.01 

17.9

14.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Yazoo River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 1

Oct. 8

Stream

Black Creek. ....

Quiver River. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Yazoo River. ....

Sunflower River.

Locality

Lat 33°06', long 90°03', on line 

between sees. 35 and 36, T. 15 

N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, 

at bridge | mile south of Illinois Central RR. , and on southern city limits of Lexington on 

Highway 17.

Lat 32°54'25", long 90°22'55", in

NEiMEj- sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 2 

W. , Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 49 E, 3 miles 

upstream from mouth and 3 miles 

north of Yazoo City.

NWiHEi sec. 33, T. 22 N., R. 3 

W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 8, 2 miles 

east of Ruleville.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

70

Discharge 

(cfs)

9.59 

11.0

3,000

2.05

Big Black River basin, Miss.

Oct. 22 

Sept. 15

Oct. 22

Sept. 15

Oct. 22

Sept. 15

Oct. 22

Sept. 15

Oct. 22

Sept. 15

Oct. 22

Sept. 15

Oct. 1 

Sept. 15

Oct. 1 

Sept. 15

Oct. 1

Sept. 15

May 3

Sept. 15

Spring Creek. . . . 

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

Little Black

Creek. 

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

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

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

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

Mulberry Creek. .

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

Big Black River. 

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

Hays Creek. ..... 

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

Peachahala Creek

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

Zilpha Creek. . . .

Indian Creek. . . .

Big Black River.

Mississippi 

River.

Big Black River.

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

Lat 33° 33', long 89° 10', in Ni 

sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

Highway 82, £ mile upstream 

from Columbus and Greenville 

RR. , and 2 miles west of 

Mathiston.

4, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 1/8 mile 

upstream from Columbus and 

Greenville RR. , and 1 mile east 

of Eupora on Highway 82.

14, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

82, i mile upstream from Columbus and Greenville RR. and 3 

miles west of Eupora. 

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

31, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 1/8 mile 

upstream from Columbus and 

Greenville RR. and if miles 

southwest of Tomnolen on Highway 

82.

9, T. 18 N., R. 11 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 6 miles 

south of Mathiston on Highway 

15.

10, T. 18 N., .R. 7 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

82, 1/6 mile upstream from Columbus and Greenville RR. and i 

mile east of Kilmichael.

NWyNWi sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 

E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 35, | mile upstream from Hays Creek, and 3f 

miles southeast of Vaiden.

Lat 33°18', long 89°42', S| sec. 

30, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

35, { mile upstream from Big 

Black River and 2-J. miles southeast of Vaiden.

12, T. 16 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 1 mile upstream from mouth on Highway 

51 and 5 miles south of Vaiden. 

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

23, T. 16 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 35, 5^ miles upstream 

from mouth and 12.5 miles north 

of Kosciusko. 

SW£ sec. 4, T. 15 .N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, Holmes County, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

1 mile south of West.

0

2 39

29.1

.70

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 479

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

16

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. Z

Oct. 2

Oct. 5

Oct. 5

Oct. 2

Oct. 5

Stream

Jordan Creek. . . .

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

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

Panther Creek. . . 

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

Straight Fence 

Creek.

Bogue Chit to 

Creek.

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

Bakers Creek. . . . 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Big Black River: 

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

Big Black River.

Bogue Chitto ....

Big Black River.

Pourteenmile 

Creek.

Locality

Lat 35°10', long 89°48', SVfi sec. 

9, T. 15 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

51, 1/8 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central RR. and 2 

miles south of West.

11, T. 12 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

51, 1/5 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central RR. and 2 

miles north of Pickens.

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 51, 3j miles upstream from mouth and 8^ miles 

north of Canton.

27, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Madison County, at 

bridge on Highway 51, J mile 

downstream from Illinois Central RR. and 2j- miles north of 

Madison.

25, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Highway 

51, 4 mile upstream from Illinois Central RR. and £ mile 

south of Canton.

5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, 4 miles upstream 

from mouth and 3 miles northeast of Canton.

Lat 32°38', long 90°09', NE£ sec. 

13, T. 9 N., R. IE., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 4 miles upstream from mouth and £ mile 

northwest of Virlllia on county 

road.

13, T. 9 N., R. 1 W. , Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and 64 miles 

northeast of Flora on county 

road.

29, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge l£ miles 

upstream from mouth and 34 miles 

northeast of Flora on county 

road.

19, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 1 mile 

northeast of Tinnin on county 

road.

Lat 32°25', long 90°21', sec. 25, 

T. 7 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge 4 mile west 

of Tinnin on county road. 

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

10, T. 7 N., R. 1 W. Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge £ mile 

downstream from Illinois Central 

RR. and 4 mile south of Pocahontas on Highway 49.

Lat 32°33', long 90°24', N¥£ sec. 

15, T. 8 N., R. Z W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on county 

road, 24 miles above mouth and 

5 miles west of Flora. 

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

Lat 32°18', long 90°23' , S4 sec. 

3, T. 5 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 4 mile upstream from Lindsey Creek and 

34 miles northeast of Raymond, 

on county road between Raymond 

and Clinton.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.2

_

_

_

_

89

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

11.0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

.03 

.80
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

cellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 5

Oct. 5 

Sept. 14

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 6 

Sept. 15

Stream

Bakers Creek. . . .

Fleetwood Creek. 

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

Fourteenmlle 

Creek.

Terrell Creek. . . 

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

Fivemlle Creek. . 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fourteenmile 

Creek.

Bakers Creek. . . .

Big Black River.

Fourteenmile 

Creek.

Big Black River. 

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

Locality

Lat 32°20', long 90°28', on line 

between sees. 24 and 25, T. 6 

N., R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, 

at bridge J mile south of 

Bolton on county rtfad.

Lat 32°22', long 90°29', S| sec. 

14, T. 6 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw 

meridian, 1.2 miles west of 

Bolton on Highway 80.

Lat 32°14', long 90°31', SWj sec. 

33, T. 5 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 1 mile 

northwest of Oakley on county 

road.

Lat 32°13', long 90°32', Si sec. 

5, T. 4 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 2j miles 

upstream from Turkey Creek and 

If miles northeast of Learned 

on county road.

Lat 32°10', long 90°38', on line 

between sees. 29 and 30, T. 4 

N., R. 4 W. , Choctaw meridian, 

at bridge \ mile upstream from 

Harts Creek and 4 miles north 

of Utloa on Highway 27. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

Bayou Plerre basin, Miss.

Oct. 6

Oct. 6 

6

Oct. 7

Oct. 7 

Sept. 15

15

15 

15

Bayou Pierre. . . .

Long Creek. .....

Bayou Pierre. . . .

Whiteoak Creek. . 

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

Bayou Pierre. 

Willis Creek.. . . 

Bakers Creek. . . .

Mississippi 

River.

Bayou Pierre. . . .

Mississippi 

River.

Bayou Pierre ....

Little Bayou 

Pierre.

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

Lat 31°50', long 90°29', NE-J- sec. 

22, T. 10 N., R. 3 W.. Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 2s miles 

upstream from Whites Creek and 

2j miles southwest of Gallatin 

on Highway 20.

Lat 31°55', long 90°30', in sec. 

15, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and 7^ miles 

northwest of Hazelhurst on 

county road.

5, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw 

meridian. Copiah County, at 

bridge ij miles upstream from 

mouth and 10 miles northwest of 

Hazelhurst on county road.

NEi sec. 22, T. 12 N. , R. 5 E., 

Washington meridian, at bridge 

on State Highway 18, l£ miles 

upstream from Whiteoak Creek 

and 8 miles southwest of Utica.

Lat 32°03', long 90°37', Nw£ sec. 

32, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge % mile 

downstream from Tallahala Creek 

and 3^ miles south of Utica on 

Highway 18.

28, T. 12 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on 

Highway 18, 3/8 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central RR., | 

mile upstream from Bayou Pierre, 

and i mile southwest of Carlisle 

Lat 31°55', long 90°56', E| sec. 

28, T. 11 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, at bridge t mile 

upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Port Gib son on 

Highway 547. 

Lat 31° 52', long 91°01', SW£ sec. 

64, T. 11 N., R. 2 E., Washington meridian, at bridge 1/8 

mile southeast of Russum on 

county road.

371

-

6.29

3.55 

7.17

28.1

1.64

1.82 

0

Red River basin

Nov. 25 Buck Creek. .....

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

Prairie Dog Town 

Fork Red River

Lat 34°42', long 100°11', in 

Childress County, about lOj 

miles south of Wellington, 

Collingsworth County, Tex.

4.33
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 481

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 15

Dec. 8

Oct. 31

Nov. 16

Feb. 26

Nov. 24

Nov. 24

Nov. 16

10

10

10

Mar. 29

29 

29

29

Stream

North Groesbeck 

Creek.

Creek.

Groesbeck Creek. . .

Lebos Creek. ......

Gypsum Creek. .....

Carroll Creek. ....

River.

Lelia Lake Creek. .

Salt Fork Red 

River.

River. 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fork Red River.

Groeabeck Creek. . .

Prairie Dog Town 

Fork Red River.

Red River.. .......

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

Salt Fork Red 

River.

Salt Fork Red 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

County, about 10^ miles south of 

Wellington, Collingsworth County, 

Tex.

Lat 34°23', long 99°48', about 3 miles 

southeast of North Groesbeck, Hardeman County, Tex.

east of Acme, Hardeman County, Tex.

Lat 34°21', long 99°42', below West 

Texas Utilities Co.'s pumping plant 

near Quanah, Hardeman County, Tex.

SE£ sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 24 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 90, 1^ miles 

west of Eldorado, Okla.

SWi sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 21 W., at 

county highway bridge 6 miles south 

of Olustee, Okla.

west of post office at Odell, Wilbarger County, Tex.

Lat 35C 04', long 100°55', 8^ miles 

north of Clarendon, Donley County, 

Tex.

Highway 70, about 4 miles north of 

Clarendon, Donley County, Tex.

Lat 34 D 59', long 1000 40', about 8 miles 

north of Hedley, Donley County, Tex.

above mouth and about 14 miles northwest of Wellington, Collingsworth 

County, Tex.

SEi sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 26 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 30, 5 miles 

southwest of Vinson, Okla.

site 12 miles north of Gould, Okla. 

SE^SEi sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., at

county highway bridge, 3 miles south 

of Reed, Okla. 

SEiSE£ sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., at

county highway bridge, 2f miles 

south of Reed, Okla. 

NW^NWi sec. 16, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at

site 4^ miles northeast of Russell, 

Okla. 

NWj sec. 16, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at 

site 9^ miles southwest of Mangum, 

Okla. 

NW£SW£ sec. 11, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at 

site 65 miles west of Mangum, Okla. 

NE-J- sec. 11, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at 

site 5i miles southwest of Mangum, 

Okla. 

SE-t sec. 1, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at site 

4 miles southwest of Mangum, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

18.6

0

.05

2.84 

1.22

4.57

1.42

12.9 

11.0

1.05

8.72

10.8

4.05

5.79 

9.78

.98

1.25

.81 

1.04

.65

1.18

6.69

2.73

2.84

2.02

8.47

1.06

1.63

1.30

1.84

.77

9.00

6.21

32.3

6.88

6.82 

6.89

8.32

2.31

.40

.50

0

.19

0

0

9.30

18.1

17.9

17.9

.16

18.4

6.36

6.58 

5.76

4.98
482 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Mar. 29

Apr. 22

Dec. 8

Dec. 8

Nov. 16

Nov. 16

Nov. 6 

Mar. 9

Feb. 3

Feb. 26

Nov. 17

Oct. 20

Jan. 7 

Oct. 19 

Feb. 10

Oct. 19 

Feb. 10

Oct. 19

Feb. 10

e Flow

Stream

Salt Pork Red 

River.

Mulberry Creek. . . .

River.

Sweetwater Creek. .

North Fork Red 

River.

Sweetwater Creek..

Little Turkey 

Creek,

Big Turkey Creek. .

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

Elm Fork Red River

West Cache Creek. .

Roaring Springs . . .

West Cache Creek. .

North Fork Wlchlta 

River.

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

Salt Creek. ....... 

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

North Fork Wlchlta 

River.

River.

estimated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Red River. ........

Salt Fork Red 

River.

North Fork Red 

River.

Red River. ........

North Fork Red 

River.

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

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

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

Cache Creek. ......

Pease River. ......

Cache Creek. ...... 

Wlchlta River. ....

North Fork Wlchlta 

River.

Wlchlta River. ....

Locality

NEi see. 6, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., at site 

2f miles west of Mangum, Okla. 

SEi sec. 33, T. 5 N., R. 22 W. , at site

1^ miles southwest of Mangum, Okla. 

SWi sec. 4, T. 4 M. , R. 23 W. , at 

county highway bridge, ?4 miles 

southwest of Mangum, Okla. 

NWi sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 21 W., at

county highway bridge, 3 miles north 

of Olustee, Okla.

Lat 35°16', long 100°15', on U. S.

Highway 83, 2$ miles north of Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex.

Lat 35° 30 '00", long 100° 17 '30", at 

U. S. Highway 83, crossing about 4 

miles northwest of Wheeler, Wheeler 

County, Tex.

Center of sec. 31, T. 10 N. , R. 26 W., 

at county highway bridge, 5.2 miles 

north of Texola, Okla.

NWi sec. 28, T. 10 N. , R. 26 W., at 

county highway bridge, 7 miles north 

of Texola, Okla.

SWi sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 25 W. , at 

county highway bridge, 5 miles north 

of Erlck, Okla.

NEi sec. 15, T. 9 N., R. 24 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 5j miles 

southwest of Sayre, Okla.

NEi sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 2j miles 

north of Mangum, Okla.

NEi sec. 30, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 5A, 3^ miles 

east of Cookletown, Okla.

County, 6 miles southwest of Shamrock, Tex., and approximately 1,500 

ft downstream from Fort Worth & 

Denver City (Burlington) RR. bridge.

Lat 33°51', long 100°51', 4 miles south 

of Roaring Springs, Motley County, 

Tex.

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

NEi sec. 30, T. 33., R. 11 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 5A, 3i miles 

east of Cookletown, Okla. 

Lat 33°57', long 100°09', 10 miles 

southeast of Paducah, Cottle County, 

Tex.

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

Lat 33°57', long 100°04', about 14 

miles southeast of Paducah, Cottle 

County, Tex.

way 283, about 4j miles north of 

Truscott, Knox County, Tex.

Ranch, about 6 miles east of Guthrle, 

King County, Tex.

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.47 

4.50

.98 

1.99

2.10

.94

13.0

5.91 

5.81

7.40

e.05

3.44

.69 

.69

.62

1.15

2.97

3.80

1.42

.81 

2.28

2.10

8.28
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 483

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 28

Apr. 27

Aug. 9

Nov. 3 

Dec. 1

Mar. 15

Aug. 2

Oct. 1

May 5

29

Aug. 2

15

8

8 

8

8

8 

Aug. 9 

26

Oct. 2

Jan. 19

Mar. 16

May 6

24

30

Aug. 3

Aug. 9 

Oct. 2

Dec. 2

Jan. 19

Feb. 16

Mar. 16

May - 6

Stream

South Fork Wiohita 

River.

Washita River. ....

Creek.

Little Monument 

Creek.

Washita River. ....

Rainey Mountain 

Creek.

Stinking Creek. . . .

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

Cedar Creek. ......

Five Mile Creek. . .

Willow Creek... . . . 

Washita River. ....

Sugar Creek. ......

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

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

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

Washita River. ....

West Fork Bitter 

Creek.

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Wiohita River. ....

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

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

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

Washita River. ....

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

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

Fond Creek. .......

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

Red River. ........

Washita River. ....

Red River. ........ 

Bitter Creek. .....

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

Locality

Lat 33°38', long 99°48' J about 4 miles 

north of Benjamin, Knox County, Tax.

northwest of Seymour, Baylor County, 

Tex., at head of Lake Kemp. 

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

SW£ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 26 W., at 

ford 1& miles east of State line, 4 

miles northwest of Midway, and 8 

miles northwest of Reydon, Okla.

site 4^ miles southwest of Cheyenne, 

Okla. 

SW£ sec. 21, T. 11 N., R. 19 W., at 

county highway bridge, 4 miles 

southwest of FOBS and 16 miles southwest of Clinton, Okla.

lffi£ sec. 1, T. 9 H., R. 16 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 41, 8 miles 

east of Cordell, Okla.

NW£ sec. 12, T. 7 H., R. 15 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, £ mile 

east of Mountain View, Okla.

Center of sec. 11, T. 7 H., R. 14 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 9, similes southwest of Carnegie, Okla.

SEiSEj sec. 30, T. 8 H., R. 13 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 58, 2^ miles 

north of Carnegie, Okla.

county highway bridge, 4^ miles north 

of Alfalfa, Okla.

NE£NE£ sec. 31, T. 10 H., R. 13 w., at

county highway bridge, 3 miles west 

of Eakly, Okla.

county highway bridge, 2 miles west 

of Swan Lake, Okla.

bridge on county road, 1 mile northwest of Swan Lake, Okla. 

NW£NW£ sec. 32, T. 9 H., R. 12 W., at 

county highway bridge, 2 miles 

4outheast of Swan Lake, Okla. 

sec. 10, T. 7 H., R. 10 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 1 mile 

north of Anadarko, Okla. 

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

SW£ sec. 15, T. 8 H., R. 10 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 281, li 

miles southeast of Gracemont, Okla.

NE£ sec. 17, T. 7 H., R. 7 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles 

north of Chickasha, Okla. 

NW£NW£ sec. 32, T. 7 H. , R. 6 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 4 miles 

east of Chickasha, Okla.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

13.5

0 

1.14

.62

21.8

1.07

0

1.12

.11 

2 94

0 

34.0

0

28.3 

e.04

1 25

1.59

e Flow estimated.
484 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 9 

26

Feb. 26

Nov. 17

Feb. 24

July 13

15

Sept. 15

Nov. 17

Nov. 17

July 14

Aug 24

Nov. 17 

Jan. 12

Feb. 25

May 28

20 

20

JO

Stream

Creek.

Washlta River. ....

Lawrence Springs..

Mill Creek........

Pennlngton Creek. .

Blue Creek. .......

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

Unnamed spring. . . .

Little East Blue 

Creek.

Byrd's Mill Spring

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Red River. ........ 

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

Little Buckhorn 

Creek.

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

Blue River. .......

Little East Blue 

Creek. 

Blue River. .......

Big Spring Creek. .

Locality

bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 4 miles 

east of Chlckasha, Okla.

SWi sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 19, li miles 

east of Llndsay, Okla. 

West line of sec. 14, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 76, % mile 

south of Llndsay, Okla.

highway bridge, 2 miles east of Stacy, 

Okla.

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

highway bridge, lj miles north of 

Hoover, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 7, J mile 

west of Davls, Okla.

In Turners Falls State Park, 5 miles 

south of Davls, Okla. 

N| sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 3 E., 4 miles 

southeast of Sulphur, Okla.

highway bridge, 1 mile east of 

Dougherty, Okla.

county highway bridge, 2 miles west 

of Mill Creek, Okla.

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

SEi sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 7, £ mile 

northeast of Reagan, Okla.

SW£ sec. 24, T. IS., R. 6 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 99, £ mile 

north of .Connersvllle, Okla.

site 2 miles northwest of Connersvllle, Okla. 

Sec. 35, T. IN., R. 6 E., at site 2 

miles northwest of Pontotoc, Okla. 

NWi'sec. 12, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., just 

west of State Highway 99 In Pontotoc, 

Okla. 

SWy sec. 34, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., 2 miles 

southwest of Flttstown and 12 miles 

south of Ada, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.71

0

32.5 

13.2

32.6

19.4

0

26.8

1.67

2.00

14 3

10.8

22.7

22.7

.23 

.30

11.1

e Flow estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 485

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 19

21 

21 

Aug. 18

Aug. 20

29

July 22

Mar. 31 

30 

30 

Sept, 14 

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

May 5 

Aug. 10

Sept. 10

Aug. 6 

Sept. 9

Aug. 9 

Sept. 9

Stream

Brushy Creek. ..... 

Caney Creek. ...... 

Cypress Bayou. ....

Rambin Creek. .....

River. .

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

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

Cove Creek. ....... 

Smaekover Creek. . . 

Ouachita River. . . . 

Black Creek. ......

Bayou Bartholomew.

Foursome Lake .....

Little Cornie 

Bayou.

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

Cheniere Creek. . . . 

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

Bayou Castor. ..... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bayou Dorcheat. . . . 

Bayou Bodcau. ..... 

Red Chute (Bodcau)

Bayou Pierre. .....

Ouachita River. . . . 

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

Red River. ........ 

Bayou Rigolette . . . 

Ouachita River. . . .

Sugar Creek. ...... 

Big Cornie Bayou. .

Ouachita River. . . . 

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

Little River. ..... 

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

Locality

site &J miles southeast of Fittstown, 

Okla.

bridge on State Highway 994, 1.8 

miles north of Greenwood, La.

bridge on State Highway 994, 5.3 

miles north of Greenwood, La.

In NW£ sec. 9, T. 17 N., R. 9 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 90, 4 miles 

south of Sibley, La. 

In Si sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 11 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 182, 5 miles 

west of Cotton Valley, La. 

On line between sees. 22 and 23, T. 

20 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on State 

Highway 181, 3 miles east of Benton, 

La.

In NEi sec. 9, T. 14 N., R. 13 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 145, l£ miles 

south of Frierson, La.

bridge on State Highway 13, 0.1 mile 

upstream from unnamed tributary and 

0.8 mile west of Sparta, La.

bridge on State Highway 66, 0.8 mile 

southeast of Castor, La., and 1.5 

miles downstream from Dry Creek. 

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

bridge on State Highway 9, 3.3 miles 

northeast of Coushatta, La.

5, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 39, 

0.6 mile north of Bellwood and 7.2 

miles south of Provencal, La.

Bever Bend State Park, 9^ miles 

northwest of Eagletown, Okla.

on Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla.

on Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla.

N¥t sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 17 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 2 miles 

west of Magnet, Ark. 

NWi sec. 3, T. 16 S., R. 15 W., at 

highway bridge 3 miles north of Norphelt, Ark. 

NEt sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 14 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 167, l£ miles 

northeast of Gallon, Ark. 

In NWi sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 3 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 475, 3 miles 

northwest of Paircloth, La. 

In SE£ sec. 10, T. 21 N,, R. 5 E., 1.1 

miles downstream from International 

Paper Co. pump station and 3 miles 

northeast of Bastrop, La.

bridge on State Highway 11, li miles 

northeast of de L'Outre, La. 

In' SWj- sec. 14, T.' iV'u., R. 5 W., 7 

miles northwest of Arcadia, La. 

In NWi sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 411, 2 

miles southwest of Spearsville, La.

In SWj sec. 35, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 13, 1 mile 

south of Cheniere, La.

In NE£ sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 13, 0.6 mile 

upstream from Edwards Branch and 1.0 

mile northeast of Chatham, La. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.06

.65 

0 

0

0 

0

3 22

5

f>C

9.26 

120 

1,820 

6.54 

26.5

2 51

.59 

1.33

.52

.03 

0
486 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during waterOctober 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 9

18

Sept. 21

Aug. 10

Sept. 10

20

May 12

Sept. 14

Oct. 6

16

Sept. 28

Stream

Edwards Branch

(formerly)

Little Creek.

Choctaw Creek. . .

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

Cypress Creek. . .

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

latt Creek. .....

Port de Luce

Creek.

fish Creek. .....

Little River. . . .

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

Flagon Bayou. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bayou Castor. . . .

Dugdemona River.

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

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

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

Bayou Rigolette.

Dugdemona River.

Little River. . ..

Ouaohita River. .

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

Little River....

Locality

In SW£ sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 1 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 13,

0.5 mile northeast of Chatham,

La. and 0.8 mile upstream from

mouth.

In SE£ sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 4 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 101,

6 miles west of Quitraan, La. 

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

In NWj (corrected) sec. 30, T. 16

N., R. 3 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 167, f mile southeast of

Quitman, La.

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

In NE^-SWi sec. 23, T. 8 N., R. 3

W., at bridge on State Highway

475, 4 miles northwest of Faircloth, La.

In NE£ sec. 15, T. 11 N., R. 3 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

0.9 mile north of Winnfield, La.,

and 3.2 miles upstream from

mouth.

At bridge on relocated U. S. Highway 165, approximately J mile

downstream from Sandy Branch,

and 7j miles north of Pollock,

La.

In SWiSWi sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 2

E., at bridge on State Highway

19, 7 miles northeast of Pollock, La.

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

In NWi sec. 20, T. 5 N., R. 1 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 165,

lj miles northeast of Tioga, La.

Drainage

area 

(sq mi)

Discharge 

(cfs)

.32

0

0

0

0

8.00

290

3.94

43.0

53.7

.66

Mississippi River Delta

Oct. 1

1

May 3

July 30

May 3

4

Jan. 21

21

Sept. 28

Tangipahoa River

Little Tangipahoa River.

Comite River. .. .

Bayou Bourbeau..

Joe Howell Pond.

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

Bayou Courtableau.

Bayou Teche. ....

Spring Creek. . . .

Lake Pontchartrain.

Tangipahoa River

Amlte River. ....

Bayou Carencro . .

Little Redwood

Creek.

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

Bayou Teche .....

Gulf of Mexico. .

Bayou Cocodrie. .

Lat 31°09', long 90°31', NE£ sec.

17, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on

county highway, 3s miles west

of Magnolia, Miss.

Lat 31°11', long 90°27', on line

between sees. 30 and 31, T. 3

N., R. 8 E., Washington meridian, J mile northeast of Fernwood, Miss.

Lat 30°51'30", long 91°02'20",

between lots 86 and 87, T. 2 S.,

R. 2 E., St. Helena meridian,

East Feliciana Parish, at bridge

on State Highway 35, 1.3 miles

west of Clinton, La. and 2 miles

upstream from Pretty Creek.

Lat 30°25'00", long 92°05'17", St.

Landry Parish at bridge on U. S.

Highway 167, 1.4 miles northwest

of Sunset, La.

Lat 30°53'40", long 91°07'00", sec.

70, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., 1.7 miles

south of Wilson, La. 

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

Lat 30°33'45", long 91°57'22", just

above Texas & Pacific Ry. bridge

at Port Barre, La., 0.4 mile upstream from Bayou Teche.

Lat 30°32'47", long 91°58'05", St.

Landry Parish, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 190, 1.3 miles southwest

of Port Barre, La.

Lat 31°00'10", long 92°34'10", in

sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 165, 2 miles north

of Glenmora along U. S. Highway

165 from intersection with State

Highway 240D in Glenmora, La.

and 7.9 miles above confluence

with Bayou Cocodrie.

69.0

21.8

-

_

-

_

-

-

36.1

3.43

1,860

202

3.98

1.04

1,100

1,190

33.3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 487

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

June 8

29

July or

Aug.

July 22

22

22

22

22

22

22

Aug. 5

May 16

16

July 23

Nov. 19

May 27

27

27

Stream

Asher Hollow. . . .

Unnamed Tributary.

Colorado Canyon.

Purgatolre River

Frijole Creek. . .

Unnamed draw

No. 1.

Unnamed draw

No. 2.

San Francisco

Creek.

Trlnchera Creek.

Alkali Arroyo

(Termlntln

Creek).

Big Sandy Creek.

Arroyo del Alamo

Trlnchera Creek.

Traques Creek. . .

Pour Mile Creek.

Dry Traywlck

Branch .

Flowers Creek. . .

Rowsey Creek. . . .

Tributary to

Meramec River. . .

Clear Creek. ....

Purgatolre River

Arkansas River. .

Purgatolre River

Frljole Creek. . .

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

Purgatolre River

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

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

Arkansas River. .

Tequesquite

Creek.

Canadian River. .

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

North Canadian

River.

Hotophla Creek. .

Yocona River. . . .

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

Locality

NEiSE£ sec. 1, T. 27 N. , R. 6 W. ,

40 ft east of State Highway 8,

500 ft downstream from Brown

Hollow, 1,000 ft southeast of

Meramec Springs, ? mile upstream

from Meramec River, and 5 miles

southeast of St. James, Mo.

SE^SEi;- sec. 6, T. 43 N. , R. 3 E.,

at farmhouse, about 1 mile upstream from mouth and l£ miles

northeast of Pacific, Mo.

Lat 37°09'11", long 104"32'22", In

SW£ sec. 22, T. 33 S., R. 64 W.,

Just upstream from State Highway

12, at Jansen, and li miles

southwest of Trinidad, Colo.

Lat 37°14'50", long 104 6 24'50", In

sec. 13, T. 32 S., R. 63 W. , at

Hoehne ditch diversion dam, 2^

miles southwest of Hoehne and 8

miles northeast of Trinidad,

Colo.

In sec. 2, T. 33 S., R. 61 W., at

U. S. Highway 160, l£ miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles west

of Alfalfa, and 16 miles east of

Trinidad, Colo.

In SE£ sec. 2, T. 33 S., R. 61 W. ,

at U. S. Highway 160. £ mile upstream from mouth, 3-j miles west

of Alfalfa, and 165 miles east

of Trinidad, Colo.

In SW£ sec. 1, T. 33 S., R. 61 W. ,

at U. S. Highway 160, ? mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles west

of Alfalfa, and 17 miles east of

Trinidad, Colo.

Lat 32°11'00", long 104°08'30", In

sec. 8, T. 33 S., R. 60 W., at

U. S. Highway 160, | mile upstream from mouth, lj miles south

of Alfalfa, and 20 miles east of

Trinidad, Colo.

In sec. 33, T. 33 S., R. 59 W., at

U. S. Highway 160, 8 miles upstream from mouth, 11 miles

northwest of Branson, and 25

miles east of Trinidad, Colo.

In sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 58 W. , at

U. S. Highway 160, 7 miles upstream from mouth, 11 miles northwest of Branson, and 29 miles

east of Trinidad, Colo.

In tffi£ sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 61 W. ,

at State Highway 208, f mile

southwest of Ramah, Colo.

Lat 35°49'00", long 103°46'07", 11

miles northeast of Mosquero, N.

Mex.

Lat 35° 15 '20", long 103°48'20", at

State Highway 104, In Baca Location No. 2, 7 miles northwest of

Tucumcarl, N. Mex.

In SE-fr sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 36 E.,

1,700 ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 18, 5 miles north

of Nara visa, N. Mex.

SE£SW£ sec. 5, T. 12 N. , R. 7 W. ,

at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RH. bridge at El Reno,

Okla.

Lat 34°20'40", long 89°44'00", In

NE£SW£ sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 5

W., Chlckasaw meridian, at culvert on State Highway 6, 0.7

mile upstream from mouth and

12.5 miles southwest of Oxford,

Miss.

Lat 34 12 "00", long 89°45'30", In

NEiSEi sec. 19, T. 10 S., R. 5

W. , Chlckasaw meridian, at

bridge on county highway, 6.8

miles southeast of Eureka

Springs, Miss.

Lat 34°11'50", long 89°46'10", In

NW£SW£ sec. 19, T. 10 S., R. 5

W. , Chlckasaw meridian, at

bridge on county highway, 6.3

miles southeast of Eureka

Springs, Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

27.4

-

_

8.51

0.27

2.59

1.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

142

3,100

5,920

13,500

447

1,130

26,300

25,100

15,500

44,500

3,440

2,740

20,400

6,390

403

3,280

1,390

411038 O - 57 - 32
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1953 

to September 1954 Continued

Date

27

27

27

28

27

28

Apr. 29

29

29

Stream

Long Creek. .....

Caney Creek. ....

Anthony ditch. . .

Long Creek. .....

Woodruff Creek..

Long Creek. .....

Meridian Creek. .

Rush Creek. .....

Dead Indian

Creek.

Tributary to

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

Long Creek. .....

Caney Creek. ....

Yocona River. . . .

Ooodwin Creek. . .

Yocona River. . . .

Sweetwater Creek

Washita River. . .

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

Locality'

Lat 34°13''30"j long' 89°52'30", in

SW£SW£ sec. 7, T. 10 S., R. S

V., Chickasaw meridian, 0.2 mile

upstream from bridge on county

highway, 0.6 mile upstream from

Carey Creek, and 1.5 miles

southwest of Eureka Springs,

Miss.

Lat 34°12'25", long 89°50'00", in

sec. 21, T. 10 S., R. 6 W. ,

Chickasaw meridian, 0.5 mile

downstream from bridge on county

highway, 3 miles southeast of

Eureka Springs, Miss., and 3.4

miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 34°12'35", long 89°51'40", in

SEJrSE^ sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 6

W., Chickasaw meridian, 150 ft

upstream from bridge on county

highway, 0.4 mile upstream from

mouth, and 2. ,5 miles south of

Eureka Springs, Miss.

Lat 34°13'35", long 89°54'25", In

SE£SW£ sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 7

W., Chickasaw meridian, 600 ft

upstream from bridge on county

highway, 0.6 mile upstream from

Qoodwin Creek, and 2.0 miles

northeast of Pope, Miss.

Lat 34°15'15", long 89°51'35", on

line between sees. 31 and 32, T.

9 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw meridian, at culvert on county highway, 0.8 mile north of Eureka

Springs, Miss., and 0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Lat 34°13'40", long 89°56'25",

near center of sec. 9, T. 10 S.,

R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 1.0

mile south of Courtland, Miss.,

and 5.5 miles upstream from

mouth .

SW£ sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 26 W. ,

at Oklahoma State Same and Pish

Department pond 7 miles northwest of Sweetwater, Okla.

NW£ sec. 22, T. 14 N., R. 25 W.,

at site 4 miles northeast of

Reydon, Okla.

E^ sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 24 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 4^

miles south of Roll, Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

12.8

4.85

.27

30.8

.79

65.0

14.0

69.6

33.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,500

14,700

500

31,900

800

38,300

1,210

53,700

8,410
INDEX

Abiacha Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 477

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Alamo, Term., Middle Pork Forked Deer

River near...................... 43

Alexandria, La., Red River at......... 415

Alfalfa, Colo., Purgatoire River near.. 131 

Alkali Arroyo, Colo., Discharge measurement of...................... 487

Alley Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 469

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 182 

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

Amite River, near Darlington, La...... 448

near Denham Springs, La............14, 451

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near...... 79

Anthony ditch, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 488

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo...... 127

Aquilla, Mo., Castor River at......... 55

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near.... 368

Archer City, Tex., Lake Kickapoo near. 361 

Little Wichita River near........... 362

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir near....................... 322

Coldwater River near................ 323

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss............................ 322

Arkansas River, at Arkansas City,

Kans...........................154-155

at Canon City, Colo................. 117

at Dardanelle, Ark.................. 301

at Dodge City, Kans................144-145

at Garden City, Kans...............142-143

at Granite, Colo.................... 109

at Great Bend, Kans................. 148

at Holly, Colo...................... 464

at Hutchinson, Kans................. 465

at La Junta, Colo................... 128

at Lamar, Colo...................... 137

at Las Animas, Colo................. 129

at Little Rock, Ark................ 5, 311

at Parkdale, Colo................... 115

at Ralston, Okla.................... 163

at Salida, Colo..................... 113

at Syracuse, Kans..................140-141

at Tulsa, Okla...................... 178

at Van Buren, Ark................... 294

at Wichita, Kans.................... 150

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo... 136 

near Coolidge, Kans................. 139

near Kinsley, Kans.................. 146

near Muskogee, Okla................. 225

near Nepesta, Colo.................. 126

near Pueblo, Colo................... 118

near Sallisaw, Okla................. 287

Salt Fork, at Tonkawa, Okla......... 160

discharge measurements of......... 470

near Jet, Okla.................... 159

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River to............... 114

Arkansas River basin, Ark.-Colo.- 

Kans.-Mo.-N. Mex.-Okla.-Tex., 

discharge measurements in......469-476

diversions to, from Colorado

River............... 114

gaging-station records in..........106-313

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at...... 461

Arroyo del Alamo, N. Mex., discharge

measurement of.................. 487

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

Asher Hollow Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 487

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La.............................453-454

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Augusta, Kans., Whitewater River at.... 156 

Avant, Okla., Bird Creek at............ 200

Badito, Colo.. Huerfano River at....... 122

Bakers Creek (Bayou Pierre basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of............................... 480

Bakers Creek (Big Black River basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of..........:...................479-480

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at....... 447

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near.. 94 

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla....... 368

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla............. 228

Bartlesville, Okla., Caney River at.... 197

Batesville, Ark., White River at....... 78

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 442

Ward Creek near...................... 452

Batupan River, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 477

Bayou Bartholomew, La., discharge

measurement of................... 485

near Beekman, La..................... 425

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.......... 405

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La........ 463

discharge measurement of............. 486

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La......... 462

Bayou Castor, La., discharge measurements of...................... 485

near Grayson, La..................... 436

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La..... 455

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.... 456

at weirs, near Krotz Springs, La..... 460

discharge measurement, of............. 486

Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near

Bernice, La...................... 427

near Dubach, La...................... 426

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky........ 34

Bayou de L'Outre, La., discharge

measurement of................... 485

Bayou des Arc, Ark., discharge

measurement of................... 469

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel

at Moreauville, La............... 457

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La............ 429

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La......... 404

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 440

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.... 432

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La............. 435

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark......... 312

Bayou Pierre, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 480

Bayou Pierre basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................. 480

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La......... 461

discharge measurement of............. 486

Bear Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of............................... 476

Bear Creek (Big Black River basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of............................... 479

Bear Creek (Obion River basin), Term.,

discharge measurement of......... 467

Bear Creek (White River basin), Mo.,

discharge measurement of......... 468

Beaver, Ark., White River at........... 65

Beaver, Okla.. North Canadian River at. 270 

Beaver Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of............................... 470

Beaver Creek (Obion River basin),

Term., discharge measurements 

of............................... 466

Beaver Creek (Red River basin) near

Waurika . Okla.................... 359

Beaver Creek (White River basin). Mo.,

discharge measurement of......... 469

489
490 INDEX

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near..

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

Behrnke Branch near Rolla, Mo..........

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex..........................

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.......

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near...

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

Bernice, La., Middle Pork Bayou

D'Arbonne near..................

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

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

near Bovina, Miss...................

Big Black River basin, Miss., discharge measurements in.........478

gaging-station records in..........334

Big Byway ditch, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla..

Big Canyon Springs, Okla., discharge 

measurement of..................

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La...

Big Creek (Red River basin) at Pollock, 

La..............................

Big Creek (White River basin) near

Yukon, Mo.......................

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near

Krotz Springs, La...............

Big Grassy Valley Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of...........

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

near De Soto, Mo....................

Big Sandy Creek, Colo., discharge

measurement of..................

Big Spring (tributary to Current

River) near Van Buren, Mo.......

Big Spring (tributary to Flint Creek), 

Ark., discharge measurement of..

Big Spring (tributary to Spring

River), Mo., discharge measurements of........................

Big Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................

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

near Sperry, Okla...................

Bitter Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................

West Pork, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................483

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La..........

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

Black Creek (Red River basin), La.,

discharge measurement of........

Black Creek (Yazoo River basin),

Miss., discharge measurements 

of..............................

Black Lake, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

below...........................

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

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

at Leeper, Mo.......................

at Pocahontas, Ark..................

at Poplar Bluff, Mo.................

near Annapolis, Mo..................

near Corning, Ark...................

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

Blackwell, Okla., Chikaskia River

near............................

Blue Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................

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

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

Blue Spring, Ark., discharge meas- , 

urement of......................

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near

Oklahoma City, Okla.............

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

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.......

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex....

Bogue Chitto, Miss., discharge measurement of......................

Bogue Chitto Creek, Miss., discharge 

measurement of..................

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River

near............................

Bolivar, Term., Hatchie River at......

Bonita Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of......................

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near............................

425

284

18

253

283

382

423

427

66

334

335

-480

-335

478

221

485

433

459

469

25

24

487

474

472

482

200

202

471

,484

401

164

485

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

near St. James , Mo...................

near Spring Bluff, Mo................

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

Bradford, Term., Rutherford Pork

Obion River near.................

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

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at..

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at........... 327

Brush Creek, Okla., discharge measureBrushy Creek, La., discharge meas'ureBryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.......

Buck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................480-481

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near............................. Ill

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

Buffalo River, near Rush, Ark.......... 72

near St. Joe, Ark.................... 77

near Woodville, Miss................. 338

Bull Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 468

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Plippin,

Ark.............................. 69

Burnt Corn Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by,

Byrd's Mill Spring, Okla., discharge 

measurements of................

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

Page

21

22

335

36

68

260

ment of.

ment of.

474

485

74

from Colorado River basin.

479

114

484

25

355

135

467

478

326 

77 

265 

260 

265 

at Logan,'N. Mex..................... 257

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.........

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at...............................

Cain Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................

Calabrella Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of..................

Calhoun City, Miss., Yalobusha River

at...............................

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

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

Canadian River, at Bridgeport, Okla.... 

at Calvin, Okla.

below Conchas Dam, N. Mex. 

near Amarillo, Tex.

254

258

near Hebron, N. Mex 

near Roy, N. Mex 

near Sanchez, N. Mex

231

244

251

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.......... 243

near Whiterield, Okla................ 285

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss....... 314

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

Caney Creek (tributary to Bayou

Bodcau), La., discharge measurement of.......................... 485

Caney Creek (tributary to Piney River)

near Copan, Okla................. 196

Caney Creek (tributary to Long Creek),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 488 

Caney River, at Bartlesville, Okla..... 197

near Elgin, Kans..................... 193

near Hulah, Okla..................... 195

near Ramona, Okla.................... 198

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at... 117

Canton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near... 276

North Canadian River at.............. 277

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla..... 276

measurements of.

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

Carroll Creek, Tex., discharge meas173

431

407 urements of.

397 Carter, Okla., North Pork Red River 

near.

479 Carver Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.

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

Castor Creek, La., discharge measurements of.

lastor River (tributary to Little River

167 

44

ditch 251) at Aquilla, Mo. 

474 Castor River (tributary to Mississippi 

River) at Zalma, Mo.......

302 Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at.

476

370

481

349

466

410

485

29

288
INDEX 491

Cave Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 469

Cedar Creek (tributary to Cottonwood 

River) near Cedar Point, 

Kans............................ 206-207

Cedar Creek (tributary to Washita 

River), Okla., discharge 

measurements of................. 483

Cedar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near.206-207

Cement Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 469

Center Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of........................ 473

Cfs-day, definition of................ 3

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo........ 112

Chandler, Okla., Bellcow Creek at..... 283

Chefuncte River near Polsom, La....... 444

Cheney, Kans., North Pork Ninnescah

River near...................... 151

Cheniere Creek, La., discharge measurements of...................... 485

Chester, 111., Mississippi River at... 27-28

Chestnut Bluff, Term., South Pork

Forked Deer River at............ 41

Chewalla Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 477

Cheyenne, Okla., Sandstone Creek

near............................ 367

Washita River near.................. 366

Chicken Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 474

Chicopa Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 477

Chikaskia River, near Blackwell,

Okla............................ 162

near Corbin, Kans................... 161

Choctaw Creek, La., discharge measurements of..................... 486

Cieneguilla Creek (tributary to

Canadian River) near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex.......................... 233

Cieneguilla Creek (tributary to North

Canadian River), N. Mex......... 475

Cimarron, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek

near............................ 238

Ponil Creek near.................... 239

Rayado Creek near................... 240

Cimarron Creek (tributary to Canadian

River), at Springer, N. Hex..... 242

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex........ 237

near Cimarron. N. Mex............... 238

Cimarron River (tributary to Arkansas 

River), above Ute Creek, near 

Boise City, Okla................ 167

at Perkins, Okla.................... 176

near Guthrie, Okla.................. 174

near Guy, N. Mex.................... 165

near Kenton, Okla................... 166

near Mocane, Okla................... 168

near Waynoka, Okla.................. 170

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River

near............................5, 199

Clarence/La., Saline Bayou near...... 411

Clarks Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 467

Clarkson Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 473

Clarksville, Ark., Spadra Creek at.... 298

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

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo...................... 110

Clear Creek (tributary to North Canadian River), Okla., discharge 

measurements of................. 475

Clear Creek (tributary to Shoal

Creek), Mo., discharge measurements of........................ 473

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo

River) near Oxford, Miss........ 316

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above..................... 110

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near.. 455

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont,

Climax, Kans., Otter Creek at......... 184

Clinton, Ark., South Pork Little Red

River near........'.............. 102

Clinton, Ky., Bayou de Chien near..... 34 

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near.... 369

Clover ditch wasteway, Colo., discharge

measurement of................... 469

Cobb Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 483

Coetas Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 474

Colbert, Okla., Red River near......... 377

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.... 268

Coldwater River, at Arkabutla Dam,

near Arkabutla, Miss ............. 324

discharge measurement of............. 477

Colorado Canyon, Colo., discharge

measurement of................... 487

Colorado River basin, transmountain 

diversions from, to Arkansas 

River basin...................... 114

Colorado Springs, Colo., Templeton

Gap Floodway at.................. 119

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 114

Comite River, La., discharge measurement of.......................... 486

near Comite, La...................... 450

near Olive Branch, La................ 449

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near..... 212

Computations, accuracy of results of... 8 

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam,

N. Mex...;....................... 254

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch

Canal near....................... 253

Canadian River below................. 254

Conchas Canal below.................. 254

Conchas Reservoir near............... 253

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 253

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

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Coolidge, Kans., Arkansas River near... 139 

Frontier ditch near.................. 138

Coon Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 472

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River

near............................. 393

South Sulphur River near............. 392

Cooperation, record of................. 1~2

Copan, Okla., Caney Creek near......... 196

Corbin, Kans., Chikaskia River near.... 161

Cornie Bayou near Lillie; La........... 428

Corning, Ark., Black River near........ 83

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark...... 389

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to Arkansas River) below Hot Springs, 

near Buena Vista, Colo........... Ill

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to Cimarron River), Okla., discharge 

measurements of.................. 471

Cottonwood River, at Cottonwood Palls

Kans............................. 208

near Marion, Kans.................... 205

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.... 177

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at.. 204 

Cove Creek (Arkansas River basin) near

Lee Creek, Ark................... 292

Cove Creek (Red River basin), Ark.,

discharge measurement of......... 485

Coyote Creek, below Black Lake, N.

Mex.............................. 248

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............. 249

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 181 

Crew Lake, La.. Bayou La Fourche near.. 432 

Crooked Creek (tributary to Bayou

Meto) near Humphrey, Ark......... 313

Crooked Creek (tributary to Cimarron

River) near Nye, Kans............ 169

Crooked Creek (tributary to Obion 

River, South Fork], Term., 

discharge measurements of........ 466

Crooked Creek (tributary to White

River), Ark., discharge measurement of....................... 469

Cross Bayou, La., discharge measurements of......................... 485

Crystal Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 469

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 3 

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La

Veta, Colo....................... 1S3
492 INDEX

Current River, at Doniphan, Mo........ 89

at Van Buren, Mo.................... 87

near Eminence, Mo................... 86

Cypress Bayou (tributary to Bayou des 

Arc), Ark., discharge measurement of......................... 469

Cypress Bayou (tributary to Red Chute),

La., discharge measurements of.. 485

Cypress Bayou (tributary to Wallace

Bayou) near Keithville, La...... 408

Cypress Creek (tributary to Dugdemona 

River), La., discharge measurements of........................ 486

Cypress Creek (tributary to Loosahatchie River), Term., discharge 

measurement of.................. 467

Cypress Creek (tributary to Red River),

near Jefferson, Tex............. 399

near Pittsburg, Tex................. 396

Cypress Creek (tributary to Tallahatchie River), Miss., discharge 

measurements of................. 477

Cypress Creek (tributary to Tuscumbia 

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of...................... 467

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek near.. 397 

Ellison Creek Reservoir near........ 398

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at... 306 

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at... 301 

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near...... 395

Darlington, La., Amite River near..... 448

Data, accuracy of..................... 8

explanation of...................... 4-8

Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near... 232

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near... 389

Rolling Pork near................... 387

De Soto, Mo., Big River near.......... 24

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at.. 104 

Dead Indian Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 488

Deep Pork, Okla., discharge measurements of........................ 476

near Beggs, Okla.................... 284

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla...... 356

Deer Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.......................474,475

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near.......... 435

Denham Springs, La., Amite River

near...........................14, 451

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near....... 376

Dew Spring, Ark., discharge measurement of......................... 469

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near....... 390

Discontinued stations, revisions of

records for....................464-465

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near..... 402

Doaks Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 479

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at.144-145

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

Double Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................

Douger Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of.........................

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

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

Dozier Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................

Drainage area, definition of..........

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

Dry Creek, Mo., discharge measurement 

of............................ '..

Dry Pork, Mo., discharge measurements 

of..............................

Dry Traywick Branch, Miss., discharge 

measurement of..................

Dry Valley, Mo., discharge measurement 

of..............................

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near.....

Dugdemona River, near Jonesboro, La... 

near Winnfield, La..................

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver Creek

near............................

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near...14,

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

Eagle Chief Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cieneguilla

Creek near......................

Page

236

235

234

237

236

386

336

486

278

228

94

95

92

193

351

218

189

473

398

482

226

86

85

320

321

320

315

183

26

98

97

114

Pall River, Kans., Pall River near..... 186 

Pall River Reservoir near............ 185

Pall River, at Predonia, Kans.........187-188

near Eureka, ------- Kans.................... 183 186

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

Moreno Creek at......................

Six Mile Creek near..................

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron

Creek below......................

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex...........................

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Pork River 

near.............................

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River

at...............................

Edwards Branch, La., discharge measurements of.........................

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near.............................

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

Eleven Point River, near Bardley, Mo... 

near Ravenden Springs, Ark...........

near Thomasville, Mo.................

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

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

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River), 

near Tiff City, Mo...............

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans.......

Ell Lynn Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.......................

Elm Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of.........................

Elm Pork. See Red River, North Pork, 

Elm Pork" of.

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

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

Jacks Pork at........................

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

Yocona River near....................

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

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

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

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

Evening Shade, Ark., Piney Pork

Strawberry River at..............

Strawberry River near................

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin.................

near.Pall River, Kans 

Fall River Reservoir near Pall River

Kans............................. 185

Fannegusha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 477

Fargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near.......... 271

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

89 Pice Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 477

472 Finn Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 484

472 Pish Creek (tributary to Little River),

299 La., discharge measurement of.... 486

171 Fish Creek (tributary to Red River, 

Salt Pork), Okla., discharge 

481 measurement of................... 481

3 Pive Mile Creek (Red River basin), 

172 Okla., discharge measurements of. 483

Pivemile Creek (Big Black River basin), 

472 Miss., discharge measurements

of............................... 480

466 Flagon Bayou, La., discharge measurement of....................... 486

487 Pleetwood Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 480

473Plippin, Ark., Bull Shoals Reservoir

426 near............................. 69

438 White River near..................... 70

439 Floods, special reports on............. 12

Flowers Creek, Miss., discharge meas360 urement of....................... 487

375Polsom, La., Chefuncte River near...... 444

305 Ford Spring, Ark., discharge measurement of.......................... 474

Pordyce, Ark., Moro Creek near......... 422

471 Forked Deer River, Tenn., Middle Fork,

discharge measurement of......... 467

233 Middle Pork, near Alamo, Tenn........ 43
INDEX 493

Forked Deer River, North Pork, at

Trenton, Term,.................. 42

South Pork, at Chestnut Bluff, Term. 41 

at Jackson, Term.................. 40

discharge measurements of........466,467

Port Cobb, Okla., Pond Creek near..... 371

Port Gibson, Okla., Port Gibson

Reservoir near.................. 223

Neosho River near................... 224

Port Gibson Reservoir near Fort

Gibson, Okla.................... 223

Port Supply, Okla., Port Supply

Reservoir near.................. 272

Wolf Creek near..................... 273

Port Supply Reservoir near Fort

Supply, Okla.................... 272

Fountain Creek, at Pueblo, Colo....... 120

discharge measurements of..........469 ,470

near Fountain, Colo................. 119

Four Mile Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................... 487

Pourche La Fave River, near Gravelly,

Ark............................. 307

near Nimrod, Ark.................... 309

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla..... 289

Foursome Lake, La., discharge measurement of......................... 485

Fourteenmile Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 480

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near.... 127

Fredonia, Kans., Fall River at........ 187

Fremont Pass ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 114

Frijole Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of...................... 487

Frog Bayou, at Rudy, Ark.............. 296

near Mountainburg, Ark.............. 295

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.... 138

Fulton, Ark., Red River at............ 391

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla......... 266

Gainesville, Tex., Red River near..... 365

Galena, Mo., James River at........... 67

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River

at.............................142-143

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La........ 437

Gillespie Spring, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 484

Gilliam, La., Black Bayou near........ 401

Girard, La., Boeuf River near......... 431

Golondrinas, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

near............................ 249

Mora River near..................... 247

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near...... 230

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near...... 229

Grand Bayou, La., discharge measurements of........................ 485

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 109

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo..... 116

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Fave River

near............................ 307

Grays Creek, Term., discharge measurement of......................... 467

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near....... 436

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 148 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet

Okla............................ 158

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

Greenfield, Term., South Fork Obion

River near...................... 35

Greenland, Ark., West Fork White

River at........................ 62

Greenleaf Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................. 474

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at...... 330

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo............. 93

Grenada, Miss., Grenada Reservoir

near............................ 328

Yalobusha River near................ 329

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.. 328 

Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of................. 481

Grove Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 473

Guinns Creek, Term., discharge measurement of...................... 466

Guthrie, Okla., Cimarron River near... 174 

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................ 267

Guy, N. Mex., Cimarron River near..... 165

Gypsum Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 481

Half moon Creek near Malta, Colo....... 107

Halls Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 467

iardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near.. 268 

Hatchie River, at Bolivar, Tenn........ 44

near Stanton, Tenn................... 45

Hatchie River basin, Term., gagingstation records in............... 44-45

Hays Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 478

Headrick, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................. 352

Headwater diversion channel, Mo., discharge measurements of........... 466

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................. 103

Hebron, N. Mex., Canadian River near... 231 

Hell Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 477

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La...... 414

Henrietta, Tex., Little Wichita River

near............................. 363

Heyburn, Okla., Heyburn Reservoir

near............................. 179

Polecat Creek at..................... 180

feyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla... 179 

Hickory Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 473

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near... 132 

Hindsville, Ark., War Eagle Creek

near............................. 63

Hobart, Okla., Elk Creek near.......... 351

Hog Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 475

Holden, La., Tickfaw River at.......... 446

Hollis, Ark., South Fourche La Fave

River near....................... 310

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 464

Holman, N. Mex., Rio Agua Negra near... 245 

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla....... 201

Homochitto River, at Eddiceton, Miss... 336 

at Rosetta, Miss..................... 337

Homochitto River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............336-337

Honey Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Mo., discharge measurements of... 472 

Honey Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of........ 484

Horatio, Ark., Little River near...... 388

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 400

Hot Springs, Ark., Lake Ouachita near.. 418 

Hot Wells, La., Hemphill Creek near.... 414

House Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 471

Howes Mill Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of................... 466

Hoyle Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 471

Huerfano River, at Badito, Colo........ 122

at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing,

Colo............................. 121

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercliffe, Colo...............124-125

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near.

Hulah Reservoir near.................

Bulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.......

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near.....

Hunters Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................

Hutchinson, Kans., Arkansas River at... 

Hydrologic conditions..................

diagram of...........................

195

194

194

313

467

465

13

14

latt Creek, La., discharge measurement

of............................... 486

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 385

Illinois Bayou, near Scottsville,

Ark.............................. 300

Illinois River, near Gore, Okla........ 230

near Tahlequah, Okla................. 227

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 91

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River

at..............................190-191

Index, Ark., Red River at.............. 383

Indian Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of............................... 475
494 INDEX

Indian Creek (Big Black River basin), 

Miss., discharge measurement 

of.............................. 478

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near.... 203 

lola, Karis., Neosho River near........ 210

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo............ 85

Jackson, Tenn., South Fork Forked

Deer River at................... 40

James River, at Galena, Mo............ 67

discharge measurements of........... 468

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

Jet, Okla., Great Salt Plains Reservoir near....................... 158

Salt Fork Arkansas River near....... 159

Joe Howell Pond, La., discharge measurements of..................... 486

John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Arkansas River below................. 136

at Caddoa, Colo..................... 135

Jones Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Mo., discharge measurements of.. 473

Jones Creek (Obion River basin), Tenn.,

discharge measurement of........ 467

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near.. 438 

Garrett Creek at.................... 437

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above........ 215

Jordan Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 479

Keith Lake Spring, Ark., discharge

measurement of.................. 474

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near..... 407

Cypress Bayou near.................. 408

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.......... 400

Kelly Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 473

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 1, 

66, 66A, 81, 251, 259, 

near....................52,53,57,58 ,59

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 166

Kepler Creek, La., discharge measurements of..................... 485

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla..... 382

Kings River, Ark., near Berryville,

' Ark. ........................... 66

Kinsley, Kins., Arkansas River near... 146 

Kiowa Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 475

Kisatchie, La., Little Sandy Creek

at.............................. 413

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near....... 266

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at.............................453-454

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near..... 460

Big Darbonne Bayou at cul'/ert near.. 459

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at...... 246

La Jolla Springs, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 466

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at.... 128

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near... 123

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at.. 129

Purgatoire River near..............133 ,134

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark...... 105

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............ 350

Lake Creek (Arkansas River basin),

above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo............................ 108

Lake Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurement of........ 483

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............................ 106

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark... 420 

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 279

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex........... 357

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex... 361 

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................ 219

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark... 418 

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 280

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex......... 376

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 137

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River

near............................ 324

Lanes Fork, near Rolla, Mo............ 22

Langley, Okla., Lake O 1 The Cherokees 

at..............................

Neosho River near...................

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to

Arkansas River..................

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near.

Lawrence Springs, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................

Lebos Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.....................

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

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

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

Leila Lake Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near..

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch

251 near........................

Lillie, La., Cornie Bayou near........

Limekiln Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................

Little Arkansas River at Valley

Center, Kans....................

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Little Black Creek, Miss., discharge 

measurements of.................

Little Cornie Bayou, La., discharge

measurements of.................

Little Deep Fork, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................

Little Deer Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of..................

Little East Blue Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...........

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

Little Monument Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..........

Little Osage Creek, Ark., discharge

measurements of.................

Little Red River, Middle Fork at

Shirley, Ark....................

near Heber Springs, Ark.............

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark.......

Little River (tributary to Canadian 

River) below Hog Creek near 

Norman, Okla....................

near Norman, Okla...................

near Sasakwa, Okla..................

near Tecumseh, Okla.................

Little River (tributary to Ouachita

River), La., discharge measurements of........................

Little River (tributary to Red River), 

below Lukfata Creek, near 

Idabel, Okla....................

near Horatio, Ark...................

near Wright City, Okla..............

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to 

Little River ditch 251), Mo., 

near Morehouse, Mo..............

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to 

Right Hand Chute of Little 

River) near Kennett, Mo.........

Little River ditch 4, Mo., discharge

measurement of..................

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett,

Mo..............................

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, 

Mo..............................

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett,

Mo..............................

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,

Mo..............................

near Lilbourn, Mo...................

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,

Mo..............................

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River a

at..............................

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La...

Little Tangipahoa River, Miss., discharge measurement of...........

Little Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge 

measurements of.................

Little Washita River at Ninnekah,

Okla............................

Little Wichita River near Archer

City, Tex.......................

219

220

114

147

484

481

292

293

81

481

192

54

428

479

149

360

478

485

476

474

484

421

483

474

101

103

102

262

261

264

263

486

385

388

384

56

53

468

58

58

52

57

54

59

5, 311

413

486

482

372

362
INDEX 495

Little Wichita River near Henrietta,

Tex............................ 363

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at..... 257 

Ute Creek near...................... 256

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La........... 406

Long Creek (tributary to Bayou

Pierre), Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 480

Long Creek (tributary to Yocona River),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 488 

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.............. 217

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek at. 32 

Lovell, Okla., Skelton Creek near..... 175

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near......... 409

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at.......... 350

North Fork, Red River near.......... 351

McKenzie Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of..................... 469

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near......... 357

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near..... 107

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near.... 419

Mangum, Okla., Salt Pork Red River

at.............................. 348

Map of the United States.............. 9

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near.. 205 

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River

at.............................. 61

St. Francis River floodway near..... 60

Marys Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of....................467,468

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky... . 32

discharge measurement of............ 466

West Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 466

Maysville, Okla., Rush Creek near..... 374

Memphis, Tenn., Mississippi River at.. 47-48 

Meramec River, near Eureka, Mo........ 26

near Steelville, Mo................. 19

near Sullivan, Mo................... 20

Meramec River basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in................. 466

gaging-station records in........... 17-26

Meramec Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of..................... 466

Meridian Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 488

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado Creek near..... 241

Mill Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 484

Miller, Mo., Stahl Creek near......... 213

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near...... 404

Mississippi River, at Chester, 111.... 27-28

at Memphis, Tenn.................... 47-48

at St. Louis, Mo.................... 15-16

at Thebes, 111...................... 30-31

headwater diversion channel, discharge measurements of.......... 466

near Baton Rouge, La................ 442

near New Orleans, La................ 443

near Vicksburg, Miss................ 332

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in....... 486

gaging-station records in..........444-463

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 168

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at......... 429

Ouachita River at................... 430

Montgomery, La., Nantachie Creek near. 412

Mora River, at La Cueva, N. Mex.. 246

near Golondrinas, N. Mex....... 247

near Shoemaker, N. Mex.............. 250

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glaises

diversion channel at............ 457

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1

near............................ 56

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.... 235

Moro Creek near Pordyce, Ark.......... 422

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River near.. 416 

South Fork Ouachita River at........ 417

Mountain Fork River, Okla., discharge

measurements of................. 485

near Eagletown, Okla................ 386

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek

near............................ 353

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near... 295 

Mud Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 467

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla... 379

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Mulberry Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 482

Mulberry River, near Mulberry, Ark..... 297

Murdock, Kans., South Fork Ninnescah

River near....................... 152

Murfreesboro, Ark., Lake Greeson near.. 420 

Little Missouri River near........... 421

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near... 225

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.... 412

Natalbany River at Baptist, La......... 447

Nathrop, Colo., Chalk Creek near....... 112

Neosho River, at Council Grove, Kans... 204 

at Strawn, Kans..................'.... 209

below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near

Fort Gibson, Okla................ 224

discharge measurements of............ 474

near Commerce, Okla.................. 212

near lola, Kans...................... 210

near Langley, Okla................... 220

near Parsons, Kans..................14, 211

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near.... 126

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near..... 314

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 443

Newport, Ark., White River at.......... 100

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near.............................. 309

Wimrod Reservoir near................ 308

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark...... 308

Ninnekah, Okla., Little Washita River

at............................... 372

Ninnescah River, near Peck, Kans....... 153

Worth Fork, near Cheney, Kans........ 151

South Pork, near Murdock, Kans....... 152

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near.......... 406

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near.. 75 

North Fork River near.............'... 76

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.... 75

Norman, Okla., Little River near......261,262

North Canadian River, at Beaver,

Okla.............................. 270

at Canton, Okla...................... 277

at Woodward, Okla.................... 274

below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla.................. 281

discharge measurement of............475-476

near El Reno, Okla................... 278

near Guymon, Okla.................... 267

near Selling, Okla................... 275

near Wetumka, Okla................... 282

North Pork River, at Norfork Dam', near

Norfork, Ark..................... 76

near Tecumseh, Mo.................... 73

North Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 481

North Reelfoot Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 466

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 393 

North Tippah Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 477

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex....................... 346

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near......... 169

Oak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou near.. 433 

Obion Creek, at Pryorsburg, Ky......... 33

Obion River, at Obion, Tenn............ 38

North Fork, near Union City, Tenn.... 37

Rutherford Pork, near Bradford,

Tenn............................. 36

South Fork, near Greenfield, Tenn.... 35

Obion River basin, Tenn., discharge

measurements in.................466-467

gaging-station records in........... 35-43

Oklahoma City, Okla., Bluff Creek

near............................ 173

Lake Hefner Canal near.............. 279

Lake Overholser near................ 280

North Canadian River near........... 281

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near.. 449 

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations........................ 3-4

Osage Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Ark., discharge measurement of.. 474 

near Elm Springs, Ark............... 226

Osage Creek (White River basin), Ark.,

discharge measurement of........ 469
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Otter Creek (Arkansas River basin) at

Climax, Kans.................... 184

Otter Creek (Red River basin) at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, 

Okla............................ 353

Otuckalofa Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 477

Ouachita River, at Monroe, La......... 430

discharge measurement of............ 485

near Malvern, Ark................... 419

near Mount Ida, Ark................. 416

South Fork, at Mount Ida, Ark....... 417

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near....... 316

Yocona River near................... 319

Ozark Trout Farm Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of........... 473

Paige ditch diversion, Colo., discharge measurement of........... 470

Palo Duro Creek at Amarillo City Lake,

near Canyon, Tex...............342-345

discharge measurements of........... 475

near Spearman, Tex.................. 269

Palusha Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 477

Panther Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 479

Parkdale, Colo., Arkansas River at.... 115

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near....14, 211

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River

near............................ 49

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River

near............................ 373

Paw Paw Bayou, La., discharge measurements of..................... 485

Pawnee, Okla., Black Bear Creek at.... 164

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans........ 147

Peachahala Creek., Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 478

Pearson Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 468

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near..... 153

Pennington Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................. 484

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at..... 176

Persimmon Creek (Big Black River

basin), Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 479

Persimmon Creek (Yazoo River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of. 477

Petit Jean Creek, at Danville, Ark.... 306

near Booneville, Ark................ 302

near Waveland, Ark.................. 304

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at.... 334

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near............................ 80

Pigeon Roost Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 477

Pinello Ranch seep ditch, Colo., discharge measurement of........... 469

Piney Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River) near Dover, Ark.......... 299

Piney Creek (tributary to Yazoo

River), Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 478

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek near... 396

Plaucheville, La., West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near... 458

Pocahontas, Ark., Black River at...... 90

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla........ 180

Polk Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 472

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............ 441

Pond Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of.............................. 470

Pond Creek (Red River basin) near

Fort Cobb, Okla................. 371

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Hex..... 239

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black River at..... 82

Port de Luce Creek, La., discharge

measurement of.................. 486

Posy Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of........................ 469

Poteau River, at Cauthron, Ark........ 288

near Wister, Okla................... 291

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................ 99

Prairie Dog Town Pork. See Red River, 

Prairie Dog Town Fork.

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

Pryor Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 474

33

-11

11

118

120

133

132

130

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

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey..................

by State agenc ie s...................

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

Fountain Creek at...................

Purgatoire River, at Highland Dam,

near Las Animas, Colo...........

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo..

at Trinidad, Colo...................

discharge measurements of..........470,487

near Alfalfa, Colo.................. 131

near Las Animas, Colo............... 134

Quapaw, Okla., Spring River near...... 216

Quapaw Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 476

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex..... 354

Quiver River, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 478

Railey Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 468

Rainy Mountain Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................. 483

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at..... 163

Rambin Creek, La., discharge measurements of........................ 485

Ramona, Okla., Caney River near....... 198

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run near.... 356

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near...................... 95

Rayado Creek, at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................ 240

near Miami, N. Mex.................. 241

Red Oak, Okla., Fourche Maline near... 289 

Red River, at Alexandria, La.......... 415

at Arthur City, Tex................. 381

at Fulton, Ark...................... 391

at Index, Ark....................... 383

at Shreveport, La................... 403

near Colbert, Okla.................. 377

near Gainesville, Tex............... 365

near Terral, Okla................... 364

North Fork, below Altus Dam, near

Lugert, Okla.................... 351

discharge measurements of......... 482

Elm Fork of, discharge measurements of........................ 482

near Carter, Okla................. 349

near Headrick, Okla............... 352

Salt Fork, at Mangum, Okla.......... 348

discharge measurements of........481,482

near Wellington, Tex.............. 347

Red River basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements in......480-486

f aging-station records in..........339-441 

Rock Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................470,471

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near... 121 

Reeds Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 468

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Tenn..... 39

Richland Creek, Ark., discharge measurement -of...................... 469

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.... 245

Roaring Springs, Tex., discharge

measurements of................. 482

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at...... 445

Rock Creek. Okla., discharge measure484 

64 

18 

17 

22 

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark....... 387

Roman Nose Springs, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 471

Rosetta, Miss., Homochitto River at... 337 

Rossville, Tenn:, Wolf River at....... 46

Round Spring Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 474

ments of. 

Rogers, Ark., White River near. 

Rolla, Mo., Behmke Branch near.

Green Acre Branch near.......

Lanes Fork near.
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Rowsey Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 488

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near..... 244

Rudy, Ark., Frog Bayou at............. 296

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near........ 72

Rush Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 488

near Maysville, Okla................ 374

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork". 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near.......... 424

St. Charles River, Colo., discharge

measurements of................. 470

St. Francis River, at Marked Tree,

Ark............................. 61

at Wappapello, Mo'................... 51

near Patterson, Mo.................. 49

St. Francis River basin, Ark., Mo.,

discharge measurements in....... 468

gaging-station records in........... 49-61

St. Francis River floodway near

Marked Tree, Ark................ 60

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

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near..... 71

St. Johns ditch, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 468

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at.. 15-16

SalIda, Colo., Arkansas River at...... 113

Saline Bayou, near Clarence, La....... 411

near Lucky, La...................... 409

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark......... 390

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River), at Benton, Ark.......... 423

near Rye, Ark....................... 424

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near.. 287 

Sallisaw Creek near................. 286

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.... 286

Salt Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 470

Salt Creek (tributary to Big Black 

River), Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 478

Salt Creek (tributary to Cimarron

River), Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 471

Salt Creek (tributary to Little

River), Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 475

Salt Creek (tributary to Wichita

River, North Fork), Tex., discharge measurements of.......... 482

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt 

Fork.

Salt Fork. See. Red River, Salt Fork..

Samburg, Term., Reelfoot Creek near... 39

San Francisco Creek, Colo., discharge

measurement of.................. 487

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

Sand Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of........................ 471

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla... 367

Santabarb Bayou, La., discharge measurement of...................... 485

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near.. 317 

Tallahatchie River near............. 318

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.... 317

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near....... 405

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near..... 264

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou

near............................ 300

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................ 275

Seneca, Mo., Lost Creek at............ 217

Sergeant Major Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 483

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at........................ 101

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.......... 215

discharge measurements of........... 473

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

Shreveport, La., Red River at......... 403

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at..... 463

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N.

Mex............................. 234

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla...... 175

Skiatook, Okla., Hominy Creek near.... 201

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

Smackover Creek, Ark., discharge

measurement of...................

South Fourche La Fave River near

Hollis, Ark......................

South Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge 

measurements of..................

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex..,

327

485

310

481

392

Spadra Creek at Clarksvllle, Ark....... 298

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near... 269 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 202

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River

near............................. 22

Spring Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of. 475 

Spring Creek (Big Black River basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of............................... 478

Spring Creek (Mississippi River Delta),

La., discharge measurement of.... 486

Spring River (Arkansas River basin),

Mo., discharge measurements of... 472 

near Quapaw, Okla.................... 216

near Waco, Mo........................ 214

North Fork, Mo., discharge measurements of........................472,473

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 91

Spring River Spring, Mo,, discharge

measurements of.................. 472

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek at... 242 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 3

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo............ 213

Stanton, Term., Hatchie River near..... 45

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

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near.. 177 

Stinking Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of...................... 483

Straight Fence Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 479

Strawberry River, near Evening Shade,

Ark.............................. 97

near Poughkeepsie, Ark............... 99

Piney Fork, at Evening Shade, Ark.... 98

Strawn, Kans., Neosho River at......... 209

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near....... 312

Lagrue Bayou near..................... 105

Sugar Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 483

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake

Fork above....................... 106

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

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex......... 395

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss..... 331

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near....... 462

Sycamore Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 474

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at....140-141

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at............................... 325

Sweetwater Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 482

Tacketts Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 479

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 227 

Talco, Tex., Whiteoak Creek near....... 394

Tallahatchie River, at Etta, Miss...... 315

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss..... 318

at Swan Lake, Miss................... 325

near Lambert, Miss, (old channel).... 324

Tangipahoa River, at Robert, La........ 445

discharge measurement of............. 486

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian

River near....................... 243

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near....... 74

North Fork River near................ 73

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near..... 263

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo.................... 119

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 434

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore,

Okla............................. 229

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 434

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 3 

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 364

Terrell Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 480

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at..... 30-31
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Thomasvllle, Mo., Eleven Point River

near............................ 92

Tlckfaw River at Holden, La........... 446

Tlerra Blanca Creek at reservoir,

near Umbarger, Tex.............339-341

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near........ 218

Tilda Bogue, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 479

Tile Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 469

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas'

River at........................ 160

Traques Creek, N. Mex., discharge

measurement of.................. 487

Trenton, Tenn., North Fork Forked

Deer River at................... 42

Trinchera Creek, Colo., discharge

measurement of.................. 487

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at.. 130

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near.... 440

Truitt Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 472

Tulia, Tex., North Tule Draw near..... 346

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at....... 178

Turkey Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of.............................. 472

near Drummond, Okla................. 172

Turkey Creek (Bayou Pierre basin), 

Miss., discharge measurements 

of.............................. 480

Turkey Creek (Obion River basin),

Tenn., discharge measurements 

of.............................. 467

Turkey Creek (White River basin),

Mo., discharge measurement of... 468

Turkey-Cypress Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........... 477

Tuscumbia River, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 482

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La....... 402

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., Lake

Creek above..................... 108

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 114

Umbarger, Tex., Tierra Blanca Creek

near...........................339-341

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River

near...........................124-125

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

Union City, Tenn., North Fork Obion

River near...................... 37

Ute Creek, N. Mex., near Bueyeros,

N. Mex.......................... 255

near Logan, N. Mex.................. 256

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at........................ 149

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 294 

Lee Creek near...................... 293

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near....... 88

Current River at.................... 87

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

Verdigris River, at Independence,

Kans...........................190-191

near Altoona, Kans.................. 182

near Claremore, Okla................ 5, 199

near Coyville, Kans.................. 181

near Inola, Okla..................... 203

near Lenapah, Okla................... 192

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 232

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River

near............................. 332

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Waco, Mo., Spring River near........... 214

Walnut Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of...................... 475

Walnut River, at Winfield, Kans........ 157

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 355

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at......... 305

Wanderers Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 481

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River

at............................... 51

Wappapello Reservoir at.............. 50

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,

Mo............................... 50

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark... 63

Ward Creek at Siegen Lane, near Baton

Rouge, La........................ 452

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at.. 456 

Washita River, at Carnegie, Okla....... 370

discharge measurements of...........483 ,484

near Cheyenne, Okla.................. 366

near Clinton, Okla................... 369

near Durwood, Okla..................14, 375

near Pauls Valley, Okla.............. 373

Waurika, Okla., Beaver Creek near...... 359

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain Reservoir near........................ 303

Petit Jean Creek near................ 304

rfaynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 170

Wellington, Tex., Salt Fork Red River

near............................. 347

West Cache Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 482

West Protection Levee borrow pit

channel near Plaucheville, La.... 458

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near.... 116

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 282

Wewoka Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of...................... 476

White Oak Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 472

White River, at Batesville, Ark........ 78

at Beaver, Ark....................... 65

at Calico Rock, Ark.................. 77

at De Vails Bluff, Ark............... 104

at Newport, Ark...................... 100

discharge measurement of............. 469

near Branson, Mo..................... 68

near Flippin, Ark.................... 70

near Rogers, Ark..................... 64

West Fork, at Greenland, Ark......... 62

White River basin, Ark.-Mo., discharge measurements in..........468-469

gaging-station records in............62-105

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River

near............................. 285

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Bayou

Pierre), Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 480

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to South

Sulphur River) near Talco, Tex... 394 

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans...... 156

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at...... 150

Wichita River, at Wichita Falls, Tex... 358 

discharge measurements of............ 483

North Fork, discharge measurements

of............................... 482

South Fork, discharge measurements

of..............................482,483

Wildhorse Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 484

Williams Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 472

Willis Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 480

Willow Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 483

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at....... 157

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near... 439 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 291

Wister Reservoir near. 

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.....

Wolf Creek, near Fargo, Okla...........

near Fort Supply, Okla...............

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

North Fork, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................

Wolf River basin, Tenn., discharge

measurements in..................

Woodruff Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near... 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River 

at...............................

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Wright City, Okla., Little River near.. 

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin.................

Yalobusha River, at Calhoun City, 

Miss........................

at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, 

Miss........................

290

290

271

273

46

467

338

274

2

1

384

114

326

329
INDEX 499

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss........ 330

Yazoo River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in................477-478

gaging-station records in..........314-331

Yocona River, at Enid Dam, near Enid, 

Miss. 321

Yocona River, near Oxford, Miss. 

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

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at..........

Zilpha Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.

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