Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1281

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1281

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON :19S6
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

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PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

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

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

C. G. Paulsen, chief, 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________________________________Holla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton_________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

C. E. Ellsworth (succeeded by Trigg Twichell)_________Austin, Tex.

F. N. Hansen__________________________Baton Rouge, La. 

S. K. Jackson. ______________________Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Berkeley Johnson_______________________Santa Fe, N. Mex. 

J. L. Saunders_________________________Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader___________________________Louisville, Ky. 

J. B. Spiegel (succeeded by E. R. Leesom)__________Topeka, Kans.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

OCTOBER 1952

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

FEBRUARY 1953

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22

25 24 25 26 27 28 29

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DECEMBER 1952

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 51

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 51

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meramec giver basin: 

Meramec River: 

Dry Fork:

Little Dry Fork:

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

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

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

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

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

Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo.................................................... 22

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.......................................... 23

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo................................................... 24

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

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

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

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................................. 29

Headwater diversion channel basin:

Castor River (head of Headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 31

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111................................................... 32

Mayfield Creek basin:

MayTleld Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 34

Obion Creek basin:

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

Bayou de Chien basin:

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

Obion River basin:

South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Term..................................... 37

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

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term................................... 39

Obion River at Obion, Term....................................................... 40

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.............................................. 41

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.................................. 42

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term........................... 43

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term................................ 45

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term............................. 46

Hatchie River basin:

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term................................................... 47

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term.'................................................ 48

Wolf River basin:

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.................................................... 49

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term................................................. 50

St. Francis River basin:

St. Francis Klver near Patterson, Mo............................................. 52

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo........................................... 53

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.............................................. 54

Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 55

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

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

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

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............................................ 58

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 59

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.................................... 60

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo................................... 61

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

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 63

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 64

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 65

White River basin: 

White Kiver:

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 66

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark........................................... 67

White River near Rogers, Ark..................................................... 68

- White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 69

Kings River near Berryville, Ark............................................... 70

James River at Galena, Mo...................................................... 71

White River near Branson, Mo..................................................... 72

White River at Forsyth, Mo....................................................... 73

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark.......................................... 74

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 75

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark................................................ 76

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

White River basin Continued Page

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 77

North Fork River near Teeumseh, Mo............................................. 78

Bryant Creek near Teeumseh, Mo............................................... 79

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark............................................ 80

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark............................. 81

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 82

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 83

Black River near Annapolis, Mo................................................. 84

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo......................................... 85

Black River at Leeper, Mo ...................................................... 86

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo ................................................ 87

Black River near Corning, Ark.................................................. 88

Current River:

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo................................................... 89

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................................................. 90

Current River near Eminence, Mo.............................................. 91

Current River at Van Buren, Mo ............................................... 92

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.............................................. 93

Current River at Doniphan, Mo ................................................ 94

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark................................................. 95

Spring River at Imboden, Ark................................................. 96

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo .................................... 97

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark............................................... Ill

Arkansas River basin: 

Arkansas Kiver:

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... 112

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.............................................. 113

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 114

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 115

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 116

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 117

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 118

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo..................... 119

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo................................................. 120

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 121

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin....... 122

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo................................................. 123

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.............................................. 124

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 125

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo................................................ 126

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo ................................................. 127

Fountain .Creek: 

Monument Creek:

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo........................... 128

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................. 128

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo................................................. 129

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo............................................ 130

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo...................... 131

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo ................................................. 132

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo............................. 133

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo............... 134

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo ................................................ 135

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo ................................................ 136

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 137

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 138

Purgatoire River at Trinidad , Colo............................................. 139

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo............................................ 140

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo............................ 141

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo........................ 142

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo......................................... 143

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 144

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 145

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 146

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 147

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans............................................. 148

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans............................................... 149

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 150

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 151

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 152

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 153

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.................^............................... 154

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans...............:............................... 155

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans................................... 156

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans...................................... 1°?

North Fork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans................................... 158

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans................................ 159
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 160

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 161

Walnut River:

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans............................................ 162

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................. 163

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 164

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 165

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla...................................... 166

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans............................................ 167

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla......................................... 168

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 169

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla............................................... 170

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex................................................ 171

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla............................................... 172

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla.......................... 173

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla................................................ 174

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................. 175

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.............................................. 176

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.............................................. 177

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................. 178

Cottonwood Creek: 

Deer Creek:

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.................. 179

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla .............................................. 180

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla ............................................. 181

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla................................................ 182

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.......................................... 183

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 184

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla........................................... 185

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla................................................. 186

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans............................................ 187

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................. 188

Pall River near Eureka, Kans................................................. 189

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans................................................ 190

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River, Kans................................... 191

Pall River near Pall River, Kans............................................. 192

Pall River at Predonia, Kans................................................. 193

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................ 194

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.......................................... 195

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................. 196

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................. 197

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla............................................. 198

Caney River near Hulah, Okla................................................. 199

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla............................................... 200

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla............................................ 201

Caney River near Ramona, Okla................................................ 202

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla........................................... 203

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.................................................... 204

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla........................................... 205

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................. 206

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla............................................... 207

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans............................................ 208

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans........................................... 209

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans......................................... 210

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans................................... 211

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans................................................... 212

Neosho River near lola, Kans................................................... 213

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................ 214

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla............................................... 215

Spring River:

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo................................................ 216

Spring River near Waco, Mo................................................... 217

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo............................................... 218

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla............................................... 219

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo..................................................... 220

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo................................................. 221

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla......................................... 222

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................ 223

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla......................................... 224

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................. 225

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Port Gibson, Okla................................... 226

Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Port Gibson, Okla............... 227

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 228

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark............................................ 229

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................ 230

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla................................................... 231

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near Gore, Okla..................................... 232

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................. 233

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 234

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex............................................ 235

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.................................... 237

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex..................................... 238

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex......................................... 239

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N . Mex................................. 240

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.................................. 241

Cimarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex......................................... 242
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

Arkansas River basin Continued 

Canadian River Continued

Cimarron Creek Continued Page

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.......................................... 243

Rayado Creek at Suable Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex. ....................... 244

Rayado Creek near Miami, N. Mex............................................ 246

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex........................................... 247

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex..................................... 248

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................ 249

Rio Agua Negra Holman, N. Mex................................................ 250

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex............................................... 251

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.......................................... 252

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex...................................... 253

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex...................................... 254

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex............................................ 256

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex............................................ 258

Conchas River at Variadero, N. M&x........................................... 260

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 262

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.................................... 262

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex....................................... 263

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.............................................. 264

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex................................................. 265

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................ 268

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.............................................. 270

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.............................................. 271

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla............................................. 272

Little River near Norman, Okla............................................... 273

Little River below Hog Creek near Norman, Okla............................... 274

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla............................................. 275

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.............................................. 276

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................. 277

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla................................................ 278

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla....................................... 279

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla........................................ 280

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex......................................... 281

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla......................................... 282

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla................................................ 283

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla............................... 284

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.......................................... 285

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla ....................................... 286

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla...................................... 287

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla........................................... 288

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla......................................... 289

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla...................................... 290

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................. 291

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla..................................... 292

North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla......... 293

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla................................ 294

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla...................................... 295

Deep Fork:

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.......................................... 296

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla................................................. 297

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla........................................... 298

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................. 299

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 300

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.................................................. 301

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla............................................ 302

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla............................................. 303

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................. 304

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark............................................... 305

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................. 306

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 307

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.............................................. 308

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark........................................................ 309

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.............................................. 310

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark............................................... 311

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.................................................... 312

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark........................................... 313

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 314

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.......................................... 315

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark..................................... 316

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark............................................ 317

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................. 318

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.............................................. 319

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark....................................... 320

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.............................................. 321

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark......................................... 322

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark................................. 323

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 324

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 325

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark............................................. 326

Yazoo River basin:

Tallahatchie Kiver (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss............................................... 327

Tallahatchie River at Etta , Miss ................................................. 328

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss .................................................. 329

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss............................................... 330

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 331
CONTENTS IX

Gaglng-statlon records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Yazoo River basin Continued Page 

Panola-Quitman Floodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River):

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss ................................................. 332

Enid Reservoir near End!, Miss ................................................. 333

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss...................................... 334

Tallahatchie River (old channel):

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss......................................... 336

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss..................................... 339

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss ..................................... 340

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss....................... 341

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert, Miss ............................ 342

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 343

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.......................................... 344

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss ................................................... 345

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss ........................................... 346

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss............................. 347

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss ............................................... 348

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss................................................... 349

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................. 350

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss............................................. 351

Big Black River basin:

Big Black River at Fickens, Miss................................................. 353

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss ................................................ 354

Homochltto River basin:

Homochitto River at Kddiceton, Miss .............................................. 355

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss ................................................ 357

Buffalo giver basin:

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss............................................... 358

Red Rivgr basin:

Tierra Blanca Creek (head of Red River): 

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex.................................. 360

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex....................................... 361

Salt Fork -Red River at Mangum, Okla............................................ 363

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla......................................... 364

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla..................................................... 365

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla........................ 366

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.................................................. 367

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla........................................ 368

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake near Mountain Park, Okla.......................... 369

Red River: 

North Pease River (head of Pease River):

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex............................................ 370

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................. 371

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla........................................... 372

Wichita River:

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.................................................... 373

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex............................................ 374

Beaver Creek:

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla........................................ 375

North Fork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex............................................ 376

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex..................................... 377

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex....................................... 378

Red River near Terral, Okla....................................................... 379

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.................................................. 380

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.............................................. 381

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.......................................... 382

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................. 383

Washita River near Clinton, Okla............................................... 384

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla................................................ 385

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla.............................................. 386

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla....................................... 387

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla........................................... 388

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla.................................................... 389

Washita River near Durwood, Okla............................................... 390

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.................................................... 391

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 392

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla............................................ 393

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla........................................... 394

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.................................................... 395

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.............................................. 396

Red River at Index, Ark.......................................................... 397

Little River near Wright City, Okla............................................ 398

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla............................ 399

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla..................................... 400

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark.............................................. 401

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................. 402

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark............................................ 403

Saline River near Dierks, Ark................................................ 404

Red River at Fulton, Ark. ......................................................... 405

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex........................................... 406

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex......................................... 407

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex............................................... 408

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................. 409

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.............................................. 410

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex........................................... 411

Ellison Creek Keservoir near Daingerfield, Tex............................... 412

Cypress Cree'c near Jefferson, Tex.............................................. 413
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Red River basin Continued Page 

Twelve Mile Bayou (continuation of Cypress Creek): 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La............................................... 414

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La................................................. 415

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La................................................ 416

Red River at Shreveport, La ...................................................... 417

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden, La........................... 418

Flat River:

Bayou Bodeau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La.................... 419

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.................................................... 420

Bayou Pierre: 

Wallace Bayou:

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.......................................... 421

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.......................................... 422

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.................................................... 423

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La............................................. 424

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La................................................. 425

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La............................................ 426

Cane River:

Kisatchie Bayou:

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La........................................ 427

Bayou Jean de Jean:

Hemphill Creek (head of Cotile Creek) near Hot Wells, La..................... 430

Red River at Alexandria, La ...................................................... 431

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida, Ark....................... 432

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.................................. 433

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark............................................ 434

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark............................................... 435

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.......................................... 436

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark................................. 437

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark................................................. 438

Saline River at Benton, Ark.................................................. 439

Saline River near Rye, Ark................................................... 440

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La ........................................... 441

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.............................................. 442

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La............................... 443

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La ............................................... 444

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La .................................................. 445

Ouachita River at Monroe, La................................................... 446

Boeuf River near Girard, La .................................................. 447

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La ......................................... 448

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La.................... 449

Tensas River at Tendal, La................................................... 450

. Bayou Macon near Delhi, La ................................................. 451

Bayou Castor (head of Little River) near Grayson, La......................... 452

Dugdemona River:

Litt.le Dugdemona River:

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La......................................... 453

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La......................................... 454

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La......................................... 455

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La ............................................ 456

Big Creek at Pollock, La................................................... 457

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La............................................. 458

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La............................................. 459

Mississippi giver Delta:

Chel'uncte River near Folsom, La................................................... 460

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 461

Tickfaw River at Holden, La ...................................................... 462

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................. 463

Amite River near Darlington, La.................................................. 464

Comite River near Olive Branch, La............................................. 465

Comite River near Comite, La ................................................... 466

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 467

Bayou Manchac:

Ward Creek at Siegen Lake near Baton Rouge, La............................... 468

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La........................................... 469

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche):

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La............................................. 471

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.............................................. 472

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs, La................................ 473

West Protection Levee borrow pit chennel: 

Bayou des Glaises: 

Bayou du Lac:

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La..................................... 474

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La....................... 475

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La................. 476

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert near Krotz Springs, La........................... 477

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La ................................................... 478

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermilion River) near Sunset, La......................... 479

Bayou Fusilier:

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.............................................. 480
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued

Revisions of records for discontinued stations Page

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo...................................................... 481

North Fork River at Tecumseh, Mo................................................... 481

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans.................................................. 482

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans.................................................. 482

Una de Gato Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.............................................. 483

Cimarron Creek at Ute Park, N. Mex................................................. 484

Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Miss............................................... 485

Tallahatchie River at Batesville, Miss.:........................................... 486

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss .................................................... 488

Askalmore Creek near Charleston, Miss.............................................. 488

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss................................................. 489

Homochitto River near Bude, Miss ................................................... 489

'liscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 490

'.ndex................................................................................ 513

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 1953 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1953

SCOPE OP WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 12,600 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, 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 1953 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, M. C. Hinderlider, 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.

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. H. Bliss, State engineer.

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, Division of Water Resources; 

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

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, C. P. Swan, commissioner, 

succeeded by Jim McCord, through Division of Geology, W. D. Hardeman, director; 

State Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Division 

of Sanitary Engineering, R. P. Parrell, director; Tennessee Game and Fish Commission, H. W. Olds, director.

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

Rollins and J. S. Guleke.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 7

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 176 gaging stations, of 

which 32 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 18 in Kansas, 16 in Louisiana, 

17 in Mississippi, 26 in Missouri, 6 in New Mexico, 50 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 

5 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 Pish 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 and Wichita Palls, Lone Star Steel Co., and 

Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 1.

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 b/................ 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............... 405 Post Office Building.

Tennessee f/............... Chattanooga................. 442 Post Office Building.

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

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

Okla., Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla., and Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

b/ The work in Colorado was done in collaboration with M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer, and 

L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

c/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye.

_ 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 Dennison, Tex., 

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

f/ Except for Mississippi River at Memphis.

g/ Except for Lake Texoma near Dennison 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, 1953, PART 7 3

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distriouted 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 constriction of the channel, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

areas, within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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, 1953, 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 

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical 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 o'f 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
A, ARKANSAS RIVER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.

B, VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR CLAREMORE. 

OKLA.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 7

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 1953 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

no importance). 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 

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

was first published in 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
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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 values for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

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

day of its occurrence.

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

the daily values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line 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"). Values 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 values of maximum are the maximum 

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 7

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, 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, 1953, PART 7

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. Z

16th A, pt. Z

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

WSF 75 .......

Charactei 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

T QQK

1895-96.

1897.

1901.
PUBLICATIONS

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, 1899-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

37

50

a65, 66, 75

383, 84

a98, 99

a!28, 131

a!69, 173

a20S, 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

WSP

762

787

807

827

857

877

897

927

957

977

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

1147

1177

1211

1241

1281

a Tributaries of Mississippi River from east.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado. .....

Louisiana. ....

Mississippi.. . 

Missouri.... ..

Missouri. .....

New Mexico....

Period

1881-1935

1924-28 

1928-35

1935-39

1903-38

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1888-1925

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado .^/

vols. l 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.

State Board of Agriculture .

Department of Conservation.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Qeology 

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, 1953, 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 hydrologic information and 

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

list of these reports:

Report

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 Wichita Falls, Tex. 

Bull. 66: North Mississippi floods in February 1948.

Floods in Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

Issued by

U.S. Geological Survey 

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 1952 to September 1953 by the Corps of Engineers. 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

Forked Deer River, North Fork. ........

Hatchle River .........................

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

Little Missouri River. ................ 

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

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

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

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

Fanola-ftultman f loodway ...............

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

Location

Pine Bluff, Ark. ......................

Ragln) .

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

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

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

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

Murfreesboro, Ark. ....................

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

Hlckman, Ky ........................... 

Natchez , Hiss .........................

Bates vllle, Hiss. .....................

WlttsburK . Ark. .......................

Period

1949-52.

1947-53.

1940-53.

1949-53.

1938-42, 1946-53. 

1943-53.

1931-45, 1947-53.

1928-53. 

1936-48, 1951-53.

1940-42, 1944-53.

1951-53.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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

Stream

Tuscumbla River. .......................

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

Location

Corinth, Hiss. ...........................

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

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

Period

1949-53. 

1949-53.

1928-53.

1938-53.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow during the 1953 water year was characterized by drought conditions throughout most of the year in southern Kansas, Oklahoma, and the portion of Texas In the lower 

Mississippi River basin. There was some relief of drought conditions in Oklahoma during 

July and August and in Texas during May and July, due to heavy rains. Streamflow was 

generally well above normal in the southeastern portion of the area covered by this report. Outstanding floods occurred during the year in Louisiana. These floods are described in WSP 1320-C, "Floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and adjac-ent States," now 

in preparation. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a 

comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 1953 water year with the median 

for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 7

3000

2500

^ 2000

t, 

|,1000

^ 500

2500

Heosho River near Parsons, Rans. 

Drainage area, 4,817 sq mi.

Washita River near Durwood, Okla 

Drainage area, 7,202 sq mi.

Amite River near Denham Springs, La 

Drainage area, 1,330 sq mi.

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 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 jiler 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 1953 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 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

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

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

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

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

Average discharge. 20 years, 175,200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 369,000 cfs Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 22.64 

ft Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, -1.28 ft).

1928-53: 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.

1861-1953: 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 sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Gage heights at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Oct.

1.98

1.57

.83

-.01

.98

-.12

-.37

.34

-.01

.29

-.15

-.15

.50

.60

.63

.12

.66

1.17

.77

.43

.14

.35

.68

.58

.44

.44

.19

1.68

.40

.03

.57

Nov.

1.28

.80

.42

-.05

.25

1.08

.40

.21

1.57

.93

.11

.04

.46

-.13

.62

.67

.69

.90

3.30

3.70

5.70

5.00

3.15

2.73

1.94

3.19

3.35

2.50

1.30

1.97

-

Dec.

2.08

2.47

1.81

.50

2.00

1.62

.62

-.25

.60

.60

.40

-.15

.06

.04

.05

.09

-.05

.05

.08

.27

1.62

.94

1.78

3.12

2.59

1.55

.67

.58

.14

-.23

.30

Jan.

0.01

-.22

.56

.03

-.21

-.65

-1.28

-.85

-.63

-.40

-.05

-1.04

-.78

-.64

.05

1.23

-.40

-.62

-.63

-.39

.76

.71

1.25

1.59

.90

.06

.37

.56

.68

.67

.75

Feb.

0.72

.39

.35

.12

.22

.73

1.25

3.12

4.91

6.23

7.08

6.78

6.30

6.50

6.64

6.20

6.26

5.10

3.96

3.30

5.63

5.50

11.07

12.77

12.97

12.13

10.11

8.46

-

-

-

Mar.

7.86

7.68

6.45

7.25

6.50

9.02

8.38

7.73

7.62

6.64

5.50

5.54

8.16

11.01

12.22

12.98

13.88

13.96

14.78

15.22

14.96

14.98

15.37

15.04

14.62

14.94

15.58

15.38

15.42

15.62

15.87

Apr.

18.16

20.30

21.80

22.49

22.63

22.02

20.35

18.75

13.20

18.30

17.30

17.31

16.43

15.27

14.65

14.60

14.35

14.10

13.99

13.94

13.71

13.45

13.70

14.06

15.83

16.28

15.75

15.34

15.07

14.57

-

May

13.97

13.30

12.90

14.62

15.52

14.95

15.96

16.76

18.44

19.46

19.11

17.64

16.13

15.33

14.52

13.86

14.07

14'. 40

14.55

13.54

13.44

12.88

12.04

11.14

11.72

11.61

11.37

11.37

12.14

11.98

11.14

June

10.63

10.51

10.26

10.07

10.62

10.83

10.39

10.38

11.01

10.83

11.31

11.70

12.33

16.66

17.83

17.16

16.31

15.42

15.11

14.62

13.49

12.13

11.53

10.46

10.30

12.53

13.35

13.27

13.12

13.87

-

July

14.56

15.88

15.94

15.36

15.53

15.41

15.35

15.47

15.51

15.21

14.45

13.90

13.43

12.80

12.03

11.66

11.17

11.05

10.94

10.35

10.31

10.22

10.35

9.43

9.27

8.45

8.13

7.36

7.67

8.48

9.02

Aug.

8.27

7.95

7.32

7.15

7.37

8.26

8.46

9.61

9.93

10.06

10.42

10.90

11.21

11.42

11.24

10.61

10.39

9.71

8.99

8.74

8.50

8.11

8.29

8.53

8.65

8.48

8.25

8.00

8.06

7.45

7.08

Sept.

6.23

5.76

4.87

5.18

4.80

5.15

4.19

3.93

3.14

2.15

2.24

2.24

2.39

2.18

2.49

2.08

1.77

1.49

.94

1.14

1.14

1.05

1.48

.94

2.08

1.66

1.20

.37

-.02

.31

-

Note. Gage heights computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 

10, Jan. 7.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. Continued

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

36

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

S2.2

7578"

72.9

67.3

72.9

66.6

 STTe

69.4

67.3

70.8

66.6

68.0

69.4

68.0

71.5

71.5

72.9

75.8

75.0

76.6

70.8

72.2

73.6

72.9

71.5

71.5

70.8

75.8

70.8

69.4

73.6

2,224.0

71.74

4,411

JIov.

77.4

74.3

72.9

68.7

70.8

73.6

70.8

69.4

78.2

72.9

68.0

68.7

70.8

66.6

7578"

72.9

72.9

80.6

93.4

99.9

114

105

93.4

89.4

86.2

94.2

94.2

87.8

81.4

84.6

-

2,425.2

80.84

4,810

Dec.

86.2

87.8

78.2

74.3

82.2

78.2

70.1

72"72~ 65.9

71.5

68.7

66.6

67.3

67.3

67.3

67.3

66.6

68.0

69.4

76.6

79.8

76.6

86.2

1^4 SeT?

77.4

72.2

70.8

67.3

65.9

68.7

2,295.4

74.05

4,553

Jan.

66.6

66.6

69.4

65.9

63.8

60.4

58.0

M7o

62.4

64.5

65.9

61.0

62.4

63.8

70.1

74.3

65.9

64.5

65.2

68.0

75.8

75.8

80.6

82.2

7576"

71.5

73.6

75.0

75.0

75.8

75.8

2,135.8

68.90

4,236

Feb.

75.0

72.2

71.5

70.8

7578"

75.8

80.6

95.8

111

122

129

124

120

121

121

118

116

106

98.2

95.8

113

129

181

"26T 203

186

159

143

_

-

3,310.9

118.2

6,567

Mar.

134

133

124

128

128

145

139

134

130

121

112

TT7

144

175

196

209

220

223

233

237

234

234

238

234

230

236

243

240

242

243

252

5,808

187.4

11,520

Apr.

290

328

356

367

360

332

303

279

276

276

269

260

246

231

224

223

219

216

216

214

212

"2TZ" 210

223

244

249

240

237

230

226

-

7,768

258.9

15,410

May

219

212

212

236

244

240

254

267

294

507

288

263

242

228

216

209

212

214

214

203

200

193

181

174

179

178

174

176

185

183

172

6,769

218.4

13,430

June

167

167

164

164

172

174

169

173

178

178

183

188

205

261

274

261

243

231

226

216

198

181

174

163 T66~

196

202

202

205

216

5,897

196.6

11,700

July

227

243

250

231

231

2 £8

227

230

£28

223

212

203

197

188

178

174

168

168

166

159

159

159

158

149

146

139

134

129 133"

141

144

5,712

184.3

11,330

Aug.

137

133

126

125

133

137

141

154

156

159

163

170

174

ITS" 175

166

162

155

147

145

142

139

140

143

144

142

138

136

135

129

125

4,544

146.6

9,013

Sept.

117

TI3

107

111

106

110

101

99.0

91.0

86.2

87.8

89.4

86.2

85.4

86.2

83.8

81.4

78.2

75.0

77.4

75.8

75.8

78.2

75.8

82.2

79.8

76.6

69.4

1571

70.8

-

2,625.8

87.53

5,208

Calendar year 1952: Max 682 Kin 65.9 Mean 204.2 Ac-ft 148,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 367 Mln 58.0 Mean 141.1 Ac-ft 102,200

Note. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. Discharge Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, Jan. 7 computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings. All figures expressed in thousands.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

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

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

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 0.622 sq ml.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1953.

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

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.570 cfs.

Extremes.--Ifexlmum discharge during year, 577 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.39 ft), from 

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

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

1947-53: 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, 

served weekly by engineer.

Plow conditions obRating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.66 

.70 

.80 

.90

.02 

.10 

.29

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.65

4.55

3.40

12.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.01

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

0.01

0.0003

0.00048

0.0006

0.02

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

*.65

.03

0

0

0

0

-

0.69

0.023

0.037

0.04

1.4

Dec.

0

5

.03

.22

75?

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

0.27

0.009

0.014

0.02

0.5

Jan.

0

.08

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.14

.18

.15

.11

.07

.80

74T

.20

.17

.11

.08

.06

.05

.03

2.12

0.088

0.141

0.16

5.4

Feb.

0.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.10

75?

.03

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

.02

.05

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

0

0

_ "

-

0.43

0.015

0.024

0.03

0.9

Mar.

0.60

1.02

4.88

T72"2

.41

.22

.18

.15

.12

.11

.10

.11

.08

1.21

.41

.22

.24

.81

.22

.17

.25

.35

.20

.15

.12

.10

.08

.06

.05

755

.07

13.99

0.451

0.725

0.84

28

Apr.

0.05

.04

.03

.02

7§5

.22

.12

.08

.05

.03

.10

.13

.08

.05

.04

.02

.03

.58

.60

.29

.17

.10

11.1

-3753

1.02

.35

.20

.17

.13

.10

-

19.38

0.646

1.04

1.16

38

May

0.07

.05

.02

.05

.11

.07

.07

.05

.03

.01

0

.02

.04

.04

.02

.57

750

.13

.09

.05

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.81

0.058

0.093

0.11

3.6

June

 50

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.63

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.26 o 

0

0

0

-

1.91

O.Q64

0.103

0.11

3.8

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.0006

O.OO096

0.001

0.04

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 11.8 Mln 0 Mean 0.237 Cfsm 0.381 In. 5.19 Ac-ft 172

Water year 1952-53: Max 11.1 Mln 0 Mean 0.113 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.47 Ac-ft 81.7

tT.Peak discharge (base, 50 cfa). Apr. 

* Discharge measurement made on this

23 (8 p.m.) 577 cfs (4.39 ft); June 26 (7 a.m.) 67 cfs (2.18 

day.
18 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37 D 56'05", long. giMS'SS", in MEiME^ sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank 300 ft above highway bridge, a quarter or a mile upstream from mouth, and 3f 

miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 1.05 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

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

Average discharge. 5 years, 1.10 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 264 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.11 ft); no flow 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

1948-53: 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 Sept. 14-21, Sept. 24 to Oct. 5,. 1948, Aug. 19 to 

Sept. 30, 1953.

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

served weekly by engineer.

Plow conditions obRating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.69 

.70 

.80 

.90

.01

.36

1.78

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.01

7.50

13.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.36

0.012

0.011

0.01

0.7

Nov.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.56

.45

.13

.06

.06

.06

-

1.60

0.053

0.050

0.06

3.2

Dec.

0.04

.04

.06

.45

719

.06

.04

.04

.04

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

2.18

0.070

0.067

0.08

4.3

Jan.

0.06

.13

.27

.13

.13

.13

*.08

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.13

.36

.36

.36

.27

1.05

-768 1.10

.45

.36

.19

.19

.19

.13

7.23

0.233

0.222

0.26

14

Feb.

0.08

T55

.08

.08

.08

.13

.13

.13

.08

.08

.27

.19

.13

.13

.13

.13

.08

.08

.08

.13

.19

.19

.19

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

_

-

3.52

0.126

0.120

0.12

7.0

Mar.

0.46

1.78

7.67

3700

1.60

1.10

.80

.56

.45

.45

.36

.36

.36

1.78

1.43

.95

.80

1.60

.95

.80

.75

.95

.80

.56

.45

.36

.27

.19

.19

.19

.15

32.10

1.04

0.990

1.14

64

Apr.

0.13

.13

.08

758

.13

.56

.36

.27

.19

.19

.19

.27

.19

.13

.36

.68

.80

1.67

1.96

1.43

.95

.68

9.76

T750

2.78

1.78

1.26

.80

.68

.45

-

36.44

1.21

1.15

1.29

72

May

0.36

.27

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.41

1.12 -75o

.56

.45

.36

.27

.19

.13

.08

.06

.06

.04

7&T

.04

.04

6.92

0.223

0.212

0.25

14

June

0.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

~T55 1.35

.04

.04 .'04

.04

.04

*.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.44

.04

.02

.02

.01

-

2.62

0.087

0.083

0.09

5.2

July

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.31

0.010

0.010

0.01

0.6

Aug.

0.01

.01

.01

.25

702

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.43

0.014

0.013

0.02

0.9

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 19.8 Mln 0.01 Mean 0.589 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.63 Ac-ft 428

Water year 1952-53: Max 9.76 Mln 0 Mean 0.257 Cfsm 0.245 In. 3.33 Ac-ft 186

Peak discharge (base, 65 cfs).--Apr. 23 (8:45 p.m.) 264 cfs (2.11 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
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 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 1953. Gage-height records for 1916-33 at 

site 1 mile upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.58 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. 30 years (1923-53), 627 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.39 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Sept. 18, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 24.30 

ft June 9, 1945; minimum discharge, 74 cfs July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 ft, site 

then in use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft (present site) Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-18)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

103

142

250

388

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

628

1,250

2,910

4,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

ic-ft

Oct.

*158

156

156

156 

166

177

183

183

187

187

185

187

181

172

172

168

166

164

162

162

160

158

160

160

160

162

160

158

156

156

156

5,174

167

0.214

0.25

10,260

Nov.

156

154

154

154 

156

154

152

T54

162

158

158

*156

154

154

152

152

154

158

168

187

179

168

160

162

207

397

'596 415

257

229

-

5,617

187

0.239

0.27

11,140

Dee.

218

212

205

218 

241

257 '536

223

212

203

196

187

185

181

177

175

172

*170

177

185

187

196

198

194

192

190

187

183

181

181

179

6,098

197

0.252

0.29

12,100

Jan.

177

T9T

205

214 

212

205

203

198

196

194

192

187

185

183

183

179

194

198

209

236

252

252

257

302

540

312

289

272

255

248

236

6,959

224

0.287

0.33

13,300

Feb.

227

220

214

209 

*205

203

201

196

192

T9T

209

230

227

223

216

212

203

201

201

207

212

214

214

212

209

207

203

198

_

-

-

5,847

209

0.268

0.28

11,600

Mar.

'536 207

902

4,480 

2,280

1,180

865

674

546

461

411

375

346

340

566

645

490

470

*561

499

448

422

509

589

524

444

396

368

340

326

315

21,215

684

0.876

1.01

42,080

Apr.

302

286

272

260 

260

315

589

546

452

392

355

358

415

381

352

323

302

315

656

1,590

1,220

895

716

1,360

925

721

589

509

452

418

-

16,326

544

0.697

0.78

32,580

May

385

352

323

307 

310

310

*307

299

282

282

272

272

272

326

335

480

1,080

1,520

955

727

578

480

407

565

329

302

279

262

250

241

229

12,916

417

0.534

0.62

25,620

June

"2T? 218

201

198 

196

192

185

181

179

175

170

194

209

203

190

181

170

*166

162

156

152

148

148

146

144

156

168

158

152

146

-

5,256

175

0.224

0.25

10,430

July

142

140

139

140 

139

136

137

136

132

131

129

129

132

132

136

136

142

140

140

140

139

137

134

131

129

128

126

125

123

123

122

4,145

134

0.172

0.20

8,220

Aug.

122

122

122

146 

14(3

131

126

126

125

123

123

*140

134

126

125

123

123

123

122

121

120

120

120

120

118

118

118

118

117

ITS

118

3,848

124

0.159

0.18

7,630

Sept.

117

117

117

121 

TI7

117

117

116

116

116

116

114

113

113

114

113

113

113

114

114

114

113

114

*116

117

116

116

114

*114

112

-

3,454

115

0.147

0.16

6,850

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,460 Min 152 Mean 494 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.62 Ac-ft 358,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,480 Min 112 Mean 265 Cfsm 0.339 In. 4.62 Ac-ft 192,100

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on"this day.
20 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°09'30", long. 91°06'30", in SE*NE£ sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 1,475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1933, November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

~]T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage and Nov. 1, 

1943, to Oct. 20, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1921-33, 1944-53), 1,334 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,590 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 12.05 ft); minimura, 186 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1921-33, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 

ft); minimum, 160 cfs Sept. 22-30, Oct. 2., 3, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft 

Sept. 28, 29, 1932.

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 tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

2.0 298

3.0 677

6.0 2,590

9.0 

12.0

5,150

8,590

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

174

317

719

5.0 1,910

8.0 4,150

10.0 6,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*308

305

301

30T 

301

348

368

379

37?

365

355

358

355

351

350

348

348

348

345

341

334

334

338

341

341

345

345

341

338

338

338

10,580

341

0.231

0.27

20,990

Nov.

341

S4T

345

341 

345

345

341

345

365

368

379

*376

362

358

355

355

358

396

466

511

481

440

407

404

507

1,040

1,210 

893

677

590

-

14,042

468

0.317

0.35

27,850

Dec.

550

511

492

511 

530

570

555

530

496

469

451

436

422

407

396

393

386

*382

393

425

440

462

469

466

454

440

429 

422

411

404

404

14,101

455

0.308

0.36

27,970

Jan.

396

429

458

469 

462

443

432

422

418

411

404

400

393

390

386

379 3R57

425

451

488

530

570

590

654

752

779

m

654

611

570

550

15,449

498

0.338

0.39

30,640

Feb.

511

m

477

*458 

440

429

418

407

"SBS 400

440

458

466

462

447

432

418

407

407

414

425

462

488

484

469

458

443 

432

-

-

-

12,448

445

0.302

0.31

24,690

Mar.

436 lar

2,270

7,550 

5,350

2,800

2,040

1,620

1,370

1,190

1,040

958

875

821

1,280

1,520

1,310

*1,220

1,310

1,250

1,160

1,070

1,130

1,340

1,310

1,130

1,010 

902

821

795

744

47,883

1,545

1.05

1.21

94,970

Apr.

744

695

648

625 

605

769

1,250

1,570

1,190

1,040

902

930

985

958

875

795

744

795

1,340

2,590

2,660

2,100

1,780

1,910

2,170

1,780

1,490 

1,310

1,190

1,100

-

37,558

1,245

0.844

0.94

74,060

May

1,010

930

821

769 

769

795

769

*719

695

671

648

625

648

875

1,100

1,370

2,590

5,240

2,520

1,910

1,550

1,310

1,130

985

875

795

719 

648

603

560

559

33,188

1,071

0.726

0.84

65,830

June

510

Tf8

459

440 

429

421

417

403

392

374

368

382

425

448

425

399

374

*360

554

540

524

314

311

304

501

327

343 

350

330

314

-

11,416

381

0.258

0.29

22,640

July

298

?5$

285

291 

288

282

279

291

295

285

276

270

264

264

264

267

276

282

279

282

288

288

276

273

267

258

252 

246

240

 235 235

8,464

273

0.185

0.21

16,790

Aug.

235

229

221

243 

298

264

261

270

258

246

238

*255

270

246

238

235

252

229

226

225

218

215

212

212

210

207

207 

204

204

204

204

7,214

233

0.158

0.18

14,510

Sept.

2Q

20-

19

 22 22 

21

2O

2O

2O

19

19

19

19i

19

19

19

19ia

IS

13

13

13

13

19

*13

19

IS 

13

19

IS

-

5,9E

1£

0.13

O.I

11, 8£

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,200 Mln 301 Mean 1,043 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.62 Ac-ft 757,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,330 Mln 189 Mean 597 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.50 Ac-ft 432,600

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efsK No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°38'45", long. 91°32'05", in NWi 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 899.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 24.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 9.12 ft); no 

flow July 27 to Aug. 3, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); no 

flow July 27 to Aug. 3, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 3O July 1 to Sept. 30

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

0.04

.36

1.62

4.2

9.1

4.3 

4.5 

4.8 

5.0 

6.0

19

50

119

185

637

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

.04 

.29

.76 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.10

.10

.08 708"

.10

.12

TTS

.10

.10

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.10

.10

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

2.68

0.086

0.0040

0.005

5.3

Nov.

0.08 -75B-

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.10

,12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.14

4^1

2.5

1.0

.75

.54

.54

-

11.99

0.400

0.019

0.02

24

Dec.

0.44

.44

.64

2.2

or

1.46

1.00

.87

.75

.64

.54

.44

.44

.36

.28

.28

.28

.28

.54

1.15

.87

.87

.87

.75

.64

.54

.54

.44

.36

.36

.36

21.63

0.698

0.033

0.04

43

Jan.

0.36 275"

3.0

2.0

1.62

1.46

*1.30

1.30

1.30

1.15

1.00

.87

.87

.87

.75

.75

1.30

2.2

5.8

6.8

6.8

5.8

35" 41

15

11

7.3

5.8

5.0

4.2

3.8

172.. 40

5.56

0.261

0.30

342

Feb.

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.62

1.62

1.62

5.0

4.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

*2.2

2.2

3.0

5.4

7.8

57¥

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.7 ,

_

-

91.66

3.27

0.154

0.16

182

Mar.

4.6 *65 

*280 ~SI

31

18

12

9.1

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

29

30

15

11

40

20

12

13

36

28

16

9.8

7.8

6.8

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.0

831.5

26.8

1.26

1.45

1,650

Apr.

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.0

172

16

11

7.8

6.2

5.4

5.4

18

15

9.1

7.3

5.8

5.8

36

68

48

24

14

263

*219~

62

28

17

14

8.4

6.8

-

939.5

31.3

1.47

1.64

1,860

May

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.6

5.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.3

2.7

14

89

54

22

11

7.3

5.8

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.80

1.46

1.15

j.87.

279.28

9.01

0.423

0.49

554

June

O.64

.44

.36

.28

.23

.20

.20

.17

.17

.17

2.2

.75

.28

.75

.36

.23

.20

*.20

.17

.17

.14

.12

.12

.10 710-

50

1.46

.54

.23

.20

-

61.18

2.04

0.096

0.11

121

July

0.17 ~7l4

.14

.17

.14

.12

.10

.10

.08

.06

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

00"

0

0

0

1.61

0.052

0.0024

0.003

3.2

Aug.

0

ff

0

3.6 ~759

.17

.14

.12

.10

.08

.08

.08

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.03

.01

.01

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.21

0.168

0.0079

0.009

10

Sept.

(»)

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 382 Mln 0.06 Mean 11.2 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.15 Ac-ft 8,130

Water year 1952-53 : Max 280 Mln 0 Mean 6.63 Cfsm 0.311 In. 4.23 Ac-ft 4,790

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Apr. 23 (10 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (9.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - 3
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. 7W., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from farm road bridge, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 66, and 4f 

miles northeast of Rolla.

Drainage area.--0.225 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 120 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11 cfs by weir formula and estimated overflow; no flow 

for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1953; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.85

1.90

2.00

2.1

2.2

2.3

.02 

.10 

.24 

.48

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

1.44

2.11

3.00

4.14

5.54

7.15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

 _64

.01

0

0

0

0

-

O.S5

0.022

0.098

0.11

1.3

Dec.

00~

.08

.30

TOT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.41

0.013

0.058

0.07

0.8

Jan.

0

.42

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.36

.24

.21

.06

.02

~72T 1.54

.09

.05

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

3.31

0.107

0.476

0.55

6.6

Feb.

0.01

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.25

.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

.02

.40

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

_

_

-

0.84

0.030

0.133

0.14

1.7

Mar.

0.23

1.50

~4T 4.13

.12

.04

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

1.34

.19

.07

.06

.82

.09

.04

.22

.32

.16

.05

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

9.96

0.321

1.43

1.65

20

Apr.

0

0

0

0

.80

.32

.07

.04

.02

.01

.11

.30

.09

.04

.02

.01

0

.34

.76

.24

.11

.06

7.07

T^S

.44

.16

.09

.04

.03

.02

-

13.84

0.461

2.05

2.29

27

May

0.01

.01

0~0

.03

.03

.06

.03

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

.26

1.47 -^o-

.11

.04

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.38

0.077

0.342

0.39

4.7

June

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

o .11

0

0

0

-

0.11

0.004

0.018

0.02

0.2

July

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.0006

0.0027

0.003

0.04

Aug.

0

0

0

.04

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

0.04

0.001

0.0044

0.007

0.08

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 7.07

Min - 

Min 0

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 0.086 Cfsm 0.382 In. 5.23

Ac-ft - 

Ac-ft 62.4

Peak discharge (base, 7 cfs).--Mar. 3 (11:30 a.m.) 16.8 cfs (3.37 ft); Apr. 23 (8:15 p.m.) 120 cfs 

(4.94 ft); May 17 (3 p.m.) 18.5 cfs (3.43 ft).
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 23

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40", long. 91 e 16'45", in NE^ sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 3 W., on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest 

of Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan.

Drainage area.--608 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1943 to September 1953 (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, 7,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 18.79 ft). 

T343-53: 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 1952 to September 1953

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

1,040

Feb. Mar.

_

_

1,790

6,320

2,560

1,140

-

I

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

1,000

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Apr.

_

_

_

-

_

-

~

-

_

1,240

1,340

_

-

_

.

_

1,280

1,200

_

-

-

2,170

3,330

1,340

-

-

-

-

-

May

1,040

June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 ofa). No peak above base.
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", In SW£ sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of bridge pier on 0. S. Highway 50, 800 ft upstream from Plat 

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 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1916 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, 

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, datum of all gages 3.00 ft higher. Prior to Sept. 24, 

1921, staff gage and Sept. 24,.1921, to Oct. 20, 1933, chain gage, at site 30 ft upstream. Oct. 21, 1933, to June 11, /L944, 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.--32 years, 689 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 efs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.85 ft); mlnlmum, 18, efs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 28,500 efs June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 23.23 

ft (present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 efs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 50,000 efs, 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 fair above 100 efs and poor belovi.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau,

Revlslons~Twater years).--WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1147: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, In cubic feet per second, for water year 1924, superseding those published 

In WSP 587, are given herewith:

Aug. 17, 1924.

Month

August 1924 ..................

Calendar year 1924. ........

Maximum

13,50O

Minimum

34

Mean

708

Per square 

mile

931

.876

Runoff In 

Inches

11.91

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

Ao-ft

Oct.

40

37

36

35

BT

39

36

41

44

47

60

5S

44

37

4O

40

40

37 

39

39

37

35

40

44

42

36

36

37

36

36

44

1,247

40.2

0.050

O.06

2,470

Nov.

57

42

41

41

42

44

52

45

47

44

40

*4T

57

57

62

67

55

51 

49

47

45

45

42

42

74

88

SO

101

147

154

-

1,799

60.0

0.074

0.08

3,570

Dec.

132

T23

112

105

94

84

80

76

78

76

72

67

65

65

64

60

*57

57 

55

B3

60

60

65

65

67

69

70

72

70

70

69

2,328

75.1

0.093

0.11

4,620

Jan.

65

8T

88

112

219

194

174

184

164

142

126

110

105

92

90

82

99

94

101

1O3

144

253

311

363

724

940

B3T

454

359

3O1

256

7,170

231

0.286

0.33

14,220

Feb.

224

197

184

*156

149

137

126

114

110

105

119

121

156

292

504

258

215

184

168

149

151

142

147

174

186

200

181

166

_

-

4,811

172

0.215

0.22

9,540

Mar.

T49~ 147

49O

2,83O

6,56O

4,050

1,510

913

652

516

435

385

550

527

523

363

484

*472 

407

834

703

538

446

543

575

461

376

317

276

244

255

26,909

868

1.07

1.24

53,370

Apr.

235

346

703

435

343

301

276

583

632

561

476

781

1,640

1,640

886

594

465

418 

508

1,420

1,480

1,02O

729

1,770

3,520

3.940

1, 780

994

678

547

-

29,601

987

1.22

1.36

58,710

May

461

4OO

353

317

292

317

400

*410

366

327

282

250

227

208

194

21O

488

1, 210 

860

678

476

363

292

238

208

171

154

142

126

112

96_

10,628

343

0.425

0.49

21,080

June

94

12

70

70

65

65

60

54

69

62

58

70

62

65

69

65

57

52 

*55

57

49

54

48

48

42_

65

80

90

74

67

-

1,918

63.9

0.079

0.09

3,800

July

49

36

57

67

47

48

44

39

48

41

35

53

36" 31

55

31

34

36 

37

33

41

60

64

54

70

49

54

72

BT

60

54

1,459

47 .'1

0.058

0.07

2,890

Aug.

40

36

33

29

31

45

86

88

105

186

*137

*103

58

45

35

28

25

3O 

35

*31

28

27

27

26

27

25

25

24

3?

40

31

1,521

49.1

O.061

0.07

3,020

Sept.

27

28

30

39

3T

27

23

20

24

25

24

27

28

24

24

23

23

23 

24

24

26

23

21

22

23

22

21

*20

20

20

-

742

34.7

0.031

0.03

1,470

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,250 Mln 35 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.547 In. 7.45 Ac-ft 320,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,560 Mln 20 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.306 In. 4.15 Ao-ft 178,800

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°07'20", long. 90°40i30", in SWijNWir 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, 1^ miles downstream from Mineral Pork, and 6| 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 1953.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.71 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.91 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 19, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, adjusted to gage site by comparison with recorded flood 5.5 ft lower (discharge, 70,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

2.5 89

2.8 158

3.0 223

4.0 

5.0

7.0

623

1,180

2,600

2.1 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

260

659

6.0 1,880

10.0 4,960

15.0 10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Ac-ffi

Oct.

*102

55" 95

95

108

150

150" 164

131

124

120

120

122

124

117

117

117

115

120

117

115

115

115

113

115

122

122 

120

113

113

117

3,683

119

0.166

0.19

7,310

Nov.

122

150

124

124

120

120

117

150

142

158

147

136

*129

126

124

126

129

338

669

453

307

245

213

199

523

""sir 2,550

551

441

390

-

10,007

334

0.465

0.52

19,850

Dec.

340

317

302

362

594

514

425

370

336

302

281

257

244

234

228

222

216

214

 225

325

413

393

378

366

343

317

299

278

264

257

244

9,857

318

0.443

0.51

19,550

Jan.

238

257

299

281

270

254

241

278

409

378

340

317

288

274

267

254

260

292

332

355

393

413

429

914

945

682

572 

514

518

465

425

12,152

392

0.546

0.65

24,100

Feb.

397

366

336

514

*299

284

281

278

270

257

274

295

310

292

284

270

250

234 S3B"

244

425

551

4BT

401

366

347

317 

299

_

_

-

8,940

519

0.444

0.46

17,730

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,850 Mln 95

Mar.

35B" 299

5,110

9,660

5,200

1,450

1,000

778

682

594

526

495

469

843

4,150

2,020

1,090

1,180

 1,210

858

729

659

705

729

615

551

501 

469

441

437

453

40,256

1,298

1.81

2.08

79,810

Apr.

469

441

397

370

562

887

1,300

886

705

594

522

682

682

551

497

453

415

551

2,600

27350"

1,460

1,000

851

858

858

729

637 

572

514

493

-

23,694

790

1.10

1.25

47,000

May

477

455

421

297

429

437

 417

597

382

370

355

351

433

705

657

1,950

2,680

3,590

1,600

972

729

594

518

477

425

586

552

502

270

250

238

21,974

709

0.987

1.14

43,580

June

231

208

191

177

186

199

196

191

175

156

149

167

183

188

196

186

156

 136

131

124

121

116

118

114

106

729

1,020 378"

238

180

-

6,646

222

0.209

0.34

15,180

Mean 583 Cfsm 0.812 In.

July

144

128

124

126

136

128

121

114

111

108

104

104

104

104

101

98

141

247

TBT

154

126

116

144

111

96

91

89 

89

86

77

77

5,645

118

0.164

0.19

7,230

Aug.

144

96

84

84

86

82

79

114

96

89

86

 84

82

84

79

77

77

79

74

65

65

65

65

67

67

67

63 

60

56

BT

60

2,454

78.5

0.109

0.15

4,830

Sept.

60

58

58

60

60

58

60

5B" 67

63

58

51

49

49

49

56

51

45

45

49

51

56

56

 54

51

54

56 

56

56

54

1,657

55.2

0.077

0.09

5,290

11.05 Ac-ft 423,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,660 Mln 45 Mean 397 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.51 Ac-ft 287,500

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Mar. 4 (3:30 a.m'.) 11,100 cfs (15.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°21'45", long. 90°39'05", In SE^ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream 

from Head Creek.

Drainage area. 917 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1922 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wireweight gage, at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--31 years, 877 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 17.01 

ft Mar. 5; minimum discharge, 50 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1922-53: 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 in August 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 table, water year 1952-53, except periods when fall was 

used as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26 to Mar. 3, Mar. 8-15, 18, 

Mar. 20 to Apr. 7)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

54

70

126

230

361

5.0

8.0

14.0

17.0

795

2,460

6,960

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

-total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

128

*114

114

112

111

116

137

171

171

159

155

143

149

145

147

147

143

139

139

141

147

151

153 

155

145

149

155 

159

155

147

145

4,442

143

0.156

0.18

8.810

Nov.

147

149

155

159

155

149

151

147

153

163

176

173

*171

163

157

153

157

171

331

771

522

355

285 

260

277

929

2.540 

1,040

675

513

-

11,147

372

0.406

0.45

22,110

Dec.

426

378

346

346

378

675

581

470

394

349

320

295

272

258

244

242

237

228

*237

248

323

446

426 

398

381

358

337 

311

293

280

275

10,752

347

0.378

0.44*

21,330

Jan.

263

275

309

331

311

306

285

272

280

401

391

355

334

309

293

280

282

282

309

349

378

419

554 

699

1.290

1,140

893 

723

651

651

567

14,182

457

0.498

0.58

28,130

Feb.

518

466

430

394

368

*352

334

325

323

317

323

328

*337

355

340

328

314

300

287

287

298

462

675 

554

479

430

398 

374

_

_

-

10,696

382

0.417

0.43

21,220

Mar.

361

368

2,350

k6,670

k9 . 140

k3,080

1,840

1,390

1,190

1,020

893

795

723

699

2,440

k3,920

2,020

1,500

1,660

*1,470

1,160

1,040

966 

1,020

966

844

747 

675

628

604

599

52,778

1,703

1.86

2.14

104,700

Apr.

604

628

576

513

483

544

1,380

1,660

1,340

1,020

844

893

1,060

942

795

675

604

675

1,390

3.200

2,400

1,660

1,290 

1,500

1,340

1,160

991 

868

771

675

-

32,481

1,083

1.18

1.32

64,430

May

628

590

544

504

496

*509

522

492

454

430

412

387

381

485

820

1,300

3,270

3.550

3,060

1,660

1,190

942

771 

651

576

500

446 

381

340

314

287

26,892

867

0.945

1.09

53,340

June

275

263

244

226

210

212

223

217

212

201

184

176

176

210

201

206

*201

180

163

153

149

141

139 

134

134

524

1.120 

942

438

295

-

8,149

272

0.297

0.33

16,160

July

237

197

171

180

161

157

157

155

151

137

128

121

119

116

114

114

116

114

182

193

171

153

139 

136

137

126

118 

103

97

96

93.

4,389

142

0.155

0.18

8,710

Aug.

93

123

104

100

102

102

96

94

106

108

103

97

94

93

89

88

88

86

85

85

86

82

77 

77

78

77

78 

78

76

2±

74

2,793

90.1

0.098

0.11

5,540

Sept.

72

68

70

58

74

88

76

73

72

76

76

78

76

64

74

69

66

67

68

67

61

70

66 

68

*69

67

H

76

*66

-

2,093

69.8

0.076

0.08

4,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,890 Min 111 Mean 745 Cfsm 0.812 In. 11.07 Ac-ft 540,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,140 Min 56 Mean 495 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.33 Ac-ft 358,600

Peak dischai-Ke (base. 11,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed using fall as a factor.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location. Lat 3S°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 1953.

Page.--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.--32 years (1921-53), 3,220 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum, 272 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 11, 194S (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 method).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1925 has been revised to 20,100 

cfs Dec. 22, 1924 (gage height, 14.60 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 607.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 193S(M). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1007: Drainage area. 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1924-25, superseding those published in WSP 587 and 607, are given herewith:

Date

1924

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

15

16

17

18

Discharge

1,600

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,500

1,000

950

900

900

Date

1924-Con.

Jan. 19

20

21

22

Dec. 21

22

23

24

27

28

29

Discharge

900

900

900

1,300

18,800

20,100

10,000

4,500

1,900

1,700

1,600

Date

1924-Con.

Dec. 30

31

1925

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

960

Month

Water year 1923-24 ........

Calendar year 1924 ........

January 1925 ................

Calendar year 1925. .......

Maximum

30, 600

30,600

2,320

24,400

Minimum

495

490

890

377

Mean

3,310

3,130

1,380

2,350

Per square 

mile

.874

.826

.364

.620

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

11.91

1.08

11.26

.42

8.41
28 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 {gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

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

1.1 470

2.0 1,220

4.0 3,420

8.0 9,600

12.0 16,400

14.0 20,000

0.7 229

1.0 420

2.0 1,300

4.0 3,590

8.0 9,600

12.0 16;400

14.0 20,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195E 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

534 

526

510

502

502

502

518

582

630

646

638

630

622

614

630

630

614

606

606

598

598

598

590

590

598

598

606

614

614

606

598

18,250

589

0.155

0.18

36,200

Nov.

598 

66T

614

622

622

622

622

622

638

646

670

*670

678

678

670

670

670

710

736

1,090

1,120

1,010

922

863

914

1,130

2.970

2,160

1,790

1,490

-

27,823

9E7

O.E45

O.E7

55,190

Dec.

1.510 

1,220

1,120

1,080

1,060

1,220

1,260

1,180

1,130

1,070

999

948

906

872

846

820

*795

778

804

838

863

999

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

965

922

897

880

854

30,726

991

0.262

0.30

60,940

Jan.

829 

572

948

982

999

1,020

1,030

990

965

1,010

1,030

982

940

914

880

854

863

880

888

965

1,040

1,110

1,310

1,790

2,110

2.550

2,500

2,110

1,840

1,690

1,540

38,431

1,240

0.327

0.38

76,230

Feb.

1.400 

1,310

1,220

*1,180

1,120

1,080

1,020

982

956

948

999

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,060

999

982

982

1,020

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,180

*1,180

1,110

_

-

31,008

1,107

0.292

0.30

61,500

Mar.

1.080 

1,120

2,650

12,700

19 . 100

18,400

9,260

5,650

4,250

3,590

3,000

2,630

2,390

2,220

3,010

5,800

4,390

*3,720

3,590

3,460

3,590

3,140

2,810

2,750

2,940

2,880

2,570

2,280

2,060

1,940

1,890

140,860

4,544

1.20

1.38

279,400

Apr.

1,840 

1,790

2,000

2,060

1,790

1.690

2,110

3,260

3,850

3,330

2,810

3,200

3,330

4,110

3,590

2,810

2,330

2,220

2,880

4,950

6,550

6,100

4,810

5,230

6,100

7.950

6,400

4,390

3,460

2,940

-

109,880

3,663

0.967

1.08

217,900

May

2,630 

2,390

2,110

1,940

1,840

*1,790

1,790

1,890

1,790

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,740

2,330

4,670

6,400

7..790

5,510

4,110

3,260

2,690

2,330

2,060

1,840

1,690

1,490

1,390

1,300

1.200

77,820

2,510

0.663

0.76

154,400

June

1,150 

1,080

1,010

958

922

895

868

850

832

796

760

769

769

778

796

805

*778

733

697

644

619

594

576

568

55t

760

1,490

1.540

1,050

841

-

25,479

849

0.224

0.25

50,540

July

742 

662

610

796

825

644

585

568

551

534

508

492

484

468

452

452

468

460

476

542

619

823

644

560

517

492

476

444

420

415

405

17,130

553

0.146

0.17

33,980

Aug.

670 

542

420

420

413

415

444

468

492

508

*568

554

476

444

420

405

584

569

354

347

341

334

334

328

321

321

515

315

309

309

309

12,627

407

0.107

0.12

25,050

Sept.

509 

296

296

509

296

315

328

309

296

289

296

296

296

209

2.78

283

283

278

283

283

283

278

289

»296

302

302

309

302

*309

521

-

8,899

297

0.078

0.09

17,650

Calendar year 1952 : Max 24,000 Mln 502 Mean 2,524 Cfsm 0.666 In. 9.07 Ac-ft 1,832,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 19,100 Mln 278 Mean 1,477 Cfsm 0.390 In. 5.28 Ac-ft 1,069,000

Peak discharge (base. 52.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Location. Lat 37°54'00", long. 89°49 I 50", in SWi: sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 7 W., 3rd principal 

meridian, on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and at mile 109.5 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area.--712.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: July 1942 to September 1953 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 daily discharge in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1953 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.--22 years (1928-39, 1942-53), 187,300cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 378,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 22.2 ft); minimum, 64,100 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 0.9 ft).

1928-39, 1942-53: Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 cfs July 3, 1947 (discharge, 

including unmeasured overflow, was greater May 24, 1943); maximum gage height, 39.3 

ft July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; minimum gage 

height, -2.0 ft Dec. 11, 1937.

1891-1953: 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.

Qage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.6

Z.2

2.6

1.9

1.7

2.2

2.O

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

3.0

2.2

1.9

Nov.

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.3

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.1

2.2

3.O

2.5

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.2

4.6

5.3

6.6

5.9

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.5

4.0

3.4

-

Dec.

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.1

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.2

1.7

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.5

2.9

2.6

3.2

4.1

3.9

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.5

Jan.

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.8

2.4

1.5

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

Feb.

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.8

4.4

5.9

7.2

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.0

6.0

5.3

4.8

6.2

8.0

11.6

13.0

12.9

12.1

10.4

_

_

-

Mar.

9.1

8.6

8.6

9.7

9.7

9.9

11.1

10.3

9.6

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.6

9.6

12.1

13.4

14.0

14.6

14.8

15.2

15.4

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.2

14.9

15.3

15.6

15.6

15.4

15.6

Apr.

16.4

18.5

20.3

21.6

22.2

22.0

20.9

19.4

18.4

18.0

18 .0

17.7

17.2

16.4

15.6

15.0

14.8

14.8

14.8

14.6

14.6

14.5

14.4

14.5

15.3

16.4

16.7

16.4

16.0

15.5

-

May

15.0

14.4

14.0

14.2

15.6

15.8

15.6

16.5

17.5

18.9

19.3

18.7

17.3

16.2

15.4

15.0

15.0

15.3

15.4

15.4

14.7

14.4

13.8

13.0

12.3

12.6

12.6

12.2

12.4

12.8

12.3

June

11.6

11.5

11.3

11.0

11.0

11.4

11.5

11.2

11.3

11.6

11.6

12.0

12.4

13.8

17.2

17.7

17.1

16.2

15.6

15.3

14.8

13.5

12.6

12.0

11.2

11.4

13.7

14.0

13.8

13.9

-

July

14.6

15.4

16.3

15.8

15.6

15.6

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.2

14.6

14.1

13.7

13.0

12.5

12.0

11.7

11.6

11.4

11.0

11.0

10.8

10.7

10.2

_

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

Aug.

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.2

8.O

8.6

9.0

9.4

10.3

10.5

10.6

11.1

11.5

11.7

11.8

11.6

11.2

1O.8

10.2

9.6

9.5

9.3

8.9

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.3

Sept.

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.7

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.1

1.8

-

Mote.--aage heights obtained from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and comparison with recorder record for stations upstream and downstream. No reading obtained on July 26.
30 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Chester, 111. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83.0

84.7

8071

75.5 

74.7

75.5

70.8

69.2

71.5

70.0

70.0 

68.5

6~8T5

71.5

70.8

73.1

73.1

73.9

75.5

74.7

74.7

71.5

71.5

73.9

73.1

72.3

71.5

73.1 

76.3

71.5

70.8

2,275.1

73.39

4,513

JiOV.

75.5

77.9

75.5

72.3 

70.8

73.9

75.5

73.1

75.5

79.6

74.7 

70.8

71.5 ja.s

70.8

73.9

74.7

76.3

83.8

94.4

103

111

104

93.5

89.9

88.1

91.7

91.7 

87.3

82.1

-

2,454.3

81.81

4,868

Dec.

83.0

84.7

84.7

78.8 

78.8

82.1

79.6

74.7

72.3

75.5

75.5 

73.9

71.5

70.8

70.8

70.8

70.8

70.0

70.8

72.3

77.1

78.8

77.9

83.8

89.9

87.3

80.4

74.7 

73.1

70.0

68.5

2,372.9

76.55

4,707

Jan.

70.0

69.2

70.8

71.5 

68. r

68.5

64.8

6478

66.2

66.2

67.0 

67.7

65.5

65.5

67.7

73.1

74.7

68.5

65.5

66.2

70.0

75.5

77.9

79.6

82.1

77.1

75.5

75.5 

76.3

77.1

77.9

2,206.4

71.17

4,376

Feb.

77.9

76.3

73.9

74.7 

73.1

74.7

78.8

83.8

98.0

112

126 

130

127

124

124

122

120

116

108

102

102

117

147

188

204

200

185

163

_

-

3,328.2

118.9

6,601

Mar.

148

141

143

154 

153

160

170

157

150

143

133

133"

159

190

207

218

228

233

240

243

243

243

243

238

236

245

248

247

245

248

6,064

195.6

12,030

Apr.

269

311

345

367 

376

371

343

309

291

285

283 

275

265

248

238

229

228

229

228

228

228

226

224

228

240

258

260

252 

245

234

-

8,113

270.4

16,090

May

224

218

212

219 

240

240

241

256

281

303

m260

241

229

223

224

229

229

226

216

210

204

192

188

190

188

185 

186

189

183

7,020

226.5

13,920

June

175

172

167

m

174

174

171

174

176

177 

183

189

216

265

271

258

243

233

228

218

198

185

177

170

179

204

206 

204

209

-

5,930

197.7

11,760

July

219

233

233

233

233

233

233

231

223 

213

207

199

189

183

176

172

171

168

163

163

161

159

153

147

141

135 

133

137

141

s.aei

189.1

11,630

Aug.

141

136

132

m

133

138

147

156

159

163 

170

174

176

176

174

170

166

156

150

147

143

139

142

143

142

139

137 

134

133

128

4,597

148.3

9,118

Sept.

124

116

112

108 

109

109

104

100

92.6

89.0

89.0 

89.9

90.8

89.0

88.1

87.3

85.6

83.0

80.4

77.9

78.8

77.1

77.1

78.8

78.8

81.3

80.4

77.1 

72.3

71.5

-

2,697.8

89.93

5,351

Calendar year 1952 : Max 682 Min 68.5 Mean 212.0 Ao-ft 154,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 376 Min 64.8 Mean 145.0 Ao-ft 105,000

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

figures expressed in thousands.
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 31

Castor River at Zalma, 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 (revised).

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1953.

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 at present site and datum. Since Dec. 18, 1949, auxiliary staff gage 

6 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--32 years, 526 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 18.30 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 29 cfs Sept. 15-23; minimum gage 

height, 1.06 ft Sept. 16-19, 22, 23.

1921-53: 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 floodrnark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1147: 1922-23(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Mar. 4-5, Apr. 19)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

47

94

149

236

6.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

780

1,690

2,700

4,500

Apr. 20 to Sept. 3O

25 2.5

57 3.1

1.0 2.5 153 

1.5 57 3.1 236 

2.0 97

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

50 

50

47

47

47

50

54

61

61

61

61

65

61

*65

65

65

69

69

69

73

69

73

73

77

77

77

77 

77

77

77

81

2,025

65.3

O.154

0.18

4,O2O

Nov.

81 

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

85

85

90

85

85

81

81

81

81

*85

137

162

137

114

104

94

120

285

302 

22O

189

168

-

3,519

117

O.277

0.31

6,98O

Dec.

149 

156

143

236

337

355

3T9

285

252

302

252

220

204

189

175

168

162

149

149

189

189

175

189

189

175

175

168 

162

156

149

149

6,267

202

O.478

0.55

12,430

Jan.

143 

143

137

137

125

12O

120

143

175

252

236

220

220

*204

189

175

175

189

189

175

175

168

285

447

466

447

4O9 

391

391

373

355

7,374

238

0.563

0.65

14,63O

Feb.

319 

302

285

268

236

236

220

204

189

189

2O4

236

220

236

2 2O

220

204

2O4

189

236

428

542

485

428

*4O9

373

355

319

-

-

-

7,956

284

0.6'71

0.76

15,780

Mar.

302 

780

1,060

4.120

3,930

1,860

1,260

927

700

580

504

466

428

466

70O

780

660

864

1,08O

885

740

1,170

1,970

1,460

1,03O

780

660 

580

504

466

428

32,140

1,037

2.45

2.83

63,750

Apr.

409 

373

337

302

285

319

*337

319

319

302

302

409

523

504

466

428

409

1,630

3.860

2,OOO

1,280

948

740

64O

58O

504

456 

409

428

720

-

20,538

685

1.62

1.81

40,740

May

760 

700

60O

542

504

456

41S

382

346

319

294

302

428

4O9

580

822

2.490

1,910

1,590

*1,060

78O

6 2O

542

466

418

373

328 

285

252

228

2O_6

19,410

626

1.48

1.71

38,500

June

m154

145

134

127

119

111

103

96

92

89

85

84

83

82

79

74

71

68

66

64

62

60

59

67

89 

95

83

77

2,882

96.1

O.227

0.25

5,72O

July

73 

70

65

63

61

58

56

55

54

51

57

52

51

51

*51

56

78

110

79

69

65

62

59

60

63

58

54

51

49

46

45

1,872

60.4

0.143

0.16

3,710

Aug.

42

IT

41

39

39

38

38

41

39

38

37

*36

36

36

36

35

36

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34 

33

33

33

33

1,134

36.6

O.O87

0.10

2,250

Sept.

34 

34

34

35

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

*29

30

30

32

33 

34

34

34

946

31.5

O.O74

0.08

1,88O

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,85O Min 47 Mean 43O Cfsm 1.O2 In. t!3.84 Ac-ft 312,500

Water year 1952-53-. Max 4,120 Min 29 Mean 291 Cfsm O.688 In. 9.33 Ac-ft 210,400

Peak discharge (base. 8.OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Based on revised drainage area.
32 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location. Lat 37°13'00", long. 89°27'50", in N¥? sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on dovmstream 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 

1953 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 1953, 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, 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 Dot. 1, 1943, former base 

gage at Cape Girardeau used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--18 years (1933-37, 1939-53), 192,600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 382,000 cfs Apr. 6; maximum gage height, 326.74 

ft Apr. 6,; minimum discharge, 68,300 cfs Jan. 20; minimum gage height, 306.82 ft 

Jan. 8, 9.

1941-53: 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, 306.50 ft Feb. 6, 

1948.

1878-1953: At Grays Point, maximum gage height, 342.39 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, May 87, 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, 1,350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

Flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.68

8.92

9.05

8.81

8.24

8.28

8.17

.67

.67

.81

.73

.93

.62

.80

8.00

7.88

8.12

8.21

8.28

8.36

8.24

8.28

7.84

7.96

8.11

8.07

8.01

7.93

8.07

8.49

7.92

Itov.

7.72

8.17

8.36

8.04

7.88

7.52

7.91

8.06

7.90

7.98

8.52

8.10

7.67

7.72

7.80

7.54

7.92

8.11

8.23

9.07

9.95

10.86

11.64

10.83

10.08

9.81

9.62

9.92

9.83

9.36

-

Dec.

8.92

9.14

9.15

9.37

8.78

8.69

8.92

8.60

7.87

7.67

8.02

7.99

7.65

7.46

7.50

7.45

7.44

7.42

7.38

7.46

7.62

8.18

8.34

8.22

9.06

9.60

9.21

8.46

7.98

7.74

7.41

Jan.

.33

.45

.33

.46

.55

.33

.10

6.85

6.84

6.89

6.95

7.18

7.19

6.94

6.94

7.19

7.78

7.90

7.22

6.94

6.96

7.27

7.92

8.29

8.75

8.62

8.30

8.02

8.14

8.23

8.29

Feb.

8.27

8.25

8.15

7.82

7.72

7.63

7.69

8.07

8.65

10.10

11.37

12.44

12.78

12.63

12.56

12.71

12.74

12.62

12.19

11.35

10.85

10.95

11.80

14.26

17.08

18.03

17.82

16.84

-

-

-

Mar.

15.38

14.76

14.44

15.86

16.65

16.17

16.84

17.25

16.61

16.13

15.49

14.57

13.80

14.20

16.22

18.11

18.83

19.56

19.92

20.28

20.63

20.70

21.20

21.13

20.97

20.65

20.55

20.82

20.72

20.60

20.66

Apr.

20.79

22.06

24.08

25.68

26.43

26.71

26.29

24.93

23.74

23.10

22.84

22.59

22.25

21.59

20.83

20.18

19.79

20.01

20.20

19.89

19.77

19.65

19.46

19.42

19.53

20.54

21.31

21.31

20.94

20.88

-

May

20.51

20.05

19.45

19.06

19.65

20.60

20.50

20.77

21.35

22.44

23.41

23.37

22.39

21.34

20.69

20.17

20.32

20.56

20.97

21.17

20.87

20.42

19.95

19.17

18.18

17.84

17.88

17.67

17.52

17.77

17.88

June

17.31

16.66

16.40

16.17

15.90

15.99

16.27

16.18

15.99

16.25

16.32

16.45

16.78

17.25

19.42

21.48

21.42

20.83

20.15

19.76

19.40

18.74

17.79

17.06

16.40

15.84

17.19

18.29

18.16

18.14

-

July

18.44

19.01

19.81

20.21

20.00

19.82

19.84

19.77

19.75

19.80

19.65

19.21

18.69

18.28

17.86

17.30

16.98

16.62

16.26

16.18

15.95

15.70

15.62

15.65

15.29

14.90

14.55

14.18

13.72

13.52

13.81

Aug.

14.24

14.30

13.90

13.56

13.21

13.13

13.78

13.97

14.39

14.99

15.13

15.34

15.70

16.09

16.25

16.25

16.00

15.62

15.30

14.77

14.39

14.23

14.03

13.87

13.99

14.12

14.12

13.96

13.77

13.70

13.53

Sept.

13.22

12.86

12.31

11.91

11.55

11.57

11.39

11.38

10.95

10.64

9.99

9.58

9.56

9.68

9.51

9.48

9.49

9.29

9.07

8.77

8.53

8.62

8.54

8.59

8.66

8.69

9.04

8.85

8.59

7.99

-

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 acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

33

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

79,7

81.4

81.8

78.1

74.2

75.5

73.3

70.5

71.2

71.5

71.6

71.9

69.9

71.8

73.1

72.3

73.8

75.5

77.1

76.7

76.9

76.6

73.5

74.5

74.5

73.7

72.9

72.0

74.6

75.7

71.6

2,307.4

74.43

4,577

JJov.

72.3

76.7

76.8

75.1

73.3

72.1

75.8

75.9

75.1

77.5

80.0

76.1

73.2

73.4

73.2

7.1 1 4

73.8

74.5

75.6

84.6

93.6

105

110

100

93.1

91.5

89.9

93.0

90.4

84.3

-

2,457.2

81.91

4,874

Dec.

82.2

84.2

84.1

84.4

79.4

81.5

83.0

80.1

76.9

76.0

77.8

75.9

73.2

72.8

72.8

72.2

72.2

72.2

72.3

73.3

75.2

80.1

79.7

81.1

88.8

9U

85.8

79.4

76.4

74.2

1U8

2,430.7

78.41

4,821

Jan.

72.0

72.7

71.9

73.7

73.3

71.7

70.1

68.4

68.7

69.2

70.5

71.9

70.7

69.1

69.0

71.3

76.3

74.5

69.4

68.4

69.3

72.6

76.8

79.9

85.9

82.2

78.0

76.9

77.8

78.5

79.3

2,278.0

73.48

4,518

Feb.

78.4

78.3

76.7

75.1

14,3

74.3

75.8

79.3

87.3

102

117

128

128

125

125

126

124

122

115

107

105

110

123

163

198

208

202

181

-

-

-

3,308.5

118.2

' 6,562

Mar.

163

155

157

177

179

170

180

177

163

154

144

133

128

143

177

203

215

228

232

239

244

245

252

249

244

238

241

246

245

245

248

6,214

200.5

12,330

Apr.

256

286

327

359

374

579

365

559

512

504

300

294

284

272

256

245

240

243

243

240

235

255

251

250

255

252

260

255

248

244

-

8,541

278.0

16,540

May

238

229

218

217

235

245

244

252

267

290

505

299

277

257

243

256

255

242

245

245

255

227

219

206

195

194

194

190

189

193

194

7,249

235.8

14,580

June

181

175

171

167

165

169

172

172

171

174

175

177

182

196

244

271

265

251

240

234

226

212

196

185

175

172

199

209

210

210

-

5,946

198.2

11,790

July

216

229

242

246

242

240

240

238

257

256

252

222

215

208

199

190

184

179

174

173

168

166

164

162

156

150

144

138

132

131

155

5,988

193.2

11,880

Aug.

141

139

135

151

128

151

141

145

152

159

161

165

171

176

178

177

172

165

159

152

148

145

142

140

142

145

142

140

138

136

134

4,628

149.5

' 9,180

Sept.

129

123

118

113

110

110

109

107

105

97.9

90. t>

88.1

88.2

88.1

86.0

86.4

86.0

84.0

82.1

79.6

78.2

78.6

78.0

79.0

78.8

81.0

82.4

80.5

76.7

73^3

2,765.4

92.18

5,485

Calendar year 1952: Max 683 Mln 69.9 Mean 217.9 Ao-ft 157,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 379 Mln 68.4 Mean 147.7 Ao-ft 106,900

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

figures expressed in thousands.
34 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°57', long. 88°49', near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 62, on Ballard-Carlisle County line, 0.8 mile south of Lovelaceville 

and 3 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area . 211 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. --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.--15 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.79 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1938-53: 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, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 19,800 

cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3-29, Hay 1-14, May 23 to June 6, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 19

3.9

4.1

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

24

51

105

5.5

7.0

14.0

17.0

18.0

180

540

2,790

4,200

6,800

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

May 20 to Sept. 3O

5.5 140

6.0 245

10.0 1,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13 

13

13

14 

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14 

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

449

14.5

0.069

0.08

Nov.

li 

16

17

16 

*16

17

16

16

17

18

18

17 

16

16

16

16

16

27

41

20

17

16

16

*16

17

18

17

17

17

-

640

21.3

0.101

0.11

Dec.

Te

20

1.670 

267

62

32

22

164

1,220

94

47 

30

24

22

20

19

19

18 

19

19

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

4,006

129

0.611

0.71

Jan.

22 

22

22

22 

22

*20

55

1.450

180

68

53

45 

35

28

25

595

546

350

95 

67

139

82

702

874

170

88

68

72

*57

48

44

6,046

195

0.924

1.07

Feb.

40

57

56

34 

41

267

84

55

43

58

925

1.260 

180

99

75

*60

50

42

59 

849

1,250

166

95

74

66

59

51

45

_

_

-

6,058

216

1.02

1.07

Mar,

595

1,990

5,950

5.270 

5,970

568

151

113

93

84

74

80 

*101

S,250

5,340

533

194

3,250

1,310 

156

97

821

2,990

451

127

90

73

64

57

*56

69

32,547

1,050

4.98

5.74

Apr.

649

117

76

62 

53

61

78

68

56

46

59

62 

47

57

7T

98

51

552

312 

*100

74

63

55

60

181

95

60

50

159

1.300

4,712

157

0.744

0.85

May

204 

93

70

90 

398

152

*99

105

70

58

77

103 

71

1,030

1,520

1,740

2,620

3,470

4.200 

1,340

176

104

78

61

47

39

31

26

25

24

22.

18,121

585

2.77

3.19

June

21 

20

19

*19 

19

39

35

35

54

34 

34

62

54

21

20

18

18 

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

17.

819

27.5

0.129

0.14

July

18 

18

18

28 

18

17

19

64

25

15

14

14 

14

*14

14

16

20

19

14

14

101

50

20

16

14

14

15

13

13

12

15

670

21.6

0.102

0.12

Aug.

12 

12

12

12

*13

13

78

178

^2

17

16

14

14

15

15

12

12

12

*12 

12

12

15

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

626

20.2

0.096

0.11

Sept.

tt

11

11 

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6 

9.6

9,6

9.5

*9.0

9.0

9.0

11 

11

10

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.3

10

10

10

9.9

9.6

300.1

10.0

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,410 Min 12 Mean 242 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1952-53= Max 5,270 Min 9.0 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.22

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs). Mar. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 6,170 cfs (17.79 ft)j May 19 (5 p.m.) 4,40o 

cfs (17.14 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION CREEK BASIN 35

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 1953.

Gage. Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~T::'929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 10.73 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 4, Mar. 4-23)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

Oct. 1

0

.1

.8

2.4

8.0

to Dec.

2.2

2.5

3.0

5.0

4

16

35

102

500

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.2

Dec. 5

0.2

.6

3.4

6.4

20

32

to May

2.5

3.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

18

64

134

700

1,270

1,670

1.

1.

1.

1.

May 19

4 0

5 .4

,6 2.6

7 5.4

to Sept.

1.9

2.2

3.0

30

13

30

134

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

"21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

3.2

42

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

~

45.4

1.51

0.042

0.05

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

367

22

9.4

7.0

5.8

172

55

4.0

.,6

.14

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

647.9

20.9

0.576

0.66

Jan.

0.2

. 3

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

180

14

9.7

8.8

6.7

5.2

4.3

4.3

99

68

20

11

10

22

9.7

149

45

15

9.4

7.6

5.2

*3.7

2.5

2.2

714.0

23.0

0.634

0.73

Feb.

1.9

1.6

1.3

l_.jj)

3.1

46

5.8

3.4

2.2

2.8

379

70

*22

17

14

11

9.4

8.8

8.8

115

69

17

13

11

10

9.1

7.9

6.7

-

-

"

867.8

31.0

0.854

0.89

Mar.

190

157

*1.580

193

58

26

16

14

12

11

9.7

*9.7

98

775

157

32

87

717

56

29

20

458

177

36

21

16

13

10

9.1

 1.2

27

5,022.7

162

4.46

5.15

Apr.

188

21

15

12

10

12

15

11

9.1

7.6

6.7

7.0

5.8

4.9

57

8.8

5.2

98

16

*9.4

7.0

5.2

14

42

8.5

4.9

4.0

96

153

-

858.1

28.6

0.788

0.88

May

17

10

7.3

76

34

14

33

16

8.2

5.5

61

17

*9.4

311

96

280

532

576

100

45

26

18

13

9.0

6.1

4.6

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.1

iuZ

2,338.1

75.4

2.08

2.40

June

1.5

1.2

n.o

.8

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

9.0

2.3

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

19.1

0.637

0.018

0.02

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,440 Min 0 Mean 32.6 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Min 0 Mean 28.8 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.78

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Mar. 3 (7 a.m.) 2,360 cfs (10.73 ft); May 18 (2 a.m.) 2,090 cfs 

(10.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
36 BAYOU DE CHIEN BASIN 

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'42", long. 88°57 I 53", on left bank upstream from abutment of bridge 

on D. S. Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 3.8 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 1953.

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. 13 years (1940-53), 94.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 13.75 ft); minImum daily, 8.8 cfs Sept. 9-18.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943, affected by backwater from Mississippi River.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

I*

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

359

11.6

0.169

0.19

Nov.

13

14

14

13

*14

14

14

14

18

22

17

15

14

14

15

15

15

75

224

19

15

14

13

13

*14

16

14

13

13

13

-

691

23.0

0.336

0.38

Dec.

20

32

20

818

371

49

31

25

167

211

38

27

21

18

18

17

16

16

16

20

17

*16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

28

2,128

68.6

1.00

1.16

Jan.

22

23

22

20

19

*19

32

«£

42

28

23

19

18

17

18

276

113

76

42

40

117

75

329

405

160

alOO

a70

a40

*a24

a30

a28

2,666

86.0

1.26

1.45

Feb.

a25

a84

a23

a22

a25

130

a60

aSO

a40

a35

633

301

*62

a40

a35

a30

a25

a23

a22

264

319

a 60

a45

a40

a35

a32

a30

a27

-

-

-

2,457

87.8

1.28

1.33

Mar.

183

577

1,350

2.120

296

310

54

47

42

40

38

*54

181

579

821

102

104

1,080

594

81

61

457

901

120

56

45

40

35

32

*3fi.

56

10,486

338

4.93

5.69

Apr.

304

71

aSO

a40

a35

 I

1

V a30

1

J

1

I a30

1

' 177

aSO

a30

242

a70

*a38

a32

a30

a30

a35

alSO

alOO

a34

a 45

a!60

462

-

2,455

81.8

1.19

1.33

May

alSO

aSO

aSO

136

83

a60

*a41

a45

a40

a83

a220

77

a200

a470

653

499

842

1.460

385

80

a60

a40

a30

a25

19

16

14

a.13

14

16

15

5,916

191

2.79

3.21

June

14

14

*13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

44i

a40

a25

alS

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

*13

13

13

14

14

14

14

-

857

28.6

0.418

0.47

July

li

13

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

1010'

10

10

S^B

10

10

10

10

353,8

11.4

0.166

0.19

Aug.

10

10

10

10

*ii

10

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

2^0.

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.0

9.0

292.2

9.43

0.138

0.16

Sept.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

8,1

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

*B.S

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

-

270.0

9.00

0.131

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,920 Mln 9.9 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120 Mln 8.8 Mean 79.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 eta}.--Mar. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 2,990 cfs (13.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
OBION RIVER BASIN 37

South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, 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 Greenfield, 

Weakley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Fork Obion River.

Drainage area. 431 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 580 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs May 19 (gage height, 15.88 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Aug. 28-31, Sept. 1-7, 18 (gage height, 7.20 ft).

1929-53: 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.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 9, Mar. 9-17)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9

7.6 120

8.0 168

9.0 293

Nov. 10 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

8.2

9.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

148

255

992

1,240

14.4

14.6

14.8

15.0

16.0

1,700

2,100

2,800

4,100

11,200

7.2

8.0 

10.0

169

433

13.0

14.0

930

1,260

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 14.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

130

131

128 T2"8

132

148

*145

156

267

186

162

154

140

137

136

137

137

136

137

140

143

146

151

154

152

152

154

154

155

158

4,616

149

0.346

0.40

Nov.

160

158

158

158

161

166

167

166

173

316

280

191

169

161

160

158

*156 TS3"

339

570

212

178

169

160

163

258

224

181

170

178

-

5,823

194

0.450

0.50

Dec.

181

350

302

314

634

574

414

*274

351

848

765

530

334

249

214

200

191

186

183

190

197

182

183

176

167

163

161

160

159

TSS

209

9,204

297

0.689

0.79

Jan.

248

210

252

200

183

173

'559" 171

4S&" 704

370

300

250

230

220

450

500

450 *347

278

444

386

528

670

626

478

333

611

536

364

284

11,915

384

0.891

1.03

Feb.

255

226

212

199

190

448

376

250

209

195

930

1,330

1,580

1,580

1,840

*1,800

1,240

704

440

491

880

940

984

1,040

1,020

794

508

360

_

-

21,021

751

1.74

1.81

liar.

409

896

1,250

2,560

4,940

5,640

3,"466

2,100

1,450

*851

580

528

608

1,000

1,450

1,510

1,430

2,400

2,560

2,600

2,920

3,160

3,750

3,100

3,960

3,280

2,100

1,330

777

502

777

63,818

2,059

4.78

5.51

Apr.

1,660

2,160

2,760

3.100

2,666

1,270

966

717

508

389

322

316

323

*266

266

309

242

280

386

290

248

232

'544 215

822

817

824

780

608

1,040

-

24,460

815

1.89

2.11

May

1,150

1,180

1,260

1,610

2,130

1;840

1,920

2,340

1,900

1,260

912

*748

496

640

865

1,120

4,300

7,390

9,650

7,676

5,710

4,450

2,980

1,860

1,050

526

351

268

231

210

190

68,187

2,200

5.10

5.88

June

180

169

162

158

154

225

208

*178

161

153

148

144

141

311

458

326

205

164

152

145

139

137

132

133

154

131

130 130"

130

131

-

5,289

176

0.408

0.46

July

129

128

125

T50" 280

132

215

184

140

126

121

128

126

144

*139

130

139

180

195

274

241

152

178

135

124

118

116

114

112

T12

112

4,699

152

0.353

0.41

Aug.

110

110

110

110

157

126

112

111

110

107

106

104

120

110

106

104

*104

106

104

103

102

102

102

102

101

99

98

97

96

96

98

3,323

107

0.248

0.29

Sept.

98

97

98

99

104

106

102

100

99

99

98

98

98

*98

98

109

97

10*3" 96

119

110

106

104

104

106

110

112

111

106

104

-

3,089

103

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,730 Mln 113 Mean 497 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,630 Mln 96 Mean 618 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.46

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs). Mar. 5 (10 to 12 p.m.) 6.340 cfs (15.32 ft); Mar. 22 (10 p.m.) 

4,030 cfs (14.99 ft); Mar. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (15.00 ft); Apr. 4 (12 to 3 a.m.) 3,400 cfs 

(14.90 ft)} May 19 (3:30 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (15.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 10-18; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for North Fork near Union City.

368S61 O - 56 - 4
38 OBION RIVER BASIN

Rutherford Pork 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 17f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

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.--24 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 cfs May 18 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 16; minimum gage height, 3.51 ft June 22.

1929-53: 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 fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930, 1940, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-9, Feb. 14, 23, Apr. 3, 

6-23, 26-29, May 22 to July 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

3.6

4.0

6.0

12.0

23

67

346

1,370

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

2,090

2,600

3,400

4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

"SB 36

37

37

38

45

*43

46

6£

49

45

43

42

41

42

43

42 

42

41

39

41

44

46

47

45

43

43

43

44

44

1,333

43.0

0.212

0.24

Nov.

44

43

42

4S

*44

44

44

44

50

129

78

62

56

54

53

51

*50

54 

152

TOT

68

60

54

52

54

101

73

62

60

64

-

1,888

62.9

0.310

0.35

Dec.

75

190

99

195

565

176

95

*77

301

483

102

71

59

56

51

50

49

49 

48

51

54

49

50

48

47

44

44

44

42 54

74

3,392

109

0.537

0,62

Jan.

73

66

77

58

54

50 55-

695

ITS

148

126

83

71

65

61

61

79

108 

*90

77

164

116

357

378

184

108

101

267

122

90

93

4,295

139

0.685

0.79

Feb.

86

75

72

67

_66

a230

156

95

78

71

1,940

2.200

1,490

*392

185

137

106

87 

83

319

1,400

690

213

148

153

148

126

110

_

-

-

10,923

390

1.92

2.00

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,400 Min 36

Mar.

270

1,100

1,970

2,670

5,010

1,050

349

a200

*136

119

116

aT5ff

also

a500

al,200

a500

a400

a3,00o 

a2,400

688

274

1,660

3,000

2,600

786

270

a200

a!70

also

also

655

29,843

963

4.74

5.47

Apr.

*2,600

*2,3lO

*450

a250

a!30

178

237

218

181

142

120

102

89

*83

15

95

93

93 

101

98

96

93

91

a450

1,120

290

132

101

429

1,700

-

12,157

405

2.00

2.23

May

906

258

85

1,390

2,240

1,270

365

262

166

125

*375

278

163

662

944

2,040

3,690

4,550 

4,290

3,660

2,810

628

220

159

117

91

79

69

64

61

58

31,875

1,028

5.06

5.84

June

56

54

52

51

49

60

47

*46

46

44

43

42

41

64

jS7

46

39

37 

37

37

36

*35- 34

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

-

1,317

43.9

0.216

0.24

July

35

34

50

134

38

34

44

41

37

34

"58 29

35

32

43

*34

85

146 

129

250

64

47

38

35

34

32

31

31

*31

36

32

1,731

55.8

0.275

0.32

Aug.

32

31

31

34

58

34

32

34

31

31

30

Z9

28

28

27

*25~ 25

27 

28

27

27

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

915

29.5

0.145

0.17

Sept.

2825"

*28

28

32

29

29

28

29

28

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29 

34

32

41

25

29

39

29

30

30

29

29

29

-

889

29.6

0.146

0.16

Mean 210 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,350 Min 25 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.43

Peak discharge (base, 2.800 cfs). Mar. 5 (6p.m.)> 3,260 cfs (16.85 ft); Mar. 18 (time and dlscharge unknown); Mar. 23 (11:30 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (16.64 ft)j Apr. 1 (4:30 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (16.35 ft); 

May 18 (6:30 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (18.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weahter records and records for nearby 

stations.
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long. 88°59'45", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4-| miles upstream 

from Hoosier Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 641 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 cfs my 19 (gage height, 18.67 ft); minimum, 103 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 5.74 ft). .

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 ft 

July 27, 1929.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years ).~WSP 762:

Rating tables,

Oct. 1 to

5.

6. 

6.

.8 

.0 

.3

Nov. 3

121 

145 

184

1933.

water year 1952-53 (ga 

feet

6.1 

7.0 

10.0 

H.O 

16 .0

Nov. 4

141 

267 

805 

1,760 

2,400

to Mar.

16.5 

17.0 

18.0 

19.0

WSP 1211: 1930.

ge height. In 

per second)

4

2,610 

3,200 

6,500 

11,200

feet,

5.7 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

Me

and discharge,

Mar. 5 to

100

124 

230 

382

Sept.

10.

14. 

16.

0 

0 

0

In cubic

, 30

820 

1,800 

2,400

tabie~abov'e 16.0 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second', water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

131

131

128 T59~

131

141

152

*146

152

179

175

155

148

141 

140

139

139

138

138 

137

135

137

139

141

144

145

141

139

138

139

141

4,409

142

0.290

0.33

Nov.

144

144

143

143

*142

145

146

146

154

188

204

174

161

158 

157

155

154

195

551 

30T

219

174

163

157

161

189

206

177

166

169

-

5,492

183

0.373

0.42

Dec.

177

261

260

1,760

1,280

521

304

236

*347

1,540

668

325

243

210 

192

185

178

178

174

184

202

186

179

177

170

166

165

T8T

165

168

198

11,164

360

0.735

0.85

Jan.

224

200

220

207

191

182 185"

1,750 9'90

409

318

256

225

210 

201

508

491

521

337 

*272

289

285

688

1,500

1,200

1,000

800

1,300

900

600

400

16,859

544

1.11

1.28

Feb.

300

250

230

210

1,130"

800

450

300

250

500

2,000

2,500

3,000

2,000 

*400

341

307

258

250 

470

1,370

768

406

329

318

302

280

264

_

.

-

'19,953

713

1.46

1.51

Mar.

457

2,320

3,200

4,840

3,750

3,020

1,730

604

390

*330

304

313

1,310

2,600 

4,260

4,880

4,880

6,140

4] 880 

4,290

2,320

1,900

3,340

3,380

2,210

875

450

341

294

269 350-

70,177

2,264

4.62

5.33

Apr.

*1,500

708

374

298

256

264

384

304

260

259

231

218

211

*205 TIB274

230

1,290 1,610' 

604

334

270

239

374

1,440

651

316

244

402

2.290

-

16,486

550

1.12

1.25

May

1,810

662

313

848

2,020

1,090

492

516

30S

246

980

*1,070

428

1,300 

2,540

2,550

4,300

7,140

8.800 

7,260

4,860

1,740

613

355

287

235

207

185

176

170

165

53,666

1,731

3.53

4.07

June

159

154

150

150

150

200

180

160

*148

148

142

145

142

1.560 

494

213

177

163

155

151

147

143

142

142

140

137

136

134

133

150

6,125

204

0.416

0.46

July

130

130

130

T60" 230

140

220

180

150

130

130

140

140

160 

*144

131

141

139

133 

132

143

135

134

128

124

121

120

120

120

119

118

4,372

141

0.288

0.33

Aug.

117

116

115

116

121

121

118

116

116

115

115

114

113

113 

111

109

109

*111

111 

109

109

109

109

109

108

TOT- 107

107

107

107

107

3,472

112

0.229

0.26

Sept.

106

106

106

106

107

107

106

106

106

106

106

106

105

TOT

*105

105

106

105

107 

109

107

106

106

106

106

107

108

107

106

106

3,186

106

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1952 : Max 22,200 Mln 128 Mean 629 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,800 Mln 105 Mean 590 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Feb. 13 (time unknown) 4,350 ofs (17.4 ft); Mar. 4 (9 a.m.)

5,260 cfs (17.66 ftjj Mar. 18 (4 p.m.) 6,860 cfs (18.09 ft); May 19 (3 a.m.) 9,500 cfa (18.67 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 24 to Feb. 14, June 3-8, June 30 to July 14; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and record for South Fork near Greenfield.
40 OBION RIVER BASIN

Obion River at Obion, Term.

Location.-Lat 36-15'05", long. 89°11'33", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on

 nTTTT Highway 51, 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 Porks.

Drainage area. 1,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 261.23 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

~^Tug. 3, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum (prior to Oct. 1, 1932, at datum 10.00 

ft lower).

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,496 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs May 21 (gage height, 18.65 ft); minimam, 342 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

1929-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Nov. 10, Dec. 4, 5, 10, 

Jan. 8, 16, 17, 23, Feb. 11, 12, Feb. 14 to Mar. 4, Mar. 11-15, 18, 

23, 23, Apr. 1-4, 7-19, 29, 3O, May 3, 6-1O, 12, 13, 17, May 28 to 

June 8, July 5-2O)

2.2

3.Q

9.0

11.0

12.0

332

432

1,480

2,000

2,460

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

3,270

4,550

7,800

16,800

28,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

e

7a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

432 

425

418

4O2

386

396

4OO

397

415

*422

429

468

482

475

455

432 

412

397

390 

380

.376

373

374

374

378

384

391

391

390

391

393

12,632

4O7

0.216

0.25

Nov.

"SSS 397 

406

403

413

*415

419

429

436

452

493

653

871

84O

766

699 

653

691

1,530 

1,320

1,190

1,060

951

849

781

744

738

749

738

721

-

21,014

700

0.372

O.42

Dec.

711 

801

878

1,160

1,740

2,010

2,180

2.260

*2,150

2.03O

2,010

2,110

2,250

2,190

1,97O

1,600 

1,230

975

859 

817

800

789

755

730

715

696

679

657

635

559" 632

39,688

1,280

0.681

O.79

Jan.

723 

753

798

818

815

789

764

1,330

1,740

2,O6O

2,340

2,380

2,240

1,990

1,630

1,430 

1,44O

1,430

1,42O 

«1,370

1,280

1,230

1,34O

1,570

1,780

1,950

2,000

1,930

1,800

1.7OO

1,610

46,485

1,500

0.798

0.92

Feb.

1,490 

1,330

1,150

1,02O

954

983

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,060

1,180

1,760

2,480

5,640

4,580

*4,920

4,580

4,220

5,520 

3,050

2,690

2,570

2,730

2,900

2,750

2,460

2.20O

2,050

_

-

-

65,747

2,348

1.25

1.30

Mar.

JU950 

2,000

2., 730

6.O4O

10,000

11,100

11,600

12,700

11,500

9,2OO

*6,*700

4,980

4,120

4,120

6,040

9,520 

10,600

12,500

14.9OO 

14,700

13,500

12,800

13,000

13,400

13,500

13,000

11,6OO

9,440

7,400

5,940

4,780

285,360

9,2O5

4.90

5.64

Apr.

3,660 

3,120

3,450

4,130

4,60O

4.49O

3.92O

3,550

3,130

2,650

2,28O

2,000

1,760

1,500

«1,270

1,180 

1.12O

1,250-

1., 640 

1.97O

2,190

2,210

2,O5O

1,840

1,82O

1,980

2,330

2,590

2,590

2,780

-

75,090

2,503

1.33

1.49

May

3,4SO 

4,600

5,49O

5,160

4,7OO

5,400

6,6OO

6,980

6,560

5,670

5,100

5,400

*5,790

5,580

5,880

7,300 

10,100

15,800

21,800 

25,1OO

25, 8OO

23,700

19, 900

15, 400

11,100

7,720

5,580

3,900

2,510

1,870

1^400

281,570

9,076

4.85

5.57

June

925 

682

589

494

450

449

597

691

*713

645

587

536

502

526

895

1,090 

1,040

905

755 

652

541

480

446

432

429

422

418

413

4O9

408

-

18,099

603

0.521

0.36

July

408 

405

400

431

513

505

555

553

555

534

507

488

507

547

*547

529 

560

557

571 

574

53B- 692

598

544

494

449

417

596

585

580

576

15,607

505

0.268

0.51

Aug.

574 

572

567

567

572

385

535" 391

379

372

368

366

363

362

366

362 

355

*555

557 

362

360

358

36O

360

357

356

355

354

352

351

3BT

11,295

364

0.194

0.22

Sept.

352 

551

351

361

561

358

358

355

351

549

549

549

546

544

*342

342 

344

344

549 

555

552" 562

556

549

549

550

555

357

358

355

10, 564

352

0.187

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,700 Min 373 Mean 2,481 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 25,80O Min 342 Mean 2,419 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.48

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.

41

Location. Lat 36°26'32", long. 89°17'50", on left bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 22, 1.1 miles downstream from North Reelfoot Creek, 4 miles upstream from 

mouth, 5 miles northeast of Samburg, Oblon County, and 14 miles west of Union City.

Drainage area. 110 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

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, 3,010 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 12.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,130 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 1,000 and below 1 cfs and those for periods of 

fragmentary gage-height record or shifting control, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

2.0 

2.3

0

.1

.4

.8

1.9

5.3

8.2

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

14

19

30

50

108

200

340

540

860

1,270

1,820

2,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8Ts~

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

.8

f.9 *i.a

1.2 1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

34.7

1.12

0.010

0.01

Nov.

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

 1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

11 

f!71 *5?

14

7.4

4.7

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

-

308.6

10.3

0.094

0.10

Dec.

3.0

2T5

10

fl.240

753

203

36

14

*14

140

44

18

11

6.9

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.4 

4.7

7.4

9.4

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.2

6.7

2,624.4

84.7

0.770

0.89

Jan.

13

8.6

7.2

6.2

5.7

5.5 TTT?

400 TTB"

26

17

12

9.2

7.8

7.2

297

145

88 

30

*21

19

16

397

210

f6S

f31

f21 fia

15

13

12

2,048.8

66.1

0.601

0.69

Feb.

12

10

9.5

8.7

8.5

105

38

19

13

21

1,010

fl48

fS4

f37

*f2S

23

17

14 

15

340

f434

f95

41

31

28

25

22

19

-

-

-

2,653.5

94.8

0.862

0.90

Mar.

103

700

1,620

1,320

396

f72

f41

f32

f26

*f25

f25

f37

383

fl.080

fl.060

240

154

2.100

876

122

68

782

1,230

373

94

66

f56

f43

f36

f33

f46

13,243

427

3.88

4.48

Apr.

*f69

48

56

f45

f52

f54

f4S

41

f32

f41

f29 f5§~

52

f32

*f43S

*132

57

477 

145

69

52

45

58

48

85

47

55

30

335

909

-

3,549

118

1.07

1.20

May

131

45

26

174

145

54

53

27

22

18

464

*218

62

982

792

844

859

756 

518

148

88

61

43

35

26

20

15

11

8.5

7.0

5.9

6,616.4

213

1.94

2.24

June

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.3

5.1

3.0

6.5

47T

*3.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6 

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

t 7

*7T

5.0

3.7

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

-

75.4

2.45

0.022

0.02

July

0.7

.6

.6

.6

1.0

.6

.6

2.8

1.4

.6

.4

.2 ITS

5.0

 1.4

1.4

185 ~3T 

8.0

3.3

9.0

4.0

7.8

3.0

1.7

1.2

.8

*.6

.5

.5

.4

274.3

8.85

0.080

0.09

Aug.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

6.6

2.6

1.5

.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.5

0.43

0.0039

0.004

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,370 Min 0.8 Mean lol Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.45

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,100 Min 0 Mean 86.1 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.62

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs).--Mar. 18 (9 a.m.) 3,010 cfs (12.10 ft); Hay 14 (8 p.m.) 2,030 

cfs fa [11. (11.23 ??i ft). ft.) .

"^ Discharge itujenarge measurement measurement or observation ooservation ofr no flow nmade on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record,- discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, Mar. 5-14, 16, 17, 19-22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 29.
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location. La t 35°35'38", 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 mi.

Records available . July 1929 to September 1953.

datum of 

3, 1939,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86 ft above mean sea level 

1929. June 20, 1929, to Mar. 8, 1933, staff gage and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb 

chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 770 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs May 20 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minImum, 92 cfs Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 4.00 ft June 24, 26.

1929-53: 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.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-14, May 20, May 24 to June 26)

Oct. 1 to May 20 May 21 to Sept. 30

4.7 130

5.0 187

6.0 407

10.0 1,430

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

2,780

3,920

5,800

9,200

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

10.0

76

282

502

1,550

13.0 2,550

15.0 3,730

17.0 6,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

151

145

138

123

143

149

166

160

203

405

221

183

174

164

160

160

*160

158

157 

155

149

153

160

162 

164

166

164

160

155

158

168

5,254

169

0.294

0.34

Nov.

174

176

174

168 TS5"

176

170

168

260

715

407

256

317

207

207

205

205

*229

1,520 

758

462

335

282

256 

260

448

306

247

343

276

-

9,675

332

0.561

0.63

Dec.

282

762

502

498

1,350

755

522

402

354

485

*357

300

271

258

247

245

243

243

245 

276

269

249

256

239 

227

225

225

223

219

S5T

383

11,339

366

0.638

0.73

Jan.

322

331

326

260

249

HB- 241

1,330

865

818

600

431

364

333

.315

313

328

419

335 

349

618

*397

1,050

1,420 

902

600

482

1,090

758

520

712

17,323

559

0.974

1.12

Feb.

1,050

835

660

492

409

542

455

366

355" 331

3,260

6,220

5,890

*4,590

3,640

2,380

878

575

480 

al,200

3,390

2,490

1,520

1,280 

990

732

560

453

_

-

46,003

1,643

2.86

2.98

Mar.

542

1,800

3,110

3,440

2,910

2,290

1,720

1,100

722

572

515

525

*610

1,570

2,900

1,350

828

2,000

1,140 

725

562

1,660

3.760

3,680 

2,700

1,880

1,080

705

a530

155" 450

48,036

1,550

2.70

3.11

Apr.

al,350

675

495

429

383

978

985

742

555

445

374

1,020

835

760

628

*512

385

842

850 

575

438

385

349

an

2,850

al,600

al,400

1,260

1,170

3,580

-

27,524

917

1.60

1.78

May

3,280

a2,200

al,700

2,530

4,070

4,880

4,840

3,820

2,320

858

758

888

632

1,350

*1,680

2,860

4,430

4,710

5,450 

6,680

4,780

3,480

1,940

879 

605

476

407

352

322

297

273

73,747

2,379

4.14

4.78

June

251

234

223

212

204

202

234

.202

184

172

*166

168

166

208

245

182

162

154

148 

142

142

136

130" 130

136

*499

32TO"

158

194

138

-

5,842

195

0.340

0.38

July

128

120

114

13Z

130

116

364

240

178

168

144

136

*134

138

188

144

293

300

210 

245

361

651

5ST

258 

196

176

166

160

156

156

150

6,516

210

0.366

0.42

Aug.

144

140

138

136

138

136

132

130

126

126

124

122

122

120

116

114

116

160

158 

*112

110

114

114

116 

114

110

106

15S" 102

136

114

3,818

123

0.314

0.25

Sept.

100

102

106

104

118

110

106

102

100

100

100

96

94

56

96

96

*96

96

126 

148

114

102

104

108 

112

118

132

116

110

104

-

3,202

107

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,950 Hin 112 Mean 656 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,680 Min 94 Mean 708 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.73

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (17.23 ft); May 20 (12 m.) 7,100 cfs 

(17.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
OBION RIVER BASIN 43

South Pork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location (revised). Lat 35°51'43", long. 89°20'5S", on left bank 20 ft downstream from 

highway triage, 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 ml, approximately, Includes that of Halls Creek.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953 (after September 1949, flow of Halls Creek 

Included).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 256.71 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

^Tuly 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,438 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,600 cfs May 18 (gage height, 21.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 168 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 6.21 

ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs (revised) 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.

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

787 

827 

1057 

m?

Water 

year

1935 

1937 

1946 

1950

Date

Jan. 

Jan. 

Jan. 

Feb.

 22, 1935 

24, 25, 1937 

12, 1946 

2, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

45,000 

31,600 

30,400 

28,000

Gage height 

(feet)

22.3 

21.33 

21.22 

20.96

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1930, 1934, 1936, 1950. Revised figures of discharge, 

In cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1935 and 1937, superseding those published in WSP 787 and 827, are given herewith:

1935 

an. 21.......... 24,300

22.......... 42,800

33.......... 43,900

24.......... 37,500

25.......... 27,900

1937

Jan. 22.......... 24,800

23.......... 29,200

24.......... 31,600

25.......... 31,600

26.......... 28,000

27.......... 21,000

Month Cfs -day s

629,715

318,620

594,827

Maximum

43 , 900

31,600

31,600

Minimum

138

138

1,420 

139

142

Mean

1,725

10,280

1,630

Per square

mile

1.60

9.52

1.51

Runoff In 

Inches

21.68

10.97

20.49
44 OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Oct. 24 to Nov. 5, Feb. 13-20)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

6.5 233

7.0 316

8.0 496

Nov. 6 to July 7

6.7

7.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

205

250

910

1,290

1,660

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

2,730

4,050

6,950

17,400

26,200

July 8 to Sept. 3O

6.2 166

7.0 305

9.0 680

12.0 1,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

254

254

252

248

2BT

254

264

280 

280

316

485

372

305 

287

275

269

*267

267 

267

267

267

262

267

276

278

271 

267

267

266

266

267

8,668

28O

0.255

O.29

Nov.

266

266

266

266

266

*265

271

273 

281

391

699

587

423 

366

345

332

326

494 

728

987

946

721

529

449

420

433 

537

505

428

404

-

13,470

449

0.408

0.46

Dec.

481

754

679

968

987

1,150

1,120

917 

898

*1,520

1,010

767

612 

532

481

451

431

417 

412

411

428

430

414

401

385

379 

371

363

359

358

m

19,077

615

0.559

O.64

Jan.

495

508

487

492

439

415

409

1,255 

1,200

1,210

1,140

1,010

791 

646

563

526

515

532 

599

*542

633

772

955

1,140

1,230

1.260 

1,120

1,150

1,170

1,140

1,O5O

25,359

818

0.744

O.86

Feb.

1,160

1,200

1,170

1,O60

883

1,080

1,030

876 

709

73T

3,100

3,740

4,340 

4,890

*4,990

5,100

5,420

5,540 

5,220

5,020

4,270

3,43O

2,860

2,710

2,810

2,990 

2,940

2.47O

_

_

-

81,742

2,919

2.65

2.76

Mar.

2,O60

2,320

3,040

3,930

5,100

6,250

5,730

4,640 

4,140

3,620

2,800

*1,980

1.590 

1,950

2,550

2,940

3,060

6,080 

6,250

5,510

4,390

4,580

4,890

4,660

4,710

4.39O 

4,160

4,090

4.O3O

3,37O

3,460

122,270

3,944

3.59

4.13

Apr.

5,050

3,950

3,170

2.6OO

1,890

1,540

1,530

1,440 

1,300

1,130

946

910

1,O7O 

1,070

*1,100

1,010

859

850

1,060

1,090

966

777

643 54"6"

1,370

1,430 

1,510

1,7OO

2,470

3,760

-

49,037

1,635

1.49

1.66

Bay

3,83O

3,54O

3,240

4,490

6,320

7,330

6.35O

5,390 

4,740

4,490

6.O80

6,250

*5,420 

4,810

3,890

4,810

15.OOO

25,400 

18,100

11,300

7,75O

6,250

5,450

5,130

4,790

4,340 

3,47O

2,310

1,310

982

766

191,328

6,172

5.61

6.47

June

585

468

406

369

342

342

54"0~ 789

356

*310

287

278

267 

267

316

329

278

252 

241

235

226

222

218

212

208

211 

531

545

3O5

297

-

10,232

341

0.310

0.35

July

250

224

220

22TT

326

Aug.

256" 233

224

224

226

238 220

464

1.180 

826

471

355

301

276 

*267

264

300

276

384

401

363

4O6

946

957

710

422

316 

280

264

251

244

242

12,654

408

0.371

0.43

217

213 

208

204

2O2

201

197

197

197

194

192

*194 

224

215

195

191

191

192

191

189 

186

181

TBT

181

195

6,283

2O3

O.185

0.21

Sept.

197

181

178

181

186

191

187

183

180

176

175

175

174 

170 170"

*172

172

174

176

189

226

T5T

181

180

181

181 

189

194

187

180

5,483

183

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,90O Bin 195 Bean 1,2O3 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.88

Water eyear 1952-53: 1952-53: Bax 23.4OO5, Bin 17070____Bean Bean1,495 Cfsm 1.365 In. 18.8.4b_______ 4b

eak discharge (base. 4.200 cfs). Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) 6,32O cfs (17.82 ft): Mar. 6 (4 p.m.) 6,35O 

(17.83 ft); Mar. 18 (5 a.m.) 7,10O cfs (18.04 ft); Mar. 22 (10:3O p.m.) 6,280 cfs (17.81 ft);

'. 31 (11 p.m.) 6,350 cfs (17.83 ft); May 6 (ll a.m.) 7,440 cfs (18.13 ft); May 11 (2 p.m.) 7,44 

(18.13 ft^i Mav 18 (S n.m.^ SO.BOO nfa (21.S4 ffcl.

Peak 

cfs

Max*. OJL IJLJ. p.m.; o,oau CJ.B I.L/.OO it;; nay o I.LJ. a.m. 

cfs (18.13 ft); May 18 (3 p.m.) 3O,600 cfs (21.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 45

North Pork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°58'49", long. 88°55'35", on right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, GLbson 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 13.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,540 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

16

T5

16

16

17

18

18

*18

20

5o

19 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

562

18.1

0.254

0.29

Nov.

19 

19

19

18

*I5

19

18

19

25

42

24 

20

20

19

19

19

*19

24 

40

24

21

20

20

20

26

38

23

21

22

23

-

678

22.6

0.317

0.35

Dec.

37 

69

30

158

110

32

26

*24

154

614

220

76

46

35

29

25

24

24

23

26

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

15

20

34

2,022

65.2

0.914

1.05

Jan.

24 

30

25

22

22

21

z?

~§T 412

73

47 

33

31

25

24

26

42

38 

*28

25

80

50

170

190

80

40

25

110

50

25

30

1,915

61.8

0.867

1.00

Feb.

25 

25

20

20

20

65

50

35

25

20

1.100 

600

200

*69

40

27

21

19 

18

137

452

102

39

31

32

25

22

19

_

-

-

3,251

116

1.63

1.70

Mar.

158 

655

976

1,730

588

98

58

41

*34

32

32 

35

35

315

690

160

172

2.000 

798

114

63

741

1,850

482

88

55

44

37

32

28

4TT

12,538

404

5.67

6.54

Apr.

*1.640 

*432

84

53

41

134

65

43

37

32

30 

28

*26

23

33

24

21

59 '29

23

22

21

20

20"§!

272

63

38

30

146

664

4,341

145

2.03

2.26

May

328

66

40

515

1,430

456

183

123

54

40

*214 

*161

65

268

317

790

3.770

2,700 

2,000

628

141

67

46

39

32

28

26

23

22

21

20

14,613

471

6.61

7.62

June

19 

18

18

18

18

18

18

*17

16

16

15 

15

16

22IS"

16

16

15 

15

15

15

14 *XT

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

488

16.3

0.229

0.25

July

15 

14< iSo"

TIT

22

18

21

19

17

16

16 

15

16

50

126

*20

24

89 

22

140

24

30

20

17

16

16

*16

16

15

15

15

1,163

37.5

0.526

0.61

Aug.

15 

15

15

18

TT

15

15

14

14

14

14 

14

14

15

15

14

*14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

448

14.5

0.203

0.23

Sept.

14 

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

13

*TI

14

14

14

14 

ii

TS

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

436

14.5

0.203

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,660 Mln 15 Mean 81.4 Cfsra 1.14 In. 15.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,770 Mln 13 Mean 116 Cfsra 1.63 In. 22.13

Peak discharge (bas 

2,090 cfs (10.62 ft);

ie. 1.500 efs). Feb. 11 (time unknown) 1,960 ofs (10.55 ft); Mar. 4 (2 p.m.)

-, ^w »*«. *>,,, Mar. 18 (5 p.m.) 2,210 efs (10.68 ft); Mar. 23 (9 to 12 a.m.) 2,070 efs (10.61 

ft); Apr. 1 (12 to 2 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (10.45 ft); May 5 (9 a.m.) 1,680 ofs (10.38 ft); May 17 (11:30 

a.m.) 4,660 ofs (11.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20 to Feb. 13, Apr. 11,12; discharge' estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range In stage, and records for Middle Fork near Alamo.
46 OBION RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°51'00", long. 89°04'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

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. 24 years, 557 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,970 cfs May 18 (gage height, 14.63 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 23; minimum gage height, 3.44 ft Oct. 3,4.

1929-53: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1938-39, 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

Oct. 1 to May 20 May 21 to July 7

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

123

183

472

1,060

1,860

13.0

13.5

13.8

14.0

14.6

2,360

2,910

3,600

4,600

9,700

3.8 

4.0

116

144

6.0 

9.0

467

1,060

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

July 8 to Sept. 30

3.5 101

4.0 169

6.0 472

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

135

130

130

132

133

146

140

140

169

157

145

141

138

136

134

*133

134

134

133

ISO" 128

133

134

135

135

136

134

134

134

136

4,245

137

0.334

0.39

Nov.

140

140

141

139

T39

141

141

142

152

247

217

168

156

153

153

152

*152

158

245

299

183

165

158

154

159

204

183

163

159

164

-

5,067

169

0.412

0.46

Dec.

179

325

244

318

640

501

254

*205

477

716

212

182

170

166

163

162

160

162

162

166

168

164

165

162

158

158

158

157

156

IB?

180

7,348

237

0.578

0.67

Jan.

200

183

196

174

168

165

TSS

923

36?

289

261

212

190

184

180

182

201

239

208

196

*261

256

526

589

480

301

239

450

401

254

249

9,005

290

0.707

0.82

Feb.

274

238

213

201

192

384

338

232

206

222

3,620

5,620

4,49fi

*2,400

1,460

520

325

269

251

638

2,370

1,600

947

450

342

308

269

244

_

-

28,623

1,022

2.49

2.60

Mar.

613

1,670

2,980

5,380

5,460

2', 330

699

372

*296

265

260

2§T

308 i;o9o

1,330

654

1,120

4,740

4,440

1,750

600

1,770

5,380

4,950

2,660

1,410

467

344

305

282

1,020

55,232

1,782

4.35

5.01

Apr.

4,660

*Z,270

*1,060

439

310

591

506

373

289

258

235

245

285

*226

239

236

208

261

299

236

208

200

196

374

1,630

867

586

289

658

3,230

-

21,984

733

1.79

1.99

May

2,180

1,280

611

1,820

5,230

3,400

1,970

1,190

559

358

*695

508

394

1,140

2,280

3,820

7,720

9.520

8,080

6,280

5,300

4,600

2,710

777

408

314

278

258

239

220

210

74,349

2,398

5.85

6.74

June

T5o~ 200

180

175

170

165

160

155

*154

152

148

147

145

168

180

168

152

145

144

143

141

140

137

134

*130

127

126

129

130

130

-

4,565

152

0.371

0.41

July

131

130

196

161

143

130

284

241

168

158

154

151

148

*147

200

160

320

300

200

300

500 370-

260

200

150

140

130

123

*T35

123

124

6,065

196

0.478

0.55

Aug.

123

122

119

118

120

119

118

117

117

118

118

119

119

119

119

117

»114

127

135

TIT

113

114

114

114

114

111

111

TTo- 110

110

110

3,623

117

0.285

0.33

Sept.

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

109

109

*109

106

105

106

113

117

113

104

101

T52

102

102

102

105

108

105

-

3,238

108

0.263

0.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,940 Min 125 Mean 485 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,520 Min 101 Mean 612 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.26

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). Feb. 12 (1 p.m.) 5,940 cfs (14.18 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 6,100 

cfs (14.20 ft)" Mar. 19 (2 a.m.) 5,780 cfs (14.16 ft)j Mar. 23 (7 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (14.

ea scarge ase. , cs. e. p.m. , c . . .. , 

cfs (14.20 ft)" Mar. 19 (2 a.m.) 5,780 cfs (14.16 ft)j Mar. 23 (7 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (14.19 ft)j Apr 

(4 p.m.) 5,160 cfs (14.08 ft); Apr. 30 (4:30 p.m.) 3,820 cfs (13.85 ft); May 5 (9 p.m.) 5,380 ofs 

(14.11 ft); May 18 (12:30 a.ai.) 9,970 cfs (14.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . No gage-height record Mar. 21, May 30 to June 9, July 15-27, Sept. 28; discharge esmat 

n basis of weather records and records for South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson and at C

lllf-P

timated 

Chestnut
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 47

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn.

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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.86 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 27, 1932, staff gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at 

same datum. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,472 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs May 19 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minimum, 179 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 2.21 ft Oct. 5,6.

1929-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, July 8-16)

Nov. 1 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

3.0 

4.O

208

330

510

2.2

3.0

5.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

176

271

620

1,810

2,160

2,770

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

3,800 

5,90O 

8,820 

13,40O 

27,8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

223 

217

214

211

m

214

222

229

262

322

388

419 

372

330

326

294

*288

288

292

292

289

289

289

290 

301

309

317

311

303

292

292

8,878

286

0.2OO

0.23

Nov.

298

304

305

302

296

293

*291 2~§S

329

507

881

1.200 

1,080

738

515

432

400

404

800

868

1,020

872

602

479 

437

482

677

870

751

596

-

17,325

578

0.404

0.45

Dec.

552

791

i,160

1,520

1,730

1,820

1,920 

1,820

1,410

1,050

*890

991 

899

727

620

564

536

518

513

520

558

612

612

582 

568

530

502

484

471

4fT

520

26,461

854

0.597

O.69

Jan.

S2~8 620 

859

835

787

685

620 

822

1,200

1,580

1,760

1,900 

1,950

1,810

1,450

1,130

949

908

1,140

1,360

1,350

*1,250

1,380

1,740 

2,200

2,540

2,650

2,770

2,720

2,540

2,460

46,793

1,509

1.06

1.22

Feb.

2,880 

3,176

3,500

3,480

3,450

3,480

3,520 

3,580

3,62O

3,650

6,940

9,200 

10,300

14,400

20,000

19,100

15,100

*11,400

9,470

8,790

10,200

9,290

8,190

7,600 

7,600

8,100

8,220

7,660

_

-

285,940

8,069

5.64

5.88

Mar.

6,960 

6,420

6,580

7,O70

7,540

8,65O

10,OOO 

9,810

9,040

8,060

7,180

6,470 

*5,800

5,590

5,120

4,440

4,180

4,300

4,180

4.140

4,270

5,230

7,390

7,780 

8,190

7,780

7,240

6,960

6,650

6,160

5,640

204,820

6,607

4.62

5.33

Apr.

4,96O 

4,190

3,530

3,000

2,460

2,390

3,08O 

4,070

4,380

4,790

5,420

6,550 

6,450

6,08O

5,590

*5,03O

4,500

4,190

3,650

2,990

2,340

1,790

1,590

1,540 

3,430

3,690

4,320

4,360

4,680

6.760

121,600

4,053

2.83

3.16

May

6,880 

7,390

7,100

8,930

18,200

17,500

11,800 

9,140

7,690

6,760

6,340

6,030 

5,850

5,450

*5,300

6,080

9,110

15,100

21,200

21.700

19,800

15,500

11,400

9,290 

7,970

6,88O

5,950

5,050

4,090

2,900

1.910

294,290

9,493

6.64

7.65

June

1.290 

947

791

694

628

a660

a6OO 

a570

a540

524

*489

522 

493

484

495

513

515

443

383

347

320

308

299

32T 

340

3O8

337

364

373

364

15,270

509

0.356

0.40

July

368 

340

3OO

285

- 312

500

598 

482

417

373

339

299 

*278

272

27?

300

612

1,010

1,180

938

1,100

1,880

3,020

3,730 

4,3OO

8,160

9.000

7,600

6,470

5,420

4,270

64,425

2,078

1.45

1.68

Aug.

2.85O 

1,666

901

598

511

448

412 

378

361

345

329

316 

306

300

293

295

a330

a420

a350

*305

289

275

263

253 

246

243

239

235

231

226

221

14,399

464

0.324

0.37

Sept.

217

215

214

213

210

213

22O 

229

T&

204

199

196 

188

187

184

180 *T56~

183

197

207

209

226

223

207 

199

201

206

211

*214

209

-

6,163

205

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,200 Min 176 Mean 2,011 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,700 Min 180 Mean 2,867 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.22

Peak discharge (base. 8.500 ofs) . Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 20,500 ofs (17.01 ft); Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 1O,900 

cfs (15-55 ft); Mar. 7 18 p.m.J 10,500 ofs (15.45 ft); May 5 (8 p.m.) 20,300 cfs (16.99 ft)j May 19 

(2 p.m.) 22,600 cfs (17.30 ft); July 26 (1O p.m.) 9,58O ofs (15.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Stanton.
48 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchie River near Stanton, Term.

Location. Lat 35 0 31'22", long. 89°20'57", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 and 79, 2.9 miles downstream from Louisville and 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.34 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

uorps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 3,043 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs May 21 (gage height, 17.01 ft); mini- 

 mum, 360 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

1929-53: 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.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-31, June 6-19, Aug. 11-21)

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

405

436

600

2.7

3.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

350

402

1,140

1,920

2,690

13.0

14.0

14.5

15.0

17.0

3,300

4,250

5,100

6,850

18,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

430 

423

418

414

412

410

408

408

411

425

447

481

514

"527 534

505

*484

476

471

468

463

462 

462 

462

462

463

470

474

479

479

481

14,223

459

0.237

0.27

Nov.

m490

497

504

507

507

507

518

553

617

730

902

1,060

1,080

948

799

*728

714

826

1,020

1,090 

1.110 

1,030

883

820

774

768

851

936

22,740

758

0.391

0.44

Dec.

1

934 

944

986

1,080

1,300

1,540

1,650

1,700

1,750

*1,770

1,700

1,480

1,240

1,150

1,080

982

896

843

828

796

786

788 

801 

826

830

815

798

772

750

737

737

33,289

1,074

0.554

0.64

Jan.

759 

807

872

962

1,000

996

964

982

1,210

1,330

1,410

1,530

1,630

1,710

1,770

1,790

1,740

1,560

1,340

1,220

*1,280

1,400 

1,500 

1,630

1,840

1,910

1,960

2,080

2,210

2,270

2.560

46,022

1,485

0.765

0.88

Feb.

2.660 

2,820

2,820

2,810

2,810

2,880

2,900

2,920

2,960

3,010

3,730

6,870

10,000

11,200

10,900

11,000

*14,400

15.900

14,700

12,800

12,300

12,000 

11,500 

10,800

9,680

8,740

7,950

7,600

-

-

-

220,660

7,881

4.06

4.23

Mar.

7,950 

8,580

10,200

12.200

9,620

8,300

7,950

7,650

8,630

9,620

9,560

*9,070

8,360

7,950

7,700

7,600

6,940

1

7,210

6,900

5,860

5,100

4.980 

7,160 

8,150

8,300

8,460

8,100

8,100

7,800

7,300

7,120

248,420

8,014

4.13

4.76

Apr.

7,700 

7,210

6,400

5,560

4,980

4,670

4,440

4,180

3,840

3,490

3,260

3,580

3,770

4,020

*4,520

5,590

5,930

5,900

5,680

5, '280

4,820

4,490 

4,200 

4,010

4,010

3,870

3,440

3,070

5.050

3,800

-

138,740

4,625

3.38

2.66

May

4.640 

5,720

7,160

8,150

12,000

12,400

14,000

15,000

13,000

11,000

9,000

8,000

7,700

*7,550

8,520

10,200

13,500

12,200

12,800

16,400

18.400

ie)ooo

13,800

11,400

9,840

8,680

7,550

6,620

5,720

5,080

330,030

10,650

5.49

6.33

June

4.600 

4,170

3,710

2,870

1,900

1,330

1,160

1,160

1,050

*982

915

866

898

868

839

836

830

818

799

763

722

686 

658 

638

621

621

660

854

824

731

-

38,379

1,279

0.659

0.74

July

689 

668

654

637

610

584

660

868

940

818

702

649

605

*563

535

518

SIS

574

790

986

1,530

2,370 

2,250 

2,030

2,020

2,080

2,170

2,320

2,700

3,340

4.9JJO

41,358

1,334

0.688

0.79

Aug.

5/650

5,040

4,520

4,040

2,990

1,720

1,090

894

809

754

702

689

667

647

628

612

598

*679

740

651

597 

565 

535

512

493

479

465

455

448

442

45,351

1,463

0.754

0.87

Sept.

437 

I§8

425

422

420

418

415

413

416

423

422

407

397

387

381

*374

369

365

360

362

372

381 

383 

388

400

397

387

381

381

383

-

11,894

396

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,800 Min 402 Mean 2,561 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,400 Min 360 Mean 3,263 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record May 7-13; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Bolivar.
WOLF RIVER BASIN 49

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°03'15", long. 89°32'30", on left bank 40 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, Payette 

County, 3j miles downstream from Grissum Cre"ek, and at mile 60.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 708 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs May 19 (gage height, 11.74 ft); minimum, 176 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 5.16 ft Oct. 4-6.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs (revised) 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.

Revisions: The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1935 and 1946 have 

been revised to 40,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft),and 31,000'cfs Jan. 8, 

1946 (gage height, 13.38 ft), superseding those published in WSP/807 and 1057, respectively, -jgl

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1935. WSP 1117: 1930. WSP 1177: 1932. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water period in the water 

year 1935, superseding those published in WSPy807, are given herewith:

Jan. 20, 1935......./.ft1?. 24,400

Jan. 21, 1935.............. 31,000. '

Month Cfs-dsys

251,707

Maximum

31,000

Minimum

130

130

Mean

3,112

733

690

Per square

mile

1.46

1.37

Runoff in 

Inches

7.13

19.77

18.60

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

186

183

181

179

177

177

181

183

193 

203

204

203

200

197

193

193

*188

188

187

188

187

186

186

187 

189

191

193

192

191 

18£

18£

5,863

18£

0.376

0.43

Nov.

194

194

195

194

193

195

*195

197

276 

346

343

345

342

334|

321

300

278

288

440

458

474

Tee

438

388 

343

334

314

304

304 

309

-

9,304

310

0.616

0.69

Dec.

349

458

462

484

522

520

518

504

492

*496

456

392

343

323

307

294

282

277

275

282

283

285

287

285 

280

274

267

262

"262 258 

292

11,071

357

0.710

0.82

Jan.

304

312

316

318

314

304

295

551

572 

566

542

494

456

408

359

332

318

33.2

307

306

*314

314

430

460 

430

416

422

460

452 

420

678

12,482

403

0.801

0.92

Feb.

1,290

1,200

1,040

851

757

705

614

518

460 

480

2,790

6.440

6,400

5,560

3,300

1,920

*1,120

785

637

780

2,310

2,930

3,070

2,740 

1,730

al,000

a750

622

-

-

52,799

1,886

3.75

3.90

Mar.

560

532

1,140

2,160

2,160

2,930

2,020

1,220

826 

656

577

536

*520

577

670

630

627

715

762

739

683

1,050

3,070

5.620 

3,130

2,450

1,530

876

667 

562

524

38,719

1,249

2.48

2.86

Apr.

'524

494

460

437

429

920

2,120

2,470

3.160 

2,090

1,080

802

659

565

514

*482

3460

450

a433

3420

a414

3406

sIT?

3446 

534

820

1,170

1,570

1,500 

2,680

-

28,921

964

 1.92

2.14

May

3,040

2,680

2,320

2,890

7,800

11,200

6,000

3,020

1,680 

1,030

2,040

3,710

2,880

*3,480

4,590

5,200

7,500

8,550

12.100

8,550

5,840

3,740

2,160

1,260 

826

650

546

470

418 

378

341

116,895

3,771

7.50

8.64

June

327

308

294

284

276

268

265

260

256 

*256

255

248

245

245

248

248

239

234

230

225

221

217

215

219 

217

221

221

224

225 

222

-

7,413

247

0.491

0.55

July

220

219

217

214

212

209

208

209

210 

214

221

221

*214

209

209

222

258

282

282

285

395

577

2,070

5.710 

3,220

1,920

1,090

690

462 

302

250

19, 221

620

1.23

1.42

Aug.

"2T9 236

222

219

215

215

221

208

205 

202

200

200

198

197

196

195

200

229

*229

207

199

197

196

195 

195

194

192

192

m192

6,355

205

0.408

0.47

Sept.

192

192

193

193

194

 192

192

191

189 

188

187

187

185

 iP

154

*184

184

184

187

190

193

192

192

191 

192

193

T§5

195- 

195

-

5,705

190

0.378

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,700 Min 164 Mean 575 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,100 Min 177 Mean 862 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.26

23 (7 p.m.) 3,220 

3,770 ofs (9.73 ft)j 

65 ft); May 19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on bssis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for Hstchle River at Bolivar and near Stanton.
50 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°07'39", long. 90°04 I 25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan 

Bridge at Memphis, Shelby County, l£ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, and at mile 

731.5

Drainage area. 932.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: April 1934 to September 1953 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 1953 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.

To adjust gage heights obtained at present site to those obtained at site at Beale 

Street, add 0.3 ft for each 10 ft increment of stage.

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. 19 years (1934-53), 485,000 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 843,000 cfs May 24 (gage height, 25.93 ft); minimum, 114,000 cfs Nov. 8; minimum gage height, -2.19 ft Nov. 9.

1934-53: 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. 9, 1952.

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. Forty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage-height

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

gO.38

S-.48

g-.58

g-,58

g-.68

S-.79

g-.92

g-.77

g-.70

g-1.01

g-1.25

g-1.45

g-1.58

g-1.54

-1.38

-1.32

-.83

-.76

-.87

-1.07

-1.28

-1.39

-1.39

-1.32

-1.33

-1.50

-1.49

-1.59

-1.85

-1.93

-1.90

Nov.

-1.56

-1.33

-1.40

-1.69

-1.86

-1.89

-1.97

-2.08

-2.13

-2.02

-?.01

-2.O8

-1.96

-1.6O

-1.55

-1.89

-2.04

-1.89

-1.56

-1.68

-1.62

-1.34

-.61

.02

.26

.96

1.68

2.17

1.98

1.64

-

Dec.

1.16

.98

.86

.82

1.03

1.19

1.87

2.61

3.18

3.74

3.64

3.46

3.95

4.86

5.82

6.00

5.91

5.78

5.76

5.95

6.23

6.52

6.58

5.52

3.92

2.78

2.12

1.96

2.09

2.18

2.06

Jan.

1.32

.92

1.17

1.42

1.71

2.O6

2.25

2.57

2.87

3.27

4.34

5.06

5.87

7.37

9.40

11.43

12. 9O

13.80

14.00

13.46

12.51

11.89

11.93

12.36

12.81

13.40

13.88

14.27

14.35

14. 1O

13.97

Feb.

14.13

14.23

14.40

14.43

14.16

13.70

13.12

12.62

12.27

12.02

12.26

12.46

11.91

11.96

13.00

14.54

15.90

16.63

16.90

16.70

16.55

15.98

15.41

15.46

16.23

17. 5O

18.90

20.10

_

_

-

Mar.

20.24

20. 38

2O.12

19.80

19.52

20.37

21.78

22.93

23.75

24.32

24.60

24. 5O

24.11

23.54

22.94

22.14

21.58

21.73

21.62

21.49

21.57

21.86

22.36

22.35

22.51

22.94

23.27

23.28

22.86

22.24

21.61

Apr.

21.21

20. 78

20. 58

20.80

21.48

22.51

23.12

23.35

23.27

22.81

22.00

21.29

20.59

19.83

19.30

18.91

18.43

18.26

17.93

17.81

17.93

18.17

18.25

18.35

18.51

18.43

18.29

18.39

18.58

19.32

-

May

18.88

18.56

18.84

19.37

19.85

19.50

19.24

19.39

19.40

19.00

18. 8O

19. OO

19.13

19.37

19.66

19. 8O

20.46

21.15

22.16

23.28

24.40

25.28

25.76

25.91

25.63

24.97

24.04

23.08

22.48

22.10

21.69

June

21.14

20.38

19.35

18.15

16.83

15.51

14.32

13.35

12.67

12.16

11.92

12.00

11.94

11.95

11.90

11.73

11.57

12.00

12.59

12.54

12.28

12.O2

11.79

11.36

1O.72

9.85

8.96

8.05

7.76

8.04

-

July

8.36

8.53

8.68

8.91

9.25

9.57

9.63

9.80

10.20

10.42

10.56

10. 8O

10.95

1O.52

9.96

9.41

S.61

7.82

7.26

6.68

6.42

7.38

6.89

6.58

6.68

6.74

6.8O

6.58

6.O1

5.42

5.16

Aug.

4.76

4.40

4.23

4.29

4.41

4.42

4.27

4.20

4.4O

4.62

4.77

4.94

5.50

5.94

5.99

5.96

6.07

5.89

5.41

5.20

5.15

4.88

4.33

3.87

3.38

3.00

2.73

2.54

2.52

2.61

2.39

Sept.

2.20

2.05

1.97

1.76

1.37

.91

.56

.37

.51

.38

.26

g-.15

g-.55

g-1.05

g-1.35

g-1.40

g-1.40

g-1.35

g-1.15

g-1.10

g-1.55

g-1.75

g-1.95

-1.70

-1.68

-1.75

-1.74

-1.85

-1.83

-1.96

-

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 51

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

K141 

g!40

g!40

g!38

g!38

g!35

g!35

g!38

g!38

g!33

g!30

g!27

g!25 

127

130

131

140

140

140

136

133

131

131

133

131

128

128

125

120

117

119

4,098

132.2

8,128

Nov.

122

125

122

119

117

116

116

114

117

119

125

127

131 

140

140

136

135

136

138

135

133

136

146

153

159

169

182

190

186

182

-

4,166

138.9

8,263

Dec.

178 

180

178

178

180

180

192

201

211

217

215

215

227 

248

266

271

269

269

271

277

284

293

29T

264

235

215

203

201

205

207

203

7,024

226.6

13,930

Jan.

190 

185

190

193

199

206

208

213

219

226

246

260

280 

315

361

404

440

458

461

442

419

406

409

419

432

447

458

467.

470

461

461

10,545

340.2

20,920

Feb.

464

470

472

472

464

453

437

427

419

411

424

424

411 

419

450

495

531

549

555

552

546

528

517

526

549

591

630

657

-

13,843

494.4

27,460

Mar.

663 

663

654

645

639

669

711

746

772

789

792

785

772 

752

727

701

685

688

6B2

679

682

695

707

714

720

733

743

739

727

704

682

22,060

711.6

43,760

Apr.

666 

651

645

657

679

714

733

739

733

717

691

666

645 

621

603

588

573

564

552" 552

552

558

561

564

567

564

564

570

585

597

18,671

622.4

37,030

May

588 

585

594

612

621

612

606

612

609

597

597

600

603 

615

621

627

654

679

714

752

792

823

840

843

830

802

765

730

707

688

672

20,990

677.1

41,630

June

651 

624

591

555

F.i 7

484

453

432

416

406

401

404

401 

401

401

397

394

406

419

416

409

404

397

387

370

349

328

310

306

313

12,742

424.7

25,270

July

319 

324

326

333

340

347

349

354

361

368

370

375

377 

368

354

340

322

302

286

273

273

286

275

271

273

275

277

271

262

252

248

9,751

314.5

19,340

Aug.

240 

236

232

234

236

236

232

232

236

240

244

248

 260 

269

269

269

269

265

256

252

250

244

234

224

215

209

204

200

202

202

197

7,336

236.6

14,550

Sept.

192 

192

190

186

180

171

166

164

166

164

161

g!54

g!48 

g!41

g!38

g!36

g!38

g!40

gl44

g!43

g!38

gl55

140

140

140

140

140

140

138

4,600

153.3

9,124

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,323 Mln 114 Mean 517.6 Ac-ft 375,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 843 Mln 114 Mean 372.1 Ac-ft 269,400

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.

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

figures expressed in thousands.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

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 1953.

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. 32 years, 1,153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.87 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1921-53: 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.

Revisions (water years). WSP 732: 1922-23.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Mar. 5, May 16-26)

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

139

255

595

5.0 

7.0 

1O.O 

14.0 

17.0

1,200

2,740

6,000

11,900

18,100

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

21

56

139

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

595

1,100

2,710

4,750

7,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Ttotal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

57 

57

56

35

37

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

*49

49

50

52

56

54

55

52

52

52

55

54

53

52

53

54

56

56

1,508

48.6

0.051

0.06

2,990

Nov.

56 

58

59

58

59

59

59

59

72

74

74

74

72

74

79

77

75

*156

212

205

189

178

150

131

352

1,330

1^680

935

595

481

-

7,732

258

0.270

0.30

15,340

Dec.

412 

375

339

656

1,480

1,300

955

690

575

517

446

592

348

507

280

255

254

215

217

250

555

555

556

556

517

481

439

585

348 "516

293

14,973

485

0.505

0.58

29,700

Jan.

275 

263

250

254

224

215

215

584

2.150

1,40O

1,030

305

*640

555

499

464

446

446

499

555

555

556

64O

1,100

1,580

1,260

1,050

955

968

955

805

22,075

712

0.745

0.86

43,780

Feb.

690 

595

556

481

446

419

585

381

548

519

348

575

432

446

426

395

371

342

323

378

2,150

2.620

1,580

*1,160

968

805

665

575

_

_

-

18,959

677

0.708

0.74

37,600

Mar.

667 

1,130

4,300

16.700'

6,160

5,000

2,080

1,590

1,540

1,130

980

896

819

1,340

4,180

5,660

2,360

2,620

5,180

2,260

1,750

1,670

2,040

2,150

1,670

1,570

1,160

1,070

869

795

725

75,541

2,437

3.55

2.94

149,800

Apr.

681 

637

595

517

481

517

*1,040

1,230

952

819

725

795

819

819

748

681

637

2,510

4.180

3,280

2,150

1,590

1,340

1,230

1,250

1,150

952

844

795

952

-

54,856

1.162

1.22

1.36

69,140

May

1,200 

1,100

924

S19

748

703

681

637

595

536

517

555

575

595

595

897

5,180

5.560

*2,900

1,870

1,370

1,100

896

771

637

555

464

395

542

298

275

30,290

977

1.02

1.18

60,080

June

3240 

a220

a200

also

al60

al40

133

123

110

*103

98

101

96

85

84

80

74

70

69

62

56

52

50

46

M

65

85

115

152

157

-

3,227

108

0.113

0.13

6,400

July

110 

90

76

70

60

55

50

47

46

42

56

55

53

*44

38

42

234

155

88

70

62

79

70

56

50

45

41

39

36

33

31

1,957

63.1

0.066

0.08

3,880

Aug.

a28 

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

*20

20

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

585

18.8

0.020

0.02

1,160

Sept.

14

14

16

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

-

445

14.8

0.015

0.03

885

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,800 Min 55 Mean 856 Cfam 0.895 In. 12.20 Ac-ft 621,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,700 Min 15 Mean 581 Cfsm 0.6O8 In. 8.27 Ac-ft 420,800

Peak discharge (base. 21.poo cfa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
ST, FRANCIS 53

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappajpello, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°55'42", long. 90*17'04", in NW^SE^ see. 3, T. 26.N., R. 7 E., at intake 

,at dam on St, Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of tfapjapello.

Draaage area.'. 1 1 .aiO sq mi, approximately. . ",. .

Reooras available.-t-April 1941 to September 1953. July 1940 to March 1941 in files of 

Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tenn.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 347.71 ft above mean sea level, datum,of 

1929. Prior to June 19, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum. ' -" - - - 

Extremes^ Maximum contents during year, 100,900 acre-ft Mar...5 (gage height,: H.-94 ft); 

minimum, 44,200 .acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.00 ft). , - - - -- - -

1941-53: 'Maximum contents,' 729,800 aore-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (gaga height, -51.35 ft:}'; 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-ft Nov. 2, 1944 

(gage ^eight, 7.1.4 ft). , , ,

Remarks. '-Reservoir,is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10, 

I34O; river began td 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 spillifay 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 consents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will,not be 

drawn Below conservation poQl 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.

Cage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ilia

IS

14

15

16

1?

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.10

9.10

9.10

9.10

9.10

9.15

9.15

9.20

9.20

- 9.20

. 9.20

9.20

9.25

9.50

9.30

' 'S.SO

9.35

. 9.35

9.40

.9.40

9v40

3.40

«.45

9.45

9.50

a^so 9'.' 55

9.60

9.60

i 9.60

9.80

Nov.

, 9.60

9.65

9.7O

9.70

9.76

9.75

 9.80

9.80

9.90

9.90

9.90

9.95 iO-'.OO

JO.OO

10.05

10.10 ib. 10

'10.25

1O.40

10.50 "t.

10*. 55

10.55

10.50

1O.-50

10_.60

10.80

10.90

10.85

10.70

3S- 50

-

Dec.

10.40

10.55

10.60

10.75

10.70

10.80 ' j io.ro

10.50

10/55

10.80

, 10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10,50

10.20

' 9.90

9.. 70

9. SO

9.40

9.30

9\20

9.20

9.10

9.10

S.05

9,00

9. DO

8.90

8.85

8.85

Jan.

8. SO

8.7O

8.70

8.60

8.55

8.50 ;*>-8.«"

- a.scr

6.65

9.10

1 9.25

9.30

9.30

9.30

9.20

9.2O

' 9. IS

9.1O

9.1O"

9.10

9.05

9.00

9.10

9.50

9.4O

9.60

9. '70

9.8O,

9.80

9.75

9.75

Feb.

9.75

9.70

9.60

9.50

9.40

9.40

-- 9. SO

,^.20

9.10

9.05

9.05

9.10

9.00

S'.OO

9.00

8.95

8.90

8.90

, 8.85

8.90

8.0O

9.6O

lO.OCt

10.15

10.20

1Q.15

10.10

10 .00 -j

.

V"

Mar.

9.85

10.00

10.20

12.00

14.80

14.85

'14.45

13 . 90

13.48:

12.90

* 18.45

I*. 10-

ll'.70

11.50

11.60

18-. 10

J&.SO

- i2.=ta

 12. SO

12.60

12-;40

12.30

12,45

 -12.45

12.35

,12.10

11. SO

11. 6O

11". 35

11.10

10.90

Apr.

10.75

10.50

10.30

10.10

10.00

9.90 *.-ao

-9.80

i'9.90

' 9.90

9.80

9.85

9v80

9.80

9.75

'8i.70

9.60

9.90

11.15

11.85

12.05

12.00

11.85

.11.60

11.50

11.30

11.10

10.85

10.60

10.65

-

May

.10.60

11.00

11.30

11.60

11.60

11.55

11.50

11.45

11.25

-11.10

11.00

11.20

11.50

11.60

11.60

11.65

11.95

12.35

12.60

12.60

12. S5

12.05

11.75

11.40

11.10

11.20

11.35

11.45

11.60

11.40

11.25

June

11.. 00

11,10

11.15

11.20

11.25

11.30

11. 3S

11.35

11,20

11.00

io.ao

10.80

0.0.80

10.85

10.85

10.90

10.90

10.90

10.80

10.70

10 .-60

10/55

10.55

10,'SO

10.55

10.60

10.75

10.75

10.60

10.50

July

10.30

10.25

10.20

10.20

10.20

10.15

1O.1Q

10.10 10. ao

10.10

1O'. 10

10.10

10.05

10.00

10.10

10.10 10.20

10.00

9.90

9.80

9.80

a. so

9.70

9.75

9.75

9.75

9". 70

9.65

3.S5

9.55

9.55

Aug.

9-.S&

9.55

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.35

9.35

9. 49

' 9.40-

9.35

9.25

#.20

9*. 20

9,20

9.20

9.20

, 9.15

9.10

9.05

9.05

' 9.05

9.00

9,05

S.OO

, 8.90

8.85

8.85

8.85

8.85

8.85

8.85

_j .

Sept v

8.60

8.70

8.70

8.80

8.70

8.70

8.65

- a. -GO

8.55

- 8.50

8.50

8.50

8. SO

8.50

. 8.50

8.50

8.40

'8.35

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.30

8. £5

8. 85

. 8.25

8.25

8.20

8.15

8. -10

8.00

. -

Monthly gage 'height aiia contents, rtater year -October 19S2 to Septent&er 1953

t 

" - Date

Nov. 30...................

Calendar . year 1952 .;....

Pab. 2s...,;;_ .." :; .....

May 31 ...................

Aug. 31...................

Water yaar 1952-53. .....

dags height 

(feetTt -

10.50 «-

-

9.75

10.00

-

, Contents 

(acre- feet)

61,300

. -- ,

? 56,100

57,900

64,920 . ,

-

Change In 'contents 

during month 

(acre-few)

+3,980

+6,280

,. -11,580 r

' -9.74O

*r,38o

+1^.800

., " -1,950

+4,810

-6,640

-6,860

t Oage height at 6 a.m.

368561 O - 56 - 5
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mp.

Location. Lat 36°55'4l", long. 90°15'55", in NWiSE-J- sec. 2, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wapfcapello $nd lT<F£- 

miles downstream from Wappapello Dam. ' ' -

Drainage area. 1.311 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1939 Tn reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height Records collected 

. in this vicinity since April 1930 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 325.15 ft above mean sea'level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages in the Vicinity at same, datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,724 cfs. , .,

Extreme's. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.22 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, -5.60 ft). -

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.60 ft); no. 

flow May 16, 1941, and June 2, 1952, 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, poor below. After Nov. 27, 1952, discharge computed 

using gate openings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir supplemented by stagedischarge rating for gage described above during periods of constant flow. Flow regulate.d by Wappapello Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height'record, 19 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 9 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953,

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7 

. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

34

*3l

35

35

37

39

, 40 

40

40

39

38

38

39

38

41

*41

41

41

40

42

44

- 45

44

43

41

41

41

45 

47

47

49

1,257

40.5

2,490

NOV.

45

44

47

49

48

*47

47 

49

49

49

49

49

.48

47

. 46

44

43

4¥

46

*47

187

390

400

403

536

1,020

1,430

1.550 

1,550

1,140

-

9,547

318

18,940

Dec.

440

310 315"

750

1,380

1,590

1,720 

1,270

770

900

*780

570

570

570

1,080

1,400

1,240

1,110

1,000

935

. 873

830

814

800

777

760

735

717 

690

672

654

27,092

. 874

53,740

Jan.

627

600

573

548

526

506

500 

*5ld"

630

794

860

883

883

868

849

*833

817

801

785

772

'762

*754

808

887

966

1,080

1,140

1,160 T'rio

1,160

1,150

25,192

813

49,970

Feb. '

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,010

*966

926

883 

841

799

762

762

772

759

743

728

712

694

676

*663

699

814

1,090

1,320

1,400

1,410

1,380

*1,330

1,270

_

-

26,699

954

52,960

Mar.

1.260

1,336"

1,670

3,510

*5,850

5.920

S,430 

4,850

4^E60

3,730

3,280

2,900

2,580

2,470

2,670

3,010

3,180

3,280

*3,420

3,430

3,280

3,240

3,330

3,330

3,190

2,970

': 2,730

2,490 

2,270

2,070

1,910

r 98,840

3,188

196,000

Apr.

1,770

*1,630

1,510

1,380

1,280

1,220

1,180 

1,200

*1,230

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,466

2,240

2,790

2.950

5,510"

*2,700

2,520

2,370

2,210

2,030

1,880 

1,600

1,760

51,220

1,707

101,600

May,'

750

4040"

740

1,250

1,250

»1,240 

1,560

1,470

1,270

530

40

400

1,040

1,240

1,870

2,490

2,900

2,960

2,970

*2,880

*2,680

2,510

2,340

1,450

40

40

40 

T40

1,150

1,220

41,160

1,328

81,640

June

627

33

37

33

33

33

33 

568

920

991

619

3,3

33

33

33

33

33

*3.29

520

520

437

33

33

33

33

35

33

444 71-0

872

-

8,153

272

16,170

July578

»180

180

180

... 18S

180

180 ' 9S

31

31

12 ifi

240 300-

. 198

 38

*680

796

 Ho"

266

18$

343

96

33

33

15d

220

305

201

' »37

33

6,526

211

12,940

Aug.

31

155

207

219

Mi

31

31 

31

143

210

210

122

33

32

*33

153

,.-. 225

" 225

113

,*33

33

33

159

235

. 235

90

31

30 3"I

121

210

3,862

125

7,660

Sept.

235

142

33" 33

33

131

190 

190

98

*33

33

33

33

33

33

181

241

?2t>

120

36

36

36

*36

35

33

150

220

220 

220

151

-

3,218

107

6,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,490 Mln 0 Mean 1,245 Ac-ft 903,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,920 Mln 30 Mean 829 Ac-ft 600,300

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'55", in ffi£ 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. Ill sq mi.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1953.

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, 220 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 8.38 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 22, 25-30; minimum ga,ge height; 

2.01 ft Sept. 28.

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

 " on St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 ft); minimum observed, 8 efs 

Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 28, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions [water years K--WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

 (Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to May 15, 

June 24 to Aug. 18)

2.O 

2.3 

2.7 

3.5

15

32

69

173

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

254

' 685 

1,2OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

87 .

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27 

27

26

27

32

, 32

31

32

31

32 

31

31

31

31

*31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32 

32

31

32

33

33

32 ' 31

951

30.7

0.277

0.32

1,890

Nov.

31 

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

30

33

31

31

31

31

31

31

33

35

»33

30

31

30

30 

33

33

37

33

33

33

-

955

31.8

0.286

' O.32

1,890

Dec.

34 

39

35

526

273

131

87

80

70

80

75 

60

59

59

54

53

53

53

! 50

53

51

49

49

49 

47

47

48

47

46

44

51

2,452

79.1

0.713

0.82

4,860

Jan.

47 

45

47

. 45

44

44

124

99

77

66 

62

57

56

*55

S3

74

112

93

87

77

7O

152 m

124

105

99

93

81

87

2,669

86.1

0.776

0.89

5,290

Feb.

81 

79

77

74

73

74

76

73

69

66

mISO

145

131

118

112

105

99

138

254

136

145

131 

124

*118

112

105

_

.

-

3,538

126

1.14

1.19

7.O2O

Mar.

27?

548

639

438

254

196

173

159

152

145 

138

173

166

372

394'

504

1.200

901

460

272

310

757

662 

351

254

220

188

173

166

166

10,921

352

3.17

3.66

81,660

Apr.

152 

145

138

131

124

.124

184

1*124

118

112

105 

105

112

105

124

112

165

105

112

118

'105

105

99

99 

99

99

87

87

118

272

3,565

119

1.07

1.19

7,070

May

220 

152

131

118

124

118

112

105

, 105

93

105 

112

105

105

180

372

330

430

593

310

237

*196

173

166 

152

145

138

, 131

124

124

118

5,624

181

1.63

1.88

11,160

June

112 

1O5

105

1O5

1O5

105

99

93

87

 8O

79 

76

75

75

77

74

73

71

69

' 67

64

' 6?>

 64

' 68 

. 87

76

 76

73

67

63

-

2,440

81.3

0.732

0.82

4,840

July

67 

,66

64

76

87

70

71

70

71

69

63 

87

71

69

66

64

, *69

105

~§T 11£

 79

76

68

' 65 

62

59

59

56

54

53

51

2,166

69.9

0.630

0.73

4,30O

Aug.

5O 

47

51

 '. 49

46

' 48

41

42

42 

42

41

*42

*39

38

38

38

36

37

36

36

33

34

31

31

29 ' 30

2725"

,25

1,210

39.0

0.351

0.41

2,400

Sept.

26 

25

27-

'" ' ft

24

34

23

23

fcg

22 

21

20

2,0

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

' IS.

if

17 

*16

16

16

' 16

18

16

-

600

20.0

0.180

0.20

1,190

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,200 Min 26 Mean 196 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.99 Ac-ft 142,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,200 Min- 16 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.43 Ac-ft 73,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVSR BASIN

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett'; Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50" T in NE£ sec. 4, i;. 18 N r , R.'lO E., on upstream 

side of bridge on Sta'te Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi. ! -""' 

Records available. October 1926 to September 1953. " " "-

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft an! twice, daily above. - Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft abdve 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, 457 cfs. " ."..', :.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height',, 9.70 ft, from 

graph based 6n gage readings); minimum, 23 cfS Sept. 22-24, 28, 30 (gage height,- 0.82

I t ) , *"

l^ff-SS,: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cf& Jan. 14/1950, includes some inflow 

from Little River ditches 6£, 66.-A, and 251; maximum .gage height, l&.80,ft Jan. 25, 

1937; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-rS, 1§32; minimum gage height, hat of Sept. 22- 

24, 28, 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ijoubtfu}. or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of ab'out 4,000 cfs irr Little" " 

River ditch 251, water was diverted from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 into ditch 1 fry 

spillway 6.3 miles upstream. This spillway washed out and closed April 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water'year October 195£ to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213J*

15

1®

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

27

38

26 a35~

~40

3^

. 33

.. 36

.,,,;33

' , 33

33

,33

33

33

*36

36

33

.33

a33

33

33

33

37

36

"36

37

a40

37

34

34

1,051

33.9

2,060

Nov.

34

34

36

34

36

36

37

.39

 - 46

 48

47

41

43

41

43

. 41

345

50

S3

_*50

47

46

46

-47

54

53

54

53

52

50

1,336

44.5

2,650

Dec.

53

58

351

42 O

201

132

119

97

100

 97

78

83

78

73

73

70

65

62

SO

- 67

62

62

a60

360

a60

a6O

a60

a6O

a57

a60

2,996

'96.6

5,940

Jan.

a60

a56 aBS"

a6O

a 50

a 0

a60

aao

also

alio

a9O

a80

a75

a70

*67

58

122

171

151

132

111

142

536 478-

274

211

181

161

151

142

4,338

140

8,600

Feb.

142

132

128

124

117

123.

121

.122

113

461

S60

55?

(385

238

.211

. 191

161

161

-.201

420

342

285

B42

222

*,211

191

< 181

_

-_

-

6,299

225

12,490

Mar.

201

351

928

2.O2O

1,320

725.

536

4£0

368

342

318

296

296

296

1,180

1,430

1,540

2,440

2.830

1>320

758

725

1 1 140

1&820

1,109

758

596

478

448

394

394

28,809

929

57,140

Apr.

36S

348

318

318

£85

296

285

274

*253

253

.242

242

242

232

.242

1 ',

'222

232

232

E32

232

222

.211

201

201

,191

191

Ijl

- £22"

|3_6

7^730

258

15,330

May

476

368

296

274

, 264

25.3

. -242 '232

211

201

2O1

211

201

201

274

£96

596

1,190

£ 060

TtoSo"

S96

*448

368

318

296

874

253

242

232

222

211

12,537

' 404

24,870

June

301

1ST

181

181

171

171

161-

151

151

132

126

132

122

121

122

119

 113

' 108

' 102

99

102

99

92

95

99

. . 92

104

106

95

- 90

- -

3,829

1 128

7,590

July

36

85

81

93

142

115

161

.151

151

132

. 117

102

1(32

93

88

85 "*88

83

, 90

,88

92

99

83

' 78

72

67

65 -62

62

' 60£6"

2,686

93.1

5,720

Aug.

58

56

62 1>2~

 - 59

53

SO

50

 48

i; 48

; 48

47

. 47

. *47

48

I .

48

48

48

47

46

-44

41

43

' 44

43

41

40

37

. 36

34

32

1,455

46.9

2,890

Sept.

31E&~

31

29

29

' .28

' 27

27

SB

27

27

27

26

te

25

£5

26

:, 26 ' S5

25

25

23

23

«25

27

25

23

25

23

 *

783

 26.1

1,550

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,830 Mln 26 Mean 413 Ac-ft '299,800

Water year 1952 -?3: Max 2,830 Mln gj Mean 2O3 Ac-ft 146,800 .

* Discharge measurement made pn this day.

--a Doubtful or no-gage-height reooraj discharge estimated'oij "basis gf weather 3?»eoraV and records 

for adjacent dltoh«a', '- ' ; \ '' ,> ' .-.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

Little Hiver ditch 251 ,near Li,lbourn, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°33'2QB , long. 89"40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 17, T. 22 N., R. - 

13 B.vlOO fffroflt right abttfanent On upstream side of bridge On U. ,S. Highway §£!, 3.7 

' miles s«ttthwest of Mlbourn, and 4 miles northwest of Marston. " ."

Drainage area. 235 sq mi. . 

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953. ...

Gage. Wire-weight gage %»ad qnee.daily below 6 ft and twice daily above. Datum of,gage ' 

Ti 263.46 ft abdVe^mean sea WVel (levels by Missouri, State highway Department}.

Average discharge. 7 years : (1946-53). 373 cfs. " "" " ' '

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, l.g'SO cfs Mar. 17 (gage height,'10.6 ft, from

grapn based on gage readings); minimum, 34 efs Sept. 30 (gage height,,,?.58 ft).- 

 "' ,1945-53: Maximum discharga, 3,3,10'cfs Feb.' 15, I950:(gage height, 15.16 ft);..minimum, that of.,Sept. 30, J953.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 

'cfs). ..- .' . ' ' , \"

Remarks. Re.cords good, , . ... , ,

Rating tables,-water fear 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) '

Qe#t 1 to Dec.' 4 Dec. 5 .to Sept: SO

 '2.B 

3.5 

5.0

' 61- 

149 

442

2.5' 

3.0 

4.0

2$"' 

BT 

237

 6.0 

11.0

660 

2,O70

Discharge, in cubic feet per seopnd, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 ~

7

' a9

10

11

-12

13

^4

15

16

17is

J9

20

21

22 

23

?*is

26

27

88

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-Jt

Oct.

82

7£

78

717S

71

71

. .71

." 76

1 ' 7«

76

71

71

71

76

71

71

71

- 76

76

76

76

76

71

76

76 76

"76

76

2,307

74.4

0.317

£.37

4,580

.Nov.

71

71

71

'fi

71

' '71

71

71

76

« 76

' 76

71

;, 71

71

76

82

~*M

82

32 

76

76

32

'94

94

$4

94

i 94

-

2,346

78,3

0.333

0.37

4,660

Dec.

' ,94

82

^294

135

128

128

126

121

114

107

100

100

94

94

87

'-"94

' 9*

^4

34 

100

100 94

.''94

.. 87

94

. $4

87

114

3,423

110

0.468

0.54

6,790

Jan.

87

94

87

87

94

f 107

* 203 '.203

203

, 142

123

121

*121

' 107

121

114

121

,128

121

128 

274

'ffS

195

195

172

172

164 as?

4,742

153

0.651

0.75

9*410

Feb.

157

150

T3>o* '" 157

' 164

i57 '-203

212

420

438 2"§4*

212

,«03

V*95

195

180

172

187

356

 274

274 "255

,255

*220

180

-172

.172

_

" _

,, -

6,198

 r ,221

0^940

0.98

12,290

Mar.

203

1,020

940

755

465

398

356

314

314

274

356

420

488

940

730

1,640 f'Sio

1,130

781

535

940

781

511

' 483

442

420

 356

356

335

19,873

641

-2.73

3'.15

39,430

Apr.

314

314

294

274

274

255

255

*2SS

237

228

220

Z12

220

195

1S5

203

195

237

228

220

263

187

203

195

187

187

180

' 172

' III °rr

7,400

247

'1.05

1.17

14,630

Ma's;

398

314

274

274

274

246

237 '" 237

.228

228

' 228

. 212

' 2?0

226

237

511

511

1,270

1,100

536

,*42D

 335 

314

314

294

255

, 237

237

220

212

220

10,820

349

1.49

1.71

21,460

.June

212

T95

19S

187

' 187

187

180

172

1 164

164

157

157 ISO'

160

^55

123

128

128

121

121

121

121 

121

188

121

 114

155

121

- 121

114

4,428

..'l48

0.630

10.70

8,780

July

1X4

107

114

114

114

' ' 107

107

274

15T

121

1 107

, 114

114

' 114

107

»107

114

^ !y)7

W)7

100

100

' 100

." 100 '100

100

100

94

94

94

3,490

113

0.481

0.55

6,920

Aug.

87

' - 87

87

87

" 87

, "67

, ' 80

/ 80

80

78

*78

74

; 74

74

70

;. 68

61

61

61

60 ' 61

SI

 61

58

54

; 5*

54

2,216

n.s

0.504

0.35

4^400

Sept.

MBT

53

52

52

51

' 51

^8

48

48

46

46

46

. '44

42

42

42

41

, 41

t 41

40

40 

40 *40

-. 40

38

1 38

38

36

14-

1,32?

44.2

0.188

0.21

2,620

Calendar year 1952 1 Max. 2,750 ' '- Min 66 Mean 331 Cfsm 1.4l In. 19.17 Ac-ft 240,3qO J " Wmter y«ar WS2-55! Hax' 1,8*0- .,:nin 34 He ari IBS . Cf «k 0,600 In. 10 ."85 Ac-ft ,136,000 ,

'-* Discharge measurement made On '|hlB day. "; , ' "' , .
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Caator River at Aquilla, Mo.

Location.--La t 36°57'10", long. 89°54!25", in NEiSE^ sec. 25, T. 27"^.,., ,R'. 10 E.,-Qn'

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aquilla jand 4 miles 

north of Bloomfield. ' '

Drainage area. 175 sq mi. ' 

Records available.--December 1945 to September 1953.

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). Trior 

to Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1946-53), 192 cfs. , , ,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Mar. 

graph based on gage readings]; no flow Sept. 22-30. '

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Jan. 4, J950 (gage height', 13.45 'ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946, Sept. 22-30, 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 milss 

above station to headwater diversion channel. See Castor River at Zalma for records 

of flow above diversion. !

Rating table?, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3,8, Jan. 9-23, 

June 29 to July 17)

23 (gig'e height, 10.69 ft, from

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.7 

3.9 

7

2.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

42

140

255

410

I.I

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.8,,

2.1

.2

.7

1.4

2.2

8.8

2.5 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0 

9.0 

10.0

26

94

190

410

1,040

1,300

t 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 bo September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8. ~7S

.7

75" .4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5 

.5.'6

.6

16.9

0.55

0.0031

0.004

34

Nov.

0.6 -76-

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

5

8

*7

6

6

6

7

14

23

40

54 

40

30

- .

270.4

9.01

0.051

0.06

536

Dec.

19

16 -40

98

148

140

119

98

60

51

i 45

40

21

19

16

15

12

10

9

8,

6

4.6

4,2

4.2

4.0

4.0

' 3.9

3.9 

3.9,

3.5

37?

1,030.1

33.2

0.190

0.22

2,040

Jan.

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

23

45

42

37

32

30

*21

13

It17

21

27

30

51

81

119

269

283

179

128

78 

.54

3522 'J

1,671.6

S3. 9

0.308

0.36

3,320

Feb.

20

9

6

2.5

3.9

. 3.2

2.2

57S- 1.9

6

8

9

12

14

14

12

10

7

5

34

110

157 m74

*50

38

24

15

_

-

763.9

27.3

0.156

0.16

1,520

Mar.

94

318

920

992

968

710

470

227

147

94

: --so

60

41 2'§0"

530

410

430

630

690

490

410

1,020

 944

710

356

168

114 

78

57

44

13,592

438

2.50

2.89

26,960

Apr.

44

32

30

28

24

21

24

*28

29

, 27

23

98

114

82

, 50

32

60

227

410 373-

255

102

57

50

50

31

19

16 

12T

t 373

-

2,833"

94.4

0.539

0.60

5,620

May

34S

269

157

90

57

41

32

47

31

18

29

32

_ 22

" 20

82

2S9

730

854

690

*490

'-283

157

64

57

44

"30

17

15 

12

JO

5,018

0.*926

1.07

9,950

June

9

ff

8

7

7

7

6

6' 6

6

S

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4 '4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

,3.9

3.9

5.9

3.7

37T

8

17

20

Iff

11

-

205.9

6.86

0.039

0.04

408

July

9

9

8

6

3.6

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0 ITo1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.2

3.9

11

15

TO

6

6

4.6

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.6

1.4

123.2

3.97

0.023

0.03

244

Aug.

: 1.4

1.4

 1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

i-3.2

4.4

171

3.9

3.2

»2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

. . .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

' ft

.-8

.8

50.8

4.64

0.0094

0.01

101

Sept.

~7f &.7

.6

.6

.6

.5*

.4

.4

.3

 ?

..2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TS

*0

JO.

 0

0

0 

0

0.

-

6 76

0.22

0.0015

0.001

13

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,900 Min 0.4 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12. Si Ac-ft 116,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,120 Min 0 Mean 70.1 Cfsm 0.401 In. 5.44 Ac-ft 50,750

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°5Q'Q5", long. 89°43'50", in NW£SE£ sec. 2, T. 25 M., R. 12 E., on downstream side of bridge'on U. S. Highway 60, if miles.downstream from Little River ditch 

39 and 2 miles west of Morehouse.

Drainage area. 450,sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.-'-Wire-weight gage re,ad once dally below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 280.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1949, to June 10, 1951, staff gage at site 50 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53),, 566 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,540 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 13.15 

'ft);.minimum observed, 25 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.22 ft).

1&45-53: Maximum discharge, 7.02Q cfs Mar. 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.2 ft 

May 3, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 

1953.

 Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,830 

cfs). ' <

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

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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 1 to Feb. 11, May 17-23)

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

25

168

415

7.0

10.0

13.0

i,100 

2,520 

4,400

Discharge,- in cubic feet Rer second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'98

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2-1

22

23

24

25

a«

27

28

29

30

31

Ibt£l

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

59

59

59

59

, 59

60

60

60

69

W

67

67

67

66

»66

64

64 

62

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

 ' 60

60

60

1,918

61.9

0.138

0.16

3,800

Nov.

60

35

66

62

62

62

62

62

67

79

76

76

 76

76

76

76

76 

99

99

»97

65

79

78

78

103

TI&" 158

138

129

129

-

2,594

86-5

0.192

0.21

5,15&

Dec.

123

121

120

198

556

356

1 316

290

220

198

178

168

148

148

129

129

125 

 125

125

127

127

127

. 123

118

116

112

11£

110

108 158"

112

4,973

160

0.356

 0.41

9,660

Jan.

108

108

108

99

59

103

103

158

231

196

178

158

158

*148

148

138

129 

120

198

168

158

148

188

342

506

415

342

«03

266

231

220

5,977

. 193

0.429

0.49

11,660

Feb.

198

188

178

178

168

088

178

168

158

143

 178

242

231

209

209

198

188 

178

188

198

209

290

329

2T8

*2S4

242

220

198

_

-

5,7'89

2ft?

0.460

0.48

11,480

Mar*

198

JSS

 1,610

2,520

1,570

1,300

912

634

1 475

445

356

339

' 316

303

1,100

840

805 

1,520

1,300

912

735

876

3,990

2,640

1,570

1,020

667

537

445

342

342

31,344

=- 1*011

2.25

£.59

62,170

Apr.

303

290

278

254

266

278

303

*278

266

254

254

266

266.

329

316

278

254 

425

986

S¥5

634

506

385

329

290

266

254

231

23T

876

10,966

366

0.813

0.91

21,790

May

912

=735

569

506

370

342

266

254

242

266

266

278

303

290

415

537

1.850 

1,750

1,520

1,180

»876

735

634

445

290

266

231

220

198

15?

198

17,142

«53

1.23

, 1.42

34,000

June

Tea" 166

168

168

 168

158

148

138

138

129

129

.123

123

123

123

116

110 

110

106

 106

106

106

103

114

' 110

99

1TC

108

 106

106

3,786

' 126

O.280

0.31

7,510

July

92

103 -99-

98

96

96

92

. 88

85

83

81

79

79

76

76

»78

92 

88

85

83

79

76

72

69

66

66

64

62

62

60

, .33

2,487

, 80.2

,.0.178

' 0.21

4,930

Aug.

SSS3

67

57

55

54

 52

52

52

52

52

. 50

*59

57

57

57

55 

54

50

47

' 43

- 43

42

42

40

40

4O

40

40

40

40

1,53®

. 49.6

OtllO

, 0.15

3,050

Sept.

40

40

38

45

47

< 45

40

40

40

40

40

40

3S

35

35

35

35 

35

35

35

30

30

3©

»30

26

26

36

26g-6

- 25

t' 1,050

35.0

 0.078

-0,i09

- e,oso

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,860 Mln 59 Mean 500 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11 Ac-ft 362,800

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,990 Min 25 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.41 Ac-ft 177,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. No gage-height recordsept. 6-23j discharge estimated on basis of records for adjacent
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASlN

Little River 'ditch 251 near Kennett, 'Mo.

fttijqn. Lat 36'14'IQ", long. 89°58'40", in NWj sfec. g/T. 18"N., 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. '

10

Drainage area. --883 sq mi, includes that of Little River ditches 66 and 66-A: 

Records available . November 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and .twice daily above. Datum of gage 

~^Cs 241.00 ft above mean sea level, 'datum of 1929 (Corps of, Engineers benchmark).' Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1^134, chain gage at same site and datum. ' __ '

Average discharge .--26 years (1927-53), 752 cfs. * !

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfa Mar. 24 (gage height, 13. 01? ft, feom 

graph based on gage, readings ); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.67 f $ 

Sept. 30. , ' "/,.- C

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfa Jan. 6, 1958 (gage height, 19.60 ft, from* 

graph based on gage .readings ); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. §-8, 1930 (gage h&ight, 2;10 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point 7.6 

miles upstream.' Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs', "a Spillway 

6.3 miles upstream diverted water from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 to Little River 

.ditch 1. .

Rating tables, water "yeaaf 1952-33 (gage Height, in feet; and -discharge,

in cubic feet pep second) ' '

Oct. 1. to Feb, 12

3.1 138

4.0 296

8.0 1,385"

Feb-. 13 to Sept. 30

z.-e

3.0

5.0

7i

137

556

9:0 

13.0

1,730

3,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4-

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

1Z

15

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

96

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

154

146

154

154

154

170 170"

: -170

170

170

162

162

lt>4

154

154

'*154

154

154

154 

162

162

\ 162

162

162

162

162

' 162

162

162

162

162

4,958

1 160

'91,830

Jfov.

162

TS?

162

162

162

162

162

170

170

186

186

170

170

170

170

170

 170

$70

194 *194

203

166

166

178

184

194

257

257

238

238

.-

6,555

1 185

11,O20

Dec.

236

257

238

470

782

643

'459 510

410

386

' 339

339

317

296

296

me

276

276

257 

357

257

257

257

257

' 257

ESS

238

238

238

238

857

10,054

324

19,940

Jan.

238

238

238

B38

238

229 275"

296

434

;459

 410

362

317

317

317

434

484

484 

439

386

 , 362

410

978

1,180

922

754

616

536

484

459

13,804

445

27,380.

Feb. '

434

410

S86

386

362

362

, 386

, 362

339 339'

726

1.180 " 'ass

gg5B

<S56

: 509

486

463

, 441 

580

880

795

856

604

556

*509

 486

463

-

15,135

541

30,020

Mar.

486 550"

1,390

2,640

2,830

2,220

1,700

1,300

1,030

880

795

711

711

T95

1,730

2,020

1,990

2,190

3,030 

2.32Q

1,S3O

1,360

2,050

2,990

2,71Q

1,990

1,450

1,000

880

823

49,381

1,593

97.95O

Apr.

_7S7

'656

630

604

sao

580

sao *580

580

532

532

^509

566

580

580

532

509

532 

1,030

1/000

851

. 139

«56 530

556

486

463

"JfSS

1 J%30

-

19,427

646 se/s'So :

May

1,570

1,36O

1,090

910

795

711

. 683

656

"^fiSO

630

556

556

S80

556

636

795

1,890

2^050

2,910 

2,530

 1,730

1,360

1,090

910

795

711

' 663 '804

. 580

SS6 "53B

31, (65

1,021

62,810

June

532

Wo

463

4S3

-441

'441

441

441

419

419

419

37S -375

375 375

,375

' 375

353

353 

. 332

332

332

3IT '311

311

332

332

i 332

332

'i, "

11,489

3.93

22,790

July J

332

311

311

375

 463

375

353

332

509

375

 «311

290

, -290

 290

890

*270

270

 311

'290 

 290

, 3*1

290

290

27O

eso

280

250

340

230 "530"

' 230

9,479

306

18,800

Aug.

220

STT

.211

til

211

'80S

202

192

. 182

182

482

182

182

*173

173

' 173

164

164

.'164 

155

' 155

146

146

,155

146

146

137

137

128

1 125

128

3 'm. 886

10,490

Sept.

1 ne

105

; 105

117

119

119

118

116

114

' 105

119

107

108

97

96

92

1, 91

 96;

 9*

92n'

89

.68

ee

M8$'

: 

3i,029

101

Caleridar year 1952 : Max 7,070 Min 146 Mean 049. Sft-f t 609,600., .. v: .;

Water year 1952-531 Max 3,030 'Min 82 ' .. Mean 491 Ao-ft 355,600 - ;

 : : i ,. i i _u 14. , i i . _ -5 ^

* Discharge tneasar eaieHt "made on this day: - - - -- '- 

 ' . '- '.. ' (' >'
ST. FRAHOIS RIVSB BASIN 61

River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo. .

oage

Location. Lat 36 "14" 10",, long. 89'58i4S",, in NE^- sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstre.amside of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett/

Records available . October 1936 to September 1953; - f

.-- Wire-weight gage read once- daily below 8 f^ and^ twice dally above. Datum of gage 

.3 241. 00 ft above^mean sea level, datum of 1§89 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same; site and datum, . ., . '

Average discharge. 27 years, 329 cfs. * ~ -?

Extrejnes. Maximum .discharge during year, 1,460-cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings),- no flow Oct. 1 to Nov., 28. July'30 to Sept. 30, *

1926-53: Maximum' discharge , 4,350 cfs, Jan. 24, £5, 1937,; maximum gage height, 19.54 

ft Jan. 6, 1952; no flow at time? since 1944. . - ' - ,

Remarks . Records poor. An auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), 

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 twounite to form one stream in the vjLcinity 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. 14-jttle Ri,ver ditches 66 and 66-A. head in Little River 

ditch 251 at'a" point 7.6 miles upstream. l . ',L ' ' '

Revisions (water years). WSP 877;-' 1938^' ,

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1952, to September 1353

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

as

86

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

!

'

t

0

0

0

pov.

0o"

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

~7S 2.4

-

3.3

0.11

6.5

Deo.

1.1

1.7

.6 29 

107

99

69

59

43

40

31

29

24

20

13 ''is

10

10

7 

, 5

7

8

6

6

4.5

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.1

-i.O

655.5

21.1

1,300

Jan.,

! 4.0

4.0

2.0

2.0

1,1

,9

.8 '10

40

53

46

33

26 -.

24

*18

23

39

41

56 

53

42

3343'

165

324

194

123

95 .

69

.59

53

1,676.8

54.1

3,330

Feb.

, 46

40

35

33

30

28

33

29

25

22

79

285

T3T

83

66

 56

. 53

46

41 

50

123

103

SO

80

72.

*62

50

46

_

-

1,827

65.2

3,620

Mar.

SI- 50

409

1,180

1,270

935

705

436

248

174.

147

115

129

600

871

825

810

1.400 

T7530"

660

450

755

1,380

1,270

£71

540

311

314

,. 174

" 147

18,282

590

36,260

Apr.

131

115

103

91

87

80

80

83

*80

72

66

66

62

76

80

72

BZ

, 59

7S

225

165

. 123

99

72

66

53

46

*PJ

324

-

3,026

101

6,000

May

, 570

436

272

174

131

107

95

 £1

80

83

62

gg

66

t 66

76

107

645

871

1.270

 1,166

( *675

394

248

165

.131

115

i 103

. 80

76

69

. . 66

"8,482

274

16,820

JUne

66

BT

50

 46

46

46

43

42

42

41

38 ' 33

' 33

 30

33

31

30

27

' 24

' 22

21

20

19

^7

it

20

24 ' 23

.. .'- 21

'21

-

962

32.7

1,950

July

20

17

14

32

35

21

25

16

59

5T

13

8

7

 7

6

*5

3.4

12

12 

12

16

8

5

3.4

1.1

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0 

386.0

12.5

766

Aug.

>\

0

0

0

Sept.

5

<

t -*

,_ i V

" J o

0

0

 Calendar year 1952: Max 2,720 Mln 0 Mean 253 Ae-ft 183,700

Mater year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Mln o Mean 96.8 Ao-ft 70,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

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 K,, on upstream 

 side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

~i!s 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark"). Prior 

to Aug. 7, 1940, chain gage at same site'and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 48.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.00 ft, front 

graph based on gage readings); nb flow at times.

19S7-S3: Maximum discharge, 2,340 efs (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 tprecedlng page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

JJov.

(*)

-

0

O

o

Dec.

0

O

O

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

,*

<*)

.

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

O

<5

i.l

160

205

42

3.7

: .1

0

O

O

o

0&1.2

 26

12

16

292 "*W

1.7

O

21

272

196

23

.1

O

0

0

0

1,360.9

43.*9

2,700

Apr.

(*)

I

.-

O

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,12O Min "0 Mean 43.8

May

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

.1

2.3

87

237

TJ7J

11

*0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

o

477.4

15.4

947

June

0

O

0

July

(*)

0

 0

o

Ac -ft 31,810

Aug.

(*)

O

0

0

Sept.

(*)

t

o

0

o

Water year 1952-53: Max 292 Hln' o Mean 5.O4 Ac-ft 3,650

* Observation of no flow made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 63

, Little River ditch 259 near Kenaett, Mo.

Location. Lat -36" 14'10". long. 89°58'35", in Nwt sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 £., on upstream

 side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of-Kennett.

Drainage area. 89.0 sq ml.

Records available.--Hovember 1926 to September 1953. -

Gage.--Wire-weighfc.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 datura. ,

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53^, 108 cfs. 

Extremes '. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 efs tor. 18 (gage height, 6.37 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); no flow at times; minimum gage height, 0.02 ft Jan. 7. 

1926-53- 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 for last .half of year include an unknown amount or flow 

from rice fields upstream, left bank. " .,.,_*. Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

 1932, superseding those published in WSP 732, are given herewith: ,.

Jan. 2, 1932.......... 380

Month

Water year 1931-32..... 

Calendar year 1933. . . . .

Maximum

1,350

1,350 

1,350

Minimum

145

.1 , 

.1

Mean

617

101 

102

Runoff In 

acre-feet

37,900

73,140 

73,680

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10 to Feb. 10, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

0.05 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0

.1

2.0

5

10

17

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

24

59

118

190

550

980

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

Zt

83

24

25

26

87

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0"

0

0

.1.1

0

0

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

 .1

.1

1.0

0.03

2,0

Jiov.

0o"

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.7

*.3

.3

.1

.3

.1

1.4

2.3

.1

.3

.3

-. 1

-

7.3

0.24

14

Dec.

~~79~ 0.3

33

462

TfS

146

64

39

23

16

21

14

8

-7

6

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.2

1,273.8

41.1

2,530

Jan.

1.0 ' .9

.7

.5

.3

' .1

0

25

45

30

8

1.6

.7

0

»0

14

S3

7B

48

22

9

4.7

74

S22

TSff44

14

8

5

.5

3.2

830.2

26.8

1,650

Peb.

2.9

1,8

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9-

4.0

350

too

too

30

5

2

1

O

0

60

300

90

20

5

2

k*e0"

0

_

_

-

1,280.7

45.7

2,540

Mar.

'2

300"

550

530

206

93

58

44

38

34

31

29

99

112

324

139

278

980 513"

378

99

151

490

206

105

70 57

46

42

40

39

6,313

204

12,520

Apr,

35

32

30

30

26

26

- 23

' 26 24

23

22

24

22

22

36

56

38

27

32

32

85.

23

-24

20

20

19

18

15

5T

630

-

1,437

47.9

2,850:

May

373

115

59

46

44

44

40

59

40

29

27

BT ',47

42

349

ess

734

452

778

47T

*168

93

68

' 56

49

44

39 '35

34

34

29

5,097

164

-10, 110

June

"26

24

23

22

21

80

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

2S

' IS

810"

9

8

8

447

14.9

. 887.

July

rT

5

8

10

10

8

7

7

8

8

6

6

6

12

ii

9

8

7

6

7

6

6

6

e

6

44

177

5

6

5

5

221.1

7*13

439

AUg.

6

5-* 

6

8

8

10

9

6

6

6

8

6

*7

8

8

7

8

8

6

6

7

8

8

8

9

10

11

11

10 V

236.1

7.62

46S

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,190 Min 0 Mean 121 - Ac-ft 88,090

Sept.

119 -

13

13

13

11

19

IT

11

11

11

10

13

12

ill

10 '

2.9 a'

e

6

7

6

6

*6

9

9

10

9

8

284.8

9.49

565

Water year 1952-53t Max 980 - Min 0 Mean. 47.8 AC'-ft 34,580

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Sote.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Feb. 11 to Mar. 2; discharge estimated on basis i>f 

observation of no flow on Feb. 26 and records for adjacent ditches.
64 ST. JftANCISr RIVER

St. Francis RlVer floodway near'Marked Tree*, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36', long. 90°^'?V, in'SEi set;'. 10, T. 11'N.,~ R-.'S'£../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 'l9S3'. " r _.~~

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 198.71 ft abov® -Memphis flafcunr or 

192.08 ft above mean, sea level (Morgan Engineering Co. benchmark). . __ _ >.

Average discharge. -19 years (3,9^4-53), 4',347 cfs-, - _ ". ~

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Mar. 23, ET4 (.gage -height, ~MA ft); 

minimum daily, 150 cfs Sept. 30. - -'

1927-31, 1934-53: Maximuw discharge, 48,SCO>cfs'Jan-<'26-28, 193?» no flow-at Woes

during .1934-a7, 1939-49, 1951. ,.,<. -,,-.,-

Remarks.--Records good above 10,000 cfs'and fair below except thtfse for period of lixcleTTnite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Flow diverted from St. Francis 

River bypasses-Marked Tree and returns to.St. Francis River immediately below Parkin. 

Plow regulated by Wappapello Reserv&lr since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 53).

Cooperation-.--Gage readings fufnished by 'Po'insett County" DraTnage District 7.

Rating tables, water year 1352-53, exceptjieriods of indefinite stsage'~dl scharge 

, relation (gage height, irt feet, and discharge,"in cubic feet pe? "secoha) 

(Shifting-control metho£ used Dec. 8, Jan. 19 to.Feb. 2, June 13 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8 Dec.. 9 to Feb. 2 Feb;-.3 to Sept. 30

15.0 322

15.5 395

16.0 525

18.0

19.5

1,380

2,380

19.0

20.5

1,550

.3,540

14.0 

14.5 

15.« 

16.0 

18.0

260

230

360

625

1,520

2O.O 3,260

21,0 4,800

23.0 10,100

24.4 15,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

34'

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mete

Ao-ft

Ofct.

.m415

415

415

 415

385

385

395

395

395

395

395

*395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395 

' 395

395

395

375

345

322

32?

322

12,076

' 390

23,950

Nov.

322 

3T?2*

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

345

375

415

*415

415

415

415 

415

465

525

595

595

560

560 

560

595

630

630

670

670

710

-

13,873

462

27,520

Dec.

S§6"

910

1,090

1,330

1,580

1.950

E',-380

*E,890

SjglO

5,210

3,210

3,210

3; 050

2>730

£,450 

2,450

2,310

£,190

£,070

2,070

5., 950

1,950 

1,830

lj,730

1,730

1,730

1,640

1,640

1,550

1,550

- 63,170

2,038

125,390

Jan. .,

1.640

J.,640

1J640

1,640

1,640

*1,640

1,640

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,83Q

1,630

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830 

1,830

1,950

£>070

2,190

£,310

2,450

2,S90 

2,730

2,890

2,890

3,050

3,210

3,540

S,S40

3.-B40

60,430

2,207

135,700

" Feb.

3,S4O 

3.640

*3,'540

3,540

3,540

3,400

3>260

S,ICO

2,540

_Z,350

2.540

2,760

3,'DOO

3,680

4,440

4.620 

4,440

4VS80

4,120

4,120

4.120

5,960

4,120 

4i880

4,440

4,44O

4,120

3,820

4*'-

105,670

3,762

205ySOO

Mar.

' 3,680

37B30"

»5,680

3,820

4,120

4,800

5,200

5,640

6,1OO

6,S40

6,580

6,840

7,100

7,100

7,940

8,500 

9,100

10/100 ilvboo

12,400

13,600

14,400 is.Soo

15,300

14,900

14,400

14.400

13,600

13,600

13,200

*12y800

289,220

9,330

573,700

Apr. _ "

l|f gOC

12)lOO

11,700

11,400

10,700

ltj;400 ia,ioo

9,420

8,800

:8,220

7,100

6.34Q

5,640

5,000

4,440 

4,120

' 3,820

'3,540

3.4OO

3,400

3.40C

 5.26C 

3.ZSO

3,2 0

3,260

3,260

3,260

*3,260

3,8EO

-

194,880

6,496

386,500

, my' j

5.820 

ij280

5,000

5,640

5,860

e,ioo

6,100

5,860

5,640

5,420

5,420

5,640

5,640

5,640

5,640

'5,640 

6,l!00

6,580

7,660

.8,220

' Q, 800

9.10C

9,50C 

9,100

9,100

6,800

*6,501D

8,2^0

7,940

7,660

7,380

209, 600

. *,7fil

415,700

June

7.100 

5,315

5,420

4,620

3,880

3,120

2,640

2,3513

2,020

1,950

1,820

1.64TD

1,31O

1,110

970

925 

' 925

925

8S5

' . 805

'885

925

8S5 

1 *765

630

560

40S 1 J75

' 530

530

37,385

1,913

113,800

July

- 530 

530

475

425

425

425

450

S60

660

765

845

885

925

*845

1,110

1.310 

1,110

'- -765

560

475

560

695

. 695 

625

560

' 475

450

380

- 3Bo"

765

885

20,54S

663

4O,750

Aug.

 »7O S70"

' 925

1 925

925

' 885

, 845

£45

685

845

I 845

.. 765

695

660

625

625 

625

590

*590

590

590

S60

 500 

. 500

475

475

475 '450

450

425

1 400

20, 930

. 675

4l,SIO

Sept..

 3Bo" 380

1 380

385 ' '300

 290

, 290

i 29O

' 290

290

290

260 275'

zm

270

*270 

270

i 270

Z70

Z70

^265

2^5

2BO 

260

265

270

' e240

e210

 el80

- 

elSO~T"

8,295

236

le^iSC

Calenda^ year 1952i Max 25., 700 Hln 270 Mean' 5,136 ftc-ft- 3,TSO-,-OOO - -»- 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1S,30J3 - Mln J.50 ' Mean 2,910". Ac-ft 2, 106,1000 . ' '

* Discharge measurement made oh this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated.
ST. FRANCIS

St. Francis f^iver at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location, Lat 35°31'S8II ) long. 90°25'85", in NE&SW£ sec., 35, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., near left

 tanlTbn- downstream ildte of 'bridge on U. S." Highway £3 at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream' from- Little River and 7 miles- downstream -If om dam of Poinsett Coohty Drainage District 7. ' - f>- _*» -' ; " " ;;

Records available. February 1918 and September 1927 to May 1931 (discharge measurements"! 

only), July 1934 to September 1953. Gage-hej£ht records, collected in same vicinity 

since 1904 are contained in reports of 5. S.' westlfei1 Bureau.'1 - '-.-.' '. '. -

Gagjf;--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196,4*4- ft-'toove mean sea level, datuttf of 

1989. Prior to Jan. 18,- 1'935,- staff gage^OO ft Upstream at same datura. Auxiliary 

wii*e-weight gage Dec. 23, 1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, and since Feb. 19, 1941, water-stage 

recorder 3 miles upstream. ' .- " . __ . . .'

Average discharge.--19 years, 1,*779 cfs. '" '' - . ' -r . ' ; ' :.':

Extreme's.-^Maximum discharge during, year, 3,940- cfsr May 18; MaxiMOm gage height, It-.50 ft 

May 18; minimum digcha'fge, llB- efs Nov.'-6, 7, ¥?. ' ' ' ;' 

l§34-53: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Fe}>. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 18.88 -

- ft Feb. 7, 1937^minimum discharge,''68 cfg Oct. 13, 1941. -'- - '

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam 

oTToinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and bypassed-to .the 

vicinity of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see 

p. 53) and by siphons -at dam-of Poinsett-County Drainage District 7. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures -'for tn* -water ysar 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

10'

17

18

19

20

2122'

23

24

2S

26

27

28 

29

39

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Get.

170 TS8"

166

165

164

165

164

163

163

163

162

155

150 *145

.T39

137

135

133

133

130

129

127

127

127 

128

129

129

126 

. 124

122

4,461

144

8,850

Xov.

123

123

119

119

119

118

ITS

119

128

135

128

123

119

119

119

118

150

140

141

141

159

157

133 

142

148

IS?

154 

137

137

3,862

129

7,660

Dec.

T59* 144

164

391

463

446

405

578 *349

348

329

3Q2

289

289

285

280

27,6 '{fro

265

259

251

251

248

246 

,241

£39

236

256 

236

233

241

8,749

282

17,350

Jan.

241

239

231

231

229

*229

236

439

431

351

323

514

305

296

2B5

,?94

320

325

519

 '322

325

,328

530 m

4,65

. MS

1 456 ' 422

391

, 452

10,634

349

21,490

Peb,; -

525

461 *422

407

391

379

613

1,42O

1,600

2,260

2.270

2,166

2,110

2,080

2,000

1,920

1,840

1,830

2,090

2,160

2,JOO

2,060

2,030 

 2.OCSO

1,930

1,900

1,890

J."

!-

43, 130'

1,540

85,550

Mar.

1.860

1,990

*2,150

2,240

2,240

2,230

4

,200

,160

2,Q90

2,060

2,020

1,990

1,990

2^150

2,250

'' 2,530

2,380

3,650

3,620

3,490

5,440

3,630

3.'660

3,626

3,440

3,340

3,190 

3,O10

*2*840

S4,13O

2,7l4

168,900

Apr.

^2.890

2,670

2.5SO

2,540

2,54O

8,540

2,470

2,400

2,290

2,270

2,220

2,180

2,130

2,090

2C,050

2,000

2,090

2,050

£,030

2,000

1,960

1,910

2,050 

2,030

1,860

1,910

1.89C

2, 38C

--

66,970

2,232

132*800

May

-2,340

'' 2,460

" 2,280

2,350

2,400

2,580

. 2,290

 8,230

2,180

2.100

2,640

5,170

5,150

5,160

5,150

5,240

5,3,70

5.640

3,170

2,830

2,670

2,500

2,320

2,150 

2,280

2,780

*2,690

2,560 

2,480

2,570

2,320

81,63.0

2,633

161,90fl

June

 2,270

"2,290

2, 860

2,860

2,790

-2,660

'. 2,590

 2,490

2,340

2,290

2,220

2, £70

2,270

2,160

2,070

1,980

, 1,960

1,910

1,870

1,338

1,470

1,450

1,420

*1,410 

1,370

1,540

1,290

1.270 

1,SSO

1,270

- ; .

59,4$3

1,982

117,900

July

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,210

1,180

1,19«

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,270

1,280

1,290

1,280

*1,270 584

426

1,230

1,290

1,230

1,150

1,810

2 060

1,710

1*490 

1,370

1,280

1,210

1,190 

1,020

494

,333

57,527

1,204

74,040

Aug.

581

3BT

543

351

523

314

508

298

289

-. 284

278

274

265

256

248

840

. 235

228 226

223

218

219

215

209 

205

198

194

192 

186

184

' 179

7,892

255

15,650

Sept.

175

171

167

164

160

158

156

154

152

150

148

146

143

144

141

*138

138

136

140

I5i

' 141

138

140

140 139

141

200

?IT

202

-

4,683

156

9,290

Calendar- fear 1952: Max 4,290 " Mln iia Mean Ir497 Aetft . 1,087,000 - < Water year 1952-53; Max 3,650 Mtn us 'Mean 1,132 Ac-ft 819,400-

* Discharge measurement jnade on this day. -^ -

Note.-- Discharge Aug. 22 to Sept. 15 computed on. basis of stage-discharge relation for auxiliary
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

West Fork 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

 oh 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 Biles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 ta September 1953.

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 ga'ge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 128,cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 12-16, Sept. 9-30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 23 t 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,

 Remarks. Records good except those below l.Q cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.7- 

= 1.9

0.1 

.,,2

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

,4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

166

280

510

790

1,130

2,000

3,270

3,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

1617 '

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*i

,2

.2 

.2

.3 ' 72

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

' .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

6.4

0.21

0.0025

0.003

13

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

p

t?

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1 

.2

.2 

.2

8f2

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.2

" . 2

\5

56

60

34

28

23 

19

-

226.1

7.54

0.091

0.10

448

Dec.

1? 

15

13

13 

16

19

19

17

16

15

13

12 

11

10

9.1

8.4

7.8

12 7.2 

11

55

48

46

39

34

30

26

24

21 

20

19

683.5

22.0

0.265

0.31

1,360

Jan.

17 

16

15

13 

12

12

11

10

 9. 8

t ».l

8.4

7.8 

7.2

7.2 

7.2

6.6

¥74

7.2 

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.9

214

188

13S

10278 -

62

51 

44

39

1,128.4

36.4

0.439

0.51

2,240

Feb.

34 

31

28

26 

24

22

20

19

IV

T7

24

ft

34 

31

29

26

25 

23

26

28

25

23

23

23

23

22

22

-

-

721

25.8

0.311

0.32

1,430

Mar. ,

ifi

S68

566 

272

184

139

111

' 7891

71

80 

76

"740 3.8'60 

353

1,380

1,160 

450

286

225

21O

210

166

132

117

- 97

80

71 

192

403

12,910

416

5.01

5.78

25,610

Apr.

268 

202

225

 202 

589

918

567

. 335

248

' 18S

255

232 

173

139 

126

108

86

. sol

195

149

132

111

208

' 1,130

526

301

229

237 "sir 1.510

. -

10,427

348

4.19

4.67

20,680

Hay

305 

225

173

156 

156

132

152

123

97

88

111

2.910 

1,070

480 

314

422

314

240 

191

149

120

97

7560"

48

3932-

28

 23 

20

11

8,367

270

3.25

3.75

16,600

Jane

1

12

9.8 

9.1

7.8

7.2

6.0

5,0

4,5

4,5

3.5 

3.0

2.3 

1.7

 1.6

1.4

1.2 

1.0

»8

.8 ' .8

'.9

.9

.8

' A§.7

.«

.6 

.6

- -

117.7

3.92

0.047

0.05

233

July

0.5 

.4

.6

.5 

.4

«*5

£1

.6

:.5

.4

. .4

.5

.7

.6 

.5

.9

.7

.5 

.5

.5

" .6

.6

.5

.5 ' .5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

16.3

0.53

0.0064

0.007

32

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

.4 

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

ti.1 .1

.1.2

.** 1 .8

.7

.7

.6

.6

 .5

.5

 .5

.4

.4 

..4

.3

IS. 8

0.61

O.O073

0.008

37

Sept,

0.'2 .2*

.4

tf

, .2

.2

.2 4:.1 . .1 ; ..i.1 .1.1.1.1.1. .1

a.1.1 , .1 ;,.!

' .1

.1 -' 11

' "! '.l 

' .1

-

4.*'

0.14

0.0017

0.002

8,5

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,150 Min 0.2 Mean 73.4 Cfsm 0.884 In. 12.06 Ac-ft 53,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,880 Min 0.1 Mean 94.9 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51 Ac-ft 68,690

Peak discharge (baae. 3.000 cfs). Mar. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 9,800 cfs (9.50 ft); Mar. 17 (9 p.m.) 4,750 

cfs (6.95 ft); May 12 i5:30 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (7.5O ft).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

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 dewftstfeam side, bf bridge on State Highway 45, 4 miles downstream from Payner 

Hollow'Creek and 4 miles north of Hindsville. ;

Drainage area.--262 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1953..

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gagp is 1 ,,172.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. " 

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 2,850 cfs Aug^ ,22

 [gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. '27-30.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,770 cfs May 13; maximum gage height, 

12.98 ft Mar. 14; minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Sect. 20, 21.

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. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Discharge, irt cubic feet per second,'1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

10

June

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

July

23

22

26

25

23 

22

21

£0

19

19

Aug.

20

16

12

12

12 

24

21

19

20

19

Sept.

36

33

30

28

25 

23

22

21

20

18

Day

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17

18

19

20

June

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

July

17

16

16

21

19 

20

22

24

24

23

Aug.

19

20

63

229

90 

53

37

36 '30

27

Sept.

18

17

16

16

15- 

14

14

14

14 -

14 '

Day

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June

_

-

_

27

24 

22

22

22

24

24

-

_

_

-

July

20

16

16

18

If

22

18

16

16

17

>.079

1,280

Aug.

24

1,270

769

264

154 

106

84

66

53

45

39

0.450

7,250

Sept.

14

14

13

12

11 

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

-

521 2

0.066

0.07

1,030

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 ofa). No peak above base.

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 

£0

21

22

232* ' 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oo t,.

9.8

10

11

10

11

16

T5

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

' 11

10

9.8

9.8 '**

10

9.8

9.8

9.8 

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

327.6

10.6

0.040

0.05

650

Nov.

9.8

9.4

9.0

375

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

13

14

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13 

12

12

12

11

15 

170

 f52 &f

12564 '

79

-

1,457.6

48.6

0.185

0.21

2,890

Dee.

64

59

57

71

115

106

92

79

71

61

54

49

44

40

38

35

- 34

33

36 

46

92

101

115

T56" 120 

92

79

71

66

62

5»

2,147

69.3

0.265

0.30

4,260

Jan.

54

50

46

44

41

39

58

36

33

' -«2

31

 SO

30

30

29

27

29

31

38 

48

.is

48

76 m

239

195

163

138

120

106

2,505

80.8

0.308

0.36

4,970

Fe'b.

94

84

77

71

66

62

57

54

50

49

54

75

-1O6 " §9

90

82

75

68

64 

64

71

90

84

79

- <: 82

.66

84

79

.

''-

2,096

1 74.9

0.286

0.30

4,160

Mar.

88 7'97

1,280

1,800

851

' 573

43fl

339

276

235

206

243 '298

5,100

3,180

1,160

l',310

5.500

1,620 

' 978

73,7

602

596

464 

383

320

276

243

213

213

543

30,654

989

3.77

4.35

60,800

Apr.

662

469

399

368

' 634

2,090

1,980

1,080

761

584

550

761

584

474

404

344

298

2, "255

1>540 

903

687

550

464

2.940

T7S56"

1,080

774

614

1,860

1,710

- 

29,754

992

3.79

4.22

59,020

May

978

699

544

442

458

399

359

325

276

243

268

4,650

S.,810

1,780

1,150

975

. 925

718

596 

512

418

335

276

228 

190

161

139

120

110

100

90

£4,274

783

2.99

3.45

48,150

June

84

Tg

70

. 65

60

57

54

51

48

44

40

38

1 37

36

35

32

31

32

27

26

24

23

24

23 

23

20

20

19

19

19

' "--

1,157

38.6

0.147

0.16

2,290

July

19

21

25

24

21

18

25

30

25

24

24

24

26

27

26

25

41 

34

32

29

25

- 24 22"

19

1816'

15

15

14

826

26.6

0.10E

0.12

1,640

Aug.

15

14

13

12

14

31

40

jlgf

24

, 20

18

16

15 'as

14

12

14

15

14 

12

12

11

12

12 

10

9:2

9.2

8.4

Ce

10

10

470.4

15,2

0.058

0.07

933

Sept.

8.4

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

5.5

4.8

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5 

4.5

4.5

 4;5

4.5

4.8 

5.5

6.3

5.9

6.5

5.5

5.5

,

166.5

5.55

0.021

0.02

330

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-f t -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,810 Min 4.5 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.61 Ac-ft 190,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 14 (9 p.m.) 9,260 cfs (12.98 ft)j Mar. 18 (8 a.m.) 8,020 

cfs (11.98 ft); May 13 (4 a.m.) 9,770 of8 (12.91 ft).
White River near Rogers, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°20',, long. 94°01', in E? sec. 12, T. ,19 .N., R'. 29 ¥., on right" ban* at

 dosmstream side- of pier of bridge on State Highway 12,, 2,2 miles upstream Twn, Prairie 

Creek, 6 miles east of Rogers, and at mile 643.2.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953. ' ' :

Gage .'-'-Water-stage recorder'.' Altitude of gage'is 1,013 ft' (by barometer}.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs, May 13 (gage,height, 27.34. ft}-; .min-

 imum, 19 cfs Sept. 3,0 (gage height, 0.75 ft),, ;, '.'

Maximum stage knovm, 52.9 ft May 2,943. Flood in April, 194S "reached/a fctage of 

50.4 ft. Data on these floods from information by local Residents. .

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second}

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

 . 16 

23 

41

112

-210 

328 

486 

900

' KO 

10.0 

14.0 

18.0 

22.0 

25.0

1,960

 3,270 

4,690 

6,780 

14,200 

20,000

-2,4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per aecond, water year October 1952 fco 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.

Batal

Mean

Cfsrc

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

fi

46

44

44

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

43

43

43

, 42

42

41 

41

40

40

39

39

38

38

' SS

T?

37 37

37

38

1,296

41.8

0.041

0.05

'2,570

 Npv.

41*9

40

41

41

41

41

42

53

55

53

62

65

58

53

52

51

52 

51

51

 51

50

51

62

 168

644

988 16"6"

392

307

-

4,262

. 142

0.139

0.16

8,450

Dec.

264 

232

206

197

191

232

276

264

243

219

"197

181

169

157

147

*140

136

153

252

432

425

459

455

402

556

315

285

264

243

7,762

250

O.245

. '0.28

19,400

. Jan.

228 

210

195

185

- - «173

165

159

153

145

140

134

128

123

, 119

116

3^6" 112

 ' ' . 116 

116 117

.125

i 1M

183

926

1.300

1,080

 900

772

646

566

484

10,066

325

0.319

0.37

19,970

Feb.

386 34S

' 315

' 292

271

254

241

223

219

219

1SB" 217

399

399

.368

 333

310 '288

290

283

288

310

. 315

307

307

305

502

-

-

8,503

' 304

0.2S8

0,31

16,870

Mar.

7s?

2,600

6 ,550

2,660

1,900

1,490

*1,200

1,010

900

90Q

1,060

6,060

 24.400

 8,270

 4,250

15,000 

14,200

5,080

3,620

2,860

2,540

2,280

1,780

1,490

1,280

1,130

1,010

900

1,440

123,306

3,978

3.90

4.50

244,600

Apr.

*2,920 

' " 2,470

1,900

1,1960

-1^360

6.400

8,300

5,26&

' 3.83O

2,860

2,280

2,920

2,600

 2^020

1,660

1,490

1.280

3,520 

5,990

3,690

2,660

2,J40

1,7BO

4,960

10.400

5,460

 3,690

2,860

3,400

9,140

-

112,800

3,760

3^59°

4.11

223,700

May '

5,000 

3,410-

2,600

' 2,080

'- 1,780

1,72Q

1,490

1,490

1,280

1,130

1,100

4,540

 24.500

14,800

5,240

3,970

4,250

5,410 

2,920

2,400

1,900

1,540

1,300

3,-, 080

, 922

793

 688

606

526

463

115

99,143

3,198

3.14

3.61

196,600

June

fe

302

278

25ST

239

283 *208

195

- ' 181

" 171

; 159

1 153

143

136

128

121

116 

107

' 98

 93

89

87

 84

81

. 78

75

72

71

!§

-

4,729

158

Q.1S5

0.17

9,380

July

B5 

 72

79

78

78

72

*97

 85

81

89

«2

78

82

84

82

78

-94 m138

126

110

 102

95

93

84

78

71

66

65

Si

2,809

90.?

0.069

0.10

5,570

Aug.

60 

Sf

61

, *S5

- SI

53

58

55 -64

«S

JO

55

, 58

56

' 48

lo

64

56 

57

68

88T5

68

60

55

L 50

~ 46

. 44

40

38

S3.

1*789

,57.7

0.057

0.07

3., 550

Sept.

' " " ., 35 

. . 33 *33

36

36

34

34

56

35

31

£9

29

27

25

25

24

22

22 

22

22

az

n

SI

21

21

21

21

*gQ

w

20-"

796

'26,6

0.026

0.03

1,580

Calendar year 1952:- Max ' - . Min - Mean - Cfsnt. - In. - Ae-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max 24,400 Min 20 Mean 1,034 Cfsro 1.01 In. 13.76 , Iw-ft 748,200

Feak discharge (base. 16.000 of»). Mar. 15 (1 p.m.) 27,800 ofe" (27.0* ft)} Mar. 18 (12 p.m.),

22,70O bfs (23.77 ft>; May 13'(8 p.|».} 28,300 efs (27.34-ft). - -

* Discharge measurement nade on ibis day. . . - < 

Hote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-28;>discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records

for Wiite Rl*er at Beaver. ... > ' ,
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

White"River at Beaver, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°28'SO", long. 93°45'55", in NE£ sec. SO, T. 21 N., R. 26 VK,"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, Hay 1923 to September 1953.- -

Page. V(ire-weight, gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 883.04 ft above mean sea'level, 

' datum of 1929. Prior to Opt. 7, 1934, chain gage at same site anct datum. !

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs May 14 (gage height, r21~.65 ftj ob-

 served at crest); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 22-30 (gage height, 1.76 ffc).

1909-10, 1923-53: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 12, 1943 .(gage height, 42,£3 

ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 31, Sept.. 1, 1936; minimum gage height,.1.55 ft Sept..'1-8, 1910.. ;

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water

 year 1953 are given in WSP 1292. . ' .

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1007: 1927, ,1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952^-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2, 3, 21-31)

Oct..1 to Mar, Z, Apr. 1 to May 13 Mar. 3-31, May 14 to Sept. 3Ct,

2.1 

2.5 

2.5 

3.O

38

68

150

345

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

883

2,320

4,180

10,100

1.76

1.8

2.0

2.2

E.5

3.0

4.O

21

24

43

72

137

287

775

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

20.5

1,340

2,810,

io^oo

15,600 

2S,500 

24,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per seqond, water year October 1952 to September1953

Day

1

Z. 3 ,

4

5

' 6

7.

8

9

10

11

1213-

14

15

16

1?C

18-

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31 .

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

61 55

54

54

54

56

54

52

52

52

52

52

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

52

M

47

50

47

47 

47

*47

47

47

-. ^47

1,609

51,9

O.042

0.05

.3,190

Nov.

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

59

61

61

66

66

66

69

., 74

72

.. 69

' 64

. 61

61

59

77

292

490 

.738

1.060 1 «S2

- 464

-

'5,145

 172

0.139

0.15

10,200

. Dec.

391

*323

297

272

255

247

224

323

<«323

288

267

251

. 228

206

195

.191

 188

IT&T

243

259

516

516

541

516 

464

415

391

345

323

9,648

33-1

O.gSl

0.29

19,140

Jan,/

' 30JL

264

259

243

236

*220

' 213

206

198

188

177

174

174

. 170

164

157

, 157

153

"ISO

150

153

243

, 4J.6

1,150

1,460

I,2Sb

1,000

683

767

652

ia.,097

390

.0.315

0.36

23,990

Peb".

5JO

~ 516

464

*415

391

'345

323

'301

£84

276

,293

288

276

301

415

439

415

368

345

345

r 368

345

345

368

345 

345

323

-

-

10,177'

36S

0-.293

0.31

,20,190

Mar.

 368

680

*1,48O

3,310

5,980

3,540

2,390

1,780

1,400

1,160

 '995

1,280

1,220

3,120

11,700

*21.200

dJ65o

7,330

17,900

9,560

4,760

2*900

2,640

2,150

1,860 

1,580

1,400

1,280

1,160

 a, 100

127,393

4,109

3.32

3.83

252, 700

Apr.

1,910

3,020

2,490

2,070

2,400

3,480

8,080

8,400

5,220

3,680

3,020

2,660

3,300

2*660

2,150

1,830

1.680

1,666

6,040

5,990

3,580

e,,750

2,320

2,750

. 9,060

9.420 

5,100

*3,680

3,110

5,690

-

119,220

3,974

3.21

3. $8.

256,506

May

8,400

4,620

3,300

2,660

2,240

1,990

1,830

1,680

1,600

1,380

1,250

1,680

10,500

*24.600 e,§6tt

4,760

4r,120

4,020

4,320

3,350

2,470

2,000

1,650

1,400

1,220

*1,100 

940

885

775

%92

610

112,002

3,613

2.92

3.36

222.200

June

550 "So5

455 '410

388

. 365

,525 '306

287

270

237

221

-206

191

188

174

160

150

140

135

1E5

115

 111

106

102

98 

95

91

35

85

-

B',656

222

o.ws

0.20

13,200

July.

 82

' 8989

113

100

' 89

93

' 127

115

. 102

' 95

98

109

, 102

100

.,.-98

' 98

95

145

188

 270

T§5

145

1J27

115

106 

102

. 95

, 87

82

. It

3,513

,113

0.091

0.11,

6,870"

Aug.

: 70

64

61

67

66

64

70

56

56

55

61

67

67 ' 61

69

70

83

*l45

J 82

67

62

62

82

82

74

-64

53

55

51

-

2,093

6,7;t 5

0.05$

, o:oe

-.. 4,150

Sept.

MIf

41

41

40

; 59-

38

38

36

36

36

34

' 30

*29

26

1 27

26

25

23

22

21

21

. 21

21

22

21

 21

21

896

29.9

07024

,0.03

...1*780

Calendar year' 1952 :, Max 20,30Q Min 47 Mean' 1,143- Cfsm 0.923 In. 12,57 Ao-ft 82"9,500',

Water year 1952-53:' Max .24,«00 Min 21 Mean 1,125 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.33 Ao-ft 814,200

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 efs). Hkr. '16 (6 a.m.) 25J900 cfs (21.10 ft}? Hay 14 {12 m.) 27,100

cfs (21.65 ft). ' , "f 1

* Discharge measurement made on this day. '

368561 O - 56 - 6
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long. 93°37'20", in E| sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 25 ¥., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on county road, It miles downstream from Bee Creek, 2£ 

miles upstream from Clabber Creek, and 5^ miles northwest of Berryville.

Drainage area. 532 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1953.

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, 19S1,; 

water-stage recorder, at site 5 miles upstream at datum 27.71 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1-951, 

to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 618 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs May 13 (gage height, 17.50 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft, site 

and datum t'len in use or about 37.0 ft present site and datum); minimum, that of 

Sept. 29, 30, 1953. '

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.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

1.78 

1.9 

2.1 

2.*

2.7

16

28

56

116

18S

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

280

, 740

1,320

2,760

Note. Same as following 

table above 7.0 ft.

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

1.0

3.2

6.8

12

21

44

100

175

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.5

305

780

1,360

2,760

4,400

'7,030

10,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

CfSffl

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

<Jf

16

16

16

16 ' 16

17

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

"1717

17

16

16

17

17

17

*17

531

17.1

0,032

0.04

1,050

Nov.

17

TS

18

17

17

17

17

17

26

36

36

34

30

28 '26

26 *26

28

29

29

29

30

29

38

4£2

850

W5

323

227

181

-

3,186

106

0.199

0.22

6,320

Dec.

157 

*140

126

164

21£

"516" 227

1B8

169

147

135

118

109

101

94

86

82

"86 78

101

112

128

181

186

186

m157

142

133

123

118

4,365.

141

0.265

0.31

8,660

Jan.

107 

101

96

92

86

*82

78

76

74

70

67

65

61

60

56

63

67

69

76

82

161

284

418

M|355

327

276

233

210

4,379

141

0.265

0.31

8,690

Feb.

m166

*152

142

133

123

, 116

107

103

114

135

142

174

178

169

159

147

140

138

133

147

186

188

183

176

171

166

-

-

4,255

152

0.286

0.30

8,440

Mar.

178 '298

*2,000

3,240

1,860

1,200

878

660

550

462

400

510

 510

3,650

6,400

2,500

2,250

7.980

4,060

2,230

1,550

1,240

1,090

945

780

670

590

515

448

412

*466

50,522

1,630

3.06

3.53

100,200

Apr.

708 

725

630

560

Tf5

2,200

3,400

2,380

1,650

1,240

1,060

1,360

1,240

1,000

890

752

645

2,520

5,450

2,020

1,420

1,150

972

3,080

4,660

2,460

1,680

*1,330

1,730

4,110

-

51,692

1,723

3.24

3.61

102,500

May

2,300 

1,620

1,240

1,O60

945

918

808

720

640

580

600

2,570

3.0.400

3,890

2,380

2,020

1,810

1,450

2,020

l"i?60

1,020

835

681

570

*475

402

352,

303

268

235

215

44,635

1,440

2.71

3.12

88,530

June

. 192 

T72

159

143

135

118

112

102

96

90

85

81

75

68

64

58

55

52

47

43

40

' 36

*36

34

31

31

29

27

26

25

-

2,258

75.3

0.142

0.16

4,480

July

24 

74

"71 206

'71

57

49

49

49

40

36

31

- 38

40

39

176

149

75

54

50

*54

47

41

38

35

29

28

26

23

21

20

1,742

56.2

0.106

O.12

3,460

 ftug.

19 

21

18

17

19

21

28

44

39

30

28

24

21

18

60

76

83

*54

40

.50

27

22

18

17

17

15

12

11

10

9.7

1*2

856.9

27.6

0.052

0.06

1,700

Sept.

14 772

TiZ

*8.2

7.7

6. a

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.5

4.1

3.8

*3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.S

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.8

1.6

-

- 127.8

'4.25

0.0080

0.009

, 253

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,900 Min 13 Mean 501 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.81 Ac-ft -363;700

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,400 Min 1.6 Mean 462 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.79 Ac-ft 334,300

Peak discharge (base. 8.C

cfs (14*99 ft); May 13 (7:3'

* Discharge measurement made on this day

efs). Mar. 15 (1 a.m.) 8.680 cfs (13.68 ft); Mar. 18 (1 p.m.) 9,980 

aTmTT 12,800 cfs (17.50 ft). ' ' '
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

James River at Galena, Mo.

71

Location. tat 36°48'20", long. 93°27'50", In HWj sec. 7, T. 24 H., R. 23 W., near left -

 bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highways 13 and 44, In Galena, half 

a tolls upstream from Ralley Creek and 42.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 987 sq ml. - 

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953. , , .- :

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 923.37 ft,above mean se,a level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 0.52 ft 

lower. Dec. 11, 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage dnd Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 

1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1922-53), 1,004 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Mar. 15, (gage height, 6.87 ft); mln-

 inrum, 39 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.43 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 27.82 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1935{M), 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(SHlftlng-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 25, Mar. 4 to Apr. 24)

-0.5

-.1

.4

1.0

33

100

212

404

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

842

1,460

, 3,120

5,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

45-

6

7

8

9

10

11

'1312

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

total

-Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

85 

SI

79

77

79

S§

90

90

87

89

87

85

83

83

. 83

87

65

87

87

89

85

83

35

85

85

85

85

65

35

85

85

2,642

65,2

0.086

0.10

5,240

Nov.

87 

65

85

83

81

*81

' 29

81

90

96

100

< 94

94

92

92

92

96

108

100

94

90

69

89

ISO

190

434

559

267

229

189

-

3,826

128

0.130

0.14

7,590

Dee.'

172 

17^

164

155

167

155

140

138

W2

130

128

126

122

116

108

108

*110

112

128

151

181

189

223

£43

2S8

258

246

229

207

204

186

5,162

1S7

 0.169

0.19

10,240

Jan.

179 

160

155

149

138

134

130

130

124

118

116

114

112

110

112

113

116

108

11?

114

114

116

172

364

427

480

504

.472

419

378

339

6,328

204

O.207

0.24

12,550

Feb.

|°f

*267

255

232

229

2Q9

196

139

199

218

249

234

232

229

826

229

209

215

218

223

220

204

212

209

209

209

209

-

-

6,315.

' 226

0.339

0.24

12,530

Mar.

2"67

374

560

854

1,000

842

716

624

560

504

438

461

1,460

4.350

3,030

2,160

2,040

1,920

1.68Q

1,420

1,210

1,060

920

816

*716

639

602

560

520

508

33,106

1,068

1.08

1.25

65,660

Apr.

476 

450

438

412

423

560

602

624

624

581

540

540

508

465

438

404

382

1,550

2.760

2,580

1,960

1,530

1,270

, 1,860

2,490

2,080

1,720

1,460

1,380

*1,880

-

33,087

1,103

1.12

1.25

65, 630

May

2.240 

1,960

1,600

1,310

1,160

1,060

1,000

947

394

842

766

741

716

669

624

741

1,270

1,460

1,270

1,120

974

868

766

669

602

540

570

1,240

642

669

560

31,010

1,000

1.01

1.17

61,510

June

496 

500

457

*393

560

529

300

279

24fl

243

232

209

199

166

181

164

162

158

147

140

136

128

124

12.2

1«2

120

120

116

114

. 11°-

6,589 1 ' 220

0.223

0.25

13,070

July

104 

106

120

120

110

106

*104

104

MS

160

126

110

110

108

106

104

1O4

100

86

9O

94

96

92

'65

31

74

72

70

' 67

67

§5

5,116

101 o.ioa

0.12

6,180

Aug.

67 

65

65

65

65

67

72

74

67

65

61

*55

55

67

65

63

PIT

90

85

76

70

67

63

60

56

55

55

S5

55

13

2,065

66.6

0.067

0.08

4,100

Sept.

53 

5?

52

52

52

50

50

52

50

47

46

46

44

44

46

44

44

41

44

46

47

47

44

41

40

40 ' 40

40

40

5i

-

1,373

45.6

 0.046

0.05

2,720

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,300 Mln 77 Mean 743 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.24 Ac-ft 539,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,350 Mln 39 Mean 369 Sfsm 0.374 In. " 5.08 Ac-ft 267,000

P*ak discharge 'f base, 12,000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

.* Discharge measurement made on this day.
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Branson, !5o.

Location.-- Lat 36°36', ..long. 93°17', in NE£ aec. 22 (revised), T, 22 N.,.R. 22 W., on 

lercDank 1.4 miles dowistream from Long Creek, 5 miles southwest of Branaon, 7.4 ' 

miles upstream from Missouri Pacific Railway bridge, §nd-at mile~52?,8. ' " ';

Drainage area. 4,022 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1910 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only}, octooer 1951 to September 1953. ' " - - J - * -vV

Gage. Water-stage j recorder. Da turn'of gage is 696.00 ft. above mean sea level, datuto ofT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 19, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1910, chain gage at 

site 7.4 miles downstream st different datum. Qct. \, 1351, to Bar. g, 1952, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 cfs Mar.' 16 (gage height; 81-»!S2'ft);- * - ' 

minimum observed, 126 .cfs Sept. 16. ,25, 30 (gage height, 5.8 ft, but may have been 

lower during periods of no gage-height record). ,-. ' ' " "A:', - 

, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Apr. 14,'1962 (g^ge height, 23.01 ft); minimum observed, that of .Sept. 16,. 25, 30, 1953.

Maximum stage' IcrtdSni, 52.8 ft Apr. 16, 1945, from floodmark (diseharge, 203,000 cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,, and discharge, , , - 

in cubic feet per second) i ' ' i'

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

S.O

190

426

835

1,930

10.0

12.0

20.0

5,150

9,100

29,100

5.8 

6.0 

6.4 

7.0

120

186

425

920

8.0

10.0

20.0

2,010 

^,00 

30,206

Discharge, In cubic feet per secwid, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

-3

4

5

6

7

8

9'

10

11

12-

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

213

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2829'

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

239

239

"219 229

_ S&T

250

Hi IsT

245

239

 239

239

239

239

239

239

239

239

239

-239

234

234

234

229

229

229

229 

229

229

229

JZ29

7,535

237

0.059

0.07

14,550

Nov.

229

£29

229

229

229

*229

229

234

256

278

364

284

289

295

295

295

301

307

314 '520

301

295

289

332

328

1,920

2.620 

2,330

2,190

1 '630

-

18,190

-606

0.151

0.17,

36,080

Dec.

1-.330

I,'l20

990

970

911

920

S40

902

892

864

808 734

710

668

609

084

*g561

540

55JT

580

640.

840

1,100

1/320

1^380

lS$*Q

1,300 

1,210

1,100 i;oio

930

28,363

915

0.227

0.2$

56,260

Jan.

864

826

772

718

675

850

699

584

561

545

$14

499

484 -'470

455

435

455

448

441

441

448

455

763

1,580

2,120

2,770

5.170 

2,850

2,400

2,120

1,810

31,930

i,030

0.256

0.30

63,330

Feb.

y.650

1,460

1,340

1,22O

1,110

1,^20

960

902

835 ;^iai

80S

835

911

920

930

1,030

1,070

1,030

1,000

960

*40

960

960

960

1,010

1.01O

970 

' 940

-

_

28,510

1,018

0.253

0.26

56,-S50

Mar.

1.010

' 1,460

3,750

8,820

10,200

10,400

7,0*0

5,340

4,260

3,580

3,090

3,010

3,660

8,430

17,400

28.800

25»800

23,600

25,900

27,800

15,800

10,700

8,680

7,360

6,490

*5,650

4,920 

4,340

3,780

3,420

3,150

2"97,650

9,602

2.39

2.75

590,400

Apr.

2.9BQ

4 050

S.120

4,340

4,140

6,490

10,300

15,000

" 12,900

9, -130

T,'360

6,700

6,490

6,700

5,650

4.82O

4,240

6,490

11,900

17,000

12,400

9,130

7,360

8,240

13,100

19,800

15,566 

10,500

9/360

 10,500

2St,490

8,916

2.22

- 2,47

530,600

May

16,000

14,300

10,000

7,800

3,920

6,070

5,650

5,120

4,620

4,340

3,960

3,960

9,820

27,800

29.100

15., 000

11,400

10,500

n;ooo

11,200

8,460

6,700

5,650

4/730

3,960

3,330

2,900 

2,900

3,060

2,400

2.010

260, 650

8,408

2.09

2.41

517,000

June

1.-790

1,610

1,500

*1,390

1.-870

1,150

1,080

1,010

947

994

835

8O1

750

716

fSO

620

.6-10

580

530

510

g4B5

460

440

430

4OO

400

3SO 

g397

§"6~0~ 560

-;-

23,365

779

0.194

0.22

46,340

July

- 550

330 459"

670 7*60

590

«gSOO

450

400

450

SCO

450

430

400

g614

1,500

3,500

2,200

1,400

1,000

Ij'SOO

gl.MO

1.200

1,000

900

930

,700 

650

&597

SSO

500

26, 701

861

0.214

0.25

52,9«0

Aug.

450

400

330

920

800

300

300

270

2SO

ZZQ

' %216

210

210

g216

230

270

280

g290

350

400

350

SOO

, 300

300

260

SSO

800 

gl88

T80

TfB" 170

8,480

274

" 6.0S8

o.oa

16,820

Sept.

180

lit

- «150

150

150

140

140

14O

140

140

' 140

140

130

130

, 130

g!2g

130

130

130

13Q

130,

13O

130

' 130

g!26.

130

130

i 130

131).

g!26-'

4,078

136

0.034

0.04

s.oee1

Calendar year 1952; Max 37,400 Mln 219 . Mean 3,248 Cfsm 0,808 In. 11.01 A-o-ft .Z fSS6^0OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,100 Min 126 Mean 2,747 Cfsm 0.683 'In. 9,28 AiS-ft ' 1,989;000 .

Peak eHweharne (base,, 33.000 Cfs).

* Discharge measurement made on th

 Mo peak above base. 

U day. - . .

g Computed from taps-gage- readings.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Dec. 18-22, June 15-2O, 22-27;-:iJune 29 to July,6, Mljf 8-14, :16-»ji 

23^?ST July 30 to Aug. 10, Aug. 12, 13, 15-17, 19-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, Sept* 4-lSj" It-14, 26-29; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations in the basin.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location. Lat ?6"40 1 S5", long. 93°06'05", In SE£ sec. 33, T. 24 N., R. 20 W., on left

 EaWat' downstream ''side of bridge on State Highway 80 in Forsyth, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Swan Creek, 2 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of Empire 

District Electric Co., and at mile 503.8.

Drainage area. 4,544 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1926, February 1930 to March 1953 (discontinued)

 in' reports' of"Qeologlcal Survey. January'1920 to December 1927 (monthly figures ofrdlseharge only, prior to October 1926) In House Document' 10E, 73d Congress, 1st session.

Gage,--Water-stags recorder. Datum of gage is 640.64 ft ab6ve mean sea: level, datum of 

~~TT929. Prior to Sept.^30, 1926,, at datum 2.00 ft lower. '

Average discharge'.--22 years (1930-52), 5,026 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum'discharge during period, 5.'910 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 5.96 fth-nln-

 imum, iO'O'Cfs Oct. 2 (gage height/0.93 ft); minimum daily, ISO'cfs Nov. 28.

19256, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 209,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 [gage height, 43.7? 

ft);'minimum, 30, cfs Sept. 2, 3,,1936; minimum gage height, 0,58 ft ,Qct. 16, 25, 2fr, 

1948; minimum dally discharge, 34 cfs Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 ft Apr. 16, 1927, from floodmarlc (discharge, 212,000.,cfs, 

by boroputatlon of flow over dam). Flood of 1898 reached a, stage of 38.80 ft', from 

floodmark (discharge, 16Q.OOO cfs). ' ' /,,'

Remarks. Records good. Low flow since 1913 regulated by Lake Taneycomo (total capacity, 

2TT77DO acre-ft) and hydroelectric plant.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

, Bating table, Oct. 1, 1,952, to Mar. 1, 1953 (gag® height, in , ; 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

113 

219 

391 '

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

833

.1.810 ' 

4,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to March 1953

08}*

1

2

3

4

5

6'

7

8

9

10

113»S"

13

14

15 ,

16 "

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ23'

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

A»-ft

Oct.'

261

L 13 g

1 182

167

314

506

1 328

; 223

 147

' 218

259

566

if!

262

216

 264

354

 169

260

245

208

241

209

293

286

202

278

275

217

221

258

7,519

243

14,910

tfrt241

' 2,07 2*95

231

. 260

*213

320

22l

247

522

324

252

318

292

219

152

480

420

3P4

377

402

818

1 'MS 120

3,310

2,640

2,400

2,330

2,490

1,560

- 

21,980

733

43, 600

tec.1 ;''

1,540

1,050

905

1,170

984

971

 956

1,010

.1, 280 995'

812

- .918

710

800

1,010

8'17

*644

757

549

524.

'899

1,790

' 1.840 T/fTo

1,830

1,500

1,500

1,120

 1/810

1,280

1,140

" 34,, 221

' 1,104

67,380

 Jan.

818

1,080

888

304

794

 607

1,000

775

738

' 177

440

684

547

451

270

411

420

788

657

608

1,770

2,496

2,8,80

2,700

' 5.690

S,6S6

2,660

2,280

1,730

37,334

1,204

74,050

.Feb.

1,30Q

V.810

*1, 600

1,480

1,250

, 995

' 996

683

.1,030

1, 130

1 1, 100

652

1,440

405

1,070

1,230

-' 1, 160

1,390

-1,070

1,300

385 tif i,5io

1 , 180

1,250

982

1,200

_

.

31,661

1,131

62,800

Mar.

1,160

_

.

_-

_

' ' ,

_

-

_

-

_

,.

_

_-

" _

^

_

-

t6,930

.

_

_-

_

" 1 

Aprk '

t

Bay June

.. '

 , "

U.J.

July

' ' , I'

'V

" 

AUg. .

i

''

 ;

' "} 

,s, ,

. fl

Sept.

u- ! 

,

,

'

Calendar year 1952: Max 39,200 Min 120 Mean 3,639 Ao-ft 2,678,000

Hater year 1952-53: Max _ «ln . Mean - Ac-ft -

aoharge (base. 56.000 efa). Mo peak above base.

arge measuremen' 

t Result of discherBe me

nade on this' day. 

iasurement. " '
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21'56", long. 92°34'29", at dam on White River in NW£ sec. 21, T. 2Q N., 

R. 15 W., 6.3 miles northeast of Flippin,, 12| miles downstream from Little North Pork,' 

and at mile 418.6.

Drainage area.--6,036 sq ml.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

tfo July 20, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. , ' . . '

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,194,500 acre-ft May 17 (elevation, 657.18 ft); 

minimum, 2,235,200 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 633.95 ft).

1951-53: Maximum contents, that of May 17, 1953; 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 {elevation1, 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 deafl 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,445.9

2,443.7

2,440.6

2,441.4

2,441.0

2,439.9

2,438.3

2,436.4

2,434.5

2,432.3

2,431.5

2,431.5

2,430.0

2,430.0

2,427.7

2,425.4

2,424.3

2,423.1

2,422.8

2,421.2

2,419.0

2,417.4

2,415.5

2,414.0

2,414.0

2,413.3

2,412.9

2,409.5

2,406.8

2,405.3

2,403.4

Nov.

2,401.9

2,403.0

2,400.3

2,397.3

2,395.8

2,392.7

2,388.9

2,389.7

2,391.2

2,387.8

2,385.5

2,382.9

2,379.9

2,378.0

2,376.5

2,376.5

2,379.5

2,378.8

2,373.9

2,369.8

2,364.5

2,363.0

2,363.0

2,364.5

2,392.4

2,395.8

2,399.2

2,401.1

2,404.9

2,408.3

Dee.

2,409.1

2,404.1

2,406.0

2,406.4

2,404.1

2,404.9

2,408.3

2,406.0

2,405.7

2,402.6

2,400.3

2,398.1

2,397.7

2,398.8

2,396.2

2,392.7

2,389.3

2,385.9

2,385.9

2,385.5'

2,589.3

2,390.1

2,390.1

2,391.2

2,395.0

2,593.5

2,397.3

2,400.0

2,396.9

2,395.4

2,392.7

Jan.

2, 393 . 1

2,391.2

2,390.5

2,391.6

2,388.2

2,384.8

2,383.6

2,380.3

2,377.6

2,378.4

2,376.5

2,372.8

2,368.3

2,364.9

2,364.1

2,358.1

2,359.6

2,361.9

2,359.6

2,357.8

2,355.1

2,356.6

2,369.8

2,378.4

2,387.4

2,392.4

2,400.3

2,402.2

2,405.3

2,407.2

2,410.2

Feb.

2,412.1

2,413,6

2,413.3

2,409.8

2,409.1

2,406.8

2,406.8

2,408.3

2,406.8

2,407.6

2,407.6

2,405.7

2,402.2

2,404.5

2,406.8

2,403.8

2,401.9

2,400.7

2,397.3

2,401.9

2,400.7

2,402.2

2,401.9

2,401.9

2,400.3

2,399.2

2,397.7

2,398.8

_

-

Mar.

2,404.1

2,408.3

2,437.6

2,466.3

2,490.0

2,514.1

2,535.4

2,554.0

2,559.9

2,567.8

2,573.8

2,581.3

2,585.6

2,642.6

2,691.0

2,746.2

2,835.2

2,910.9

2,964.3

3,021.9

3,058.5

3,087.6

3,102.6

3,111.7

3,117.2

3,105.3

3,089.0

3,068.0

3,047.1

3,041.3

3,041.7

Apr.

3,036.8

3,032.7

3,035.0

3,033.6

3,035.9

3,043.5

3,051.2

3,070.3

3,078.5

3,069.4

3,059.4

3,047.1

3,045.8

3,045.3

3,048.0

3,045.8

3,051.6"

3,087.6

3,110.8

3,125.4

3,126.3

3,118.5

3,104.9

3,119.0

3,140.4

3,171.0

3,189.8

3,177.5

3,179.4

3,184.6

- ,

May

3,179.4

3,169.1

3,141.4

3,116.3

3,088.5

3,065.7

3,057.6

3,050.7

3,050.7

3,052.6

3,053.9

3,068.5

3,074.8

3,113.5

3,164.9

3,190.2

3,193.5

3,189.8

3,192.1

3,190.2

3,181.3

3,167.7

3,152.2

3,132.2

3,110.3

3,082.6

3,062.1

3,055.7

3,050,3

3,049,8

3,047.6

June

3,040.4

3,029.6

3,024.2

3,017.4

3,010.7

3,003.5

3,000.3

2,993.1

2,985.0

2,976.9

2,969.3

2,963.9

2,958.5

2,955.8

2,951.0

2,945.7

2,939.5

2,932.9

2,925.9

2,921.9

2,918.0

2,910.5

2,903,9

2,896.4

2,889.8

2,883.6

2,879.7

2,675.7

2,869.6

2,863.6

-

July

2,857.5

2,851.1

2,848.1

2,844.6

2,841.2

2,834.7

2, 830'. 4

2,823.1

2,817.5

2,809.8

2,806.4

2,802.5

2,797.8

2,791,3

2,784.0

2,778.1

2,772.7

2,768.5

2,765.5

2,758.0

2,754.6

2,751.7

2,743.3

2,737.0

2,731.5

2,727.3

2,717.6

2,711.3

2,703.8

2,696.4

2,689.3

Aug.

2,684.0

2,678.7

2,669.7

2,663.5

2,655.7

g,649.6

1,641.4

2,634.4

2,629.9

2,621.3

2,613.3

2,606.9

2,599.8

2,592.3

2,586.8

2,582,8

2,575.3

2,569.0

2,561.5

2,555.6

2,548.5

2,541.8

2,538.2

2,531.1

2,521,2

2,513.3

2,505.4

2,496.7

2,492.0

2,487.3

2,479.8

Sept.

2,471.9

2,463.6

2,459.2

2,448.6

2,441.4

2,436,8

2,431.5

2,422.8

2,414.8

2,406,4

2,398.8

2,392.0

2,386.3

2,376.5

2, 367, a

2,355.9

2,346.5

2,338.3

2,331,5

2,326,6"

2,315.0

2,304.3

2,293.5

2,283.4

2,273.7

2,267.6

2,263.3

2,253.9

2,244.6

2,235.2

-

Ifonthlyelevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30.....................

Dec. 31.....................

Jan. 31.....................

Feb. 28..................'...

May 31.....................

Water year 1952-53. .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-11 400

-211,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75

White River near Flippin, Arlc.

Location. Lat 36*18'50", long. 92°33'20", in NEi sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 15 tf r , on right 

'. bank 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creelc, 3 miles northeast of Plippin, 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder! Datum'of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site 1.1 

miles upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years, 6,468 cfs:

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.52 ft); minimum daily, 383 cfs Oct. 5.

1928-53: 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. 

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 Tanneycomo 100 miles upstream.(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). Some regulation 

- July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

6.0

380

760

1,910

5,350

8.0

11.0

13.2

10,200

19,300

26,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

,5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

597

904

947

464

585

716

755 

785

776

894

558

514

605

894

921

'' 979

932

616

424

394

934

942

959 

958

567

 484

598

904

*1,070

969

1,190

23,611

762

46,830

Jiov.

672

579

900

1,530

1,340

1,380

1,480 

730

742

1,150

1,390

1,500

1,670

1,640

765

458

1,0~67J

1,860

2,050

2,620

2,720

1,070

'600 

2,180

5,500

2,870

745

1,630

846

525

-

41,980

' 1,399

85,270

Dec.

2,140

2.67O

*2,46O

2,540

2,640

987

575 

2,100

2,450

2,490

2,470

2,480

876

S39

1,940"

*2,690

2,550

2,480

2,520

918

599

1,870

2,5OO 

2,360

692

1,820

.778

,'586

2,120

. 2,800

2,750

59 t350

1,915

117,700

Jan.

1,050

2,480

1,350

718

1,8OO

2,540

2,480 

2,410

2,530

1,230

682

1,880

2,470

2,490

2,490

2,470

1,320

718

1,430

*1,920

1,700

1,750

1,890 

955

464

1,420

1,860

2,420

1,980

1,900

1,240

53, £97

1,742

107,100

Feb.

550

1,516"

2,580

2,520

2,660

2,520

1,240 

606

1,960

2,510

2,, 590

2,330

2,510

1,240

618

1,850

*2,360

2,400

2,650

2,600

1,410

684

1,129-

2* '350'

2,370

2,670

1,210

_

-

54,698

1,954

108,500

Mar.

626

1,330"

2,36O

2,320

2,540

' 2,240

1,000 

665

1,660

1,770

1,750

1,680

1,770

1,080

752

1,340

*4,240

4,760

4,620

4,420

3,930

1,800

5,620 

4,200

5,740

12,9,00

15,900

18,000

16,500

9,240

5,610

140,643

4,537

279,000

Apr.

5,550

5,590

5,540

5,480

5,790

5,680

5,960 

6,580

10,600

16,200

16,800

16,500

9,090

*7,750

7,130

6,000

7,350

6,760

6,100

10,200

16,800

16,800

19,000 

12,606

5,390

5,910

8,600

18,000

18,800

15,200

-

301,550

10,050

598,100

May

2O,60O

25,100

26,500

24,400

22,500

20,600

12,900 

10,800

6,200

7,440

5,430

*5,610

5,730

5,430

6,500

9,650

14,400

15,900

16,200

16,500

16 , 500

16,500

16,800 

17,100

18,500

19,900

18,000

8,760

7,260

4,540

4,320

423,570

13,660

840,100

June

6,320 6,Q6o

5" 500

5,170

5,590

5,480

3,140 

5,240

*5,760

5,800

5,260

5,030

3,560

2,520

3,680

3,920

' 3,710

4,-520

4,610

2,660

2.090

3,460

3,620

3,710

5,780

5,890

5,300

2.26O

3,450

3,600

-

128,490

-4,283

254,900

July

*3,440

3,770

3,790

2,570

2,270

3,440

3,590 

5,820

3,710

3,850

2,670

2,310

3,510

3,780

3,880

, 3.79O

5,780

2,660

2,590

5,770

4.280

4,300

4,250 

4,090

2,820

'2,360

5,040

3,64(3

4,250

4,040

4,010

1O9,65O

3,557

217,500

AUg.

3,070

2,550

3,960

*4,040

3,950

3;970

4.160 

37046"

2,380

3,490

3,900

3,600

3,930

3,920

2,910

2,400

3j490

5,580

3,730

3,890

3,650

2,670

ff§70~

4,100

4,020

3,960

4#70

2,780

2,320

5,820

107,700

3,474

213,600

Sept.

*3,940

4,170

4,110

3,860

3,26O

2,410

2,680 

3,940

4,220

4,170

4,270

2,980

2.380

47530"

4,840

§,280

4,890

4,440

3,370

2,520

4,87O

5,160

5,510 

S,2S6

4,640

5,410

2,410

4,310

*4,720

4,500

-

121,140

4,038

240,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,900 Min 137 jiean 3,021 Ac-ft 2,193'vOOO * ., , Water year 1952,55: Ha* 26,500* Kin 585 Mean 4,291 Ac-ft 5,107,000

Discharge measurement nade on-this day.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near St.. Joe,, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long. 92°45', in SWi sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 17 W., near right bank 

 on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.' S. Highiray 65; H miles downstream from' 

Mill Creek,' 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and 4f miles southeast of.St. Joe.

Drainage area.--825 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953. " ' - ;

qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.35 ft above mean sea level, datusi of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfa Mar. 18 (gage height, 2D.63 ft);.

minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 26-30. ,._,_*. *i nn ft-~\ ~

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage, height, 41.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 69,000 efs by logarithmic plotting; 'minimum., 19 era 

Sept. 27, 28. 1943, Sept. 26-30, 1953. , ,

Maximum.stage known, 50.5 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps or Engineers.

"Remarksi Records good* . . 

Revisions, (water years K--WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-5? (gage height, In feet, ana discharge, 

In cubic feet pep second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec,, 4 to Sept. 30

3.23

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.5

32

57

96

149

213

414

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

12.0

13.2

1,430

2,460

5,000

10,800

13,300

,

3.5 

3.7 

4.Q 

4.S

19 

. 30 

^, 1 

104 

190 

390

5.0 

6.0. 

8.0 

10.0 

14.0 

17.6

70O

1,500

3,630

6,520

14,300

22,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

l

2 -

3

4

5

6

7

8

S--

10

ll

12

13

14

15.

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 '

25-

28

27, 28'

24'

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsffl

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 42

' 20"

38

37

33

38

32

- 5?

37

37

' . "37

37

37

' »38

39

38

38

38

37

36

34

33

32

32

32.

32

32

32

...32

. »32

32

1,098

35,4

0.043

0.05

2,180

' Nov.'

513T

32

, 35

S2

32

. 32

32 1 36

'.36

36

37

38

59

39

39

42

148

243 »?38

196

161

138

em 15,200

8,490

2,400

1,300

-671

678

1 -

28,863

,.962

1.17

1.30

57,250

Dec,

595

720

726

2,120

*g.4}0

1,640

1,190

- 942

784

644

536

458

405

360

*332

304

288

- 276

m35s

602

' 616

6T9

700

' 623

554

506

452

420

385

365

21,259

68.6

0.832

0.96

42,170

Jan.

336

316

300

280

264

253

*246

239

232

225

214

204

197

190

184

178 555"

253

*340

452

524

524

2,450 slieo

S74TO

1,820

1,460

1,190

982

847

854

21,544

695

0.842

0.97

42,730

Feb.

958

840

749

665

588

542

488

440

410

405

868

1,460

1,S60

1 ,J130

968

*840

735

637

574

609

1,280

1,280

1,070

950

910

868

784

700

_

_

-

23,106

835

1.00

1.04

45,830

Mar."

812

3,530"

3,680

6,180

3', 890

2,680

2,060

1,680

1,360

1,190

1,070

1,360

1,460

11,900

1 11,300

4,840

*5,980

 21.800

8";6S6

4,840

3,500

2,960

2,900

2,310

1,910

1,840

1,460

1,280

1,110

1,030

1,150

123U012

3,904

4.73

5.4.6

240,000

Apt-;

1,590'

1^460

1,280

1,150

1,090

2,470

4,700

3,630

2,660

2,160

1,820

1,860

 1*590

1,360

1,230

1,110

.998

2,Bto"

4,280

2,840

2,210

1^660

1/640

!*6_70

8,850

4,700

3,260

2,520

5,310

7,850

-

89,688

2,990

S.82

4.04

177,900

Mar

4, 260

2,960

1*860

2,160

1,8'fiO

1,590

1,360

1,150

1,230

*2,010

9,610

19,300 r,49o

4,840

4,080

3,630

2,960

2,840

2,260

1,860

1,540

1,280

1,050

875

*749

630

542

476

420

89,417

3,884

3. SO

4.03

177,400

June

33«f

'272 296

, 253

236

218

*204

.190

' 184

172

: 160

151

145

136

130

122

114

109

102

1 95

90

86

83

81

81

79

77

, 75

73

-

4,678

156

0.189

0.21

9,280

July ;

71

69

*141

l&l ISO"

104

117

136

107

90

81

77

77 -75

is

75

75

73

112

k 142

122

114

133

104

,95

86

83

77

73

69'65

3,029

97.7

0.118

0.14

6,010

-"Aug.

63

63

*58

56 '58

61

75

9550"

. _ 86

81

75

,13

69

67

 65

59

.59

59

58

56

54

51

t

g

7

44

41

3,8

37

36

*34

1,857

" 59.9

' 0.073

* '0,08

3,680

Sept.

" 31

. 30-

28-

27

26

25

25

1 §*

23

22

21

21

2121-

21

21

21

8?

tt

21

21

20

.20

19

If

 19

19

1,9.

680

" ?2.7

0.028

O.OS

1,350

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,800~ Mln 32 Mean 1,219 ' Cftoh 1.48 ,In. &Ci2' Ac-f ^884,900 -'

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,800 Mln 19 Ifean 1,113 CfBii 1.35 In. IS'.Jl Ac-ft SGg.'aOO' " ;

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Nov. 25 (6:30 p.m.) 28,196 dfs (19,60 ft)l"Mar. It (r9 p.m.")

19,900 cfs (16.67 ft); Mar. 18 (6:30 a.m.) 29,400 cfs (20.63 ft); Apr. 24 (6 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (14.35

ft); May 13 (2:30 a.m.) 28,300 cfs (20.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 7?

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location:-i-Lat S^QT'', long l ;92°33 l , in NE-J sec. 15, Ti' 17 N'., R. 15 W.,' on left bar* ,. 

"0.8" mile upstream from Rush1 'Creek, 1.5 miles -southeast of'Rush, and 24.3 niies upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,091 sq mi. ....

Records ava^lab^e. October 1928 to September 1953. , , ,. '

Gage.--Water-stage'Ye'corder. 'Datum of gage is 451.98 ft above nieta 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 dlscJ3arge.--25 years, 1,410 cfs. r . .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,80frefs Mar. 18' fgage height, 17.41 ftj; f 

minimum, 30 of9 Sept. 30,v' . u' ' ""' J

1928-53:' Maximum discharge/ 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft);^. 

minimum observed, 15.cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1936. " !' 

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original, site '{discharge, 164,000 cfs by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 192t, reached a'stage 43j 

35.9 ft, from floodmarks/ original site (discharge, 110,000 cfs by slope-area method), 

Data on floodsr of 1&3.5 arid 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. ...... .*

. Revisions (water years ) . - 

1938 . 7T~"

897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1929.-31, 1933, 1935(M),

. Bating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second}

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23-27, Fgb.' 15, Mar1 . 2-8, 13-ia, 

' 20-27,' Apr. 2, 7-15,'18-24, Apr. 26 to toay 7, May, 11* 12)

-0.44

- .2." 

0.0 

 4 

1.0 

2.0 

S.O

30

74

120

259

475

980

1,680

"4.5 ''

6.0

7.5

9.0 

12.0 

15.4

3,090

5,240

7,890-

10,900

17,8Qff

26,700

Discharge, In.ciible feet per .second, wa,ter year, October 19S2 to Septejvb'er 1953

"Day

. 1

2-

4

S

6

7

6

.3-

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

IS 

19

20

'&£ 21

25?* '

Is

26 '

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 «66

64

60

58

60

"70

74

 SB"

62

62

 fe

62

62

,*62

64

 62

- 62 

.62 

62

- 62

56

58

., >,.66

.''," 58

. . ' 56

- 56

60

58

*5655"

1,900

61.3

0.056

0.06

3,770

far.

- 58

58

60

56

54

 -58

. - 56

' -54

64

76

74 -68

, 6

66

66

68

<t> 74 

- 243 

327

*327

^ 296

" 246

209

' £48 

U2.».400

' 16. 600

4,076

-2,100

1,370

1,070

-

40,584

1,353

1.24

1.38

80,500

Dee.

.950

1,610

1,100

*2.»100

3,330

a, 230

1^300

1*O70

 690

7«5

ess

565

616

462

*4rl9

590 

366

t 366"

542,

.705

730

780 

755

680

6-JLj£)

555

520

484

458

27,393

884

0.610

0.93

54,330

Jan.

428

403

378

354

330

515.

*5G4

... S04

..'292'

285

274

260

" 246

239

232

226 553" 

319 

445

*565

, :655 '680

2,480

4,750 

5,455.

2,560

2.-Q20

1,680

1,370

1,170

1,040

28,307

913

0.857

0.96

56,150

Pefi.

1,300

1,140

980

890

760

7O5

653

58B

,- 542

524

951

1,760-

1.8JO

1.S86

1,300

1,140

, ase

7*5

730

1,010

1,560

1,270

1,140 

1,070

1,010

» . , 920

832

_

_

-

28,804

1,029

0.943

0.9S

57,130

Mar.

805

3,556"

4,290

6,6?0

5,240

3,580

2,760

2,200

l.SOO

1,560

1,370

1,640

2,020

9,650

17,200

*7,250

5,410 

*26.6OO 

12,900

6^620

4,590

3,710

3,580

2,980 

2,470

2,160

1,880

" 1,640

1,440

1,340

1,340

149,695

4,629

4.43

5.10

296,900

Apr.

'1,680

1,B40

1,«00

AV440

1,340

1,800

4,750

4,590

3,450

2,760

2,2*0

2,160

2,060

 *1,720

1,560

1,440

 1-,270 

1,740 

4,9lO

3,580

2,760

&, 380

2-,O20

6.61Q 

11,600

6,260

4,290

3,330

3,400

9,050

-

99,830

3,328

3.05

3.40

198,000

May

5, -750

3,850.

2,«SO

2,380,

2,380

2,380

)S,020

1,\760

X.S20

1,370

2,380

*5,130

24,200

IDisBOO

6,260 I 

4^910

4,440 

3,710 

3,990

3,090

a,470

2*020

' ^,68O

la 400 

- 1,200

1,040

890

780

-705

6$2

58§

106,405

5,497

3.21

3.70

215,000

June

. : 529

* .£93

-.466

424

390

 S62

.334

*311

,289

276

270

250

236 '822

213

203

' 197 

187 

178

. 169

160

JJ52

146

.143 

13S

136

136

130

130

T7,400

247

0.226

O.E5

14,680

July

. 125 *120

125

191

216

= ,172

172

175 -161

155

0.38

128

130

128

125

120

 118 

115

110

133

172 " 1 S'

! 152

160 

136.

125

110

106

96_

4,314

 139

0.1E7

0.15

8,560

Aug.

94

89 *87

63

63

. 87

. 96

103

Il3

>. aoe

' J 96

96

92

87

87 

- 85 

65

, -63

' ,-78

76

.74

72

70

66,

60

58

 56

.£4

*§¥

2,5S6

63.4

0.07S

0.09

5,130

 Sept.

5EBTJ

.43

40

! 49

45

43

43

43

41

. 41

40 ' ;se

-58

36

33

- 31

31 

4?

.44

"~ 38

33

31

' 31

31

 31

*31

, , 31

50

1,154

38.5

0.035

0.04

2,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,300 Min 54 Mean 1,537 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17 Ae-ft 1,116,000

Water watyear 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 26,6006,6OO Mln 30 Mean 1,371 Cfsm crsm1.26 In. i17.04 Ae-ftr 992,400 992,400

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs). Hov. 25 (12 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (16.52 ft); Mar. 15 (4 a.m.) 

21.70O cfs V13.60 ft); Mar. 18 (1:30 p.m.) 32.800 efa (17.41 ft); Apr. 25 (2 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (10.86 

ft): 5 May 13 flO:3O a.m.^ 29.7QO cfa f]R_SS ft 1.

1 ww >**a \±<j,\>\i ittjt PKH . J.O ^xtou p.lu.J s>c.o 

; May 13 (1O:30 a.m.) 29,700 cfs (16.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made &n thla day.
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'22", long. 92°14'53", in ME^SEi? sec. 35, T. 23 », , R. 12 W., on 

right bank 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3f miles northeast of Teeumseh,.

Drainage area. 561 sq ml. . ' 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953. :;

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584'.67 ft above mean sea. levely-datum-#f 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to" May 12, 1945, staff,gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower. .

Average discharge. 9 years, 859 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height,-5,83 ft); minImum, 240 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 30 (gage height, 2.28 ft),

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height,.18.05 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 22, 23, 30, 1953; minimum gage height, 2,20 ft Dec. 2-4, 1944, 

present datum. " .

Remarks.--Records good. ' ,.' .'

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

2.3 303

2.6 432

3.0 679

4.0 

5.0

1,590

2,820

2.2 204

2.5 348

3.0 640

3,-5 1,060.

4.0 1,59O

5.0 2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second. Water year October 1352 to September'1953

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

353

349

349

349

362

370 370-

362

357

353

353

353

353

353

353

349

344

344

344 

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

555" 336

10,792

348

O.620

0.72

21,410

Nov.

336

336

336

336

*336

336

336

336

340

340

340

336

336

333 353"

333

349

427

422 

383

362

349

344

1362

914

1,160

723

580

512

477

-

12,743

425

0.758

; 0.84

25,280

Dec.

449

438

432

494

548

518

494

466

443

422

403

393

583

' 379

374

*370 570"

370

374 

383

383

388

388

393

393

388

383

383

383

379

379

12,743

411

0.733

0.84

25,280

.Jan.

374

370

366

362

357

353

362

357

353

353

349

. 349

349

544" 344

344

362

366

370 '374

379

379

482

' 652

694

625

586

542

500 477

460

12,934

. 417

0.743

0.8&

25,650

Feb.

443

*432"

422

417

412

40S

403

398

3S8 55B"

422

432

432

432

427

422

403

393

388 

398

40S

' 408

408

408

408

403

398

388

_' _

-

11,489

410

0.731

' 0.76

22,790

 Mar.

393 456"

612

2,000

1,380

1,010

854

760

6S6

659

625

612

606

1,220

2,500

1,540

1,380

2,500

2,060 

1,590

1,330

1,170

1,230

1,220

*1,090

995

918

854

814

775

752

34,573

1,115

' 1.99

2.29

68,570

Apr.

730

679

666

632

619

646

672

679

666

632

639

659

646

632

619

599

593

2,240

27186 

1,640

1,330

1,150

1,030

986

949

895

826

S18

*834

818

-

26,704*

890

1.59

1.77

52,970

May .

784

737

698

669

669

669

691

664

662

676

713

S09

1,'OQO

1,030

967

949

1,000

1,030

1,160 

1,040

949

877

800

737

706

662

669

.633

600

581

568

24,419

788

1.40

1.62

48,430

June

556

53T

*525

519

507

496

479

462

450

445

434

450

440

428

423

412

406-

401

3S6 

396

390

385

' 574

369

369

385

374

369

359

___ 353

12,883

' 429

0.765

0.85

25,550

July

348

348

34S

343

343

*338

338

396

390

364

. 359

359

359

359

359

"374

359

' 348

348 

343

418 555"

369

348

338

333 328

322

317

312

. SPI

10, 900

352

0.627

0.72

21,620'

Aug.

302

302

297

297

302

307 502"

297

287

»287

283

283

283

283

283

278

287

287

283 

278

573 lees

283

287

278

273

268

268

263 E6~3"

263

8,795

284

0,506

©v§8

1 17,440

Sept.

25S

2S5

258

258

254

254

254

249

249 '. ' 249

' 249

249

. 249

249

249

249

249

249

249 

249

254" 244

244

249

249

249

249

244

, 244

244

7,4|>

. 0.446

0.50

14.S60

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,980 Mln 333 Mean 777 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18..86 Ac-ft 564,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,500 Mln 244 Mean 511 Cfsm 0.911 In, 12.35 Ac-ft 369,800 > Feak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement taade on this -day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

Bryant creek near Teeumseh, Mo.

Location>-£afc ' 36°3? t'35*^ long. 92°18'25", In E| sec, 32, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest of 

Teeumseh, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. S70 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

;e_.*-Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 573.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

29 (Levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 30, 1945, staff gag? at same site -r

and datum. ., * . '

Average discharge. 9 .years 666 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 cfs Mar. 18 (gage -height, 7.89 ft); minimum; U.9 cfs Sept. 81-23 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

. 1944L-S3: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs Jan., 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slops-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Sept. 21-23,1953.

Remarjcg,--Records good exee.pt those for periods of no gage-height- record, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14

2.3 " . 125

SJO- -324

3.5 . 539

6.'0 2,070

Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

2..2 

Z.I 

3,5 

6.0 

8.0

116 

212 

513

2f070.

3,570

Discharge, In cubic feet j?er second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day"

1

2. 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10, ,

11

12 ,.

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-fi

Oct.

148

160

131 m174

170

170

170

173

173

ITS

:-170

170

170

170 

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

' 170

1-70

170

173

5,210

168

0.295

0.34

10,330

Nov.

178

178

i 17-8

' 176

*173

173

176

176

189

m

' 184

178

' 181

181

181

181

197

243 

214

189

r'. 18*

178

176

..192.

' 893.

,759

401

300

264

252

-

7,311

244

0.428

0.48

14,500

Calendar year 1952: 1

Dec.;'-

234

S23P

a£20

a250

8300

a280

a 260

 8250

*240

a 230

217

208

 -203

200

19S

 *189

189

ill . ^ £03.

208

£14

220

, , 220

. 217

214

206

..200

197

197

195

6,764

218

0.382

0.44

13,420

Jan.

192

192

189

186

184

181

189

186

181

181,

176

- : 173

' 173

173

.176

170

: T5Z

195 

195

200

'197

195

374

581

' 155

401

357

317

290

280

284

7,4,25

240

C.421

0.48

14,730

Feb.

255

 243

240

237

. 231

222

217

211

' . 208 TSI

246

~SM 258

237

234

225

214

208 

208

237

' 255

249

246

243

240

237

231

22S

-i

-

-

6,514

233

0.409

O.43

12,920

Mar. .

154 197

480

2,000

1,120

788

607

510

458

431

401

385

377

. 1,470

2,210

1,"230

1.26O

2.88O 

1,860

1,300

1,040

917

856

744

*679

637

606

551

518

490

481

27,815

897

1.57

1.81

55,170

Apr.

446

416

395

371

367

424

. 450

441

428

395

395

428

399

379

364

337

33T

1,720 

al,400

al,200

978

858

744

744

744

663

601

576

*581

637

637

18,218

607

1.06

1.19

36,130

, May

653

596

537

495

4SS

463

' 467

458

450

446

433

566

674

- 616

581

642

674

621 

642

627

561

504

454

41-6

... -383

360

692

15§

379

344

307

15,984

516

0.905

1.04

31,700

June .

293

^55

;*270

257 251'

241

238

232

1 224

' 215

212

218

209

204

199

194

189

186 

184

179

172

-170

168

, 168

165

165

165

 165

165

. 163

-

6,141

205

O.360

0.40

12,180

July .

163

' .161

.161 '1H8

;157.

*153

163

226 JSilff "179

170

. 168

168

168

168

163

157

153 

151

149

208

186

161

153

147

143

143

143

. 141

. 139

. 138

5,066 163-

0.286

0.33

10,050

Aug.

136

.134

154,

134

1*1

143

145

T35

138

134

*132

432

129 129"

127

127

129

134 

134

127

127

125

136

136

132

129

125

125

125

124 . m

4,090

132

0.232

0.27

8,110

Sept.-

124

124-

124

125

. TS5

' 124 124'

124

124

- ' 124

124

' 122

12S.

122

122

122

122

120 

120

120

' 119 us

120

122

122

124

124

124

124

122

-

3,678

123

0.216

0.24

7,300

tax 7,110 Mln . 146 Mean 541 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.91 Ao-ft 392,400

Water year 1952-53: Max.- 2,880 Mln 119 Mean 313 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.45 Ae-ft 226,500

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs)'. No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height reeorfl; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for North Pork 

River near Tecumseh, and recorded range in stage.
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Morfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°14'57", long. 92°14 I 16", at dam on Norfn Fork River,io.JSBi SHB$.-,.S, T,

18 N., R. 12 Wi, -4.3 miles northeast of Norfgric, " ',' ', "; ' "- ' -,;

Drainage area. 1,806 sq ml. '' .--*.-. 

Records available.--June 1943 to September 1953. . > ->

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level,"datum etf- 

"by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 1, 1945, s,t»£f sage a^same sit$ afld.

3,--Maxl«ua contents chiring year', l',3'14,600 acre-ft May 25 (elevafcldri, §&&iB$~tt);

Sam, 948,900 acre-ft Nov. 15 (elevation, 536.87 ft). . ' -,'*

1943-53: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-ft Apr.. 16, 1945 televation, 570,.00,/t);

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, that of Novr'K, .1953-. -.-..*-- -

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed1 by concrete-gravity dam-.. Storage li^sah orivi|urie 18,' 1843?;--- 

power-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Cavity at^PP.of Jplll*iay .gate, 

1,983,000'acre-ft at elevation 580 ft of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevarlona 

552 ft, permanent spillway crest, and 580 ft') -will be reserved for /lood control* ' 

707,000 acre-ft (between elevations 510 and 552 ft) will be used for power1 , and ' 

544,200 acre-ft (below elevation 510 ft) will be dead storage. Contents at.lowest, 

outlet elevation, 2,500 acre'-ft (elevation, 395.0 ft). Reservoli* is iifie<S for flS&d -- 

control, power development, and recreational purposes. . . , _ . ; , ;

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m.,'in thousands of set*-feet, water yeaat* Oc'tober 1952 to .September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 .

10

11

12

13

14

15

» '

17

18

19

20

21

88

23

2* .

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

oot.

974.9

973.6

972.9

973.4

974.7

973.4

971.9

97O.5

- 969.6

968.6

96S.O

96t:7

969.4

968.5

967.9

967.5

967.0

96-7.2

967.9

966.4

969.9

98S.O

964.4

963.9

964.1

965.2

965 .,0

964.1

962.8

961.7

960.6

JHov.

960.9

962.4

960.6

958.6

957.1

955.6

954.0

953 .«

955.6

 954.0

958 is

931j6

9S&.3

949 il

949.1

950.0

952.3

956 J

956 /4

955.6

954,9

955.6

956.7

9.60.8

1,001.2

1.008 JO

1,011.6

1.O10.8

1.012-.2

1,014.0

 ^#'

Dee.

1,015.0

1,015.0

1,017.1

1,019.9

1,022.3

1,024.6

1,027.3

1,025.9

1,026,-S

1,026,1

1,025 ,7 I,OES;Q

1,026 ;1

i,027:.3

1,086.5

1,026.1

1,OZS.3

1,025.0 i.des.i

1,025.9

1,027.3 i,oa7.s

1,026.9

1,026.1

1,027.5

1,026.9

l.OET.-S

1,028.6

1,028.4

1,028.8

1,02&.8

tTltn;.

1,029.0

1,028.0

1,028.2

;l,0'29.4

1,028.2

1,027.3

1,027.1

1,026.3

1,025.5

1,025.5

1,026.7

1,025.7

l,t>24.e

1,025:6

1,023.6

1,022.7

1,023. '4

1,025.1

1,025.8

1,021.9

1,0-19.1

1,017.6

1,026.5

1,030.2

1,035.0

1,035.0

1,034.8

1,033,6

1,033.2

1,032..!

1,032.9

Feb.

l,03S-.2

1,034.8

1,034.0

1,033.1

1,032.1

1,031.3

1,031.3

1,03?.9

1,031'. 7

1-,032.9

1,034.4 6

1,034.0

1,033.2

1,034.12

1,036.1

1,035.0

1,033.1

I,031i7

1,031V3

1,031.3

i.dsi.s

1,033.2

1,030.2

1,029.3

1,029.2

1.02T.6

1,026.9,

1,026 .'7

_

-

Mar.

1,030.0

1,029.6

1,036.3

1,043.5

1,048.1

1.O5O.6

1,053.7

1,057.2

1,057.8

1,057.4

1,056.6

1,056.0

1,055.3

1,073.7

1,087.3

1,091.9

1,105.8

1,123 .-1

1,132.3

1,137.4

1,143.9

1,152.0

1,154.3

1,1S7;5

1,159.2

1,160.2

1,161.0

1,164'/0

!,!«?. 7

1,169.4

1,171.9

Apr.

1,172.7

1,172.3

1,172.7

1,174.2

1,179.2

1,180,0

1,180*5

1,181,9

1,184.0

1,188.1

1,188.5

1,1S>2.5

1,192.8

1,194.3

1,195.3

1,196:8

1,199.0

1.21T.2

1,228.6

1,234.0

1,23-T.S

1,2*1.1

1,244.4

1,250. 1

1,254.9

1,239.3

1.260-.0

1,260.2

1,263.7

1,265.9

-^

»y

1,267.2

1,269.9

1,273.6

1,276.1

1,275.7

1,273.2

1,262. 8

1,283.8

1,353.4

1,257.3

1,257,8

1,26S,3

l,270:s

1,274.1

1,277.7

1,282.6

1,389.2

1,293.9

1,»30.0

1,303.4

1,305.6

1,307.9

l,3Oe,9

1,313.5

1,311.0

1,30^.7

1,297.7

1,286.7

1,278',^

1,258.9

1,248.«

June .

i,g43,9

1,242.4

:(;240.2

l;238.7

1,236.5

1,236.2

1,237.$

1,23*;9

1,233'. 4

1,231,6

1,209,8 i;22S.-6

1.8S6.0

1,227,5

1,225.3

1,222.8

1,220.*

l,2l*,S

1,216.1

1,217.2

1,818. -3

1,21$. 9

1,212.7

1,209.3

1,206.0

1,204'^8

1,204,.'!

1,206,6

l.ftO&tS

1,200.3

July

1,197.5

1,194.9

1,191,9

1,192.8

1,193.6

1,191,9

1,188.2

l',T84.6

1,182.6

l,179r .2

1,178.2 i,r?e;6

1,I76<7

1,1T4.0

1,171.1

i,i4s.i

1,165.4

1,16*»6 i,i4»:e

1,162.5

1,166,4

l,lSTt«9

1,155" .5

1,^81-. 8

1,150.8

1,151,4

1,150,8

1,1**,7

1,141.7

1,138.6

1,138.8

Aug.

1,134.7

1,135.2

1,132.1

1,129.2

1,185.8

1,122.5

1,119.5

1.118.B

1,118'.9

1,115.6

1.1U.9

1 , 106 . 9

1,135,6

1,102.6

1,101.4

l,lC«r.2

1,099.4

1,096. '5

1,092.9

1,086.9

1,085 ,0

I,6SS.6

1,003.6

1,081 XI

1,077.6

1,074.1

I,0'76r7

1,0*7.1

1,065/7

1,066.3

l^S.'E

Sept.

1,059.7

1,056.4

1,053.3

1,049.5

1,047. «

1,047.7

1,046.2

J,C»2.5

1,03816

1,05* .6

I,d30.5

1,027.8

1.026.-O

1,026.1

1,023.3

1,021.0

1,016.6

1,016:3

1,014.0

1,015.4

i,clift/e

l,0'll.O

1,009.0

1,006 ,'7

1,003.3

i,6oi.er

1,002.2

998.6

9«5.4

991.6

-

Monthly elevation a^ftf Contents, water year October 1958 to Sepjientoer 1353

Date

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1952. .....

Jan. 31.............'. ..'...

July 31 ...................

Aug. 31... ................

Sept .30i ............... ;..

Water year 1952 -5S ......

Elevation 

^{feet}t i

541.17

-

546".57

542.95

539.20

-

Cpn tents 

(acre-feet)

977,300

1,028,8OO

1,032,900

1,154,800

1,06'3,200 '

991,600

-

Change 'in contents 

during month 

'{acre-feet)-

 -» ; +14.80O

--196,500'

' «-* 10*-; '

- -' j -64,506 -.,..

.. , rJitWO' .

4-14,300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVES' BASIN 

North Forte River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork,

81

,' in Sl£ sec.' 2. 5. 18 N»,.R. 12 W., at Norfprk Dam* 4.3 " Location. Lat 36»15V 1.0*4.

miles northeast of Norfork. ,..

Drainage area . -1 .806 sq mi. .. 

BecordB available . Bay .1944 to September 1953. .,, ,

Gage . Hater-atage recorder in float well in powerplant. Datum of gage IB at mean sea 

level, datupi. of 1,929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). . ^ .

Average discharge . 9. years . 2,295 cfs. \

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 8,780 ofs May £8! minimum daily, 20 efs at times. ' T ; . . . 

,, . 194.4-53,{, Maximum .dally discharge, 21,000 ofs. Apr. 16, 1945; no flo« at times.

Remarks . Records good.. ' Discharge computed from- powerplant rf cords , flow, through; f lood- 

 control ednduita, and flow over spillway. Ploy regulated by Horrork Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Record^- of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given "Ur 

Step 1292. L p ' ,

CooDgrati tion. Records collected,and computed by Corps,of Engineers and reviewed by Qeological. isurvey.'-.., Survey '' , - " '' ' , - -

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day >»ov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. .Apr. Hay June Jtlly Aug,^ S»pt.

24.'

25.

26

I7 - 

39

f^

1.670

676

6@0

170

20

910

1,080

970

670

, 870

190 

" 20 

.'V300,

720

7X30

2WD

SO

700

- 760 

-76t

.76Q

-.230

\ 740

.-640

970

900

1,060

350

20

lUlO 

1,220

1,180

1,150

610

1,646

1,100

1,080

1,130

20

1,070

 680

., 67Q

94D

 300

220

2Q

1 S70 

820:

640

1,090

1,060

650

1,050

660

300

20

1,0155

1,060

1.610

l,08b' 

1,060

20

1,070

870

1,080

*fSS

l,05d **»

1,060

' 550 

20

560 

1,090

520

20

1.17TJ

1,100

1,130

1,180

1,039

620

atf

1,160 

1,090

1$30

1,140

540

20

1.570

1,880

1,990

.000

1,280 

~?0

1,600 

1*790

l,3lC 

1,350 

1,290 

1/460

1,230

770

20

1,3.00

1,350

1,380

1,53(5"

1,430

800

20

1.63C

l',lSO 

1,360 

1*310,

870

20

l.SSO

1,340

990

,330

1,520

1,470

710

1,460

1,300

.1,170

TStf 

20

1,480 

1,070 

1,030

5*0 

1,160

340 ' ' 20 

1,130

1,660 

1,130 

1,300 

1,140 

^ 486

' ioo'

1,520

1,870

I'.OSQ

1,100

1 . 650

815

1,630

2,580

6,450

5,720

4,540

 > 290

1,410 

1,370(

l'l80' 

1,000.

940-

220

1,070

1,150

l.SSOr

1,330

1,090

980

20

Sf3?eJ

5', 050 

5..270 

&760

6,000.

1,950

1,730

1,870

1,030

2,155 

>i>!°5

2,380 

B.530 

' 4SO

to

1,660

1,850,

1,050

1,280"

990

20

1^630 

1,870 

2,060

fc.ieo

I 880

' 20

l!98ff

950 

20

1,9^5 

1,970 

1,880

1,820

2,010

720

20

1,330

1,930' 

1,650 

2,000 i,'8so

--20 

1,870 

1,830 

17820

1,780 

i,'930

1,910

1,970

,

20

1,960

1,960 

1,930 

1,870 

1,770 

1»330

20

1,015

1,960

2,160

2,100

i20

20

1,220

1,710

1,440 

1,450 

l,8pO 

1.2SO 

20

1,050

1,070

1,920

1,216

20

2,090

^ilo"

HOW Mean

21,410

691

22,?>?0

746

44.3TO

22,960 

45rg40

34,450

1,111

32,500

1.161-

64\feo

39,110

1,262

77,570

32,730

1,091.

64^920

78,400 , 45,J50 

89*1^0

47.310

1,526

9S,8.40-

46*140

1,456-

8 9-, 530

42,790

1,426

84,870

Calendar year 19S2: Water year 1952-Mj

10,40O', 

8-.78O

'»!*, 

ttln

Hean 2,259 

«ean 1,£7E

*C&t , 1,'640,000 

AWft, 921,000
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07' , long. 92°09', in SW£ sec. 23, T. 17 H., R. 11 W.,.*on left bank a.t 

Calico Rock, Just upstream from Calico Creek, Sir miles downstream from Cataract'CueSK, 

6 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and at mile 359.1.

Drainage area. 9,965 sq ml. , '

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953. Gage-height records eolieeted- at same 

site since 1904 are contained in reports, of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Ctage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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.~1'4 years, 11,370 cfs. ' ' .

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 46,900 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 14'.071 ft); minimum"! 540 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, -0.30 ft); minimum daily, 906 cfs Oct. 6.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 4E.84 ft); minimum, 495 cfs Sept. 15, 1952; minimum daily, 580 cfs Sept. 29, 1943. .

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft, present datum, Jan. 31, 19(16, from records ,6f U. Ss 

Weather Bureau.

Kemarks.--Records excellent. Plow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoal 

Reservoir (see p. 74 ). Prior to this date some regulation by Lake Taneycomo 14Y miles 

upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 

8 0) . Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction on Bull Shoals Dam.

Drainage area. . " ' ' '

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

870

1,740

3,290

7,130

7.0

10.0

11.5

15,900

27,700

34,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.510 

2,050

1,870

1,640

1,080

906 1,'SSB"

2,040

2,100

1_, 980

1,640

1,090 

990

1,730

2,040

1,940

1,990

1,660

1,270

971

1,680

1,820

2,060

1,970 

1,680

1,140

915

1,510 

*2,140 

2,34O

2,240

52,972

1,709

105,100

flov.

2,110 

1,400

1.120

2^520

3,210

2,840

2,920

2,530

1,580

2,490

2,810 

£,.930

3,230

2,710

1,550

1,320

3,100

3,480

3,920

' 4,280

3,790

1,800

1,920 

17,300

55,000

13,800

6,220 

5,550 

3,760

-

140,510

4,684

278,700

Dec.

3,090 

5,370

*6,000

6,770

8.120

7,360

4,73.0

3,780

5,460

5,370

5,180

5,050 

4,310

2,410

2,160

3,980

*4,750

4,510 ''4,570

3,980

2,050

2,200

4,420

4,680 

4,250

2,430

3,750

2,380 

2.000 

4,020

4,540

133,830

4,317

265,400

Jan.

4,440 

2,680

4,080

2,480

1,970

3,880

4,480

4', 560

4,360

4,030

2,'27O

1.610 

57575

4,550*

4,590

4,300

4,100

2,480

2,500

4,400

*4,960

5,000

7,920

9.870 

7,650

6,250

7,070

6,600 

6,550 

5,850

4,700

145,850

4,640

285,300

Feb.

3,680 

3,310

5,360

5,500

5,570

5,360

4,920

2,980

2.580

4,660

5,740

6,330 

6,670

6,210

4.11O

3,34O

5,620

*5,570

5,600

5,590

5,270

3,920

4,200

5,200 

5,840

5,610

5,630

5,380

-

139,450

4,980

276,600

Mar.

5 f 410.

9', 090

11,800

13,000

10,200

8,030

5,550

4,640

6,710

6,290

6,280 

6,700

11,200

25,200

16,600

13,200

33,100

54,000

* 18, 800

13,900

11,300

9,080

11,300 

11,300

12,100

20,800

20,400 

20,000 

16,300

10,300

404,140

13,040

801,600

Apr.

9,700 

10,300

9,96O

8', 940

6.160

9,880

13, COO

15,200

14,200

20,800

21 ,200

26,400 

17,400

12/200

*13.,600

10,200

9,880

11,000

11,600

15,200

21,200

21,600

22,800

24,000 

24,800

17,700

14,600

21,200 

28.200 

23,606

- "

478,520

15,950

949,100

May

29,000 

29,500

31,200'

51.700

28,200

29,500

25,200

22,400

12,900

10.2OO

11,000

12,200 

31,200

29,900

*21,200

18,100

19,200. 2a,eoo

23V600

23,200

22,000

21,200

20-, 400

19,200 

22,000

25,200

28,600

18,300 

17,400 

15,600

12,200

685,100

22,100

*1,359

June

9,460 

10.200

9,270

8,030

7,980

7,4^0

6^780

4,910

*7,730

7,630

8,100

a, 040

6,680

4,410

5*820

6,180

6.200

5y450

6,190

5,800

3 .520 S'.Beo

5,760

" 5,920 

' 5,990

6; 230

5,740

3,990 

3,670 

 5,890

-

190,540

6,351

377,900

July

5,780 

5,580

6,120

4,930

2.770

4,120

6,450

6,110

6,110

5,380

5 530

3,560 

3,640

S,980

5,810

6,030

5,910

5,290

8,440

5, '900

6,380

6,640

6,490

6,630

. s.eep

3,670

3,350

7,600 

6,290 

6,460

6^140

168,570

5,438

334,400

Aug.

s; 5$o

3,760

3,920 *$, soo

6,480

5', 820

6,570

5,640

3J620

3,630

5,770

6,020 

6,180

6,230

5*440

3,590

3,7*0

5,540

5,650.

6,isp

6,290

5,2,60

3i500

3,500 

6,230

6.29O

6,230

6,350 

5,610 

3,680

3,730

162,800

5,252

322,900

Sept...

6^220-

6,350

6,150-

5,500-

4,546- 3,oeoITf&o

6,310-

6 » 5i?

6,646

6,250 

" 3,770-

3,220-

6,620-

6,540

6,730

6,93^

6,120

4.18&

3,240

6,360

6,506

6,560 

' T.OtO.

6,320

4,340

3,850 

*6,65& 

7,050

-

170,420

5,681

338,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 60,300 Mln 733 Mean 8,212 Ac-ft 5,962,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,000 Mln 906 Mean 7,865 Ac-ft 5,694,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83 

White River* at Batesville, Ark.

Location. Lat "35"45'37*'.' long. 91°38'28U ,' in NEi sec. 21,' T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left.bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11 at Batesville, 0.3 mile upstream from 

lock and dam 1, 0.6 mile downstream from Polk Bayou, and at mile 300.1.

Drainage area. 11,062 sq ml. ' .

Records available. July 1937 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at lewer 

lock gage since 1904 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Is 237.72 ft aoove mean sea 

on upper lock wall of dam 1,

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of 

Tevel, datum of 19S9. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff 

0.3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average.discharge. 16 years, 13,080 cfs.

Extremes. -^-Maximum discharge during year, 63,500 cfs Mar. 18'(gage height, 14.48 ft); miniinum, J.050 efs Oct. 7-tgage height, 6.32 ft); minimum daily, 1,180 cfs Oct<. 28.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 324,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 {gage height, 29.43 ft); minimum, 654 cfs Sept. 16, 1952 (gage height, 6.16 ft); minimum daily, 780 cfs Sept. 30, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Feb. I, 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.3

6.4

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to May 29

1,000

1,260

1,520

3,000

6,900

9.0 

10VO 

12.0 

14.0

May 30 bo Sept. 50

12,000

18,500

35,500

57,300

7.0

.8.0 "9.0

1D.O

3,000

7,200

12,400

18,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

0

T

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

IT

18

i9

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

IStal

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

2,480

2.810 

2, 366

2,100 

1^990

1,790

1,860

2,190

2,390

2,420

2;300

, 2,070

1,600 

1,310

2,070

2,820

*2,240

2,270

2,040

1-.710

1,290

1,900

2,010

- 2,300

2,27<J

2, .670

1,660

1.180

i,§£b

2,360

,2,520

62,940

2,030

124,800

JTOV.

2,520

2,390 

1,960

1,420 

£,670

3,310

3,070

3,140

2,900

2,££0

1,630

8,740

3.030 

-.SV140

3,440

3,000

2,100

(2,440

4,090

3,910

4,120

4,420

3,940

 2.52O

18,000

59,400

26,900

10,960

7 ,600

6,450

-

179,370

5,979

335,800

Dec.

4,760

5,590 

7,360

20.700 

12,900

10,900

11,400

6,230

5,590

6,680

6,450

6,230

6,010 

5,150

3,580

3,480

5,000

5,590

5,190

5,390

4,530

3,100

3,310

5,150

5,390

4,570

3,480

4; 460

3,070

2.870

4,760

188,670

6,086

374,200

Jan,

5,030

4,960 

3,620

4>530 

3,240

2,930

4,530

5,390

5,390

5,110

4,720

3,200

2.900 

4,5713

5,070

5,39O

5,590

5,590

4,050

4,090

5,590

6,010

14,400

14,4'«b

12V300

9,060

8,310

8,560

7,880

7,600

8,070

192,030

6,195

380,900

Feb.

6,680

5,390 

5,150

6,680 

6,680

6,680

6,230

5,590

4,010

5.870

7,130

7,830

8,070 

8,070

6,900

5,190

4,920

*6,680

6,450

6,900

7,360

6,680

5,390

6,010

6,680

6,900

6,900

6,680

-

_

-

177,700

6,346

352,500

Mar.

6,680

5.800 

9,900

17,100 

16,700

14,400

11,400

9,060

6,900

6,680

8,070

8,800

8,800 

16,700

28,100

27,200

20,000

55.400

50, £00

29,900

20,000

23,100

19,600

15,700

14,400

14,100

19,100

22,500

82,300

20,000

lAjOOQ

561,390

18,110

tl,114

Apr.

11,700

11,200 

11,700

10,900 

10,100

9.630

12, 366

15,400

15,700

17,400

22,300

as, 300

20,700 

15,700

14,100

12,900

10,900

14,000

13,800

14,400

17,600

25,900

23,100

29,000

29,900

26,000

17,800

18,100

27 j 200

28,100

588,030

17,600

tl,047

May

28,100

51,700 

51,700

35,600 

51,700

29,900

29,*00

26,400

19,000

12,500

12,900

16,100

27,700 

42.500

28,166

23,900

24,700

25,500

28,100

26,400

24,700

23,900

22,300

21,500

20,700

24,700

27,200

25,500

18,500

17,800

15,200

771,300

24,880

tl,550

June

12.460

10,500 

11,600

9,700 

8,930

9,180

8,180

7,100

6,960

8,680

8.680

9,180

9,180 

6,720

5,110

5,160

6,960

6,960

6,260

6,960

6,040

5.990

4,486

6,490

6,490

6,490

6,960

5,770

4,360

4,400

219,870.

7,329

436,100

July

6,260

6,040 

6,260

6,490 

4,860

3,550

5,330

6,720

6,720

6,490

8,260

5,630

3,880 

4,540

6,260

6,260

6,260

6,260

5,370

3,760

4,750

6,960

6,720

6,96O

6^960

5,500

5,920

4,320

8.180

6,260

.. 6,720

180,250

5,8*4

557,500

Aug.

6,490

5i 500 

5,950

. 4,790 

«6,960

6', 7 20

6,260

6,720

5,570

3,880

4,560

6,260

6,260 

6,49O

6,490

5,280

5,840

4,560

6,040

6,040

8,260

6*490

5,200

5.650

4~7H5

6,490

6,490

6,490

 6.49G

5,550

;S,720

17S.080

5,585

343,300

Sept.

4,400

. 6,260 

' 6,490

6,490 

6,260

5,590

4,160

3.540

5,28<J

6,490

6,720

6,960

6,040 

3,006

4,180

6,960

6,720

6,960

6,960

6,040

4,070

*3,99O

6,720

6,720

6,360

7,800

6,040

4,230

- 4,890

6,960

174,010

5,800

345,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 75,200 Kin 1,180 Mean 9,955 Ac-ft 7,227,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 53,400- Mln 1,180 Mean 9,339 Ac-ft 6,761,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
Black River near Annapolis, Mo,.

Location. Lat 37°20'10", long, 90°4?.»15"; In SW$NW£ sec. 25, T. 31 N., R. 2 £,., on right 

.bank 0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest'of Annapolis, 'II -, - '"" 

miles downstream from.East .Fork, and at mile 278.&. . ^ :,':« ..,,.'.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi. f '--,,., ^,, 

RecQrd.3 available. April. 1939 ts,September 1953, ..., -- . , , f,,<

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is'569.72~ft'above mean sea level, <teturn Of 

~~T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior £o Aug. 21, 1942, at site 415 ft .ugftre^m , 

at same datum, . ' '- ,: ,', ' "" ,'\ .... ^"

Average discharge. 14 years, 615 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,240 cfs Mar. 4 (gage'height, 9:80'-f*);lj4lfli--- 

 mum, ?9 cfs Sept. 3,8, 19 (gage ^elght, 2.28 ft). ,. ,,. ,,.

'1939-53!, Maximum discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945. (gage,fifelght,-20.1 ftf|, - 

minimum,"69-..cfs Aug.. 17,, : 18, 1941; .minimum gage height, I;36 ft Sepf.-25-28,. 194K.

Remarks-. Records good. ' . - v ' ""._.;.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and " ' 

* , discharge, In cub^.p feet per second) _ .

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

3.5 

4,0 

6.0

120

242

565

935

3,220

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

62

164

316

565

-4.0 

6.0 

8.0

936 3,220 ' 

6,050

Disoharge, in ,cub$e feet per second, water year .October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7J.

8

9:

10.

11 ,'

12

13

14 ,

IS

16

17

18

19

ZOBit,

88,!

23

24

25 ',,

26

27

28

29

30

31

TbStul

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Ac-f..t

Oct.

138

136

136

136

143

160

175

IT?

166

 , 163

' "160

 160

' 158 *158

163

163

'160 ^63

160

160

, 160.

, 'l60

i 166

 ,160

160

160

160

160

158

158

.1S°

4, 686

158

0;8S6

0.38

9,690

Nov.

160

163*

163

163

160

160

;. 158. ISS"

 169

181

.19?-

18}

175

172

172

.172

172

' *312

584.

 436

345

296

265

253

. 976

2.7S6

XTlTO

770

. 584

482

-

12,125

404

 6,93

24,050

Dec.

.. '422

388

356

417

559

-525

461

417

,«74

347

. 316 295

278

258

£42

"219 230

212 219"

.8*8'

274

232

299

. 312

303

29i

' £78

266

, S64

242 -230

9, 888

316

0,663

0;75

19,450

Jan.

'223

223

223

219

208

204 , its ' 329

369

342

316

i299

 278

2,70

. £62.

. 250

" 262

270

: 274

399

312

346

356

5§8 sli

$03

466

451

417

 393

369

9,992

322

0^865

,O.?7

19,820

Feb.

342

320

303

291

278

274

2,70

- 254

 ' ,v£42

25i

1 '25$

295

316

312

299

'"287

. 1. 270

258

254

.291

§18

775

621

 542

492

; 446

- 407

374

»

_

-

10, *362 ie?

0.748

0.78

' 26', 080

Mar.

369

571

2,110

5.740

2,540

1,600

1,070

867

702

608,

536

503

461

6S3

1,600

1,260

944

1,260

1,240

989

854

, " 755

842

794

695

62 1

554.

508

461

432

407

32,526

1,049

2.17'

,8.50

64*510

Apr.

 T~1" 

360

334

316

508

398

»608,

554

492

446

, 417

. 412

398

360

342

- 316

308

498

1.JS60

1,400

1,030

834

718

688

762

695

'615i

554

519

508

.

17,234

574

- 1.19-

1.32

-34,180

May :

49.8

456

417

398

402

407

1 398

379

360

342

351

360

388

402

407

660

lj.820

1,500

*1,050

826

681 571-

508

456,

407

360

320

; 303

874

258

,.124

16,193

522

1.08

1.24

34,120

_ June

2g7_

201

190

187

184

. 187

.- 174 '-164

 161

" 155

' -164

212

190

,177

167

161

15S

146

., 134

 131

129

131

, 129

iSi

149

164

158

140

.137

4y917

164

0.'S39

0.38

9,760

July

 137

. 134

v -. 131

134

131

123

129

J. 140

IS1.

12Q

t'^110.

Cl@S'

1 105

*105;

,,11?

" 115.

,185

120

.118

120'' , >*»!

 15?

13}..

123.

112:

}°f

i02

, lOOj

, 100 '31

3,782

120

0^248.

O.29

7, -400

Aug.

95

93

90

93

95

"" ' 95

" L 97.

- : - 95

93

?*

»90

'', 90

 9S

, 95

95

95

95

100

.^02 w

 x 95

 90'

88 1-48.'

" "S|:

. ' g£

; '. 88

1 85

".,S" y Q5

es

2,853

,92.0

- '0.22

5,660

Sept.

83

83 8S

83

 83

 es

'., 7 as

- J 8S

 83

93

: 83

83

, 83

91

91

i 81

83

n

, 83 »83

, 85 1 99

IS

§9Q

, -

2,5fg

84.2

6.19

5,016"

Calendar- year 19S2:' Max- ''8, 630 . - Min 136 ' Mean 529 Cfsm"1.09 'In, 14.89 4o-ft 384,300 *' '

Water year 1S52-53: Max' 5,740 Bifl 81 Mean 348 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9j75 Ao-ft 251,700

fealc discharge (baee.

* OisohaEge mea5»remen(

Cfa).--Mar: 4 (4:30 a.m.) 8,240 cfs (9.:20:ft). 

:e on this day. - _ '
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°08'00", long. 90°46'3l", In NWi sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., In Intake 

tower at dam on Black River, 4| miles west of Piedmont and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area.--898 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1953.

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, 48,600 acre-ft Mar. 25 (elevation, 506.88 ft); 

minimum, 18,920 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 492.10 ft).

1948-53: Maximum contents, 192,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1950 (elevation, 540.02 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, that of Sept. 28, 1953.

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 21,980 acre-ft is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will be 

maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 ft. Reservoir 

used for flood control and incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Oct.

21,380

21,370

21,350

21,350

21,500

21,560

21,590

21,680

21,740

21,810

21,870

21,920

21,970

22,020

22,030

22,070

22,080

22,080

22,080

22,050

22,000

21,940

21,900

21,850

21,850

21,870

21,890

21,890

21,890

21,890

21,920

Nov.

21,940

21,970

22,000

22,000

22,030

22,020

21,950

21,920

21,990

21,990

22,000

22,020

22,000

22,020

22,000

22,000

22,150

22,340

22,670

22,540

22_120

22,120

22,080

22,200

22,650

26,400

26,590

25,850

24,710

23,320

-

Dec.

£2,390

21,940

21,990

22,230

22,440

22,590

22,620

22,410

21,950

21,810

21,840

21,870

21,870

21,870

22,050

22,080

22,030

21,970

22,000

22,000

22,030

22,130

22,050

21,990

22,000

21,950

21,950

21,990

21,970

21,950

21,900

Jan.

21,940

21,970

21,890

 21,920

21,990

22,050

22,120

22,180

22,250

22,160

22,100

21,990

22,000

21,970

22,020

21,920

21,940

21,950

22,030

22,030

21,990

21,990

22,120

22,130

22,260

22,080

21,970

21,950

22,000

21,950

21,950

Feb.

21,920

21,850

21,940

22,050

22,070

22,000

21,890

21,890

21,890

22,080

22,000

21,920

22,030

22,100

22,070

22,020

21,940

21,920

21,990

22,080

22,430

22,070

21,940

21,870

21,850

21,890

22,050

22,120

_

.

-

Mar.

22,280

22,440

24,900

39,010

42,050

41,310

38,790

35,810

32,510

29,220

25,110

22,540

21,990

22,690

24,210

26,530

29,350

32,430

35,680

38,400

40,770

43,080

45,480

47,640

46,570

42,350

37,770

32,910

28,130

24,550

22,870

Apr.

22,260

22,080

22,460

23,000

23,580

24,170

24,810

24,930

24,620

24,310

24,310

24,160

24,290

24,430

24,450

24,380

24,610

25,780

27,720

29,400

30,060

29,420

27,980

26,490

25,070

24,380

24,400

24,380

24,500

24,540

-

May

24,350

24,260

24,350

24,470

24,500

24,520

24,500

24,430

24,36O

24,470

24,450

24,500

24,500

24,540

24,520

24,830

27,100

27,740

26,730

25,450

24,990

24,670

24,570

24,420

24,380

24,450

24,400

24,420

24,360

24,470

24,470

June

24.14O

23,650

23,470

23,580

23,830

24,030

24,220

24,210

23,980

24,030

24,120

24,160

24,260

24,190

23,880

23,450

23,320

23,350

23,310

23,270

23,220

23,190

23,160

23,130

23,110

23,400

23,420

23,500

23,550

23,570

July

23,58O

23,580

23,550

23,530

23,500

23,370

23,500

23,500

23,470

23,420

23,370

23,310

23,270

23,210

23,130

23,090

23,060

23,030

23,000

22,950

 22,980

23,030

23,110

23,130

23,130

23,110

23,090

23,040

23,000

22,910

22,850

Aug.

22,770

22,690

22,590

22,520

22,460

22,380

22,290

22,200

22,120

22,020

21,920

21,870

21,810

21,740

21,680

21,590

21,560

21,560

21,510

21,450

21,380

21,330

21,320

21,250

21,190

21,090

21,020

20,930

20,840

20,800

20,730

Sept.

20,600

20,500

20,390

20,290

20,170

20,080

19,990

19,890

19,790

19,710

19,640

19,560

19,470

19,390

19,330

19,270

19,200

19,120

19,130

19,100

19,060

19,030

19,000

18,970

18,950

18,950

18,970

18,950

18,950

18,950

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 ......

Sept. 30. ....... ...........

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

494 57

492.12

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

18,950

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-70

-1,780

-2,380

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

368561 O - 56 - 7
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°04'45", long. 90°42'50", in SE^SWi sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., on downstream side of pier at right end of left truss of bridge on State Highway 34, half a 

mile northwest of Leeper, 2 miles downstream from McKenzie Creek, 6 mUes downstream 

from Clearwater Dam, and at mile 251.0.

Drainage area.--957 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1953.

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.--32 years, 1,007 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 5.51 ft): minimum, 147 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 78,400 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 ft, site ana 

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).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

647 

667 

687

Water 

year

1927 

1928 

1929

Date

Apr. 15, 1927 

June 13, 1928 

May 13, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

44,100 

37,700 

36,900

Gage height 

(feet)

16.35 

15.65 

15.50

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions~Twater years).--WSP 762: 1933(M). WSP 1007: 1943. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1922 and 1924, superseding those published in WSP 587, are given herewith:

Feb. 10, 1922.......... 745

Oct. 21, 1923.......... 828

Month

Water year 1921-22...... 

Calendar year 1922 ......

October 1923 ..............

Calendar year 1923 ...... 

Water year 1923-24. . ....

Maximum

20,300 

17,800

940 

18,100 

5,200

Minimum

210 

210

260 

260 

260

Mean

1,080 

911

410 

1,240

764

Per square 

mile

1.13 

0.952

0.428 

1.30 

0.798

Runoff In 

Inches

15.35 

12.92

.49 

17.53 

10.85

Discharge, In cubic .feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

269 

262

264

264

264

269

274

274

274

269

271

271

286

*296

304

301

301

309

309

317

328

331

3"3T 

331

328

314

311 

311

309

309

311

9,162

296

18,170

Nov.

' 311 

314

311

309 3"0"9~

314

348

348

351

345

339

339

336

339

339

339

*339

436

537

705

760

598

426 

520

729

1,020

1,580 

1,580

1,580

1,540

-

17,641

588

34,990

Dec.

1,400 

1,010

732

820

852

820

790

820

918

760

606

545

537

516

401

415

460

460

467

463

463

467

512 

562

495

520

491 

460

460

460

456

19,138

617

37,960

Jan.

426 

401

448

411

366

360

398

479

554

606

606

606

*528

516

512

500

504

500

448

495

533

537

630 

732

732

852 852" 

705

680

680

655

17,252

557

34,220

Feb.

630 

606

554

471

495

528

528

500

456

404

479

562

475

491

520

520

520

487

433

537

705

1,180

1.260 

*980

B88

800

670 

647

_

-

17,326

619

34,370

Mar.

720 

829

1,310

1,310

1,770

2,740

3,200

3,200

2,930

3,020

3,410

2,600

1,430

1,080

1,010

1,050

234

268

194

160

152

T7T

192 

160

916

3,200

3,410 

5.560

3,410

3,000

1,780

52,416

1,691

104,000

Apr.

1,120 

911

602

374

565

*365

455

694

918

888

772

800

670

580

602

624

559

1,080

949

980

1,190

1,490

1,950 

1,956

1,950

1,650

1,010 

949

918

858

28,177

959

55,890

May

918 

888

745

694

670

694

694

694

670

602

602

670

670

670

694

772

800

1,280

2,060

2,006

1,400

1,150

918 

918

772

670

647 

580

559

493

444

26,058

840

51,650

June

559 

580" 670

374

292

280

277

514

462

556

526

523

517

567

489

555

477

295

520

310

501

298

283 

283

274

350

367 

507

286

286

-

10,958

365

21,730

July

283 

285

285

285

283

285

a290

a510

a3T50~

a290

a280

a290

a290

*285

285

285

285

280

280

277

280

286

266 

265

257

254

?5T 

260

260

260

260

8,620

278

17,100

Aug.

257 

260

257

260

257

257

257

254

254

249

*246

*244

258

238

238

241

244

246

241

254

231

231

231 

23J.

231

238

238

236

234

a250

a2S6"

7,535

243

14,940

Sept.

a230 

a230

a240

a240

251

a230

a250

a230

a220

a220

a220

219

a220

a210

a210

*210

214

221

214

205

203

*203

200 

200

198

196

194 

192

192

190

6,412

214

12,720

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,790 Mln 257 Mean 917 Ac-ft 665,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,560 Mln 152 Mean 605 Ac-ft 437,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Clearwater Dam outflow data and weather 

records.

12": Hote. Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-15, Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, Sept. 5,
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°45'25", long. .90°23'25", in NW^SE^ 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 1953. 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, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,382 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, 273 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1936-37, 1939-53: 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 efs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 30, 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. Plow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 85). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-16, Dec. 26 to 

Jan. 23, June 1 to Sept. 18)

1.4 

£.0 

6.0

273

435

1,570

10.0 

1£.0

3,OOO 

3,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

£2

23

£4 

25

£6

27

£8 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

416

413

400

40?

408

424

419

416

422

422

419

419

419

430

430

*441

438

438

443

443

446

457

463

466 46-6-

457

443

438 

432

427

435

13,398

432

26,570

JIov.

438

438

432

430

430

427

ISO

455

474

471

457

455

449

449

449

452

452

497

550

625

*715

799

771

603 

743

855

1,050

1,400 

1,510

1.540

-

19,246

642

38,170

Dec.

1,540

1,480

1,220

1,140

1,160

1,110

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,020

855

771

715

709

623

592

614

625

642

620

614

620

625 

687

637

645

637 

592

592" 589

25,844

834

51,260

Jan.

581

575

558

555

544

491

483

5T6

583

637

687

698

690

648

625

*623

631

637

620

586

614

659

771

995

995

967

1,050

1,080 

995

911

883

21,888

706

43,410

Feb.

855

827

799

743

681

670

695

687

670

631

623

659

743

679

670

701

695

684

673

698

911

1,080

1,280

1,370 

1,160

1,140

*1,020

911

_

-

32,955

820

45,530

Mar.

939

1,190

1,510

2,920

2,650

2,270

2,800

3,080

3,210

3,080

3,130

3,290

2,880

2,270

2,190

1,750

1,540

1,570

1,450

995

827

555

1,630

1,400 

995

1,250

2,840

3,420 

3,590

5,650

3,340

68,519

2,210

135,900

Apr.

2,380

1,660

1,370

995

799

743

743

712

*5TT

1,110

1,190

1,220

1,280

1,080

967

911

939

1,470

2,960

2,120

1,690

1,720

1,720

2,120 

2,190

2,120

1,820

1,450 

1,310

1,370

43,070

1,436

85,430

May

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,080

995

96?

967

967

939

911

883

883

1,050

995

1,080

1,420

2,160

1,750

£,0£0

2,380

2,340

*1,950

1,570

1,340 

1,£50

1,080

995

883 

8£7

799

743

39,064

1,260

77,480

June

659

712

799

77T

6£5

513

483

466

469

558

513

469

469

457

469

578

6£5

600

469

443

430

419

413

408 

397

394

441

474 

430

411

15,364

512

30,470

July

397

389

386

386

386

376

373

386

411

55T

370

365

381

373

373

365

*368

370

368

368

365

365

365

357 

349

346

338

335 

335

332

3ST?

11,391

367

££,590

Aug.

33£

332

327

327

554

338

332

332

322

319

319

319

314

311

*305

303

303

300

303

297

297

295

29T

£95 

£95

£95

£95

295 

£95

£95

297

 9,638

311

19,1£0

Sept.

£95

292

305

311

3T5S"

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

297

297

292

292

292

292

3O3

303

292

289

*286

286 

286

286

284

278 

276

275

8,812

294

17,480

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,620 Min 397 Mean 1,242 Ao-ft 901,800

Water year 195E-53: Max 3,630 Mln £73 Mean 8£0 Ac-ft 593,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°24'05", long. 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2ir 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 1953. Gage-height records collected at 

site 7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 19S9 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf 

level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage at same site

and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 11.07 ft); minimum, 273 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 26-30; minimum gage height, -0.08 ft Sept. 30.

1938-53: 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 since June 3, 1948 by Clearwater Reservoir 105 

miles upstream (see p. 85).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 23, May 31 to Sept. 10; 

rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 8, 9, 14, Jan. 24, 

25, 27, 28, Feb. 21, 22, Mar. 3-6, 14, 15, 22, 24, 26-28. 31, Apr. 

4-9, 13, 14, 17, 19-21, May 14, 16-19, 24-31, June 1, 21)

-0.1

.3

1.0

3.0

273

314

403

790

6.0 

9.0

10.5

11.1

1,550

2,730

3,950

5,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

349

34"9 

349

349

349

362 

362

375

375

362

362

362

375

362

*375

375

375

389

389

389

389

389

403 

403

418

418 

He- 434

418

403

403

11,830

382

0.218

0.25

23,460

Nov.

403

418 

418

418

418

418 

418

418

418

434

450

467

467

450

450

450

450

467

484

*502

538

596

679 

745

790

790 

836

928

1,040

1,170

-

16,930

564

0.322

0.36

33,580

Dec.

1,300

1,380 

1,440

1,550

1,610

1.740 

1,740

1,550

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,190

1,140

979

928

859

813

*745

701

679

701

701

701

701

679

701 

701

701

701

679

679

31,889

1,029

0.588

0.68

63,250

Jan.

658

637

637

637

616

616 

596

5§6

616

701

723

745

767

790

790

767

767

790

859

905

859

*836

859 

1,250

1,630

1.740 

1,610

1,490

1,460

1,410

1,320

28,677

925

0.529

0.61

56,880

Feb.

1,240

1,170 

1,120

1,040

1,020

974 

928

882

882

859

882

928

1,020

1,040

1,040

997

928

905

*882

928

1,110

1,490

1.580 

1,58(3

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,440

_

_

-

31,515

1,126

0.644

0.67

62,510

Mar.

1,350

1,520 

1,840

2,400

3,080

4,090 

4,480

4,100

3,700

3,400

3,240

3,240

3,320

3,930

3,930

4,480

4,720

5,000

*4,720

5,540

4,720

3,790

3,590 

3,810

4,280

3,940 

3,280

2,850

2,730

2,730

3,000

110,400

3,561

2.04

2.35

219,000

Apr.

3,100

5.520 

3,320

2,910

2,520

2,100 

1,710

1,460

1,300

1.240

1,270

,350

,500

,660

,680

* ,580

,400

1,380

1,670

2,140

2,410

2,480

2,480 

2,390

2,300

2,260 

2,260

2,300

2,300

2,300

-

62,090

2,070

1.18

1.32

123,200

Way

2,260

2,220 

2,180

2,020

1,840

1,680 

1,490

1,380

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,220

*1,390

1,460

1,630

2,030

2,680

3,260

3,490

5,590

3,400

3,170 

2,850

2,570

2,250 

1,970

1,700

1,460

1,270

IjlTO

62,660

2,021

1.16

1.33

124,300

June

1.080

1,020 

928

928

951

928 

836

745

658

637

*637

658

658

616

596

576

576

616

658

679

572

538

520 

502

484

484 

484

502

520

520

-

20,107

670

0.383

0.43

39,880

July

502 m

467

467

450

434 

434

*434

434

434

434

418

418

418

418

418

434

434

418

418

418

418

403 

403

389

389 

375

375

362

362

362

13,024

420

0.240

0.28

25,830

Aug.

362

349 

349

349

349

*362 

375

Sg?

349

349

349

349

349

349

337

337

337

337

325

355

325

325

325 

325

325

325 

325

325

325

325

325

10,524

339

0.194

0.22

20,870

Sept.

*55K ISS

325

325

325

314 

314

314

314

303

303

303

303

293

293

283

283

283

283

283

273

m

283 

283

283

273 

273

273

273

*273

-

8,854

295

0.169

0.19

17,560

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,400 Min 349 Mean 1,800 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99 Ac-ft 1,307,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,340 Min 273 Mean 1,119 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.69 Ac-ft 810,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°14'00", long. 91°51'00", in SW£NW£ 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 1953.

Gage.- -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 efs Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.70 ft in gage 

well, about 3.1 ft from outside gage); no flow for part of Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.12 

ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 7, 1949 (gage height, 4.50 ft in gage 

well, 5.78 ft at outside gage, from floodmark); no flow for part of July 13, 1952, 

Sept. 17, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft July 16, 1949.

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 ft and next highest flood (since 

1932) reached a stage of about 10.0 ft in February 1935, from information by local 

resident.

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

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0

.03

.40

1.45

3.65

1.6 7.1

1.7 13.2

1.8 22.5

1.9 37.5

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

0

.04 

.40 

1.30 

2. SO 

5.6 

10.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

20.5

33.7

51

72

115

180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

~^? 0.02

.02

.03

.07

.07

.07

.07

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.10

.05

.03

.03

.05

.03

.03

.03

.03

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.07

.07

.07

1.51

0.049

0.0059

0.007

3.0

Nov.

0.10

.10

.07

7&T

*.10

.07

.07

.07

.13

.10

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.21

.17

.13

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

52.5

9.2

5.9

2.4

1.6

a. 8

-

52.48

1,75

0.209

0.25

104

Dec.

al.O

a. 6

a9 .40

al

a2

al.5

al.O

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

.46

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

*.59

.59

.59

.59

.85

1.2

1.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

.97

.85

.75

43.14

1.39

0.166

0.19

86

Jan.

0.75

.66

.66

.59

.59

.52

.46

.46

.46

.46

.40

.55

735

.40

.40

.35

.40

.66

2.4

2.7

2.2

1.8

17.6

18.8

127B8.6

6.3

4.8

3.9

3.2

2.7

96.47

3.11

0.372

0.43

191

Feb.

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.97

797

2.4

3.6

5.4

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

4.0

576- 6.7

4.2

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

_

_

-

70.04

2.50

0.299

0.31

159

Mar.

4.2

6.5

*14S

42.0

IS. 3

10.2

7.2

5.6

4.6

3.7

3.2

5.2

SB"2.8

20.5

10.9

14.4

*29.7

15.5

10.9

8.8

22.1

25. 8

15.4

*8.2

6.7

5.6

4.6

4.0

5.7

.3.2

525.1

16.9

2.02

2.54

1,040

Apr.

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.0

3.2

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

TTB- 1.6

56

2T.8

10.9

7.2

6.3

5.2

5.9

5.9

4.9

4.0

3.4

*3.4

5.4

-

177.9

5.95

0.709

0.79

553

May

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.8

3.4

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.4

2.8

3.0

3.7

4.6

4.0

15.4

I3T4"

7.6

5.6

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

l.S

1.4

1.3

1.1

.85

.75

.66

114.96

3.71

0.444

0.51

228

June

-&5 0.66

*.58

.45

.40

.40

.35

.35

.30

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

*.21

.21

.21

.21

.17

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.09

.09

.09

.06

-

7.80

0.260

0.031

0.03is

July

0.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

*.04

.06

.04

.04

.05

.03

.04

.03

.03

.03

.04

.06

.04

.04

.09

.12

.12

.14

TIT

.12

.09

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

1.84

0.059

0.0071

0.008

3.6

Aug.

~^2 0.03

70S

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

0.69

0.022

0.0026

0.003

1.4

Sept.

-3? 0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01 TOT

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01-

0.39

0.013

0.0016

0.002

0.77

Calendar year 1952 : Max 314 Mln 0.01 Mean 6.61 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.76 Ac-ft 4,800

Water year 1952-53 : Max 148 Mln 0.01 Mean 2.99 Cfsm 0.358 In. 4.85 Ac-ft 2,160

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records In basin.
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

4 W., on upstream 

miles downstream

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Location. --Lat 37°09'15", long. 91°21'30", in W^ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 

handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, 1 

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1921 to September 1953.

Page. --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea level,

chain gage at site 1,400 ft upstream at datum 

10, 1935, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft downdatum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 27, 1934,

2.11 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1934, to Jan.

stream at datum 0.04 ft lower. 

Average discharge. 32 years, 464 cfs. 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.00 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 102 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.35 ft). 

1921-53: 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, that of Sept. 12, 1953. 

Remarks . --Records fair. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 787: 1928(M), 1934. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 927: Drainage

area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some periods in the

water year 1929 superseding those published in WSP 732, are given herewith:

1929 

Mar. 350 

340 

340 

34O 

340 

335

1929-Con. 

Mar. 9.. 

23..

335 

500 

450 

40O 

370 

350

Month

Calendar year 1929 ..........

Maximum

2,170 

6,520 

6,520

Minimum

332 

194 

180

Mean

506 

566 

576

Per square 

mile

1.27 

1.42 

1.45

Runoff

Inches

1.46 

19.28 

19.64

Acre-feet

31,100 

41O.OOO 

417,100

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 95

1.6 150

2.1 326

3.0 

4.5 

6.0

822

2,160

4,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

150

150

150

156

150

167

164

173

167

164

162

167

*164

162

162

164

164 

159

162

162

159

159 

159 

159

159

159

156

156

156

156

159

4,956

160

O.4O2

0.46

9,830

Nov.

159

162

162

159

153

153

150

156

164

164

162

156

159

153

153

153

*153 

245

284 

231

204

182 

170 

198

908

1.570

576

418

348

284

-

8,089

27O

0.678

O.76

16,040

Dec.

264

264

245

284

394.

371

326

284

264

245

242

231

224

207

2O7

201

191 

185

191 

194

207

210 

210 

220

21O

214

204

198

191

191

191

7,260

234

0.588

0.68

14,40O

Jan.

179

185

173

179

176

173

179

207

2O4

204

185

*179

179

162

167

173

188 

194

191 

210

217

224 

234 

264

548

326

505

284

245

238

228

6,600

215

O.555

O.62

15,090

Feb.

224

217

2O4

185

179

182

191

185

167

175

198

245

245

254

238

220

214 

198

198 

210

254

*?64 

245

251

238

224

217

-

-

-

6,024

215

0.54O

0.56

11,950

Mar.

224

284

929

5.050

1,500

788

6O4

494

418

571

348

326

505

468

1,460

861

661 

1,140

1,500 

861

690

576 

661 

690

6O4

521

443

418

418

571

548

21,952

707

1.78

2.05

45,500

Apr.

526

526

284

284

264

*284

284

284

505

284

264

284

284

264

264

264

245 

749

1.760 

1,060

755

652 

521 

468

468

443

594

371

548

348

-

13,109

437

1.10

1.22

26,000

May

548

526

284

264

264

264

264

264

245

234

238

245

264

526

284

548

494 

*521

443 

594

348

505 

284 

264

245

228

214

207

201

194

185

8,989

290

O.729

0.84

17,830

June

185

179

175

167

150

153

153

156

150

146

146

264

191

159

146

152

128 

121

119 

121

124

124

m124

159

146

128

150

124

-

4,412

147

0.369

O.41

8,750

July

119

115

117

115

115

114

117

117

128

T2T

119

117

*124

114

119

117

121 

121

117 

125

128

117 

117 

115

115

110

107

107

107

106

107

3.6O6

116

0.291

0.54

7,150

Aug.

1O7

110

110

114

110

110

107

*115

114

114

114

110

110

1O8

ft*

117 

117

114

114 

110 

114

110

110

108

110

110

108

108

5,451

111

0.279

0.52

6,840

Sept.

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

102

104

104

104

106

106 

1O4

107 

106

*112

m110

112

110

112

110

.108

107

5,225

108

0.271

0.3O

6,400

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,830 Min 150 Mean 468 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03 Ac-ft 340,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,O50 Min 102 Mean 251 Cfsm O.631 In. 8.56 Ac-ft 181,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.900 efs). Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 4,150 cfs (6.OO ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

91

Location. Lat 37° 11'00", long. 91°15'30", in SWiNE^r sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Jacks Pork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at mile 

123.0.

Drainage area. 1,272 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1921, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 20, 1921, to Dec. 8, 1934, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,536 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,790 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum, 442 cfs Sept. 17, 30 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, 360 cfs July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 

1934; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 17, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

626

1,350

3,240

0.6 

1.0 

3.0

391

655

2,280

5.0 

7.0

4,380

7,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

678

668

657

662

690

719.

696

a696

a690

a690

a684

3684

*684

678

684

684

684

684 

684 

678

678

678

684

684

684

684 

684

678

678

678

678

21,162

683

0.537

0.62

41,970

Nov.

684

678

673

668

668

668

662

66?

702

696

684

673

673

668

668

668

*684

1,100 

1,000 

815

737

702

684

702

1,790

2,740 

1,690

1,280

1,130

1,010

-

26,859

895

0.704

0.79

53,270

Dec.

975

938

916

1,050

1.200

1,200

1,090

1,010

975

908

879

836

814

786

779

779

772

765 

779 

814

BO 7

821

828

821

814

800 

779

765

758

758

744

26,960

870

0.684

0.79

53,470

Jan.

737

744

730

716

709

709

737

814

765

737

709

*703

703

703

696

689

737

744 

758 

772

800

793

821

857

975

975 

916

886

850

828

814

24,127

778

0.612

0.71

47,860

Feb.

786

772

765

751

744

737

716

703

696

696

786

807

821

807

786

765

744

730 

737 

800

894

916

*894

871

857

836 

807

857

-

-

-

22,081

789

0.620

0.65

43,800

Mar.

843

1,050

2,260

6.500

3,610

2,530

2.0OO

1,730

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,520

2,480

2,140

1,860

2,430 

2,680 

2,230

1,950

1,770

1,860

1,950

1,820

1,640 

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,240

60,213

1,942

1.53

1.76

119,400

Apr.

1,200

1,160

1,090

1,050

1,010

*1,090

1,130

1,200

1,160

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

958

938

938

2,090 

5.390 

2,680

2,280

2,000

1,770

1,690

1,640

1,560 

1,480

1,400

1,360

1,360

-

42,814

1,427

1.12

1.25

84,920

May

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,090

1,130

1,320

1,730

 1.770 

1,600 

1,480

1,360

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,050

1,010 

938

894

879

850

828

35,879

1,157

0.910

1.05

71,160

June

821

800

765

765

765

758

730

723

709

696

696

879

821

751

716

696

689

682 

675 

642

635

628

628

622

622

669 

669

635

628

615

-

21,130

704

0.553

0.62

41,910

July

601

601

608

608

601

595

601

615

622

608

595

581

*595

615

615

595

601

595 

581 

648

642

628

601

575

561

554 

554

548

534

534

528

18,340

592

0.465

0.54

36,380

Aug.

528

528

521

521

521

514

521

508

501

*495

501

514

514

508

501

495

534

*534 

514 

501

495

488

495

488

488

475 

475

475

468

48T

481

15,583

503

0.395

O.46

30,910

Sept.

462

455

475

46?

455

462

462

455

455

455

455

449

455

455

455

455

449

449 

462 

462

*455

462

462

462

462

468 

462

455

455

455

-

13,742

458

0.360

0.40

27,260

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,000 Min 657 Mean 1,553 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.62 Ac-ft 1,127,OOO

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,300 Min 449 Mean 901 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.64 Ac-ft 652,300

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record;, discharge interpolated.
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°59'30", long. 91°00'55", in NE^NWi sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., near

 rlghT 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 1953 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. ,-,,,,. f 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Sept. 1, 1926, to Oct. 19, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 20, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939,

water-stage recorder, at present site at datura 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years (1921-53), 1,980 cfs. ,-, ,,..,., 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,240 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.34 ft); minimum,

 640 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.63 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 86,600 cfs Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 22.84 ft in gage

well 23 0 ft from outside gage, present datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000

cfs; minimum, 490 cfs Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936; 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.

 Revised figure of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 687, are given herewith:

Nov. 30, 1928........... 2,770

Month

Water year 19Z8-29 .........

Maximum

19,200

Minimum

1,030

Mean

2,460

Per square 

mile

1.48

Runoff in 

inches

1.48

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 3O

3.9 

5.0

6.0

865

2,060

3,550

3.6 

5.0 

5.0 

8.0

610

2,160

3,670

7,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

865

865

865

865

874

922" 950

894

894

884

884

884

*894 

884

884

884 

884

874

874

874

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

27,213

878

0.527

0.61

53,980

Nov.

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

865

874

903

884

874

865 

865

865

865 

*865

1,100

1,290

1,140

1,020

960

932

932

1,700

3.580

2,580

1,780

1,440

1,340

-

34,574

1,146

0.687

0.77

68,180

Dec.

1,250

1,230

1,180

1,300

1,440

Ij500

1^390

l,29d

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,060 

1,040

1,050

1,050 

1,030

1,020

1.010

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

35,010

1,129

0.677

0.78

69,440

Jan.

999

988

988

978

978

968

978

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,070

*1,040

1,020 

1,020

1,010

1,010 

1,010

1,030

1,060

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,140

1,200

1,250

1.290

1,250

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,110

33,587

1,083

0.650

0.75

66,620

Feb.

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,010

999

988

968

968

957

1,050

1,090

1,100 

1,090

1,070

1,050 

1,010

978

946

1,050"

1,230

1.260

*1,260

1,250

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,080

_

_

-

30,034

1,073

0.644

0.67

59,570

Mar.

1.070

1,340

2,220

6.710

5,890

3,840

3,050

2,510

2,160

1,960

1,780

1,720

1,600 

1,960

2,880

3,190 

2,510

3,110

3,760

5,270

2,800

2,510

2,440

2,510

2,440

2,230

2,050

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,600

80,410

2,594

1.56

1.79

159,500

Apr.

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,590

1,590

*1,390

1,590

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

ffi

3,200

4.440

3,920

3,190

2,730

2,440

2,250

2,160

2,030

1,900

1,840

1,780

1,780

-

57,140

1,905

1.14

1.27

113,300

May

1,660

1,550

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,320

1,510

1,320

1,320

1,340 

1,390

1,440

1,660 

2,230

*2.440

2,160

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,500

1,440

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,110

1.100

46,290

1,493

0.896

1.03

91,810

June

1,080

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

988

946

946

936

946

1,050

1.120 

1,020

968

936 

926

904

884

862

842

831

831

831

820

904

915

842

820

831

-

28,049

935

0.561

0.63

55,630

July

831

831

820

820

820

810

790

790

790

800

780

770

*770 

780

831

852 

852

852

852

852

946 862"

862

842

810

790

770

760

740

745

740

25,155

811

0.487

0.56

49,890

Aug.

740

730

730

750

720

72O

720

710

710

710

*700

700

700 

700

690

690 

700

710

710

700

700

710

700

700

700

700

690

690

690

690

690

21,880

706

0.424

0.49

43,400

Sept.

690

680

680

680

680

670

660

660

650

650

650

660

660 

660

660

660 

660

650

670

680

660

*660

670

680

680

680

680

680

670

660

-

20,030

668

0.401

0.45

39,730

Calendar year 1952 : Max 16,600 Min 865 Mean 2,026 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.55 Ac-ft 1,471,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,710 Min 650 Mean 1,203 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.80 Ac-ft 871,000

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

93

Location.--Lat 36°57'05", long. 90°59"35", in SWij-NE^ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

3? miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available. January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1953 (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. 27 years (1923-26, 1929-53), 427 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 700 cfs Apr. 20, during period of backwater from Current River; minimum daily, 315 cfs Sept. 1-30.

1922-53: 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 fair except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 747: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

Current River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second;

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17 to Mar. 2, July 12 

to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.5 

2.2

315

415

711

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

354

354

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

*347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347 

347

347

347

341

34T

341

341

341

341

10,735

34S

21,290

MOV.

Mi

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

*341

341

341

341

341

341 

341

341

367

0430

460

408

367

360

-

10,576

353

20,980

Dec.

354

347

380

408

394

373

354

360

360

360

354

347

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341 

341

341

341

341

341

334

334

334

334

10,842

350

21,500

Jan.

334

334

328

328

328

328

328

328

321

32T

321

*328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328 

328

328

341

350

350

344

344

337

337

10,266

331

20,360

Feb.

337

337

331

331

331

325

325

325

325

331

331

337

337

337

337

337

334

334

334

334

367 360" 

*360

354

354

354

347

347

_

_

-

9,493

339

18,830

Mar.

347

394

0460

0540

0600

0560

0530

0510

479

456

434

419

412

545

0650

0620

606

c62Q

0650

0620

0610

601 

619

610

584

532

507

499

475

460

452

16,401

529

32,530

Apr.

437

430

415

408

401

*401

401

401

401

394

387

40T

408

401

394

394

387

0600

0650

0700

0680

0660 

637

610

593

558

541

524

516

507

-

14,637

488

29,030

May

491

475

460

445

437

430

422

415

408

408

401

401

408

408

415

430

566

*558"

524

516

491

475 

468

460

437

422

415

408

401

394

394

13,783

445

27,340

June

387 3"So

380

373

373

367

367

360

360

354

*354

354

354

350

350

350

347

347

347

347

347

347 

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

-

10,671

356

21,170

July

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

*350

354

354

347

347

347

347

347

347 at341

341

341

341

341

341

341

341

10,714

346

21,250

Aug.

341

341

334

328

328

328

328

328

328

*328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

321

321

321 

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

10,116

326

20,060

Sept.

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

*315

315 

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

-

9,450

315

18,740

Calendar year 1952: Max 850 Mln 334 Mean 502 Ac-ft 364,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 700 Mln 315 Mean 377 Ac-ft 273,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Current River.
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", in NWij-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 Doniphan, 2§- miles 

upstream from Briar Creek, and at mile 51.3.

Drainage area.--2,038 sq mi.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1913 to December 1926 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 102, 73d Congress, 

1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1936, nonrecording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 2,837 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,530 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum, 1,100 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1921-53: 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, 880 cfs Aug. 1- 

14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 24.9 ft in March 1904, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 130,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 877: 1937-38(M). WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

2.0 

4.0

6.0

1,350

4,500

8,130

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

1,040

1,560

6,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,440 

1,420

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,440

1 . 450 

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,450

*1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430 

1,430

1,420

44 , 500

1,435

0.704

0.81

88,260

Nov.

1,420 

1,430

1,430 

1,420

1.400

1,400

1,400 

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

al,500

al,700

al,800

*1,620

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,800

3,080

5.820

2,840

2,280 

2,060

-

51,190

1,706

0.837

0.93

101,500

Dec.

1,910 

1,850

1,790 

2.140

2,140

2,140

2,140 

1,980

1,900

1,800

1,730

1,680

1,630

1,590

1,580

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,510

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,520

1,510

1,490

1,480 

1,470

1,450

52,230

1,685

0.827

0.95

103,600

Jan.

,440 

,430

,430 

,420

,420

. .390

,400 

gl,430

gl,430

gl,440

gl,450

gl,470

gl,500

gl,650

gl,580

gl,500

*1,430

1,430

1,430

1,450

1,480

1,480

1,650

1,750

1,780

1,800

1,820

1,780

1,750 

1,680

1,630

47,720

1,539

0.755

0.87

94,650

Feb.

1,610 

1,560

1,520

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,470 

1,470

1,450

1.440

1,510

1,590

1,620

1,630

1,620

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,590

1,790

1.910

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,780

*1,730

1,690

-

45,270

1,617

0.793

0.83

89,790

Mar.

1.700 

1,880

2,360 

5,120

7.750

5,570

4,220 

3,660

3,190

2,960

2,810

2,660

2,520

2,740

3,740

4,220

3,900

4,390

4,890

4,720

4,140

4,060

4,220

3,980

3,820

3,500

3,260

3,040

2,880 

2,740

2,660

113,300

3,655

1.79

2.07

224,700

Apr.

2,590 

2,450

2,380 

2,310

2,240

2,240

2,310 

2,310

2,310

*2,310

2,310

2,310

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,240

2.170

3,340

5.570

5,570

4,720

4,140

3,740

3,500

3,260

3,190

3,040

2,880

2,810 

2,810

-

87,980

2,933

1.44

1.61

174,500

May

2,740 

2,590

2,520 

2,380

2,380

2,310

2,310 

2,240

2,240

2,170

2,170

2,240

2,240

2,380

2,380

2,880

3,190

5,820

3,740

3,340

3,040

2,810

*2,660

2,520

2,450

2,380

2,240

2,170

2,100 

2,030

1.960

78,620

2,536

1.24

1.43

155,900

June

1.890 

1,890

1,820 

1,820

1,790

1,780

1,770

1,740

1,710

1,680

1,780

1,790

1,790

1,810

1,750

1,680

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,580

1,570

1,540

1,540

1,540

1.550

1,550

1,610

1,570

1,540 

1,530

-

50,460

1,682

0.825

0.92

100,100

July

1.520 

1,480

1,470 

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,430 

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,370

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,320

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,320

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,260

1.240

1,240 

1,240

1,240

41,720

1,346

0.660

0.76

82,750

Aug.

1 . 220 

1,220

1,220 

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210 

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

*1,180

1,180

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,160 

1,170

1,160

37,040

1,195

0.586

0.68

73,470

Sept.

1.170 

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,120 

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

*l.llp

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110 

1,110

-

35,780

1,126

0.552

0.62

67,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,600 Min 1,400 Mean 2,935 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.58 Ac-ft 2,130,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,750 Min 1,110 Mean 1,873 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.48 Ac-ft 1,356,000

(base. 14.000 cfs). --Ho peak above base. 

surement made on this day. 

a No g-g -height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station of Van Buren.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.

36,
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

95

Location.--Lat 36°15', long. 90°58', in SW£ sec, 27, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 67 at Pocahontas, 1.6 miles 

downstream from Pourche Creek, 6.1 miles downstream from Current River, 18.1 miles upstream from Spring River, and at mile 90.1.

Drainage area.--4.843 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.43 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 15, 1937, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream at 

same datum. July 15, 1937, to July 23, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 6,186 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.37 ft); 

minimum, 1,480 cfs Sept. 13-30; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 30..

1936-55: Maxirr.un discharge, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 24.32 ft); minimum observed, 1,190 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.6 ft, site then in use). 

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks.--Records 

miles upstream

pod. Plow regulated since June 3, 1948, by Clearwater Reservoir 167 

(see p. 85 ).

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 4, 5, 

Jan. 23, Feb. 11, 20, 21, Mar. 1-6. 14, 15, 17-19. Apr. 18-21, 

May 16, 17, June 12)

0.6

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

1,480

1,680

2,220

2,780

4,740

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

7,000

9,400

11,900

15,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,000 

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,000

2.060

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,000

*2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,000

61,910

1,997

0.412

0.48

122,800

Nov.

2.000 

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060 

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,170

2,340

2,340

*2,500

2,390

2,340

2,340 

3,320

4,220

4,170

4,520 

4,240

3,680

-

75,110

2,504

0.517

0.58

149,000

Dec.

3,420 

3,420

3,350

6,080

7,850

6,920

5,790

5,260

4,820

4,450

4,170

3,960

3,750 

3,480

3,350

3,170

3,050

*2,940

2,830

2,780

2,720

2,720

2,660

2,660 

2,660

2,660

2,610

2,610 

2,610

2,560

2,560

113,870

3,673

0.758

0.87

225,900

Jan.

2,560 

2,560

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,610 

2,610

2,610

2,660

2,720

2,880

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

*4,320

5,040 

4,740

4,380

4,310

4,240 

4,100

4,030

3,890

97,440

3,143

0.649

0.75

193,300

Feb.

3,820 

3,680

3,540

3,420

3,290

3,170

3,110

3,000

2,880

2,850

3,420

3,540

3,610 

3,540

3,420

3,350

3,230

3,170

3,050

*3,860

5.150

4,890

4,660

4,520 

4,450

4,310

4,100

3,960

_

-

102,950

3,677

0.759

0.79

204,200

Mar.

4,080 

5,020

7,110

8,610

9,020

9,690

9,720

9,480

8,840

8,120

7,720

7,480

7,400 

9,180

11,000

10,700

11,300

13,200

14,100

*13,800

13,600

13,400

14,300

14,400 

13,800

13,100

12,500

11,700 

10,900

10,200

9,480

322,950

10,420

2.15

2.48

640,600

Apr.

9,000 

8,280

7,480

6,920

6,460

6,320

6,320

6,390

6,320

6,160

5,940

5,860

5,640 

5,260

5,120

*4,960

4,740

4^930

6,470

7,830

8,280

8,040

7,640

7,400 

7,160

6,760

6,460

6,320 

6,240

6,540

-

197,240

6,575

1.36

1.51

391,200

May

6,540 

6,390

6,160

5,860

5,640

5,490

5,340

5,120

4,960

4,740

4,660

4,890

5,560 

*5,190

4,960

6,410

8,350

7,880

8,280

8,520

8,120

7.64O

7,240

7,000 

6,840

6,690

6,390

6,090 

5,790

5,420

5,040

193,200

6,232

1.29

1.48

383,200

June

4.590 

4,17(5

3,750

3,480

3,230

3,050

3,000

2,880

2,780

*2,660

2,610

3,800

3,540 

2,940

2,780

2,610

2,500

2,440

2,390

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,220

2,170 

2,170

2.120

2,120

2,170 

2,220

2,170

83,580

2,786

0.575

0.64

165,800

July

2,120 

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,000

2,120

2,120

*2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900 

1,840

1,840

1,780

1,780 

1,740

1,740

1,680

59,750

1,927

0.398

0.46

118,500

Aug.

1,680 

1,686

1,680

1,680

1,680

*1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,640 

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,640 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,540 

1,540

1,540

1,540

50,420

1,626

0.336

0.39

100,000

Sept.

1,540 

*1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

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

1,480

1,480

1,480 

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480 

1,480

1,480

45,120

1,504

0.311

0.35

89,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,700 

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,400

Min 1,950 

Min 1,480

Mean 6,038 

Mean 3,845

Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.96 Ac-ft 4,383,000 

Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.78 Ac-ft 2,784,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°12', long. 91e 10', in NE£ sec. IS, 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 254.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 17, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 1,497 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 18.16 ft); 

minimum, 293 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.42 ftj, 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. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8-2O, 

22, Jan. 18-21, Jan. 27 to Feb. 20, Feb. 22 to Mar. 1, Mar. ID13, May 3-10, May 28 to June 20)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

319

403

583

813

2,010

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

4,160

6,510

9,060

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

403

403

400

403

403

435

1(53"

403

403

403

419

419

403

403 *403

403

400

403

403

397

397

403

397

403

403

403

403

403

397

403

403

12,527

404

0.348

0.40

24,850

Nov.

403

403

400

403

419

419

403

388

39T

419

403

397

403

403

400

403

394

625

715

*583

524

487

487

487

3,130

6.190

3,110

1,500

1,240

1,030

-

26,959

899

0.774

0.86

53,470

Dec.

974

1,120

1,200

6.430

3,060

1,880

1,500

1,300

1,140

1,030

946

892

813

788

739

715

*692

669

669

669

647

669

647

647

625

625

604

583

583

563

655

34,044

1,098

0.945

1.09

67,530

Jan.

583

563

543

543

543

543

524

583

563

604

583

505

54?

543

543

543

583

669

647

669

669

*647

2,410

3,410

1,880

1,500

1,320

1,180

1,090

974

946

27,446

885

0.762

0.88

54,440

Feb.

892

839

788

763

739

715

692

669

647 669"

1,140

1,420

1,360

1,180

1,090

1,000

919

892

*865

1,300

1,620

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,030

974

919

_

_

-

27,992

1,000

0.861

0.90

55,520

Mar.

974

1,560

3,270

3,940

2,920

2,220

1,880

1,680

1,500

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,240

4,560

5,950

3,240

3,110

11.200

*5,7lO

3,480

2,780

5,230

5,710

3,710

2,920

2,430

2,290

2,080

1,880

1,820

1,940

95,304

3,074

2.65

3.05

189,000

Apr.

2,220

1,940

1,820

1,680

1.560

1,680

1,880

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,750

2,010

1,940

1,820

1,750

*1,620

1,560

2,290

3,940

2,780

2,220

2,010

1,880

2,150

2,430

2,150

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,880

-

60,060

2,002

1.72

1.92

119,100

May

1,680

1,620

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,360

1,320

1.260

1,260

1,560

2,990

*3,480

2,920

2,710

4,460

4,080

3,560

4,010

*,610

2,920

2,430

2,150

1,940

1,820

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,260

68,580

2,212

1.90

2.19

136,000

June

1.200

17056"

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,030

974

946

892

865

*865

919

839

839

788

763

739

715

692

669

647

647

625

604

604

604

625

604

'553" 583

-

24,311

810

0.697

0.78

48,220

July

563

563

543

543

543

675

583

843

*62S

543

543

524

524

524

505

505

524

505

487

505

505

563

487

469

469

452

452

452

452

435

435

16,341

527

0.454

0.52

32,410

Aug.

435

435

419

419

*435

419

419

419

403

403

400

403

419

403

419

403

400

403

400

397

376

357

391

385

385

419

394

385

382

397

382

12,546

405

0.349

0.40

24,880

Sept.

379

376

*373

376

367

367

359

365

359

359

356

356

351

353

342

342

340

342

359

351

340

332

337

337

337

345

337

329

332

324

-

10,522

351

0.302

0.34

20,870

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,800 Min 388 Mean 1,601 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75 Ac-ft l,16Z,000

Water year 195Z-53: Max 11,200 Min 324 Mean 1,141 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.33 Ac-ft 826,300

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 cfs).--Mar. 18 (9:30 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (18.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°47'05", long. 91°29'30", in NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank attached to bluff at end of Grandpappy Ridge, 500 ft upstream from Posy Spring, 

lj miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2j miles east of Thomasville.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 cfs July 10 (gage height,

10.60 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 20 cfs Jan. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 11.75 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 15 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.30 ft); 

minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 14, 17 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those prior to Dec. 21, 1950, which are poor.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1950, to Mar. 1O, 1952 Mar. 11, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

14

22

57

89

193

3.0 314

4.0 615

6.0 1,550

9.0 3,730

1.2

1.3 

1.5

4.0 

9.5 30-

2.0 

2.5

99

193

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

12 '

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

40

38

38

36

36

40

40

38

38

38

38

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

36

38

38

36

36

36

34

34

32

32

32

1,124

36.3

0.101

0.12

2,230

Nov.

33

34

34

32

33

33

*33

34

36

36

34

33

32

32

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

*35

34

34

34

34

32

32

30

30

-

1,003

33.4

0.093

0.10

1,990

Dec.

30

33

3636"

34

32

31

30

38

28

26

ZG

26

26

24

24

24

22

22

22

*22

22

22

32

22

32

22

22

32

21

2T

800

25.8

0.071

0.08

1,590

Jan.

20

46

~59" 193

66

54

47

43

41

40

39

*36

46

150

168

133

115

98

87

77

68

64

63

58

56

54

51

49

44

43

43

2,181

70.4

0.195

0.33

4,330

Feb.

42

4O

 55 39

40

177

195

133

119

115

107

103

94

89

107

198

*242

1,600

1,580

1,900

1,440

669

487

395

354

314

284

286

_

-

11,187

400

1.11

1.15

23,190

Mar.

389

2-64

354

330

214

202

195

184

170

193

766

755

518

410

354

304

294

302

352

233

316

207

200

186

175

166

163

163

*159

148

14O

8,299

268

0.742

0.85

16,460

Apr.

135

138

127

123

TS3

175

198

184

175

163

330

381

330

284

352

223

207

195

186

175

226

286

274

257

240

221

207

191

184

175

6,365

212

0.587

0.66

12,620

May

172

"2"04 228

198

184

170

157

150

144

155

140

*131

125

119

115

111

109

105

103

100

102

100

93

87

86

82

79

75

74

72

70

3,839

124

0.343

0.40

7,610

June

68

66

74

82

69

66

128

96

( 159

113

100

91

82

75

79

72

69

64

63

63

66

84

82

69

63

62

58

58

129

370

-

2,730

90.7

0.351

0.28

5,400

July

381

*247

221

259

240

309

186

166

233

2,460

1,140

598

588

354

299

262

233

214

202

184

170

161

159

184

148

138

143

133

131

119

7S6

10,387

335

0.938

1.07

20,600

Aug.

170

129

117

105

98

94

91

89

84

84

216

166

121

*119

119

111

98

100

89

82

79

74

69

64

63

63

62

60

57

54

51

3,978

96.1

0.266

0.31

5,910

Sept.

56

51

50

49

62

57

49

46

4S

60

51

75

175

W

80

68

60

54

50

47

49

58

47

58

50

47

43

40

*39

39

-

1,758

58.6

0.162

0.18

3,490

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm -= In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,460 Min 20 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.399 In. 5.43 Ac-ft 104,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (9.93 ft); Feb. 20 (3 p.m.) 3,140 

cfs (8.33 ft); July 10 (2 a.m.) 5,230 cfs (10.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 1 to Dee. 30 estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Oreer Spring at Oreer and Eleven Point River near Bardley.
96 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo. Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

39

39

38

3s

293

150

94

79

68

62

57

53

49

46

44

42

41

40

39

39

58

1,250

440 

264

195

175

161

157

146

140

4,375

141

0.391

0.45

8,680

Nov.

144

133

*127

119

111

125

115

113

129

155

172

257

335

286

242

214

184

166

155

146

140

133

804

2,920 

1,380

1,010

632

487

410

354

-

11,698

390

1.08

1.21

23,200

Dec.

319

294

279

262

259

245

226

259

304

286

274

259

238

235

207

188

186

188

177

182

170

*159

152

146 

146

135

125

127

131

129

125

6,412

207

0.573

0.66

12,720

Jan.

117

140

148

324

381

319

*279

262

235

204

188

182

175

168

159

155

150

140

138

133

152

157

142

135 

135

138

131

123

117

113

TT5

5,453

176

0.488

0.56

10,820

Feb.

125

140

155

163

T53

159

150

146

*138

133

129

131

129

121

115

111

107

102

T53

105

111

115

113

109 

105

102

102

102

103

_

-

3,587

124

0.343

0.37

7,110

Mar.

98

102

214

279

238

209

188

175

170

1,340

2,500

900

582

456

381

330

306

410

410

367

410

708

550

456 

395

340

303

286

269

259

250

13,887

448

1.24

1.43

27,540

Apr.

242

218

216

487

534

425

367

332

304

282

259

910

1,470

650

487

410

381

340

324

306

314

395

566

456 

395

354

330

306

284

269

-

12,613

420

1.16

1.30

25,020

May

257

240

228

216

207

200

191

187

187

176

166

162

156

152

150

146

144

168

*150

144

139

135

216

223 

207

187

172

160

152

146

141

5,505

178

0.493

0.57

10,920

June

135 T2~5

126

124

126

120

115

110

109

107

104

102

99

98

94

93

92

88

87

86

84

81

78

*75 

74

72

70

 gg" 69

75

2,891

96.4

0.267

0.30

5,730

July

76

75

75

69

65

63

62

63

61

58

55

52

51

72

66

68

61

56

*54

52

51

48

47

46 

46

45

43

42

T2

46

47

1,752

56.5

0.157

0.18

3,480

Aug.

46

43

42

41

40

38

37

40

38

37

37

40

38

37

35

34

32

35

32

31

31

40

35

31 

30

29

28

27

27

27

*J26

1,084

35.0

0.097

0.11

2,150

Sept.

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18 

18

18

17

17

17

JL6

586

19.5

0.054

0.06

1,160

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,920 Min 20 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.44 Ac-ft 143,200

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,920 Min 16 Mean 191 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.20 Ac-ft 138,500

Peak disc 

6,560 cfs (11 

* Discharge

harge (base, 1,800 efs).--0et. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 2,670 cfs (7.68 ft); Nov. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 

11.75 ft); Har. 10 (10:30 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (9.63 ft); Apr. 13 (2 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (7:30 ft). 

:urement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

16

16

17

JL8

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

JL5

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

503

16.2

0.045

0.05

998

Nov.

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

39

22

17

14

*12

11

TL

*288

151

84

66

58

51

-

1,060

35.3

0.098

0.11

2,100

Dec.

54

55

51

78

68

58

51

48

45

41

38

36

34

31

30

28

27

26

28

29-

26

28

27

26

24

23

21

21

20

20

20

1,112

35.9

0.099

0.11

2,210

Jan.

19

19

18

17

17

16

T9

26

21

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

22

*22

23

23

21

23

61

58

48

45

41

36

32

31

29

808

26.1

0.072

0.08

1,600

Feb.

27

26

24

23

23

22

21

21

 zz 20

50

40

35

32

31

29

26

26

27

38

43

40

37

36

36

34

32

*29

_

-

850

30.4

0.084

0.09

1,690

Mar.

39

5?

86

120

104

90

78

69

65

61

58

56

51

123

131

120

154

354 2SB~

228

189

182

172

154

139

122

113

104

98

93

90

3,781

122

0.338

0.39

7,500

Apr.

81

75

68

63

62

68

65

62

59

*55

59

68

63

61

59

54

7TB- 52

45T

309

238

200

174

170

148

133

119

112

112

105

-

4,096

137

0.380

0.42

8,120

May

98

88

80

76

74

69

66

62

59

61

61

69

84

88

88

131

139

135

195

T39

120

109

96

*87

80

72

69

63

61

55

54

2,728

88.0

0.244

0.28

5,410

June

52

47

45

43

42

42

41

40

38

36

35

*37

35

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

24

23

23

21

20

26

24

22

21

21

-

959

32.0

0.089

0.10

1,900

July

20

15

20

18

17

17

18

19

17

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

*13

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

15

10

451

14.5

0.040

0.05

895

Aug.

10

9.5

10

10

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

*8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.4

8.1

8.1

7.4

7.4

6.8

^78

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

260.9

8.42

0.023

0.03

517

Sept.

6.8

7.4

77*

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

578

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.8

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

-

182.7

6.09

0.017

O.OZ

362

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,500 Min 11 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.15 Ac-ft 99,240

Water year 1952-53 : Max 715 Min 5.3 Mean 46.0 Cfsm 0.127 In. 1.73 Ac-ft 33,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). --No peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

99

Location.--Lat 36°47'10", long. 91°20'50", in SEtrSwi 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 1953.

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.--31 years (1922-53), 348 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 543 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum, 202 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1921-53: 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 ir

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.9

1.3

202

341

543

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

302 "35?

302

302

302

302

298

298

298

298

295

295

291

291

288

284

*284

280

284

284

284

284

284

284

280

277

277

277

273

TTS

273

8,946

289

17,740

uov.

273

273

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

266

266

273

277

270

*266

266

263

263

314

394

350

362

354

337

-

8,607

287

17,070

Dec.

325

322

314

325

353

329

322

314

310

306

298

295

291

284

280

277

273

270

270

270

266

266

266

263

259

259

259

256

256

256

256

8,870

286

17,590

Jan.

253

253

253

250

250

246

246

246

246

246

243

240

240

236

236

233

*233

233

236

240

240

236

250

270

275

270

266

263

256

253

253

7,689

248

15,250

Feb.

250

250

246

246

246

243

240

240

'236 236

246

259

263

259

256

256

250

246

243

246

256

256

253

253

250

250

250

*246

_

_

-

6,971

249

13,830

Mar.

246

?66

302

413

413

403

394

380

367

358

350

345

329

358

418

418

413

469

491

480

474

469

469

464

453

448

432

427

422

413

403

12,487

403

24,770

Apr.

394

389

384

375

367

362

362

362

362

*358

354

354

354

350

350

350

341

4T8

526

520

508

497

485

469

458

448

443

432

422

418

-

12,242

408

24,280

May

408

398

394

389

384

384

330

375

367

367

362

358

367

375

375

394

413

422

418

413

408

398

*380

371

362

358

350

350

345

341

337

11,743

379

23,290

June

333

TF5

325

322

322

322

322

318

314

310

306

306

306

306

306

306

302

302

298

298

298

295

295

295

295

295

295

291

288

284

9,184

306

18,220

July

280

a"280

a280

a280

a280

a280

a280

277

a275

a275

a270

a270

a265

a260

a260

259

263

*263

263

263

256

256

256

256

256

253

250

250

250

250

246

8,202

265

16,270

Aug.

243

?45

240

236

236

236

236

236

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

227

*2?7

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

7,175

231

14,230

Sept.

 2-54 224

224

221

221

218

218

218

218

214

214

214

214

211

211

211

214

214

218

218

214

211

208

208

208

*208

208

205

205

202

-

6,416

214

12,730

Calendar year 1952: Max 618 Mln 256 Mean 399 Ac-ft 289, 8OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 526 Mln 202 Mean 297 Ac-ft 215,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38'55", long. 91°12'03", In NEtSE^ 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher. June 26 to Nov. 1, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 2, 1934, to Oct. 19, 1939, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 795 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.90 ft, from 

graph based on partial recorder record); minimum, 277 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.67 

ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 180 cfs Oct. 18, 

Nov. 17, 18, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present site and 

datum).

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1927-28, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

Z.O 

3.0 

5.0

250

426

1,000

2,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

436

TSl

431

431

436

436

426

421

421

421

416

416

416

416

416

407

*402 

402

402 

402

402

402

402

402

402

397

397

392

39T

392

397

12,762

412

0.520

0.60

25,310

Nov.

392

388

383

373

378

378

373

378

388

378

373

369

3§2

378

373

369

378 

441

426 

397

*378

378

378

388

656

1,070

742

644

600

562

-

13,501

450

0.567

0.63

26,780

Dec.

547

526

526

707

751

662

611

573

557

526

506

485

475

465

450

436

431 

431

436 

431

426

431

426

421

416

407

402

392

388

39?

388

15,001

484

0.610

0.70

29,750

Jan.

383

383

378

378

373

373

378

383

388

383

378

373

369

369

369

359

*W5 

373

378 

383

383

378

450

562 536"

516

490

475

450

441

436

12,641

408

0.515

0.59

25,070

Feb.

426

421

412

407

392

383.

378

369

364

369

465

490

521 5"06~

495

475

450 

426

426 

450

521

521

506

490

490

480

465

*446

_

-

12,544

448

0.565

0.59

24,880

Mar.

465

56?

748

1,220

1,070

968

871

809

760

731

702

679

644

923

1,220

1,070

1,040 

1,480

,560 

,360

,290

,360

,400

,290

,180

,070

,040

968

935

903

903

31,221

1,007

1.27

1.46

61,930

Apr.

871

809

797

760

742

766

778

772

760

*742

748

791

803

778

766

748

731 

1,52"0

2,170 

1,680

1,480

1,360

1,250

1,220

1,140

1,070

1,040

968

1,000

968

-

30,028

1,001

1.26

1.41

59,560

May

935

871

840

809

797

778

766

736

713

707

719

736

791

840

871

1,000

1,220 

1,180

1,220 

1,140

1,070

1,000

*935

871

840

803

760

742

713

702

690

26,795

864

1.09

1.26

53,150

June

S56" 673

644

639

633

616

606

594

584

573

584

584

578

562

557

547

542 

536

531 

526

521

516

511

506

500

521

521

506

500

495

-

16,862

562

0.709

0.79

33,450

July

495

490

485

480

470

465

465

475

470

460

455

460

455

450

446

446

441 

*441

436 

431

426

421

416

416

412

407

402

397

392

392

388

13,685

441

0.556

0.64

27,140

Aug.

'388 388

383

383

383

333

383

373

369

364

359

354

354

350

345

340

*340 

340

336 

336

336

336

336

336

331

331

327

322

35?

327

327

10,882

351

0.443

0.51

21,580

Sept.

~32"2 322

322

318

314

314

310

305

305

305

301

297

292

292

292

292

292 

292

297 

297

288

284

284

280

755

*284

280

280

284

280

-

8,913

297

0.375

0.42

17,680

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,180 Min 369 Mean 913 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67 Ac-ft 662,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,170 Mln 280 Mean 561 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.60 Ac-ft 406,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak: above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 1C1

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.

Location. -La t 36-21', long. 91"07' , in SE^SEi sec. 30 T. 20 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4 miles downstream from small 

tributary, 67 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 1953. Prior

 to October 1949, published as "near Elevenpoint.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.98 ft (corrected) above mean sea

~^evel, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site at datum 0.04

ft higher. Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1930-32, 1936-53), 1,205 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 9.87 ft); min-

 ImumT 405 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.71 ft). v^^t- on 9^ 

1929-33, 1936-53: 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.

Revisions (water y 

WSP 1117: Drai

ars ) .-WSP 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. WSP 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942.

nage area .

Rating taole, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to Apr. 18)

3.5 

4.0

400

559

859

1,170

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,820

3,200

4,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

571

565

559

559

565

588

565

559

559

559

553

553

553

553

559

*553

548

548

542

542

542

542

542

542

537

542

537

537

531

531

531

17,067

551

0.491

0.57

33,850

Nov.

531

531

531

525

525

525

525

520

531

531

520

514

520

525

520

509

509

629

600

*565

537

520

514

520

1,100

1,330

1,110

890

797

761

-

18,765

626

0.557

0.62

37,220

Dec.

743

755

767

2.440

1,240

1,010

921

859

797

773

737

713

689

671

659

641

635

*617

623

629

605

611

605

594

588

576

571

565

559

559

571

23,323

752

0.670

0.77

46,260

Jan.

553

548

542

537

531

525

520

553

553

542

537

525

520

520

520

514

525

531

542

548

553

*542

1.050

890

859

797

761

737

701

677

665

18,918

610

0.543

0.63

37,520

Feb.

641

623

611

600

588

582

571

559

553

559

671

767

779

749

725

695

665

641

*641

828

983

859

828

785

767

743

719

701

-

-

19,433

694

0.618

0.64

38,540

Mar.

731

890

1,360

1,760

1,660

1,430

1,300

1,200

1,110

1,050

1,010

1,010

952

1,760

2,090

1,660

1,850

5.940

*2,640

2,230

1,960

2,570

2,640

2,160

1,890

1,760

1,660

1,560

1,460

1,430

1,460

52,183

1,683

1.50

1.73

103,500

Apr.

1,400

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,200

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,270

1,200

1,330

1,330

1,270

*1,240

1,170

1.140

1,760

3.150

2,500

2,090

1,890

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,530

1,430

1,360

1,400

1,400

-

44,660

1,489

1.33

1.48

88,580

May

1,330

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,050

1..010

1,010

1,080

1,620

*1,360

1,330

1,330

2.500

2,020

2,370

2,090

1,890

1,660

1,560

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,050

42,780

1,380

1.23

1.42

84,850

June

1.010

983

983

952

952

952

921

921

890

*859

890

952

828

828

797

785

767

761

749

737

723

719

713

707

701

707

719

701

701

689

-

24,599

820

0.730

0.81

48,790

July

677

665

665

659

647

641

*641

635

635

623

611

611

623

611

605

611

605

600

594

588

588

582

576

571

565

559

553

548 548

548

548

18,733

604

0.538

0.62

37,160

Aug.

542

542

531

531

531

*525

525

520

514

509

509

509

514

503

498

487

487

498

498

482

482

476

476

476

476

471

466

466

466

466

466

15,442

498

0.443

0.51

30,630

Sept.

455

455

*455

455

450

445

440

440

440

435

435

435

435

435

430

430

430

430

435

435

425

415

415

415

420

420

415

415

HO

410

-

12,960

432

0.385

0.43

25,710

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,200 

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,940

Min 

Min

509

410

Mean 1,372 

Mean 846

Cfsm 

Cf sm

1.22 In. 16.64 Ac-ft 996,100 

0.753 In. 10.23 Ac-ft 612,600

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - 8
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'!;,", long. 91°05"50", in NWi sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 900 ft downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3.7 

miles below Spring River, and at mile 68.3.

Drainage area.--?,323 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1953. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Staff gage reac. 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.--16 years (1929-31, 1939-53), 8,895 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 cfs Mar. 18: maximum gage height, 20.0 

 TTlEr. 19; minimum discharge, 2,170 cfs Sept. 17-25, 30 (gage height, 0.8 ft).

1929-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 28.5 

ft); minimum observed, 1,800 cfs Sept. 19-24, 1931 (gage height, 0.5 ft, site then in 

use).

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since June 3, 1948, by Clearwater Reservoir 189 

miles upstream (see p. 85). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 4-6, Mar. 4, 9, 

14-22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 3, Apr. 19, May 16, 17, 19-23)

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

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

2,800

3,200

5,020

9,000

12.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

13,000

18,000

23,400

28,700

0.8 

2.0

2,170

3,270

6.0 

8.0

7,050

9,000

Mote.--Same as preceding 

table above 8.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,960 

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

*2,880

2,880

2,880 

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,880

2,880

2,800

2,800

2,800

88,640

2,859

0.390

0.45

175,800

Nov.

2,800 

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,880 

*3,120

3,550

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,290

3,290

 5,220

9,700

9,800

7,600

6,700

6,000

-

116,940

3,898

0.532

0.59

231,900

Dec.

5,410 

5,410

5,510

14 . 200

11,900

11,000

9,900

8,410

*7,440

6,860

6,290

6,000

5,720

5,340

5,060

4,770

4,680 

4,490

4,400

4,210

4,120

4,020

4,020

4,020

4,020

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,830

3,740

3,740

180,300

5,816

0.794

0.92

357,600

Jan.

3,830 

3,830

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,650

5_.55Q

3,740

3,740

3,830

3,930

3,830

3,830

3,740

3,740

*3 , 830

4,020 

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,300

6,670

8.800

8,410

7,440

6,860

6,580

6,200

6,100

6,100

148,970

4,805

0.656

0.76

295,500

Feb.

5,910 

5,620

5,340

5,150

4,960

4,770

4,680

4,490

4.400

*4,490

5,720

6,000

6,200

5,910

5,720

5,440

5,240 

4,960

4,870

5,910

7,630

7.850

7,240

6,760

6,290

6,480

6,290

6,100

-

-

-

160,400

5,729

0.782

0.81

318,100

Mar.

6,000 

7,050

9,700

13,600

13,400

13,300

13,200

13,000

12,000

*11,600

10,900

10,400

10 , 200

12,100

19,500

16,000

16,600 

28.700

24,100

21,800

20,100

23,300

24,400

22,300

19 , 900

19,900

18,000

16,500

15,500

14,300

14,300

491,650

15,860

2.17

2.50

975,200

£pr.

13.400 

12,300

11,500

10,900

10,200

9,700

9,800

9-, 900

9,800

*9,800

9,500

9,700

9,500

9,100

9,100

8,710

8,220 

8.120

11,200

12,400

12,400

12,300

12,000

11,800

11,900

11,300

10,800

10,200

10,000

10,400

-

315,950

10,530

1.44

1.60

626,700

May

10,300 

10 , 000

9,500

9,200

8,900

8,610

8,410

8,220

7,830

7,540

7,920

9,000

11,100

10,600

10,100

12,200

14,300 

13,800

*14,900

15 . 600

13,100

12,400

11,700

11,300

10,800

10,300

9,900

9,400

8,900

8,510

8,020

322,360

10,400

1.42

1.64

639,400

June

7.54Q 

7,150

6,670

6,200

5,720

5,440

5,240

5,150

*4,960

4,770

4,590

5,150

5,820

5,150

4,770

4,490

4,400 

4,300

4,120

4,120

4,020

4,020

3,930

3,830

3.740

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,740

-

143,990

4,800

0.655

0.73

285,600

July

3,650 

3,550

3,460

3,460

3,360

3,360

3,740

*3,460

5,950

3,360

3,180

3,180

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090 

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

2,990

2,900

2,900

2,810

2,810

2.720

2,720

98,620

3,181

0.434

0.50

195,600

Aug.

2,720 

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530 

*2,440

2,530

2,530

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2.550

2,350

2,350

2,350

77,980

2,515

0.343

0.40

154,700

Sept.

2,550 

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,260

2,260

2,260

*2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,170 

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

*2,170

2,170

2,170

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

*2,170

-

67,350

2,245

0.307

0.34

133,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 38,800 Min 2,800 Mean 9,425 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.52 Ac-ft 6,842,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 28,700 Min 2,170 Mean 6,063 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.24 Ac-ft 4,390,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°06', long. 91°36', 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 

5.3 miles upstream from Piney Fork.

Drainage area.--225 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 17.04 ft); 

minimum, 8.2 cfs Sept. 13-18, 22-24, 29, 30.

1939-53: 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, 5 cfs 

Sept. 18-23, 1941.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computation sf discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

4.08 

4.2

5.5

6.0

13

22

42

99

178

266

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

482

764

1,430

2,300

3,740

5,480

4.1

4.2

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

51

109

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

300

826

1,450

1,800

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 11.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

12

12

12

11

14

*14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

377

12.2

0.054

0.06

748

Nov.

12

12

12

12

*16

13

11

10

11

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

69

235

86

43

30

25

25

2.670

2,650

410

229

176

151

-

6,999

233

1.04

1.16

13,880

Dec.

149

266

385

3.020

756

399

286

220

nee

160

136

124

111

100

92

83

78

76

73

71

73

70

70

69

63

60

57

55

53

52

55

7,452

240

1.07

1.23

14,780

Jan.

53

50

48

46

43

42

43

60

alie

a90

80

a74

a69

a66

a64

a62

a73

111

al06

alOO

*99

92

1.590

750

416

311

a249

a206

al73

a!57

150

5,589

180

0.800

0.92

11,090

Feb.

al42

al32

al!7

a!07

a95

a87

84

a78

a75

a90

a3 40

a260

a215

a!85

168

al50

*128

109

104

174

333

224

184

166

157

144

128

119

-

-

-

4,295

153

0.680

0.71

8,520

Mar.

148

440

*976

1,190

596

428

333

271

226

203

189

220

245

3,210

1,510

666

1,040

5.050

1,120

722

555

3,160

1,840

826

582

464

404

333

289

254

360

27,850

898

3.99

4.60

55,240

Apr.

464

300

254

224

204

236

322

267

*232

203

186

220

206

176

173

161

145

255

470

276

222

195

176

374

563

322

256

222

208

212

-

7,724

257

1.14

1.28

15,320

May

182

156

139

132

139

139

*132

128

117

144

210

1,130

*1,040

751

680

1.160

904

568

1,030

568

392

300

245

206

176

154

137

123

112

103

95

11,490

371

1.65

1.90

22,790

June

87

81

74

70

65

61

58

55

52

*50

48

46

44

43

42

40

38

37

34

33

31

29

28

28

28

29

29

28

31

30

-

1,349

45.0

0.200

0.22

2,680

July

28

26

25

24

22

22

22

61

*36

26

26

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

20

22

22

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

13

706

22.8

0.101

0.12

1,400

Aug.

13

13

13

13

20

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

*11

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

15

13

12

388

12.5

0.056

0.06

770

Sept.

10

10

11

12

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

*8.9

8.9

8.9

8^2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.2

*8.2

8.2

9.7

8.9

 9.7

9.7

8.2

8.2

"

273.4

9.11

0.040

0.05

542

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,070 Mln 10 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73 Ac-ft 188,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,050 Mln 8.2 Mean 204 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.31 Ac-ft 147,800

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (8 p.m.) 5,030 cfs (15.48 ft); Dec. 4 (3 a.m.) 4,310 cfs 

(14.70 ft); Mar. 14 (10 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (15.95 ft); Mar. 18 (3 a.m.) 6,480 cfs (17.04 ft); Mar. 22 

(4 p.m.) 5,390 cfs (15.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for adjacent stations.
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°05', long. 91°37", in NEv sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 6 ¥., on right bank 20 

 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of Evening 

Shade, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--99 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1939-53: Maximum 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.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation..--Gage-height record, 13 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 9, Nov. 11-17, 22, 23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

3.55

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

1.9

3.8

9.0

24

54

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

105

223

403

640

1,720

3.45

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.1

0.8

2.3

6.5

12

29

48

4.3 

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

75

113

249

647

1,720

2,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

2.3

2.7

JUS

2.3

2.3

7.3

 6.7

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.3

3.4

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.4

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

110.0

3.55

0.036

0.04

218

Nov.

4^3

4.7

5.2

4.7

*4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

9.0

13-

8.4

6.2

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

108

53

19

13

10

8.4

21

1.280

291

113

79

68

56

-

2,215.6

73.9

0.746

0.83

4,390

Dec.

65

136

170

l.SOO

315

194

140

119 *K>2

84

72

66

59

54

50

48

46

44

43

43

40

39

40

36

34

33

31

30

m29'

33

3,724

120

1.21

1.40

7,390

Jan.

30

29

28

26

26

26

27

35

33

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

34

54

48

45

*43

43

642

246

154

126

107

92

81

72

79

2,321

74.9

0.757

0.87

4,600

Feb.

75

66

60

56

54

53

48

46

44

47

121

94

75

69

64

60

*53

50

49

88

115

81

74

69

69

63

58

54

-

-

-

1,855

66.2

0.669

0.70

3,680

Mar.

59

138

*363

384

213

168

138

119

105

96

90

127

115

1,120

711

308

686

2.040

454

319

256

593

427

272

216

182

166

140

122

115

124

10,366

334

3.37

3.89

20,560

Apr.

126

102

92

86

81

90

92

81

*74

68

69

79

66

62

96

72

68

113

100

81

74

70

68

188

182

124

107

98

98

98

-

2,805

93.5

0.944

1.05

5,560

May

83

70

63

60

72

63

*66

59

54

64

138

777

*571

363

289

554

359

321

587

308

208

168

138

119

104

90

81

72

64

59

54

6,078

196

1.98

2.28

12,060

June

52

48

45

43

41

39

36

34

33

*30

29

27

29

25

24

24

22

21

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

18

14

11

13

-

786

26.2

0.265

0.30

1,560

July

13

12

14

10

9.9

9.3

11

45

*64

17

11

10

11

12

10

12

10

9.3

8.7

7.6

8.2

14

11

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.1

4*2

4.2

386.2

12.5

0.126

0.15

766

Aug.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

16

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

8.2

11

8.7

5.1

4.6

4.2

*3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

3.8

3.4

152.5

4.92

0.050

0.06

302

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.3

1*4

2.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.7

3.0

2.3

*1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.3

-

52.1

1.74

0.018

0.02

103

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,980 Min 1.9 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43 Ac-ft 81,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,040 Mln 0.8 Mean 84.5 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.59 Ac-ft 61,190

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Dec. 4 (7 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (9.82 ft); Mar. 14 (3 p.m.) 2,480 cfs 

(9.37 ft); Mar. 18 (7 a.m.) 3,750 cfs (11.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07i, long. 91°27', in NWir 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 1953.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

 Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage and May 13 to Dec. 10, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 590 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 18.07 ft); 

minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 30.

1936-53: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 9, Nov. 12-18)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

121

239

376

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

685

1,430

2,340

3,410

4,000

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

110

224

378

730

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

1,590 

2,660 

3,780 

4,9SO 

7,400 

10,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

53

53

49

51 

49

65

61 *59

53

51

47

15

45

45

51

51

47

47

47

45

47

49

49

51

51

51

53

53

51

53

55

1,577

50.9

0.107

0.12

3,130

Nov.

57

59

57

55 

55

*61

61

57

65

83

71

63

61

57

57

57

57

221

446

236

152

117

110

119

3,920

4.100

930

548

429

358

-

12,719

424

0.891

0.99

25,230

Dec.

347

599

890

6,740 

2,100

1,050

750

599

*531

446

395

381

310

280

259

240

224

214

219

211

201

206

198

196

184

175

175

166

164

1S1

177

18,788

606

1.27

1.47

37,270

Jan.

175

170

161

157 

152

152

152

180

221

203

186

175

168

164

159

164

193

295

337

307

*280

262

3.000

1,790

930

710

599

514

446

412

405

13,219

426

0.895

1.03

26,220

Feb.

378

334

310

286 

271

259

242 227'

219

237

633

730

548

480

426

388

*351

320

313

480

810

616

514

480

446

412

378

344

-

-

-

11,432

408

0.857

0.89

22,680

Mar.

361

*830

2,320

2,660 

1,360

970

810

670

599

548

514

531

599

3,430

4,280

1,640

2,100

10.200

3,150

1,790

1,360

3,800

3,900

1,840

1,310

1,050

910

810

690

633

710

56,375

1,819

3.82

4.40

111,800

Apr.

930

670

599

548 

514

531

616

*582

514

463

463

514

497

446

565

480

436

599

870

616

531

480

446

852

1 .220

790

616

565

548

548

"

18,049

602

1.26

1.41

35,800

May

497

436

388

375 

385

*378

361

344

317

330

599

2,700

*5.000

1,690

al,440

2,470

2,160

1,510

2,440

1,440

1,010

810

670

582

514

463

412

375

a344

317

286

29,043

937

1.97

2.27

57,610

June

262

240

221

206 

191

180

a!70

a!68

a!64

a!59

*157

175

173

168

159

152

145

137

130

122

116

110

110

108

106

108

108

104

102

102

"

4,553

152

0.319

0.36

9,030

July

96

90

90

90 

83

80

88

169

*294

124

96

90

90

90

85

85

87

82

76

73

76

76

80

73

68

67

66

62

61

60

58

2,805

90.5

0.190

0'.22

5,560

Aug.

58

58

58

58 

66

72

62

58

58

57

57

55

55

66

66

58

58

*58

57

57

55

54

54

54

54

53

52

52

70

100

60

1,850

59.7

0.125

0.14

3,670

Sepo.

58

55

55

57 

55

53

50

50

*49

49

49

49

49

49

46

48

48

49

52

52

52

50

*50

49

48

49

49

46

45

44

"

i.spe

50.2

0.105

0.12

2,990

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,700 Win 45 Mean 598 Cfsro 1.26 In. 17.07 Ac-ft 433,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,200 Win 44 Mean 471 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.42 Ac-ft 341,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). --Nov. 25 (7 p.m.) 6,770 cfs (14.41 ft); Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 9,020

cfs (16.23 . ft); Mar. . 14 (12 p.m.) .. 6,960 , cfs (14.57 ft); Mar. 18 (4 a.m.) 12,900 cfs (18.07 ft);

Mar. 22 (9 p.m.) 6,960 cfs (14.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of normal recession and records for adjacent 

stations.
106 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°36'20", long. 91°17'SO", in NEi: 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 1953 . 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.--2Q years (1927-31, 1937-53), 25,280 cfs

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,300 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 24.4 ft); minimum, 4,550 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 0.2 ft).

1927-31, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gage-height 

observed, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge observed, 3,480 cfs Sept. 22-25,1941 

(gage height, -1.0 ft).

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 fair prior to Aug. 14, good thereafter. Flow regulated since July 24, 

1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see p. 74). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake 

Taneycomo, 197 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft), by Norfolk Reservoir 

since 1943 (see p. 80) and by Clear-water Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 85). Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Fourteen discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,320 

5.790

5,790

5,790

5,480

5,480

5,170 

4,860

5,170

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,320

4,860

4,700

*5,170

5,320

5,320

5,320

5,320

5,020

4,700

5,020

5,020

5,320

5,320

5,170

4.B60 

4.550

4,860 

5,170

161,630

5,214

320,600

Nov.

5,480 

5,480

5,480

5,170

5,020

5,480

6,120 

5,960

6,290

6,120

5,640

5,170

5,790

6,120

6,290

6,460

*6,290

5,640

6,120

7,630

7,960

8,130

8,300

7,630

3,800

59.500

37,100

25,700 

18,100

16,000

294,770

9,826

584,700

Dec.

15,600 

12,500

14,100

31,000

34,800

31,200

29,300 

*24,400

20,700

18 , 600

17,600

16,200

14,800

13,700

12,500

10,600

10,500

11,000

11,100

11,000

10,600

9,800

8,630

8,800

9,960

9,960

9,460

8,800 

8,960

7,960 

7,960

460,090

14,840

912,600

Jan.

9,300 

9,800

9,460

8,630

8,800

8,130

7,960 

9,460

10,300

10,500

10,300

9,630

8,460

8,460

*9,130

9,960

10,600

11,600

11 , 600

10,500

10,500

11,600

17,300

28.500

25,500

22,500

19,500

18,700 

17,800

16,600 

18 , 200

399,880

12,900

795,200

Feb.

16.500 

15,600

14,500

15,900

14,500

13,900

13,600 

12,900

*11,100

10.500

13,400

17,500

17,300

17,500

17,200

14,500

12,900

13,000

13,800

15,200

17,800

18,300

17,700

16,600

16,400

16,200

16,000

15,400

-

425,300

15,190

843,600

Mar.

14.700 

15,400

19,900

30,800

35,600

32,000

30,100 

27,600

*24,900

23,000

23,800

25,500

22,600

30,300

38,400

42,500

40,000

59,000

*64,300

65.600

61,200

57,800

57,400

51,800

49,600

46,600

46,500

47,600 

47,600

46,000 

42,300

M.,218.4

39,500

*2,417

Apr.

57,500 

55,100

35,500

51,400

28 , 200

26,500

26,900 

29,200

29,400

30,100

32,500

34,200

53,400

30,700

28,300

28,100

25.500

26,300

27,100

27,100

31,500

*35,500

36,000

38 , 500

42.400

41,400

35,700

33,800 

37,400

40,600

971,200

32,370

*1,926

May

39,200 

40,300

41,100

41,900

42,800

41,700

40,800 

37,600

35,700

27.600

31,100

35,000

40,000

48.800

48,300

45,100

43,800

43,500

44,800

*45,800

45,500

44,800

41,900

40,100

38,500

38,400

38,700

39,200 

34,000

31,600 

28,600

*1,234.2

59,810

*2,448

June

25.000 

21,600

21,400

19,600

17,000

16,600

15,600 

*14,700

13,400

13,600

13,900

14,100

14,700

14,100

12,300

11,300

11,100

12,000

11,600

11,000

11,500

10,300

8,960

9,460

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,300 

9,800

8.650

405,350

13,510

804,000

July

8,960 

9,960

10,100

10,100

10,100

8,800

7,960 

9,460

10,500

10 . 600

10,500

9,960

9,130

7,960

8,300

9,630

9,630

9,800

9,630

8,630

*7,790

8,800

9,960

10,100

10,100

9,800

8,630

7,150 

7,960

10,300 

9,460

289,470

9,346

574,700

Aug.

9.460 

9,130

8,300

7,460

7,960

9,460

9,460 

9,300

9,300

8,130

6,960

7,460

8,800

8,130

9,130

8,960

*7,960

6,790

7,630

8,460

8,630

8,800

8,800

7,790

6.620

7,460

8,630

8,800 

8,960

8,960 

7,960

260,650

8,408

517,000

Sept.

6,790 

7,630

8,630

8,800

8,800

8,630

7,960 

*6,790

6,620

7,960

8,800

8,960

9,130

8,130

6,460

7,290

8,800

8,960

9,130

9,130

8,130

6,620

7,290

8,630

8,800

9,130

9.500

8,130 

6,790

*7,790

244,010

8,134

484,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 74,400 Mln 4,550 Mean 21,670 Ac-ft 15,730,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 65,600 Mln 4,550 Mean 17,440 Ac-ft 12,630,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 107

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 dovmstream from Sugar Camp (or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley. 

Drainage area. --294 sq mi.

Records available. --February 1939 to September 1953. 

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, wire-weight gage 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. --14 years, 528 cfc. 

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 21.26 ft), no

flow Aug. 2-5, 8-11, 24-29, Sept. 2-30.

1939-53: 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. 

Mote. --Maximum gage heights published prior to 1949 were referred to wire-weight

gage. 

Remarks. --Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are poor. 

Cooperation. --Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-11, May 22-29;

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

2.0

6.4

16

29

45

76

125

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

250

426

920

2,200

4,120

7,080

10,800

18,300

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

4.45 0 5.6 68

4.5 .5 6.0 140

4.6 1.8 6.5 272

4.7 3.7 7.0 436

4.8 6.4 8.0 860

5.0 16 9.0 1,470

5.3 36

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Hotel

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

.3

.1 

,1

*1.0

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l 

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

7.1

0.23

0.00078

0.0009

14

Nov.

eO.l

e.l

e.l

e.l 

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.2

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.4

e.6

el.O

63 

*510

214

110

74

58

116 

15.700

5,180

1,580

835

590

459

-

25,493.5

850

2.89

3.22

50,570

Dec.

416

710

1,050

5,940 

2,520

1,400

910

670

550

433

*341

280

238

202

170

152

134

119 

117

158

261

247

247

244 

216

191

173

158

145

136

140

18,668

602

2.05

2.36

37,030

Jan.

140

136

125

115 

106

100

T55

178

264

244

210

180

161

*154

145

134

194

485 

610

570

493

442

*5.720

3,100 

1,720

1,140

860

670

550

470

630

20,146

650

2.21

2.55

39,960

Feb.

910

690

570

*493 

416

368

314

272

238

224

815

1.050

735

610

531

444

365

303 

275

418

910

670

570

512

474

426

365

320

_

_

-

14,288

510

1.73

1.81

28,340

Mar.

396

2.200

2,800

4,150 

1,960

1,260

910

710

590

512

459

*1,050

1,260

6,580

3,950

1,960

2,730

*10.300 

2,860

1,750

1,230

2,470

2,520

1,500 

1,050

785

650

550

459

395

419

60,415

1,949

6.63

7.64

119,800

Apr.

512

440

378

337 

317

444

610

590

S31

466

416

447

412

354

550

*710

590

1,570 

1,790

1,110

810

670

550

5.200 

3,350

1,820

1,170

885

*1,330

1,890

-

30,249

1,008

3.43

3.83

60,000

May

1,230

885

670

590 

630

610

512

433

358

310

502

2,760

*5.200

2,690

2,200

2,200

1,960

1,330 

1,050

835

670

570

463

371 

300

238

191

140

*130

106

84

30,218

975

3.32

3.82

59,940

June

68

58

*50

44 

40

38

34

30

26

24

21

19

18

16

14

12

10

9.1 

7.4

6.1

5.3

4.7

3.7

3.1 

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

574.0

19.1

0.065

0.07

1,140

July

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

jl

.4

2.5

2.5

2.1

*1.8

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.3

1.9

3.5

 573 5.0

2.7 

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.2

.8

.5

52.6

1.70

0.0058

0.007

104

Aug.

0.3

0

0

-0 

0

.8

.6

0

0

0

0

2.3

5.3

T7S

4.1

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.5

*1.0

.6

.3

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

29.5

0,95

0.0032

0.004

59

Sept.

_Q.g

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

D.000034

0.00003

0.4

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,700 

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,700

Mln 

Mln

0.1 

0

Mean 

Mean

576

548

Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63 Ac-ft 417,900 

Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.31 Ac-ft 397,000

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 of a). Nov. 25 (7 p.m.) 27,900 cfs (21.26 ft)j Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 8,160 

cfs (14.55 ft); Jan. 23 (ll a.m. 18,520 cfs (14.84 ft)j Mar. 4 (l a.m.) 6,12O cfs (13.44 ft)j Mar. 

14 (4 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (16.88 ft); Mar. 18 (5 a.m.) 18,900 cfs (19.17 ft)j Apr. 24 (2 p.m.) 8,880 

cfs (15.00 ft); May 13 (l a.m.) 8,880 cfs (15.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations
108 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long. 92°23', in NE^ sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., on left bank l| 

miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4-j miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from Archey Fork.

Drainage area.--315 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1953.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T:929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 610 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 19.55 ft); 

no flow at times.

1939-53: 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.

Coopera't ion.--Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1087: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

0.1 

.3 

1.0 

Z.O 

10 

23 

49 

100

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

277

725

2,060

3,900

6,750

10,200

14,000

16,100

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0 2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

49

102

328

750

1,910

3,900

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

71.1 **.!

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1 0

0

0

2.8

0.09

0.00028

0.0003

5.6

Nov.

0 

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

..2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.7

72 

*311

163

106

80

64

ICO

]5, 500

5,160

1,650

1,010

725

562

-

25,505.8

850

2.69

3.00

50,590

Dec.

553 

955

1,190

8,500

2,910

1,650

1,200

928

725

567

*456

380 

322

281

248

219

197

ffi

450

489

468

468

402

359

322

295

270

248

232

248

25,900

335

2.64

3.05

51,370

Jan.

239 

216

197

181

168

160

160

278

253

224

204

*185 

177

170

164

152

248

436 

472

501

456

440

*6,230

3,060

1,780

1,350

1,060

850

677

576

941

22,205

716

2.27

2.61

44,040

Feb.

1,060 

825

725

608

531

476

409

359

322

313

1,000

*1,180 

928

775

677

571

476

406 

380

794

1,180

900

750

677

631

553

480

425

_

-

-

18,411

658

2.08

2.17

36,520

Mar.

742 

.2,400

3,580

4,380

2,150

1,530

1,200

955

800

677

654

1,570 

*1,500

7,330

4,240

2,190

3,670

12,200 

3,350

2,070

1,530

2,350

2,430

1,590

1,260

1,010

850

700

594

540

767

70,809

2,284

7.23

8.33

140,400

Apr.

1,040 

825

700

608

590

955

1,040

928

800

677

631

725

580

505

1,300

1,260

*1,040

1,720 

1,750

1,320

1,060

875

725

6,540

3,980

2,070

1,500

1,180

1,860

*2,190

-

40,774

1,359

4.30

4.80

80,870

May

1,530 

1,180

928

800

850

677

576

489

409

362

444

3,030 

*4.750

2,500

1,910

2,280

1,910

1,470 

1,780

1,380

1,040

825

631

497

394

319

262

216

179

150

127

33,895

1,093

3.46

3.99

67,230

June

110

97

87

*76

69

61

54

48

43

38

54

30 

27

23

21

17

15

14 

12

9.4

8.5

7.0 6.'0

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.7

-

934.9

31.2

0.099

0.11

1,850

July

2.3 

2.1

3.0

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8 

.8

*.9

.8

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.8

8.5

21

14

8.1

5.6

4.1

3.3

2.5

3.0

3.3

3.0

103.2

3.33

0.011

0.01

205

Aug.

fci 1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8 

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.1

0.62

0.0020

O.OU2

38

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,500 Min 0 Mean 672 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.96 Ac-ft 433,000

Water lateryear 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 15,500 Min 0 Mean 654 Cfsm 2.07 In. In. 28.07 Ac-ft <?.",<?.",100 100

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efs).--Hov. 25 (7 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (19.55 ft); Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 12,000 

:fs (14.01 ft;; Jan. 23 110 a.m.18,480 cfs (12.09 ft); Mar. 14 (3 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (14.34 ft); Mar. 

8 (5 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (17.70 ft); Apr. 24 (3 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (12.99 ft); May 13 (1 a.m.) 7,520 cfs 

(11^49. ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Field estimate made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 109

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°32', long. 92°00', in NEi sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 

miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs.

Drainage area.--l.141 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to June 1935, arch 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. 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 datura 1.06 

ft lower.

Average discharge. --24 years (1927-34, 1936-53), 1,964 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 49,400 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 31.15 ft); no 

flow Sept. 12-30.

1927-35, 1936-53: 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 of April 1927 reached a stage of 

44.0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods Apr. 2-6, 8-15, and those below 1 cfs, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions "~ (water years ). --WSP 857: 1928, 1933, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.4 

1.4 

2.9 

S.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.2

.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

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

29.0

1,850

4,520

9,900

16,400

24,000

33,600

42,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

2.0

J75

1.9

 1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.2

3

.1

.1

.1

25.1

0.81

0.00071

0.0008

50

Nov.

**

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.3

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

5.3

24

41

*577

627

423

321

273 

9,040

38.700

8,520

3,780

2,440

1,850

-

66,626.8

2,221

1.95

2.17

132,200

Dec.

1,550 

2,400

3,300

23.800

17, 50b

6,720

4,320

3,160

2,440

1,910

*1,610

1,330

1,160 

1,000

885

772

709

648

608

590

840

1,060

1,030

1,030 

955

862

795

730

688

648

688

85,738

2,768

2.42

2.79

170,100

Jan.

750 

750

730

668

627

590

553

759

1,100

1,160

1,060

930

840 

772

730

840

1,060

1,900

2,440

2,280

2,050

*1,790

13,500

15.800 

7,100

4,630

3,520

2,800

2,280

1,850

3,110

78,919

2,546

2.23

2.57

156,500

Feb.

4.420 

3,520

2,890

2,280

1,910

1,730

1,490

1,330

1,180

1.100

2,280

3,820

3,250 

2,620

2,200

1,910

1,610

*1,400

1,280

1,730

3,620

3,430

2,710

2,280 

2,050

1,850

1,670

1,490

_

_

-

63,050

2,252

1.97

2.06

125,100

Mar.

i;4oo

4,040

8,400

14,300

8,850

5,310

3,920

3,160

2,530

2,120

*1,910

2,980

5,070 

8,430

20,500

8,260

7,260

40.700

20,700

7,700

5,430

6,670

12,400

7,000 

4,740

3,620

2,980

2,440

1,980

1,730

1,730

228,260

7,363

6.45

7.44

452,700

Apr.

2,440 

g2,280

gl,910

gl,670

gl.550

g2,360

2,980

g2,800

g2,360

gl,980

gl,850

gl,850

g2,050 

gl,850

g3,160

*4,320

3,430

3,660

6,940

4,740

3,620

2,390

2,360

6,290 

17.100

7,700

4,960

3,720

3,340

5,930

-

114,090

3,803

3.33

3.72

226,300

May

4,960 

3,720

2,890

2,280

2,440

2,440

2,050

1,790

1,520

1,300

2,980

7,700

19.300 

*10,500

7,560

7,560

8,550

5,800

4,960

4,320

3,250

*2,530

1,980

1,550 

1,280

1,060

885

730

608

536

471

119,500

3,855

3.38

3.90

237,000

June

408 

152

318

283

253

224

204

183

164

147

130

108

96 

90

80

73

66

59

54

48

43

36

*31

26 

24

21

18

18

16

14

-

3,597

120

0.105

0.12

7,130

July

13 

11

11

8.9

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7 

5.7

5.2

6.3

6.3

5.2

5.2

4.6

12

*12

15

55 

58

46

37

30

24

19

16

463.1

14.9

0.013

0.02

919

Aug.

13 

H

9.6

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.7

6.0

5.2

4.6

3.9

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.2

1.9

 1.5

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8 

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

115.2

3.72

0.0033

0.004

228

Sept.

*f

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0-

3.3

0.11

XO 00096

0.0001

6.5

Calendar year 1952: Max 38,700 Min 0.1 Mean 2,064 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.62 Ac-ft 1,499,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 40,700 Min 0 Mean 2,083 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.79 Ac-ft 1,508,000

Peak discharge (base. 26.000 cfs). Nov. 26 (11 a.m.) 47,500 efs (30.56 ft); Dec. 4 (7 p.m.) 

32.100 cfs (25743 ft); Mar^ 15 (5 a.m.) 26,60O cfs (23.16 ft)j Mar. 18 (6 p.m.) 49,400 cfs (31.15 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily gage readings at Sugar Loaf gage, 11 miles downstream transferred to recorder site by. stage-relation curve.
110 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°47', long. 91°27' , in SE^- sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 4 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1 mile northeast of De Vails 

Bluff, 7.5 miles downstream from Wattensaw Bayou, 24.1 miles upstream from Cache River 

and at mile 125.3.

Drainage area.--23.431 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to September 1945 (large portion of flood flow above 

station overflowed into Cache River and was not included in the records), October 1949 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 82,000 Mar. 25, 26 (gage height, 24.02 ft); minimum, 5,130 cfs Nov. 1.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 28.42 

ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 1, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. Flood of January-February 1949 reached 

a stage of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfs, by current-meter measurements); furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir (see 

p. 74). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake Taneycomo, 329'miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft) and by Norfolk Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 80). Some 

regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1931, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25 to Sept. 30)

3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

5,220

5,500

5,900

6,300

8,660

13,200

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

20,200

29,800

39,800

57,000

82,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ae-ft

Oct.

6.200 

6,000 

5,900 

5,800 

5,900

6,000 

5,900 

5,800 

5,700 

5,500

5,500 

5,600 

*5,700 

5,800 

5,700

5,600 

5,400 

5,400 

5,400 

5,500

5,600 

5,600 

5,500 

5,310 

5,220

5,310 

5,310 

5,500 

5,500 

5,400 

5,310

173,860 

5,608 

344,800

JJov.

1

5.220 

5,220 

5,400 

5,600 

5,600

5,600 

5,500 

5,400 

5,700 

6,100

6,200 

6,200 

6,100 

*5,900 

5,800

5,900 

6,100 

6,300 

6,520 

6,410

6,300 

6,630 

7,180 

7,770 

8,140

8,530 

14,600 

25 , 400 

31,500 

33,700

266,520 

8,884 

528,600

Dec.

32,700 

29,800 

26,600 

25,400 

29,500

35,900 

41,400 

*44,800 

46.400 

46,400

* 44, 800 

41,900 

37,700 

33,700 

30,400

27,400 

24,400 

21,800 

19,900 

18,400

17,400 

16,500 

15,700 

15,000 

14,000

13,300 

13,200 

13,000 

12,600 

12,200 

11,800

814,000 

26,260 

tl,615

Jan.

11,500 

11.400 

11,700 

12,000 

12,200

*11,800 

11,500 

11,400 

11,500 

12,000

12,800 

13,300 

13,500 

13,200 

12,500

11,800 

12,200 

13,700 

15,600 

17,200

17,900 

18,100 

18,800 

22,200 

28,300

34,200 

37,700 

38.400 

37^100 

34,700 

33,200

573,400 

18,500 

tl,137

Feb.

53.200 

*33,200 

32,700 

31,500 

30,100

28,600 

26,900 

25,200 

23,500 

22,000

22,900 

25,400 

27,200 

28,600 

29,500

29,800 

28,900 

27,400 

25,600 

24,900

25,600 

26,600 

27,700 

28,900 

29,200

28,600 

27,400 

26,400

777,500 

27,770 

tl,542

Mar.

25,400 

*25.200

27^200 

30,100

34,700 

38,400 

39,800 

40,500 

39,800

39,100 

37,700 

35,900 

35,300 

35,900

37,100 

41,200 

46,400 

49,000 

51,900

55,900 

63,800 

73,800 

79,200 

82,000

82,000 

80,600 

77,800 

73,800 

*69,900 

67,400

* 1,542.7 

49,760 

*3,060

Apr.

66,200 

63,800 

61,400 

59,200 

57,000

57,000 

55,900 

53,900 

52,900 

50,900

49,000 

47 , 200 

45,600 

44,800 

44,000

43,300 

42,600 

41,900 

41,200 

39,800

39,800 

39,100 

38,400 

39*800 

41,200

42,600 

* 44, 000 

45,600 

48,100 

49,900

tl,446.1 

48 , 200 

»2,868

May

49,900 

49,900 

49,900 

50,900 

50,900

49,900 

49,900 

49,900 

49.000 

49,000

50,900 

53,900 

57,000 

60,300 

63,800

67,400 

68,600 

71,200 

72,500 

71,200

69,900 

68,600 

67,400 

65,000 

*62,600

60,300 

58,100 

55,900 

53,900 

52,900 

50,900

H, 801.5 

58 , 110 

*3,573

June

49.000 

47,200 

45 , 600 

42,600 

39,800

35,900 

31,900 

28,900 

26,400 

24,200

22,000 

20,400 

19,500 

18,800 

18,300

17,700 

16,800 

15,600 

14,500 

14,000

13 , 700 

* 13, 300 

13,200 

12,600 

12,000

11.500 

11,500 

11,700 

11,800 

11,800

672,200 

22,410 

*1,333

July

11.700 

11,200 

10,800 

10,800 

10,900

11,100 

11,100 

10,800 

10,300 

10,300

10,600 

11,100 

11,200 

11,100 

10,900

10,800 

* 10, 600 

10,500 

10,600 

10,600

10,600 

10,600 

10,000 

9,900 

10,200

10,600 

10,800 

10,900 

10,600 

10,000 

9/760

330,960 

10,680 

656,400

Aug.

9,900 

10,500 

10,300 

10,300 

10,000

9,480 

9,200 

9,480 

9,760 

9,900

9,900 

9,760 

9,200 

8,790 

8,920

9,200 

*9,480 

9,620 

9,480 

8,920

8,530 

8,660 

8,920 

9,200 

9,340

9,200 

8,660 

8.270 

8,530 

9,060 

9,200

289,460 

9,337 

574,100

Sept.

9,480 

9,200 

8,790 

8,400 

8,530

8,920 

9,200 

9,200 

8,060 

8,660

8.010 

8,010 

8,400 

*8,790 

9,200

9,060 

8,660 

8,140 

8,530 

8,920

9,200 

9,340 

9,200 

8,660 

8,270

8,400 

8,790 

9,200 

9,340 

9,200

264,760 

8,825 

525,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 82,000 Mln 5,220 Mean 28,810 Ac-ft 20,910,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max 82,000 Mln 5,220 Mean 24,530 Ac-ft 17,760,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart,

Ill

Location. Lat 34°31'55", long. 91°21'20", in NW^ sec. 17, T. 2 S. ( R. 3 W., near center 

or span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 146, 7| 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 1953.

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.--18 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs May 17 (gage height, 14.17 ft); no 

now at times.

1935-53: 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,£ 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1937-39, 1942-43.

acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 ,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.5

6.9

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

62.0

2.00

123

Jfov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

Z.5

1.8

2.8

3.6

*3.6

3.4

3.0

2.5 

91

209

142

111

87

69

57

50

52

46

40

39

39

1,056.3

35.2

2,100

Dec.

62

129

156

232

272

288

248

181

129

*96

72

56

43

31

23

17

13 

11

12

24

49

74

93

105

99

87

74

66

60

54

87

2,943

94.9

5,840

Jan.

105

150

156

136

111

87

*72

93

90

93

108

209

» 232

167

146

136

102 

72

54

42

33

2'04 28

264

392

472

522

550

504

392

400

6,122

197

12,140

Feb.

513

680

1,070

*1,340

1,210

990

750

560

440

276

806

1,300

1,560

1.590

1,330

1,090

850 

650

510

448

464

496

570

620

570

480

352

248

-

_

-

21,763

777

43,170

Mar.

195

202

360

*488

705

830

780

602

376

256

248

256

272

256

224

181

200 

558

890

1,110

1,070

1,210

1,380

1.530

1,330

1,080

805

605

464

232

142

18,837

608

37,360

Apr.

Ill

*99

96

82

69

464

513

746

890

755

536

296

188

146

167

188

195 

195

160

117

90

76

li

182

296

376

432

*408

431

580

-

8,945

298

17,740

May

686

860

805

780

780

805

860

755

581

464

550

862

1,440

2,440

2,490

2,870

3.200 

2,980

3,090

2,980

2,180

1,410

905

603

460

*312

209

146

96

66

12

36,714

1,184

72,820

June

35

24

20

16

14

13

12

12

10

8.7

7.1

6.0

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.2

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.2

.5

.3

*.l

175

1.3

7.2

8.5

6.9

5.6

4.0

-

236.6

7.89

469

July

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.5

1.4

1.3

36

38 

56

82

84

*82

84

96

~90 102

74

62

52

42

35

30

1,065.9

34.4

2,110

Aug.

22

16

12

8.7

6.4

4.8

3.4

2.2

1.3

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1 

*.2

.4

.3

.1

1.3

1.1

.4

.8

.5

1.0

2.2

.9

.4

.1

87.5

2.82

174

Sept.

0

*t>

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.6

3.6

*5.0

5.1

5.0 

6.0

12

14

15

22

25

27

28

31

32

33

28

23

-

316.6

10.6

628

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,210 Win 0 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,550

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,200 Mln 0 Mean 269 Ac-ft 194,700

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Feb. 4 (2 to 7 p.m.) 1,360 ofs (11.88 ft"); Feb. 14 

:.,620 ofs (12.35 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 1,560 ofs (12.24 ft); Apr. 9 (10 a.m.) 925 ofs 

May 17 (7 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (14.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°16'10", 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 1953 (no winter records prior to 1951).

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

T546-53: Maximum discharge, 534 cfs June 11, 1952 (gage height, 4.91 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 1.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1949.

Remarks. --Records good except those for period Oct. 5 to Aug. 21, which are poor. No

diversion abovs station. Records include inflow from Pryingpan Creek in Colorado River 

basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 122).

Revisions. --WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

 discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.8 

.9

2.0

5.0

10

0.7

.8

1.0

2.0

5.0

15

1.5 

2.0 

3.5

50

102

313

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

x

6.5

(*)

202.5

6.53

402

Nov.

(*)

4.6

-

138.0

4.6

274

Dec.

4.4

136.4

4.4

271

Jan.

4.0

124.0

4.0

246

Feb.

3.2

-

-

"

89.6

3.2

178

Mar.

3.8

117.8

3.8

234

Apr.

8.2

-

246.0

8.2

488

May

«

102

3,162

102

6,270

June

(*)

250

-

7,500

Z50

14,880

July

98

(*)

3,038

98

6,030

Aug.

54

50

46

42

38

35

35

35

35

34

34

*34

31

29

28

26

25

24

Z3

22

21

20

19

17

16

16

14

15

15

14

12

859

27.7

1,700

Sept.

12

12

10

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

Z.9

2.9

2.9

Z.9

2.9

-

158.1

5.27

314

Calendar year 1952 Max 446 Mln - Mean 49.9 Ac-ft 36,230

Water year 1952-53 : Max - Mln - Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,290

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfs). Peaks not determined.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5 to Aug. 21 except for 18 gage readings (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°11'10", long. 106°22'55", in sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 

a miles upstream from mouth and 3^ miles southwest of Malta. W., on left bank

Drainage area. 23 sq mi.

Records available . July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,740 ft (from topographic map) Prior 

To May 13, 1948, at datum 0.18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 7 years, 31.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 330 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

2.0

2.1

5.5

7.5

10

15

.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

4.2

6.0

9.0

13

17

24

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

140

225

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

11

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

21

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

15Ti

14

14

14

14

13

13

*12

12

12

12

11

10

14

12

10

10

10

9.0

9.3

*8.7

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.9 

10

8.4

8.7

346.5

11.2

687

JJov.

7.3

6.5 

6.7

8.7

10

9.0

8.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

(*)

6.0

"

197.4

6.58

392

Dec.

(*)

3.5

108.5

3.5

215

Jan.

(*)

2.2

C)

68.2

2.2

135

Feb.

(*)

1.7

(*)

.

»

-

47.6

1.7

94

Mar.

(*)

1.4

43.4

1.4

86

Apr.

3.6

3.6 

3.5

3.5

3.3

*3.3

3.3

1^2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.1

*5.6

6.6

7.5

8.1

7.2

8.4

12

14 

10

9.0

-

161.5

5.38

320

May

8.7

11 

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

*8.7

11

12

9.0

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.7

8.1

8.4

*8.7

9.8

10

15

21

32

44

60

87

148 

112

84

94

887.8

28.6

1,760

June

108

120 

120

120

112

108

84

78

116

*144

148

160

180

207

T68

*148

172

207

164

116

108

120

132

128

108

100

97

104 

108

108

-

3,893

130

7,720

July

112

"108 

100

97

97

94

87

*78

78

78

100

100

84

78

87

104

100

104

104

90

74

71

*62

58

55

53

51

49 

53

55

78

2,539

81.9

5,040

Aug.

90

m84

68

60

53

49

47

49

*46

39

34

33

34

30

29

28

28

26

24

23

23

21

20

19

*20

20

19

17

17

1,262

40.7

2,500

Sept.

16

15 

14

13

13

12

12

11

*12

13

12

13

13

13

13

14

13

15

14

12

11

*11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.4

-

360.7

12.0

715

Calendar year 1952: Max 255 Min - Mean 34.5 Ac-ft 25,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 207 Mln - Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,660

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). May 28 (8 p.m.) 164 cfs (2.76 ft); June 14 (12:30 a.m.) 330 cfs 

(3.13 ft); June 18 (9 p.m.) 284 cfs (3.07 ft); June 23 (9 p.m.) 189 cfs (2.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5 to Apr. 16 (no gage-height record Nov. 26 

to Apr. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations).
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°03'45", long. 106°24'20", in sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W., on left bank 

l.b miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles southwest 

of village of Twin Lakes. Prior to Apr. 8, 1953, at site 10 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 75 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1951).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo 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.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

T9"46-53: 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 Oct. 5 to July 17, which are poor. No 

diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Pork in Colorado River 

basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 122).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

60

57

53

52

35

(*)

1,167

37.6

2,310

Uov.

(*)

26

-

780

26

1,550

Dec.

22

682

22

1,350

Jan.

18

558

18

1,110

Feb.

16

'

_

-

448

16

889

Mar.

18

558

18

1,110

Apr.

(* )

19

(*)

-

570

19

1,130

May

(*)

145

Pi

4,495

145

8,920

June

(*)

*

785

-

23,550

785

46,710

July

('*)

465

510

430

414

340

301

274

245

215

220

205

198

201

222

210

11,890

384

23,580

Aug.

240

274

349

331

262

222

191

173

165

160

178

*180

154

132

130

134

122

113

107

100

91

89

91

79

75

69

*69

78

73

70

Si

4,562

147

9,050

Sept.

"52 57

51

48

48

46

45

45

44

*44

44

47

45

44

43

43

46

43

33

33

32

31

30

*29

28

28

27

26

ze

25

-

1,183

39.4

2,350

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,650 Mln - Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,500

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln - Mean 138 Ac-ft 100,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5 to July 17 except for 17 scattered gage readings (stage discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

115

Location Lat 39°04'50", long. 106°18'40", in NE^ sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., on left 

DanK lOO ft downstream from Twin Lakes Reservoir Dam and 3| miles northwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available .--April to October 1890, June to September 1899, July to September 1900, 

August to September 1910, and April 1946 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 

1953). Published as Twin Lakes Creek below Twin Lakes in 1890, as Lake Creek at Twin 

Lakes in 1899, as Lake Creek below Twin Lakes in 1900, and as Twin Lake Outlet near 

Twin Lakes in 1910.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 9,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 1946, staff gages or water-stage recorder at several sites within half a mile at various datums.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 976 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.53 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1890, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs June 22, 1947; maximum gage height, 

5.65 ft June 17, 1950; no flow Nov. 28-30, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period Oct. 5 to Aug. 21, which are poor. 

Flow regulated since 1896 by Twin Lakes Reservoir (capacity, 53,260 acre-ft). Records 

include inflow from Roaring Fork in Colorado River basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (s^e 

p. 122).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1087: 1946. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

83

83

60

49

49

35

(*)

1,234

39.8

2,450

Nov.

1> ?^ I"

16

1-1-

} :

435

14.5

863

Dec. 1

4

124

4

246

Jan.

4

"

164

5.3

325

Feb.

14

392

14

778

Mar.

12

13

388

12.5

770

Apr.

10

9

285

9.5

565

May

195

(*)

6,045

195

11,990

June

565

16,950

565

33,620

July

510

(*)

15,810

510

31,360

Aug.

310

53

25

25

25

25

25

312 

613 

602

626

8,841

285

17,540

Sept.

708

643

602

602

320

92

92

51

29

29

56

86

58

32

31

31

37

80

146

122

58

58

58

58

56

38

 22 22

22

4,261

142

8,450

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln - Mean 150 Ao-ft 109,000
lie ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. La t 39°02'35", 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.

Drainage area. 487 sq mi.

Records available . April to October 1895, May 1897 to October 1899, April to May 1901 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only in 1895, 1899, and 1901), April 1910 to 

September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1897 to September 1899, and April 1910 to September 1944 in reports of State 

engineer .

Average discharge. 43 years (1910-53), 350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,700 cfs June 12; minimum daily, 68 cfs

1895, 1897-99, 1901, 1910-53: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs June 8, 1952; maximum 

gage height, 6.67 ft June 19, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks . Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 5,150 acres. 

Sugar Loaf and Twin Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 70,680 acre-ft). Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas 

River basin enter above this station (see p. 122).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29, 31, June 1-13, 15, 17-26, 28-30,

July 1-3, 5, 8, 9)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

61

108

270

490

4.0 

5.0 

6.4

780

1,540

2,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

223

223

223

180

180

177

170

170

168

167

186

144

138

138

130

130

130

127

130

130

130

127

*130

122

122

122

119

116

124

119

121

4,616

149

9,160

Nov.

116

116

122

108

103

86

83

103

93

81

80

79

113

*93

96

76

b81

b79

b74

74

72

73

76

80

80

77

75

74

74

77

-

2,614

87.1

5,180

Dec.

80

82

88

90

90

90

90

92

95

*94

91

96 

95

94

92

92

91

90

90

90

90

92

90

89

87

86

86

86

86

88

90

2,782

89.7

5,520

Jan.

90

90

91

92

*92

94

92

91

91

91

92

94 

92

91

90

90

94

99

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

*96

96

96

95

96

98

2,932

94.6

5,820

Feb.

100

106

104

103

101

100

98

96

94

94

33

94

91

90

90

90

92

92

90

86

82

§0

80

84

86

90

94

95

_

-

2,595

92.7

5,150

Mar.

94

93

90

*92

94

96

96

96

98

100

100

100 

100

100

98

99

98

94

*88

84

83

b80

79

76

79

81

86

93

103

"88 106

2,863

92.4

5,680

Apr.

81

100

88

96

98

100

96

*81

81

81

90

72 

74

76

68

81

81

83

76

93

108

130

*150

130

135

150

180

282

T96

186

-

3,343

111

6,630

May

177

170

138

130

iS±

132

*174

254

294

845

819

931 

774

780

672

340

270

245

223

232

*234

310

420

556

445

738

852

1,150

1,430

1,430

1.540

16,929

543

33,380

June

1,530

1,570

1,550

1,530

1,490

1,460

1,320

1,620

1,710

2,040

*2,370

2.640 

2,510

2,490

2,410

2,200

1,950

1,920

1,750

1,790

1,630

1,480

1,460

1,270

1,090

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,430

1,390

-

51,520

1,717

102,200

July

1,430

*1,150

1,040

810

684

650

625

630

630

1,190

,320

.500 

,350

,150

,150

,410

,410

,200

,090

864

744

589

*506

470

430

350

354

350

924

1,050

1,150

28,200

910

55,930

Aug.

1,130

1,100

1.160

1,120

959

917

878

600

470

523

490

*422 

386

377

377

377

342

340

334

286

227

215

210

199

186

177

*164

426

826

780

806

16,804

542

33,330

Sept.

845

826

768

780

556

262

250

220

174

*152

170

213 

183

141

141

141

135

183

258

246

161

164

158

*152

147

132

113

113

113

113

-

8,010

267

15,890

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,550 Mln 72 Mean 498 Ao-ft 361,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,640 Min 68 Mean 392 Ao-ft 283,900

Peak discharge (base. l.ZOQefs). June 12 (time unknown) about 2,700 cfs; July 12 (time unknown) 

about 1,600 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 9, 31, Nov. 11, 20, Nov. 22 to Mar. 20 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice during most of periods), May 16, 18, 20, 23, 30, June 16, 27, July 4, 6, 7, 11, 18, 

25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 18, 22; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations at Sallda and Par''dale. Discharge computed from once-daily-gage readings 

Oct. 1 to Aug. 26.
ARKANSAS HIVES BASIN 117

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°01'05" , long. 106°16'55", in S^ sec. 12 , T. 12 S., R. 80 W. , on left 

bank 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 miles southwest of Granite.

Drainage area.--59 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 195? (no winter records prior to 1951).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,900 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

T9~46-53; Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 10, 1952, from rating curve extended 

above 530 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.P4 ft June 16, 1952; minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Oct. 5 to Aug. 21, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1117; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11, 13)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

1.8 

2.1

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30 

6.0 185

337

595

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

38

37

35

34

35

35

35

34

32

30

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

*24

24

24

21

24

24

23

23

22_

864

27.9

1,710

JJov.

(*)

 17.6

-

529

17.6

1,050

Dec.

14

434

14

861

Jan.

12

372

12

738

Feb.

13

 ^

-

-

364

13

722

Mar.

15

18

20

20

25

28

24

20

18

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

510

16.5

1,010

Apr.

18

18

20

22

2T

18

15

*10

It

16

18

21

20

20

18

15

11

11

12

12

14

16

*18

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

484

16.1

960

May

15

17

17

17

17

18

*24

30

34

33

33

32

32

32

33

33

33

34

33

37

37

*46

60

80

100

120

140

200

160

142

150

1,789

57.7

3,550

June

165

180

195

185

165

154

145

140

250

310

*365

400

595

570

540

515

475

360

310

287

260

250

250

250

230

210

195

200

195

190

8,566

286

16,990

July

175

*170

168

185

170

165

150

150

143

140

149

180

150

140

130

120

180

263

250

220

200

*117

100

100

98

100

95

90

95

100

115

4,608

149

9,140

Aug.

108

110

100

95

90

85

80

75

75

80

85

80

*74

70

74

70

70

SO

58

58

55

52

51

46

44

*42

41

52

51

48

44

2,123

68.5

4,210

Sept.

40

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

*32

34

40

37

34

36

37

34

33

29

28

26

25

*24

24

24

23

23

23

23

931

31.0

1,850

Calendar year 1952: Max 888 Mln - Mean 98.3 Ac-ft 71,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 595 Mln - Mean 59.1 Ac-ft 42,790

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Peaks not determined, 

measurement made on this da

368561 O - 56 - 9
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01'10", long. 106°14>-30", in SEv sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 79 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from Clear Creek Reservoir Dam, 1,500 ft upstream from mouth, and 

2 miles southeast of Granite.

Drainage area. 62 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1890, May to November 1910, and May 1946 to September 

1953 (no winter records prior to 1953). May 1907 to July 1909 in files of State engineer. Prior to 1946 published as "near Granite."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 8,800 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 20 to Oct. 31, 1890, probably a staff gage a short distance upstream 

from mouth at different datum. May 27 to Nov. 30, 1910, water-stage recorder a quarter 

of a mile downstream from dam at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 382 cfs June 20 (gage height, 3.65 ft); 

no flow Sept. 23-25.

1890, 1910, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 454 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.95 ft); 

no flow at times in 1910, 1946, 1950-53.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Oct. 5 to Aug. 21, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 350 acres above station. Plow regulated since 1910 by 

Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,210 aere-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41

40

38

35

26

(*)

856

27.6

1,700

Nov.

16

-

480

16

952

Dec.

4

124

4

246

Jan.

2

62

2

123

Feb.

6

.

_

-

168

6

333

Mar.

8

248

8

492

Apr.

18

-

540

18

1,070

May

65

(*)

2,015

65

4,000

June

292

-

8,760

292

17,380

July

167

5,177

167

10,270

Aug.

90

30

30

30

32

34

37

49

55

54

50

2,291

73.9

4,540

Sept.

45

40

27

25

26

26

33

37

37

41

42

41

39

37

36

34

24

4.0

8.7

8.7

9.4

9.4

0

0

o

5.8

17

17

17

17

-

704.0

23.5

1,400

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln 0 Mean 58.7 Ac-ft 42,510

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 5 to Aug. 21 except for 27 scattered gage readings; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, reservoir records, and record for station above Clear 

Creek Reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN US 

Cottonwood 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, ij- 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. April 1911 to September 1923, August 1949 to September 195S.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr. 7, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage near present site 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1911-12, 1913-23, 1949-53), 61.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 378 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1911-23, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs June 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 

2.95 ft June 16, 195S; 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 9)

1.2 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

197

330

500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

41

39

38

37

38

38

38

38

*38

37

37

37

36

35

34

34

35

34

34

34

*34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

1,087

35.1

2,160

Nov.

31

32

32

31

30

30

30

31

31

29

*29

30

30

29

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

29

-

893

29.8

1,770

Dec.

29

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

26

27

26

26

25

25

li

836

27.0

1,660

Calendar year 1952: Max 434

Jan.

M

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

*23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

727

23.5

1,440

Feb.

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

*23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

23

22

*22

22

22

23

22

-

_

-

626

22.4

1,240

Mar.

22

22

22

22

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

645

20.8

1,280

Apr.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

*20

20

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

18

18

*18

19

21

21

21

21

22

26

26

22

-

612

20.4

1,210

May

21

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

27

25

23

24

23

22

22

23

22

23

*24

26

26

42

74

93

101

117

141

206

193

144

165

1,747

56.4

3,470

June

188

190

206

199

173

161

144

123

202

*260

297

321

345

303

276

*255

279

276

273

225

208

190

195

195

177

161

144

148

144

142

-

6,400

213

12,690

July

139

130

123

120

118

117

106

*100

93

94

117

148

117

106

97

100

110

146

142

118

100

97

*89

81

77

80

76

7<3

91

103

3,288

106

6,520

Aug.

90

97

86

78

72

67

64

61

61

68

*70

64

58

56

56

54

55

53

52

52

49

47

55

51

45

43

*42

49

51

48

43

1,837

59.3

3,640

Sept.

42

39

38

37

34

34

35

35

*37

35

33

33

33

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

*31

32

32

32

32

32

34

35

35

-

1,015

33.8

2,010

Mln 15 Mean 71.5 Ac-ft 51,940

Water year 1952-53: Max 345 Mln 18 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,090

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 13 (1:30 a.m.) 378 cfs (2.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo.

Location. La t 38°44', long. 106°09', in NWi sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 78 W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from 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 onl,y), August 1949 to September 1953. Published as "near Buena 

Vista" in 1910.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of 

staff gage at practically same site at

ge is 8,180 ft. 

fferent datum.

September to December 1910

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.40 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs June 10, 1952 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum, that of Apr. 21, 1953; 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 tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 30

1.1

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

160

320

600

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

July 31 to Sept 

26 1.4 

1.7

115

205

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

43

IT

40

40

39

37

38

38

*37

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

33

32

*32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

1,070

34.5

2,120

Nov.

28

29

z3

28

27

27

27

28

28

24

*26

26

26

25

26

25

25

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

20

19

19

18

JS

18

-

730

24.3

1,450

Dec.

18

*TF

18

18

19

20

21

21

21

20

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

667

21.5

1,320

Jan.

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

*22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

*19

19

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

635

20.5

1,260

Feb.

19

13

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*20" 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

19

19

-

-

-

548

19.6

1,090

Mar.

19

13

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*16

T7

17

16

16

16

17

18

17

536

17.3

1,060

Apr.

17

16

16

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

17

18

19

23

26

25

23

-

529

17.6

1,050

May

23

21

21

21

20

20

*22

24

26

25

25

26

25

25

27

30

28

28

*28

29

28

35

54

77

88

117

144

262

235

166

178

1,873

60.4

3,720

June

210

214

230

230

198

198

163

139

206

*295

285

338

422

344

305

*300

» 310

275

258

234

226

214

202

181

157

139

130

rss

139

144

-

6,841

228

13,570

July

142

137

130

124

132

137

119

110

*108

110

115

126

108

101

99

108

115

172

166

155

130

94

*92

76

66

71

71

77

119

150

180

3,642

117

7,220

Aug.

146

170

T52

135

130

118

105

97

91

90

*84

74

77

75

77

75

61

35

30

30

29

29

29

27

26

26

*29

42

41

42

42

2,214

71.4

4,390

Sept.

41

W

39

37

36

35

35

35

*35

35

34

34

34

33

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

*31

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

-

997

33.2

1,980

Calendar year 1952 : Max 823 Mln 17 Mean 85.4 Ac-ft 62,030

Water year 1952-53: Max 422 Min 16 Mean 55.6 Ac-ft 40,230

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). June 13 (11:30 p.m.) 720 cfs (2.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°33', long. 106°01', in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., on right bank at 

Salida, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 291, and 3 miles upstream from 

South Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 1.218 sq mi.

Records available . April 1895 to October 1903 (discharge measurements only in 1896), 

November 1909 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of 

Geological Survey, April 1895 to October 1903, and November 1909 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,051.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage, and Nov. 3, 1909, to Dec. 2, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1910-53), 629 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 4,400 cfs June 13; minimum daily, 190 cfs 

Mar. 24-27, Apr. 16, 17.

1895-1903, 1909-53: 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 fair. Natural flow of stream affected.by transmountain diversions 

(see p.122), storage reservoirs (combined capacity, 81,890 acre-ft), diversions for 

irrigation of about 16,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1117; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10, 15, 23, July 22,

28, Aug. 7, 12, 13, 20, 26-31, Sept. 1-5, 23-30)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

190

265

475

800

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,250

2,510

4,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~&Q 430

400

385

370

360

355

355

355

350

350

350

350

345

345

345

340

340

340

340

335

335 *335

330

330

330

330

330

330

325

325

10,860

350

21,540

Nov.

325

325

320

320

320

320

325

335

340

335

330

325

350

*360

357J

340

335

330

325

325

325

335

340

330

310

300

280

280

280

285

-

9,700

323

19,240

Dec.

295

305

310

315

315

310

310

72Q- 320

310

*300

315

310

305

305

305

300

295

290

280

280

290

29.0

275

270

270

270

275

280

285

285

9,185

296

18,220

Jan.

285

280

285

300

*292

290

290

285

285

280

288

290

285

280

270

265

265

270

278

275

275

270

265

265

265

*265

255

250

250

249 255"

8,502

274

16,860

Feb.

270

27B" 275

270

270

265

260

257

260

250

245

250

245

237

240

235

240

245

235

225

218

210

205

22^

230

250

260

270

-

-

-

6,912

247

13,710

Mar.

270

'25T?

*233

230

240

250

255

253

250

250

250

250

240

230

229

230

225

210

*204

200

195

197

195

190

190

190

190

210

225

230

240

7,001

226

13,890

Apr.

230

230

225

230

235

225

*222

215

200

200

195

194

195

200

195

190

T90

197

195

200

220

*270

306

300

270

300

350

410

360

325

-

7,274

242

14,430

May

310

285

265

250

240

*229 '250"

290

350

427

800

900

896

820

800

700

400

360

335

330

*355

371

630

720

750

900

928

1,900

1,990

1,990

2,000

21,771

702

43,180

June

2,100

2,120

2,120

1,950

1,750

1,650

1,590

1,750

1,960

*2,660

3,470

3,910

4,000

4,150

3,600

3,300

3,200

3,160

3,100

2,900

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,050

1,900

2,100

2,050

2,100

2,100

2,100

-

76,240

2,541

151,200

July

*2,020

1,700

1,500

1,350

1,150

1,050

1,000

980

960

1,700

2,050

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,830

2,100

1,900

1,650

1,450

1,200 *987

900

800

730

'STJO" 700

1,530

1,700

1,850

1,950

44,437

1,433

88,140

Aug.

2,050

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,320

1,050

850

780

750

702

*667

620

605

600

590

570

540

505

485

460

430

400

380

*350

BIT

475

904

864

872

26,640

859

52,840

Sept.

912

904

840

808

840

451

393

398

350

325

320

345

355

310

288

288

278

274

315

350

320

301

*261

274

265

261

245

237 249"

241

11,998

400

23,800

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,480 Mln 210 Mean 880 Ac-ft 638,900

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,150 Min 190 Mean 659 Ac-ft 477,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). June 3 (time and discharge unknown); June 13 (time unknown) 

about 4,400 cfs; July 11 or 12 (time and discharge unknown); July 30 (time and discharge unknown); 

Aug. 2 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to June 8, June 13 to Aug. 25; except for 54 scattered gage 

readings, discharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for station at Parkdale.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Transmountain 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 Premont Pass to East Pork 

Arkansas River in sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek (tributary 

of East Fork Arkansas River) in NWi sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from tributary of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Thayer 

(Julch (tributary of Tennessee Fork) 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.

Ttfin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Fork to North Fork 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 sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Inflow from transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

September. ..............

Water year 1952-53. . . .

Fremont 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

Columbine 

ditch

906

0

1,040

Ewing 

ditch

0

1,140

Wurtz 

ditch

0

2,010

BuskIvanhoe 

tunnel

0

5,080

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

257

p-tQ

374

40,300

Larkspur 

ditch

0

217

Total

257

374

49,790
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo.

SJS "V

Drainage area. 2.556 sq mi.

Records availably. June 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. -Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 861 cfs.

year> 4 ' 970 cfs June 13 (gage height - 8 - 35 ft); ndnl9 ' 02 ft): minlffiuni

gated are for s rri rlsation

for perlods of loe effect > which are fairtransmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, diver32,000 acres above station, and return flow from irriRevisions. WSP 1117; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept..30

3.3 

3.8

320

520

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

250

405

610 

S60

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,230

2,200

5,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao- ft

Oct.

484

47T

467

451

419

415

415

*415 

411

411

415

419

395

395

391

3S3

383

383

379

375

379

*375

359

355

352

352

352

352

352

352

348

12,205

394

24,210

Jlov.

344

m352

348

344

363

371 

415

395

391

 399

407

423

427

435

439

443

447

463

484

483

484

498

511

463

415

390

400

420

-

12,444

415

24,680

Dec.

450

450 

*460

460

470

460

465

480 

490

488

498

3BS

488

475

463

447

431

435

431

427

415

407

415

399

330

340

345

350

360

380

395

13,392

432

26,560

Jan.

400

390 

400

415

420

415

*400

400 

400

410

400

409

413

398

3S4

352

346

370

384

380

377

 374

356

370

370

370

370

346

542

zSS

349

11,866

383

23,540

Feb.

370

350" 384 

380

377

366

360

363 

374

366

*346

356

352

349

346

338

335

360

363

335

320

295

2 SO 250"

*305

325

363

377

_

-

-

9,755

348

19,350

Mar.

Sit 3B3

338

314

332

346

356

360 

366

363

*360

356

349

329

323

314

320

*305

287

287

281

260

258 *I5o"

260

265

268

262

268

^99

320

9,760

315

19,360

Apr.

308

314 

311

314

329

320

311

299 

*281

275

281

305

290

290

278

270

270

270

265

255

255

*270

311

335

308

314

326

349

425 363"

-

9,092

303

18,030

May

335

323 

293

290

262

*250 £50"

258 

314

413

740

916

944

881

824

895

760

453

391 *360

352

342

425

588

790

770

1,040

1,470

2,380

2^280

2,220

22,809

736

45,240

June

2,280

2,340 

2,500

2,510

2,400

2,280

1,960

2,09"6" 1.760 

*2,670

3,570

4,050

4. 6 90

4,620

4,480

4,150

*3,790

3,710

3,540

3,530

3,210

2,890

2,750

2,530

2,330

2,010

2,290

2,200

2,180

2,270

-

87,580

2,919

173,700

July

2,280

2,220 

1,790

1,680

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,190 

*1,120

1,150

1,810

2,220

2,130

1,810

1,620

1,780

2,020

2.560

1,980

1,850

1,540

1,340

*1,190

1,040

902

785

750

745

555

1,770

1,980

48,221

1,556

95,640

Aug.

2,070

2.200 

2,180

2,040

1,840

1,610

1,440

1,280 

993

854

842

*790

735

691

678

673

673

655

637

606

565

537

493

465

441

425

*405

594

TT5

895

944

29,524

952

58,560

Sept.

965

993 553"

951

930

769

441

429 

425 *388

360

349

398

380

338

326

323

320

320

377

394

342 *320

314

308

302

302

293 253"

296

13,939

465

27,650

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,400 Mln 232 Mean 1,040 Ac-ft 754,700

Hater year 1952-53: Max 4,690 Mln 250 Mean 769 Ac-ft 556,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). May 29 (4 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (6.33 ft)j June 3 (12 m. ) 2,600 cfs

(6.36 ft); June 13 (2 p.m.) 4,970 ofs (8.35 ft)j July 12 (3 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (6.22 ft); July 18

(9 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (6.56 ft); July 30 (2 a.m.) 2,670 ofs (6.43 ft); Aug. 2 (5 p.m.) 4,410 cfs (7.88 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, Dec. 26 to Jan. 11, Feb. 22-26.
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°11', long. 105 0 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.--December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. December 1924 to June 1928 and March 1930 to September 1944 

in reports of State engineer. No winter records 1930-38.

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.--17 years (1925-27, 1938-53), 36.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 138 cfs July 18 (gage height, 1.21 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.5 cfs Sept. 20, 23, 28, 29.

1924-28, 1930-53: 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 poor prior to June 10, good thereafter. Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 15,000 acres.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1950(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3

2.0 

5.0

10

0.4

.8

1.2

18

61

124

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

*5.5

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.7

6.0

7.0

8.5

8.3

8.2

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.8

8.5

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.0

8.0

9.4

9.5

211.7

6.83

420

Nov.

o ,O

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.0

8.0

8.6

7.6

6.0

8.0

9.0

16

14

13

13

13

14

17

*23.

16

13

9.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

-

300.2

10.0

595

Dec.

9

279

9

553

Jan.

11

(*)

341

11

676

Feb.

13

_

_

-

364

13

722

Mar.

35

33

33

*33

25

20

21

23

24

24

25

20

22

21

17

19

20

*20

20

20

17

14

16

17

19

18

18

19

19

21

25

678

21.9

1,340

Apr.

24

22

21

30

35

50

*45

30

25

19

16

13

15

16

16

16

16

17

15

14

14

*14

18

21

17

15

14

12

11

10

-

601

20.0

1,190

May

8.5

8.4

9.6

11

12

*11

10

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.6

11

12

12

12

15

24

22

19

*17

13

11

13

17

20

24

26

29

31

32

33

499.3

16.1

990

June

26

22

20

18

17

16

16

12

10

6.0

7.5

25

61

62

68.

37

21

9.5

24

48

21

16

13

11

9.5

9.0

7.0

6.0

*5.0

4.7

-

628.2

20.9

1,250

July

5.0

5.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

8.0

11.0

7.5

5.5

5.5

49

47

20

13

12

15

18

99

77

54

38

30

25

19

15

12

10

9.0

11

29

20

690.0

22.3

1,370

Aug.

17

23

24

21

17

15

12

10

9.5

9.0

18

9.5

7.5

6.5

9.0

8.5

10

13

12

11

11

11

il

9.5

8.5

*6.5

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

347.5

11.2

689

Sept.

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5^5

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

3.8

3.8

5.5

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.8

-

132.0

4.40

262

Calendar year 1952: Max 243 Min 4.5 Mean 23.0 Ac-ft 16,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 99 Mln 3.5 Mean 13.9 Ac-ft 10,060

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to June 9 except for 30 scattered gage readings; discharge 

estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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 1927, October 1933 to September 1953 in

reports or Geological Survey. May 1888 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

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 

a quarter of a mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge . 65 years (1888-1953), 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,540 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.75 

ft); minimum daily, 139 cfs May 8.

1888-1953: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 82 

cfs Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation of about 53,000 

acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage-area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar. 11)

1.0

1,5

135

232

368

612

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

936

1,830

3,170

5,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*352

336

328

328

299

292

292

292

289

289

289

303

283

292

289

299

286

267

276

276

276

276

267

264

258

255

258

255

252 2~6T

258

8,837

285

17,530

JJov.

252

249 24~9

255

261

*267

276

280

344

324

317

328

336

324

364

352

364

328

328

356

381

372

411

420

446

433

433

429

360

390

-

10,229

341

20,290

Dec.

390

429

429

433

411

411

411

415

420

*411

394

411

411

411

381

394

377

377

377

352

348

356

372

385

344

267

299

306

328

345

368

11,743

379

23,290

Jan.

590

372

385

394

377

*385

394

364

360

364

360

358

356

364

352

336

317

321

328

332

324

324

317

306

324

*321

317

299

292

299

292

10,624

343

21,070

Feb.

306

321

324

336

344

328

310

310

324

344

314

317

332

344

314

303

32T

317

348

356

317

306

344

385

394

407

355

317

_

-

-

9,368

335

18,580

Mar.

360

352

303

332

*317

S10

306

321

317

314

314

306

305

273

270

252

267

*241

227

216

203

193 259"

214

*206

222

198

193

193

216

296

8,244

266

16,350

Apr.

249

246

206

203

267

261

*238

216

216

190

235

264

258

249

214

206

198

238

232

227

162

*H3

185

222

203

201

206

229

286

ZTG

-

6,766

226

13,420

May

222

219

198

211

166

150

148

*139

T68

328

276

738

943

*804

685

738

980

411

314

280-

261

246

252

364

618

557

837

1,060

1,910

1,980

1,830

18,033

582

35,770

June

2,010

2,010

2,120

2,160

2,060

1,950

1,630

1,470

1,810

2,380

3,070

3,590

4,360

4,360

4,170

3,810

3,310

3,380

3,170

3,100

2,780

2,460

2,350

*2,130

1,940

1,680

1,900

1,830

1,820

1,880

-

76,590

2,553

151,900

July

1,910

1,840

1,470

1,400

1,230

1,160

1,110

1,010

943

980

1,570

1,920

1,810

1,530

1,380

1,590

1,710

2,040

1,730

1,570

1,300

1,150

1,060

*903

797

672

612

6l2

784

1,570

1,750

41,113

1,326

81,550

Aug.

1,850

1,930

1,870

1,740

1,580

1,380

1,230

1,110

830

725

705

642

568

535

525

535

535

530

489

437

437

390

336

310

*296

270

261

"385 255

817

817

24,320

785

48,240

Sept.

844

870

¥30

778

784

624

336

317

*310

273

255

246

276

267

235

224

224

219

216

258

270

241

*216

211

206

198

196

188

185

25T

10,498

350

20,820

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,720 Mln 167 Mean 870 Ac-ft 631,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,360 Mln 139 Mean 648 Ac-ft 468,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs).--June 13 (6 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (4.75 ft); Aug. 2 (5 p.m.) 3,630 cfs 

(4.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily gage reading Oct. 1 to May 31 and twice-daily-gage 

readings June 1 to July 24.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

OH Creek near Canon City, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°27'00", long. 105°10'30", in sec. 26, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank 

600 ft upstream from bridge on U. S, Highway 50, l£ miles upstream from mouth, 1.8 

miles east from city limits of Canon City, and 5 miles downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 432 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1910 (gage height and discharge measurements only), 

October 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,330 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 17 

co Oct. 15, 1910, staff gage about three-quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 7.44 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 732 cfs Aug, 2 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 4.60 and 9.25 ft; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 15-17.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 4,260 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 9.25 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.60 and 9.25 ft; no flow Sept. 3-10, 30, 1950, Sept. 23, 1951.

Flood of July 4, 1944, discharge, 20,600 cfs, by slope-area determination on Wilson 

Creek at mouth, at point 5 miles upstream from station, information furnished by Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-9, July 19-3O,

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.1

1.0

2.8

5.6

10

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

.6 

2.4 

4.8 

8.0

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.0

.5

ITT

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.9 

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

TJ

1.9

»1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

54.0

1.74

107

Nov.

1.7

2.3

1.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

27T

3.9

5.3

6.9

'6.0

4.8

3.9

3.1

3.6

2.6

3.1

3.9

5.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

b2.0

b.6

b.7

b.6

b.7

-

96.1

3.20

191

Dec.

0.8

47?

*5.6

5.6

5.3

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

b6.5

*L±

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.4

1.3

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

bl.5

bl.7

b2.1

2.9

116.8

3.77

232

Jan.

1.9

T7S

4.8

5.8

578

5.8

*5.8

5.1

4.3

2.9

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.7

b3.0

4.3

4.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

*3.1

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

117.6

3.79

233

Feb.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

2.9

3.1

b4.5

*6.1 

T78

b4.5

4.6

4.1

3.1

b3.5

3.8

b2.0

b.9

b.8

bl.O

bl.3

1.5

*b2.2

bl.2

.6

7?

_

_

-

81.1

2.90

161

Mar.

0.6

.6

b.5

bTff

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.5

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

.7

1.1

*1.3

1.7

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.4

T77

1.0

29.1

0.94

58

Apr.

1.0

T7o

1.3

1.9

3.6

2.6

1.3

1.5

*2.0

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.2

3.4

3.4

4.3

5^8

BTT

4.6

4.3

*3.6

3.8

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.6

5.1

3.6

4.1

91.5

3.05

181

May

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.4

*3.1

7.4

6.7

4.6

4.1

5.8

8.0

S7T

5.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

*3.8

3.4

2.9

1.3

1.1

T7T

2.0

2.0

1.5

2.2

2.6

3.1

119.2

3.85

236

June

2.9

2.9

3.4

272

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.6

1.5

*1.9

1.3

1.3

3.1

1.1

»1.3

1.3

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

4.8

2.0

1.1

1.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

51.2

1.71

102

July

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.2

1.5

1.5

*53

T.O

7.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.6

10

2.2

.6

 1.1

1.1

.6

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

2.0

11

1.5

122.9

3.96

244

Aug.

1.1

52

9.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.9

3.6

3.6

2.2

11

4.3

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.5

*1.0 TTs2.9

2.6

127.2

4.10

252

Sept.

3.4

3.1

2.4

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.0

.8

*.6

.8

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.2

4.1

25

19

4.1

*3.8

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

102.5

3.42

203

Calendar year 1952 : Max 45 Mln O.5 Mean 3.97 Ao-ft 2,88O

Water year 1952-53 : Max 53 Mln 0.2 Mean 3.O4 Ao-ft 2,2OO

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). July 9 (8:3O p.m.) 384 cfs (3.87 ft); Aug. 2 (4:3O p.m.) 732 cfs (4.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23-26, 28-31, Nov. 4-6, Dec. 14-22, Jan. 11-15, Mar. 14-23; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

127

Location.--Lat 38°16'00", long. 104°39'00", in see. 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.--4,704 sq mi.

Records available. May 1885 to December 1887, May to August 1889, September 1894 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1885 to August 1887, May to August 1889, and September 1894 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at Rock Canyon" 1889, and as "at Pueblo" 

1885-87, 1894-1924. Records for May 26, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1934, do not include water 

diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,689.82 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. May 16, 1885, to Sept. 12, 1886, staff gage at site 2j 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 

2| miles downstream at various sites and datums.

Average discharge. 49 years (1894-1924, 1934-53), 740 cfs; 9 years (1925-34) 624 cfs (not 

including water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,770 cfs July 21; minimum daily, 35 cfs Apr. 23. 

1585-87, 1889, 1894-1953: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24.66 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,730 cfs on 

basis of float measurement 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks for 

municipal supply of Pueblo. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions above station for irrigation 

of about 88,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

228

234 2"o"3"

207

208

208

201

*195

179

178

185

185

194

193 

205

204

187

187

182

191

189

189

183

167

163

162

167

162

162

162 

151

5,811

187

11,530

JJov.

167

151

138

156

157

*162

167

158

214

249

249

250

249

249 

238

250

261

261

262

269

290

291

292

340

a318

a306

a314

a354

a404

a446

7,612

254

15,100

Dec.

a504

550

560

*452"

363

380

419

350

305

445

416

348

359

366 

365

351

337

351

344

336

321

306

308

303

323

305

216 29~2~

254

243 

303

11,085

358

21,990

Jan.

424

377

394

333

291

306

337

294

281

275

281

295

*289

295 

255

301

334

254

281

268

256

254

254

241

254

180

2l4

203

189

189 

190

8,589

277

17,040

Feb.

189

171

178

190

189

239

190

178

225

249

*258

235

215

215 

172

165

170

130 185"

158

213

200

206

164

169

154

165

143

-

-

5,321

190

10,550

Mar.

154

179

171

141

129

153

142

142

143

143

*191

254

T5o

126 

119

86

62

53

73

53

52

43

41

So

61

61

*55

68

51

59 

105

3,360

108

6,660

Apr.

122

87

87

75

94

206

160

142

142

97

121

156

180

156 

146

123

93

122

138

127

88

55

35

57

116

88

89

*111

136

209

3,588

120

7,120

May

137

120

126

91

81

51

46

45

7S

50

153

685

841

*772 

728

706

914

470

415

277

228

202

143

222

411

*536

642

922

1,560

1.790 

1,490

14,927

482

29,610

June

1,680

1,800

1,930

1,970

1,990

1,800

1,610

1,450

1,520

1,890

2,640

3,040

3,580

4.190 

3,670

3,600

3,180

3,020

2,920

2,690

2,490

2,230

1,930

1,830

1,700

1,500

1,510

1,690

1,640

1,670

68,560

2,285

136,000

July

1,640

1,620

1,470

1,320

1,270

1,080

1,110

*951

874

1,080

1,230

1,580

1,710

1,500 

1,280

1,290

1,580

1,660

1,590

1,390

1,500

1,050

907

855

752

601

537

518

*S23"

1,340 

1,400

37,308

1,203

74, 000

Aug.

1,550

1,650

1,760

1,900

1,340'

1,260

1,140

1,320

766

672

625

596

513

458 

520

701

539

983

*327

307

312

345

250

184

124

119

123

*97

456" 95

654

21,710

700

43,060

Sept.

662

*733

725

682

625

653

345

184

*163

141

135

135

131

152 

136

111

96

81

*74

85

185

*175

91

67

*58

50

45

45

39

a38

6,840

228

13,570

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,240 Min 61 Mean 779 Ac-ft 565,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,190 Min 35 Mean 533 Ac-ft 386,200

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 efa). June 14 (8 p.m.) 4,270 cfs; July 21 (9:30 p.m.) 6,770 cfs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Templeton Gap Ploodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Location. La t 38° 53 '17", long. 104°49'01", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., on left 

bank 75 ft upstream from mouth of concrete flume, 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highways 85 and 87, and three-quarters of a mile north of Colorado Springs. 

Drainage area. 8.46 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.26 fi), from 

rating curve based on computation of flow at critical depth at gage heights 1.3, 1.4, 

1.8, 3.0, 6.0 and 10.0 ft; no flow most of year.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 15, 1953; no flow most of time. 

Remarks. Records good. This is an artificial channel constructed to divert flood flows 

from normally dry channels around Colorado Springs during periods of heavy rainfall. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to September 1953 

July 29....... 4.7 July 31....... 0.2 Aug. 15........22

30....... 9.8 Aug. 3....... 1.0 16........ 3,3

Note. No flow except for days listed above.

Month

July 1953.......... ........

Total

14.7

26.3

Maximum

0.1

9.8

22

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

0.001

.47

.11

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0.40

29

81

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

bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on county road, lij miles downstream from Little Fountain Creek, and 5^ miles southeast of Fountain. 

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,341.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of

L929. Prior to Mar. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 250 ft downstream at

same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 57.1 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs July 30 (gage height, 5.29 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Aug. 15.

1938-53: 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

37ff

4.4

7.0

7.5

8.0

11

*16

IF

15

12

12

11

10

8.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

*5.2

4.8

4.8

5.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.2

6.5

7.5

8.0

241.1

7.78

478

JJov.

8.0

7.0

T75

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

14 *17

TS- 24

16

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

17

15

12

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

362.0

12.1

718

Dec.

*8.0

8.5

8.5

6.0

6.5

4.4

4.7

2.9

5.5

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

2.9

2.0

?75

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

159.4

5.14

316

Calendar year 1952: Max 432

Jan.

5.5

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.2

*5.5

5.5

5.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

4.4

5.0

5.6

7.0

8.0

*9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

11

11

13

225.7

7.28

448

Feb.

15

14

15

16

16

16

17

19

20

21

*21

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

22

22

21

24

*22

16

9.0

7.5

7.0

6.0

_

-

502.5

17.9

997

Mar.

4.1

2.9

57?

29

TT

7.0

5.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

*4.1

4.5

4.8

5.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.5

7.0

7.0

*7.0

8.0

9.0

12

16

16

20

11

253.3

8.17

502

Apr.

9.0

10

2.3

or

4_4

34

21

16

*6.0

7.0

7.0

13

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.0

4.4

5.0

*5.4

6.0

7.5

10

11

7.0

6.0

17

9.0

13

5.0

-

315.0

10.5

625

May

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.0

775

*5.5

6.5

7.5

6.0

2.6

2.6

24

60

T6

6.5

19

24

*12

14

*8.5

10

11

16

14

12

10

31

17

9.0

6.0

5.0

372.7

12.0

739

June

7.0

8.0

4.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.1

*4.1

2.6

2.0

1.8

273

2.6

3.2

4.0

3.8

*4.4

8.6

il

9.0

6.2

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.8

-

135.0

4.50

268

July

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.2

*2.9

2.9

3.1

160

9.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

5.0

100

20

6.0

*3.2

2.3

1.7

1.8

3.2

2.3

1.6

573

-15 241

625.5

20.2

1,240

Aug.

11

10

18

10

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

*2.9

3.5

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.2

-20 327

9.0

7.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

20

2.5

2.2

*2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

496.9

16.0

986

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.6

*2.9 STo"

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

-

59.6

1.99

118

Mln 1.7 Mean 14.0 Ao-ft 10,120

Meter year 1952-53: Max 327 Mln 1.2 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,440
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'20", long. 104°35'40", in SW^ sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 64 W., OR left 

bank at downstream side of Eighth Street Bridge in Pueblo, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq mi.

Records available. October 1.941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1922 to September 1925 and October 1941 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

January to September 1941 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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, waterstage recorder, within 200 ft of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge . 15 years (1922-25, 1941-53), 58.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of float measurements at gage heights 

8.00 and 9.00 ft; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1.

1922-25, 1941-53: 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 of peak 

flow. Flood of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of 

peak flow.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 22,500 acres. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 23 to Nov. 5, 

Nov. 12-20, Jan. 1-10, Feb. 4-15, Apr. 20 to May 5, May 

18, 19, July 4-18, 23-29, Aug. 6-16, Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 

Sept. 14-20)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0.2

3.5 

6.0

11

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

24

46

76

160

320

560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

"73 0.2

.3

.6

.7

.8

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.6

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

26.1

0.84

52

JJov.

1.1 l^o

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.4

1.4

1.4

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.8

3.5

3.8

378

3.8

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.8

-

68.1

2.27

135

Dec.

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

*5.5

5.5

6.5

571

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

3.5

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

137.4

4.43

273

Jan.

4.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

*3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.5

4.0

4.8

5.5

5.2

*4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

121.3

3.91

241

Feb.

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

*1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.2

4.5

3.3

3.5

4.0

*4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.0

_

.

-

79.7

2.85

158

Mar.

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

370

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.2

172

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.6

60.6

1.95

120

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.4

*1.5

1.7

2.6

3.2

276

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.5

2.1

-

51.4

1.71

102

May

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

2.0

2.5

1.7

1,6

6.4

2.6

*77

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

Ji.

127.2

4.10

252

June

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

*.7

1.0

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.6

.9

1.0

-

22.5

0.75

45

July

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

*8.6

.7

4.7

164

4.8

2.8

1.2

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

a85

a2.0

a. 9

*.9

.7

.6

.5

.6

1.6

1.5

41

a6.0

a2.0

338.2

10.9

671

Aug.

a7.0

al.5

al.4

al.4

al.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

337

171

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

*.8

.8

jj.

.7

.7

.7

559.0

18.0

1,110

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 *-£

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

_._9

-

21.0

0.70

42

Calendar year 1952: Max 807 Mln 0.1 Mean 6.96 Ac-ft 5,040

Water year 1952-53: Max 337 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.42 Ac-ft 3,20&

Peak discharge (base. 10,OOP 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.
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38"12'20", long. 104°31'40", in sec. 23, T. 21 S., R. 64 W., on downstream 

side of right abutment of highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Bessemer ditch siphon, 

5 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles southeast of City Hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953 (discontinued). January 1941 to September 1942 In files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,690 ft (from topographic map). Jan. 11 

ro Aug. 20, 1941, water-stage recorder and Aug. 21, 1941, to Mar. 31, 1942, chain gage, 

at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 1 to Dec. 2, 1942, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 27.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 6.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs 

Nov. 7-17, 24-29.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 26, 1950 (gage height, 9.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.50 and 9.2 ft, and float measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; no flow for 

several days in July, August 1943, May 1948, and August 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 56,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (determined by State engineer's 

office).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,500 acres above station. 

Diversions above station to reservoirs for industrial use.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.3

0.30

18

Jfov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

tf

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

-

7.8

0.26

15

Dec.

0.4

.7

n.o

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.0

4JO

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.4

74.9

2.42

149

Jan.

2.6

3.2

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6^0

4.0

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

72.0

2.32

143

Feb.

1.2

i!s

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.8

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

8.0

4.5

.

_

-

207.1

7.40

411

Mar.

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.5

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

1.0

41.6

1.34

83

Apr.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

*75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

18.9

0.63

37

May

0 ~T55

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

1.5

2.5

5.0

7.0

8.5

10

12

15

15

*13

7.5

5.5

2.5

1.7

2.0

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

3.0

3.8

130.8

4.22

259

June

3.8

3.8

3.8

23

95

7.0

2.5

2.0

2.5

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.4

3.5

6.0

4.0

2.6

*2.5

2.5

1.6

1 2

T72

1.2

2.0

2.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.7

-

195.7

6.52

388

July

1.7

1.8

2.5

45

5.0

1.5

.5

.3

12

*28

34

32

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

18

38

3.0

66

10

4.5

*3.0

3.0

3.0

116

To

49

10

3.0

507.8

16.4

1,010

Aug.

3.0

496

938

773

100

20

10

27

373

25

10

*7.5

5.0

4.0

5.0

785

10

5.0

3.8

3.0

276

60

10

7.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.4

4.2

3,985.7

129

7,910

:Sept.

5.5

4.0

2.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

.9

.7

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.7

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

-

31.8

1.06

63

Calendar year 1952 : Max 762 Mln 0 Mean 22.6 Ac-ft 16,430

Water year 1952-53 : Max 938 Mln 0.2 Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,490

Peak discharge (base. 5.200 cfs).--Aug..2 (8:15 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (5.58 ft); Aug. 16 (2 a.m.) 7, 

:fs (6.46 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

131

Location. Lat 37°43'40", long. 105°21'10", in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 ¥., on left bank at 

Manzanares Crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Manzanares Creek, .and 3i miles 

southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area. 73 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1923 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map) Prior 

to Sept. 8, 1934, at sites about 500 ft upstream at different 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. 17 years (1936-53), 34.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 90 cfs May 29; minimum not determined.

IS23-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2, 1951 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 1937, but may have been less during periods of no gageheight record.

Remarks,. Records poor prior to Aug. 13, fair thereafter. Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

17

17

17

17

17 

16

15

*14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

*13

13

13

430

13.9

853

Nov.

IS

( )

-

450

15

893

Dec.

( )

13

403

13

799

Calendar year 1952 : Max 159

Jan.

10

10

1011

11

11

' 12

14

14

14

14

IS

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

14

14

14

420

13.5

833

Feb.

13

13

Ts"

13

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

_

-

382

13.6

758

Mar.

14

14

14

15

16

"ft

16

IS

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

13

13

420

13.5

833

Apr.

13

12

12

12

11

11 

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.4

9.2

*8.7

O

8.8

9.2

10

12

.14

15

14

16

20

23

25

26

24

394.7

13.2

783

May

22

21

20

18

11

*18 

21

25

29

28

26

24

24

21

18

19

19

19

21

*23

32

36

44

50

58

68

80

88

90

80

70

1,129

36.4

2,240

June

72

76

76

*76

72

70 

66

65

66

68

74

80

82

76

76

70

72

72

72

72

72

70

68

62

54

*51

46

45

44

~

2,007

66.9

3,980

July

38

35

34

32

34

35 

36

33

*30

28

28

28

27

26

25

27

32

44

42

54

45

40

38

35

34

32

32

31

32

*32

33

1,052

33.9

2,090

Aug.

35

37

38

38

37

36 

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

26

22

25

26

*23

23

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

18

11

861

27.8

1,710

Min - Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 21,970

Sept.

ii

18

*16

16

16

15

14

15

16

14

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

*13

13

13

13

14

14

12

12

12

12

10

11

12

420

14.0

833

Water year 1952-53 : Max 90 Min - Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,600

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No record of peaks available this year.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record except for 17 scattered gage readings Oct. 1 to Aug. 12 (stagedischarge relation affected by Ice during part of period), Aug. 16, 22-26; discharge estimated 0,1 

basis of 15 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

ng. 105°00'30", in sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 68 W. , on right bank 

d) downstream from bridge on State Highway 69, half a mile

Location. Lat 37°43'40", long

 at Badito, 460 ft (revised)

downstream from South Oak Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Walsenburg. Prior to May 27,

1953, at site 75 ft downstream. 

Drainage area . 532 sq mi. 

Records available . August to December 1912, March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946

 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August to December 1912, April 1923 

to September 1925 (no winter records in 1925), and March 1938 to August 1941 in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.20 ft above mean sea level, datum or

 1929. 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 

Dec. 23, 1938, chain gage Dec. 23, 1938, to Aug. 6, 1941, and 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 . 10 years (1923-24, 1938-40, 1946-53), 21.0 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 10.32 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at 7.6, 8.0

and 9.2 ft (present datum); no flow Mar. 25.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-41, 1946-53: 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 . WSP1241: 1923(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-25, May 9-26, June 16, 17, 

July 6-30, Aug. 6-16, 26-31, Sept. 1-16, 19-30)

Oct. 1 to May 26

1.3

May 27 to Sept. 30

5.5

3.2

7.0

12

30

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

.5 

1.5 

3.0 

5.5

5.9

6.0 

6.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 t.o September 1953

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.

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

9.0

8.5

*7.5

6.2

6.6

*4.7

4.3

4.3

5.1

5.1

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

*2.6

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.0

4.0

*3.2

6.6

6.6

154.4

4.98

306

JJov.

5.1

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.3

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

*2.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.5

*1.2

.9

1.0

1.2

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

3.0

-

74.9

2.50

149

Dec.

3.3

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.8

4.2

4.7

5.4

6.2

*6.8

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.1

7.6

6.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.8

7.6

7_, 8

186.5

6.02

370

Jan.

11

13

12

14

14

*12

*15

16

16

iZ

17

16

14

10

3.5

3.7

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

*3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

*3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

260.8

8.41

517

Feb.

3.7

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

*4.2

4.2

4.3

4.6

5.0

5.4

6.0

6.6

7.2

475

2.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

*1.0

.9

.&

_

_

-

99.6

3.56

198

Mar.

0.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*0

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7

ii

11.9

0.38

24

Apr.

1.2

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.8

3.6

6.0

*7.5

7.0

7.5

11

6.2

5.1

7.5

4.3

*3.0

4.0

3.0

2.2

2.4

5.1

4.0

*5.5

10

10

12

13

14

16

I?

-

191.5

6.38

380

May

12

11

14

12

*9.0

*9.5

8.0

8.5

8.5

10

13

13

15

17

16

18

12

6.6

4.0

*2.8

*6.2

11

14

21

25

26

22

4.0

4.5

5.8

8.0

367.4

11.9

729

June

11

14

16

18

*19

21

23

25

29

31

33

*37

26

24

18

*15

11

12

11

9.6

15

13

13

*19 8.6 

17

15

15

11

16

-

546.2

18.2

1,080

July

14

14

6.6

7.2

8.3

88

IT

9.6

*5.8

*4.5

49

20

5.0

2.0

1.5

1.8

1.8

66

25

12

7.0

5.0

3.8

*3.5

7.6

8.0

8.0

2.4

1.8

*80

76

556.0

17.9

1,100

Aug.

108

20

10

6.2

5.0

*4.2

4.5

10

13

11

9.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

136

90

25

15

*40

15

9.0

5.0

8.0

4.5

*2.1

2.1

1.5

1.2

2.0

1.6

586.8

18.9

1,160

Sept.

0.4

.8

*2.1

4.0

278

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.3

*2.6

1.2

.5

.5

1.2

1.5

2.2

*3.5

2.6

1.6

3.0

2.7

1.6

*.6

.6

.7

1.1

.9

.6

.6

-

47.3

1.58

94

Calendar year 1952: Max 134 Mln 0 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,510

Water year 1952-53: Max 136 Mln 0 Mean 8.45 Ao-ft 6,110

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs). July 6 (5:30 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (9.90 ft); July 11 (10 p.m.) 1,200 

cfs (9.07 ft): July 18 (9:30 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (8.90 ft); July 30 (1:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (9.01 ft); Aug.

16 (9:30 p.m.) 2,050 cfs (10.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Jan. 26. No gage-height record Jan. 28 

to Apr. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period), May 27, July 19-24, Aug.

2-5, 17-25; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

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

133

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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Average discharge. 19 years, 25.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

IU34-53: 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 for Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period Oct. 1 to July 29, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1007: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

9.0

(*)

279.0

9.0

553

Ilov.

8.0

(*)

-

240.0

8.0

476

Dec.

(*)

6.7

'

207.7

6.7

412

Jan.

> 6.2

(*)

 8.0

. 8.6

(*)

236.6

7.63

469

Feb.

> 8.2

. 8.4

7.4

-

_

-

225.2

8.04

447

Mar.

 7.9

(*)

9.0

(*)

3.0

257.0

8.29

510

Apr.

> 7.5

(*)

7.7

 7.0

-

222.0

7.40

440

Calendar year 1952: Max 278 Mln - Mean 32.3

May

(*)

. 9.0

-

13

(*)

" 22

462.0

14.9

916

June

(*)

26

32

(*)

30

880

29.3

1,750

July

23

( *)

21

> 17

J *23

13

629

20.3

1,250

Aug.

14

17

15

14 

13

12

11

12

10

10

12

11

10

10

10

10

13

14

16

*12

10

11

11

9.7

10

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

7.2

6.5

348.2

11.2

691

Sept.

6.8

*6.5

6.8

fct

6.5

6.8

6.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.1

4.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.8

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

-

147.5

4.92

293

Ao-ft 23,470

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln - Mean 11.3 Ao-ft 8,210

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Peaks not determined.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to July 29 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

part of period)} discharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

368561 O - 56 - 10
134 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,870.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 48.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 6.52 ft, from 

highwater mark), 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.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs 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.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation of about 42,800 acres. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241:, 1950(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

 X0.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

».l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

5.3

0.17

11

Jlov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

*Jil

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.4

.1

71.1

.2

.2

-

12.8

0.43

25

Dec.

-7? 0.2

*.2

2.0

5.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

1O

11

13

14-S.O

7.0

6.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.7

4.6

4.3

179.6

5.79

356

Jan.

4.2

5.0

6.0

7.0

6.4

5.6

9.2

11

*12

14

15

15

12- 17

9.0

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.0

5.0

4.5

*4.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

2.5

1_._5

217.4

7.01

431

Feb.

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.3

.9

.9

.9

78" .8

.8

.9

.9

 1.0

1.4

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.1

1.7

2.0

2.5

3.5

3.0

»6.0

7.2

671

6.0

_

_

-

63.8

2.28

127

Mar.

T7&- 5.0

~.2 0

.4

1.8

1.5

.9

.8

.7

.6

.4

».2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

O

0

.1

.1

.1

».l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

16.8

0.54

33

Apr.

0.9

.5

00"

0

.3

.9

.3

0

.1

.5

1.8

.9

.5

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

».2

.6

2.0

.5

.6

.5

.7

.5

-

14.8

O.49

29

May

0.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

»00"

.2

.3

.6

.6

.5

.3

.5

5.2

5.6

47?

».6

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

.8

3.5

2.8

2.2

30.6

0.99

61

June

2.2

4.2

5.6 276"

2.8

2.O

1.2

.6

.4

.2

».l

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

».l

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

22.8

0.76

45

July

00"

0

0

O

0

7.4

3.0

1.0

*.l

~5T 320

5

0

O

5O

43

84

177

5

12

50

53

60

43

41

28

28

26

32

43

1,168.5

37.7

2,320

Aug.

57

73

36

17

9.8

3.8

1.8

.9

.7

.7

.8

».7

1.0

.8

.6

387

462

30?

3.5

.6

l.O

1.0

2.2

2.2

1.2

.7

.6

».6

.1

.1

0_

1,376.4

44.4

2,730

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

»7g- .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

-

1.6

0.05

3.2

Calendar year 1952: Max 661 Mln 0 Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 7,990

Water year 1952-53: Max 462 Mln 0 Mean 8.52 Ac-ft 6,170

Teak discharge (base. 3.000 eta), July 11 (8 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (4.87 ft)j Aug. 16 (1E:30 a.m.) 

4,530 cfs (5.94 ft)j Aug. 17 (10 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (6.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 24 to Jan. 9, July 13-15, 20; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stagedischarge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 2.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location. La t 38°11', long. 104°10', in NWv sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 60 W., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal, l£ miles west of 

Nepesta, and 6 miles downstream from Huerfano River. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, at site 

200 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--9.363 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and 

October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to 

October 1903, May 1906 to November 1912, and January 1914 to September 1944 in reports 

of State engineer. Published as "at Nepesta" 1897-99, 1919-20 and as "near Boone 

July to October 1916. Records for 1903, July to October 1916, and June 1936 to date 

represent total flow above diversion dam, others do not include flow in Oxford Farmers 

Co. canal below the first wasteway.

Page. Water-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Farmers Co. canal. Datum of gage on 

river is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 5, 1921, staff 

gages or water-stage recorders at various sites within 5 miles upstream and 2 miles 

downstream at different daturas. Since June 5, 1921, water-stage recorders at sites on 

river, or river and canal, within 300 ft, at approximately present datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1936-53), 712 cfs; 10 years (1917-21, 1922-28), 712 cfs (not 

including water diverted by Oxford Farmers Co. canal below the first wasteway).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Aug. 16; minimum daily, 38 cfs 

Sept. 30.

1897-1903, 1906-12. 1914-53: 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 computed uy 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.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

272

287

290

273

263

255

»258

279

279

167

183

200

199

207

*219

255 

256

166

557

233

*356

555

207

237

247

234

2O9

260

277

*243 

237

7,497

242

14,870

Jiov.

252

276

263

284

286

289

254

247 2~BO~

288

3 2O

*313

357

341

388

39O 

405

*393

422

314

304

369

397

438

449

400

42O

46O

470

365

10,4O9

347

20,650

Dec.

26O

»210 5io"

210

210

210

23O

260

*481 376"

422

47O

451

397

405

*397 

397

4O5

397

397

388

372

346

331

328

350

315

280

315

300 

295

10,415

336

20,66O

Jan.

290

325

300

331

372

*316

388

372

355

*316

388

414

1T¥

405

295

242

160

61

»24?

355

363

380

380

331

355

36O

290

30O

*295

302 

280

9,977

322

19.79O

Feb.

288

295

295

338

309

302

»331

346

331

338

331

331

316

309

266

242 

236

*326

317

339

332

310

339

260

252

267

*235

535

I

8,420

301

16,700

Mar.

263

263

278

276

245

239

226

239

244

*245

241

270

272

291

535

»216 

238

205

225

194

159

151

150

*145

141

133

137

125

114

147J 

»151

6,456

208

12,810

Apr.

182

188

174

172

172

»211

294

535

219

192

180

225

260

*259

209

173 

175

165

209

232

*198

155

128

1ST

162

137

138

»136

165

162

5,665

189

11,240

May

224

161

128

140

105

95

95

*94

55

123

129

*198

217

333

*257

224 

478

395

538

360

286

271

296

287

383

*540

612

803

1,190

1,480 

1,340

11,881

383

23,570

June

1,900

*1,980

2,040

2,330

2,110

1,630

1,820

1,600

*1,590

1,470

2,060

2,490

2,63O

3.OOO

3.110

2,940 

2,520

*2,O7O

2,150

2,140

2,610

2,540

*2,410

2,290

2,100

1,830

1,520

1,650

1,330

1.170

63,030

2,101

125,000

July

1,370

1,370

*1,290

911

1,360

1,250

1,15O

1,160

1.O1O

*1,300

1,090

1.O2O

1,270

1,25O

999

*777 

1,040

1,450

1,830

755

1,250

1,560

926

*1,160

878

744

58O

455

m

1,450 

*1,100

34,229

1,104

67,890

Aug.

1,270

1,59O

1,370

*1,460

1,120

1,060

874

623

912

865

*755

64O

509

413

355

1.810 

t66

*802

64O

440

411

647

475

416

*355

239

234

203

158

137 

107

21,650

698

42,940

Sept.

*128

248

156" 329

149

124

135

183

*276

217

186

175

165

157

*183

16O 

107

105

101

98

94

*191

170

81

59

59

53

43

42

38

4,254

142

8,44O

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,040 Min 127 Mean 762 Ac-ft 553, OOQ

Hater year 1952-53: Max 3,110 Min 38 Mean 531 Ac-ft 384,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,7OO of a) . Aug. 16 (7:3O a.m.) 11,9OO efs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote. Discharge computed from once-daily gage readings Oct. 1 to Aug. 25. Ho _._ gage-height __ _ . __ record for

river Nov. 26 to Dec. 8, Dec. 25-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 3, Jan. 26-28, Feb. 19-22, Mar. 2O (stagedischarge relation affected by ice during most of periods)j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Ho gage-height record on 

canal Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Mar. 23 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods). 

Apr. 7-llj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and observer's reports.
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°05', long. 103°59', in sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 59 ¥., near right bank on 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 3? miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Fowler.

Drainage area. 1,125 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1922 

to September 1925 and May 1939 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at mouth" April 1922 to September 1925.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1923, at site about 3 miles downstream at different datum.

Aug. 29, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 39.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,310 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 12.15 

ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs July 10, 11.

1920-25, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1923, by slope-area determination about 2 miles upstream from present station, caused by failure of Apishapa Dam 

about 31 miles upstream; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers Co. and Rocky Ford Highline canals 

enters river above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,700 

acres.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 1939, 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1923(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 29, July 3-19, 

Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

0.5 

1.4 

3.2 

6.0

11

19

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

6.0

65

160

320

480

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Oct., -r 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

5.4

2.8

2.7

2.8

4.9

8.5

5.7

8.5

*4.3

3.8

3.5

6.0

4.3

9.5

9.0

4.3 

2.8

2.5

6.5

6.5

3.0

*2.5

2^3

4.6

7.5

4.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

147.0

4.74

292

Nov.

3.8

4.6

5.4

5.4

3.5

3.0

2.8

7.0

15

*T3

10

8.5

5.2

7.0

8.5

4.9

3.2

2.7

2.5

4.6

b3.4

b2.6

b2.3

b2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

175

2.0

2.0-

142.8

4.76

283

Dec.

*2.1

277

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.2

375" 3.8

3.8

3.5

3.8

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

89.1

2.87

177

Jan,

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

*2.8

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.1

9.7

13_

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.6

*1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8 l.'S

82.2

2.65

163

Feb.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

T76

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.0

3.0

*2.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

 1.8

1.8

13

~S.O 28

2.3

_

-

96.7

3.45

192

Mar.

1.9

3.5

2.7

27B" 4.0

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.3

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6 

T76

1.6

1.9

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.6

 1.8

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.3

4.0

3.5

70.5

2.27

140

Apr.

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.5

*5.7

10

5.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.1

1.9

 1.9

1.8

T78

1.8

To" 55

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.8

142.7

4.76

283

May

1.8

1.6

TT9

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.9

2.7

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.0 

*19

8.5

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

3.5

363

TS?

10

8.5

608.0

19.6

1,210

June

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.5

9.5

8.0

9.5

13

5.7

22

21

532" 106 

34

11

7.0

20

8.0

6.0

7.0

*6.5

4.6

2.7

37?

2.8

416.0

13.9

825

July

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.8

2.7

1.9

 1.6

4.6

1.6

ji

.8

28

8.5

2.8

1.9

3.0

57 

29

276 2l9~

50

*74

40

28

25

22

27

20

20

19

19

1,021.8

33.0

2,030

Aug.

19

21

83

22

17

*11

9.5

3.8

15

23

7.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

10

1,350 

67

139

180

25

13

13

41

25

5.4

4.0

*3.2

2.8 275"

3.0

2,130.3

68.7

4,230

Sept.

4.0

4.0

4.9

"5.5 28

4.9

3.5

*2 ,8

2.3

3.5

5.4

3.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.3

3.0 

4.9

5.2

3.2

*1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.3

120.1

4.00

238

Calendar year 1952: Max 549 Min 0.5 Mean 13.2 Ac-ft 9,590

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,350 Min 0.8 Mean 13.9 Ac-ft lo,06O

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs).--Aug. 17 (2:50 a.m.) 5,310 cfs (12.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 24 to Jan. 8, Jan. 16, 17, Feb. 11, 12, 21, 

22 (stage-discharge relation affected by ioe during part of periods), Apr. 9, 1O, May 3O to June 9, 

June 20-25, July 21, July 25 to Aug. 2, Aug. 4-6; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo. 

on. --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, and just upstream from King Arroyo. 

Drainage area. 12,228 sq mi.

Records available. --May to August 1889, September 1893 to December 1895 (gage heights, 

discharge measurements, and flood data only), January to December 1901, April to October 1903, June to November 1908, April 1912 to December 1913, and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1893 to December 1895, January 

to December 1901, April to October 1903, June to November 1908, and April 1912 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 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 da turns. 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. --41 years (1912-53), 278 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs July 12 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Apr. 28.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-53: 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 except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurement made at least once a week. Chain gage read 

twice daily Oct. 1 to June 8, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30. Natural flow of stream affected by 

tranemountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 400,000 acres, and return flow from 

irrigated areas .

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

~76 121

43

46

50

54

43

36

34

34

33

29

32" 24

39

45

43

59

54

50

43

54

61

37

37

39

37

39

36

36

36

1,399

45.1

2,770

IIov.

29

BT

57

54

50

50

50

63

126

83

88

100

153

165

198

108

108

92

92

104

108

124

120

116

116

58

88

80

80

104

-

2,818

93.9

5,590

Dec.

96

SB

92

25

18

28

25

25

28

28

25

36

a37

a27

21

19

18

28

26

11

19

25

29

22

31

34

34

a27

a21

a22

a31

1,000

32.3

1,980

Jan.

a22

25

a24

a!7

14

17

25

36

36

17

18

25

17

18

36

b30

26

25

15

13

14

11

IT

18

12

12

15

25

28

32

46

680

21.9

1,350

Feb.

48

46

37

41

34

34

15

68

74

44

82

IB

44

38

33

42

26

17

18

37

b35

a38

a40

52

74

46

37

34

_

-

1,181

42.3

2,340

Mar.

34

32

24

60

26

30

30

11

24

34

42

30

31

30

53

44

24

19

17

15

21

112

ISO" 124

56

a50

a45

a40

a36

a35

a40

1,318

42.5

2,610

Apr.

40

19

40

68

5¥

42

24

22

12

14

24

34

34

34

25

18

24

31

32

17

17

17

18

31

30

31

18

10

24

17

-

805

36.8

1,600

May

19

112

112

30

32

37

a20

a!5

a!4

a!2

12

15

17

36

56

116

178

230

338

298

131

59

99

83

80

14

29

148

676

SET

126

3,386

109

6,720

June

634

704

343

586

551

676

528

484

528 562

540

662

718

1,120

940

760

805

474

381

494

835

732

850

597

648

551

528

586

505

474

-

18,796

627

37,280

July

608

574

314

99

442

620

586

421

400

381

505

3,260

113

95

Z£

78

234

80

569

185

97

156

103

97

95

102

97

90

100

90

353

11,018

355

21,850

Aug.

286

412

503

326

233

166

244

156

166

418

244

206

147

104

88

149

1,500

642

a320

a!60

86

67

53

45

40

40

31

TS" 19

30

35

6,935

224

13,760

Sept.

43

40

32

55

30

40

47

51

51

53

46

46

46

44

43

40

41

41

43

44

44

44

40

38

35

26

2"8~ 25

30

30

-

1,214

40.5

2,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,130 Mln 4.2 Mean 196 Ao-ft 142,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,260 Mln 10 Mean 138 Ao-ft 100,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). July 12 (3:45 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (10.70 ft); Aug. 17 (11:30 a.m.) 

5,080 cfs (7.76 ft).

a Ho gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°05'08", long. 103°12'50", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 52 W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 1.5 miles north of courthouse 

in Las Aniraas, and 3? miles upstream from Purgatoire River.

Drainage area. 14,435 sq mi.

Records available. May to November 1898 (gage heights only), August to November 1909 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only), and May 1939 to September 1953.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. 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. 14 years, 290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs July 12 (gage height, 7.85 ft); mlnimui. 

daily, 10 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Aug. 9, 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 412,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 4-20, June 25 to July 13, 

July 27 to Aug. 8)

Oct. 1 to July 12 July 13 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

11

26

49

82

138

235

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

370

640

1,230

1,920

3,560

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

9.0

22

43

92

165

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

265

400

750

1,280

1,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

69

BT

42

31

26

24

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

24 

23

22

2l

24

24

24

28

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

847

27.3

1,680

flov.

2424"

24

26

30

30

30

31

39

151

87

60

71

103

163

151

100 

75

49

52

68

82

85

92

69

66

56

75

117

105

-

2,135

71.2

4,230

Dec.

123

105

108

78

64

64

68

75

75

64

56

49

46

46

42

40

39 

39

37

35

34

32

31

32

26

27

60

56

103

213

TIT

1,981

63.9

3,930

Jan.

85

66

61

69

73

75

68

68

71

69

64

62

64

60

48

41

50 

73

69

56

50

49

46

46

45

45

39

ST

52

44

40

1,799

58.0

3,570

Feb.

36

35

34

33

33

31

29

28

29

24

25

30

27

30

24

24

28 

26

24

14

23

50

~eS 123

44

37

31

27

.

-

967

34.5

1,920

Mar.

33

30

30

29

28

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

21

20

24 

20

18

17

16

4?

zT

17

22

23

17

17

17

19

37

741

23.9

1,470

Apr.

37

27

22

24

24

21

19

20

20

21

35

 55 60

36

26

22

22 

20

19

19

17

17

18

20

18

18

15

TS

20

18

728

24.3

1,440

May

40

44

100

95

56

36

31

26

25

34

30

28

24

24

23

28

239 

138

146

114

108

54

30

23

22

20

16

Tff

703

3BT

218

2,747

88.6

5,450

June

62 5S5"

314

468

590

486

45O

349

307

410

386

426

363

805

761

495

56O 

590

151

335

673

651

'STo" 884

706

504

504

504

466

328

-

14,720

491

29,200

July

410

459

468

123

180

450

426

363

370

321

342

3.190

386

150

106

59

150 

88

405

192

108

43

72

33

28

26

26

26

22

7f

78

9,121

294

18,090

Aug.

265

269

297

206

114

33

21

94

237

370

212

186

128

82

44

27

1,730 

1,160

244

493

126

64

140

55

28

24

20

18

17

17

16_

6,737

217

13,360

Sept.

17

21

13

21

18

14

14

14

14

15

16

14

13

18

15

15

15 

16

16

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

To" 10

-

429

14.3

851

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,100 Mln 22 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,190 Mln 10 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,190

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 of si . July 12 (1 p.m.) 6.26O cfs (7.85 ft) I AUK. 17 (6:3O o.m.) 5. ISO

cfs (6.74 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Ga,

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location. lat 37 0 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.--flay 1896 to July 1899, August 1905 to November 1912, and October 1933 

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August 1905 

to November 1912, and April 1916 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior 

to October 1915, published as "Purgatory River."

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,982.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. 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 

gage on upstream side of Animas Street Bridge at datum 2.0 ft lower. Apr. 1, 1916, to 

Nov. 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.--41.years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-53), 89.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.10 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, 2.4 cfs Sept. 26.

1896-99, 1905-12, 1916-53: 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 and 8.17 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 period Feb. 1 to July 28, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 6,500 acres.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

3T

33

29

26

28

29

28

26

*24

21

23

23

24

24

26

26

24

24

26

21

23

23

23

21

21

21

*21

21

21

20_

764

24.6

1,520

JJov.

18

20

21

23

21

21

23

20

26

38

29

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

24

29

*26

26

28

29

b24

20

23

26

29

32

-

740

24.7

1,470

Dec.

36

4O

b46

b5O

52

52

52

46

40

27

25

*3O

32

37

78

65

78

71

71

58

40

35

40

52

50

49

50

55

71

82

78

1,588

51.2

3,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 869

Jan.

58

52

45

50

52

47

40

*55

63

45

38

26

31

26

26

25

24

23

40

37

19

23

24

24

16

14

12

*21

20

18

20

1,014

32.7

2,010

Feb.

19

_

_

-

532

19

1,060

Mar.

(*)

18

(*)

558

18

1,110

Apr.

(*)

9.0

-

270.0

9.0

536

Mln 10 Mean 87.2

May

(*)

15

21

(*)

 120

(*)

1,68O

54.2

3,330

June

(*)

100

. 275

(*)

> 180

*

5,550

185

11,010

July

, ISO

(*)

3OO

. 170

*58

60

58

6,036

195

11,970

AC-ft 63,330

Aug.

52

58

65

*852

129

62

53

62

65

65

81

116

88

68

59

104

129

124

*235

124

195

167

120

88

65

62

59

56

53

51

62

3,569

115

7,080

Sept.

~53 530

*33

31

33

24

18

16

26

38

25

12

7.6

12

16

12

*14

11

5.2

3.2

5.2

7.6

7.6

6.4

4.0

2.4

372

6.4

8.8

10

981.6

32.7

1,950

Water year «** 1952-53: j-SJQt-oo. Max new*. 852 o*jt. Mln -«.!! 2.4 c. ,t Mean wceui 63.8 oj. o Ac-ft itv A i* *o, 46,200 tww

lischarge (base. 2.OOP cfs). May 28 (time and discharge unknown); June 16 (time and discharge 

; July 11 (time and discharge unknown); Aug. 4 (5 p.m.) 5,330 cfs (5.25 ft); Sept. 1 (4 p.m.) 

's (6.10 ft).

Peak discharge (base 

unknown); 

7,440 cfs VU.J.W » ,.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

,stage-dl 

discharge

, Jan. 15-17, Jan. 29 to July 28 

, discharge estimated on basis of 1O 

ecords for nearby stations.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11<30", long. 104°07i30", in sec. 4, T. 33 S., R. 60 W., on right bank 

550 ft downstream from San Francisco Creek, Ij? miles southeast of Alfalfa, and 20 miles 

east of Trinidad.

Dr ainage ar ea.--1,3 0 0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1905 to September 1907, October 1951 to September 1953 in reports

of Geolo, 

winter

'gical Survey. March 1924 to September 1928 in reports of State engineer, 

'ecords 1907, 1928. 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 800 ft downstream at different datum. Feb. 27, 1924, 

to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder, 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1924-27, 1951-53), 50.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 cfs June 16 (gage height, 12.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.79, 10.35 and 12.75 ft; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1905-7, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Aug. 7, 1927 (gage height, 18.00 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 7.80 and 17.25 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. Diversions above 

station for irrigation of about 29,000 acres.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to July 11, Aug. 4, Sept. 7-30)

1.1

1.2

1.7 20

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

41

90

195

350

1,000

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

10

8.8

L&.

7.6

7.6

8.8

10

11

11

11

12

12

13

16

16 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

10 

11

12

14

366.4

11.8

727

Nov.

14

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

12 

15

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

12

16

18

14 

14

14

-

449

15.0

891

Dec.

14

14

13

15

16

15

16

18

19

19

17

20

28

24

27

31 

32

26

19

18

18

20

16

15

16

17

18

18 

18

17

17

591

19.1

1,170

Jan.

20

19

18

17

16

15

16

18

20

24

36

39

32

25

13

10 

T3

16

18

18

17

14

14

14

13

13

12

12 

14

14

14

554

17.9

1,100

Feb.

14

14

13

17

16

14

15

14

14

15

18

16

18

19

18

16 

20

19

17

12

14

19

22

27

23

22

22

19

_

-

487

17.4

966

Mar.

17

T7

15

14

17

14

12

11

12

11

11

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.4 

7.0

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.0 

4.0

6.2

6.7

270.8

8.74

537

Apr.

5.6

4.0

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.2

3.9

2.6

1*2.

2.0

4.2

2.3

2.0

2.2

1.6

1.2 

1.6

2.8

2.6

3.2

3.4

2.5

3.2

O"8.2

3.6

2.9

1.2

1.7

1.3

-

95.0

3.17

188

May

iiP1.2

2.1

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.6

4.0

6.7

11

6.2

3.4

2.3 

12

16

8.8

7.0

5.6

3.4

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.1

251

1.190 

848

45

2.9

2,447.3

78.9

4,850

June

2.5

2.5

2.0

2TO

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.4

5.9

11

l.OOO 

705

79

29

12

13

8.2

6.7

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.1

3.1 

62

9.4

-

1,988.8

66.3

3,940

July

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.5

6.4

229

82

6.7

38

1.010

666

5.3

4.2

87

229 

296

30

124

74

128

55

19

14

12

12

20

14 

12

11

11

3,208.7

104

6,360

Aug.

17

14

28

575

370

111

47

18

16

13

5.6

5.9

10

3.2

2^1

175 

48

6.4

78

34

167

374

134

39

19

15

14

12 

10

7.0

63

2,432.0

78.5

4,820

Sept.

140

300

47

19

12

9.4

8.2

7.0

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.1 

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

*

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

-

596.1

19.9

1,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 896 Min 0.3 Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,770

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,190 Min 0.7 Mean 36.9 Ac-ft 26,730

OOP cfs). May 28 (9:30 p.m.) 3,660 cfs (7.32 ft); June 16 (7:15 p.m.)

r 11 (7:30 p.m.) 6,320 cfs (10.35 ft); Aug. 4 (4 p.m.) 3,290 cfs (6.56 ft),

Peak discharge (base. 2. 

8,740 cfs (12.75 ft); July

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 10, Jan. 17-21. No gage-height 

jcord May 30 to June 15, July 13-15; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements,

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°44', long. 103°29', in NVf£ sec. 7, T. 27 S., R. 54 W., on left bank 850 

ft upstream from Ninemile Dam, 4 miles southwest of Higbee, and' 5? miles upstream from 

Smith Canyon.

Drainage area.--2.900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

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. 29 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs July 12 (gage height, 8.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.19 ft; no flow for many days.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, about 14.3 ft, 

present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. --Records fair above 30 cfs and poor below. Diversions for irrigation of about 

32,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-31, Apr. 14-3O, May 4-13, 

May 25 to June 4, June 8 to July 7, July 9, 10, 2O, Sept. 3- 

8, 20-26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, Apr. 13 

to July 9, Sept. 8-3O

Jan. 11 to Apr. 12, 

July 1O to Sept. 7

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.0

8.0

22

43

88

173

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

332

630

1,100

1,980

3,330

5,030

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

3.0 

4.0

7.0

59

99

160

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

302

501

730

1,370

2,480

5,780

9,850

14,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

2.0

0

O

0

0

O

0

1.0

6.5

6.8

675

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.0

5.0

137.8

4.45

273

JIov.

4.7

5.0

5.3

6.2

7.4

8.8

8.8

*9.2

11

11

12.

12 

12 

12

11

9.6

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

-

276.4

9.21

548

Dec.

8_.8

972

10

18

18

16

18

*20

b23

b22

22

b21 

25 

24

*24

22

20

18

19

19

20

20

20

16

13

12

16

18

16

16

15

559.0

18.0

1,110

Jan.

16

*15

14

14

I3.

13

13

14

15

17

18

20 

22 

20

17

14

13

16

18

*19

19

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

492

15.9

976

Feb.

15

*15

15

16

16

16

*15

15

16

17

18

19 

18 

19

20

19

19

20

19

18

16

18

20

21

22.

20

17

*15

7

_

-

492^

17.6

976

Mar.

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.2

8.8 

*8.4

8.0

8.0

8.1

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.0

5.5

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

570

5.2

5.2

262.4

8.46

520

Apr.

5.2

5.2

*3.8

3.9

3.5

3.9

4.3

6.1

4.3

3.6

3.2

4.0 

2.9 

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.2

*1.0

.2

.2

0

.2

1.4

1.4

*2.6

2.3

3.5

8.0

-

84.8

2.83

168

May

6.5

12

11

5.9

4.7

4.7

5.0

0

O

0

O

0

0 

0

0

0

14

*18

14

13

10

17

12

2.9

 1.6

1.2

O

0

1.250

1,070

236

2,709.5

87.4

5,370

June

*100

56

32

30

114

27

13

*7.1

6.2

3.8

2.0

1.2 

tl

19

12

4.4

515

133

55

37

22

15

12

7.4

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.8

-

1,250.7

41.7

2,480

July

8.8

8.0

3,490

79

29

*17

20

30

366

180

398

*i£|2 

753 

*264

184

147

327

460

1,700

*522

224

5O3

340

153

90

59

*43

29

29

36

19

20,318 . 8

655

40, 300

Aug.

66

102

*637

233

1.650

536

192

192

95

*64

64

54 

58 

27

17

857

1,620

1,580

460

264

247

164

714

452

172

92

56

*39

27

20

15

10,686

545

21,200

Sept.

289

302

515

*224~

124

70

48

57

26

20

17

14 

12 

*8.4

7.1

5.9

5.0

5.8

3.2

2.0

*1.2

.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1,735.6

57.9

3,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,310 Min O Mean 28.4 Ac-ft 20,63O

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,860 Min 0 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,36O

Peak discharKe (base, 3.OOO cfs).--

unknown); July 3 I time ana discharge 

(6:45 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (4.9O ft); Aug

May 29 (time and discharge unknown); June 17 (time and discharge 

unknown); July 12 (5:3O p.m.) 24.2OO cfs (8.93 ft); July 19 

5 (5:30 a.m.) 3,420 cfs (4.33 ft); Aug. 17 (ll:3O p.m.) 3,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 14, 21, Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 (stage-aischarge relation affected by 

ice during most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Drainage area.--3.376 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1931 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,980 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--22 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 21,300 cfs July 12 (gage height, 10.33 

ft); no flow on many days.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, about 16.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow by Bureau of Reclamation and Office of State Engineer; no flow at times during 

most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods Feb. 1 to May 24 and June 19 to Aug. 6, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: 1938(M), 1943-44(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-25, Jan. 5, 6, Mar. 23,

Apr. 4-6, 10, 13-22, 24-26, Apr. 30 to May 6, May 18-29,

June 5-28, July 3, 5-11, July 25 to Aug. 3, Sept. 2-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, May 17 to Sept. 30

ipt". 2-21)

Jan. 6 to May 16

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.3 

2.5

2.9

125

230

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

405

950

1,700

6,300

12,500

0.4 

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.5

0

.3

1.4

3.0

5.0

11

27

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

§

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.09

5.6

JIov.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

3.2

5.4

5.6

*5.5

5.1

5.0

5.6

6.1

6.1

6^6

4.5

O

0

0

0

0

-

58.7

1.96

116

Dec.

0

0 

O

0

0

5.8

8.5

*11

b!2

13

11

13

16

21

*23

19

19

14

12

12

15

14

15

14

13

10

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

333.1

10.7

661

Jan.

6.S

9\l

8.8

12

12

9.2

*12

12

19

17

16

15

18

9.5

10

13

18

*27

*20

17

14

14

17

16

16

10

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.8

406.5

13.1

806

Feb.

9.0

*9.5 

12

10

8.0

7.8

7.4

8.0

10

17

18

18

20

21

25

17

9.0

10

11

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.0

7.8

5.6

3^5

4.5

*12

.

-

317.9

11.4

631

Mar.

8.8

7.0 

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.0

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.5

3.5

4.8

4.5

2.5

3.8

3.3

2.8

3.5

2.7

"it*

1.4

2.0

2.2

2.7

3.5

6.0

12

Iff

136.4

4.40

271

Apr.

6.0

4.0 

3.2

1.0

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

*.2

5.0

1*8

6.2

5.0

3.0

1.4

.3

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.4

1.2

.7

.5

.7

1.0

5.0

-

58.4

1.95

116

May

5.0

3.0 

1.7

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

3.8

2.4

1.4

*2.8

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.2

8.0

101

15

16

8.2

6.0

3.2

1.3

1.1

*1.1

.8

.4

.2

1.040 

852

224

2,326.8

75.1

4,620

June

*107

84

63

49

104

*52

35

22

18

11

6.6

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

15

*866

122

58

53

*45

32

18

9.2

7.0

4.0

1.5

0

0

-

1,791.6

59.7

3,550

July

0

0 

*2,320

200

58

36

23

12

6.8

66

40

1 *333 480

161

188

*101

852

922

742

230

122

369

134

72

52

*39

28

21

23

43

18,673.8

602

37,040

Aug.

42

107 

540

264

634

770

*206

134

138

95

86

74

69

60

43

34

1,640

2.210

500

256

130

107

152

*567

161

84

60

45

27

19

*15

9,269

299

18,380

Sept.

12 m200

88

63

50

*43

36

27

22

19

10

*9.6

8.0

6.4

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.4

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1,106.4

36.9

2,190

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,360 Mln 0 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,200

Water water year year 1952-53: iabz-ba: Max nax 10,000 iu,uuu Mln nin 0 u Mean Mean 94.5 S4.o Ac-ft Ac-rt 68,390 o«,osu

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs). July 5 (time and discharge unknown); July 12 (time unknown) 

21,300 cfs (10.33 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

'ected by ice 

estimated on basis 

sharge computed 

fune 19 to Aug. 6.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'02", long. 103°12'00", in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 101, 2.3 miles southeast of 

Courthouse in Las Animas and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1889, July to October 1909 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), July 1948 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1922 to September 1931 and July 1948 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

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 

T929. 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 datums. July 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at various datums.

Average discharge.--14 years (1922-31, 1948-53), 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs July 12 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum daily, 1.7 cfg Apr. 28, Sept. 29, 30.

1889, 1909, 1922-31, 1948-53: 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 generally made once a week. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 36,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1927(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.1

3.1

*3

25

5.7

5.4

7.5

5.7

5.2

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.2 

2)2

2.6

5.2

4.6

5.2

6.2

5.6

2.8 

5.8

4.8 

4.6 

4.0

5.8

179.8

5.80

357

JJov.

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.2

5_i°.

5.0

5.0

5.0

11

5.0

4.0

4.0

5.6

3.6

15

34

15 

21 

21

20

16

b!8

b65

b45

b7

as 

a4

a3 

a5 

a3

-

353.4

11.8

701

Dec.

a3

b3.2

b3

b4

b5

b6

7.0

7.5

9.2

9.6

18

21

23

iS.

40

28

30 

28 

22

24

28

31

34

23

al3

a!2

a 11

alO 

a9 

a8

a8

520.5

16.8

1,030

Jan.

as

a8

aS

a9

a9.6

11

11

10

15

24.

23

21

19

20

19

19

19 

b20 

b21

b!9

U17

15

13

17

17

17 

15

10 

9.2

13

19

475.8

15.3

944

Feb.

23

24

26

17

10

10

9.6

9.2

21

30

b30

b3O

b32

b34

b40

52

23 

9.6 

13

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

6.5 

2.5.

3^

-

515.6

18.4

1,020

Mar.

7.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.8

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.8

3.8

2.8

3.0

2.2

2.7

5.5

5.8

2^2 

2.5 

3.6

2.5

3.0

4.6

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.4 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

6.5

11

153.3

4.95

304

Apr.

13

6.5

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.8

2.9

2.1

2.1

6.8

8.8

8.8

5.0

3.5

3.5

3.1 

3.1 

5.1

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

4.0

3.3

3.1 

2.1

1*2. 

5.8 

8.8

-

134.5

4.48

267

May

22

9.2

6.8

8.4

15

22

11

5.5

3.8

4.2

6.01

3.8

4.2

3,3

3.1

8.8

300 

74 

7.6

4.5

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

H2.5 

1.260 

1,110

210

3,123.4

101

6,2OO

June

96

64

48

30

153

104

58

11

6.0

3.8

3.1

2.7

2 .9

3^3

2.7

2.7

236 

T92~ 807 

108

44

28

12

4.8

3.5

3.1 

2.9

2.9 

2.7 

2.7

-

2,040.8

68.0

4,050

July

2.7

277

2,000

300

120

25

12

6.4

5.5

74

818

L2.60O

1,440

464

246

296

135 

380 

1,170

500

274

162

360

185

118

60 

23

15 

11 

9.4

12

21,826.7

704

43,290

Aug.

69

158

362

266

556

528

204

118

104

70

54

39

28

24

21

19

1,870 

5.560 

789

655

524

472

524

606

154

51 

20

16 

10 

7.5

6.0

11,684.5

577

25,180

Sept.

6.3

55

88

"64 102

47

28

20

17

18

12

8.0

5.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1 

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0 

2.0

1.9

-

512.6

17.1

1,020

Calendar year 1952: Max 934 Kin 1.2 Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,160

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,600 Mln 1.7 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,360

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). 

(4.47 ft); June 17 (10 p.m.) 3,480 c

-May 16 (12 p.m.) 3,850 cfs (4.37 ft)j May 29 (10 p.m.) 4,100 efts 

's (4.28 ft); July 3 (11 a.m.) 8,520 efs (6.18 ft); July 12 (6

p.m. . cs . ; uy p.m. , cs . ; ug. : a.m. , s 

U-70 ft).

a Ho gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°04'05", long 102°56'15", in NW^ sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., at dam on 

Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3-J miles southeast of Hasty and 58 miles upstream from 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Records available.--January 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark);- gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 21,270 acre-ft Mar. 31 (elevation, 3,792.79 ft); 

no contents Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, Apr. 18 to July 11, July 30 to Aug. 1, Aug. 5-16, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.

1943-53: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-ft July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835 70 ft); 

no contents at times during 1943, 1945-47, 1952-53.

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. Capacity, 662.900 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00 ft (top of spillway gates), of which 383,700 

acre-ft (between elevations, 3,767.3 ft, elevation of no contents, and 3,851.00 ft) is 

for conservation and 279,200 acre-ft (between elevations 3,851.00 and 3,870.00 ft) is 

reserved for flood control. No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total 

capacity or contents.

Cooperation. Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952. .....

Feb. 28...... .............

May 31 ...................

Sept. 30.... ...............

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

3,780.55

-

3,791.40

_

_

_

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

0

2,290

-

14,350

18,360

0

0

0

0

0

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,290

+5,970

$-23,820

+6,090

+4,010

-21,270

0

0

0

0

0

0

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Change In contents based on capacity table put Into use Sept. 1, 1952.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

Location.~Lat 38°05'00", long. 102°55'10", in w£ 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.--18.935 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1953. Published as "at Caddoa" prior to 

October 1947.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,737.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (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. 15 years, 418 cfs (adjusted for storage in John Martin Reservoir).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs July 13 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 1, 4, 8, 14, 21.

1938-53: 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 excellent above 100 cfs, good between 10 cfs and 100 cfs, and poor below 

10 cfs. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Storage and diversions 

above station for irrigation and flood control. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir 

(see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21-23)

10

18

30

46

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

.92

226

430

740

1,160

2,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

~55 116

82

66

54

52

50

50

50

48

46

48

50

48

50

52

52

52

54

56

60

64

64

64

64

60

58

54

52

50

54

1,815

58.5

3.6OO

Uov.

36

52

52

56

64

60

58

60

64

95

113

1^5

95

92

92

101

98

98

87

62

52

66

84

107

113

76

4.7

3.8

3.2

2.9

-

2,052.6

68.4

4,070

Dec.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.2

37?

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2^3

85.7

2.76

170

Jan.

 273 2.0

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.6

~3.8 22

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

94.0

3.03

186

Feb.

2.3

275

2.9

279

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

_

-

72.5

2.59

144

Mar.

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

?73

2.6

9.5

15

19

T6

15

16

15

16

15

13

14

13

13

13

16

15

272.5

8.79

540

Apr.

414

668

662

649

642

649

668

701

688

688

688

694

688

675

675

694

694

471

62

58

56

52

50

60

62

56

58

52

54

64

12,392

413

24,580

May

116

128

107

138

138

107

87

74

56

50

62

56

60

60

58

69

317

230

185

171

164

122

79

60

46

41

46

44

548

1,220

796

5,435

175

10,780

June

315 39"5

454

326

818

649

526

430

386

442

454

408

419

562

890

586

580

1,140

610

336

402

649

502

623

454

490

442

375

466

348

15,477

516

30,700

July

310

402

627

1,240

235

466

484

408

342

364

392

1,400

,850

,020

,030

,030

,030

,020

,030

,050

1,020

970

997

1,010

938

930

930

970

970

368

66

24,879

8O3

49,350

Aug.

270

472

483

850

694

1,180

454

244

305

430

392

248

218

154

119

110

741

1,760

1,840

674

174

235

310

295

266

397

408

556

538

419

56

15,292

493

30,330

Sept.

48

104

226

364 548

154

101

76

60

54

54

43

38

36

38

36

36

32

33

33

33

33

33

35

33

32

28

26

23

li

2,112

70.4

4,190

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,23O Mln 2.3 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,800

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,84O Mln 2.0 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,600
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°06'17", long. 102°37'01", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 ¥., on right 

tank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 50 and 287 and 1.2 miles north of 

city hall in Lamar.

Drainage area. 19,874 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of 

Ueological Survey. May 1913 to September 1944 in reports of Stage engineer.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,603.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 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. 40 years, 259 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 3.19 ft): minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Aug. 14, 15.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 165,000 cfs June 5, 1921, from rating curve extended 

above 10,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: no flow at times 

during 1913-15.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week Plow regulated 

by John Martin Reservoir (see p.144). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 487,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. MSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 29 May 30 to Sept. 3D

0.3

1.3

4.0

13

30

52

180

410

3.0 

9.0

40

100

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

275

505

860

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

5.8

6.7

6.7

5.8

4.9

5.8

6.7

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

7.6

776

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.7

7.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

196.0

6.32

389

flov.

6.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.8

4.9

5T8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

b6.0

b7.5

b9.0

b!2

b!7

b!9

b!9

b20

-

248.8

8.29

493

Dec.

b20

b23

b27

b26

b24

b26

b26

b28

b27

25

30 21

30

28

28

27

27

25

25

25

28

25

25

23

23

b!7 b?2"

b29

b25

b24

23

789

25.5

1,560

Jan.

25

b20

b!7

20

20

20

20

23

 £§- 28

25

25

23

23

a!6

a!7

a20

a26

a26

a25

22

22

20

25

27

23

18

10

9.4 i& 

10

643.4

20.8

1,280

Feb.

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

7.6

7.6

776- 6.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.5

8.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.5

b8.0

b7.6

b8.0

8.5

7.6

11

16

16

18

15

_

_

-

272.9

9.75

541

Mar.

27

27

23

18

18

9.4

7.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6

5.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.7

7.6

11

294.2

9.49

584

Apr.

9.4

254

272

278

272

290

302

308

W

290

302

242

284

230

180

215

230

210

44

13

11

10

9.4

10

8.5

8.5

6.7

6.7

7.6

s.a

4,617.6

154

9,160

May

7.6

8.5

8.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.4

8.5

9.4

8.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.7

5.8

6.7

5.8

4.9

20? 

TSs

592.6

19.1

1,180

June

16

7.8

7.8

6.6

25

71

23

6.6

5.4

BT4

6.0

6.6

9.0

25

90

19

32

121

270

Tf

17

46

51

100

36

57

17 ' 13

17

21

1,145.2

38.2

2,270

July

7.2

77?

21

280

71

9.0

10

46

14

11

27

123

550- 948

466

486

505

486

492

580

528

466

466

466

410

380

375

392

416

338

54

9,430.4

304

18,700

Aug.

20

127

438

94

97

267

96

6.6

5.4

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

T7G

3.6

3.6

498

926

1.260

68

11

14

32

7.2

40

100

119

199

194

51

4,698.4

152

9,320

Sept.

7.8

775

7.8

6.6

7.2

6.0

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.2

S7B- 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

-

144.0

4.80

286

Calendar year 1952: Max 293 Mln 4.9 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,450

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,260 Mln 3.0 Mean 63.2 Ae-ft 45,760

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of period); discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and -for station at Holly, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 147

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.--25,092 sq ml.

Records available. January to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (gage heights only), 

October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published 

as "at Byron" 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 Apr. 30, 1902, chain gage at railroad bridge 6 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 15, 1907, to June 6, 1921, water-stage recorder, chain, or staff gages 

at bridge 300 ft downstream at different datum. June 7, 1921, to Apr. 25, 1942, chain 

gage or water-stage recorder at various sites within 900 ft of present site at datum 

0.86 ft higher than present datum. Apr. 26 to Nov. 4, 1942, chain gage and Nov. 5,1942, 

to Jan. 6, 1950, water-stage recorder at bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum. Jan. 7, 

1950, to May 9, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--46 years (1907-53), 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum

 3aTTy, 22 cfs Sept. 30.

1894, 1901-2, 1907-53: Maximum discharge, 136,000 cfs Oct. 20, 1908 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow several days In 1910, 1924, and 1925.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). 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). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-11)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 1 Aug. 2 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

105

210

400

650

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

42

68

153

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

335

740

-1,280

2,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

45

42

39

39

40

*45

47

42

39

37

37

39

36

37

*40

40

42

45

42

42

39

36

37

42

42

45

*47

45

42

42

39

1,271

41.0

2,520

Jlov.

37

32 "32

34

36

36

42

50

55

58

63

52

52

52

55

60

58

*58

60

60

60

55

52

55

60

b80

b80

bllO

bllO

bl!5

-

1,759

58.6

3,490

Dec.

b!20

b!05

*bl!5

176

155

170

159

*176

153

139

*139

134

143

143

148

148

139

124

119

124

129

124

105

110

58

55

65

83

115

134

*124

3,927

127

7,790

Jan.

134

105

105

134

*134

129

119

134

124

115

119

*119

119

124

!§

60

83

115

170

TT5

*134

115

115

119

124

119

115

98

110

119

119

3,657

118

7,250

Feb.

101

*101

101

110

105

110

115

110

*105

86

94

75

101

98

98

*94

98

105

98

55

"7T 47

129

164

115

105

98

86

_

_

-

2,776

99.1

5,510

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,010 Mln 22

Mar.

98

105

*98

86

90

90

86

94

94

90

83

72

68

63

63

58

50

42

*47

52

50

47

42

50

45

50

42

39

*59- 37

40

2,010

64.8

3,990

Apr.

4040"

83

164

199

*204

222

234

234

222

240

270

*252

290

25?

193

246

258

240

143

*101

75

55

52

55

52

*52

55

55

55

-

4,633

154

9,190

Mean 108

May

58

63

68

65

*68

68

60

58

47

52

47

*40

39

40

39

79

510

*TT9~

94

72

50

42

52

52

*50

42

37

36

34

32

85

2,196

70.8

4,360

June

119

75

39

36

32

32

58

58

*32

26

25

3?

32

32

37

40

39

34

34

139

65

*45

60

52

37

34

31

29

29

29

-

1,362

45.4

2,700

July

28

26

25

24

42

60

36

31

29

29

29

28

26

497

478

421

449

510

534

*570

'550" 590

518

510

510

470

414

387

387

394

296

8,898

287

17,650

Aug.

65

312

818

340

249

1,060

40O

283

240

143

115

98

72

63

63

65

60

W

645

*2.450

1,210

518

342

374

264

228

180

15O

135

135

140

11,257

363

22,330

Sept.

*130

TT5

90

80

70

64

60

56

52

52

48

45

43

42

40

38

37

35

34

33

32

*32

30

29

28

27

25

24

23

22

-

1,431

47.7

2,840

AC-ft 78,160

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,430 Mln 22 Mean 124 Ao-ft 89,620

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Aug. 27 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for Arkansas River and Frontier ditch near Coolldge.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02'18", 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,353.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 50 cfs Apr. 11, 1953; no flor for many days.

Remarks. Records excellent. This ditch diverts water from Arkansas River in Colorado for 

use in Kansas. These records and records for Arkansas River near Coolidge, represent 

the total flow of the Arkansas River at the Colorado-Kansas State line.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

33

29

22

22

24

27

26

24

22

22

22

2124-

26

33

40

34

32

29

32

34

35

32

24

21

23

29

30

30

27

860

27.7

1,710

>Jov.

28

29

31

32

32

30

29

32

36

33

28

28

29

29

28

31

28

30

30

33

35

39

35

*29

17

1

0

3

0

0-

762

25.4

1,510

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

O

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

1.4

8.8

0

0

O

3.7

15

28.9

0.93

57

Apr.

16

13

30

44

32

32

34

39

39

38

50

49

*39

33

27

29

- 30

33

34

29

*21

22

22

27

22

22

*22

22

18

36

-

904

30.1

1,790

May

42

39

37

38

42

38

35

32

33

35

35

35

36

36

34

260-

*zz

31

26

30

30

29

22

*22

14

17

14

7.9

14

24

875.9

28.3

1,740

June

37

22

21

19

32

22

15

15

11

13

30

38

37

35

41

40

37

30

IB- 46

16

15

30

36

25

25

15

15

21

28

813

27.1

1,610

July

28

29

28

25

30

37

24

30

29

33

33

32

35

47

TS

36

34

34

35

*34

-5O

22

31

29

30

27

15

0

24

34

863

27.8

1,710

Aug.

26

17

0

T5

21

49

35

36

5.1

4.2

12

12

20

17

25

21

25

25

30

7.0

5.6

19

21

25

32

24

24

28

27

27

31

645.9

20.8

1,280

Sept.

25

14

17

13

9.2

9.2

13

9.8

6.7

772

21

"57 39

35

33

34

33

32

33

31

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

28

27

28

-

'750.1

25.0

1,490

Calendar year 1952 : Max 40 Min 0 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9,630

Water year 1952-53 : Max 50 Min O Mean 17.8 Ac-ft 12,9OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

datum of 

ft downstream

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. La t 38°01i33", long. 102°01 I 00", in NWv sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 43 W.. on right 

bank 1,560 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolidge, and l| miles 

downstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area. 25,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --May to October 1903, October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, 

1929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft 

at different datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs July 3, 4, Sept. 27.

1903, 1950-53: 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.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made eight times a month. Combined flow of river and Frontier 

ditch (see preceding page) represents entire flow that enters Kansas. Flow regulated by 

John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 500,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-14, July 15, 19-22, 31,

Aug. 6-9, 20-22, 28-30, Sept. 2-11, 23-25)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.0 

5.0

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

117

216

360

860

1,450

2,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

47

42

44

47

47

47

47

47

47

49

51

54

47

44

47

57

57

66

66

63

54

47

47

49

57

54

57

54

60

66

71

1,632

52.6

3,240

JIov.

71

57

495~<r

57

57

68

84

84

91

110

91

80

77

71

66

63

63

68

74

84

87

84

84

b55

b66

b84

b90

bllO

b!30

-

2,309

77.0

4,580

Dec.

b!30

b!20

blOS

b!25

b!50

b!60

178

16T

173

148

153

173

173

153

144

148

144

140

148

148

153

153

162

158

b!26

blOO

b80

b74

b84

b90

b!22

4,285

138

8,500

Jan.

b83

126

126

126

126

135

130

153

153

148

130

140

140

122

blOO

b80

b74 b9~0

b!20

156

153

144

135

122

135

135

135

117

117

122

117

3,892

126

7,720

Feb.

122

117

117

122

135

126

122

122

117

102

110

113

140

135

135

98

95

106

blOO

b70

b55

bI07J

b!70

148

122

113

113

102

_

_

-

3,227

115

6,400

Mar.

130

122

110

68

106

91

95

84

80

87

95

95

87

91

74

74

74

68

66

63

74

68

66

66

51

51

66

57

57

49

4:0

2,405

77.6

4,770

Apr.

42

47

57

140

162

178

211

216

248

280

296

288

261

304

205

235

229

229

140

110

84

71

71

51

47

57

51

57

44

4,659

155

9,240

May

31

33

40

47

49

44

36

33

28

24

24

24

24

24

26

63

609

155

95

80

68

66

68

63

57

54

49

44

40

40

51

2,064

66.6

4,090

June

144

122

66

44

44

40

68

77

36

24

7.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

3.8

6.8

3.8

4.2

54

60

33

33

42

28

28

22

20

12

1.6

1,041.1

34.7

2,060

July

0.7

.9

.6

75

1.0

49

16

5.0

5.9

4.6

7.7

5.0

4.6

117

414

312

378

378

387

441

570

500

480

441

414

336

320

396

396

344

7,255.6

234

14,390

Aug.

135

126

940

600

140

1,190

328

320

405

178

122

98

87

87

60

80

"57 57

274

2,710

1,270

352

173

205

184

153

122

153

153

173

173

11,105

358

22,030

Sept.

148

106

84

71

63

60

54

49

47

47

36

12

6.8

6.8

9.5

7.7

6.8

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2

5.9

4.6

5.0

2.6

.6

.7

3.4

3.8

864.6

28.8

1,710

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,340 Mln e Mean 123 Ao-ft 89,180

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,710 Mln 0.6 Mean 123 Ao-ft 88,730

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

36856L O - 56 - LI
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location.-Lat 37°58', long. 101°45<, In SWi 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.

Drainage area. 25,894 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), June 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is

 ^,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 60, 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.--32 years (1921-53), 354 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs July 4, 8.

1902-6, 1921-53: Maximum discharge, 54,300 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 12.63 ft); 

no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow reg-

 uTaTed by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 12 to Nov. 13, 

Jan. 4-14, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Apr. 9-20, July 15-21, 

July 16 to Aug. 3, Aug. 24 to Sept. l)

0.5

.9

1.2

0

5.2

10.5

18

28

73

2.1 

2.9 

3.8 

4.4

164

335

760

1,530

2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

59

59

56

54

59

66

71

75

81

66

58

59

48

46

48

48

44

50

48

41

41

46

41

42

40

38

33

57

34

37

1,571

50.7

3,120

JJov.

52

50

50

53

53

54

56

66

75

81

90

92

84

92

92

90

101

112

116

121

124

124

121

126 SB5"

b4O b50"

bSO

bSO

bSO

-

2,490

83.0

4,940

Dec.

bSO

b90

b90

b95

b!7O

178

196

212

TTo" 231

167

196

187

178

178

178

176

170

161

161

b!60

b!6O

b!50

b!30

b90

b70

b60 bSo"

bllO

b!30

b!50

4,554

147

9,030

Jan.

176

151

133

176

212

b210

b200

208

196

202

2O2

205

205

199

blOO

b65 bSQ116

167

221

196

176

154

151

146

146

148

146

143

141

138

5,109

165

10,130

Feb.

136

138

143

143

143

136

141

141

146

143

138

138

146

151

148

.141

141

141

143

44

44

68

112

208 T59~

164

159

159

_

-

3,854

138

7,640

Mar.

176

159- 178

107

121

119

112

112

105

99

88

73

81

81

81

75

61

58

66

59

61

58

53

53

38

31

22

19

19

1818-

2,401

77.5

4,760

Apr.

is- 17

26

26

131

17O

196

218

224

244

265

303 2S9"

299

299

255

227

255

251

231

148

103

86

79

75

82

90

82

77

86

4,862

162

9,640

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,450 Min 6.8 Mean 125

May

86

75

47

42

44

46

37

26

18

16

15

11

10

10

9.4

13

199

248

1ST

92

61

50

48

48

42

31

22

20

22

16

15

1,555.4

50.2

3,090

June

68

155- 138

75

70

70

52

77

53

27

16

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

33

21

16

15

15

8.9

7.8

7.3

6.3

5.7

976.2

32.5

1,940

July

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

7.3

7.3

6.3

6.8

7.8

6.3

5.7

255

323

319

340

380

425

495

530

804 153"

420

416

407

402

394

394

398

7,212.9

233

14,310

Aug.

327

212

573

558

269

725

479

303

348

231

164

143

128

110

94

82

94

58

48

1,030"

2,210

8S1

445

340

327

269

205

187

156

164

181

11,321

365

22,450

Sept.

159

116

81

61

53

48

44

37

21

16

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

8.4

8.4

ITS' 6.8

6.8

822.0

27.4

1,630

Ac-ft 90,770

Mater year 1952-53: Max 2,210 Mln 4.2 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,630

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs).--July 23 (2 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (3.82 ft); Aug. 3 (2 p.m.) 1,130 cfs 

(3.38 ft;; AugT 6 (2:30 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (4.0O ft); Aug. 21 (2 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (5.01 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°57', long. 100°52', in Nlrf£ 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.

Drainage area.--27.719 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,824.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--31 years, 23V cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,090 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 4.99 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.57 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aft-ft

Oct.

2

4

7

4

4

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

1

3

2

3

7

8

11

11

13

11

10

7

10

12

10

10

10

13

14

205

6.6

407

flov.

13

IS

14

16

16

16

26

24

24

24

24

26

31

3T

26

31

26

24

21

24

19

21

19 

19

16

b!6

b!6

b!8

b21

b24

-

639

21.3

1,270

Dec.

b35

bSF

b40

b60

81

69

48

58

58

62

38

130

111

48

48

115

195

98

98

505

290

250

b250 

b200

blSO

b90

b85

72

89

b90

94

3,392

109

6,730

Jan.

106

120

89

160

106

180

120

145

175

2JL5

170

72

58

36

31

28

31

41

76

52

41

41

38 

38

36

36

26

33

28

26

24

2,378

76.7

4,720

Feb.

21

24

26

16

13

19

16

16

26

33

38

58

69

72

BT

36

28

24

16

11

10

Tz

21 

45

58

41

24

19

_

_

-

844

30.1

1,670

Mar.

28

24

26

26

28

24

16

13

13

12

12

11

11

14

10

9

11

8 12"

9

11

13

14 

12

13

12

13

14

13

14

14

460

14.8

912

Apr.

13

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

12

1613"

12

13

11

10

10

9

9

8

8

6

4 

5

5

7

4

3

4

9

-

301

10.0

597

May

10

9

11

10

12

11

11

6

10

11

8

11

10

16

16

21

31^rr

16

12

10

7

6 

5

3

2

2"1

3

3

3

308

9.9

611

June

3

2

2

2

11

9

9

3

2

.8

.4

.1

.00"

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

3

4

2

2

1

.6

-

59.9

2.00

119

July

0.2

00"

0

0

.4

1

2

3

7

8

7

3

.8

.6

.5

0

0

0

.4

.7

1

12 

ea- 69

se

26

19

13

11

8

298.6

9.63

592

Aug.

7

8

45

16

10

12

10

7

7

5

2

1

.5

79" .4

10

364

180

65

31

16

1,260

1.750 

1,150

658

175

36

19

16

21

16

5,S78.8

190

11,660

Sept.

10- 14

12

11

8

10

4

6

7

7

4

2

2

7

5

12

10

7

11

11

8

a4

a2 

a. 5

.1

a.l

aoaO"

a2

a4

180.7

6.02

358

Calendar year 1952: Max 472 Min 0.2 Mean 78.9 Ao-ft 57,260

Mater year 1952-53: Max 1,730 Min 0 Mean 40.9 Ac-ft 29,650

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). --Aug. 22 (9 a.m.) 3,090 cfs (4.99 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice.
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location. Lat 3Y°45', long. 100°01', in NEv sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 25 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of Second Street Bridge in Dodge City.

Drainage area.--29,837 sq mi.

Records available. November 1902 to August 1906 (fragmentary), September 1944 to September 

1953.Gage-height records collected at same site since 1903 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 6, 1944, staff or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 440 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 4.05 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.19 ft Dec. 26 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs July 6.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.54 ft); no 

flow at times in 1946.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144 

above station for irrigation.

Diversions

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-14, Jan. 20 to Feb. 20, 

Mar. 2-5, June 4-13, July 25 to Aug. 4: backwater from 

channel-cleaning operations Sept. 5-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1 

S.2

5.4 

9.7

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

55

102

270

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

1.0

3.3

8.0

16

28

3.0 66

3.2 119

3.6 263

4.0 440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

*8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

776

8.8

9.7

12

12

12

12

13

14

*15

17

17

16

18

19

20

25

30

32

32

35

BT

26

22

21

526.4

17.0

1,040

JJov.

2020-

34

37

40

38

40

43

43

50

48

52

*52

50

50

50

61

59

61

61

59

57

53

59

20

20

35

43

52

45

-

1,352

45.1

2,680

Dec.

5060"

80

100

100

110

120

133

133

133

140

144

152

152

*163

152

144

150

150

150

160

160

150

140

120

110

100

100

110

120

120

3,906

126

7,750

Jan.

120

110

100

100

120

140

170

*200

210

230

255

230

220

180

140

130

130

120

120

119

129

136

126

119

109

*109

105

105

99 159"

102

4,412

142

8,750

Feb.

99

99

94

94

*91

86

86

81

84

81

76

71

68

74

68

76

74

66

74

66

50

74

*91

105

102

122

141

I2T

_-

2,418

86.4

4,800

Mar.

131

TSS

113

111

105

97

97

86

86

86

84

*81

84

81

78

78

74

74

71

71

71

74

74

71

71

71

SB- 68

68

*71

71

2,594

83.7

5,150

Apr.

68

68

60

49

45_

49

56

51

51

51

49

49

53

53

49

47

49

51

51

51

*51

53

58

62

58

62

62

64

66

66

-

1,652

55.1

3,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 490 Mln 5.8 Mean lie

Bay

68

64

64

*66

68

71

IF

62

56

51

51

56

53

49

51

49

40

38

38

45

*43

43

35

26

30

30

27

26

20

21

18

1,427

46.0

2,830

June

17

12

11

13

23_

23

20

*20

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.8

14

10

*8.0

7.1

T7T

9.6

8.8

7.1

-

384.5

12.8

763

July

7.1

7.1

5.2

3.8

2.6

1.7

37T

2.8

2.8

2.6

4.2

6.1

*6.6

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.7

3.8

5.6

13

8.0

8.0

10

24

108

88

84

71

36

23

17

577.2

18.6

1,140

Aug.

14

12

17

*23

28

42

22

17

15

14

14

15

14

11

10

13

*17

21

27

26

28

31

49

31

130

422

SB?

310

239

174

128

2,296

74.1

4,550

Sept.

91

5TT

47

31

30

28

27

26

*25

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

*15

14

12

13

10

U

12

12

-

695

23.2

1,380

Ac-ft 83,950

Water year 1952-53: Max 422 Mln 1.7 Mean 60.9 Ac-ft 44,110

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-7, Dec. 18 to Jan. 10, Jan. 15-19, Feb. 21.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location. La t 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 503, 2 miles 

east of Kinsley.

Drainage area. 30,330 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 274 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.30 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.87 ft Dec. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 9.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-53: 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. Plow 

regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 144). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 2-14, July 11-31, Sept. 8-10)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

6.9

12

3.2

3.4 

3.8 

4.3

61 

115 

Z63 

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

*13

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

15

16

18

20

20

21

*22

22

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

32

33

36

40

42_

685

22.1

1,360

JIov.

43

43

43

43

43

43

48

52

56

57

59

59

*63

63

66

68

71

73

75

78

78

78

80

83

t>85_

t>50

b50

b60

b70

b80

-

1,860

62.0

3,690

Dec.

D90

100

112

122

125

132

135

149

157

153

149

146

146

142

*142

146

149

bl40

t>140

b!30

t>130

D130

D120

t>120

bllO

bllO

blOO

blOO

bllO

D120

t>130

3,985

129

7,900

Jan.

b!30

bllO

blOO

blZO"

b!40

*t>160

t>150

t>250

424 380"

344

259

229

229

214

t>160

b!50

t>150

D150

t>150

t>150

160

157

160

157

*153

142

139

139

132

132

5,620

181

11,150

Pet.

132

13 Z

125

118

*112

112

109

112

115

bl!5

bl!5

115

109

103

103

109

109

122

125

122

b75 b90'

*g!35

glZZ

gl!5

g!29

g!53

g!72

_

-

-

3,305

118

6,560

Mar.

g!83

g225

g!60

g!42

g!39

g!32

g!32

g!32

g!25

g!25

g!25

*112

112

118

115

109

106

109

115

112

109

106

103

TOT

109

109

109

106

106

*106

103

3,797

122

7,530

Apr.

109

112

TlF

106

94

88

88

94

91

83

85

91

80

78

80

85

80

75

73 **rs

78

78

75

73

78

80

78

78

80

91

-

2,568

85.6

5,090

May

100

88

83

*85

94

94

88

80

75

75

68

73

78

75

68

71

68

63

63

61

*56

50

45

40

35

30

29

26

2526"

27

1,939

62.5

3,850

June

28

29

27

42

3T

37

40

*37

30

24

21

19

18

18

17

15

15

14

13

15

13

12

12

12

*10

10

11

15

15

14

-

620

20.7

1,230

July

13

11

TO" 10

11

10

1111

11

13

25

27

*T9

15

13

11

15

13

12

12

12

12

16

15

13

12

11

17

23

23

18

445

14.4

883

Aug.

15

15

13

*14

13

12

15

18

18

15

14

13

12

11

TT

11

*13

15

21

61

57

43

32

25

19

17

14

13

24

56

75_

705

22.7

1,400

Sept.

80

75

g!09

154

g80

63

52

39

*33

26

23

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

*12

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.4

-

924.3

30.8

1,830

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,090 Mln 11 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,690

Water year 1952-53: Max 4Z4 Mln 9.4 Mean 72.5 Ao-ft 52,470

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Jan. 9 (8 a.m.) 460 cfs (4.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location. Lat 38° 11', long. 99°20', on south line sec. 89, T. 21 S., R. 18 W., near

 center of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway SON, 1 mile 

west of Sanford and 13 miles west of Larned.

Drainage area.--2,576 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1984 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 2,038.73 it 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 present datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 86.3 cfs.

BttremesT Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 85.89 ft); no

°1984-53: 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 fair above 50 cfs and Door below.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. 

i, 1935, 1940, 19'

WSP 1177: 1949. WSP 1241: 1987-

1943.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Indefinite stage-discharge relation Apr. 27 to May 6; rate of

change in stage used as a factor Aug. 3-5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, 

Aug. 6 to Sept. 30

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.3

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 5.3 ft.

.2

.7 

1.3 

1.9 

2.9 

4.6

Jan. 16 to Aug. 5

4.9 8.0

5.0 15

5.1 26

5.3 39

5.5 51

6.0 87

7.0 182

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

25.0

310

640

1,370

2,280

3,430

6,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.7

1.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.8

1.0

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

S7d- 3.0

3.0

2.5

1.7

3.0

3.0

1.7

1.4

3.0

43.7

1.41

87

JJOV.

3.0

2.5

1.7

ITT

3.0

3.0

3.0

1.7

2.0

3.0

3.7

3.7

*3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

4.4

2.5

4.4

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.4

6.1

b6.0

b5.5

b5.0

bS.O

b6.0

-

108.7

3.62

216

Dec.

bS.O

bSTO"

9.1

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

14

14

14

*13

12

12

12

14

14

14

16

16

15

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!3

b!3

409.1

13.2

311

Jan.

14 15"

15

15

15

16

b!6

b!6

16

16

17

19

21

23" 24

23

22

18

18

18

19

18

17

16

16

*16

17

16

16

16

15

536

17.3

1,060

Feb.

15

T5

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

9.7

10

11

*12

12

12

12

12

13

_

_

-

339.7

12.1

674

Mar.

17

15

16

16

18

20

17

17

18

17

17

16

19

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

12

14

13

12

13

14

14

15

14

*14

13

474

15.3

940

Apr.

13

12

11

12

12

13

1412-

11

11

12

11

12

13

10

12

13

119.7"

10

9.7

9.7

10

8.0

6.7

7.5

12

10

8.0

8.0

-

324.3

10.8

643

May

776- 7.5

3.0

**2.0 570"

7.0

7.5

6.3

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.2

3.5

4.9

4.9

5.7

6.0

6.3

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

165.0

5.32

327

June

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

*4.4

4.4

3.5

1.6

2.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

2.4

1.6

1.3

.7

*.4

£

0

0

0

0

0

-

70.7

2.36

140

July

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

122

438

492 ra

47

25

11

7.1

5.7

5.4

17

12

6.0

4.9

4.4

3.8

1.9

1.5

.9

0

0

1,323.6

42.7

2,630

Aug.

0

0

»5, 780

5,120

1,720

363

938

1,490

905

144

57

37

28

23

20

18

*15

14

13

12

15

16

11

10

5.1

3.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

5.1

5.1

16,773.4

541

33,270

Sept.

3.7

1.2

3.0

6.1

6.1

5.1

6.1

*7.1

77T

4.4

4.4

2.0

2.0

3.7

4.4

3.7

2.0

.8

73- .1

1.0

1.2

*.6

.2

.1

.3

.8

.8

.8

1.0

-

80.1

2.67

159

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,340 Mln 0.1 Mean 41.1 Ac-ft 29,830

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,780 Mln 0 Mean 56.6 Ac-ft 40,960

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Aug. 3 (4 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (25.89 ft); Aug. 7 (7 p.m.) 1,740 cfs 

(14.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 7, 11, 12, June 20 to 

July 10, July 27 to Aug. 2.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21 ! , long. 98°46 ! , in SE£ see. 33, T. 19 S., R. 13 W. , near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of 

Great Bend and 4| miles upstream from Walnut Creek.

Drainage area. 33,986 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1940 to September 1953. Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 565 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.23 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 4.

1940-53: 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. 144). Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

28

26

25

zS

28

28

*31

31

32

32

31

31

31

36

*36

34

36

36

38

40

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

50

*51

54

1,134

36.6

2,250

Jlov.

55

55

55

55

55

60

65

70

75

80

80

80

*80

85

90

95

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

120

T55

50

75

80

100

110

-

2,505

83.5

4,970

Dec.

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

210

212

203

203

190

*203

216

216

212

208

208

190

170

150

120

100

90

1?0" 80

130

140

120

5,221

168

10,360

Jan.

200

170

160

170

200

250

270

350

400

430

402

320

300

*280

255

60

55

130

150

180

220

250

285

275

270

*265

260

240

226

216

208

7,477

241

14,830

Feb.

TB5- 203

181

*173

173

157

153

145

149

165

161

165

145

142

142

138

138

138

145

142

130

120

*T95

203

157

153

161

153

-

-

-

4,415

158

8,760

Mar.

203

235

250 m

216

203

190

185

177

173

*173

161

165

165

161

157

161

157

153

T55

153

161

161

165

161

161

169

169

165

*173

185

5,477

177

10,860

Apr.

181

185

185

177

173

173

169

169

165

165

169

157

153

145

134

128

120

120

117

*TTT

120

120

117

117

120

124

131

134

149

198

-

4,432

148

8,790

May

169

1ST

153

*161

157

145

131

134

124

117

110

110

114

107

110

149

142

117

124

*99

90

82

85

88

82

80

72

63

56

54

53

3,435

111

6,810

June

51

51

47

47

60

70

35

*58

56

49

45

42

40

38

36

32

32

28

30

37

34

31

45

*34

34

32

32

70

70

56

-

1,355

45.2

2,690

July

51

45

53

47

45

38

IB- 37

56

44

72

273

*958 795-

430

212

128

104

88

82

72

63

56

60

63

60

56

54

51

51

51

4,240

137

8,410

Aug.

49

56

75

*2,950

*4.540

2,720

886

1,200

1,620

1,140

532

340

255

203

169

145

*134

120

104

93

85

88

80

75

70

63

53

51

47

45

4f

18,035

582

35,770

Sept.

54

58

110

T5T

90

85

85

*77

77

72

68

&

56

56

54

53

51

49

47

44

42

42

*41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

1,T37

57.9

3,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,710 Mln 25 Mean 275 Ac-ft 199,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,540 Mln 25 Mean 163 Ac-ft 118,000

Peak discharge (base. 800 of s). July 13 (12 p.m.) 970 ofs (5.01 ft); Aug. 5 (2 p.m.) 4,630 ofs 

(8.23 ft); AugT 9 (8 a.m.) 1,710 ofs (5.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21 to Jan. 9, Jan. 18-22, Feb. 21, 22.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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 16 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,327 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19"29, 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. 31 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 643 cfs July 15 (gage height, 4.57 ft); minimum, 

7.8 cfs (caused by construction work upstream) Sept. 23.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 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) , l9JJO(M,m) , 1931(M) , 1932(M,m), 1933(M) , 1934, 1937(M) , 1949(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

2.8 

3.3 

3.8 

4.4

179

288

418

592

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

28

27

2T

27

27

27

28

28

29

30

So

30

30

30

29

29

30

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

29

30

30

31

905

29.2

1,800

JIov.

32

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

41

44

41

39

38

39

38

40

b40

b35

b35

b40

b40

b40

-

1,104

36.8

2,190

Dec.

42

41

43

45

48

52

49

*48

48

49

52

50

49

47

45

45

46

46

47

47

48

47

48

46

46

b45

b44

b43

42

41

41

1,430

46.1

2,840

Jan.

41

41

41

42

43

44

42

43

42

43

44

*45

46

47

47

b40

b40

42

42

41

41

42

41

41

40

41

42

40

40

39

39

1,302

42.0

2,580

Feb.

39

39

38

38

38

38

39

39

*40

41

41

42

41

41

41

40

39

39

40

40

39

36

36

37

40

40

40

40

_

_

-

1,101

39.3

2,180

Mar.

42

5T

61

78

92

86

72

65

*62

58

53

52

50

50

218

130

88

71

63

57

52

50

48

45

44

43

43

42

42

43

48

2,001

64.5

3,970

Apr.

45

46

58

47

42

*41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

38

37

BT

37

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

42

43

-

1,227

40.9

2,430

May

43

39

37

*3T

38

39

39

40

38

43

46

46

43

40

38

50

288

494

418

 229

125

91

72

63

56

50

45

79

123

62

110

2,961

95.5

5,870

June

96

*64

50

40

36

35

33

31

30

29

26

26

23

23

23

22

22

21

22

22

23

28

37

201 102"

79

62

50

*54

150

-

1,460

48.7

2,900

July

264

269

126

75

52

41

36

34

33

37

183

125

94

254

577

220

123

125

94

67

56

48

39

36

33

30

26

25

24

*23

21

3,190

103

6,330

Aug.

20

30

40

26

24

45

133 ~72~

46

58

59

41

33

29

25

24

23

22

*21

20

26

26

23

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

IS

1,024

33.0

2,030

Sept.

18

17

23

25

26

27

27

25

22

21

21

20

19

*20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

TS

16

17

17

17

16

 16

16

-

$83

19.4

1,160

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,020 Min 27 Mean 127 Ao-ft 92,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 577 Mln 16 Mean 50.1 Ao-ft 36,280

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

Arkansas River at Wichita, Karts.

Location. La t 37°41', long. 97°21', in SE^- sec. 20, T. 27 S., R. IE., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, and half a mile downstream from Little Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 40,182 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

U. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 47 cfs June 21.

1934-53: 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. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1940, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 17,

May 31 to June 9)

0.2

.6

1.0

235

435

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,260

2,380

5,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

89

85

89

85

81_

85

89

101

101

105

101

101

101

97

97

105

109 

109

113

113

113

117

121

129

129

137

*133

133

133

137

133

3,371

109

6,690

JJov.

137

145

145

137

135

137

133

176

172

172

194

190

190

190

199

222

235 

248

217

240

217

217

222

295

300

305

250

220

220

230

-

6,088

203

12,080

Dec.

255" 240

260

271

315

345

345

*340

345

360

375

391

391

380

370

365

355

370

356" 396

375

380

365

370

325

300

266

248

258

285

300

10,322

333

20,470

Jan.

340

375

355

380

391

396

365

37Q

380

424

447

*551

530

509

523

330

248 280"

340

424

483

530

495

459

441

424

435

424

424

424

424

12,921

417

25,630

Feb.

413

413

402

402

391

386

370

365

*360

375

402

386

375

370

370

365

365 

375

370

375

340

335 350"

418

50?

386

386

380

.

_

-

10,627

380

21,080

Mar.

424

471

537

618

632

625

625

618

*572

551

544

530

516

509

558

618

544 

509

471

447

435

413

402

380

365

355

345 350"

355

447

471

15,237

492

30,220

Apr.

391

375

350

345

350

*340

345

345

335

335

330

330

340

330

330

320

320 

305

300

295

285

155" 280

295

305

305

300

285

330

335

9,716

324

19,270

May

320

300

290

*295

29Q

310

305

295

285

325

305

340

310

295

285

310

325 

*720

728

£18

502

435

391

370

345

310

290

280

315

290

248

11,027

356

21,870

June

266

*^44

217

194

186

186

176

168

150

145

141

129

121

117

109

93

89 

85

81

73_

77

129

141

217

226

176

150

133

*154

217

4,590

153

9,100

July

300

355

530

430

276

217

190

168

158

141

204

290

266

262

529

1,150

1,350 

824

656

516

435

386

540

31Q

285

258

226

208

190

*168

150

11,748

379

23,300

Aug.

141

163

181

145

172

2,020

*4,990

3,350

1,900

1,670

1,950

1,550

1,140

880

696

580

502 

453

*408

370

350

325

305

280

266

258

244

230

217

208

190

26,134

843

51,840

Sept.

181

176

190

'5T? 212

199

186

168

168

163

150

141

137

*129

125

125

121 

117

113

109

105

105

105

101

101

101

97

93

85 35"

-

4,100

137

8,130

Calendar year 1952; Max 5,060 Min 81 Mean 739 Ac-ft 536,300

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,990 Mln 73 Mean 345 Ac-ft 249,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs).--Aug. 7 (7 to 10 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (4.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 31 to Dec. 7.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Ninnescah Hiver 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 north 

and 1 mile east of Cheney, 4 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and 22-| miles west of 

Wlchlta.

Drainage area. 947 sq ml.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,336.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 391 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 5.55 ft); no flow 

Sept. 17-30.

1950-53: 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 Sept. 17-30, 

1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of Ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water1 year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 13-23)

3.5

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

0 

1.6

4.3

8.0

14

4.3

4.5

140

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

*3.1

2.4

2.0

1.2

1.6

2.8

4.0

4.9

6.2

9.8

13

14

17

*17

18

23

24

23

23

24

24

25

27

28

28

28

29

30

31

*3T

31

546.0

17.6

1,080

JJov.

34

34

33

3S

38

40

40

42

46

48

48

*50

50

48

48

48

61

57

57

55

55

55

55

61

b60

b50

b50

b50

b60

b70

-

1,479

49.3

2,930

Dec.

b80

b90

106

118

135

162

154

140

*124

108

99

94

89

b60

b50

b65

blOO

94

b90

b60

b75

*106

b95

b9S

b80

b70

b70

b80

b90

b95

blOO

2,974

95.9

5,9OO

Jan.

bllO

126

116

129

143

126

111

118

146

143

135

129

*124

124

113

b60

b90

b90

b!20

b!30

b!40

TTS- 148

111 111

108

*103

103

99

101

101

3,624

117

7,190

Feb.

94

91

89

89

87

87

85

85

81

*91

113

135

137

129

121

111

101

101

96

96

b50

b55

118

113

*101

96

91

87

_

_

-

2,730

97.5

5,410

Mar.

99

148

244

307

290

244

201

171

157

*146

143

140

140

230

265

189

162

146

126

116

111

99

96

87

*81

81

81

81

81

81

81

4,624

149

9,170

Apr.

78

78

78

76

76

76

*78

83

85

85

85

83

85

83

78

76

74

68

68

64

*64

61

61

63

66

61

57

55

72

124

-

2,241

74.7

4,440

May

111

85

78

*72

72

74

70

66

63

74

68

74

68

68

70

146

201

*I9?

148

121

101

85

74

72

64

55

54

47

42

36

3JL

2,582

83.3

5,120

June

*25~ 29

24

21

21

21

23

22

18

16

13

10

8.6

7.1

*6.6

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.3

4.O

4.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.3

3.7

3TS

*20

28

-

377.6

12.6

749

July

22

14

10

7.6

6.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

7.1

13

28

96

168 its

99

74

59

50

41

35

34

*31

25

22

18

16

15

11

8.0

5.8

4.9

1.O83.1

34.9

2,150

Aug.

4.3

4.7

5.8

6.6

*8.0

98

47

23

16

12

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.3

4.0

*3.4

3.1

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.2 *T?

285.2

9.20

566

Sept.

0.2

.2

2.6

1.8

.7

.7

5T2- 3.4

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.2

**.!

.1

.1

0

5

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

*0

0

0-

14.5

0.48

29

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,470 Mln 1.2 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 3O7 Mln 0 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44.73O

Peak discharge (base, 2.0OO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

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, 

3? miles south and 4? miles east of Murdock.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,357.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs July 13 (gage height, 6.46 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.64 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-13, Jan. 21 to Feb. 20)

4.7 

4.9 

5.1

25

60

130

5,5

6.0 

7.0

340

700

1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean Ac-ft

Oct.

5B" 56

56

6O

66

66

66

69

75

72

72

69

69

 78

69

66

84

87

94

94

94

94

94

90

94

1O2

106

To?

 94

94

98

2,488

80.3

4,930

Jfov.

ITS' 1O6

126

130

126

122

118

118

122

118

122

 118

110

110

1O6

114

150

155

155

150

155

155

16O

TSo" 170

14O

150

150

160

16O

-

4,054

135

8.O40

Dec.

20O

250

270

?7O

230

180

170

170

 165

155

150

150

155

140" 13O

150

160

170

180

170

19O

 200

18O

ISO

170

16O

150

150

16O

160

19O

5,505

178

10,920

Jan.

160

180

180

185

175

175

160

165

160

155

155

160

 165

16O

150

1.10

TSo

120

12O

130

135

140

140

135

140

140

 145

135

126

130

130

4,581

148

9,090

Feb.

13O

126

118

110

118

126

13O

126

126

*155

170

175

T55

150

135

155

135

126

126

145

110

100

120

150

*150

150

140

135

-

_

-

3.8O2

136

7,540

Mar.

175

260

304

346

30T

270

240

215

195

 170

190

185

175

175

240

215

170

165

150

150

150

145

ISO

135

 130

135

140

135

126 140-

135

5,815

188

11,530

Apr.

135

140

122

122

145

175

 150

155

155

135

155

155

145

135

145

T3S~ 118

122

126

126

 126

122

118

130

140

135

126

122

250

195

4,260

142

8,450

May

155

145

130

130

*126

126

126

118

106

165

150

136" 245

140

135

240

220

230

»155

130

126

114

102

90

84

81

78

72

66

55

66

4,067

131

8,070

June

63

60

 58

56

63

66

66

63

58

50

50

48

44

42

*40

40

37

36

32

32

30

30

37

31

30

25

25

40

84

*7J

1,411

47.0

2,8OO

July

56

52

48

46

7?

58

52

69

90

72

118

280

828

455

255

195

ISO

ISO

135

145

122

 114

102

87

78

72

72

66

60

56

50

4,178

135

8,290

Aug.

48

56

60

60

60

*60

58

56

54

50

52

52

52

52

5O

54

 63

?5

60

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

46

4O

38

37

*36

1,620

52.3

3,210

Sept.

34

34

56

58

55

56

48

40

38

37

38

36

34

34

*34

32

25

2T

25

37

32

32

31

34

40

40

38

37

*37

32

1,132

37.7

2,250

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,12O Mln 37 Mean 179 Ac-ft 130,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 828 Mln 25 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,120

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 14 to Jan. 1, Jan. 15-20, 

PebTTl-23.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location. tat 37°28', long. 97°25', in NW£ sec. 10, T. 30 S. , R. 1 W. , near center of span 

 OTTa^wnstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and 28 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,129 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 605 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.88 ft); minimUmi938-53^ Maximum'discharge, 25,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 12 cfs cfs Aug. 11, 12, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1944(M). WSP 1241: 1944, 

19451M), 1947-481M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

97

188

350

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

580

1,650

3,000

3.4 

4.4 

5.4

310

780

1,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

51

49

48

49

49

50

57

61

69

75

78

82

85

*85

85

88

92

97

100

102

106

107

109

111

114

116

117

117

117

119

122

2,707

87.3

5,370

Nov.

126

129

131

134

143

150

148

146

150

152

152

155

*161

162

164

164

173

212

179

175

175

175

175

186

215

166

162

b!75

b!90

b220

-

4,945

165

9,810

Dec.

b250

b300

322

322

402

374

366

338

*322

296

275

261

254

244

229

229

247

275

282

286

286

306

322

303

282

275

258

272

261

292

314

9,045

292

17,940

Jan.

310

314

310

306

314

330

303

275

292

318

310

306

*303

303

292

190

b!90

b220

b250

b270

b290

b300

300

275

275

272

268

264

258

258

258

8,724

281

17,300

Feb.

254

250

247

240

237

237

237

237

237

*247

268

314

346

338

322

296

275

261

258

264

232

193

212

310

289

268

268

258

_

_

-

7,395

264

14,670

Mar.

286

338

510

670

755

655

550

465

422

*406

394

390

386

378

485

605

465

398

358

330

314

296

278

278

261

258

254

254

250

468

2 ,990

15,147

489

30,040

Apr.

555

330

286

261

258

261

*275

254

250

240

234

232

229

229

226

218

210

205

198

195

193

193

198

200

202

205

202

195

200

494

-

7,426

248

14,730

May

485

314

258

223

*212

212

215

210

200

254

640

1 .080

845

318

275

449

935

560

510

358

292

247

219

198

183

172

160

153

139

127

117

10,560

341

20,950

June

111

107

*99

93

91

97

97

95

89

83

75

66

59

53

49

47

44

41

38

38

34

34

36

35

32

28

27

25

27

*42

-

1,792

59.7

3,550

July

91

68

54

43

3_6

49

57

51

61

83

85

223

445

950

575

366

268

210

170

155

153

147

*133

123

111

101

93

87

77

68

59

5,192

167

10,300

Aug.

54

54

1 , 180

247

129

103

135

123

97

85

75

70

64

61

56

54

*50

53

54

51

51

47

44

41

38

35

33

29

27

25

*2_4

3,189

103

6,330

Sept.

23

22

25

35

£7

44

46

39

34

30

28

26

25

23

*21

21

20

20

19

18.

18

20

20

21

23

25

27

*26

22

21

-

789

26.3

1,560

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,160 Mln 45 Mean 376 Ac-ft 272,700

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,990 Mln 18 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,600

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--Mar. 31 ( 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

i:30 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (9.88 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

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 and 5 miles upstream from Walnut River.

Drainage area. 43,475 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1902 to July 1906 (fragmentary), September 1921 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 27, 1929, wire-weight or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 1,760 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 10.72 ft); minimum, 150 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1902-6, 1921-53: Maximum gage height, 25.46 ft June 11, 1923, from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (due to diversions by 

Kansas Gas & Electric Co. power canal, which was washed out June 10, 1923), minimum 

discharge after canal washed out, 30 cfs Aug. 19, 1933.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

 year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1922(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 20, Jan. 14, 15).

7.2 

7.4 

7.6

190

280

390

6.7 

7.0

Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

140

300

1,070

9.0

10.0

11.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

218

210

210

202

202

202

202

210

222

230

250

255

*265

275

275

275

275

285

305

315

325

336

348

366

366

372

378

381

388

395

388

8,926

288

17,700

Nov.

395

402

395

388

395

416

423

423

423

*423

423

423

423

423

423

458

493

486

500

500

486

524

451

493

548

628

580

395

354

381

-

13,475

449

26,730

Dec.

381

423

508

532

596

676

732

740

732

*716

716

716

716

716

708

700

684

684

748

828

820

836

844

828

788

724

588

564

580

588

636

21,048

679

41,750

Jan.

724

748

812

836

828

844

844

844

796

812

828

876

868

*972

972

908

716

732

644

732

812

1,020

1.040

1,020

988

964

948

948

956

916

916

26,874

867

53,300

Feb.

892

876

860

844

836

828

820

812

804

828

*852

876

876

892

884

852

836

844

844

852

772

756

668

676

748

844

828

812

_

_

-

23,112

825

45,840

Mar.

948

1,030

1,220

1,280

1,300

1,560

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,160

* 1,130

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,190

1,150

1,030

972

932

900

876

852

836

836

820

796

788

796

1,160

32,492

1,048

64,450

Apr.

4,280

1,790

1,200

1,010

940

900

860

*860

860

812

804

796

788

780

764

740

748

740

692

660

652

660

660

668

660

652

644

636

644

652

-

27,552

918

54,650

May

724

868

804

708

676

*660

660

652

644

636

644

892

1,070

1.510

844

724

676

1,130

1,020

1,060

956

852

748

708

652

620

604

580

548

500

493

23,863

770

47,330

June

486

451

444

*423

416

416

416

367

336

318

318

312

300

288

276

258

246

240

230

215

215

215

230

3 IE

282

264

252

246

240

230

-

9,242

308

18,330

July

*230

235

342

409

493

444

360

342

324

306

354

437

564

780

828

844

1,010

1,560

1,140

860

780

708

660

644

572

524

465

416

*374

360

336

17,501

565

34,710

Aug.

312

306

300

588

1,100

628

458

5,580

2,790

1,750

1,380

1,480

1,360

1,150

964

860

756

*684

644

604

580

552

516

500

472

451

425

395

360

330

500

26,315

849

52,190

Sept.

500

300

524

542

330

324

518

294

276

264

258

252

246

250

205

*210

195

185

180

180

180

175

165

165

165

165

175

170

160

150

-

6,885

229

15,650

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,330 Mln 202 Mean 1,394 Ac-ft 1,012,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,280 Mln 150 Mean 650 Ac-ft ' 470,600

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans.

Location La t 37°41'16", long. 96°59'40", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 27 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Augusta, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 468 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,202.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1952, auxiliary staff gage read hourly during high 

stages on Walnut River at Augusta.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 cfs May 27; maximum gage height, 26.52 ft 

May 27; minimum daily discharge, 2.1 cfs Sept. 23.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 27, 1953; maximum gage height, that of May 27, 

1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair above 15 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 19, Apr. 3, 4, 

June 1-4, July 27-30, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30; discharge computed using fall as a factor Mar. 31, May 27, 28)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1.5 

2.3 

3.8 

8.0

91

170

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

24.0

365

1,380

2,410

4,600

8,100

10,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

3.8

4.3

4.6

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.2

7.4

7.4

4.9

4.3

4.3

3.6

137.4

4.43

273

JJov.

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.6

6.2

6.8

7.4

8.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

12

12

14

20

27

27

26

21

19

-

320.4

10.7

636

Dec.

19

19

19

21

20

21

23

23

23

22

21

15

14

14

15.

13

13

14

18

19

19

23

24

23

21

19

17

17

17

17

16

577

18.6

1,140

Jan.

11

17

17

17

17

b!6

b!4

b!3

b!3

14

14

14

15

16

b!5

blS

blS

b!5

blS

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

481

15.5

954

Feb.

17

15

12

13

13

14

14

15

16

17

19

17

14

10

10

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

11

12

13

13

12

_

-

362.2

12.9

718

Mar.

15

20

28

32

33

31

26

21

19

17

16

14

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

11

117

2.450

3,019

97.4

5,990

Apr.

371

37

30

25

22

20

18

19

18

16

15

14

14

16

14

14

10

8.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

8.7

11

35

28

17

13

21

123

-

965.5

32.2

1,920

May

36

16

11

10

12

10

10

10

10

12

17

71

62

35

21

32

57

69

64

48

35

21

17

14

14

13

9,010

10.400

3,350

207

121

23,815

768

47,240

June

90

80

70

60

52

55

45

37

33

30

28

26

26

27

30

28

27

26

22

21

27

334

602

396

87

42

28

21

21

21

-

2,392

79.7

4,740

July

31

17

18

16

16

15

15

15

15

12

14

19

21

17

18

37

284

85

31

21

17

15

14

15

15

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

875

854.8

27.6

1,700

Aug.

8^0

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

5.9

182.7

5.89

362

Sept.

3_.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

-

88.6

2.95

176

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,700 Mln 2.8 Mean 68.2 Ac-ft 49,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,400 Mln 2.1 Mean 90.9 Ac-ft 65,850

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Mar. 31 (10 a.m.) 3,130 cfs (15.60 ft); May 27 (3 p.m.) 27,200 

cfs (26.52 ft at 5 p.m.).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°14', long. 97°00' , in NE£ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., near left bank in 

pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield and 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area.--1,840 sq mi.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T7929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage on upstream 

side of former concrete arch bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1922-53), 762 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs May 30 (gage height, 25.20 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1921-53: 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 upstream side of and 

affected by bridge since removed; no flow at times in 1928, 1936.

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,

2.9 

5.0 

3.2 

3.5

r year 

rge, 1

1.0

3.0

8.0

15

23

50

1952-53 (gage height, i 

T cubic feet per second)

feet, and dls4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

17.0

23.0

295

860

2,200

5,150

11,100

18,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

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.

14

13

14

14

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

13

*14

17

18

18

17

17

17

13

14

15

15

15

17

17

18

18

17

17

IS

463

14.9

918

Nov.

21

22

20

18

18

20

20

21

24

*22

28

30

28

28

27

28

36

36

37

34

34

34

33

45

64

66

98

85

66

54

-

1,097

36.6

2,180

Dec.

52

60

68

52

48

45

48

50

50

*48

45

42

42

40

40

39

39

39

47

50

48

54

58

50

52

54

50

47

44

37

37

1,475

47.6

2,930

Jan.

37

37

37

37

39

39

39

37

37

39

39

39

*39

36

40

37

40

39

37

39

39

39

37

37

39

37

37

39

37

37

37

1,178

38.0

2,340

Feb.

40

39

16

36

36

37

36

36

37

45

*44

40

40

40

42

44

39

37

40

50

47

44

39

42

44

44

44

45

-

-

-

1,143

40.8

2,270

Mar.

88

112

204

275

194

144

112

90

78

68

*60

58

54

52

47

44

42

42

42

39

36

36

37

36

33

33

32

31

31

32

650

2,832

91.4

5,620

Apr.

*6.540

1,700

410

259

177

126

118

*108

123

147

168

118

98

85

78

72

70

70

66

58

56

56

58

62

62

60

70

80

72

66

-

11,233

374

22,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,200 Mln 11 Mean 387

May

95

135

88

66

56

*50

50

52

50

56

52

eo

66

135

115

1OO

92

95

138

135

129

115

95

70

60

52

50

*7,750

* 16. 500

14,700

976

44,183

1,425

87,640

June

489

360

310

*251

190

198

190

198

159

135

126

115

102

100

90

78

75

66

60

56

56

998

614

848

602

208

120

90

72

64

-

7,020

234

13,920

AC-ft 280

July

*54

50

50

48

42

39

40

40

44

50

66

92

92

78

72

72

243

330

243

112

72

54

50

48

40

37

36

34

*32

33

33

2,326

75.0

4,610

900

Aug.

28

23

23

24

24

28

33

33

31

31

26

23

21

21

19

21

20

*18

17

17

16

17

16

31

24

24

19

16

15

14

13

696

22.5

1,380

Sept.

12

8.0

ii13

11

12

10

8.7

8.0

7.5

1.5

7.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

5.5

2.6

-

219.3

7.31

435

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,500 Mln 2.6 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,500

Peak discharge (base. 9.6OO cfs).--May 30 (l a.m.) 21,700 cfs (25.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 24 to Jan.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long. 98°08', in NW&3E£ 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-J miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3,200 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1953.

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, 56,140 acre-ft July 16 (elevation, 1,125.97 ft); 

 minimum, 23,600 acre-ft Nov. 15 (elevation, 1,121.95 ft).

1941-53: Maximum contents, 189,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, that"of Nov. 15, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of 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 acre-ft 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.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1147: Capacity table.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Z8,750

23,400

28,120

Z7, 700

Z7,700

27,630

27,560

27,490

27,Z80

Z7,140

Z7,070

26,930

26,860

26,650

26,580

26,300

26,000

26,060

25,700

Z5,400

25,700

Z5, 640

Z5,5ZO

Z5,460

25,340

Z5.220

25,100

Z4,920

24,800

24,620

Z4,6ZO

Nov.

Z4, 560

24,440

Z4,380

24,500

24,380

Z4,ZOO

24, ZOO

Z4,140

24,020

23,960

Z3,900

23,780

23,7ZO

23,660

Z3,660

24,OZO

24,380

24,380

Z4,320

Z4,200

Z4,OZO

Z3,900

24,200

Z4,980

26,000

26,580

Z6,370

Z6,300

26,510

26,580

-

Dec.

Z6.650

Z6,790

26,860

27,070

27,280

Z7,280

27,490

27,700

27,840

28,050

Z8,050

28,050

28,050

Z8,190

Z8,1ZO

28,190

28,610

28,540

29,730

29,590

Z9,800

30,Z90

30,290

30,640

30, 640

30,850

30,920"

30,990

31,130

31,200

31,Z70

Jan.

31,900

31,760

31,830

31,970

31,690

3Z,Z50

32,3ZO

32,810

32,880

33,OZO

33,230

33,300

33,300

33,940

33,620

33,460

33,460

33,620

33,780

33,700

33,700

34,180

34,340

34, 500

34, 740

34,740

34,900

35,060

35,140

35,300

35,460

Feb.

35,540

35,620

35,780

35, 700

36,100

36,260

36,180

35,460

36,180

37,060

37,060

37,140

37,460

37,6ZO

37,700

37,780

37,860

38,180

40, 900

38,260

38,100

38,180

38,180

38,420

38,580

38,820

38,820

38,820

_

_

-

Mar.

41,300

40,660

42,470

42,830

43,280

43,550

44,090

44,450

44,630

44,990

45,350

45,710

45,980

45,530

44,900

45,080

45,170

45,350

45,260

45,440

44, 900

45,620

45, 530

45,350

45,260

45,350

45,440

45,350

45,6ZO

45,800

45,710

Apr.

45,530

46,070

46,160

45,980

47,060

47,150

47,780

47,Z40

47,510

47,240

47,330

47,500

47,4ZO

47,780

47,330

46,700

47,330

47,600

47,330

47,150

47,Z40

47,330

47,150

47,420

47,Z40

46,700

46,970

46,880

46,790

46, 700

-

May

46,610

46,520

46,430

46,5ZO

46,5ZO

46,430

46,160

45,530

45,710

46,250

47,510

49,580

49,670

49,400

49,580

49,400

49,310

49,040

48,680

48,770

48,950

47,780

47,960

47,420

46,970

46,790

46,430

46,160

46,070

45, 800

45, 530

June

45,170

44, 54O

44,270

44,360

44,360

45,890

45,390

45,350

45,080

44,810

44,540

44,180

43,910

43,460

43,370

4Z,740

42,560

42,200

42,650

41,430

40,500

40,Z60

41,140

40, 900

40,500

40,Z60

40,100

39,860

39,540

39,300

-

July

39,540

38,980

38,900

38,580

38,260

37,780

37,780

37,700

37,140

37,380

37,780

46.Z50

51,830

6Z,880

5Z,670

55,920

55,080

53,820

53,090

52,360

52,410

50,840

50, 300

50,120

50,030

49,670

49,220

48,860

48,230

47,780

47,600

Aug.

47,150

46,970

46,970

46,880

46,790

46,700

46,340

46,340

46,160

45,980

45,890

45,530

45,260

44,630

44,720

44,810

44,630

44,810

44,540

44,720

44,450

44,180

44,000

43,910

43,820

43,640

43,460

43,100

42,830

42,650

42,560

Sept.

42,290

42,200

43,100

42 ,,830

42,560

42, ZOO

4Z,200

4Z,110

42,110

41,840

41,300

41,300

41,300

40, 900

40,740

40,580

40,020

39,860

39,700

39,300

39,300

38,900

38,340

38,500

38,500

38,500

38,420

38,340

37,860

37,700

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31.. ..................

Calendar year 1952 .......

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1952-53. . .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,122.80

1,1Z2.12

1,123.11

-

1,123.67

1,124.09

1,125.00

1,124.87

1,124.15

1,125.10

1,123.95

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

29,100

24,620

26,580

31,270

-

35,460

38,820

45,710

46,700

45,530

39,300

47,600

42,560

37,700

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-4,480

 1-1,960

 1-4,690

-19,030

+4,190

+3,360

+6,890

+990

-1,170

-6,230

+8,300

-5,040

-4,860

+8,600

t Elevation at 12 p.n
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Salt Pork 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. 

Prior to Apr. 27, 1953, at site 300 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 3,202 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (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. 

Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 440 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 757 cfs July 16 (gage height, 6.21 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13, 17, 24.

1937-53: 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. Plow regulated since June 1941 by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.3 

5.7

100

226

455

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

17

20

12

22

27.

17

16

15

14

12

12

12

15

27

14

10

19

14

14

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

20

19

15

15

16

497

16.0

986

Kov.

16

25

23

16

17

22

16

20

25

17

16

15

14

15

14

12

14

16

16

15

14

15

17

19

19

14

11

11

10

10

-

484

16.1

960

Dec.

10

10

9.0

10

9.0

8.1

9.0

9.0

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

10

12

15

14

14

16

14

16

11

15

14

12

15

16

16

381.1

12.3

756

Jan.

16

19

17

17

16

12

10

10

10

11

11

10

12

15

15

16

14

14

12

11

9.0

16

16

12

11

11

17

10

7.2

9.0

10

396.2

12. -8

786

Feb.

9.0

8.1

10

10

12

9.0

9.0

5.5

6.3

12

11

10

8.1

11

7.2

12

11

5.5

8.1

10

14

15

12

11

11

10

12

9.0

_

-

278.8

9.96

553

Mar.

14

10

16

8.1

6.5

14

12

10

10

11

12

14

96

329

324

213

106

22

16

14

56

11

8.1

10

10

11

11

11

9.0

10

16

1,420.5

45.8

2,820

Apr.

12

16

15

12

20

17

14

28

42

30

23

36

40

34

57

25

23

28

44

23

22

28

40

40

78

19

19

19

15

25

-

844

28.1

1,670

May

17

12

12

12

12

11

12

15

19

51

22

120

150

141

122

150

137

122

104

117

68

68

38

47

34

12

8.1

7^2

8.1

8.1

8.1

1,664.6

53.7

3,300

June

17

17

15

17

25

23

20

17

19

20

22

22

22

23

20

27

20

17

17

20

20

25

27

19

27

23

20

22

-

634

21.1

1,260

July

19

20

22

17

11

22

20

20

19

15

17

33

167

443

467

612

718

614

521

455

383

301

252

226

221

202

184

154

115

81

52

6,407

207

12,710

Aug.

38

19

19

34

12

14

14

12

9.0

9.0

14

19

127

192

T.S

6.3

7.2

8.1

6.3

7.2

7.2

8.1

9.0

9.0

10

10

11

12

12

11

8.1

680.0

21.9

1,350

Sept.

7.2

7.2

12

^.0

7.2

8.1

10

5.5

4.0

3.3

4.0

5.5

2.6

4.8

7.2

3.3

2.6

4.8

5.5

8.1

8.1

5.5

4.0

2.6

4.8

5.5

7.2

4.8

5.5

9.0

-

178.9

5.96

355

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,520 Mln 8.1 Mean 282 Ao-ft 204,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 718 Mln 2.6 Mean 38.0 Ac-ft 2?, 510

368561 O - 56 - 12
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°40'30", long. 97°18'40", in NE^SW^ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek, 7.8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River, and at mile 33.8.

Drainage area. 4,528 sq mi.

Records available . September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), October 1935 to 

September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1903 to October 1905 staff gage at same 

site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 18 years, 713 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs July 12 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1903-5, 1935-53: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs my 20, 1938 (gage height, 22.82 ft); 

munimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936.

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 poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see p. 164).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Feb. 14, July 27 to

Aug. 5, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

4.7

4.8 

5.1 

5.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

140

290

670

1,320

3,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

31

31

28

£5

26

26

27

29

29

29

29

28

26

27

28

26

26

27

27

26

29

29

28

29

28

28

27

27

27

28

863

27.8

1,710

Nov.

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

30

31

33

33

33

33

32

32

34

33

35

35

37

a40

a48

58

70

77

68

59

51

49

-

1,177

39.2

2,330

Dec.

48

49

46

46

45

44

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

39

40

52

56

54

53

48

47

b42

b40

b38

b35

40

42

43

1,346

43.4

2,670

Jan.

42

40

38

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

b28

b30

b35

b32

37

43

40

35

35

35

34

33

33

34

32

31

1,070

34.5

2,120

Feb.

31

31

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

35

42

44

41

37

35

34

32

32

33

43

57

35

32

35

37

37

35

34

_

_

-

988

35.3

1,960

Mar.

63

215

182

245

135

98

78

61

55

50

47

45

45

43

3JL

108

245

242

182

120

68

51

45

58

51

41

39

38

38

39

38

2,803

90.4

5,560

Apr.

36

36

36

38

66

SI

64

56

48

39

36

42

46

39

35

39

39

52

48

42

36

35

39

39

33_

38

34

50

38

31

-

1,292

43.1

2,560

May

27

a27

830

a28

26

26

27

25

26

32

27

225

347

ill

272

239

209

197

197

173

146

130

138

108

86

64

70

60

42

31

25

3,538

114

7,020

June

20

18

17

15

23

31

38

54

46

35

26

22

22

25

46

29

20

16

14

9.6

8,5

9.0

20

29

19

16

14

9.6

9.0

9.6

-

670.3

22.3

1,330

July

13

13

15

13

9.6

iu5_

13

21

31

21

35

1,830

2.660

1,720

970

2,020

2,000

2,660

1,370

900

720

566

478

395

344

317

275

245

224

200

170

20,256.1

653

40,180

Aug.

140

110

92

74

470

415

440

224

152

100

72

55

46

41

36

92

128

62

52

46

46

39

32

27

23

21

19

18

17

16

IS

3,120

101

6,190

Sept.

14

14

35

28

22

18

15

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

sTo

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

-

291.5

9.72

578

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,840 Min 25 Mean 414 Ac-ft 300,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,660 Mln 4.0 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,210

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP cfsV--No peak above base.

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

near Jet.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RI?ER BASIN 167 

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°08", long. 97°36', on line between sees. 35 and 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 and 3 miles west of Corbin.

Drainage area.--794 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,108.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 9.70 ft); no flow

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 22.50 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953.

Maximum known stage, about 28 ft (date unknown), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 6-20, July 16 to Aug. 3)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3

0 2.6

1.4 3.0

5.5 4.0

14 5.0

36 6.0

72 7.0

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

124

242

636

1,140

1,730

2,410

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

0

3.5

8.0

25

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

50

110

188

636

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*3.4

3.0

3.0 

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.9

5.5

11

17

19

20

*21

23

20

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

26

22

23

23

24

24

23 *23

25

529.0

17.1

1,050

Nov.

25

26

28 

29

28

29

28

30

31

34

38

36

*41

39

39

39

49

46

44

44

42

46

46

58

IS.

62

44

31

35

40

-

1,179

39.3

2,340

Dec.

45

60

80 

95

98

95

85

80

*77

75

72

72

70

60

58

60

65

75

82

75

90

80

*75

65

55

45

40

40

45

50

60

2,124

68.5

4,210

Jan.

65

70

75 

75

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

72

*72

72

66

49

40

50

70

114

98

82

72

68

72

66

66

*62

62

62

64

2,169

70.0

4.3OO

Feb.

62

62

62 

62

62

62

62

62

62

68

*80

82

80

77

75

68

66

66

66

68

56

58

72

72

72

*68

64

60

_

_

-

1,876

67.0

3,720

Mar.

77

106

144 

152

141

130

119

108

101

98

*95

93

95

93

88

82

82

77

77

72

68

68

64

60

64

*64

64

62

60

64

1.260

3,928

127

7,790

Apr.

316

186

163 

149

124

121

119

*116

98

88

88

82

80

75

77

72

70

70

70

*66

64

62

64

66

64

60

112

155

-

2,999

100

5,950

May

106

85

75 

70

*68

66

64

60

56

77

364

135

298

146

114

734 48"9

204

*192

135

111

90

72

68

62

50

46

39

35

30

28

4,169

134

8,270

June

25

22

*22 

22

23

96

42

26

20

17

14

12

9.8

8.0

5.5

*5.0

3.0

4.4

2.6

2.0

.8

1.4

2.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*.6

386.7

12.9

767

July

0.3

1.2

2.3 

.6

0

.1

.6

.4

5.5

2.6

8.9

929

42~8 995

283

213

149

121

88

80

64

56

»49

46

38

30

23

18

13

11

9.8

3,666.3

118

7,270

Aug.

8.0

9.8

2.120 

236

92

55

*40

31

28

24

21

20

18

16

15

16

24

*16

14

12

10

8.8

7.1

6.2

5.8

5 3

5.8

5.8

5.3

3.2

T3.

2,882.3

93.0

5,720

Sept.

*1.8

1.4

2.4 

5.3

4.4

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.0

1.4

.7

1.0

.4

.4

*.4

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

»o

0

27.7

0.92

55

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,180 mn 2.3 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120 Mln 0 Mean 71.1 Ac-ft 51,440

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs) . Mar. 31 (11:30 

a.m.) 4,600 cfa (9.70 ft).

30 a.m.) 2,760 cfs (7.50 ft)j July 12 (4 p.m.) 2,330

cfs (6.89 ft); Aug. 3 (6

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 16, 17, Dec. 22 to Jan. 11, 

Jan. 17-19. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Nov. 27, 

28, June 9 to July 11, Aug. 30 to Sept. 24.
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chlkaskla River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°49', long. 97°17', in r»i sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge at northeast edge 

of city of Blackwell, 0.2 mile downstream from Bitter Creek and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area. 1,859 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T!929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 

2f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 1938, to Jan. 24, 1939, wire-weight 

gage, and Jan. 25, 1939, to Apr. 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 0.6 mile upstream at datum 8.06 ft higher".

Average discharge. 18 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 19.65 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1935-53: Maximum discharge. 85,000 cfs June 32, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmark); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs at times in 1936, 1940, 1946.

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. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulatlon at low flow by Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-ft), 12.6 miles above 

station. Small diversion made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1117: 1937 (supplemental date), drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.

6.

6.

7.

6.

6.

7.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

24

25

26

26

26

26

29

29

31

32

30

28

28

27

28

29

27

27

29

613.0

19.8

1,220

Nov.

34

35

36

35

35

36

36

38

46

46

44

47

48

53

53

53

57

58

59

59

55

54

55

76

98

105

86

60

45

46

-

1,588

52.9

3,150

Dec.

53

69

85

86

99

104

105

104

96

93

90

86

89

86

80

72

76

90

104

98

92

95

99

92

80

72

60

50

55

66

79

2,605

84.0

5,170

Jan.

87

101

93

87

82

83

80

79

76

79

80

79

80

79

79

67

48

44

48

63

102

108

90

80

73

79

78

76

73

73

75

2,421

78.1

4,800

Feb.

75

75

73

73

73

73

73

71

72

87

89

92

92

96

89

86

76

75

79

101

93

80

72

85

93

93

90

90

_

_

-

2,316

82.7

4,590

Mar.

146

256

236

432

265

191

164

144

131

124

121

121

118

118

111

107

104

102

93

90

90

85

79

75

73

73

75

75

75

83

97

4,054

131

8,040

Apr.

1,170

357

236

187

191

151

139

132

131

123

110

105

98

93

92

83

82

89

80

76

75

76

79

82

82

78

75

73

78

147

-

4,570

152

9,060

May

254

154

116

96

86

82

80

75

69

75

103

483

233

357

221

169

832

453

253

216

164

134

113

98

89

82

71

62

53

47

41

5,363

173

10,640

June

36

32

25

18

82

415

12?

107

66

43

34

26

19

16

8.9

6.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

2.5

1.6

TT9

7.5

12

12

9.5

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.9

-

1,129.9

37.7

2,240

July

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

273

2.5

2.9

3.6

17

72

2,080

1,240

483

419

242

162

126

104

92

79

72

60

52

47

43

35

25

21

17

5,510.7

178

10,930

Aug.

14

10

1,520

5,540

1,390

361

156

96

75

62

47

36

30

24

21

18

18

16

22

18

13

10

8.9

8.9

7.9

6.7

5.4

3.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

9,545.1

308

18,930

Sept.

2.2

1.9

9.8

21

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

.8

.8

-

82.2

2.74

163

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,910 Mln 6.7 Mean 203 Ac-ft 147,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,540 Mln 0.8 Mean 109 Ao-ft 78,830

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°30ilO", long. 96°43 I 30", in NW^ sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles downstream from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area .--54,227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 13, 1935, chain gage at site of former highway bridge 

1,200 ft downstream at same datum. Nov. 14, 1935, to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 4,648 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs May 31 (gage height, 8.80 ft in gage 

well, 8.93 ft from outside gage); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 30.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft in gage 

well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum, 65 cfs Aug. 19-21, Sept. 1, 1934.

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 computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

by John Martin and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp.144,164). Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 30, Jan. 5 to Mar. 13, 

June 3-9, June 27 to July 11, Aug. 23 to Sept. 11)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 12 

215 3.0 

425 4.0 

830 6.0

1,300

2,500

4,340

9,400

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

May 13 to Sept. 30

190 3.0

360 4.0

580 '6.0

1,030 9.0

2,100

3,540

8,160

18,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

410

402

388

365

343

329

308

287

287

280

280

274

274

267

287

308

322

336

336

336

358

365

372

388

388

388

395

410

418

425

425

10,751

347

21,320

Jlov.

425

425

432

44O

448

448

462

470

485

516

524

524

532

532

548

564

580

588

596

612

628

636

660

779

875

893

902

920

ML

884

-

18,275

609

36,250

Dec.

788

702

660

644

668

711

720

770

804

875

893

902

884

875

866

857

857

830

884

902

929

983

1.000

992

983

974

965

938

911

884

848

26,499

855

52,560

Jan.

839

822

839

857

893

920

929

947

965

983

965

929

929

965

956

947

992

983

1,020

920

857

804

839

947

1,100

1,120

1.140

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,090

29,787

961

59,080

Feb.

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,000

992

1,000

1,050

1,060

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

L.150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,O9O

1,000

974

1,030

-

-

-

29,636

1,058

58,780

Mar.

1,250

1,300

1,610

2,020

2.580

2,500

2,210

2,020

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,610

1,780

1,660

1,560

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,210

1.180

49,960

1,612

99,090

Apr.

1,150

1,150

7.450

6,060

g3,740

g2,830

g2 , 5OO

g2,140

,780

,610

,560

,500

,450

,400

,290

,230

,160

,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,180

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,100

1.060

-

55,360

1,845

109,800

May

1,050

1.050

1,050

1,190

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,130

1,080

1,350

1,40O

6,880

4,200

3,540

2,810

2,740

2,670

2,280

2,220

2,340

2,220

1,980

1,920

1,760

1,600

gl,430

gl,310

gl,180

gl,100

2,650

15,600

75,470

2,435

149,700

June

12.0OO

4,100

g2,340

gl,820

gl,650

g2,040

g2,280

g2,040

El, 600

gl, 330

gl,190

gl,070

g990

g903

g840

B795

B759

B723

g660

B580

g556

g580

g636

g652

894

1,O4O

1,110

1,OOO

768

g636

-

47,582

1,586

94,380

July

g564

493

437

416

402

388

580

660

687

786

714

1,190

2,340

4,940

6.540

3,810

2,880

4,610

3,900

3,630

3,040

2,470

2,220

2,530

1,980

1,700

1,540

1,330

1,200

1,100

1,020

59,897

1,932

118,800

Aug.

960

894

831

768

1,120

4. OOP

2,880

2,280

1,760

1,760

3,120

2,600

2,100

1,920

1,980

1,820

1,700

1,540

gl,480

gl,380

gl,260

gl,200

gl,130

gl,060

gl,000

930

858

795

768

714

678

47,286

1,525

93,790

Sept.

636

604

912

912

768

687

620

564

524

486

465

430

409

381

360

348

330

312

300

278

250

234

228

223

218

212

206

201

196

190

-

12,484

416

24,760

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,60O Mln 267 Mean 3,095 Ac-ft 2,247,OOO

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,600 Mln 19O Mean 1,268 Ac-ft 918,300

Feak discharge (base. 30.OOP efa). No peak above base, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°20'35", long. 96°47'50", in NW£NW£ sec. 32, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., on leff 

bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 18 in north Pawnee and 550 feet 

downstream from Skedee Creek. Prior to Aug. 26, 1953, at site 500 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 576 sq mi.

Records available . July 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. 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 site 500 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs July 14 (gage height, 10.56 ft)- mlnimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum observed, that of Sept. 22, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 ft May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,800 cfs), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from nonrecording gage, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily disctiarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.0 

3.5 

9.7

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

24

64

143

287

659

2.3 

2.5

0.2

1.2

3.2

10

21

45

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

78

146

288

1,060

1,810

2,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7'.1

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4 

.4

.4

.4

18.8

0.61

0.0011

0.001

37

Nov.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.6 

4.7

4.5

-

27.4

0.91

0.0016

0.002

54

Dec.

4.1

3.4

2.7

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.4

6.2

sTS

4.7

3.5

3.2

2.9 

2.7

2.6

2.4

78.9

2.55

0.0044

0.005

156

Jan.

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0 

1.8

1.8

1.7

TTs

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.0

3.0

 575 3.2

2.9 

2.7

2.4

2.6

71.8

2.32

0.0040

0.005

142

Feb.

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.0

3.4

2i2 

2.1

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

i.'s

1.8

2.2

2.4

-

-

63.5

2.27

0.0039

0.004

126

Mar.

6.5

5.1

181

396

167

50

24

14

10

7.8

5.6

5.6

5.9 

111

124

19

12

13

9.8

39

20

10

5.6

3.9

2.6

2.2

1.6

JL.5 

1.6

2.4

1.8

1,259.5

40.6

0.070

0.08

2,500

Apr.

1.2

175

7.0

3.4

74

~~48 110

37

16

10

6.7

4.6

3.4 

2.9

3.2

3.7

4.6

49

100

39

14

7.4

16

54

22

9.8

5.2

4.3 

3.7

3.2

-

664.8

22.2

0.039

0.04

1,320

May

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

4~ill

326

1,010

1.600 

778

76

58

134

57

182

59

33

18

11

8.5

5.9

4.6

3.4

2.6 

2.4

2.2

1.8

4,437.1

143

0.248

0.29

8,800

June

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

12

197

983

480

136

39

10

9.8

6.3 

4.6

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.3

4.9

42

17

6.3

2.6

1.6 

1.0

.8

-

1,981.7

66.1

0.115

0.13

3,930

July

0.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

12

15

1,020

2.540 

2,340

555

40

408

88

29

27

126

21

441

758

28

144

34

14 

8.9

6.3

4.3

8,242.8

266

0.462

0.53

16,350

Aug.

5.7

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

51

14

5.9

5.2

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0 

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.6

7.0

20

6.3

5.4

2.2

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.7 

.4

.3

.5

142.5

4.60

0.0080

0.009

283

Sept.

0.4

.4

7.8

25

25

11

8.9

5.2

3.4

2.2

1.6

.8

.6 

.4

.5

tl

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

-

94.8

3.16

0. 0055

0.006

188

Calendar year 1952: Max 3-.960 Min 0.2 Mean 91.4 Cfsm 0.159 In. 2.16 Ac-ft 66,340

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Min 0.2 Mean 46.8 Cfsm 0.081 In. 1.10 Ac-ft 33,890

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--No peak above base.

Note. Discharge computed from wire-weight or staff-gage-readings except for period Dec. 8 to Aug. 

when water-stage recorder record was used.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°59'15", long. 103°25'25", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on right 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling 

station, 12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available . April 1942 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4.900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

o Oct. 1, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1942-53), 11.l cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 9.87 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 18.12 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study and logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

A peak of 8,200 cfs occurred in 1940 (gage height, 20 ft, present datum, from 

floodmark).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to July 12, July 14-17,

July 21 to Aug. 2, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

0.23 

.3 

,5 

.7

1.0

0

.2

1.9

5.8

19

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.2

63 

131 

21* 

352

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

*

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1*

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

»0.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.5

K6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2TT

1.7

1.7

l!7

38.5

1.24

76

Nov.

1.7

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

b2.0

b2.3

b2.5

b2.0

bl.4

bTTB"

bl.8

b2.2

-

71.8

2.39

142

Dec.

b3.0

b3.5

b3To~

b2.5

. b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.8

b2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

b2.5

b2.6

2.9

3.0

3.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.7

b2.8

79.2

2.55

157

Jan.

b3.2

b3.0

bS.l

b3.2

b3.4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.7

b3.9

-LuS

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

b2.0

b2.2

*b2.5

b3.0

b3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

b2.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

93.5

3.02

185

Feb.

a2.7

*2i7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

2.7

b2.0

2.7

b2.5

2.1

2.1

bl.8

bITo"

b2.3

b2.4

b2.5

2.7

2.4

_

-

68.3

2.44

135

Mar.

2.9

2.9

*2.5

b2.0

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

T76

1.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.9

al.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

66.8

2.15

132

Apr.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

*1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

rr

3.0

3.7

-

56.3

1.88

112

May

2.5

27T

2.4

2.2

*2.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1 *TT

.4

.9

.5

.4

39.4

1.27

78

June

0.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

1.1

1.6

TT

.7

.5

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

aO

atf

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

8.1

0.27

16

July

0o~

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

8.9

61

14

5.1

2.5

1.8

97

40

44

15

5.8

11

9.4

3.3

2.7

1.8

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

1.6

328.6

10.6

652

Aug.

1.9

42

26

15

99

14

6.1

4.0

2.5

1.8

»1.6

1.4

1.1

.7

7T

352

335

109

18

72

26

15

284

26

8.8

4.2

2.7

2.2

3.5

2.1

1.6

1,480.9

47.. 8

2,940

Sept.

»1.Z

l!2

1.4

T7S

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

TT

-

20.3

0.68

40

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,090 Min 0 Mean 8.21 Ac-ft 5,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 352 Min 0 Mean 6.44 Ac-ft 4,660

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Aug. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 2,800 cfs (9.87 ft)j Aug. 17 (l a.m.) 2,190 

cfs (8.56 ft); Aug. 23 (12:45 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (6.88 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 records for station near Kenton, Okla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56'. long. 102°57', In SE£ sec. 4, T. 5 N., R. IE., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Carrlzo Creek, 1.7 

miles northeast of Kenton, 2.2 miles downstream from Carrlzozo Creek, and at mile 

594.0.

Drainage area.--1,106 sq mi.

Records available. April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,267.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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. 17 (gage height, 

b.OO ft); no flow at times.

1950-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 17,1953 (gage height, 

8.00 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.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

79

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

17.1

0.55

34

Nov.

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.7.

1.9

T7T

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.9

al.3

a. 9

alTT

al.3

al.5

44.2

1.47

88

Dec.

a2.5

b4.2

b2.8 

b2.2

bl.9

bl.7

bT77 bl'.

bl.

bl.

b2.

b2 . 

b2.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.3

b2.6

b3.0

b2.8

b2.8

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b2.8

b3.0

b3.3

b3.3

84.1

2.71

167

Jan.

b2.6

b2.4

b2.6 

b2.8

b276~

b2.1

b2.4

b2.2

bl.9

1.9

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1.7

bl.l

bl.3

bl.4 

b2.1

b2.1

bl.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

51.5

1.66

102

Feb.

0.2 "72

.2 

.2

.2

.2

2.1

2.8

TT9

bl.6

bl.4

b2.1

bl.9

bl.9

bl.7

bl.3 

bl.3

bl.l

bl.l

bl.4

bl.7

b2.2

bl.7

bl.7

bl.6

1.7

1.7

_

-

39.2

1.40

78

Mar.

2.4

272

2.1 

bl.7

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

31.0

1.00

61

Apr.

0.1

0

0 

0

.1

.2

7T

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

-

1.1

0.04

2.2

May

0

.1

.1 

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.1

.4

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

270

.5

.2

9.1

0.29

18

June

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

13

813

a20

-

846

28.2

1,680

July

alO

a5

1,000 

226

a30

alO

a7

a5

a4

a3

327

212

a!5

a5

2.6

2.1

12

17

46

7.1

a3

69

50

alO

a3

a2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

±3

2,086.0

67.3

4,140

Aug.

6.3

43

104

100

144

358

31

5.5

3.7

2.4

2.1 

1.6

1.3

T73

349

944

2.150 

60S

allO

a70

54

27

340

551

a60

a30

15

7.7

5.2

4.9

4.2

6,111.2

197

12,120

Sept.

4.4

472

4.2 

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.3

a3.0

a2.7

a2.4

aa.l

al'.6

al.4

al.l

.9

.8

.7

.6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4:

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

00"

0

-

49.5

1.65

98

Calendar year 1952: Max 826 Mln 0 Mean 8.90 Ac-ft 6,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 18,590

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

near Boise City.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

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

Location. Lat 36°55', long. 102°36', 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 ^jpom Ute Creek, 14 miles northwest of Boise City, and at mile 560.0.

Drainage area. 1,955 sq mi.

Records available . May 1905 to August 1907 (published as "near Garrett"), October 1942 

to September 1953.

_. 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 waterstage recorder in Kohler's diversion canal 40 ft downstream from headgate at datum 

5.19 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years (1905-6, 1942-53), 41.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs July 3 (gage height, 10.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

no flow at times.

1905-7, 1942-53: 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 floodmarks (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 three times a month. Records include 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 station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 209; 1905. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

o

0

Mar.

0

0

O

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

O

June

00"

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

~ST 646

-

733

24.4

1,450

July

a!3

a6

5,670 

58S

130

a49

a38

a25

alO

a2

a293

a907

a79

a30

19

139

59 

a!8

22

49

17

10

84

38

13

a6.8

2.1

.6

00"

0

6,314.5

204

12,520

Aug.

0Q283

118

243

412

148

37

13

9.4

6.3

4.4

3.2

1.7

.6

716

3,200 

2,770

386

302

73

53

174

a591

156

66

32

19

14

10

9.0

9,850.6

318

19,540

Sept.

a5

a?

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

7

0.2

14

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,010 Min 0 Mean 10.4 Ao-ft 7,560

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,670 Mln 0 Mean 46.3 Ao-ft 33,520

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs). June 29 {8 a.m.) 3.140 cfs (4.60 ft); July 3 (7:45 a.m.) 

11 (11:30 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (6.03 ft); Aug. 6 (5 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (3.50 ft);

17,200

cfs (10.16 ft); July __ ,__._. ....... . _

Aug. 17 (4:45 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (8.14 ft).

a Ho gage-height record at either or both river gage and diversion canal gage; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Kenton.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron 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 highway bridge, 6? miles northeast of Mocane, 14.7 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 364.1. 

Drainage area. 8.653 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Page. 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.--11 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum daily, 7 cfs Nov. 26.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in August 1943 and July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

Remarks.-'-Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

41

41

53

39

S5

44

46

44

49

39

39

39

41

46

56

76

76

67

67

76

96

W

85

67

72

76

85

90

63

81

76

1,899

61.3

3,770

Nov.

76

76

63

67

63

60

46

46

67

85

96

90

76

72

76

63

81

90

108

102

85

96

136

160 E78"

1)7

b!4

1)27

b63

1)128

-

2,297

76.6

4,560

Dec.

1)270

375 28"B"

152

72

49

60

67

63

56

63

72

81

96

102

114

114

128

102

152

181

212

202

170

1)120

1)49

b46 b6"3

1)114

1)144

b!52

3,926

127

7,790

Jan.

t>144

96

76

90

108

108

81

81

72

56

53

56

67

85

b53

1)25 b3"6"

b90

202 ~5G

72

67

90

85

85

72

67

63

67

67

60

2,464

79.5

4,890

Feb.

56

67

72

67

60

60

60

60

67

63

63

67

53

44

53

63

63

63

1)44

1)19

1)13

1)156"

270

IB?

96

85

85

90

_

_

-

2,141

76.5

4,250

Mar.

96

~W128

60

72

76

90

76

81

67

63

81

90

90

85

72

76

67

56

60

60

36

34 55

56

41

63

72

53

67

81

2,192

70.7

4.350

Apr.

63

41

£12T

63

63

41

56

72

60

53

72

76

72

81

fil

03

67

60

53

44

56

67

96

W

85

76

67

63

67

-

1,902

63.4

3,770

May

81

114

90

53

56

67

53

44

34

34

32

39

53

53

67

~SS 136

96

53

41

53

49

46

46

39

39

32

27

24

25

29

1,690

54.5

3,350

June

32

34

32

34

85

85

67

53

46

41

34

29

27

25

22

24

25

25

19

10

1O

22

22

16

16

16

17

21

25

25

939

31.3

1,860

July

25

21

19

T§

55

421

160

53

81

128

114

90

76

90

90

177

102

102

96

67

72

108

434

1ST

144

120

102

76

56

44

41

3,364

109

6,670

Aug.

2952"

81

176

189

136

96

72

79

215

72

63

60

60

72

396

406

404

1,580

1, 720

659

390

139

160

160

120

302

181

144

120

120

8,483

274

16,830

Sept.

108

102

339 10"8

81

72

67

60

56

63

76

90

72

44

46

60

60

49

56

49

49

49

44

44

46

44

41

34

3T

49

2,092

69.7

4,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 398 Mln 7 Mean 72.9 Ac-ft 52,910

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,720 Mln 7 Mean 91.5 Ac-ft 66,240

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). Aug. 20 (5:30 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (3.60 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected t>y Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175

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 highway bridge, 6f miles east of Nye and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,157 sq mi, of which about 800 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1953.

Sage. 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.--11 years, 61.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs July 11 (gage height, 5.68 ft); no flow 

attimes.

1942-53: 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.

pks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Diversion for irrigation of about 800 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1950.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

O0"

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.2

3.2

4.1

4.4

4.8

6.0

6.0

6.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

145.0

4.68

288

JJov.

9.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

11

12

13

I?

b4

bl

b5

b6

b9

-

267.0

8.90

530

Dec.

b20

b52

55

JS

b32

' 39

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

9.5

b!4

b!6

15

12

38

b46

32

b26

b26

b24

blO

b9

b8

b?

b!2

- b20

b!6

708.5

22.9

1,410

Jan.

b46

34

b32

39

26

23

23

24

22

19

18

18

18

18

b£

b6

blO

b23

30

23

16

15

b!5

16

14

12

12

9.0

11

12

12

602.0

19.4

1,190

Feb.

12

12

12

11

10

11

11

12

13

15

18

1?

12

12

12

9.0

8.5

11

10

b4

b6

b!4

bl8

17

15

13

12

12

.

-

334.5

11.9

663

Mar.

1919"

15

12

16

13

12

12

13

15

16

15

12

12

11

10

12

9.0

OJ

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

11

9.5

9.5

12

11

9.0

9.5

11

372.0

12.0

738

Apr.

12

11

8.0

8.5

13

13

12

11

9.0

8.5

9.0

11

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

9.0

-9". 16 5

7.0

6.0

5.6

Fjff

8.5

-

279.6

9.32

555

May

8.0

7.5

6.5

7.5

9.5

8.5

7.0

6.5

5.2

4.1

4.1

6.0

5T7J

8.5

10

142T

15

12

11

11

8.5

8.0

7.5

5.2

4.4

3.4

2.2

1.5

.6

1.0

247.2

7.97

490

June

2.0

1.2

o-0

10

10

9.5

6.5

4.1

2.0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45.8

1.53

91

July

00"

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

68

358

32

11

7.5

4.8

4.1

4.1

6.0

6.5

5.6

50

152" 532

24

9.8

5.6

3.7

24

63

85

1,426.7

46.0

2,830

Aug.

85

ST

55

32

16

30

9.0

7.0

29

74

85

78

61

34

19

28

17

38

9.0

7.5

19

44

49

41

28

16

8.0

3.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1,008.4

32.5

2,000

Sept.

1.5

1.0

9.1

572

5.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37.8

1.26

75

Calendar year 1952: Max 346 Mln o Mean 14.4 Ae-ft lo,440

Water year 1952-53: Max 532 Mttn 0 Mean 15.0 Ac-ft 10,860

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs).--July 11 (11:45 p.m.) 3,210 cfs (5.68 ft)j July 23 (3:45 a. 

2,370 ofs (5.10 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'55", long. 98°52 I 45", near center of sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 16 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Ewers (Maine) Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka, and at mile 247.0.

Drainage area.--13,307 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to 

'September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,367.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). September 1903 to December 1905 staff gage at 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream at different datum. 

Feb. 4 to Mar. 3, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 448 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs July 12 (gage height, 6.30 ft); no 

flow at limes.

1903-5, 1937-53: 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 fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion for 

irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station.

Revisions [water years] .--WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

1

1

1 

1

1

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Nov.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

.1

0 

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.6

2,6

271

.8

b.4

b.2

bl.2

bl.2

-

10.9

3.63

22

Dec.

b2.6

371

2.8

2.8

2.8

91

115

89

75

64

60

56

58

60

62

58

62

66

105

145

124

115

148

160

167

127

97

73

56

55

58

2,360.1

76.1

4,680

Jan.

68

110

131

262 52o"

193

180

152

127

115

108

111

102 

97

89

b22

b34

66

64

60

66

148

175

137

124

115

127

108

95

84

82

3,572

115

7,080

Feb.

87

84

84

84

82

73

82

77

77

100

184

Tgo

184 

171

152

137

118

100

87

77

60

45

44

4T

64

60

106

111

_

-

2,757

98.5

5,470

Mar.

141

216

216

279 2~5T

211

167

156

145

152

152

148

148

141

141

145

148

127

108

92

77

64

56

48

40

35

38

35

36

40

40

3,799

123

7,540

Apr.

40

38

38

34

53

64

6?

60

56

56

56

48

42

36

34

29

27

24

19

16

15

12

11

12

10

12

11

12

24

24

-

977

32.6

1,940

Hay

20

22

14

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

12

7.6

41

34

171

48 

38

37

105

188

231

He- 335

us

97

52

26

18

12

7.6

5.0

3.4

2.3

al^l

1,947.8

62.8

3,860

June

0.2

0

0

2.0

45

30

238 "T6

8.1

4.7

2.3

1.4

1.0 

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

.4

.1

.2

.2

0

12

8.6

2.8

1.0

.4

.2

.1

.8

-

379.3

12.6

752

July

0.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

511

2,470

2,620 

743

480

1,460

1,300

370

356

a211

1,310

239

68

646

992

574

a241

127

a89

a62

a48

14,917.3

481

29,590

Aug.

a44

85

a 48

151

60

40

42

52

62

98

37

21

14 

10

8.1

69

432

804

648

323

828

1,290

574

450

272

202

148

115

379

a56

38

7,100.1

229

14,080

Sept.

35

29

156

84

259

463 585"

164

92

56

a24

a!9

a9.0 

2.0

al.4

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

aTT

a.l

-

1,683.2

56.1

3,340

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,770 JtLn 0 Mean 174 Ao-ft 126,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,620 Mln 0 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,360

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 ef s). No peak above base.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.

Location.- -La t 36°03' , long. 98°01', in NW^NWi sec. 13, T. 18 N. , R. 8 W. , on right bank 

75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles northwest of Dover.

Drainage area. 14.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 1,073 ft (by baroaeter).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 431 cfs July 24 (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.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of July 24, 1953; no flow at times each year. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1928, that of July 24, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, i 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

in feet,

0.0

.1

.2

.4

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

0

.05

.16

.48

1.17

2.06

3.12

4.32

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7

5.9

8.2

11.9

19.1

33

56

93

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

flov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.90

.84

.34

.16

.15

.16

-

2.55

0.085

5.1

Dec.

0.20 -~3S

.26

.26

.20

.20

.23

.26

.25

.22

.23

.23

.28

.28

.26

.32

.36

.38

3.55

1745

.80

.69

.54

.50

.45

.48

.48

.45

.54

.54

.50

15.62

0.504

31

Jan.

0.50

.47

.41

.45

.47

.48

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.48

.50

.48

.47

.25

7ST

.65

.73

769

*.58

.56

.56

.48

.48

.52

.48

.45

.45

.48

.48

15.24

0.492

30

Feb.

0.48

.48

.48

.50

.52

.45

.63

.73

.58

.65

.85

.63

.56

.56

.52

.43

.36

.39

.45

.52

.34

73?

.45

.73

1.25

.80

.67

.54

_

-

-

15. 9Z

0.568

32

Mar.

2.30

1.74

2.75

T765

.97

.76

.65

.63

.80

.92

.85

.80

.73

1.48

.82

.61

.86

1.11

.67

.56

.45

.36

.32

756

.34

.36

.38

.36

.38

.43

.43

25.83

0.833

51

Apr.

0.32

.65

3.28

.85

4.65

1.99

1.17

.92

.67

.48

.43

.45

.41

.38

.48

.34

.31

.41

.45

.32

.29

.23

.23

.47

.34

.16

.15 7IB-

.23

.16

-

21.37

0.712

42

May

0.06

.02

.02

.04

.09

.15

.15

.08

.02

.84

.45

*5.1

174"6

.73

.62

2.24

1.00

.54

.34

.17

.06

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.18

0.457

28

June

0

0

0

July

0

tJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

27

4.26

.64

.06

*92

IS. 5

1.57

.44

.08

0

0

0

171. '55

5.53

340

Aug.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.88

740

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.31

0.042

2.6

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 7.2 Min 0 Mean 0.531 Ac -ft 415

Water year 1952-53: Max 92 Mln 0 Mean 0.777 Ac-ft 562

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--July 24 (6 a.m.) 431 cfs (4.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°19', long. 98°00' , in NE£ sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 8 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pile bent of highway bridge, 2£ 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 1953.

Qage. 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. 6 years, 58.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.94 ft); no flow

1947-53: 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 good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

.6

Tff

.5.1

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

5.3

0.17

11

KOV.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.5

ii

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

3.1

0.10

6.1

Dec.

~72 0.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

1.5

T75

.8

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

11.3

0.36

22

Jan.

0.3

.275

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.5

.3

.5

.6

.8

76

.5

.5

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

10.7

0.35

21

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

^2

.3

.4

.5

"76" 1.0

.6

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

_

_

-

11.1

0.40

22

Mar.

1.2

1.8

27B" 2.6

.8

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

13.6

0.44

27

Apr.

0.1 -TT

.1

.2

5.3

16

TT.7

1.8

1.0

.5

.5

.3

.4

.5

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.3

-

36.2

1.21

72

May

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.2

271 IBS"

30

13

9.0

5.2

9.0

3.6

1.5

.8

.4

.3

.5

.5

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

536.1

17.3

1,060

June

00"

0

0

212

103

84

11

5.2

1.2

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

417.1

13.9

827

July

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

74

75

2.8

3.1

80

523 TS9"

29

31

40

15

5.2

90

152

20

5.2

1.8

.8

.3

.1

1,337.6

43.1

2,650

Aug.

0.1

.4

6.9

.2

.1

6.0

26

T.3

1.8

.8

.5

.1

0

S

0

0

5.4

11

9.0

3.6

1.5

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

81.4

2.63

161

Sept.

00"

1.2 -TT

.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

3.8

Calendar year 1952: Max 202 Mln 0 Mean 4.19 Ac-ft 3,040

Mater year 1952-53: Max 523 Mln 0 Mean 6.75 Ac-ft 4,880

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs) . Ho peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

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

Location. Lat 35°53', long. 97°36', in SW£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge in Lake Hefner recreational area, just upstream from Lake 

Hefner, 6jj- miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Drainage area.--1.62 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,199.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 165 cfs July 20 (gage height, 2.28 ft); no flow 

at times.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 931 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.01

.05

.12

.26

.44

.70

1.43

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.49

3.43

4.90

7.2

10.5

16.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Uov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

. 0.10

.12

.08

.04

.04

.22

.26

72T

.23

.20

.26

.20

.16

.12

.11

.10

.11

.11

.11

4.03

0.130

8.0

Feb.

0.10

*.10

.09

.09

.10

.08

.12

.16

.11

.35

.36

72T

.16

.17

.14

.08

.06

759

.11

.18

.10

.09

.09

.25

.23

.17

.15

.14

_

-

-

4.08

0.146

8.0

Mar.

1.06

.40

4.21

T59

.31

.23

.18

.17

.18

.21

.21

.21

4.12

2.81

.50

.34

1.12

.64

.34

.29

.23

.17

.16

.15

.15

.17

.17

.17

.14

756

.31

20.50

0.661

41

Apr.

0.18

.18

.23

.17

*13_

1.16

.73

.62

.44

.26

.34

.31

.26

.27

.36

.27

.24

.23

.21

.21

.20

.17

.57

.48

.26

.18

.18

.16

TIE

.17

-

22.22

0.741

44

May

0.12

.12

.12 .11

.14

.15

.12

.11

.10

.11

2.79

TTffg"

.79

.67

1.09

1.95

.89

.70

.34

.20

.12

.08

.07

.05

.01

0

5

0

.13

0

0

12.74

0.411

25

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

0

0

1.27

.11

0

.47

8.6

.20

.04

.01

1.10

.22

.06

0

0

0

0

0

12.10

0.390

24

Aug.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.06

TOT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.07

0.002

0.14

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 8.6 Mln 0 Mean 0.229 Ac-ft 166

Water year 1952-53: Max 13 Mln 0 Mean 0.208 Ac-ft 150

Peak discharge (base, 70 efs). Apr. 5 (6:45 a.m.) 102 cfs (2.06 f t) i July 20 (1:45 a.m.) 165 cfs

(2.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River near Guthrle, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55<10", long. 97°25'35", In NEirSEi sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 125 ft upstream from Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2j miles north of Guthrle, 6.5 miles upstream from 

Skeleton Creek (Ephralm Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area. 16,865 sq ml.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

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.--16 years, 902 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs July 20 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 26.

1937-53: 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 poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6, June 15 to July 11, 

July 14-21, July 23 to Sept. 30)

2.0

0.5

2.2

6.0

12

29

53

115

205

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

390

640

1,050

1,590

2,360

3,400

4,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

75

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

24.4

0.79

48

JJov.

~rs 0.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

4.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

14

32

32

44

b45

bl?

36

-

278.6

9.29

553

Dec.

33

30

30

29

28

24

23

23

22

21

20

23

48

55

55

56

56

56

88

98

110

136

110

118

124

118

bllS

b!30

148

138

130

2,205

71.1

4,370

Jan.

118

105

92

84

82

82

92

157

190

187

178

163

148

139

127

b80

bgO

b90

bllO

136

139

130

121

110

100

90

136

160

145

127

127

3,825

123

7,590

Feb.

130

121

112

105

100

98

100

98

92

158

121

118

133

133

145

172

T7f

163

157

148

133

124

102

108

108

110

100

98

_

-

3,409

122

6,760

Mar.

130

139

285

406

398

334

278

292

278

254

233

219

212

387

557

282

364

402

310

212

184

166

142

124

110

98

90

86

80

82

75

7,209

233

14,300

Apr.

71

67

66

75

193

728

431

303

219

181

154

136

121

98

82

125

306

166

102

84

69

64

64

71

61

56

53

45

44

40

-

4,275

142

8,490

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,750 Mln 0.5 Mean 300

May

36

36

33

31

31

32

33

31

29

35

45

214

336

976

750

452

322

303

233

178

157

139

178

178

139

110

90

73

59

48

41

5,352

173

10,620

June

36

30

26

24

27

40

61

216

419

187

219

139

80

52

36

26

22

17

14

11

10

9.4

14

11

7.7

6.6

a5.7

a4.8

a3.9

2.9

1,758.0

58.6

3,490

July

4.3 '2.0

al.O

a. 7

a_.j>

a. 6

.6

.9

1.2

.8

1.8

48

110

1,860

2,360

1,460

1,150

5,620

12,740

3,470

3,100

965

610

1,990

2,290

675

495

678

569

426

330

28,960.4

934

57,440

Aug.

254

196

175

142

703

199

175

255

236

169

130

181

226

175

124

115

733

246

256

382

394

406

406

300

699

ISO" 877

342

268

205

169

9,118

294

18,090

Sept.

142

108

236

618

927

352

184

151

112

127

142

98

73

56

49

43

33

30

29

27

27

26

21

18

17

17

16

15

14

11

3,721

124

7,380

Ac-ft 217,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,620 Mln 0.5 Mean 192 Ac-ft 139,100

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°04', long. 97°35', 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 and 2tr miles east of Lovell.

Drainage area.--410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Dec; 5, 1949, staff gage at site 

60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs June 7 (gage height, 13.56 ft); no

 now Sept. 23-30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 8,970 cfs July 30, 1950 (gage height, 27.57 ft); no 

flow Sept. 23-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of

 cEemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1292.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

71

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

172

.7

12.3

0.40

24

JJov.

0.7

.6

.6

.7

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.7

5.0

8.2

775

7.3

4.3

3.7

-

77.2

2.57

153

Dec.

3.6

377

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

3.8

8.1

12

38

T7

8.8

6.1

5.4

5.6

5.6

4.5

5.1

5.0

5.3

199.1

6.42

395

Jan.

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.8

4.1

3.6

1.6

5.1

TTT

3.5

3.2

3.O

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.3

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.3

100.1

3.23

198

Feb.

3.3

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.7

4.0

4.1

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

3.5

3.5

2.8

3.3

3.2

2.4

2.9

5.6

6.1

374

3.7

2.8

4.4

4.1

_

_

-

106.8

3.81

212

Mar.

4.0

4.3

56

74

62

21

12

8.0

6.7

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.3

8.6

7.8

6.1

5.7

7.1

11

9.9

6.4

4.4

4.3

4.1

3.7

-575 3.0

4.0

4.3

5.0

4.8

373.2

12.0

740

Apr.

4.7

4.1

6.4

5.4

16

67

71 25

12

7.1

5.7

5.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.3

4.0

6.5

5.0

4.7

7.1

5.3

3.8

5.0

4.4

5.0

5.6

3.8

3.7

3.2

-

310.1

10.3

615

May

2.7

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2-

6.1

5.0

53

487

T45

31

19

12

11

39

32

14

7.8

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

920.8

29.7

1,830

June

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.0

37T

257

1,250

516

80

27

14

9.0

8.4

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

3.2

2.2

2.0

2.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

2,195.4

73.2

4,350

July

1.2

.8 272"

3.3

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.5

4.2

62

410

124

21

42

10

5.9

6.9

6.5

44

23

10

30

111

36

13

7.1

5.0

3.8

3.8

994.4

32.1

1,970

Aug.

3.4

3.4

3.4

9.0

70

29

20

6.7

4.3

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.5

100

"43 447

13

5.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

T74

1.9

795.1

25.6

1,580

Sept.

1.8

1.6

1.7

2B~ 31

7.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

T3

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

82.7

2.76

164

Calendar year 1952: Max 511 Min o.l Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11,040

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Mln 0 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,230

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). June 7 (2:45 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (13.56 ft).

368561 O - 56 - 13
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location. La t 35°58', long. 97°02', in SW^SWi 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. 825 sq mi. 

Records available. June 1939 to September 1953. 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, wire-weight gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge . - -14 years, 1,210 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs July 21 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 30.

1939-53: 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 computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are

fair . Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292. 

Revis Ions . WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21-31, Jan. 9, 10, Jan. 17 to 

Mar. 3, May 18, 19, July 27 to Aug. 4, Aug. 11, 12, Sept. 5-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 3O

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

1.2

4.0

8.4

21

51

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

98

185

315

470

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

97

175

285

460

720

6.O 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,440

2,560

4,220

6,760

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.4 670-

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.7

777

3.0

126.7

4.O9

251

flov.

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0 

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.7

?73

3.0

3.3

4.0

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.6

6.0

7.4

22

34

36

36

38

51

55

-

362.3

12.1

719

Dec.

51

45

40

38

36

34

34

32 

30

29

28

27

26

25

41

49

51

54

73

83

96

133

168

147

133

141

138

133

154

164

164

2,401

77.5

4,760

Jan.

138

116

103

96

90

87

83

W 

150

201

201

189

168

147

138

103

83

87

114

133

141

147

157

141

130

116

103

114

160

157

141

4,022

130

7,980

Feb.

130

136

130

119

116

105

103

103 

1OO

Tl?

133

130

133

141

144

154

178

182

189 "16"5

144

133

119

124

127

119

116

110

_

_

-

3,705

132

7,350

Mar.

150

157

432

446

475

465

397

273 

281

265

238

224

210

475

392

535

424

7O8

1BT

317

224

178

154

132

122

117

108

95

 57 88

92

8,722

281

17.3OO

Apr.

79

81

90

72

331

356

69O

S60 

370

242

192

160

135

119

110

92

101

379

224

142

119

97

101

117

101

83

74

72

70

!§_

5,425

181

10,76O

May

55

51

50

49

50

49

48

46 

43

46

66

290

66O

810

1,150

935

550

370

338

3O5

253

203

160

175

189

157

132

112

97

84

73

7,596

245

15,O70

June

64

56

50

43

52

127

186

1.270 

935

64O

325

285

203

129

88

68

55

45

34

27

22

19

36

23

17

14

12

11

11

11

4,858

162

9,640

July

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

13

32

14 

52

20

20

856

762

540

1,820

2,280

1,670

1,430

3,660

2,920

4,540

2,630

1,350

900

2,160

2,120

744

530

605

525

g402

32,641.9

1,053

64,740

Aug.

g305

g228

g!96

g!86

g442

753

g334

g!96 

g214

g281

g!72

g231

182

217

189

250" 129

301

352

720

495

402

410

384

277

666

810

505

348

261

2O3

10,589

342

21.0OO

Sept.

160

132

229

708

810

900

4"6TJ

257 

186

145

127

157

117

99

81

72

61

56

52

46

4O

36

36

34

32

32

30

28

27

26

5,176

173

1O,27O

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,760 Mln 2.7 Mean 365 Ac-ft 265, 1OO

Water year 1952-53; Max 4,540 Mln 2.7 Mean 235 Ac-ft 169, 8OO

Peak discharge (base, 15.OOP cfs).--Ho peak above base, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Council Creek near Stlllwater, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long. 96°52', In SE£Sw£ sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from county road bridge, 10 miles east of Stlllwater, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31 sq ml.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 838.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 10.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs July 23 (gage height, 8.07 ft); no 

flow at times.

1934-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per secfond)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

gl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

O

O

0

Jan.

O0"

0

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

*0

.1

T2~ .2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.4

0.05

0.0016

0.002

2.8

Feb.

0.1

* .1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

2.0

~rs 3.2

.1.1.1

.1 * . i

.1.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.

.

-

8.4

0.30

0.0097

0.01

17

Mar.

6.5

 1.7

109

3~. 3

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

25

1.3

.6

40

8.0

.9

.5

.3

.2 *T2~

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.9

.4

204.9

6.61

0.213

0.25

4O6

Apr.

0.4

.6

.9

.4

117

 4.9

1.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

1.2

1.5

.8

.8

.6

10

8.0

l.O

.4

.4

.4

1.4

.8

-

157.8

5.26

0.170

0.19

313

May

0.3

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

18

1.2

.6

.6

1.5

1.2

49

T7

 1.3

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0o~

o

0

o

94.0

3.03

0.098

0.11

187

June

0"0

0

0

18

18

9.3

*.9

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

3.3

.2

O

0

o

0

0

0

-

49.8

1.66

O.O54

0.06

99

July

00"

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

 331

2". 5

.4

.1

5.3

2.O

.1

.2

4.7

.3

0

262

21

1.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

632.0

20.4

0.658

0.76

1,250

Aug.

00"

0

O

_76

1.2

.3

0

O

o

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

34

1.3

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

112.9

3.64

0.117

0.14

224

Sept.

O

1^»

TT

.1

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

26.1

O.87

O.028

O.O3

52

Calendar year 1952 : Max 372 Mln 0 Mean 5.52 Cfsm 0. 178 In. 2.41 Ac-ft 4,010

Water year 1952-53: Max 331 Mln O Mean 3.53 Cfsm 0.114- In. 1.55 Ac-ft 2.55O

Peak discharge (base. 66O cfs). July 12 (6:30 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (7.43 ft); July 23 (4:45 p.m.) 

1.53O cfs (8.O7 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°08i40", long. 96°OOilO", in NW^ see. 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.--74.350 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.23 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, chain or wireweight gage and Feb. 2, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at datum 3.00 

higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 6,460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 280 cfs Oct. 14.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 173,000 ofs. May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 20.00 ft, 

Apr. 26, 1944 present datum; minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Aug. 6-12, 1934, and 

Aug. 11, 12, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft June 13, 1923 present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs (see pp.144, 164).

Cooperation. Gage height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; one discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15-24, Jan. 11-17, Feb. 10-13, 

Mar. 15-23, May 8, June 2-9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

2.7 250

3.0 610

3.5 1,550

4.0 

5.0

2,750

5,800

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

250

470

770

1,810

4.0 3,120

5.0 6,790

7.0 17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

446

434

434

410 

386

374

362

350 

340

330

320

320

310

300 3lO~

320

340

350

374

386

398

398

398

398

398

410 

422

422 

422

434

434

11,730

378

23,270

JIov.

434

434

422

1ST 

446

458

484

498 

498

512

526

554

582

596

610

610

626

626

610

582

568

582

596

770

932

950 

969

988 

1,010

1,050

-

18,937

631

37,560

Dec.

1,030

932

842

754

706

674

69U

738 

788

842

896

950

950

914

896

860

860

860

988

969

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,040

1,140

1.160 

1,160

1,160 

1,140

1,120

1,040

29,149

940

57,820

Jan.

1,010

932

914

TOf 

914

950

988

1,040 

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,280

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,120

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,200 

1,260

1.500 

1,300

1,280

1,220

34,282

1,106

68,000

Feb.

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,180 

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,160

1,220

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,-180

1,500

1,440

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,160 

1,120

1,060

_

-

33,420

1,194

66,290

Mar.

1,160

1,440

2,260

3,450 

5,560

3,310

3,140

2,960 

2,700

2,490

2,390

2,420

2,260

4,460

4,780

3,680

2,850

2,830

2,850

2,800

2,540

2,360

2,170

1,950

1,790

1,700 

1,600

1,540 

1,540

1,560

1,720

78,260

2,525

155,200

Apr.

1,580

1,450

1,470

2,160 

9,280

9,760

6,160

4,210 

5,300

3,060

g2,720

g2,180

gl,880

gl,830

gl,810

gl,850

1,860

2,280

2,280

2,180

2,120

1,880

2,500

4,210

2,480

1,950 

1,700

1,790 

1,880

1,400

-

84,990

2,855

168,600

May

1,500

1,250

1,170

1,150 

1,150

1,280

1,520

1,260 

1,190

1,170

1,130

2,510

6,790

7,900

7,010

5,360

4,550

4,970

4,420

3,770

3,710

5,500

5,000

2,750

2,510

2,250 

2,050

1,910 

1,720

1,600

1,490

86,880

2,805

172,500

June

10,800

15.200

6,370

3,610 

2,980

2,950

2,950

3,030 

3,770

3,150

g2,920

g2,460

g2,030

gl,650

gl,400

gl,280

gl,150

gl,050

950

878

788

758

84T

990

1,210

1,130 

1,030

1,110 

1,170

1,130

-

78,676

2,623

156,100

July

950

806

722

642 

568

540

JSS

610 

674

1,210

878

1,210

5,780

7,670

8,590

9,050

6,790

6,370

6,160

6,370

7,010

7,230

7,010

6,790

11,000

6,580 

4,240

4,780 

3,270

g2,460

gl,930

128,458

4,144

254,800

Aug.

gl,860

gl,450

gl,560

1,260 

1,210

1,110

2,400

4,210 

3,390

2,720

2,180

2,150

3,270

2,980

2,560

2,200

2,050

1,950

1,850

1,860

1,880

1,600

1,540

1,490

1,540

1,250 

1,130

1,050 

1,190

1,320

1,090

58,840

1,898

116,700

Sept.

932

824

1,190

1,760 

1,450

1,340

1,260

1,210 

1,130

914

722

610

554

512

498

484

470

484

878

596

446

422

398

374

362

350 

340

330 

320

510

21,470

716

42,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 30,100 Mln 300 Mean 3,988 Ac-ft 2,895,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,200 Mln 300 Mean 1,822 Ao-ft 1,319,000

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 efs). Ho peak above base, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°57' , long, 96°1&V, in SEir sec. 13, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at intake structure at right abutment of Heyburn Dam on Polecat Creek, 85 miles northwest of Heyburn, 

3.4 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and 

at mile 48.6.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

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, 14,660 acre-ft Apr. 24 (elevation, 765.26 ft); 

minimum, 8,420 acre-ft Nov. 22, 23 (elevation, 759.80 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 24, 1953; minimum since conservation pool 

was first reached, that of Nov. 22, 23, 1952.

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 aere-ft at 

elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 878 aere-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.

Total contents at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,060

9,030

9,010

8,990

8,950

8,930

8,900

8,890

8,880

8,860

8,850

8,840

8,820

8,810

8,790

8,770

8,760

8,750

8,730

8,710

8,690

8,680

8,670

8,660

8,650

8,630

8,620

8,610

8,600

8,580

8,580

Jlov.

8,570

8,56O

8,540

8,530

8,520

8,500

8,490

8,490

8,480

8,470

8,460

8,450

8,440

8,440

8,430

8,430

8,470

8,460

8,450

8,440

8,430

8,420

8,45O

8,520

8,650

8,600

8,590

8,580

8,580

8,580

-

Dec.

8,580

8,580

8,580

8,580

8,570

8,570

8,570

8,570

8,570

8,560

8,550

8,540

8,540

8,530

8,520

8,520

8,520

8,540

8,590

8,580

8,580

8,580

8,580

8,570

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

Jan.

8,560

8,550

8,540

8,540

8,540

8,540

8,530

8,530

8,520

8,520

8,510

8,510

8,510

8,510

8,520

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,530

8,560

8,640

8,650

8,660

8,670

8,670

8,670

8,670

8,670

8,670

Feb.

8 ,.6 70

8,670

8,670

8,660

8,660

8,650

8,650

8,640

8,630

8,730

8,740

8,740

8,730

8,730

8,710

8,700

8,680

8,670

8,720

8,700

8,670

8,660

8,660

8,690

8,690

8,680

8,680

8,670

-

-

-

Mar.

8,790

8,810

10,890

10,790

10,670

10,580

10,520

10,460

10,420

10,400

10,400

10,400

10,700

11,750

11,340

11,070

11,300

11,140

10,940

10,780

10,650

10,560

10,480

10,420

10,370

10,340

10,310

10,290

10,280

10,310

10,300

Apr.

10,280

10,280

10,330

10,330

13,420

12,470

11,840

11,430

11,130

10,910

10,800

10,670

10,580

10,530

10,450

10,410

10,520

11,250

11,090

10,920

10,790

10,690

14,590

13,460

12,400

11,750

11,340

11,140

10,980

10,820

-

May

10,700

10,600

10,540

10,470

10,430

10,410

10,380

10,350

10,330

10,330

11,550

13,410

12,400

11,780

11,410

11,230

11,050

10,880

10,760

10,660

10,580

10,520

10,470

10,410

10,360

10,330

10,300

10,260

10,230

10,200

10,180

June

10,150

10,130

10,110

10,080

10,250

10,370

10,310

10,300

10,260

10,230

10,210

10,190

10,150

10,120

10,090

10,070

10,050

10,020

9,990

9,950

9,930

9,900

10,030

10,010

10,000

9,980

9,950

9,930

9,910

9,890

-

July

9,86O

9,840

9,810

9,780

9,740

9,720

9,740

9,750

9,730

9,710

9,700

10,240

10,240

10,220

10,230

10,330

10,300

10,280

10,250

10,230

10,200

10,190

10,190

10,220

10,220

10,200

10,180

10,150

10,120

10 , 100

10,080

Aug.

10,060

10,030

10,010

10,000

9,990

9,980

9,950

9,920

9,900

9,870

9,940

10,070

10,060

10,040

10,020

10,000

9,990

10,030

10 , 020

10,010

9,990

9,960

9,950

9,920

9,900

9,880

9,860

9,850

9,830

9,810

9,810

Sept.

9,790

9,760

10,450

10,410

10,350

10,310

10,280

10,230

10,210

10,180

10,150

10,120

10,090

10,080

10,060

10,030

10,000

9,990

9,960

9,930

9,900

9,880

9,850

9,830

9,810

9,800

9,790

9,760

9,740

9,720

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31.......................

Calendar year 1952. .........

Sept. 30. ......................

Water year 1952-53. .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

759.97

759.94

-

761.10

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

8,580

8,560

-

9,890

9,810

9»720

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-20

-1,530

+520

-290

-270

-90

+640

t Ele'vation at 12 p.m.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long. 96°16'50", In NE^SE^ sfcc. 30, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 66, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Neversweat Creek, half a mile north of Heyburn, 3.4 miles downstream from Heyburn Reservoir, and at mile 45.2.

Drainage area. 129 sq ml.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage for low-water record. Datum of gage Is 

706.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 54.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 16.67 ft); no 

now at times.

1943-53: 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. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow regulated since Sept. 29, 1950, by Heyburn Reservoir (see preceding page), with occasional 

prior regulation by reservoir construction operations.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 24 to Jan. 22, Feb. 5 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 20 to Apr. 9, June 9-25)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 

0

Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.1 

2.5

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

9.5

26

46

72

133

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

.2

.5

1.2

2.2

4.9

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

14.0

14

28

76

144

330

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

g

9

10

11

12

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

JJov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

j5

.1

0

0

0

0-

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

2.4

0.08

4.8

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

tf 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

0.8

0.03

1.6

Mar.

0.4

.1

88

90

70

51

38

28

21

17

16

15

18

374

221

140

205

156

108

76

57

42

29

25

18

13

11

9.5

8.2

9.2

11

1,965.4

63.4

3,900

Apr.

8.7

7.5

15

11

593

694

440

270

160

101

76

59

45

35

31

22

18

115

140

104

76

59

524

976

586

341

208

144

115

89

-

5,063.2

202

12,030

May

67

50

38

29

23

20

18

15

13

15

47

894

573

352

208

160

122

92

72

58

47

37

28

22

18

14

11

7.7

5.8

3.9

2.6

3,063.0

98.8

6,080

June

1.3

.6

.4

.2

9.0

17

12

7.5

4.8

2.6

1.2

.5

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

-

65.7

2.19

130

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~4.3 25

3.2

2.2

7.4

11

8.5

5.2

3.8

2.5

1.3

.6

14

3.5

2.6

1.6

.9

.5

.2

.1

98.4

3.17

195

Aug.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

74

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.8

0.03

1.6

Sept.

 50

6.4

22

15

11

8.2

5.4

3.0

.9

1.1

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

1.2 o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77.2

2.57

153

Calendar year 1952 : Max 490 Mln 0 Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,620

Water year 1952-53 : Max 976 Mln 0 Mean 31.1 Ae-ft 22,500

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs).--

Note. Discharge computed from 2 01

No peak above base, 

more daily wire-weight-gage readings except for Mar. 13 to May

27, June 6-8, July 12, 17, 18, 24, Sept. 4-7.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'20", long. 95°54'20", in SW^ sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 14 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Meadow Creek, 

1? miles northwest of Coyville, and 2f miles downstream from Pig Creek.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1953.

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.--14 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.07 ft); no 

flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, Sept. 8-30.

1939-53: 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.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) WSP 1117: 

WSP 1241: 1941-42, 1943(M).

Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1. 2, 6-31, May 25 to July 3, 

July 11-15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

1.3 

3.5

3.1 

3.4

2.0 

2.3 

2.8

Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

3.4 4.5"

10.0

13.0

19

54

100

130

346

620

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.8

'.8

.8

.9

Juul 1.1

1.1 1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

22.7

0.73

45

Jlov.

0,1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.5

*3.9

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

4.0

5.4

7.0

T72

5.5

5.2

5.0

-

86.6

2.89

172

Dec.

5.0

5^1

5.0

*4.8

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.0

*2.9

^6

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

*3.0

3.0

3.0

110.0

3.55

218

Jan.

3.0

3^1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

*2.7

2.6

2.S.

2.5

2.5

2.5

89.2

2.88

177

Feb.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2^2.

2.2

*2.5

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

-

-

-

79.6

2.84

158

Mar.

6.4

11

19

*40

28

17

14

10

*8.0

7.6

7.5

6.9

6.1

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

*2.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1^5

1.6

451

679.4

21.9

1,350

Apr.

*985

134

66

45

34

*26

21

20

124

71

41

27

22

22

18

16

14

13

11

*10

9.5

8.5

8^3

9.6

10

23

19

14

12

14

-

1,847.9

61.6

3,670

May

56

27

16

*12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.4

13

11

8.8

9.4

11

*102

52

24

16

14

9.9

8.8

7.5

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.2

3.6

1^

507.9

16.4

1,010

June

*2.6

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

-*!

.3

23

*32

19

-

100.5

3.35

199

July

13

11

18

1.010

209

62

32

19

14

11

8.5

7.4

*6.4

5.8

5.1

7.1

6.0

5.2

3.7

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

*.9

.8

.7

^S

.6

1,469.2

47.4

2,910

Aug.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

*.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.6

.7

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

13.2

0.43

26

Sept.

0

0

0

jj. .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

-

0.4

0.01

0.8

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,210 Kin 0.5 Mean 283 Ac-ft 205,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,010 Mln 0 Mean 13.7 Ac-ft 9,940

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

i SWi sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on downstream 

;, 2! miles southwest of Altoona, 2| miles downLocation.--Lat 37°29', long. 95°41', in 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 

stream from Big Cedar Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek.

Drainage area. 1,138 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~i929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 816 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 6.79 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 71,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-41, 1952-53.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by Altoona Reservoir.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5

22

49

119

225

549

983

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Jte-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Hov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.9

.4

.2

*0

.1

.1

1.6

*7.6

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.2

-

55.5

1.85

110

Dec.

i_6

7.6

*7.1

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.6

*4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

174.4

5.63

346

Jan.

£.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9-

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

128.8

4.15

256

Feb.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

2*8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

-

-

-

98.2

3.51

195

Mar.

7.1

9.8

38

162

*146

88

59

37

26

*20

19

16

14

13

12

9.8

9.2

8.7

7.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

*5.4

5,0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.8

769.4

24.8

1,530

Apr.

379

*961

213

115

80

58 *44

32

26

56

138

83

54

37

30

24

23

22

19

16

*15

11

16

19

18

15

14

15

27

28

-

2,591

86.4

5,140

May

21

21

58

43

*26

21

17

13

11

57

38

66

49

32

27

43

46

291

400

*175

97

64

41

31

23

19

16

13

12

10

9.2

1,790.2

57.7

3,550

June

7.6

*6.6

5.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

*2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

-

75.7

2.52

150

July

0

0

6.7

18

917

*308

128

71

43

25

21

17

14

*11

10

10

15

13

12

11

9.8

6.2

3.9

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

*1.2

.9

.5

.2

1,681.7

54.2

3,340

Aug.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

o

0

91

43

66

20

10

7.1

*5.4

4.2

2.8

1.4

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

251.6

8.39

499

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,340 Min o Mean 393 Ac-ft 285,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 961 Min o Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,120

Peak discharge (base. 9.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

Pall 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--? years, 202 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs May 16 (gage height, 2.40 ft); no flow

1946-53: 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.

Remarks. Records fair above 1 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1211: 1951.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

.2 

1.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

9.8

26

47

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

3.1

5.2

lil

5.2

3.1

2.3

3.1

4.2

56.4

1.82

112

JIov.

4.2

4.2

*2.3

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1^2

1.2

*1.B

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.1

13

15

5.2

3.1

3.1

2.3

-

88.6

2.95

176

Dec.

2,3

2.3

1.8

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

39.2

1.26

78

Jan.

1.2

-L.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

-*!

1.0

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

35.9

1.16

71

1 _D.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1^1

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.5

1.8

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

_

-

37.0

1.32

73

Mar.

13

8.2

8.2

*8.2

6.7

6.7

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

3.1

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.0

^1

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.3

II

125.3

4.04

249

Apr.

6.7

9.8

13

9.8

6.7

*5.2

4.2

12

11

8.2

6.7

6.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

6.7

5.2

3.1

3.1

5.2

8.2

186.9

6.23

371

May

6.7

5.2

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

12

15

13

9.8

30

31

*24

29

21

16

15

11

11

9.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

342.0

11.0

678

June

*6.7

5.2

4.2

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6 *.6

.6

.6

jS

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

1.2

n.o

.9

45.5

1.52

90

July

0.7

.6

1.6

3.1

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

19.3

0.62

38

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

o

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*!]

.1

.1.1.1

.2

.2

.2

2.4

0.08

4.8

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

^

.3

< .2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o2.3

0.08

4.6

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,250 Mln 0.7 Mean 124 Ao-ft 90,260

Water year 1952-53: Max 31 Mln 0 Mean 2.69 Ao-ft 1,950

Peak discharge (base. 9.OOP cfs). Nc peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.

Location. --La t 37°42'30", long. 96°13'30", in SWir sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 11 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of 

Climax, 5^ miles upstream from mouth, and sj miles downstream from South Branch Otter 

Creek.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average d is charge . - - 7 years, 85.4 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs May 18 (gage height, 3.66 ft); no flow

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953.

Remarks . Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

C oopera tion . - -Gage -he ight record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic f 

(Shifting-control method

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

d used Oct. 2-21)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 1.7

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

4.6

15

29

47

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

» - 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

o.io

6.1

Uov.

0^1

.1 *.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 *.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

2^0.

1.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

-

13.1

0.44

26

Dec.

01

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

^

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

8.8

0.28

17

Jan.

0,3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

^Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.7

0.25

15

Feb.

01

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3

^5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

-

-

-

6.7

0.24

13

Mar.

1.6

2.2

3.4

*2.8

2.8

1*J

2.8

2.0

*1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*. 2

.2

.2

.2

.a.1.1.1

.4

31.7

1.02

63

Apr.

0.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

tl.1:i *.i

.1.1

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.1! -

8.6

0.29

17

May

0.6

.4

.6

*1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.1

1.5

3.1

7.4

*47

13

7.4

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

.8

117. S

3.80

234

June

*0.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0-

2.6

0.09

5.2

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,430 Mln o.l Mean 40.1 Ao-ft 29,llo

Water year 1952-53 : Max 47 Mln 0 Mean 0.55 Ao-ft 395

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location. La t 37°39', long. 96°04', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 28 S., R. 12 E. , in right bank

 control tower at dam on Pall River, 4 miles northwest of town of Fall River and 54.2 

miles above mouth of Fall River.

Drainage area.--585 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 21,450 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 946.12 ft);

 minimum, 9,980 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 939.83 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, 260,200 acre-ft July 13, 1951 (elevation, 987.18 ft); 

minimum after first filling, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogee-

 weir 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 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:

Maximum design pool .......

Flood-control storage.....

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-feetjt

_

263,000

$27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

t Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation.--Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Water year 1952-53. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

3 450

-11,450

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°37', long. 96°02', in SEi sec. 12, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 96, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Salt Creek and 1 mile northwest of Fall River.

Drainage area.--591 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (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. 14 years, 369 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum, 

 0.1 cfs June 2 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-40, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir 3.4 miles above station 

(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.

Revisions.--WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 0

2.1 .5

2.2 1.5

2.3 3.5

2.4 

2.8 

3.1

7.0

33

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

37

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

19

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

22

28

*29_

29

29

29

29

29

27

27 

27

25

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

698

22.5

1,380

NOV.

19

19

*19

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

18

18

17

16

9.4 

9.4

11

11

1.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

-

436.0

14.5

865

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

*.3 

.4

7 .

8.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

*9.

9.

9.

9.

11

9.4

9.4

10 

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.2

4.9

233.5

7.53

463

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.8

2.8

2.6

*2.8

3.0

3.0

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.8

3.3

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.7

 1.7

1.7

2.4

1.8

3.3

4.6

89.8

2.90

178

Feb.

2.6

*1.4

1.1

.9

2.8

4.3

4.3

*4.3

5.6

4.9

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.8

3.0

3.3 

3.3

*3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

^

_

-

87.7

3.13

174

Mar.

8.8

5.6

12

2.8 

1.2

.9

.7

.6

*.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

74

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.4

.4

.4

3.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

7.3

5.6

69.8

2.25

138

Apr.

3.8

4.6

22

31 

10

*10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

*9.4

10

10

11

11

2.4

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

-

278.3

9.28

552

May

0.5

.4

.3

*73 

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.5

*7.8

T77

1.0

.8

.6 

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

25.5

0.82

51

June

*0.2

.2

6.4

11 

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

12

23

*23

24

25

25

SI 

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

-

490.8

16.4

973

July

29

*39

40

39 

39

35

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

*14

17

*32

32

31

629

20.3

1,250

Aug.

31

31

31

31 

31

32

32

32

32

*32

38

53

53

53

53

55

*53

53

53

53

47

38 

38

*38

38

38

38

35

31

30

30

1,233

39.8

2,450

Sept.

30

30

32

31

30

30

30

*30

30

29

*25

24

24

24

24

24

25

27

27

27

27

27 

27

*27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

823

27.4

1,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,490 Min 0.3 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 55 Min 0.2 Mean 14.0 Ac-ft 10,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Fall River at Predonia, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°30'30", long. 95°50'00", in NWij 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, and 1 mile south of Predonia.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

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.--14 years (1939-53), 534 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 311 cfs May 18 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Apr. 1.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-40.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 191).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.3 

2.5 

6.3

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.O 

4.5

55

155

294

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

14

20

17

17

17

17

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

25

27

28

30

31

30

30

30

29

*28

27

20

18

18

19

20

*21

676

21.8

1,340

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

24

30

*28

26

22

20

21

21

22

25

22

18

12

7.3

5^3

626.6

20.9

1,240

Dec.

* .8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

.4

.0

4^0

7.9

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.7

*9.7

9.7

10

12

11

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

1O

*9.7

9.7

256.4

8.27

5O9

Jan.

9_J.

9.1

8.5

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.3

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

3.6

3.6

3 6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

4.4

4.O

3.3

3.6

159.5

5.15

316

Feb.

4.O

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

*4.0

3.6

4.4

4.8

*4.8

4.0

4.4

8.5

7.9

6.8

4.8

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.4

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

_

_

-

129.6

4.63

257

Mar.

17

19

74

72

35

23

16

12

11

*11

9.7

9.1

8.5

7.3

5.3

4.8

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

1.9

1.0

*.8

_.T_

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

361.8

11.7

718

Apr.

*a.5

.7

1.2

1.7

34

19

*13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.1

9.7

12

12

11

*10

10

11

14

14

13

9.7

6.8

4.8

3.6

303.5

10.1

602

May

2.8

2.5

2.2

4.4

*6.8

5.8

4.0

3.3

3.6

6.3

5.3

12

7.3

5.8

4.8

14

18

154

173

*58

32

22

15

12

8.5

6.3

4.8

4.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

605.9

19.5

1,200

June

1.6

 1.6

1.9

1.5 r^

1.6

8.4

12

9.7

8.5

7.9

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.3

*6.8

7.3

12

19

22

25

35

36

29

24

23

22

22

22

22

413.7

13.8

821

July

*23

23

48

45

40

40

4O

27

15

13

13

14

14

14

*14

24

28

15

14

 13

14

14

12

11

TT

12

12

*12

12

21

29

637

20.5

1,260

Aug.

3O

30

29

32

32

33

30

29

28

27

27

29

*45

48

48

60

54

48

47

47

47

44

34

33

*35

34

34

34

32

28

25

1,133

36.5

2,250

Sept.

26

26

3130"

28

27

26

26

*26

26

26

24

20

18

18

19

19

19

23

24

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

722

24.1

1,430

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,12O Mln 4.0 Mean 274 Ac-ft 198,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 173 Mln 0.5 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,940

Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16', long. 95°55', in NEir sec. 18, T. 32 S., R. 14 E., near center of 

stream on upstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek and 1-g 

miles south of Elk City.

Drainage area.--575 sq mi. * 

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 795.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 393 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs May 18 (gage height, 5.00 ft); no flow 

at times".

1938-53: 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 for many days.

Remarks.--Records good.

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.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.7

1.6

3.5

6.4

10

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

140

230

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

C)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

*2.1

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

35.2

1.14

70

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

-il

.9 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1 .1

1.1

1.0

.9

32.1

1.04

64

Feb.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

*1.0

TTTT

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.9

_

_

-

21.4

0.76

42

Mar.

3.5

5.1

81

*130

118

52

36

30

20

16

*13

10

8.5

8.2

7.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

4.8

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.2

*1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.9

586.7

18.9

1,160

Apr.

1.8

1.1

1.5

1.1

5.7

11

8.5

5.4

*4.2

3.3

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.1

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

*.8

.8

12

IT

6.4

4.8

10

12

10

-

126.0

4.20

250

May

8.9

8.2

8.2

12

16

*12

9.7

8.5

7.4

68

82

267

110

*48

36

477

319

704

378

*132

74

51

36

27

22

18

13

11

8.9

7.8

6.4

2,987.0

96.4

5,920

June

5.4

4.5

*3.5

3.0

3.0

9^3

7.8

5.1

4.2

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

*1 .1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

O

0

0

0

-

64.2

2.14

127

July

0

*0

.1

0

0

o

0

0

.9

.4

.2

.1

0

0

*0

0

75

11

4.5

2.6

1.9

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

O

0

*0

100.4

3.24

199

Aug.

(*)

(*)

O

o

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,220 Mln 0 Mean 164 Ac-ft 118,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 704 Mln 0 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,830

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location. Lgt 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 

and 3^ miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area.--2,892 sq mi.

Records available.--April to September 1904 (occasional gage heights only), November 1921 

to September 1953.

:e_. Water-stage recorder. Dqtum of gage is 716.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

".929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 2.32 ft higher.

Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 26, 1933, wire-weight or chain gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 1,669 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 8.60 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 2.

1904, 1921-53: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 47.28 ft); 

no flow for periods in 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939-40.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation by Fall 

River Reservoir (see p. Ibl).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 977: 1922, 1923(M), 1927-29. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 13, 14, Nov. 11, 19, Mar. 23 

to Apr. 2, June 27 to July 1, Aug. 3-18, Sept. 4-10)

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

3.5

8.7

16

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

118

268

530

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

0.4

2.9

7.0

17

37

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

6.0 

7.0

70

158

394

1,270

1,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

7.5

7.5

8.7

8.7

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

6.4

6.9

8.7

10

11

17

21

*22

22

23

25

21

20

19

19

19

18

11

8.1

411.9

13.3

817

Nov.

8.7

11

8.7

11

14

*16

16

18

20

22

23

23

22

20

19

19

19

19

24

22

*22

21

20

29

38

35

32

31

28

25

-

636.4

21.2

1,260

Dec.

21

18

*14

14

12

9.3

8.7

8.1

7.5

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

6.9

14

15

*16

25

27

28

30

31

28

24

20

18

16

*15

15

15

486.5

15.7

965

Jan.

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

11

11

12

12

*12

11

10

9.3

8.1

343.2

11.1

681

Feb.

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.4

*5.4

7.5

20

13

10

8.7

6.9

4.9

3.9

30.

3.9

11

7.5

4.9

4.4

7.5

*9.3

7.5

5.4

4.9

_

-

-

199.5

7.12

396

Mar.

38

56

128

394

*464

306

187

122

87

*68

58

50

48

50

44

37

34

33

30

27

23

19

18

*15

14

13

11

9.5

9.0

8.5

10

2,411.0

77.8

4,780

Apr.

12

682

523

185

124

118

*104

81

62

49

60

126

87

65

52

46

42

49

46

42

*37

35

40

134

122

86

65

55

58

128

-

3,315

110

6,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,OOO Mln 5.4 Mean 912

May

81

55

44

53

*70

68

59

49

40

217

436

1,220

792

273

178

648

736

924

1.680

*841

408

240

162

120

94

73

56

48

39

32

26.

9,762

315

19,360

June

21

*16

13

11

77

Tl6~ 402

56

32

21

19

22

17

9.5

4.1

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

6.1

16

22

28

22

10

9.0

11

*12

978.1

32.6

1,940

July

12

21

42

46

177

*668

244

122

80

49

35

28

26

*22

20

19

242

134

46

29

22

18

14

12

11

8.0

4.9

*3.3

2.5

1.7

LA

2,160.8

69.7

4,290

Aug.

1.0

.8

9.5

12

13

14

14

15

16

16

*16

16

16

18

23

36

35

35

34

33

32

32

32

30

*28

24

22

22

22

22

22

661.3

21.3

1,310

Sept.

21

21

441

1.560

185

105

68

46

*35

55

26

20

19

18

14

12

10

10

10

10

*10

11

12

12

15

14

15

16

14

12

-

2,595

86.4

5,140

Ao-ft 662,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,68O Mln 0.8 Mean 65.6 Ao-ft 47,520

Peak discharge (base. 14.OOP cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 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 dovmstream side of pier of 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,419 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,660 cfs May 13 (gage height, 10.66 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Oct. 23, 24.

1938-53: 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. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Fall River Reservoir on Fall River (see p. 191) and low-water dams below Independence and Coffeyville, Kans. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 2)

2.8 

5.9

8.0 

9.0

193

325

505

1,020

2,830

3,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.7

9.7

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.1

5.9

6.4

7.0

5.9

6.4

210.8

6.80

418

Uov.

10

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.6

8.1

9.1

11

12

13

13

14

15

13

13

13

15

22

21

17

15

15

20

40

62

62

49

41

37

-

608.6

20.3

1,210

Dec.

36

34

30

28

27

24

20

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

11

10

9.7

9.7

15

15

15

19

23

30

31

28

26

25

24

22

20

639.4

20.6

1,270

Jan.

19

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

17

20

19

19

18

16

13

13

14

478

15.4

948

Feb.

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

15

27

30

24

20

15

13

12

11

15

23

31

26

23

21

19

18

17

_

-

-

485

17.3

962

Mar.

27

187

307

1,020

710

614

427

284

205

153

119

95

78

149

123

91

73

68

60

53

39

32

28

25

23

20

17

16

15

17

19

5,094

164

10, 100

Apr.

19

18

573

560

454

569

347

241

175

129

100

84

129

149

115

86

70

105

121

109

93

89

105

1,010

955

442

246

162

180

1,020

-

8,455

282

16,770

May

1,020

395

210

129

96

119

135

115

89

89

394

1,990

5,560

955

518

785

1,410

985

1,590

1,540

840

522

357

259

193

156

115

91

73

57

46

18,633

601

36,960

June

38

34

29

27

26

741

735

316

178

100

61

39

27

20

16

13

11

9.1

7.5

5.9

5.1

7.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.5

6.4

5.5

5.1

-

2,504.5

83.5

4,970

July

5.1

5.1

10

11

10

10

874

367

205

127

86

62

46

37

31

26

23

67

229

105

61

40

31

25

19

15

12

9.7

8.6

7.5

7.0

2,572.0

83.0

5,100

Aug.

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.9

7.0

7.5

8.6

8.1

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

29

60

35

23

29

34

33

32

31

30

28

24

21

17

16

542.5

17.5

1,080

Sept.

15

15

19

1.440

1,050

281

133

96

64

44

34

27

24

20

17

15

14

13

15

14

12

10

9.7

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

-

3,441.9

115

6,830

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,400 Mln 4.3 Mean 1,041 Ac-ft 755,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,360 Mln 4.3 Mean 120 Ao-ft 86,620

Peak discharge (base. 23.000 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

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 highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin.

Drainage area.--445 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1953.

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. 14 years, 271 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs May 16 (gage height, 4.82 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,' and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13-17)

1.3

3.3

7.2

18

1.9 

2.1

2.8 

4.2

183

410

1,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

*

0

0

o

JJov.

0

0

o

0*o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

5.1

4.0

3.3

2.7

-

17.2

0.57

34

Dec.

2.5

*2.3

2,1

1.7

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

..9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.7

2?f

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

*1.5

50.1

1.62

99

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

*.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.3

1.7

*1.3

.9

.9

_.J.

43.3

1.40

86

Feb.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.9

* .1

.1

.1

.3

.3

1.1

.9

.7

.9

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.7

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.3

_

_

-

23.0

0.82

46

Mar.

4.0

8.9

52

80

24

14

8.0

6.0

5.1

4.7

*4.4

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

*1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.7

2.1

252.6

8.15

501

Apr.

3.1

3.5

3.8

4.4

24

442~2

17

*14

11

9.9

8.9

8.0

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.5

8.0

12

11

9.9

*8.0

8.9

34

24

18

14

8.9

9.9

23

-

388.4

12.9

770

May

34

22

18

14

14

*14

16

14

13

88

57

*806

319

175

142

1.560

662

363

278

*192

150

121

101

86

72

60

48

42

36

31

26

5,574

180

11,060

June

22

19

*16

13

25

40

31

20

16

12

9.9

7.2

5.5

4.7

4.0

3.5

*3.1

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.3

89

46

34

18

9.9

6.5

5.1

3.S

2.7

-

474.5

15.8

941

July

2.1

*1.3

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

1.5

2.5

6.5

*4.7

8.0

42

89

36

23

14

9.9

7.2

6.0

5.1

4.4

3.5

2.9

2.3

1.7

*.9

277.8

8.96

551

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,210 Mln 0 Mean 153 Ac-ft 110,700

Aug.

0,1

.3

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,560 Min 0 Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 14,090

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 ofa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - 14
198 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 mileE 

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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Feb. 15, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 36,900 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 733.14 ft); minimum, 18,020 acre-ft Feb. 28 (elevation, 726.78 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents, 100,300 acre-ft July 3, 1951 (elevation, 745.42 ft); minimum since conservation pool was maintained, that of Feb. 28, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type 

weir controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consist of nine rectangular sluices, 

two 24-inch gated pipes, and one 10-inch water-supply pipe. Closure for diversion made 

Feb. 6, 1950; regulated storage began Oct. 25, 1950; conservation pool maintained since 

Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 295,100 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor gates), 

67,450 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 29,650 acre-ft at elevation 731.0 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 165 acre-ft below elevation 702.0 ft 

(invert of sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control, conservation, and 

possible future water-supply development. Figures given herewith represent total contents .

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Total contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22,350

22,110

22,030

21,900

21,810

21,760

21,680

21,620

21,570

21,490

21,460

21,410

21,360

21,220

21,140

21,030

21,000

20,950

20,900

20,830

20,800

20,750

20,700

20,700

20,660

20,630

20,580

20,510

20,460

20,390

20,360

flov.

20,310

20,220

20,O9O

20,070

20,040

19,970

19,920

19,920

19,900

19,900

19,870

19,870

19,850

19,850

19,850

19,820

19,820

19,800

19,720

19,680

19,600

19,550

19,600

19,800

20,170

19,950

19,920

19,900

19,920

19,920

Dec.

19,920

19,900

19,900

19,870

19,850

19,800

19,770

19,720

19,700

19,630

19,600

19,550

19,530

19,410

19,360

19,360

19,330

19,330

19,360

19,310

19,330

19,360

19,310

19,280

19,240

19,240

19,190

19,160

19,160

19,160

19,140

Jan.

19,160

19,160

19,140

19,110

19,090

19,090

19,060

19,060

19,040

18,990

18,960

18,920

18,870

18,740

18,790

18,720

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,670

18,620

18,700

18,740

18,740

18,720

18,720

18,670

18,620

18,570

18,550

18,520

Feb.

18,500

18,500

18,480

18,460

18,460

18,430

18,390

18,350

18,350

18,480

18,480

18,460

18,460

18,460

18,410

18,370

18,320

18,240

18,280

18,280

18,210

18,170

18,150

18,170

18,150

18,100

18,060

18,040

_

-

Mar.

18,350

18,350

18,920

19,160

19,280

19,330

19,360

19,360

19,380

19,410

19,460

19,480

19,530

19,600

19,550

19,530

19,600

19,600

19,550

19,530

19,530

19,530

19,480

19,430

19,410

19,380

19,330

19,240

19,160

19,140

19,110

Apr.

19,040

19,110

19,060

19,010

19,360

19,970

20,140

20,240

20,310

20,310

20,410

20,390

20,390

20,410

20,410

20,360

20,460

20,510

20,530

20,560

20,610

20,630

21,080

21,870

22,060

22,060

22,110

22,160

22,380

22,440

-

May

22,570

22,650

22,650

22,700

22,790

22,840

22,890

22,890

22,890

24,430

24,810

29,140

30,130

30,290

30,290

35,430

36,720

35,600

32,660

30,670

30,130

30,100

29,970

29,810

29,750

29,750

29,810

29,810

29,750

29,710

29,680

June

29,650

29,590

29,520

29,460

32,630

34,170

34,450

34,560

34,560

34,480

34,450

34,380

34,240

34,170

34,030

33,920

33,780

33,640

33,440

33,330

33,260

33,780

33,890

33,860

33,860

33,780

33,680

33,610

33 , 500

33,440

-

July

33,330

33,260

33,190

33,080

32,980

32,880

32,840

32,800

32,700

32,600

32,840

32,800

32,770

32,740

32,740

33,160

33,260

33,400

33,400

33,400

33,400

33,330

33,260

33,190

33,080

33,020

32,910

32,800

32,660

32,600

32,490

Aug.

32,350

32,210

32,110

32,050

31,950

31,890

31,790

31,670

31,570

31,410

31,310

31,150

31,090

30,960

30,870

30,830

30,740

30,610

30,480

30,390

30,260

30,160

30,070

29,970

29,870

29,750

29,650

29,550

29,460

29,390

29,300

Sept.

29,230

29,110

30 , 550

30,420

30,320

30,260

30,160

30,030

29,970

29,910

29,840

29,750

29,620

29,550

29,480

29,390

29,270

29,270

29,170

29,070

28,950

28,850

28,720

28,630

28,590

28,530

28,470

28,370

28,270

28,210

-

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30......................

Calendar year 1952 .........

May 31 .....................

Water year 1952-53. .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

727.58

_

727.25

732.15

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

20,360

19,920

19,110

33,440

29,300

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-2,210

-440

-10,830

+1,070

+7,240

+3,760

-950

-3,190

+5,640

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°55', long. 96°05', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., in right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah Dam, l| miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2| miles west of Hulah, 

and at mile 95.3.

Drainage area.--736 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge 0.8 mile upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 394 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs May 19 (gage height, 17.78 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Apr. 20 to May 4.

1937-53: 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 poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow completely regulated since 

February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see preceding page).

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 tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 18-20, Sept. 5-16)

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.3

Oct. 1 to May 2O May 21 to Sept. 30

4.0 16

27

42

92

333

668

2,090

7.3 6.0

151

325

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

59

80

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

459

14.8

910

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

12

13

13

13

11

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

-

273.6

9.12

543

Dec.

0.3

S5TT

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

g3.6

386.0

12.5

766

Jan.

575- 3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

7

13

13

13

28

~8.8 44

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

277.2

8.94

550

Feb.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5

.4

jl

g.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6

13

13

13 

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

_

-

-

214.6

7.66

426

Mar.

14

12

5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

g.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

g.3

.3

.3

37

T2" 83

11

181.7

5.86

360

Apr.

11

TT

11

11

5

.8

.7

.6

g.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.2

g.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

57.6

1.92

114

May

~7z 0.2

.2

.2

.3

g.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

S . q »

1

2

167

330

350

340

959

1,870 

1,360

483

178

178

158

83

56

15

14

14

13

12

6,586.9

212

13,060

June

12

12

9.3

42~~ 7.3

40

14

10

15

21

21

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

16 

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

-

497.6

16.6

987

July

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

403

13.0

799

Aug.

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

15

11

TT

11

11

11

564

18.2

1,120

Sept.

11

TT

20

15

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

344

11.5

682

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,630 Min 0.2 Mean 243 Ao-ft 176,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,870 Min 0.2 Mean 28.1 Ao-ft 20,320

g Computed from at least once-daily reading from reference mark.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Eec. 1, Jan. 1-9, Feb. 8-10, 12-16, Mar. 3-10, 12-24, 26, 

27, Apr. 5-8, 10-21, Apr. 23 to May 5, May 7-10, 12, 13; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records of outflow from Hulah Reservoir.
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 highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 3j 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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.--10 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs May 13 (gage height, 18.26 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-53: 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, 1952-53.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 37 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13 to Apr. 3, May 6-9, Sept. 7-30)

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

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

.6 

1.5 

3.4

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

9.0

21

48

81

244

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

0 

.1 

.3 

.7

1.3

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

2.2

4.9

9.0

20

40

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

104

274

735

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Uov.

O

tr

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1.4

T9

.6

.5

.4

4.7

0.16

9.3

Dec.

 0.4?

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.1

0.20

12

Jan.

0.2

\Z

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

74

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

7.3

0.24

14

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

1.6

1.3

.8 

.7

.6

.8

3.8

27T

1.3

2.P

2.7

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

_

_

-

26.7

0.95

53

Mar.

6.5

6.5

98

203

TIT

49

32

24

18

13

9.6

7.6

6.2 

7.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

78

634.4

20.5

1,260

Apr.

~T6~ 0.6

.8

7.6

13

130

122

52

28

18

13

10

8.5 

7.6

6.9

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.6

6.5

8.5

191

218

97

51

30

21

48

1,122.8

37.4

2,230

May

41

34

24

18 

15

12

12

11

9.9

179

486

978

1.540 

254

134

969

1,270

558

284

191

104

71

52

36

26

21

16

11

9.0

7.8

6_._Q

7,179.7

232

14,240

June

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.0 

249

978

271

97

24

9.6

5.4

3.7

2.6 

2.1

1.5

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.3

24

16

6.2

3.4

2.2

1.4

1.1

.7

1,721.1

57.4

3,410

July

0.5

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.2

3.6

3.3

2.6

1.4 

.9

.8

1.5

953

428

32

9.3

5.6

3.6

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.?

72

1,459.6

47.1

2,900

Aug.

^4^s

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Sept.

0

0

810

1.040 

26

3.8

2.1

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

1,888.7

63.0

3,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,380 Min 0 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,770

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,340 Min 0 Mean 38.5 Ac-ft 27,880

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs June 6 (gage height, 13.93 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs July 21, 1950 (gage height, 35.62 ft); minimum, that of 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. 191).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

2.8

8.3

24

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

112

186

383

1,210

2,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

36

85

26

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.3

379

8.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

400.7

12.9

795

JJov.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

15

12

8.9

8.3

8.3

11

11

12

26

21

11

8.9

7.7

7.1

9.5

34

40

20

7.1

3.8

2.8

2.4

-

356.0

11.9

706

Dec.

3.8

2.8

778

2.8

2.8

4.3

11

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

24

15

13

18

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

357.3

11.5

709

Jan.

10

7.7

4.3

3.3

373

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.3

3.3

4.3

12

25

55

21

10

7.7

8.3

7.7

6.5

7.7

18

12

9.5

9.5

8.9

7.1

7.7

8.9

8.3

308.5

9.95

612

Feb.

7.1

8.3

7.7

7.1

8.9

8.9

7.7

6.5

8.3

12

15

5.9

3.8

2.8

2 .4

2.4

2.4

2.8

5.3

48

22

15

16

21

21

19

19

15

-

_

-

321.3

11.5

637

Mar.

78

94

232

406

747

129

65

42

30

24

19

15

13

106

40

22

20

25

16

12

8.9

5.9

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

774

3.3

77

21

1,770.6

57.1

3,510

Apr.

10

8.9

17

10

324

285

189

158

83

51

38

29

22

16

13

7.7

10

137

83

35

23

16

118

905

441

247

126

81

81

615

-

4,179.6

139

8,290

May

256

107

70

51

44

48

44

34

2632"

408

1,480

2,010

1,150

501

1,180

2,080

1,670

2,150

2,180

1,180

349

247

225

176

119

88

45

35

30

27

18,042

582

35,790

June

25

18

15

14

44

2,560

1,100

349

132

63

46

38

29

24

20

17

14

13

12

12

12

40

30

25

49

35

24

17

15

14

-

4,606

154

9,140

July

12

12

14

12

12

12

15

15

14

12

14

40

29

22

22

23

21

945

755

73

44

33

24

20

17

14

15

15

13

13

12

1,824

58.8

3,620

Aug.

12

15

21

21

21

22

7T

20

17

19

19

20

17

16

16

20

22

21

20

20

19

17

17

18

18

18

17

12

7.1

5.9 675-

535.5

17.3

1,060

Sept.

7.1

7.7

1,000

2.280

780

92

37

21

14

11

9.5

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.8

3.8

7.1

15

8.3

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.3

3.1

2.8

-

4,371.6

146

8,670

Calendar year 1952 -. Max 5,640 Mln 2.4 Mean 459 Ac-ft 333,100

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,360 Mln 2.4 Mean 102 Ac-ft 73,540
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. La t 36°30'30", long. 95°50'30", in NEirNW£ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 14 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2i miles downstream from Double Creek, 4| 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Dec. 4, 1935, to Feb. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage

at site 16.2 miles downstream at datum 21.41 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1945, to Feb. 15,

1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1935-38, 1945-53), 895 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs May 12 (gage height, 22.28 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 19.

1935-39, 1945-53: 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 regulaliion since February 1950 to Hulah Reservoir (see p. 198).

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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

31

62

122

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

201

424

614

757

Mar. 16 to Sept. 2

17

27

56

101

4.5

5.0

7.0

14.0

19.0

220

505

1,220

3,500

5,450

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

Sept. 3-30

1.9

5.1

10

18

30

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

167

523

,540

11.0 2,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

33

34

35

26

37

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

11

12

62

JS

19

12

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

5.6

4.4

3.6

3.3

STS

4.8

7.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

336.8

10.9

668

JIov.

9.0

8.0

7.0

8. 0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.6

16

15

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

14

44

26

17

14

13

16

21

38

40

25

17

14

-

464.6

15.5

922

Dec.

13

12

12

11

9.6

8.0

7.0

6.0

¥75

11

16

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

21

23

27

7?

20

20

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

462.1

14.9

917

Jan.

14

14

14

13

11

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

572

9.6

38

26

17

14

12

11

14

14

15

16

14

13

12

10

9.0

375.9

12.1

746

Feb.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.5

9.6

10

12

13

10

8.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

F75

12

34

24

17

16

17

17

16

-

-

-

315.4

11.3

626

Mar.

26

193

357

861

S30

312

189

98

62

44

38

35

31

351

325

120

76

86

74

54

42

35

25

20

17

14

12

9.2

7.8

11

27

4,182.0

135

8,290

Apr.

46

27

24

22

864

1,540

710

414

273

153

107

91

74

56

48

36

30

316

995

372

153

104

230

2.550

1,830

832

456

257

296

1,080

-

13,766

459

27,300

May

1,210

505

220

145

114

101

104

101

76

123

149

5,050

4,150

2,500

1,190

1,320

2,380

2,730

2,470

2,470

2,120

1,120

450

313

279

220

149

117

78

56

40

32,030

1,033

63,530

June

31

27

20

15

22

955

2.660

1,060

483

187

127

76

53

37

31

26

24

22

20

20

18

20

56

60

37

22

18

17

15

14

-

6,393

213

12,680

July

14

14

16

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

19

30

28

22

20

17

160

977

225

74

46

36

28

22

19

15

13

11

9.9

9.2

1,944.1

62.7

3,860

Aug.

8.5

7.8

7.1

T7T

11

27 IB"

14

12

11

11

11

12

15

13

13

20

20

18

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

7.8

407.3

13.1

808

Sept.

6.5

5.3

5.1

2,490

2,220

633

113

57

35

27

19

14

11

9.4

8.4

7.4

6.0

6.9

11

7.8

11

11

10

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.0

5,761.3

192

11,430.

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,400 Mln 3.3 Mean 564 Ac-ft 409,300

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,03O Mln 3.3 Mean 182 Ac-ft 131,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 12 (3:3O p.m.) 7,O5O cfs (22.28 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

Verdigris River near Claremore , Okla .

Location.- -La t 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40", in SE^sWij 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 1953.

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 .--18 years (1935-53), 3,820 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs May 12 (gage height, 21.12 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Nov. 7.

1935-53: 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 Fall River Reservoir (see p. 191) and since February 1950 

by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 198). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292 .

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Dec. 24, Apr. 10-17, 21, 22, 

May 13, 14, June 11-13, July 22-25)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

3.0

6.6

14

35

150

350

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

660

1,050

2,970

6,560

9,960

12,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

19

73

45

22

14

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

352.4

11.4

699

Jlov.

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

6.6

5.4

4.2

4.6

6.6

7.6

6.6

6.6

8.2

12

11

9.5

19

24

20

27

45

27

22

29

48

65

56

70

73

79

-

715.3

23.8

1,420

Dec.

70

54

43

40

37

35

32

32

29

27

24

22

22

24

24

24

22

20

35

40

40

45

48

40

35

32

32

32

32

37

37

1,066

34.4

2,110

Jan.

35

35

37

40

40

40

40

37

37

35

35

32

32

29

27

24

24

27

65

54

40

29

56

82

9£

79

68

59

51

43

37

1,359

43.8

2,700

Feb.

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

40

40

40

37

35

32

27

27

29

37

32

32

59

56

45

35

37

_

_

-

941

33.6

1,870

Mar.

82

135

986

1,990

2,190

1,400

962

674

472

340

268

310

252

1,050

1,440

818

490

660

460

335

244

196

154

126

99

84

73

62

56

62

56

16,526

533

32,780

Apr.

51

82

76

62

2,260

4,110

2,550

1,310

954

688

514

412

360

320

296

292

264

620

2,760

1,580

802

520

1,310

12.200

6,990

2,760

1,540

1,010

962

2,040

-

49,695

1,656

98,570

May

3,170

2,240

1,130

738

548

472

454

472

454

385

583

7,450

12,400

8 040

3,460

2,040

3,370

4,470

9,530

5,120

4,110

2,660

1,490

914

723

590

472

370

296

236

192

78,579

2,535

155,900

June

164

144

126

111

102

157

2,260

2.760

1,180

597

395

272

220

182

141

117

111

105

93

87

82

73

70

68

65

62

51

62

54

43

-

9,954

332

19,740

July

27

20

17

14

13

12

13

370

938

390

252

240

224

157

144

126

102

96

340

802

345

220

144

108

84

73

59

48

37

27

22

5,464

176

10,840

Aug.

19

16

11

11

35

29

45

45

32

20

17

16

14

12

11

13

13

11

12

16

19

19

16

16

14

13

12

24

32

32

32

627

20.2

1,240

Sept.

27

22

40

375

2.760

2,660

890

385

224

168

129

96

76

56

45

37

27

22

24

22

20

19

16

17

16

14

11

9.5

8.2

7.1

-

8,222.8

274

16,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,300 Mln 4.2 Mean 1,893 Ae-ft 1,375,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,400 Mln 4.2 Mean 475 Ac-ft 344,200

Peak discharge (base, 24.000 cfs). No peak above base
204 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 highway bridge at Avant, 1-^ miles upstream from Candy Creek 

and at mile 54.2.

Drainage area. 364 sq ml.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 651.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs May 12 (gage height, 17.15 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-53: 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 fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

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, 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

0

.3

2.2

8.5

24

52

103

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

185

420

870

1,730

3,730

6,730

8,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

O

0

0

Dec.

O

0

0

Jan.

o

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

12

7.6

6.0

5.4

4.1

3.0

2.6

»

,

-

83.7

2.99

166

Mar.

42

235

a700

a500

a!5o

a50

a25

a!5

a 11

a9

a8

a7

a6

a200

a90

42

26

52

49

24

13

8.5

6.8

4.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

2.6

2.2

2,287.7

73.8

4,540

Apr.

1.8

1.6

3TO

3.0

884

316

149

78

52

34

26

20

14

10

8.5

6.8

5.4

9.5

117

64

52

32

52

635

268

110

60

46

60

225

-

3,343.6

111

6,630

May

103

52

37

24

18

13

10

9.5

8.5

10

22

7.910

726

268

149

257

394

1,290

715

167

90

68

40

29

20

16

12

9.5

7.6

6.0

4.1

12,485.2

403

24,760

June

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.1

16

433

195

110

56

32

20

10

6.8

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.3

.6

.3

.1

O

.1

.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

-

899.4

30.0

1,780

July

0.4

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

.3

4.7

1.1

.4

10

9.5

6.0

4.7

93

~24 103

13

10

7.6

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.3

.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

300.1

9.68

595

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

452

316

60

26

13

6.8

5.4

2.6

1.6

1.1

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

885.9

29.5

1,760

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,310 JUn 0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,910 Mln O Mean 55.6 Ac-ft 40,230

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--May 12 (11:3O a.m.) 11,900 cfs (17.15 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Bird Creek 

near Sperry and Hominy Creek near SkiatooVc.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

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 50

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from Tall Chief Creek,

6 miles west of Skiatook, and at mile 16.8.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953. 

Drainage area. 340 sq mi.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 619.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs May 13 (gage height, 24.07 ft); no 

flow"at times.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs July 10, 1949 (gage height, 35.05 ft); no 

flow at times in 1946, 1952-53.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Sating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to Mar. 1, Mar. 16-18, May 25 

to June 5, June 7-10, July 22 to Aug. 3)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

.4

1.0

1.8

4.2

10

21

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

7.0

14.0

20.0

36

68

150

530

1,640

3,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fl

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

.1.1

.1

0.3

0.01

0.6

Jtov.

0.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

6.0

0.20

12

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

4.2

0.14

8.3

Jan.

0^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.9

1.1

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

13.3

0.43

26

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

.9

1.3

1.9

3.3

3.2

2.5

2.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

103

~23 110

8.8

5.7

4.2

3.1

2.5

2.1

_

_

-

292.4

10.4

560

Mar.

37

307

533

843

156

67

35

21

15

13

11

10

9.2

452

319

70

40

137

113

50

26

17

13

9.8

7.6

6.3

5.4

4.4

3.9

4.4

4.0

3,340.0

108

6,620

Apr.

3.6

3.5

4.9

5.6

1.250

1,220

208

102

64

40

29

24

19

15

13

11

9.5

33

122

74

41

24

81

929

279

105

54

47

112

78

5,001.1

167

9,920

May

40

24

17

13

11

9.8

8.5

8.0

7.0

10

11

2,830

5,150

263

126

105

165

219

464

122

65

41

30

24

19

16

15

11

9.5

8.0

6.7.

7,846.5

253

15,560

June

5.9

4.9

4. -2

3.6

6.3

255

233

131

62

30

17

11

7.6

5.2

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.4

.7

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

-

791.7

26.4

1,570

July

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

148

855

15T

35

179

280

73

55

19

59

15

8.8

7.0

5.6

4.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

5.8

4.5

4.0

5.2

2.5

1.6

1,839.4

59.3

5,650

Aug.

1.1

.7

.6

28

12

7.6

5.7

7.4

6.7

5.4

4.2

5.0

2.1

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

88.9

2.87

176

Sept.

0

0

385

857

89

29

13

8.2

7.4

6.3

4.2

2.7

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

4.3

120

28

a!2

a8

a6

a5

a4

a5

a2

al

al

.2

L,599.2

53.5

5,170

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,830 Mln 0 Mean 88.6 Ac-ft 64,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,130 Mln 0 Mean 57.0 Ac-ft 41,290

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°17', long. 95°57', on south line of sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., on 

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, li miles upstream from Delaware 

Creek, 2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, 2j miles southeast of Sperry, and at 

mile 25.0.

Drainage area.--90S sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--15 years, 503 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 cfs May 13 (gage height, 20.90 ft); rainimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 1939.

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. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 27, Mar. 3)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

19

52

124

221

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

391

680

1,500

2,570

4,380

9,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.0

.8

.6 

.6

.4 

.3

73

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

18.4

0.59

36

JJov.

T72- 1.0

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.5

8.6

11

9.7

6.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

-

94.3

3.14

187

Dec.

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

T78

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

6.9

6.9

5.4

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

94.9

3.06

188

Jan.

3.0

2.6

77S

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

6.1

6.9

8.6

6.1

4.1

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.6

106.1

3.42

210

Feb.

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.6

11

9.7

6.9 

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

121 ^73

32

16

11

8.6

9.7

11

_

-

366.8

13.1

728

Mar.

20

291

854

2.080 

624

221 

136

85

56

45

65

133

45

477

1,070

284

157

190

259

154

90

62

45

34

28

25

22

19

16

17

16

7,620

246

15,110

Apr.

16

17

24

20 

1,370

3.550 

854

349

210

142

100

80

67 

52

41

36

31

41

142

284

183

130

420

2,240

1,380

446

232

170

446

386

13,459

449

26,700

May

344

173

105

75 

58

50 

48

43

39

74

124

3,730

9.000 

2,800

457

344

652

823

3,710

782

304

186

133

95

71

56

45

36

30

25

20

24,432

788

48,460

June

16

12

8.6

6.9 

16

136 

1,010

340

214

100

65

41

30 

24

17

13

9.7

8.6

6.9

6.1

5.4

6.1

7.7

8.6

7.7

6.9

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.5

2,140.9

71.4

4,250

July

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2 

3.0

4.1

1,080

426

90

167

391 

176

75

282

618

170

67

85

52

30

20

16

11

9.

9.

14

9.

7.

6.

3,836.0

124

7,610

Aug.

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.5 

69

28 

13

6.9

7.7

9.7

6.9

4.7

3.5 

2.6

2.2

2.6

3.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

187.6

6.05

372

Sept.

0.2

.1

671

1,680 

421

127 

60

34

22

14

9.7

6.9

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.0

4.1

181

102

31

20

12

6.9

5.4

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.6

1.8

2,779.1

92.6

5,510

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,140 Min 0.3 Mean 236 Ao-ft 171,500 

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,000 Min 0.1 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,400

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

207

Gage

T

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 1953.

£.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 4,691 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 32.20 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 18.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 52.40 

ft June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since April 1929 

by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 1S1) and since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see 

p. 198). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records received by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year '1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17, Feb. 12 to Mar. 1, 

Mar. 24 to Apr. 4, May 31 to June 5)

5.7 

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

25

75

141

242

507

10.C 

13.C 

22.C 

31.C

1,26O

3,01O

10,4OO

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

47

46

46

44 

44

44

64

60" 74

52

46

43

41

38

34

34

33

73

35

36

37

38

37

37 

38

40

40

38

40

42

42

1,323

42.7

2,620

flov.

43

42

4?

42 

43

43

46

47

48

48

49

51

52

52

52

56

60

96

121

92

78

86

93

104 

158

262

T95

137

128

132

-

2,498

83.3

4,950

Dec.

134

128

118

106 

98

95

92

88

87

84

84

82

82

81

84

86

87

alOO

a!20

g!39

a!4O

aTJO

a 140

a!30 

a!20

allO gioo

alOO

100

100

101

3,256

105

6,460

Jan.

101

98

95

90

87

87

84

81

76

74

71

69

71

72

71

67

F7

71

71

81

96

90

104

168 

193

214

T75

136

113

10O

88

3,061

98.7

6,070

Feb.

80

75

72

71 

68

65

61

^T

61

64

80

136

118

106

98

88

86

84

82

80

95

152

T43- 195

137

139

121

108

-

-

-

2,726

97.4

5,410

Mar.

"S's's 123

1,030

4.240 

4,010

2,300

1,350

1,010

761

556

432

432

605

3,89O

3,78O

2,180

1,090

1,760

1,130

871

605

417

324

271 

227

199

170

150

139

137

139

34,566

1,115

68,560

Apr.

130

121

Teo

220 

1,620

8,440

6,520

2,590

1,500

1,090

815

622

523

446

432

417

376

2,760

3,080

2,820

1,450

909

1,890

19,900 

15,100

5,610

2,620

1,550

2,360

3,150

-

89,221

2,974

177,000

Calendar year 1952 : Max 31,600 Mln 33 Mean 2,324

May

3,71O

3,500

1,760

gl.010 

g815

g656

g588

g588

g588

g507

g556

5,260

20,20O

19 300

7,64O

3,150

3,570

5,210

11,600

10,300

5,770

3,780

2,240

1,260 

948

779

622

476

376

304

229

117,292

3,784

232,600

June

199

181

170

156 

158

246

1,290

4,080

4,080

1,050

656

403

271

201

160

130

a!20

allO

a 100

a95

a90

a85

a80

a75 

a75

a75

g75

a75

g69

6j>

14,620

487

29,000

July

60

60

64

51 

44

41

53

65

879

1,450

673

507

708

639

349

244

992

743

336

969

852

476

294

222 

207

168

132

109

100

90

80

11,657

376

23,120

AC-ft 1,688,000

Aug.

72

65

58

51

51

69

96

76

71

64

58

67

58

53

53

53

51

51

48

44

44

46

47

44 

43

41

38

37

3640-

46

1,671

53.9

3,310

Sept.

47

47

6O

166 

3,030

3,290

1,650

726

403

251

199

160

127

1O3

87

76

68

60

64

193

173

104

81

72 

68

65

61

56

51

46

11,584

386

22,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,200 Mln 33 Mean 804 Ac-ft 582,100

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 cfs).--Apr. 24 (5 p.m.) 23,000 cfs (32.20 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°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 and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 250 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

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.--14 years (1939-53), 152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 202 cfs May 27 (gage height, 9.09 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 31, Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

1938-53: 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, floodmark at water plant and in wireweight gage box at upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 36,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1939-41, 

1947-48.

Maximum stage known, that of July 11, 1951. Flood in 1903 reached a stage of 37.3 

ft at water plant, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 16)

Oct. 1 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.9 

4.0

7.8 

8.0 

8.2 

8.4 

9.0

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

1.0 

2.1

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

8.0

3.6 

7.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

0.8

1.0

T70

.8

.4

.4

.6

.8

.6

.4

.7

.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.3

.3

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

^

17.2

0.55

34

Hov.

0.2 "72

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.8

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

3.5

3.8

a'278

a3.0

a3.2

a3.4

-

39.4

1.31

78

Dec.

a3.6

*3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.3

B70

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

110.9

3.58

220

Jan.

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

*3.2

3.0

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.6

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.7

BT5

5.3

*5.3

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

132.6

4.28

263

Feb.

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.0

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.6

2.7

B73~ 5.5

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.4

*3.3

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.6

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.4

_

-

109.2

3.90

217

Mar.

5.3

6.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

11

9.6

9.6

41

58

46

*31

24

23

75

31

22

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

9.6

*9.2

9.6

9.2

8.8

9.2

11

579.4

18.7

1,150

Apr.

9.9

8.8

8.2

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.5

9.6

8.2

7.5

8.0

9.2

*8.8

8.5

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

6.9

9.2

9.2

6.2

5.5

571

5.7

6.4

6.9

-

223.4

7.45

443

May

*6.4

5.5

5.0

573

6.4

7.7

8.2

7.7

6.7

6.9

*6.2

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.0

7.5

38

30

23

16

13

11

8.8

7.7

7.5

6.4

79

117 ~56

19

14

527.0

17.0

1,050

June

11

*8.8

7.7

6.4

5.5

5.1

5.0

*5.5

8.2

6.9

4.8

3.4

2.8

2.3

1.7

3.3

6.9

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.1

*.9

.7

.5

75

.6

.5

.5

-

108.9

3.63

216

July

0.4

.4

3.7

13

5.0

*2.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

_.J5

15

6.9

2.0

1.4

1.3

22

*5.0

1.9

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

91.4

2.95

181

Aug.

0.4

1.2

*2.0

T70

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

*.l

13.3

0.43

26

Sept.

OJ

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*_.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

7.1

0.24

14

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,850 Mln 0.1 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,790

Water year 1952-53 : Max 117 Mln 0.1 Mean 5.37 Ac-ft 3.89O

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOP cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°21', long. 97 0 04', in Sw£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 3 E., on upstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from South Cottonwood River and 2 miles west of Marion.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available .--November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage

. .

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum 

f 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight or staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --14 years (1939-53), 147 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs May 27 (gage height, 15.10 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 39, 30 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow Jan. 18, 19, 1940 (estimate during period of 

ice effect ).

Remarks . - -Records good except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or those above 200 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

56

157

295

490

875

1,920

3,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 277 2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.6

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.6

5.5

5.8

6.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.5 

5.2

6.0

6.6

152.5

4.92

302

JIov.

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.4

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.7

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

12

16

b!5

b!4

b!4 

b!3

b!2

-

296.9

9.90

589

Dec.

b!2

12

13

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

13

13

13

14

15

17

b!6

16

16

15

14

13

11

TT

11 

11

11

11

443

14.3

879

Jan.

12

1?

13

13

14

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

18

21

T6

16

15

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

13 

13

13

12

428

13.8

849

Feb.

12

12

12

13

16

15

16

15

15

16

17

17

16

14

13

12

11

TT

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

_

-

373

13.3

740

Mar.

14

18

22

21

23

26

28

20

18

17

16

16

15

89

42

23

17

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

JL1

11

12

11 

11

12

18

603

19.5

1,200

Apr.

24

16

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

13

11

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.4

972

10

12

12

12

12

9.7 

9.7

9.2

-

353.2

11.8

701

May

7.9

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.8

9.7

12

12

11

12

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.4

429

1,160

217

67

38

27

23

18

16

15

13

3,000

5,740 

364

82

50

9,401.0

303

18,650

June

38

32

28

25

23

23

23

30

66

22

17

14

12

ell

e9.2

e8.4

e7.9

e6.6

e6.0

e5.8

e5.8

e7.7

20

38

13

8.8

7.5

27 

102

-

660.7

22.0

1,310

July

13

9.7

7.5

6.6

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.3

7.5

9.7

9.2

8.8

7.5

14

~9.7 19

7.0

7.0

8.4

7.5

6.3

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.8 

3.4

3.3

373

232.0

7.48

460

Aug.

3.1

3.4

8.4

16

T2

6.3

4.9

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6 

1.6

1.5

110.4

3.56

219

Sept.

1.5

1.5

3.3

T79- 7.5

3.8

3.6

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

.9

.8

79

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9 

.8

.8

54.2

1.81

108

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,610 Mln 2.7 Mean 61.9 Ac-ft 44,910

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,740 Mln 0.8 Mean 35.9 Ac-ft 26,010

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). May 27 (9:30 p.m.) 5,620 cfs (15.10 ft).

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge indefinite due to temporary dam at gage; discharge estimated on basis of 

heights, engineers' notes, and weather records.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12', long. 96°50i, 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 1953.

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.--14 years (1939-53), 63.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs May 27 (gage height, 10.63 ft); no 

flow Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.

1938-53: 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 flowover-road determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1856, -that of June 29, 1951. Flood in 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.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Mar. 30)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

5.5

6.3

35

73

155

420

710

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3 *1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.1

*2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

375

56.8

1.83

113

ftov.

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.2 *3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3\0

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.5

3.0

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

T75

1.4

3.2

7.4

10

6.6

5.5

4.8

4.4

-

104.4

3.48

207

Dec.

*4.4

4.4

5.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

*5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.9

8.4

6.9

8.4

7.9

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

189.8

6.12

376

Jan.

5.5 *5.5

5.8

572

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

4.4

4.4

4.8 *4.8

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

ITT

4.1

4.1

151.7

4.89

301

Feb.

4.1

4.1

4.1 *4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.8

4.1

4.8

478

4.8

4.1

3.8

*3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.2 572"

3.8

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

_

_

-

111.4

3.98

221

Mar.

5.2

8.4

8.9

8.9

no

10

8.4

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

*5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.8

47T

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

*78

334

582.7

18.8

1,160

Apr.

29

T7

13

11

10

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

7.9

7.9

8.4 *7.9

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.4

572

5.5

6.2

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.2

*6.2

9.4

249.4

8.31

495

May

8.4

6.2

5.2

4.8

5.2

6.2

6.6

5.8

5.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

*6.2

5.8

5.5

11

18

17

8.9

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

*5.5

5.2

~5? 834

23

18

15

1,129.0

36.4

2,240

June

12

TS

8.9

7.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

*5.2

4.1

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

3.0

2.3

*2.5

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.5

27T

2.5

2.1

121.1

4.04

240

July

1.5

T74

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.5 1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

**.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

24.7

0.80

49

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Sept.

(*)

(»)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 952 Mln 1.1 Mean 32.2 Ac-ft 23,360

Water year 1952-53 : Max 834 Mln 0 Mean 7.46 Ae-ft 5,400

Peak discharge (base, 3.6OO efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

211

Location. Lat 38°22', long. 96"31', in NE£ sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cottonwood Palls, 4.1 miles upstream fron 

South Pork Cottonwood River, and at mile 52.8.

Drainage area. 1.402 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1953.

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 Fe Railway 

bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 0.64 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 561 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs May 29 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 

U.5 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1932-53: 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 

determinations at gage heights 22.50 and 27.06 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 24-30, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1942. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948(M). 

WSP 1241:1932-33, 1944(M), 1948, 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0

.7

2.8

8.8

16

26

2.6 

3.2

60

148

370

850

4,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

25 

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

23

25

26

34

37

36

 28

32

31

26

28

28

29

32

37

37

37

39

37

36

36

37

914

29.5

1,810

flov.

37 

37

39

42

44

46

47

49

49

53

53

51

51

55

55

53

53

58

67

69

62

56

53

56

64

73

92

80

78

b7

-

1,689

56.3

3,350

Dec.

 62 

60

60

62

67

71

75

75

75

71

71

71

71

67

64

60

58

58

62

67

73

78

75

71

69

62

55

55

55

56

*55

2,031

65.5

4,030

Jan.

53 

53

55

55

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

56

56

62

67

67

69

64

69

67

*64

60

60

60

58

60

58

56

56

56

56

1,826

58.9

3,620

Feb.

55 

55

55

55

55

53

55

55

53

53

55

56

58

56

55

53

*51

49

47

46

4!

44

46

46

49

49

51

51

_

-

1,448

51.7

2,870

Mar.

56 

62

73

95

108

111

124

117

114

104

92

85

82

82

75

165

145

 101

78

69

60

58

55

49

46

46

47

46

44

46

53

2,488

80.3

4,930

Apr.

375 

151

104

82

71

64

62

62

60

60

62

60

60

62

*60

56

55

51

47

46

46

44

46

47

49

49

51

51

51

49

-

2,133

71.1

4,230

May

49 

51

49

46

44

46

47

51

51

51

49

*49

51

51

49

62

94

1,040

1,110

321

182

131

98

80

73

67'69

1,870

5,990

2,290

388

12,599

406

24,990

June

213 

162

131

104

88

78

71

69

 67

64

92

71

49

37

37

34

32

29

29

28

29

31

32

32

31

34

42

40

40

32

-

1,828

60.9

3,630

July

f§

78

51

37

32

29

26

26

26

26

25

24

*24

24

24

24

23

24

26

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

22

21

2T

21

962

31.0

1,910

Aug.

20 

21

25

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

 21

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

' 14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9,4

570.4

18.4

1,130

Sept.

H8.2

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.6

6.4

 6.4

7.6

8.2

7.0

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

a2.0

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

.5

a. 5

a. 5

-

146.3

4.88

290

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,640 Mln 21 Mean 342 Ac-ft 248,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,990 Mln 0.5 Mean 78.5 Ac-ft 56,790

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 efs).--May 29 (5 p.m.) 4,210 cfs (7.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 gage reading and observer's note.
212

Location. Lat 38°16 

downstream side of 

Creek.

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.

', long. 95°52', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 14 E., near left bank on 

f pier of bridge on highway at Strawn, 1-| mileles downstream from Eagle

Drainage area. 2,933 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

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. 5 years, 1,836 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1948-53: 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, to peak stage; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 28-30, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

22

48

84

194

375

625

960

1,420

2,530

3,110

4,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42

39

36

36

36

36

34

34

*34

34

36

34

31

31

31

31

34

42

45

45

39

42

39

*39

42

42

45

48

48

48

48

1,201

38.7

2,380

flov.

48

48

42

*39

42

45

48

54

64

64

64

64

68

72

72

68

72

72

68

68

68

80

88

97

102

107

107

97

107

117

-

2,152

71.7

4,270

Dec.

112

107

93

88

*84

84

84

88

93

93

88

88

84

84

84

*84

80

80

80

80

80

93

93

102

102

93

88

84

80

*80

80

2,733

88.2

5,420

Jan.

76

80

76

72

72

76

72

72

76

76

76

76

72

72

76

72

76

80

84

88

*84

84

84

80

80

80

80

76

76

76

76

2,396

77.3

4,750

Feb.

72

72

*72

68

72

72

72

68

68

72

80

76

76

76

76

80

*76

72

72

84

76

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

-

-

-

2,000

71.4

3,970

Mar.

80

88

97

97

107

*117

117

122

145

157

151

164

188

182

151

133

128

*202

202

157

128

107

97

88

84

80

76

68

68

179

702

4,462

144

8,850

Apr.

571

*467

375

182

128

112

97

102

88

84

84

93

97

97

*97

88

93

88

84

80

76

72

68

72

76

72

68

68

72

*76

-

3,827

128

7,590

May

76

72

68

68

72

76

76

72

64

68

68

*72

72

68

64

80

117

170

386

1,850

888

410

259

194

157

139

122

112

1,320

3,540

1^830

14,630

472

29,020

June

1.4OO

432

285

218

182

151

139

122

*102

97

88

76

64

61

64

61

57

54

48

42

39

36

36

*36

36

34

31

34

42

42

-

4,109

137

8,150

July

42

48

980

405

182

122

80

64

57

48

39

39

36

*36

36

39

45

36

36

36

42

42

36

34

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

2,755

88.9

5,460

Aug.

24

24

*29

34

il

39

34

29

24

22

22

24

22

22

22

22

24

22

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

725

23.4

1,440

Sept.

18

14

16

20

20

20

14

11

*11

9.5

g9.5

g9.5

ge.o

ge.o

g7.0

g7.0

g7.0

g4.0

g3.2

g4.0

g3.2

*g3.2

g2.6

g2.6

a2.5

32.5

a2.5

a2.0

a2.o

a2.o

245.8

8.19

488

Calendar year 1952: Max 13, loo Mln 31 Bean 876 Ac-ft 636, OOO

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,830 Mln 2.0 Bean 113 Ac-ft 81,790

Peak discharge (base, 1O.OOO cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Heosho River near lola, Kans.

213

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 and 3 miles southwest of lola.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1895 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1953. Published 

as "at lola" 1895-1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1903, staff gage st highway bridge 4 miles upstream at datum 

13.41 ft higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1917-53), 1,641 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,590 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.93 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1895-1903, 1917-53: 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 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

7 3.5

12 4.0

29 5.0

40 7.0

60 9.0 *

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

150

340

2,530

4,570

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.2 

3.3 

7.0

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

140

340

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

33

31

31

32

31

32

31

31

*32

31

31

31

30

29

32

29

29

29

28

30

39

44

37

26

19

17

14

13

11

10

24

867

28.0

1,720

Nov.

44

50

*46

46

54

54

52

52

58

60

64

66

66

68

68

72

94

92

88

80

72

70

68

88

112

124

114

1.02

105

10£

-

£,231

74.4

4,430

Dec.

102

110

*11£

107

102

96

94

92

92

92

94

96

98

96

94

9£

92

92

98

98

94

100

100

100

100

102

102

100

*100

96

92

3,035

97.9

6,020

Jan.

92

92

90

88

86

84

82

84

82

82

82

84

86

86

88

82

84

86

86

90

90

96

100

96

96

*96

94

92

90

90

90

2,746

88.6

5,450

Feb.

90

88

86

84

86

82

84

84

80

90

98

94

90

86

82

86

82

80

80

94

90

90

82

*80

78

76

72

72

_

_

-

£,366

84.5

4,690

Mar.

90

102

142

132

114

112

117

122

129

132

145

168

160

178

199

*182

160

150

140

199

213

168

142

129

112

98

94

90

84

88

1.250

5,341

172

10,590

Apr.

3.9£Q

 1,010

616

460

324

224

188

475

1,830

361

200

161

146

*155

155

132

120

120

113

104

97

95

125" 93

138

118

1ZO

108

106

111

11,925

398

23,650

May

111

104

93

I!

97

102

111

108

102

111

*100

102

102

106

102

108

207

565

455

286

1,010

868

460

312

254

191

158

138

122

520

3.120

10,316

333

£0,460

June

3.260

1,340

525

316

244

209

185

*167

140

128

115

108

97

85

80

84

84

78

63

48

38

41

48

41

38

251

140

74

55

43

8,125

271

16,120

July

41

41

698

2.160

736

300

215

324

188

108

85

76

*64

55

52

57

74

68

55

61

52

43

38

35

29

23

21

20

18

18

11

5,772

186

11,450

Aug.

15

14

14

15

14

15

18

19

21

*2£

21

18

13

11

10

10

21

20

19

16

12

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.7

6.1

5.7

411.7

13.3

817

Sept.

5.3

4.2

38

52

35

26

19

*14

12

10

8.2

6.5

4.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.3

£.8

2.8

2.5

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4 *.i!

£65.2

8.84

526

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,000 Mln 10 Mean 1,095 Ac-ft 795,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,920 Mln o.3 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,900

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - 15
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°20' , 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, 2 5 miles 

upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, 8f 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^19-29 (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. 32 years, 2,558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs at times in September.

1921-53: 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 100 cfs and fair below. Small diversion by Kansas Ordnance 

Plant from pool in which gage is located.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1922-23. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 27 to Apr. 2, Sept. 7-30

6.0 0.3 138

228

353

710

2,510

4,600

Apr. 3 to Sept. 6

6.0 19

6.4 25

6.8 41

2.0 ;

3.0 1(

4.0 1;

5.0 IE

Note. Same as preceding table above 6.8 

ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

ZZ

33

34

35

36

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

47

41 

38

35

32

30

28

25

*24

22

22

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

eS

el

el

el

el

616

19.9

1,220

Nov.

el. 3

1.9 

3.3

4.5

5.2

5.7

6.0

7.9

20

31

31

27

20

16

14

28

101

80

58

62

78

80

80

85

93

93

88

98

109

106

-

1,433.8

47.8

2,840

Dec.

103

98 

96

*96

96

98

98

93

90

90

88

83

83

83

85

88

88

88

90

93

93

96

93

90

90

88

88

88

*88

90

88

2,819

90.9

5,590

Jan.

85

90 

85

83

80

80

78

76

73

73

73

71

71

71

73

71

76

78

76

73

73

76

85

88

88

*88

88

85

85

88

85

2,465

79.5

4,890

Feb.

80

78 

71

a72

a74

a76

a77

a78

a8O

a82

83

83

85

88

88

83

73

69

71

11

78

76

78

*80

76

73

71

65

.

_

-

2,181

77.9

4,330

Mar.

85

112 

234

320

276

213

150

128

122

109

106

119

122

150

158

*158

174

193

178

162

142

142

183

193

150

128

112

101

90

85

80

4,675

151

9,270

Apr.

183

3.550 

1,600

868

660

520

389

294

240

1,470

846

382

252

*188

150

135

138

142

135

112

106

98

101

301

223

188

178

142

150

650

-

14,391

480

28,540

May

375

240 

154

132

119

122

288

170

132

135

*228

1,130

826

360

240

228

246

375

2.120

1,050

640

700

1,220

804

510

382

301

240

188

154

128

13,937

450

27,640

June

2,210

3.280 

1,860

868

520

550

340

*252

198

170

142

119

103

88

78

65

60

55

48

46

50

58

58

50

39

35

32

41

208

122

11,745

392

23,300

July

78

55 

80

510

2 . 650

1,370

700

389

288

375

270

170

*119

90

71

73

146

119

93

85

234

132

76

56

41

36

31

28

26

25

23_

8,439

272

16,740

Aug.

21

19 

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

*14

13

12

12

11

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7.

7

7

7

7

7

7

347

11.2

688

Sept.

7

7 

7

7

7

7

2.8

.3

.3

.3

4.7

11

13

11

10

8.8

7.7

6.5

6.8

6.3

5.2

4.0

3.1

2.3

1.5

1.1

.7

.4

.3

*.3

150.4

5.01

298

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,200 Mln l Mean 1,494 Ao-ft 1,084,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,550 Mln 0.3 Mean 173 Ao-ft 125,300

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

215

Location. Lat 36°56' , long. 94°5V , in SW^SEi sec. 5, T. 28 N. , R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, 1§ miles downstream from Pour Mile Creek, 4^ miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area.--5.876 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748,97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 4,135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs May 13 (gage height, 5.57 ft); no flow 

Aug. 21-25, Sept. 27-30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 267,000 cfs July 15. 1951, computed by flood-routing 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements, 

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- 

30, 1953.

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

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 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

3.5 

4.0

130

272

473

950

1,580

5,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

8.8

12

27

32.

30

27

24

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

16

17

17

17

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

15

13

592.8

19.1

1,180

Nov.

12

11

8.8

8.2

7.0

6.0

4.9

4.4

6.0

7.0

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

8.8

18

22

25

52

81

68

60

71

93

119

112

97

93

loo

108

1,230.2

41.0

2,440

Dec.

119

119

112

108

104

104

104

112

112

108

104

97

93

90

87

90

93

97

112

112

108

112

108

108

104

104

100

90

78

97

108

3,194

103

6,340

Jan.

112

115

112

112

104

93

90

87

84

81

81

78

74

78

78

78

74

74

74

78

78

78

97

93

90

90

87

81

90

90

90

2,721

87.8

5,400

Feb.

87

87

87

84

84

81

78

78

74

81

93

93

97

"93 100

90

87

74

60

78

84

93

97

93

93

90

87

84

_

-

2,407

86.0

4,770

Mar.

97.

130

310

1.480

794

546

366

256

200

181

172

168

164

312

366

267

219

267

a414

a326

a235

186

159

164

186

172

155

130

115

108

108

8,753

282

17,360

Apr.

100

722

5.250

1,410

1,050

1,350

809

530

386

308

1,490

830

458

296

230

186

164

a421

a473

314

230

177

188

3,180

2,080

895

505

352

406

1,530

24,300

810

48 , 200

May

2,460

1,140

514

332

256

227

522

497

332

240

200

823

5.540

1,520

728

497

522

505

1,060

2,OOO

1,130

728

822

1,110

768

522

392

314

235

186

186

24,308

784

48,210

June

164

2,460

5.190

1,750

906

598

747

458

326

256

214

181

151

115

84

68

57

45

36

38

40

43

45

40

36

40

38

33

30

BT

12,241

408

24,280

July

151

115

112

97

723

2.670

1,320

799

505

326

359

308

219

159

126

10O

106

240

196

151

130

174

205

134

87

55

45

43

36

30

M

9,745

314

19,330

Aug.

18

14

10

11

10

9.4

8.8

7.6

6.0

4.4

3.5

6.5

7.0

6.0

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.2

.2

o

0

0

0

0

.6

1.0

.8

.6

.2

.2

137.4

4.43

273

Sept.

0.2

.1

2.4

6.0

574

4.0

2.4

2.0

1.4

2.0

3.1

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

Q.

0

0

o

45.6

1.52

90

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,000 Mln 4.4 Mean 1,756 Ac-ft 1,275,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,540 Mln 0 Mean 246 Ao-ft 177,900

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

recorded range In stage.
ti -Lb ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'40", long. 93°50'40", In SEir sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 39, l|- miles south of Miller 

and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.86 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,184.49 ft above me'an sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 133 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 3.38 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.18 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952-53.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (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

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

4.05

9.65

18.2

41.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

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

.04

.85

.59

.51

.43

.43

.43

-

3.28

0.109

0.028

0.03

6.5

Dec.

0.43

.43

.43

.39

.35

.31

.31

.31

.29

.27

.25

.23

.22

.22

.22

.18

726

*.26

.51

713

.26

.43

.43

.37

.37

.37

.31

.31

.31

.37

.37

10.20

0.329

0.085

0.10

20

Jan.

0.31

.31

.22

.22

.22

.22

.22

.22

.22

.22

.18

.18

.18

.18

.14

.11

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.58

.31

.43

.68

1.04

.95

.86

.77

.68

10.49

0.338

0.088

0.10

21

Feb.

0.59

.51

.43

*.43

.37

.31

.31

.26

726

.37

.51

.86

.86

.95

.86

.77

.68

.59

.51

.59

.31

.26

.26

.31

.26

.31

.26

.26

_

_

-

13.25

0.473

0.123

0.13

26

Mar.

1.19

2.12

4.87

3.84

2.82

2.28

2.12

1.83

1.57

1.45

1.34

1.83

1.45

33.0

4.73

3.63

3.98

4.73

3.02

2.63

2.28

2.45

2.28

1.83

1.57

1.45

*1.34

1.13

1.04

I704

1.34

102.18

3.30

0.855

0.98

203

Apr.

1.13

.95

.95

.77

5.62

4.27

3.02

2.63

2.12

1.83

8.25

5.75

3.63

3.22

2.63

2.12

2.28

28.7

6.86

4.49

3.84

3.42

3.84

9.00

4.49

3.63

3.02

2.63

2.45

2.12

-

129.66

4.32

1.12

1.25

257

May

*1.70

1.45

1.34

1.23

1.13

1.45

1.57

1.23

1.04

.95

.77

1.23

1.04

.95

.95

7.76

'3752

2.12

1.83

1.57

1.34

1.04

.86

.77

.68

.59

.59

.51

.43

.37

,26

41.77

1.35

0.350

0.40

83

June

0.26

.22

.22

.18

*.18

.22

.18

.14

.14

.14

.14

.11

.09

.09

.06

.06

.06

.04

.03

.01

0

7J

0

0

0

.02

.01

0

0

0-

2.60

0.087

0.023

0.03

5.2

July

0

0

.02

.01

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

0.03

0.001

0.00026

0.0003

0.06

Aug.

(*)

*

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 150 Min 0 Mean 1.78 Cfsm 0.461 In. 6.27 Ac-ft 1,290

Water year 1952-53: Max 33.0 Min 0 Mean 0.859 Cfsm 0.223 In. 3.02 Ac-ft 622

Peak discharge (ba^se, 50 cfs). Mar. 14 (6:15 a.m.) 133 cfs (3.38 ft); Apr. 18 (4:45 p.m.) 91 cfs

(3.06 ft^.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217 

Spring River near Waoo, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°14'4S", long. 94°33'S5", on line between SEt sec. 7 and NE£ sec. 18, 

T. 29 N., R. 33 W , on left bank on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, \\ miles east of Waco, and 

47.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 1,164 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1924 to September 19S3.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 193S, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 92S cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 7.63 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1924-S3: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 19S3; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft July 24, 

1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by gristmills upstream. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

80

182

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

622

1,170

1,790

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

2.2 278

3.0 628

5.0 1,790

8.0 4,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

52

49

52

52

45

52

59

60

65

57

59

60

56

56

50

57

56

56

57

50

59

52

54

57

57

57

47

60

60

57

1,712

55.2

0.047

0.05

3,400

Nov.

60

56

50

66

60

60

*57

56

85

74

70

68

62

68

64

66

52

78

72

64

57

56

59

56

94

98

105

122

115

98

-

2,148

71.6

0.062

0.07

4,260

Dec.

87

92

85

85

80

70

66

57

76

68

66

62

62

60

50

68

66

*62

70

80

76

78

80

85

85

78

89

82

64

85

74

2,288

73.8

0.063

0.07

4,540

Jan.

72

74

70

74

57

74

66

68

64

64

62

53

60

60

59

60

60

57

50

57

60

57

62

66

62

96

113

115

108

105

103

2,203

71.1

0.061

0.07

4,370

Feb.

101

gg

101

*94

94

92

89

82

74

94

89

89

82

87

82

76

87

74

78

80

82

78

64

80

76

76

74

64

_

-

-

2,337

83.5

0.072

0.07

4,640

Mar.

^"5^ 78

108

156

274

294

242

196

176

165

156

150

150

298

1.470

1,350

678

550

526

477

438

404

392

367

347

326

*302

282

274

270

262

11,243

363

0.312

0.36

22,300

Apr.

255

"278 251

262

298

703

1,030

628

455

384

347

326

384

371

351

322

302

392

1,260

1,290

830

608

778

3.440

2,900

1,530

830

678

584

653

22,720

757

0.650

0.73

45,060

May

*703

574

442

392

359

363

359

371

388

343

310

330

392

408

330

318

334

455

446

442

367

302

274

243

228

209

202

185

247

213

178

10,707

345

0.296

0.34

21,240

June

168

T56

144

141

*135

141

130

120

120

115

115

112

107

103

94

103

94

94

91

89

83

81

85

75

81

87

81

75

69

Ts

3,164

105

0.090

0.10

6,280

July

71

67

154

206

141

115

110

*91

85

81

96

81

66

81

83

73

141

85

87

60

85

75

71

59

77

71

57

59

57

54

54

2,693

86.9

0.075

0.09

5,340

Aug.

48

52

44

49

44

48

48

44

44

36

52

40

*64

37

38

40

35

50

38

42

40

42

36

31

33

44

27

31

36

37

25

1,275

41.1

0.035

0.04

2,530

Sept.

30

33

32

42

33

40

27

23

37

35

33

30

25

24

27

26

24

25

36

31

23

22

31

25

22

21

22

19

11

T5

824

27.5

0.024

0.03

1,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,700 Min 45 Mean 542 Cfsm 0.466 In. 6.33 Ac-ft 393,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,440 Min n Mean 173 Cfsm 0.149 In. 2.02 Ac-ft 125,600

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°00'45", long. 94°28'45", In NEv sec. I, T. 26 N., R. 33 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of second pier from left end of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles 

southeast of Joplin, 6 miles downstream from Baynham Branch, and 15.0 miles above 

mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge.--12 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 efs Mar. 15 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.40 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

84

120

190

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

37

91

161

4.5

5.0 

6.0

318

567

1,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

100 

97

98

97

100

102

104

106

106

106

102

98

98

102

98

98

98

98

98 

97

100

97

93

97

98

98

97

98

93

95

97

3,066

98.9

0.241

0.28

6,080

Nov.

97 

95

102

100

102

98

*97

97

107

111

113

104

104

106

104

104

104

111

100 

98

93

95

95

109

152

168

168

136

128

122

3,320

111

0.271

0.30

6,590

Dec.

113 

111

109

109

106

102

98

98

98

97

95

95

93

93

31

95

97

*100

115

Us

107

104

104

102

100

102

104

95

93

93

95

3,129

101

0.246

0.28

6,210

Jan.

95 

93

95

95

93

95

93

93

95

91

91

89

89

91

91

91

93

89

91 

93

93

93

115

118

129

131

138

134

129

124

120

3,170

102

0.249

0.29

6,290

Feb.

118 

115

115

*108

104

102

98

91

87

91

104

106

106

104

98

95

98

92

93 

102

100

95

91

98

93

89

83

81

_

_

-

2,755

98.4

0.240

0.25

5,460

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,250 Hin 91

Har.

T20" 104 

146

179

196

193

184

174

166

164

156

166

177

494

1,090

702

584

625

619 

523

465

420

386

349

318

303

*288

277

257

250

247

10,322

333

0.812

0.94

20,470

Apr.

235 

222

216

"265 207

425

425

381

344

303

299

367

336

314

291

280

260

798

978 

643

540

481

460

908

764

631

540

491

460

430

13,289

443

1.08

1.21

26,360

Hay

*386 

349

318

291

288

284

277

264

257

247

244

277

303

295

288

310

396

376

391 

344

322

299

270

264

244

232

228

235

213

204

202

8,898

287

0.700

0.81

17,650

June

196 

1915

190

177

*171

174

166

158

156

154

141

136

134

131

134

134

134

134

131 

124

118

120

120

120

120

120

120

118

113

113

4,247

142

0.346

0.39

8,420

July

108 

106

141

207

TSl

129

124

*120

122

115

109

109

109

109

106

106

104

98

98 

98

102

100

98

95

93

87

83

83

81

81

75.

3,337

108

0.263

0.30

6,620

Aug.

69 

67

69

71

73

73

75

75

73

73

73

*83

81

79

67

67

93

71

71 

69

67

62

60

62

64

64

60

57

53

50

SO

2,125

68.5

0.167

0.19

4,210

Sept.

50 

47

51

60

60

57

53

50

48

47

43

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

48 

47

47

47

43

45

47

43

45

47

42

11

1,490

47.0

0.115

0.13

2,790

Hean 263 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.71 Ac-ft 190,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,090 Hin 39 Hean 162 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.37 Ac-ft 117,200

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 94°45', in center of SW-f sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 24 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles southeast of Quapaw, and at mile 13.9. Records include 

flow of Rock Creek.

Drainage area.--2,510 sq mi, includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available.--July 1939 to December 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 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.--14 years, 2,301 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 12.90 ft); 

minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 17.

1939-53: 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 Sept. 17, 1953.

Flood of December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, 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. Low and medium flow regulated by 

Riverton hydroelectric plant, 15 miles above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-27)

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

135

250

460

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

800

1,230

2,390

5,500

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

130

138

134

162

139

167

228

145

196

253

123

179

185

195

183

138

141

141

127

200

174

209

184

191

172

137

192

175

214

170

173

5,275

170

0.06S

0.08

10,460

Nov.

190

165

182

150

192

220

233

114

3T4

174

233

191

217

203

197

164

200

225

186

194

209

194

139

250

480

340

253

286

298

250

-

6,643

221

0.088

0.10

13,180

Dec.

300

287

253

229

231

219

223

155

255

194

191

179

158

174

190

179

166

162

217

222

245

266

301

218

205

182

170

183

161

289

512

6,716

217

0.086

0.10

13,320

Jan.

276

228

177

177

116

200

162

158

206

154

165

154

230

161

191

127

161

194

150

286

123

204

250

266

§1

276

"284 294

248

239

258

6,202

200

0.080

0.09

12,500

Feb.

202

zee

249

249

289

215

254

125

262

244

229

245

256

258

159

242

208

185

259

257

187

166

245

278

455

259

249

115

-

_

-

6,547

254

0.095

0.10

12,990

Mar.

152

416

392

478

614

662

458

564

627

416

420

418

498

706

2,100

2.810

2,260

1,780

1,500

1,350

1,150

1,140

1,160

974

1,000

540

857

691

725

684

777

28,297

915

0.564

0.42

56,150

Apr.

695

722

674

595

1/390

1,500

al,760

al,700

1,540

1,170

1,110

944

1,190

1,110

685

852

1,060

a880

al,540

a2,150

al,940

al,330

1,800

9,400

6,580

4,010

2,740

1,720

1,820

1,830

-

55,917

1,864

0.745

0.85

110,900

May

2,260

1^730

1,320

1,170

850

1,020

998

1,010

823

895

902

883

1,120

896

956

766

804

1,080

1,030

1,000

996

642

800

682

726

448

650

417

488

438

430

28,230

911

0.365

0.42

55,990

June

a390

a400

494

115

3250

8290

a500

3300

a275

556

285

276

242

302

363

369

265

258

230

170

124

262

250

218

185

176

145

114

T§8

191

-

7,930

264

0.105

0.12

15,750

July

165

172

366

460

506

366

294

288

214

230

184

224

223

246

195

195

590

514

190

361

246

258

170

111

83

80

166

196

118

108

110

7,225

235

0.095

0.11

14,530

Aug.

122

106

90

156

100

78

130

98

69

106

105

118

124

93

94

102

80

159

148

108

106

104

111

77

75

70

69

65

69

70

70

5,056

98.6

0.039

0.05

6,060

Sept.

70

60

88

173

14b

87

50

122

78

72

70

70

70

44

64

80

42

45

97

77

55

89

64

70

73

78

76

44

64

60

-

2,280

76.0

0.050

0.03

4,520

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,000 Min 114 Mean 1,201 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.51 Ac-ft 871,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,400 Min 42 Mean 450 Cfsm 0.179 In. 2.45 Ac-ft 325,900

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°50', long. 94°36', in SWvSWir 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-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 839.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 32.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 107 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Sept. 29.

1948-53: 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. 29, 1953.

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. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: 1949 (yearly figures only).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Oct. 16 to Nov. 19, 

Jan. 16-27, Feb. 20-28, Apr. 24-27)

0.6 

.7

.9

2.6

5.2

8.2

12

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

18

26

63

114

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tbta.1

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.1

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

159.5

5-15

0.125

0.14

316

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

7.0

6.7

5.8

5.2

572

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.7

7.3

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

8.2

^2

10

9.0

8.2 

7.3

6.7

-

195.7

6.52

0.155

0.17

388

Dec.

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

479

4.9

7.6

773

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.6

5.5

5.2

182.0

5.87

0.140

0.16

361

Jan.

5.2

5.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.3 374-

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.2 

5.2

4.9

4.9

155.8

5.03

0.120

0.14

309

Feb.

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.5

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

-

-

141.4

5.05

0.120

0.13

280

Mar.

7.3

970

12

15

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

10

10

57

£0

44

41

42

42

38

33

29

25

22

20

19

17

16 

15

14

14

682.5

22.0

0.524

0.60

1,350

Apr.

13

13

14

12

33

63

59

49

39

34

32

30

32

30

29

26

24

67

71

63

56

49

50

~91 101

71

57

52

48

44

-

1,352

45.1

1.07

1.20

2,680

May

37

34

29

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

"22 18

23

23

22

23

21

35

52

48

42

37

33

30

29

27

24

22

22

20

19

849

27.4

0.652

0.75

1,680

June

17

Tf

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3 

773

7.3

-

330.7

11.0

0.262

0.29

656

July

7.3

7.3

11

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.1

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

479 

5.2

5.2

4.9

214.4

6.92

0.165

0.19

425

Aug.

4.6

4.4

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.9

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

It!

3.6

3.6

124.5

4.02

0.096

0.11

247

Sept.

3.6

3.4

4.4

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.6

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.6 

3.1

2.8

-

104.4

3.48

0.083

0.09

207

Calendar year 1952: Max 188 Min 4.1 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 0.519 In. 6.24 Ac-ft 13,990

Water year 1952-53: Max 1O1 Mln 2.8 Mean 12.3 Cfsm 0.292 In. 3.97 Ac-ft 8,900

Peak discharge (base, 175 ofs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

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 1953.

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. 14 years, 912 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 10.06 ft); mini-

 mum, 20 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional

 regulation at low flow by powerplant at Noel, 9.7 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: 1940. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-9, May 18-21)

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

4.0

140

335

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

900

1,710

4,010

7,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~85 105

85

69

67

85

105

102

98

98

92

90

77

69

77

81

83

83

85 

85

85

85

85

88

88

88

88

85

85

85

85

2,668

86.1

0.0&9

0.11

5,290

Nov.

88

90

88

88

85

88

88

90

100

102

102

98

95

92

92

92

92

98

95 

92

92

90

90

113

170

250

286

242

214

194

-

3,596

120

0.138

0.15

7,130

Dec.

186

174

164

158

152

146

143

140

137

134

131

128

125

122

119

116

113

113

137 

152

152

152

152

149

146

140

137

137

134

131

131

4,351

140

0.161

0.19

8,630

Jan.

128

125

122

122

119

116

110

110

108

105

105

102

102

102

100

100

102

102

100 

100

100

100

128

170

238

266

274

262

250

234

222

4,424

143

0.164

0.19

8,770

Feb.

210

198

194

186

178

170

164

161

158

158

170

178

174

170

164

164

161

155

152 

155

152

149

146

146

146

143

140

137

_

_

-

4,579

164

0.188

0.20

9,080

Mar.

152

226

366

490

566

566

515

46O

415

371

344

1,080

1,530

4,120

5.440

2,880

2,060

3,440

3,360 

2,260

1,710

1,440

1,230

1,040

900

770

698

632

560

525

510

40,656

1,310

1.50

1.73

80,640

Apr.

480

445

445

425

746

2,340

2,160

1,710

1,400

1,150

1,000

900

800

734

656

584

536

1,980

3.040 

1,910

1,440

1,190

1,080

1,860

2,060

1,860

1,580

1,350

1,190

1,080

-

38,131

1,270

1.46

1.63

75,630

May

97O

830

752

674

620

572

542

500

460

420

390

500

8OO

830

800

800

1,210

1,190

1.250 

1,080

935

830

752

656

566

490

435

390

358

340

317

21,239

685

0.786

0.91

42,130

June

294

278

270

254

242

234

226

218

206

194

182

174

167

161

155

149

143

137

131

125

116

113

119

116

113

102

98

92

90

88

-

4,987

166

0.190

0.21

9,890

July

85

85

122

161

T25

108

102

98

90

85

83

81

81

81

79

85

83

79

79 

83

88

85

83

95

£5

88

81

73

69

65

159

2,756

88.9

0.102

0.12

5,470

Aug.

57

55

53

53

53

53

51

49

47

45

44

45

44

44

44

47

57

59

61 

57

51

49

45

42

40

39

36

34

33

33

52

1,452

46.8

0.054

0.06

2,880

Sept.

32

30

36

40

15

45

42

40

39

38

36

34

33

32

30

27

26

26

26 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

22

21

20

928

30.9

0.035

0.04

1,840

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,380 Min 66 Mean 554 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.64 Ac-ft 401,900

Water year 1S52-53 : Max 5,440 Min 20 Mean 356 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.54 Ac-ft 257,400

Peak dlscbarge (base. 9.000 cfs).--No peak above base.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°28', long. 95°02', In SWv sec. 14, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., on upstream side 

of 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 1953. Prior to October 1941, published as 

Grand Lake at Langley.

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, 1,178,000 acre-ft Oct. 1 (gage height, 732.76 ft); 

minimum, 746,300 acre-ft Sept. 29 (gage height, 717.93 ft).

1940-53: Maximum contents, 2,195,000 acre-ft July 18, 1951 (gage height, 754.96 ft); 

minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, that of Sept. 29, 1953.

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.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Total contents, In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,175

1,167

1,160

1,162

1,160

1,154

1,148

1,143

1,138

1,134

1,133

1,132

1,126

1,120

1,113

1,109

1,105

1,100

1,100

1,096

1,090

1,086

1,082

1,076

1,074

1,074

1,069

1,063

1,057

1,051

1,046

Nov.

1,041

1,042

1,037

1,033

1,031

1,026

1,021

1,019

1,020

1,013

1,010

1,005

1,001

997.6

996.4

997.0

995.2

990.9

986.4

984.0

981.6

981.3

981.9

980.4

975.6

976.8

977.4

974.4

974.4

975.0

-

Dec.

970.5

966.0

960.6

956.5

952.4

953.6

953.3

951.3

947.8

944.2

940.7

935.7

934.6

935.2

931.7

928.8

925.1

920.8

917.9

919.4

922.2

919.4

917.9

916.8

916.8

916.2

915.7

916.2

916.8

913.7

910.5

Jan.

910.8

908.5

908.8

909.1

906.5

902.8

899.5

897.6

892.3

892.5

893.1

887.5

884.2

879.2

876.2

871.3

871.0

872.6

869.9

865.6

863.4

860.4

859.1

860.4

861.5

859.4

856.6

853.9

852.9

849.9

850.7

Feb.

852.0

849.9

847.2

844.8

840.9

839.0

839.6

841.4

835.6

832.7

829.3

827.2

824.0

825.0

823.2

824.3

821.7

819.3

815.5

813.2

814.7

815.0

813.9

811.9

810.4

809.8

807.8

809.3

_

_

-

Mar.

811.1

809.8

812.1

813.4

815.7

820.4

824.3

827.4

827.4

827.4

828.7

831.1

837.7

851.5

872.1

882.0

890.6

899.2

907.6

912.5

919.1

927.1

927.7

926.2

924.5

920.2

916.5

917.7

919.9

914.8

909.4

Apr.

903.9

898.1

898.4

901.2

915.4

918.5

923.4

924.5

922.2

919.7

921.4

924.5

921.4

915.4

908.8

902.3

899.5

903.1

915.9

918.8

916.5

913.7

918.8

947.8

972.0

986.7

989.4

991.8

990.6

987.0

-

May

988.8

996.1

1,001

996.1

991.8

985.8

981.3

978.3

974.4

975.9

969.0

969.0

966.3

965.4

963.6

964.2

968.7

965.7

961.8

959.2

955.1

953.6

952.1

953.6

949.2

943.6

937.5

930.5

924.2

923.4

925.1

June

918.8

912.8

911.6

909.9

910.2

907.9

908.2

902.8

895.3

887.8

880.9

874.0

870.7

871.8

863.7

860.2

855.0

849.6

845.1

845.6

848.8

845.6

846.4

842.2

837.7

829.8

828.0

828.2

825.6

823.2

-

July

818.1

816.5

819.1

819.3

820.6

819.6

825.3

824.5

825.3

824.5

825.3

825.8

826.4

826.6

826.6

826.9

826.4

827.2

828.0

829.3

826.1

820.6

816.3

815.5

815.0

815.0

809.3

803.4

797.0

794.0

789.0

Aug.

788.8

788.8

785.8

782.8

781.5

7*79.0

775. 0

775.0

774.0

773.0

768.1

766.4

763.2

758.5

757.8

758.3

758.0

758.8

758.0

757.8

757.6

757.3

756.8

757.1

756.8

756.6

756.3

755.8

755.4

755.1

754.6

Sept.

754.1

753.4

755.4

756.1

755.8

755.4

755.6

754.9

754.4

753.1

753.6

752.9

752.7

751.9

751.9

751.7

751.2

751.7

752.2

751.7

751.2

750.4

749.7

749.7

749.2

749.2

749.0

748.2

747.8

747.8

-

Note. Contents Dec. 12 to Jan. 1 computed from wire-weight gage reading at 12 p.m.

Monthly gage height and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30.........................

Water year 1952-53 ............

Oage height 

(feet)t

717.99

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

747,800

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-132, OOO

-673, 5OO

-59,800

+1OO,10O

+77,600

-101,900

-34,200

-6,800

-430,200

t (Jage height at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26', long. 95°03', in SE^ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 82, 2 miles south of 

Langley, 3.6 miles downstream from Pensacola Dam, 6.3 miles upstream from Big Cabin 

Creek, and at mile 73.4.

Drainage area.--10.335 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 16, 1940, staff gage at site 350 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 8,137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 13.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from computation of outflow from Lake O 1 The Cherokees; minimum daily, 9 cfs 

Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam). 

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Remarks'. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, 

ulated since 1940 by Lake O 1 The Cherokees (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 1, Nov. 3-6, 

Feb. 10-13, Mar. 8 to June 27)

Plow reg4.8 

5.1 

5.5 

6.0

50

70

140

320

660

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

1,150

1,820

3,660

8,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,900

2,260

2,300

870

120

2,090

2,250

2,330

2,500

2,160

860

105

3.650

3,540

2,080

1,990

2,580

1,660

137

2,090

2,480

1,930

2,410

2,940

870

214

2,850

2,540

2,580

2,520

3,170

62,976

2,031

124,900

Nov.

1,860

106

2,290

1,740

1,970

2,000

2,360

1,550

290

3.260

2,030

2,020

2,250

2,360

670

75

2,090

1,820

2,000

1,490

1,480

460

120

2,300

2,020

2,130

530

2,050

460

220

-

46,001

1,533

91,240

Dec.

2,500

2,470

2.950

2,300

1,760

600

78

1,820

2,020

1,920

1,840

2,170

860

110

1,800

1,930

2,030

2,290

2,130

800

136

1,700

1,170

900

120

430

595

135

1,310

1,880

1,880

44,614

1,439

88,490

Jan.

240

1,820

480

350

1,950

1,750

1,860

1,760

2,170

260

90

2,040

2,250

2.500

a2,220

a2,700

a210

a80

al,420

a2,260

al,500

2,490

1,950

a!50

a90

al,690

a2,070

1,820

1,320

1,740

240

43,470

1,402

86,220

Feb.

110

1,710

1,720

1,840

2,140

1,810

150

87

3.050

2,900

2,100

1,800

1,950

130

91

1,270

1,250

2,060

1,860

1,600

150

93

1,100

1,660

1,300

910

1,360

123

_

_

-

36,324

1,297

72,050

Mar.

66

1,370

1,350

1,020

810

710

140

70

1,250

1,370

1,180

1,010

1,100

970

200

2,350

2,Cf!0

2,480

2,630

2,080

1,000

140

2,480

3,160

3,540

3,950

3,320

1,380

470

3,840

4.040

52,156

1,682

103,400

Apr.

4,330

4,290

3,770

1,780

650

3,900

4,600

4,88O

4,880

4,700

3,210

1,790

4,460

5,210

5,030

5,060

6,020

3,230

1,140

4,720

5,370

6,180

6.240

5,210

3,120

1,810

4,890

5,840

4,740

6,080

-

127,130

4,238

252,200

May

5,150

2,350

1,070

4,710

4,550

5,020

4,730

4,750

3,780

1,320

4,900

5,540

6.490

5,200

5,470

2,940

1,110

4,900

5,450

5,360

5,650

4,780

3,230

1,480

5,270

5,400

4,880

4,840

3,900

1,580

750

126,550

4,082

251,000

June

4,450

4,210

4,090

3,580

3,440

1,340

310

4,440

4.580

4,280

3,950

3,640

1,680

220

3,650

2,820

2,740

2,310

2,130

140

270" 70

350

1,830

2,610

3,540

1,040

96

1,240

1,150

70,196

2,340

139,200

July

1,930

2,530

760

100

90

2,990

890

2,080

700

250

80

210

240

280

340

350

450

90

70 430*

2,080

2,990

2,180

1,190

494

102

2,710

2,890

3.090

1,540

2,190

36,316

1,171

72,030

Aug.

105

86

1,060

2,040

759

1,260

1,950

109

84

295

2.060

1,320

1,540

2,050

127

94

213

78

72

65

63

63

63

64

63

62

61

99

64

61

170

16,200

523

32,130

Sept.

264

T55

69

65

62

69

70

85

69

63

64

62

60

61

62

63

63

63

64

63

62

62

63

63

61

61

61

131

81

72

2,313

77.1

4,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 36,700 Mln 75 Mean 4,557 Ac-ft 3,3O8,OOO

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,490 Mln 60 Mean 1,820 Ac-ft 1,317,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Lake 0' The Cherokees, furnished by Qrand River Dam Authority.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°31', long. 95°08', in NWvSE^ sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 1/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles 

southeast of Big Cabin, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--466 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1953.

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.--5 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 9,670 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 19.84 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 40,700 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.76 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 24-30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Mar. 4-19. Apr. 18-20, 

24, July 13-30, Aug. 15 to Sept. 3, Sept. 14-30}

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6

0.5

.7

1.0

1.3

1.8

2.9

4.8

15

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

19.0

41

89

150

307

890

2,700

4,560

8,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 -20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Caler

Oct.

0.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 " .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

..8

77

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

24.6

0.79

0,0017

0.002

49

Nov.

0.9 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7 

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.0 

4.5

7.6 4~8

3.0

2.4

2.2

-

71.5

2.38

0.0051

0.006

142

Dec.

2"7o 2.1 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

49.9

1.61

0.0035

0.004

99

Jan.

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1 4

TTs

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

3.0

7.6 

7.1

4.0

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.9

67.3

2.17

0.0047

0.005

133

Feb.

fcf

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

T75 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

_

-

46.5

1.66

0.0036

0.004

92

idar year 1952: Max 5.050 Min 0.7

Mar.

1.8 276-

13

505

175

68

35

22 

13

9.5

8.2

26

96

648

495

160

90

396

252

117

71

52

40

32 

26

22

20

16

13

13

12

3,450.1

111

0.238

0.28

6,840

Apr.

12 

11

12

13

851

1,340

340

191 

137

92

68

66

94

71

56

43

34

2,100

1,080

320

184

124

654

8.33.0 

1,490

370

245

198

1,050

1,120

-

20,696

690

1.48

1.65

41,050

May

462 

229

158

125

114

129

198

205 

117

80

60

2.640

1,080

271

177

311

445

237

384

166

104

74

57

46 

38

34

28

24

19

15

13

8,040

259

0.556

0.64

15,950

June

10 

8.2

6.6

5.4

5.1

7.1

31

2T 

12

6.2

4.0

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

T74

1.4

-

148.2

4.94

0.011

0.01

294

July

1.4 

1.3

T74

1.4

1.4

1.4

150

171 

39

18

10

8.2

5.8

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

27

102

34

18 

11

8.2

6.2

4.5

3.3

2.7

2.4

660.7

21.3

0.046

0.05

1,310

Aug.

2.1 

1.9

1.7

1.9

3.4

~4.8 14

2.5 

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

55.8

1.80

0.0039

0.004

111

Sept.

0.9 

.9

1.2

1.5 rn

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

ft

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

29.7

0.99

0.0021

0.002

59

Mean 125 Cfsm 0.268 In. 3.67 Ac-ft 91,070

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,330 Min 0.6 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 0.196 In. 2.66 Ac-ft 66,130

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs). Apr. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 9,670 cfs (19.84 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location.--La t 36°17', long. 95°20', In SWi;- sec. 19, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, l| 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge,--6 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 17.15 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 18.95 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In oublo feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-31, Apr. 5-18, Apr. 24 to May 21)

.7 

1.0 

1.5

1.5 

3.5

32

2.0

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

60

150

286

1,090

2,070

3,460

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.

0

0

0

Hov.

O

o

0

Dec.

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o 

o

0

o

o

0

0

o_a

0.1

0.003

0.2

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.5

1.7 

1.1

.9

.6

4.0

279

2.1

1.7

19.3

0.62

38

Feb.

T73" 1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.2

_

_

-

13.4

0.48

27

Mar.

~7s" 0 5

19

207

79

32

17

11

8.2

6.8

6.0

5.8

18

670 299"

70

51

291

151

62

38

24

16

12 

9.5

8.0

7.5

6.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

2,145.1

69.2

4,250

Apr.

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

64O

1,190

194

104

72

52

36

34

36

30

23

16

12

432

261

84

51

37

170

5.410 

2,350

328

137

112

549

433

10,815.3

361

21,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,24O Mln o Mean 59.2

May

168

92

66

53

45

46

56

60

47

36

28

314

1.120

187

117

119

200

106

894

440

105

70

53

40 

32

26

19

15

12

9.8

4,584.3

148

9,O9O

June

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

6.2

6.0

~8.0 10

5.8

4.5

3.5

2.9

2.3

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

O

-

84.2

2.81

167

July

0

0

.1

.9

.9

.8

~7.8 49

3.8

2.3

1.9

2.9

3.3

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.3

.9

.8

8.2

3.5

1.7

.9

.6 

.3

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

97.6

3.15

194

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

7.5

1.9

.5

.2

.1

5.3

2.7

2.1

.9

.5

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.9

1.13

69

Sept.

0

0

5.0

9.8

1.7

.6

.3

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

17.6

0.59

35

Ac-ft 42,970

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,41O Mln 0 Mean 48.8 Ac-ft 35,320

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs). Apr. 24 (6 a.m.) 4,400 cfs (17.15 ft).
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. --Lat 35°52', long. 95° 14', in NWirNWij sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., in control 

tower near left end of Fort Gibson Dam on Neosho River, 4 miles north of Fort Gibson 

and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--12.49S sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

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, 425,SOO acre-ft July 9 (elevation, 557.01 ft); 

minimum, 77,530 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 530.19 ft).

1949-53: 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.

Total contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80,260

83,340

85,020

87,880

87,420

86,520

87,950

90,720

93,500

97,020

100,200

100,700

100, 800

106,100

111,500

114,200

117,100

120,300

122,500

122,000

124,300

127,600

130,000

133,400

137,300

137,900

138,000

141,200

145,000

148,000

152,000

Nov.

157,200

159,900

159,000

161,500

164,000

166,500

169,000

173,600

175,600

175,300

180,100

183,000

185,800

189,100

192,500

193,000

193,800

196,500

199,000

201,500

203,500

205,300

205,600

206,800

212,400

215,000

217,900

218,100

221,100

220,800

-

Dec.

220,800

224,400

229,200

234,300

238,000

240,400

240,700

237,800

234,500

232,000

232,900

235,800

239,400

240,400

240,100

242,900

245,900

249,800

254,600

257,400

257,800

258,200

259 , 800

261,800

262,200

262,000

260,900

260,900

260,600

263,000

264,800

Jan.

267,600

267,200

269,300

269,300

269,300

272,300

275,200

£78,600

280,400

283,400

283,400

282,300

285,500

288,800

293,600

296,400

299,400

299,400

295,400

293,800

297,500

301 , 100

306,200

309 , 300

308,200

308,400

311,100

311,300

311,100

313,000

315,200

Feb.

315,000

314,700

316,400

318,400

321,500

323,700

326,300

325,400

324,400

330,500

331,600

331,600

333,500

337,000

335,500

335,700

335,900

337,300

340,400

345,400

345,600

344,700

344 , 500

346,000

346,500

346,000

346,500

346,700

_

_

-

Mar.

347,400

346,500

350,100

351,200

353,400

354,900

355,700

355,700

354 , 800

355,700

359,500

361,800

365,400

388,500

396,500

384,500

369,000

363,700

367,700

370,900

372,800

371,300

368,800

369,000

370,900

372,200

372,000

369,200

362,000

355,700

359,100

Apr.

362,700

366,700

370,900

373,200

374,300

373,600

369,600

367,100

368,600

367,900

367,100

366,200

365,400

369,000

368,800

365,200

369,000

374,500

367,500

361,800

363,100

364,100

369,000

377,200

363,700

362,400

358,400

363,900

363,900

364,600

May

364,600

361,000

363,300

358,900

358,700

359 , 300

359,900

359 , 500

357,600

355,700

350,100

364,200

371,700

373,000

396,400

366,200

363,100

362,000

369,000

366,300

365,800

366,700

362,200

357,800

350,500

350,800

349,700

347,600

346,100

351,500

352,300

June

352,500

359,900

364,600

367,100

372,800

376,400

376,400

373,200

374,500

379,500

382,900

386,100

392,100

395,100

394,500

401,500

405,100

407,800

409,200

412,800

411,100

409 , 000

408,000

405,300

406,500

408 , 800

413,400

412,600

410,700

410,700

July

409,600

415,300

419,100

418,700

417,400

416,000

421,600

422,700

424,800

424,100

423,100

424,100

422,700

419,900

417,600

414,700

412,200

411,100

409,900

409,400

408,400

410,700

414,300

416,400

415,300

414,100

410,900

413,000

415,700

419,100

419,300

Aug.

421,600

421,000

418,500

417,800

419,100

417,400

417,200

419,300

418,300

414,300

412,200

413,000

412,200

411,100

414,900

415,300

412,600

410,700

408,400

404,900

402,100

400,500

399,300

396,300

392,700

389,900

386,900

383,900

382,300

382,100

379,300

Sept.

376,200

372,800

372,600

369,400

367,700

366,700

365,800

361,600

358,200

355,300

353,400

351,700

350, 300

348,300

345,800

342,900

340,600

339,300

338,900

339,300

337,100

335,900

334,800

334,400

333,000

332,600

332,300

331,000

329,400

329,200

-

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31. ........................

Feb. 28.........................

Mar . 31 .........................

June 30 .........................

Sept. 30. ........................

Water year 1952-53 ............

Elevation 

(feet)t

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

_

Change in Consents 

during d***h 

(acre-feet)

-12,300

+58,400

-50,100

+251,390

t Elevation at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

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

Location. Lat 35°51'15", long. 95°13'45", in SEijNv£ 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 1953.

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, 25,700 cfs Apr. 24, 25 (gage height, 12.84 ft); 

minimum daily, 87 cfs June 16.

1950-53: 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 three times a month. Flow 

completely regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees and Fort Gibson Reservoir (see pp.222,226). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 43 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

4.9 129

5.2 223

5.5 355

6.0 693

6.5 1,240

7.0 2,070

8.0 4,730

Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

73

109

237

454

817

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,370

2,260

4,900

12,100

26,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.550 

1,140

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,030

936

861

861 

702

597

568

553

545

545

636

568

560

560

560

568

568

661

582

582

582

590

590

597

685

605

22,552

727

44,730

Nov.

605 

605

605

582

525

620

538

538

531 

531

538

538

545

605

553

553

553

545

545

518

535" 434

538

545

553

545

545

605

620

553

-

16,649

555

33,020

Dec.

525 

447

453

484

447

511

453

1,920

5.570 

3,370

1,790 453

453

453

453

453

459

575

471

471

471

471

471

471

471

471

575

471

478

478

933

23,772

767

47,150

Jan.

478 

582

504

478

471

440

190 306"

1,010 

410

434

434

447

518

720

669

738

764

Z.260

2,190

410

538

453

459

465

465

465

1,670

1,980

612

504

22,064

712

43,760

Feb.

511 

575

525

531

628

553

568

568

568 

575

2,460

2,250

597

491

491

484

484

491

545

471

560

504

504

504

1,200

1,560

792

1,160

-

-

-

21,150

755

41,950

Mar.

1,000

717

447

447

568

491

590

597

605 

612

409

137

151

209

152

7,660

14.500

8,100

2,710

2,240

2,850

2,950

2,880

2,710

2,660

3,250

4,450

5,060

4,900

4,750

2,950

81,492

2,629

161,600

Apr.

2,850 

2,780

2,780

2,820

4,450

6,270

8,320

7,470

5,520 

6,020

6,320

3,700

3,020

5,800

6,160

6,660

5,520

6,680

11,200

6,560

5,520

6,160

8,560

21,500

22.000

6,480

5,680

6,000

12,100

8,740

-

211,640

7,055

419,800

Calendar year 1952 ; Max 20,000 Min 145 Mean 5,011

May

8,920 

7,850

2,510

4,980

5,680

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,520 

5,520

5,520

5,680

8,030

6,990

8,200

8,200

5,680

4,300

4,200

8,020

6,230

6,160

6,990

5,840

5,840

5,840

5,680

5,680

5,360

904

841

177,725

.5,733

352,500

June

855 

842

1,610

2,620

1,680

1,690

992

1,850

4.010 

2,030

2,330

2,130

183

90

88

87

83S

910

873

817

836

1,080

1,170

1,190

1,500

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,000

864

-

57,525

1,251

74,450

July

1,100 

845

808

740

699

774

808

826

950 

826

882

725

901

1,410

1,800'

1,850

1,720

826

826

836

1,010

800

1,240

1,420

1,370

1,200

1,450

1,370

1,400

1,220

1,220

33,810

1,091

67,060

Aug.

437 

268

1,170"

1,290

1,480

1,400

1,520

620

500 

1,380

1,400

1,650

1,680

1.950

427

373

1,330

1,270

1,260

1,280

1,270

524

268

1,280

1,300

1,290

1,310

1,310

512

275

1,250

33,074

1,067

65,600

Sept.

» 1,490 

1,390

1,510

1,290

818

419

364

1,600

1,780 

1,090

1,100

460

189

1,080

1,090

.1,090

1,080

896

272

142

434

261

145

303

452

282

118

279

596

310

22,150

738

43,890

AC-ft 3.637,000

Water year 1952-53 . Max 22,000 Mln 87 Mean 1,928 Ac-ft 1,395,000
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location Lat 35°46', long. 95°18', In NW£ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 19 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 62 and 64, 1.7 miles downstream from 

Neosho River, 3| miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.8.

Drainage area .--96 .409 sq ml. 

(revised)

At site used October 1933 to February 1935, 96,784 sq mi

Records available. October 1925 to September 1953 (prior to October 1933, monthly dlscharge only, published In WSP 1311). Published as "at Webbers Falls," October 1933 to 

February 1935.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 1,600 ft 

downstream at datum 2.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1933, to 

July 6, 1934, chain gage, and July 7, 1934, to Feb. 28, 1935, water-stage recorder, at 

Webbers Falls, 29 miles downstream, at datum 442.21 ft (revised) 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.--28 years, 21,000 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,600 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 15.99 ft); 

minimum daily, 659 cfs Sept. 28.

1925-53: 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 July 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by John Martin, Great Salt Plains, Fall River, 

Hulah, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs, and Lake 0' The Cherokees (see pp.144,164, 191,198, 

226,232).

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

670

900

1,260

2,120

4,630

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

11,700

27,600

49,600

66,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,390

1,630

1,560

1,530

1,490

1,490

1,380 

1,320

1,330

1,230

1,140

1,100 

1,100

1,070

*1,040

1,150

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,090

1,190

1,160

38,190

1,232

75,750

flov.

1,160

1,160

*1,120

1,120

1,060

1,130

1,090 

1,100

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,130 

1,160

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,290

*1,280

1,330

1,380

1,250

1,250

1,320

1,490

1,880

1,840

1,900

1,88'0

1,840

1,720

-

39,840

1,328

79,020

Dec.

1,700

1,630

*1,630

1,630

1,530

1,530

1,420 

2,260

4,540

4,340

3,460

1,460 

1,470

1,490

1,530

1,560

1,580

1,630

1,760

1,720

1,740

1,700

*1,700

1,670

1,670

1,700

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,740

2,200

59,070

1,905

117,200

Jan.

1,780

1,780

1,630

1,560

1,530

1,490

1,340 

1,390

2,100

1,600

1,600

1,650 

*1,650

1,720

1,880

1,800

1,880

1,970

2,880

4,200

1,760

1,860

2,050

1,990

1,970

1,970

1,920

2,740

3,950

*2,210

1,990

61,840

1,995

122,700

Feb.

1,900

1,900

1,820

1,820

1,920

1,830

1,780 

1,800

1,780

1,780

3,310

4,310 

2,100

1,900

1,840

1,700

1,700

1,820

1,740

1,760

1,800

1,880

2,080

2,080

2,680

3,060

*2,140

2,590

_

_

-

58,810

2,100

116,600

Mar.

2,660

2,410

2,080

4,190

7,640

7,300

6,010 

5,080

4,630

4,200

3,790

3,160 

3,040

5,310

10,100

12,800

20,000

15,100

7,980

*6,810

6,490

6,010

5,540

5,230

4,930

5,080

6,170

6,810

6,650

6,650

4,930

198,780

6,412

394,300

Apr.

4,340

4,340

4,630

4,260

6,330

15,200

25,500 

19,100

*12,500

10,900

10,100

8,160 

6,170

6,090

7,980

8,900

7,640

9,460

16,400

13,600

10,500

9,300

10,600

46,600

60,300

26,200

* 13, 700

11,300

20,600

17,400

-

428,100

14,270

849,100

May

15,400

14,100

7,700

7,640

8,150

7,800

7,640 

7,640

7,800

7,640

7,470

12,700 

31,000

*34,600

31,800

20,600

15,900

14,100

14,300

24,800

18,200

13 , 700

14, 100

10,900

9,700

9,300

*8,900

8,500

8,150

4,120

3,010

407,360

13,140

808,000

June

2,720

3,540

13,300

10,900

6,900

5,700

4,780 

6,740

10,500

7,470

6,980

5,850 

4,090

2,780

2,270

1,800

1,900

2,570

*2,050

1,940

1,840

1,780

2,320

2,340

2,460

2,210

2,430

2,250

2,100

*1,990

-

126,500

4,217

250,900

July

2,190

2,010

1,800

1,600

1,470

1,450

1,530 

1,520

1,670

2,590

3,160

3,040 

3,160

4,150

9,100

9,300

10, 100

9,100

7,800

7,140

*8,150

7,300

8,150

10,200

14,100

10,100

10,100

6,330

5,850

5,540

4,340

174,020

5,614

345,200

Aug.

3,200

2,680

3,050

3,140

3,400

3,170

2,840 

2,110

3,480

4,950

4,630

4,060 

5,970

4,520

5,810

5,280

*5,740

5,790

5,920

5,660

5,400

2,920

2,480

2,690

5,260

5,150

2,950

2,890

 2,150

1,740

2", 200

101,170

3,264

200,700

Sept,

2,970

*2,950

2,780

2,750

5,240

6,170

5,250 

4,340

4,340

3,120

2,940

2,070 

1,580

1,580

2,030

1,970

1,920

1,880

1,340

1,080

1,230

1,380

1,120

912

1,080

1,160

984

*659

1,010"

980

-

66,775

2,226

132,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 76,000 Mln 1,040 Mean 11,460 Ac-ft 8,323,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 60,300 Mln 659 Mean 4,823 Ac-ft 3,492,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°13', long. 94 0 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,052 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 14-18, 28-30.

1950-53: 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. 14-18, 28-30, 1953. 

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.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25, Mar. 14, 15, Mar. 17 to Apr. 18, 

Apr. 24, May 12)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

98

160

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

294

460

640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

34

34

34

35

36

38

39

42

41

37

37

34

34

34

36

35

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

33

3232-

33

33

1,082

34.9

0.271

0.31

2,150

Nov.

33

32

30

31

32

32

32

33

37

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

36

36

33

32

32

32

32

48

109

70

55

48

45

42

-

1,169

39.0

0.302

0.34

2,320

Dec.

40

3¥

39

39

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

37

33

40

38

36

37

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

1,105

35.6

0.276

0.32

2,190

Jan.

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

31

30

32

30

30

32

52

51

48

45

44

40

40

37

37

1,086

35.0

0.271

0.31

2,150

Feb.

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

32

42

3?

37

33

31

30

30

30

29

28

30

33

30

29

28

30

30

30

30

30

_

_

-

900

32.1

0.249

0.26

1,790

Mar.

4050"

68

82

74

66

62

60

56

53

51

65

55

517

247

181

487

628

261

208

183

167

149

134

124

118

112

106

100

98

102

4,714

152

1.18

1.36

9,350

Apr.

93

87

89

85

173

190

160

140

120

110

118

110

104

98

93

89

84

23T

147

132

120

112

114

283

190

167

149

140

156

142

4,031

134

1.04

1.16

8,OOO

May

132

120

114

110

106

102

98

94

91

89

87

231

Z05

167

147

156

147

138

193

162

147

132

122

114

108

100

96

91

87

84

!§.

3,849

124

0.961

1.11

7,630

June

76

74

71

68

66

64

62

60

58

57

56

53

52

52

51

50

50

50

47

45

45

45

46

45

41

41

40

39

W

39

1,583

52.8

0.409

0.46

3,140

July

37

39

46

42

41

43

65

53

46

44

42

45

48

45

41

41

42

42

42

47

52

51

46

46

44

41

39

37

35

34

34

1,350

43.5

0.337

0.39

2,680

Aug.

35

33

33

32

33

33

32

30

30

29

28

28

29

31

31

31

35

40

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

26

2T

26

26

27

28

951

30.7

0.238

0.27

1,890

Sept.

26

25

27

32

31

30

28

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23- 22

26

26

23

23

24

24

25

24

23

23

22

22

749

25.0

0.194

0.22

1,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 824 Min 30 Mean 92.4 Cfsm O.716 In. 9.75 Ac-ft 67,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 628 Mln 22 Mean 61.8 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.51 Ac-ft 44,780

Peak discharge'(base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

368561 O - 56 - 16
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°55', long. 94°55', in SEir sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2j- 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). "Prior to Feb . 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 962 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs May 14 (gage height, 11.21 ft); 

minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 30.

1935-53: 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, 5 cfs Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, that of May 10, 1950. Flood of January 1916 reached a stage 

of.about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15-20, Apr. 19, 20, 25, 26, 

May 13-15)

4.5

4.6

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5

45

53

69

131

275

470

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

900

1,990

3,430

5,300

7,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

92

87

85

79

77

79

79

82

85

90

95

99

102

TOT

99

95

95

95

95 

95

99

99

99

99

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

2,917

94.1

0.098

0.11

5,790

Nov.

106 T0B"

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

109

117

117

117

117

117

117

120

124

124 

127

127

124

124

144

202

226

317

323

270

232

-

4,349

145

0.151

0.17

8,630

Dec.

211

137

183

173

165

160

156

152

148

144

139

135

131

131

127

127

124

12T

139 

156

160

165

160

156

152

148

148

144

144

139

135

4,673

151

0.157

0.18

9,270

Jan.

131

127

124

120

115

113

113

113

117

117

117

117

117

120

117

117

124

124

124 

124

124

124

148

148

165

237

253

237

226

211

197

4,459

144

0,150

0.17

8,840

Feb.

169- 178

165

160

152

148

139

139

135

135

139

139

144

139

135

135

135

135

127 

T5T

131

131

131

135

135

144

144

144

_

_

-

3,974

142

0.148

0.15

7,880

Mar.

160

T8T

221

281

442

566

449

374

329

287

270

259

253

1,090

5,920

3,860

2,180

4,170

6,550 

3,20-0

2,320

1,810

1,520

1,280

1,080

930

810

711

657

630

582

43,374

1,399

1.46

1.68

86,030

Apr.

BlO" 639

729

684

873

2,140

3,950

3,240

2,250

1,750

1,460

1,340

1,460

1,200

1,050

930

846

2,250

4,420 

2,740

1,990

1,580

1,360

2,450

4,700

3,270

2,380

1,930

1,870

1,930

-

58,221

1,941

2.02

2.26

115,500

May

1,810

1,460

1,240

1,060

950

864

819

765

738

675

614

1,110

6,220

6,850

3,i9o

2,380

2,250

1,990

1,750 

1,870

1,460

1,220

1,040

891

783

693

614

558

510

463

428

47,265

1,525

1.59

1.83

93,750

June

414

39T

387

354

329

323

305

287

270

259

253

243

232

221

211

197

192

183

173 

165

156

148

152

152

148

144

135

131

127

124

6,809

227

0.237

0.26

13,510

July

124

120

13T

127

152

169

232

386

421

3TT

259

248

216

192

197

211

202

243

221 

216

197

211

216

211

202

178

169

160

148

135

127

6,338

204

0.213

0.25

12,570

Aug.

124

117

109

106

106

113

127

152

131

117

99

90

87

85

79

113

131

109

117 

160

183

160

135

117

102

95

90

82

79

77

Zi

3,466

112

0.117

0.13

6,870

Sept.

74

72

85

92

82

79

77

74

69

67

66

64

63

61

59

55

53

53

58 

55

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

51

BT

-

1,876

62.5

0.065

0.07

3,720

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,590 Min 77 Mean 601 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.53 Ac-ft 436,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,850 Min 51 Mean 514 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.26 Ae-ft 372,400

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs) .-

8,470 cfs (10.83 ft); May 14 (3:45 a

-Mar. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 8,470 cfs (10.58 ft); Mar. 19 (8 a.m.) 

m.) 10., 100 cfs (11.21 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla.

231

Location. Lat 35°55', long 94°50', In SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast of 

Eldon, 6 miles downstream from Tyner Creek, and 6.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--307 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

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. 5 years, 313 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,240 cfs May 12 (gage height, 12.03 ft); minimum, .7.2 cfs Oct. 5.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 19.51 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 5, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and aischarg

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to May 13, July 7-11)

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

12

32

111

216

5.5

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

350

550

1,200

2,180-

5,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.B

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.6

9.6

10

10 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13.

325\6

10.5

0.034

0.04

646

Nov.

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

15 

16

16

16

18

21

19

18

18

18

19

25

60

128

Tl?

79

68

58

-

888

29.6

0.096

0.11

1,760

Dec.

51

45

41

38

36

35

33

32

31

29

28

26

26 

25

24

2323"

23

32

40

42

45

46

45

42

40

36

33

33

33

32

1,068

34.5

0.112

0.13

2,120

Jan.

32

31

30

30

29

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

24 

25

24

23

24

25

26

24

24

24

32

33

76_

76

68

60

56

51

45

1,070

34.5

0.112

0.13

2,120

Feb.

44

4T

38

36

35

32

32

31

31

30

31

30

30 

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

23" 23

23

24

26

26

28

26

.

-

826

29.5

0.096

0.10

1,640

Mar.

32

42

78

241

214

163

134

113

97

83

79

76

71 

2,780

1,700

935

1,160

3,560

1,550

1,000

722

560

472

392

335

302

272

248

223

228

390

18,252

589

1.92

2.21

36,200

Apr.

460

353

335

362

392

1,120

1,370

935

716

550

484

525

444 

384

341

305

278

332

374

326

296

270

260

1,K55"

1,280

886

698

585

1,000

900

18,061

602

1.96

2.19

35,820

May

650

525

436

368

341

320

308

288

258

240

317

3,880

3,920 

2,070

1,420

1,280

1,120

824

640

530

444

377

335

293

260

233

211

189

173

154

146

22,550

727

2.37

2.73

44,730

June

130

TI6

113

102

97

97

95

88

81

74

68

65

62

57

54

50

46

42

41

37

36

33

40

40

37

33

31

29

2828"

1,860

62.0

0.202

0.23

3,690

July

26

25

41

70

54

41

265 20"5~

130

95

76

81

76 

68

63

62

56

51

50

50

54

56

65

65

57

51

45

42

40

35

31

2,121

68.4

0.223

0.26

4,210

Aug.

29

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

23

22

21

20

20 

20

19

22

26

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

1ST

660

21.3

0.069

0.08

1,310

Sept.

13

12

14

16

T5

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

9.0

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

7.8

-

306.2

10.2

0.033

0.04

607

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,000 Min 7.8 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8.13 Ac-ft 133,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,920 Min 7.8 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.25 Ac-ft 134,900

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--Mar. 18 (1:45 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (10.82 ft); May 12 (10 p.m.) 

9,240 cfs (12.03 ft).
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°35'48", long. 95°02'57", in SEij-SWv sec. 14, T. 13 H., R. 21 E., at 

gate tower on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam on Illinois River, 

6 miles northeast of Gore, and at mile 12.8 (corrected).

Drainage area.--1,610 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 605,900 acre-ft Sept. 3 (elevation, 628.15 ft); 

minimum, 31,880 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 542.00 ft).

1952-53: Maximum contents, that of Sept. 3, 1953; minimum not published (reservoir 

being filled and minimum power-pool stage was first reached on Apr. 9, 1953).

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 bagan in July 1952. 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), and 283,100 acre-ft at elevation 594.5 ft (minimum power pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and for power development in the 

near future.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents In acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31,920

31,990

32,100

32,100

32,210

32,430

32,540

32,540

32,540

32,650

32,760

32,890

32,980

33,090

33,200

33,310

33,420

33,540

33,660

33,780

33,900

33,900

34,020

34,260

34,500

34,740

34,860

34,980

35,100

35,220

35,340

Nov.

35,460

35,580

35,700

35,820

36,060

36,180

36 , 300

36,420

36,900

37,380

37,740

37,740

37,860

37,980

38,220

38,340

38,700

39,060

39,180

39,420

39,550

39,810

40,070

41,240

42,150

42,700

43,160

43,530

44,620

45 , 800

-

Dec.

46,500

47,200

47,760

48,120

48,380

49,160

49,410

49,690

50,000

50,250

50,530

50,810

51,040

51,320

51,680

51,960

52,180

52,620

53,430

53,880

54,480

54,930

55,080

55,530

55,980

56,130

56,580

56 , 880

57,030

57,330

57,930

Jan.

58,230

58,530

58,770

58,980

59,280

59,740

60,070

60,390

60,230

60,36O

60,650

61,040

61,200

61,370

61,690

61,860

62,020

62,340

62,670

62,990

63,320

63,680

64,000

64,320

64,620

65,100

65,100

65,270

65,920

67,180

68,430

Feb.

68,780

69,480

69,660

70,000

70,360

70,530

71,230

71,580

71,760

72,100

72,460

72,800

73,160

73,500

73,860

74,200

74,560

74,900

75,270

75,460

76,020

76,200

76,390

76,580

76,770

77,140

77,520

78,270

_

_

-

Mar.

79,020

79,390

79,960

80,890

81,640

82,390

84,330

86,170

87,130

88,130

89,130

89,930

91,130

99,780

114,200

123,800

134,900

155,600

174,600

184,100

191,900

197,700

203,300

207,400

210,900

213,700

215,600

217,800

220,400

225,500

229,500

Apr.

233,600

237,200

240,300

243,300

247,900

255,500

267,200

277,100

284,700

290,300

295,400

299,800

304,300

308,200

311,600

314,500

317,400

320,800

330,600

337,900

342,900

347,000

352,500

362,100

374,900

385,000

392,200

400,600

410,100

417,600

-

May

424,400

429,600

433,900

437,500

440,200

443,500

446,500

448,800

450,900

453,300

455,800

471,900

492,700

513,800

524,800

533,600

541,400

548,300

554,000

559,300

563,200

567,500

570,200

572,800

575,700

577,700

579,500

580,800

582,200

583,400

584,400

June

585,400

586,300

587,200

587,800

589,100

589,800

590,400

590,800

591,200

591,700

592,000

592,500

592,700

593,000

593,000

593,200

593,300

593,400

593,200

593,300

593,200

593,200

593,600

593,600

593,600

593,600

593,600

593,500

593,400

593,500

-

July

593,400

593,300

593,200

593,000

593,000

593,200

593,600

594,400

595,500

595,700

596,100

597,700

598,200

598,300

598,600

598,900

599,200

599,500

600,500

601,600

602,100

602,400

602,600

603,500

603,700

604,100

604,100

604,200

604,300

604,500

604,500

Aug.

604,500

604,200

604,200

604,200

604,100

604,100

604,100

603,600

603,500

603,200

602,700

602,700

602,900

602,900

602,900

602,900

602,900

605,000

605,000

605,000

605,000

605,000

605,000

605,000

605,000

604,800

604,700

604,700

604,600

604,600

604,500

Sept.

604,300

604,200

605 . 700

605,500

605,300

605,200

605 , 100

605,000

604,800

604,700

604,600

604,500

604,300

604,200

604,100

604,000

603,700

604,100

604,500

605,000

604,200

603,700

603,400

603,200

603,000

603,000

603 , 000

602,700

602,600

602,600

-

Note. Contents Oct. 1 to Apr. 4, May 19 to June 2, computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings. 

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1952 .....

Jan . 31 ..................

Mar. 31............. .....

Apr . 30 ..................

May 31 ..................

July 31 ..................

Sept .30. .................

Water year 1952-53 .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

551.85

-

627.88

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

57,930

-

602,600

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+12,130

-

-1,900

+570,720

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

233

Location.--Lat 35°34', long. 95°04', in NE^SW^ sec. 27, T. 13 N , R. 21 E., on right bank 

4.3 miles (corrected) downstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam, 4v 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 1953.

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.--15 years (1924-25, 1939-53), 1,740 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs May 12 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 

cfs Mar. 26.

1924-26, 1939-53: 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 Mar. 26, 1953. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow 

completely regulated since July 1952 by Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 25 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 26 to Mar. 29)

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

170

345

570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

51

50

51

51

46

44

44

44

42

42

42

41

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

37

36

34

3Q

30

32

31

31

32

33

33

33

1,210

39.0

2,400

Nov.

33

35

33

33

33

33

33

34

32

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

29

29

29

29

32

12

31

28

27

25

25

-

915

30.5

1,B10

Dec.

25

27

27

27

27

28

28

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

27

27

31

29

29

29

27

29

29

30

30

31

32

31

31

880

28.4

1,750

Jan.

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

22

29

68

68

54

38

37

36

36

36

35

35

34

32

31

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

29

1,137

36.7

2,260

Feb.

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

26

25

24

22

22

21

19

20

20

20

20

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

-

-

-

609

21.8

1,210

Mar.

18

17

18

17

15

12

9.1

8.1

10

10

9.1

9.1

10

37

27

18

117

150

38

22

16

12

9.6

8.1

7.6

6.7

55

62

62

134

322

1,266.4

40.9

2,510

Apr.

125

94

125

113

104

170

143

104

88

77

77

75

73

71

71

71

69

68

68

68

69

69

82

191

128

101

90

101

311

175

-

3,171

106

6,290

May

104

77

68

62

61

57

56

56

138

138

138

517

279

179

146

152

143

128

113

110

108

108

106

106

104

101

99

101

106

120

120

3,901

126

7,740

June

120

120

120

118

113

113

113

113

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

-

3,330

111

6,600

July

110

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

104

104

104

113

106

104

104

101

101

99

99

106

99

97

97

101

99

97

97

97

97

94

94

3,168

102

6,280

Aug.

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

90

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

83

59

48

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

42

42

42

ii

2,186

70.5

4,340

Sept.

41

41

45

41

40

40

38

38

38

36

32

32

33

34

34

35

35

36

37

36

35

35

35

35

34

35

35

35

35

36

-

1,092

36.4

2,170

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,000 Mln 12 Mean 920 Ac-ft 667,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 517 Mln 6.7 Mean 62.6 Ao-ft 45,360
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex.

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, Sir miles north of Hebron, 5 miles upstream from Chicorlca Creek, and 8 miles south of Raton.

Drainage area.--229 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--7 years (1946-53), 3.06 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, .10.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57 cfs on basis of shape of former curve defined to 1,300 

cfs; no flow at times.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 16, 1953; 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. 

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 728 

cfs Aug. 11, 1947 (gage height, 4.63 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1117.

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). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for periods in the water years 1946 and 1949, superseding those published 

in WSP 1117 and 1147, are given herewith:

1946 

July 19........ 88

Aug. 14........ 91

18........ 104

1946-Con. 

Aug. 28........ 112

29. ....... 227

30........ 44

1949 

June 31

1949-Con. 

June 19........ 106

Sept. 7........ 118

Month

August. ................

Water year 1948-49... 

Calendar year 1949...

Revised oeak discharge

(5 p.m.) 630 cfs; Aug. 1

Cfs-days

747.5

935.3 

821.9

. 1946:

8 (2:15 p.

Maximum

88

227

118 

118

July 19 (9

n. ) 2,120 c

Minimum

o.i

.1

0 

0

p.m.) 888

fs.

Mean

5.65

24.1

10.5

4.59

2.56 

2.25

cfs; AUJ

Runoff In 

acre-feet

347

1,480

623

273

1,850 

1,630

5. 14

.. . .. , .

1946-47: May 11 (1:15 a.m.) 708 cfs; July 9 (3:40 p.m.) 621 cfs; July 22 

(2 p.m.) 437 cfs; July 23 (3 p.m.) 553 cfs; Aug. 11 (2 p.m.) 728 cfs.

1947-48: June 19 (11 p.m.) 355 cfs.

1948-49: Apr. 30 (12:30 a.m.) 392 cfs; June 6 (4:30 p.m.) 493 cfs; 

June 12 (1:20 p.m.) 324 cfs; June 14 (3:40 p.m.) 630 cfs: June 19 (4 a.m.) 

324 cfs; Aug. 3 (12:50 p.m.) 459 cfs; Sept. 7 (2:45 p.m.) 1,020 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

32

33

24

25

36

37

26

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

9ct.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.a

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Uov.

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

b.l

b.l

bo

bO *bO

bO

-

1.3

0.04

2.6

Dec.

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

.1

.1

b.l

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

b.l

b.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

2.3

0.07

4.6

Jan.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

*b.l

.1

0

0

0

bO

bO

b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.

.1

.1

2.6

0.08

5.2

Feb.

0.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

b.5

b.3

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

-

3.2

0.11

6.3

Mar.

0.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

M

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Apr.

fi±l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

May

0

.1

0

.1 *.l

.1.1

.1.1

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 *53

*141

90

.3

.1

286.0

9.23

567

June

O.-l

.1

a0 .1

.1

0

.1.1 *.l

.1

.1.1.1

.4

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.2.

.4

8

20.4

0.68

40

July

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

123

.1

.1

0

2.7

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

127.2

4.10

252

Aug.

0

.1

2

.3

32

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

464

11

74

177

58

.8

.1

.2

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

820.2

26.5

1,630

Sept.

C)

C)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max'413 Mln 0 Mean 3.41 Ac-ft 2,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 464 Mln 0 Mean 3.48 Ac-ft 2,520

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efsl. May 27 (11:30 p.m.) 1,340 cfs (5.95 ft); Aug. 16 (7 p.m.) 5,250 

cfs (10.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°40'50", long. 104°47i05", T. 28 N., R. 20 E., In Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank ij miles north of Dawson. Prior to Sept. 24, 1953, at site three-quarters of a 

mile upstream.

Drainage area.--301 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953 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 I mile upstream at different datums. Feb. 25, 1927, to Sept. 23, 

1953, water-stage recorder at several sites three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--29 years (1915-17, 1919-20, 1927-53), 20.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs May 27 igage height, 8.80 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs at times during October to December.

1927-53: 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.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some years have been revised as 

shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

732

787

807

827

857

897

927

957

1007

1037

1057

Water 

year 1

1932

1934

1936

1937

1938

1940

1941

1942

1944

1945

1946

Date

July 10, 1932

June 30, 1934

Aug. 7, 1936

Aug. 4, 1937

Aug. 3, 1938

Aug. 6, 1940

May 2, 1941

Apr. 23, 1942

July 5, 1944

Aug. 20, 1945

Aug. 29, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,100

1,200

3,700

2,500

3,600

t9,000

3,700

3,800

1,200

1,250

1,900

Gage height 

(feet)

6.42

5.6

7.99

6.89

7.81

11.88

7.96

8.03

5.42

5.46

6.25

t Not previously published.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, and those above 

100- cfs, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain 

meadows above station.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1117: 1947, drainage area. The figures of peak discharges 

for the water years 1941-42 have been revised as shown below. They supersede figures 

published in WSP 927 and 957.

Revised peak discharge.--1940-41: May 2 (1 a.m.) 3,700 cfs; Sept. 23 (5 a.m.) 

3,200 cfs.

1941-42: Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 3,800 cfs; Sept. 1 (3 p.m.) 1,900 cfs.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.2

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

35.3

1.14

70

Hov.

0^

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.4

3^0

3.0

2.2

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

30.5

1.02

60

Dec.

0.4

.4

. 3

?3

.3

.5

.7

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

3^6

2.4

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

43.9

1.42

67

Jan.

1.7

T77

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.8

3.6

3.9

3.9

1.9

*1.7

1.9

2.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.2

3.6

4.6

6.1 3"7?

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

84.5

2.73

168

Feb.

2.2

*3.0

3.2

3.9

3.2

2.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

.1!

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.8

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

*1.2

2.2

2.8

3.9

7.6

8.9I"~

_

-

68.3

2.44

135

Mar.

8.9

5.7

2.4

*1.9

1.9

2.2

2.8

4.3

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.1

1.5

1.0

.7

.=!

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

1.3

*1.5

1.7

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.8

3.9

5.0

76.5

2.53

15S

Apr.

4.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

.1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.1

. 9

iTo

1.0

71.6

2.39 '142

May

1.0

.9

1.1

1.3

1.7

*1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.0

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.7

2.2

2.1

*280

alOO

a50

a30

a20

510.7

16.5

1,010

June

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8

*7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

25

49

*_74

45

41

17

13

12

9.9

7.8

6.1

5.0

3.9

2.6

3.6

3.2

2.6

-

431.1

14.4

855

July

2.4

1.9

2.1

2.2

5.0

5.7

4.3

*9.1

13

4.3

142

159

29

*16

13

49

57

60

103

46

*24

24

13

8.9

4.6

3.2

2.6

1.9

.9

13

31

851.1

27.5

1,690

Aug.

12

28

19

9.4

6.1

3.0

1.9

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.5

.4

.1!

1.5

108

91

91

50

19

41

54

32

alO

a6

a4

a3

a3

a3

*2.6

604.2

19.5

1,200

Sept.

4.3

33

10

4.3

2.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.5

.5

ii

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

68.6

2.29

136

Calendar year 1952: Max 114 Min 0.1 Mean 8.78 Ac-ft 6,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 280 Min 0.3 Mean 7.89 Ac-ft 5,710

Peak discharge (base, 800 ef a). May 27 (9:15 p.m.) 3,160 cfs (8.80 ft); July 11 (11:30 p.m.) 1,480 

cfs (6.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, recession 

curves, adjoining good record, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Shifting-control method used all year.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36° 29' 00" , long. 105°15'40", in Maxwell Grant, on right bank 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 (revised).

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953 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 a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. May 8, 1928, to Sept. 15, 1934, water-stage recorder a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29 cfs May 17 (gage height, 3.17 ft); no flow 

at times.

1930-53: 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 good above 5 cfs, fair between 5 and 2 cfs, and poor below 2 cfs. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 957: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

.6 

1.6

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

3.4

9.8

20

34

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.4

.3

.4

.3

10.3

0.33

20

Jtov.

0.3

.3

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

Xil

1.0

.9

.7

.7

1.0

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

a. 6

a. 3

*a.3

a. 3

a. 3

-

18.4

0.61

36

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

1-10

_

-

-

Apr.

1*2

4.6

6.1

6.8

7.6

8.3

10

12

11

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.4

8.3

6.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

7.6

9.4

no

9.1

11

11

8.7

8,4

9.8

12

11

263.2

8.77

522

May

9.4

8.3

8.3

8.7

9.4

9.4

*13

9.1

T72" 7.2

7.6

8.7

9.8

11

9.4

13

17

22

19

14

14

y

9.4

*8.7

11

21

19

12

9.4

363.0

11.7

720

June

9.4 a'.i

7.2

6.5

6.1

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.3

1,9

*1.8

2.4

3.2

2.4

1.6

.9

.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

84.1

2.80

167

July

0.3

.4

.1

0

.1

.2

.5

*.2

0

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.9

1.6

1.1

.7

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

.9

.4

12.0

0.39

24

Aug.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

1.0

.5

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

d.2

d.2

d.2

d.2

9.2

0.30

18

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 70 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, field estimate, weathe 

records, and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated as for footnote "a."
238 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 wingwall 

of concrete control, 600 ft downstream from highway bridge (highway relocated in 1953), 

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 1953 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 (corrected) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 18, 1928, staff gage 88 ft upstream 

at datum 0.98 ft higher. May 18, 1928, to Sept. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder (and 

concrete control after Sept. 1, 1931) at site 88 ft upstream at datum 0.43 ft higher 

than present datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge recorded during year, 11 cfs May 22 (gage height, 0.55 ft); 

minimum daily recorded, 0.2 cfs Nov. 28, June 16,22, 24, 26-30, July 1-5, 8-14, Aug. 8, 

10.

1930-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Apr. 11, 1937 (discharge probably exceeded 125 cfs); maximum gage height recorded, 3.38 ft (site and datum then in 

use) Apr. 2, 1937 (ice jam); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Diversions

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

.4

2.2

4.0

6.2

12

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

2:0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

1.9

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.0

*.9

.7

.7

.7

54.3

1.75

108

JJov.

0.6

.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

b.6

b.6

b.7

.7

.9

.9

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

b.8

b.6

b.4

*b^2

b.3

b.3

-

21.4

0.71

42

Dec.

t2.0

.

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

- 

-

-

-

b2.0

b2.5

b3.0

*2.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.7

2.3

_

_

-

Apr.

2.3

2,2

2.5

2.7

3.3

2.9

3.3

2.7

b3.0

2.6

2.5

b2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.3

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.3

*6.5

7.2

6.7

6.7

7.0

8.0

1^4

7.8

6.5

131.3

4.38

260

May

5.8

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.4

4.9

5.8

7.5

9.7

11

10

8.5

7.5

*6.5

6.2

7.0

5.5

4.2

3.6

166.3

53.6

330

June

1^

3.6

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.5

*^£.

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

34.1

1.14

68

July

0^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.1

1^

1.0

.7

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.6

.9

.6

15.5

0.50

31

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

^2

.3

*.2

.3

.5

.6

.6

.5

.3

.6

.6

.7

1.2

Ls. 1,6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

*,7

22.2

0.72

44

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-vS

.6

.7

^

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

20.8

0.69

41

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 15 efs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 839

Moreno Creek at Eagle Neat, 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. October 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records except 1932). April 1988 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 daturas 

within 1 ft of present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9.4 cfs May 28 (gage height, 1.77 ft); no flow

1930-53:' Maximum discharge, 240 cfs (revised) Sept. 1, 1946; maximum gage height 

recorded (revised), 3.16 ft Aug. 19, 1940, site and datum then in use; no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown lii the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

732 

732 

787 

877 

897 

927 

1057 

1087

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1935 

1939 

1940 

1941 

1946 

1947

Date

Apr. 19, 1931 

May 20, 1932 

May 19, 1935 

Mar. 23, 1939 

Aug. 19, 1940 

May 14, 1941 

Sept. 1, 1946 

May 10, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

38 

80 

56 

56 

200 

145 

240 

105

Gage height 

Tfeet)

1.04 

1.65 

2.10 

1.46 

3.16 

2.59 

3.10 

1.67

Remarks. Records fair 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.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for two days in 1932, 

superseding those published in WSP 732, are given herewith:

Month

May 1932 .....................................

Water year 1931-32 .........................

Cfs -days

3,399.8

Maximum

70

70

Minimum

21

.1

Mean

40.9

9.29

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,510

6,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.8 

.7

T7

.8

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.1

TTT

1.1

l.O

l.O

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

*.8

.9

.9

.9

28.5

0.92

57

Nov.

0.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

T9

.9

.9

.9

1

1

1

.9

.8

.7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

*a.2

a. 2

a. 2

-

21.6

0.72

43

Dec.

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

t2.7

_

_

-

Apr.

aO.8 

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 9

al

al

al

al

al

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.9

 1.1

1.3

1.4

TT

1.0

.6

TT

.7

.7

-

27.7

0.92

55

May

0.8 

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.8

.7

.5

T6

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

2.2

3.6

2.8

2.5

*3.1

3.7

575- 7.3

3.8

3.4

59.2

1.91

117

June

ft!

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

TT

.3

.3

31.8

1.06

63

July

0.2 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

1.0

1.3

1.4

TTT

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

16.7

0.54

33

Aug.

0.5 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.5

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.3

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

TTo

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

*.2

17.6

0.57

35

Sept.

~T0.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

4.4

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records 

and records for nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-19.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location. La t 36°32'05", long. 105°14 '00", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected),

 in Maxwell Grant, at upstream face of Eagle Best Dam on Cimarron Creek, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest, and o£ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area.--167 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read 1 to 4 times a month (at random intervals). Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 11,880 acre-ft Mar. 30 (elevation,

 8,092.40 ft); minimum observed, 2,540 acre-ft Sept. 19 (elevation, 8,072.25 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents observed, 19,550 acre-ft June 7, 1952 (elevation, 8,101.8 

ft); minimum observed, 1,260 acre-ft Oct. 31, 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 (corrected). 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.

Monthly elevation and usable contents, water year October 1952 to 

September 1953

Date

Nov. 30................

Dec. 31...... ..........

Calendar year 1952. . .

Jan. 31... .............

Mar. 31.. ..............

July 31...... ..........

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a9,800

a9,930

-

a4,270

a2,420

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+ 60

-560

+ 130

+8,490

+570

+89C

-1,930

-1,040

-7,880

a No elevation record; contents interpolated or estimated from a total 

of 35 observations during year.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam)

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 67 miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1950 to September 1953. 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, 103 cfs May 27 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum 

daily not determined.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 139 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no flow 

Nov. 16 to Dec. 15, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for October or 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.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage heignt, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0

.1

0

2.4

7.6

50

.4 7.6 1.5 73

.6 15 1.6 100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

0.6 

1.0 

1.2

1.5

1.6

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4 

5.4 

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

12

19

20

29

30

27

24

24

24

12

14

20

18

15

15

15

37

59

59

*61

60

59

44

737.2

23.8

1,460

Itov.

16 

18 

18

18

18

18

18

13

1.7

8.0

9.2

5.7

5.7

11

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

6.6

3.0

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

a4

a3

a2

-

326.4

10.9

647

Dec.

. al

**.8

. a. 7

26.0

0.84

52

Jan.

 aO.6

18.6

0.6

37

Feb.

 aO.5

-

-

14.0

0.5

28

Mar.

L aO.6

^ **.6

a. 6

 ^ .5

**.5

.5

.5

6.2

9.6

7.8

12

15

65.8

2.12

131

Apr.

19 

24 

24

19

11

35

35

36

35

35

23

25

32

39

43

43

43

a25

a50

a55

60

*67

67

72

37

53

69

68

72

1&

1,298

43.3

2,570

May

76 

43 

60

61

82

75

*71

71

34

36

50

49

47

42

41

23

22

26

26

26

26

25

17

22

26

*39

78

80

8.8

8.5

29

1,340.3

43.2

2,660

June

39 

39 

36

38

38

11

23

34

34

38

40

40

28

47

87

*100

67

30

30

30

39

44

44

43

43

43

24

27

33

33

"

1,210

40.3

2,400

July

33 

33

16

7.5

27

37

37

*59

72

78

ia77

77

77

76

75

30

4^6

4.8

6.6

7.8

8.5

9.6

12

12

14

23

27

34

40

39

1,133.6

36.6

2,250

Aug.

20 

27 

37

36.

38

36

36

14

15

*20

19

19

19

19

12

14

16

22

19

4.5

4.3

4.0

3^1

4.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

507.3

16.4

1,010

Sept.

35 

51 

49

49

46

24

11

11

11

11

11

6.0

778

12

13

9.9

7.8

10

15

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

13

9.2

9.2

9.6

-

542.5

18.1

1,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 115 Mln - Mean 18.2 Ao-ft 13,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 10O Mln - Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,320

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** "Field estimate estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent good record, recorded r 

tage, field estimates, weather records, and records for main-stem and tributary stations d

corded range in

ownstream.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as Cimarron River near Cimarron)

Location.- -La t 36°31iOO", 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 (revised).

Records available. May 1S50 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Cimarron Kiver near Cimarron.

 Gage 1

929.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 374 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Feb. 12-22.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Feb. 12-22, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

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.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-31)

0.1 

.2

0.7 

2.5 

5.5

15

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

92

140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*9.6

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

21

22

28

30

30

28

27

28

27

17

27

27

22

21

22

28

56

57

60

*63_

63

62

850.8

27.4

1,690

Nov.

32

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

19

13

17

14

13

13

20

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

12

blO

blO

blO

alO

a5

as

a5

-

542

18.1

1,080

Dec.

a7

b8

b8

b8

b9

b9

b9

b9

blO

blO

bib

blO

bil

fall

bll

bio

11

9.2

8.8

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

257.0

8.29

510

Jan.

bS

b3

b4

b5

b4

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

4.3

4.0

b4

b4

b4

bS

*bl

bS

b4

b4

b3

b3

b4

4.3

3.7

3.7

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

119.0

3.84

236

Feb.

b3.5

*3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

b3

b2.5

b2.5

2.8

b2.5

bl.S

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

al

al

*b2

b2

b2

b2

b3

b4

-

-

57.9

2.07

115

Mar.

4.3

*4.0

b3.5

b3

b3.5

b3.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

4.0

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

6.3

9.2

7.1

11

134.9

4.35

268

Apr.

16

19

17

24

16

29

31

33

33

34

32

22

28

31

40

41

41

34

23

*50

54

58

62

63

56

40

63

63

64

|8

1,185

39.5

2,350

May

70

62

46

77

77

*76

72

71

58

32

53

54

*58

56

54

47

31

40

39

*38

37

34

31

27

36

*42

*73

126

55

50

52

1,674

54.0

3,320

June

67

64

60

58

57

50

*34

49

48

*49

52

52

47

46

76

 

98

*92

51

47

45

47

54

54

54

53

*53

46

30

42

42

-

1,617

53.9

3,210

July

40

40

34

16

19

41

*40

46

64

67

74

72

71

68

68

72

60

18

17

15

*15

15

15

16

16

15

20

28

30

40

40

1,192

38.5

2,360

Aug.

36

20

36

38

37

36

36

31

12

21

*27

27

26

25

23

15

23

35

30

17

12

10

10

9^2

9.6

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

13

663.6

21.4

1,320

Sept.

*14

42

44

46

45

38

17

16

16

15

15

14

&*B

14

15

15

11

9.6

15

17

18

19

18

18

19

19

19

13

11

11

-

592.4

19.7

1,180

Calendar year 1952 : Max 109 Mln 4 Mean 30.7 Ac-ft 22,330

Water year 1952-53; Max 126 Mln 1 Mean 24.3 Ac-ft 17,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, 

recorder trace, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Ponll 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-J miles downstream from confluence of Middle and North Ponil Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1950 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October

 lyib to August 1929 (monthly records 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, about an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum. May 8, 1922, 

to Aug. 8, 1929, about three-eighths of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1915-25, 1926-28, 1950-53), 14.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 388 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.56 ft); no flow 

at times.

1915-29, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 cfs (estimated by State engineer) 

Aug. 8, 1929, when gage was washed out; no flow at times.

A stage of about 7 ft (from floodmarks) occurred at present site in September 1948.

Remarks.--Records good 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).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16-23)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

.6 

1.8

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

i§

15.3

0.49

30

JIov.

0.7 

.7

.9

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.4

1.6

bl.6 

bl.6

bl.8

bl.7

1.8

1.9

bl.6

bl.3

1.2

bl.3

bl.5

1.6

1.3

bl.2

bl.O

> a q

38.7

1.29

77

Dec.

]

1

I al.l

f

J

bl.l

bl.2

al.O

a_.B_

b.9 

a. 9

> bl.O

» al.O

31.5

1.02

62

Jan.

. al.l

(*)

bl.O

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.2

bl.O

bl.l

bl.O

bl.l

1.2

1.1

1.1

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

34.1

1.10

68

Feb.

bl.3 

*bl.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.6

T75

1.5

1.0 

bl.l

bl.O

bl.l

bl.3

bl.3

1.1

1.3

1.6

.8

bl.O

b.7

*bl.O

bl.2

bl.l

bl.O

bl.l

bl.3

_

-

34.3

1.22

68

Mar.

1.5 

1.2

1.2

*1.1

bTTs

bl.3

bl.5

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

lie

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.3

3.0

54.0

1.74

107

Apr.

f*

2.6

2.8

3.5

3.8

3'. 5

3.8

3.0

2.6

3.0 

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.5

3.3

*3.3

3.5

4.0

4.9

5. 7

479

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

-

107. 0

3.57

212

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1O9 Mln O.I Mean 12.1

May

4.9 

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

*5.2

4.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

*4.3 H

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.O

7.4

7.8

*8.6

8.6

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

*9.8

*16

*41

13

9.8

9.0

257.4

8.30

511

June

tti

6.6

6.0

5.5

4.9

*4.0

3.5

2.6

*2.3

2.1 

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.8

3.3

*1.9

2.3

1.1

.7

.5

.2

.1

O

0

*0

0

o

o

0

-

70.2

2.34

139

July

0 

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

o

o

o

0

2.8

5.8

. 4

*.5

.9

. 4

.1

0

0

O

0

O

1.5

1.6

14.0

0.45

28

Aug.

0.1 

0

.3.1

o

o

0

0

0

o

*0

o

o

0

0

o

5.3

4.8

1.6

.6

3.6

7.1

276

.3

.1

O

O

o

0

o

*o

26.5

0.85

53

Sept.

O

0

o

AO-ft 8,800

Water year 1952-53 : Max 41 Mln O Mean 1.87 Ao-ft 1,360

Peak discharge (base. 6O cfs).--Hay 28 (4 p.m.) 388 cfs (3.56 ft); June 16 (2:4O p.m.) 1O6 cfs 

(2.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron)

Location.--Lat 36°22', long. 104°58', in sec. 30, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected) in Max-

 well Grant, on left bank at Sauble Ranch, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1911 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1953 in reports

 of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Published as "near" or "above Abreu's ranch near Cimarron" prior to October 1925 and as 

"Rayado River" prior to October 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1911, chain or staff gage about 2 miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 

1911, to Sept. 8, 1925, water-stage recorder about 3 miles upstream at 2 sites within 

100 ft, and at 3 different datums. Sept. 9, 1925, to July 16, 1934, water-stage recorder 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 32 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1920-24, 1928-53), 13.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 187 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 850 cfs (revised) 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.

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

787 

787 

827 

927 

957 

1007

Water 

year

1934 

1935 

1937 

1941 

1942 

1944

Date

Aug. 18, 

May 17, 

Apr. 13, 

May 6, 

Apr. 23, 

May 11,

1934 

1935 

1937 

1941 

1942 

1944

Discharge 

(ofs)

230 

340 

450 

600 

850 

350

Gage height 

(feet)

2.90 

3.24 

3.56 

4.10 

4.94 

3.65

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1914 

and revised peak discharges for water year 1941 superseding those published in WSP 387 

and 927, are given herewith:

Date

1914

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

23

25

23

20

20

21

18

16

15

15

17

18

17

Date

1914-Con.

July 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

15

16

22

24

27

54

41

32

25

36

16

32

39

Date

1914-Con.

July 27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

26

26

29

28

31

30

27

32

39

33

30

30

Month

July 1914 ............................

August ...............................

Calendar year 1914 .................

Revised oeak discharge. 1940-41: Ma

(12:30 p.m.) 210 cfs (2.99 ft); Aug. 12 

(8 a.m.) 185 cfs (2.90 ft).

Maximum

54

50 

186 

186

y 6 

(1

Minimum

15

17 

1

Mean

24 

33 

22 

22

(7 p.m.) 600 cfs (4.10 

30 p.m.) 115 cfs (2.60

7 

1 

1 

6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,520 

2,030 

16,000 

16,300

ft); Aug. 9 

ft); Sept. 23
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex. --Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.0

2.4

8.0

18

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 113

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

87

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

H6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

375

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.8

4.8

5.1

149.6

4.83

297

Nov.

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.2

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b3

*b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

-

135.4

4.51

269

Dec.

. b4

C)

> b3.5

118.5

3.82

235

Calendar year 1952: Max 160

Jan.

b4

C)

124

4.0

246

Feb.

b5

*4.2

4.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.0

5.0

b3

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b4.5

4.0

4 0

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b4

*b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b3.5

_

_

-

113.4

4.05

225

Mar.

3.8

*3.8

b4

b3.5

b4

b4

4.0

4.2

4.2

5.1

5.4

5.4

b5

b4.5

b4.5

b5.5

5.7

6.3

6.9

6.9

5.4

5.7

*6.0

4.5

5.4

6.6

6.6

8.9

9.8

7.6

6.0

169.2

5.46

336

Apr.

6.9

7.2

8.0

7.6

9.4

8.0

11

7.6

7.2

7.6

8.9

6.6

6.3

776

8.4

9.8

11

9. 4

8.0

*9.8

12

14

14

16

14

14

15

16

16

16

-

313.3

10.4

621

Mln 1.9 Mean 17.6

May

15

14

14

14

14

15

24

16

14

14

14

 14

16

19

16

19

19

26

27

24

25

27

29

29

*27

26

26

G3

~69 102

59

830

26.8

1,650

June

50

44

37

31

28

26

22

20

17

16

15

15

15

15

13

12

 17

15

12

11

9.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

*6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.7

6.3

-

501.8

16.7

995

July

5.7

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

9.2

 12~6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.9

5.4

4.8

5.7

5.7

11

12

7.6

*8.0

7.6

7.2

6.3

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.5

9.8

8.0

202.8

6.54

402

Aug.

6.3

5.4

7.9

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

372

4.1

*6.6

4.8

5 4

4.8

11

7.2

8. 4

6.9

11

14

11

8.9

6.9

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.5

4 2

4.2

4.9

192.1

6.20

381

Sept.

5.4

*4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

-

91.8

3.06

182

AO-ft 12,750

Water naoex- year yvtiv 1952-53: labz-bo* Max nttJt 102 ±<jc Mln nj.a 2.2 c,z Mean rustui 8.06 o.uo Ac-ft J4u-i u 5,840 o,a*tu

Peak discharge (base. IQO cfs).--May 28 (11:45 p.m.) 187 ofs (3.53 ft); Aug. 3 (5 p.m.) 172 cfs 

(3.45 ft); Aug. 16 (3:10 p.m.) 119 cfs (3.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

368561 O - 56 - 17
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado Creek near Miami, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as.Rayado River near Miami)

Location. Lat 36°22iOO", long. 104°52'40", in Swi sec. 25, T. 25 N. , R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank 50 ft downstream from diversion dam for Valdez ditch, 5 miles west (revised) of Miami, and 16 miles west of Springer.

Drainage area.--76 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953. 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. 14 years, 5.46 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 1.58 ft); no flow

1939-53: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3 90 

ft); no flow at times.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1942 as published in WSP 957 

has been found in error and should not be used.

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 3,000 acres (most of 

which is below station).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0

.5 

1.6 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

o

JIov.

(*)

-

0

o

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

1 ;;

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

. b.2

3.9

0.13 '7.7

Jan.

bo. 3

.3

.1

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

bo

bo **b.l

.1

.1

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

5.2

Feb.

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0 

0

.1 .1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3 *.l

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

-

1.8

0.06

3.6

Mar.

Q. *o

0

0

o

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1.1 .1 .1

.2

.2

.3

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.1 *1.6

2.2

4.7

5.8

5.8

6.2

7 e'.2f i

4.9

53.4

1.72

106

Apr.

5.2

4.1

6.0

6.4

6.7

6.9

7.5

6.2

5.8

7.1

6. '2 

6.4 

5.2

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.1

*3TT

3.3

3.0

3.1

3.4

4.1

3.1

3.3

3.8

4.0

4.1

143.3

4.78

284

May

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.0

6.0

3.8

4.0

4.1

3.8 

*3.3 

3.6 

5.2

4.9

6.2

6.0

7.5

8.9

7.5

7.7

8.4

9.1

9.6 *9.1

7.7

7.7

11

18

6.1

190.2

6.14

377

June

1.6

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.0

.8

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

.4

.3

*1.0

1.2

2.5

3.4

2.6

1.6

1.0

.5 **.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

-

45.7

1.52

91

July

0.7

t ^

T!

.4

.5

.6 *1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.9 

2.6 

2.4 

1.9

2.2

2.8

5.4

~7s

**.5

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.0

1.4

1.3

3.4

2.6

57.4

1.85

114

Aug.

2.1

1.9

2.6

.5

0

.1

0

o

0

0

0 *0 

0 

0

o

3 4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

O

0

.2

15.8

0.51

31

Sept.

0.4 **.!

.1

0

0

.4

TTe

1.6

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

.5

.7

.5

1.0

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

13.4

0.45

27

Calendar year 1952: Max 17 Mln o Mean 2.34 Ac-ft 1,7OO

Water year 1952-53 : Max 18 Mln 0 Mean 1.45 Ac-ft 1,O50

Peak discharge (base. 20 cfs). May 29 (5 a.m.) 24 cfs (l.-ll ft); Aug. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 41 cfs (1.58 ftj:

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 field estimate, and recorded range In stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as Cimarron River at Springer)

Location.--Lat 36°21'30", long. 104°35i50", in southeast corner of Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank at Springer, Colfax 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 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and October 1920 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage (revised). Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,770 ft, from nearby level 

line":July 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, waterstage recorder 270 ft upstream at different datum. July 13, 1934, to Apr. 23, 1942, 

water-stage recorder 30 ft downstream at different datum. May 8 to July 16, 1942, 

water-stage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 3.33 ft lower.

Average cfs. discharge. 32 years (1920-25, 1926-53; since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 20.3 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 7.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 8.

1930-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 5,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.11 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Apr. 11, 1933..

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.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the Water years 1945 and 1946 have been 

revised to 1,300 cfs Aug. 21, 1945 (gage height, 5.80 ft) and 2,700 cfs Aug. 9, 1946 

(gage height, 7.70 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1037 and 1057, respectively.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow partly 

regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see p. 240). 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). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 957, are 

given herewith:

Sept.

Month Cfa-daya

3,527 

44,175.4 

42,016.4

Maximum

1,250 

2,000 

2,000

0

Minimum

23

4.8 

4.8

Mean

118 

121 

115

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,000 

87,630 

83,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8 T7S"

2.7

2.2

.4

77

.8

.7

.9

1.4

*2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

1.8

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

61.4

1.98

122

JJov.

2.5

275

*2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.8

4.1

47T

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

b3.0

b3.0

*b2.8

b2.8

b2.6

b2.6

b2.8

b3.0

b3.2

-

91.0

3.03

180

Dec.

b3.5

b3.7

*3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

b4.6

b4.0

b3.5

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

1>4.0

4.1

2.5

118.9

3.84

236

Calendar year 1952: Max 478

Jan.

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.8

T75

1.9

2.5

*3.2

4.4

b4.0

b3.6

b3.5

b3.6

3.8

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

103.4

3.34

205

Feb.

3.2

370

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

b2.7

b2.6

b2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

b2.6

b2.6

b2.5

Z7F

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

_

-

77.2

2.76

153

Mar.

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.3 275"

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.3

3.0

4.7

5.0

5.2

4TI

4.4

*4.4

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.7

100.2

3.23

199

Apr.

2.3

275

2.8

2.8

3.6

4.4

37?

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

- 2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

*3.0

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.8

-

84.0

2.80

167

May

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

375

3.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

*3.8

4.4

5.5

5.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.1

23

^.7

3.8

139.9

4.51

277

June

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

3.2

2.3

5.8

T7T

*3.0

1.8

1.4

.9

1.1

.7

^6_

.8

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

69.9

2.33

139

July

1.4

1.3

1.3

.9

1.1

2.1

2.1

4.4

3.8

4.1

3.0

3.0

*2.1

1.7

25

16

6.7

8.4

36"7.6

3.6

2.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

*.6

ITT

1.2

147.3

4.75

292

Aug.

1.1

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

*.8

.6

75

.6

9.6

127

13

960

147

23

11

7.6

6.4

 5.5

4.7

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

1,339.8

4.32

2,660

Sept.

6.4

*7.6

373

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1-.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

*.6

75

.7

-

57.2

1.91

113

Mln 0.4 Mean 5.29 Ac-ft 3.840

Water year 1952-53: Max 960 Mln 0.4 Mean 6.55 Ac-ft 4,740

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Aug. 17 (4 a.m.) 505 cfa (5.36 ft)j Aug. 19 (about 8 p.m.) 2,200 

cfs (7.5 ft, from floodmark).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used throughout year.
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

JanJanuary

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 2

miles south of Taylor Springs. 

Drainage area.--2,853 sq mi. 

Heeords available.--January 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

uary 1926 to July 1927 in reports of State engineer. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map).

1926 to July 1927, at site about li miles upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 124 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,380 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 10.76 ft); no flow

June 24 to July 2.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 ft); no flow

during parts of June, July 1946, 1952-53.

Maximum known flood occurred Sept. 29, 1904.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

927 

1037 

1057 

1087 

1117 

1147 

1177

Water 

year

1941 

1945 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

May 2, 1941 

Aug. 21, 1945 

Aug. 29, 1946 

July 6, 1947 

May 31, 1948 

May 15, 1949 

Aug. 2, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,800 

1,400 

15,100 

25,000 

9,840 

6,100 

12,900

Gage height 

(feet)

18.79 

5.26 

14.30 

18.90 

11.62 

9.36 

13.24

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. WSP 1177: Drainage area. The figures of peak discharge for water years 1941-42] 

1948-50 have been revised as shown below. They supersede figures published in previous 

water-supply papers.

Revised

cfs; Sept. 

cfs; Sept. 

1941-42 

1947-48 

1948-49 

4,700 cfs. 

1949-50 

12,900 cfs

peak discharge, --1940-41: M^r 2

19 (7 p.m 

23 (5 p.m 

Sept. 1 

May 31 

May 15

July 4

) 5,090 cfs; Sept. 20 

) 15,100 cfs. 

(5 a.m.) 10,600 cfs; 

8:30 a.m.) 9,840 cfs; 

8:40 p.m.) 6,100 cfs;

12:45 a.m.) 5,090 cfs

(11 a.m.) 

(6 p.m.)

Sept. 2 ( 

June 1 ( 

June 19

; July 21

24,800 

7,530

2 a.m.] 

9:30 a. 

(3 a.m.

(4:30

cfs 

Cfs;

37, 

m.) 

) 3,

p.m.

; June 1 (2 p.m. ) 

Sept. 22 (4 a.m.

000 cfs. 

8,040 cfs. 

740 cfs; June 22

) 8,560 cfs; Aug.

6, 

) 7

(12 

2

250 

,200

:15 a.m.) 

(7 p.m.)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a!2

alO

39

a8

a7

a?

a6

a5

a6

as

as

as

34

5

5

6

5

5

e

s

5

6

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

6

6

189

6.1

375

Nov.

6

6

*6

6

6

6

7

b6

(»)

-

181

6.0

359

Dec.

(»)

b6

186

6

369

Jan.

 blO

310

10

615

Feb.

12

14

14

*12

12

12

10

12

11

9

blO

blO

b9

b7

b9

*b!2

blO

12

12

10

blO

bll

blO

b8

b9

bll

bll

b!2

_

-

301

10.8

597

Mar.

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!3

*13

14

13

13

14

13

12

11

10

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

6

7

7

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

289

9.3

573

Apr.

6

6

5

5

6

8

8

7

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*4

3

4

3

2

2

2

122

4.1

242

May

2

3

4

5

5

4

3

3

4

5

5

5

5

*6

6

9

8

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

2

3

3

a350

526

TT5

a50

1,158

37.4

2,300

June

*21

14

9

7

4

68

14

5

3

2

14

4

3

a2

a2

al

al

16

*6

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

201

6.7

399

July

0

0

9

17

3

1

6

13

7

5

5

100

*45

13

232

365

441

178

'555 949

alSO

a60

a40

a25

al6

a9

a6

34*2

2

5

2,988

96.4

5,930

Aug.

4

42

28

13

36

a3

a2

al

al

al

a4

*5

2

1

1

53

366

424

1,420

2.250

al,500

a450

alSO

a70

*36

20

15

12

10

8

6

6,904

223

13,690

Sept.

6

*14

21

IT

7

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

140

4.7

278

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,150 Mn 0 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,970

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,250 Mln 0 Mean 35.5 Ac-ft 25,730

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs. revised).--July 19 (3 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (8.48 ft)j Aug. 20 (4:20 ajn.) 

8,380 ofs (10.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, recorded range in stage, 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used most of year.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°55'10", long. 104°21 T 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.

Records available. April 1936 to September 1953. 

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,893.55 ft above mean sea level (levels

Dy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 9, 1942, at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum

0.61 ft lower; also used instead of present gage Jan. 5, 1943, to Jan. 20, 1945, and

Aug. 6, 1945, to Apr. 30, 1946. 

Average discharge. 17 years, 154 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 8.06 ft), no

flow at times.

1936-53: 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.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

1037 

1057 

1087 

1117 

1147 

1241

Water 

year

1945 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1952

Date

July 13, 

Aug. 29, 

July 7 , 

May 31 , 

May 16, 

Aug. 21,

1945 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,000 

20,000 

28,000 

8,400 

4,800 

20,000

Gage height 

(feet)

5.35 

10.51 

12.00 

7.28 

5.76 

10.50

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. Diversions for

irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 957: 1940, WSP 1177: Drainage area. The figures of peak

discharge for water years 1946-48, have been revised as shown below. They supersede

figures published in WSP 1057, 1087, 1117.

Aug. 10 (3:20 a.m.) 5,100 cfs; Aug. 25 (6 a.m.) 

.m.) 10,000 cfs; Sept. 1 (6:30 p.m.) 8,700 cfs. 

1946-47: Oct. 4 (8:15 p.m.) 6,700 cfs; July 2 (5 a.m.) 18,000 cfs; July 7 (1 a.m.)

Revised peak discharge. 1945-46: 

5,400 cfs; Aug. 27 (10:

28,000 cfs. 

1947-48: May 31 (4:30 p.m.) 8,400 cfs; June 1 (3 p.m.) 6,800 cfs.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

14

12

11

11

9

9

7

6

7

6

6

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

2ZO

7.1

436

Uov.

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

7

8

8

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4 "

162

5.4

321

Dec.

3

a4

a4

5

4

4

5

6

5

4

5

6

8

10

11

10

11

13

il

17

15

16

12

8

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

242

7.8

480

Jan.

5

5

4

5

5

5

7

8

7

7

9

10

17

b!5

b!2

blO

11

17

17

22

21

22

18

17

14

15

16

14

17

16

16

383

12.4

760

Feb.

17

17

16

17

17

15

15

14

14

b!3

b!4

blS

bll

2

11

13

14

Ta- 20

il

11

12

10

9

10

12

12

14

_

-

379

13.5

752

Mar.

21

20

19

18

16

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

10

8

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

3

3

4

3

3

272

8.8

540

Apr.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

-

61

2.0

121

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

O

0

0

285

353

112

780

25.2

1,550

June

54

33

18

12

9

8

7

22

9

5

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

200

6.7

397

July

0

o

0

0

0

190

83

13

6

4

2

3

4

48

25

184

378

453

712

465

281

a!50

a90

a50

a35

a25

15

10

6

5

4

3,241

105

6,430

Aug.

3

3

111

78

59

29

29

15

9

7

6

6

11

12

7

5

5

461

1,340

4.240

700

a500

a200

a50

a25

a!5

alO

a8

a6

a5

390

8,345

269

16, 550

Sept.

880

alOO

32

23

28

20

16

12

10

8

7

8

7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

*

1

-

1,208

40.3

2,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,450 Mln O Mean 75.4 Ac-ft 54,750

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,240 Mln 0 Mean 42.4. Ao-ft 30,740

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 of a). Aug. 20 (10 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (8.06 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, recession curves, 

weather records, and records for main-stem and tributary stations upstream and downstream, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.

105°22'35", on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge,

les south of Chacon, 4| miles downstream from confluence of Luna and Lujan Creeks, 

of Holman, and 85 miles southwest of Guadalupita, Mora County.

Location. Lat 36°07" 00", long 

2 miles south of 

5.4 miles north

Drainage area. 62 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,700 ft {from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 92 cfs May 28 {gage height, 2.62 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 28, 29.

Remarks Records good except 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 table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0 

3.9

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January 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

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

3.9

3.3

3.6

2.1

2.7

1.8

JUS *4.6

b5.0

4.6

3.3

3.6

b5.0

b4.0

a3

a4

a5

a5. 5

a5

a4.5

*5.0

b5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b3.5

b4.5

b4

b4

124.0

4.00

246

Feb.

b5

b5

b4.5

b4

3.9

b4

b4.5

b5

*b3.5

b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

b4

b4

b3

b2.5

b2

bl.5

bl.5

b2

b2.5

b3

*3.3

b3.5

b4

-

-

-

93.2

3.33

185

Mar.

2.7

b3

b3

b2

b2.5

b3

b3.5

3.6

3.6

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

b4

b3.5

b4

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

b4

b4.5

&L£

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

b4.5

126.5

4.08

251

Apr.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

6.9

6.9

7.8

6.9

b7.0

*6.9

7.8

b6.0

b6.0

6.1

*5.7

5.7

6.9

6.9

6.1

6.9

6.9

6.1

7.3

7.8

6.5

6.5

6.9

7.8

fijuS

8.2

-

196.6

6.55

390

May

8*2

8.2

8.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.6

10

10

*10

12

13

13

16

16

20

21

23

28

31

31

31

28

26

26

27

42

37

34

30

607.0

19.6

1,200

June

39

28

26

24

22

20

18

17

*15

14

13

13

13

13

12

14

18

17

15

13

14

13

12

8.2

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.3

5.0

*JL1

435.2

14.5

863

July

4.3

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.0

5.0

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.1 *il

10

10

9.6

7.8

9.1

7.3

6.1

5.7

5.0

4.3

3^

3.9

*4.6

5.0

184.7

5.96

366

Aug.

4.3

3.6

3.6

6.4

4.3

3.3

3.6

111

1.8

2.7

3.3

3.6

3.6

*4.3

3.9

3.6

8.2

15

6.5

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

*3.0

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

124.6

4.02

247

Sept.

2.7

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.0

.7

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7-

.5

^5.

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.5

"

35.0

1.17

69

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 70 cfs). -.-May 28 (2 p.m.) 92 cfs (2.62 ft); Aug. 17 (2:15 p.m.) 86 cfs (2.56 

ft); Aug. 18 (3 p..m.) 73 cfs (2.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, 

available recorder trace, and records for nearby atatlons.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

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.

Relordseavaffabie8 --Aug^st 1903 to July 1911 (August 1903 to April 1905 gage heights and

 discharge measurements only), April 1931 to September 1953. 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

"^903 to SeptT 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 discharge (revised) . 25 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-53), 29.3 cfs.

txtremesT-Haximuin discharge during year, 565'cfs July 19 (gage height, 3.57 ft); minimum

3 1931-53: CfMaximum 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 tlow

at 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.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for period April to September 1931 and 

water year 1932 have been revised to 500 cfs May 2, 1931 (gage height 3.20 ft) and 460 

cfs June 28, 1932 (gage height 3.05 ft), superseding those published in WSP 732. 

Remarks.-Records good except those for May and June, which are fair, and those for Periods

 5T~Tce effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 7,000

acres, part of which is below station. Revisions.--WSP 857: 1937. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge in

 cubic feet per second, for period In water year 1932, superseding figures published in 

WSP 732, are given herewith:

Date

1932

May 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

248

2OO

215

231

268

310

310

Date

1932-Con.

May 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

300

290

280

270

259

261

237

Date

1932-Con.

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

231

226

222

217

213

211

Month

Calendar year 1932. .......

Cfs -days

14,228.8

Maximum

310

310

Minimum

_

Mean

38.9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

28.220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

16

14

14

14

17

19

19

19

15

15

14

*13

10

14

8.2

1*4

11

12

15

15

*16

20

17

15

16

17

20

Si

21

20

483.6

15.6

959

Jlov.

19

19

12

6.0

7.2

*5.7

5.7

5.4

7.6

8.0

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.2

4.6

2.3

2.4

l.£

*b2.0

 b2.0

6.0

14

11

blO

bS.O

b6.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b6.0

-

219.0

7.3O

434

Dec.

b7.0

b8.0

bS.O

blO

*blO

b9.0

10

11

blO

b9.0

blO

9.4

10

11

8.5

6.4

6.4

8.6

9.8

b9.8

10

b7.6

bS.O

b6.0

b4.0

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

248.5

8.02

493

Jan.

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b5.4

*b5.7

6.0

7.2

11

8.9

8.9

8.4

bS.O

b9.O

blO

11

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.8

b6.0

7.2

6.8

6.0

*6.4

b7.2

6.8

6.8

b6.0

221.7

7.15

440

Feb.

b6.5

6.4

6.4

6.6

J_i£

7.2

6.0

5.1

*4.5

b4_.Q

b4.O

b4.0

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b6.0

b6.O

b6.O

b6.0

bS.O

b4.O

b4.0

b4.0

bS.O

b6.0

*b6.5

6.8

5.4

-

-

-

154.2

5.51

306

Mar.

6.8

6.4

4.5

5.4

3.2

1.2

1.1

1*3.

1.0

i.l

1.1

1.2

1.2

3.6

5.1

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

6.0

4.5

4.8

4.0

2.2

1.5

1.3

2.0

2.3

1.9

*2.1

99.8

3.22

198

Apr.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.9

3.1

5^5

2.7 2.'?

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

78.0

2.60

155

May

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

_1_,9

1.9

*2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

95

177

129

114

581.6

18.8

1,150

June

96

121

114

89

62

33

36

20

*6 7

6^8

9.4

14

18

26

31

71

165

188

155

131

105

87

56

43

33

34

27

18

17

*13

1,825.9

60.9

3,620

July

14

14

23

26

29

41

15

21

25

20

22

28

25

17

14

12 *?3

18

138

44

26

32

32

27

22

22

21

18

15

*14

14

810

26.1

1,610

Calendar year 1952: Max 157 Min 0.4 Mean 20.6 Ac -ft 14,99O

Aug.

14

14

13

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.4

9.4

8.0

8.9

9.8

8.4

*8.4

8.4

9.4

7.6

6.8

16

6.4

6.4

9.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

8.4

13

11

10

Si

303.9

9.80

6O3

Sept.

ia6.8

*3.3

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.4

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.4

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.8

5.4

6.4.

5.4

187.9

6.26

373

Water year 1952-53: Max 188 Mln l.o Mean 14.3 Ao-ft 10,340

Peak

 Dii

.k discharge (base. 300 efsi.--July 19 (6 p.m.) 565 cfs (3.57 ft).

ischarge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Mote. Shifting-control method used most of year.
352 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°54'40", long. 105°09 r 30", in Mora Grant, at downstream end of left abutment of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream frmm Coyote Creek, 2 miles east of Golondrinas, 

Mora County, and 4 miles downstream from Cebolla River.

Drainage area. 273 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953 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, 

1915, 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.--37 years (1915-20, 1921-53), 36.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 11.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

14.4 ft; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Apr. 9, 26.

1930-53: 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.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1951 has been revised to 1,100 cfs 

July 31 (gage height, 7.18 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1211.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-3O)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.5 

2.0

4.3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

89

151

325

550

875

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

iota]

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

25

21

20

17

16

18

20

19

21

17

13

15 

*14

1O

13

15

1~9.5

13

14

16

*17

20

2O

18

18

19 

22

24

23

22

540.3

17.4

1,070

JIov.

21 

23

22

11

9.3

*9.3

9.7

9.7

13

14

14

14 

14

11

12

6.8

6.2

5.5

*4.6

5.5

5.2

13

17

b!5

b!2

blO

b8.O 

alO

a 11

a!2

348.8

11.6

692

Dec.

a!3 

a!4

a!5

a!6

*b!7

blS bTB"

b!8

b!6

b!2

b!4

b!4 

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!2

12

15

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!2

blO

blO

blO 

bll

bll

b!2

b!2

428

13.8

849

Jan.

b!3 

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5

*b!5

b!5

blS

16

14 

12

11

blO

blO

b!2

b!5

15

12

12

10

12

12

9.7

12

12 

*8.9

6.5

5.5

4JI

376.2

12.1

746

Feb.

6.8 

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.5

b7.5

b6.5

6.2

*4.9

b5.0

b4.O

b5.O 

b5.O

b6.O

b6.0

b6.0

b7.O

b8.O

b7.O

b!6

b6.0

b6.0

b7.O

blO

b!7

*19

If 

10

_

-

221.1

7.9O

439

Mar.

11 

~9.3 12

8.5

9.3

6.5

3.8

4.1

4.1

*3.8

a4.0

a4.o 

a4.o

a4.0

a4.0

a5.0

a6.O

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.O

a6.O

a5.o

a5.o

a4.0

a4.o

a4.0 

a4.O

a4.o

a4.o

3.8

171.2

5.52

340

Apr.

3,4 

2.7

2.5

2.5

1.8

2.O

1.7

.6

^

.6

.6

1.1 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

*1.6 

1.7

1.4

1.2

-

42.3

1.41

84

May

1.6 

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1,2

1.2

1.6

*2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6 

24

148

96

80

394.2

12.7

782

June

66 

76

76

63

49

22

18

14

*6.8

3.8

3.4

B15

23

21

113

141

105

88

71

58

37

27

18

19

15 

11

8.2

*7.4

~

1,185.1

39.5

2,35O

July

^8 

6.8

9.3

17

15

35

2O

12

17

15

14

17 

17

14

13

13

84

119

124

105

3O

25

28

23

22

20

17 

14

12

*20

17

900.9

29.1

1,790

Aug.

15 

12

12

8.5

7.8

' 8.2

8.2

7.8

6.8

6.2

7.8

15 

17

9.7

8. 5

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.8

19

8.2

20

17

9.3

8.2

5.8

H8.2

7.8

46.

341.3

11.0

677

Sept.

869

56

*17

11

12

13

11

10

11

9.3

9.3

8.9

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.3

9.3

7.8

7.1

6.8

5.8

4.9

5.5

4.6

4.6 

4.1

4.3

5.8

"

1,165.1

38.8

2,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 1.16O Mln O.6 Mean 25.1 Ac-ft 18,190

Water year 1952-53: Max 869 Mln O.5 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,130

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs). July 17 (8:45 p.m.) 660 cfs (5.46 ft); July 19 (1O:15 p.m.) 6OO 

fs (5.26 ft); Sept. 1(1 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (11.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

discharge snhaT»a-e> mf>a£mr»f>mf>n1-.C! measurements, . anH and Y*e<^nw1s records for fm* sfcaH stations f\na a*-. at Tjs r!ll*»ira and n*»aT* Rhn*»malceT»_

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

, 

Cueva and near Shoemaker.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex.

Location. Lab 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 Pria.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,450 ft [from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 18 cfs Apr. 9 [gage height, 1.73 ft); no flow 

at tiroes.

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.

Rating table, Dec. 23, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953, except periods 

of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

0.02

.1

.6 

1.5

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

2.6

3.9

7.0

11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot. JIov. Dec.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_.

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

_

-

-

Jan.

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.li

1.0

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

bl.6

bl.4

bl.6

1.8

1.9

2.2-

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

b2.2

b2.2

b2.1

b2.0

b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

56.6

1.83

112

Feb.

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.O

bTTo

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.5

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

2.9

279

_

-

-

44.3

1.58

88

Mar.

3.8

7.0

376

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.5

3.5

2.7

1.6

.6

.3

.1

75

.6

1.3

.7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

69.2

2.23

137

Apr.

*0.9

2.0

1.3

.7

.6

.9

1.8

2.3

8.9

9.2

6.0

3.2

1.1

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

ii

.2

.2

.3

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

-

45.9

1.53

91

May

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

6.8

*11

IT

5.6

1.9

.6

.1

.1

.5

.4

5.7

8.4

9.2

8.6

7.9

5.9

3.6

1.1

.1

0

0

0

.4

3.0

2.6

1.2

96.8

3.12

192

June

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

.9

.6

.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

*.9

2.2

572

1.7

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

16.4

0.55

33

July

0.1

.1

0

3

0

.5

.1

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.3

1.8

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

17.7

0.57

35

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

73

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.4

.6

1.2

.9

.6

.9

1.8

2.2

3.9

4.6

ITS

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.2

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

*.4

34.7

1.12

69

Sept.

 

0.9

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

-

13.6

0.45

27

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, available 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASH!

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 dan site, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Golondrinas.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953 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 

To Apr. 26, 1938, at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datura (staff gage prior to 

Apr. 20, 1929). Apr. 26, 1938, to Sept. 25, 1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 12.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Apr. 16, 17.

1930-53: 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.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

877 

897 

927 

957 

1,037 

1,057 

1,087

Water 

year

1939 

1940 

1941 

1942 

1945 

1946 

1947

Date

Sept. 17, 1939 

Sept. 20, 1940 

May 2, 1941 

Apr. 23, 1942 

Aug. 21, 1945 

Aug. 9, 1946 

May 7, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

520 

650 

950 

1,700 

550 

800 

260

Gage height 

(feet)

4.00 

4.35 

4.92 

6.44 

4.25 

4.82 

3.61

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions (including off-channel storage) for irrigation of about 

4,000 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for periods in water years 1941-42, 1945-47, superseding those published in 

WSP 927, 957, 1037, 1057, and 1087, are given herewith:

Date

1941

May 2

3

4

5

Sept. 23

1942

Apr. 18

23

24

25

26

Discharge

676

385

332

262

328

370

989

645

433

333

Date

1945

Aug. 20

21

31

Sept. 1

1946

July 19

20

Aug. 9

10

25

Sept. 1

Discharge

24

130

44

63

37

43

98

53

56

48

Date

1946-Con.

Sept. 2

1947

May 7

11

12

Aug. 22

23

24

Discharge

49

17

85

68

19

37

31

Month

Water year 1940-41. . . . 

Calendar year 1941. . . .

Water year 1941-42. . . . 

Calendar year 1942....

Water year 1944-45.... 

Calendar year 1945....

Water year 1945-46.... 

Calendar year 1946....

Water year 1946-47.... 

Calendar year 1947....

Cfs-days

17,899.6 

22,158.8

5 742

19,318.0 

16,057.0

4,156.0 

3,702.5

2,651.1 

2,788.4

2,542.4 

2,172.3

Maximum

676

676 

676

989 

989

130 

130

98 

98

85 

85

Minimum

3.5 

4.7

5.2 

5.2

0

0 

0

.1 

.1

.5 

.5

Mean

49.0 

60.7

52.9 

44.0

9.86

11.4 

10.1

7.26 

7.64

6.97 

5.95

Runoff in 

acre-feet

35,510 

43,960

38,310 

31,840

606

474

8,250 

7,350

273

850

5,260 

5,530

5,040 

4,310

Revised peak discharge.--1940-41; May 2 (8 a.m.) 950 cfs; June 4 (4 p.m.) 

380 cfs; July 12 (10 p.m.) 640 cfs; July 13 (7 p.m.) 390 cfSj July 14 (5 p.m.) 

450 cfs; Sept. 23 (8 a.m.) 840 cfs.

1941-42: Apr. 23 (10 a.m.) 1,700 cfsj Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 700 cfs; Aug. 18 (ll 

 p.m.) 390 cfs; Sept. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 350 cfs.

1945-46: July 19 (9:30 p.m.) 230 cfs; Aug. 9 (6:30 p.m.) 800 cfs; Aug. 25 

(6:40 p.m.) 230 cfs; Sept. 1 (lO:30 p.m.) 240 cfs.

1946-47: May 7 (9:15 p.m.) 260 cfs; June 24 (4 p.m.) 100 cfs; Aug. 22 (11 

p.m.) 210 cfs; Aug. 24 (5:20 p.m.) 170 cfs.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Hex.--Continued

255

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0

.7 

2.0 

3.8 

9.0

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.2

16

30

47

76

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.6

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.3

*4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.0

"376 3.6 

4.0

4.3

4.5

*4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

149.5

4.82

297

Nov.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

3.2

2.8

2.5 

2.6

2.6

2.5 

3.6

*3.8

4.5

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.3

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a4

a4.5

a5

-

117.6

3.92

233

Dec.

a6

a7

a8

a8

*a8

b8

b9

b9

b8

b7

b8

b9

b9

b9 

b9

b9

be 

be

b7

b6

b6

b6

b5

b4

b5.5

b4

b4.5

b5

b5

b4.5

b4.5

212.0

6.64

420

Jan.

b5

b4.5

b5

b5

b6

b6

b7

*b7.5

b8

7.6

8.2

7.6

5.7

5.2 

b5

b6

b7 

b9

7.6

6.2

5.5

5.5

b4.5

5.0

5.2

4.7

4.5

*4.7

4.5

b4

b4

181.2

5.85

359

Feb.

b4

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.4

*3.4

b3.5

b3

b4'

b4.5 

b5

b5.5

6.0 

5.2

4.0

b3

b3

b3

b4

b5

b6

*7.6

5,5

4.5

_

_

-

118.4

4.23

235

Mar.

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.8

*3.2

3.2

3.5

2.2

2.0 

2.3

2.0

1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

78.9

2.55

156

Apr.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

.7

.3 

.2

.1

7i

.2

.3

.5

.3

.2

.4

.6

.3

.2

*.5

.5

.5

.4

-

23.2

0.77

46

Calendar year 1952: Max 75 Mln 0.6 Mean 5.28

May

0.4

.3

.4

.8

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

1.8

.7 

.6

1.1

1.2

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

2.2

a 20

alD

a5

56.8

1.83

113

June

a3

a2

al

al

al

a. 8

a. 7

aTT

*.7

.8

.7

.8

.7

7.0 

2.8

alO

a30 

a25

a20

a!5

alO

a7

a5

a3

a2

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

 1.3

158.0

5.27

313

July

1.0

1 0 1

l!3

l!2

1.8

4.5

3.8

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.5

1.6

2.0 

4.1

8.0

32 

23

26

6.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.0

 1.1

1.8

154.4

4.98

306

Aug.

1.6

1.1

TT4

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

*2.2 

2.2

4.1

*170 -50

19

5.0

25

4.3

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.1

3.8

326.5

10.5

648

Sept.

55

7.0

*4lo

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

TT7

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.8

123.4

4.11

245

Ac-ft 3,840 ^

Water year 1952-53: Max 170 Mln o.l Mean 4.66 Ac-ft 3,370

Peak discharge (base, 175 cfs). May 29 (time unknown) 201 cfs (3.40 ft, from floodmark); June 17 

(time unknown ) 236 cfs (3.63 ft, from recorded range in stage); July 17 (9 p.m.) 220 cfs (3.50 ft); 

July 19 (9 p.m.) 282 cfs (3.83 ft); Aug. 17 (5 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (7.70 ft); Sept 1 (1:40 a.m.) 240

cfs" (3.75 ft). 

* Diischarge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 1 discharge 

easurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

3885 :
256 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 mi.

Records available. October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1953 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.--35 years (1915-17, 1919-25, 1926-53), 59.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 10.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 2,3.

1930-53: 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.

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

732

747

762

827

857

877

897

927

957

Water 

year

1931

1933

1934

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Oct. 2,

June 12,

May 26 ,

June 3,

June 12,

Oct. 8,

June 21,

Sept. 23,

Apr. 23,

1930

1933

1934

1937

1938

1938

1940

1941

1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,100

2,300

1,300

9,260

5,300

4,210

4,210

5,720

8,880

Gage height 

(feet)

5.24

5.52

4.30

10.41

8.0

7.15

7.20

8.30

10.20

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. The figures of peak discharge for 

water years 1938, 1941-42 have been revised, as shown below. They supersede those 

published in WSP 857, 927, and 957.

Revised peak discharge.--1937-38; June 12 (10 p.m.) 5,300 cfs; June 13 (9 p.m.) 

4,600 cfs; July 20 (11 p.m.) 2,840 cfs.

1940-41: July 13 (8 p.m.) 4,730 cfs; July 20 (7 p.m.) 4,340 cfs; July 21 (5 a.m.) 

5 570 cfs- Sept. 20 (12 p.m.) 3,590 cfs; Sept. 23 (9 p.m.) 5,720 cfs; Sept. 30 (1 a.m.) 

3,710 cfs.

1941-42: Apr. 23 (6 p.m.) 8,880 cfs; July 20 (8 p.m.) 5,010 cfs.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex. Continued

257

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

0.2 

1.2 

3.5

12

23

6O 

107

2.O 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

185

320

500

1,020

1,800

2,790

3,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36 

3T

30

27

23

2O

2O

19

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

12

13

10

9.2

11

12

12

12

*13

9.2

10

1O

7.8

6.9

877

12

498.8

16.1

989

Jiov.

11

11

18

21 IS"

13

*9.2

8.2

8.7

9.6

8.2

8.7

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.2

6.5

6.5

b6.0

67?

7.3

7.3

7.8

bS.O

b7.0

b6.O

b6.0

bS.O

blO

bll

-

276.5

9.22

548

Dec.

b!2 13"

14

*14

14

b!5

b!7

b20

b!8

b!6

b20

24

28

27

27

28

28

29

27

24

24

24

b21

b!8

b!6

21

23

24

24

24

24

658

21.2

1,310

Jan.

22 

22

21

24

b26

b30

b?5

25

*22

22

22

21

21

20

b!8

b!5

b!6

17

2O

b!7

18

16

14

12

11

12

11

9.6

10

9.2

8.7

560.5

18.1

1,110

Feb.

7.8 778-

6.5

5.0

4.3

*3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

b3.O

b3.5

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.0

6.2

4.3

4.3

b3.5

b3.5

b4.O

b4.0

b4.5

bS.O

b5.5

5.8

5.4

_

_

-

129.2

4.61

256

Mar.

5.0 

37?

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.2

116.2

3.75

230

Apr.

3.2 

3.2

3.9 375"

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

*2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

84.8

2.83

168

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,820 Mln O.7 Mean 26.4

May

1.4 

2.0

2.7

*2.7

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.O

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

272

2.O

21~T.3

77.3

2.49

153

June

2.9

1.6

.9

1.1

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

9.1

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.1

2.0

58

BT

32

24

17

12

6.9

*3.2

2.0

1.1

.7

.4

^3_

246,7

8.22

489

July

0.3 

o

tt

.3

.6

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.8

.7

*.6

.6

18

*910

557

176

55

27

17

13

10

7.3

6.2

4.3

2.7

2.9

*14

1,568.2

50.6

3.11O

Aug.

5.4 

2.7

2.2

1.6

9.2

8.2

3.2

1.8

T76- 1.4

90

40

*7.8

4.3

2.9

2.9

272

383

TTO

45

20

17

8.7

5.8

4.3

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

1,O65.1

34.4

2,110

Sept.

3,520 

2,200

141

*84

63

51

48

43

35

28

24

21

19

17

17

14

15

11

9.2

8.2

7.8

6.5

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.2

2.2

1.6

1.4

T76

6,205.9

207

12,310

Ac-ft 19,170

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,32O Mln O.2 Mean 31.5 Ac-ft 22,780

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). July 18 (4:15 a.m.) 4,210 cfs (7.25 ft); Aug. 11 (8:15 p.m.) 96O 

cfs (3.90 ft); Aug. 17 (10:40 p.m.) 3,590 cfs (6.68 ft); Sept. 1 (8 a.m.) 8,880 cfs (1O.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Sanche.2, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°39'15", long. 104°22'30", in S? sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., at downstream end of bridge pier on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartija Creek, 

3 miles northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of Mosquero.

Drainage area. 6,015 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1912 to December 1914, April 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 12, 

T912, to Dec. 31, 1914, at two sites within 100 ft about 3 miles upstream at different 

daturns.

Average discharge . 19 years (1912-14, 1936-53), 280 cfs.

Extremes. 1938-39: Maximum discharge during water year, 19,000 cfs (revised) Oct. 9 (gage 

 height, 8.80 ft); no flow June 15-17.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,700 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.83 

ft); no flow at times.

1912-14, 1936-53: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 ft 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum flood known occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1939 and 1940 have been 

revised to 19,000 cfs Oct. 9, 1938 (gage height, 8.80 ft) and 2,900 cfs Aug. 7, 1940 

(gage height, 3.80 ft), superseding those published in WSP 957 and 897, respectively.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those for period Apr. 12 to 

July 19, 1953, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 56,000 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1177: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, for 

the complete water year 1939 and for periods in water years 1942 and 1946, and supplemental peak discharges for the water year 1940, superseding those published in WSP 897, 

957, and 1057, are given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1938 to September 1939"

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.

77

62

57

52

48

41

45

632

9,060 

1,790

1,050

546

394

305

265

234

211

180

167

163

152 

140

133

126

120

110

107

104

99

96

96

16,662

537

33,050

Hov.

93

85

80

77

75

75

75

73

 75 

68

66

70

75

68

59

55

50

48

48

48

48 

a45

a40

a35

a40

a35

a35

*a35

a35

a40

-

1,751

58.4

3,470

Dec.

a45

a50

a55

a50

a50

a55

a50

a60

a6O 

a55

a5o

a45

 40

35

a35

a35

a33

a33

a35

a40

a45 

a50

a55

a52

bSO

b45

b45

b50

*b50

b45

b45

1,443

46.5

2,860

Jan.

b50

55

59

64

70

57

62

90

107 

93

99

101

85

82

62

52

52

52

55

62

66 

70

b60

73

66

62

62

TO

75

 77

77

2,167

69.9

4,300

Feb.

70

b65

b60

b60

b70

73

70

70

75 

b50

b45

57

66

70

80

85

120

133

123

163

163 

152

117

120

216

202

163

130

_

-

-

2,868

102

5,690

Mar.

 96

85

75

82

77

85

85

80

75 

101

114

110

104

99

96

101

114

114

117

117

123 

126

136

130

130

130

140

123

148

144

144

3,401

110

6,750

Apr.

120

117

107

104

130

152

285

320

382 

370

342

354

364

290

270

247

270

270

252

215

175 

140

120

104

110

120

107

99

90

90

-

6,116

204

12,130

May

85

123

588

175

167

140

136

123

110 

101

80

68

57

55

52

53

57

62

57

46

35 

26

18

12

14

18

14

14

14

53

34

2,587

83.5

5,130

June

26

18

42

34

18

12

7

5

3 

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

2

al, 500

a800 

a200

265

358

240

117

66

64

52

124

-

3,962

132

7,860

July

73

62

31

20

14

8

5

3

2

1

1

9

14

45

53

59

43

31

33

30

16 

20

103

66

24

14

10

28

422

411

710

2,361

76.2

4,680

Aug.

802

1,770

1,460

1,630

560

265

343

1,040

430 

256

213

114

70

140

286

110

66

48

35

29

1.780 

670

282

167

96

55

37

27

20

16

12.

12,829

414

25,440

Sept.

10

7

7

6

5

4

3

3

3 

2

2

I

1

65

292

632

358

250

206

188

120

85

68

64

53

46

52

41

37

35

-

2,646

88.2

5,250

Calendar year 1938: Max 9,060 Mln O Mean . 246 Ac-ft 177,900

Water year 1938-39: Max 9,O60 Mln 0 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,600

Peak discharge. Oct. 9 (10:50 a.m.) 19,000 efs (8.80 ft); Aug. 1 (lO.p.m.) 5,600 efs (5.10 ft); 

Aug. 2 (9 p.m.) 4,200 ofs (4.50 ft); Aug. 4 (l a.m.) 3,400 ofs (4.10 ft); Aug. 21 (1 a.m.) 3,800 efs 

(4.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Roy and Bell Ranch.

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

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex. Continued

259

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, water years 1942, 1946

1946-Con. 

June 12.... ...... 103

13.......... 37

14.......... 17

15.......... 10

Month

Water year 1941-42..... 

Calendar year 1942.....

Water year 1945-46. .... 

Calendar year 1946. ....

Cfs-days

122,384

434,727 

420,292

528

61,525 

79,424

Maximum

50,000

50,000 

50,000

342

9,910 

9,910

Minimum

310

50 

50

0

0 

0

Mean

4,079

1,191 

1,151

17.6

169 

218

Runoff in 

acre-feet

242,700

862,200 

833,600

1,050

122,100 

157,600

Revised peak discharge .--1959-40: Aug. 7 (10 p.m.) 2,900 cfs; Aug. 10 (8 p.m.) 

900 cfs; Aug. 24 (1 a.m.) 1,600 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-20, Feb. 6 to Mar. 8,

Apr. 18-23, Sept. 2-18J

1.5

19

71

175

480

960

1,570

3,210

5,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*62

55

53

46

43

40

36

33

29

27

26

26

23

23

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

829

26.7

1,640

flov.

17

14

13

*16

17

16

23

23

23

21

18

17

19

*23

<L§

26

25

23

21

21

19

18

18

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!4

b!7

*b20

b22

-

583

19.4

1,160

Dec.

b27

b30

b29

b29

29

30

35

33

27

*26

31

43

40

38

48

46

48

55

60

55

57

57

b50

b35

b33

b37

b37

b38

38

b38

b37

1,214

- 39.2

2,410

Jan.

b36

b35

b35

b34

33

31

41

43

43

40

38

»38

40

43

40

41

b40

38

36

38

38

46

4T

43

38

36

29

27

29

29

29

1,148

37.0

2,280

Feb.

27

26

27

*27

25

25

25

24

23

27

b28

b30

b33

38

38

34

*31

31

31

b22

b23

b25

*26

b25

24

19

25

20

_

_

-

754

26.9

1,500

Mar.

24

26

27

27

27

27

24

23

25

24

*21

17

17

14

12

10

10

9

8

7

6

6

*5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

436

14.1

865

Apr.

5

4

4

4

4

5

4

3

2

2

2

*3

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

51

1.7

101

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

2

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

4

497

344

866

27.9

1,720

June

159

91

55

40

29

31

29

25

38

244

80

18

13

*8

7

5

11

91

23

9

27

53

41

31

25

29

38

46

57

60

1,413

47.1

2,800

July

69

385

290

88

34

1,070

1,200

285

104

57

30

17

13

9*!

276

650

1,690

*2.250

1,380

1,020

488

400

206

132

86

57

41

29

24

20

12,403

400

24,600

Aug.

17

3~6 13

*93

124

91

60

41

27

17

57

454

235

77

45

114

77

546

1,340

5., 480

2,140

1,920

1,300

386

255

171

91

55

38

27

21

15,348

495

30, 440

Sept.

4,500

4.750

»663

206

104

69

50

40

30

27

21

1716'

13

11

10

8

7

7

7

7

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

22"

-

10,593

353

21,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,510 Mln 0.6 Mean 130 Ac-f t 94,130

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,480 Mln 0 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,530

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). July 6 (8 p.m.) 7,360 cfs (5.71 ft); July 19 (4 a.m.) 6.120 cfs 

(5.23 ft); Aug7 20 (4:30 p.m.) 9,710 cfs (6.50 ft); Sept. 1 (10:40 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (6.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Hex.

Location Lat 35"24'10", long. 104"26'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 36, T. 14 N. , R. 23 E. , on 

left bank 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area. 523 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1953 (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, water-stage recorder l| miles upstream at different datura. Mar. 30, 

1942, to May 18, 1950, at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 23.6.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 5.05 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.

1936-53: 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.

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

957

957

957

927

977

1007

1037

1087

Wat or 

year

1937

1938

1939

1941

1943

1944

1945

1947

Date

June 3 ,

Sept. 5,

Aug. 1,

May 1,

July 12,

July 16,

July 14,

Oct. 4,

1937

1938

1939

1941

1943

1944

1945

1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

34,000

33,000

6,400

32,000

1,300

1,500

1,700

4,700

Gage height 

(feet)

21.20

20.75

9.42

20.72

3.87

4.12

4.36

7.26

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1937-39, 1941-47, superseding those published in previous water-supply 

papers, are given herewith:

Date

1937

May 28

29

June 1

2

3

1938

June 12

13

26

Sept. 2

4

5

6

1939

Aug. 1

2

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

21

1941

May 1

Discharge

1,630

1,740

1,700

5,900

6,400

2,400

720

810

860

5,500

4,000

2,700

370

900

210

135

41

27

16

13

9

6

260

1,800

Date

1941-Con.

May 2

Sept. 22

23

28

29

30

1942

Sept. 1

2

12

13

14

15

16

17

1943

July 2

12

13

14

24

1944

July 5

9

11

12

16

Discharge

5,500

3,200

2,800

1,500

6,300

740

11,700

477

247

188

96

61

45

37

88

368

81

90

27

33

39

26

26

19

Date

1944-Con.

July 17

Aug. 19

Oct. 16

17

1945

May 10

July 14

15

Aug. 8

9

11

1946

May 27

June 22

July 20

Aug. 3

4

18

19

20

21

25

26

27

29

30

Sept. 1

2

Discharge

175

78

229

78

82

126

189

50

40

95

15

34

184

10

120

34

344

641

78

162

117

241

1,620

117

100

147

Date -

1946-Con.

Sept. 4

8

15

16

17

18

Oct. 4

5

6

7

8

9

1947

May 8

9

15

16

19

20

21

22

24

Aug. 13

V

Discharge

60

172

1,080

594

100

50

919

1,170

139

185

60

44

69

39

211

43

10

10

5

5

10

12

89

Month

Calendar year 1937 .........................

Calendar year 1938. ........................

Calendar year 1939. ........................

Calendar year 1941 .........................

Cfs-days

4,919

15,076

22,201

22,216

4,926

14,395

20,573

21,727

2,368

6,769

5,652

9,370

16,460

39,421

42,962

Maximum

1,740

6,400

6,400

6,400

2,400

5,500

5,500

5,500

900

1,370

1,370

5,500

6,300

6,300

6,300

Minimum

1

1

0

0

i

3

o

0

0

0

0

1

2

O

0

Mean

159

503

60.8

60.9

164

480

56.4

59.5

76.4

18.5

15.5

302

549

108

118

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,760

29,900

44,040

44,070

9,770

28,550

40, 800

43,090

4,700

13,430

11,220

18,590

32,650

78,210

85,230
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1937-39, 1941-47 Continued

Month

Calendar year 1942 ........................

Calendar year 1943. .......................

July 1944 . r. ................................

Water year 1943-44 ........................

Calendar year 1944 ........................

May 1945. ...................................

Water year 1944-45 ........................

Calendar year 1945 ........................

May 1946 ....................................

Water year 1945-46. .......................

October 1946. ............................... 

Calendar year 1946. .......................

May 1947 ....................................

Water year 1946-47 ........................

Calendar year 1947 ........................

Cf s-days

18,830.2

2,048.6

1,156.5

1,404.6

124.6

275 3

1,425.1

937.0

15.8

6,390.6

2,630.0 

9,096.1

547.6

3,619.9

1,059.4

Maximum

11,700

368

175

78

175

229

82

229

189

15

1,620

1,170 

1,620

211

211

Minimum

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4 

0

0

0

0

Mean

51.6

5.61

6.23

3.16

3.84

4.02

3.90

2.57

.51

17.5

84.8 

24.9

17.7

9.92

2.90

Runoff In 

acre-feet

37,660

4,070

383

2,290

2,790

247 

796

2,830

1,860

31

12,670

5,220 

18,040

1,090

2,100

peak discharge. 1940-41: May 1 (12 p.m.) 32,000 cfs; June 24 (7:30 p.m 

.2 p.m.) 7,600 cfs; Sept. 22 (6 a.m.) 7,000 cfs; Sept. 29 (6 a.m.) 12,000

.Till IT V I 1 ^n o m \ ^1 Q rt-Pa . .Till ti 1 ? f "> ^l"l * rn \ 1 ^PlA n-P a . .Tit! 11 1 A / 1 Q

) 10,000 cfs;

cfs.

p.m.) 425 cfsj

Revised 

Aug. 27 life P.m.) 7,600 cfs; Sept. 22 (6 a.m.) 7,000 cfs; Sept.'29 (6 a.mi) 12,000

1942-43: July 2 (1:30 a.m.) 318 cfs; July 12 (2:30 a.m.) 1,300 cfs; July 14 (12 

July 24 (7:30 p.m.) 282 cfs.

1945-46: Aug. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs; Aug. 29 (3:45 a.m.) 8,500 cfs.

1946-47: Oct. 4 (10:50 p.m.) 4,700 cfs; Oct. 5 (l a.m.) 4,600 cfs; May 15 (3:30 p.m.) 585 cfs 

Aug. 13 (4:45 p.m.) 266 cfs; Aug. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 258 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

**0.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

1.7

0.05

3.4

Jlov.

0.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.5

0.02

1.0

Dec.

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0**_a

.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Calendar year 1952: Max 642

Jan.

0

5

0

0

_a

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1 **.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Feb.

(*)

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_._!

.1

.1

*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

Apr.

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

*0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Hay

0

0

0

June

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

July

~.l 0

.1

.1

.1

124

~23 290

a9

a4

al

0

0

0

*0

3.5

a!3

69

6.3

93

180

11

*5

a2

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

835.2

26.9

1,660

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

240

Tf

221

*23

51

25

a8

a!3

12

a7

98

184

78

a!8

a9

a5

*2.3

1.0

.5

.4

.3

1,043.5

33.7

2,070

Sept.

~T? 0.2

**.!

.1

.1

05"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Mln 0 Mean 4.55 Ac-ft 3,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 290 Mln 0 Mean 5.16 Ac-ft 3,740

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

1,710 cfs [4.72 ft); Aug. 11 (7 p.m.

-July 6 (11:15 p.m.) 1,490 cfs (4.46 ft); July 20 (10:45 p.m.) 

2,050 cfs (5.05 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 fragments of recorder trace, adjoining 

good record, weather records, and records for nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 9 (many days during this period 

probably had solid-Ice conditions).

368561 O - 56 - 18
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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, 2| miles northwest of town of 

Conchas Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area. 7,409 sq mi.

Recordsavailable.--December 1938 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 184,300 acre-ft Oct. 1-4 (elevation, 4,176.16 ft); 

minimum contents, 116,500 acre-ft July 5 (elevation, 4,162.07 ft).

1938-53: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, that of July 5, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and eaVthfill 

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 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 powerplant. 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. Diversions for irrigation of about 57,000 acres 

above station.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

RevlsionsT^-WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31.... ...............

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952 ......

Mar. 31...................

Sept. 30... ................

Water year 1952 -53 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,174.17

-

4,173.20

^ -

Contents 

(acre-feet)

173,300

-

168,100

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,100

-45,000

4-4,800

-16,200

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. La t 35°24'00", long. 104°11'05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, on left bank 1,270 ft 

downstream from Conchas Dam and 2 miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office, San Miguel 

County.

Records available .--October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from headgate elevations).

Extremes.--1942-53: Maximum daily discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, and 

July 27, Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 

acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 

to September 1953

Month

December .....................

Calendar year 1952 .........

May ....:.....................

July .........................

September ....................

Water year 1952-53 .........

Maximum

5.8

0

19

6.0

6.7

5.7

5.0

19

19

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1.45

.03

0

3.01

0

.10

2.14

2.85

2.74

.84

11.3

2.63

Runoff in 

acre-feet

89

1.6

0

2,180

5.6

132

274

176

336

168

52

671

1,910
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35 0 24'30", long. 104°10'10", in sec. 27, T. 14 N., R. 26 E (projected), in 

Pablo Montoya Grant, on right bank 2§ miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office and 2.8 

miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.--7,417 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1953.

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. 12 years (1941-53), 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,030 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 8.76 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-18.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 14.14 ft 

May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater from temporary dam; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 90,000 acres, 33,000 of which are below 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23-28, Mar. 25 to

Apr. 17, June 25 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 29

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

165

275

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4

4

4

4

4

5

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

6

7_

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

163

5.3

323

JJOV.

6"6

6

7

7

7

7

6

8

8

9

10

9

*10

12

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

-

247

8.2

490

Dec.

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

9

7

6

6

6

7

6

6

5-5

5

5

5

209

6.7

415

Jan.

5

F

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

v 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

4

4

127

4.1

353

Feb.

4

I

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

7

F

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

_

_

-

150

5.4

298

Mar.

6"7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*7

7

7

6

6

6

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

*1

154

5.0

305

Apr.

1

T

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

al

al

al

al

a2

a2

2

1

1

al

al

al

*1

-

36

1.2

71

May

1

T

1

i

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

i

i

*i

i

1

1

1

i

i

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

33-

3

39

1.3

77

June

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

6

*9

F

5

4

4

-

86

2.9

171

July

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

~I3- 132

4

3

3

2

2

*3

3

£

2

2

2

1

T

1

225

7.3

446

Aug.

1

2

3

1

*4

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

16_

4

3

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

60

1.9

119

Sept.

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

 %435

1

-

450

15.0

893

Calendar year 1952: Max 437 Mln 0 Mean 6.2 Ac-ft 4,490

Mater year 1952-53; Max 435 Mln 0 Mean 5.3 Ac-ft 3,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in 

stage.
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°00'00", long. 103°44'35", in NE^ sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 30 E., on left 

bank a; fcrd on State Highway 57, 3| miles northwest of Bueyeros and 19? miles northeast of Mosquero.

Drainage area.--620 sq mi (revised), of which 162 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 cfs Aug. 16 (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.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 16, 1953; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

27T

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

.9

.9

.9

.9 

79- .6

.9

.9

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

51.7

1.67

103

JHov.

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

*2.9

1.2

T72

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4 

2.9

*4.1

5-7? 6.4

5.5

4.7

4.7

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

-

102.9

3.43

204

Dec.

b5

b5

*b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

6.4

4.7

4.1

6.4

5.5

6.4

5.5

6.4

4.7 

5.5

6.4

7.4

S7J

6.4

6.4

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

177.6

5.73

352

Jan.

b6

b6

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

7.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.5

5.5

b5 

b5

4.7

*7.4

8.4

7.4

3.5

77T

5.5

5.5

6.4

6.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.4

198.6

6.41

394

Feb.

5.5

6.4

674

6.4

*5.5

6.4

4.7

5.5

4.1

b4

b4

b4

b3

b3

2.9

*3.5 

1.2

ITS

2.9

b3

b3

b2.5

2.4

4.7

4.1

3.5

4.1

4.1

_

-

112.4

4.01

223

Mar.

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.4

779

5.5 5-7?

4.1

4.7

*4.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1 

3.5

3.5

4.1

3.5

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

4.1

4.1

2.9

120.4

3.88

239

Apr.

2.9

*2.9

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

3.5

2.4

2.0

2.4

4.1

4.7

¥77

3.5

2.9

2.4 

2.4

2.9

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

4.7

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.0

1.6 *?To

2.0

-

90.5

3.02

180

May

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

2.4

2.0

.9

.6

.9

1.6

2.9

3.5

*5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.7

2.9

1.6

1.2

.6

.4

.2

7T

1.6

1.2

2.4

1.2

75.9

2.45

151

June

~75 1.2

.2

.4

.4

.6

.4

0"O

.1

.2

,1

*.2

.4

.2

.1 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

-

6.5

0.22

13

July

00"

0

0

0

.2

79

8.4

*2.4

0

0

O

0

o

0

0 

26

89

*3.4

1.6

O

7.4

20

2.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

245.8

7.93

488

Aug.

00"

41

*13

5.5

6.4

16

5.5

1.2

0

O

.4

0

.1

0

5,910 

695

*145

265

144

36

26

22

46

19

17

16

14

14

14

87

5,559.1

179

11,030

Sept.

aSO" 254

a!2

*10

5.5

2.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 2

a. 5

-

315.2

10.5

625

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,050 Min 0 Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,910 Mln 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 14,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Aue. 16 (6:20 p.m.) 39,000 cfs (11.07 ft)j Aug. 31 (11 p.m.)

2,070 efs (2.60 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Incomplete gage-height records discharge estimated on the basis of recorder trace, weather records and records for station near Lopsan. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°24', long. 103°30', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 32 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5-| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area. 2,073 sq mi.

Records available. August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights only, 

Jan. 1912 to May 1914), January 1942 to September 1953.

;e. 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 about 1^ miles downstream at different datum, 

Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, water-stage recorder 1,000 ft below former site at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1904-5, 1909-11, 1942-53), 57.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 5.63 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs (revised) 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).

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

957

977

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

1177

1211

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 24, 1942

July 7, 1943

July 4, 1944

Aug. 7, 1945

May 28, 1946

Oct. 9, 1946

June 19, 1948

July 3,Aug.l,

1950

July 12, 1951

Gage height 

(feet)

5.95

3.8

5.27

4.70

8.4

5.95

6.90

7.2

8.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,500

3,800

8,600

6,500

24,500

12,000

16,500

18,000

24,500

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1942-48, 1950, superseding those published in previous water-supply papers, are given 

herewith:

Date

1942

Apr. 17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

Sept. 1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1943

May 22

23

24

28

29

Discharge

330

1,930

630

1,210

438

2,120

4,700

904

1,170

100

1,510

531

760

357

144

83

55

72

76

45

37

250

25

2

150

38

Date

1943 -Con.

May 30

July 2

7

1944

July 4

5

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

26

Aug. 5

6

7

12

20

26

27

Discharge

6

690

208

500

270

226

137

95

20

24

635

106

41

39

56

32

402

137

70

500

160

150

210

210

800

Date

1945

Aug. 7

8

1946

May 28

29

June 13

Aug. 27

Sept. 11

16

Oct. 9

1947

May 11

12

15

July 2

3

1948

June 19

20

21

1950

Aug. 1

Discharge

1,000

920

7,420

516

545

1', 280

489

1,900

985

988

1,100

1,200

440

368

2,470

635

640

3,460
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.--Continued

Revised monthly figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 

water years 1942-48, 1950

Month

September. ...................

May 1943.....................

Calendar year 1943. ........

July 1944.. ..................

Water year 1943-44 

Calendar year 1944. ........

Water year 1944-45. ........

May 1946... ..................

Water year 1945-46 .........

October 1946 ................. 

Calendar year 1946

Calendar year 1947. ........

Calendar year 1948. ........

August 1950. .................

Calendar year 1950. ........

Cfs-days

13,767 

6,018

474 

2,447 

7,399 

4,782.4

2,937 

2,530.9 

7,497.9 

7,502.5

3,369 

4,357 

4,139

8,024 

656 

5,397 

5,047 

19,127

3,148 

22,557

5,269 

2,254 

12,817 

9,395

4,586 

7,852 

7,862

4,270 

17,511 

17,651

Maximum

4,700 

1,510

250 

690 

690 

690

635 

800 

800 

800

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

7,420 

545 

1,280 

1,900 

7,420

985 

7,420

1,200 

744 

1,200 

1,200

2,470 

2,470 

2,470

3,460 

3,460 

3,460

Minimum

2 

4

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1

0 

0

Mean

459 

201

15.3 

78.9 

20.3 

13.1

94.7 

81.6 

20.5 

20.5

109 

11.9 

11.3

259 

21.9 

174 

168 

52.4

102 

61.8

170 

72.7 

35.1 

25.7

153 

21.5 

21,5

138 

48.0 

48.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

27,310 

11,940

940 

4,850 

14,660 

9,480

5,830 

5,020 

14,880 

14,890

6,680 

8,640 

8,210

15,920 

1,300 

10,700 

10,010 

37,940

6,240 

44,740

10,450 

4,470 

25,420 

18,630

9,100 

15,580 

15,600

8,470 

34,740 

35,020

Revised peak discharges.--1942; Apr. 24 (6 a.m.) 11.500 cfs; July 2 (l a.m.) 

1,780 cfs; Aug. 15 (5 p.m.) 2,510 cfs; Aug. 30 (9 a.m.) 2,180 cfs; Sept. 1 (7 

a.m.) 2,290 cfs; Sept. 5 (9 a.m.) 5,910 cfs.

1942-43: May 22 (7:30 p.m.) 2,700 cfs; June 17 (10 p.m.) 1,320 cfs; July 2 

(10 p.m.) 2,670 cfs; July 7 (8:30 p.m.) 3,800 cfs; July 14 (7 a.m.) 1,820 cfs.

1943-44: July 4 (10 p.m.) 8,600 cfs; July 17 (10 a.m.) 3,620 cfs; July 25 

(12 m.) 1,340 cfs; Aug. 6 (1 p.m.) 2,600 cfs; Aug. 26 (11 p.m.) 3,900 cfs; Aug. 

27 (1 a.m.) 4,180 cfs.

1944-45: Aug. 7 (8:30 a.m.) 6,500 cfs; Aug. 8 (5 p.m.) 4,500 cfs.

1945-46: May 28 (8 a.m.) 24,500 cfs; June 13 (6 a.m.) 2,500 cfs; Aug. 27 (l 

p.m.) 7,300 cfs; Sept. 11 (8 p.m.) 5,600 cfs; Sept. 16 (12 m.) 6,900 cfs; Sept. 

19 (11 a.m.) 4,300 cfs.

1946-47: Oct. 9 (2:10 p.m.) 12,000 cfs: May 11 (5:30 p.m.) 3,500 cfs; May 11 

(11:20 p.m.) 5,600 ofs; May 15 (6:30 a.m.) 7,300 cfs.

1947-48: June 19 (5;20 p.m.) 16,500 cfs.

1949-50: June 11 (7:35 p.m.) 12,000 cfs; July 3 (about 6 p.m.) 18,000 cfs; 

July 5 (11 p.m.) 10,000 cfs; Aug. 1 (2:10 a.m.) 18.000 ofs.

1950-51: May 15 (1:15 p.m.) 16,500 cfs (6.90 ft); July 12 (6 a.m.) 24,500 

cfs (8.4 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Hex.--Continued

267

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, an

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 6)

1.0 

1.2

0

.5

2.2

13

43

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

102

265

530

1,180

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

JJov.

(*)

(*)

-

 o

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,870 Mln 0 Mean 15.8

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

O

43

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

2

11

6

*134

60

24

12

12

10

5

3

2

2

2

2

340

11.0

674

Aug.

1

1

1

*3

3

a.0

0

0

0

22

11

1

0

0

96

*2,140

312

115

157

120

50

50

30

15

6

3

*1

0

0

0

3,140

101

6,230

Sept.

120

113

56

*15

8

5

4

3

2

2

1

1

1

a.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

c

0

0-

393

13.1

780

AC-ft 11,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,140 Mln 0 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,680

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Aug. 17 (8 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (5.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-lieignt record Aug. 21-27 and Sept. 7-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorder 

trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location. --La t 35°21'20", long. 103°25'20", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33 E., on left 

bank half a mile southwest of Logan, 1? miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island and 

Pacific Railroad bridge, 4-J- miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5? miles downstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 11,141 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, and October Ik30 

to September 1953 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. c.21, , 1928, , and at a datumum 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

sea level Dec. 22, 1908, to Aug. 4, 1910).

. , 

gage, 3,651 ft above mean

Average discharge 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 402 cfs (prior to completion of 

Conchas Dam); 15 years (1938-53), 339 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 10.3 ft); no 

flow at times.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

f loodmarks ) , 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.

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

732 

732 

762 

1037 

1057 

1087 

1147

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1934 

1945 

1946 

1947 

1949

Date

Oct. 11, 1930 

June 25, 1932 

Sept. 1, 1934 

Aug. 15, 1945 

May 28, 1946 

Oct. 9, 1946 

May 16, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

91,000 

17,000 

21,300 

10,000 

50,000 

28,000 

11,000

Gage height 

(feet)

19.00 

10.02 

10.80 

8.30 

14.23 

11.70 

8.59

Remarks. Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream 

 (see p. 262). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1935-36. WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1912, 1934, 1945-47, 1949- 

50, superseding those published in WSP 327, 762, 1037, 1057, 1087, 1147, and 1177 are 

given herewith:

Date

1912

Aug. 21

1945

Aug. 7

8

9

15

16

1946.

May 28

29

30

Sept. 12

Discharge

10,000

900

1,700

1,200

2,700

670

16,100

1,260

402

619

Date

1946 -Con.

Sept. 14

16

17

19

Oct. 5

6

9

10

1949

May 13

15

16

June 10

Discharge

3,850

6,320

2,860

2,780

765

3,270

10, 300

2,530

836

635

2,610

2,680

Date

1949 -Con.

June 29

30

July 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

31

Aug. 1

2

3

Discharge

1,560

892

1,140

711

1,040

1,020

1,190

1,120

1,220

678

2,640

942

1,830

701

Date

1949 -Con.

Aug. 16

Sept . 1O

1950

June 11

12

Aug. 1

Sept. 4

9

10

11

25

Di scharge

,330

,340

,430

,040

,280

761

431

622

1,030

772

Month

Calendar year 1912. ................

Calendar year 1934. ................

Calendar year 1945. ...;............

Water year 1945-46 .................

Cfs -days

128,385

-

17,909

49,621

Maximum

10,000

7,800

2,700

16,100

Minimum

12

0

0

0

0

Mean

351

a59

49.1

136

Runoff in 

acre -feet

255,000

a42,700

35,520

98,410

a Partly estimated; records for May to July 1934 published in WSP 762 have been 

be unreliable and should not be used.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian Riveir at Logan, N. Mex. Continued

269

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water years 1912, 1934, 

1945-47, 1949-50 Continued

Month

Water year 194,6-47 ................

May 1949 ............................

Water year 1948-49 ................

Calendar year 1949 ................

June 1950. ..........................

Calendar year 1950. ...............

Cfs-days

62,324

51,040

61,172

Maximum

10,300

2,680

14,140

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

171

322

140

168

Runoff in 

acre-feet

123,600

101,200

121,300

Revlaed peaK dlacharge. 1949-50; Aug. 1 (4 a.m.) 15,000 cfa.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

3

6

3

5

5

5

4

7

7

5

6

56

1.8

111

flov.

6

6

4

3

3

*3

3

2

2

3

4

4

4

4

3

Z

2

*2

2

2

2

2

b2

b2

b2

b2

bl

bl

b2

b2

-

82

2.7

163

Dec.

D4

b5

*D8

b6

b5

4

3

2

2

:L

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

93

3.0

184

Jan.

5

6

7

7

7

5

5

4

3

3

4

4

3

2

1

0

T

l

*2

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

86

2.8

171

Feb.

1

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

0

1

3

3

4

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

3

3

3

-

-

-

40

1.4

79

Mar.

3

2

1

2

3

2

2

3

5

4

3

*2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

1.0

63

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

2

0

0

0*i

-

6

0.2

12

May

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77

17

3

2

107

3.5

212

June

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

0.03

2.0

July

0

26?

177

0

0

0

0

*0

60

65

0

0

0

0

0

212

614

128

1.700

*431

160

a700

a200

a400

alOO

a50

a20

a20

alO

a5

a2

5,320

172

10,550

Aug.

al

al

aO

*102

a500

a200

a300

alOO

a50

a30

420

2,220

297

a40

a20

1,550

*6,560

749

384

1,260

1,440

alOO

a70

a50

a40

a30

a25

*18

e!5

elO

elO

16,392

529

32,510

Sept.

68

368

169

*69

e30

e!5

elO

e7

e5

a4

a3

a2

al

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

-

752

25.1

1,490

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,950 Mln 0 Mean 46,6 Ao-ft 33,810

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,360 Mln 0 Mean 62.9 Ao-ft 45,550

Peak discharge (base, 12.000 cfa). Aug. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (10.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available recorder trace, weather records, 

and records for main stem and tributary stations above and below, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated as for footnote a' above.
270 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 Pe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of Amarillo, 

Potter County.

Drainage area. 19,287 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

<?,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.--16 years (1924-25, 1938-53), 530 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs July 19 (gage height, 9.42 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs June 3.

1924-25, 1938-53: 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. Some regulation by 

Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 262). Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal divert 

from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

14

12

10

10

alO

a 10

*9.6

8.3

8.3

iJ

9.6

10

8.3

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

8.3

8.9

9.6

10

8.9

9.6

12

10

12

12

11

12

310.8

10.0

616

JIov.

11

11

9.6

11

11

11

11

11

if

12

12

*12

12

12

12

8.9

12

12

12

12

12

12

bll

b9

a8

a9

blO

bio

blO

-

329.5

11.0

654

Dec.

b!2

b!4

IS

15

14

14

13

 11

blO 

bio

bll

b!2

14

14

12

14

14

14

16

16

15

12

14

b!2

alO

alO

a 11

a!2

a!4

b!5

b!5

406

13.1

805

Jan.

19

b!8

b20

b23

b25

b23

b25

26

24 

22

20

18

18

16

*b!5

b!2

b!4

16

14

14

12

b!2

b!2

14

14

9*6

11

10

10

11

11

508.6

16.4

1,010

Feb.

12

8.9

11

11

11

11

11

12

8.9 

11

blO

12

12

10

12

8.3

10

9.6

8.3

b8

b7

b7

b8

b9

11

11

12

10

-

-

-

283.0

10.1

561

Mar.

11

12

12

*12

12

12

11

14

16 

14

12

11

10

10

10

8.9

9.6

9.6

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.6

1*0

8.9

9.6

8.9

9.6

10

11

8.3

11

329.2

10.6

653

Apr.

12

12

12

12

11

12

11 ni

10

11

11

12

8.9

8.9

9.6

8.9

8.9

9.6

10.0

il

8.9

8.9

9.6

9.6

8.9

9.6

8.3

7.6

8.3

8.3

-

300.4

10.0

596

May

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

11

12

12

11

11 

8.3

8.9

*9.6

10

10

11

14

12

10

10

8.9

8.3

*8.9

8.9

7.6

5^8

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

290.8

9.38

577

June

5.8

*7.0

7.0

9.6

10

11

8.3

7.0

7.6 

9.6

9.6

*8.9

10

11

8.3

9.6

10

11

8.9

10

9.6

7.6

*7.6

7.6

8.3

8.9

8.3

11

12

9.6

-

270.7

9.02

537

July

7.6

*7.6

8.9

8.9

7.6

2*0

11

12

11 

13

12

28

*18

13

15

1,170

130

210

«5.560

787

1,020

528

4,100

1,010

102

74

59

72

47

*38

533

15,620.6

504

30,980

Aug.

480

209

173

97

*590

831

315

204

114 

72

58

54

53

1,290

501

2,120

2,250

*8 . 250

1,370

1,540

»680

1,370

563

664

229

128

70

48

45

36

51

24,435

788

48,470

Sept.

152

70

148

*62

39

42

60

55

38 

28

24

21

14

*10

13

12

12

11

12

11

8.9

9.6

9.6

10

11

10

10*a^3

12

12

-

935.4

31.2

1,860

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,100 Mln 5.8 Mean 89. Z Ao-ft 64,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,250 Mln 5.8 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,32O

Peak discharge (base 14,000 cfs).--July 19 (3:30 a.m.) 28,100 cfs (9.42 ft); Aug. 18 (12:30 a.m.) 

17,300 cfs (8.29 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location.--Lat 35°55', long. 100"22 I , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 60 and 83, 220 ft downstream from Panhandle and Santa Pe Railway 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphill County.

Drainage area.--22,708 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), April 1938 to September 

1953

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 and Apr. 21 to Dec. 15, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 702 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 7.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs many times.

1924-25, 1938-53: 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 300 ft above gage. Some 

regulation by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 262). No large diversions above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

0<rt.

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.3

*1.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2*2

1.7

1.2

.8

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

2.0 

1.9

1.9

50.2

1.62

100

JIov.

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.9

1.7

2.0

1.9

2.5

1.7

1.7

JUS

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.0

2.5

2*2

2

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.2 

2.2

-

59.0

1.97

117

Dec.

2^5

7.8

17

23

24

29

26

23

16

10

8.9

7.8

10

7.2

6.2

14

18

24

*46

46

26

94

83

60

16

44

24

72

112 

112

112

1,121.4

36.2

2,220

Jan.

277

380

182

90

138

98

69

66

54

44

40

36

44

54

12

*blO

blO

34

31

52

76

63

38

554

1.050

448

248

162

122

133

127

4,720

152

9,360

Feb.

112

86

79

86

54

31

29

24

131

125

122

98

69

60

44

34

24

21

15

7.8

A*!

5.3

7.8

25

11

8.4

11

14

_

-

1,338.5

47.8

2,650

Mar.

77

69

72

66

*42

31

28

23

-.47 SK

69

72

60

36

28

16

8.9

3.1

JU1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.9

1.7

826.2

26.7

1,640

Apr.

1.7

1.9

1.2

1.4

2.7

2.2

*2.2

1.7

1.4

1*0

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.6

1.7

1.4

-

45.2

1.51

90

May

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.2

SI *47

2.5

1.6

7.4

16

3.0

1.9

1.6

2.0

1.4

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

^1

.8

173.9

5.61

345

June

0.9

.4

.4

.6

1.0

1,290

1.710

554

66

5.0

2.2

1.0

.4

.7

*.4

.3

1,9

.9

.6

.6

.5

.2

.2

J,

.1

.1

.9

.8

.6

-

3,641.5

121

7,220

July

0.3

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.8

.8

1.4

3.2

3.2

12

3.5

3.8

1.6

2.5

2.5

1.7

527

9.070

*2,730

540

6,760

4,250

3,380

440

138

*73

4.2

2.0

27^80.2

903

55,500

Aug.

0.8

1.0

165

188

83

42

153

510

318

126

24

3.6

.6

.1

.1

282

716

4,820

11.100

*5,190

2,020

685

562

'n.eio

1,480

1,000

503

171

76 

29

12

31,871.2

1,028

63,220

Sept.

1*0

1.0

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.6

* . 6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.9

.8

.9

1.2

.9

*.8

.8

1.0

.6

.6

.6 

.4

-

23.7

0.79

47

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,980 Min 0.1 Mean 47.8 Ao-ft 34,710

Mater year 1952-53: Max 11,100 Min 0.1 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142,500

Peak dlscharee (base, 8.900 cfs). July 20 (7 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (7.73 ft); July 23 (12:15 p.m.)

14,700 cfs (7.61 ft); Aug. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 20,600 cfs (7.86 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. --La t 35°34'00", long. 98°22'45", in SEvSWy see. 28, T. 13 N., R. 11 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at 

mile 267.1 (corrected).

Drainage area. 25,071 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,384.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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 .--9 years, 477 efs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 efs Aug. 22 (gage height, 9.77 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 efs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 efs by logarithmic plotting 

and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times in 1946, 1951-53.

Remarks . - -Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 262). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 

1292.

Revisions.- -WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

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

0

0

0

O

O

.3

1.6

3.3

4.0

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

9^8

9.3

8.0

7.6

7.1

5.1

5.5

7.1

8.0

137.9

4.45

274

JNov.

8.0

7.6

ii

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

9.3

12

10

10 

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

15

27

li

27

25

21

20

17

-

400.2

13.3

794

Dec.

18

16

17

16

15

14

14

15

14

14

14 

14

14

15

15

17

17

19

35

27

22

20

18

18

17

18

20

17

20

20

20

550

17.7

1,090

Jan.

22

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16 

16

16

16

14

7

13

20

24

17

20

20

22

21

20

20

22

22

22

23

23

569

18.4

1,130

Feb.

31

41

37

33

25

21

23

21

17

18

19 

24

22

18

16

15

15

17

24

26

26

20

19

23

26

26

24

25

-

-

-

652

23.3

1,290

Mar.

35

43

67

65

67

54

54

54

50

54

54 

55

58

58

41

36

34

33

30

24

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

1,151

37.1

2,280

Apr.

14

15

16

15

38

58

67

47

34

23

20 

18

17

16

16

16

15

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

12

12

11

12

11

11

-

608

20.3

1,210

May

9.3

8.9

9.3

9.8

10

10

9.8

8.9

8.5

11

13 

«« 11

11

32

108

323

184

75

45

29

46

45

26

14

11

10

8.5

6.3

5.1

3.7

3^

1,105.1

35.6

2,190

June

1.3

1.1

.1

0

2.0

34

64

43

11

20

382

216

44

16

2.1

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

13-

849.6

28.3

1,690

July

29

7.2

2.7

0

0

0

O

O

O

408

108 

78

97

39

31

212

1,49O

183

258

1,O60

92

49

33

1,620

1,520

1,440

2,160

3.060

538

91

101

14,726.9

475

29,210

Aug.

64

42

29

22

17

14

15

10

7.1

6.3

4.7 

7.1

6.3

4.7

i±I

3.7

4.0

11

56

112

548

4.570

3,080

3,200

1.77O

1,300

1,840

535

426

179

99

17,986.6

580

35,680

Sept.

68

50

ill

53

26

16

10

6.3

4.0

3.0

2.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

.9

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

O

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

-

356.2

11.9

707

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,980 Mln 0 Mean 56.7 Ac-ft 41,130

Water year 1952-53= Max 4,570 Mln 0 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,540

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP cfsi.--Aug. 22 {3:30 p.m.) 9,900 efs (9.77 ft); Aug. 24 {5:30 p.m.) 

8,920 efs (8.24 ft}.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 273

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, 3i miles downstream from Rock Creek, 7.8 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 101.5.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

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, 2,170 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.54 ft); minimum "daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 17.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 1952.

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 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

o-l~

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

. £

.7

.7

.t

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

13.2

O.43

26

JJov.

0.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.9

3.1

3,9

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

43.7

1.46

87

Dec.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1*9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.7

52.6

1.70

104

Jan.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.6

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9 

1.9

60.1

1.94

119

Feb.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9

4.3

5.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

29

3.6

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

-

"

91.3

3.26

181

Mar.

2.8

2.5

297

49

9.2

4.6 

3.4 

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

44

11

3.4

2.7

6.6

6.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

1*9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

53

26

56O.7

18.1

1,110

Apr.

9.0

6.3

56

7.4

1.150

107 

20 

a!3

8.5

6.4

10

8.3

5.4

5.2

26

15

9.7

6.3

5.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

75

26

a7.5

a4.5

a3.6

a5. 2

a3.0

a2.B

1,590.7

53.0

3,160

May

a2.7

a2.7

a2.6

2.6

2.7

2

0

 0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

56

17

8.3

6.8

251

140

18

8.7

5.9

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

M

472. 0

15.2

936

June

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

4 T* 9y

2.2 

al.8

al.4

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

II

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

32.0

1.07

63

July

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

17 

81

23

11

6.8

167

31

6.6

3.7

84

31

7.0

5.9

134

15

5.4

62

153

9.6

a4.0

a2.2

al.5

al.l

.9

.8

865.9

27.9

1,720

Aug.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4 

a. 4 

a. 5

a. 8

a. 6

.5

1.2

1.1

.7

.4

I!*" ji

508

199

12

4.8

4.2

3.5

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

l.O

762.2

24.6

1,510

Sept.

0.9

1.5

30

5.8

1.8

al.l 

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a.!

a. 4

.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

al.O

.9

.8

.7

60.8

2.03

121

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,100 Mln O.I Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10,650

Mater year 1952-53: Max 1,13O Mln o.l Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,140

Peak dlscharee fbase. 3.500 cfs). --No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for adjacent

stations.
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River below Hog Creek, near Norman, Okla.

%

Location.--Lat 35°13'15", long. 97°12'40", in SWi sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. IE., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge just downstream from Hog Creek, threequarters 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 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily, oftener during high stages. Datum of gage is 

S?65.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum 

"not determined.

Remarks.--Records fair except those periods of no gage-height record or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Occasional small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.6

2.9

3.0

0.1 

1.2

26

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

56

115

234

567

1,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

ao.7

21.7

0.70

43

JJov.

. a2.5

75.0

2.50

149

Dec.

 a2.6

66.6

2.80

172

Jan.

a2.6

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

85.6

2.77

170

Feb.

lil

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.6

6.4

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

51

6.4

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

-

-

-

162.2

5.79

322

Mar.

6.5

6.4

24i

54

16

6.9

5.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

22

36

5.6

11

11

13

10

6.0

4.8

u.4.1

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.6

5.2

5.2

62

52

654.5

21.1

1,300

Apr.

10

&JL&

91

9.1

1.510

578

55

23

16

21

44

a34

a24

a27

357

34

17

9;7

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

307

162

23

14

9.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

-

3,434.1

114

6,810

May

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

160

56

9.1

16

656

209

62

22

14

13

9.7

8.5

8.5

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

1*8

1,560.4

50.3

3,100

June

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

10

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.0

2.7

1.4

.6

.6

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

c.4

-

69.0

2.30

137

July

cO.4

.6

.6

35

150

17

31

17

259

156

20

5.6

213

70

23

20

182

22

a!9

114

256

24

6.9

2.7

2.0

.9

.4

.4

1,651.7

53.3

3,280

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

^

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.4

23

6.9

4.1

4.1

3.2

29

605

132

17

a9

a6

a.5

a4.5

3.8

a3.5

a3

a2.5

aZ

a2

a2

669.5

26.0

1,720

Sept.

aZ

a3

a 40

a 10

a6

a4.5

a3

a2

al.5

al.5

al.5

al

al

a. 9

a. 9

a. 6

a. 8

a. 6

a. 8

a. 6

1.0.

a3

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2

1.8

al.5

al.5

-

104.1

3.47

206

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,510 Min - Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,41O

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

near Norman.

c Stage-disci.arge relation indefinite (no flow over control as the result of local residents pumping from gage pool); discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement made upstream from gage 

pool and pumping record.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10'25", long. 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, Ij 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 1953.

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.--10 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 cfs July 20 (gage height, 12.25 ft); no 

flow Oct. 3-8, June 18 to July 6.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 19.68 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft in 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 600 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

0

ff

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.4

T7T

l.l

1.3

1.3

15.6

0.50

31

Nov.

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

179

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

5.4

4.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

4.5

20

43

16

7.3

4.8

5.1

4.5

-

174.3

5.81

346

Dec.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

5.4

3.4

3.7

4.8

4.2

3.4

4.5

4.2

4.2

29

I?

8.6

8.2

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

6.1

6.8

6.8

7.3

6.4

193.0

6.23

383

Jan.

5.8

5.4

4.5

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

3.2

377

6.1

9.1

8.6

6.4

6.4

9.7

13 To"

7.7

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.4

6.4

193.2

6.23

383

Feb.

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

6.1

6.1

5.4

22

25

17

9.1

7.7

6.8

5.8

5.1

STJ

5.8

11

To- 32

7.3

9.1

9.1

7.7

6.4

5.8

_

-

260.4

9.30

516

Mar.

12

14

287

168

56

24

17

13

13

15

14

14

13

a200

a70

a39

41

93

30

14

9.7

7.7

6.4

5.8

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

198

143

1,545.1

49.8

3,060

Apr.

60

31

157

80

1,040

469

116

54

33

22

18

29

28

19

300

110

43

38

22

17

15

13

265

249

88

31

22

20

23

20

-

3,432

114

6,810

May

16

13

11

9.7

10

11

10

9.1

8.6

11

19

111

135

48

71

T56" 732

79

42

30

24

20

15

13

10

9.7

8.6

7.3

6.1

5.1

4.1

1,695.7

54.7

3,360

June

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.0

36

108

Ts

6.8

4.5

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.0

.6

.2

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

202.8

6.76

402

July

0

0

0

0

0

86

150

108

51

57

254

106

30

15

95

167

45

60

1,950

190

42

239

329

65

20

11

7.7

5.8

5.4

5.1

4,074.0

131

8,080

Aug.

4.8

4.2

4.2

5.4

19

4.5

3.4

2.3

T78" 1.8

6.9

728

20

11

8.2

90

450

398

78

24

15

13

12

9.1

7.3

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.8

2,000.5

64.5

3,970

Sept.

4.8

4.5

12

69

T5

7.3

5.1

4.0

374

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.6

.4

4.9

2.7

1.6

1.0

1.6

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.3

163.7

5.46.

325

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,680 Mln 0 Mean 47.4 Ac-ft 34,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,930 Mln 0 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,670

Peak discharKe (base, 5,000 cfs). --July 20 (3:45 a.m.) 6,280 cfs (12.25 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for stations near

Norman and Sasakwa.
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 96°33', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 491 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs July 21 (gage height, 26.41 ft); 

 minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1, 5, 9-12, July 6.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 44,600-cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional 

regulation at low flow from unknown source above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 17, Apr. 9-23, Apr. 26 

to May 13, May 26 to June 5, June 26 to July 6, July 26 to Aug. 12)

2.8

2.9

4.5

0

1.2

3.2

73

5.0

6.0

8.0

13.0

20.0

23.0

26.0

124

276

719

2,280

5,330

8,040

14,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.1

.2

.5

.6

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.6 

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.1

.7

.7

.2

.2

.4

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

24.4

0.79

48

Nov.

2.2

1.8

375

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

4.9

5.1

5.4

6.1 

6.1

6.7

7.5

9.2

26

20

11

8.0

6.4

8.3

19 

118

"SI 119

30

20

15

-

547.9

18.3

1,090

Dec.

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.9

87? 

8.9

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.8

18

44

37

27

20

17 

14

14

12

12

11

11

12

436.9

14.1

867

Jan.

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

14

18

21 

24

22

24

19

16

14

14

427

13.8

847

Feb.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

23

25

34 

23

20

15

14

12

11

24

30

20

24

28 

25

23

20

19

_

_

-

513

18.3

1,020

Mar.

20

41

33

164

306

100

50

32

26

24

24

25

26 

29

187

77

44

112

88

67

37

26

20

17 

15

14

14

13

14

336

806

2,787

89.9

5,530

Apr.

205

94

101

104

186

1,020

1,230

331

149

90

64

53

45 

45

140

371

182

94

65

53

40

35

l.lBo"

4,360 

1,280

362

184

114

90

72

12,329

411

24,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,120 ' Mln o Mean 156

May

61

48

38

32

31

29

28

28

27

26

25

32

90 

216

108

332

1.070

488

178

102

67

51

40

32 

27

23

20

18

17

14

13

3,311

107

6,570

June

12

11

10

8.9

8.9

267

216

84

38

24

18

14

12 

11

9.5

8.6

7.5

6.4

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.0

3.4

13 

9.5

5.6

3.9

2.4

27t

2.6

826.7

27.6

1,640

July

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.2

.8

.1

28

567

618

332

338

278

760 

299

105

167

953

469

202

8,980

12.400

S,840

1,090

1,960 

1,550

536

241

145

98

72

57

38,092.5

1,229

75, 560

Aug.

48

41

36

33

272

177

67

40

28

22

19

833

1.140 

302

116

67

79

189

526

669

183

83

54

42

35

32

29

26

23

20

1£

5,250

169

10,410

Sept.

18

18

29

40" 74

54

30

21

16

13

12

11

9.2 

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.5

5.9

5.6

5.6

6.4

11

11

7.2 

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.9

463.6

15.5

920

Ac-ft 113,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,40o Mln o.l Mean 178 Ac-ft 129,000

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP efs). July 21 (1 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (26.41 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°58', long. 96°14', in NE^SWv 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 5 miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 8.5 miles downstream from Little River, 

and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 27,794 sq mi.

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 

1953. 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.--14 years (1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-53), 2,196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,400 cfs July 20 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 2.

1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs May 11, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 21.0 ft Aug. 7, 1906, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; no flow 

Sept. 10-17, Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, 1939.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation since 1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 262).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Nov. 23-25, Dec. 8-11, 

Jan. 1-18, 26-28, Mar. 16-19, Apr. 8-23, Apr. 28 to May 8, . 

May 16 to July 22, July 25 to Aug. 4, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 

Sept. 8-30J

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5

1.2 

1.6 160

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

4.1 

5.0 

7.0

300

580

1,100

2,300

5,500

11,700

31,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.4

.2

7J 

.4

.4

1.1

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.3

.5

.3

.3

.5

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.2

2.5 

572

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

36.9

1.19

73

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.1

.7

.6

17J

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

3.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

13

15

14 

21

22

23

27

64 

436

360

272

224

138

94

-

1,759.7

58.7

3,490

Dec.

68

58

51 

45

40

39

36

32

30

27

25

24

24

23

22

22

21

2T

98 

94

74

"88 104

70 

58

47

40

38

37

36

34

1,426

46.0

2,830

Jan.

34

34

33 

33

32

31

29

29

28

28

28

28

30

32

37

31

26

27

28 

26

24

24

42

52 

60

62

~3T 67

60

49

45

1,156

37.3

2,290

Feb.

42

40

36 

32

30

28

27

26

25

TT

45

51

62

54

48

44

39

34

28 

29

37

48

40

56 

90

76

66

56

_

_

-

1,220

43.6

2,420

Mar.

74

82

74 

98

456

740

336

211

163

138

125

115

104

163

130

428

796

590

460 

336

272

208

138

98 

67

51

44

37

34

3,2?0"

5,010

14,798

477

29,350

Apr.

905

436

452 

396

306

5,760

4,820

1,300

650

420

306

236

199

172

312

484

508

354

240 

169

128

96

8,430"

16,100 

3,380

630

324

1,240

1,300

428

-

50,541

1,685

100,200

May

260

196

152 

122

110

98

90

67

60

54

58

1,040

2,810

764

540

1,780

5,980

1,620

815 

524

366

324

260

184 

145

100

82

62

51

40

3_4

16,788

542

33,300

June

32

29

27 

24

21

210

564

158

175

106

60

41

29

21

17

14

13

12

9.5 

8.0

7.6

7.6

18

21

10

9.0

8.0

7.1

776- 6.6

-

1,943.0

64.8

3,850

July

6.2

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.2

Z% 1.8

733

2,030

1,820

740

2,670

3,260

2,450

950

935

1,200

4,280

2,150 

29,70O

18,000

10,500

3,620

7,550 

3,900

1,780

995

1,540

1,300

2,300

1,580

106,029.5

3,420

210,300

Aug.

1,060

436

312 

292

1,700

564

324

202

135

100

76

187

1,380

1,010

354

244

492

384

4,600 

1,880

860

414

284

208 

2,090

1,580

1,700

830

650

950

5OO

25,798

832

51,170

Sept.

372

342

4.270 

1,10(5

830

402

366

256

184

145

106

84

61

47

39

34

32

30

29 

28

58

61

36

30 

28

25

21

18

16

15

-

9,065

302

17,980

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,600 Mln O.2 Mean 427 Ao-ft 309,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,700 Mln o.2 Mean 632 Ao-ft 457,300

Peak discharge (base, 25,00o efs).--July 2O (11 a.m.) 60,400 ofs (9.60 ft).

368561 O - 56 - 19
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 95°37' , in SW^-NE^ sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder l| miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage at same site and datum as present auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 11 years, 642 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs May 14; maximum gage height, 27.46 ft 

May 14; no flow Nov. 3-22.

1942-53: 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 inmost years.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Cooperation.--Thirty-six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-13, May 18 to July 19, July 28 to

Sept. 30; fall used as a factor Mar. 14, 15, 17-21, Mar. 31 to Apr.

2, Apr. 6-9, Apr. 23 to May 3, May 11-17, July 20-27)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.5

.5

1.5

3.3

6.3

11

18

61

3.0

5.0

15.0

21.0

25.0

27.0

28.0

142

595

3,640

6,500

9,630

12,700

15,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

2.5

T79

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

1.0 

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.4

.3

.2

72

32.1

1.04

64

l»ov.

0.1

.1

0"0

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

.1

1.4

111

354

402

TSS

74

46

-

1,151.7

38.4

2,280

Dec.

37

31

31

32 

35

36

31

29

28

26

21

18

16

13

12

10

9.9

1J~~ 8.9

121

154

124 

96

85

69

54

44

37

30

27

24

1,302.8

4,2.0

2,580

Jan.

22

23

18

16

20

16

14

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.9 

8.9

15~7.9

12

13 

10

8 9

8 4 

8 9

8 9

8 9

12

44

W

31

29

26

487.8

15.7

968

Feb.

23

21

19

19 

19

18

17

16

16

iSL

17

109

275 24"9~ 

150

108

85

69

56 

61

80

194 

164

122

98

94

99

91

_

_

-

2,304

82.3

4,570

Mar.

120

408

906

1,070 

775

302

182

138

115

99

93

108

134,

3,820 

8,370

10,000

6,310

6,370

10,100 

8,060

4,110

621 

321

284

224

180

154

138

122

254

2,550

66,438

2,143

131,800

Apr.

2,980

1,080

595

647 

580

3,400

4,860

4,400

1,740

595

414

699

673

402 

1,010

1,600

834

414

279 

204

168

144 

4?3

4,220

10,200

10,100

5,020

1,090

4,010

8,110

70,911

2,364

140,600

May

8,410

3,940

704

299 

220

186

160

138

117

108

517

3,630

8,020

12,900 

8,910

4,700

2,960

1,280

608 

354

226

174 

136

108

84

73

64

57

49

41

11

59,205

1,910

117,400

June

27

?6

19

18 

13

16

18

27

21

13

11

10

8.4

7.1 

5.6

4.9

5.2

4.3

3.5

2.1

1.9

1.6 

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.0

ii

275.5

9.18

546

July

0.8

.7

.5

.3 

.2

.1

72

.3

.2

.5

74

142

135

71 

39

17

62

148

91 

1,270

4,430

6,500 

4,790

2,310

4,940

5,800

2,450

345

164

113

82

53,976.8

1,096

67,390

Aug.

61

48

37

27 

29

104

~97 193

59

38

28

21

16

15 

14

12

10

12

87 

66

46

30 

20

15

13

9.9

8.4

6.7

5.2

4.3

479

1,133.4

36.6

2,250

Sept.

6.7

14

124

1.580 

703

109

56

38

24

15

11

7.9

5.6

4.6 

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.1 

1.9

1.6

1.3 

ITS" 1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

-

2,529.5

84.3

5,020

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,340 Mln o Mean 271 Ac-ft 196,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,900 Mln o Mean 657 Ac-ft 475,500

ge (base, 5.000 efs). Mar. 16 (time unknown) about 11,100 cfs; Mar. 19 (5 p.m.) 

778 ft): Apr. 7 (9 p.m.) 5,210 cfs (18.58 ft); Apr. 25 (10 p.m.) 12,2OO cfs (26. 

11 p.m.) 9,840 cfs (24.69 ft); May 14 (10 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (27.38 ft); July 22 (

R Qfin nfo. Till PC fO o wi ^ C ICO n-Pa tVC* Af\ f+\

Peak discharg 

1O.700 cfs (25257

ft); Apr. 30 (11 .. , . ; ay 

unknown) about 6,960 cfs; July 26 (9 a.m.) 6,160 cf

.. , 

.40 ft).

.58 

(time
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°43'20", long. 101°29'30", in

center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand 

Draw, ITT miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2-J miles no

sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 15 E. , near

on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand

north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7.

Drainage area. --2, 139 sq mi, includes that of Dry Sand Draw. 

Records available. --October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. --16 years, 34.3 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs July 20 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs June 21.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times 1938-41, 1943-45.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. --WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

33

34

35

36

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

T74

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

58.8

1.90

117

Jiov.

3.7

3.4

470

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.4

4.0

4.9

7.6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

8

11

-

164.9

5.50

327

Dec.

11

14

TT

9.5

9

7

7

7.6

8.6

6

575- 5.5

6

6

6

7.5

7.5

6

6

7.5

8.5

8

7.5

8

7

6.5

6

5.5

6

6.5

6

229.7

7.41

456

Jan.

5.5

575

7

6.5

6

8

16

Ti- 20

ie

12

9.7

7.6

9.7

6.5

6

7.5

10

11

16

11

7.6

8.6

14

11

9.7

7.6

7.6

8.6

9.7

9.7

305.6

9.86

606

Feb.

8.6

677

7.6

6.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

5.5

¥~4.5

8.5

7.5

6.7

5.4

4.9

5.4

5.4

5

5

4.5

5.5

6

7.6

6.7

7.6

7.6

-

-

183.0

6.50

361

Mar.

14

T4

8.6

9.7

7.6

5.4

5.4

6.7

11

9.7

8.6

6.7

6.7

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.7

6.0

6.7

6.0

4.0

470

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.7

6.7

7.6

6.7

7.6

6.0

221.4

7.14

439

Apr.

6.7

4.9

5.4

6.7

17

17

14

7.6

4.9

4.9

5.4

7.6

6.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.0

5.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

574

9.7

-

205.7

6.86

408

Bay

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.0

4.9

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.9

4.4

5.4

9.7

14

7.6

6.0

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.3

T76

323

TT

2.7

479.3

15.5

951

June

1.6

1.0

.9

1.7

2.1

2.5

T75

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

.8

.5

.8

.5

.4

.8

.8

.5

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

.7

.7

-

36.9

1.33

73

July

~78 0.5

.8

.8

.7

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.7

3.4

4.2

1.7

1.4

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.1

34

512

7.9

16

48

174

24

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.4

656.6

21.3

1,300

Aug.

0.7

T73

51

2.8

132

53

14

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.1

1.9

1.3

2.1

3.4

~S6 190

39

71

46

17

80

67

51

47

11

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.9

996.4

32.1

1,980

Sept.

1.7

1.7

-5.G 41

1.7

1.0

.9

75

.2

.0

.9

.6

.2

.2

.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

-

84.6

2.82

168

Calendar year 1952: Max 600 Mln 0.4 Mean 8.35 Ac-ft 6,060

Water year 1952-53: Max 323 Mln 0.4 Mean 9.92 Ac-ft 7,190

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, Dec. 10 to Jan. 6, Jan. 15-19, 

Feb. 10-14, 20-24. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings May 30 to June 7, 

June 16-18, July 21, 23, July 25 to Aug. 1, Aug. 7, 8, 10-16, 18, 19, 21, 22, Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, 

Sept. 4, 5, 7-12, 14-30.
280

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°39', long. 101° 13', in NW^NE-J- sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 17 E. , on downstream 

side of piling near center of bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty 

and 5.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.124 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years, 20.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 845 cfs July 23 (gage height, 5.15 ft); no flow 

at times.

1939-53: 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 fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.3 

1.7 

4.0 

7.8

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

4.1

102

165

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

JIov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

> b.5

8.0

0.26

16

Jan.

b3b5~

b5.5

b7.5

b6

b5.5

b5

b5

5.0

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.7

4.0

}..

J 8.8

4.7

4.0

4.3

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

141.3

4.56

280

Feb.

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

 b3.8

6.1

B7o

3.5

4.0

3.7

_

_

-

1Q9.3

3.90

217

Mar.

7.4

BTf

4.0

b4

b4

4.3

4.0

4.3

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

4.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.2

2.5

3.0

2.3

1.3 r^

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.3

112.0

3.61

222

Apr.

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.5

7.0

6.5

5.0

3.0

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.5

3.2

2.7

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

2.1

i§

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.5

3.7

-

73.5

2.45

146

May

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.0

.4

.1

0

0

0

.2

.5

3.5

9.9

77F

5.0

3.2

1.5

.3

.1

O

0

0

O

o

0

o

o

0

42.3

1.36

84

June

0

(J

0

0

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

-

1.9

0.06

3.8

July

0

(J

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

145

T3 .1

0

o

0

o

0

0

158.1

5.10

314

Au^.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 711 Hln o Mean 3.38 Ac-ft 2,450

Water year 1952-53: Max 145 Hln 0 Mean 1.77 Ac-ft 1,28O

Peak discharge (base, l,ooo cfs). No peak 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

281

Location. Lat 36°12' , long. 101°19' , near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 282, at abandoned town of Hsnsford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford 

County, and about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 977 sq mi, approximately, of which 515 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. --July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. ~ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 22.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dis-charge during year, 8,550 cfs July 19 (gage height, 16.93 ft); no 

flow at times .

1945-53: 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, aboat 

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 pumping plant in stream bed above station affects low 

flow.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

0

.3

.9

1.9

3.2

6.8

12

29

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

97

184

30O

496

652

985

1,640

2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

o

Jlov.

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

*.3

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.4

75

.2

.1

O

o

0

0

.1.1

-

1.8

O.O6

3.6

Dec.

0.2

.5

.7

1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

*.6

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

0_

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

17.0

0.55

34

Jan.

0.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

*0

0

.1

.3

.4

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.9

.7

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

12.9

0.42

26

Feb.

0.7

.6

.7

78" .8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

O

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.7

.4

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

_

_

-

11.8

O.42

23

Mar.

0.5

.7

.9

*1

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.6

T72

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

l.O

.7

.6

1.0

.4

.6

.6

.8

.4

.4

.8

.4

.4

.6

-j£

24.7

0.80

49

Apr.

0.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

*7T

.6

.5

.5

.2

.1

.4

0

0

0

.2

0

.3

.5

.1

O

.3

.2

.1

O

.2

.2

.2

.3

-

8.6

O.29

17

May

0.2

.2

O

0

.2

.2

.2

O

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.3

2.0

TT£

1.2

.9

.6

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

8.3

0.27

16

June

0

0

0

~ST 273

70

25

9.4

3.8

2.3

1.4

.9

.3

0

O

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

-

450.1

15.0

893

July

0

V

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

o

259

32

7.8

3.2

1.9

1.1

.4

2,070

2,580

209

52

482

214

59

27

13

9

7

5

3

5,835.4

188

11,570

Aug.

3

3

3

*2.6

2.8

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

.7

.3

.8

.6

.5

16

6.4

4.2

2.9

4.3

4.0

58

18

6.2

3.0

1.3

1.2

172.7

5.57

343

Sept.

1.1

T7T

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.9

.6

.4

.5

*.7

.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.3

jjL

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.2

16.8

0.56

33

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,150 Min 0 Mean 6.79 Ac-ft 4,930

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,380 Mln 0 Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,O10

ge (base, 500 cfs).--June 4 (8 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (13.12 ft); July 12 (5 a.m.) 1.06O cfs 

ly 19 (7:30 p.m.) 8,55O cfs (16.93 ft); July 23 (10:3O p.m.) 844 cfs (11.66 ft).

Peak discharge 

(12.15 ft); July

* Discharge measurement or observation of no f low'made" on this day".

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 3-11, 26-28, Feb. 21 to Mar. 4, July 27 to Aug. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 3 discharge measurements. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Nov. 22, 24, Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 10 to Jan. 12, Jan. 16-24, 28, 29, Feb. 1O-18, 20, Mar. 5.
28S ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49 T 20", long. 100°31'05", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, l| miles downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area. 8,112 sq mi.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September 1953.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 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 29, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage in 

same vicinity at different datum. Mar. 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder 

at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs July 23 (gage height, 9.12 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-53: 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 three times a month. 

Revisions. WSF 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

(Shifting-control method used June 5, June 29 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1

0

.3

2.5

6.0

11

to June 4

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.6

19

30

46

87

139

June 5

3.4 0

3.5 .9

3.6 4.2

3.7 11

3.8 20

3.9 34

4.1 75

to Sept.

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

30

165

315

570

1,190

1,980

4,100

7,050

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

11

17

50

50

43

40

30

26

25

21

19

b8.2

b5.0

b5.3

b6.5

b8.6

11

25

25

16

18

21

22

20

17

17

17

17

591.6

19.1

1,170

Feb.

16

16

16

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

b!3

b!2

bll

17

19

17

16

15

14

b4.2

b3.6

b5.6

5.6

8.0

b8.6

b!7

20

19

_

-

-

367.6

13.1

729

Mar.

29

32

35

29

28

25

24

22

24

24

28

29

28

24

16

13

11

9.1

7.5

6.5

3.9

2.1

1.4

1.0

_^3

.3

1.0

1.8

2.5

3.6

2.8

464.8

15.0

922

Apr.

2.8

2.8

1.8

1.4

7.5

11

15

18

14

9.6

7.5

6.0

5.0

3.9

2.5

2.1

.5

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

70

11

5.6

4.2

2.1

2.1

1.2

-

209.8

6.99

416

May

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

1.9

22

51

-60 117

33

17

9.6

5.3

2.3

0

0

0

0

0

43

54

416.3

13.4

826

June

20

7.5

3.6

2.1

623

658

T97

95

a54

24

9.2

3.0

0

5.8

10

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

326

182

-

2,220.9

74.0

4,410

July

66

a!4

3.0

.2

0

0

0

0

.4

126

232

980

560

201

78

39

18

9.9

4.8

609

2,860

1,120

4.880

2,140

839

a654

a!24

85

59

39

30

15,771.3

509

31,280

Aug.

21

54

366

88

43

31

82

a34

a!5

a6.5

a2.2

.9

.6

.2

J.

606

2,080

4.270

646

a322

a205

a!24

a82

110

158

a80

a70

a60

a40

a30

a20

9,647.5

311

19,140

Sept.

a!5

alO

a50

a40

a30

a!5

a9

a5

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

1.7

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

189.4

6.31

376

Calendar year 1952 : Max 544 Mln 0 Mean 23 Ae-ft 16,670

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,880 Mln o Mean 81.9 Ae-ft 59,270

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs).--Julv 23 (3:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (9.12 ft); Aug. 18 (3 a.m.) 8,800 

cfs (8.04 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station near Quymon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

283

. , . , . , . ., . ., 

ight bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 800 ft downstream from Boggy Creek, 

TT miles downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, 1? miles north of Fargo, and at mile 16.0.

Location. La t 36°24'00", long. 99°37'25", In SE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 22 N., R. 23 W., near 

r 

IT

Drainage area.-- 1.624 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1942 to September 1953.

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. --11 years, 94.9 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 cfs June 7 (gage Height, 3.86 ft); no flow

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs May 16, 1951, from hydrograph based on 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and computed Inflow into Fort Supply Reservoir; maximum gage height, 8.19 ft May 16, 1951, from floodmarks; no flow at times In 

most years.

Remarks . --Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. --WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control meihod used May 16 to June 7, June 22-24, July 2,

3, July IT) to Aug. 17, Aug. 26-30, Sept. 3-s)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.1

.5

1.6

3.4

6.4

11

1.8

1.9

2.3 

2.7

18

35

72

180

343

858

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

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

a. 5

1.6

1.5

1.7

5.3

0.17

11

JJov.

2.0

1.6

575

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.8

9.9

4_4

b35

b20

b!8

b!8

b20

-

247.9

8.26

492

Dec.

b!8

b!6

20

17

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

16

17

17

25

2i

25

21

20

b!6

b!4

b20

b!7

b!2

b!6

b21

b26

541

17.5

1,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 400

Jan.

30

30

32

32

32

30

32

30

30

28

26

26

28

28

til7_

b!7

b25

b35

35

33

33

32

33

46

42

39

33

32

32

32

30

960

31.0

1,900

Feb.

30

28

28

28

26

28

28

28

28

42

61

57

46

39

33

33

32

32

30

23

b!7

b26

b33

33

33

32

30

30

_

-

914

32.6

1,810

Mar.

39

42

55

35

35

33

32

32

33

35

39

42

42

42

39

33

33

33

32

30

26

23

25

23

25

25

28

28

28

26

26

1,001

32.3

1,990

Apr.

26

25

21

21

32

42

35

32

28

25

26

28

26

26

23

21

20

17

T7

17

18

18

18

25

20

18

17

17

18

21

698

23.3

1,380

Mln 0 Mean 30.1

May

21

18

17

17

IS

20

18

17

14

14

14

17

28

26

28

477

TZT

82

50

33

26

23

20

17

14

15

13

12

10

974" 9.4

1,218.8

39.3

2,420

June

8.9

8.0

6.4

7.2

14

42

775 T2~8~

116

42

26

12

a7

a4

a3

a2

a2

al

al

al

0

.1

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1,207.7

40.3

2,400

July

0

.9

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

127

412

102

68

50

25

16

14

11

a8.4

6.4

7.0

328

556

657

145

84

46

a24

a!5

a9

2,779.0

89.6

5,510

Ac-ft 21,830

Aug.

a6

a4

3.2

3.0

3.0

7.8

4.2

2.2

1.9

.8

00"

0

0

0

165

215

529

T6l

54

39

9.4

5.4

4.2

3.9

3.0

2.0

1.5

.7

.1

0

1,236.3

39.9

2,450

Sept.

0"0

1.6

29

15

4.2

1.6

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

52.0

1.73

103

Water year 1952-53: Max 775 Mln 0 Mean 29.8 Ao-ft 21,540

Peak discharge 

3,660 cfs (3.86 ft]

base. 2,000 cfs). May 16 (6:15 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (3.32 ftJTJune 7 (4:45 a.m.) 

"uly 24 (11:30 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (3.67 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records of Inflow Into Port Supply Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°33', long. 99°34', in NE^SEs- sec. 17, T. £4 N., R. 22 W., in control

 tower at left end of Fort Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Fort Supply 

and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,735 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1953.

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, 15,380 acre-ft July 25 (elevation, 2,003.06 ft);

 minimum, 7,180 acre-ft Nov. 23 (elevation, 1,997.92 ft).

1942-53: Maximum contents, 89,130 acre-ft Aug. 7, 1950 (elevation, 2,024.86 ft); no 

contents at times November 1942 to January 1943.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit in

 1941 during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation 

pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 106,100 acre-ft at elevation 

2,028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 10,070 acre-ft 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 of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Total contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8,420

8,390

8,340

8,300

8,240

8,230

8,200

8,170

8,150

8,120

8,090

8,070

8,040

8,010

7,980

,940

,920

,890

,860

,850

,820

,800

,780

,770

,750

,730

,710

,680

,650

,620

,590

JIov.

7,560

7,540

7,510

7,500

7,490

7,460

7,450

7,440

7,420

7,410

7,400

7,380

7,370

7,360

7,350

7,330

7,320

7,300

7,280

7,270

7,250

7,220

7,210

7,250

7,300

7,310

7,310

7,300

7,280

7,270

Dec.

7,260

7,270

7,270

7,280

7,300

,310

,320

,320

,330

,330

,350

,350

,360

,370

,370

,880

,380

,410

,470

,510

,540

,540

,560

,600

,600

,600

,600

,600

,630

,670

,730

Jan.

7,760

7,770

7,810

7,860

7,890

7,920

7,970

7,980

8,030

8,040

8,070

8,080

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,080

8,070

8,070

8,090

8,160

8,220

8,260

8,310

8,390

8,450

8,510

8,550

8,600

8,650

8,690

8,740

Feb.

8,800

8,820

8,840

8,870

8,900

8,930

8,970

9,040

9,120

9,190

9,260

9,350

9,440

9,490

9,540

9,570

9,610

9,640

9,660

9,670

9,700

9,730

9,740

9,790

9,830

9,890

9,940

10,150

_

-

-

Mar.

10,190

10,280

10,350

10,410

10,470

10,510

10,580

10,640

10,720

10,780

10,880

10,970

11,050

11,070

11,100

11,160

11,200

11,210

11,210

11,230

11,230

11,250

11,250

11,250

11,260

11,260

11,300

11,360

11,380

11,380

11,390

Apr.

11,390

11,410

11,410

11,460

11,540

11,660

11,730

11,760

11,780

11,810

11,840

11,880

11,890

11,910

11,910

11,910

11,910

11,910

11,910

11,910

11,890

11,890

11,890

11,890

11,890

11,910

11,930

11,930

11,930

11,910

-

May

11,910

11,880

11,860

11,860

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,860

11,840

11,830

11,810

11,790

11,790

11,830

12,030

12,580

12,810

12 , 930

13,040

13,040

13,040

13,040

13,130

13,130

13,090

13,020

12,970

12,930

12,810

12,760

12,720

June

12,670

12,620

12,560

12,510

12,490

12,560

13,580

13,870

14,000

14,060

14,080

14,100

14,040

13,970

13,890

13,840

13,780

13,690

13,580

13,510

13,470

13,400

13,330

13,490

13,310

13,160

12,990

12,880

12,880

12,860

-

July

12,860

12,770

12,680

12,580

12,480

12,410

12,410

12,420

12,440

12,530

12,620

13,090

13,450

13,530

13,510

13,490

13,470

13,450

13,420

13,400

13,340

13,490

13,690

14,470

15,280

14,340

13,580

13,620

13,600

13,560

13,560

Aug.

13,530

13,400

13,360

13,340

13,290

13,240

13 , 180

13,150

13,150

13,130

12,990

12,950

12,900

12,840

12,830

12,990

13,110

13,760

14,060

13,760

13,420

13,400

13,380

13,380

13,340

13,330

13,270

13 , 200

13,130

13,070

13,040

Sept.

12,990

12,970

13,040

13,040

13,040

12,970

12,930

12,880

12,830

12,770

12,700

12,680

12,650

12,600

12,560

12,540

12,480

12,370

12,350

12,270

12,250

12,250

12,160

12,100

12,060

12,010

12,000

11,930

11,860

11,830

-

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31......................

Nov. 30......................

Feb. 28...... ................

Mar. 31......................

May 31......................

Sept. 30..... .................

Water year 1952-53. ........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1 998 35 '

2,001.10

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

11,830

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,210

+3,350

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

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 Port Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1953. 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 

T7929 (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. 16 years, 95.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 798 cfs July 26 (gage height, 5.35 ft); no flow 

Sept. 11-20.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 24, 1939 (gage height, 11.60 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, present datum, date unknown, from information by State 

Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow cornpletely regulated since May 4, 1942, by Fort Supply Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.3

2.7

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

271

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.7

75.7

2.44

150

Uov.

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.1

.6

75

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.0

"573 7.3

3.4

2.5

2.1

-

64.9

2.16

129

Dec.

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

178

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.3

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.3

6.3

9.9

10

9.9

9.9

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.9

173.4

5.59

344

Jan.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

7.3

7.6

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.9

5.3

5.3

6.2

9.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.4

TT7

4.7

4.7

4.7

266.7

8.60

529

Feb.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

5.3

5.3

7.2

575

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.4

1.9

_

-

138.1

4.93

274

Mar.

2.9

1.8

1.1

1.0

T7o

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

3.4

3.9

-376 4.2

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

87.1

2.81

173

Apr.

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

5.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

"277 2.5

-

106.9

3.56

212

May

2.3

273

2.5

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

5,0

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.5

2.5

107.6

3.47

213

June

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

2.9

2.9

"O4.2

2.3

2.7

2.9

2. 9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.4

374

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

-

72.5

2.42

144

July

1.3

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

135

590

484

5.0

3.4

2.7

2.3

1,263.0

40.7

2,510

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

2.1

3.9

2.9

1.6

1.0

2.3

3.4

2.5

1.9

6.3

4.2

3.9

3.4

174

212

TT

4.4

3.9

3.9

1.6

.4

1.1

.3

73

.3

460.6

14.9

914

Sept.

0.4

2.9

4.4

TTO

1.4

1.1

.8

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.0

1.4

2.3

2.7

2.9

3.4

3.6

.7

.3

33.6

1.12

67

Calendar year 1952 : Max 333 Kin Q.2 Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,720

Water year 1952-53 : Max 590 Mln o Mean 7.81 Ac-ft 5,660

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-29, Feb. 28 to Mar. 10, 

Apr. 18 to May 3, June 23 to July 3, July 7, 10-24, Aug. 7-11, 17-19, Aug. 22 to Sept. 2, Sept. 8-10, 

21-27.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°26' , long. 99°17', in SE^-SE^ sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 20 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 200 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Pe Railway bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles upstream from 

Indian Creek, 27.2 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 460.2.

Drainage area. 11,747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1905 (gage heights only), October 1905 to 

June 19UB, October 1938 to September 1953. Published as North Pork Canadian River at 

Woodward 1903-6. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1906, staff or chain gage at Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe 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.--15 years (1938-53), 308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 cfs July 24 (gage height, 8.10 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 9.80 ft 

Oct. 10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times each water year except 

1950-51.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

since May 1942 by Port Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 284).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1, 3-6, 19-23, Dec. 29 to

Jan. 14, June 10-15, July 31-25, July 29 to Aug. 18, Aug. 21-25)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.7 

4.0

0 

.3

2.1

5.3

15

35

64

4.5 

5.0

138

264

516

960

1,580

2,390

3,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-rt

Oct.

0

0

0

JJov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.2-

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

0.2

b.2

.3

.1

72

.3

.6

.7

.6

.7

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

.7

.7

2.1 

1.1

.4

.6

.4

b.4

!

a.4

_ '.67

.7

20.5

0.66

41

Jan.

0.6

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.7

2.1

bl.7

b.l

b.4

b.7

b.7 

2.1

5.7

4.9

6.1

5.7

6.9

9.7

12

TT

8.7

8.3

7.8

106.8

3.45

212

Feb.

.8

.4

.4

.8

.4

.4.'4

.8

6.5

9.7

13

17

20

Tf

15

12

11

9.2

S.3 

b5.3

b5.3

b4.9

479

5.7

8.7

12

12

11

_

-

268.9

9.60

533

Mar.

17

18

T5

17

17

17

a!4

a!4

a!5

16

17

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

12

9.7

7.8

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.3

390.6

12.6

775

Apr.

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

10

14

20

22

20

17

13

13

11

9.7

8.3

7.4

6.1

4.6

3.9 

2.9

2.6

2.1

2.6

2.9

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

1.7

-

225.3

7.51

447

May

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.1

1.9

1.2.9'

.7

3.6

1.1

1.7

1.4

1.4

3.2

6.1

9.3

14

17 

12

8.3

7.4

6.5

16

11

5.7

1.9

.4

0

0

0

139.5

4.50

277

June

0

0

0

.4

2.4

2.4

20

3.2

11

TO

44

23

8.7

3.2

1.2

.2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

189.7

6.32

376

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

.6

0

0

0

8.5

85

52

87 

87

26

9.2

876

3.160

Z,830

1,300

1,360

667

252

176

133

11,109.6

358

22,040

Aug.

107

a86

a70

59

84

79

106

78

61

57

a43

39

33

25

Zl

31

30

328

2.710 

993

828

486

a278

227

188

142

112

98

92

73

64

7,628

246

15,130

Sept.

55

a45

a 40

42

33

30

23

22

19

15

13

10

8.3

6.1

5.3

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.2 

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9-

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.7

.7

-

400.7

13.4

795

Calendar year 1952 : Max 751 Min 0 Mean 77.6 Ac-ft 56,310

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,160 Min 0 Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 40,630

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--July 24 (11:30 a.m.) 4,940 cfs (8.10 ft); Aug. 19 (5:45 a.m.) 

4,200 cfs (7.73 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

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, 2f miles downstream from Deep Creek, and at 

mile 422.6.

Drainage area. 12,419 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,680.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps'of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs July 25 (gage height, 6.02 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-53: 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. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some 

regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 284).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. 31, May 17, 18, 

July 24, July 29 to Sept. 20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 

0

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

2.6

7.0

14

0.7 

.8 

.9 

.0 

.1 

.3

0

.6

2.4

5.8

10

24

54

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

174

274

516

880

1,370

2,540

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

l»ov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

5.5

5.5

5.0

2.1

2.3

.2

.1

0

1.8

6.0

6.0

5.5

6.0

_

-

47.8

1.71

95

Mar.

16

18

25

24

20

17

15

13

17

18

20

18

17

17

15

13

13

15

13

11

10

9.1

7.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.1

5.0

4.JL

398.8

12.9

791

Apr.

3.5

3.9

2.9

2.9

13

16

16

17

16

16

17

16

14

12

11

9.0

7.6

6.2

4.3

3.9

3.2

2.9

3.5

5.0

3.2

1.7

1.6

ill

1.2

2.7

-

234.3

7.81

465

May

2.7

1.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

0

.3

.4

343

42

25

17

18

17

16

13

11

10

8.0

5.4

2.4

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

534.9

17.3

1,060

June

0

0

0

0

1.0

11

28

To

4.1

.7

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55.0

1.83

109

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

4.6

108

20

.5

0

620

278

9.5

3.5

2.1

3.2

23

15

276

3,240

2,040

1,210

1,300

568

316

201

L0,260.4

331

20,350

Aug.

142

117

104

93

103

76

62

87

80

59

46

38

34

30

29

471

81

1,550

1.760

934

856

544

306

263

201

150

112

91

79

65

8,592

277

17,040

Sept.

55

43

39

35

32

32

30

24

19

17

16

14

13

8.5

6.2

5.8

2.7

1.4

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

394.7

13.2

783

Calendar year 1952: Max 880 Mln 0 Mean 87.4 Ac-ft 63,440

Hater water year yeoi- 1952-53: 0.30^-05: Max nax 3,240 3,£4u Mln ru.ii o u Mean wean 56.2 DO.<: Ac-ft Ac-it 40,690 4u,oyu

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 cfs).--July 25 (7:30 a.m.) 3,840 cfs (6.02 ft); Aug. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 

3,780 cfs (5.79 ft).
288 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. 12,641 sq mi.

Hecords available. April 1948 to September 1953.

uage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels bv 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 27,510 acre-ft Sept. 3 (elevation, 1,598.75-ft) 

minimum, 3,220 acre-ft July 20 (elevation, 1,588.66).

1948-53: Maximum contents, 258,600 acre-ft May 25, 1951 (elevation, 1 628 05 ft)- 

minimum since conservation pool was first reached, that of July 20, 1953.

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.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revised capacity table (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet) 

(Based on survey in 1953)

1.582

1.583

1.584

1.585

1.586

1.587

1.588

95

208

388

638

1,010

1,600

2,480

1,590 

1,594 

1,600 

1,6O8 

1,620 

1,638

5,140

13,100

32,080

70,800

164,000

390,800

Total contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27,030

26,800

26,490

26,490

26,290

26,150

26,010

25,950

25,810

25,710

25,570

25,500

25,470

25,370

25,130

24,960

24,960

24,790

24,760

24,620

24,480

24,420

24,310

24,210

24,110

23,970

23,910

23,770

23,600

23,430

23,400

Jlov.

23,260

23,230

23,040

22,890

22,800

22,640

22,640

22,640

22,480

22,450

22,300

22,270

22,210

22,110

22,080

22,080

22,050

22,020

21,990

21,960

21,930

21,900

21,860

21,830

21,800

21,770

21,740

21,740

21,710

21,710

-

Dec.

21,680

21,620

21,590

21,520

21,370

21,340

21,310

21,310

21,240

21,120

21,090

21,090

21,060

20,970

20,940

20,870

20, 840

21,030

20,970

20,940

20,900

20,870

20 ,£40

20,810

20,750

20,720

20,660

20,620

20, 590

20,530

20,500

Jan.

20,470

20,470

20,410

20,380

20,350

20,320

20,250

20,190

20,13O

20,100

19,940

19,940

19,940

19,910

19,910

19,700

19,660

19,660

19,630

19,600

19,570

19,510

19,480

19,420

19,350

19,290

19,230

19,170

19,140

19,080

19,010

Feb.

18,950

18,920

18,890

18, 800

18,730

18,700

18,640

18,610

18,610

18,580

18,550

18,460

18,360

18,330

18,240

18,140

18,080

17,990

17,930

17,850

17,770

17,740

17,710

17,710

17,710

17,680

17,650

17,630

-

-

-

Mar.

17,770

17,820

17,850

17,770

17,710

17,710

17,650

17,630

17,600

17,600

17,600

17,570

17,510

17,460

17,370

17,290

17,290

17,210

16,930

16,930

16,900

16,870

16,790

16,730

16,620

16,590

16,510

16,340

16,310

16,310

16,310

Apr.

16,230

16,170

16,140

16,140

16,340

15,750

15,020

14,100

13,500

13,450

13,400

13,300

13,200

13,100

13,000

12,900

12,800

12,700

12,620

12,550

12,480

12,400

12,320

12,250

12,200

12,150

12,100

12,060

12,010

11,970

-

May

11,950

11,920

11,840

11,770

11,68O

11,620

11,550

11,460

11,400

11,440

11,480

11,990

12,550

12,600

12,850

12,900

12,950

12,920

12,880

12,850

12,800

12,720

12,650

12,550

12,420

12,300

12,220

12,100

11,990

11,860

11,790

June

11,750

11,660

11,590

11,550

11,510

11,440

11,400

11,350

11,290

11,240

11,220

11,110

11,000

10, 890

10,780

10,670

10, 540

10,450

10,380

10,300

10, 220

10, 140

10,030

9,950

9,850

9,770

9,680

9,640

9,620

9,620

-

July

9,580

9,540

9,480

9,420

9,380

9,360

9,360

9,380

9,420

9,420

9,720

9,930

9,890

9,870

9,830

9,110

7,500

5,940

3,750

3,220

3,350

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,720

6,250

9,190

11,310

13,320

14,350

14,910

Aug.

15,160

15, 410

15, 640

16,170

16,340

16,530

16,670

16,730

16,840

16,930

17,010

17,010

17,010

17,010

17,010

17,010

17,400

17,850

17,960

19,940

22,210

23,600

24,860

25,640

26,120

26,420

26,660

26,860

27,000

27,100

27,140

Sept.

27,170

27 , 240

27,340

27,410

27,370

27,410

26,320

23,500

20, 690

17,710

14,910

12,030

9,970

9,560

9,540

9,520

9,480

9,440

9,380

9,340

9,270

9,210

9,170

9,130

9,110

9,090

9,050

9,010

8,970

8,900

Note.--No record of elevation Nov. 17-30; contents estimated.

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31.. ....................

Calendar year 1952. ........

Water year 1952-53. . .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,597.54

1,596.61

-

1,596.13

1,595.20

1,593.54

1,592.45

1,594.70

1,598.64

1,592.10

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

27,170

23,400

a21,710

20, 500

-

19,010

17,630

16,310

11,970

11,790

9,620

14,910

27,140

8,900

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-3,770

-1,690

-1,210

-29,300

-1,490

-1,380

-1,320

-4,340

-180

-2,170

+5,290

-H2,230

-18,240

-18,270

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a No record of elevation; contents estimated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°03'30", long. 98°34'55", in NW£ 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. 12,646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953. 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. 16 years (1937-53), 307 cfs..

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Sept. 13; maximum gage height, 9.55 ft 

Sept. 10; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Aug. 1, 16.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, present datum); no flow at times each year prior to 1950.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream at same datum, 

from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from daily 

wire-weight-gage readings, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Flow partly regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 284 ) for the period 

May 1942 to April 1948 and completely regulated thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10, June 15 to Sept. 30)

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

0

1.5

9.5

21

48

87

5.5 

.6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

177

306

670

1,140

1,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

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.

32

3?

31

31 

31

32

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

28

28

28 

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

30

30

29

898

29.0

1,780

JJov.

29

29

29

29 

29

29

28

26

25

25

20

19

19

19

19

19

M

18

18 

18

18

19

20

21

21

23

20

20

20

20

-

667

22.2

1,320

Dec.

20

20

20

19 

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

b!8

b!7

17

18

18

19 

18

18

18

17

17

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!6

17

17

17

557

18.0

1,100

Jan.

17

16

18

16 

15

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

b!5

b!2

b!4

18

18 

16

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

508

16.4

1,010

Feb.

17

15

15

tt

14

14

14

14

16

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

16 

b!5

b!4

b!5

15

15

14

14

14

14

_

-

409

14.6

811

Mar.

17

14

16

14 

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

16

15

15 

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

454

14.6

900

Apr.

14

15

14

14 

18

103

421

418

392

23

21

19

18

18

16

16

15

14

14 

14

14

13

14

13

12.

12

12

13

14

13

-

1,727

57.6

3,430

May

14

14

14

15 

16

16

15

14

15

17

17

17

15

14

16

16

15

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13_

455

14.7

902

June

13

12

12

12 

15

14

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

4.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

4.7

-

319.1

10.6

633

July

2.2

1.0

.8

.8 

.6

.6

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

5.2

5.4

2.2

.8

^i

154

890

940

1.020 

550

12

2.2

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

3,598.4

116

7,140

Aug.

0,2

.8

1.0

1.9 

2.2

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

.2

1.5

3.0

5.7 

3.0

1.0

.8

1.2

8.0

3.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

50.6

1.63

100

Sept.

1.9

1.2

3.7

2.2 

1.0

1.0

314

1,450

1,450

1.480

1,450

1,450

1,350

339

9.5

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.0 

2.2

1.2

1.2 1.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

^8

9,334.2

311

18,510

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,040 Mln 12 Mean 107 Ao-ft 77,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,480 Mln 0.2 Mean 52.0 Ao-ft 37,640

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from daily wire-weight-gage readings June 25 to July 6, Sept. 15-30.
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long. 97 0 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.

Drainage area.--13,200 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1902 to April 1908, October 1937 to September 1953. Gage-height 

records collected at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site 

thereafter are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Published as Canadian 

River (North Pork) near El Reno, 1902-4.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (U. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). October 1902 to April 1908, chain gage at site 

about 50 ft downstream at different datura.

Average discharge . 21 years (1902-7, 1937-53), 300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 8.96 ft); no 

flow at times.

1902-8, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 15.98 

ft);-no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 ft above mean sea level, at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by Port Supply Reservoir (see p. 284) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and 

thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 288).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15 to May 14, July 19-23, 26, 27, 

Sept. 1O-30)

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0

5.2

2.1 

5.5

33

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

160

305

550

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

35

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

2.7

1.6

al.3

al.l

.8

.7

.7

.5

1.6

7.2

12

b!3

b!2

blO

bll

b7.6

-

86.2

2.87

171

Dec.

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.2

8.1

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

b4.1

b4.4

b5.5

5.5

7.6

19

£2_

21

20

16

12

blO

b9.7

b9.7

b8.6

8.6

8.6

12

299.9

9.67

595

Jan.

13

12

b9.2

9.2

8.1

8.6

8.1

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.9

bl.l bia

b2.1

b4.8

b7.6

7.6

11

12

11

8.6

8.1

7.2

6.8

5.9

5.9

6.3

232.6

7.50

461

Feb.

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.1

8.6

11

8.6

8.6

12

15

8.6

7.2

5.5

5.5

5.9

b3.7

b3TT

4.1

6.8

7.2

8.6

10

8.6

_

-

199.9

7.14

396

Mar.

14

13

26

19

17

12

10

9.7

8.6

8.1

8.6

9.7

16

48

18

16

16

14

11

10

8.6

7.2

5.9

5.1

4.4

4.1 sn:

4.4

4.4

6.3

5.9

366.1

11.8

726

Apr.

5.5

4.6

6.8

4.4

79

37

20

22

138

265

308

140

52

41

36

23

19

15

13

11

10

8.6

9.7

10

9.2

8.1

7.6

8.1

8.6

8.6

-

1,328.8

44.3

2,640

May

5.9

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.1

5.9

4.8

5.9

7.2

8.1

22

27

25

25

23

17

12

9.2

6.3

4.4

3.1

2.1

.7

.1

0

0

0

248.0

8.00

492

June

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3.6

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

5.1

0.17

10

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.1

0

0

1.3

.4

0

0

3.4

22

1.6

117

580

686

565

286

97

80

56

21

11

6.8

4.1

2.1

2,541.9

82.0

5,040

Aug.

0^1

.2

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

0

0

0

0

0,9

0.03

1.8

Sept.

0

0

2.8

56

20

1.8

0

0

0

322

998

1,080

1.110

1,100

864

44O

127

66

42

30

20

14

8.6

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6,303.9

210

12,500

Calendar year 1952; Max 914 Mln o Mean 94.0 Ac-ft 68,240

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,110 Mln 0 Mean 31.8 Ac-ft 23,030

Peak discharge (base, 5.100 cfs).--No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33', long. 97°37', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at left training 

wall just downstream from outlet of inverted siphon, 2,600 ft upstream from Lake Hefner, 

3 miles northeast of Bethany, and 7.6 miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma 

City.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953. No diversion prior to March 1944.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,200.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1S29. Prior to Apr. 8, 1947, staff gage at site 2.7 miles upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 8, 1947, to Apr. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 3 

miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--1944-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 25, 1948, May 19, 20, 1949; 

no 1'low at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair. Canal diverts from 

North Canadian River just above Lake Overholser (see p.2S2) 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 head 

gates are closed included in records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jtov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

o

0

0

Feb.

0

0

o

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,340 Mln 0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

3.8

4.7

7.5

8.5

7.5

11

11

2.5

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

' 1.2

.9

.2

1.0

1.0

.7

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

.8

73.1

2.36

145

Apr.

0.8

.9

.8

.8

11

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.8

jj

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

-

38.9

1.30

77

May

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.4

^2

2.2

1.4

.6

.6

1.1

1.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.4

19.2

0.62

38

June

0.4

.4

.4

.4

-*9

.3

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

0

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

-

12.2

0.41

24

July

0.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.9

.5

.6

.3

.3

.4

.3

.7

4.4

.7

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

17.8

0.57

35

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.5

. 3

.2

.2

.1

.5

.1

fi

0

0

.6

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.6

0.34

21

Sept.

0.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

0

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

*191

*676

*642

363

*105

2.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

-

1,990.2

66.3

3,950

Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,190

Water year 1952-53: Max 676 Mln o Mean 5.92 Ac-ft 4,290

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
292 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.--Lat 3S°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-j- miles southwest of Bethany, 

5 miles west of Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.5.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

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, 13,600 acre-ft Sept. 20 (gage height, 174.2 ft); 

minimum observed, 2,650 acre-ft Feb. 23, 24 (gage height, 165.95 ft).

1937-53: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (gage height, 176.9 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum.observed, that of Feb. 23, 24, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

Storage began in 1917. Dam was partly wased 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 gag6 height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Oct. 31. ...................

Dec. 31....................

Calendar year 1952 .......

Jan. 31.. ..................

Feb. 28.... ................

Mar. 31. ...................

Apr. 30....................

May 31.. ..................

June 3O ....................

July 31....................

Aug. 31....................

Water year 1952-53. .;....

Gage height 

(feet)t

166.8

-

166.5

166.3

167.35

170.0

168.55

170.0

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

5,370

3,630

3,380

-

3,100

2,930

3,970

8,550

7,360

5,37O

8,710

7,360

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,740

-150

-100

-4,120

-280

-170

+1,040

+4, 580

-1,190

-1,990

+3, 340

-1,350

+4,740

+6,730

ge height at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

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 tank on downstream side of pier of 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.--13.386 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,204.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 165 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 30.9 ft in October 1923 (from information bv State Highway 

Commission).

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation by Canton Reservoir (see p. 288) and by Lake 

Overholser (see preceding page). Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal 

(see p. 291).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 16-20)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

1.7 

4.4 

7.6

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

JJov.

0 5 -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

-

5.5

0.18

11

Dec.

*0.2

1

72

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.7

0.15

9.3

Jan.

0.1 7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.3

73

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.6"

0.12

7.1

Feb.

0.1

* . 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.2

T77

1.5

1.3

1.5

_

_

-

12.4

0.44

25

Mar.

2.7

1.5

22

*2.2

1.1

.4

.4

.3

.5

.3

.3

.2

12

 

30 .7

.5

1.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

75

.2

.1

80.1

2.58

159

Apr.

 

0.1

.1

.1

*68

7.6

2.2

1.3

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

13

*24

1.3

.6

1.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

-

126.0

4.20

250

May

**0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.7

7.6

.4

.2

.3

~7F 8.5

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

21.8

0.70

43

June

**0.1

~

 5

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.4

0.01

0.8

July

0-5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

*0

0

0

1.4

0

0

.1

4.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Aug.

(*)

C)

0

0

0

Sept.

*0-5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1952-53 : Max 68 Mln 0 Mean 0.72 Ac-ft 519

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - ZO
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29'40", long. 97°25'40", on north line sec. 29, T. 12 N,, R. 2 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 4? miles east of 

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, 5 miles upstream from Crutcho Creek, and at mile 261.2.

Drainage area.--13,512 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1899 (gage heights only), October 1938 to September 

1953 (discontinued). Published as North Pork of Canadian River at Oklahoma City in 

1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.79 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. May to December 1899, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at different datum. 

Nov. 11, 1938, to June 26, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 1,250 ft downstream at 

datum 0.66 ft lower and June 27, 1939, to Feb. 8, 1940, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 375 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,410 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 23 cfs Sept. 13.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Oct. 30, 1941 (gage height, 14.74 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Dec. 20, 1938, Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft (revised] Oct. 16, 1923, from information by State 

Highway Commission and Oklahoma City Water Department.

Remarks.--Records good prior to May 16 and fair thereafter except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Some regulation by Port Supply Reservoir (see p. 284) for period May 1942 to 

April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 288), and by Lake Overholser 

(see p. 292). Diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 291). Low flow 

sustained by sewage from Oklahoma City.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and,

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

39

65

114

179

276

530

1,310

2,230

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

34

35

33

34

26

31

34

34

34

33

32

26

31

33

33

34

35

30

26

30

31

32

33

34

29

24

J9

30

31

31

31

973

31.4

1,930

flov.

30

"29 26

31

31

31

31

31

30

34

31

35

34

34

33

29

31

34

33

34

34

31

32

91 SS

44

32

34

33

30

-

1,075

35.8

2,130

Dec.

34

36

35

37

36

35

30

35

36

36

36

36

35

30

34

36

35

36

83

38

31

39

36

37

30

32

34

29

34

36

36

1,123

36.2

2,230

Jan.

30

32

32

29

32

34

34

34

34

32

29

31

33

33

33

32

32

36

41

38

36

37

42

40

29

33

34

33

32

31

29

1,037

33.5

2,060

Feb.

25

29

30

29

29

29

29

24

27

55

47

34

31

30

25

29

30

29

33

63

29

24

27

39

34

34

32

29

.

-

905

32.3

1,800

Mar.

72

43

455

TS2

58

53

49

43

46

47

47

48

50

209

66

51

116

126

59

46

42

39

39

40

41

40

41

39

37 its?

55

2,303

74.3

4,570

Apr.

45

46

92

48

3,450

319

139

114

97

88

81

75

75

82

545

95

70

61

52

54

52

50

79

68

44

36

3?

39

39

39

-

6,093

203

12,090

May

36

34

32

36

37

36

37

36

31

29

37

86

56

44

73

~6T 254

53

46

42

42

42

39

33

37

40

41

40

38

33

30

1,517

4S.9

3,010

June

35

34

34

33

52

~42 106

42

42

41

40

39

35

26

29

32

31

31

30

29

"27 24

42

35

33

34

31

27

31

34

-

1,101

36.7

2,180

July

34

32

31

26

24

29

52

61

39

33

52

"58 214

39

34

50

80

43

69

140

57

48

94

80

69

41

34

32

32

32

32

1,691

54.5

3,350

Aug.

29

' 26

T4

31

30

30

33

36

29

31

40

119

46

41

36

32

36

406

156

96

60

48

40

36

35

33

31

33

34

30

33

1,740

- 56.1

3,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,380 Mln 23 Mean 125 Ao-ft 90,560

Sept.

31

31

52

37

30

27

24

29

30

30

30

29

2329~

30

30

30

35

30

24

30

29

29

30

30

28

24

29

29

30

-

899

30.0

1,780

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,430 Mln 23 Mean 56.0 Ao-ft 40,580

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs).--Apr- 5 (1:30 p.m.) 6,410 cfs (9.54 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 4, July 21, 22, 26-28, Aug. 13, 15-17, 21-24, Sept. 14-30; discharge estimated on basis, of weather records and records of outflow from sewage disposal plant above 

station.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°15'40", long, 96°12i40", in center of SWij sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 10 E., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2| miles 

northeast of Wetumka, 2.3 miles upstream from Wewoka Creek, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area.--14.448 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 856 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 15.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); 

minimum, that of Oat. 15, 1952.

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 near Oklahoma City.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 33 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

18

18

16

16

22

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

22

22

21

20

20

22

570

18.4

1,130

JIov.

23

24

23

21

20

22

24

26

28

28

28

29

29

29

30

31

41

56

50

44

42

47

50

84

227

200

108

95

81

81

-

1,621

54.0

3,220

Dec.

90

m

67

64

60

54

53

50

52

50

47

47

47

44

41

42

46

47

69

75

73

71

69

64

69

77

67

60

59

59

59

1,853

59.8

3,680

Jan.

58

53

53

52

52

50

52

50

50

50

48

46

44

47

47

46

42

44

47

46

46

42

64

77

Zl

79

77

73

67

65

65

1,711

55.2

3,390

Feb.

64

64

58

56

53

50

50

48

47

33

67

 gr 73

65

65

60

65

64

58

62

64

56

47

54

59

64

69

62

_

_

-

1,664

59.4

3,300

Mar.

77

152

122

220

318

339

360

220

137

102

88

88

90

98

88

85

133

318

248

164

137

164

180

116

92

79

73

64

530- D9

T76

5,417

175

10,740

Apr.

297

210

815

494

877

2,350

2,500

1,850

875

530

384

290

236

230

980

578

325

408

512

297

220

172

1,3675

7,400

1, 170

432

368

453

823

290

-

27,726

924

54,990

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,800 Min 15 Mean 320

May

195

168

152

156

156

152

148

144

140

137

140

521

1,250

449

339

607

1,500

950

638

503

339

236

180

164

137

131

122

116

108

100

!§

10,176

328

20,180

June

92

85

85

85

98

168

180

T48

116

92

98

83

69

60

58

54

52

46

42

44

42

41

54

65

58

44

40

35

34

35

2,203

73.4

4,370

July

35

32

30

29

26

22

30

34

35

96

205

1,030

467

215

190

172

315

387

440

626

3,670

1,200

720

1,750

1,300

638

503

353

230

180

140

15,100

487

29,950

Aug.

125

102

95

90

370

251

128

190

128

102

92

122

168

360

190

119

113

908

WS

168

128

105

204

144

119

98

85

77

77

75

75

5,686

183

11,280

Sept.

73

62

125

144

TS5

71

64

67

75

71

59

48

44

42

41

41

36

32

30

32

42

32

31

29

27

30

31

27

23

2l_

1,555

51.8

3,080

AC-ft 232,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,400 Mln 15 Mean 206 Ac-ft 149,300

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfa). Apr. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (10.60 ft); July 21 (2:30 p.m.) 

5,250 cfs (9.57 ft).

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-8, 

Apr. 25-27, May 14-16, May 20 to July 7, July 26 to Sept. 30.
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 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.--5 years, 15.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs July 23 (gage height, 7.14 ft); no 

flow at times.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 11.80 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5, May 12)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Oct. 1 to May 11 

0

May 12 to Sept. 30

,1

1,0

3.1

6.7

12

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

25

48

111

178

252

420

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

.6 

1.9 

4.1 

7.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

5.0 

4.0

17

31

62

109

213

436

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

JJov.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.3

O

0

0

0

.2

3.4

8.6

8.6

4.4

3.1

2.6

2.1

33.3

1.11

66

Dec.

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

75

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

4.4

T75

1.0

l.o

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.9

34.6

1.12

69

Jan.

0.8

.8

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.2

.9

.9

.4

2.1

1.5

.4

_J5

.4

.8

3.0

4.8

273

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

37.0

1.19

73

Feb.

2.9

2.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.6

2.1

1.5

6.2

7.2

1.7

.8

.6

^4

.6

.6

2.1

1.7

22

3.7

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

_

_

-

73.7

2.63

146

Mar.

24

15

297

146

5.9

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.7

64

336

11

7.2

82

32

6.7

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

2.8

a3.0

3.1

3.4

1,090.4

35.2

2,160

Apr.

2.3

377

6.5

3.4

541

23

9.0

6.7

5.5

5.1

5.5

4.8

4.0

6.7

5.2

3.4

3.7

5.5

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

15

15

5.7

2.3

2.5

2.8

5.4

4.4

505.5

16.8

998

May

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

7.0

105

255

T?

5.5

5.9

77

12

6.4

5.0

5.8

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

542.2

17.5

1,080

June

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

9.1

17

2.9

2.1

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

15

0

0

0

l.o

27

52

19

5.8

.4

0

0

-

125.5

4.18

249

July

o 5

0

o

0

0

0

3.2

94

.5

.5

124

4.5

.6

.5

117

24

.8

.6

6.5

1.0

.5

~88 315

9.8

5.1

1.9

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

800.0

25.8

1,590

Aug.

0.7

.5

.5

.4

20

5.4

1.5

3.2

1.2

a. 5

.3

7.0

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

~9.9 125

2.1

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.7

.3

.8

.6

.2

_a

183.4

5.92

564

Sept.

0.1

.1

1.5

~77 5.5

.2

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

-

8.1

0.27

16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,170 Mln 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft lo,97O

Water leer year year 1952-53: i95<;-£>3: Max wax 341 341 Mln run 0 u Mean nean 9.40 s.4u Ae-ft AC-IC 6.81O b.oiu

Peak discharge (base. 1.20O cfs). Apr. 5 (ll a.m.) 1,260 cfs (7.00 ft); July 23 (8:15 p.m.) 1,270 

's (7.14 ft).

ird; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

cfs (7.14 ft)

a No gage-height reco 

stations
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°41', long. 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 14 N., R. 12 E., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from 

Adams Creek, 4 miles south of Beggs, 8 miles downstream from Plat Rock (checkerboard) 

Creek, and at mile 85.0.

Drainage area. 2,018 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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 same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,014 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 19.00 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Nov. 5-9.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation, gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by the Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, Apr. 22, 23, 

May 2-11, July 3-lo)

-O.I

O.O

.1

.2

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

.5

1.5

3.0

7.5

16

28

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

180

444

1,470

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

3.0

5.0

10.0

16.0

19.0

197

487

1,630

3,470

4,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

s

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

ZZ

ZS

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2/7

T5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

.6

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

28.4

0.92

56

Jfov.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

_^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

1.1

3.2 

9.2

12

12

12

14

23

3.6

52

67

61

49

43

-

4OO.O

13.3

793

Dec.

31

32

33

32

30

28

28

26

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20 

22

23

24

29

26

28

28

27

29

29

28

28

27

810

26.1

1,610

Jan.

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

22

22 

22

21

31

43

38

33

38

40

49

52

52

46

40

943

30.4

1,870

Feb.

38

46

40

38

38

36

33

33

33

32

40

52

52

52

49

49

46

46

46

40

40

38

36

33

36

40

46

46

_

-

-

1,154

41.2

2,290

Mar.

58

55

169

834

978

936

874

957

575

399

274

225

202

180

575

414

575

1,270 

1,130

775

681

575

444

327

237

191

160

133

115

106

102

14,526

469

28,810

Apr.

151

115

106

142

237

1,700

1,680

1,27O

1,370

1,580

1,730

1,860

1,080

620

487

600

723

809 

966

765

487

348

934

4, OCX)

4,380"

4.520

3,800

3,580

2,030

1,180

-

42,300

1,410

83,900

May

600

355

257

202

170

150

130

117

112

101

215

1,860

2,810

2.910

2,430

2,140

2,11O

1,940 

1,840

1,400

989

640

452

333

257

214

175

150

13O

112

93_

25,394

819

50,370

June

79

66

59

52

46

126

202

180

113

85

90

89

76

6O

50

39

32

28 

24

19

17

16

16

15

3O

54

46

28

19

li

1,770

59.0

3,510

July

11

S.8

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.2

7.5

6.0

4.4

8T5

9.5

85

1,560

1,700

1,200

523

875

600 

348

505

723

435

624

1,460

2.490

2,460

2,200

2,140

2,140

2,140

1,680

25,969.9

838

51,510

Aug.

640

348

250

186

160

214

202

318

660

580

402

318

290

250

186

165

160

150 

613

897

410

561

542

386

276

202

160

126

103

83

68

9,906

320

19,650

Sept.

57

48

49

54

IZ°

101

67

53

66

64

54

45

37

32

27

24

21

18 

16

15

15

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.5

S.5

8.2

1*1

1,120.9

37.4

2,220

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,050 Hln O.2 Mean 483 Ac -ft 35O.90O

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,520 Mln 0.2 Mean 341 Ao-ft 246,600

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). Apr. 26 (l a.m.) 4,710 cfs (19.00 ft).

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings prior to June 23.
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16' , long. 95°14', in SE^SEi? sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield, 5j miles upstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 18.8.

Drainage area. 47,576 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T:929. 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. 15 years, 6,684 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.10 ft); 

minimum daily, 22 cfs Nov. 10.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum daily, that of Nov. 10, 1952.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943 (from information by local 

resident).

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 262). Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 55 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.--WSP 1177; Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

71

65

60

54

51

69

64

54

50

46

42

40

38

38

37

35

34

31

30

28

25

26

25 

25

26

25

25

25

25

24

25

1,211

39.1

2,400

ftov.

25

26

25

24

25

25

26

27

23

22

24

24

28

31

31

34

40

64

56

58

58

60

80 

139

386

1,350

2.520-

1,540

1,060

695

-

8,326

278

16,510

Dec.

516

428

591

560

320

288

262

249

232

208

192

181

178

170

163

156 15S156

204

236

525

659

516 

456

396

350

525

288

262

249

232

9,302

500

18,450

Jan.

212

200

181

185

181

178

170

165

159

159

146

146

139

136

159

T2~3 123

149

149

159

149

149 ids

232

252

224

228

245

258

266

266

5,642

182

11,190

Feb.

266

249

232

220

196

192

178

170

152

IS?

178

192

200

306

505

439

345

288

270

295

245

224

240 

375

391

555

511

297

_

-

7,466

267

14,810

Mar.

424

1,1275

1,780

1,750

1,750

1,410

1,650

2,090

1,630

1,590

1,420

1,140

938

4,240

9,290

10,800

15,900

25,800

17,400

16,200

14,500

8,820

5,240 

2,300

1,750

1,360

1,050

855

680

1,900

56,90J)

191,617

6,181

380,100

Apr.

24,000

12,600

10,800

10,300

7,440

11,200

20,300

16,800

11,500

5,950

4,400

3,920

5,920

5,450

5,910

7,440

5,170

3,390

2,500

1,710

1,650

1,410

1.260 

57.700

57,600

24,2OO

18,000

15,600

22,500

22,000

-

352,420

11,750

699,000

May

18,700

16,200

8,860

3,020

2,010

1,600

1,370

1,180

1,040

965

1,360

17,700

50,000

24,200

23,500

21,400

18,700

14,200

9,060

7,000

5,360

4,190

3,270 

2,520

1,750

1,350

1,090

912

748

611

5JL6

244,182

7,877

484,300

June

468

423

386

545

502

545

565

586

479

1,050

869

604

462

365

511

279

249

212

170

149

129

114

139 

149

120

114

106 150"

129

106

-

9,425

514

18,690

July

97

1OO

87

73

64

"97 54

159

109

80

428

2,490

4,680

4,190

4,190

3,270

2,660

5,360

6,560

9,580

59.500

38,300

29,200 

25,300

29,200

18,300

13,100

6,000

4,260

5,920

5,270

254,278

8,203

504,400

Aug.

3,600

3,450

1,820

983

1,070

2,860

6,170

2,570

1,470

1,220*

1,040

1,120

1,010

1,300

2,590

1,290

947

886

2, "915

7;220

5,950

2,500

1,600 

1,140

1,040

1,480

2,620

2,240

1,510

1,010

886

65,302

2,107

129,500

Sept.

1,080

1,010

878

15.700

16,566

4,870

2,570

1,380

1,050

718

572

456

451

355

297

275

224

204

189

170

163

146

146 

146

146

149

146

136

123

112

42,342

1,411

83,980

Calendar year 1952 : Max 48,000 Mln 22 Mean 2,409 Ac-ft 1,749,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 39,300 Mln 22 Mean 3,264 Ac-ft 2,363,000

Peak discharge (base, 55,OOP cfs).--Mar. 51 (2 p.m.) 66,100 cfa (14.10 ft); Apr. 24 (4 p.m.) 

57,800 cfa (14.01 ft); May 13 (3:30 a.m.) 35,900 cfs (12.11 ft); July 21 (4:50 a.m.) 48,700 cfs 

(13.40 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28 1 , long. 94 C 52', in Sw£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R, 23 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of abandoned highway bridge, 400 ft downstream from water-supply dam of 

city of Sallisaw, 3? miles west of Sallisaw, 5 miles upstream from Little Sallisaw 

Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Aug. 20, 1953, at site 400 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1942 to September 1953.

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. 11 years, 237 cfs.'

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs May 12 (gage height, 4.06 ft); minimum

 cETTy, 0.4 cfs Nov. 21-23.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 7.96 and 11.25 ft; no flow at tines 

in 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversion 

above station for municipal water supply of city of Sallisaw.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage hel'ght, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17, 18, May 11-14, Aug. 2O to Sept. 3O)

Oct. I to Jan. 22, Jan. 30 

to Mar. 2, Mar. 8-12, May 

29 to Aug. 19

-0.1 0.2

0.0 .6

.1 1.6

.2 3.0

.4 7.5

1.1 

1.4

Jan. 23-29. Mar. 3-7, 

Mar. 13 to May 28

3 31

208

572

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

1,190

1,960

4,110

Aug. 2O to Sept. 30

1.0 0.2'

1.1 .6

1.2 2.0

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

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

TTF

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

33.2

1.07

66

Hov.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

P 4

77

.4

.5

6.0

8.0

5.8

5.2

7.0

9.0

-

54.7

1.82

108

Dec.

13

1?

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

875" 7.5

12

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.8

10

10

298.9

9.64

593

Jan.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.8

7.8

7i5

7.5

7.5

7.5

36

6055-

50

45

36

31

27

57

587.5

19.0

1,170

Feb.

5S~ 32

26

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

_

_

-

505

18.0

1,000

Mar.

IB- 22

82

132

120

97

79

65

54

50

43

42

53

964

548

303

2,350

2,220

746

431

312

247

216

180

145

126

114

97

85

575

709

11,252

363

22,320

Apr.

605

356

500

450

461

1,180

1,020

583

392

286

247

239

194

166

194

166

145

159

166

152

138

126 180"

1,420

777

450

321

341

2,230

 900

-

14,544

485

28,850

May

520

364

278

247

216

194

173

145

126

114

244

3,500

2,150

962

616

683

605

440

338

263

216

187

152

126

114

103

91

79

70

59

54_

13,429

433

26,640

June

49

44

39

29

26

29

25

24

22

20

19

17

15

14

12

10

8.5

7.5

5.8

4.4

3.8

4.2

4.8

5.5

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.2

-

465.3

15.5

923

July

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.2

1.9

2.3

3.4

6.2

11

8.8

7.5

11

14

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.8

7.5

8.2

14

15

12

11

10

9.2

8.2

6.8

5.8

5.0

242.6

7.83

481

Aug.

4.2

574

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

T76

1.6

67.9

2.19

135

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.6

T74

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

-

26.4

0.88

52

Calendar- year 1952: Max 3,200 Mln O.4 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,150

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,500 Mln 0.4 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,34O

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Mar. 17 (9:15 p.m.) 6,980 cfs (3.85 ft); May 12 (7:3O p.n 

7,690 cfs (4.06 ft).

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 22, Jan, 

Mar. 2, Mar. 8-12, May 29 to Aug. 19.
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°21', long. 94°46', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59, 3.9 miles downstream 

from San Bois Creek, 7-j miles, south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147,491 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 32,000 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 902 cfs Sept. 30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 442,000 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 31.04 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs and power development.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 46 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5-9, Mar. 20-23, Mar. 30 to Apr. 19, 

Apr. 21-26, Apr. 30 to May 3, May 5-19, May 22 to July 26, Aug. 6 to 

Sept. 5, Sept. 17-21)

1.4 930 8.0 20,600

2.0 1,890 11.0 40,500

3.0 5,720 16.0 91,100

5.0 9,180 18.0 118,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.870

2,870

2,370

2,050

1,990

2,150

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,420

1,530

1,350

. 1,280

1,250

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,250

1,280

1,220

1,200

1,180

1.170

1,180

1,180

48,490

1,564

96,180

JIov.

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,290

1,280

1.260

1,290

1,280

1,340

1,260

1,280

1,530

1,290

1,390

1,490

1,490

1,580

1,600

1,530

1,620

1,650

1,580

1,860

2,420

5,240

3,720

4.550

5,930

5,440

-

55,010

1,834

109,100

Dec.

3,060

2,600

2,510

2,290

2,170

2,040

1,870

1,800

1.770

3,820

4.470

4,240

2,600

1,920

1,860

1,870

1,890

1,870

2,010

2,150

2,170

2,280

2,510

2,420

2,330

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,280

2,220

2,200

73,940

2,385

146,700

Jan.

2,240

2,370

2,150

2,110

2,040

1,980

1,910

1,800

1,690

1,840

2,290

1,980

1,910

1,920

1,870

1,980

2,150

2,130

2,200

2,510

4.040

3,060

2,600

2,870

2,870

2,690

2,600

2,600

2,690

3,720

3,440

74,250

2,395

147,300

Feb.

2,690

2,510

2,350

2,310

2,220

2,200

2,240

2.170

2,170

2,170

2,350

2,780

4.470

3,540

2,600

2,510

2,510

2,350

2,330

2,310

2,370

2,310

2,370

2,510

2,690

2,870

3,340

3,240

-

-

-

72,260

2,581

143,300

Mar.

5.150

4,140

5,780

6,450

6,600

9,840

9,840

8,550

7,650

6,750

6,320

5,780

4,960

6,600

14,000

19,600

28,600

58 . 100

40,500

32,100

27,400

21,100

13,500

9,180

7,950

7,350

7,050

7,650

7,950

11,200

34,800

440,240

14,200

873,200

Apr.

48,100

28,000

20,600

21,600

17,800

21,600

43,800

53,500

40,500

27,400

20,600

18,800

16,200

13,600

16,600

20,100

20,100

15,400

14,700

20,600

17,000

13,500

12.200

39,000

107,000

87,500

49,900

34,500

43,800

60,100

-

963,700

32,120

*1,911

May

48,100

40,500

31,400

17,400

12,900

12,600

10,800

10,500

10,200

9,840

10,500

27,900

76,900

81 . 500

80,300

66 , 100

50,800

39 , 700

30,000

26,700

32,800

23,800

19,200

17,400

14,400

12,600

11,800

10,800

10,200

9,510

6.520

865,470

27,850

*1,715

June

4,350

4,040

4,040

15.500

12,600

8,550

7,050

6,180

6,900

10,800

9,510

7,950

7,050

5,500

3,720

3,240

2,960

2,600

2,960

2,780

2,690

2.510

2,510

2,690

2,780

2,780

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,600

-

152,710

5,090

302,900

July

2,400

2,370

2,510

2,350

2,110

1,980

1.910

2,010

2,310

2,330

2,260

3,440

5,240

6,900

7,500

12,200

12,900

14,400

14,000

13,500

36,500

54.400

51,700

42,100

47,200

43,800

29,300

a20,000

a!5,000

a!2,000

alO.OOO

476,200"

15,360

944,500

Aug.

a9,000

a8, 000

a7 , 200

a6,400

a6,000

a5,800

a6,000

a7,000

a6,000

5,100

6,180

6,320

5,910

5,500

6,040

7,350

5,780

5,240

6,040

7,650

10.500

7,950

6,320

5,100

4,140

4,590

4,960

5,910

5,500

4,590

5.540

191,410

6,175

579,700

Sept.

5,060

5,820

4,140

7,000

14.400

9,840

8,550

7,650

5,910

5,640

4,590

3,930

3,530

a2,800

a2,100

a2,100

a2,200

a2,300

a2,200

a2,000

1,700

1,550

1,770

1,640

1,370

1,250

1,390

1,280

1,080

MS

111,735

3,724

.221,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 122,000 Mln 1.17Q Mean 16,440 Ac-ft 11,930,000

Hater year 1952-55: Max 107,000 Mln 945 Mean 9,653 Ac-ft 6,988,000

Peak discharge (base. 100.000 efs). Apr. 25 (5 p.m.) 112,000 cfs (17.26 ft). 

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

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 highway bridge at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq ml.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1953.

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. 14 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs May 13 (gage height, 20.46 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-53: 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 except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).,--WSP 1037: 1939(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25, 26)

4.2

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

1S.O

69

141

325

840

2,500

4,340

6,540

9,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

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

13

708

96

30

13

7.7

5.7

234

*8.140

3,740

335

178

144

162

-

13,806.4

460

2.30

2.57

27,380

Dec.

721

1,320

555

2.580

*681

330

215

162

128

100

77

64

56

50

43

37

33

SI

36

182

104

92

102

71

56

47

43

40

*37

37

92

7,922

256

1.28

1.47

15,710

Jan.

97

67

53

43

38

36

33

30

27

25

22

20

19

18

11

17

39

225

395

335

260

204

2.680

1,340

575

*365

248

191

144

119

670

8,352

269

1.34

1.55

16,570

Feb.

658

320

229

174

141

119

100

84

73

73

231

211

141

114

114

noo

75

64

58

392

256

144

114

130

194

150

119

100

-

-

-

4,678

167

0.835

0.87

9,280

Mar.

316

787

2,330

1,760

540

330

233

181

150

153

150

153

111

1,160

375

191

2,430

*9_tQ20

946

460

316

814

946

*385

248

197

178

181

141

506

*814

26,532

856

4.28

4.93

52,630

Apr.

435

256

215

194

217

3,860

1,560

623

370

244

252

460

252

194

628

350

229

188

147

*122

100

90

622

6,590

1,370

460

284

337

7.870

1,750

-

30,269

1,009

5.04

5.63

60,040

May

515

294

211

174

188

150

117

100

82

71

435

6,210

6.650

1,260

734

1,030

754

420

507

208

147

*109

86

67

55

45

40

54

50

25

ZZ

20,550

662

3.31

3.82

40,720

June

11

14

*12

10

8.2

7.7

7.3

7.3

6.1

5.7

4.8

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

125.0

4.17

0.021

0.02

248

July

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

5.7

2.3

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

2.0

*3 8

10

7.7

9.3

18

ZO

11

7.3

5.7

4.8

3.9

3.4

126.5

4.08

0.020

0.02

251

Aug.

3^2

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

o

0

0

*o

23.4

0.75

0.0038

0.004

46

Sept.

0

0

0

ui

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

0.000015

0.00002

0.2

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,-140 Min 0 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.89 Ac-ft 180,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,020 Min 0 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88 Ac-ft 222,900

Peak discharee (base. 3.000 cfs). --Nov. 25 (8:30 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (20.44 ft)j Dec. 4 (10 a.m.)

3,220 cfs (11.25 ft)

ft); Mar. 18 (7 a.m.

Jan. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 3,880 eta (12.34 ft)j Mar. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (13.43

15,200 cfs (20.28 ft); Apr. 6 (11 a.m.) 4,920 cfa (13.94 ft); Apr. 24

7,830 cfs (17.23 ft); Apr. 29 (3 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (18. 9O ft)i May 13 (12:30 a.m.) 16,OOO cfs

12 m.)

20.46

ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Fourche Mallne near Red Oak, Okla.

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 highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Fourche 

Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953 (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. 15 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 19.47 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-53: 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 fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 29 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-15, Feb. 11 to Mar. 13,

Mar. 17-19, Apr. 6, 23-25, Apr. 28 to May 3, May 12-14,

June 28, 29, July 20, 21, 24-26, Sept. 19, 20)

0.5

1.0

1.1

.1

.3

.6

1.5

2.8

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

4.5 

6.8

13

10.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

1,O80 

2,310 

2,900 

4,440

7,130

10,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2$

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0^6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.09

0.00074

0.0009

5.6

Nov.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.4

.5

3.9

273

~52 278

25

16

13

~

662. 0

22.1

0.181

0.20

1,310

Dec.

14

19

25

27

24

20

16

13

11

9.5

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

6.8

23

13

27

26

25

19

16

12

11

9.5

9.2

8.9

461.6

14.9

0.122

0.14

916

Jan.

8.6

7.7

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.1

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.4

1^2

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.4

11

52

49

45

34

26

19

16

27

376.2

12.1

0.099

0.11

746

Feb.

34

39

28

22

18

16

13

12

12

12

130

m104

62

43

33

25

18

14

104

104

62

42

38

58

61

46

36

-

-

-

1,400

50.0

0.410

0.43

2,780

Mar.

190

494

243

460

186

104

70

52

40

42

42

38

84

4,620

1,500

294

1,820

5,020

990

284

181

131

116

90

62

50

56

49

41

199

1,230

18,778

606

4.97

5.72

37,250

Apr.

662

220

233

243

342

2,470

1,450

396

221

141

131

166

116

89

543

354

166

116

86

66

54

*5

549

7,590

1,490

287

161

270

3,570

1,440

-

23,667

789

6.47

7.21

46,940

May

276

136

871

65

54

45

40

34,

28i 25'

25

2,450

5.8501

592

226

576

336

171

104

71

53

42

33

26

22

18

14

13

11

10

8^1

9,441.3

305

2.50

2.88

18,730

June

B-.0

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.5

4.9

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

71.1

2.37

0.019

0.02

141

July

P.

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

3.1

9.2

4.0

7.4

6.2

4.5

2.1

186

258

19

10

396

813

153

58

1,460

2.190

199

83

53

37

26

20

5,997.6

193

1.58

1.83

11,900

Aug.

14

13

11

11

11

12

9.2

7.1

5.8

4.7

4.O

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

49

41

15

6.5

3.8

2.2

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

lA

.4

.4

.7

240.9

7.77

0.064

0.07

478

Sept.

0.9

.9

2.0

&*5

4.5

4.0

2.0

1.1

.7

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

o

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"

25.3

0.84

0.0069

0.008

50

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,-470 Min o Mean 72.6 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.10 Ac-ft 52,750

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,590 Min 0 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62 Ac-ft 121,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Mar. 14 (11:15 a.m.) 7,730 cfs (18.17 ft); Mar. 18 (2:15 a.m.)

8,970 cfs (18.46 ft); Apr. 24 (5:15 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (19.47 fth Apr. 29 (12:30 p.m.) 5,450 cfs

(17.25 ft); May 12 (ll:30 p.m.) 8,030 cfs (17.96 ft); July 25 (12:30 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (16.79 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla.

Location . Lat 34°56', long. 94°43', in NE£ sec. 1, T. 5 N., R. 24 E., in control tower 

near right end of Wister Dam on Poteau River, 2 miles south of Wister, 2.7 miles upstream from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.9.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. 

Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 218,300 acre-ft May 1 (elevation, 491.54 ft); 

minimum , 20,850 acre-ft Nov. 16 (elevation, 469.50 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, 278,000 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1950 (elevation, 495.11 ft); minimum since conservation pool was first reached, that of Nov. 16, 1952.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949; conservation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 430,000 acre-ft at elevation 

502.5 ft (crest of spillway) and 29,950 acre-ft at elevation 471.6 ft (conservation 

pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Total contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

23,230

23,150

23,030

22,990

22,950

23,110

23,110

23,030

22,950

22,920

22,880

22,800

22,760

22,690

22,650

22,650

22,610

22,570

22,500

22,380

22,310

22,270

22,230

22,160

22,130

22,090

22,050

22,020

21,940

21,910

21,870

JJov.

21,840

21,800

21,730

21,690

21,650

21,650

21,620

21,620

21,730

21,690

21,650

21,650

21,620

21,580

21,060

20,920

21,510

23,310

24,890

25,290

25,460

25,600

25,690

26,660

43,620

62,050

64,530

59,050

53,270

47,320

-

Dec.

42,780

44,820

45,230

43,570

42,730

38,250

34,690

31,670

31,040

30,630

30,570

30,730

30,990

30,990

30,990

30,990

30,990

30,990

30,990

30,370

30,680

30,940

30,730

30,470

30,260

30,470

30,630

30,680

30,680

30,780

30,830

Jan.

30,990

30,940

30,470

30,000

29,790

30, 780

31,250

30,990

30,630

30,260

30,050

30,050

30,000

30,110

30,470

30,730

30,470

30,210

30,940

31,820

33,390

35,610

39,700

46,970

48,650

43,290

35,660

30,940

31,410

31,350

31,300

Feb.

32,810

31,560

30,260

30,160

30,110

30,110

30,210

30,160

30,160

31,560

31,930

32,340

31,870

30,520

28,930

28,830

30,160

30,990

32,130

33,880

33,660

32,600

30,830

30,420

30,730

30,890

30,890

30,680

_

_

-

Mar.

32,030

35,550

36,310

41,050

36,040

32,240

32,450

31,930

30,940

29,950

29,850

30,520

33,880

68,930

85,380

92,270

110,100

163,600

195,700

195,700

186,000

172,200

161,000

152,700

144,200

131,600

119,100

104,800

90,280

89,420

88,320

Apr.

85,220

77,310

72,350

65,060

65,060

97,480

120,500

127,000

122,700

109,600

96,050

84,740

72,000

60,390

61,030

57,230

48,130

38,200

31,670

29,900

29,590

30,210

39,850

109,500

150,000

154,200

144,000

141,500

194,400

216,600

-

May

2 12 , 300

199,200

184,500

167,600

149,700

132,000

115,400

99,470

84,900

72,350

67,640

105,800

162,700

183,400

181,200

175,600

168,900

159,800

150,800

140,100

128,000

115,800

104,500

92,000

78,990

66,840

54,380

44,420

35,550

30,520

29,790

June

29,850

29,950

30,050

30,110

30,370

30,630

30,730

30,680

30,730

30,730

30,730

30,730

30,730

30,630

30,570

30,420

30,420

30,260

30,160

30,000

29,900

29,790

29,740

29,590

29,430

29,330

29,230

28,980

28,980

28,930

-

July

28,780

28,630

28,580

28,330

28,180

28>580

28,730

29,230

29,280

29,230

29,130

29,640

29,740

29,790

29,950

30,680

32,290

33,340

33,720

41,660

49,970

47,320

42,110

58,850

66,180

62,820

53,390

42 , 000

37,770

37,660

36,960

Aug.

35,280

34,580

33,290

32,860

32,240

31,930

31,460

30,830

30,210

29,900

29,850

29,900

29,850

29,850

29,790

29,790

29,690

29,690

29,740

29,740

29,690

29,690

29,640

29,530

29,480

29,330

29,230

29,130

29,080

29,180

29,230

Sept.

29,130

28,980

29,230

29,130

29,030

28,980

23,880

28,730

28,630

28,530

28,430

28,330

28,230

28,130

28,030

27,930

27,830

27,830

27,830

27,730

27,580

27,430

27,330

27,240

27,190

27,140

27,050

26,850

26,810

26,710

Monthly elevation and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec 31

Sept . 30 ........................

Water year 1952-53 ...........

Elevation 

(feet)t

470.95

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

26,710

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+25,450

-7,730

-2,520

+3,400

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location. La t 34°56'15", long. 94°42i50", in NW^NWij 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. Prior to June 29, 1953, at site 

1.1 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi. 1,012 sq mi at previous site.

Records available. --May 1938 to September 1953. Prior to May 21, 1951, records below about 

500 cfs include flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq mi).

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 445.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 0.1 mile upstream at datum 

13.11 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railroad 

bridge 1.6 miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953, water-stage recorder at 

site 1.1 miles downstream, at datum 12.41 ft lower than present datum; recording gage at 

railroad bridge used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953. May 21, 1951, to 

June 28, 1953, supplemental staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --15 years, 1,308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs May 5; maximum gage height, 22.89 ft 

Mar. 23, former site and datum; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Jan. 15, 22.

1938-53: 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.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935, at site 0.1 mile upstream and at datum 

13.11 ft lower (estimated as 38.5 ft at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 12.41 ft 

lower, on basis of fall determined for flood of 1943).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Flow completely regulated by Wister Dam since October 1949 (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 44 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939, 1943(M), 1945(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

I

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.

ftf

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1

150.5

4.85

299

Jlov.

4.1 

5.1

378

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.8

5.2 

5.2

5.2

3230

a90

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

1,480

83,300 

3.630 

3,590

3,490

-

15,922.2

531

31,580

Dec.

5.430 

1,900

el, 710

3,190

3,250

3,220

e2,600

1,940

715

575

313

169 

164

161

158

158

158

158

227

3400

3255

295

407

407

322

166

166 

166 

166

166

166

27,278

880

54,110

Jan.

166 

214

3310

3310

198

115

150

220

220

220

184

115 

115

50

A<L

72

169

196

196

484

174

.2 

786

1,640

1,640

e3,480

4.640 

3,100 

500

567

707

20,938.4

675

41,530

Feb.

1,210 

1,790

1,450

745

580

436

364

364

290

120

1,420

1.880 

1,640

1,440

1,440

547

11

11

11

464

1,370

1,370 

1,370

917

620

620

620 

620

_

-

23,720

847

47,050

Mar.

620 

1,460

3,000

4,340

5,310

3,680

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,140

737

407 

478

208

2.1

1,320

el ,920

2.1

6815

54,330

7,050

8.550 

8,520

6,030

5,140

6,550

7,460 

7,680 

7,740

5,160

5,340

108,679 . 2

3,506

215,600

Apr.

5,660 

6,760

5,340

5,240

5,390

36

46?

2,480

e4,160

7,520

7,580

7,530 

7,600

7.660

63,450

64,000

6,130

5,820

4,270

1,520

809

297 

248

85

6780

4,050

6,300 

66,880 

a6

e3,550

-

121,586

4,053

241,200

May

e7,050 

7,890

8,380

8,940

9.100

8,750

8,330

7,720

7,530

6,970

e4,530

36 

3552

63,880

66,020

67,150

7,070

6,790

6,310

6,140

6,200

6,010 

5,570

5,910

6,640

6,570

6,310 

5,020 

4,000

62,390

6405

184,133

5,940

365,200

June

365 

46

37

24

22

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

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.6 

5.7

6.2

-

342.5

11.4

679

July

6.2 

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

214

1,440

3,010 

3,220

1,010

1,340

4,570

6.050 

5,770 

2,660

248

413

30,052.7

969

59,610

Aug.

560 556"

551

475

240

240

240

240

240

101

14

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

11

11

10

10

10 

10111111

3,687

119

7,310

Sept.

11 

12

20

TT

16

16

16

15

14

9.0

8.5

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

8'. 5 

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

-

295.7

9.86

587

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,570 Mln 3.8 Mean 908 Ac-ft 659,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,100 Mln 0.2 Mean 1,471 Ac-ft 1,065,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph 3t previous site and records of outflow from Wister Reservoir.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorder record at previous 

site and records of outflow from Wister Reservoir.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4-6, Jan. 27, 28, Mar. 5, Mar. 20 to Apr. 5, Apr. 8-19, 

25-28, Apr. 30 to May 11, May 13-31, computed from gage at previous site 1.1 miles downstream.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

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 

leiTTbank on dovmstream side of pier of bridge, 4g- miles northwest of Lee Creek, and 

5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 852 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 8.03 ft); no 

flow Oct. 27 to Nov. 8, Nov. 10-13, Sept. 29, 30.

1950-53: 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 Oct. 27 to 

Nov. 8, Nov. 10-13, 1952, Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month and more 

often during rises.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 

0

4.0

9.5

18

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3

49

124

223

432

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Mar. 3 to Sept 

0

.1

.8

2.4

4.9

9.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

30

22

49

120

285

760

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

i2_

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.0 o.io

0.0027

0.003

6.0

Nov.

0 

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

.2

o

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

1.1 

67

22

8.1

4.9

4.4

3.2

-

112.2

3.74

0.101

0.11

223

Dec.

2.8 

2.8

2.8

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.2 

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

H1.4

13

14

10 

8.8

7.5

6.4 

5.9

5.4

4.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

137.8

4.45

0.121

0.14

273

Jan.

2.8 

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9 '1.9

1.6

1.4

174

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9 

2.2

25

49 

28

22

17

13

11

8.8

8.1

270.7

8.73

0.237

0.27

537

Feb.

6.9 

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.0

3.6 3.4

or

8.1 

8.8

7.5

6.9

5.9

4.9 

4.9

4.4

4.0

5.4

5.9 

5.9

5.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

_

_

-

159.7

5.70

0.154

0.16

317

Mar.

57 

74

391

150

72

46

34

27

23

21

11 

20

19

1.190

198

102 

690

358

144

92

68 

53

47

37 

30

26

24

21

19

136

210

4,398

142

3.85

4.43

8,720

Apr.

110 

75

90

80

221

339

204

126

90

66

87 

88

62

49

47

37

60

46

39 

35

63

460

Til

105

78

80

390

159

-

3,572

119

3.22

2.60

7,080

May

100 

70

51

46

49

44

51

40

32

28

51 

1.040

339

162

108

231

147

95

68

49

37 

30

24

20 

16

14

11

9.0

7.2

5.6

4^.9

2,979.7

96.1

2.60

3.00

5,910

June

4.1 

575

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7 

.7

.8

.6 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

-

44.5

1.48

0.040

0.04

88

July

0.3 

5.3

23

4.9

2.9

2.4

5.4

8.4

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.9

4.7

5.6

4.4

3.4 

2.9

2.4

2.2

7.9

i

11

7.2 

4.9

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.8

200.5

6.47

0.175

0.20

398

Aug.

i^S 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8 

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7 

.6

.5

.4

.4

ti.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

21.2

0.68

0.018

0.02

42

Sept.

0.2 

.2

^1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

-

4.5

0.15

0.0041

0.005

8.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.19 Ac-ft 20,090

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 32.6 Cfsm 0.883 In. 11.98 Ac-ft 23,600

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). 

cfs (6.45 ft); May 12 (3 p.m.) 2,250

Mar. 14 (7 p.m. 

cfs (6.20 ft).

4,640 cfs (8.03 ft); Mar. 17 (5:15 p.m.) 2,520
306 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°29 1 40", long. 94°27'00", in S£$ sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 27 E., Indian Mer-

 idlan, on right btak 300 ft west of Arkansas-Oklahoma state line, 3.2 miles downstream 

from Webbers Creek, 6f miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1953.

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. 9 years (1930-36, 1950-53), 494 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 17.24 ft); no

 flow Oct. 2, 5, Oct. 18 to Nov. 8.

1930-37, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; 

no flow at times In 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: 1931(M) , 1935(M) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

' .5 

3.0

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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

.1

.1

0

.5

.8

75

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

0.00028

0.0003

7.1

Nov.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.7

.9

.8

.8

1.7

1.7

5.6

95

267

214

142

114

91

-

938.1

31.3

0.073

0.08

1,860

Dec.

79

71

67

73

77

69

63

61

57

52

48

43 

40

39

36

35

32

31

35

37

43

54

93

98

91

84

79

73

67

63

59

1,849

59.6

0.140

0.16

3,670

Jan.

55

50

45

43

39

37

36

35

32

32

30

28

27

26

26

26

28

30

30

27

27

28

473

758

536

405

333

274

230

196

187

4,129

133

0.311-

0.36

8,190

Feb.

164

145

134

122

112

102

93

86

77

25

144

234 

254

224

199

175

156

140

132

137

132

127

127

129

129

127

124

122

-

-

-

3,922

140

0.328

0.34

7,780

Mar.

202

616

1,870

3,360

1,400

872

640

505

430

376

352

337 

333

6,9OO

3,590

1,700

5,550

9.510

2,960

1,770

1,250

985

858

700

574

500

448

401

360

1,450

4,300

55,099

1,777

4.16

4.80

109,300

Apr.

2,320

1,440

1,320

1,320

1,360

3,940

3,420

2,110

1,470

1,060

872

902 

746

628

814

700

598

670

814

676

580

520

616

5,490

3,080

1,770

1,250

1,210

6.740

3,340

-

51,776

1,726

4.04

4.51

102,700

May

1,880

1,280

918

752

746

646

586

547

470

413

426

7.850 

7,240

2,830

1,770

1,880

1,850

1,280

970

726

592

495

417

348

296

250

211

178

153

134

iii

38,248

1,234

2.89

3.33

75,860

June

102

88

75

65

57

54

50

45

40

36

32

28 

25

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.5

5.6

4.4

3.9

Izl

3.4

-

877.5

29.2

0.068

0.08

1,740

July

3.0

3.4

6.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

13

79

52

35

28

32 

36

37

35

31

31

27

22

31

43

ill

119

95

73

57

45

39

32

27

22

1,223.7

39.5

0.093

0.11

2,430

Aug.

19

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.5

6.8 

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

30

19

13

11

8.9

7.5

6.2

5.0

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

285.4

9.21

0.022

0.02

566

Sept.

1.7

1.7

2.6

3.9

5.6

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4 

.9

.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^i

.1

-

40.7

1.36

0.0032

0.004

81

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,600 Mln 0 Mean 345 Cfsm 0.808 In. 11.00 Ac-ft 250,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,510 Mln 0 Mean 434 Cfsm 1,02 In. 13.79 Ac-ft 314,200

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs) . Mar. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 16.200 cfs (15.65 ft)j Mar. 18 (1:30 a.m.) 

9,500 cfs (17.24 ft); May 12 (10 p.m.) 18,300 cfs (16.57 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

307

Location. Lat 35°25'42", long. 94"21 "37", in NW£ 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. 150,218 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected since 

1879 at Fort Smith, 8.4 miles upstream, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage 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. 26 years, 32,820 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 133,000 cfs Apr. 26; maximum gage height, 19.28 

ft Apr. 26; minimum discharge, 1,210 cfs Sept. 30.

1927-53: 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 in June 1833 

reached a stage of 38 ft on Fort Smith gage, from records collected by U. S. Weather 

Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flow, more frequently 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area; WSP 1211: 1934-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, May 19 to June 4, June 16 

to July 24; loop curves used Apr. 24 to May 2, May 13-18)

Oct. 1 to July 26 July 27 to Sept. 30

2.8 1,330 9.0 19,000 1.6 1,280 6.O 9,45O 

3.0 1,760 12.0 38,400 2.0 1,770 8.O 16,OOO 

4.0 3,95O 14.0 57,000 3.0 3,100 10.0 24,800 

5.0 6,240 16.0 79,800 4.0 4,770 11.0 30,600 

7.0 11,300 Note. Same as preceding

table above 11.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.960 

2,830

2,810

2,430

2,060

2,210

2,13O

2,000 

1,910

1,820

1,780

1,740

1,670

1,540

1,500

1,460

1,44O

1,370

1,440

1,440

1,370

1,330

1,330 

1,330

1,330

1,390

1,39O

1,330

1,330

1,330

1.510

53,310

1,720

105,700

Nov.

1,330 

1,39O

1,390

1,370

1,390

1,35O

1,350

1.510 

1,310

1,590

1,570

1,510

1,510

1,51O

1,510

1,370

1,59O

1,850

1,650

1,650

1,570

1,540

1,650 

1,820

5,290

5,640

6,480

7,44O

8.480

8,220

-

74,570

2,479

147,500

Dec.

7.440 

6,960

6,48O

4,610

6,240

6,480

6,240

5,640 

4,720

3,750

4,610

5,500

4,840

5,290

2,41O

2,210

2.19O

2,190

2,260

2,500

2,650

2,850

2,740 

5, ISO

5,180

3,O7O

2,810

2,650

2,610

2,610

2,560

121,010

3,904

240,000

Jan.

2,540 

2,480

2,72O

2,540

2,540

2,45O

2,250

2,100 

2.020

2,O2O

2,060

2,52O

2,280

2, ISO

2,O80

2,O40

2,19O

2,250

2,570

2,520

2,850

4,610

4,960 

6,OOO

7,440

6,480

6,480

7.700

7,700

4,960

4,960

110,200

3,555

218,600

Feb.

5,420 

5, ISO

4,840

4,840

5,840

5,400

3,180

2,960 

2,85O

2.760

3,400

5,760

7,200

7.7OO

6,240

4,960

4,59O

3,290

2,810

2,850

5,730

4,840

4,610 

4,500

4,50O

4,170

4,170

4,500

-

-

-

122,870

4,388

243; 700

Mar.

4.960 

7,700

9,880

14,100

13,500

13,500

15,900

15,100 

1O.50O

9,580

8,480

7,960

6,960

15,900

24,200

55,500

59.OOO

79.800

79,800

59,200

45,400

56,600

29,200 

22,500

19,500

17,400

15,500

15,500

16,200

18,200

52,800

756,520

25,75O

*1,460

Apr.

60,500 

50,800

55,800

52,OOO

29,800

35,500

48,100

69,100 

61,400

42,7OO

51,20O

27,200

26,600

22,500

24,200

26,600

26,600

24,80O

20,900

25,000

25,600

18,200

15.900 

55,400

100,000

121,000

80,500

56,200

64,600

79,200

-

*1,309.5

45,650

*2,597

May

74,500 

60,800

52,8OO

59,200

26,OOO

25,000^

22.5OO

21,400 

20,40O

19,500

19,5OO

34,500

79,700

96.5OO

90,500

8O,OOO

65,400

54,OOO

44,500

55,OOO

56,6OO

37,500

27,800 

25,400

22,500

19,900

18,600

17,80O

16,600

14,800

12,400

*1,209.4

59,010

*2,599

June

7,2OO 

5,070

4,28O

5,140

15.100

11,800

8,480

6,960 

6,OOO

7,200

10,5OO

9,02O

7,960

6,96O

5,640

4,170

5,620

5,180

2,850

5,070

2,960

2,850

2.760 

2,760

2,780

2,96O

2,850

2,850

2,780

2,830

-

160,580

5,555

518,500

July

2,720 

2,560

2,520

2,590

2,410

2,210

2,080

2.02O 

2,02O

2,450

2,590

2,650

5,730

5,76O

7,200'

8,220

12,100

15,800

14,8OO

14,800

16,7OO

47,2OO

55.8OO 

48,100

50,800

52,800

41,800

55.5OO

25,800

18,400

12,400

510,550

16,470

*1,015

Aug.

10.900 

9.75O

8,950

7,910

6,950

6,490

6,270

7,91O 

8,950

6,270

5,170

5,850

6,050

5,610

5,280

5,610

6.95O

5,85O

5,17O

5,610

7,540

9,750

7,450 

6,O5O

4.97O

4.100

4,190

4,570

5,390

5,280

4,770

201,220

6,491

399,100

Sept.

5,690 

3,1OO

5,690

4,190

7,190

15.100

9,450

8, ISO 

6,950

5,610

5,280

4,570

5.69O

3,240

2,680

2,290

2,42O

2,480

2,420

2,360

2,160

1,9OO

1,640 

1,640

1,77O

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,420

1.280

-

112,480

3,749

223,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 135,000 Mln 1,310 Mean 19,290 Ac-ft 14,000,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 121,000 Mln 1,280 Mean 12,940 Ao-ft 9,365,000

* Expressed In thousands.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39'40", long. 94°09'10", in NW^NE^ sec. 2, T. UN., R. 30 W., on left 

bank above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warloop Creek, 1-J- miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2-| miles northeast of 

Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Fork.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1953.

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 Fort Smith). Prior to Aug. 28, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 108 cfs (does not include diversions by city of Fort Smith).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 27.09 ft); no 

flow at times.

1936-53: 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 Fort Smith and do not include water diverted for municipal 

supply of Fort Smith.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.4

0 

3.2

115

303

25.7

26.0

26.3

26.6

686 

1,16O 

1,740 

2,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

12.4

Nov.

0

0

O

10.3

Dec.

0

0

0

9.79

Jan.

0

0

0

9.53

Feb.

0

0

0

9.22

Mar.

O

O

0

30

165

148

119

99

*64

74

70

77

90

1.620

726

397

1,050

1,490

590

397

303

247

216

174

*143

123

107

92

81

214

478

9,406

303

18,66O

9.66

Apr.

397

293

272

237

309

645

618

433

326

252

216

183

152

131

123

99

92

127

139

131

123

111

115

696

576

373

283

*334

*2.260

680

-

10,926

364

21,670

10.6

May

497

350

262

201

178

148

135

115

92

64

96

1.550

1,230

576

385

350

326

252

192

152

123

99

77

61

*52

43

30

16

12

7.2

5.7

7,698.9

248

15,270

11.6

June

3.2

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.1

0.14

8.1

15.3

July

0

0

0

14.6

Aug.

0

0

0

13.8

Sept.

0

O

0

12.8

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,560 Min 0 Mean 73.9 Ac-ft 53,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,26O Min 0 Mean 76.8 Ac-ft 55,610

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).-

3,510 cfs (7.O9 ft); May 12 (6 p.m.)

-Mar. 17 (9:30 p.m.) 3,390 cfs (7.05 ft)j Apr. 29 (7:30 a.m.) 

3,510 cfs (7.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35"31 "25", long. 94°16'30", In SW£ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 31 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq ml.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage "^"929. recorder. Datum of gage Is 475.C ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,250 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 10.22 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Sept. 13-30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 14,700 efs July 2, 1951 (gage height, 11.77 ft); no 

flow Sept. 1, Sept. 3 to Nov. 23, 1952, Sept. 13-30, 1953.

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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

84

153

324

598

960

1,900

4,720

6,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

O

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.7

130

134

72

52

47

40

-

479.7

16.0

0.074

0.08

951

Dec.

39

39

*39

49

52

54

52

48

42

33

35

33 

30

26

24

*23

22

20

27

34

47

67 

12.

72

67

62

56

51

47

*43

40

1,345

43.4

0.200

0.23

2,670

Jan.

37

34

33

30

28

27

27

25

23

21

20

19 

*18

18

16

16

20

18

18

17

17

18 

295

375

255

201

*165

135

118

104

94

2,242

72.3

0.333

0.38

4,450

Feb.

84

76

70

64

60

55

52

48

46

48

88

*86 

90

88

84

79

74

70

67

70

66

62

60

61

60

*60

58

56

.

_

-

1,882

67.2

0.310

0.32

3,730

Mar.

107

374

417

555

524

465

370

304

*266

234

214

255 

266

3,000

2,010

1,080

3,270

*4_1 440

1,820

1,210

903

750 

656

524

432

370

338

292

259

851

2,120

28,676

925

4.26

4.91

56,880

Apr.

1,340

960

870

735

858

2,070

*1,960

1,340

1,OOO

750

643

548 

443

380

476

380

342

406

411

375

347

316 

487

*2,740

1,900

1,210

894

944

*6.120

2,510

-

33,755

1,125

5.18

5.79

66,950

May

1,430

1,OOO

750

617

542

448

396

338

280

248

274

4.570 

3,560

1,740

1,170

1,040

894

708

*592

465

375

308 

255

204

173

143

118

96

77

62

54

22,727

733

3.38

3.90

45,080

June

34

30

27

26

24

20

18

16

*16

14 

13

11

9.6

9.0

7.4

6.5

6.1

6.5

5.3

4.0 

4.0

4.2

*4.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

-

412.3

13.7

0.063

0.07

818

July

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

2.3

2.2

5.0

*12

7.9

4.4

3.4

5.7 

9.0

10

8.5

6.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

14

42

39 

*32

32

28

20

16

13

12

9.6

9.0

364.0

11.7

0.054

0.06

722

Aug.

10

^.5

7.4

7.0

7.0

*6.1

6.1

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

6.5

7.9

*5.7

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.2

.8

.5

.6

1.0

124.7

4.02

0.019

0.02

247

Sept.

1.0

.7

.7

*1.6

1^8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.5 

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

-

15.3

0.51

0.0024

O.OO3

30

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,-700 Min 0 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.72 Ac-ft 158,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,120 Min 0 Mean 252 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.76 Ac-ft 182,500

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP efs). Mar. 14 (l:3O p.m.) 5,86O cfs (8.55 ft); Mar. 17 (10 p.m.) 

9,250 cfs (10.22 ft); Apr. 29 (8 a.m.) 8,57O cfs (9.90 ft); May 12 (6:3O p.m.) 9,25O cfs (1O.18 ft). 

* Discharge meauurement made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - 21
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long. 94°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 1953.

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. --IS years, 614 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 15.17 ft); no 

flow Sept. 16-18, 20-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943, and 1953.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in December (corrected) 1927.

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1211: 1941-42.

Hating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4

0

.1

.8

3.0

7.5

14

23

60

128

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

263

425

745

1,070

1,780

2,650

5,460

9,020

13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second", water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

~7f 1.3

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.2

.2

.2

.li

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.Z

.1

*.l

.1

.1

11.6

0.37

0.00099

o.ool

23

Nov.

oa

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

1.9

7.0

10

*8.6

8.1

9.8

11

20

1.690

1,530

570

357

278

229

-

4,736.1

158

0.425

0.47

9,390

Dec.

202

206

234

720

908

589

449

368

304

263

225

192

170

153

136

*120

109

101

113

357

455

449

563

504

431

379

330

294

268

239

225

10,056

324

0.871

1.01

19,950

Jan.

206

*184

170

149

136

128

117

109

98

94

90

81

75

72

69

66

78

87

105

162

197

*202

S06

1.100

849

706

602

518

437

385

352

8,230

265

0.712

0.82

16,320

Feb.

330

294

273

253

234

215

202

184

170

162,

570

*1.180

940

784

674

582

498

431

391

40£

S80

615

563

524

511

461

414

374

_

-

12,911

461

1.24

1.29

25,610

Mar.

462

1,900

1,560

2,010

*1,520

1,210

972

810

680

602

550

634

680

5,120

4,050

2,260

5,250

*12.300

3,900

2,450

1,860

1,460

1,320

1,040

849

*726

641

563

485

693

1,640

60,197

1,942

5.22

6.02

119,400

Apr.

1,640

1,320

1,140

972

1,040

2,260

2,650

2,010

1,600

1,240

1,070

940

784

654

667

*608

550

534

1,140

940

830

738

686

6,100

4,200

2,450

1,780

1,420

*7.640

4,660

-

54,363

1,812

4.87

5.43

107,800

May

2,650

1,860

1,420

1,180

1,180

940

*842

719

615

544

641

9.620

8,100

3,620

2,260

2,260

2,010

1,600

1,350

1,070

875

732

602

498

414

336

288

*253

215

188

157

49,039

1,582

4.25

4.90

97,270

June

136

TT7

101

90

78

72

60

54

46

42

38

31

27

23

20

17

16

*15

13

11

9.8

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.2

3.8

5.4

-

1,067.8

35.6

0.096

0.11

2,120

July

3.0

3.0

5.0

4.2

3.0

2.7

FT

6.5

*4.2

3.4

2.7

3.0

3.8

3.8

5.0

6.0

6.0

7.5

6.5

11

23

19

17

24

28

23

19

17

15

15

*12

310.4

1O.O

0.027

0.03

616

Aug.

11

To

10

9.2

9.8

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.5

2.1

3.0

3.0

*2.1

1.7

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.ii

.4

.4

.4

.4

106.2

3.43

0.0092

0.01

211

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5"0

0

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

3.5

0.12

0.00032

0.0003

6.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,240 Min O.I Mean 516 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88 Ac-ft 374, 6OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,300 Min O Mean 551 Cfsm 1.48 In. 2O.O9 Ac-ft 398,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--

26.80O cfs 115.17 ft); Apr. 24 (11:3C 

ft); May 12 (9 p.m.) 22,OOO cfs (13. S

Mar. 14 (5 p.m.) 12,300 cfs (10.52 ft); Mar. 18 (3:30 a.m.) 

a.m.) 8,820 cfs (8.89 ft); Apr. 29 (2 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (11.07 

2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°28i, long. 93°28', NWi sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 23 W., on right bank at

Clarksville, 1,000 ft dovmstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64 and 4j miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--54.8 sq ml.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953.

 T929. Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 352.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--1952: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 0.2 cfs Aug. 28 

Tgage height, 0.98 ft); no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 4-30.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year 7,160 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 9.84 

ft in gage well, 10.4 ft, from floodmark at gage), from rating curve extended above 

2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 25 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, Aug. 28, 1952, to Sept. 3O, 1953 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21-25, 1953)

Aug. 28, 1952, to Mar. 14, 1953, 

May 26 to Sept. 30, 1953 Mar. 15 to May 25, 1953

9.

15

23

50

113

202

360

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

46

80

188

360

970

2,600

.

 Same as following table 

.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

Sept.

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Sept.

C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

_

_

-

0.1

.1

.1

0

Sept.

0

0

o

0

0

0

_

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

1.6

8.3

.7

**.2

.1

.1

0 

25

1.280

288

146

101

85

74

-

2,010.0

67.0

1.22

1.36

3,990

Dec.

118

137

166

547

262

176

137

113

91

76

 66

61

52

47

42

40

36

34

58

66

63

87

89 

78

72

64

59

54

47

46

44

3,028

97.7

1.78

2.05

6,010

Jan.

41

 38

35

33

31

30

28

27

24

23

21

21

20

20

19

18

.39

42

48

46

44

 54

298 

247

186

152

126

103

89

78

129

2,110

68.1

1.24

1.43

4,190

Feb.

106

94

83

74

70

61

55

50

*46

63

205

192

158

135

113

96

81

72

66

147

108

91

85 

83

81

74

64

61

-

_

-

2,614

93.4

1.70

1.77

5,180

Mar.

151

222

366

*342

240

186

152

126

108

96

89

118

89

 1,080

360

238

 1.850

*1,190

415

264

206

223

178 

144

124

 112

102

90

84

196

201

9,342

301

5.49

6.34

18,530

Apr.

169

146

138

122

148

232

226

191

162

138

135

122

108

96

 201

142

131

191

160

142

129

116

335 

 1,870

538

297

209

171

1.960

545

-

9,270

309

5.64

6.29

18,390

May

289

204

160

176

170

 133

116

98

80

84

124

 939

610

338

241

241

196

235

164

133

110

94

75 

64

54

 44

38

30

23

21

19

5,303

171

3.12

3.60

10,520

June

17

13

12

10

8.9

9.3

8.1

6.8

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.9

4.2

4.6

3.4

2.9

 2.3

2.3

2.1

1.7

2.3

2.2

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1-.5

1.4

1.3

T7T

1.6

-

146^5

4.88

0.089

0.10

291

July

1.4

1.4

2.2

1.5

1.3

 1.3

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

79

1.8

"5.4 55

2.8 

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

 1.2

104.1

3.36

0.061

0.07

206

Aug.

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

"3.7 28

1.1

.8

.7

1.1

13

1.8

 1.1

.9

.8

.7 

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

68.8

2.22

0.041

0.05

136

Sept.

0.3

.3

.8

.9

74

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

-

4.7

0.16

0.0029

0.003

9.3

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,960 Mln 0 Mean 93.2 Cfsra 1.70 In. 23.06 Ac-ft 67,450

Peak discharEe (base. 3.000 cfs). --Nov. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (7.23 ft); Mar. 14 (4:30 a.m.)

3,390 cfs (6.82 ft); Mar. 17 (8 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (9.84 ft); Apr. 24 (1 a.m.) 3,390 cfs (6.75 ft);

Apr. 29 (6:30 a.m.) 6,460 cfs (9.26 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made />n this day.
312

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°33'00", long. 93°09'25", in NE^NEi sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., ?£ miles 

downstream from Indian Creek and 10 miles north of Dover.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder, datum of gage is 487.( 

~l!929.

ft above mean sea level, datura of

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 28,500 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 17.04 ft), 

 from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 2-5, 

Sept. 12-30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1953; no flow Oct. 2-5, 1952, Sept. 

12-30, 1953.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1949, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 20-26, July 9, July 25 to 

Aug. 3, Aug. 5-8, 20-24, 30, 31)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0 

.2 

.6

1.5

35

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

95

200

363

855

1,980

3,560

6,120

10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

.4

.3

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* .1

.1

.1

.1

5.4

0.17

0.00062

0.0007

11

Nov.

0.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

3.4

7.4

10

105

*193

111

69

64

40

116

5.920

1,800

708

414

304

230

-

10,102.8

337

1.23

1.37

20,040

Dec.

208

304

346

2.150

1,320

837

595

455

370

296

*246

211

181

161

144

129

119

113

129

414

406

434

489

430

380

335

300

268

239

222

*205

12,416

401

1.46

1.69

24,630

Jan.

181

165

150

137

127

119

113

109

106

97

90

82

77

74

72.

72

108

158

227

286

*304

300

2.050

1,720

1,180

915

747

595

484

426

504

11,775

380

1.39

1.60

23,360

Feb.

550

463

426

380

342

314

276

242

*219

214

956

1.140

885

747

615

516

426

374

342

565

759

605

530

498

472

422

377

338

_

-

13,993

500

1.82

1.90

27,750

Mar.

638

1,910

1,790

*2,260

1,520

1,140

915

724

600

520

472

747

713

*6,990

3,450

1,980

5,650

*8.560

2,790

1,850

1,400

1,220

1,220

*948

777

658

565

480

418

5213

837

54,062

1,744

6.36

7.34

107,200

Apr.

948

819

724

615

615

1,220

1,480

1,220

1,010

813

702

630

516

446

*605

545

484

1,250

1,380

1,080

885

735

658

*7.560

3,340

1,980

1,440

1,110

5,190

3,230

-

43,230

1,441

5.26

5.87

85,750

May

2,020

1,440

1,080

906

1,080

*855

730

610

507

480

915

6.830

4,830

2,520

1,760

1,680

1,440

1,250

1,040

819

658

530

422

342

279

*224

186

156

131

113

99

35,922

1,159

4.23

4.88

71,250

June

88

75

66

55

47

42

36

31

26

23

21

18

16

14

12

11

*9.4

8.3

7.4

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.2

~r~

636.6

21.2

0.077

0.09

1,260

July

-90.9

2.6

1.7

1.2

 1.0

.9

1.1

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

8.0

12

IT

8.3

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.0

*3.0

2.6

2.4

2.3

95.6

3.08

0.011

0.01

190

Aug.

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.6

2.0

2.2

3.2

2.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.6

.5

.4

ii

.8

.9

1.3

 1.3

2.3

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

1.0

2.4

2.0

50.7

1.64

0.0060

0.007

101

Sept.

1.3

1.0

.8

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

*.2

.1

.1

0

C?

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

6.9

0.23

0.00084

0.0009

14

Calendar year 1952: Max '9,690 Mln 0 Mean 472 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.44 Ac-ft 342,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,360 Mln 0 Mean 499 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.76 Ac-ft 361,600

Peak dlscharKe (base, 7.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (3:30 D.m.) 13.700 cfs (12.46 ft); Mar. 14 (2 p.m.)

15.800 cfs (13.34 ft); Mar. .17 (12 p.m.) .. 28,500 , cfs (17.04 . ft); Apr. .24 (8:30 a.m.) .. 11,400 , cfs (11.56

ft); Apr. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (11.18 ft); May 12 (7:30 p.m.) 15,300 cfs (13.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°28' , long. 93°02', in SWir sec. 32, T. 10 N. R. 19 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, it miles north of Scottsville 

and 3 miles downstream from North Pork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1953. 

Average discharge.--6 years, 470 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 14.76 ft); no 

flow Sept. 17-30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60 ft); no 

flow Sept. 17-30, 1953.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from floodmark set by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

0

.1

.5

1.3

2.9

6.3

17

38

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

70

151

353

650

1,080

2,220

5,560

9,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

OJ,

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

*.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.2

.2

5.2

0.17

0.00070

0.0008

10

NOV.

0.2.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

38

172

*83

57

46

59

150 

8.790

1,960

776

479

565

282

-

13,221.9

441

1.82

2.03

26,230

Dec.

508

475

595

5.540

1,510

955

685

528

425

548

*291

257

224

201

176

158

145

135

158

556

526

540

558

512

286

253

252

216

197

186

*182

14,552

462

1.91

2.20

28,430

Jan.

168

151

138

122

114

108

103

108

108

100

92

88

79

77

77

74

129

216

517

575

*544

344

2.490

1,510 

1,000

784

629

509

423

368

505

11,646

576

1.55

1.79

25,100

Feb.

515

459

592

548

317

295

261

232

*213

209

640

699

567

485

423

368

517

274

255

552

413

348

326

322 

512

291

£65

249

-

-

-

10,125

362

1.50

1.56

20,080

Mar.

529

1,510

1,920

*2,250

1,570

971

760

615

515

461

418

975

872

6,380

2,680

1,510

5,610

*7.2BO

2,280

1,510

1,110

1,060

1,070

*856 

692

580

515

459

387

476

903

46,484

1,499

6.19

7.14

92,200

Apr.

908

736

629

528

528

776

800

720

636

534

497

485

413

368

*1,100

881

720

1,410

1,300

971

776

650

554

*6.220 

2,840

1,620

1,130

881

3,670

2,280

-

55,561

1,185

4.90

5.46

70,530

May

1,460

955

818

692

685

*554

479

415

558

350

522

2,870

5.020

1,970

1,510

1,400

1,210

1,000

1,260

917

692

554

454

548

286

*240

205

172

141

116

97

25,706

829

5.45

5.95

SO, 990

June

85

74

66

57

49

44

38

52

28

24

22

18

16

15

13

11

*9.7

7.9

7.1

6.5

5.2

4.2

5.5

5.2

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

-

651.1

21.7

0.090

0.10

1,290

July

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.4

1.1

 1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

2.0

2.5

2.7

3.2

2.3

2.'o 

1.5

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.9

.7

.6

37.6

1.21

0.0050

0.006

75

Aug.

0.5

.9

2.9

2.3

2.0

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

4.8

*l75

l.O

.7

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

53.4

1.08

0.0045

0.005

66

Sept.

0.1

.1

.'1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

-

1.8

0.06

0.00025

0.0005

5.6

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,680 

Water year 1952-55: Max 8,790

0.1 

0

Mean 462 

Mean 432

Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98 Ac-ft 555,300 

Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.24 Ac-ft 515,000

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (5 p.m.) 17,400 cfs (14.74 ft)j Mar. 14 (9:50 a.m.) 

,760 cfs (11.56 ft); Mar. 18 (1 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (14.76 ft); Apr. 24 (9 a.m.) 8,76O cfs (11.60 ft), 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
314 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'34", long. 93°08'58", in SWi 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.--153.442 sq mi. 

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 40,740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 137,000 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 19.33 ft); minimum, 1,460 cfs Oct. 28.

1937-53: 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, 

1,100 cfs Oct. 9, 1939.

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during low 

flow and more frequently during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power development. Records of chemical analyses and water temperature for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.610 

3,230

3,140

3,050

2,960

3,050

2,780

2,510

2,420

2,340

2,260

2,100

2,100

1,990

1,920

1,820

1,710

1,680

1,640

1,570

1,530

1,570

1,550

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,490

1.480

1,500

1,500

1,520

64,570

2,083

128,100

Nov.

1,590 

1.580

1,580

1,610

1,650

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,760

1,720

1,710

1,690

1,690

1,710

1,660

1,680

1,800

2,780

2,260

2,340

2,260

2,100

2,020

2,220

20,200

29.600

14,200

9,950

8,500

8,500

-

135,320

4,511

268,400

Dec.

9,950 

12,200

11,900

22.700

19 , 400

13,400

11,200

10,600

9,350

8,250

7,000

6,150

6,150

6,550

6,150

5,150

4,370

3,900

5,800

4,180

4,660

4,950

5,550

5,750

5,550

5,550

5,350

5,150

4,750

4,560

4,460

258,650

7,698

475,500

Jan..

4,460 

4,280

4,080

3,900

5,990

5,900

5,800

3,610

5,420

5,230

5,050

2^960

2,960

5,230

5,520

2,960

5,420

5,700

4,080

4,560

4,660

4,750

9,050

16 . OOP

15,500

15,400

12 , 600

10,600

9,650

9,950

10,800

189,870

6,125

576,600

Feb.

10,200 

9,550

9,050

8,750

8,000

7,750

6,750

6,150

5,750

5.550

6,350

9,050

10,800

11,600

11.900

11,600

9,950

8,500

7,500

7,000

8,000

8,000

7,750

8,250

8,250

8,000

7,750

7,000

_

_

-

254,550

8,377

465,200

Mar.

7.250 

11,900

17 , 800

24,500

24,500

23,500

19,400

18,800

18,800

15,500

13,000

12,200

11,900

28,400

49,000

47,400

49,000

122,000

125.000

103,000

78,900

61,800

53,600

43,700

54,500

26,400

24,500

21,000

18,800

19 , 900

28,400

y56,150

57,300

*2,293

Apr.

48,200 

60,100

60,900

47,400

40,800

45,200

55,200

66,500

78,900

69,900

55,600

42 , 200

54,500

11,700

55,800

54,500

53,800

54,500

55,900

51,000

28,400

30,500

25.800

51,800

82,900

117,000

119 . 000

90,600

88,400

110,000

-

tl, 690. 6

56,550

*5,555

May

101,000 

88,400

70,900

60,900

52,000

39,400

32,400

50,500

27,700

26 , 400

25,800

55,200

90,100

116,000

118.000

111,000

100,000

81,900

66,500

55,200

46,000

41,500

43,700

56,600

30,500

27,000

25,900

22,100

20,400

19,400

17 400

tl,657.2

53,460

*5,287

June

15.500 

11,900

8,250

6,550

5,950

7,600

14 , 200

11,600

9,050

7,750

6,750

8,000

10,600

9,550

8,250

7,500

6,150

5,050

4,570

5,990

5,520

5,520

5,520

3,320

5,320

5,250

5.140

5,320

5,250

3,320

-

201,800

6,727

400,300

July

5,250 

5,250

5,420

5,520

3,050

3,050

5,140

2,960

2,780

2,510

2.420

2,600

5,050

3,230

3,900

5,350

6,750

8,250

11,600

15 , 800

15,000

14 , 600

55,900

50.400

48,200

46,700

49,000

42,200

53,800

29 , 000

21 , 600

478,040

15,420

948,200

Aug.

15.500 

11,900

10,600

9,650

9,050

8,000

7,250

6,550

6,550

7,750

8,250

6,550

5,950

6,150

6,150

5,950

5,750

5,950

6,750

5,950

5,550

5,750

7,250

8,750

7,250

5,950

5,550

4,750

4.660

5,050

5,550

221,860

7,157

440,100

Sept.

5,550 

5,150

4,280

3,800

4,080

4,460

8,270

12 . 600

10,200

8,500

7,250

6,150

5,550

4,850

4,280

3,800

3,230

2,690

2,690

2,780

2,600

2,600

2,510

2,180

1,920

1,880

1,940

1,820

1,660

1.610

-

130,880

4,565

259,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 138,000 Min 1,480 Mean 23,440 Ac-ft 17,010,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 125,000 Mln 1,480 Mean 17,530 Ac-ft 12,690,000

* Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°06'25", long. 93°55<25", in NW^-NW^ sec. 18, T. 5 N., R. 27 W., on right 

 bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream from Fletcher 

Creek and 2£ miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

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 . 14 years (1939-53), 283 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 20.99 ft); no

1938-53- Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times 1939, 1943, 1946-49, 1952- 

53.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to July 24, Aug. 16-22)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.2 

.9

2.8 

5.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

9.0

30

88

180

434

1,210

2,510

12.0

15.0

18.0

19.0

21.0

3,870

5,310

7,180

8,210

15,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

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

**130

203

83

27

15

9.5

6.3

152 

5.650

3,090

333

168

129

126

-

1(^321.8

344

1.39

1.55

20,470

Dec.

698

916

607

1.760

625

348

231

172

*131 100'

79

68

60 

53

46

43

40

38

56

108

84

95

100

73 

63

54

50

47

*45

45

52

6,887

222

0.899

1.04

13,660

Jan.

51

46

41

36

34

32

31

29

27

25

23

21

19 

19

19

18

3T

141

*323

296

218

216

2.160

1,380 

652

451

318

231

176

148

1,510

8,722

281

1.14

1.31

17,300

Feb.

804

451

336

250

200

164

133

112

96

112

576

*366

236 

192

168

136

105

93

84

858

451

269

211

267 

300

224

180

146

_

-

-

7,520

269

1.09

1.13

14,920

Mar.

748

*904

2,280

1,550

652

434

328

250

204

188

170

160

138 

*7,090

1,480

633

4,770

10.500

1 '?09 290

504

821

*744

418 

303

247

1,270

504

334

1,180

2,950

43,553

1,405

5.69

6.56

86,390

Apr.

*995

576

522

418

554

*4,190

1,670

824

540

358

451

434

*288 

222

835

372

264

218

170

135

115

98

531

*12.400 

*2,330

690

434

384

7,550

1,920

-

40,488

1,350

5.47

6.10

80,310

May

671

402

286

*252

303

194

154

122

95

100

444

4,780

5.140 

1,500

904

1,080

671

434

306

227

162

126

98

74 

*60

48

40

33

27

21

17

18,771

606

2.45

2.83

37,230

June

14

11

9.0

6.6

5.7

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8 

1.6

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

-

84.6

2.82

0.011

0.01

168

July

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

0

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

12 

ii

6.0

*3.3

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

47.7

1.54

0.0062

0.01

95

Aug.

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

ti.1 .1 2.1

3.3

*2.4

3.9

4.5

276

.7

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

26.4

0.85

0.0034

0.004

52

Sept.

0.1

0

o

.1

.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

-

0.5

0.02

0.000083.

0.00011

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,830 Min 0 Mean 258 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.23 Ac-ft 187,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,400 Min 0 Mean 374 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54 Ac-ft 270,600

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Nov. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (19.88 ft); Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 

10,000 cfs (19.91 ft); Mar. 17 (11 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (20.99 ft); Mar. 31 (9 a.m.) 4,43O cfs (13.20 ft); 

Apr. 6 (7 a.m.) 4,910 cfs (14.19 ft); Apr. 24 (1O a.m.) 15,100 cfs (20.95 ft); Apr. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 

9,400 cfs (19.66 ft); May 13 (3:30 a.m.) 8,770 cfs (19.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
316 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long. 93°39 I 02", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 5 H., 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

[Torps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 198,530 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 413.20 ft); min- 

 imum/19,040 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 381.95 ft).

1947-53: Maximum contents that of May 18, 1953; 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 tractor-type 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.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, at 12 p.ra. ? In acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20,940

20,800

20,610

20,610

20,480

20,670

20,560

20,500

20,420

20,280

20,260

20,200

20,150

20,150

20,120

20,060

20,040

20,010

19,980

19,790

19,760

19,820

19,790

19,740

19,710

19,710

19,710

19,680

19,540

19,430

19,460

Jlov.

19,430

19,430

19,410

19,350

19,320

19,240

19,140

19,140

19,410

19,320

19,240

19,190

19,160

19,140

19,140

19,110

19,820

20,720

21,110

21,220

21,270

21,350

21,380

22,450

46,560

59,270

60,540

58,830

56,780

54,630

Dec.

56,160

57,040

57,650

66,470

67,090

64,780

61,790

58,400

54,540

50,280

45,490

40,930

35,910

30,940

27,090

25,370

24,880

24,760

25,040

25,040

24,920

25,280

25,280

25,410

25,340

25,250

25,280

25,130

25,100

25,220

25,220

Jan.

25,250

25,190

25,010

24,950

24,670

24,790

25,040

25,040

25,250

25,220

25,190

25,160

25,190

25,220

25,530

25,310

25,500

25,620

25,500

24,880

24,640

25,280

30,000

32,920

32,920

30,940

28,250

26,080

25,280

25,190

28,890

Feb.

31,410

30,770

28,650

26,570

25,680

25,410

25,070

24,760

24,670

25,040

26,290

26 , 600

26,290

25,930

25,340

25,220

24,950

24,820

24,880

27,150

27,420

27,240

26,870

26,290

25,470

24,820

24,760

24,880

_

-

Mar.

26,350

29,780

36,310

40,710

39,720

37,460

34,700

31,580

30,770

31,680

32,550

33,390

33,790

57,260

65,210

64,540

83,600

120,750

127,990

129,650

129,500

131,770

133,050

131,320

128,820

125,650

126,410

123,770

120,400

123,470

134,410

Apr.

136,270

134,940

133,660

131,240

132,370

147,360

152,070

152,160

151,330

149,230

148,500

147,120

144,210

141,690

141,940

138,860

135,700

132,750

129,430

125,430

121,200

116,930

115,310

145,500

156,110

155,170

153,360

151,410

174,260

181,320

-

May

180,870

178,690

176,070

173,630

171,000

167,290

163,770

159,120

155,000

151,330

150,280

169,190

186,580

191,640

192,860

195,790

197,870

197,020

194,190

190,410

186,390

182,140

177,880

173,170

168,670

164,200

159,210

154,220

149,310

144,210

139,180

June

134,040

129,050

123,770

118,690

113,750

108,610

103,340

98,130

92,500

87,840

83,600

79,540

75,340

71,140

67,090

62,850

58,480

54,200

49,840

45,450

41,480

37,490

35,040

32,990

31,480

30,840

30,680

30,520

30,460

30,370

-

July

30,280

30,220

30,220

30,150

30,060

30,000

29,940

29,850

29,720

29,540

29,540

29,540

29,480

29,230

28,890

28,560

28,250

27,820

27,460

27,240

27,060

26,630

26,290

26,020

25,800

25,770

25,650

25,530

25,470

25,310

25,250

Aug.

25,190

25,100

24,950

24,920

24,820

24,700

24,640

24,560

24,370

24,260

24,170

24,170

24,120

24,090

24,040

24,010

24,010

24,060

24,010

23,930

23,850

23,820

23,760

23,680

23,600

23,540

23,460

23,410

23,350

23,320

23,300

Sept.

23,270

23,220

23,460

23,240

23,130

23,080

23,000

22,860

22,800

22,750

22,690

22,640

22,530

22,480

22,370

22,260

22,200

22,090

22,060

21,950

21,820

21,680

21,630

21,540

21,460

21,460

21,380

21,320

21,300

21,130

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)

-

382.72

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

25 220

-

21,130

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+270

-2,170

+110

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

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 1953. Prior to October 1943, published as 

"near Blue Mountain."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.70 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site if miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 614 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 24 58 ft)- minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 16.

1939-53: 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 and those for period of no gage-height

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 17)

2.7 

2.9

55

4.0

5.0

7.0

10,0

13.0

17.0

97

199

520

1,150

1,940

3,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

20

21

20

20

21

*18

19

19

17

15

13

11

10

6.2

2.5

276

3.1

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

*4.4 

5.2

6.5

6.2

5.2

320.9

10.4

636

Nov.

5.5

5.8

5.8

7.2

13

11

11

10

12

9.4

8.9

8.5

8.1

9.4

9.4

8.9

*32

29

7.6

6.8

7.2

9.9

8.9

81

2.310

a450

a!50 

al,150

al,600

a 1,300

-

7,286.3

243

14,450

Dec.

a600

1,420

2,110

645

1,230

2,300

2,210

1,970

*2,480

2,650

2,700

2,750

2.780

2,780

2,400

1,160

366

193

176

170

170

170

165

165

165

165

165

160

*160

165

165

34,905

1,126

69,230

Jan.

165

160

160

160

134

86

80

79

. 78

77

76

75

75

75

74

73

76

78

*614

843

448

288

837

1,280

1,520

2,050

m896

421

502

15,640

505

31,020

Feb.

502

1,310

1.940

1,700

1,020

520

502

376

251

217

*230

445

592

592

592

429

312

244

160

269

610

610

592

810

1,010

716

403 

251

-

-

-

17,205

614

34,130

Mar.

296

*320

328

1,220

2,080

2,190

2,300

2,240

994

43

40

44

284

1,390

627

1,890

2,530

1,810

258

544

942

733

*928

1,860

2,050

2,110

1,770 

2,320

2,300

1,250

385

38,076

1,228

75,520

Apr.

1,090

1,840

2,020

2,000

1,510

698

1,110

2,000

1,890

1,840

1,780

1,570

*2,110

2,190

1,470

2,160

2,270

2,240

2,210

2,300

2,400

2,460

2,460

1,150

1,400

1,940

1,890 

1,970

969

1,070

-

54,007

1,800

107,100

May

1,780

2,080

2,020

*2,130

2,000

2,320

2,380

2,460

2,430

2,380

' 1,820

654

364

724

1,390

750

394

1,190

2,110

2,300

2,480

2,460

2,460

2,480

*2,510

2,480

2,510 

2,560

2,590

2.620

2,620

61,446

1,982

121,900

June

2,590

2,560

2,560

2,590

2,590

2,620

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,560

2,210

1,940

2,110

2,080

*2,080

2,130

2,190

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,160

1,940

1,310

964

744

283

42 

40

40

41

-

54,774

1,826

108,600

July

41

38

32

31

29

29

30

*30

26

29

38

38

40

112

160

160

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

78

35

*35 

34

33

33

29

2,372

76.5

4,700

Aug.

22

17

17

16

13

13

14

17

17

17

17

11

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

*6.8

9.1

6.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.2

6.2

6.2

6.5 

5.8

578

6.2

6.8

326.9

10.5

648

Sept.

7.6

7.2

7.6

9.0

12

13

14

*14

15

15

15

14

12

16

!§

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

13

13

16

14

11 

14

18

16

-

430.4

14.3

854

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,780 Min 2.5 Mean 634 Ac-ft 460,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,780 Mln 2.5 Mean 786 Ac-ft 568,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of releases from Blue Mountain Dam 

recession for intervening area, and weather records.
318 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,160 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 16.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-53: 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 table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-25)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

.5

1.1

2.0

5.0

10

18

36

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

152

232

452

842

1,400

2,600

3,970

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

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

6.1

*82

16

9.7

8.9

6.1

4.6

86

*4.640

613

199

121

111

85

-

5,988.4

200

2.70

3.01

11,880

Dec .

220

476

508

1.580

380

212

145

114

91

*70

58

49

42

36

31

28

26

24

32

34

33

32

30

28

27

25

23

22

21

*21

29

4,447

143

1.93

2.23

8,820

Jan.

36

35

33

31

29

28

29

29

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

"27 19

34

39

*56

64

87

723

432

264

187

139

110

90

74

349

3,107

100

1.35

1.56

6,160

Feb.

360

206

152

119

99

84

70

61

53

*51

74

80

70

64

62

57

49

44

41

63

65

56

53

54

57

56

50

47

-

-

2,297

82.0

1.11

1.15

4,560

Mar.

154

424

*584

438

246

173

130

108

91

82

74

79

66

130

132

101

961

2.510

444

250

185

346

395

212

*154

125

206

187

142

253

467

9,627

511

4.20

4.84

19,090

Apr.

287

196

155

127

145

1,510

625

523

212

156

158

215

148

*124

184

151

120

110

91

74

65

"62 56

1,500

554

245

164

127

1.700

541

-

10,101

557

4.55

5.08

20,040

May

268

170

127

106

*152

99

81

66

56

49

55

2.000

1,510

551

562

417

528

215

152

119

96

76

60

51

42

55

*50

26

25

19

1Z

7,118

250

5.11

3.58

14,120

June

15

13

11

9.7

8.6

7.2

6.8

5.7

5.2

4.6

5.9

3.4

5.1

2.6

2.4

*2.1

1.9

1.6

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

-

110.0

5.67

0.050

0.06

218

July

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.5

2.5

.9

.4

.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.3

17.2

0.55

0.0074

0.01

34

Aug.

0.2

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.00068

0.001

2.8

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,830 Min 0 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.31 Ac-ft 92,030

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,640 Min 0 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.52 Ac-ft 84,920

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Nov. 25 (3 p.m.) 9,160 cfs (16.56 ft); Mar. 18 (3 a.m.) 5,450 

cfs (13.67 ft); Apr. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 3,670 cfs (11.57 ft); May 12 (9:30 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (13.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 3 

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 and Pacific Railway 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 1953.

Average discharge. 37 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Mar. 18; maximum gage height, 24.14 

"' ^oy ; 26; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Nov. 5, caused by storage behind temporary dam.

1916-53; Maximum discharge, 70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 

flow at times in 1924, 1934-36, 1943.

ge height, 31.82 ft); no

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see p. 316)

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

19

19

19

19

22

23

*20

19

19

18

18

16

14

13

12

11

7.6

4.8

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.7

2.3

3.0

3.0

*2.7

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

343.3

11.1

681

Hov.

3.0

3.3

3.9

4.2

4.2

e3

1.7

1.5

e8

e20

e!6

e!3

10

9.0

7.1

7.1

*13

384

356

86

52

41

38

98

3,600

*8,940

5,020

1,310

1,900

2,040

-

23,993.0

800

47,590

Dec.

1,790

2,150

2,870

4.500

4,300

3,200

2,850

2,480

2,450

2,600

2,650

*2,810

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,490

1,360

552

314

314

293

279

272

258

244

237

230

223

*223

223

244

50,956

1,644

101,100

Jan.

258

251

237

230

223

202

160

168

160

150

144

138

135

134

133

129

152

279

*307

874

888

636

1,880

2. 850

2,420

2,150

2,360

2,460

2,040

1,200

1,300

24,648

795

48,890

Feb.

1,870

1,400

1,700

2.040

1,700

1,240

804

692

524

*412

510

538

706

762

748

734

538

440

356

482

706

804

776

776

990

1,080

804

538

_

_

-

24,670

881

48,930

Mar.

510

1,380

*1,790

2,240

2,330

2,460

2,490

2,490

2,330

1,220

398

384

370

2,'62(J

3,220

*1, 880

2,620

*8 J 000

*7,520

2,690

1,540

1,920

*2,360

2,040

2,150

2,210

2,150

2,150

2,360

2,420

2,460

72,702

2,345

144,200

Apr.

*2,000

1,970

2,300

2,380

2,500

4,020

4,100

3,560

*2,950

2,520

2,560

2,600

*2,320

2,440

2,470

2,290

2,470

2,570

2,530

2,440

2,470

2,570

*2,600

4,000

*4, 420

3,700

2,700

2,030

*3,070

3,600

-

84,150

2,805

166,900

May

*2,900

2,510

2,410

2,410

*2,570

2,440

2,530

2,600

2,630

2,630

2,630

3,440

4.750

*3,950

2,600

2,040

1,660

1.480

*1,870

2,290

2,500

2,260

2,660

2,630

*2,600

2,600

2,570

2,570

2,600

2,630

2,660

80,600

2,600

159,900

June

2,660

2,660

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,660

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,600

2,260

2,000

2,000

*2 , 000

2,000

2,030

2,080

2,100

2,130

2,130

2,080

1,860

1,330

1,030

700

237

65

53

ii

57,124

1,904

113,300

July

49

48

49

43

37

34

34

*52

40

34

31

41

45

45

114

163

160

161

161

161

168

Tea

159

157

156

86

40

36

36

*34

34

2,576

83.1

5,110

Aug.

34

26

20

19

24

24

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

12

9.0

7.6

6,1

*12

31

18

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.1

7.6

7.6

8.0

451.2

14.6

895

Sept.

7.6

7.1

9.0

12

10

10

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

11

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

12

12

13

12

10

12

372.7

12.4

739

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,100 Mln 1.5 Mean 1,048 Ae-ft 760,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,940 Mln 1.5 Mean 1,153 Ae-ft 838,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records 

for Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, and 1 discharge measurement.
320 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fourche La Fave 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 1953.

Average discharge. 14 years, 612 cfs.

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, 22,600 cfs May 13 (gage height, 22.77 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Sept. 25-30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.86 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943-44, 1947, 1952-53.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1007: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17-31)

9.

21

50

107

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

10.0 

' 14.0

18.0

191

309

664

1,110

2,350

5,050

9,340

14,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

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 

.6

*38

13

8.6

19

17

13

63

12.900

9,000

1,490

838

601

502

-

25,503.2

850

2.06

2.30

50,580

Dec.

540

1,490

1,540

5.420

2,620

1,340

928

706

540

*432

338

285

241

210

183

162 

150

138

143

158

179

183

183

177

173

158

150

141

133

*128

157

19,326

623

1.51

1.74

38,330

Jan.

262

315

290

262

236

214

197

208

191

177

160

146

136

127

118

130

164

248

*438

643

643

5,760

3,530

1,800

1,240

951

750

580

484

2,310

20,821

672

1.63

1.87

41,300

Feb.

2.990

1,520

1,090

860

685

560

466

384

329

*304

384

650

664

560

521

1

466 

390

335

298

416

580

540

449

416

416

400

362

321

-

-

-

17,356

620

1.50

1.56

34,430

Mar.

517

2,350

*2,350

2,990

1,730

1,180

905

728

580

540

521

484

432

432

432

378 682"

9.900

3,260

1,670

1,160

1,180

1,770

1,240

*905

706

728

622

502

484

750

42,108

1,358

3.29

3.79

83,520

Apr.

905

772

601

502

502

5,430

4,040

1,930

1,320

1,090

974

1,370

1,070

*838

1,040

1,320 

951

794

643

502

416

356

315

*4,790

4,120

1,670

1,110

860

10.800

5,350

-

56,381

1,879

4.55

5.08

111,800

May

1,930

1,180

882

706

*664

560

449

384

324

282

349

6,960

14.500

3,710

2,510

2,510 

2,280

1,520

1,090

860

664

521

416

335

274

230

*197

167

144

126

HP.

46,834

1,511

3.66

4.22

92,890

June

99

87

78

69

62

56

49

44

39

34

29

25

21

19

18

*18 

15

12

12

11

11

9.0

7.2

6.1

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

-

851.4

28.4

0.069

0.08

1,690

July

1.9

1.6

3.7

4.6

3.7

3.0

*2.5

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.7

4.3

5.2

27

58 

16

21

15

17

59

216

212

193

143

120

121

100

*80

65

54

1,558.8

50.5

0.122

0.14

5,090

Aug.

48

45

58

54

28

25

21

22

20

21

21

17

15

14

14

12 

*14

14

10

7.8

6.8

6.1

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.0

5.4

3.0

3.0

2.5

5.2

487.9

15.7

0.038

0.04

968

Sept.

4.0

3.2

3.8

9.0

6.1

4.3

3.2

2.7

*2.3

1.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.2 

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

-

55.5

1.78

0.0045

0.005

106

Calendar year 1952: Max 29,000 Min 0 Mean 707 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.32 Ac-ft 513,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,500 Min 0 Mean 634 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.82 Ac-ft 458,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'07", 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 Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953. May 1942 to September 1944 in files 

or Corps of Engineers, Little Rock.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

l5y Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 130,760 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 357,88 ft); 

minimum, 23,260 acre-ft Nov. 8 (elevation, 340.24 ft).

1942-53: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,590 acre-ft Sept. 28, 

1942 (elevation, 338.97 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942. Capacity 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.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 12 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

35

36

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24,210

24,160

24,040

24,010

23,920

24,160

24,160

24,130

24,040

24,010

24,010

23,920

23,920

23,920

23,950

23,920

23,890

23,860

23,860

23,750

23,720

23,720

23,690

23,660

23,630

23,600

23,600

23,550

23,490

23,460

23,430

Nov.

23,460

23,430

23,430

23,430

23,400

23,340

23,310

23,280

23,780

23,780

23,720

23,690

23,660

23,690

23,660

23,660

24,010

24,620

24,850

24,940

24,970

25,000

25,050

26,630

62,970

100, 400

97,410

89,070

60,430

72,950

-

Dec.

70,840

66,490

70,390

90,940

94,570

89,070

81,640

72,890

63,220

53>780

43,740

36,660

31,250

28,730

28,800

29,010

29,190

29,290

29,830

29,930

30,080

30,610

29,930

29,260

29,050

28,830

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,870

28,940

Jan.

29,080

29,470

29,720

29,900

29,680

29,290

29,440

29,720

29,900

29,930

29,970

29,650

29,190

29,050

29,050

29,010

29,400

29,760

29,440

28,940

29,190

31,210

43,240

50,010

46,650

40,340

34,930

31,350

29,190

29,190

36,580

Feb.

41,760

37,970

33,530

30,470

29,400

29,150

29,190

29,220

29,190

29 , 400

30,390

30,500

30,290

29,900

29,190

28,870

28,800

28,690

28,870

30,360

30,320

29,650

29,360

29,750

29,540

28,940

28,690

28,690

_

_

-

Mar.

30,080

35,480

39,750

40,050

37,680

32,810

30,180

30,110

29,900

29,260

28,970

28,940

28,660

28,830

28,870

30,080

36,370

64,700

78,710

78,210

74,620

74,170

73,780

69,240

61,240

52,140

44,280

38,360

36,920

36,580

41,420

Apr.

41,220

38,610

36,410

34,760

36,830

57,280

69,370

68,470

63,100

56,270

48,630

43,140

38,650

36,240

35,610

35,310

34,930

35,010

34,510

34,000

34,210

34,550

35,100

48,730

61,470

59,260

53,050

45,610

62,970

86,850

May

87,140

83,070

76,710

69,430

60,340

50,850

42,210

37,040

34,550

34,340

36,410

58,750

97,640

114,600

121,450

126,960

130,380

129,430

125,440

119,970

112,000

102,540

93,070

83,140

72,440

60,670

48,630

39,620

35,010

32,770

32,100

June

32,030

31,990

32,130

32,240

32,450

32,420

32,490

32,490

32,560

32,600

32,690

32,690

32,640

32,600

32, 560

32,520

32,490

32,420

32,350

32,280

32,170

32,130

32,030

31,920

31,850

31,740

31,600

31,500

31,420

31,320

July

31,250

31,320

31,210

31,070

30, 890

30,930

30,890

31,350

31,280

31,210

31,180

31,210

31,210

31,210

31,210

31,350

31,500

31,460

31,350

31, 500

31,500

31,500

31,670

31,710

31,600

31,350

31,030

30,710

30,360

30,150

30,360

Aug.

30,320

30,250

30, 180

30,110

30,080

30,000

29,900

29,760

29,610

29,470

29,360

29,220

29,220

29,080

28,970

28,870

28,730

28,870

28,760

28,620

28,440

28,260

28,120

27,940

27,800

27,700

27,520

27,450

27,410

27,310

27,240

Sept.

27,090

26,990

27,410

27,160

27,060

26,920

26, 770

26,670

26,600

26,490

26,350

26,170

26,060

25,920

25,820

25,710

25,530

25,430

25,320

25,200

25,050

24,940

24,790

24,710

24,590

24, 500

24,420

24,330

24,210

24,180

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dee. 31...................

Calendar year 1952......

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

350.68

341.98

-

343.95

341.91

352.66

342.38

340.56

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

23,430

72,950

28,940

-

36,580

28,690

41,420

86,850

32,100

31,320

30,360

24,180

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-840

+49,520

-44,010

-1,380

+7,640

-7,890

+12,730

+45,430

-54,750

-780

-960

-3,120

-3,060

-90

t Elevation at 12 p.i
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark.

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^ miles' southwest of Nimrod, and 9.8 miles 

upstream from South Pourche La Pave River.

Drainage area.--680 sq mi.

Records available . March 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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. 17 years, 984 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs May 25 (gage height, 10.09 ft)- no 

flow Nov. 22, 23.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Peb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use, and 27.6 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarkj- no flow 

at times in 1936, 1939, 1952.

Flood in June 1935 reached stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by Nimrod Dam since May 1942 (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

.4

.8

1.4

3.0

4.6

7.5

12

25

-0.1

0.0

,1

.2

.4

.6

..8

1.2

1.6

0.1 

.5 

1.2 

2.2 

4.9 

8.5

2.0 

2.4

86

149

247

545

833

2,960

4,940

6,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.3

*1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.3

.4

44.7

1.44

89

JJov.

0.5

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

3.8

1.6

1.9

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

2.2

*1.2

.3

.1

0

0

.6

18

601

4,980

6.000

6,000

4,850

-

22,465.6

749

44,560

Dec.

2,540

3,990

3,850

48

2,700

5,220

5,670

5.650

5,670

5,520

5,220

*3,930

3,120

1,720

267

184

184

184

186

186

186

188

546

650

364

359

280

222

222

*222

225

59,683

1,925

118,400

Jan.

225

225

225

279

427

422

358

225

225

227

227

385

442

293

273

260

260

321

742

*984

737

494

313

2,760

4,550

4,810

4,070

2,960

2,080

803

283

30,885

996

61,260

Peb.

2,650

4.450

3,850

2,880

1,780

1,020

737

577

583

583

*585

953

1,250

1,250

1,230

923

644

577

403

315

863

1,230

937

588

875

1,020

715

498

_

-

53,882

1,210

67,200

Mar.

464

469

2,570

4,210

*4,210

4,100

2,850

1,230

1,080

1,230

1,020

923

923

923

638

15

19

21

211

817

3,620

3,160

3,040

4,430

5,080

*5.570

5,220

4,100

1,770

1,300

1,300

66,313

2,139

131,500

Apr.

2,360

2,960

2,410

1,880

835

31

1,500

3,800

4,810

5,080

5.220

4,430

3,800

*2,640

2,030

2,030

1,770

1,500

1,300

1,080

569

408

413

277

1,900

3,890

4,550

4,680

1,020

1,080

-

70,051

2,335

138,900

May

3,200

3,990

4,430

4,940

5,370

5,570

*4,680

3,120

1,790

701

408

270

8.8

5.5

195

802

1,740

2,840

3,710

4,210

5,220

5,830

5,830

5,850

5,830

6.510

«6,170

4,570

2,530

1,260

570

101,930.3

3,288

202,200

June

168

121

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

*6.9

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.3

10

11

11

*21

30

30

30

29

-

592.6

19.8

1,180

July

29

50

38

38

38

34

*30

26

19

11

18

18

18

18

18

18

55

46

45

59

74

*130

182

218

263

266

266

266

*266

178

54

2,750

88.7

5,450

Aug.

53

53

53

52

50

50

50

50

51

51

51

51

50

49

48

49

49

*49

49

50

49

50

50

52

45

35

52

52

32

34

56

1,453

46.9

2,880

Sept.

36

3?

55

34

34

54

54

34

*54

54

54

54

54

34

34

52

55

34

35

55

54

54

55

33

31

31

52

32

25

I3.

-

980

52.7

1,940

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,850 Mln 0 Mean 1,179 Ac-ft 856,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,510 Mln 0 Mean 1,071 Ac-ft 775,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55>, long. 93°03>, In NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 19 W., on left bank 0.6 

mile upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of Hollls, and 5.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--211 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 366.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--12 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 15.51 ft); no 

flow at times.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 rt), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, 1 field estimate, and computatlons of daily discharges furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 field estimate made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1087: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-16)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

0

.2

.6

1.9

5.0

12

23

41

64

89

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

198

370

610

940

1,770

3,090

6,780

11,800

14,600

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0

.2

.6

2.2

6.2

13

22

36

56

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

84

120

198

380

620

915

1,690

4,600

11,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.12

0. 00057

0. 0007

7.5

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

27

64

38

*21

14

11

120

*L3.600

*1,860

560

304

211

165

-

16,996.4

567

2.69

3.00

33,710

Dec.

247

934

3,880

11.200

1,280

658

425

300

227

168

126

107

95

84

76

69 

62

60

61

100

138

115

102

93

82

74

69

66

*62

60

102

21,122

681

3.23

3.72

41,890

Jan.

143

146

116

102

93

84

78

74

70 '70

64

59

52

49

i£

55 

88

307

430

530

434

548

4.520

1,330

*724

520

384

289

224

177

1,910

13,716

442

2.09

2.42

27,210

Feb.

~675 1.310

466

340

264

214

165

134

118

116

817

830

515

376

304

254

189

*146

126

231

443

320

261

233

230

204

171

140

_

-

-

9,592

343

1.63

1.69

19,030

Mar.

226

899

850

1,060

658

448

336

268

208

186

177

171

160

148

134

603

*4.540

1,120

653

452

480

850

540

376

286

275

308

244

208

1,430

18,412

594

2.82

3.25

36,520

Apr.

1,410

653

452

372

337

5.960

1,580

830

550

515

510

642

475

360

372

372 

271

233

192

154

124

113

100

3,'6TO

1,520

*670

425

308

5,250

1,600

-

29,960

999

4.73

5.28

59,420

May

730

456

312

271

340

286

217

168

132

118

3,480

*9.080

*4,460

1,350

950

2,460 

1,160

692

510

352

257

186

138

109

86

69

55

47

39

*32

26

28,568

922

4.37

5.04

56,660

June

22

19

16

14

12

10

9.1

7.5

6.4

5.5

4.8

*4.5

3.7

3.1

2.5

1.9 

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

. .1

-

150.0

5.00

0.024

0.03

298

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

85

28

13

7.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

4.8

3.9

35

60

26

18

14

*12

17

16

13

 9.5

7.3

5.7

4.3

3.3

2.8

403.2

13.0

0.062

0.07

800

Aug.

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

0.32

0.0015

0.002

19

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,600 Hin 0 Mean 412 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.55 Ac-ft 298,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,600 Hin 0 Mean 381 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.50 Ac-ft 275,600

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 ef3).--Nov. 25 (12 m.) 21,300 cfs (13.96 ft)j Dec. 4 (l a.m.) 28,200 

(15.51 ft); May 12 (6 p.m.) 17,600 cfs (13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
324 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°45'00", long. 92°16'25", in sec. 3, T. IN., R. 12 W., on right bank 130 

ft downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rock and at mile 165.5.

Drainage area. 157,936 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1953 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 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1927-53), 43,370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 159,000 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 15.24 ft); 

minimum, 1,680 cfs Nov. 5, 6.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934 (gage height, -4.16 ft).

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, and more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation.--Thirty-nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area; WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953 ,

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,510 

5.600

3,420

3,150

3,060

3,060

3,150

3,060

2,790

2,610

2,520

2,440

2,440

2,360 

2,360

2,270

2,240

2,170

2,030

2,030

1,950

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,780 

1,760

1,740

1,730

iiZlO 

1,73(5

73,960

2,386

146,700

Nov.

1,740 

1,710

1,760

1,710

1.700

1,700

1,730

1,730

2,000

2,050

1,960

1,880

1,830

1,790 

1,810

1,830

1,860

2,270

2,520

2,880

2,790

2,970

2,790

2,700

4,660

24,900 

49.400

39,400

32,400

28,400

228,870

7,629

454,000

Dec.

26,600 

26,600

29,000

46,000

56,600

55,700

47,800

43,500

39,400

35,400

31,000

27,200

23,700

20,400 

18,900

16,000

13,000

11,100

9,920

8,600

8,040

7,780

7,780

7,780

8,040

8,320 

7,780

7,520

7,260

6.780 

6,786

670,280

21,620

*1,329

Jan.

6,560 

6,560

6,340

6,120

5,900

5,690

5,690

5,690

5,690

5,690

5,480

5,060

4,860

4.760 

4,860

5,900

6,780

8,040

8,900

9,560

9,920

10,700

17,800

27,000

36,200

58.600 

36,200

32,400

28,400

24,800 

24,300

410,450

12,240

814,100

Feb.

27,800 

50.500

?9",6o6

27,200

24,800

21,500

18,400

16,400

15,800

12,200

15,800

16,000

19,400

21,000 

20,400

20,400

19,400

17,400

15,100

14,200

14,700

16,000

16,400

15,500

14,700

14,200 

15,800

13,000

_

I

516,800

18,460

*1,025

Mar.

12.6QO

15,6(30

17,900

27,200

38,600

41,800

40,200

36,200

31,700

29,000

26,600

23,700

22,600

21,500 

51,200

57,500

61,500

85,000

155.000

148,000

126,000

108,000

92,800

81,200

68,500

58,400 

50,500

44,400

59,400

34,700 

33,200

tl,655.5

53,400

*5,284

Apr.

59,400 

56,600

76,400

71,800

57,500

56,600

64,300

74,000

83,700

96,800

88,900

71,800

59,500

50,500 

46,000

45,200

46,900

45,200

45,500

41,000

40,200

37,000

56,200

38,600

66,600

104,000 

135,000

154,000

110,000

110,000

&2.026.8

67,560

*4,020

May

126,000 

118,000

102,000

86,500

74,000

64,500

51,200

41,800

38,600

35,400

37,000

46,900

66,300

120,000 

145,000

150,000

143,000

134,000

117,000

101,000

86,300

72,900

64,500

62,500

53,900

46,000 

41,800

37,000

34,000

31,000 

27.200

K,354.5

75,950

*4,670

June

24.300 

21,500

18,400

14,700

12,200

10,700

10,300

13,800

16,000

13-,800

12,200

11,100

10,700

12,600 

13,400

12,200

11,400

9,920

8,600

7,520

7,020

6,560

6,120

6,120

5,900

5,690 

5,270

4,860

4,360

4.080

521,520

10,710

637,300

July

3,700 

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,420

3,240

3,240

5,530

3,240

2,970

2,790

2.700

2,790 

5,240

3,600

4,180

5,690

7,260

9,480

12,600

14,200

14,700

24,400

44,400

46. OOP 

44,400

46,000

41,800

34,000 

29,600

431,010

13,900

854,900

Aug.

24.800 

19,400

15,100

12,600

11,100

10,500

9,220

8,040

7,520

7,020

7,020

8,040

8,040

6,780 

6,340

6,340

6,560

6,120

6,120

6,560

6,780

6,540

5,900

6,120

7,520

8,320 

7,520

6,560

5,690

5,270 

5,270

264,310

8,526

524,300

Sept.

5,480 

5,900

5,900

5,690

4,960

4,560

4,660

5,270

8,530

10,700

9,220

7,780

7,020

6,540 

5,900

5,270

4,760

4,460

5,890

5,420

5,330

3,350

3,240

3,060

2,970

2,790 

2,520

2,520

2,520

2.440

148,430

4,948

294,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 164,000 Mln 1,700 Mean 29,760 Ae-ft 21,600,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 153,000 Mln 1,700 Mean 24,940 Ac-ft 18,050,000

* Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 325

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°27'15", long. 91°37'00", 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 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 169.94 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum 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.--18 years, 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs May 23, 24 (gage height, 22.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1935-53: 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 good except those below about 10 cfs, -which are fair. 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.

Cooperation.--Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 857: 1937. WSP 1211: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-24, Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, 

June 9-21, July 11 to Aug. 1, Sept. 24-28)

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

5.7 

5.9 

6.2 

6.5 

7.0

0

.1

.4

1.4

4.6

12

23

46

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

110

285

490

940

1,440

1,960

2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0,6 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

~T6 1.3

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.1

.1 *o

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

5.2

0.17

10

Nov.

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.5

.6

.5 

.5

.3

.3

.3 

.2

14

11 

6.2

4.2

8.6

17

*29

41

SO 

89

118

142

166

-

709.2

23.6

1,410

Dec.

209

275

385

644

688

754

798

*832

856

880

*892

916 

928

940

964

964 

988

988

1.000 

1,000

988

976

952

928

892

844 

776

699

589

468

415

24,428

788

48,450

Jan.

405 

*25

457

479

501

*512

611

*677

600

556

534

512 

501

490

468

446 

435

457

501 

567

622

666

787

892

952

988 

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,040

1.100

20,241

653

40,150

Feb.

1,160 

1,206

1,260

1,300

*1,320

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,530

ffl

1,640

1,620

1,600 

1,570

*1,550

1,530 

1,530

1,530

1,510

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,420 

1,380

1,360

_

-

-

40,610

1,450

80,550

Mar.

1,340 

1,320

1,320

1,320

*1,300

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,240 

1,240

1,220

1,200

1.160 

1,160

1,280

1,320 

1,320

1,300

1,380

1,460

1,510

1,510

1,480 

1,510

1,510

1,530

1,530

1.550

41,650

1,344

82,610

Apr.

*1,550 

*1,550

1,530

1,530

1,510

1,600

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,600

1,570

1,600 

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,530 

1,510

1,480

1,460 

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,320

1,360

1,340 

1,300

*1.280

17325

1,400

-

44,380

1,479

88,030

May

1,400 

1,380

1.360

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,510

1,620 

1,670

1,720

1,750

1,830 

1,920

2,020

2,200 

2,340

2,470

2,570

2.620

2,570

2,570

*2,520 

2,420

2,340

2,240

2,160

2,060

59,220

1,910

117,500

June

1.920 

1,800

*1,720

1,620

1,530

1,420

1,320

1,200

1,100

1,000

904

809 

710

600

490

405 

315

218

150 

96

66

51

*41

31

17

16 

25

27

27

17

-

19,645

655

38,970

July

5.8 

.6

.2

.2

.5

2.9

14

14

23

44

96

103 

89

*86

96

103 

126

174

209 

236

*265

275

285

2TS

255

218 

191

166

142

110

86

3,691.2

119

7,320

Aug.

60 

38

25

17

3.6

6.0

8.2

6.2

5.5

3.6

2.2

.8 

20

29

26

4.7

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

257.5

8.31

511

Sept.

0.1 

*0 o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

00'

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

6.4

tf

.2

.2

.2

-

16.4

0.55

33

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 465 Ac-ft 337,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,620 Mln 0 Mean 698 Ac-ft 505,500

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.

368561 O - 56 - Z2
326 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°25'35", long. 91°40'00", in SEij 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 1953 (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.--13 years (1940-53), 275 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs May 21, 22 (gage height, 21.97 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-53: 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 July 21 to Sept. 30, which are poor. 

Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at high stages.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.l

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

2.8

4.8

LiO

2.0

1.0

.7

.7

1.3

2.. 5

1.2

.7

.7

1.2

26.7

0.89

53

Dec.

5.3

9.7

6.8

24

85

133

153

188

231

237

*228

206

174

153 

153

161

170

174

178

178

170

157

145

126

110

96

79

63

45

31

28

3,903.8

126

7,740

Jan.

iS.

23

57

63

61

55

48

*48

53

59

61

57

51

45 

42

40

39

38

46

65

77

79

145

224

274

318

329

340

340

329

351

3,782

122

7,500

Feb.

492

776

950

1,070

*1,120

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,220

1,300

1,330

1.550 

1,350

1,350

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,070

_

-

32,518

1,161

64,500

Mar.

1,040

1,020

996

1,020

*1,020

1,020

996

996

950

927

905

905

883

861 

818

756

756

883

927

973

996

1,120

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,270

1,270

1.500

1,300

1,270

1,270

32,168

1,038

63,800

Apr.

1,270

*1,250

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,500

1.550

1,350

1,530

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,300

1,270 

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,090

1,040

996

927

861

883

905

883

861

*818

859

927

-

33,880

1,129

67,200

May

950

973

973

996

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,120

1,250

1,300

1,380 

1,440

1,520

1,610

1,730

1,790

1,790

1.820

1,820

1,790

1,760

1,700

*1,640

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,580

1,300

42,932

1,385

85,150

June

1.220

1,120

1,040

950

859

756

625

507

422

329

237

161

104

67 

35

24

21

14

6.3

.7

1.0

1.7

*.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

8,459.4

282

16,780

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0 

.9

5.6

10

11

11

iS.

*elO

e7

64

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

79.3

2.56

157

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 883 Min 0 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,820 Mln 0 Mean 432 Ac-ft 312,900

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 327

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Lpcation.--Lat 34°34', long. 88°57', in SWir sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., Chickasaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 5-5- miles upstream from mouth 

ancl 6? miles northeast of New Albany.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Feb. 10, 1939, to July 18, 1941, water-stage recorder, and 

Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs July 21 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 6.

1939-41, 1950-53: 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, that of July 21, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 13, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

30.7

0.99

0.045

0.05

Nov.

fct

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

9.9

Si

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.9

8.2

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

14

8.0

3.8

3.0

3.4

3.4

-

116.3

3.88

0.175

0.19

Dec.

23 

39

7.9

37

41

11

7.6

6.4

6.4

8.2

.1

.2

.0

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.8

.9

fi

i.l

.4

.8

.3

.1

.8

; . 6 1 ~

.8

16

301.2

9.72

0.438

0.50

Jan.

8.7 

12

8.9

7.1

6.4

5.9

5^2.

7.9

42

28

17

14

12

11

10

9.5

15

13

11

16

14

11

117

41

22

18

15

22

16

14

250

800.6

25.8

1.16

1.34

Feb.

122 

37

24

18

15

283

53

26

19

21

673

489

73

38

42

26

19

17

30

304

468

64

35

58

42

29

23

20

_

_

-

3,068

110

4.95

5.14

Mar.

40 

171

402

421

88

59

48

40

35

35

38

80

61

212

178

61

59

198

69

50

42

149

355

77

52

43

41

35

31

29

89

3,288

106

4.77

5.51

Apr.

130 

42

33

31

27

504

138

61

48

41

35

157

53

38

58

35

30

31

26

23

22

22

21

138

266

59

39

31

161

401

-

2,701

90.0

4.05

4.52

May

76 

48

37

175

152

63

59

44

35

31

91

56

36

138

158

301

340

111

T26~ 373

65

50

41

36

30

27

24

21

18

16

15

2,793

90.1

4.06

4.68

June

14 

12

11

11

10

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

sTo

3.5

4.3

3.2

-

197.0

6.57

0.296

0.33

July

3.0 

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

l!s

1.5

1.5

1.6

19

30

4.9

2.3

4.0

1.160

334

64

23

14

11

9.2

8.0

7.2

6.5

5.8

1,731.2

55.8

2.51

2.90

Aug.

5.3

ITs

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.8

2'. 6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

gl.7

gl.4

gl.3

gl.3

81*2

gl.4

gl.3

g2.0

g2.1

gl.3

1.5

gl.4

gl.4

73.4

2.37

0.107

0.12

Sept.

gl.4 

gl.3

gl.l

1.9

1.5

gl.2

gl.l

gl.l

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O

g.9

g.8

gT9

g-9

4.2

gl.8

gl.2

gl.l

gl.l

gl.l

gl.3

gl.5

gl.3

gl.2

gl.O

g.9

37.8

1.26

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,300 Min 0.6 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,160 Min 0.6 Mean 41.5 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.34

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Feb. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (7.43 ft); Feb. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 

1,300 cfs (7.46 ft); Apr. 6 (12 m.) 976 cfs (7.26 ft); July 21 (4:30 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (8.45 ft), 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
328 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

Location. Lat 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 Floodway.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1936 "to May 1937 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports 

of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

2~73.48 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 and at datum 5.33 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to Mar. 16, 1939, and Aug. 26 to 

Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage only at same site and at datum 5.00 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1952, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 837 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 21.66 ft); 

minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 2-5.

1938-53: 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. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948, 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

13

12

16

19

24

22

22

22

19

19

14

14 

17

18

16

16

17 

17

18

17

19

18

18

19

19

22

520.6

16.8

0.032

0.04

Nov.

22

21

19

T5

20

21

21

21

24

515

107

42

29

26

25

24

24 

25

176

68

32

28 

25

19

21

67

68

34

32

32

-

1,407

46.9

0.089

0.10

Dec.

73

630

175

152

610

225

83

67

63

180

83

55

34

32

34

37

38 

38

38

48

50

50 

48

44

39

37

40

37

38

44

154

3,276

106

0.202

0.23

Jan.

133

83

83

68

62

56

51

167

552

711

362

171

139

104

99

88

83 

197

110

121

110

110 

1,170

1,280

500

300

197

171

164

145

2j6OO

10,187

329

0.625

0.72

Feb.

3,270

1,300

590

378

558

4,460

5,800

1,350

610

410

4,290

10,900

8,150

5,600

1,800

1,190

795 

610

610

4,770

11,200

7,460 

2,380

1,880

1,980

980

565

415

_

-

80,061

2,859

5.44

5.66

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,920 Mln 8.2

Mar.

400

2,020

5,500

6,850

4,050

1,400

660

463

385

570

453

926

1,120

4,040

10,700

4,580

1,440 

3,210

2,060

844

583

1,740 

9,030

5,370

1,780

760

583

497

415

370

400

70,959

2,289

4.55

5.02

Apr.

823

480

355

327

299

5,330

4,620

1,350

585

451

494

4,000

5,550

1,080

720

601

415 

1,090

1,030

447

355

313 

275

458

4,200

2,360

781

447

1,020

7,410

-

43,667

1,456

2.77

5.09

May

4,520

1,500

640

1,480

4,020

2,050

1,030

825

522

418

845

1,180

522

1,550

4,500

5,890

6,290 

3,38<5

3,860

3,720

1,220

600 

456

370

342

275

229

162

168

146

124

52,832

1,704

3.24

5.74

June

~99 120

88

84

77

99

94

66

63

61

57

52

50

48

47

47

40 

38

35

33

31

39

36

32

31

30

3S

81

48

59

-

1,704

56.8

0.108

0.12

July

54

55

32

30

30

28

28

59

100

58

29

28

28

27

27

60

294 

146

42

32

2,360

6,680 

2,770

-689

248

146

106

82

69

59

52

14,386

464

0.882

1.02

Aug.

46

44

41

58

56

35

64

56

28

26

25

25

25

24

23

23

117 ~46

36

36

32

23 

23

22

21

19

19

18

15

24

20

1,013

32.7

0.062

0.07

Sept.

19

19

23

21

38

24

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

16

18

16

15

23

44

22

16 

16

17

19

18

18

16

15

13

-

585

19.5

0.037

0.04

Mean .534 Cfsm 1.O2 In. 13.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 11.20O Win 9.8 Mean 769 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). No peak above base.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

329

Location. Lat 34°21'20", long. 89°39'30", in NW^SEi sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 1.0 

mile (revised) 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 I960 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 9.46 ft in gage 

well, 9.9 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 made in the 1954 water 

year; minimum, 5.2 cfs July 11, 13, July 30 to Aug. 2; minimum gage height, 0.02 ft 

Mar. 11.

1939-41, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 20, 1953; minimum, 3.0 cfs July 19- 

22, 1939.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1939 and 1940 have been 

revised to 2,220 cfs June 27, 1939 (gage height, 8.70 ft) and 2,380 cfs July 12, 1940 

(gage height, 9.17 ft), superseding those published in WSP 877 and 897, respectively.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1939 and 1940, superseding those published in WSP 877 and 897 are 

given herewith:

June 27, 1939.......... 12O

July 12, 1940.......... 215

Month

Calendar year 194O. ..............

Cfs-days

3 , 109 . 6

Maximum

215

215

Minimum

3 2

3.2

Mean

8.50

Per square 

mile

.914

Runoff in 

inches

12.43

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.0

LJ.

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

ft!

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.2

196.7

6.35

0.683

0.79

Nov.

§_.£

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

7.0

46

9.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

13

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

-

255.4

8.45

0.909

1.01

Dec.

30

9.2

7.0

~8.8 33

6^5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.9

9.5

270.8

8.74

0.940

1.08

Calendar year 1952 : Max 292

Jan.

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.1

9.6

7.5

7.8

7'. 3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

31 .

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.3

9.2

110

356.3

11.5

1.24

1.42

Feb.

13

9.7

8.4

lit

8.5

151

9.4

8.8

8.8

9.8

189

41

16

15

15

11

9.4

8.8

19

589

44

27

21

56

21

16

13

11

_

-

1,115.4

39.8

4.28

4.46

Mar .

32

82

166

29

17

14

15

12

11

12

13

25

15

101

18

12

20

49

14

12

11

219

18

14

12

11

10

974

9.4

1,028.2

33.2

5.57

4.11

Apr.

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

85

16

14

13

12

11

41

13

11

29

11

10

57

15

10

9.1

8.1

7.5

109

25

15

11

9.7

254

50

-

859.5

28.6

3.08

3.44

May

22

16

13

133

27

18

14

11

10

17

34

14

15

74

42

~585

20

69

18

13

11

9.7

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

7., 5

778

7.8

7.5

1,123.5

56.2

3.89

4.49

June

7.5

7 .5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

-

207.5

6.92

0.744

0.83

July

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7...S

775

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

190.5

6.15

0.661

0.76

Aug.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

189.7

6.12

0.658

0.76

Sept.

6.2

6.8

6.5

7 .3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

-

186.5

6.22

0.669

0.75

Min 5.4 Mean 11.6 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 389 Min 5.5 Mean 16.4 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.90
330 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long. 87°47'10", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W. , Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchie River ?| miles southeast of Sardis and 

25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929 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, 1,206,520 acre-ft June 6, 7 (elevation, 274.71 

ft); minimum, 95,230 acre-ft Dec. 30 (elevation, 234.76 ft).

1939-53: Maximum contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft Apr. 3, 1949 (elevation, 276.71 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling of reservoir, 47,900 acre-ft Oct. 3, 1941 (elevation, 

228.93 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel on opposite ends of the dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed 

Aug. 1, 1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-ft at elevation 281.4 ft (crest of spillway), of 

which about 1,478,000 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage and about 91,900 

acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 234.4 ft (15 ft above sill of 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114.98

117.26

116.69

117.15

117.60

118.86

119.54

119.54

120.45

121.36

121.93

122.96

123.53

124.34

126.04

126.04

126.88

127.73

128.34

129.79

130.63

130.39

130.88

131.84

132.57

133.54

134.14

134.99

135.84

136.20

136.73

Nov.

137.66

138.73

140.19

140.59

141.25

142.05

142.98

143.91

144.18

150.73

151.28

153.88

155.94

157.04

157.86

156.08

151.01

146.18

141.79

137.26

132.57

128.34

124.10

120.11

116.01

112.06

110.02

106.28

102.86

99.78

-

Dec.

96.24

98.26

98.77

99.17

101.70

103.07

104.14

105.21

106.28

106.92

107.03

106.82

106.92

107.03

106.28

101.19

97.15

97.46

97.25

97.05

97.46

96.95

96.95

96.85

96.55

96.34

96.14

95.74

95.44

95.23

95.84

Jan.

95.84

95.94

96.55

96.95

96.75

96.24

96.55

96.65

97.35

96.44

96.95

96.95

97.56

97.56

97.96

98.36

98.06

97.86

97.96

97.96

98.26

98.16

99.27

99.98

100.48

100.89

103.28

105.85

106.92

107.35

111.31

Feb.

116.12

118.97

122.28

129.42

132.57

137.66

139.39

138.86

141.25

146.71

152.51

175.82

192.60

225.56

261.54

279.06

287.96

290.82

291.85

292.67

316.72

332.38

362.28

390.15

404.00

409.33

412.38

414.67

_

_

-

Mar.

414.41

415.43

421.61

433.13

446.00

467.08

485.56

493.51

494.65

494.08

492.66

491.81

490.96

490.96

496.07

502.03

519.95

539.93

547.56

553.96

559.45

564.08

578.03

585.96

605.90

623.45

629.37

629.04

627.37

625.08

623.12

Apr.

621.82

622.15

620.85

620.20

617.28

626.05

638.39

650.41

664.90

673.82

675.19

673.82

671.76

672.79

679.99

680.68

680.34

677.25

679.31

677.25

675.19

671.42

668.68

667.65

673.82

675.54

686.85

693.37

696.16

719.11

-

May

734.07

753.00

767.98

778.78

818.38

837.19

858.39

872.61

878.54

882.52

890.66

902.87

911.82

919.56

932.45

965.09

1,019.78

1,065.92

1,115.33

1,147.40

1,168.79

1,182.88

1,190.66

1,195.58

1,197.07

1,198.56

1,201.55

1,202.04

1,202.54

1,203.04

1,204.03

June

1,204.53

1,205.02

1,206.02

1,206.02

1,205.52

1,206.02

1,206.52

1,204.03

1,200.06

1,196.58

1,191.63

1,188.71

1,184.82

1,182.88

1,177.05

1,170.24

1,164.9C

1,157.6]

1,150.80

1,142.59

1,134.13

1.125.0C

1,117.21

1,109.22

1,100.76

1,092.43

1,083.28

1,075.06

1,065.0]

1,055.87

July

1,046.42

1,036.65

1,026.44

1,016.67

L, 007. 34

998.28

989.23

980.18

972.85

962.55

952.10

941.23

932.45

922.84

913.05

903.68

897.17

889.03

881.30

872.22

865.90

861.16

861.94

879.72

886.59

883.34

876.16

873.00

870.24

865.90

861.55

Aug.

854.84

845.75

836.42

826.44

816.84

807.24

798.18

788.48

778.78

769.46

759.91

750.45

740.98

731.52

722.64

712.05

713.82

708.87

700.05

690.28

679.31

673.82

664.90

654.76

645.74

636.39

627.37

619.22

610.12

601.02

591.35

Sept.

582.47

573.28

563.13

554.57

546.94

537.49

527.59

519.06

509.66

500.04

490.39

481.02

472.83

463.51

453.92

444.39

435.28

425 . 90

416.70

407.55

398.66

389.66

379.53

369.19

359.90

350.86

341.60

333.05

323.60

314.36

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31................. i..

Calendar year 1952. . .....

June 30 ....................

Sept. 30....................

Water year 1952-53. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

234.82

-

248.72

-

Contents 

(thousands 

of 

acre-feet)

95.84

-

414.92

1,049.52

308.34

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, cubic 

feet per second')

_

-22.9

-720

+5,401

-2,605

-4,644

+267

t Elevation 'at 12 p.m.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 331

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. La t 34°23'57", long. 89°47'10" in NE£ sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam 1\ miles southeast of Sardis and 25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, 

at site 300 ft downstream at datum 25.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,471 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 cfs Sept. 14; maximum gage height, 55.28 

ft June 6, 7; no flow at times.

1940-53: 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, 20 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 1147: 1946(M) .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

+ 369

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

821

2,370

5.040

2,980

*2,920

2,850

2,790

2,720

2,660

2,600

2,530

2,480

2,430 

2,370

2,300

2,250

-

40,111

1,337

-677

Dec.

1,400

*748

749

755

770

776 

780

786

*790

793

793

793

792

792

1,990

*2,850

1,660

743

74H

741

741

739

739

739

737

735

734 

733

731

730

733

28,314

913

-22.9

Jan.

734

736

738

739

*739

735 

735

739

741

737

737

739

741

744

745

748

745

745

*745

746

748

747

753

759

762

766

776 

790

794

796

819

23,318

752

+311

Feb.

838

849

865

1,410

2,340

2,420 

2,440

2,440

2,470

»2,540

1,660

0

901

1,960

2,070

2,120

2,140

2,140

2,150

1,300

0

0

237

1,690

2,370

2,370

2,380 

2,380

_

-

46,480

1,660

+5,401

Mar.

2.380

2,380

2,400

*2,420

2,440

2,480 

2,510

2,520

2,530

2,520

2,520-

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,530

2,540

*2,580

2,600

2,620

2,630

2,640

2,640

2,660

2,670

2,700

2,720

2,720 

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,720

79,790

2,574

+3,376

Apr.

2,710

*2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

780 

369

2,090

2,780

2,790

2,790

2,790

*2,790

2,790

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,790

2,790

2,790

2,780

2,780

2,790

2,800

2,810 

2.820

1,680

0

-

74,349

2,478

+1,796

Hay

948

1,790

2,600

1,140

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

6,478

209

+7,728

June

0

5

0

0

0

0 

414

2,080

*2,310

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,300

2,680

*3,570

3,940

3,930

4,160

4,450

4,440

4,420

4,410

4,400

4,390

4,790

5,030 

5,020

*5,000

4,990

-

85,964

2,865

-2,605

July

4,970

4,960

4,940

4,920

4,910

4,890 

5,040

5.120

5,110

5,100

5,070

5,060

5,040

5,030

5,010

5,000

4,980

4,970

4,960

4,940

4,930

4,920

*4,930

4,960

4,970

4,960

4,020 

890

2.570"

2,560

2,840

142,570

4,599

-3,115

Aug.

4,560

4,900

*5,000

5,170

5,050

5,130 

5,120

5,100

5,080

5,060

5,050

5,030

5,010

4,990

4,970

3,080

*1,380

4,190

5,210

5,180

5,150

5,140

5,110

5,080

5,050

5,020

5,000 

4,970

4,940

4,920

*4,970

149,610

4,826

-4,445

Sept.

5,010

4,980

4,950

4,920

4,890

4,860 

4,880

4,950

5,050

5,020

4,980

4,940

4,910

*5,090

5,240

5,190

5,150

5,100

5,060

5,010

4,970

5,100

5,110

5,080

5,060

5,030

4,980 

4,960

*5,070

5,080

-

150,620

5, '021

-4,644

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

369 

0.239 

0.28

66C 0.42- 

0.4E

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

890 

0.576 

0.66

1,063 

0.688 

0.79

7,061 

4.57 

4.76

5,950 

3.85 

4.44

4,274 

2.77 

3.09

7,937 

5.14 

5.92

Observed

Max 4,450 Min 0 Mean 2,518 

Max 5,240 Min o Wean 2,267

260 

0.168 

0.19

1,484 

0.961 

1.11

381 

0.247 

0.28

377 

0.244 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 1,798 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.84 

Mean 2,534 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Sardis Reservoir. 

Note. Discharge for Sept. 21-30 computed on basis of outlet gage, 340 ft downstream from outle 

tunnel.
332 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°16'23", long. 89°31'11", in SE^NW^ sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, 

1? miles downstream from Burney Branch, 6 miles south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953 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.--7 years (1946-53), 425 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 20.57 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, -0.50 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 24,400 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.10 ft); minimum, 9..2 cfs Sept. 1, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good above 100 cfs and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-0.3

-.1

.4

1.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11

8.3

18

56

119

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

258

453

965

1,790

.5

1.0 

2.0

133

298

4.0

8.0

12. O

16.0

2O. 0

730 

1,700 

2,700 

4,1OO 

6,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

IT

11

11

12

12

13

15

16

16

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

14

15

13

13

13

14

15

14

418

13.5

O.052

0.06

Nov.

IB- 15

18

17

18

18

*19

18

41

111

50

43

35

3O

28

25

25

25

33

32

37

31

28

26

37

42

30

34

34

33

-

948

31.6

0.121

0.13

Dec.

59

126

67

123

174

g96

g69

g58

g43

g46

*g56

44

37

35

33

32

31

30

32

39

34

36

35

33

32

31

31

3O

29

36

69

1,626

52.5

0.20O

0.23

Jan.

60

58

45

43

41

40

36

48

70

107

113

80

58

48

43

41

51

48

43

45

43

44

3O9

282

242

1O9

71

59

52

*55

1.600

3,984

129

0.492

0.57

Feb.

857

610

420

156

115

729

335

234

1Z7

103

*1,950

4,020

2,480

1,150

776

424

289

185

261

2,500

*6.O80

3,670

1,130

1,030

776

638

455

253

_

-

-

31,753

1,134

4.33

4.51

Mar.

203

444

1,080

*1,980

1,300

1,O3O

592

262

200

181

308

567

615

2,410

4.900

2,OOO

984

1,100

7O7

558

308

1,030

3,210

2,420

1,100

534

271

215

177

153

149

3O,988

1,OOO

3.82

4.40

Apr.

141

128

116

108

i§

969

776

592

336

178

138

1,290

1,350

984

569

308

212

319

336

244

143

119

1O3

493

1,280

799

753

3O8

1,160

2.600

-

16,950

565

2.16

2.41

May

1,800

1,O30

455

750

1,250

891

891

*424

222

160

262

170

133

826

1,320

2.450

2,400

1,600

1,680

1,O30

684

326

194

152

124

glOl

g92

S75

g68

g58

g54

21,672

699

2.67

3.08

June

48

43

38

35

32

28

25

31

27

25

24

23

22

g21

g21

g20

g!8

g!9

g!8

g!8

16

27

18

16

15

15

16

22

21

20

-

722

24.1

O.O92

0.10

July

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

*16

14

14

14

13

14

15

20

16

15

16

~93 142

72

35

25

22

19

18

17

17

16

782

25.2

O.O96

0.11

Aug.

15

14

14

13

13

12

22

75

31

20

15

14

13

13

13

20

g24

g!5

g!3

13

*13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

516

16.6

0.063

0.07

Sept.

11

11

12

18

T6

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

13

12

11

11

11

*12

12

12

12

11

10

10

-

356

11.9

0.04o

O.O5

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,890 Min 10 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.60

Water year 195Z-53: Max 6,08O Min 10 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15. 72

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 333

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.

Location. La t 34°09'29", long. 89°54'14", In NE^ sec. 2, T. US., R. 7 W., Chicksaw 

meridian, In gatehouse of dam on Yocona River, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 

51, 2tr miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3t miles northeast of 

Enid, and 13? miles upstream from mouth of Yocona River.

Drainage area. 560 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to May 24, 1952, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 359,550 acre-ft May 28 (elevation, 255.07 ft); 

minimum, 480 acre-ft Oct. 1-7; minimum elevation, 207.10 ft Oct. 3-7.

1951-53: Maximum contents, that of May 28, 1953; minimum, since Initial filling 

of reservoir, 480 acre-ft Sept. 23 to Oct. 7, 1952; minimum elevation, that of 

Oct. 3-7, 1952.

Remarks..--Reservoir Is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began July 16, 1951. Capacity, 660,000 acre-ft at elevation 268.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) of which about 602,400 acre-ft Is available for flood-control 

storage and about 57,600 acre-ft Is permanent storage which will be maintained for 

Incidental recreational purposes at elevation 230.0 ft (25 ft above sill of outside 

gates). Figures given herewith represent contents above elevation 205.0 ft. 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

O.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.49

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.52

.52

.52

.51

.51

.52

Nov.

0.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

1.05

.84

.69

.62

.SB

.57

.56

.55

.55

.56

.59

.57

.57

.56

.56

.56

.74

.68

.61

.59

.59

-

Dec.

0.58

1.22

1.03

.80

1.83

1.42

.98

.77

.68

.68

.67

.64

.62

.51

.59

.58

.58

.58

.63

.70

.76

.75

1.07

1.37

1.64

1.88

2.08

2.29

2.47

2.66

3.32

Jan.

3.95

4.26

4.56

4.82

5.09

5.37

5.59

5.88

6.32

6.83

7.35

7.80

8.19

8.52

9.00

9.28

9.49

9.90

10.24

10.55

10.85

11.16

12.06

14.28

15.47

16.28

16.80

17.15

17.50

17.78

20.64

Feb.

29.40

31.91

33.57

34.69

35.33

36.27

38.92

39.94

40.74

41.21

42.68

62.90

76.53

82.74

85.63

88.10

87.38

86.35

85.63

87.94

113.29

130.67

139.91

144.11

149.67

150.32

150.10

149.56

_

-

-

Mar.

148.41

147.78

148.31

156.27

160.79

162.17

162.52

161.48

160.46

158.92

159.14

158.92

161.36

161.71

180.86

192.64

195.43

201.46

205.31

205.45

204.92

205.45

220.22

228.74

232.08

232.52

231.94

230.34

229.03

227.29

225.98

Apr.

224.25

223.00

221.33

219.53

217.58

218.14

222.03

221.89

221.06

219.66

218.00

221.47

225.69

227.00

227.14

225.11

224.11

222.03

222.17

220.78

219.25

217.30

215.36

214.38

221.06

 221.75

222.17

221.89

221.19

244.67

-

May

253.78

258.18

260.56

262.14

269.26

273.51

276.30

278.77

280.09

280.75

282.07

283.88

284.21

284.86

295.57

311.92

327.48

336.21

343.61

351 . 84

354.46

355.96

357.08

357.64

358. 2O

358.58

358.78

359.55

359 . 35

358.97

358.78

June

358.78

358.78

358.78

358.58

358.39

358.39

358.39

358.01

356.89

355.58

353.90

352.59

350.90

349.41

348.10

346.04

344.36

343.23

341.74

339.86

338.22

337.67

336.21

334.76

333.12

331.48

330.57

329.12

327.30

325.29

-

July

323.47

321.65

320.23

318.64

317.05

315.63

314 . 22

312.10

309.27

306.62

303.61

300.70

297.80

294.89

292.32

290.27

290.61

287.88

285.36

284.21

28*55

281.90

280.91

278.77

275.98

273.51

270.87

268.15

265.62

263.25

260.40

Aug.

257.71

255.02

252.41

249.52

246.94

244.52

242.09

239.35

236.87

234.40

231.79

229.32

226.71

224.11

221.75

219.39

216.88

214.52

212.02

209.57

206.78

205.18

202.92

200.13

197.61

195.31

193.02

190.73

188.06

185.77

183.66

Sept.

181.47

179.04

176.61

174.18

172.48

170.05

167.62

165.42

163.10

160.68

158.48

155.83

153.96

151.53

149.36

147.15

144.95

142.75

140.75

138.79

136.68

134.38

132.18

129.67

129.47

128.02

125.81

123.88

121.57

120.22

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952....

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1952-53....

Elevation 

(feet)t

207.12

-

240.88

255.03

253.17

249.29

237.87

-

Contents 

( thousands 

of 

acre-feet)

0.48

.52

.59

3.81

_

27.57

148.62

251.35

358.78

324.38

258.82

118.54

-

Change in contents 

during month 

( equivalent, in cubic 

feet, per second)

+0.651

+1.18

+52.4

-50.2

+386

+2,180

+1,239

+446

+1,747

-578

-1,066

-1,248

-1,068

+163

t Elevation at 12 p.m. (estimated September to November).

Note. Contents below 644 acre-ft computed from staff-gage readings.
334 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09'29", long. 89°54'14", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of Enid Dam 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 2f 

miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3-J- miles northeast of Enid, and 

13-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1953. 

River near Enid.

Prior to October 1951, published as Yocona

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. 25 years, 837 cfs, adjusted for storage in Enid Reservoir since October 

1951.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs July 8, 9; maximum gage height, 55.07 

ft May 28; no flow at times.

1928-53: 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, prior to 

construction of Enid Dam, 34 cfs Sept. 28, 1931.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 12,200 

cfs Mar"; "24, 1929 (gage height, 18.58ft), and the minimum discharge for water year 1945 

has been revised to 50 cfs at times in October and November 1944. They supersede figures published in WSP 687 and 1037, respectively.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Enid Reservoir since July 16, 1951 

(see preceding page). Records of daily discharge not adjusted for storage in Enid 

Reservoir.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewsd 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1929 and 1945, superseding those published in WSP 687 and 1037 are 

given herewith:

Date

1929

Mar. 23

24

25

1945

May 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

11,300

11,300

7,530

546

395

289

229

186

162

Date

1945-Con.

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

Discharge

152

142

134

123

112

104

92

86

82

80

79

Date

1945-Con.

June 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

72

71

69

68

66

64

66

68

66

Month

Water year 1928-29 ...............

May 1945. .......................... 

June ...............................

Water year 1944-45. ..............

Calendar year 1945. ..............

Cfs-days

205,244

247,676

13,233

378,951

Maximum

11,300

2,740

24,400

Minimum

39

36

92

50

53

Mean

562

679

427

1,038

Per square 

mile

.00

.21

.762 

.09

.81

.85

Runoff In 

Inches

13.65

16.48

.88 

1.21

24.54

25.16
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 335

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

Discharge, in cubic" feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

68

80 *80

80

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

*74

74

74

74

74

80

74

74

74

74

2,228

71.9

+0.651

Nov.

74

80 *80

80

80

80

80

80

80

*420

294

172

138

108

108

98

98

98

98

*118

108

108

98

98

98

214

160

128

108

118

-

3,702

123

+1.18

Dec.

118 *510

330

366

650

570

348

214

*160

160

160

148

138

128

*118

118

108

100

100

120

128

56

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,848

156

+52.4

Jan.

0

0

+386

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

693

1,040

1,040

1,040

607

0

0

0

0

681

1.150

1,150

1,150

_

-

-

8,551

305

+2,180

Mar.

1.150

1,150

*1,150

1,160

*1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

*1,170

1,170-

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,200

*1,210

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,260

1.270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

37,510

1,210

+1,239

Apr.

1.260

*1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,260

*1,250

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,260

*1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

*1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,260

*1,260

680

0

-

35,840

1,195

+446

May

0

0

83

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

83

2.68

+1,747

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

226

*731

730

730

729

728

727

726

*725

724

724

723

722

721

721

*720

719

718

717

717

716

*715

714

-

16,123

537

-578

July

713

712

711

710

709

709

899

*1.560

1,360

1,330

1,350

1,350

*1,340

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,230

1,170

*1,200

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,310

*1,310

1,300

36,693

1,184

-1,066

Aug.

1.500

1,300

*1,290

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,270

*1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

*1,250

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,230

*1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

*1,200

38,760

1,250

-1,248

Sept.

1.200

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,180

*1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

*1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

496

572

1,110

1,110

1,100

*1,100

1,100

-

35,108

1,104

-1,068

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

72.6 

0.150 

0.15

124 

0.22] 

0.2E

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55;

208 

0.571 

0.43

586 

0.689 

0.79

2,485 

4.44 

4.62

2,449 

4.57 

5.04

1,641 

2.95 

5.27

1,750 

5.12 

5.60

Observed

Max 4,440 Min 0 Mean 640 

Max 1,560 Min 0 Mean 596

-41 114 

0.204 

0.25

2 

0.0036 

0.004

36 

0.064 

0.07

Adjusted

Mean 590 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.54 

Mean 759 Cfsm 1.56 In. 18.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Enid Reservoir.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Nov. 13-25, Nov. 

28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13-19. Negative figures of adjusted mean and runoff indicate that evaporation 

and seepage exceeded inflow for month of June.
336 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location.--Lat 34°50'27", long. 89°49'32", in center of sec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw meridian, near left bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 305, 1.6 

miles south of Lewisburg and 4.0 miles upstream from Pigeonroost Creek.

Drainage area. 218 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to 'September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~^929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, 

staff gage, and Sept. 3, 1942, to Aug. 25, 1948, water-stage recorder, at same site and 

datum; Aug. 26, 1948, to Aug. 22, 1950, staff gage at site 75 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 354 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1942-44, 1950, and 1953, some 

of which have been revised, superseding those published in water-supply papers indicated, are contained in the following table:

WSP

957 

977 

1007 

1177

Water 

year

1942 

1943 

1944 

1950 

1953

Maximum

Date

Apr. 9, 1942 

Mar. 13, 1943 

Mar. 29, 1944

May 19, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*20,900 

*12,900 

16,200

12,300

uage 

height 

(feet)

14.56 

12.97 

12.41

13.10

Minimum

Date

Oct. 1, 2, 1941 

(t] 

Oct. 6, 7, 1943 

Oct. 2, 1949 

Oct. 4, 5, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

*31 

*36 

*34 

44 

47

Gage 

height 

(feet 1

2.38

2.56 

tt2.40

* Revised. tt Occurred Sept. 11, 12, 14-19, 24, 1953. 

t Occurred on Sept. 12-15, 17, 30, 1943.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 16 cfs 

May 21-23, 1947 (affected by backwater from Pigeonroost Creek); minimum unaffected by 

backwater, 28 cfs Sept. 16-23, 1940, June 19-25, Sept. 21-24, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 2.30 ft Sept. 21-24, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Coldwater River and Pigeonroost Creek are interconnected through 

old creek channel. For records on Pigeonroost Creek below interconnection (see p. 339).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1942-44 (complete daily tables given on following pages) and for period in 1950, superseding those published in WSP 957, 977, 1007, 1177, are given herein.

1949 

Nov. 27........... 60

30........... 60

Dec. 1........... 60

Month

Water year 1949-50. ...........

Cfs-days

2,431

173,173

185,730

Maximum

221

5,700

6,600

7,950

Minimum

53

59

44

44

Mean

81.0

638

474

509

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

31

31

82

72

63

*122

106

60

10

42

44 

50

44

37

36

48

40

114

170

162

106

50

38

37

34

40

*250

226

202

154

382

2,913

94.0

Nov.

*574 494"

424

304

106

78

72

69

57

44

40 

40

40

38

38

37

37

36

37

63

72

154

526

526

480

424

*292

130

82

69

-

5,383

179

Dec.

66

69

75

72

72

69

66

63

60

60

60 

63

72

106

*102

72

63

57

54

§1

52

63

218

260

250

242

122

75

63

52

82

2,852

92.0

Jan.

*702

770

750

890

702

280

114

82

57

66

50 

48

48

48

50

54

52

63

146

162

138

98

75

60

54

63

242

280

194

154

*304

6,796

219

Feb.

242

170

102

69

98

670

*850

280

186

162

146

138

130

122

114

270

*574

39 S

250

*194

162

154

340

*850

1.710

1,240

930

670

_

_

-

11,219

401

Mar.

226

194

162

154

122

98

122

790

1,240

1,240

1.550 

850

558

526

410

328

770

*890

1,030

770

328

14S

106

78

az

194

218

234

226

170

82

13,674

441

Apr.

66

57

50

46

50

50

48

122

14.900

10,400

4,060 

1,410

702

480

280

178

170

162

138

86

72

69

66

66

S3

82

*138

510

354

270

-

35,145

1,172

May

~90 130

72

66

60

60

66

57

52

57

57 

57

54

57

60

60

57

60

60

57

57

57

66

78

*86

60

57

57

57

57

57

1,978

63.8

June

54

52

52

52

50

50

54

57

66

57

57 

57

66

72

86

242

^US

218

98

63

50

46

57

54

4_6

*4S

46

46

48

46

-

2,190

73.0

July

48

46

46

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42 

42

40

46

42

40

38

38

38

57

46

63

78

86

BT

40

38

37

38

*37

37

1,393

44.9

Aug.

37

36

4?

186

I4T

63

46

86

114

170

122 

63

44

40

40

60

138

106

78

50

50

52

44

44

48

40

40

*38

38

40

40

2,141

69.1

Sept.

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

46

42

40

40 

40

42

42

40

44

86

63

72

106

57

44

*42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

-

1,408

46.9

Calendar year 1941: Max 702 Mln 28 Mean 101 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1941-42: Max 14,900 Mln 31 Mean 239 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1943

337

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

40

40

40

42

42

44

42

42

42

42

44

44

*44

44

44

44

44

48

48

48

54

50

48

48

48

48

48

50

77

*396

1,775

57.3

Nov.

218

ISS

170

69

50

54

50

52

54

69

63

69

63

52

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

82

75

57

*54

50

48

i§

48

-

2,065

68.8

Dec.

79

90

90

90

112

542

396

340

234

82

57

50

52

54

60

*180

188

162

114

66

57

54

54

60

57

54

2,230

5,080 

4,720

4,060

1,850

21,314

688

Jan.

770

237

106

78

66

60

60

63

66

63

57

54

52

52

52

52

54

54

52

50

*50

48

SS

54

57

60

57

60 

*57

88

234

2,913

94.0

Feb.

*328

218

210

*636

850

889

1,410

758

222

94

75

66

60

54

52

48

48

48

50

52

130

138

146

86

63

54

50

50

-

-

6,885

246

Mar.

50

50

48

48

66

304

250

186

86

66

1,060

*2,630

*9.620

6,700

3,730

1,850

770

654

734

790

622

480

186

98

78

257

*654

606 

654

686

358

34,371

1,109

Apr.

250

90

75

69

63

222

252

102

94

82

90

409

396

368

280

98

72

447

*670

542

396

154

90

72

66

60

57

54 

5252~

-

5,724

191

May

50

50

48

48

48

44

44

48

396

*170

328

186

186

170

72

54

50

48

48

206

354

382

354

138

130

114

146

72 

50

46

46

4,126

133

June

44

44

44

42

42

42

44

47

*382

213

69

48

40

44

44

44

42

40

*40

38

38

40

38

40

44

38

38

38 

40

38

-

1,790

59.7

July

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

38

38

38

38

40

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

40

40

38

40

40

50

42

42

*42

40

1,208

39.0

Aug.

40

40

42

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

*38

46

42

38

38

42

40

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

*37 

37

37

37

1,195

38.5

Sept.

37

37

37

37

42

60

66

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

37

36

42

131

*185

154

162

-75- 218

46

40

38

37 

37

36

-

1,884

62.8

Calendar year 1942: Max 14,900 Min 36 Mean 277 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1942-43: Max 9,620 Min 36 Mean 234 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

*36

36

36

36

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

' 36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

37

37

37

37

37

*37

37

37

1,120

36.1

-

-

Nov.

38

38

38

38

38

40

107

101

121

*193

134

71

57

51

50

48

46

46

45

48

48

49

48

47

46

46

46

46

46

*47

-

1,817

60.6

-

-

Dec.

47

46

46

47

48

51

51

55

57

55

55

58

65

58

52

51

49

47

47

48

49

49

48

46

115

168

*152

218

204

166

115

2,363

76.2

-

-

Jan.

75

145

351

307

257

137

80

66

60

60

58

BTJ

60

61

60

60

67

69

72

73

75

71

65

62

60

61

61

*67

67

64

61

2,890

93.2

-

-

Feb.

58

57

57

58

63

63

60

868

*3,590

4,610

2,700

1,530

761

282

184

132

*423

676

777

1,810

1,680

1,620

*2,070

1,690

1,270

996

1,160

1,150

1,810

-

-

32,205

1,111

-

-

Mar.

1,150

832

695

487

469

400

197

102

79

65

60

57

57

55

53

52" 52

52

371

489

415

578

611

320

223

126

*596

2,980

*10.400

4,920

2,250

29,193

942

-

-

Apr.

1,340

916

946

770

764

587

222

341

708

1,140

*1,810

1,690

1,440

1,100

522

172

107

87

78

147

*233

224

3.070

2,750

2,330

1,690

*1,440

985

722

324

-

28,655

955

-

-

May

117

379

242

464

*1,150

1,030

1,230

816

307

107

78

69

63

 61

58

55

54

54

52

50

50

49

50

50

92

56

52

52

76

177

170

7,310

236

-

-

June

106

58

52

48

47

51

77

103

109

262

323

197

166

251

145

*75

54

48

48

45

43

43

43

48

47

45

44

43

41

40

-

2,702

90.1

-

-

July

40

39

39

39

40

68

47

42

41

40

40

6?

51

41

40

39

39

39

39

37

37

39

40

40

40

40

*114

397 235"

118

86

2,048

66.1

-

-

Aug.

50

48

45

43

42

43

42

41

40

39

39

40

62

78

48

43

40

39

39

38

*37

38

39

51

73

50

126

305

113

46

320

2,097

67.6

-

-

Sept.

*688

1,040

627

312

91

113

241

232

96

51

46

45

48

46

43

41

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

3§- 36

38

47

-

4,297

143

-

-

Calendar year 1943; Max 9,620 Min 34 Mean 179 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1943-44 : Max 10,400 Min 34 Mean 319 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
338 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, Apr. 7-9)

Oct. 5 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

46

53

66

140

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

320

540

720

2.4 

3.0

4.0 

6.0

140

320

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

540

720

890

1,290

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

2,040

3,640

7,640

11,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

49

48

47

47

48

48

48

49

50

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

51

51

51

52 

52

53

53

54

55

55

56

*57

1,578

50.9

-

-

Nov.

5859"

61

62

61

61

*62

64

67

95

96

108

88

*71

67

66

66

74

192

196

*216

155

92 

73

72

97

86

86

69

71

-

2,716

90.5

-

-

Dec.

87

260

225

*230

235

200

152

*136

104

144

112

84

74

68

66

*65

64

64

64

68

72

76

71 

68

66

64

62

6?

62

63

108

3,276

106

-

-

Jan.

97

108

88

80

*73

68

67

29^

290

290

148

98

81

74

72

71

71

73

*75

75

73

73

220 

225

200

132

94

91

86

88

490

4,061

131

-

-

 

Feb.

680

572

*620

588

225

164

148

250

220

148

3,390

5,180

4,520

2,200

1,290

676

245

148

*128

BT?

1,660

1,290

1,820 

1,140

510

225

168

132

-

-

-

28,883

1,032

-

-

Kar.

120

148

1,460

1,590

1,590

1,290

780

300

140

*112

235

225

240

326

556

400

172

949

640

640

750

750

1.980 

1,590

1,660

990

441

168

128

104

T2T

20,598

664

-

-

Apr.

208

208

160

98

86

*2,580

1,820

2,960

1,590

700

220

280

172

116

160

148

120

104

98

101

95

*80

76 

193

482

390

420

380

424

1,440

-

15,909

530

-

-

May

1,660

1,820

1,140

*1,190

4,760

5,240

2,080

1,190

572

204

849

1,520

2,330

2,160

1,890

2,880

6,240

5,200

9,040

5,000

2,880

1,590

810 

290

136

108

92

83

80

68

66_

63,168

2,038

-

-

June

66

64

62

*62

62

62

61

61

60

59

58

57

56

57

57

*57

56

55

54

54

54

53

52 

52

51

52

53

52

52

*52

-

1,703

56.8

-

-

July

52

52

51

BT

51

51

51

51

112

80

68

56

52

*52

52

149

401

86

92

83

83

550

1,140 

940

1.440

700

164

*70

62

60

57

6,959

224

-

-

Aug.

54

57

54

53

53

52

60

53

51

51

*50

50

50

50

50

50

51

75

77

5?

52

54

50 

51

*50

50

49

49

49

49

50

1,653

53.3

-

-

Sept.

50

50

49

50

50

50

50

49

*48

4S

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

*50

49

48

48

50

50

50

50

49

-

1,467

48.9

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,440 Min 47 Mean 284 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,040 Min 47 Mean 416 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 15 to Dec.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 339

Plgeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°49'49", long. 89°49'20", In NWi sec. 15, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., Chlckasaw

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 305, 1.6 miles

upstream from mouth and 2.4 miles south of Lewisburg. 

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.14 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 Sept. 3,

1942, staff gage at same site and datum. July 12, 1948, to Dec. 17, 1949, staff gage

100 ft downstream, at same datum. 

Average discharge.--14 years, 253 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs May 19 (gage height, 16.74 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 21;

minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Aug. 28.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 9, 1942, from rating curve extended

above 4,500 cfs; maximum gage height, that of May 19, 1953; minimum discharge, 30 cfs

Sept. 15, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.87 ft Dec. 20, 21, 1939. 

Remarks. Records fair. Pigeonroost Creek and Coldwater River are interconnected through

old creek channel above station. For records on Coldwater River below interconnection

see preceding page. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (vrater years).--WSP 1211: 1949(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet

per second, for the water year 1944, superseding figures published in WSP 1007, are

given herewith:

Date

1944

Sept. 7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

Discharge

6E

48

44

40

40

40

40

39

Date

1944 -Con.

Sept. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

EE

Discharge

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

Date

1944-Con.

Sept.ES

24

E5

26

E7

28

E9

30

Discharge

38

38

38

38

38

38

118

52

Month

Calendar year 1944. ...........

Cfs-days

HE, 107

Maximum

5,230

Minimum

34

Mean

306

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195E to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

56

5T 

56

56

56

56

56

57

57

57 

57

57

57

56

56

56

56

g56 

g56

g56

g56

g56

g56

g56

56

56

56

57

57

*57

1,746

56.3

-

-

Nov.

56

BT

57 

57

57

57

*57

57

60

80

60 

58

57

*57

57

57

57

g!4E

g518 

g211

*g78

72

g65

g64

g65

g68

g64

g63

g63

g64

-

2,535

84.5

-

-

Dec .

g71

g23E

g99 

*g!73

gE60

g92

g77

*g72

g?l

g?2

g85 

g468

261

g64

64

*64

63

63

63 

64

63

63

63

63

63

62

eS

63

63

63

7E

3,179

103

-

-

Jan.

66

64

64 

63

*64

63

63

311

873

gee

g65 

g64

g63

g63

g63

g63

g63

g63

*g63 

62.

6E

62

394

89

70

67

66

68

64

67

liSEO

3,860

1E5

-

-

Feb.

785

*134

91 

g80

gl^

g944

g260

g!24

g!06

334

4,350 

3,300

391

147

87

126

106

99

*118 

g739

gl,850

322

130

1E6

130

1O2

87

80

_

-

-

15.E68

545

-

-

Mar.

83

1ST

5,150 

1,230

172

110

92

88

86

*86

130

147

147

17E

177

110

110

2,170

340 

134

118

1,670

2,550

313

142

118

114

96

99

92

246

14,443

466

-

-

Apr.

327

130

114 

110

106

*4,030

2,090

194

1E2

102

92 

122

91

82

194

102

8O

114

92 

73

72

*7E

71

778

864

118

83

77

1,980

4,800

-

17.E8E

576

_

-

Hay

371

96

74 

*4,660

4,8OO

385

188

12E

84

72.

E,730 

1,1OO

25E

2,10O

1,460

3,900

6,6OO

2,180

8.250 

1,790

340

185

138

118

106

96

90

83

77

76

73

42,596

1,374

-

-

June

^5- 69

60 

*59

59

60

60

60

60

60

g60 

g60

g60

g60

g60

*g6O

g60

g58

g58 

g58

g58

g58

g58

g58

g58

g58

g58

s§L gSe

*g58

-

1,785

59.5

_

-

July

g58

g57

g56 

g56

g56

g56

g56

g85

g310

g86

g59 

g58

g57

*g56

55

152

150

63

57 

58

354

470

150

69

64

62

60

*60

64

59

58

3,111

100

_

-

Aug.

58

58

58

57

56

66

92

ST

51

50

*50 

50

51

51

50

50

54

52

51 

50

54

62

56

54

*54

54

52

52

52

52

52

1,703

54.9

_

-

Sept.

51

50

51

50

48

46

46

46

*46

46

46 

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

49 

47

44

*45

46

46

46

48

48

48

46

46

-

1,407

46.9

_

-

Calendar year 195E: Max 4,350 Win 51 Mean 199 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,250 Bin 44 Mean 298 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
340 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in SWi 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 the mouth of Coldwater River.

Drainage area.--1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1953.

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, 649.940 acre-ft May 21 (elevation, 341.74 ft); 

minimum, 34,870 acre-ft Dec. 1 (elevation, 209.91 ft).

1941-53: Maximum contents, that of May 21, 1953; minimum, since initial filling 

of reservoir, 30 acre-ft at times during 1942-45; minimum elevation, 192.83 ft Aufc. 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). Figures given herein represent contents above 

elevation 191.3 ft. 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).--HSP 1007: 1941. WSP 1241: 1947.

Contents at 8 a.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43.45

43.19

42.92

42.68

42.38

42.08

41.84

41.55

41.37

41.31

41.19

41.07

40.96

40.78

40.60

40.42

40.24

40. OO

39.83

39.65

39.47

39.17

38.94

38.76

38.58

38.40

38.28

37.99

37.81

37.63

37.45

Nov.

37.27

37.16

37.04

36.80

36.70

36.48

36.32

36.22

36.05

36.98

37.57

37.87

37.87

37.81

37.75

37.69

37.63

37.57

39.35

41.84

43.38

43.90

44.23

44.36

43.51

42.14

40.96

39.47

37.99

36.59

-

Dec.

35.14

36.80

39. 06

40.30

41.25

42.86

43.51

43.51

43.45

43.38

43.45

42.99

42.62

42.14

41.73

41.31

40.90

40.42

40.00

39.71

39.53

39.35

38.88

38.58

38.22

37.87

37.51

37.16

36.92

36.64

36.75

Jan.

37.21

37.27

36.92

36.86

36.64

36.48

36.27

37.51

38.58

39.53

39.95

40.00

39.77

39.47

39.11

38.76

38.46

38.22

37.87

37. 6Z

37.33

37.16

37.75

39.65

41.07

41.49

41.49

41.43

41.37

41.19

42.20

Feb.

47.55

52.49

55.53

57.30

57.38

56.99

60.21

61.74

60.97

59.29

64.53

98.42

137.44

T52.82

157.89

160.14

159.09

156.55

152.96

151.70

161.19

173.46

178.22

177.27

176.64

175.53

172.51

168.07

_

_

-

Mar.

164.18

160.89

164.33

180.60

191.34

193.02

191.84

189.65

186.29

181.71

181.08

179.97

178.86

175.53

173.46

171.40

168.39

172.67

178.70

182.50

180.92

179.97

201.48

222.89

226.50

224.60

222.13

218.70

213.50'

208.30

203.28

Apr . May

200.76 231.83

197.56

193.19

188.64

183.77

187.97

217.45

232.78

233.36

232.21

229.74

224.60

220.80

215.47

211.35

207.22

203.10

197.06

193.52

188.48

184.27

179.65

174.42

170.61

176.00

178.06

177.27

173.94

170.45

205.25

-

236.21

234.50

236.40

293.37

332.89

342.80

343.54

338.09

330.66

327.69

364.01

378.13

376.78

393.62

413.95

460.60

515.11

576.15

642.21

649.94

644.53

636.42

628.08

616.94

605 . 80

594.32

582.21

569.74

557.36

544.73

June

532.43

520.67

508.89

498.41

486.57

474.98

463.40

452.24

440.28

429.60

419.07

409.40

398.50

389.00

378.68

368.68

358.30

349.23

340.32

330.91

321.44

313.90

305.89

297.16

288.67

280.63

273.76

266.55

259.76

252.42

-

July

246.79

240.35

233.36

227.27

220.80

214.94

208 . 84

203.10

197.90

193.19

187.97

182.82

177.90

172.99

168.87

164.18

161.19

159.24

155.35

151.27

148.60

147.61

146.91

145.78

143.67

141.56

139.72

136.91

133.35

192.92

126.22

Aug.

122.63

119.68

116.35

114.02

111.92

110.08

109.16

107.79

105.95

103.77

101.84

99.81

98.10

96.17

94.25

92.33

90.57

89.19

87.70

85.82

84.04

82.35

80.64

78.91

77.18

75.45

73.72

72.02

70.35

68.77

67.19

Sept.

66.19

65.53

64.53

63.72

62.96

62.12

61.28

60.44

59.59

58.68

57.83

56.99

56.24

55.32

54.47

53.62

52.84

52.06

51.43

50.65

50.01

48.98

48.13

47.35

46.64

45.98

45.33

44.75

44.10

43.45

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30. ...............

Oct. 31.. ..............

Nov. 30................

Dec . 31 ................

Calendar year 1952...

Jan. 31........... .....

Feb. 28. ...............

Apr . 30 ................

May 31 ................

Aug. 31............ ....

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)t

210.29

-

227.83

-

Contents 

( thousands 

of 

acre-feet)

37.33

35.57

36.92

-

45.66

165.53

225.93

536.19

248.80

66.53

42.86

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent. In cubic 

feet per second)

-101

-29.6

+22.0

-191

+142

+2,158

+426

+5,O46

-4,830

-2,034

-930

-398

-.898

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 341

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45t31", long. 90°07'30", in SWi sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chlckasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Arkabutla Dam, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.OOP sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 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). Prior to July 1, 194C, 

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. 11 years, 1,624 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 cfs May 21 (gage height, 50.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1942; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding 

page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 77 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 1341: 1946.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

*222

222

222

222

222

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

*221

221

221

221

221

221

220

220

220

6,861

221

-101

Nov.

220

220

220

*220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

221

*221

221

221

220

220

221

221

*222

222

223

223

519

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,000

-

12,115

404

-29.6

Dec.

597

338

*374

395

411

437

444

*444

444

443

443

433

429

422

412

404

398

389

381

376

370

370

362

359

351

345

340

334

330

326

330

12,231

395

+22.0

Jan.

334

328

327

326

322

*319

316

340

360

376

378

379

374

369

364

357

351

348

343

*338

332

331

345

376

400

405

405

404

403

400

438

11,188

361

+142

Feb.

532

612

663

*985

1,470

1,470

1,530

1,560

1,540

1,370

521

703

2,040

2,230

'2,300

2,320

2,300

2,260

2,220

2,220

2,380

2,520

2,790

2,560

2,550

2,520

 2,480

2,420

-

-

-

51,066

1,824

+2,158

Mar.

2,37O

2,330

2,410

2,630

2,750

2,760

2,750

2,710

2,670

2,610

 2,610.

2,590

2,570

2,530

2,500

2,470

2,440

2,510

2,590

2,620

2,600

2,020

721

3,170

5,190

3,180

3,140

3,090

3,030

2,960

2,900

81,421

2,626

+570

Apr.

2,870

2,820

2,760

2,700

2,630

711

1,660

3,280

3,280

3,270

3,220

3,170

3,110

*3,050

2,990

2,950

2,890

2,820

2,760

2,690

2,640

2,580

2,510

2,490

2,550

2,570

2,550

*2,500

1,550

696

-

78,267

2,609

+426

May

3,280

3,310

3,290

1,090

0

2,OOO

4,560

4,550

4,490

4,420

1,880

735

4,120

4,930

5,100

5,100

698

*110

2,590

6,570

6,990

6,570

5,970

5,820

5,850

5,980

6,160

6,100

6,060

6,120

6,100

130,543

4,211

+5,046

June

*5,850

*5,720

*6,000

*5,860

*5,880

*5,940

5,830

*5,490

*5,420

*5,350

*5,280

*5,200

5,110

5,010

*4,910

4,800

*4,700

4,600

4,500

4,410

4,310

*4,230

4,140

4,040

3,940

3,850

3,760

3,680

3,600

*3.520

-

144,930

4,831

-4,830

July

3,440

3,370

3,290

3,200

3,12O

3,050

2,970

2,900

2,83(J

2,760

2,690

2,620

2,560

2,490

2,4,30

2,370

2,330

2,300

2,240

2,180

2,150

2,140

2,130

2,110

2,080

2,050

2,020

 1,970

1,920

1,860

1,810

77,380

2,496

-2,034

Aug.

1,760

1,710

1,380

1,070

1,070

1,060

,060

,060

,060

* ,050

,050

* ,040

,040

,040

,030

,030

,020

,020

,020

,010

1,010

1,000

999

994

*988

982

974

944

916

889

658

32,934

1,062

-930

Sept.

500

499

498

497

496

495

494

*493

*492

190

489

488

486

477

484

483

482

480

479

478

477

*475

473

471

468

466

464

461

449

438

-

14,422

481

-398

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

120 

0.120 

0.14

374 

0.374 

0.42

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

417 

0.417 

0.48

503 

0.503 

0.58

3,982 

3.98 

4.15

3,196 

3.20 

3.68

3,035 

3.04

3.39

9,257 

9.26 

10.67

Observed

Max 4,090 Min 0 Mean 1,302 

Max 6,990 Min 0 Mean 1,790

1 

0.0010 

0.001

462 

0.462 

0.53

132 

0.132 

0.15

83 

0.083 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 1,111 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11 

Mean 1,789 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Arkabutla Reservoir

368561 O - 56 - 23
342

YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55", in SW£ seo. 29, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meric

 ian 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.

Drainaae area.--1,980 sq mi (approximately); does not include 2,600 sq mi of upper Talla-

 hatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow from which is diverted 24^ miles upstream througt 

Panola-Quitman floodway.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1953.

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 gage, at same site and datui 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5f miles downstream from base gage. No auxiliary gage 

prior to Dec. 9, 1938. Dec. 9, 1938, to-Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage and Aug. 6, 1941, to 

Sept. 10, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site.

Average discharge. 18 years, 2,782 cfs (unadjusted). .

Extremes"--Maxlmum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs May 23; maximum gage height, 32.68 ft

 May~2~4; minimum discharge, 297 cfs Nov. 5-9; minimum gage height, 7.72 ft Nov 5, 6

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 35.54 

ft, revised); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.85 ft (revised)

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~Tactor. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 340) 

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. Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the low-water

 period in the water year 1939, superseding those published in WSP 877, are given herewith:

1938 

Oct. 31....... 190

Nov. 1....... 185

2....... 185

1938-Con. 

Nov. 3.... 185

185

180

Month

Water year 1938-39..

Cfs-days

1,232,101

Maximum

15,100

Minimum

170

177

170

Mean

194

300

3,376

Per 

square 

mile

0.098

0.152

1.71

Runoff In 

Inches

0.11

0.17

23.12

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

344

337

*322

327 

331

329

329

325

329

329

325

325

323

322

321

319

305

305

305

305

*305

303

304

305 

304

305

304

303 

303

*299

303

9,795

316

Nov.

305

305

303

*303

297

297

297

297

297

386

589

*458

379

348

335

331

327

363

483

*1,060

660

469

395

342 

324

724

1,070

m1,020

-

14,934

498

Calendar year 1952:

Water year 1952-53:

Dec.

986

1,240

1.420

1,020 

992

1,150

1,040

*896

801

744

757

710

661

629

605

586

606

677

617

577

553

537

529

*518 

508

499

486

477 

470

465

536

22,292

719

Jan.

685

723

661

618

585

566

*54l

533

569

693

705

625

579

562

545

538

526

510

503

*504

492

484

529

994 

1.010

854

789

786

757

716

972

20,154

650

Feb.

2,430

2,980

*2,670

2,210 

1.910

2,570

3,850

3,840

3,330

2,770

3,610

8,590

*9.290

9,090

8,590

7,710

6,840

5,990

4,960

4,590

6,800

7,190

*6,610

6,120 

5,430

4,960

4,370

3,710

-

-

143,010

5,108

Mar.

5.580

5,510

4,160

6,970 

*7,240

6,950

6,150

5,460

4,800

4,420

4,730-

5,480

5,570

5,550

4,800

4,580

4,220

4,490

6,190

6,050

5,400

4,890

7,310

*8.660 

8,660

8,260

7,380

6,450 

5,750

5,160

4,730

177,090

5,713

Observed

Apr.

4,600

4,550

4,200

3,820 

5,650

4,140

7,920

*7,980

7,640

6,950

5,680

5,550

5,080

4,790

4,570

4,580

4,460

4,190

4,080

*3,940

5,810

5,590

3,470

5.520 

4,510

4,960

4,750

4,500 

4,280

9.540

-

148,840

4,961

May

*9,750

9,920

9,630

9.560 

11,500

11,800

*11,700

11,600

11,400

10,900

10,700

11,400

*11,900

12,000

12,500

12,700

15,600

14,200

14,900

15,500

*15,700

15,800

15.900

15,800 

15,700

15,400

15,100

14,600 

*14,200

13,900

15,500

402,140

12,970

June

12,600

12,000

11,500

10,500 

9,790

9,050

8,570

7,980

7,540

*6,870

6,550

6,450

6,210

6,070

5,970

5,870

5,640

5,480

5,500

5,150

4,940

4,760

4,720

*4,620 

4,470

4,420

4,500

4,170 

4,100

5,950

-

199,080

6,656

July

5.800

5,760

5,740

3,630 

3,570

*3,430

3,370

3,510

3,150

3,050

2,970

2,950

2,810

2,750

2,690

2,610

2,700

2,720

2,610

*2,390

2,460

2,500

2,510

2,450 

2,420

2,380

2,330

2,270 

2,180

1,880

1.700

87,070

2,809

Aug.

1,590

1,560

1,640

*1.680 

1,620

1,590

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,470

*1,590

1,100

1,160

1,240

1,270

1,290

1,510 

1,510

1,280-

1,240

1,190 

1,170

1,120

1,040

45,550

1,405

Adjustedt

Sept.

*928

752

640

601 

599

592

587

582

574

575

574

575

573

569

*565

566

572

574

584

590

587

583

578

581 

533

461

496

*503 

505

503

-

17,468

582

 lax 10,700 Mln 122 Mean 2,498 Mean 2,307 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.86

 lax 15,900 Min 297 Mean 3,522 Mean 3,521 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Aricabutla Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 343

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°52'55", long. 90°16'45", in Nfi£ 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 

1933 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wat3r-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. i?, ^939, to Aug. 28, 1942, staff gage and Aug. 29, 1942, to Oct. 3, 1944, wireweight .;a[;e, at site 3.8 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 7,813 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 cfs May 21 (gage height, 29.71 ft); minimum, 536 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.28 ft).

1938-53: 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. 330), 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 340), and Enid Reservoir on Yocona River 

(see p. 333).

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.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

703 

m

659

644

640

638

*638

635 

642

644

649

656

644

639

629

628

623

619

615

*608

605

600 

598

600 

600

607

607

598

598

592 

590

19,427

627

JJov.

590 

598

593

*588

*588

586

Z88

588 

590

901

1,730

1,160

858

735

678

664

1,070

*2,750

3,280

3,750

3,870

3,600 

3,400

3,350 

3,320

*3,460

3,770

3,870

5,880

3,810

59,215

1,974

Calendar year 1952:

Water year 1952-53:

Dec.

3,740 

3,900

5,920

3,120

5,440

3,470

2,910

2,500 

2,240

*2,110

2,050

2,000

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,750

2,820

3,590

2,500

1,980

1,840

1,750 

1,690

*1,540 

1,500

1,490

1,470

1,460

1,450

1.440 

1,680

70,540

2,275

Jan.

1,990 

1,810

1,770

1,690

1,660

1,640

*1,610

1,600 

1,620

1,650

1,680

1,700

1,650

1,610

1,570

1,540

1,550

1,550

1,520

1,500

*1,480

1,470 

1,550

2,910 

2,460

2,140

2,080

1,980

1,910

1,890 

2,270

54,990

1,774

Feb.

6,650 

6,000

*5,270

4,590

4,080

4,540

7,550

7,470 

7,060

6,420

6,170

10,800

* 12, 400

12,700

12,800

12,800

12,700

12,100

11,600

11,700

15,000

14,100 

14,500

14,700 

*13,900

15,200

12,600

12,200

_

-

283,380

10,120

Mar.

11,800 

*11,500

11,000

11,700

12,500

12,800

15,000

15,000 

12,600

12,200

12,100

12,500

15,000

15,200

15,600

15,700

15,700

15,900

14,100

14,200

14,200

14,500 

14,700

14,800 

14,900

*15,200

15,500

15,300

15,100

14,900 

*14,400

419,000

13,520

Apr.

15,800 

13,506

13,500

12,800

12,500

12,500

12,200

12,900 

15,200

15,100

15,000

12,900

* 12, 900

12,800

12 , 600

12 , 400

12,200

12 , 000

11,600

*11,300

10,900

10,500 

9,990

9,680 

10,200

11,500

11,600

11,700

11,800

13,200

364,170

12,140

May

14,100 

14,800

15,100

15,200

16,500

17,500

18,500

*18,900 

19,000

18,400

17,900

17,700

17,400

16,800

17,100

18,500

20,200

21,900

25,800

24,000

24,100

*25,560 

22,700

22,400 

21,600

21,200

20,900

20,100

19,400

18,700 

18,200

595,500

19,200

June

* 17, 600 

16,900

16,200

15,700

14,800

14,400

15,700

15,200 

12,800

12,600

*12,500

11,900

11,700

11,500

11,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,500

10,500

10,200 

10,200

*10,200 

10,100

10,100

10,000

9,960

9,960

9,910

359,950

12,000

July

9,890 

9,880

9,840

9,790

9,750

*9,710

9,640

9,590 

9,580

9,550

9,550

9,520

9,500

9,480

9,450

9,450

9,500

9,400

9,500

*9,270

9,420

9,560 

9,450

9,250 

8,990

8,870

8,760

8,600

8,450

7,590 

7,050

287,550

9,275

Aug.

6,740 

6,720

7,090

*7,520

7,640

7,700

7,740

7.760 

7,640

7,540

7,410

7,550

7,280

7,210

7,180

7,160

7,140

*6,820

6,050

6,260

6,610

6,920 

7,150

7,250 

*7,270

7,310

7,260

7,220

7,180

7,150 

7,050

222,280

7,170

Sept.

*7,020 

6,970

6,940

6,900

6,820

6,790

6,740

6,690 

6,650

6,550

6,520

6,500

6,480

6,480

*6,470

6,460

6,460

6,510

6,610

6,650

6,650

6,650 

6,550

6,520 

6,470

6,050

6,170

*6,420

6,450

6,440

197,500

6,585

Observed Adjustedt

Max 18,600 Min 485 Mean 7,202 Mean 6,241 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Max 24,100 Min 586 Mean 8,036 Mean 8,465 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents, in Arkabdtla Sardis, and Enld Reservoirs.
344 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Calhoun City, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°50'20", long. 89°18'55", in SE^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, 1-| miles upstream from old channel, and 4tf 

miles upstream from Topashaw Creek Canal. Records include flow in Topashaw Creek Canal 

and all supplemental channels.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi (combined drainage area of all channels). 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 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 wirewieght gage on Topashaw Creek Canal, 2-jr miles southwest of base gage, read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height at river 

gage, 13.38 ft Feb. 21; no flow for many days.

1950-53: 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.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed by combining the flow of two individually ratec 

channels. Discharge measurements generally made weekly.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.5

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

6.6

0.213

0.00070

0.0008

Nov.

0,6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.6

.7

1.9

14

10

4.9

3.2 

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

74

15

5.5

3.5

2.9

2.7

4.0

20

9.7

4.7

4.0

4.2

-

201,2

6.71

0.022

0.02

Dec.

4.6

33

16

9.4

32

18

13

11

7.5

29

1

.4

.8

.6

.6

.2

.3

.5

.7

2

1

^ ^

. 6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.2

.2

8.1

.§9

386.8

12.5

0.041

0.05

Jan.

23

17

16

11

9.0

7.8

13~6.9

261

206

87

46

30 

21

16

17

36

66

41

32

25

18

781

435

224

115

60

43

37

31

47

2,788.7

90.0

0,295

0.34

Feb.

56

49

41

33

2T_

297

269

133

74

55

196

1,410

1,040 

472

805

418

217

125

314

2,090

10.200

5 230

2^120

2,160

1,800

1,010

412

246

-

-

-

31,299

1,118

3.67

3.82

Mar.

171

193

168

346

323

224

152

104

83

Zi

169

671

1,060 

890

1,380

1,430

621

1,890

2,030

1,360

394

367

2.120

1,860

1,580

474

218

180

138

107

94

20,871

673

2.21

2.54

Apr.

85

72

63

56

50

88

102

67

52

45

38

425

447 

281

167

93

64

109

206

132

81

57

43

573

2,360

1,860

1,490

380

542

2.980

-

13,008

434

1.42

1.59

May

2,120

1,600

520

1,650

3.140

2,250

1,770

533

189

119

108

83

g64 

84

436

1,500

1,670

1,040

393

274

158

99

65

48

35

27

g22

18

15

13

JQ

20,054

647

2.12

2.45

June

8.6

7.4

6.3

4.9

5.0

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.4 

2.4

gl.9

gl.6

g2.6

gl.6

gl-1

8.9

gjj.

M7.2

63.1

g2.0

61.3

33

7.2

5.5

3.5

-

171.2

5.71

0.019

0.02

July

2.4

4.7

14

51

5.0

2.2

1.5

8.9

2.7

g2.4

£ ' BK

g-6

84 

g-5

72

60

43

16

8.3

115

202

292 ~71

38

g!8

g8.0

g5.4

g4.2

g3.4

g2.6

gl.8

1,057.9

34.1

0.112

0.13

Aug.

gl.4

gl.4

gl.l

61.2

3.8

51

5.3

g2.4

gl.O

6-8

6-6

6-4

6.4 

6-4

6-4

6-3

g3.2

gl.3

38

2.9

1.7

6-7

6-4

6-3

6.Z

g.l

g.l

go

g3,4

18

g2.8

145.0

4.68

0.015

0.02

Sept.

gl.3

6-8

6-5

6-8

3.3

gl.2

6-7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1.1.1

0

-

11.5

0.383

0.0013

0.001

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,370 Min 0 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.449 In. 6.12

Water year 1952-53; Max 10,200 Min 0 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.810 In. 10.98

.Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 13,100 cfs.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings at Yalobusha River.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 345

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', long. 89°21', In Slrf£ 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 mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953 (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 

l"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 442 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 20.83 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 3-5.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.62 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 5, 1948, but may have been less during period of no gage-height 

record.

Remarks. Records good below 150 and above 6,000 cfs and fair between.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.3 1.0 2.5 78 1.1 2.4 2.5 135 15.0 3,650

1.4 3.0 3.0 150 1.3 7.0 3.0 225 19.0 5,400

1.5 5.5 4.0 353 1.5 14 5.0 645 20.0 6,900

2.0 26 7.0 1,160 1.8 32 7.0 1,160 21.0 10,200

2.2 42 2.0 52 10.0 2,050

Mote. Same as following 

table above 7.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

4.2

6.3

1.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.2 

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.9

150.9

4.87

0.019

0.02

Nov.

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

8.3

8.3

19

122

22

9.9

*7.5

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

9.9

70

20

10

7.9

7.5 

6.7

25

52

17

12

9.5

10

-

525.1

17.5

0.069

0.08

Dec.

16

103

34

37

147

53

20

15

16

75

38

18

14

12

11

10

10

11

15

33

21

15

14 

*12

11

11

10

10

10

26

112

940

30.3

0.119

0.14

Jan.

49

31

26

20

16

14

14

22

314

389

141

54

29

24

21

21

58

155

70

38

28

22

1.210 

824

156

82

54

43

34

32

194

4,185

135

0.531

0.61

Feb.

413

160

91

59

*43

158

153

82

52

40

1,500

3,930

2,020

310

824

401

166

110

578

5,450

*7 .980

4,810

1,070 

1,750

1,510

458

263

180

_

-

-

34,561

1,234

4.86

5.06

Mar.

153

568

400

3,400

1,780

320

189

144

117

99

340

1,220

1,220

2,260

3,200

775

282

2,670

1,460

301

171

1,800

5.750 

3,320

486

207

153

135

106

92

78.

33,176

1,070

4.21

4.86

Apr.

*85

61

52

45

40

622

645

198

117

68

60

1,750

740

189

126

103

65

278

301

135

57

44

37 

658

3,300

834

189

104

173

4.140

-

15,216

507

2.00

2.23

May

2,350

320

263

2,370

4.070

2,170

301

171

117

103

79

60

43

254

1,290

3,720

2,020

464

953

692

171

*99

68 

45

34

27

23

19

17

16

15

22,344

721

2.84

3.27

June

13

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.7

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.6

10

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.2

5.2

7.0

6.5 

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.6

8.8

8.2

6.5

-

235.4

7.85

0.031

0.03

July

5.6

*6.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

35

15

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.7

4^1

5.6

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.0

33

1,420

1.450

717 

104

21

12

9.7

8.8

7.6

5.6

5.2

3,941.5

127

0.500

0.58

Aug.

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.6

3". 3

3.3

4.7

4.5

15

5.8

4.2

4.0

3.6 

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.2

138.6

4.47

0.018

0.02

Sept.

4.5

4.7

4.2

5.4

6.8

6.3

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.1 

*3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

-

115.9

3.86

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,990 Min 2.4 Mean 197 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,980 Min 2.4 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 9,480 cfs (20.83 ft); Mar. 23 (about 5 a.m.) 

7,500 cfs (20.30 ft); Apr! 30 (about 6 a.m.) 5,210 cfs (18.85 ft); May 5 (about 1 a.m.) 5,050 cfs 

(18.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Discharge for Feb. 26 to Aug. 28 based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings and creststage indicator during reconstruction of recording structure.
346 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.

Location.--Lat 33°48'3l", long. 89°46'14", in gatehouse of dam on Yalobusha River in SE£ 

sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Chootaw meridian, 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 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 

T941 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 period, 10,660 acre-ft July 25 (elevation, 181.1 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fin earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet tunneTT 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, July 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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

0

.25

.96

1.30

1.54

1.59

1.59

1.56

1.62

1.84

1.76

1.64

1.56

1.51

1.48

1.76

1.76

1.96

1.93

1.96

3.76

6.18

8.95

10.36

10.66

9.89

6.91

5.20

3.76

2.84

2.30

Aug.

2.02

1.84

1.70

1.64

1.59

1.56

1.54

1.51

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.51

1.48

1.45

1.45

1.51

1.51

1.43

1.67

1.73

1.62

1.54

1.54

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.43

1.43

1.45

1.45

Sept.

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.54

1.51

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.43

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.30

1.30

1.33

1.35

1.35

1.33

1.33

.1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

-

Monthly elevations and contents, period July to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30..... .............

The period .............

Elevation 

(feet)t

170.7

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre- feet)

0

1.33

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent in 

cubic feet per 

second)

-2.52

+1.84

t Elevation estimated at 12 p.m..
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 347

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'3l", long. 89°46'14", in gatehouse of Grenada Dam, in SE£ sec. 33, T. 

23 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, 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 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. 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).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,520 cfs July 25 (gage height, 21.1 ft); no 

flow July 1,2.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Grenada Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record, one discharge measurement, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July 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

(t)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

.

Apr. May June July

0

0

3

21

78

94

94

86

102

170

142

110

86

71

64

142

142

210

200

210

720

1,060

1,370

1,500

1.520

1,460

1,150

930

720

484

321

13,260

428

+34.5

Aug.

230

170

126

110

94

86

78

71

78

78

78

78

71

64

57

57

71

71

50

118

134

102

78

78

64

64

57

50

50

57

57

2,627

 84.7

-10.4

Sept.

71

71

71

71

71

18.

71

64

64

57

50

43

43

43

37

37

21

21

26

31

31

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

-

1,306

43.5

-2.52

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf am

In.

462

0.350

0.40

74.3

0.056

0.06

41.0

0.031

0.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Grenada Reservoir.
348

YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°47', long. 89°48', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw meridian, 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51, in Grenada, 0.8 mile 

downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 

6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchie River.

Drainage area. 1,550 sq mi, aprroximately.

Records available.--June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to June 1953 

{ discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to July 23, 1934, chain gage at bridge 0.1 mile 

downstream at same datum. July 24, 1934, to Oct. 29, 1944, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge . 26 years (1908-9, 1910-11, 1928-52), 2,069 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1952 to June 1953, 26,600 cfs Feb. 23 

[gage" height, 25.71 ft); minimum, 41 cfs June 30 (gage height, 2.91 ft), due to cofferdam closure of Grenada Dam.

1906, 1908-12, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 78,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

30.78 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 8, 19, 20, Nov. 20, 1909 (gage height, 0.9 ft).

Remark^. Records good except those for Oct. 23 to Nov. 11, which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 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, October 1952 to June 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

53

50

52

51

*51

50

50

53

55

59

60

*61

61

63

68

66

g66

g63

g63

g66

g66

g66

g67

g68

g68

g60

*g61

58

68

67

1,863

60.1

O.O39

0.04

Nov.

68

67

*63

61

60

61

61

64

67

276

228

315

200

169

148

121

*95

131

490

263

310

234

183

g!20

g!23

g!89

g!70

g!63

g!59

g!58

-

4,817

161

0.104

0.12

Dec.

g232

g227

g290

g402

g515

g570

g390

*280

204

204

*189

201

g!87

g!61

g!34

g!24

g!26

*138

119

196

233

222

191

161

144

123

110

107

*100

204

910

7,374

238

0.154

0.18

Jan.

690

615

428

272

197

179

151

168

980

1,300

1,540

1,330

*765

452

280

227

205

340

402

465

340

232

1,380

2,100

2.140

*2,000

1,300

810

490

352

644

22,774

735

0.474

0.'55

Feb.

1,360

1,120

1,020

60O

415

955

1,220

1,260

1,080

780

*1,080

5,000

4,300

g4,000

g5,280

g5,140

g4,060

g2,900

g3,220

g8,150

g!8,200

g23,100

*g25. 900

g23,800

g!7,700

gl 2,400

g9,100

7,870

_

-

-

191,010

6,822

4.40

4.58

Mar..

5,770

3,880

*3,340

4,930

4,300

3,700

3,640

2,800

1,610

1.220

1,540

*3,570

5,210

6,050

7,520

*7,940

*8,150

10,700

* 10, 400

8,780

8,500

9,100

15.200

*12,400

12,000

10,000

8,360

6,610

4,180

2,900

1,920

194,220

6,265

4.04

4.66

Apr.

*1,300

1,020

825

705

600

722

1,600

1,920

*1,620

976

690

904

1,920

*2,570

2,420

1,520

1,160

904

940

1,010

*904

707

574

904

3,270

3,670

3,970

*4,070

5,110

*8.7BO

-

57,285

1,910

1.23

1.37

May

8,290

8,220

8,360

8,920

*_11 . 600

10,700

10,700

9,450

8,220

5,980

4,520

3,420

2,120

*2,140

6,010

8,780

8,640

8,780

8,570

g7,520

g6,050

g4,520

2,920

1,590

976

*674

548

448

388

334

504

169,692

5,474

3.53

4.07

June

271

260

235

219

205

197

183

177

164

165

154

146

137

140

135

128

123

117

*110

112

1O5

106

114

142

*136

125

113

109

112

80

4,526

151

0.097

0.11

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,620 Win 50 Mean 1,069 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.39

Water year 1952-53: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by channel improvement Oct. 23 to Nov. 11; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for station near Whaley.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 349

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. Highway 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 December 1912, April to June 1913, and October 1927 

to September 1953 (October to December 1907 and October 1927 to September 1937 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Results of discharge measurements January 1909 

to December 1927 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff, chain, and wire-weight gages, at various datums, on highway bridge 110 ft upstream.

Average discharge.--31 years (1907-12, 1927-53), 9,859 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs May 22, 23; maximum gage height, 33.71 

ft May 22; minimum discharge, 870 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 6.79 ft).

1907-12, 1927-53: 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 determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Flow partly regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir 

on Tallahatchie River (see p. 330), Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 340), 

Enid Reservoir on Yocona River (see p. 333), and Grenada Reservoir on Yalobusha River 

(see p. 346). Discharge measurements made once a week.

Cooiperation. Fifty discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained, two discharge measurements made, 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Disenarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

"975 985 

956

944

928

914

905

905

905

905

908

911

917

917

914

893

902

896

890

888

885

883 

883

883

881

879

879

881

876

874

874

28,036

904

Nov.

872 

872

872

872

872

872

889

889

950

1,230

1,400

1,900

1,870

1,590

1,310

1,150

1,050

1,180

2,420

3,060

3,620

3,900 

3,890

3,750

3,610

3,650

3,590

3,770

3,930

5.970

-

63,800

2,127

Calendar year 1952:

Water year 1952-53:

Dec.

3,950 

4,020

4,160

4,350

4.610

4,400

4,240

3,910

3,460

3,150

2,850

2,690

2,560

2,470

2,380

2,300

2,300

2,850

3,270

3,300

2,700

2,420 

2,280

2,160

2,060

1,950

1,890

1,860

1.830

2,180

3,020

91,570

2,954

Jan.

2,580 

2,720

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,230

2.140

2,180

2,800

2,680

2,720

2,880

2,970

2,860

2,660

2,460

2,310

2,200

2,140

2,150

2,190

2,170 

3,030

3,320

3,950

4.170

4,110

3,900

3,610

3,370

3,500

87,220

2,826

Feb.

4.3GO 

5,950

6,580

6,380

5,820

5,530

5,820

7,000

7,570

7,600

7,590

9,100

10,500

11,700

13,200

13,800

14,200

14,500

15,200

17,700

19,300

19,500 

20,100

21,200

22,300

23,100

23,800

24.100

_

-

-

363,520

12,980

Mar.

24,200 

24,000

23,100

22,700

21,800

21,100

20,400

19,700

19,100

18,500

18,200

18 . 100

18,100

18,100

19,000

19,400

19,800

21,300

22,000

22,300

22,500

23,100 

24,500

24,900

25,300

25,500

25,600

25.700

25 20O

24*300

23,800

681,300

21,980

Apr.

23.000 

22,300

21,300

20,500

19,500

18,700

18,000

17,200

16,600

16,100

15,700

15,400

15,200

15,000

14,800

14,600

14,500

14,400

14,300

14,100

14,000

13, 900 

13.800

14,600

15,000

14,700

14,500

14,500

16,100

18,800

-

491,100

16,370

May

19,200 

19,600

20,200

21,100

22,300

22,600

22,900

23,300

23,700

24,000

24,300

24,300

24,100

23,900

24,000

24,900

25,300

25,700

26,200

26,500

26,700

26.800 

26,800

26,500

26,100

25,800

25,300

24,900

24,400

23,900

23,300

748,600

24,150

June

22.600 

21,900

21,200

20,600

20,000

19,400

18,700

18,100

17,400

16,600

16,100

15,500

15,100

14,600

14 , 300

13,900

13,500

13,200

12,800

12,400

12,100

11,800 

11,500

11,300

11,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,300

10.200

-

448,300

14,940

July

10,100 

9,930

9,880

9,760

9,700

9,550

9,490

9,300

9,250

9,150

9,040

8,950

8,860

8.800

8,810

8,810

8,800

8,900

8,900

9,880

10,700

11.500 

11,000

10,700

10,600

10,400

10,300

10,100

10,000

9,650

9,080

299,890

9,674

Aug.

8 . 600 

8,220

,940

,800

,770

,770

,770

,700

,680

,670

,600

,590

,570

,550

,500

,460

,460

,390

,000

,680

.590

,800 

,920

,970

,020

,040

,060

,070

,070

,06D

,050

229,370

7,399

Sept.

7.030 

7,020

6,980

6,970

6,950

6,930

6,890

6,810

6,770

6,740

6,710

6,690

6,600

6,580

6,560

6,510

6,490

6,480

6,530

6,580

6,590

5,580 

6,570

6,530

6,530

6,460

6.540

6,340

6,380

6,400

-

199,540

6,651

Observed Adjustedt

Max 20,900 Min 872 Mean 8,603 Mean 7,642 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

Max 26,800 Min 872 Mean 10,230 Mean 10,660 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.42

t Adjusted for change In contents in Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada Reservoirs.
350 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long. 90°32'35", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 49W (old), half a 

mile northwest of Sunflower, 2-| miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstrearr 

from Quiver River.

Drainage area.--767 sq mi.

Records available . October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Febru-

 ary 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 1938 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

 T929 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.--18 years (1935-53), 1,023 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs May 20, 21; maximum gage height, 25.94 

ft May 21; minimum discharge, 140 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 cfs Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum gage height 

observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversion for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions . WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

' discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.0

3.0

6.0

11.0

160

213

560

1,450

2.0 

3.0 

7.0

145

163

259

815

11.0

17.0

23.0

26.0

Mote. Same as 

following table 

above 11.0 ft.

1,450

2,770

4,500

6,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

168

168

168

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

*164

164

164

164

164

164

160

160

160

160

160 

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

5,052

163

0.213

0.24

Nov.

160

160

*160

160

160

*160

160

160

160

168

176

176

176

176

180

180

185

*185

185

180

180

176

172

172 

176

180

185

191

T3T

191

-

5,221

174

0.227

0.25

Dec.

185

191

198

213

265

298

309

320

*531

542

342

342

320

298

265

238

218

205

198

198

191

185

*185

185 

185

185

185

Tso" 180

191

260

7,388

238

0.310

0.36

Jan.

353

386

386

364

353

342

*320

309

298

276

254

232

213

*205

198

191

185

185

180

180

176

T76

243

466 

621

637

*605

575

518

466

466

10,359

334

0.435

0.50

Feb.

754

1,180

1,470

1,570

1,590

1,530

1,390

1,210

1,050

926

890

1,410

2,180

2,550

2,750

2,800

2,750

*2,630

2,510

2,770

3,450

3,750

3,860

*5.950 

3,950

3,860

3,690

3,420

-

-

65,840

2,351

3.07

3.19

Mar .

3,160

2,870

2,550

2,310

2,180

2,090

2,050

1,960

*1,800

1,630

1.510

1,690

2,270

2,600

2,820

*2,820

2,770

3,110

3,420

3,520

3,500

3,550

3,860

4,080 

*4.120

4,080

3,950

3,800

3,580

3,340

3,080

90,070

2,905

3.79

4.37

Apr.

,750

,440

,130

,830

,510

* ,280

,140

,100

,140

,220

,260

,300

,240

,160

1,070

965

875

785

712

*656

614

586

544

558 

830

1,130

1,330

1,450

1,760

2.800

-

38,165

1,272

1.66

1.85

May

5,470

3,660

3,770

* ,890

,320

* ,580

,760

,760

,710

,620

,500

,360

,220

,120

,260

,760

,490

,980

,220

* ,500

,300

,220

,140

,910 

,770

,490

,210

,900

,660

,450

,180

151,960

4,902

6.59

7.57

June

5,950

3,660

*3,590

3,080

2,750

2,440

2,110

1,780

1,490

1,250

1,100

950

830

726

656

*586

550

488

460

418

404

576

350

337 

318

311

298

292

278

266

-

35,874

1,196

1.56

1.74

July

266

*266

255

256

251

226

217

208

199

194

194

199

204

199

*199

199

217

285

446

614

755

875

995

1.1.070 

1,070

1,010

905

785

656

558

460

14,191

458

0.597

0.69

Aug.

590

530

292

*259

256

222

212

194

199

190

186

176

168

165

158

154

154

168

*199

212

212

199

190

199 

*212

217

212

199

186

181

172

6,441

208

0.271

0.51

Sept.

172

*I65

165

168

168

168

172

172

172

172

172

168

165

*165

158

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154 

154

154

150

150

145

*145

-

4,798

160

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,420 Min 152 Mean 778 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,30O Min 145 Mean 1,193 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.10

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 351

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location.--Lat 32°18'45", long. 90°54'25", in T. 16 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, over 

cavity of fourth pier from left bank at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg 

Bridge Co., If miles downstream from Yazoo diversion canal, 3 miles southwest of Vicksburg, and at mile 430.4.

Drainage area . 1,144,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . Discharge: July 1931 to September 1953 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 height: April 1930 to September 1953 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.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (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, 1989, 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 Sept. 1, 1934, wire-weight

?

age at bridge. All gages at same datum, but readings differ due to slope of water surace between them.

Average discharge. 25 years, 578,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 983,000 cfs May 27; maximum gage height, 33.52 

ft May 28; minimum discharge, 132,000 cfs Nov. 3; minimum gage height, -2.33 ft Nov. 14, 

15, from graph based on wire-weight-gage readings.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage height, 53.8 

ft Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 cfs Nov. 1, 1939; minimum gage height, -7.02 

ft Feb. 3, 1940 (ice jam above).

Maximum stage known since at least 1871, 58.4 ft (Corps of Engineers gage on Yazoo 

diversion canal), approximately 56.0 ft on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made three times a week by 

Corps of Engineers and twice a month by Geological Survey. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooptvatlon.--One hundred and thirty-three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers. Records of daily discharge computed jointly by Corps of Engineers and 

Geological Survey. 

Revisions.--WSP 74V: Drainage area.

Gage height at 8 -a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.03

.74

.39

.14

-.08

-.20

-.33

-.47

-.58

-.70

-.70

-.66

-.86

-1.10

-1.36

-1.52

-1.53

-1.52

-1.38

-1.22

-1.23

-1.11

-1.30

-1.46

-1.57

-1.60

-1.66

-1.70

-1.76

-1.84

-1.92

Nov.

-2.05

-2.16

-2.18

-2.07

-1.86

-1.84

-2.03

-2.15

-2.15

-2.10

-2.22

-2. 21

-2.32

-2.33

-2.33

-2.28

-2.12

-2.05

-2.08

-2.23

-2.22

-2.02

-1.86

-1.83

-1.62

-1.12

-.62

-.12

.59

2.32

-

fieo.

3.46

4.0Q

3.80

3.67

3.46

3.39

3.74

4.41

4.98

5.36

5.61

5.96

6.23

6.24

6.14

6.32

6.67

7.13

7.60

7.65

7.48

7.45

7.45

7.45

7.57

7.33

6.58

5.46

4.29

3.54

3.23

Jan.

3.06

3.00

2.80

2.28

L93

1.81

1.71

2.14

2.57

2.73

2.90

3.19

3.59

4.28

5.00

5.80

7.09

8.82

10.71

12.28

13.25

13.62

13.69

13.47

13.13

13.13

13.63

14.43

15.07

15.62

16.07

Feb.

16.24

16.19

16.15

16.23

16.43

16.77

16.79

16.68

16.32

15.88

15.53

15.40

15.22

15.34

15.64

15.71

15.81

16.31

17.27

18.25

19.40

19.75

19.80

19.82

19.78

19.53

19.50

19.78

_

-

-

Mar.

20.43

21.31

22.02

22.65

22.84

22.86

22.81

23.01

23.50

24.17

25.08

26.02

26.60

26.87

26.98

26.84

26.59

26.40

26.31

26.35

26.88

27.41

27.87

28.01

28.03

28.10

28.15

28.25

28.41

28.52

28.54

Apr.

28.47

28.23

27.96

27.70

27.55

27.65

27.73

27.93

28.24

28.59

28.80

29.00

29.00

28.70

28.24

27.67

26.98

26.38

25.70

25.17

24.62

24.18

23.82

23.61

23.72

23.75

23.76

24.00

24.79

26.50

-

May

27.03

27.20

27.30

27.58

27.96

28.02

27.99

27.98

27.76

27.44

27.22

27.03

26.97

27.03

27.25

27.99

29.01

30.08

30.88

31.46

31.78

32.06

32.36

32.68

33.06

3o.30

?3.46

33.51

33.34

32.98

32.58

June

32.07

31.47

30.85

30.18

29.48

28.52

27.44

26.13

24.75

23.26

21.87

20.75

19.79

18.99

18.39

17.90

17.48

17.12

16.74

16.38

16.31

16.34

16.25

16.01

15.72

15.40

14.90

14.16

13.42

12.50

-

July

11.57

10.90

10.70

10.71

10.77

10.82

10.99

11.27

11.64

11.90

12.02

12.11

12.27

12.48

12.67

12.75

12.63

12.48

11.91

11.10

10.38

9.82

9.30

9.20

9.43

9.40

9.30

9.62

10.17

10.40

10.35

Aug.

9.97

9.29

8.62

7.96

7.30

6.77

6.47

6.30

6.17

5.91

5.75

5.76

5.88

6.00

6.26

6.62

6.98

7.14

7.18

7.19

7.01

6.77

6.48

6.30

6.02

5.60

5.11

4.65

4.27

3.98

3.74

Sept.

3.59

3.51

3.31

3.10

3.00

2.82

2.57

2.22

1.79'

1.41

1.19

1.09

1.05

.99

.79

.42

-.03

-.39

-.54

-.54

-.59

.-.66

-.78

-1.01

-1.25

-1.40

-1.39

-1.38

-1.42

-1.48

-

Note.--Prior to Jan. 16, gage heights picked from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gagi 

readings.
352 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. Continued 

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

178

T75

172

170

169

167

162

160

156

154

154

152

150

148

143

142

142

143

149

155

158

158

154

150

148

148

146

144

142

140

138

4,767

153.8

9,455

Nov.

137

134

132

138

146

146

146

143

143

146

144

144

144

144

144

144

149

150

149

148

148

150

152

154

160

169

178

185

203

235

-

4,605

153.5

9,134

Dec.

257

262

259

248

259

239

252

272

> 283

291

298

302

302

302

302

310

320

332

343

341

337

337

332

334

334

322

302

283

264

255

248

9,102

293.6

18,050

Jan.

246

243

237

232

227

223

222

232

241

246

250

253

259

270

287

308

345

381

419

447

465

473

476

465

452

455

470

495

514

529

537

10,899

351.6

21,620

Feb.

537

537

537

540

546

552

552

546

537

529

520

512

500

500

506

509

520

555

579

601

622

629

629

626

622

619

619

632

_

_

-

15,713

561.2

31,170

Mar.

"691 660

716

735

741

741

741

757

777

806

842

873

891

894

894

873

863

852

846

849

863

880

898

901

901

905

908

912

919

923

923

25,975

837.9

51,520

Apr.

908

887

870

863

859

863

870

880

901

919

923

"9T9 926

901

876

846

816

793

767

748

729

716

703

694

694

694

703

719

748

773

-

24,508

816.9

48,610

May

780

783

786

793

799

799

799

796

783

770

757

748

748

754

770

796

832

870

905

930

941

952

956

964

971

979

"979 983

964

945

923

26,555

856.6

52,670

June

898

880

859

835

809

'780

741

703

663

622

591

558

537

523

517

506

495

487

478

476

473

473

470

465

457

447

432

409

390

576

-

17,350

578.3

34,410

July

363

354

352

352

354

356

363

372

378

381

383

385

388

392

597

397

395

590

576

558

345

552

322

320

324

524

322

350

541

545

545

11,132

359.1

22,080

Aug.

337

520

306

298

291

285

279

276

272

266

264

266

270

274

279

285

289

293

298

298

296

291

285

281

274

262

253

246

257

232

228

8,651

278.4

17,120

Sept.

"277 227

225

223

222

220

218

216

206

201

198

194

195

195

190

185

177

170

169

169

169

167

166

164

160

"158 158

158

158

158

-

5,639

188.0

11,180

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,362 Mln 132 Mean 603.9 Ao-ft 438,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 983 Mln 132 Mean 451.7 Ao-ft 327,000

Note. Prior to Jan. 16, discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 353

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 

meridian, 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.--October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 193b" to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

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. 17 years (1936-53), 1,869 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 18.62 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 22 20 ft)- minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Sept. 27, 1952

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 tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, Aug. 17 to Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.7

2.0

3.0

4.0

37

61

148

255

5.0

6.0

8.0

13.0

394

608

1,250

3,350

1.9

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

67

76

181

301

450

Jan. 25 to Sept.

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

675

1,400

3,OOO

4,300

5,870

. 30

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

6,670

8,210

11,900

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

47

46

45

49

50

47

43

44

44

46 

48

49

52

55

55

55

54

52

51

50

50

49

49

50

52 

53

54

53

55

55

1,549

50.0

0.034

0.04

Nov.

56

57

57

57

57

*59

60

61

70

91

124 

118

116

138

119

104

94

90

92

143

298

243

193

148

134

114 

113

133

138

138

-

3,395

113

0.077

0.09

Dec.

138

143

173

209

318

377

335

267

220

188

168 

188

183

168

148

133

124

119

124

188

220

286

267

214

178

158 

148

138

*133

158

477

6,278

203

0.139

0.16

Jan.

868

836

620

422

318

267

236

326

1,270

2,520

2,610 

1,800

1,360

868

515

403

420

788

1,080

900

712

515

1,650

3,130

5,240

2,560 

2,080

1,960

*1,520

842

575

37,101

1,197

0.820

0.95

Feb.

480

490

510

460

404

692

1,800

1,880

1,440

1,080

750 

1,100

2,380

2,360

2,960

3,530

3,440

3,080

2,760

3,080

5,030

5,870

5,870

7,510

*13,200

14,200 

13,200

11,100

_

-

-

110,546

3,948

2.70

2.82

Mar.

8.760

7,270

6,290

5,660

'4,950

3,560

2,040

1,400

1,040

860

810 

3,360

4,300

4,880

4,600

4,420

4,200

4,250

4,100

3,950

3,440

3,000

3,560

3,800

3,680

3,600 

3,520

3,360

3,080

*2,120

1,480

114,340

3,688

2.53

2.91

Apr.

1,120

930

780

675

600

540

510

490

480

450

413 

519

1,880

1,800

1,480

1,080

720

530

440

396

380

380

351

384

1,350

2,600 

2,480

2,200

3,000

7,010

-

35,968

1,199

0.821

0.92

May

7,580

7,130

6,890

7,580

10,300

11.600

11,000

9,780

8,480

7,980

7,580 

6,670

5,990

5,190

3,640

3,850

5,190

6,130

6,130

5,870

5,280

4,740

4,360

4,150

3,520

1,720 

*930

650

520

440

588

171,158

5,521

3.78

4.36

June

351

319

301

277

265

253

341

229

223

217

217 

223

265

344

389

235

205

193

181

170

159

154

146

138

134

128 

138

137

126

122

-

6,360

212

0.145

0.16

July

120

120

*202

389

193

154

134

119

116 128"

422 

638

418

277

253

271

510

588

550

638

1,800

2,400

2,520

2,560

2,680

2,760 

2,760

2,640

1,640

615

388

38,903

933

0.638

0.74

Aug.

351

3l3

271

247

229

317

205

193

181

170

170 

159

154

146

138

130

148

*119

132

223

193

159

229

164

130

119 

113

120

114

138

176

5,550

179

0.123

0.14

Sept.

146

139

129

145

159

127

154

176

*146

120

107 

101

96

92

90

86

83

81

79

76

74

73

82

85

83

77 

73

73

72

TS

-

3,085

103

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,760 Min 36 Mean 944 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,200 Min 43 Mean 1,436 Cfsm 0.984 In - 13.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
354 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River near Bovlna, Mlss.

Location.--Lat 32°20'51", long. 90°41'48", In NWjSE^ 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. October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

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.--17 years (1936-53), 3,468 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs May 7 (gage height, 37.07 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Oct. 23-31; minimum gage height observed, 6.55 ft Sept. 27.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 39.65 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Nov. 7, 8, 1944; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Hay 7 Hay 8 to Sept. 30

6.8

7.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

76

125

384

930

2,840

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

37.0

4,890

7,260

11,800

18,600

24,900

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

106

178

384

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

90

88

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

83

83

83

83

83

83

81

81

81

83

83

*81

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

2,563

82.7

0.029

0.03

Nov.

81

81

83

83

86

86

88

88

95

105

100

100

100

118

145

160

160

168

184

197

210

173

155

179

288

506

262

*223

202

194

-

4,500

150

0.053

0.06

Dec.

184

215

249

384

991

960

843

758

702

579

462

384

345

296

270

264

257

236

241

423

488

488

462

436

423

410

358

314

*270

391

1.260

14,343

463

0.165

0.19

Jan.

1,410

1,370

1,410

1,330

1,090

872

674

540

843

1,720

2,400

2,920

3,250

3,290

2,640

1,760

1,120

930

991

1,330

1,600

1,480

2,640

3,950

4,030

4,110

4,150

4.250

*4,110

3,370

2,360

67,920

2,191

0.780

0.90

Feb.

1,520

1,020

814

702

674

1,200

1,520

1,600

2,200

2,560

2,280

2,000

1,880

2,200

4,4OO

5,420

5,340

5,140

5,050

5,660

8,680

8,360

8,120

9,210

*9,950

10,000

10,400

11.100

-

-

-

129,000

4,607

1.64

1.71

Mar.

12,000

*13,000

14,300

15.500

15,300

14,600

13,400

12,000

10,700

9,300

7,140

7,780

7,960

7,540

8,040

7,960

7,890

7,890

7,960

8,040

7,890

7,470

7,400

7,200

6,900

6,500

6,070

5,710

5,380

5,010

*4.560

278,190

8,974

3.19

3.68

Apr.

3,910

2,800

1,800

1,370

1,160

1,020

901

843

758

702

674

1,760

1,330

1,060

1,330

1,920

1,800

1,440

1,300

1,120

930

730

619

606

1,020

1,220

1,880

2,840

10,500

16.200

-

65,543

2,185

0.778

0.87

May

15,100

15,300

16,4OO

20, 800

23 , 900

23,900

*24,900

23,900

21,600

20,000

18,800

17,600

16,60O

15,100

14,600

13,800

14,800

15,600

15,200

15,100

15,300

15,300

15,200

14,700

13,500

12,200

10,600

*8,760

6,240

3,250

1.410

479,460

15,470

5.51

6.35

June

960

814

702

632

579

527

501

475

462

423

397

384

359

359

359

359

410

423

384

347

312

290

280

269

259

280

280

280

312

301

-

12,719

424

0.151

0.17

July

*259

290

280

232

216

212

249

312

269

243

225

209

198

228

514

646

540

501

688

702

872

1,880

2,760

2,920

5.000

2,920

2,720

2,640

2,680

2,640

2,360

34,405

1,110

0.395

0.46

Aug.

1.480

843

592

501

449

397

347

312

301

280

259

245

230

216

210

200

*210

383

540

259

284

455

217

259

312

269

269

232

207

193

190

11,141

359

0.128

0.15

Sept.

197

209

259

249

214

192

181

183

190

181

183

193

186

168

*158

148

g!41

g!37

g!37

g!34

g!32

g!23

g!20

gllS

gl!6

gllS

gl!2

gllS

g!22

gllS

-

4,834

161

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,450 Hin 78 Hean 1,425 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.90

Water year 1952-53: Hax 24,900 Hin 78 Hean 3,026 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 355

Homoohitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°30', long. 90°47' , in 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 1953.

flage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum oi

 ^7929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at

site 900 ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 15 years, 267 cfs. 

Extremes" Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1939-40, 1943-44, 1949-50,

 ancTT953, some of which have been revised, are contained in the following table. They 

supersede figures published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

877 

897 

977

Water . 

year

1939 1940 - 

1943 

1944 

1949 

1950 

1953

Maximum

Date

Apr. 9, 1943 

Mar. 29, 1944 

Mar. 31, 1949 

May 2, 1950 

May 17, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*11,800 

t21,000 

t23,400 

t26,200 

28,100

Gage height 

(feet )

9.74 

13.84 

14.70 

15.74 

16.37

Minimum

Date

Oct. 15, 1938 

Oct. 17-24, 1939

Oct. 20, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

*29 

*34

29

* Revised.

t Not previously published.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Mar. 29, 1939; maximum gage height, that of

May 17, 1953; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

 1939-40, 1942-44, 1949-50, superseding those published in WSP 877, 897, 957, 977,

1007, 1147, and 1177 are given herewith.

Date

1939 

July 21 

22 

23 

24 

27 

30 

31 

Aug. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

Discharge

50 

42 

40 

40 

44 

60 

52 

43 

43 

42 

40 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

37 

36 

52 

42 

38 

38

Date

1939-Con. 

Aug. 16 

17 

18 

19 

22 

23

1940 

Apr. 13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

May 30 

31 

June 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7

Month

July 1939 ............................

Water year 193 

Calendar year

3-39..... ............

L939. ................

April 1940. ................ . 

May..... .............................

June .....................

Water year 193 

Calendar year

March 1942. ..... 

Water year 194 

Calendar year

April 1943. ..... 

Water year 194< 

Calendar year

Water year 194: 

Calendar year

Water year 194f 

Calendar year

L940. ................

L-42.. ...............

L942 .................

-43....... ..........

L943.... .............

944............. ....

3-49......... ........

L949............. ....

January 1950 ................ ........

May. ..........

Water year 194! 

Calendar year

-50................ .

950. ................

Discharge

38 

60 

79 

52 

68 

58

490 

335 

238 

178 

148 

70 

66 

63 

61 

61 

58 

58 

58 

61

Cfs-days

1,711 

2,198 

103,432 

104,394

29,566 

5,328 

4,789 

102,136 

137,101

17,009 

89,694 

82,672

9,136 

67,429 

57,755

32,834 

76,976 

79,219

32,879 

134,658 

113,551

30,021 

25,821 

32,799 

150,783 

150,881

Date

1940-Con. 

June 8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

18 

19 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28

1942 

Mar. 15

16

17

Maximum

100 

617 

10,300 

10,300

9,430 

1,700 

1,340 

9,470 

9,470

3,810 

8,250 

8,250

3,710 

4,240 

4,230

11,200 

11,200 

11,200

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

16,400 

3,580 

15,800 

16,400 

16,400

Discharge

70 

68 

93 

75 

65 

77 

75 

81 

116 

104 

75 

61 

58 

55 

54 

53 

55

354 

236 

201

Minimum

40 

36 

29 

34

91 

66 

53 

34 

32

170 

38 

40

80 

32 

32

76 

32 

31

145 

38 

46

62 

172 

106 

46 

47

Date

1942 -Con. 

Mar. 18 

19

1943 

Apr. 9

1944 

Mar. 29

1949 

Mar. 30

31

1950 

Jan. 6 

Mar. 21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

May 2

Mean

55.2 

70.9 

283 

286

986 

172 

160 

279 

375

549 

246 

226

305 

185 

158

L,059 

210 

216

L,061 

369 

311

968 

833 

L,058 

413 

413

Discharge

183 

170

3,710 

11,200

4,640 

11,500

16,400 

515 

412 

285 

254 

233 

212 

15,800

Per square 

mile

0.307 

.394 

1.57 

1.59

5.48 

.956 

.889 

1.55 

2.08

3.05 

1.37 

1.26

1.69 

1.03 

.878

5.88 

1.17 

1.20

5.89 

2.05 

1.73

5.38 

4.63 

5.88 

2.29 

2.29

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.45 

21.38 

21.58

6.11 

1.10 

.99 

21.09 

28.31

3.51

18.53 

17.07

1.89 

13.93 

11.94

6.78 

15.90 

16.37

6.79 

27.80 

23.45

6.20 

5.33 

6.78 

31.15 

31.16
356 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7, 8, 12-16, Feb. 27 to Mar. 9, 

Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, May 24 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

54

111

285

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

530

1,220

2,310

5,530

9,550

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

25

115

246

394

585

850

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

1,220

2,310

5,530

11,700

18,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

3?

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32 

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

32

972

31.4

0.174

0.20

Nov.

32

32

32

32

34

41

36

34

41

76

47

39

39

39

36

36

36

56 

88

W

45

41

36

34

39

50

43

41

62

81

-

1,328

44.3

0.246

0.27

Dec.

59

68

57

491

514

126

73

54

94

192

90

68

62

57

54

52

50

47 

136

499

142

90

73

68

68

59

54

52

50

348

654

4,501

145

0.806

0.93

Jan.

203

497

290

160

126

105

99

96

175

147

111

99

87

81

78

76

33T

402 

172

123

105

93

1.520

431

220

168

142

120

108

96

93

6,560

212

1.18

1.36

Feb.

87

84

81

78

13

1,220

1,220

344

231

196

178

308

253

1,720

2,160

502

298

231 

224

845

2,450

492

321

6.970

1,390

1,660

621

445

_

_

-

24,682

882

4.90

5.10

Mar.

362

303

261

220

192

175

158

145

133 T8~9~

5.080

1,240

1,830

675

1,060

580

405

786 

536

321

238

247

970

427

273

224

249

303

210

168

152

18,112

584

3.24

3.74

Apr.

171

149

126

111

99

187

455

203

139

111

99

114

136

99

217

172

83

107 

234

126

96

81

70

505

2,570

410

200

146

6.810

4,730

-

18,756

625

3.47

3.88

May

584

425

1,080

7,540

2,780

577

442

307

237

198

166

117

1/550"

882

3,240

806

9,350

18,600 

3,160

811

620

490

390

323

268

224

192

161

143

135

125

56,363

1,818

10.1

11.65

June

118

110

105

101

98

93

91

86

83

80

77

75

73

70

66

64

-$T 61

82

115

86

126

140

82

73

68

68

140

192 10"5

-

2,789

93.0

0.517

0.58

July

77

68

64

59

57

55

53

50

50

48

46

46

48

48

48

61

55

81 

68

84

171

280

238

137

158

105

66

59

64

59

59

2,562

82.6

0.459

0.53

Aug.

64

55

55

55

53

50

48

46

46

46

44

44

44

53

70

50

46

55 

87

57

59

91

64

57

50

48

98

-53 302

68

61

2,059

66.4

0.369

0.43

Sept.

55

57

50

53

48

46

46

46

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42 

46

46

44

44

46

48

48

48

46

46

44

44

-

1,371

45.7

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,380 Mln 30 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.41

Water rauet- year year 1952-53 i3D£-oo: : max Max 18,600 io,buu Mln ivnn 3U 30 roe&m Mean 30* 384 ui Cfsm sin z.LS 2.13 .Liu In. £o.aD 28.95

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs) . Feb. 24 (11 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (10.44 ft); Mar. 11 (6:30 a.m.) 

,130 cfs (8.82 ft); Apr. 29 (8 p.m.) -20,400 cfs (13.57 ft); May 4 (5:30 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (12.33 

ft);: Mav May 17 17 (11:30 (11:30 n.rn-1 p.m.)'28,100 ?a.1OO r>fR cfs'(16.37 (ifi 37 ft). ft-.^
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 357

Homoohitto River at Rosetta, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°19'20", long. 91°06'20", in sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 1 E., Washington meridlan, near risht bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Rosetta, 800 ft 

downstream from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley 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 1953 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 

Ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to 

February 1949, chain gage at railroad bridge 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 59,400 cfs May 4 (gage height, 36.03 ft); minimum observed, 130 cfs Oct. 13; minimum gage height observed, 15.39 ft Sept. 30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1953; minimum observed, that of Oct. 13, 

1952; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 30, 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g!35

g!35

g!38

g!38

g!37

g!37

g!33

g!37

g!37

g!37

g!37

g!32 

g!32

g!33

E140

g!44 

g!45

g!45 

g!45

g!45

g!45

g!45

g!45

g!45 

g!45

g!49

g!51

g!51

g!51

g!47

g!47

4,383

141

0.188

0.22

Nov.

g!49

g!45

g!45

g!57

g!65

g!69

g!67

g!65

g!69

315

307

222 

g!99

g!89

g!79

g!72 

g!69

195 

412

378

251

225

219

216 

225

269

273

238

361

579

-

7,024

234

0.312

0.35

Dec.

390

340

344

1,120

2,560

1,080

664

537

508

1,010

637

g357 

g307

g287

g280

g276 

g273

Iff

2,010

1,110

579

g420

g357 

g323

g315

g303

g287

g280

476

2,100

20,173

651

0.868

1.00

Jan.

1,200

1,810

1,740

898

644

531

470

445

470

579

465

390 

361

336

327

319

3T5

2,160 

1,080

713

567

508

4.900

2,430 

1,360

965

769

671

567

503

450

29,546

953

1.27

1.47

Feb.

455

425

405

375

544

2,920

4,080

1,880

1,200

920

804

1,460 

1,280

3,370

8,990

2,850 

1,650

1,200 

972

1,450

12,100

4,450

3,050

20.600 

11,900

8,900

4,270

2,880

_

-

-

105,180

3,756

5.01

5.22

Mar .

2,220

1,920

1,640

1,460

1,260

1,100

995

960

901

1,050

21.200

g7,860 

g7,110

g4,810

5,170

3,280 

2,220

2,070 

2,500

1,340

1,040

1,600

3,790

1,860 

1,020

789

816

1,020

762

g709

g683

85,155

2,747

3.66

4.22

Apr.

g916

g841

668

633

614

623

1,600

784

648

6O4

572

842 

767

621

820

1,150 

722

602 

722

680

581

538

518

637 

8,710

3,040

1,560

1,190

13,100

50.500

-

75,605

2,520

5.56

3.75

May

5,730

5,040

6,250

52,800

25,500

5,840

5,260

2,290

1,780

1,520

1,430

1,140 

9,250

4,460

10,700

5,990 

21,300

55.600 

24,400

5,480

2,630

1,650

1,200

1,010 

886

792

722

g699

g640

g614

g579

237,162

7,650

10.2

11.76

June

g558

g552

g531

g5ll

g503

g494

g478

g465

g459

g450

g445

g434 

g421

g417

g419

g408 

g417

g421 

g406

g597

g540

g507

g536

g478 

g474

g476

g470

g657

1,050

g663

-

15,237

508

0.677

0.76

July

g540

g496

g474

g452

g452

g452

g452

g452

g452

g452

g452

g474 

g518

g518

g474

g474 

g452

g450 

g496

g563

g658

g683

g735

g635 

g540

768

g496

g474

g452

g450

g408

15,802

510

0.680

0.78

Aug.

g564

g564

g364

g542

g520

g520

g452

g364

g342

g520

g500

g500 

S2BO

g280

g364

g342 

g320

g320 

g320

g456

g577

1.210

g626

g408 

g542

g520

g500

g518

g408

g320

g300

11,943

385

0.513

0.59

Sept.

g280

g2SO

g260

g250

g240

g260

g230

g250

g220

g220

g220

g210 

g210

g210

g210

ggOQ 

g200

g210 

g230

g240

g230

g220

g240

g240 

g240

g240

g240

g240

g230

g230

"

6,960

252

0.509

0.55

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,390 Min 132 Mean 486 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 55,600 Min 132 Mean 1,683 Cfsra 2.24 In. 30.47

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 cfs).--Feb. 15 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 21 (4 a.m.) 17,700 

cfs (27.86 ft); Feb. 24 (5 p.m.) 57,500 ofs (31.41 ft); Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 33.900 cfs (30.64 ft); 

Apr. 30 (1 a.ra.) 57,OOO ofs (35.56 ft); May 4 (9 p.m.) 59,400 cfs (36.05 ft); May 15 (5 p.m.) 20,600 

cfs (27.59 ft); May 15 (9 a.m.) 16,900 cfs (26.62 ft); May 18 (l p.m.) 58,800 ofs (55.91 ft).

g Computed from once-daily wire^weight-gage readings.

368561 O - 56 - 24
358 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, I? miles 

downstream from Fords Creek, 2-f miles west of Wilkinson, and 8-| miles north of Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1953. 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.--11 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1943, 1946-48, and 1953, some 

of which have been revised, superseding those published in water-supply papers indicated, 

are contained in the following table:

WSP

977 

1,057

Water 

year

1943 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1953

Maximum

Date

Feb. 5, 1943 

May 17, 1946 

Nov. 11, 1946 

Mar. 2, 1948 

May 4, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

a20,700 

a23,700 

bc33,900 

bc39,900 

C37.200

Gage height 

(feet)

11.87 

12.50 

15.00 

16.2 

15.66

Minimum

Date

Aug. 29, 1943 

(d)

Discharge 

(cfs)

a20

19

Gage height 

(feet)

0.88 

e.58

a Revised.

b Not previously published.

c From rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study.

d Occurred Oct. 4,5, Oct. 18 to Nov. 4, 1952.

e Occurred Oct. 20, 21, 1952.

1942-53: 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, 18 cfs 

Sept. 8,9, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dec. 19, 1946, Sept. 18, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made generally every two weeks.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a low-water period 

in the water year 1943, superseding those published in WSP 977, are given herewith:

Date

1943

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

28

28

28

27

27

30

47

32

38

35

Date

1943 -Con.

Aug. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

33

33

28

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

Date

1943 -Con.

Aug. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

22

Montt,

August 1943. ..................

Calendar year 1943. .........

Cfs -days

88,264,

Maximum

10,600

Minimum

22

'Mean

242

Per square 

mile

1.33

Runoff in 

inches

18.02
BUFFALO RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

359

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

20

20

ii

19

20

20

21

12.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

623

20.1

0.110

0.13

Nov.

19

19

19

19

20

26

26

23

28

62

45

33

31

31

30

29

30

63

129

52

39

34

33

33

40

60

60

34

130

257

-

1,434

47.8

0.263

0.29

Dec.

76

74

62

1.450

628

130

82

67

59

118

76

58

53

52

48

47

44

43

190

431

102

74

62

55

74

64

54

51

47

403

364

5,138

166

0.912

1.05

Jan.

116

248

132

87

78

68

63

59

69

62

55

52

49

47

15

45

562

274

117

90

76

72

1.850

301

165

121

100

87

75

68

68

5,301

171

0.940

1.06

Feb.

68

72

67

63

59

388

338

153

121

110

108

635

217

2,010

1,220

391

228

156

150

1,440

2,460

512

339

5.910

1,560

1,740

590

404

-

-

-

19,509

697

3.83

3.99

Mar.

315

264

219

189

153

138

125

117

101

163

6.840

2,070

1,480

684

1,620

530

355

283

240

207

186

1,620

1,990

418

272

213

265

266

166

132

123

21,752

702

3.86

4.44

Apr.

146

142

113

103

94

137

344

156

123

109

94

165

145

96

259

165

94

87

81

76

74

73

Ji

167

1,590

267

128

100

2.860

1,740

-

9,601

327

1.80

2.00

May

510

334

447

16.300

4,800

1,960

1,190

859

684

574

507

430

6,940

1,940

2,500

1,560

1,770

8,810

3,240

1,160

694

516

415

335

272

222

195

177

156

142

130

59,769

1,928

10.6

12.21

June

121

109

100

92

87

85

82

81

81

73

67

79

229

91

73

67

63

60

57

56

55

118

101

63

58

61

55

241

167

87

-

2,765

92.2

0.507

0.57

July

68

61

58

55

51

50

49

46

45

45

50

46

49

50

56

56

63

70

77

87

201

226

371

435

399

273

84

64

55

105

314

3,659

118

0.648

0.75

Aug.

85

61

80

73

53

47

44

43

41

40

38

37

36

51

150

58

44

40

245

310

286

554

156

89

70

61

67

68

57

50

46

3,080

99.4

0.546

0.63

Sept.

43

41

40

45

42

38

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

32

31

30

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

27

29

29

28

27

27

26

-

970

32.3

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,350 Min 18 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,300 Min 19 Mean 367 Cfsm 2.02 In- 27.34

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 cfs). Mar. 11 (10 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (9.76 ft); May 4 (7 p.m.) 37,200

cfs (15.66 ft); May 13 (10 a.m.) 16,200 cfs (11.32 ft); May 18 (8 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (9.38 ft).
360 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 noncontributing.

Records available.--May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly discharge only), November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior to

Sept. 29, 1939, staff gage at present site at datum 70.5 ft higher. Sept. 29, 1939, to 

Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1941-53), 2.80 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 987 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 86.28 ft 

Apr. 7; no flow at times.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs May 15, 1951, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 96.76 ft May 16, 1951, 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 discharges when inflow 

was less than reservoir losses were 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 gage, but the flow of a spring 

discharging just below reservoir was estimated as follows:

Oct

Nnv

Date

6........

12... .....

14........

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.01

.01

.03

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service until Dec. 31, 1952. After Jan, 1, 1953, gage-height record furnished by town 

of Tulia.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t) '

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

63 j 55

Dec.

0

0

0

50

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

33

Feb.

eO

e.2

e.l

K--

0.3

0.01

0.6

30

Mar.

0.2

F

 eO

0.7

0.02

1.4

5

Apr.

ci£J

23

.2

e.l

eO

-

146.3

4.88

290

234

May

> eO.

_ii.

e.2

e.l

» eO

0.7

0.02

1.4

185

June

\ eO

~T.6 14

e.8

e.4

e.2

e.l

> eO

-

17.1

0.57

34

159

July

0

0

0

124

Aug.

» ~0

t ^

72

.1

0

.2

.1

. eO

1.0

0.03

2.0

121

Sept.

0

0

0

93

Calendar year 1952: Max 11 Min o Mean 0.08 Ac-ft 55

Water year 1952-53: Max 123 Min 0 Mean 0.46 Ac-ft 329

* 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.

Note.--No gage-height record "Oct. 1 to Feb. 1, July 9 to Aug. 30j contents and discharge estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Salt Pork Red River near Wellington, Tex.

361

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 65 miles north of Wellington, Collingsworth 

County.

Drainage area.--1,232 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1953.

Ga_ge.--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.--1952: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 210 ofs June 22 (gate 

height, 5.77 ft); minimum, 0,1 cfs June 19.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 63,400 cfs July 19 (gage height, 

13.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs June 28.

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharge largely computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage 

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 water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1292.

Rating tables, June 8, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to July 18)

June 8, 1952 to July 18, 1953 July 19 to Sept. 30, 1953

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

35

74

176

344

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.9

1.1 

5.5

28

72

185

4.2 

4.7 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0 

9.0

363

820

2,020

4,440

10,200

15,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

_

_

-

_

3.0

1.6

1.2

1.4

*2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

.8

1.6

1.6

1.0

m3.2

1.2

.5

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

_

-

July

1.0

1 8

*i!s

1.8

1.6

1.3 1.3-

1.3

1.6

2.0

1.1

2.9

*3.6

3~70

2.2

5.0

2.8

1.8

*1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.6

1.4

1.8

.3

* .3

.1

.1

.3

.1

60.4

1.95

120

Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

1.3

.8

*1.0

1.1

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.6

~^8

iS.

.7

1.3

1.0

1.0 *.8

.8

.8 

.7

.7

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1 *1.6

1.4

1.3

31.1

l.oo

62

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Sept.

1.4

iTT

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1 *4.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.4

2.0

1.6

2.0

1.8

3.0

3.3 

3.3

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.6

63.3

2.11

126

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
362 RED RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

*3.3

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.7

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.7

5-i

5.1

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.7 

4.3

4.0

5.1

125.8

4.06

250

Nov.

5-i

5.1

5.6 

6.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

*6.0

6.5

6.0

7.1

7.6

7.1

7.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.5

7.1

7.6

7.6

172

164

34

24 

29

7.6

576.9

19.2

1,140

Dec.

5.6

7.6

8.2 

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

8.2

8.8

8.2

8.8

9.4

1L *12

7.1

8.2

8.8

13

27

13

13

14 

14

14

14

335.6

10.8

666

Jan.

11

11

10

7.6

7.6

6.5

6.5

8.2

7.6

7.6

6.0

6.5

7.6

7.6

6.5

*b7

8.2

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

11

ii

13

11

10

9.4 

8.8

10

10

279.0

9.00

553

Feb.

10

10

8.8 

9.4

10

9.4

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

11

10

10

9.4

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

44

40

43

40

45

-

445.2

15.9

883

Mar.

65

83

29 

21

*13

11

14

16

18

19

21

23

21

16

13

12

13

11

11

11

13

16

16

15

13

10

12

14 

17

14

12

593

19.1

1,180

Apr.

13

11

11 

11

280

146

*60

48

32

20

21

21

17

14

12

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

10

8.8

9.4

8.2

6.5

6.5

6.0 

675

7.1

-

837.6

27.9

1,660

May

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

6.5

6.5

14

*6.5

10

11

11

22

34

12

8.8

8.2

5.6

4.3

4.3

5.1

28

4.3

4.0

3.6

5.1 

3.6

2.8

473

264.2

8.52

524

June

4.0

2.8

2.0 

3.3

4.3

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

 1.1

1.6

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

ito1.3

-

52.7

1.76

105

July

1.1

1.1

.7 

.7

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

.1

.3

.4

.4

.0

.3

.1

6.6

7.6

4.7

15,400

*534

*172

81

*272

179

72

43

41

33 

33

31

28

L4, 955 . 2

482

29,660

Aug.

25

25

28 

28

39

45

33

175

12

11

18

*25

23

18

18

18

59

195

462

94

47

30

19

*15

13

11

11

10 

9.3

8.4

8.4

1,533.1

49.5

3,040

Sept.

7.7

7.7

ft

8.4

8.4

7.7

*6.9

6.2

5.5

6.2

5.5

iii

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

6.2

4.8 

5.5

5.5

-

188.8

6.29

374

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-f t

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,400 Mln 0.7 Mean 55.3 Ac-ft 40,040

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--July 19 (5:30 a.m.) 63,400 efs (13.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 363

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°52', long. 99°31', in SWij-SEir 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 Mangiun, 

13 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area.--1,565 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi Is probably noneontrlbuting. 

Records available. April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 11, 1905, to June 30, 1906, chain gage at 

site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum and Oct. 1, 1937, to Nov. 8, 1938 

(corrected), wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 85.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,800 cfs July 19 (gage height, 13.75 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-53: 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 no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

o

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

o

0

0

ti

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

0.17

11

Apr.

0

0

0 

.2 

LJ60

642

136

72

46

29

12

1.9

.7

.2

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

-

2,100.0

70.0

4,170

May

o

0

0

June

0

0

0 

0 

1.250

272

34

12

4.8

1.8

.3

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

-

1,556.5

51.9

3,090

July

0.1

0

o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

10.500

6,560

440

147

96

272

108

a58

g21

g!4

g9.0

g5.7

g5.3

17,814.1

575

35,550

Aug.

1.0

87

44 

9.3 

2.5

g.5

§27T

§4.2

17

gll

a4.9

§3.3

34.5

a3.8

a3.0

33. 3

a 40

120

280

64

36

18

11

a7.4

a4.9

a3.7

a2.5

al.7

al.4

al.2

1.5

794.7

25.6

1,580

Sept.

 1.1

.9

5.5 

4.8 

2.3

1.7

1.4

al.o

.6

.2

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

-

19.5

0.65

39

Calendar year 1952: Max 928 Mln O Mean 13.9 Ac-ft 1O,08O

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,300 Mln o Mean 61.1 Ac-ft 44,220

Peak discharge (base. 6.0OO cfs).--June 5 (7 p.m.) 9,100 cfs (10.13 ft); July 19 (6:15 p.m.) 

cfs (13.75 ft). 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for statlo 

near Wellington, Tex.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
364

RED RIVER BASIN

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°10i, long. 99°30i , in NW^SEi sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 22 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter, 10.8 

miles downstream from Timber Creek, and at mile 110.5.

Drainage area. --2.337 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably nonoontributing. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

 Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge .--9 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs July 20 (gage height, 8.20 ft); no flow 

at times.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 10.37 ft 

May 12, 1947; no flow at times each year.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of sediment loads 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

o

0

0

FeU

0

0

o

Mar.

a!6

24

26

IT

3.5

1.7

0

O

0

0

1.3

1.9

.9

.7

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

87. 0

2.81

173

Apr.

o

0

0

o

540

121

131

57

31

16

8.1

4.8

3.0

2.1

1.5

.9

.6

.4

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

-

717.4

23.9

1,420

May

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

~6.2

.2

0

0

.3

.4

.4

.3

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

8.4

0.27

17

June

0

0

0

o

227

35

764

378

68

30

9.3

1.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

-

1,512.4

50.4

3,OOO

July

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

83

10

.1

943

1.560

280

72

302

567

52

6.5

1.8

0

0

0

0

3,877.4

125

7,690

Aug.

0

0

o

6.5

28

33

156

50

24

22

44

58

17

10

7.8

4.8

204

735

1ST

120

37

16

a5

1.5

.6

.1

O

0

o

0

0

1,737.3

. 56.0

3,450

Sept.

O

0

.1

.9

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

p

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

-

1.0

0.03

2.0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,23O Mln o Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,730

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,560 Mln 0 Mean 21.8 Ac-ft 15,750

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP ef si . July 2O (11:15 a.m.) 4,19O cfs (8.20 ft). 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weath
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°54', long. 99°18', in SW^SEt sec. 22, T. 5 K:, 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Rectarnation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, staff or float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 23,940 acre-ft July 27 (elevation, 1,531.39 ft). 

T544-53: Maximum contents, 167,000 acre-ft May 19, 1S51 (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 (1953 capacity table) at elevation 1,559.0 ft 

(crest of uncontrolled spillway) and 77,390 acre-ft (1953 capacity table) at elevation 

1,547.0 ft (crest of-controlled spillway). Dead storage, 2,300 acre-ft (1953 capacity 

table) below elevation 1,517.5 ft (sill of headgate at irrigation canal). Figures 

fiven herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal 

water supply for city of Altus, and irrigation of 48,000 acres below reservoir.

Cooperation.--Record of elevations, capacity table, and data on diversions furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area. Figures of contents for the water years 1949-51, 

published in WSP 1147, 1177, 1211, are usable contents and not total contents as stated.

Total contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

23

2£

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22,560

22,490

22,390

22,420

22,320

22,250

22,090

21,670

21,300

20,830

20,690

20,520

20,410

20,280

20,090

19,980

19,940

19,910

19,910

19,890

19,830

19,830

19,810

..

-

_

-

-

-

-

19,590

Nov.

19,520

19,630

19,500

19,480

19,460

19,480

19,370

19,460

19,44r

19,400

19,370

19,310

19,330

19,350

19,270

19,180

19 , 350

_

_

-

_

19,240

19,330

19,420

19,480

19,440

19,420

19,370

19,420

19,350

-

Dec.

19,420

19,330

19,420

19,400

19,330

19,160

19,290

19,330

19,330

19,270

19,290

19,290

19,310

19,270

19,270

19,160

19,290

19,520

19,480

19,480

19,520

19,500

19 , 500

19,500

19,480

19,500

19,480

19,400

19,500

19,480

19,370

Jan.

19,590

19,480

19,460

19,440

19,420

19,460

19,440

19,440

19,420

19,420

19,370

19,310

19,400

19,350

19,370

19,330

19,350

19,350

19,310

19,330

19,200

19,420

19,350

19,270

19,240

19,270

19,240

19,220

19,220

19,220

19,200

Feb.

19,120

19,200

19,180

19,030

19,140

19,140

19,090

18,940

19,090

19,120

19,090

19,090

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

18,880

ia,730

18,750

18,810

18,810

18,770

18,770

18,700

18,700

_

_

-

Bar.

18,790

18,750

18,860

18,790

18,640

18,660

18,640

18,600

18,580

18,580

18,550

18,550

18,510

18,510

18,430

18,390

18,390

18,310

18,150

18,190

18,150

18,130

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

g!7,970

Apr.

_

_

_

_

18,170

18,730

19,070

19,200

19,480

19,440

19,630

19,400

19,240

19,370

19,310

19,070

19,440

19,140

19 , 090

19,010

18,940

18,940

19,090

19,160

19,050

18,980

18,880

18,920

18,940

18,810

-

May

18,790

18,770

18,750

18,660

18,640

18,620

18,620

18,450

18,270

18,640

18,550

18,530

18,310

18,130

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

g!7,060

June

_

.

_

_

-

18,600

18,550

19,200

19,680

19,870

19,870

19,830

19,740

19,630

19,570

19,550

19,460

19,420

19,370

19,350

19,160

18,980

_

_

-

.

-

-

_

18,810

-

July

18,790

_

_

18,550

18,550

18,490

18,470

18,430

18,330

18,190

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

20,110

20,830

21,040

22,860

23,720

23,910

23,910

23,860

23,770

23,740

23,620

Aug.

23,550

23,480

23,460

23,460

23,410

23,410

23,360

23,460

23,380

23,260

23,240

22,740

22,140

21,560

20,670

20,090

19,910

20,500

21,350

21,670

21,880

21,950

21,930

21,930

21,880

21,620

20,880

20,090

19,290

18,530

17,520

Sept.

g!2,310

-

g Computed from float-gage reading.

Note.--No elevation record Oct. 24-30, Nov. 18-21, Feb. 13-19, Mar. 23-30, 

une 1-5, 23-29, July 2, 3, 11-20, Sept. 1-29; contents not determined.

pr. 1-4, May 15-30,

Monthly elevations, total contents, and diversions, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date Elevation 

(feet)t

1 529 39

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

Total diversions 

during month 

(acre-feet)

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

e Based on revised capacity table dated Feb. 18, 1954.
366

RED RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 34°53'26", long. 99°18'22", in SV& sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank 3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Pork of North 

Pork, 2 miles west of Lugert, and at mile 72.8.

Drainage area.--2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available .--March 1930 to December 1932 (published as "at Lugert Dam"). October 

1950 to September 1953.

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.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, but probably less than 2 cfs; 

maximum gage height, 3.16 ft June 5 (backwater from Elm Pork of North Pork); no flow 

Oct. 1-27, Jan. 30 to Sept. 30.

1930-32, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 

ft); no flow at times each year.

Flood of May 16, 1928, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, site and datum then in use 

(discharge, 14,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. Some regulation at low flow by Lugert Lake prior to December 

1943 (capacity. 13,500 acre-ft) and completely regulated thereafter by Lake Altus (see 

preceding page). Diversion from Lake Altus for irrigation of about 48,000 acres below 

station and for municipal supply of Altus. Low flow consists of seepage from Lake 

Altus.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Q

10

11

12

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

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0

0

0

1> e. 2

J

0.8

0.03

1.6

Jfov.

,**e0.1

e.6

(*)

, el. 3

-

23.8

0.79

47

Dec.

, eO.6

(*)

, el. 3

28.4

0.92

56

Jan.

, el.l

(*)

e.5

O

0_

22.3

0.72

44

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

o

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

o

0

July

0

o

0

Aug.

0

o

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 2.8 Mln 0 Mean 0.49 Ac-ft 357

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln 0 Mean 0.21 Ac-ft 149

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

gage-height record, record of releases from Lake Altus, and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

367

Location. Lat 34°55', long. 99°07', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 18 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway "bridge, 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek, 

1\ miles south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--549 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to March 1908, October 1949 to September 1953.

Ga.se. Wire-weight gage read once daily. 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. Oct. 1, 1949, to June 5, 1951, and 

Oct. 24, 1952, to May 6, 1953, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1904-7, 1949-53), 62.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 cfs June 6 (gage height, 25.2 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow at times.

1904-8, 1949-53: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 28.9 ft 

June 9, 1907, datum then in use; no flow at times in 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, that of June 1907. Flood of May 1949 reached a stage of 28.63 ft, 

from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair prior to May 8 and poor thereafter. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jiov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

75

.5

.4

-

6.7

0.22

13

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

2.3

?73

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

22.9

0.74

45

Jan.

0.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

29.3

0.95

58

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

75

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

-

-

21.4

0.76

42

Mar.

0.8

.9

20

24~5.0

4.3

3.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

.6

77

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

81.2

2.62

161

Apr.

0.8

.7

.7

.6

609

1,220

47

7.5

3.1

1.8

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

^2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

1,899.9

63.3

3,770

May

0.1

.1

a.

g.

a.

a.

0

15

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

1.6

June

0

15

0

0

a280

gl.,630

g?5

g3.7

gl.9

gl.O

a. 5

a. 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1,942.3

64.7

3,850

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a500

«

. a 11

1,610

51.9

3,190

Aug.

a3.5

108.5

3.5

215

Sept.

0

0

0

al.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.8

0.16

9.5

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,400 Mln o Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,630 Mln 0 Mean 15.7 Ac-ft n,360

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs).--Apr. 6 (3:30 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (17.82 ft); June 6 (about 4 a.m.) 

4,050 cfs (25.2 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records , 4 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.

g Computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
363 RED RIVER BASIN

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°38', long. 99°06', in center of Wj sec. 21, T. 2 W., R. 18 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2f miles east of 

Headrick, 12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage arsa. 4,244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--April 1905 to March 1908, October 1937 to September 1953 (October 

1937 to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Prior to July 

1905, published as "near Snyder."

Gag_3.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 18, 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 19, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, 

staff gage at site 10.4 miles upstream (Navajo dam site) at different datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1905-7, 1937-53), 355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during y3ar, 17,900 cfs June 6 (gage height, 9.08 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 19, May 5-14, May 24 to June 5.

1905-8, 1937-53: 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 fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow regulated sines December 

1943 by Lake Altus, 39.5 miles above station (see p. 365). Diversions for irrigation 

of about 48,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905-7 calendar years.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

o

0

Nov.

0

o

0

Dec.

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

al.5

al.4

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.l

al.O

al.O

.9

.8

.8

13.2

0.43

26

Jan.

0.8

.8

.6

.8

.9

1.0 

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.5

.6

.7

.6

a. 4

a. 3

.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

26.1

0.84

52

Feb.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7 

.8

.8

1.9

3.3

3.3

3.6

4.2

4.9

4.6

5.3

a6.1

a5.3

4.6

3.6

5.3

7.5

6.1

a9.0

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

_

_

-

113.7

4.06

226

Mar.

a!2

a!5

a!2

46

50

54 

26

20

19

15

14

13

13

18

13

11

10

9.7

7.5

4.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

273

2.8

5.3

3.0

415.7

13.4

825

Apr.

2.8

3.0

4.9

4.6

44

2,570 

1,380

246

a!50

alOO

a80

a67

a54

a45

a38

aJl

a26

a22

a!8

al5

a!2

9.1

a6.0

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

-

5,040.4

168

Lj.0,000

May

0.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

2.1

1.7

1.2

.7

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.7

0.31

19

June

0

0

0

0

0

12,900

'439

194

114

74

a52

a40

a33

a27

a23

a!9

16

14

13

12

10

9.1

8.6

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.9

11

16,567.2

552

32,860

July

200

77

25

18

15

12 

9.7

8.0

7.0

6.1

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

12

7,110

2,870

768

278

173

842

490

176

allO

a 80

a64

a52

13,434.1

433

26,650

Aug.

a46

a41

a50

a45

a40

a36 

a33

207

276

al40

71

a!20

a270

232

86

 43

37

220

5,320

220

128

64

41

29

21

14

9.7

6.1

4.2

3.3

6,835.3

220

13,560

Sept.

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.5

17 

12

5.7

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

68.0

2.27

135

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,140 Min 0 Mean 52.1 Ac-ft 37,810

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,90O Mln 0 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,350

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO cfs). Apr. 6 (3:30 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (5.55 ft); June 6 (3 p.m.) 17,9OO

cfs {9.08 ft); July 20 (1=15 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (8.46 ft); Aug. 19 (8:30 a.m.) 4,080 cfs (5.97 ft).

a No gage-height gage-height record; record; discharge discharge interpolated interpolate or estimated on basis of weather records, recorded

range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

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

Location. Lat 34°44', long. 98°59 I , in NE^- sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 17 ¥., 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.--152 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1903 to March 1908, October 1951 to September 1953. 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. 6 years (1903-7, 1951-53), 30.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs June 6 (gage height, 19.50 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and flow over dam determinations of peak flow; no flow at times.

1903-8, 1953: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1953; no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.3

12.5

36

92

169

12.8

13.1

13.5

14.0

15.0

17.0

335

570

930

1,470

2,880

7,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jiov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

00"

0

0

2.6

*6.420 

*320

*41

16

6.6

1.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6,808.2

227

13,500

July

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*10

16

*3.2

2.1

5.3

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

37:3

1.20

74

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

C

C

C

Calendar year 1952 : Max 861 Mln 0 Mean 7 . 35 Ac-f t 5, 340

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,420 Mln o Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,570

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs).--June 6 (6 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (19.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
370

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 ranch house, 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,633.91 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 6.46 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 4.67 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, 2.3 cfs June 24, July 7.

1945-53: 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.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.5 

3.6 

5.3 

8.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.2

.0

.0

.9

.0

* .3

.5

'.55

.3

.2

.3

.0

.2

5

.5

. 5

'.65

_.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

4.6

4.8

137.6

4.44

273

Ilov.

4.8

478

5.1

5.5

5.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

*6.6

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

7.5

7.1

b6

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

-

174.6

5.82

346

Dec.

5.3

573

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.S

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.6

673

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.3

b6

5.8

5.5

b5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

173.6

5.60

344

Jan.

5.3

5.3

b5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.3

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

*5.8

5.8

b5

b5.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

7.5

7 e'.e. 1

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

177.6

5.73

352

Feb.

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

b5

bS~.5

b5.5

6.6

BT5

5.5

5.3

5.8

_

_

-

160.0

5.71

317

Mar.

7.3

S3 *5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.6

6.8

183.9

5.93

365

Apr.

7.1

6.8

6.6

7.1

8.7

6.8

5.8

5.5

*5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

-

181.5

6.05

360

May

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.8

6.2

14

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.5

8.6

~5.7 21

6.3

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

*4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

470

187.9

6.O6

373

June

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.O

3.0

16"5.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

371

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.5

-

115.1

3.84

228

July

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

*2.8

47T

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.3

4.5

14

5.3

7.8

4.8

31

aT2

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.?

4.0

4.0

3.9

165.7

5.35

329

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

*4.2

4.2

4.0

5.7

3.7

5.3

11

5.6

35

4.3

9.0

5.8

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

186.5

6.02

370

Sept.

a4.5

a475"

a4.5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.7

-

115.7

3.86

229

Calendar year 1952 : Max 25 Min 3.1 Mean 5.39 Ac-ft 3,910

Water year 1952-53: Max 35 Mln 2.8 Mean 5.37 Ac-ft 3,890

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Aug. 15 (2:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (4.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 371

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location.--La t 34°20', long. 98°17', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 23., 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea level (Oklahoma 

State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

gage height, 26.52 ft); minigage height, 29.72 ft); no

Average discharge. 15 years, 185 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 cfs June 7 

mum daily, 5.7 cfs Oct. 30, Sept. 17, 18.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1951 

flow at times in 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood of 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 fair. 

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 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, Nov. 9 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 18, 19, Dec. 24 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14 to Mar. 3, Mar. 13, 

Apr. 22 to May 15, June 12-30, July 5-8, 12-19, Aug. 21, 22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

120

192

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.7 10.0

8.9 14.0

18 21.0

41 24.0

73 26.0

397

952

2,280

3,170

4,660

Note. Same as following table above 8.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

7.2

7.1

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.2

5.8

5.7

575

201.7

6.51

400

Nov.

6.2

6.7

7.2

7.0

7.4

7.8

8.5

9.3

9.9

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

13

14

21

19

15

12

11

-

336.0

12.0

666

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.8

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.8

11

11

36

14

9.7

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

TT5

7.6

?.5

314.0

10.1

623

Jan.

7.4

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.2

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

8.2

8*1

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

7.8

7.9

8.0

247.5

7.98

491

Feb.

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

a. 3

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.6

8.7

29

~24 116

11

8.7

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.3

_

-

368.0

13.1

730

Mar.

7.4

7.3

8.1

86

265

64

24

16

14

13

15

13

12

397

1,700

209

66

49

128

62

37

27

22

18

17

16

16

15

15

588

2.560

6,286.8

203

12,470

Apr.

211

54

37

28

26

452

587

105

61

46

38

33

29

26

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

22

23

25

29

29

26

aE3

20

a20

-

2,111

70.4

4,190

May

a!9

a!9

al9

19

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

20

24

382

218

56

32

23

18

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

a 11

1,132

36.5

2,250

June

alO

a9.7

8.8

a8.9

15

1,390

4.160

2,800

188

78

55

45

40

36

34

30

30

29

28

29

26

25

23

22

21

19

16

15

17

21

-

9,229.4

308

18,310

July

207

383

52

27

19

16

14

14

202

78

26

16

15

13

13

13

12

13

14

260

1.950

571

78

44

87

58

34

25

21

18

16

4,309

139

8,550

Aug.

14

14

13

12

12

16

13

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

9.7

9.4

20 

300

96

35

19

14

11

10

127

29

13

9.9

8.6

a8.5

894.6

28.9

1,770

Sept.

aS.O

a7.8

a7.5

a7.0

a7.3

6.6

6.8

6.7

6.1

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

a6.0

a5. 9

a5.9

5.7

a5.7

a5.9

a6.0

6.0

a6.0

a5.9

a5.9

a6.0

a6.1

a6.1

a6.3

a6.3

a6.4

-

191.1

6.37

379

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,540 Min 5.7 Mean 99.4 Ac-ft 72,150

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,160 Min 5.7 Mean 70.2 Ac-ft 50,830

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Mar. 15 (7:45 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (20.79 ft); Mar. 31 (6:30 a.m.) 

3,090 cfs (23.81 ft); June 7 (8:30 p.m.) 5,350 cfs (26.52 ft); July 21 (2 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (20.94 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
372

RED RIVER BASIN

Deep Red Rur near Randlett, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°13', 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, 2^ miles north of Randlett and 

4-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 617 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (from Oklahoma State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Nov. 10, 1949, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 15.91 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-53: 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. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18-20, July l)

2.6

2.7

3.3

1.0 

1.6 

2.4

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

5.2

16

32

54

109

263

579

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0 0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.2

0

0

0

0-

0.8

0.03

1.6

Dec.

0 0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.8

75

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

4.1

0.13

8.1

Jan.

1 0

0

0

Feb.

0 

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"51 173

8.2

2.8

1.3

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^

_

-

237.8

8.49

47.2

Mar.

0 

S

2.0

36

14

15

6.6

2.4

1.9

2.1

12

5.2

2.4

1.2

253

188

17

24

26

a7.3

a2.4

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

5.1

601

1,227.6

39.6

2,430

Apr.

1.130 

ISO

14

5.3

6.6

6.7

70

21

7.0

2.7

1.5

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.1

.1

4.5

1.6

1.4

.7

.4

-

1,457.2

48.6

2,890

May

0.3 

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

~.l 0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

11

84

54

10

2.8

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

169.7

5.47

337

June

0 0"

0

0

0

.6

12

8.6

1.8

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

24

2.5

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

 0

.1

89.5

2.98

178

July

0.1 

0

.1

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

8.1

66

11

.9

70

35

236

a800

aZfOT

a!5

al8

a5.0

al.5

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

0

1,470.4

47.4

2,920

Aug.

0-O

0

0

0

a3

a. 5

a. 2

0

0

0

0

a4

a. 6

a. 3

a. 2

0

0

a3

aTOO

a!15

15

3.4

1.0

a. 6

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

o

847.9

27.4

1,680

Sept.

0 

0

2.9

"To 182

5.6

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

262.3

8.74

520

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,680 Mln 0 Mean 83.9 Ac-ft 60,920

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,130 Mln o Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,440

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of* weather records and records for station on Cache Creek near Walters.
RED RIVER BASIN 373

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45' , long. 99°09' , in outlet-gate control house at dam on Wichita River, 

ti.a miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area.-2,099 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, Port Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 79,050 acre-ft Oct. 1 (gage height, 

1,118.7 ft); minimum observed, 26,160 acre-ft June 30 (gage height, 1,105.6 ft).

1922-53: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, that of June 30, 1953.

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 design flood pool.. 

Service spillway crest.... 

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 used for irrigation in the Wichita River valley, in the vicinity of Wichita 

Falls. Forty-two thousand acres of land are available for irrigation.

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 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 ......

Mar 31

Sept. 30...... .............

Water year 1952-53......

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,115.6

1,114.4

-

1,114.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

58,280

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(ao re-feet)

-5,880

-163,380

+23 230

-8,920

-20,770

t Gage heights at 8 a.m.

,368561 O - 56 - Z5
374 RED RIVER BASIN

reet Bridge in Wichita Falls. Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Fort Worth and

--February 1900 to January 1902 (monthly discharge only, in WSP 350),

October 1911) to December 1911 (gage heights only), and March 19

in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office o

Gage . --Wire-welrht gage read twice daily, oftener during floods. Da tun of gage is 'J24.2b 

Ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. February idOG to February 1902 staff gaje 

(property of U. S. Department of Agriculture) at highway tridge about 4 Miles downstream, 

at different datum. Oct. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1911, chain gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. --Max imam discharge during vear, 2,400 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.60 ft, from 

graph basec1 on gage readings); minimum daily, 23 cfs" Jan. 17, Apr. 21.

1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24.00 

ft); minimum observed, G.O cfs Feb. 21, 1939 (ice jam upstream).

Maximum discharge knoi-m, 50,GOO 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, 433,000 acre-ft). 

Since completion of dam in 1323 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 in tne vicinity of Wichita Falls. Forty-two 

thousand acres of land are available for irrigation purposes.

3.s;

In cubic feet p.

164

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

108

110

TTo- 115

108

106

97

99

104

102

95

89

84

74

61

57

57

59

66

68

64

63

68

80

80

80

*80

72

74

74

70

2,574

83.0

5,110

Nov.

7O

72

80

91

91

91

91

89

89

87

89

78

70

66

68

66

66

61

55

52.

53

59

66

106

159

*110

89

70

55

52

-

2,341

78.0

4,640

Dec.

42

39

39

39

36

36

38

42

39

36

35

34

32

34

35

35

36

38

189

580

:13

*76

57

49

41

39

39

39

39

38

38

1,802

58.1

3,570

Jan.

36

36

38

36

36

38

39

36

3G

38

38

39

39

39

42

41

ft

45

47

42

*41

39

41

41

39

39

38

36

39

38

1,196

38.6

2,370

Feb.

35

34

34

34

31

30

31

34

32

39

39

53

*63

53

41

35

32

30

32

31

3O

30

29

30

*31

31

30

^~27

_

-

981

35.0

1,950

Mar.

27

47

334

169

72

50

38

41

*41

42

55

42

41

39

47

189

142

41

45

35

30

27

26

2_4

31

616

665

125

57

*41

3,208

103

6,360

Apr.

35

31

29

29

71

119

104

61

41

34

32

31

27

30

32

35

36

31

24

25

23

29

*53

128

259

133

53

42

38

34

-

1,629

54.3

3,230

May

34

32

34

35

42

38

41

49

61

68

110

159

93

145

166

310

311

221T

192

194

226

145

66

41

34

31

30

3CT

*32

32

41

3,050

98.4

6,050

June

45

44

45

45

44

44

45

47

45

49

47

45

42

41

38

41

47

52

61

1,320

503

145

80

55

44

42

39

35

34

110

-

3,274

109

6,490

July

1,150

*1,630

340

142

72

66

49

47

45

38

36

39

39

41

38

49

47

47

50

104

117

55

42

97

95

80

57

36

32

41

32

4,803

155

9,530

Aug.

39

59

68

76

97

157

189

126

89

84

89

122

*218

152

91

99

147

456

714

428

152

174

275

383

220

99

89

89

95

89

57

5,222

168

10,360

Sept.

50

*63

179

383

253

99

55

57

53

47

44

3838-

38

45

50

44

42

38

41

42

44

44

44

47

53

52

55

53

50

-

2,141

71.4

4,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,080 Mln 15 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,68O Mln 23 Mean 88.3 Ac-ft 63,910

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

Lpjation. Lat 34°30', long. 93°07', in M£ sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. b W., on do' 

of rifht pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Creek, 3f miles west of Duncan, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Average discharge .--5 years, 52.8 cfs.

Ext reire s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs June J (page height, 1G.20 ft), no 

flow at times.

1948-53: Maximum dischararge, 25,200 cfs Kay 17, 1951 (gage height, 16.87 ft), fro

rating curve extended a bove 3,900 cfs on basis of computations

heights 16.39 and 16.87 i"t; no flow at tira

periods of no gage-height record, which are

S3harge meafirrements generally made twice a. month,

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-30, July 8 to Aug. 30, Sept. 3-7)

.3

1.0 

2.5 

7.4

3.0

4.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

99

176

504

1,070

1,510

2,310

3,490

6,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

2fi

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

NOV.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

5.7

1.2

.7

.7

1.0

-

16.9

0.56

34

Dec.

0.8

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

.9

1.4

1.8

2.3

19

7.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.4

2.5

2.6

2.5

71.0

2.29

141

Jan.

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2 . 3

2.5

2.5

1.5

.6

1.3

6.9

378

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.3

1.8

2.1

2.6

75.4

2.43

150

Feb.

2.5

2.3

278

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

7.8

~6.1 18

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.6

3.5

15

7.8

4.5

4.5

5.1

6.1

5.3

4.5

3.8

_

_

-

134.2

4.79

266

Mar.

5.3

7.7

26

16

6.6

4.3

3.8

3.3

5.6

9.8

7.4

6.6

5.3

203

16

9.8

16

28

9.3

6.4

5.1

4.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.3

2.8

2.8

682

30T

1,415.5

45.7

2,810

Apr.

2E

an

29

alB

158

46

17

13

9.0

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.3

6.1

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

10

18

6.6

a3.5

a2.0

2.5

4.8

3.3

-

446.1

14.9

885

May

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a4

a2

a20

a!5

5.1

228

~5C 893

26

18

a!3

a9.5

a6.9

aS.O

a3.7

a2.6

a2.0

al.5

al.l

a. 9

a. 7

a. 5

1,318.8

42.5

2,620

June

0.4

.3

73

.3

106

3,720

88

28

a!6

11

7.1

5.6

a4.5

a3.5

a2.7

a2.2

al.8

al.4

al.2

al.O

a. 8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

102

-

4,109.1

137

8,150

July

11

a3.5

al.O

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

.1

134

9.2

al.8

a. 7

a. 4

.2

.2

.1

5.3

18

1.6

246

431

32

a9.5

aS.O

a2.9

al.7

al.l

.7

.4

.4

.3

.4

919.5

29.7

1,820

Aug.

0.2

9.5

18

3.2

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

9.1

3.5

.7

.5

.4

31

105

20

2.5

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.7

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

0

210.7

6.80

418

Sept.

0

0

26

T.9

1.0

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

35.4

1.18

70

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,350 Win 0 Mean 42.0 Ac-ft 30,520

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,720 Mln 0 Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,360

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). May 16 (4:15 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (14.58 ft); June 6 (8:30 a.m.) 

10,200 cfs (16720 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
376 RED RIVER BASIN 

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°39i45", long. 98°46 I 45", at intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Fork Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of 

Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area.--275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 46,740 acre-ft Oct. 1-2 (elevation, 1,033.2 ft); 

minimum observed, 35,660 acre-ft June 30 (elevation, 1,029.8 ft).

1945-53: Maximum contents, 134,300 aore-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 a rolled-fill earth-type 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 acre-ft between elevations 1,000.92 (bottom of two 48- by 60- inch outlet conduits) and 1,045.0 ft (top of service spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at 

elevation 1,060 ft with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage. Reservoir contents used as municipal supply for city of Wichita Palls.

Cooperation. Capacity curve, record of lake elevations and diversions for municipal use 

furnished by city of Wichita Palls.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952.

Water year 1952-53.

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

1,030.5

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1"

37,700

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-27,690

-3, ISO

-9,040

Diversions 

(acre-feet)*

13,099

1,335

12,373

t Elevation at 8 a.m.

* Diversion for municipal use of Wichita Palls.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 934.72 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 84.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs July 24 (gage height, 10.63 ft), no flow 

at times.

1932-53: 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. Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Pork (see preceding 

page). Diversions from Lake Kickapoo for Wichita Falls municipal use. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1932-35. WSP 1211: Drainage.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17, 18)

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

90

121

188

258

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

7.4

39

T.3

1.7

.8

.7

-

58.9

1.96

117

Dec.

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.2

52

81

14

2.6

*.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

*.2

*.l

0

154.9

5.00

307

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

V

1.7

1.8

*2.5

1.1

.5

.3

.4

.6

.7

1.4

1.2

120

10

1.6

32

*30- 214

5.1

1.7

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

428.8

13.8

851

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

"8.8 46

*1.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

20

2.4

.6

.4

.2

.1

-

92.1

3.07

183

May

0.1

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

2.1

2.7

6.4

-JS 121

3.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

187.8

6.06

372

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

178

31

3.2

1.0

.3

.1

*.l

.4

.6

.2

.1

0

£

0

0

0

0

0

.6

5.8

2.5

.8

.8

~69 232

6.3

1.7

.7

.3

.2

.1

535.8

17.3

1,060

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.1

.8

.4

48

*25

61

172

43

8.4

2.2

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

364.6

11.8

723

Sept.

0

V

1.2

25

23

2.5

.6

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52.7

1.76

105

Calendar year 1952: Max 402 Mln o Mean 4.78 Ao-ft 3,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 232 Mln 0 Mean 5.14 Ao-ft 3,720

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings May 13-18, July 1-6.
373 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex.

Drainage area. 1,037 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1953.

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 period, 623 cfs July 25 {gage height, 9.78 ft); 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. 376), 

City of Henrietta diverts water from gage pool for municipal use. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15, 17, May 15, 17, 18, July 3, 

24-27, Aug. 21, 22)

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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

76

159

76

*146

*164

199

134

35

7.6

1.5

*1.0

.4

0

51

48

8.4

.1

0

1,107.0

35.7

2,200

Apr.

(*)

-

0

0

0

May

0

T7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27

17

6.4

47

96

132

*TT6

29

6.4

3.6

1.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

482.0

15.5

956

June

C)

-

0

0

0

July

,-,

2.5

S3

16

2.7

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

169

*579

349

85

22

6.4

1.0

0

1. ,321.0

42.6

2,620

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

2.7

.3

2.6

.1

9.6

*71

62

132

129

32

11

40

4.4

.3

0

0

0

0

511.0

16.5

1,010

Sept.

o

5

0

0

0

0

7.4

4.4

.3

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

12.1

0.40

24

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from 1 or more daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 1 to June 26.
RED RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 33 D 52'50", long. 97"So 1 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 Fiver, and at mile 872.

Drainage area.--28,723 sq mi, of which 5,536 (revised) sq mi is probably noncontributing

Records available.--April 1938 to September ly53

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.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 13,01)0 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 14.87 ft); 

minimum, 67 cfs June 4.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 197,000 cfs Jui>- c. 1941 (gage height, 28.12 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that cf June 3, 1941. Flood of May 19, 1935, reached a stage 

of 27.2 ft; floods of 1891 and May 1, 1908, arti reported to have reached aboat the 

same stage.

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

fair. Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichitd River in Baylor County, Tex. (see 

p. 373), and Lake Rickapoo on Little Wichita River in Archer County, Tex. (see p. 

37:). Principal diversion is from Wichita Kiver for irrigation in the vicinity of 

Wichita Falls, Tex. About 18 cfs is diverted from Lake Kickapoo by the city of 

Wicnita Falls for municipal use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21.'2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

 

Oct.

126

123

*118

121

121

121

121

123

121

*121

112

114

114

128

11'

112

103

107

105

105

1C5

103

105

96

98

98

92

76

72

*82

94

3,351

108

6,650

Jfov.

105

98

98

90

90

112

*118

109

114

114

107

98

96

105

109

112

109

101

96

*98

101

103

133

194

210

216

262

248

216

213

-

3,975

132

7,880

Dec.

177

*153

135

126

121

118

114

107

105

a!05

a!05

*105

a!05

alOO

alOO

alOC

a!05

allO

121

145

216

*424

459

336

274

223

191

172

156

150

*138

5,096

164

10,110

Jan.

126

121

121

114

112

112

109

107

*105

105

103

105

105

105

105

105

a!05

107

118

107

109

*107

112

112

103

109

105

103

103

103

103

3,366

109

6,680

Feb.

98

*98

96

96

92

90

90

90

88

96

96

96

*247

423

312

220

163

135

126

112

112

112

112

133

*128

116

114

114

_

_

-

3,807

136

7,550

Mar.

116

116

11C

109

T26

235

567

400

298

*258

220

220

225

944

497

1,780

*2,120

1,590

1,150

920

718

472

356

302

262

233

213

240

660

709

*606

16,779

541

33,280

Apr.

5,180

*3,090

1,580

731

528

500

542

2,670

2,540

1,640

1,200

920

666

*493

388

326

302

258

230

230

210

191

*223

248

223

274

366

340

262

226

-

24,577

819

48,750

May

*200

282

270

213

163

145

143

126

101

118

143

149

465

472

429

331

2,000

2,610

 1.390

649

378

274

274

220

233

183

*145

145

133

121

101

12,606

407

25,000

June

86

80

72

*72

74

86

608

5,770

8,980

5,200

2,000

1,290

820

528

405

*340

266

216

163

135

130

601

880

361

210

161

140

116

88

130

-

30,008

1,000

59,520

July

240

361

*859

1,760

780

361

240

220

197

220

286

294

204

133

107

98

497

514

638

2,060

1,940

*.7^_170.

5,260

2,930

2,000

2,000

3,590

2,000

1,590

1,190

850

40,589

1,309

80,510

Aug.

640

500

493

*361

298

298

423

417

486

400

326

274

258

494

400

378

448

716

1,620

*8,990

8,020

4,830

2,540

1,700

1,340

*1,250

990

754

607

441

388

41,080

1,325

81,480

Sept.

290

274

255

251

349

890

521

326

237

*204

188

180

158

145

128

116

*109

103

103

98

94

86

88

82

82

82

86

80

80

82

-

5,767

192

11,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,700 Mln 72 Mean 849 Ac-ft 616,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,990 Mln 72 Mean 523 Ac-ft 378,800

eak discharge (base, 21,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°44', long. 97°10', In SW£ 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 Pe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Pish 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 1953 (April 1937 to April 1938 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"JT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 3,229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum observed, 94 cfs Sept. 30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; maximum gage height, 26.53 ft 

May 21, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge 

measurement during period of ice effect).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow slightly

 regulated by Lake Kemp (see p. 373), since 1943 by Lake Altus (see p. 365), and since 

1946 by Lake Kickapoo (see p. 376). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation,.--Gage-height record, 34 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

4

5

6

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

148" 152

144 

140 

136

134

130 

130 

129

127 

123 

120 

12O 

118

116 

114 

113 

111 

110

108 

106 

105 

1O3 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

102 

100

3,686

119

7,310

Nov.

10O 

T5U

100 

100 

100

100

100

100 

1O6 

110

111

110 

110 

110 

110

111

113 

114 

116 

116

118 

118 

12O 

181 

266

270" 285 

257 

251 

248

4,251

142

8,430

Dec.

243 

234

226 

210 

198

188

174 

167 

161 

154

150 

146 

144 

142 

142

14O 

136 

134 

T54 

134

150 

154 

156 

172 

20O

240 

240 

229 

221 

210 

2O5

5,534

179

10,98O

Jan.

190

T7F

152 

142 

138

134

134 

130 

130 

125

125 

121 

118 

118 

121

125 

118 

113 

108 

108

108 

113 

116 

116 

116

120 

118 

116 

116 

116 

113

3,896

126

7,730

Feb.

no

110

110

no

110

110

108 

IC8 

1O8 

111

129 

134 

134 

134 

136

150 

27O 263" 

248 

226

203 

186 

169 

156 

152

150 

142 

142

4,219

151

8,370

Mar.

144 

142

132 

125 

125

123

120 120" 

144 

356

328 

288 

26O 

243 

1,180

1,870 

99O 

5,070 

4,760 

1,930

1,27O 

952 

790 

580 

446

395 

385 

464 

370 

434 

400

24,936

49,460

Apr.

660 

718

5,960 

3,230 

1.81O

1,330

772 

636 

484 

3,230

2,74O 

1,810 

1,3OO 

97O 

736

564 

458 

390 

340 

306

279 

254 

237 

1,220 

1,020

572 

356 

316 

348 

36O

31,406

1,047

62,290

May

328 

285

263 

254 

296

279

254 

240 

229 

218

216 

246 

263 

285 

925

1,540 

2,55O 

3,160 

5.460 

2,956

1,540 

835 

540 

41O 

352

320 

288 

254 

223 

20O 

186

23,389

754

46,390

June

178 

169

158 

150 

142

136 

328 

1,150 

8,530

7,57O 

4,52O 

2,480 

1,700 

1,270

943 

709 

54O 

422 

356

316 

273 

240 

254 

790

628 

360 

248 

213 

203

34,916

1,164

69,250

July

243 

257

276 

266 

324

961 

512 

352 

292

254 

240 

263 

263 

263

254 

243 

237 

324 

1,180

2,880 

3,160 

3,02O 

7,990 

5,970

3,800 

2,880 

2,950 

4,620 

2,740 

1,930

50,394

1,626

99,960

Aug.

1,390 

1,070

SOS 

652 

540

416 

410 410" 

422

422 

458 

491 

62O 

512

491 

498 

484 

484 

62O

3,060 

9,120 

6,34O 

4,220 

2,550

1,760 

1,350 

1,160 

990 

808 

596

43,636

1,408

86,550

Sept.

452

370 

336 

282

257

251 

596 

772 

4T6

302 

270 

243 

216 

208

19O 

172 

161 

154 

146

132 

123 

116 

111 

1O8

105 

100 

96 

96 

94

7,270

242

14,42O

Calendar year 1952: Max 30.7OO Mln 1OO Mean 1,043 Ac-ft 757,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,12O Mln 94 Mean 651 Ac-ft 471, 1OO

Peak discharge (base, 24,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Mar. 14, Mar. 22 

to Apr. 2, Apr. 5-9, Apr. 13 to May 15, May 21 to June 9, June 13 to July 20, July 26-28, July 30 to 

Aug. 2O, and once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location. La t 35°38', long. 99°40', on line between SE^ and SWi 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 1953 (October 1937 to April 1938, November 

1946 to September 1947 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Sage. 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. 16 years, 47.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs June 6 (gage height, 8.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; no flow at times.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 500 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made three times a month.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

5.6

7.2

6 . 8

2.7

3.6

2.6

2.6 

2.6

4.5

6.1

8.0

m

6.1

6.5

3.9

3.9

4.5

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.2

T7T

2.2

2.9

3.4

2.9

3.4

4.2

2.6

122.1

3.94

242

Apr.

2.6

2.9

2.0

m

2£

24

16

14

8.8

6.1

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.4

2.6

3.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.6

4.2

5.1

3.1

2.0

2.4

14

7.2

4.1

-

192.3

6.41

381

May

1 1

1 0

9

8

7

7

7

4

3

3 3

2.0

-20- 143

19

30

26

26

18

14

11

9.3

7.6

6.5

7.4

1.2

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

351.6

11.3

697

June

0

TS

0

0

21

92

1,290 

300

96

42

28

19

14

11

8.0

5.4

2.0

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

.6

10

2.9

.7

.2

0

0

-

1,943.9

64.8

3,860

July

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

48

14

.4

5.1

0

0

7.6

1.4

0

2.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

78.7

2.54

156

Aug.

O

1.2

3.9

0

0

0

 0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~T5 8.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.8

0.48

29

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 129 Min 0 Mean 13.0 Ao-ft 9,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,290 Min 0 Mean 7.41 Ac-ft 5,360

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). June 6 (12 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (8.25 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 35,°33', long. 99°32', on south line of SE^SWi sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 22 ¥., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4.5 miles upstream from 

Wildcat Creek, 9.1 miles southeast of Cheyenne, and 6.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--87.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gagt. is 1,788.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (IT. S. Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs June 6 (gage height, 6.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow 

in 1954 at gage heights 9.27 and 13.64 ft; no flow at times.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1953; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow from 65.6 sq mi regulated by 21 detention reservoirs (comFined capacity, about 25,000 acre-ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

flov.

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

1.0

.3

0

0

0

0-

1.4

0.05

2.8

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

.1

*.3

n

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.5

0.05

3.0

Jan.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

2.8

0.09

5.6

Feb.

0.2

TY

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

%

.1

.1

0

0

0

. 1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

_

_

-

2.9

0.10

5.8

Mar.

1.0

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

. 1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

5.2

0.17

10

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

*U

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

. 1

.1

.1

. 1

.1

.1

. 1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

-

14.9

0.50

30

May

0.1

.1

j_._

4.5

0.15

8.9

June

0. 1

.1

. 1

.2

.7

48

*58

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

107.9

3.60

214

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*50

.5

.3

. 1

.1

. 1

*2.7

.4

.1

*2.9

.7

.1

0

0

0

n

0

0

0

0

0

0

58.0

1.87

115

Aug.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

1.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

c

c

0

0

c

0

0

&

52.6

1.70

104

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 43 Mln 0 Mean 0.33 Ac-ft 600

Water year 1952-53: Max 58 Mln 0 Mean 0.69 Ac-ft 499

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°35', long. 99°02', in SE^SE^ sec. 19, T.13 N.,R. 17 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of 

East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4? miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1963.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge.--8 years, 14.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 252 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 10.86 ft); no flow 

at times.

1945-53: 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

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.

Q

0

0

0

.3

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0-

1.6

0.05

3.2

May

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47

8.6

51

4.0

3.0

2.2

1.5

*1.7

.7

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

120.0

3.87

238

June

*0

T5

0

0

2.4

67

19

53

+ 3.6

.4

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

145.4

4.85

288

July

 a0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

*4.2

.5

0

0

*69

IT

5.8

*7.8

6.5

.6

.1

42

36

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

190.7

6.15

378

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.6

121

1.7

.3

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

131.6

4.25

261

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 127 Mln 0 Mean 0.77 Ac-ft 561

Water year 1952-53: Max 121 Mln o Mean 1.61 Ac-ft 1,170

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Mo peak above base

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Washlta 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 1953.

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.--18 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs June 8 (gage height, 14.06 ft); no 

flow at times.

1935-53: 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 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 ft Apr. 3, 4, 1934, from floodmarks.

RemarKs. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions.--WSP 1811: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 23, Apr. 22 to May 12, 

May 25 to June 7, June 1O to July 1O, July 18-24, July 29 to 

Aug. 18, Sept. 24-3O)

Oct. 1 to June 7 June 8 to Sept. 30

4.6

4.7

4.9 

5.1

2.5

4.9

12

5.3 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

224

427

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

.2

.9 

2.1

21

5.O

6.0

7.O

9.0

11.0

13.0

37

122

248

619

1,080

1,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.a.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1..1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

2.3

0.07

4.6

NOV.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

1>£

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

6.4

0.21

13

Dec.

0.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.0

1.8

5.9

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

43.5

1.49

86

Jan.

2.5

2.2

2.2

ill

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.0

3.2

372

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.O

2.0

74.0

2.39

147

Feb.

2.0

1.8

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

iii

1.6

2.0

2.5

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.7

Mar.

9.8

39

14

14

13

10

8.1

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

JU£

1.8

1.8

2 . ' 1 1.8

- | 1.8

-

-

57.9

2.07

115

2.0

2.2

188.4

6.08

374

Apr.

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.2

23

15

20

13

7.5

5.2

4.2

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

2.7

3.2

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

-

186.2

6.21

369

May

0.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

0

0

.6

19

52

263

153

54

31

31

70

33

32

19

14

7.5

4.7

2.5

2.2

l.O

.7

.3

.1

.1

792.8

25.6

1,570

June

o

O

o

0

0

24

231

1.70O

523

200

96

61

43

30

23

16

11

6.6

4.2

3.3

1.8

1.3

1.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

1.0

-

2,979.5

99.3

5,910

July

6.6

1.2

.3

.a.1

.1.1.1.1

113

198

94

39

43

26

99

1.410

307

691

196

46

26

16

13

56

13

6.6

4.7

3.3

2.2

1.7

3,413.2

110

6,770

Aug.

1.2

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

2.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

392

40

7.1

3.3

2.4

1.5

.8

.9

.9

.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

458.9

14.8

910

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 808 Mln 0 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,09O

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,7OO Mln 0 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,270

Peak discharge (base. 5.400 cfs). No peak above base.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Washita Rive'r 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 1953 (after September 1948, 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 Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder at bridge on State Highway 58, 6? 

miles upstream at datum 24.57 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 314 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,550 cfs July 19 (gage height, 20.29 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 5-7.

1937-53: 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, that of Oct. 5-7, 1952.

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.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-10, Jan. 16 to Feb. 16, Mar. 5 

to June 13, June 17 to July 12, July 19-21, 23, 24, Aug. 5-13)

Oct Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.9 

9.3

4.5

4.6 

4.9 

5.2 

5.6

132

220

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

2.0 3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

93

165

600

1,660

2,760

4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

1*1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

127.8

4.12

253

Nov.

5.9

5.9

6.5

7.4

8.5

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

11

10

10

10

8.9

8.5

9.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

12

20

19

18

16

13

13

-

325.0

10.8

645

Dec.

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

12

14

14

15

48

36

42

27

20

20

20

17

17

17

17

19

37

597

19.3

1,180

Jan.

52

23

16

15

16

17

14

19

23

16

16

16

16

17

16

9.7

10

13

13

13

12

12

11

16

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

526.7

17.0

1,040

Feb.

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

9.7

8.2

7.4

6^

6.8

8.2

37

16

14

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

11

13

13

13

12

-

-

375.0

13.4

744

Mar.

14

14

30

28

127

71

28

17

17

16

15

16

16

30

199

104

42

18

14

13

8.9

8.9

6U1

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.7

10

11

20

15

947.8

3.06

1,880

Apr.

13

12

8.9

8.5

979

1.840

468

136

109

68

51

42

37

33

29

28

27

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

20

20

18

18

17

-

4,166.4

139

8,260

May

17

16

15

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

16

15

15

23

303

260

124

68

44

59

40

34

28

22

19

16

15

13

11

IP.

1,301

42.0

2,580

June

9.9

8.4

7.2

19~6.7

381

2.260

1,220

658

886

361

177

116

85

66

51

41

31

25

22

20

21

17

15

12

11

9.6

8.9

8.4

57

-

6,611.1

220

13,110

July

16

12

9.4

7.4

5.9

5.J.

5.7

5.9

5.7

19

56

64

130

170

80

120

510

744

4.520

3,540

2,350

509

562

1,270

369

131

100

86

60

45

38

15,546 . 7

502

30,840

Aug.

34

33

31

170

401

124

59

35

26

22

22

311

339

111

39

22

584

965

365

449

162

79

54

43

52

74

46

29

24

19

18.

4,743

153

9,410

Sept.

11

16

17

16

14

15

14

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.4

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.6

7.4

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.5

5.9

5.3

4.8

5.0

4.2

3^8

290.3

9.68

576

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,940 Mln 3.1 Mean 76.8 Ao-ft 55,780

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,520 Mln 3.1 Mean 97.4 Ao-ft 70,520

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOP cfs). July 19 (10 a.m.) 8,550 cfs (20.29 ft).
386 RED RIVER BASIN

(Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla.) 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location.--Lat 35°08', long. 98°27', in NW£SEir sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 12 ¥., on left bank

 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.7 miles north of Fort Cobb, and 5.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--319 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953 (prior to February 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311) .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T9C9 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 55.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs July 19 (gage height, 16.10 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs June 29. . . . , Q ft. P

1933-53: 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 June 29, 1953.

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 poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.6

4.4

4 . 2 4~.~4

4.4

4.8

4.9

5.5

6.2

6.7

fi.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.8

8.3

8.8

9.1

9.6

9. /

9.8

10

10

11

11

11

12

T2

12

12

249.7

8.06

495

Nov.

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

13

14

18

22

23

Ta

17

17

17

-

413

13.8

819

Dec.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

32

34

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

bl8

20

20

20

592

19.1

1,170

Jan.

2L'

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

h!7

tT9

b25

6£3_

28

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

676

21.8

1,340

Feb.

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

25

24

23

22

22

21

20 "20

21

23

22

21

21

25

30

30

28

27

_

_

-

646

23.1

1,280

Mar.

33

45

45

56

35

31

30

29

29

30

31

31

29

274 ~6~9

38

34

33

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

25

25

25

30

31

1,247

40.2

2,470

Apr.

27

26

25

24

679

190

70

46

42

36

34

32

30

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

28

28

24

22

22

22

21

-

1,688

56.3

3,350

May

20

19

18

19

19

20

20

19

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

49

46

31

26

23

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

624

20.1

1,240

June

10

9.8

9.1

8.7

9.6

25

21

11

8.9

8.1

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

23~3.8

-

241.3

8.04

479

July

24

9.6

6.6

5.2

4.9

4.7

 5T6 4.5

5.9

17

16

12

85

24

13

17

89

51

2,250

1,050

94

60

121

132

36

25

22

19

18

15

14

4,251.0

137

8,430

Aug.

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

14

12

11

11

32

43"30

33

17

14

12

12

13

11

10

8.9

8.6

8.2 873"

447.0

14.4

887

Sept.

8.5

8.3

8.5

81 2T5

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

292.5

9.75

580

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,280 Mln 4.1 Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 22,010

Water watyear 1952-53: 130^-00: Max nax2,250 ££^uMln PU.II 3.8a Mean ro31.1, Ac-ft 22,540

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 5 (4:30 p.m.) 1.52O : 5,400 cfs (16.10 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

fs (13.73 ft); July 19 (l p.m.)
RED RIVER BASIN 387 

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°57'24", long. 97°55'34", at center of north line of sec. 34, T. 6 N., 

RTTW., at center of span on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island' and" 

Pacific Railroad bridge, half a mile north of Ninnekah, 1.2 miles downstream from 

Rock Creek, ana 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--327 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,058.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 efs Mar. 14, Sept. 3; maximum gage height, 

11.80 ft Mar. 14; no flow at times.

1951-53: 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 no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.5

3.4

2.7

1.3

1.7

1.9

2.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

69.9

2.25

139

NOV.

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.8

7.3

6.8

4.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.8

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.1

7.6

7.8

8.1

9.4

30

32

21

14

13

12

12

-

291.7

9.72

579

Dec.

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

12

12

12

49

26

17

16

13

14

14

13

13

13

15

14

13

430.4

13.9

854

Jan.

13

12

12

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

8.9

970

16

£1

T9

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

427.9

13.8

849

Feb.

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

13

12

£3_

56

22

19

18

17

15

14

15

24

36

16

15

15

16

17

17

16

16

_

-

-

572

20.4

1,130

Mar.

17

zz

298

64

30

24

22

20

22

27

23

22

86

~59' 493

41

39

57

30

26

23

21

20

19

18

19

19

16

18

94

44

1,736

56.0

3,440

Apr.

28

27

80

36

448

114

49

38

29

2G

25

23

23

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

26

37

22

18

18

18

19

16

-

1,288

42.9

2,550

May

13

11

13

14

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

24

25

17

48

197 ~39

24

19

15

13

12

11

10

9

8

8

7

7

6

6

645

20.8

1,280

June

5.7

5.3

4.6

3.8

4.2

481

43

20

14

10

8.6

7.6

6.8

5.7

4.4

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.6

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

49

-

691.0

23.0

1,370

July

17

5.7

3.2

2.0

.9

.4

.4

107

14

8.6

7.8

7.6

9.4

7.6

5.9

90

40

16

163

284

36

20

15

12

10

8

6.8

5.9

5.0

4.4

4

917.6

29.6

1,820

Aug.

3

2

1

1

1

0

r

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 32 45

22

12

6

3

2

1

1

1

O

0

0

0

0

133

4.3

264

Sept.

0

7>

360 ~20

5

3

2

1

1

1

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

o

0-

393.6

13.1

781

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,280 Mln o Mean 41.2 Ac-ft 29,920

Water year 1952-53: Max 493 Mln o Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,060

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Mar. 14 (2:45 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (11.80 ft); Sept. 3 (8:45 a.m.) 

1,590 cfs (11.79 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 8, May 19-31, July 5, 6, 21-26, July 31 to Aug. 17, 

Aug. 20-29, Sept. 5-10; discharge interpolated or estimated on "basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
388 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

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 146.7.

Drainage area.--5,329 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September 

1953 (October 1937 to March 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311). Published as "at Pauls Valley, Indian Territory" in 1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 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 half a mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Av erage di s charge.--16 years, 872 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 cfs July 23 (gage height, 10.14 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Nov. 5, caused by storage behind temporary dam upstream.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 29.88 ft); minimum daily, that of Nov. 5, 1952.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950. Stream is reported to have receded to no 

flow in 1882 (unverified) and in 1897.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 104 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 897: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 24, 25, Mar. 6-14, 21-5O, 

Apr. 3-6, May 17-19, Sept. 10-30)

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

3.8

3.9

1.0

2.5

4.6

11

20

36

59

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

89

196

363

594

904

1,740

3.9

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

19

138

251

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

10.0

10.1

437

976

1,690

2,550

3,700

3,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

10

9.9

8.9

8.2

8.2

" .9.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

8.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.5

8.2

9.6

9.9

11

11

13

15 

15

15

16

16

313.3

10.1

621

Nov.

18

19

20

15

lil

42

26

26

28

28

37

44

44

44

44

44

48

46

46

47

49

72

90

156

163

188

210 

T44

116

96

-

1,951.4

65.0

3,870

Dec.

89

86

86

82

78

75

113

104

79

76

72

72

12

73

75

72

72

73

89

103

116

196

138

110

94

110

112 

90

125

116

96

2,932

94.6

5,820

Jan.

90

87

81

79

119

114

94

87

86

155

112

87

84

84

79

75

89

92

94

101

108

110

110

104

99

94

116 

116

97

108

104

5,035

97.8

6,020

Feb.

81

79

76

75

131

110

117

103

82

89

94

196

279

165

121

158

114

97

151

127

163

247

160

202

125

108

103 

180

-

-

-

3,735

135

7,400

Mar.

138

119

129

491

1.200

616

363

202

173

225

186

266

222

816

1,120

633

365

454

555

430

329

156

135

158

101

140

84 

75

86

1,060

820

11,625

575

25,050

Apr.

355

321

719

552

426

1,920

2.350

1,970

2,010

1,250

824

521

397

521

585

265

191

180

202

176

151

153

471

863

284

176

170 

182

125

ill

17,977

599

35,660

May

119

155

102

101

153

96

89

86

85

79

79

105

104

187

198

1.280

914

424

503

240

321

415

246

161

128

144

95 

95

133

81

I§

6,793

219

15,470

June

105

71

65

58

55

544

665

334

176

734

1.180

634

824

604

411

306

185

176

138

113

111

79

59

50

46

45

59 

35

55

52

7,707

257

15,290

July

31

30

56

44

25

22

23

32

25

344

508

945

478

794

393

280

507

347

1,610

3,440

2,650

3,320

5.850

2,600

1,180

884

1,250 

766

535

406

324

27,679

893

54,900

Aug.

258

227

227

251

242

528

180

128

159

182

274

187

155

142

113

107

161

423

3~43 686

504

579

389

389

380

268

157 

128

118

111

111

7,887

254

15,640

Sept.

128

83

116

499

40^

196

113

85

75

76

164

74

55

46

43

42

37

54

37

84

4736-

33

30

30

51

30 

28

25

24

2,702

90.1

5,360

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,500 Min 1.4 Mean 37O Ao-ft 268,900

Water year 1952-55: Max 5,850 Min 1.4 Mean 258 Ao-ft 187,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mo peak above base.
RED RIVER BASIN 389

Rush Creek at Purely, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°42', long. 97°35', in center of NE£ sec. 26, T. 3 N., R, 4 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from low-water bridge on State Highway 76, three-quarters of a 

mile south of Purdy, 8j miles south of Lindsay, and at mile 26.1.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to December 1953, discontinued (prior to April 1940 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 989.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1942, to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, 

Aug. 23, 1943, to May 10, 1950, water-stage recorder, and May 11, 1950, to Sept. 18, 

1952, staff gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 72.0 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,110 cfs July 20 (gage height, 

10.10 ft); no flow at times.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December not determined, occurred 

Oct. 22 (gage height, 20.19 ft); no flow Oct. 1, 2.

1939-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 10, 1950; no flow at times 

in 1940, 1953.

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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

.6

.4

^1

.3

.6

.6

a.s

a2.o

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

a2.0

2.2

. a3.0

iJ

3.0

3.0

}

a2.8

2.8

a3.0

66.3

2.14

0.015

0.02

132

Nov.

, a3.0

9

, as.o

J

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.1

7.8

9.8

22

33

14

6.1

5.9

5.6

-

215.4

7.18

0.050

0.06

427

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.7

7.4

5.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

24

20

11

9.7

8.7

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

248.0

8.00

0.055

0.06

492

Jan.

7.4

7.1

6.4

7.1

6.1

6.1

4.9

4.0

3.6

3,4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.2

4.9

12

M

26

13

9.2

8.7

9.7

9.2

7.8

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.1

251.3

8.11

0.056

0.06

498

Feb.

11

7.4

8.2

7.1

7.1

6^4

6.7

7.1

7.1

12

26

11

9.7

9.2

S.2

7.1

6.4

6.7

9.5

24

13

9.2

8.7

11

11

10

8.7

-

-

-

278.7

9.95

0.069

0.07

553

Mar.

10

10

64

26

13

13

12

12

12

16

14

13

10

170

22

14

40

49

14

11

11

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

1.300

131

2,057.6

66.4

0.458

0.53

4,080

Apr.

20

17

245

26

565

29

20

17

12

11

7.1

11

9.7

9.2

9.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.7

9.7

9.2

89

14

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.7

-

1,021.9

34.1

0.235

0.26

2,030

May

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

7.4

9.2

58

21

10

179

127

17

15

12

9.2

7.8

7.4

6.1

4.6

5.9

4.4

3.4

2.5

2.6

2,3

1,170.1

37.7

0.260

0.30

2,320

June

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.2

673

9.2

6.1

5.1

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.5

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.2

-

716.2

23.9

0.165

0.18

1,420

July

0.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

72

6.1

2.8

1.9

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.5

287

87

91

447

1.080

14

8.7

6.1

13

8.2

5.1 

4.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2,152.4

69.4

0.479

0.55

4,270

Aug.

2.0

6.6

15

3.6

3.2

.8

.7

.3

.6

ui

1.3

20

3. -6

2.3

2.0

1.7

58

75

9.2

4.6

3.2

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5 

1.0

.7

.6

.4

5.8

232.0

7.48

0.052

0.06

460

Sept.

4,4

2.2

1.5

3.4

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

-

14.9

0.50

0.0034

0.004

30

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,510 Min - Mean 44.0 Cfsm 0.303 In. 4.14 Ac-ft 31,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300 Min 0 Mean 23.1 Cfsm 0.159 In. 2.15 Ac-ft 16,710

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 30 (4:45 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (9.54 ft); July 20 (2:30 a.m.) 

6,110 cfs (10.10 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0

0

1.5

7.7

3.4

2.5

1.7

1.5

Nov.

18

18

19

44

24

15

14

15

Dec.

15

46

283

45

26

17

15

15

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.7

179

159

Nov.

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

Dec.

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6.4

4.0

3.2

2.8

3.2

5.060

2.390

53

Nov.

10

10

1.300

63

28

24

20

19

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet. ..........................................................

Oct.

1,210

76

14

18

20

22

19

17,980

Nov.

18

17

17

16

15

15

-

1,832

61.1

3,630

Dec.

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

24.6

1,510

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,060 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,780

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Oct. 22 (9 p.m.) discharge unknown (20.19 ft); Oct. 25 

(5 p.m.) 6,770 cfs (9.89 ft); Nov. 19 (12:30 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (12.11 ft).

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 6-12, 24, Nov. 21 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4-9, 11-31; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at Maysville. 

368561 O - 56 - Z6
Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum uf gage is t'bQ 57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

C'brps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, Ijjy, 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.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs July 20 (gage height, 21.20 ft); minimum observed, 6.y cfs Oct. a.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 91,000 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; minimum discharge observed, that of Oct. 9, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, that of May 11, 1943.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1935 has been revised to 210 cfs 

Oct. 19, 1934, superseding figure published in WSP 787.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulaon at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 188 miles above station Records of chemical

analyses and water temperatures for the water year Iy53 are given in WSP 12

Cooperation . --Twenty-six discharge measurements famished by Corps of Engineers

Revisions.--WSP 1211

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October it,5£ to Septembei*l953

Day JJov. May July Aug. Sept.

Ill 

110 

103

104

127

151

164

104 

1L'7

135

138

149

140

183

119

127

120

151

151

6,410

3,410

1,160

1,470

524

415

302

226

137

111

8,460

3,640

3,740

3,740

2,360

200

149

,000

762

342

261

186

176

102

90

110

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Calendar year 1952: Max IE,100 

Water year 1952-53 : Max 17,200

Mln 

Mln

Mean 

Mean

Ac-ft 415,900 

Ac-ft 375,300
RED RIVER BASIN 

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

391

Location. Lat 33°4b', 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 nortawest of Denison, and at mile 725.b.

Drainage area .--39,719 sq mi, of which 5,t)36 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1953 (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 

tTorps 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, 2,252,900 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 608.67 ft); 

minimum, 1,794,600 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, t01.73 ft).

1942-53: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, that of 

Mat-. 13, 1953.

Rsmarks.--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 60.0CO acre-ft dead and sediment storage in Cumberland 

pool.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps cf Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Day Oct. JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Note. Contents computed from thrice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 10 to Feb. 11.

Monthly elevatic October 19o2 to September 1952

Calendar year 1952

Jar 31.

Feb. £8. 

Mar. 31. 

Apr. 3G. 

May 

June 30. 

July 31. 

Aug. 31. 

Sept.30.

Water year 1952-53.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
392 RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location. --La t 33°49', long. 96°31', in E? sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Sand Creek, 

2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison Dam, and at mile 723.0.

Drainage area .--39,777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available .--October 1923 to September 1953. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"near Denison, Tex." Gage-height records collected at various sites in this vicinity 

1892-93, 1906-28, 1931-49 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 497.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

I92S. 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. --30 years, 5,367 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 9,650 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum daily, 141 cfs Apr. 4.

1923-53: 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. Plow regulaTed since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 2.9 miles above station (see preceding page). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures collected at Denison Dam for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Cooperation. Nineteen discharge measurements and records of outflow from Lake Texoma furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 807: 

1932-33, 1934(M), 1935.

1935 (M). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-29,

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Nov. 11-13, 

Apr. 3, 4, Apr. 19 to May 6, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

130

196

418

1,290

8.0 

9.0

10.0

2,520

4,260

6,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,930

2,600

2,290

679

412

3,040

3,080

3,090

3,240

3,140

1,410

524

2,S20

3,140

2,980

3,460

3,250

879

594

3,050

5.560 

2,900

2,730

2,980

595

2S2

2,840

3,360

2,700

3,470

2,080

74,215

2,5S4

147,200

MOV.

1,180

591

2,350

2,580

5,030

2,380

2,280

1,08Q

350

2,140

2,260

2,380

2,530

2,540

1,060

387

2,960

2,660

1,690

550

1,500 

371

197

1,130

1,540

1,570

545

1,280

694

488

-

45,495

1,516

90,230

Dec.

1,500

958

2.510

1,710

1,590

1,730

672

1,630

2,250

1,870

1,600

1,510

1,130

438

1,770

2,100

1,970

1,980

1,470

792

403

1,480

1,600

842

208

494

464

532

1,630

1,930

1,470

42,013

1,355

85,550

Jan.

432

1,200

1,240

475

1,530

1,530

1,750

1,650

1,700

924

650

1,710

1,990

2,090

1,940

2,090

1,140

717

1,910

2,050

2.290 

1,880

1,790

852

674

1,960

2,210

1,900

1,880

1,770

700

46,604

1,505

92,440

Feb.

490

1,620

1,490

1,910

1,780

1,420

742

249

1,980

2.500

2,000

1,550

1,250

928

528

1,690

1,710

1,380

2,140

1,280

445 

239

754

1,160

1,600

1,390

1,380

512

_

-

35,497

1,268

70,410

Mar.

249

1,090

985

662

390

528

499

246

885

1,500

1,570

1 300

l)450

582

186

1,250

1,420

612

337

378

398 

452

510

455

473

819

767

568

309

895

708

22,051

711

45,700

Apr.

445

1,200

525

141

1,250

727

267

1,620

2,170

2,100

1,190

440

2,250

2,180

1,840

2,170

2,660

1,900

673

2,280

3,150 

5.560

3,360

3,140

2,340

615

2,200

2,370

2,560

1,580

-

52,445

1,748

104,000

May

948

810

479

1,700

1,750

851

1,040

733

407

334

2,030

1,510

1,800

2,560

1,810

689

292

1,260

1,800

1,770

2,300 

2,350

2,080

1,950

2,250

5.210

2,160

2,110

2,180

484

348

45,775

1,477

90,790

June

2,180

2,960

2,670

1,880

1,920

379

1,240

3,340

3,600

5,080

3.640

3,570

1,870

473

a2,040

a2,000

a2,380

a2,550

a2,120

1,540

589 

2,500

2,520

2,270

3,630

2,460

1,890

-619 357

1,760

-

63,227

2,108

125,400

July

2,510

3,550

2,870

1,480

1,300

3,550

3,560

2,750

2,840

1,710

515

571

585

1,570

2,520

2,160

1,790

1,210

286

1,980

5,670 

4,940

5,790

4,520

2,250

368

3,620

4,200

5,750

4,500

5,980

78,053

2,517

154,800

Aug.

2,180

2,580

4,010

4,850

4,040

4,400

4,580

2,660

558

4,220

4,560

3.,470

4,060

4,280

3,510

1,640

3,380

3,040

1,740

1,880

2,270 

1,750

298

2,400

5,250

5,740

3,410

3,580

1,200

299

3,120

90,895

2,932

180,500

Sept.

5,440

2,520

3,240

1,890

423

222

505

5,000

3,020

2,370

2,140

2,560

303

3,360

4,140

3,650

3,760

3,560

2,140

850

4,210 

2,620

2,500

3,510

4.560

2,370

1,570

4,540

5,860

3,790

-

80,223

2,674

159,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,320 Mln 197 Mean 2,297 Ac-ft 1,667,000

Water year 1S52-53: Max 4,940 Mln 141 Mean 1,853 Ac-ft 1,342,000

gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of outflow from Lake T
RED RIVER BASIN 393

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°16', long. 95°55', in NW£ sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 13 E., on downstream side

 of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream from McGee 

Creek, 2f miles northwest of Parris, and at mile 57.7.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 Ty29 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum".

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,001 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 cfs July 21 (gage height, 40.37 ft); no 

I'low at times.

1937-53: 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.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 33 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 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-3, Mar. 2-13, June 20

to July 13, Aug. 12-17, Sept. 25-30)

0.3 2.0

5.0

8.0

15.0

25.0

33.0

37.0

40.0

122

503

1,130

3,350

8,330

13,900

19,800

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

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

49

72

'503 522

152 

85

-

1,183

39.4

0.036

0,04

2,350

Dec.

62

51

42

34

30

24

19

14

11

9.6

5.4

4.2

3.7 

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

64

259

266

203

158

118

78

58

46

38

33 

30

26

1,707.7

55.1

0.051

0.06

3,390

Jan.

22

18

14

12

10

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8 

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4^

4.0 

4.0

li

232.2

7.49

0.0069

0.008

461

Feb.

24

13

11

9.0

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.0

4.2

5^

422

503

227 

132

108

87

66

58

44

61

72

71

57

50

53

54

50

44

-

-

2,251.2

80,4

0.074

0.08

4,470

Mar.

47

154

180

185

180

132

91

66

53

66

127

122

102

1,710

5,450

3,810

2,570

10,400

8,970

5,020

1,480

489

753

503

318

215

158

122

97 

85

79

43,734

1,411

1.30

1.50

86,750

Apr.

1,330

2,470

1,950

428

503

3,520

3,550

2,310

892

503

337

974

661 

318

233

618

S19

391

227

158

118

95

2,320

18.000

14,800

11,900

8,880

6,580

15,500 

12,900

-

113,085

3,770

3.47

3.87

224,300

May

9,600

5,240

874

377

252

209

168

142

122

113

428

8,710

15,000 

11,000

8,510

9,800

5,960

3,400

1,520

567

391

292

221

168

132

110

93

78

63 

54

46

83,640

2,698

2.48

2.86

165,900

June

40

36

31

26

22

162

195

405

142

83

58

41

32

22

18

15

11

6.6

5.0

4.0

3.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4 

2.0

-

1,386.3

46.2

0.043

0.05

2,750

July

2.7

1.8

1.1

.7

.4

.4

.3

.9

30

22

18

20

87 

98

72

55

54

677

1,710

18,000

25,500

20,200

15,200

11,600

4,900

2,870

2,210

828

215 

127

96

104,59 7 .3

3,374

3.10

3.58

207,500

Aug.

78

62

46

33

27

18

20

17

25

32

24

117

124

221

191

91

63

437

475

324

113

56

40

33

28

25

21

18

14 

24

41

2,838

91.5

0.084

0.10

5,630

Sept.

59

74

307

976

1,180

1.51.0

957

147

66

48

36

30

24

19

14

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.8

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3,2 

3.2

-

5,525.8

184

0.169

0.19

10,960

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,700 Min 0 Mean 350 Cfsm 0.322 In. 4.38 Ac-ft 254,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 25,500 Min 0 Mean 987 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.34 Ac-ft 714,500

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Mar. 18 (1:30 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (29.74 ft); Apr. 24 (6 p.m.) 

18.500 cfs (36.30 ft); Apr. 29 (5 p.m.) 16,40O cfs (35.08 ft); May 13 (10:30 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (34.39 

ft); July 21 (7:30 a.m.) 27,000 cfs (40.37 ft).

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 10-17, Jan. 5-30, Feb. 4- 

10, June 17 to July 12, Aug. 3-11, 22-30, Sept. 15-30.
RED RIVER BASIN

21ear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°15', long. 96°12 I , in NW-J-SE^ sec. 36, T. 33., R. 10 E., on downstream 

 side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mils downstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 4d.5.

Drainage area.--720 sq mi.

Average discharge . --11 year3, £75 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,OoO cfs July 21 {gage height, 22.68 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 13, 14.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 52,300 cfs Dec. 11, 1^46 (gage height, 2fc.77 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 2y, Oct. 13, 14, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

year 1352-53 (gage height, In feet, an! Jiseiiarge, in cunlc

d Oct. 11 to Nov. 21, Mar. 27-31, May 2-10,

Mote.--Same as following

feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Calendar year 1952 ; Water year 1S5K-CJ :

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 ofs).--Apr. 24 (8 a.m.) 7,700 cfs (22.62 ft); July 21 (9 p.m.) 3,050
RED RIVER BASIN

Lucation.--Lat 33°53', long. 95°30', near right bank on downstream siae or pier of bridge

. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy

Boggy River, 26.0 miles upstream from Kiarnichi River, and at mil

Records available . --January to September 190o (gage heigtits and discharge measurements

only), October 1905 to December 1911 (monthly summaries only), July 1936 to September

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports

. Weather Bureau

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is O.Q7 ft above mean sea level, datum of

9£9. During 190t,-ll, staff gage at St. Louis & San Francisco Railway bridge 200 ft

upstream at same datum,and Julv 1, 1936, to Mar. 24, Ia40, wire-weight gage at present

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,600 cfs Apr. 

Imum, 650 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 5.63 ft).

1905-11, U36-53: Maximum discharge, dbuut 400,000 cfs May 23, 1906 (gage height, 

43.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs un basis of records for later 

years; minimum, 166 cfs Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 4.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 190S.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some reguct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station (see p. 391).

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discha

thod used Feb. 5-10, 12-16, 19-22, Feo. 28 to Mar. 2,

Mar. 18-25, Apr. 6-24. May 11-17, 20-25, 

July 22-30, Aug. 25, 26)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 195

Day JJov. Dec. Jan Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sept.

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 19E2-53: Max

Min 

Min

P 95 Mean 4,( 

695 Mean 4.i

Ac-ft 2,962,000 

AC-ft 3,355,000
396 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, li 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 1953 (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

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage

at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 28 years, 1,812 cfs. , ^, , 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 36.52 ft); min-

 Imum, 0.9 cfs Nov. 8. . 1925-53: 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.

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 diver-

 sion above station for municipal supply of city of Antlers. Records of chemical analyses

and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily dis-

 charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1037: 1927-28, 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

I9861MJ, 193l(H), 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Nov. 26, 27, Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 2, 

15, 17, 18, 20-22, Apr. 5, 6, 8, S. 16, 23, 24, Apr. 26 to May 2, May 11- 

13, 15, 18, IS, July 20, 21, 23-27)

0.4 

1.9 

4.6 

9.0

Oct. 1 to May 24

4.3 35

4.5 66

4.7 114

5.0 213

5.5 418

May 25 to Sept. 30

6.0

10.0

20.0

31.0

37.0

669

3,140

12,000

25,500

38,700

4.3

7.8

13

20

32

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

66

140

233

428

671

Note. Same as preceding table above 6.O ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

18

14

12

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

T75

1.2

1.2

16S.6

5.47

0.0038

0.004

336

Nov.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.3

.7

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

.5

.7

.9

.7

.5

1.3

1.2

43

98

428

4.240

4,110

1,410

777

545

11,680.6

389

0.273

0.31

23,170

Dec.

519

777

1.710

1,350

1,120

1,060

832

637

499

414

347

2S7

258

224

199

175

158

145

185

409

860

916

777

696

616

519

432

373

330

305

301

17,440

563

0.396

0.46

34,590

Jan.

289

258

239

220

206

185

171

165

155

145

136

127

118

112

106

104

106

106

121

145

178

373

414

539

1.650

1,230

S16

722

611

519

611

10,977

354

0.249

0.29

21,770

Feb.

1,090

1,710

1,170

887

722

596

509

432

378

364

926

3.830

3,720

2,320

1,770

1,500

1,200

944

777

860

1,950

1,890

1,320

1,060

1,060

1,090

972

832

_

.

-

35,879

1,281

O.SOO

0.94

 71,160

Mar.

900

3,120

4,04O

3,000

3,060

2,260

1,590

1,230

1,000

1,120

1,410

1,530

1,290

1,150

5,490

2,420

3,560

18,400

19,900

13,900

4,200

3,330

4,110

3,660

2,390

1,770

1,440

1,260

1,260

1,060

1,060

115,910

3,739

2.63

3.03

229,900

Apr.

1,170

1,260

1,170

972

3,560

17,900

16,500

9,850

4,090

2,720

2,070

1,890

2,010

1,590

1,770

3,350

2,650

1,830

1,440

1,170

944

804

2,090

33,300

36.400

31,300

9,560

5,780

31,000

27,500

-

257,640

8,588

6.04

6.73

511,000

May

20,900

6,500

2,650

1,890

1,440

1,200

1,000

832

696

750

1,930

11,700

25.500

21,200

12,700

8,770

7,130

4,5OO

3,980

2,320

1,710

1,260

972

777

620

520

437

373

328

286

250

142,921

4,610

3.24

3.74

283,500

June

216

1ST

166

146

129

132

137

143

132

110

88

77

68

60

51

43

37

32

27

22

20

16

14

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

-

2,137

71.2

0.050

0.06

4,240

July

11

10

9.3

7.8

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

20

482

415

569

385

301

226

160

121

432

16,200

51.000

25,700

12,000

4,870

10,500

10,500

2,990

1,550

1,060

724

554

120,865.6

3,899

2.74

3.16

239,700

Aug.

437

352

301

254

216

200

230

216

226

1S1

152

160

121

S3

77

66

60

55

165

437

261

178

126

96

73

62

51

43

40

37

54

5,010

162

0.114

0.13

9,940

Sept.

30

28

33

45

60

S3

110

108

86

70

55

43

34

30

28

24

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

S.8

9.3

8.8

8.5

-

1,062.2

35.4

0.025

0.03

2,110

Calendar year 1952: Max 25.30O Mln 0 Me an 1,1*2 Cfsm 0.803 in. 10.92 Ac-ft 828,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 36,400 Mln 1.0 Me an 1,977 cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88 Ac-ft 1,431,000

Peak discharge ('0356. 18.000 cfsl.--Mar. 19 (11:30 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (27.12 ft); Apr. 6 (12:3O p.m.) 

18.700 cfs (26.09 ft); Apr. 24 (6 p.m.) 37,200 cfs (36.52 ft); Apr. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 33,600 cfs (35.08 

ft); May 13 (4:50 a.m.) 24,800 cfs (30.58 ft); July 21 (3:30 a.m.) 35,600 cfs (35.92 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 397

Red River at Index, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long. 94°02'25", in SW^ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71 at Index, 2^ miles south 

of Ogden, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,030 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1953. 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. 17 years, 13,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91,700 cfs May 2 (gage height, 22.48 ft in gage 

well, and 22.8 ft from outside gage); minimum, 1,020 cfs Oct. 5.

1936-53: 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. 391).

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,370

1.3ZO

1,320

1,180

1.060

1,280

1,880

2,320

2,320

1,930

1,420

1,460

2,270

2,750

2.940

2,940

2,380

1,720

1,720

2,380

2,750

2,940

2,940

2,270

1,620

1,770

2,690

2,880

2,880

2,750

2,100

65,550

2,115

130,000

Hov.

1,460

1,520

2,380

2,690

2,820

2,560

1,980

1,520

1,560

2,210

2,560

2,560

2,320

1,930

1,520

1,370

1,820

2,560

2,940

2,940

2,380

1,770

1,660

2,320

3,140

6,240

10,800

8,490

7,980

8,230

-

96,230

3,208

190,900

Dec.

6,330

4,930

4,240

6,780

15,500

14, 400

10,400

7,720

5,900

4,930

4,080

3,480

2,940

2,630

2,750

2,820

2,630

2,440

2,560

3,010

3,420

3,920

4,080

4,580

4,580

3,780

3,010

2,750

2,820

2,560

2 , 320

148,290

4,784

294,100

Jan.

2,440

2,880

2,820

2,750

3,010

2,880

2,440

2,040

1,980

1,880

1,720

1,880

1,980

2,100

2,100

1,980

1,820

2,040

3,480

4,240

4,750

4,930

6,330

7,000

5,900

5,300

4,750

4,400

4,400

3,630

3,480

103,330

3,333

205,000

Feb.

4,240

4,580

6,330

7.480

6,780

4,930

3,780

3,280

3,140

3,140

3,080

3,010

3,010

3,010

2,940

6,550

6,330

4,930

4,080

3,560

3,080

3,140

3,420

3,780

4,240

3,920

3,420

2,940

_

_

-

116,120

4,147

230,300

Mar.

2,820

2,940

3,340

3,920

5,120

6,550

6,330

5,500

4,930

4,750

5,500

7,720

9,020

9,860

8,490

6,550

5,300

6,780

17,900

31,300

35. 300

32,000

27,100

22,600

18,700

14,000

10,400

8,230

6,550

5,500

5,500

340,500

10,980

675,400

Apr.

5,700

5,500

5,500

S, 120

5,120

7,240

19,800

48,600

47,700

31,800

19,100

12,700

9,580

9,300

9,580

9,300

7,980

7,480

7,720

7,000

6,550

6,120

5,500

5,700

13,600

38,900

50,300

48,600

54,900

75,200

-

585,190

19,510

*1,161

May

87 , 300

87,300

65,900

46,900

33,300

23,100

18,300

14,000

10,200

8,230

8,760

22,000

52,100

60,800

60,800

65,900

74,300

72,200

55,900

41,200

30, 100

25,000

21,700

15,900

11,100

8,490

7,240

6,330

5,700

5,300

5,300

1,050,650

33,890

*2,084

June

5.120

4,400

4,240

3,780

3,280

2,940

3,280

3,920

3,780

3,420

3,560

3,630

3,560

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,780

3,140

2,630

2,630

2,820

2,880

2,880

2,820

2,560

2.270

2,320

2,690

2,880

101,530

3,384

201,400

July

3,210

3,210

2,820

2,320

1,950

2,040

2,440

3,140

3,140

2,820

2,440

2,940

3,560

3,630

3,780

3,650

5,210

2,750

2,630

2,750

3,210

6,760

20,800

52,000

59.700

56,700

55,900

56,700

28,900

20,800

17,800

535,660

10,830

665,800

Aug.

16.500

13,400

9,860

7,480

6,330

5,300

4,930

4,930

5,500

5,500

5,120

5,120

4,580

5,650

3,340

4,930

5,300

5,120

6,330

5,120

4,080

3,560

4,240

4,080

3,280

5,010

2,820

2,560

2.210

2,560

5,280

165,800

5,284

524,900

Sept.

3,480

3,480

3,420

2,940

2,440

3,210

3,920

5,900

6.350

4,950

3,780

2,820

2,270

2,750

3,140

2,880

2,820

2,690

2,150

2, 6.90

3,420

3,480

5,560

3,340

2,820

2,820

3,540

5,210

5,010

5,420

100,460

5,549

199,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 111,000 Min 1,060 Mean 7,010 Ac-ft 5,089,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 87,300 Mln 1,060 Mean 8,787 Ac-ft 6,362,000

* Expressed in thousands.
Little River near Bright City, Okla.

Extremes.--Maximum iischarge during year, (j5,300 cfs July 20 (gage height, 43.30 ft); 

minimum. 0.2 ofs Oct. lb-22.

ldS9-dl, 1944-5,':!: Maximum discharge, Vo,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1960 (gage height, 45.7" 

ft); ni. flow July Li., to Sept. 15, Sept. l9-2i, Id30.

Drainage

Rating table, water year 1932-53, except periods of backxater from 

return of overbar.k flow (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic fpet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Mar. 17, 18, Acr. 5, 6, 

?5, 24, 28, 29, May 11, July 20)

4.

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Mar. IS (2 p.m.) 18,000 cfs (34.57 ft): Apr. 6 (6 a.m.) 22,500 

cfs (36.90 ft); Apr. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 26,900 cfs (37.74 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 30,900 cfs (39.26 ft); 

May 12 (12 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (37.84 ft); July 20 (8:30 p.m.) 55,800 cfs (4,3.30 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla,

399

Lccc-tion. --L.it 33°56', long. y4°45', 3Et sec . 14, T. 73., R. 24 E., on left bank at

ownstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, just downstream from Lukfata Creek

miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area.--1,226 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 19

.--Water-stage recordei Datum of gage is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929 (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.

E>tremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs July 22 (gage height, 34.07 ft);

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 2C, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 30, 31, 1952

Remarks.--Records goo Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and

more irequently during ris Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures

for water year 1953 are given in WSP 12

Ratine; table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method ucea Oct. 29 to Nov. 9; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Apr. 29 to May 5, May 11-21, July 20-27; backwater from return 

of over-bank flow May 1-4, 14-18, July 22-25)

(bas
400 RED RIVER BASIN

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long. 94°37', in SE^ sec. 1, 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (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.--21 years (1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-53), 1,365 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,500 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 20.24 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 17.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-53: 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.

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 (wat 

'36-37 (MJ,

er years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1924-26, 1930(M),

1938, 1939(M), 1942.(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18, 19, 23, 25, 

Dec. 4, 5, 13-20, 28-3O, Jan. 8-16, 24, Feb. 1, 

May 27 to June 21, Aug. 4-28, Sept. 4-8)

26, 

2,

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.7

3.3

8.9

18

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

46

102

246

431

698

1,100

1,620

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O 

13.0 

16.0 

19.0

2,9OO 

6,470 

11,100 

19,300 

29,500 

44,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

O

O

0

O

Nov.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

.2 

25

SI

45

30

22

43

14.200

13,900

3,020

1,620

1,120

912

34,998.2

1,167

1.48

1.65

69,420

Dec.

965

2,090

3,060

8.250

5,450

2,900

1,910

1,400

1,080 

848

673

552

468

410

360

322

291

271 

29T

368

770

848

920

974

833

712

608

542

477

459 

879

39,981

1,290

1.64

1.89

79,300

Jan.

1,680

1,460

1,170

912

759

642

568

511

463 

405

360

326

297

277

262

262

945

2,160 

2,690

2,550

1,970

1,560

1,790

4.520

3,050

2,220

1,790

1,400

1,140

920 

3,020

42,079

1,357

1.72

1.99

83,460

Feb.

8.640

4,260

2,760

1,970

1,510

1,240

1,010

833

698 

667

2,800

2,760

2,420

1,910

1,620

1,400

1,140

920 

803

992

1,620

1,560

1,300

1,180

1,160

1,090

938

84O

_

-

50,041

1,787

2.27

2.36

99,250

Mar.

1,390

6,680

5,850

8,480

4,700

3,120

2,280

1,730

1,4OO 

2,160

2,760

2,350

2,030

1,730

1,510

1,230

1,460

17.400 

8,020

4,260

2,900

2,530

5,070

3,350

2,350

1,790

1,460

1,620

1,300

1.100 

1,350

105,360

3,399

4.32

4.98

209.OOO

Apr.

4,080

3,050

2,160

1,680

1,510

21,700

9,870

4,880

3,280 

2,280

1,730

1,850

1,680

1,300

1,930

3,920

2,760

2,160 

1,730

1,290

1,030

872

746

6,380

9,420

4,340

2,760

2,680

41.200

16,800

161,068

5,369

6.82

7.61

319,500

May

5,780

3,430

2,350

1,730

1,400

1,160

920

746

630 

574

11,800

24,500

28.8OO

7,890

4,880

7,340

6,260

4,000 

3,430

2,980

1,970

1,460

1,140

896

712

590

492

418

356

304 

265

129,203

4,168

5.30

6.11

256,300

June

229

209

182

160

140

142

134

123

119 

106

92

82

73

65

57

49

43

39 

35

30

28

25

22

20

19

22

22

19

Ifl

il

2,321

77.4

0.098

0.11

4,6OO

July

16

14

12

10

9.3

7.6

7.0

6.0

fi

7.6

10

13

16

18

19

23

171 

308

12,800

15,400

13,600

4,510

4,360

15.700

3,790

1,970

1,270

880

655 

531

76,146.5

2,456

3.12

3.60

151,000

Aug.

440

388

333

277

232

195

285

337

252

188

147

127

106

90

78

70

64

58 

61

57

47

44

48

44

40

37

33

32

29

26 

25.

4,190

135

0.172

0.20

8,310

Sept.

24

21

22

33

57^

36

34

32

30

28

25

22

19

18

18

18

16

14 

13

12

10

10

8.9

8.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.0

5.5

4_.5_

547.4

18.2

0.023

0.03

1,090

Calendar year 1952: Max 4O,80O Min 0 Mean 1,290 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22. 3O Ac-ft 936,300

water year 1952-53: Max 41,2OO Min O Mean 1,77O Cfsm 2.25 In. 3O.53 Ac-ft 1,281,000

Peak discharge (base. 22.OOP efs).--Nov. 26 (3:3O a.m.) 25.5OO cfs (15.13 ft); Mar. 18 (3:3O p.m.) 

23.100 cfs (14.20 ft); Apr. 6 (2 p.m.) 26.90O cfs (15.29 ft); Apr. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 51.5OO cfs (2O.24 

ft); May 13 (4 a.m.) 4O,6OO cfs (18.36 ft); July 2O (e:3O p.m.) 33,7OO cfs (17.OO ft); July 25 (7:30 

a.m.) 26,200 cfs (15.1O ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 401

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°03i, 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. 5. 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 1953.

Average discharge.--S years, 358 cfs.

Page.--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, 34,000 cfs May 11 (gage height,- 21.96 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 11, 1953; no flow Oct. 1-16, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft, from floodmarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 

cfs, from contracted-opening computation).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions.--WSP 1211r Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-24, Mar. 19 to Apr. 18, 

May 22 to July 19, July 25 to Sept. 30)

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

54

67

130

194

354

564

8.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

1,210

2,060

4,250

6,860

8,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3 "72

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

i

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

5.2

0.17

0.00094

0.001

10

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

jl_

.3

.2

.2

1.8

3.0

1.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.5 

1.5

.5

17

24

20

24

7.900

2,200

636

352

262 

239

-

11,687.6

390

2.15

2.40

23,180

Dec.

306

614

1,070

5.710

1,340

650

424

310

239

187

143

118

94

88

78

70

64

M344

374

327

277

224

187

156

133

116

104 

105

340

12,383

399

2.20

2.54

24,560

Jan.

509

394

293

232

187

154

131

116

110

99

87

77

70

66

64_

65

269

414 

487

509

424 542

1,140

1.240

688

487

374

293

224 

187

640

10,572

341

1.88

2.17

20,970

Feb.

1.450

752

498

364

277

224

179

146

122

135

894

966

628

465

364

285

224

177 

156

209

414

364

301

277

262

224

194

169

:-

10,720

383

2.12

2.20

21,260

Mar.

270

1,660

1,O70

1,070

720

509

374

293

239 582-

832

657

509

434

364

277

410

5.260 

1,500

832

576

509

720

564

424

556

501

293

254 

254

584

20,477

661

5.65

4.21

40,620

Apr.

617

511

394

311

281

5,650

1,840

1,000

645

465

574

558

274

224

542

852

544

414 

506

227

185

155

13i

2,540

2,040

896

542

414

m32,951

1,098

6.07

6.77

65,560

May

1,110

645

457

555

502

256

187

154

128

214

8,490

8.690

5,850

1,540

1,090

2,850

1,680

924 

849

662

449

328

242

175

130

102

84

69

57

47

40

56,070

1,164

6.45

7.41

71,540

June

35

50

26

22

20

20

20

20

21

19

17

15

14

11

9.8

7.5

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.5

4.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.6 

3.5

-

565.8

12.2

0.067

0.08

726

July

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.6

3.0

2.4

2.1

i£

2.6

2.1 

3.6

2,850

5.250

5,220

812

424

277

187

125

91

68 

55

42

11,440.7

569

2.04

2.55

22,690

Aug.

54

28

25

20

18

18

18

13

11

8.6

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.5

3.9

5.9

4.2

4.5

4.2

5.5

5.3

3.0

2.6 

375

5.5

287.1

9.26

0.051

0.06

569

Sept.

2.1

1.8

2.4

5.9

274

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

1^5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8 

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5 

1.5

-

58.2

1.94

0.011

0.01

115

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,530 Min 0.1 Mean 344 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.88 Ac-ft 249,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,690 Min 0.1 Mean 403 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.20 Ac-ft 291,600
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°55ilO", long. 94°23'15", in NE^ sec. 10, T. 10 S., R. 32 W., on left 

bank_ on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Rolling Fork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from Cossatot 

River.

Drainage area..--S,674 sq mi.

Records available. December 1930 to September 1953.

Sage. 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.--22 years (1931-53), 4,163 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 cfs May 12 (gage height, 32.32 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 3.51 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; 

minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 857: 1932, 1935-36. WSP 1211: 1931, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-16, July 23-30; rate of change 

in stage used as a factor Nov. 25-29, Dec. 3-7, Feb. 1-4, Mar. 2-8, 

18-26, Apr. 6-12, 24-29, May 3-6, 10-12, 18-22, July 20-22, 26-28; 

backwater from return of overbank flow May 2, 3, 15-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11

4.0 

4.3 

4.8 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0

31

53

103

229

470

975

2,020

11.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per

Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

18.0 11,800

22.0 17,600

26.0 24,100

28.0 29,100

30.0 38,400

Note. Same as preceding taole below 

18.0 ft and above 30.0 

ft.

iter year October 1952 to September 1953

4,540

7,500

11,800

16,700

22,800

28,000

37,700

55,500

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfstn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

18

14

13

12

13

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.2 5.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.0

~6.8

337.7

10.9

0.0041

0.005

670

Nov.

8.0

9.9

9.2

9.2

8.6

9.2

3.6

8.0

12

30

41

49

46

42

42

41

39

80

97

88

124

117

99

119

6,530

25,000

19, 200

8,800

3,830

2,470

-

66,966.7

2,232

0.835

0.93

132,800

Dec.

2,240

3,130

5,920

15,000

13,100

11,500

6,390

4,180

2,960

2,320

1,870

1,560

1,310

1,140

975

855

768

715

855

1,420

1,730

2,020

2,020

2,090

2,020

1,800

1,620

1,450

1,280

1,200

1,800

102,238

3,298

1.23

1.42

202,800

Jan.

3,220

3,730

2,960

2,320

1,940

1,660

1,480

1,340

1,240

1,170

1,070

945

855

795

740

740

1,620

4,730

6,400

6,600

5,700

4,450

4,450

7,200

7.500

5,500

4,450

3,560

2,880

2,390

3,040

96,675

3,119

1.17

1.34

191,800

Feb.

10,400

10,800

7,780

5,680

4,360

3,380

2,710

2,320

1,940

1.760

3,280

5,500

6,400

5,900

4,920

4,090

3,380

2,790

2,390

2,320

3,380

4,000

3,470

3,130

2,960

2,960

2,710

2,470

_

_

-

117,180

4,185

1.57

1.63

232,400

Mar.

2.590

7,040

12,000

13,600

14,200

11,400

8,170

5,780

4,360

5,600

Apr.

5,380

7,960

7,100

5,340

4,170

15,400

28,600

26,200

22,600

19,500

8,00oi 13,600

7,800 7,500

6,700

5,600

4,640

3,820

3,300

12,700

25.900

21,100

18,400

15,600

13,500

11,100

8,360

5,980

4,540

3,910

3,560

3,040

3,380

273,470

8,822

3.30

3.80

542,400

5,320

4,360

4,170

7,250

8,250

6,870

5,420

4,200

3,280

2,670

2.520

9,900

23,200

22,400

19,700

17,300

26,900

51.900

-

588,760

12,960

4.85

5.41

771,100

May

45,100

36,400

28,900

21,600

11,700

5,350

5,370

2,660

2,210

2,460

15,000

50,700

55.200

49,700

38,400

57,000

55,000

27,200

20,700

14,800

9,210

5,960

4,260

5,220

2,520

2, 060

1,740

1,480

1,260

1,070

915

537,145

17,330

6.48

7.47

*1,065

June

795

690

608

542

486

450

422

434

402

372

345

515

289

261

255

213

199

192

171

160

150

133

114

105

97

92

86

82

82

86

-

8,588

286

0.107

0.12

17,030

July

86

82

76

71

66

62

60

57

53

51

47

47

95

105

95

88

92

110

372

2,030

21,400

26,900

29.800

29,800

28,800

25,800

14,400

6,040

2,840

2,020

1,590

193,135

6,250

2.35

2.69

383,100

Aug.

1.280

1,040

885

740

640

572

510

572

572

474

398

355

315

286

261

238

224

210

224

258

324

355

576

528

283

241

216

192

176

160

155

12,840

414

0.155

0.18

25,470

Sept.

136

121

124

181

165

186

213

184

145

124

135

126

114

97

88

80

76

72

68

65

62

61

57

54

52

52

51

49

47

45_

-

3,024

101

0.038

0.04

6,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 77,400 Min 6.E 

Water year 1952-53: Max 55,200 Min 6.£

Mean 3,755 

Mean 4,932

Cfsm 1.40 19.11 Ac-ft 2,726,000 

25.03 Ac-ft 5,571,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfs).--Nov. 26 (9 p.m. 

cfs (28.12 ft); Apr. 3D (2 p.m.) 55,700 cfs (32.02 ft, 

July 24 (6 a.m.) 31,800 cfs (28.73 ft).

t Expressed in thousands.

26,400 cfs (27.46 ft); Apr. 

; May 12 (4 to 6 p.m.) 59,OOO cfs (32.32 ft);
RED RIVER BASIN 403

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34 94°13', on south edge of T. 83., R. 30 W., on

ide of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, just downstream from Hale Creek,

Drainage area.--dbl sq mi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1953.

G^ge.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs May 12 (gage height, 19.16 ft); minimutn, 6.0 cfs Oct. 6.

1S38-53: 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 ftj.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month and 

more frequently during rises.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-18, Jan. 17, 18, 21, 22, 

27-31, May 23 to June 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.54

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

32

71

126

311

575

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

990

1,640

3,530

7,700

11,000

13,600

24,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

p ay

1

_.

t,

5

£

8

9

1"

i:

IK

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

2?

2.5

24

25

26

27

29

23

33

31

total

Mean

Cfsri

In.

A3-ft

Oct.

9.1

9.1

B.b

3.6

7 .5

'.3

7.8

7.8

7 .8

7.3

1 .8

3.2

9.6

10

9.6

10

9.5

9 .6

9.1

3.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.6

9.1

9.1

8.6

3.2

8.2 

9.6

10

266.2

8.59

0.024

0.03

528

Nov.

11

12

12

10

11

12

12

12

16

24

27

45

36

25

20

16

16

38

292

198

113

78

60

63

15.400

7,340

1,560

846

611 

53S

-

25,454

848

2.35

2.62

50,490

Dec.

560

1,310

2,170

9,650

3,440

1,580

965

715

560

446

358

284

239

206

178

157

140

127

430

1,340

1,040

822

382

545

473

394

334

288

251 

243

654

30,251

976

2.70

3.12

60,000

Jan.

915

755

607

487

420

346

300

264

241

208

180

158

140

126

121

133

605

800

915

915

778

743

4,540

3,530

1,720

1,100

800

607

473 

382

1,860

24,969

805

2.23

2.57

49,530

Feb.

5.770

1,740

1,100

822

641

545

446

370

311

504

2,480

2,580

1,550

1,040

822

659

530

446

384

482

755

696

591

560

530

473

420

370

-

-

25,427

908

2.52

2.62

50,430

Mar.

530

2,580

1,960

1,920

1,460

1 , 020

778

624

530

830

1,190

1,100

915

822

715

591

757

"' . 250

3,410

Apr.

1,630

1,070

791

634

554

10,600

4,500

2,040

1,260

881

688

630

512

423

945

1,470

1,000

791

617

1,720 | 487

1,130

965

1,560

1,190

868

696

607

624

545 

515

446

39,908

1,287

3.57

4.11

79,160

404

351

309

5,250

5,300

1,990

1,140

865

11.100 

6,210

-

64,442

2,148

5.95

6.64

127,800

May

2,440

1,360

916

722

June

93

81

74

66

694 j 60

575

488

416

352

934

8,630

19.100

13,300

3,670

2,240

4,910

3,420

1,810

1,510

1,050

794

637

495

392

311

251

204

178

152 

129

108

72,188

2,329

6.45

7.44

143,200

58

64

64

58

52

44

47

42

40

35

31

27

24

21

19

17

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

14

18

-

1,150

38.3

0.106

0.12

2,280

July

18

17

17

16

16

14

13

12

12

14

16

22

24

24

24

27

40

40

33

914

6.070

5,410

1,460

2,090

2,670

951

624

446

311 

229

171

21,745

701

1.94

2.24

43,130

Aug.

132

109

101

80

67

74

72

54

54

47

42

39

36

33

31

27

25

23

23

23

22

23

22

20

20

IB

16

16

14 

15

16

1,294

41.7

0.116

0.13

2,570

Sept.

14

14

25

33

30

61

52

38

30

25

21

19

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.8 

7.5

-

553.3

18.4

0.051

0.06

1,100

741

843

2.05

2.34

In. 27.93 Ac-ft 538,000 

In. 31.70 Ac-ft 610,200

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (8 p.m.) 31,700 cfs (19.02 ft); Dec. 4 (11 a.m.) 

12,100 cfs (15.54 ft); Mar. 18 (12 m.) 10,800 cfs (14.94 ft); Apr. 6 (12 m.) 18,000 cfs (16.97 

Apr. 24 (10 p.m.) 10.100 cfs (14.52 ft); Apr. 29 (4 p.m.) 20,200 cfs (17.37

. .

Apr. 24 (10 p.m.) 10.100 cfs (14.52 ft); . .. ,

33,100 cfs (19.16 ft); July 21 (7 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.74 ft).

, 

ft); May 12

..

(16.97 ft) 

(2 a.m.)
RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°06', long. 94°05', in Wj sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 29 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3j miles upstream from Holly 

Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dierks.

Drainage a.rea.--124 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19C9. Prior to Aug. 10, 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.--15 years, 204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge durinr year, 16,500 cfs May 11 (gage height, 18.56 ft); no 

flow at tines.

1938-53: Maxiiiun 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.

Maximum siags kr.jw: , 21. J ft some* ime in 1920, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records i-ooa. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. 

Revisions (water years.).--WSP 100? : 1939-42. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 12

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

0

.2

.9

2.4

4.3

9.5

17

34

81

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

148

242

390

600

1,180

2,680

4,320

6,250

9,580

May 13 to Sept. 30 

.0 0

1.3 

3.1 

6.3

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

51

119

220

380

596

1,180

Note. Same as preceding table above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.6

0.05

0.00040

0.0005

3.2

Nov.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

24

18

12

9.5

7.8 

13

4.160

1,050

446

254

200 

191

-

6,386.6

213

1.72

1.92

12,670

Dec .

232

498

1,980

4.170

1,020

600

415

303

227

177

139

116

101

87

75

66

59

55

466

600

394

343

249 

195

164

134

119

106

93

96

309

13,588

438

3.53

4.08

26,950

Jan.

231

198

161

134

116

105

94

85

82

69

59

54

50

48

49

78

652

538

576

449

340

388

2.090 

952

624

437

334

259

200 

175

703

10,330

333

2.69

3.10

20,490

Feb.

673

485

359

274

216

186

148

125

109 146"

1^150

832

571

419

327

254

198

164

156

281

244

204

186 

189

191

159

140

126

-

-

8,512

304

2.45

2.55

16,880

Mar.

469

777

648

586

434

337

261

212

189

517

449

422

330

297

240

191

482

1,860

832

566

412

458

441

321

247

208

247

229 isa 

215

437

13,500

435

3.51

4.05

26,760

Apr.

376

294

238

193

213

3,290

1,100

668

464

330

254

224

171

139

471

324

254

216

169

136

116

103

93 

2,830

1,240

657

433

370

6.010 

1,680

-

23,056

769

6.20

6.91

45,730

May

818

526

360

270

223

175

145

118

99

727

7,800

7,620

2,940

1,420

1,050

1,710

1,080

713

818

520

371

274

200 

155

119

95

78

64

47 

40

33

30,608

987

7.96

9.18

60,710

June

29

24

21

18

15

14

12

11

12

9.8

8.4

7.5

6.3

4.9

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.0 

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3 

74

-

217.2

7.24

0.058

0.07

431

July

0.3

.3

.3

.3

m 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

1.4

3.1

3.6

583

2.400

1,080

552 

643

482

237

146

96

67 

48

36

6,381.8

206

1.66

1.91

12,660

Aug.

28

21

18

15

12

11

9.4

8.9

7.0

5.9

5.2

4.5

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

4.9

3.4

2.4

1.9

2.0 

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

tt

.8

185.2

5.97

0.048

G.06

367

Sept.

5.9

7.0

6.3

6.6

28.

15

8.4

5.5

3.9

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

ti.1

.1.1.1.1 .1 -

98.7

0.29

0.027

J.03

196

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,090 Min 0 Mean 242 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.53 Ac-ft 175,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,800 Min 0 Mean 309 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.86 Ao-ft 223,900

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs) . Nov. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 8,720 cfs (15.62 ft); Dec. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 

9,360 cfs (15.90 ft); Apr. 6 (5 a.m.) 6,330 cfs (14.07 ft); Apr. 24 (11 a.m.) 5,860 cfs (13.64 ft); 

Apr. 29 (8 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (16.78 ft); May 11 (8 p.m.) 16,500 cfs (18.56 ft); July 21 (12 ra.) 6,250 

cfs (14.02 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Red River at Fulton, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°37', long 93M9', in NE^ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2? miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 

463.0.

Drainage area.--52,380 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available .--October 194*9 to September 1953 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, Vicksburg 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.--12 years (1937-42, 1946-53), 20,450 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 127,000 cfs May 17; maximum gage 

height, 27.01 ft May 18; minimum daily discharge, 1,300 cfs Oct. 6.

1937-42, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 

ft); minimum observed, 562 ofs 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. 391). 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week and more often during rises. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 

1292.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 48 discharge measurements and computation of daily discharges furnished by Corps of Engineers; 8 discharge measurements made' and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1353

Day

1 

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

30

21

23

23

24

25

26

37

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1,700 

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,700

2,360

2,910

2,910

2,580

1,920

1,920

2,690

3,240

3,240

3,240

2,690

2,250 

2,470

2,800

3,240

3,350

3,130

2,470

2,030

2,140

2,580 

2,910

2,910

2,800

75,880

2,448

150,500

Hov.

2,580 

2,030

2,030

2,470

2,800

2,910

2,690

2,140

1,920

2,030

2,580

2,690

2,800

2,580

2,250

2,030

1,920

2,030

3,020 

3,240

3,240

2,800

 2,470

2,360

2,910

8,000

18,900

23,500 

25,300

26,200

-

164,420

5,481

326,100

..Dec.

24,400

14^000

17 , 600

25,200

32 , 8OO

34,600

33,200

30,500

24,800

19,400

12,800

8,300

5,960

5,560

5,200

4,880

4,740

4,600 

6,360

8,600

9,500

9,800

8,900

8,300

7,780

6,80C

5,760 

5,200

S,040

4,880

416,960

13,450

827,000

Jan.

5,550 

7,990

9,200

8,230

7,270

6,800

6,380

5,020

4,480

3,990

3,870

5.750

3,7SO

3,870

3,870

3,990

4,230

5,540

9,700 

12,900

14,000

14,300

16,300

18,900

19,200

19,600

18,SOC

17,800 

14,300

9,450

9,450

292,580

9,438

580,300

Feb.

11,800 

16,000

19,900

22,600

21,800

17,800

13,200

9,450

7,750

6,800

6,580

87170"

12 , 100

14,000

14,900

15,800

14,600

12,100

10,700 

8,720

8,230

8,470

9,450

9,450

9,450

9,450

8,720

7,510

_

-

335,800

11,990

666,000

Mar.

6,800 

6,580

9,960

14,600

17,500

20,300

21,800

2O,6OO

18,200

15,800

15,500

17,800

20 , 300

20,600

19,200

15,800

13,200

12,600

19,600 

38,500

49 , 400

50,900

48,700

45,200

42,700

37,400

32,000

24,200 

18,200

13,200

10,700

717,840

23,160

*1,424

Apr.

10,500 

12,100

13,700

13,700

13,500

15,200

23,80O

54,600

66,000

58,800

49,400

41,500

37,400

33,500

29,000

24,600

21,000

19,600

16,900 

16,900

14,000

12,100

11,000

12,400

21,400

45,900

66,900

73,500 

80,200

99,900

-

tl.Oll

3^,700

*2,005

May

114,000 

117,000

109,000

95 , 000

81,200

67,200

57,000

49,200

39,200

29 , 800

25 , 400

36,600

68,600

92,800

106,000

116,000

127,000

125,000

120,000 

106,000

89,500

76,500

65,400

53,000

41 , 400

31,700

23,000

15,500 

9,750

7,300

6,580

2,1X3.650

67,790

*4,169

June

6,220 

5,700

5,070

4,770

4,080

3,620

3,510

3,840

4,340

4,2OO

3,960

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,770

4,620

4,480

4,340

3,840 

3,180

2,880

2,980

2,980

3,080

3,080

2,790

2,620

2.590 

2,620

2,980

-

115,960

3,865

230,000

July

3,180 

3,290

3,180

2,880

2,620

2,250

2,260

2,420

3,550

3,520

2,970

2,800

3,610

4,140

4,150

4,210

3,850

3,480

2,960 

2,990

4,660

15,800

29,000

48,000

62,200

65,000

63,100

67,800 

64,100

51,600

40,800

576,370

18,590

*1,143

Aug.

31,500 

22,200

14,600

11,000

8,230

6,800

5,960

5,540

5,960

6,380

5,960

5,740

5,540

4,600

3,990

4,600

5,740

5,540

6,160 

5,960

4,860

4,110

4,480

4,730

4,230

3,630

3,520

3,500 

2,980

2,780

5,190

215,810

6,897

424,100

Sept.

5,750 

5.750

3,630

3,520

2,880

2,680

3,410

4,110

5,360

4,730

3,750

3,080

2,580

2,580

2,980

3,300

3,190

3,500

2,980 

2,680

3,190

3,750

3,870

3,750

3,410

3,080

3,300

3,630 

3,300

3,500

102,620

3,421

203,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 147,000 Mln 1,300 Mean 13,290 Ac-ft 9,650,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 127,000 Mln 1,300 Mean 16,780 Ac-ft 12,150,000

* Expressed In thousands.

368561 O - 56 - Z7
406 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 

oriole on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big Creek, 1.0 mile upstream 

Coon errUDeltar c ek '>t3'' 5 mlleS downstream from D °=tors Creek, and 5.?'miles southeast of

Drainage area.--527 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to Septemler 1953 (only monthly discharge and extremes prior 

to October 1949 ).

Gage.--Water-stare 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. 11 years, 390 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 23 00 ft)- no 

ilow at times.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1953; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. No large diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 2, May 3C to June 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

0.2 

1.0 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

114

185

278

Note . Same 1.3 following 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

3.0

0

.1

.5

1.0

2.6

5.6

13

25

55

94

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

24.0

182

380

800

1,550

2,540

3,700

6,100

11,200

21,200

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

38

41

*101

*65 

*26 

18

103

1,470

1,890

2,540 

l.SOO'

201

48

-

7,841

261

0.495

0.55

15,550

Dec.

28

42

309

1,810

1,550

345

110

54

29

17

12

9.2

6.7

5.3

*4.0

3.2

2.5

1*2

970

1,890

2,000 §6~3~ 

126

60

32

21

16 

12

9.2

58

864

11,250.3

363

0.689

0.79

22,330

Jan.

768

414

106

48

*27

17

14

11

8.2

6.2

4.6

3.7

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.4

7.1

114

976

1,590

773 

184

142

233

186

137

64 

36

26

21

71

5,997.5

193

0.366

0.42

11,900

Feb.

198 -J%

39

*25

17

12

8.0

5.6

4.0

5.2

4.3

11

20

25

20

15

9.0

5.8

4.6

4.3

4.5 

5.5 

11

11

12

10

11 

9.8

_

-

-

583.4

20.8

0.039

0.04

1,160

Mar.

8.0

6.4

6.0

9TF

20

20

12

8.2

31

1,400

1,700

1,380

466

155

92

*51

63

1,490

1,490

587

104 

251 

1,110

623

135

41

969 

1,300

420

109

158

14,215.1

459

0.871

1.00

28,200

Apr.

120

43

26

28

23

*1, 480

1,920

1,990

1,500

249

43

28

530

704

179

34

22

17

12

8.8

6.0 

4.5 

4.4

1,245 

2,080

2,360

946 

627

*L5,100

*ZL,2X

-

52,524.7

1,751

3.32

3.71

104,200

May

10,000

3,700

1,670

317

*90

64

50

32

21

17

15

17

201

927

1,460

2,400

2,880

*2,400

1,390

147

53 

32 

25

20

16

14

12 

10

8.0

6.6

4.8

27,999.4

903

1.71

1.98

55,540

June

3.6

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3

.9

.7

*.6

.4

.1

06"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

-

14.0

0.47

0.00089

0.001

28

'July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

98

79

14

5.8

686

253

447

1,160

812 

1,990 

261

40

23

85

26 

11

6.4

*3.4

1.9

6,002.5

194

0.368

0.42

11,910

Aug.

1.4

.9

.6

.3

29

Te- 130

ll

4.8

3.7

3.7

4.6

19

22

11

4.3

2.1

1.3

2.2

3.9

2.1 

1.6 

.9

.5

.2

.1

0 

S

.1

.2

*.4

277.9

8.96

0.017

0.02

551

Sept.

6"0

.5

10

T.4

.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

-

12.2

0.41

0.00078

0.0009

24

Calendar year 1352: Max 12,700 Min 0 Mean 267 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.90 Ac-ft 194,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,200 Bin 0 Mean 347 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.93 Ac-ft 251,400

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). --Apr. 29 (11:40 p.m.) 23,800 cfs (23.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

407

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 Cooler, Delta County.

Drainage area.--276 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. 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.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,800 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 25.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1953; 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, which are fair. No diversion above 

sta'tion.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 5-9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

133

210

301

450

680

1,270

0.2

.3

.4

.5

.7

.9

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.5

1.0 

2.6 

5.0

24

48

95

158

263

3.0

3.5

 4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

410

580

800

1,360

2,100

4,300

7,300

12,600

20,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.7

5.4

*2.5

1.1

.7

.5

.1

58

*317 

*14

4.4

2.5

1.1

1.1

215

4,320

109

40

34

32 

31

-

5,198.1

173

0.627

0.70

10,310

Dec.

40

80

90

164

50

23

11

4.9

3.3

2.1

.8

.4

.1

.1

** .4

.9

.7

824'

132

36

27

21

13

9.1

8.2

6.3

5.4

4.4 

210

382

2,156.0

69.5

0.252

0.29

4,280

Jan.

51

26

16

11

*8.2

7.2

5.4

4.9

4,4

3.3

3.3

2.5 2~75~

2.8

2.5

3.8

12

66

488

61

36

58

68

33

21

15

11

8.2 

7.2

394

1,673.2

54.0

0.196

0.23

3,320

Feb.

47

52

16

*12

9.1

7.2

5.4

4.9

4.4

6.3

19

20

10

7.2

7.2

4.9

2.8

2.5

1?'

12

4.9

3.3

8.2

13

9.1

5.4

4.4

-

-

290.1

10.4

0.038

0.04

575

Mar.

7.2

17

44

62

21

12

9.1

6.3

1,030

1,230

158

133

71

36

24

*22

1,180

1,970 

116

54

38

367

98

36

33

31

978

80

46 

57

287

8,253.6

266

0.964

1.11

16,370

Apr.

88

30

26

25

100

*2,250

250

133

105

95

204

681

54

*37

33

28

27

27

24

2_2

22

22

22

2,240

143

41

36

7,540

*18,900 

493

-

33,693

1,123

4.07

4.54

66,840

May

176

86

58

45

*32

23

17

13

10

134

1,130

2,600

462

511

5,070

1,990

434

154 

166

80

45

35

26

21

17

15

12

9.7

7.7 

6.0

5 -°

11,390.4

367

1.33

1.53

22,590

June

376- 4.3

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.2

*1.0

.7

.6

.3

.2

.1

0o"

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0-

20.3

0.68

0.0025

0.005

40

July

o"0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

2.4

1.4

176

619

40

5.6

1.7

110

8.8 

2,680

 504

178

272

83

22

7.7

4.3

2.4

1.7

1.1

*.8

.6

5,022.5

162

0.587

0.68

9,960

Aug.

0.6

.4

.3

.1

1.2

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.2

0

4.1

1.5

1.1

.7

.6

.6

316 

"IB" 366

6.3

2.6

1.5

*.8

.4

.3

.1

.1

.3

1.1

*1.0

727.0

23.5

0.085

0.10

1,440

Sept.

1.7

.7

103

*148

7.2

2.4

1.5

1.0

.6

.3

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

.3

.1

0 

0

-

267.8

8.93

0.032

0.04

531

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,900 Min 0 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.564 In. 7.56 Ac-ft 111,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,900 Min 0 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.681 In. 9.26 Ac-ft 136,300

(10

 ** Field estimate made on this day.

Kote. Ho gage height record Dec. 6-14, Mar. 14, 15, 20, 21, 24-26, 28-30, Apr. 2-6, 8-10, 13, 

May 3, 4, July 14-16, 18, 21, 23-29, Aug. 7-11, 14-17, 21-23; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.
408 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 1953.

_.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 

sea level, datum of 1929.

3.45 ft above mean

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 18.38 ft); 

minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 3-6.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height, 18.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 25.3 ft Mar. 31, 1945, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17)

2.05

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 11

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

150

320

570

14.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

1,360

2,640

4,600

7,400

11,700

17,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

.3

7S

.3

>4'.9

1.0

T7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

1.0

.9

.7

21.0

0.68

0.0014

0.002

42

Nov.

0.8 

T 

.0

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.O

.6

.7

* .6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.7

383

*344

282

*310

233

97

71

875

1,840

2,700

2,640

2,360

1,910

-

14,076.2

469

0.949

1.06

27,920

Dec.

*1,230 

510 

681

3,730

5,000

3,690

2,640

1,780

1,050

365

121

73

56

47

40

36

34

*32

205

864

1,270

1,980

2,440

1,910

1,070

307

115

78

60

76

747

32,237

1,040

2.10

2.43

63,940

Jan.

1,120 

1,360 

1,420

1,270

*734

228

115

83

66

56

49

43

38

34

3_1

31

151

442

832

816

704

626

598

355

161

115

94

80

73

68

278

12,071

389

0.787

0.91

23,940

Feb.

960 

*1.060 

*980

752

330

136

88

66

54

48

45

45

65

165

173

118

86

68

56

50

61

78

88

83

68

61

73

78

_

-

-

5,935

212

0.429

0.45

11,770

Mar.

70 

61 

53

50

47

46

40

34

34

318

704

900

1,140

1,220

850

368

186

1,010

1,330

1,240

1,000

692

280

*282

344

310

173

109

374

570

570

14,405

465

0.941

1.08

28,570

Apr.

248 

115 

86

64

51

93

384

656

672

528

214

86

56

41

35

28

39

36

27

21

18

16

15

72?

1,840

2,830

2,760

2,360

5,910

14,800

-

34,754

1,158

2.34

2.62

68,930

May

* 10, 400 

4,420 

2,640

1,780

718

168

*86

63

50

40

311

786

1,550

1,840

2,200

4,300

8,740

9,350

5,250

3,120

2,200

1,280

378

115

73

55

43

34

28

24

20

62,062

2,002

4.05

4.67

123,100

June

IB- 17 

14

12

10

10

8.5

*7.4

7.0

6.2

5.9

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.2

2.1

1.5

1.3 1~4

1.6

1.7

1.8

-

164.3

5.48

0.011

0.01

326

July

1.7 

1.5 

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

*79

1.3

1.2

5.1

7.0

3.3

25

215

428

221

241

563

1,000

1,160

1,220

1,420

1,420

762

368

291

200

66

41

*29

21

9,717.1

313

0.634

0.73

19,270

Aug.

16 

13

9.8

7.9

6.7

5.6

5.6

4.6

4.0

5.5

5.0

9.4

10

41

34

33

22

18

14

17

47

65

32

18

11

8.3

6.5

5.4

4.4

9.4

*12

499.1

16.1

0.033

0.04

990

Sept.

12 

35 

27

*411

*848

752

488

178

49

25

16

11

8.3

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

-

2,913.5

97.1

0.197

0.22

5,780

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,800 Mln 0.2 Mean 491 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.53 Ac-ft 356,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,800 Min 0.3 Mean 517 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.22 Ac-ft 374,600

Peak discharge (base. 9,OOP cfs). Apr. 30 (3 to 6 p.m.) 15,800 cfs (18.38 ft); May 18 (4 a.m.) 

10,700 cfs (17790 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 409

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°15', long. 94°37', near left bank on upstream side of bridge on U. 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 September 1953. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (published 

as "near Naples").

Gage.- -Wire-we ight 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, waterstage recorder at site 780 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 2,431 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 30.70 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-11.

1923-53: 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 U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.--^? 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~rr 0.1

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.4

.5 

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.6

12.2

0.39

0.00014

0.0002

24

Nov.

1.8

T79

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.5

*3.8

3.8

3.6

5.4

13

23

50

57

215

*516

544

694 

2,330

2,290

2,770

«3,310

4,160

5,820

-

22,840.0

761

0.274

0.31

45,300

Dec.

7,100

7,700

5,590

6,280

7,780

10,200

13,200

13,200

11,100

8,540

5,320

3,660

3,090

1,780

1,250

843

452

*208 56"6~

1,640

1,850

2,090

3,080

3,350 

3,560

3,050

2,480

2,150

1,770

1,640

1,630

136,149

4,392

1.58

1.83

270,000

Jan.

1,720

2,070

2,800

3,050

3,280

2,620

1,860

1,850

1,360

1,030

623

600

381

280

*182

179

375

445

818

1,860

2,490

3,120

3,800

4,140 

3,820

3,140

2,380

1,520

1,170

1,490

2,630

57,080

1,841

0.664

0.77

113,200

Feb.

3,830

5,340

10,800

15,600

*10, 700

8,320

5,020

2,810

1,700

1,160

690

534

504

504

480

468

438

428

408

408

398

353

305

287 

2TT

332

350

368

.

_

-

70,849

2,530

0.912

0.95

140,500

Mar.

364

314

314

314

505

305

305

305

327

888

1,620

2,640

3,750

4,390

4,820

4,770

3,450

2,840

3,280

3,450

*4,130

5,670

6,520

5,290 

4,690

4,500

3,700

2,630

1,660

1,850

1,880

81,071

2,615

0.943

1.09

160,800

Apr.

1,280

1,300

1,470

1,410

1,240

1,110

1,540

2,030

3,080

4,190

5,460

5,640

4,580

2,810

1,300

1,080

836

696

392

239

197

229" 158

756 

2,640

3,100

5,040

*7,310

12,000

14,900

-

88,013

2,934

1.06

1.18

174,600

May

23,400

*45j900

44,600

31,000

24,400

19,000

15 , 300

11,400

8,840

6,300

4,630

3,860

4,940

8,110

13,900

18,000

19,600

22,100

23,500

21,900

18,100

14,500

11,400

8,960 

5,660

3,520

2,140

1,160

634

589

498

437,841

14,120

5.09

5.87

868,400

June

468

338

218

162

144

137

134

99

*55

50

60

65

61

51

48

43

40

30

25

20

15

13

10

8 

7

7

7

6.3

STT

7.0

-

2,335.0

77.8

0.028

0.03

4,630

July

6.7

6.6

66~

6

6

6

6

7.4

19

33

40

30

29

30

149

588

600

610

1,010

1,520

1,960

2,200

2,620 

2,700

2,190

"1,710

1,350

1,060

765

371

21,640.7

698

0.252

0.29

42,920

Aug.

201

134

117

79

61

59

53

31

29

20

18

59

51

32

21

20

19

26

50

61

158

452 3"2T

140 

123

94

76

61

53

47

*29

2,697

87.0

0.031

0.04

5,350

Sept.

25

22

20

70

210

458

628

STT

549

475

280

154

111

96

96

92

86

79

72

61

40

27

22

17 

16

14

13

12

11

10

-

4,380

146

0.053

0.06

8,690

Calendar year 1952: Max 53,300 Min 0.1 Mean 2,338 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.48 Ac-ft 1,697,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 45,900 Min 0.1 Mean 2,534 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.42 Ac-ft 1,834,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage height record Nov. 26, 27, June 10, 11, 17-21, 23-27, July 3-8, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 

26, Aug. 1, Sept. 1, 11, 21) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1-21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 12j discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
410 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 & Arkansas Railway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Williamson Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Pittsburg, Camp lounty.

Drainage area.--366 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247.49 ft above mean se-a level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 440 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs May 16 (gage height, 17.78 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 6.

1943-53: 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; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 10, 11, 1944.

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.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

57.3

1.85

0.0051

0.006

114

Nov.

2.5

3^2

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.3

4.5

4.8

*7.5

9.3

10

14

12

11

11

15

29

*53

SO

46

34

27

101

282

366

340

282

234

-

1,966.1

65.5

0.179

0.20

3,900

Dec.

128

90

132

*582

1,040

1.470

1,120

775

540

320

148

88

74

69

67

*67

67

65

194

595

725

635

510

460

344

198

118

95

85

90

198

11,089

358

0.978

1.13

21,990

Jan.

312

374 

374

374

330

210

125

103

92

88

83

76

72

69

*69

76

154

258

322

352

322

352

352

298

234

182

150

128

109

98

194

6,332

204

0.557

0.64

12,560

Feb.

693

1.510 

860

635

464

*284

166

128

106

98

112

210

282

266

250

218

174

146

162

226

258

258

226

190

194

202

198

178

_

_

-

8,494

305

0.828

0.86

16,850

Mar.

150

136 

132

142

139

122

100

88

83

187

566

510

525

T97

428

330

298

258

258

250

198

162

150

*162

146

125

128

186

226

266

306

7,054

228

0.623

0.72

13,990

Apr.

266

198 

154

118

98

295

449

418

340

306

218

125

88

74

72

72

67

63

55

50

46

45

44

19T

539

965

750

615

890

2.240

-

9,851

328

0.896

1.00

19,540

May

*2,780

1,420 

890

615

342

139

90

78

*67

72

218

412

890

*2,120

3,580

9,960

*10.600

*5,710

2,640

1,470

1,000

655

380

210

128

95

80

69

61

55

.5°.

46,876

1,512

4.13

4.76

92,980

June

44

40

37

34

32

28

26

23

*21

20

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

8.7

8.2

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.0

576

7.0

-

500.3

16.7

0.046

0.05

992

July

8.2

8.4 

12

12

9.8

8.2

*6.6

5.7

20~~~ 5. 4

20

19

28

57

76

83

80

112

182

218

250

501

525

472

274

139

74

106

76

41

29

3,458.3

112

0.306

0.35

6,860

Aug.

24

21 

20

17

*16

14

19

16

16

14

13

14

12

17

50

41

25

17

20

20

17

17

15

12

11

9.8

9.3

10

20

67

44

638.1

20.6

0.056

0.06

1,270

Sept.

41

43 

34

81

266

352

484

234

297

74

37

27

23

20

18

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

-

2,215.4

73.8

0.202

0.23

4,390

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,600 Min 0.4 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.14 Ac-ft 217,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,600 Min 1.0 Mean 270 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.01 Ac-ft 195,400
RED RIVER BASIN 411 

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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258'.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 cfs May 16 (gage height, 11.05 ft); no 

now at times.

1943-53: 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

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

.2

.2

*0

0

0

.5

2.5

58

*105

107

45

14

12

344.4

11.5

0.160

0.18

683

Dec.

12

TT

34

*158

550

510

133

64

36

28

22

18

17

18

19

*19 

18

16

107

355

446

226

113

79

57

41

36

33

31

38

88

3,119

101

1.40

1.61

6,190

Jan.

121

121

86

53

42

37

34

35

51

28

26

24

22

ZZ

*25

33

59

101

129

119

95

67

77

95

101

79

57

48

40

35

60

1,898

61.2

0.851

0.98

3,760

Feb.

353

436

216

112

81

*61

51

43

38

40

65

85

77

57

53 

47

38

53

83

97

83

53

47

65

79

71

53

-

_

-

2,573

91.9

1.28

1.33

5,100

Mar.

45

44

47

51

47

37

31

29

28

75

144

206

107

326

264

121 

93

37

81

67

49

43

48

*59

46

32

38

61

57

40

43

2,446

78.9

1.10

1.26

4,850

Apr.

50

44

31

26

26

138

230

220

107

57

55

27

25

20

20

20

18

16

14

12

12

11

TT

88

182

279

115

44

232

1.050

-

3,158

105

1.46

1.63

6,260

May

474

190

74

41

37

32

*27

22

19

41

124

318

828

1,020

1,200

5.380 

2,280

1,050

436

226

113

79

50

35

27

21

18

15

12

10

8.7

12,207.7

394

5.48

6.31

24,210

June

7.6

6.7

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.2

*2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3 

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

1.5

3.8

1.0

-

69.4

2.31

0.032

0.04

138

July

1.3

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

**.2

0

0

10

35

24

8.6

12

11

6.0 

5.0

3.4

2.9

3.4

5.5

69

67

30

7.2

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

319.4

10.3

0.143

0.16

634

Aug.

1.1 T7I

.9

.8

.7

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3 

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.0

10.3

0.35

0.0049

0.006

21

Sept.

1.5

1.0

1.2

5.4

IP

3.7

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.4

1.8

5.7

5.8

3.8

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

0

0

0

0-

45.0

1.50

0.021

0.02

89

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,980 Min 0 Mean 64.3 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.16 Ac-ft 46,640

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,380 Min 0 Mean 71.8 Cfsm 0.998 In. 13.55 Ac-ft 51,940

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 ofs).--Apr. 30 (7:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (9.49 ft); May 16 (12 m.) 4,290 

cfs (11.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 28 to July 1, Sept. 12-30.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerf ield , Tex.

Location La t 32°55'05", long. 94°43'35", at pumphouse 1,700 ft upstream from dam of 

Lone Star Steel Co. on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, and 

7.6 miles south of Daingerf Ield , Morris County.

Drainage area . 37 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site just upstream from dam at datum 

200 ft lower.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 26,400 acre-ft May 16 (gage height, 69.13 ft); 

minimum contents, 18,550 acre-ft Nov. 8 (gage height, 63.53 ft).

1943-53: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-ft Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, that of Nov. 8, 1953.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill type dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. 

Darn 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 Cypresg 

Creek into reservoir by pumping; however, none was diverted during this water year. 

Capacity of pumps, 40 cfs. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used 

by Lone Star Steel Co.'s iron smelter.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Lone Star Steel Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Monthly gage height and total contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30.......................

Dec. 31.... ...................

Calendar year 1952 ..........

Feb. 28.... ...................

July 31.......................

Sept. 30... ....................

Water year 1952-53. .........

Gaee height 

(feet)t

68.25

"

68.12

66.95

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

19,900

18,790

20,660

25,000

-

25,000

24,840

25,160

24,690

23,180

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-1,110

+1,870

+4,340

+460

0

-160

0

+320

-470

-1,360

+1,360

-610

-900

+3,280

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45', long. 94°29', on left bank 30 ft upstream from Farrell Bridge on 

JeiTerson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles upstream 

from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1924 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers.). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 29 years, 700_cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs May 19 (gage height, 21.67 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Oct. 4-6.

1924-53: 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. Flow slightly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see preceding page), a Cypress Creek tributary. Up to 40 cfs occasionally is diverted from 

Cypress Creek into Ellison Creek Reservoir by pumping, but none was diverted during 

this water year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 19S9-30, 1932 (M), 1938, 1942. WSP 1211: Drainage 

area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6 

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.0

*6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2 

6.2

5.8

6.0

173.0

5.58

0.0066

0.008

343

Nov.

6.4

6.2

6.6

6.6

5.8

6.6

*6.0

5.8

10

16

25

34

26

18 

16

*16

17

38

62

98

98

63

43

48

86

144

204

245 

274

505

-

1,937.0

64.6

0.076

0.08

3,840

Dec.

358

371

*406

442

454

478

517

*575

620 

680

770

860

980

1,050 

1,000

800

530

316

222

227

349

491

635

755

845

960

1,050

m940

815

20,576

664

0.781

0.90

40,810

Jan.

695

635

635

650

665

680

680

*665

650 

605

517

394

305

245

227

255

327

394

430

478

530

590

785

900

880

860

845

815 

770

695

635

18,437

595

0.700

0.81

36,570

Feb.

620

620

635

635

680

755

880

1,050

*1.220 

1,220

1,160

940

740

545 

478

478

504

530

545

545

517

478

466

491

517

545

530

517

_

-

18,841

673

0.791

0.82

37,370

Mar.

491

491

478

466

442

406

371

349

m

665

1,080

1,440

1.480 

1,440

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,180

1,020

*920

845

785

710

635

620 

605

590

575

25,609

826

0.971

1.12

50,790

Apr.

560

575

575

575

575

605

635

650

665 

710

755

785

800

770 

695

530

371

275

236

218

200

183

171

*285

665

880

920

920 

1,280

1,990

-

19,054

635

0.747

0.83

37,790

May

2,200

2,090

2,040

2,260

2,820

3,100

2,890

2,500

2,090 

1,600

1,300

1,620

2,750

3,180 

3,770

5,500

6,890

11,600

*16,6QO

15,300

11,000

7,340

5,280

3,880

3,030

2,440

1,990

1,580 

1,160

755

454

131,069

4,228

4.97

5.73

260,000

June

295

227

191

171

151

134

123

109

98 

89

80

73

65

60 

54

*51

46

41

37

34

31

28

26

24

22

21

19

19

20

22

-

2,361

78.7

0.093

0.10

4,680

July

23

24

22

21

20

20

19

*19

19

23

50

116

109

155 

175

148

137

159

183

285

360

349

371

382

418

560

665

665 

590

430

265

6,782

219

0.258

0.30

13, 450

Aug.

191

144

106

80

66

58

52

52

54 

*48

45

40

38

44 

40

33

34

37

56

57

48

38

33

33

32

30

28

36 

36

44

73

1,706

55.0

0.065

0.07

3,380

Sept.

123

151

155

167

175

163

175

218

265 

305

338

371

360

227 

109

64

50

42

38

36

33

*31

28

26

26

26

26

26 

24

22.

-

3,800

127

0.149

0.17

7,540

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,580 Mln 4.5 

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,600 Mln 4.5

Mean 570 

Mean 686

Cfsm o 670 !" 9-12 Ac-ft 413,600 

Cfsm 0.807 In. 10.9 Ac-ft 496,600

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs).--May 6 (9 a.m.) 3,100 cfs (14.61 ft); May 19 (4 p.m.) 17,500 cfs 

(21.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
414 RED RIVER BASIN

Ke-lly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long. 93°52'20", 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 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 2, 1953, wire-weight gage at

same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Black Bayou near Gilliam used

as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 9 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Mar. 12; maximum gage height, 14.53 ft 

 May 17- minimum discharge, 2.2 cfs Oct. 7-10; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Sept. 30, 

1953.

1944-53: 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. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.2

T72

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.2

101.8

3.28

202

Jlov.

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.8

4.7

7.2

7.8

6.7

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.7

*5.7

29

51

38

23

14

9.2

18

88

133

96

60

28

12

-

677.7

22.6

1,340

Dec.

56

112

126

222

143

96

78

56

43

36

22

8.0

7.2

19

*19

19

18

17

17

23

27

29

26

22

19

18

17

16

14

174

285

1,784.2

57.6

3,540

Jan.

181

130

78

57

48

40

36

33

30

28

25

23

Zl

20

28

51

81

152

133

112

*93

204

*308

*230

220

180

160

130

99

130

257

3,318

107

6,580

Feb.

225

*202

225

181

127

96

78

64

53

47.

122

*140

133

112

112

102

84

66

202

257

202

143

102

93

102

*108

93

75

_

-

3,546

127

7,030

Mar.

66

63

65

65

57

46

37

33

33

260

*520

*1,150

802

604

503

395

265

175

158

150

136

136

240

249

202

136

112

124

118

96

84

7,080

228

14,040

Apr.

93

86

65

52

44

94

166

176

139

97

73

60

55

48

48

54

56

48

42

40

*34

32

35

644

S28

598

512

343

*831

710

5,903

197

11,710

May

590

494

352

252

176

164

140

111

85

62

63

663

1,000

1,150

1,220

1,220

1,280

1,200

1,060

882

*688

516

343

226

156

112

70

40

30

20

10

14,375

464

28,510

June

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

7.5

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.6

*3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

153.4

5.11

304

July

2.7

277

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.5

4.0

4.6

6.2

6.4

8.9

10

10

8.8

9.1

9.8

*12

237

217

67

20

12

14

13

7.7

6.8

6.0

718.4

23.2

1,420

Aug.

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.8

6.2

6.4

7.1

7.6

7.9

*9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.6

10

11

11

11

11

12

13

T3

237.4

7.66

471

Sept.

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.1

8.8

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.2 *TT

4.2

257.2

8.57

510

Calendar year 1952: Max 8O9 Mln 2.2 Mean 65.7 Ac-ft 47,660

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,28O Mln 2.2 Mean 1O5 Ac-ft 75,660

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Mar 12 (8 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (13.55 ft); Apr. 24 (2 p.m.) 837 cfs 

(10.24 ft); Apr. 29 (12 m.) 955 cfs (11.69 ft); May 15 (6 p.m.) 1.34O cfs (14.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 415

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.

Location.--Lat 32°48'55", long. 93°52'15", in SE^-NW^- 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 1953.

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. 11 years, 414 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 cfs May 17; maximum gage height, 20.52 ft

 May ^4; minimum discharge, 3.9 cfs Oct. 24; minimum gage height, 2.72 ft Sept. 22.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs May 4, 1944; maximum gage height, 25.73 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 2o, 1943, minimum gage height, 2.66 ft 

Aug. 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. WSF 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

3ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.4

57o

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.S

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4 "475

4.5

4.7

150.0

4.84

0.013

0.02

298

Nov.

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.1

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8 772~

10

9.2

8.5

7.3

7.0

7.0

8.4

8.6

*28

40

36

30

23

17

15

63

104

100

80

65

83

-

797.2

26.6

0.073

0.08

1,580

Dec.

112

208

254

605

505

445

373

336

318

327

309

277

254

233

*208

183

162

147

134

134

124

124

120

108

104

100

97

94

90 2-9T

674

7,456

241

0.662

0.76

14,790

Jan.

522

485

398

344

320

298

287

27S

270

254

232

216

199

182

172

216

320

357

344

332

*320

348

695

685

685

743

745

694

712

664

816

13,131

424

1.16

1.34

26,040

Feb.

819

737

729

684

644

627

588

567

525

446

611

*554

534

495

505

505

465

413

644

734

667

561

507

505

485

465

*446

584

_

-

15,846

566

1.55

1.62

31,430

Mar.

357

344

332

332

309

276

2S5

248

238

fB3

874

*2,140

2,190

1,740

1,680

1,530

1,320

1,110

964

879

714

673

733

754

684

579

579

539

513

485

487

24,351

786

2.16

2.49

48,300

Apr.

463

418

378

347

325

401

456

475

448

392

361

360

354

332

319

307

286

265

242

218

*195

179

163

1,135

1,250

1,090

1,090

1,100

2,190

2,220

-

17,754

592

1.63

1.81

35,210

May

,910

,730

,500

,480

,200

1,020

886

734

610

519

486

1,230

1,930

2,680

3,390

3,830

4,000

3,970

3,740

3,310

*2,760

2,340

1,820

1,450

1,080

675

500

500

400

400

500

52,380

1,690

4.64

5.35

103,900

June

300

250

250

250

300

356

338

364 'Z5"6~

220

118

81

55

43

32

*25

20

19

18

18

16

16

16

15

14

15

14

14

15

IS

-

3,464

115

0.316

0.35

6,870

July

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

TT

13

14

13

18

17

17

17

16

14

14

16

*17

197

265

2o¥

142

150

142

128

100

75

52

1,753

5S.5

0.155

0.18

3,480

Aug.

47

13

36

28

22

18

13

11

8.7

8.2

8.4

8.0

7.5

777

7.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

*13

11

9.6

9.6

9.7

9.4

10

9.7

9.2

11

11

9.7

9.9

434.7

14.0

0.038

0.04

862

Sept.

9.6

9.2

9.4

11 "5.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

7.0

7.7

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.4 BT^

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.5 7.4

*7.0

8.9

-

237.7

7.92

0.022

0.02

471

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,020 Min 4.4 Mean 259 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.69 Ac-ft 188,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,000 Min 4.4 Mean 377 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.06 Ac-ft 273,200

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Mar. 12 (6 p.m.) 2,630 efs (15.96 ft); Apr. 29 (5 p.m.) 2,570

cfs (15.80 ft); May 17 (7 p.m.) +,090 cfs (19.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
416 RED RIVER BASIN 

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location.--Lat 32°38'45", long. 93°52'40", in NW£NW£ sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1"929, 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. 11 years, 3,101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs May 24 (gage height, 29.83 ft); 

minimum daily, 6 cfs Oct. 24-28.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 35.65 ft, present datum); minimum daily, that of Oct. 24-28, 1952.

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

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cutic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0

9.0

19

36

92

162

360

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

1,580

3,110

4,830

6,790

11,400

20,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*6.6

6.6

6.3

6

6

6

6

6

7

6.6

6.6

209.7

6.76

0.0022

0.002

416

Nov.

6.3 

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

7

7

7

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

*44

57

66

61

60

55

50

70

87

114

116

110

92

-

1,117.6

37.3

0.012

0.01

2,220

Dec.

93 

144

212

435

530

448

400

400

350

300

350

400

500

600

800

1,000

*1,250

1,380

1,540

1,740

1,380

1,510

1,440

1,250

1,350

1,280

1,350

1,420

1,480

1,900

5.020

30,252

976

0.311

0.36

60,000

Jan.

2,940 

3,240

2,810

2,510

2,270

2,310

2,230

2,230

2,350

2,120

1,980

1,840

1,770

1,700

1,680

1,880

1,940

1,880

1,800

1,840

*1,700

1.640

2,760

2,810

2,550

2,810

2,900

2,980

3,020

3,110

5.620

73,220

2,362

0.755

0.87

145,200

Feb.

4,230 

4,180

4,020

3,840

3,720

3,540

5,410

5,240

2,980

2,940

4,250

4.660

4,100

5,800

5,800

3,580

5,520

5,020

5,110

4,100

4,060

5,500

5,110

2,980

5,020

*2,900

2.400

2,400

_

-

98,190

3,507

1.12

1.16

194,800

Mar.

2,400 

2,400

2,550

2,200

2,120

1,940

1,940

1,770

1.680

2,500

3,690

*6,240

7,100

7.290

7,220

6,910

6,790

6,670

6,260

5,900

5,610

5,440

5,590

5,350

5,090

4,740

4,580

4,360

4,020

3,760

3,580

157,090

4,422

1.41

1.65

271,900

Apr.

5,540 

2,940

2,880

2,510

2,570

2,740

2,600

2,690

2,800

2,550

2,420

2,660

2,450

2,250

2,330

2,300

2,140

2,220

1,970

*1,810

1,650

1,530

1.560

2,920

4,550

5,950

5,480

3,570

6,210

7.550

-

86,500

2,877

0.917

1.02

171,200

May

7,500 

7,290

7,020

7,210

7,480

7,260

6,980

6,580

6,180

5,880

5,790

6,210

7,530

9,010

10, 100

11,200

12,500

15,500

14,300

*15,500

17,000

18,500

19,400

19.700

19,400

18,800

17,800

16,600

15,500

14,500

13,600

365,420

11,790

3.76

4.55

724,800

June

12.700 

11,900

11, 100

10,500

9,490

8,540

7,140

5,480

4,050

5,000

2,280

1,750

1,470

1,210

957

*755

605

480

565

289

225

180

120

85

65

55

44

55

51

40

-

94,719

5,157

1.01

1.12

187,900

July

44 

45

58

33

30

28

25

25

22

20

22

22

52

34

37

38

47

53

92

156

*227

550

575

650

695

798

841

926

916

998

1,170

8,987

290

0.092

0.11

17,850

Aug.

1,070 

1,010

925

868

785

655

515

460

265

182

157

151

148

118

103

72

57

50

*40

34

29

26

23

21

20

19

15

18

18

18

19

7,869

254

0.081

0.09

15,610

Sept.

19 

18

20

49

25

22

22

22

22

22

25

46

56

56

45

56

54

34

55

33

2518'

15

15

15

14

14

14

*13

13

-

757

25.2

0.0080

0.009

1,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,790 Mln 6 Mean 1,697 Cfsm 0.541 In. 7.36 Ao-ft 1,232,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,700 Mln 6 Mean 2,477 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.71 Ac-ft 1,793,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-20, 24-29, Nov. 6-17, 22-25, Dec. 7-16, Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 4; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for nearty stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 417

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long. 93°44'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., on seoond pier from east bank, at 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 1953 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.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

June 1, 1918, staff gage at same site at datum 10 ft higher. June 1, 1918, to Mar. 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. 25 years, 26,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 173,000 cfs May 20 (gage height, 27.32 ft); 

minimum, 1,650 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 4.77 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 750 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, Sept.6-8, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.24 

ft Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft, present datum, in August 1849.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 418).

Cooperation. Fifty-six discharge measurements and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; seven 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Z\

ZZ

33

34

25

26

27

ZB

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,650

2,320

2,150

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,920

1,820

1.680

1,700

2,270

2,700

2,880

2,680

2,300

2,180

2,640

3,180

3,460

3,500

3,160

2,640

2,480

2,800

3,240

3,540

5.560

3,050

2,590

2,520

3,010

80,710

2,604

160,100

JIov.

3,380

3,460

3,360

2,840

2,360

2.280

2,670

3,140

3,400

3,380

3,050

2,750

2,570

2,840

3,220

3,360

3., 2 40

3,180

3,050

3,340

3,940

4,270

4,480

4,480

4,270

3,940

5,720

12,800

24,700

28.800

-

158,270

5,276

313,900

Dec.

29,800

29,700

25,800

22,800

22,200

28,800

35,600

57,400

37,400

55,400

52 , 500

28,600

25,800

19,500

16,600

15,200

14,800

14,700

14,700

14,500

14,400

16,800

18,500

18,400

18,400

17,500

17,000

16,100

14, 800

14.200

14,700

680,200

21,940

*1,349

Jan.

14,700

14,300

14, 500

15, 500

16,700

16,200

15,100

14,300

15,500

12,400

11,400

10,800

10, 500

10,200

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

10,200

13,200

17,500

21,200

24,800

28,800

51.500

31,500

31,500

29,400

26,500

24,500

529,100

17,070

*1,049

Feb.

21,700

20,200

22,200

26,500

50,700

55,200

31,900

27,600

22,700

18,800

19,800

20,700

19,500

20,700

25,700

25,400

26,500

25,900

25,400

25,700

21,200

18,400

16,700

15,900

16,200

16,200

15,900

15,500

_

-

-

622,600

22,240

tl,255

Mar.

15,900

12,400

11,100

10.800

12,800

17 , 100

20,200

25,700

24,800

25,400

27 , 100

32,500

57,900

40,100

40,800

40,100

57,200

53,200

29,400

28,800

43,800

57,600

62 . 800

62,800

59, 400

56,000

51,700

46,900

40,800

55,100

50,000

*1,066.2

34,590

*2,115

Apr.

25,400

22,200

21,700

25,200

25,400

26,500

26,500

51,900

57,600

71,700

72,600

64,600

56,800

50,000

46,100

40,800

56,500

51., 900

28,200

26,500

24,800

22,200

21.200

25,200

27 , 100

50,700

50,800

69,900

92,700

103,000

-

*1, 251.7

41,720

*2,485

May

115,000

127,000

129,000

129,000

120,000

109,000

102,000

87,700

84,700

79,900

75,500

75,500

81,800

108,000

159,000

149,000

159,000

167,000

172,000

175,000

160,000

144,000

155,000

124,000

114,000

102,000

88,700

76,200

67,200

58,500

50, 000

*3,498.5

112,900

*6,939

June

45,800

59,500

55,100

32 , 500

30,000

27,100

25,700

20,200

17,100

15, 100

15,900

12,800

11,400

10,800

9,280

8,750

7,900

7,420

6,940

6,480

6,050

5,580

4,760

4,560

4,590

4,210

4,040

5,860

3,690

5.570

-

423,840

14, 130

840,700

July

3,210

5,050

3,210

3,550

5,690

3,690

5,370

3,210

5,050

5,210

5,690

4,040

4,210

4,040

4,040

4,590

4,560

4,760

5,170

5,800

5,580

5,580

6,480

15,900

55,800

51,700

60,200

61,900

62,800

65.700

57,600

500,960

16,160

995,600

Aug.

49,200

41,500

35,200

24,800

18,400

14,300

11,800

10,200

9,000

8,450

8,180

8,450

8,450

7,900

7,900

7,420

6,480

6,250

7,180

8,180

8,450

8,730

7,900

6,700

6,250

6,480

6,700

6,050

5,580

5,580

5 . 170

370,610

11,960

735,100

Sept.

4,560

,390

,760

,380

,580

,580

,170

,560

,560

,800

,900

.750

,900

,700

,800

,970

,760

,970

,170

,760

,560

,040

.860

,390

,970

,970

,970

,390

,040

,210

-

156,400

5,213

310,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 154,000 Mln 1,680 Mean 19,310 Ac-ft 14,020,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 173,000 Mln 1,680 Mean 25,590 Ac-ft 18,520,000

*'Expressed In thousands.
418 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 and Arkansas Railroad 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 1953 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.--20 years (1928-31, 1936-53), 1,286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs May 18 (gage height, 20.78 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 4.11 ft Sept. 30.

1928-29, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 21,600 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 20.84 

ft); minimum not determined.

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 no gage-height record or 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

1f 0.4

<*

> .3

(*).

2

8.0

0.26

0.00024

0.0003

16

Nov.

0.2

(*)

2

> 25

-

167.4

5.58

0.0051

0.006

332

Dec.

1I 6°

200

(*)

. 300

7,150

231

0.211

0.24

14,180

Jan.

400

. 300

200

(*)

J 400

500

600

750

870

900

920

980

1.040

13,160

425

0.387

0.45

26,100

Feb.

1.160

1,220

1,280

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,460

2,070

2,380

2,560

2,870

3,060

3,060

2,930

2,750

2,620

2,560

2,380

2,310

2,500

2,620

*2,690

2,690

2,620

.

-

59,170

2,113

1.93

2.01

117,400

Mar.

2,500

2,440

2,310

2,130

1,940

1,760

1,520

1,280

1,040

1,160

1,820

2,560

3,060

3,640

5,480

7,140

7.590

6,900

6,180

5,480

4,780

4,350

4,060

*3,780

3,440

3,120

2,930

2,750

2,560

2,440

2,380

104,320

3,365

3.07

3.54

206,900

Apr.

2,270

2,200

2,110

1,950

1,750

1,610

1,430

1,270

1,180

1,110

1,090

1,150

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,100

1,030

900

738

612

*554

520

664

1,170

1,540

1,760

2,040

3,760

*6.870

-

46,988

1,566

1.43

1.59

93,200

May

10,700

*12,400

12,300

12,200

11,800

11,000

10,000

8,780

7,480

6,200

5,130

4,920

5,530

6,810

8,440

10,800

14,700

16.600

*16,100

14,000

11,600

9,940

8,810

7,780

6,770

5,760

4,870

4,220

3,720

3,260

2,790

275,610

8,891

8.10

9.34

546,700

June

2,280

1,690

1,090

900

700

500

400

300

300

200

200

150

150

100

80

70

50

50

40

30

30

20

20

15

*10

10

10

5

5

5

9,410

314

0.286

0.32

18,660

July

> 5

10

20

20

30

40

50

60

*80

80

100

100

152

*182

212

227

1,483

47.8

0.044

0.05

2,940

Aug.

232

222

202

162

123

92

74

61

50

38

30

24

20

17

14

13

14

11

10

*9.4

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.6

8.8

11

1,492.0

48.1

0.044

0.05

2,960

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.1

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.2

1.3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 '

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

-

130.6

4.35

0.0040

0.004

259

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,580 Min - Mean 1,026 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.71 Ac-ft 744,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,800 Min - Mean 1,422 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.60 Ac-ft 1,030,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 16-29; discharge estimated. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 25, June 4 to July 27; discharge computed on basis of 7 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 419

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long. 93°28'55", in NW^ sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 70, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 

9.5 miles upstream from Caney Creek.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 704 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Apr. 30; maximum gage height, 19.05 

ft May 1; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Oct. 2-8, Sept. 16, 17, 22-24, 30; minimum gage 

height, 1.63 ft Sept. 23.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 22.16 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 3-15, 1939, at times in August and September 1943, and Sept. 3-5, 

1952; minimum gage height, 1.62 ft Sept. 3-5, 1952.

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft, and flood of 1905 may have reached a 

stage of 27 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of backwater effect, 

which are fair. Water used by paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and discharged later as waste into bayou approximately 8 miles above station. This discharge 

is not continuous but is stored in a reservoir and is released whenever the flow of 

bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent from mill.

Revisions.- -WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-23, 25, 26,

June 21 to July 9, Sept. 15-19, 22-3O)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.3 6.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

246

616

1,270

2,160

3,540

5,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

'.5

3.9

3.0

6.2

9.8

6.2

3.9

*2.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.8

59.4

1.92

0.0035

0.004

118

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.0

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.1

7.4

15

*15

9.2

12

12

5.6

3.9

5.0

21

77

105

144

196

-

689.7

23.0

0.042

0.05

1,370

Dec.

228

255

274

327

362

438

518

574

616

630

630

616

602

602

588

602

*616

644

672

686

658

616

532

412

316

264

264

264

264

327

399

14,796

477

0.874

1.01

29,350

Jan.

451

504

518

490

464

425

399

386

374

362

350

338

327

294

274

246

546

274

350

425

490

*546

730

835

974

1,090

1.140

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,040

17,632

569

1.04

1.20

34,970

Feb.

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,140

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,240

1,460

1,590

1,740

1,790

1,690

1,540

1,390

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,360

1,360

*1,270

1,180

1,090

_

_

-

36,790

1,314

2.41

2.51

72,970

Mar.

1,010

910

805

730

658

616

574

532

477

560

760

kl,750

*k2,770

5. 080

3,000

2,660

2,280

1,940

1,540

1,320

1,180

1,180

1,240

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,040

942

40,974

1,322

2.42

2.79

81,270

Apr.

852

769

676

606

543

531

508

518

556

578

568

526

459

390

568

376

421

503

592

651

669

*655

546

k807

*kl, 660

k2 , 440

2,520

2,360

k3,570

*k5.250

-

51,248

1,042

1.91

2.15

61,980

May

k5.S60

*k4,780

k3,980

3,850

5,590

5,300

3,060

2,800

2,500

2,210

1,940

1,880

2,180

2,980

4,520

5,660

5,760

5,810

*5,500

5,000

4,000

5,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,000

900

700

99,040

3,195

5.85

6.75

196,400

June

600

500

500

40O

500

200

200

100

100

100

80

60

50

40

30

20

*20

10

5

3

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.0

*^9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

-

3,529.6

111

0.203

0.23

6,600

July

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.5

.5

1.1

5.6

3.3

5.3

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.9

5.6

5.9

4.7

7.1

7.7

*8.9

17

18

21

22

28

42

62

96

99.

479.2

15.5

0.028

0.05

950

Aug.

80

54

54

27

54

48

47

29

18

9.2

5.9

2.1

1.6

.8

.il

.5

.5

.5

.6

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.4

2.5

4.7

5.6

5.0

1.8

416.4

15.4

0.025

0.05

826

Sept.

~1.3

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*. 4

-

18.9

0.63

0.0012

0.001

37

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max

3,620

5,860

Min 

Mln

0.1 

0.4

Mean 453 

Mean 673

Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.29 Ac-ft 528,600 

Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74 Ac-ft 486,800

i.OOO cfs). Mar. 14 (9 p.m.) 5,150 cfs (16.49 ft); Apr. 30 (12 p.m.) 6,020 

.2 p.m.) 5,950 cfs (19.02 ft).

Peak discharge (ba 

cfs (18.85 ft); May 18 (1

dam May 19 to June 20; 

d records for nearby sta-
420 RED RIVER BASIN

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La.

Location.--Lat 32°14 I 10", long. 93°25'35", in SEtrSEv 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 Ninock, and 6 miles downstream from 

Lake Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 100.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 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 daily. Prior to Nov. 29, 1948, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 2,689 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 20,000 cfs May 21, 22; maximum gage height, 

43.95 ft May 21; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of backwater; 

minimum gage height, 10.21 ft Oct. 11.

1948-53: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 21, 22, 1953; maximum gage height, 

that of 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

17

527

17

0.0065

0.007

1,050

.Nov.

17

(*)

35

N

1

I 100

J -

1,105

36.8

0.014

0.02

2,190

Dec.

200

-

(*)

300

500

-j

1I 1,000

1

J

13,500

435

0.166

0.19

26,780

Jan.

. 800

.* 1,000

700

900

.

1

I 1,500

J

30,200

974

0.371

0.43

59,900

Feb.

1

I 2,000

1

J

2,500

-.

 3,500

! V 5,000

|

1

J

4,500

_

_

-

102,500

3,661

1.39

1.45

203,300

Mar.

"I

I 4,000

I

1

3,500

6,000

7,000

*7,500

1I

I 6,000

J

176,000

5,677

2.16

2.49

349,100

Apr.

"

. 4,000

5,000

3,000

(»)

2,000

5,000

-

115,000

3,833

1.46

1.63

228,100

May

]

M.5,000

I <"

17,000

1 '*'

Vl6,000

J

17,000

C,

20 . OOP

20,000

19,000

19,000

18,000

17,900

17 , 800

17,800 

17,000

15,900

14,400

521,800

16,830

6.40

7.38

1,035,000

June

12.200 

10,100

7,730

6,310

5,230

4,540

4,250

3,910

3,670

3,550

3,380

3,320

3,210 

3,130

*3,030

2,920

2,860

2,810

2,710

2,610

2,510

2,420

2,330

2,240

2,200

2,100

2,060

1,980 

1,940

1.900

-

113,150

3,772

1.44

1.60

224,400

July

1.860 

1,780

1,740

1,700

1,670

1,600

1,530

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,250

1,220

1,180 

1,140

1,080

1,000

970

935

865

*830

795

765

727

. 200

30,407

981

0.373

0.43

60,310

Aug.

]

> 500

j

350

344

369

583

3,020

5.440 

2,860

789

570

440

*350

a 400

a 500

535

570

535

410

295

a200

a 200

a!50 

a!50

a!50

a380

20,790

671

0.255

0.29

41,240

Sept.

al,200 

1,820

2.580

2,280

2,020

570

155

93

*62

60

,

55

42

28

26

1 -

f ,,

11,541

585

0.146

0.16

22,890

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,000 Min - Mean 2,224 Cfsro 0.846 In. 11.52 Ac-ft 1,614,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,000 Min - Mean 3,114 Cfsra 1.18 In. 16.08 Ac-ft 2,254,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oct. 1 to May 25, July 24 to Aug. 8, Sept. 10-20, 25-50; 

discharge computed on basis of 11 discharge measurements, weather records, stages of Red River, and 

records for nearby"stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 421

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.--Hovember 1938 to September 1953.

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.--14 years (1939-53), 82.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 12.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days. 

1938-53: 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 fair.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-28)

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.4

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

0

.1

.2

.5

1.2

5.1

10

18

41

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.4

9.7

10.4

11.0

12.0

74

182

264

425

660

1,100

3,150

5,950

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

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

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

B1.4

1.1

-

11.6

0.59

0.0059

0.007

23

Dec.

1.9

2.2

2.4

40

44

8.8

4.2

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

J3

*1.0

1.0

1.1

2.0

5.6

8.3

5.3

4.0

3.6

5.2

2.5

2.2 

2.0

2.0

18

195

370.8

12.0

0.182

0.21

735

Jan.

52

15

9.7

7.0

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.5

4.3

3.9

5.5

5^5

3.5

3.5

5.5

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

*4.9

4.6

25

*536

*536~

33

16

11 

8.4

6.4

5.5

84

1,117.5

36.0

0.545

0.63

2,220

Feb.

439

120

56

19

15

9.5

8.0

6.5

5.4

ill

145

*798

207

49

179

127

41

22

160

500

362

80

35

293

514

127

*52 

34

_

-

-

4,386.5

157

2.58

2.47

8,700

Mar.

27

28

36

37

20

15

10

9.1

8.4

140

*2,150

5.000

1,080

289

94

44

28

25

18

14

12

11

17

19

11

8.2

14 

56

24

14

9.2

7,245.9

234

3.55

4.08

14,370

Apr.

9.0

7.3

6.2

5.7

5.5

37

61

19

10

7.0

5.5

51

48

14

9.1

7.8

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.5

*4.2

4.1

4.0

4T5

8.7

10

6.4 

14

*6,750

iTSTo

-

8,761.0

292

4.42

4.94

17,580

May

169

27

14

483

1,690

210

56

18

11 8.7

7.4

961

2.580

2,140

2,070

2,260

1,840

*1,080

444

*80

30

16

11

7.8

6.0

4.9

4.0 

3.4

3.2

2.5

2.2

16,020.1

517

7.83

9.03

31,780

June

2.0

T7f

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

.1

-

15.8

0.55

0.0080

0.009

31

July

0.5

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.4

.8

5.8

1.2

.6 

.4

.2

.2

.1

15.8

0.45

0,0068

0.008

27

Aug.

0.1

.5

.9

.4

.5

.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

2.5

0.07

0.0011

0.001

4.6

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,820 Min 0 Mean 49.7 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.27 Ac-ft 36,120

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,730 Min 0 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.38 Ac-ft 75,270

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). --Mar. 12 (9 a.m.) 4,950 cfs (10.80 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 15,900

cfs (12. 56 ft); May 15 (12 p.m.) 5,510 cfs (10.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 11-19; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby station.

368561 O - 56 - 28
422 RED RIVER BASIN

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location.--Lat 32°22'35", long. 93°49'20", in NWvSEv sec. 17, T. 16 H., R. 14 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Gilmer Bayou, 3 miles north of Kelthville, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--79 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 97.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 18.82 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-53: 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, from floodmark, in 1933.

Remarks.--Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area, 1939-45.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11-21, 27-29, Feb. 27 to Mar. 10, 

June 8-21; indefinite stage-discharge relation Nov. 27 to Dec. 10, 

Jan. 13-22, June 22, 23, June 29 to Aug. 8)

8.6

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

13

99

152

260

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.5

355

630

1,370

2,510

3,760

6,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

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

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

3.4

2.0

1.6

-

8.0

0.27

0.0034

0.004

16

Dec.

1.2

1.4

2.0

30

40

20

5

3

2

2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.1

*1.0

.9

1.3

1.8

2.7

3.4

6.1

4.8

4.5

5.1

4.3

3.2

2.5

2.3

7.2

62.

225.9

7.29

0.092

0.11

448

Jan.

56

18

9.8

7.7

6.2

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.9

3^

4

4 

4

5

5

6

6

*5

5

40

*240

*112

42

26

17

12

9.1

7.9

11

689.5

22.2

0.281

0.32

1,370

Feb.

46

44

22

14

10

10

10

8.5

7.0

6.1

*98

*510

194

64 

67

79

40

22

36

151

148

62

28

73

160

100

*62

50

_

-

1,921.6

68.6

0.868

0.90

3,810

Mar.

42

40

46

52

42

34

30

28

26

98

*660

1.020

880

385 

178

65

36

26

20

16

13

12

23

16

11

8.6

14

39

28

15

10

3,913.6

126

1.59

1.84

7,760

Apr.

8.6

7.5

6.7

6.0

5.7

8.6

25

18

10

7.1

5.7

5.1

14

10 

5.8

4.9

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

*3.3

3.3

3.2

4.4

19

27

9.5

12

*5.620

2,260

-

8,126.1

271

3.43

3.83

16,120

May

406

130

36

271

711

394

140

41

22

15

12

56

838

2.680 

2,490

1,490

915

*807

390

*172

58

30

19

13

10

8.8

7.2

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.1

12,180.8

393

4.97

5.73

24,160

June

3.4

278

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.7

.9

.5 

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

-

22.5

0.75

0.0095

0.01

45

July

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

1

£

1

1

.5

.5

.3

.2

14.5

0.47

0.0059

0.007

29

Aug.

0.2

.5

.9

.9

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

0.0015

0.002

7.1

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,760 Mln 0 Mean 70.7 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.19 Ac-ft 51,320

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,620 Mln 0 Mean 74.3 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.75 Ac-ft 53,770

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfsl.--Apr. 29 (2 

4,280 cfs (17.70 ft)

4 p.m.) 7,320 cfs (18.82 ft); May 14 (8 p.m.)

. . 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 423

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location.--Lat 32°15.'00", long. 92°58'35", in SW^SWi sec. 27, T. 15 N., R. 6 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 99f, 0.7 mile downstream 

from Sixmile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area. 154 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 28, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,830 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.58 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1940-53: 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 Black Lake Bayou near 

Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 16, 1943; minimum gage 

height, 1.73 ft Aug. 30, 31, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

6.6

18

140

188

300

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.2

490

780

1,760

3,060

4,890

7,200

7,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.4

8.1

-iJ.

.9

.9

.9

.9

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

*8.6

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.7

9.9

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

286.8

9.25

0.060

0.07

569

Nov.

14

T5

15

15

15

16

17

17

22

43

39

35

30

25

24

24

25

37

68

*68

54

39

31

29

36

54

56

48

47

56

-

1,014

33.8

0.219

0.24

2,010

Dec .

56

57

52

61

76

73

56

47

41

37

34

32

31

31

30

*30

30

31

44

73

70

66

56

49

43

38

35

33

32

52

100

1,496

48.3

0.314

0.36

2,970

Jan.

97

86

68

56

47

41

39

46

52

47

41

37

35

*35

35

34

35

36

36

35

33

52

291

338

253

204

148

100

76

66

109

2,608

84.1

0.546

0.63

5,170

Feb.

161

171

188

171

128

118

132

144

122

97

9±

132

161

194

204

176

161

*148

176

486

858

1,250

1,170

962

794

656

590

530

_

_

10,154

363

2.36

2.45

20,140

Mar.

413

264

205

194

182

171

152

132

118

IS?

786

*2,600

5.860

2,250

1,240

801

575

409

267

209

182

166

194

228

240

207

188

2O7

248

256

204

17,300

55B

3.62

4.18

34,310

Apr.

168

140

122

108

96

95

104

113

115

103

85

74

76

99

169

*228

207

182

159

105

85

74

66

108

202

187

156

118

1,090

5.230

-

7,844

261

1.69

1.89

15,560

May

2,660

1,250

722

1,030

2,210

2,290

1,230

756

500

511

*197

190

310

454

574

1,700

7,750

*4,940

2,100

1,080

712

526

356

220

169

140

117

100

88

76

68

34,786

1,122

7.29

8.40

69,000

June

60

55

47

45

39

37

54

52

51

29

28

26

25

24

22

20

19

19

*18

17

16

16

19

26

23

18

17

17

26

55

-

B54

27.8

0.181

0.20

1,650

July

50

25

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

25

*25

37

39

34

68

46

35

30

36

38

66

50

43

55

28

26

22

19

19

931

30.0

0.195

0.22

1,850

Aug.

21

22

24

22

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

17

18

18

21

19

16

15

16

17

*17

15

13

16

20

24

2B_

521

16.8

0.109

0.15

1,050

Sept.

20

16

14

27

il

37

20

16

14

15

13

12

12

11

11

*11

10

TT

16

19

16

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

-

472

15.7

0.102

0.11

936

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,140 Min 7.0 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.40 Ac-ft 77,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,730 Min 7.9 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88 Ac-ft 155,200

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (7 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (7.73 ft); Mar. 13 (6 a.m.) 4,280 

:fs (9.71 ft); Apr. 50 (6 p.m.) 3,940 cfs (9.52 ft); May 5 (12 p.m.) 2,740 cfs (8.78 ft); May 17 (l 

p.m.) 8,830 cfs (11.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record July 1-13; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for nearby stations.
424 RED RIVER BASIN

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

Location.--Lat 32°15'40", long. 93°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., near center 

or span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 417, 2.8 miles downstream from 

Fourmile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 miles southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area. 423 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 19, 1946, wire-weight gage and Apr. 8 to 

May 13, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 605 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 1 (gage height, 12.87 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs Oct. 4-7 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1940-53: 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 tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31, Jan. 7-22, June 5-29)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

7.

25

47

67

99

230

485

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

12.0

12.5

680

960

1,360

1,980

3,610

8,200

9,950

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

30

58

80

117

230

485

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.8

9.5 

9.1

8.8

Sii

8.4

8.6

9.5

11

12

13

13

13

13

*12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

15

565.9

11.8

0.028

0.05

726

Nov.

16

17 

17

17

18

18

18

19

20

22

27

30

30

26

24

24

24

27

36

*48

50

42

35

30

30

38

47

50

47

46

-

891

29.7

0.070

0.08

1,770

Dec.

52

56 

54

67

100

130

TTT

80

62

54

47

42

39

38

*55

54

54

54

38

52

83

93

78

62

56

48

44

41

40

44

84

1,858

59.5

0.140

0.16

3,650

Jan.

182

200 

182

140

138

118

99

88

82

79

70

*60

56

54

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

65

285

450

485

450

378

352

340

320

308

5,335

172

0.407

0.47

10,580

Feb.

435

555 

555

520

485

485

520

520

450

352

320

450

555

575

615

655

*658

680

900

1,560

2,190

2,190

1,840

2,050

2.550

2,550

2,120

1,840

_

.

-

28,515

1,018

2.41

2.51

56,560

Mar.

1,580

1,410 

1,270

1,140

990

840

750

655

575

615

1,270

5,050

5,800

4,400

5.410

4,400

5,140

2,260

1,710

*1,560

1,140

1,020

930

840

730

635

635

750

780

755

750

49,510

1,597

5.78

4.55

98,200

Apr.

676

611 

541

457

595

565

588

590

393

408

420

444

846

822

750

936

1,000

900

760

*611

485

570

280

240

556

487

499

526

5,790

5.590

-

24,554

818

1.95

2.16

48,660

May

9,220

9.920 

6,090

5,660

5,540

5,180

6,520

5,170

5,400

2,500

1,670

1,620

1,890

1,920

2,600

6,180

9,040

*8,120

6,490

5,510

4,590

5,070

2,200

1,640

1,260

1,020

842

682

558

425

558

120,243

3,879

9.17

10.57

258,500

June

265

205 

176

152

154

120

108

95

85

79

72

66

62

58

*52

46

42

40

38

35

52

50

28

27

26

25

24

24

28

52

-

2,206

75.5

0.174

0.19

4,380

July

34

52 

27

25

21

20

19

18

16

17

18

18

20

28

40

44

46

46

44

*59

44

58

58

86

101

101

90

70

51

59

53

1,301

42.0

0.099

0.11

2,580

Aug.

30

30 

33

31

28

24

22

21

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

18

*21

21

22

22

20

18

19

21

21

19

18

19

26

32

656

21.2

0.050

0.06

1,3OO

Sept.

31

25 

21

26

40

49

38

27

21

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

17

20

21

19

17

16

15

15

15

*15

15

14

-

611

20.4

0.048

0.05

1,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 3 y 690 Min 8.4 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.71 Ac-ft 264,200

Water rfater year year 1952-55= 1952-53= Max Max 9,920 9,920 Mln Mln 8.4 8.4 Mean Mean 647 647 Cfsm Cfsm 1.55 1.55 In. In. 20.74 20.74 Ac-ft Ac-ft 468,100 468,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 15 (9 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (10.98 ft): May 1 (12 p.m.) 11,500 

cfs (12.87 ft); May 17 (4 p.m.) 9,240 cfs (12.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

425

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long. 92°56'55", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., near center 

or 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 1953.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily 5.3 

miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs May 19; maximum gage height, 40.49 ft 

May 21; no flow July 26-29, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum gage height, 

2.00 ft Oct. 16.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

May 21, 1953; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum gage height, 

that of Oct. 16, 1952.

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. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2.2

, al.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

38.6

1.25

-

_

77

Jiov.

1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

21

189

-

255.4

8.51

~

-

507

Dec.

218 }e250

294

351

e200

elOO

*e50

elO

e5

e.5

2,237.5

72.2

-

-

4,440

Jan.

e.5

(*)

elOO

6300

490

342

.

ie200

J

375 466*

466

3,149.5

102

-

_

6,250

Feb.

539

592

*699

741

796

1,040

1,070

862

959

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,150

1,280

1,330

1,330

*1,300

1,330

1,720

2,600

3,150

3,390

3,900

4,390

4,690

4.940

4,940

_

-

52,988

1,892

-

_

105,100

Mar.

4,860

4,820

*4,710

4,600

4,420

4,240

3,930

3,560

5,290

3,450

4,230

4,790

5,630

6,110

6,660

7,050

7,420

*7,420

7,340

7,220

7,090

7,000

6,460

6,190

5,960

5,770

5,560

5,340

4,940

4,450

4,270

168,780

5,445

-

_

334,800

Apr.

3,950

3,560

3,270

3,020

2,730

2,520

*2,500

2,050

1,800

1,550

1,340

1,460

1,300

1,210

1,210

1,140

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,030

990

974

978

1,040

1,160

1,150

1,170

1,640

4,190

5.060

-

56,882

1,896

-

_

112,800

May

4,980

4,980

5,150

*5,360

5,720

6,220

6,780

*7,190

7,360

7,620

7,780

7,940

8,390

8,210

7,480

7,120

8,420

11,400

13,600

15,800

13,300

*12,800

12,000

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,400

*10,500

10,200

10,500

10,500

278,400

8,981

-

-

552,200

June

10,100

9,890

9,810

9,700

9,240

8,840

8,590

8,080

7,770

7,450

7,160

6,900

6,650

6,570

6,050

5,750

5,400

*4,610

4,040

3,190

2,690

2,340

2,040

1,690

1,420

1,230

1,020

921

1,020

949

-

160,690

5,556

-

_

518,700

July

875

755

675

615

560

525

470

435

564

513

248

252

248

248

*232

216

201

201

201

216

232

226

249

234

190

} '

elO

elO

8,981

290

-

_

17,810

Aug.

e50

e50

6100

6100

e300

6500

528

290

254

182

158

6150

129

6120

6110

104

82

92

108

95

86

e70

65

*76

72

60

68

71

78

74

53

5,855

124

-

_

7,650

Sept.

44

42

42

78

65

65

65

42

34

30

26

32

62

56

640

e30

26

*18

16

16

17

15

13

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

-

954

51.8

-

_

1,890

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,850 Min 0 Mean 947 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9,31 Ac-ft 687,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,800 Min 0 Mean 2,020 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83 Ac-ft 1,46C,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and weather records. 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

engineers' notes, and stages on Red River.
426 RED RIVER BASIN

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location.--Lat 31°41'15", long. 9g°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, approximately.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery.

gage. 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.--11 years, 66.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs May 17 (gage height, 14.63 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 17, 1953; no flow for many days in 1943, 

1948, 1952-53.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1945 has been revised to 6,620 cfs 

Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.6 ft, from floodmark), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1037 and 1311.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-18, 2O-28, Dec. 2, 3, 7-18, 26-29,

Jan. 3-22, 28-31, Feb. 2-6, 8-11)

1.0

1.1 

1.4

1.2 

2.3 

7.4

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

212

298

455

600

9.0

9.5

1O.O

12.0

13.0

840 

1,160 

1,780 

5,-480 

7,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

o

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.9

e2

1.2

 1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

e2

e3

-

26.9

0.90

O.O19

0.02

53

Dec.

e2

1.6

1.2

65

e3

e2

1.1

1.

I.

 1.

1.

1.

1.

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

e3

e5

e5

e4

e3

e2

e2

1.2

1.1

1.0

T75

e2

e5

63.6

2.05

0.044

0.05

126

Jan.

e5

e4

2.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

 1.2

172

1.2

1.2

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

16

147

127

53

elO

e5

2.9

2.2

1.9

2.1

408.5

13.2

0.281

0.32

810

Feb.

e3

2.6

*2.5

2.1

1.9

2.8

e4

2.9

2.5

2.1

3.9

21

27

27

40

35

28

*19

18

*125

298

288

90

*220

278

180

74

48

-

-

1,846.3

65.9

1.40

1.46

3,660

Mar.

40

37

34

32

28

24

22

21

20

110

*1.640

920

445

328

518

445

259

137

102

87

77

122

251

174

102

74

110

142

114

74

59

6,548

211

4.49

5.18

12,990

Apr.

54

50

47

44

41

40

*38

35

33

30

27

26

25

22

21

20

18

17

15

13

12

11

9.6

11

15

13

12

200

«6,510

2,660

-

10,069.6

336

7.15

7.97

19,970

May

710

403

276

*496

839

480

267

*166

126

107

96

287

1,780

915

*545

567

*6,850

6,200

2,110

906

507

339

239

169

134

112

97

86

76

68

62

25,995

839

17.9

20.57

51,560

June

57

52

49

46

43

41

38

34

32

30

28

25

22

20

18

16

14

*13

11

8.9

7.4

5.7

5.9

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.1

3.9

8.1

8.9

-

650.6

21.7

0.462

0.51

1,290

July

8.3

7.0

5.7

4.9

3.9

3.3

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

1.5

2.0

 1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

12

14

4.4

5.0

5.1

11

16

TC

7.2

4.9

3.6

2.9

147.6

4.76

0.101

0.12

293

Aug.

2.2

27T

2.1

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

.7

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

23.1

0.75

0.016

0.02

46

Sept.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

.1!

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

*0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0-

2.3

0.08

0.0017

0.002

4.6

Calendar year 1952: Max 530 Min 0 Mean 19.8 Cfsm 0.421 In. 5.76 Ac-ft 14,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,830 Min 0 Mean 125 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.22 Ac-ft 90,800

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs).--Mar. 11 (2 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 29 (1 p.m.) 8,030 cfs 

(13.34 ft); May 5 (8 a.m.) 92O cfs (9.15 ft); May 13 (12 ra.) 2,060 cfs (10.16 ft); May 17 (8 p.m.) 

10,500 cfs (14.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record and records 

for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 427

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La.

Location.--Lat 31°24'30", long. 93°10'15", in SE^ sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-53 are contained in the 

following table:

Water 

year

1950 

1951 

1952 

1953

Maximum

Date

June 3, 1950 

Jan. 2, 1951 

Apr. 23, 1952 

Apr. 29, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,590 

3,040 

2,820 

5,880

Gage height 

(feet)

15.00 

11.22 

10.83 

15.36

Minimum

Date

Sept. 9, 1950 

Aug. 29, 1951 

(t) 

Oct. 3, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.7 

.8

.9

.7

t Occurred Sept. 22-24, 27-30, 1952.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 9, 1950, Oct. 3, 1952.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1949

Date

Sept. 14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

*3.4

3.4

5.3

7.6

4.0

3.7

Date

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

Date

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

-

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7

7^

6.9

T0"6 374

26

16

17

15

10

8.7

9.7

9.0 

19

40

14

9.8

*8.1

7.7

17

11

7.4

7.4

42

70

18

10

7.8

6.8

6.8

7.5

914.3

29.5

1.38

1.59

1,810

Nov.

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

TT2~ 8.7

5.6

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

4^6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.4

-

155.0

5.17

0.242

0.27

307

Dec.

4.3

473

5.1

14

8.6

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.3

15

34

41

*282 

185

85

42

332 255"

74

58

58

67

43

38

35

34

158

68

44

38

33

2,028.9

65.4

3.06

3.53

4,020

Calendar year 1349: Max -

Jan.

277

155

69

63

229

93

37

42

38

113

210

134

127 

138

78

62

*85

55

44

36

33

31

30

27

25

27

29

25

24

23

24

2,336

75.4

3.52

4.06

4,630

Feb.

69

100

121

48

32

27

24

23

385

307

115

795

1.500 

186

102

70

52

45

41

38

50

166

100

67

49

38

33

29

_

_

-

4,412

158

7.38

7.67

8,750

Min -

Mar.

32

35

235

T55

54

33

29

26

*24

23

23

22

87 

31

102

47

25

21

54

29

20

16

15

14

14

13

59

19

13

12

1JL

1,243

40.1

1.87

2.16

2,470

Apr.

11

11

10

10

10

*9.9

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.1

8.3 

9.0

8.3

7.9

38

20

11

11

8.9

7.8

7.6

19

13

8.9

42~7.4

"50 342

-

736.1

24.5

1.14

1.28

1,460

May

626

*40B"

90

50

37

28

22

19

16

15

13

12

392 

101

64

50

30

20

13

80

45

25

18

14

12

11

9.5

8.7

470~ 8.2

75

2,782.4

89.8

4.20

4.84

5,520

June

1,520

521

5.010

231

138

95

76

74

70

65

116

49

28 

*23

16

14

13

12

12

15

14

16

11

8.2

7.2

7.4

7.3

9.9

13

8.9

-

6,200.9

207

9.67

10.78

12,300

July

7.7

15

14

8.6

7.6

12

10

7.6

6.8

6.8

*6.5

5.2

5.2 

6.5

8.2

7.4

5.6

4.4

3.2

2.2

1.6

176

1.6

1.6

2.5

2.2

12

6.1

4.8

3.2

2.2

189.9

6.13

0.286

0.33

377

Aug.

1.4

1.2

1.2

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

9.8

6.2

1.6

1.4

4.6 

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.4

*9.1

12

3.4

3.0

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.7

3.2

1.1

779

2.2

12

i±

111.5

3.60

0.168

0.19

221

Sept.

16

13

2512-

5.4

*4.

2.

1.'

it"

1.

1.

1. 

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

6.

1.

1.

2.

1.

1.

7.5

12

4.7

2.8

1.7

-

141.3

4.71

0.220

0.25

280

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1949-50: Max 3,010 Min 0.9 Mean 58.2 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.95 Ac-ft 42,140

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).-

1,280 cfs (7.40 ft); Feb. 9 (2:30 p.i

Oct. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (6.90 ft): Dec. 17 (9:30 p.m.) 

n.) 1,030 cfs (6.60 ft); Feb. 12 (12 m. ) 3,740 cfs (12.44 ft);

cfs ts V.69*'f't); June l"(5 ptmij 4^040 of s*fl2.93~f t);" June 3 (6 a.m.) 5,59o'cfs" (15.66 f t) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 16-21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 8, Mar. 26, Mar. 30 to Apr. 5, May 3-12, 

16-29; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bayou Anacoco near Leesvllle. Gage-height computed from once-daily, wire-weight-gage readings for low-flow periods June 15 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVEh BASIN

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatohie, La.--Continued 

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1950 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Caler

Oct.

2.2

2.0 

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

Ta

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

11 

~8.9 18

6.5

5.1

2.6

2.6

*2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.5

98.7

3.18

0.149

0.17

19S

Nov.

10 1.3

923 ~80

39

29

23

21

20

20

18

16

17

17

17

88

45

28 

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

1,617.3

53.9

2.52

2.81

3,210

idar year 1950 : t

Dec.

13

14 

94

19

23

*38

24

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12 

11

10

10~8.9

10

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

524.9

16.9

0.790

0.91

1,040

Jan.

107

1.010

95

63

204

128

45

38

*36

34

104

58

110

58

37

30

29 

30

28

25

20

18

17

16

16

15

14

IS

17

21

3,209

104

4.86

5.58

6,350

Feb.

25

35 

69

69

69

124 -64

*34

31

31

27

24

23

23

107

48

29

37 

51

35

23

18

17

16

14

14

14

16

_

-

1,087

38.8

1.81

1.89

2,150

fax 3.010 Min 0.9

Mar.

14

14 

14

18

19

14

13

*13

12

12

15

23

16

13

13

11

11

23 

18

13

12

10

8.9

8.9

8.2

9.3

579

223

112

45

33

1,348.3

43.5

2.03

2.34

2,670

Apr.

29

29 

19

15

17

21

54

23

22

19

14

14

13

12

13

15

14

*12 

12

12

53

13

9.1

7.9

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.3

6.1

-

502.7

16.8

0.785

0.87

997

May

17

1,300 

107

48

32

31

25

21

18

20

15

13

11

9.6

8.9

8.2

7.2

6.3 

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

379

3.9

*3.9

3.9

1,755.2

56.6

2.64

3.05

3,480

June

3.9

3.8 

3.9

5.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

379

3.9

4.0

23

5.6

5.0

5.1

7.9

28

"5.7 

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.7

14

7.2

9.5

-

194.9

6.50

0.304

0.34

387

July | Aug .

17

16 

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

*3.0

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

T78

2.4

107.7

3.47

0.152

0.19

214

2.0

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.3 

T75

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

-^.9

.9

1.0

39.5

1.27

0.059

0.07

78

Sept.

1.4

1.3 

17£- 1.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

6.7

13

3.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7 

 1.6

1.6

2.8

3.7

3.0

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.1

2.2

1.5

1.3

-

74.3

2.48

0.115

0.13

147

Mean 55.9 Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.45 Ac-ft 40,450

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1J300 Min 0.9 Mean 28.9 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35 Ac-ft 20,940

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 2,550 cfs (10.29 ft); Jan. 2 (12 p.m.) 3,040

ublo feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

TTT

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.0

44.5

1.44

0.067

0.08

88

Nov.

*3.5

3.1

2.7

2.6

27S

4.1

374

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.9

-

88.6

2.95

0.138

0.15

176

Dec.

2.9

375

3.8

4.9

5.1

3.8

3.5

25

9.6

4.5

4.1

*3.8

3.7

13

7.5

5.3

5.0

6.1

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.7

37

7.3

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.3

215.6

6.95

0.325

0.37

428

Jan.

5.0

4.9

479

14

9.9

8.1

7.4

7.0

*5.8

6.3

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.5

6.3

6.1

7.0

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.8

~95 153

19

9.4

7.9

457.1

14.7

0.587

0.79

907

Feb.

256

103

40

26

20

18

16

15

15

14

14

53

*24

17

15

17

15

14

14

30

17

15

16

14

14

29

17

15

il

-

886

30.5

1.43

1.54

1,760

Mar.

11

11

39

17

12

11

10

9.2

8.9

35

20

13

11

*8.9

8.4

7.6

7.3

~23 192

13

11

14

11

9.4

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.3

7.1

7.1

8.1

568.6

18.3

0.855

0.99

1,130

Apr.

8.1

7.2

8.0

162

16

10

8.9

8.1

*7.5

47

18

202

39

15

11

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.9

775

12

36

1.030

76

47

35

29

25

21

19

-

1,937.6

64.6

3.02

3.37

3,840

May

17

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

48

18

8.7

7.8

*7.8

7.5

6.6

1.1

43

85

17

11

8.4

24

155

63

17

11

127

~30 250

13

1,095.5

35.3

1.65

1.90

2,170

June

12

To

8.0

6.3

5.5

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

*2.9

7.1

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

37T

7.8

11

-

140.3

4.68

0.219

0.24

278

July

7.0

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

5.1

7.3

52

10

4.9

4.8

188 ~6F

20

9.8

8.6

*7.2

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.7

12

5.0

4.3

4.1

3.8

475.8

15.3

0.715

0.83

944

Aug.

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

16 -3.3

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.8

4.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

*2.3

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

172

1.2

83.7

2.70

0.126

0.15

166

Sept.

173- 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

4.9

.9

 1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

32.4

1.08

0.050

0.06

64

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,300 Min 0.9 Mean 23.7 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06 Ac-ft 17,180

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,030 Min 0.9 Mean 15.5 cfsm 0.771 In. 10.47 Ac-ft 11,950

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 ofs). Apr. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (10.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Gage-height computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings during lot^-flow periods.
RED RIVER BASIN 429

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

±

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9

tff

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

27.2

0.88

0.041

0.05

54

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.7

2.2

2.3

6.9

T75

-

56.7

1.89

0.088

0.10

112

Dec.

3.2

4^

3.2

49

7.5

4.7

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

56.0

18

8.1

6.9

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.8

-45 190

471.3

15.2

0.710

0.82

935

Jan.

18

18

12

11

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

775

6.4

6.0

6.2

6.0

31

103

TT

12

10

10

*8.1

7.6

7.4

19

591.8

12.6

0.589

0.68

111

Feb.

19

12

10

9.1

8.4

13

12

8.6

7.9

779

31

51

14

63

48

19

13

11

54

203

43

21

24

~57 354

45

33

28

.

_

-

1,219.9

43.6

2.04

2.12

2,420

Mar.

29

31

23

20

*17

17

16

14

IT

222

649

99

59

315

460

82

61

46

36

29

23

204

95

44

33

27

120

44

27

23

21

2,900

93.5

4.37

5.04

5,750

Apr.

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

*13

12

10

10

13

14

11

10

9.4

8.3

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.6

iF

14

8.3

6.6

29

*3 330

261

-

3,294.0

131

6.12

6.82

7,780

May

165

127

108

791

163

83

63

54

46

38

33

99

368

136

192

267

2.590

1,150

264

89

56

41

34

25

22

19

16

14

13

10

9.4

6,885.4

222

10.4

11.97

13,660

June

8.3

7.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

5.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

65

79

33

-

' 294.1

9.80

0.458

0.51

583

July

9.8

6.6

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.8

*X7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.1

4.6

13

8.3

"JO 168

43

33

18

. 12

8.3

106

30

14

9.8

8.0

7.3

8.0

626.0

20.2

0.944

1.09

1,240

Aug.

7.0

6.6

7.3

4.7

*4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5 3.3

3.2

65~3.1

33

9.1

7.0

17.0

8.4

8.8

11

18

12

29

21

10

8.7

7.3

6.3

19

352.1

11.4

0.533

0.61

698

Sept.

7.3

5.7

4.8

8.0

770

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.7

-

95.7

3.19

0.149

0.17

190

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,030 Min 0.8 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.84 Ac-ft 12,360

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,330 Min 0.8 Mean 47.2 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.98 Ac-ft 34,200

charge (base. 1,000 efs). Mar. 11 (5 to 6 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (7.17 ft); Mar. 14 (1 

18.03 ft); Apr. 29 (11 a.m.) 5,880 cfs (15.36 ft); Hay 4 (10 a.m.) 1,810 cfs (8. 

a.m.) 1,030 cfs (6.60 ft); May 17 (4:30 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (13.00 ft).

Peak disc 

1,500 cfs (

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

14 (12 p.m.) 

75 ft);
430 RED RIVER BASIN

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La.

Location. La t 31°17'50", long. 92°44'10", in SE^NWi 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-J miles southwest of Hot Wells.

Drainage area . 18.0 sq mi.

Records available . October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 35.8 of s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 17-19 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1953; minimum, that of 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, and those for periods of 

backwater from Red River, which are poor. During periods of high flow, there is an interchange with Dyer Creek above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from 

Red River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 22)

Oct.- 1 to Jan. 23

5.5 

7.6

1.1

1.5

2.0 12

2.6 26

Mote. Same as 

following table 

above 2.6 ft.

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

9.3

12

150

236

334

455

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

545

680

910

1,270

1,730

2,250

2,820

3,450

4,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

*5.6

5.7

6.2 672"

174.9

5.64

347

JJov.

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

9.8

12

8.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

9.5

12

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

8.1

7.3

7.1

12

12

-

242.3

8.08

481

Dec.

9.2

11

9.2

~67 250

17

12

11

9.9

9.1

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.1

8.0

*7.8

7.7

11

26

12

10

10

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.4

95~7.3

88

769.5

24.8

1,530

Jan.

20

15

13

11

10

10

9.6

9.8

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.8

12

11

10

9.6

9.1

13

225

28

17

14

14

*12

12

12

12

584.9

18.9

1,160

Feb.

12

12

11

11

1°

29

44

16

12

12

12

43

19

76

178

27

18

15

15

157

170

62

53

440

92

45

28

22

_

_

-

1,641

58.6

3,250

Mar.

20

19

18

16

15

*14

13

13

12

55

744

78

33

32

150

37

25

22

19

17

16

29

63

21

16

14

68

36

19

16

15

1,665

53.7

3,300

Apr.

14

13

13

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.5

19

54

15

11

11

*5,650

171

4,165.2

139

8,260

May

57

34

83

1,210

283

50

34

28

25

23

22

33

470

74

305

671

1,030

2,050

c400

c60

c46

c40

c37

c34

c32

c31

c30

*c28

c27

c26

c25

7,298

235

14,480

June

c24

c23

c22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

T5

15

14

21

18

15

-

520

17.3

1,030

July

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

16

19

19

13

15

18

12

24

15

14

11

TT

11

11

419

13.5

831

Aug.

12

11

11

*10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.6

977

9.7

10

12

11

10

11

11

19

18

11

11

11

336.5

10.9

667

Sept.

10

10

10

11

TT

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

977

*9.7

9.7

-

300.8

10.0

597

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,510 Min 5.5 Mean 23.0 Ac-ft 16,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,630 Min 5.5 Mean 49.6 Ac-ft 35,930

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --Feb. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 880 cfs (9.45 ft); Mar. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 1,240

cfs (9.96 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 8,320 cfs (15.51 ft); May 4 (6:30 p.m.) 1,780 cfs (10.55 ft); May 

13 (11:30 a.m.) 764 cfs (9.22 ft); May 16 (8:30 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (10.01 ft); May 18 (12:30 a.m.)

4,100 cfs (12.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Red River; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Alexandria, La.

431

Location.~Lat 31°18'46", long. 92°26'34", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W. , near center 

of span of old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 mil«s 

downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area. 67.500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noneontributing.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953 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, 

3atum 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 1-2, 1932, to July 14, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 33,790 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 193,000 cfs May 19; maximum gage height, 42.05 

ft May 24; minimum discharge, 2,400 efs Oct. 14 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1928-53: 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. 391).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 59 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 4 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.650 

3,620

3,500

3,400

3,220

2,860

2,700

2,580

2,550

2,500

2,480

2,450

2,440

2,460

2,580

2,900

2,990

2,990

2,700

2,670

2,870

3,180

3,330

3,540

3,440

3,150

3,010

3,100

3,330

3,480

3,500

93,170

3,005

184,800

JIov.

3,180 

3,090

2,980

3,020

3,300

3,440

3,410

3,210

2,980

3,070

3,150

3,410

3,540

3,470

3,400

3,150

2.980

3,170

3,450

3,630

3,620

3,530

3,430

3,460

3,640

4,180

4,300

4,290

4,310

5.210

-

105,000

3,500

208,300

Dec.

12,200

22^100

25,000

23,100

19,900

21,200

25,100

31,200

34,800

35,200

32, 000

29,500

26,700

22,600

19,500

17,500

16,300

16,000

15,900

15,900

15,900

15,800

16,200

16,900

17,400

17,500

17,500

17,400

17,300

17,500

650,500

20,980

$1,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 137,

Jan.

17,700 

17,200

17,200

16,500

16,000

16,000

16,500

16,500

16,000

15,300

14,600

13,900

13,100

12,200

11,800

11,200

11,000

10.800

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,200

13,500

20,000

25,000

27,300

27,000

30,900

51,200

30,900

29,600

545 , 500

17,550

*1,078

Feb.

28,700 

27,300

25,800

24,400

25,000

27,600

50,200

32,500

51,400

29,600

27,000

25,200

25,000

26,400

27,600

29,500

50,600

31,900

52,200

33,900

59,500

42,200

40,900

59,700

40,900

40,100

38,900

57,500

-

-

890,700

51,810

tl,767

Mar.

54,700 

32,900

30,900

28,700

26,400

24,700

24,700

25,800

27,900

30,200

41 , 700

54,100

62,300

67,400

71,500

75,600

72,00$

69,900

66,900

62,800

58,900

59,900

68,900

75,700

77,200

76,200

75,600

71,000

66,400

60,900

54,600

W.,672.4

53,950

*3,517

Apr.

47,300 

45,000

58,100

34,500

31,900

31,200

51,600

31,900

32,200

40,100

55,500

62,500

64,800

59,900

56,500

50,900

46 , 900

43 , 400

39,700

36,200

33,600

32,200

30,600

29,000

28,100

29,000

31,200

41,500

77,700

118,000

-

W.,528.4

44,280

*2,655

May

130,000 

156,000

140,000

146,000

152,000

157,000

150,000

140, 000

151,000

125,000

115,000

115,000

119,000

125,000

133,000

145,000

160,000

180,000

192,000

189,000

185,000

179,000

174,000

172,000

171,000

170,000

167,000

164,000

160,000

154,000

148,000

*4,718

152,200

*9,558

June

140,000

130,000

119,000

107,000

95,200

85,500

74,600

65,800

56,000

50,400

45,500

41,300

58,100

35,400

32,900

50,600

28,400

25,800

25,500

21,300

19,200

17,400

15,800

14,600

13,500

12,000

11,200

10,800

10,600

1C, 400

-

tl ,57 7. 6

45,920

*2,752

July

10,100 

9,860

9,290

8,750

8,540

8,560

8,170

7,990

7,920

7,450

6,960

6,510

6.580

6,490

6,710

6,910

6,810

6,630

6,590

6,940

7,470

8,360

9,480

9,670

9,480

11,800

28,700

47,500

58,400

63,800

67,400

475,200

15,550

942,500

Aug.

67,900 

65,800

56 , 500

48,200

40,100

52,500

25,800

20,300

16,500

15,900

12,000

10,600

9,860

10,800

12,000

12,000

10,400

8,910

8,170

7,360

7,020

7,490

8,170

8,540

8,750

8,170

7,500

7,020

6,910

6,970

6,690

570,810

18,410

tl,152

Sept.

6,290 

5,950

5,710

5,840

6,890

7,610

7,940

7,470

6,490

5,820

5,350

5,060

5,410

6,540

7,810

7.970

7,290

6,440

5,750

5,190

5,160

5,050

4,850

4,680

4,440

4,150

4,080

4,540

4,550

4,640

-

174,680

5,825

346,500

000 Mln 2,440 Mean 22.640 Ac-ft 16,440.000

Water year 1952-53: Max 192,000 Min 2,440 Mean 34,520 Ac-ft 24,99o',000

* Expressed In thousands.
432 RED RIVER BASIN 

Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°36i40", long. 93°41'45", in sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 25 W., on right bank 

350 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4f miles upstream from Fiddler's 

Creek and 65- miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953 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.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929. 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, and 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.--11 years (1942-53), 853 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 21.66 ft); 

minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 30.80 ft, former 

site), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum observed, 7.5 cfs Aug. 12, 

1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.14 ft (former site) Sept. 5, 1943.

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

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1947(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 4-7)

1.39

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.5

3.0

44

95

191

363

4.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

9ZO

2,780

5,200

8,600

13,100

16,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

23 

22

21

20

19

23

23

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

27

27

27

27

27

*27

27

27

28

29

29

29

28

28

27

29

811

26.2

0.064

0.07

1,610

Nov..

30

31

32

31 

33

32

32

33

47

*53

57

52

45

43

41

40

42

174

312

221

147

112

94

159

*13,200

14,000

2,140

1,220

890

800

-

34,143

1,138

2.78

3.10

67,720

Dec.

800 

1,460

1,760

7.510 

*3,440

1,880

1,280

980

794

626

491

417

359

316

287

256

237

'570" 224

603

603

512

491

421

367

327

301

280

*263

270

662

28,287

912

2.22

2.57

56,110

Jan.

890 

728

591

497 

431

381

343

316

291

263

240

218

203

194

185

183

250

525

710

758

710

722

3,460

3,600

1,920

*1,370

1,070

860

704

591

5.810

27,014

871

2.12

2.45

53,580

Feb.

5.180 

2,200

1,460

1,130 

890

740

603

497

426

426

1,160

1,460

1,100

920

830

*704

574

476

436

606

860

674

574

529

546

502

436

389

_

_

-

26,328

940

2.29

2.39

52,220

Mar.

465 

I,'9l30

1,940

2,320 

1,700

1,250

980

800

674

758

830

*740

692

650

632

529

1,250

8.860

3,600

1,940

1,370

1,340

2,320

1,430

1,070

860

728

692

585

529

*1,150

44,584

1,438

3.51

4.04

88,430

Apr.

1,760 

1,130

860

728 

626

3,980

3,580

2,060

1,460

1,100

890

950

788

626

980

1,370

980

800

692

*540

455

394

355

2,950"

3,950

1,820

1,220

950

7,840

7,670

-

53,504

1,783

4.35

4.85

106,100

May

2,320 

1,460

1,070

860 

800

650

524

445

376

347

2,090

13,300

*16.000

3,640

2,390

2,880

2,720

1,820

1,520

1,220

920

722

568

460

381

319

287

247

215

188

165

60,902

1,965

4.79

5.52

120,800

June

147 

130

*119

108 

99

90

88

82

76

71

65

60

a55

a51

a47

a44

a41

a39

36

32

31

30

29

29

28

27

26

26

28

32

-

1,766

58.9

0.144

*0.16

3,500

July

*32 

31

33

29 

26

30

*93

128

75

60

a 48

a44

a 48

a47

a61

a200

al!6

a84

a67

147

2,980

8.960

1,760

1,190

4,320

1,600

920

620

441

335

273

24,798

800

1.95

2.25

49,190

Aug.

247 

221

183

150 

140

260

335

209

150

*121

*101

86

79

72

74

61

57

*65

59

52

47

44

43

41

*38

36

33

31

30

31

*31

3,127

101

0.246

0.28

6,200

Sept.

*30 

29

31

42 

50

55

48- 56

*41

35

32

30

27

25

*24

23

23

23

22

22

21

*19

19

18

18

19

19

18

17

!§

-

852

28.4

0.069

0.08

1,690

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,600 Min 19 Mean 860 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.55 Ae-ft 624,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,000 Min 16 Mean 839 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.76 Ac-ft 607,200

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Nov. 26 (3:30 a.m.) 23,600 cfs (21.66 ft); May 13 (9:30 a.m.)

21,800 cfs (20.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for South Fork of Ouachita River,

one observer's reading,' and recorded range in stage.
RED RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

433

Location. Lat 34°34', long. 93°38', in NW-f sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 25 ¥., 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 13.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 25, 1952; minimum, 2.0 cfs July 29, 1952, 

result of temporary damming of channel upstream.

Remarks . Records good.

Cooperation . --Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-20, 24, May 15, 17-30, 

June 1-12, July 7 to Aug. 15, Sept. 3-5)

1.89

2.0

Z.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.0

5.0

10

19

40

70

134

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

214

322

485

1,020

2,560

4,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Tbtal

Kean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.9

3.7

3.1

3.1 

3.0

4.2 

5.0

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.1

*5.8 

5.6

5.8

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.5

7.0

171.1

5.52

0.086

0.10

339

Nov.

7.3

372

7.9

8.2 

8.5

12 

8.2

8.2

10

*21

17

13

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

10

90

55

27

19 

15

14

109

»4,850

422

148

92

76

70

-

6,164.4

205

3.20

3.58

12,230

Dec.

140

230

648

1,770 

287

156 

111

87

70

56

47

42

37

32

28

26

24

23

155

156

95 

80

67

55

46

39

36

32

*30

50

156

4,756

153

2.39

2.76

9,430

Jan.

104

81

63

54 

46

41

38

39

34

30

28

25

23

23

23

26

92

186

166

177

141 

348

1.450

344

186

*134

106

34

68

59

1,230

5,449

176

2.75

3.17

10,810

Feb.

400

198

138

104 

86

72 

60

53

46

191

764

287

173

131

108

*86

69

59

58

290

182

123

95

39

81

68

60

53

_

_

-

4,124

147

2.30

2.40

8,180

Mar.

207

310

287

261 

165

123 

97

80

69

106

99

*100

90

90

77

66

986

1.570

312

182

135 

285

254

151

112

90

80

67

57

32

*322

6,892

222

3.47

4.00

13,670

Apr.

223

131

102

36 

196

1,460 

378

209

145

111

97

93

72

62

116

98

80

71

60

*52

46 

43

42

1,150

350

173

123

100

1,430

382

7,681

256

4.00

4.46

15,240

May

196

135

106

95 

94

77 

69

60

54

71

1,290

*3.210

950

335

234

505

263

169

221

138

106 

84

68

55

45

37

33

28

24

21

11

8,792

284

4.44

5.11

17,440

June

18

16

*15

14 

13

12

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.5

3.2

7.6

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.4 

'sTo 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.6

7.6

260.3

8.68

0.136

0.15

516

July

*6.5

6.3

7.0

6.5 

6.1

6.3 

*130

117

37

20

14

14

20

19

144

212

87

57

34

317

1.160 

*320

163

115

104

62

43

32

24

20

17

3,320.7

107

1.67

1.93

6,590

Aug.

16

15

13

12 

10

22 

22

15

12

10

9.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.0

6.5 

6.1

5.8

5.8

*5.6

5.4

5.2

Ail

5.0

5.2

*6.1

287.9

9.29

0.145

0.17

571

Sept.

*6.5

6.1

9.6

12 

TO

7.6 

*6.3

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

*3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5 Is!

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

148.9

4.96

0.078

0.09

295

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,850 Mln 3.0 Mean 140 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.76 Ac-ft 101,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,850 Min 3.0 Mean 132 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.92 Ac-ft 95,300

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (10:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (13.24 ft); Dec. 4 (3:30 a.m.)

4,160 cfs (9.50 ft); Mar. 18 (2 a.m.) 4,160 cfs (9.50 ft); Apr. 29 (9 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (8.68 ft); May

12 (7:30 p.m.) 8,380 cfs (12.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
434 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'20", long. 93° 11 "50", in NE£ sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 21 W., at Blakely 

Mountain Dam on 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 1953.

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; gages read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,187,310 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 548.7 ft); 

minimum, 1,220 acre-ft Oct. 1-5, 8 (elevation, 407.4 ft).

1952-53: Maximum contents, that of May 18, 1953; minimum since top of conservation 

pool was first reached, 958,950 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 539.34 ft).

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 

480.0 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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2«

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.25

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.25

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

Nov.

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.43

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.63

2.47

3.22

3.52

3.43

3.12

2.83

11.52

90.96

143.34

155.09

158.73

160.57

-

Dec.

161.82

165.57

171.31

222.90

261.35

271.00

271.00

270.12

266.59

263.95

259.63

255.34

252.80

248.60

244.45

241.18

237.11

237.11

233.92

233.12

232.32

231. J2

229.92

228.36

223.68

221.36

219.08

218.32

218.32

217.56

217.56

Jan.

217.56

217.56

217.56

217.56

217.56

216.80

215.28

214.52

213.04

212.29

210.81

210.07

208.58

207.84

206.36

206.36

205.63

207.10

210.81

211.55

213.78

216.04

227.58

235.51

261.35

270.32

275.48

282.73

282.73

284.58

289.19

Pet.

312.22

331.40

341.86

347.20

352.59

355.87

356.96

361.34

363.58

364.70

370.30

382.87

391.06

398.16

401.77

404.17

407.78

411.47

413.92

415.15

417.61

423.84

431.38

430.13

435.21

437.78

439.06

437.78

-

_

-

Mar.

441.64

448.12

452.06

466.67

476.16

484.39

489.97

492.77

495.57

498.38

502.64

502.64

506.94

508.37

512.67

514.10

521.40

548.18

583.76

598.10

606.13

614.31

622.49

629.16

635.83

640.87

642.57

645.97

649.37

651.07

654.47

Apr.

666.56

673.49

678.78

691.13

700.12

705.51

732.95

746.00

757.37

761.16

764.95

768.81

772.67

776.53

780.39

784.25

788.18

792.11

792.11

792.11

794.08

794.08

796.04

805.90

834.06

848.37

854.57

848.37

871.22

911.70

-

May

935.77

944.63

951.28

953.54

960.30

962.56

964.81

967.06

973.83

980.71

985.30

1017.77

1102.52

1153.31

1158.49

1161.08

1176.76

1187..31

1176.76

1171.49

1161.08

1145.54

1132.77

1115.01

1100.02

1082.71

1067.97

1053.49

1034.34

1017.77

1015.43

June

1010.77

1010.77

1010.77

1008.44

1008.44

1008.44

1006.10

1006.10

1006.10

1003.77

1003.77

1001.44

1001.44

1001.44

999.10

999.10

996.77

996.77

994.48

992.18

992.18

989.89

989.89

987.59

985.30

985.30

933.01

983.01

980.71

980.71

-

July

980.71

978.42

978.42

976.12

976.12

976.12

974.29

977.27

978.19

976.58

976.58

976.35

976.12

975.67

975.21

974.52

975.67

975.67

975.21

976.12

979.11

988.28

1007.97

1013.10

1016.60

1024.85

1026.98

1029.60

1030.07

1017.77

1017.30

Aug.

1017.07

1016.60

1015.90

1014.97

1014.27

1014.73

1014.27

1013.57

1012.87

1011.70

1009.37

1007.04

1004.70

1002.84

1001.44

1000.27

999.57

999.10

997.94

997.00

995.85

994.02

992.41

992.18

990.81

989.66

988.51

987.36

986.68

985.99

985.76

Sept.

984.61

983.69

982.55

984.15

983.92

983.92

983.69

982.32

981.40

980.71

979.79

978.88

977.73

976.12

975.21

973.83

973.38

971.58

970.67

969.77

968.19

966.84

965.94

964.81

963.46

963.01

962.10

960.98

960.30

959.62

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952. . . .

Water year 1952-53....

Elevation 

(feet)t

407.5

-

539.34

-

Contents 

fthousands of 

acre-feet)

1.20

1.23

-

304. 40

958.95

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(thousands of acre-feet)

_

+0.03

-

+86.84

-25.89

+957.75

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 435

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°23'10", long. 92°50'20", in NW£ sec. 16, T. 43., 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 1953. 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.--26 years (1925-26, 1928-53), 2,464 cfs (1,784,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 20.90 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 21; minimum daily, 93 cfs Oct. 4.

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum, that of 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. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 587: 1923. WSP 857: 1923(M). WSP 977: 194J 

Drainage area.

Rating cables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

WSP 1211:

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 50

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

151

287

587

1,420

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

17.6

3,490

6,950

14,700

27,200

34,400

1.1 

1.5

2.0

168

309

587

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

330

380

548

93 

126

135

134 

141

126

123

127 

119

118

121

124

119

110

110

124

110

120

*117 

110 

114

122

110 

117

111

110

110

126

4,385

141

8,700

Nov.

113

112

104

111 

106

114

119 

106

124 

118

112 

112

110

109

108

108

111

186

132

122

117

108 

113

136

3,630

*6.720 

4,376

2,250

2,250

2,200

-

24,231

808

48,060

Dec.

3,490

2,450

5,030

*54.100 

10,100

7,090

5,620 

5,740

5,050 

5,860

5,050 

4,940

4,940

4,940

5,740

4,660

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,050

3,820 

3,710 

2,050

2,050

1,960 

482

358

298

1,TT5

*2,100

144,048

4,647

285,700

Jan.

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050 

2,000

2,000

1.950 

2,000

2,000 

1,950

1,950 

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,150

2,500

2,500

2,350

3,540

4,700

2,300 

11,300 

4,040

2,350

2,200 

*2,450

2,500

2,350

2,250

5,300

84,630

2,730

167,900

Feb.

3,890

3,270

3,330

2,830 

2,050

1,780

278 

264

250 

1.1Z5

3,270 

3,380

2,100

2,050

2,050

1,020

1,060

*371

667

964

1,200

456 

1,480 

1,270

2,000

1,480

334

394

_

_

-

44,608

1,593

88,480

Mar.

736

2,200

3,530

4,590 

2,100

2,000

1,950 

380

1,110 

1,710

2,150

*2,000

1,770

3,270

3,600

1,080

3,430

15,000

5,000

2,150

2,100

2,450

2,400 

2,350

2,100

1,950 

1,680

1,460

"655 320

927

76,143

2,456

151,000

Apr.

*559

1,030

1,120

453 

810

11.500

5,160 

3,800

1,900 

1,060

1,170 

418

1,190

404

695

842

828

1,850

798

478

725

*902 

585

9,710

7,200

1,950

1,410

956

8,810

7,960

-

76,075

2,556

150,900

May

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,900 

1,850

674

456 

1,2875

1,300 

524

6,880 

16,200

17.500

 11,500

10,100

10,500

10,900

11,900

14,000

11,500

11,100

11,300 

10,900 

10,900

9,890

8,240 

8,420

8,420

8,420

7,000

2,410

231,844

7,479

459,900

June

1,280

1,060

874

*960 

934

253

806 

547

1.620 

620

524 

226

221

224

510

212

576

854

608

255

244

284 

568 

245

*226

1,410 m

256

286

-

16,930

564

53,580

July

244

*274

292

295

506

858

996 

1,500

261 

184

186 

1,080

570

1,210

287

1,350

425

781

552

*952

2,360

4.040 

2,260 

1,150

890

551 

1,180

1,650

2,940

3,050

1,440

35,452

1,079

66,550

Aug.

515

268

281

257 

264

450

944 

262

254 

552

1.690 

1,260

1,570

1,560

278

214

255

522

1,570

678

402

221 

198 

244

192

195 

251

735

560

268

1,010

16,898

545

53,520

Sept.

*413

299

580

687 

426

449

501 

324

362 

530

382 

475

230

292

682

1,150

1,910

527

220

*207

225

229

214 

"2T4 186

277 

320

244

584

705

13,270

442

26,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 35,900 Mln 82 Mean 2,919 Ao-ft 2,119,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,100 Mln 93 Mean 2,100 Ao-ft 1,520,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
436 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.

LocatJ.on.--Iat 34°08'55", long. 93°42'55", In NW£ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at Narrows 

Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream 

from Muddy Fork.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953. Prior to October 1951, published as 

Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

(Torps 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, 359,330 acre-ft Kay 21 (elevation, 557.84 ft); 

minimum, 182,010 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 532.12 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, that of May 21, 1953; minimum, since top of power i~-ool 

was first-reached, that of Sept. 30, 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. Water below elevation 436.9 

ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir is used for the dual purpose of 

flood control and electric generation. Power generation began May 27, 1950.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents at 8 a.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

201.23

200.68

200.35

200. 07

199.90

199.85

199.85

199.52

199.18

198.91

198.57

198.19

198.08

197.69

197.25

196.97

196.70

196.60

196.38

196.27

196.05

195.94

195.89

195.78

195.67

195.62

195.57

195.35

195.08

194.81

194.75

Nov.

194.70

194.64

194.64

194.59

194.48

194.43

194.32

194.26

194.16

194.86

194.70

194.70

194.59

194.48

194.43

194.43

194.43

195.24

195.57

195.51

195.35

195.13

195.02

195 08

203!41

219.92

221.97

223.12

223.85

224.27

-

Dec .

224.64

225.79

227.07

257.80

264.61

265.93

267.27

268.39

267.76

266.85

266.00

265.72

264.89

264.61

264.68

264.54

264.34

264.20

263.78

264.06

265.16

265.86

264.27

262.47

260.89

260.54

258.89

258.68

258.48

258.20

257.19

Jan.

257.19

257.53

256.18

256.25

256.58

256.58

256.32

256.18

256.11

256.18

256.11

256.11

255.84

255.64

255.30

255.30

254.90

254.70

255.78

256.52

256.65

256.65

263.65

266.78

268.25

269.31

268.74

267.34

265.58

264.27

264.06

Feb.

265.30

266.14

265.72

264.96

263.99

262.96

261.65

261.92

262.13

260.68

262.75

265.03

265.58

265.30

264.54

265.03

263.65

262.75

261.72

261.37

261.72

262.54

263.30

262.20

261.09

259.71

258.48

257 . 53

_

_

-

Mar.

257.80

261.30

262.34

263.51

264.20

264.27

265.03

265.51

265.93

265.58

264.82

264.41

263.72

263.16

263.51

264.13

263.30

267.34

270.08

270.92

270.78

271.34

272.54

271.63

270.99

270.08

269.52

268.53

268.67

269.10

268.74

Apr.

270.22

269.87

269.59

270.29

270.99

282.15

289.00

290.65

291.02

289.45

287.27

285.15

282.44

279.80

277.86

275.92

273.62

271.34

270.92

270.92

269.66

268.32

266.78

269.59

275.92

278.22

277.93

277.14

284.05

293.04

-

Hay

295.00

295.30

294.92

292.89

292.50

287.95

285.22

282.37

279.37

276.42

280.17

305.54

330.66

335.79

338.02

343.60

347.01

348.41

356.65

359.24

359.33

358.88

357.09

351.30

341.53

331.66

324.26

317.33

312.22

307.49

302.65

June

298.05

293.27

288.55

283.61

280.02

278.15

278.08

278.08

277.21

275.99

274.70

273.55

272.19

271.98

271.84

270.85

269.94

268.95

268.11

267.41

267.20

267.13

266.14

264.96

264.13

263.16

262.47

262.34

262.40

262.34

-

July

261.92

261.02

260.34

259 .'78

259.71

259.51

258.54

257.33

256.79

255.98

255.84

255.71

255.91

255.91

255.91

254.76

253.41

252.13

251.00

251.33

256.38

269.45

269.66

269.02

270.64

271.27

271.84

270.64

268.88

267.20

265.51

Aug.

263.92

263.03

262.82

261.09

259.02

257.06

255.24

253.41

251.40

251.27

249.35

247.10

245.25

243.18

241.30

239.75

239.56

237.51

235.62

233.97

232.96

231.46

229.36

229.36

227.88

226.09

224.27

222.52

220.89

220.04

219.98

Sept.

218.15

216.25

214.13

213.61

212.56

211.93

211.87

211.75

209.90

208.00

206.36

204.37

203.48

203.07

201.57

199.96

198.52

196.76

195.13

194.86

194.54

193.78

193.61

192.80

191.14

189.23

188.70

188.12

185.96

183.98

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952. ....

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1952-53.....

Elevations 

(feet)t

-

550.68

545.48

532.12

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

264,750

269,590

294,090

299,740

261,920

218,150

182,010

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

_

+14,010

+7,560

+24,500

+5,650

-37,820

+2,070

-45,840

-36,140

-19,280

t Elevations at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 437

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°03 1 , long. 93°43', in SE^ sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 26 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles downstream from Muddy 

Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4.6 miles upstream from Prairie Creek.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available . October 1927 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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. 19 years (1928-31, 1937-53), 655 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs May 11 (gage height, 15.60 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 28.

1927-31, 1937-53: 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 except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow regulated by Narrows 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to June 3, June 21, 22, June 27 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 3O

5.0

25

56

2.8

3.1

3.2

105

184

220

27

60

122

236

425

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.6

745

1,580

3,680

7,220

12,100

28

48

90

137

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

234

395

680

1,480

3,810

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

182

190

120 

84 

42

23

16

125

90

128

118

~26 208

154

189

126

56

62

81

18

28

32

31

39

31

13

6^5

43

107

45

38

2,451.5

79.1

4,860

Nov.

46

16

2 P 

35

40

50

40

22

24

44

34

54

56

56

17

22

176

122

134

112

101

41

113

2,950

898

325

126

239 '

226

-

6,152.5

205

12,200

Dec.

332

559

2,090 

8.590 

1,800

760

506

903

1,080

991

480

710

423

208

150

238

237

465

1,300

744

386

1,260

1,490

1,450

600

1,180

518

380

338

1,030

406

31,404

1,013

62,290

Jan.

385

975

332 

232 

112

302

310

303

264

126

0.92

77

252

258

372

867

1,040

607

719

824

750

1,440

4.990

1,960

1,120

1,310

1,330

1,570

1,490

1,100

2,500

28,109

907

55,750

Feb.

2,030

1,390

1,360 

1,250 

1,230

1,170

409

234

897

841

1,860

2,080

1,570

1,450

669

1,200

1,100

894

1,140

796

380

218

956

1,160

1,190

1,110

908

359

-

_

-

29,851

1,066

59,210

Mar.

402

1,330

1,530 

1,490 

1,020

560

476

3J5

973

1,590

1,460

1,300

1,210

686

398

876

734

3.240

1,650

1,330

792

1,260

1,760

1,320

1,110

1,110

1,260

608

380

845

561

33,636

1,085

66,720

Apr.

940

1,050

281 

199 

178

4,670

1,920

1,510

1,370

1,830

1,880

1,830

1,730

1,730

2,380

1,980

1,830

1,150

458

915

934

968

1,050

5,670

2,430

1,530

1,270

1,270

7.110

2,280

-

54,343

1,811

107,800

May

,6OO

,320

.240 

,780 

,780

,730

,730

,680

,680

,080

1 .000

1 ,200

,180

,620

,030

,780

,380

,400

,680

,550

,480

,250

2,660

4,400

5,240

5,120

3,680

3,350

2,690

2,690

2,690

96,690

3,119

191,800

June

2.690

2,690

2,690

Ui4 , 600

1

j

J

628

686

732

271

38

296

488

476

460

326

119

29

401

508

420

430

352

93

24

19

58

-

19,524

651

38,730

July

328

385

372 

79 

17.

336

652

393

418

115

26

21

20

17

484

808

868

618

248

688

5.740

1,610

1,100

1,110

710

210

753

1,000

1,030

1,020

976

20,152

650

39,970

Aug.

580

224

662 

1,020 

1,020

1,030

1,000

1,020

374

670

979

1,020

1,020

1.060

938

264

823

1,O2O

829

518

537

909

362

488

902

891

900

919

524

173

705

23,381

754

46,380

Sept.

1,010

1,020

1.100 

650 

238

212

30

678

940

916

960

684

292

464

850

693

856

927

229

166

301

151

157

826

942

348

246

956

1,060

1,050

-

18,952

632

37,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,480 Mln 6.5 Mean 679 Ac-ft 493,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,000 Mln 6.5 Mean 999 Ac-ft 723,300

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on Little Missouri 

River at Narrows Dam and Muddy Pork Creek near Murfreesboro, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

368561 O - 56 - 29
438 RED RIVER BASIN

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°47', long. 92°20', in NWfc 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of "^1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs May 14 (gage height, 12.55 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1953; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below about 5 cfs, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

 total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

00'

0

0

0

0

.7

55

*49

27

8.5

4.2

2.8

1.9

1.4

44

185

142

40

15

8.6

5.8 

5.4

6.6

6.6

5.0

5.4

5.2

-

604.9

20.2

0.094

0.10

1,200

Dec.

LLL 45

*44

62

*126

115

90

81

84

75

47

29

19

15

12

10

8.6

7.7

8.5

17

14

14 '12

11 

10

9.0

8.8

9.8

9.2

*10

69

1,076.1

54.7

0.161

0.19

2,150

Jan.

105

78

76

69

58

49

59

55

53

26

22

18

16

14

13

12

12

15

20

24

33

62

542

858 

756

732

*662

640

640

618

576

6,835

220

1.02

1.18

13,550

Feb.

662

597

498

400

359

552

294

191

129

102

266

684

708

732

756

732

*662

476

294

385

597

517

461

479 

536

461

536

237

_

_

-

12,901

461

2.13

2.22

25,590

Mar.

195

171

213

258

294

294

276

252

175

*209

498

684

955

1,420

1,760

1,470

1,130

1,210

1,130

1,080

1,810

5,410

5,060

2,660 

2,590

1,650

1,210

955

756

556

329

32,580

1,045

4.84

5.58

64,220

Apr.

*501

200

156

102

81

556

1,150

1,760

2,590

1,600

1,110

868

640

556

195

168

171

195

195

168

*126

95

76

269 

782

858

868

1,210

1,820

2.750

-

21,154

704

3.26

3.64

41,920

May

2,850

2,660

1,700

1,640

1,950

1,600

1,240

1,000

868

708

640

1,810

5,860

*5,O10

5,950

5,410

4,090

5,010

*4,580

2,660

1,870

1,510

1,080

858 

618

545

152

. 84

54

59

50

57,634

1,859

8.61

9.92

114,500

June

25

19

.16

*15

11

8.8

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.0

5.5

5.5

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.0

*.8

.5

.2

.1

2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

127.8

4.26

0.020

0.02

255

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

5.0

2.2

.9

18

*51

34

26

26 

25

14

7.5

5.9

2.5

1.5

.7

195.1

6.29

0.029

0.05

587

Aug.

0.4"^2 o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.000095

0.0001

1.2

Sept.

t

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,110 Min 0 Mean 217 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.65 Ao-ft 157,400

Water year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 5,010 Min O Mean 364 5Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.886 Ao-ftc 265,600 265,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Mar. 22 (8 p.m.) 4,230 ofs (12.20 ft); Apr. 9 (5 a.m.) 2,570 

cfs (11.49 ft); May 2 (5 a.m.) 2,990 ofs (11.68 ft); May 5 (7 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (11.13 ft); May 14 

p.m.) 5,540 ofs (12.55 ft); May 18 (6 a.m.) 5,540 cfs (12.54 ft).

* Discharee measurement made on this dav.
RED RIVER BASIN 439

Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long. 92°36'40", in NE£ 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 1953 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, 49,500 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 25.28 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs part of each day Sept. 23-30 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 23-30, 1953. 

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 returns effluent below station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1292.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. Z, 3,

May 10-14, 16-18)

1.75

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0

10

62

131

202

298

580

1,500

8.0

lo.o

12.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

23.1

2,870

4,550

6,400

8,350

12,400

19,200

33,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*20

20

19

19

19

22

*20

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

24

24

*22

22

24

24

24

26

28

28

28

693

22.4

0.039

0.05

1,370

Nov.

30

30

30

*32

32

34

34

34

37

44

58

*82

72

58

51

47

44

86 

330

389

226

166

134

120

7,340

*13.500

2,280

980

666

564

-

27,530

918

1.61

1.80

54,600

Dec.

580

1,840

*2,010

*33.400

9,920

2,360

1,420

1,030

821

666

548

471

385

334

286

255

240

222

216

234

300

289

273

261

240

222

207

197

188

*186

557

60,158

1,941

3.41

3.93

119,300

Jan.

980

703

597

501

441

385

346

385

372

334

293

271

244

231

226

2,590

2,720

3,190 

2,010

1,360

1,060

908

10.800

7,370

2,640

1,590

*1,180

909

741

631

1,680

47,688

1,538

2.70

3.12

94,590

Feb.

3,610

1,960

1,340

1,000

800

684

597

516

456

456

4.820

4,120

2,150

1,390

1,100

864

*722

614 

597

2,040

2,950

1,680

1,180

956

886

780

666

580

_

_

-

39,514

1,411

2.48

2.58

78,370

Mar.

740

2,720

3,160

3,440

2,080

1,390

1,080

864

722

*703

*741

821

1,260

980

932

780

3,050

14.700 

6,340

2,500

1,620

2,620

4,420

2,220

1,440

1,060

980

980

800

684

1,320

67,147

2,166

3.81

4.39

133,200

Apr.

*3,520

1,480

1,030

864

800

9.220

6,290

2,570

1,620

1,180

1,000

1,100

932

780

935

1,160

842

741 

684

580

*501

441

398

7,150

7,750

2,490

1,390

980

4,060

7,260

69,748

2,325

4.09

4.56

138,300

May

3,000

1,620

1,100

1,150

2,150

1,440

1,010

800

666

995

4,660

16.300

*15,300

5,830

3,36"0

6,440

7,860

5,450 

5,090

3,110

1,680

1,160

864

684

564

471

398

346

293

255

229

94,275

3,041

5.34

6.16

187,000

June

204

189

169

*156

150

137

134

128

120

114

103

96

82

76

69

65

62

58 

51

47

44

37

34

32

28

30

30

28

30

30

-

2,533

84.4

0.148

0.17

5,020

July

30

*28

28

28

26.

28

44

233

412

291

186

137

120

117

120

233

162

134 

143

137

*156

247

255

189

156

134

114

100

86

72

65

4,211

136

0.239

0.28

8,350

Aug.

62

54

44

42

39

39

37

37

34

32

28

*24

22

20

20

20

20

22 

22

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

14.

827

26.7

0.047

0.05

1,640

Sept.

14

*13

19

24

26

28

26

22

20

- 19

18

15

14

13

12

12 

13

13

*11

12

10

11

10

11

12

10

10

10

-

482

16.1

' 0.028

0.03

956

Calendar year 1952: Max 33,400 Mln 12 Mean 897 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46 Ac-ft 651,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 33,400 Mln 10 Mean 1,136 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.12 Ac-ft 822,700

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs)..

cfs (25.28 ft): Jan. 23 (7 p.m.) 14,;

-Nov. 26 (4 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (19.77 ft); Dec. 4 (2 p.m.) 49,500 

!00 cfs (18.00 ft); Mar. 18 (11:30 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (19.18 ft);

Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.72 ft); Apr. 24 (9 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (17.52 ft); May 12 (8:30 a.m.)

18,100 cfs (19.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
440 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°42', long. 92°02', In line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles southwest of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 30, 

T939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,848 cfs (2,062,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 cfs May 19 (gage height, 27.16 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 4.53 ft Oct. 27-31.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 29.19 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs Sept. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 4.06 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, July 22 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

30

96

302

917

11.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

2,160

3,810

5,660

7,680

4.4

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

20

96

302

907

2,040

3,580

17.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

27.1

5,500

7,880

10,400

16,400

26,900

35,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

70

63

60

56

52

49

46

43

41

40

39

39

39

38

36

36

36

36

37

37

*37

37

36

36

34

33

33

33

33

33

1,317

42.5

0.021

0.02

2,610

Nov.

34

34

36

36

34

34

36

37

43

74

*111

108

82

80

83

85

90

120

665

553

290

258

295

364

390

351

288

302

797

1,550

-

7,060

235

0.114

0.13

14,000

Dec.

1,680

*2,060

2,360

2,620

2,890

3,060

3,110

3,110

3,280

*4,170

5,530

6,640

7,240

7,600

7,530

7,170

6,120

3,690

1,430

987

882

831

814

797

780

747

681

617

569

*538

681

90,214

2,910

1.41

1.63

178,900

Jan.

952

952

1,060

1,200

1,390

1,430

1,310

1,130

987

865

797

814

848

814

730

633

585

585

764

1,310

1,820

2,210

3,000

4,050

4,470

4,650

4,770

*4,830

5,010

5,530

6.440

65,936

2,127

1.03

1.19

130,800

Feb.

7,350

7,880

8,060

7,880

7,350

6,710

6,100

5,720

5,650

5,580

5,800

6,950

6,870

6,550

6,180

5,880

5,720

*5,650

6,020

6,710

7,190

7,350

7,110

6,630

6,100

5,500

5,000

4.670

_

-

-

180,160

6,434

3.12

3.25

357,300

Mar.

4,540

4,480

5,210

5,350

4,670

4,280

3,980

5.860

3,860

*4,220

5,420

6,480

7,350

7,790

8,060

8,060

7,790

7,700

7,700

7,880

8,260

8,760

10,000

12,700

19,300

19.800

17,600

14,900

13,000

11,300

10,000

264,300

8,526

4.13

4.77

524,200

Apr.

9,100

*8,260

7,350

6,100

4,540

4,280

5,420

6,020

6,480

6,710

6,790

7,190

7,790

8,460

8,860

8,860

8,460

7,610

6,400

4,740

3,470

*2,670

2.220

2,220

3,200

3,860

4,220

4,480

5,420

7,520

-

178,700

5,957

2.89

3.22

354,400

May

8,560

10,000

12,700

14,600

14,900

14,200

13,900

13,600

12,400

11,000

9,840

11,300

12,400

14,200

*15,700

16,800

24,900

*32,800

55.200

31,200

24,900

19,800

17,600

16,000

14,600

13,000

11,300

9,680

8,460

7,110

4.810

477,460

15,400

7.47

8.61

947,000

June

1,990

975

743

*631

538

461

418

377

351

326

302

279

258

238

219

202

187

174

162

154

140

131

122

115

108

101

96

91

90

85

10,064

335

0.162

0.18

19,960

July

82

*77

80

82

80

77

76

76

74

72

70

77

206

302

302

268

236

202

189

193

*263

390

338

288

290

277

284

297

272

236

208

5,964

192

0.093

0.11

11,830

Aug.

183

162

146

131

118

110

96

90

83

73

67

*67

73

79

73

65

60

60

57

51

45

42

40

40

39

41

43

43

42

40

42

2,301

74.2

0.036

0.04

4,560

Sept.

*41

37

34

45

40

34

32

29

29

29

46

51

43

39

39

38

37

37

39

34

*30

27

26

24

23

23

22

22

23

23

-

996

33.2

0.016

0.02

1,980

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,800 Min 28 Mean 2,375 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.69 Ac-ft 1,724,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 35,200 Min 22 Mean 3,519 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.17 Ac-ft 2,548,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 441

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 mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district. Gage heights as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 

(fragmentary) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since August 1932, 

in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea level, 

.turn 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. 18 years (1928-31, 1938-53), 1,784 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs May 20 (gage height, 25.09 ft); mini- 

 mum, 125 cfs Oct. 30, Nov. 2-8, 16-18; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Oct. 30, Nov. 5-8, 

18.

1928-29, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height, 27.23 

ft); minimum, 81 cfs at times during November and December 1943; minimum gage height, 

0.90 ft Dec. 18, 1943.

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.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1057: 1939. WSP 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11-14)

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

1.2 125

2.0 254

6.0 1,000

10.0

16.0

1,940

4,140

6.0

10.0

15.0

1,000

1,930

3,430

20.0

25.1

5,690

8,550

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

157 

157

157

173

173

173

206

206

206

222

222

222

222

*206

189

189

173

157

157

157

157

141

157

141

141

141

141

141

141

125

T4T

5,291

171

0.104

0.12

10,490

Nov.

141 

125

T55

125

125

125

125

125

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

125

125

125

141 *141

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

173

206

258

4,264

142

0.086

0.10

8,460

Dec.

254 

2^J

286

303

337

354

388

422

457

494

494

*513

513

513

494

475

457

457

457

494

513

532

53T

532

532

532

532

494

494

513

513

14,135

456

0.277

0.32

28,040

Jan.

494

475

440

422

388

388

405

388

371

354

337

320

303

320

286

303

286

303

303

*320

337

337

354

388

388

388

371

371

354

371-

422

11,287

364

0.221

0.26

22,390

Feb.

513 

532

513

475

475

532

570

666

724

781

900

1,130

1,260

1,350

1,460

1,580

1,650

1,730

1,880

2,350

3,170

3,460

3,590

3,720

5,960

3,960

5,960

*5,960

-

_

-

50,851

1,816

1.10

1.15

100,900

Mar.

5,960 

5,860

5,820

5,720

3,640

5,590

5,540

5,500

3,460

5.420

3,550

3,920

4,400

4,870

5,010

5.060

5,010

*4,870

4,680

4,440

4,310

4,180

4,050

3,870

5,790

3,790

3,830

3,920

5,960

4,000

4,050

126,070

4,067

2.47

2.85

250,100

Apr.

4,100 

4,090

4,100

4,100

4,110

4,120

4,110

4,090

4,070

4,010

5,980

4,080

4,240

4,150

*5,970

5,790

5,650

5,550

5,380

3,260

5,150

5,050

2,970

2,910

2,920

2,920

2,980

5,080

5,520

4,580

-

110,790

5,695

2.24

2.50

219,700

May

5.190 

5,756

6,000

6,180

6,280

6,410

6,520

6,570

6,540

6,400

6,220

*6,080

5,980

6,110

6,510

7,250

7,780

8,180

8,450

8.550

8,500

8,550

8,200

8,070

7,910

7,760

7,650

7,490

7,380

7,300

7,210

218,690

7,055

4.29

4.94

435,800

June

7,150 y.oso

7,060

7,000

6,970

6,940

6,880

6,850

6,770

6,710

6,660

6,620

6,560

6,490

6,410

6,510

*6,220

6,120

5,990

5,840

5,660

5,440

5,180

4,880

4,580

4,220

3,900

3,550

3,240

3,000

-

176,260

5,875

5.57

5.98

549,600

July

2,680 

2,410

2,000

1,700

1,530

1,300

1,060

940

762

647

570

494

422

571

520

286

286

270

254

557

*513

628

666

570

475

405

557

520

505

286

286

25,428

756

0.460

0.55

46,470

Aug.

270 

270

270

286

286

'586 505

286

270

286

270

270

254

238

222

222

206

206

*189

206

189

189

173

157

TT5

175

175

189

189

189

189

7,079

228

0.159

0.16

14,040

Sept.

m175

175

175

175

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

*157

157

157

157

5-57

141

TBT

157

-

4,790

160

0.097

0.11

9,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,750 Hln 119 Mean 1,395 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.55 Ac-ft 1,013,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,530 Mln 125 Mean 2,063 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02 Ac-ft 1,493,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
442 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location Lat 32°40'50'r , long. 92°39'10", in SW£NW£ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, if miles south of Dubach 

and 8 miles upstream from Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne 

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). June 4, 1940, to May 6, 1952,

wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. May 7 to Dec. 3, 1952,

wire-weight at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 498 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,410 cfs May 1 (gage height, 20.09 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Sept. 23-30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height,- 22.83 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1943-44, 1947-49, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs and for periods of no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941(M). WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-15, 24, 27, 

30, Dec. 4-11)

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

7.0

1.6

3.4

7.0

12

20

244

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

783

1,550

1,990

2,420

3,360

5,230

9,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7J

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.6

2

2.5

2.7

-

23.2

0.77

0.0022

0.002

46

Dec.

2.7 3~

3

*3.0

3.8

5.2

4.8

20

17

14

11

*9.0

8.0

7.5

6.6

5.9

5.2

5.2

6.3

8.5

9.5

10

10 

18

26

21

18

17

15

21

41.

356.2

11.5

0.032

0.04

707

Jan.

44

71

93

89

75

63

50

43

38

35

34

36

35

30

*27

24

24

24

23

23

24

36

*152 

307

557

257

219

172

137

116

121

2,759

89.0

0.251

0.29

5,470

Feb.

195

*546

337

302

278

225

201

207

219

201

218

625

*802

858

1,160

*1,360

1,210

933

821

1,060

1,380

1,590

1,640

1,590

*1,590

1,590

1,480

1,250

_

-

-

23,668

845

2. 38

2.48

46,940

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,960 Min 0

Mar.

989

783

634

597

504

429

364

302

271

353

1,090

2,390

*6,170

*4,730

3,430

*2,370

1,900

1,570

1,230

895

690

616

877 

951

746

690

709

690

579

485

438

38,502

1,242

3.50

4.03

76,370

Apr.

381

316

268

238

214

245

348

348

314

274

215

467

*804

744

437

398

346

278

231

203

180

164

152 

TBT

286

492

534

590

1,470

5,880

-

16,974

566

1.59

1.78

33,670

May

7.920

4, ISO

2,510

2,240

4,790

5,890

3,790

2,470

1,900

1,490

1,120

968

*1,200

2,230

5,000

7,420

6,480

5,780

4,930

3,670

2,530

1,960

1,590 

1,200

807

542

403

317

264

224

195

86,008

2,774

7.81

9.01

170,600

June

145" 166

126

107

96

86

75

66

57

50

46

43

59

59

39

54

25

*18

14

11

8.5

7.0

5.9 

5.2

4.8

4.5

srg- 4.1

5.2

4.8

-

1,557.2

44.6

0.126

0.14

2,650

July

4.5

5.2

5.2

16

9.0

5.9

4.8

3.4

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

75

5.9

39

107 mi-94

78

83

62

49

30

22

22

25

791.4

25.5

0.072

0.08

1,570

Aug.

14

10

8.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

6.6

7.5

5.9

4.8

5.9

5.6

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.0 *i§

1.8

8.5

20 

T5

8.0

5.6

4.1

5.4

5.4

5.2

2.9

185.8

5.99

0-.017

0.02

569

Sept.

2.9

7.5

J~5 8.5

5.9

4.1

5.4

2.9

2.0

2.9

5.2

5.0

2.0

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

0 

*TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

60.1

2.00

0.0056

0.006

119

Mean 328 Cfsm 0.924 In. 12.58 Ac-ft 237,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,920 Min 0 Mean 468 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88 Ac-ft 338,500

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Mar. 15 (12 m.) 6,950 cfs (19.51 ft),- May 1 (l a.m.) 9,410 cfs 

(20.09 ft); May 5 (12 p.m.) 6,910 cfs (19.49 ft); May 16 (12 m.) 7,960 cfs (19.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7-12, 16-23, 25, 26, 28, 29, Dec. 1-3; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 443

Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

Location. Lat 32°45'50", long. 92°39'30", in NE^-SE^ sec. 34, T. 21 H., 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 97.08 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to July 8, 1947, wireweight gage, July 8, 1947, to Jan. 22, 1951, water-stage recorder and Jan. 23, 1951, 

to July 7, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 13 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs May 1 (gage height, 9.10 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Sept. 21-30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1940, 1942-44, 1947-48, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 22, 23)

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

57

182

291

401

60O

1,110

1,930

3,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7J

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

1.0

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.0

275

-

22.5

0.75

0.0042

0.005

45

Dec.

2.1

277

2.7

6.9

9.1

5.7

3.6

2.4

3.2

8.7

8.2

*6.9

5.7

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.9

6.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.7

7.8

8.9

8.2

7.8

7.4

11

28.

196.4

6.34

0.036

0.04

390

Jan.

32

49

59

66

56

51

38

35

32

24

22

21

19

17

*17

16

15

15

14

15

15

18

94

154

182

194

T75

144

103

85

106

1,886

60.8

0.342

0.39

3,740

Feb.

194

229

240

234

199

209

234

a200

a200

alSO

alSO

aSOO

*970

1.600

1,200

958

922

830

750

734

726

628

628

862

934

810

702

584

-

-

16,577

592

3.33

3.46

32,880

Mar.

504

448

375

319

270

246

229

199

172

m

543

1,990

2,430

2,610

2,710

*1,650

1,170

898

686

536

430

338

465

448

416

448

465

338

309

276

270

22,402

723

4.06

4.68

44,430

Apr.

248

20O

171

148

130

146

1B3

171

a!90

169

132

154

158

158

*133

116

104

97

85

69

59

52

 5? 46

185

292

446

552

1,190

2.590

-

8,413

280

1.57

1.76

16,690

May

3.900

2,350

1,320

1,600

2,810

2,270

1,700

1.3OO

906

672

534

532

*971

2,320

3,110

3,150

2,580

2,360

2,360

1,680

1,220

888

658

508

374

256

188

152

126

106

88

42,989

1,387

7.79

8.98

85,270

June

 5? 72

48

39

32

28

24

21

20

18

15

15

16

16

14

12

9.1

*6.9

5.5

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

75

.9

-

490.4

16.3

0.092

0.10

973

July

0.9

.7

.6

.9

1.3

2.3

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.3

73

.3

.6

.7

.8

6.4

64

21

34

22

*100

-5T lie

29

20

16

11

8.5

6.4

5.4

529.2

17.1

0.096

0.11

1,050

Aug.

4.2

3.7

3.4

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

*i2.

.2

1.4

11

T.5

4.8

3.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

66.0

2.13

0.012

0.01

131

Sept.

1.5

3.1

3.2 rrs

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

l.O

1.6

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

O

O

*0

0

0

o

o

0

o

-

23.2

0.77

0.0043

O.005

46

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,220 win 0 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.04 Ac-ft 133,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,900 Mln 0 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54 Ac-ft 185,600

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Mar. 15 (2 a.m.) 3,110 cfs (8.60 ft); May 1 (8 a.m.) 4,170 ef 

(9.10 i't); May 5 (6 p.m.) 3,360 cfs (8.72 ft); May 15 (10 p.m.) 3,570 cfs (8.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby 

stations.
444 RED RIVER BASIN

Cornie Bayou near Lillle, La.

Location.---Ist 32 0 53'15", long. 92 0 39'25", In NEijNE^ 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 84.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, 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. 13 years, 545 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,890 cfs May 16 (gage height, 16.28 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 24, Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft 

Oct. 30, 1944.

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 table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Jan. 22,

Aug. 18 to Sept. 7)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

2.1

3.2

10

21

55

154

325

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.2

575

995

1,320

1,870

2,840

4,940

8,590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

4.1

479

6.6

^76

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.8

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

176.4

5.69

-

-

350

Nov.

4.2

4.0

3,7

*3.5

3.5

3 ..3

373

3.3

3.7

6.7

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.6

9.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.4

11

13

12

12

13

14

-

224.5

7.48

_

_

445

Dec.

14

17

14

20

11

9.1

8.8

9.6

9.6

8.6

8.2

*87S8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

10

11

10

16

18

22

22

28

30

30

30

35

^9

494.4

15.9

_

_

981

Jan.

27

25

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

55

55

55

55

55

*55

53

51

57

57

61

61

57

90

76

78

115

142

195

226

235

284

2,418

78.0

_

_

4,800

Feb.

325

304

274

254

235

254

254

218

195

178

344

750

880

905

935

965

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,240

*1.560

1,360

1,280

1,200

_

_

-

21,330

762

_

_

42,310

Mar.

1,080

995

880

725

605

533

506

480

416 44"2~

720

1,320

1,940

3,750

5.880

5,340

3,970

2,840

2,180

1,730

1,360

1,200

1,240

1,360

1,320

1,180

1,060

935

785

*675

690

48,137

1,553

_

_

95,480

Apr.

659

587

506

436

360

340

315

286

292

320

352

485

558

526

*468

386

296

239

210

189

173

157

548" 144

497

730

948

1,140

2,040

4. 190

-

18,077

603

-

_

35,860

May

6,790

7,790

6,430

5,480

5,450

4,520

4,300

3,890

3,040

2,340

1,960

*1,960

2,690

4,240

7,800

8.460

*7,250

6,740

6,080

4,970

3,800

2,860

2,220

1,740

1,380

1,100

868

688

523

372

266

117,997

3,806

_

_

234,000

June

ISO" 201

96

79

71

65

61

55

51

48

44

45

42

38

34

32

31

*30

28

27

26

26

22

20

20

19

18

IS

18

29

-

1,454

48.5

_

_

2,880

July

37

36

36

32

30

31

22

17

16

IS

16

16

16

16

16

17

23

23

20

21

24

*45

35

24

20

20

20

20

19

19

22

725

23.4

_

_

1,440

Aug.

50

5tJ

50

48

47

46

46

44

43

41

39

38

38

37

36

35

32

18

16

*15

14

IT

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

923

29.8

_

_

1,830

Sept.

13

13

13

14

TS

12

12

12

11

9.1

8.6

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.3

*5.0

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.0

3.5

2.1

-

242.5

8.08

_

_

481

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,200 

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,460

Mln

Mln

3.3 

2.1

Mean 

Mean

446

581

Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.14 Ac-ft 323,700 

Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08 Ac-ft 420,900

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (15.40 ft); May 2 (8 a.m.) 7,980 cfs 

16.03 ft); May 16 U a.m]) 8,890 cfs (16.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 445

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 1953 (elevations only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of ^"QOQ 

J.;7fj9 .

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 70.68 ft Mar. 12, May 4; minimum observed, 65.32 ft Jan. 22.

1939-53: 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.

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with city of Monroe. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1939-45.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66.51

66.48

66.46

66.42

66.40

66.38

66.36

66.36

66.34

66.31

66.28

66.26

66.26

66.24

66.22

66.18

66.16

66.14

66.12

66.10

66.06

66.05

66.03

66.00

65.98

65.96

65.94

65.92

65.90

65.88

65.86

Nov.

65.84

65.83

65.82

65.80

65.78

65.74

65.72

65.70

65.69

65.82

65.86

65.84

65.83

65.82

65.80

65.78

65.77

65.78

65.78

65.76

65.72

65.70

65.68

65.66

65.66

65.66

65.65

65.63

65.64

65.64

-

Dec.

65.64

65.66

65.65

65.81

65.79

65.76

65.75

65.74

65.73

65.72

65.68

65.66

65.62

65.60

65.58

65.56

65.54

65.52

65.52

65.54

65.53

65.54

65.52

65.49

65.48

65.44

65.42

65.42

65.39

65.40

65.52

Jan.

65.52

65.51

65.48

65.49

65.49

65.48

65.46

65.46

65.48

65.48

65.44

65.43

65.42

65.42

65.40

65.40

65.38

65.38

65.36

65.35

65.33

65.32

65.72

65.72

65.72

65.72

65.70

65.68

65.68

65.68

65.82

Feb.

65.93

65.95

65.95

65.96

65.98

66.03

66.03

66.03

66.03

66.03

66.07

66.21

66.21

66.22

66.30

66.33

66.33

66.33

66.52

66.85

67.28

67.45

67.58

68.10

68.44

68.70

69.00

69.28

-

-

-

Mar.

69.54

69.84

69.96

70.28

70.33

70.40

70.40

70.45

70.42

70.42

70.52

70.66

70.58

70.58

70.57

70.57

70.60

70.60

70.60

70.60

70.60

70.61

70.60

70.58

70.56

70.56

70.53

70.50

70.48

70.46

70.44

Apr.

70.40

70.39

70.37

70.34

70.32

70.31

70.30

70.28

70.25

70.26

70.24

7O.22

70.20

70.18

70.24

70.21

70.18

70.17

70.15

70.13

70.12

70.10

70.09

70.16

70.24

70.20

70.18

70.17

70.40

70.45

-

May

70.40

70.40

70.40

70.60

70.56

70.52

70.52

70.52

70.52

70.51

70.51

70.48

70.48

70.45

70.48

70.40

70.50

70.44

70.36

70.24

70.14

70.10

70.06

70.06

70.05

70.02

70.00

69.99

69.96

69.93

69.90

June

69.88

69.86

69.84

69.80

69.77

69.77

69.76

69.74

69.73

69.70

70.12

70.29

70.37

70.42

70.44

70.44

70.43

70.43

70.43

70.40

70.40

70.40

70.38

70.38

70.37

70.36

70.34

70.34

70.34

70.34

-

July

70.33

70.33

70.32

70.30

70.30

70.28

70.27

70.25

70.24

70.24

70.23

69.92

70.02

70.16

70.18

70.22

70.23

70.30

70.29

70.31

70.32

70.30

70.29

70.29

70.28

70.27

70.25

70.25

70.23

70.22

70.26

Aug.

70.25

70.25

70.25

70.24

70.24

70.20

70.20

70.20

70.18

70.16

70.14

70.12

70.11

70.11

70.11

70.10

70.11

70.10

70.08

70.05

70.04

70.04

70.04

70.02

70.01

69.98

69.96

69.95

69.98

69.97

69.95

Sept.

69.93

69.90

69.88

69.86

69.84

69.82

69.79

69.77

69.74

69.71

69.70

69.65

69.64

69.61

69.56

69.54

69.52

69.51

69.47

69.46

69.45

69.41

69.36

69.34

69.50

69.28

69.26

69.26

69.22

69.20

-
446 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachlta 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 ml.

Records available --October 1938 to September 1953 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, 

"cTatum 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 5f miles 

downstream, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--12 years (1941-53), 20,700 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 68,700 cfs May 31, June 1; maximum gage height, 

45.94 ft June 1; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 12.98 ft 

Jan. 12.

1938-53: 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 except those below 10,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Stage-discharge relation below 10,000 cfs affected 

by operation of lock and dam No. 4. Discharge computed from hydrograph based on frequent discharge measurements and daily gage heights at base and auxiliary gages.

Cooperation. Gage-height records, 58 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; three discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

15 

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.

t362

t617

t855

-

t531

t985

e700 

0.046 

0.05 

45 ,040

Nov.

t72

-

tl,150

tl,020

^

t5,050

el, 400 

0.092 

0.10 

85,510

Dec.

11,400 

11,000 

1O,80O 

10,700 

10,300

10,1OO 

12,300 

13,600 

14,400 

14,400

14,800 

15,200 

15,300 

15,500 

15,700

15,900 

16,000 

16,200 

16,300 

16 ,400

16.500 

16,560 

16,200 

14,700 

11,300

t8,150

e 12, 900 

0.843 

0.97 

793,200

Jan.

7,8oo 

8,700 

8,100 

8,200 

8,400

8,700 

8,700 

8,700 

8,OOO 

7,200

6, BOO 

6,200 

5,10O 

5,500 

5,900

6,700 

7,600 

7,200 

7,000 

8,000

8,900 

9,800 

10,700 

10,000 

11,800

15,500 

14,500 

15,500 

15,800 

16,500 

17,000

292,100 

9,406 

0.615 

0.71 

578,400

Feb.

17.900 le.Soo

19,000 

19,6OO 

19.9OO

20,300 

20,7OO 

21,100 

21,4OO 

21,800

22,300 

23,000 

25,800 

24,400 

25,100

25,800 

26,300 

26,700 

27,500 

27,800

28,200 

28,500 

28,800 

29,100 

29,400

29,800 

30,200 

50.500

687,400 

24,550 

1.60 

1.67 

1,363,000

Mar.

30,800 

51,500 

51,400 

51,800 

31,600

31,500 

31,3OO 

31,100 

50,90O 

50.700

51,000 

51,800 

52,400 

32 , 900 

35,400

53,800 

34,500 

55,200 

55,900 

56,200

56,500 

56,800 

57,000 

57,000 

56,900

56,900 

37,400 

37 , 900 

38,400 

38,700 

39,200

1,062,200 

54,260 

2.24 

2.58 

2,107,000

Apr.

59,400 

59,600 

59,800 

40,2OO 

40,200

40,200 

40,OOO 

59,9OO 

59,700 

39,200

39,OOO 

58,70O 

58,000 

57,700 

57,100

37,000 

36,900 

36,700 

56,500 

56,200

56,000 

55,900 

55,700 

55,500 

55,500

55,200 

35,000 

54.900 

35,560 

56,400

1,127,600 

37,590 

2.46 

2.74 

2,237,000

May

57,700 

38,800 

39,900 

41 ,,300 

43,200

44,300 

45,700 

46,400 

47,400 

48,200

48,900 

49,500 

50,100 

50,800 

51,700

53,100 

55,000 

57,000 

58,600 

59,900

61,200 

63,000 

64,500 

65,600 

66,600

67,400 

67,900 

68,200 

68,500 

68,600 

68,700

1,697,500 

54,760 

5.58 

4.15 

3,367,000

June

68.700 

68 ,300 

67,600 

66,700 

65,70O

64,600 

63,500 

62,300 

61,100 

59,600

58,20O 

57,700 

57,000 

56,300 

55,500

54,900 

54,000 

53,300 

52,300 

51,700

51,000 

50,100 

49,200 

48,200 

47,000

46,200 

45,200 

44,300 

45,200 

42,700

1,666,100 

55,540 

3.63 

4.05 

3,305,000

July

42,100 

41,400 

40,700 

40,000 

39,200

38,5OO 

57 ,500 

56,800 

35,800 

34,900

35,800 

52,800 

31,600 

30,500 

29,100

27,800 

26,300 

24,700 

23,000 

21,100

19,100 

17,700 

16,000 

14,800 

15,500

12,200 

11,100 

10,100 

9,200 

8,500 

7j700

807,500 

26,050 

1.70 

1.96 

1,602,000

Aug.

7.000 

6,400 

5,900 

5,400 

5,000

4,700 

4,400 

4,100 

3,300 

3,600

3,400 

3,10O 

2,900 

2,800 

2,700

2,600 

2,500 

2,500 

2,400 

2,400

2,300 

2,300 

2,200 

2,200 

2,100

2,000 

2,000 

1,900 i.iob

1,900 

1,900

100,300 

3,235 

0.211 

0.24 

198,900

Sept.

. 1,900

1,800 

1,700 

1,600

1,500 

1,400 

1,200

I 1,000

48,500 

1,617 

0.106 

0.12 

96,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,200 Mln - Mean 15,750 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00 Ac-ft 11,440,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max 68,700 Mln - Mean 21,790 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.32 Ac-ft 15,770,000

t Result of discharge measurement.

e Estimated on basis of available gage-height record, and several discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 447 

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location.--Lat 32°28'50", long. 910 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 U. S. 

Highway 80, 200 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 0.5 mile east of 

Girard.

Reoords available. October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; since January 

1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gajje. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum 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.--15 years, 702 cfs.

Exbremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 17.22 ft 

May 18; minimum discharge, 51 cfs Aug. 21, Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft 

Aug. 21, 23.

1938-53: 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, that of 

Aug. 21, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

To>:al

Mean

to-ft

Oct.

60 

60

60

60

58

57

56

54

53

53

55

55

56

*56

56

56

56

55

53

53

IS52

52

54

57

59

60

62

62

64

66

1,762

56.8

3,490

Jlov,

67 

68

67

66

66

65

 si 64

65

80

80

75

75

80

80

80

75

75

*80

75

75

70

69

68

66

70

70

69

70

70

-

2,144

71.5

4,250

Dec.

70 

TS

75

101

106

123

134

134

134

123

*118

106

101

96

91

86

86

86

91

96

96

96

96

96

91

91

86

86

80

106

145

3,101

100

6,150

Jan.

226 

288

300

288

250

214

190

178

202

313

363

350

313

*275

238

214

202

190

*178

167

156

145

255

517

665

*681 '6T5

545

478

414

363

9,810

316

19,460

Feb.

414

555

732

785

749

730

735

733

699

681

634

732

960

1,060

1,150

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,440

1,880

2,060

2,070

2,070

2,080

2.110

2,080

*2,090

_

_

-

34,143

1,219

67,720

Mar.

2,090 

2,060

2,030

2,000

1,950

1,850

1,710

1,600

*1,460

1,420

1,380

1,680

1,880

*1,940

1,920

1,880

1,830

1,800

1,790

1,760

1,750

1,700

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,500

*1,420

1,360

1,340

1,330

1,520

52,620

1,697

104,400

Apr.

1,270 

1,220

*1,180

1,090

1,020

943

873

813

757

715

694

676

693

*759

593

429

*321

265

245

225

209

196

184

15?

210

332

465

553

833

1,220

-

19,167

639

38,020

May

1,410 

1,420

1,360

1,400

1,650

*1,750

1,720

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,590

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,540

1,800

2,190

2.540

2,250

2,100

1,980

1,870

1,770

1,720

1,660

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,470

1,420

1.340

51,950

1,676

103,000

June

1,280 

 1,160

1,060

930

823

727

670

543

512

404

386

314

423

329

275

*245

224

196

165

175

180

179

158

135

*225

255

246

240

229

219

-

12,967

432

25,720

July

210 2~OT

193

171

160

149

149

138

127

110

100

100

94

94

*100

110

116

105

105

»105

127

149

138

127

116

127

116

110

110

105

105

3,970

128

7,870

Aug.

T6"0" 105 

100

94

94

88

88

83

78

67

72

67

65

62

62

72

72

*74

67

56

51

56

56

72

78

72

72

72

67

62

62

2,286

73.7

4,530

Sept.

72 

78

72

72

72

72

67

67

67

78

83

7?

67

62

56

Si5T

56

83

83

78

 78

72

72

67

67

67

67

67

67

-

2,083

69.4

4,130

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,050 Mln 52 Mean 477 Ao-ft 346,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Mln 51 Mean 537 Ao-ft 388,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
448 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou LaPourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location.--Lat 32°29'55", long. 91°55'05", in SW^ sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and 2.5 miles west of town of Crew Lake.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 37.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 10, 1944, staff gage, Aug. 11, 1944, to June 5, 1952, water-stage recorder, 

June 6 to Sept. 30, 1952, staff gage, at same site and at datum 19.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,229 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 12,000 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 

26.56 ft May 18; no flow Oct. 1-4, result of temporary storage due to excavation of 

channel upstream.

1938-53: 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 fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

I n

| 

(**)

. al

uf a!*)

.7

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

 1.8

16

Iff

62.1

2.00

123

Jlov.

6.6

4.4

3.6 

372" 3.2

3.2

5.9

7.1

9.2

12.

10

9.2

7.5 

5.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.2

*4.4

6.1

8.3

8.3 

7.8

7.1

7.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.8

9.2

-

199.4

6.65

396

Dec.

10

53

28 

28

118

218

185

175

165

175

*195

165

155 

145

140

140

135

130

123

117

107

45 

26

19

16

14

13

13

12

17

138

3,026

97.6

6,000

Jan.

225

301

290 

280

245

165

135

96

228

230

190

165

114 

*90

81

79

91

*88

86

79

82 

*544

158" 675

*370

345

311

280

245

316

6,942

224

13,770

Feb.

920

825

705 

645

615

765

855

645

525

428

429

1,590

1,360 

1,290

1,710

*1,920

1,820

1,710

2,180

4,290

7,060

7,650 

7,060

*6,620

6,730

*6,090

5,440

5,050

_

-

76,927

2,747

152,600

Mar.

4,840

*4,700

4,560 

4,350

*3,960

3,520

3,140

2,720

*2,320

2,120

3,330

5,750

7,170 

*6,95<5

5,520

4,280

3,670

3,390

*3,220

3,140

3,020

2,860 

2,820

2,520

2,250

2,020

*1 960

1,880

1,850

1,850

1,820

107,500

3,468

213,200

Apr.

1,740

1,670

*1,580 

1,470

1,310

1,220

1,070

968

828

630

529

463

467 

*2,030

1,490

1,360

855

759

645

*575

513

432 

387

306

798

1,250

1,450

1,540

3,720

*8,000

40,155

1,338

79,650

May

7,880

5,810

4,250 

5,956

9,570

*9,710

8,690

7,520

6,740

6,400

*6,210

5,150

6,170 

6,180

7,330

9,870

11,600

12.000

11,300

10,200

9,000

8,200 

7,600

7,400

7,200

7,000

6,800

6,600

6,400

6,200

5,900

237,830

7,672

471,700

June

5,500

*S,000

4,300 

3,700

3,200

2,600

2,300

2,100

*1,900

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,400 

1,200

*1,000

900

800

700

600

500

400

300 

300

200

*200

200

200

150

150

100

-

44,400

1,480

88,070

July

(*)

100

90

 *70

(*)

> 35

1,965

63.4

3,900

Aug.

25

(*)

1*

1 -

26

30

29

21

32

813

26.2

1,610

Sept.

34

22

17 

19

25

22

19

17

35

42

31

26

20 

*18

17

1620"

53

56

47

*39

32 

10

26

27

28

28

27

27

27

847

28.2

1,680

Calendar year 1952: Max ' 7,900 Mln 0 Mean 748 Ac-ft 543,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,000 Mln o Mean 1,426 Ac-ft 1,033,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and adjacent 

record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater May 18 to Aug. 26j discharge computed from 

loop curves based on 9 discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 449

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lat 3S°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, approximately.

Resords available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage_. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 20, 

1949, staff gage, Oct. 20, 1949 to July 1952, water-stage recorder, July 195S to 

Jan. 27, 1953, staff gage, at same site and at datum 87.S9 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 92.6 ft 

May 17; no flow at times.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1953; no flow at times. Maximum 

stage known, 95.5 ft (present datum) Apr. 12, 1947, from records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor.

Co3peratlon. Gage-height record and 18 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Re£is_ions_.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112'

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TOtll

Mejin

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

O

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

-

0

o

0

o

0

Dec.

*0~O

0

25

40

10

5

a2

al

a. 5

a. 5

**.!

}

a.l

. aO

al

*43_

128.4

4.14

0.099

0.11

255

Jan.

50

a30

alO

a5 1-

66

66

a40

a30 

a20

alO

II

2.0

*.5

.5 

2.0

~5o~ 106

15

2.0

*9.5

5.0

2.0

.5

10

556. 0

17.9

0.426

O.49

1,100

Feb.

50

40

40

*36

18

36

18

18

11

TT

86

455 

183

70

14O

61 

36

18

 362

*1,280

1,580 

900

40O

 500

»25O

150

*70

36

_

_

-

6,855

245

5.83

6.07

13,600

Mar.

36

27

18

IS

18

11

11

11

5.7

*242

*1,050 

*556

30O

16O

53 

27

*27

18

18

5.7 

27

140

61

27

18

11

11

11

11

5.7

2,956.1

95.4

2.27

2.62

5,86O

Apr.

5.7

 2.0

2.0

O

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

5.7

2.0

2.0

2.0 

O

O

0

O

0 

0

O

156

237

86

27

11

*6OO

850

-

1,999.4

66.6

1.59

1.77

3,970

May

500

200

61

6OO

*750

350

190

53

18

5.7

*5.7

2.O 

577

36

700

1,400 

1,300

 800

60O

450

25 O 

161

33

23

19

14

14

14

10

6.4

6.4

8,577.9

277

6.6O

7.60

17,010

June

6.4

e!4

6.4

6.4

6.4

> a3

I"

0

0 

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0-

52.4

1.75

0.042

O.O5

104

July

O

O7

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0 

O

O

o

o

0

0

0

14

*14 

14

1O

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

2.9

2.9

0

89.8

2.90

O.O69

O.O8

178

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(* )

-

O

0

o

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 665 Mln O Mean 26.4 Cfsm O.629 In. 8.54 Ac-ft 19, ISO

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Mln O Mean 58.1 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.79 Ac-ft 42,080

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

' * Field estimate made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
450 RED RIVER BASIN

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location. Lat 32°25'55", long. 91°22'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vieksburg district. 

Daily gage heights since October 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

district.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 49.90 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 11, 1944, staff gage 

at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. 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. 17 years (1936-53), 354 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 24.00 ft 

May 19; minimum daily discharge, 5.8 cfs Oct. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 6.23 ft 

Dec. 29.

1938-53: 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 fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

5.8

5^

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

*6.4

6.9

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.4

215.9

6.96

428

flov.

S79- 6.9

6.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

15

14

14

12

11

10

9.1

8.0

8.6

11

*9.6

9.1

8.0 

7.4

6.9

6.9

8.0

7.4

6.9

8.0

9.1

-

262.6

8.75

521

Dec.

8.6

11

9.6

16

16

21

24

19

16

14

10

*8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

77t

7.4

8.6

8.6

9.1 

9.1

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.6

33

353.0

11.4

700

Jan.

68

64

44

31

21

16

11

9.1

92

150

213

137

77

44

23

16

13

13

11

*8.6

8.0

214"6.9 

*535

m

380

277

201

137

99

68

3,470.6

112

6,880

Feb.

58

50

41

33

25_

44

118

137

99

70

50

147

312

312

464

571

510

403

327

611

1,410 1.480- 

1,136

1,090

*1,270

1,160

1,050

771

_

-

13,743

491

27,26O

Mar.

7OO

627

595

540

464

388

327

282

237

207

564

1,340

*2,120

1,740

1,450

1,O9O

884

742

656

619

571

495 

598

589

540

434

358

312

282

237

192

2O.18O

651

4O,O30

Apr.

356

130

109

96

82

74

68

6O

56

51

42

45

*44

51

65

72

68

62

50

50

50

40 

40

ISO" 4O

1OO

500

500

5OO

1,OOO

-

4,301

143

8,530

May

liOOO

1,000

2,000

2.OOO

2.OOO

*1,760

1,410

*1,090

860

690

*594

539

3CT

724

1,230

2,430

2,760

2,690

2,840

2,83O

2,700

2,680 

2.49O

2,23O

*2,080

1,840

1,520

1,210

962

802

686

50,448

1,627

1OO, 1OO

June

562

13?

476

*416

393

345

300

3OO

266

214

171

132

103

77

59

*45

39

36

33

30

27

3Z 

33

30

27

29

32

33

39

59

-

4,832

161

9,580

July

65

62

56

53

56

58

52

51

46

46

44

40

38

38

33

39

46

52

60

*64

74

117 

132

13?

117

117

110

103

98

88

82

2,169

70.0

4,300

Aug.

81

77

71

62

52

46

40

36

36

33

30

24

20

19

17

16

13

13

*13

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

12

TS

12

12

12

850

27.4

1,69O

Sept.

12

T2

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*9.7

S7T

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

-

311.9

10.4

619

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,860 Mln 5.8 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102, 90O

Hater year 1952-53: Max 2,890 Mln 5.3 Mean 277 Ac-ft 200, 600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 19 to May 5; discharge estimated on basis of high-water mark, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 451

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location. Lat 32°27'20", long. 91°28'30", In SE£ sec. 18, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., near right 

Danic on dovmstream 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 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. OctoDer 19ii5 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district. Dally 

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 dovmstream at same datum. July 12., 1944, 

to Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Feb. 16, 1945, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily 7.5 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 1,002 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs May 17; maximum gage height, 25.88 ft 

way zQ, 21; minimum discharge, 97 cfs Oct. 25 to Nov. 9; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft 

Nov. 8,9.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height, that of 

May 20, 21, 1953; minimum discharge, 47 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft May 10, 11, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Rsmarks. Records good.

Discharge, In-cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Diy

1

2.

4,

Si

(;

(1

<)

10

I:L

1!!

liS

14

1!)

n;

17

113

1}

20

21

21

23

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

yean

Ac-ft

Oct.

m104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104 

SI

97

97

97

97

97

97

3,175

102

6,300

Nov.

IT

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

*112

104

104

104

104 

104

104

104

112

112

112

-

3,089

103

6,130

Dec.

112

128

164

210

210

191

182

182

182

*173

164

164

164

164

173

173

182

200

210

210

210

210

210 

200

200

191

191

191

280

498

6,039

195

11,980

Jan.

498 

438

367

316

269

238

219

299

656

737

640

483

381

304

258

229

229

238

*238

238

229

227

1,030

TtH§

959

728

540

426

354

292

14,800

477

29,360

Feb.

316 

409

453

423

395

453

608

658

624

608

592

972

1,300

1,280

1,320

1,290

1,210

1,120

 1,160

1,880

3,070

3.370

3,340

3,350 

3,330

 3,310

3,170

3,020

-

-

-

43,031

1,537

85,350

Mar.

2,770 

2,540

*2,330

2,080

1,960

1,790

1,650

1,530

1,470

1.460

1,940

2,640

3,260

3,270

3.310

3,100

2,960

2,770

2,530

2,320

2,180

2,070

2,130

2,170 

2,140

2,110

2,090

2,060

2,050

2,030

2,040

70,750

2,282

140,300

Apr.

2,010 

2,000

1,940

1,910

1,860

1,800

1,750

1,680

1,580

1,520

1,450

1,410

1,370

*1,350

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,040

1,020

1.010 

1,040

1,070

1,090

1,100

1,540

2.560

-

43,390

1,446

86,060

May

2,900 

2,910

2,780

2,740

2,980

»3,100

3,140

3,100

3,040

2,960

2,840

2,720

2_, 670

2,760

3,040

3,620

5.990

3,990

3,880

3,700

3,550

3,460

*3,420

3,400 

3,380

3,360

3,330

3,340

3,350

3,330

3,300

100,080

3,228

198,500

June

3.290 

3,260

3,240

*3,190

3,190

3,110

3,050

3,010

2,930

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,320

2,150

1,980

*1,830

1,700

1,550

1,410

1,290

1,170

1,090

1,020

994 

919

881

832

796

760

718

-

59,690

1,990

118,400

July

688 

667

640

608

592

560

544

528

513

483

468

453

438

423

409

409

395

395

395

423

*513

528

528

498 

483

438

409

381

367

354

328

14,858

479

29,470

Aug.

328 

316

316

316

304

292

292

280

269

258

248

238

229

219

210

210

200

255

*200

200

200

200

200

200 

210

210

219

210

210

200

200

7,384

23S

14,650

Sept.

"205 200 

200

200

191

191

191

200

210

210

210

200

191

182

182

182

173

173

173

173

173

»164

164

164

155

164

155

155

155

155

-

5,436

181

10,780

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,260 Mln 97 Mean 773 Ao-ft 561,400

Vater year 1952-53 : Max 3,990 Min 97 Mean 1,018 Ac-ft 737,300

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
452 RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

from Bayou Beaucoup and 6| miles northwest of Grayson. 

Drainage area.--271 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.97 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

 TWor to July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 298 cfs.

/low .for many days in 1943-44, 1948, 1951-53. 

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions (water years)-WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1057: 1945. WSP 1211: 1943, 1949, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

5.0

7.9

19

40

124

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

15.0

14.0

15.2

264

371

576

950

1,730

3,560

6,040

9,800

15,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1S52 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.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

*0 -

.5

.5

I

r

i 8 /

*5.2

5.5

5.8

7.8

9.6

11

14

19

22

23

25

25

*27_

322.9

10.4

0.038

0.04

640

Jan.

34

30

24

32

41

42

42

37

37

37

34

23 

22

*38

37

28

23

21

20

18

15

ii

84

156

143

132

138

152

170

176

176

1,976

63.7

0.235

0.27

3,920

Feb.

146

108

94

123

173

216

273

319

330

300

273

248 

224

201

264

300

300

300

300

*3S6

645

975

2,060

2.730

2,160

1,610

1,300

1,090

.

-

17,464

624

2.30

2.40

34,640

Mar.

375

850

690

564

441

330

264

208

15J

T57

872

*2,230 

4,340

4,800

3,670

2,530

1,610

1,150

875

675

527

432

504

422

309

256

232

240

248

232

208

30,997

1,000

3.69

4.25

61,480

Apr.

174

140

110

80

56

44

40

*35

30

31

41

43

41

33

26

23

21

22

34

43

37

27

20

21

78

113

107

106

655

1,820

-

4,051

135

0.498

0.56

8,040

May

3,950

4,140

2,100

1,470

2,030

3,020

2,770

1,820

1,250

960

752

621 

804

748

*772

1,340

15,300

15.600

9,940

4,140

2,100

1,340

1,020

806

607

453

341

256

169

90

12

80,749

2,605

9.61

11.08

160,200

June

22

17

13

11

3.3

8.1

7.1

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.1

4.0 

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.0

*1.7

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

-

148.3

4.94

0.018

0.02

294

July

0.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

6.9

12

12

8.8

8.9

13

TT

7.8

5.1

86.8

2.80

0.010

0.01

172

Aug.

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.2

3.7

5.1

4.1

8.1 

"7.2 10

4.7

3.0

2.7

7.8

5.5

2.9

1.7

1.2

.8

5.2

*4.6

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.1

.7

^5

101.8

3.28

0.012

0.01

202

Sept.

0.1

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

0

*0

0

-

0.2

0.01

a, 000037

0.00003

0.4

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,930 Min 0 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.432 In. 5.89 Ac-ft 85,080

Water year 1952-53; Max 15,600 Min 0 Mean 372 Cfsm 1.37 m. 18.64 Ac-ft 269,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Feb. 24 (4 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 2,730 cfs (11.62 ft); Mar. 14 (8a.m.)

4,920 cfs (12.31 ft); May 1 (10 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (12.74 ft); May 6 (12 p.m.) 3,180 ofs (11.82 ft);

May 17 (2 p.m.) 18,000 ofs (15.65 . ft)..

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 2-18, 28-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 453

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32°13'55", long. 92°43'35", in NE^NE^ 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.

Drainage area. 2.14 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gag;e. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; no flow at times.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) . 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28, Dec. 18, Aug. 7-24)

l.O 

1.5 

2.0

2.5

6.9

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

82

128

184

275

410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

E2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3031'

Ttotal

Mean

Cfnm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

1-

.1

> 0

.1

I °

0

0

0

.1

0

-

0.3

0.01

0.0047

0.005

0.6

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

.2

1.7

0.05

0.023

0.03

3.4

Jan.

0.2

1.5

.2

o

0

*0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

14

12

l.O

.5

.2

.1

0

0

.9 *74

104.6

3.37

1.57

1.82

207

Feb.

6.0

2.6

1.4

.9

.9

4.4

1.6

.9

.6

.6

7.1

5.0

2.1

4.6

5.6

2.2

1.1

.8 *28

*90

6.4

3.2

2.7

33

5.8

3.7

2.7

2.3

-

-

-

226.2

8.08

3.78

3.93

449

Mar.

.8

.7

.6

.4

.0

.8

.7

.7

0

*45

41

56

10

6.5

5.0

2.5

2

1

.9

.8

.7

8.4 *5.1

2.1

1.2

.8

6.2

2.8

1.5

1.0

.6

210.8

6.80

3.18

3.66

418

Apr.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.2

1.5

*.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

*12

3.9

.9

.1

43 *285

6.1

-

364.9

12.2

5.70

6.34

724

May

2.5

1.4

1.1

98

7.1

2.8

1.6

1

.5

.5

.4

20

5

33

39

*141

72

18

5.3

2.4

1.2

1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

455.7

14.7

6.87

7.92

904

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

o

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

i!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.0014

0.002

0.2

Aug.

O

0

0

O

o

.1

~TT 2 .3

.1.1

0

0

o

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

0.056

0.06

7.1

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0~.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.0014

0.002

0.2

Ca:.endar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Wa';er year 1952-53: Max 285 Mln 0 Mean 3.75 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.77 Ac-ft 2,710

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 128 cfs (6.02 ft); Jan. 31 (2 a.m.) 424 cfs 

(7.54 ft); Feb. 20 (12 m.) 488 cfs (7.72 ft); Mar. 10 (8 p.m.) 24O cfs (6.S2 ft); Apr. 29 (l a.m.) 

l,i;70 cfs (9.87 ft); May 4 (12 m.) 496 cfs (7.74 ft); May 16 (9 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (9.07 ft).

H Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Uote. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, 29, 30, Mar. 17, 18, May 8-13, 22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

308561 O - 56 - 30
454 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32°12'25", long. 92°48 I OS", in SV£ 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.--362 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"]:929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs May 17 (gage height, 18.78 ft); min- 

 Imum daily, 2 cfs June 22-29, July 3-16, Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 3.36 ft 

Oct. 13.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 17, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Sept. 21, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good prior to June 9, fair thereafter. Water used by paper mill at Hodge 

TiTpumped from wells and discharged into stream about 7 miles above station. Part of 

effluent is discharged continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste 

material is stored in a reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to 

materially dilute it.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from 

temporary dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. S)

3.3

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

6.0 

8.O 

8.5 

9.0

1.6 

2.6 

8.0

123 

24O 

283 

362

1O.O 

11.0 

12.0 

13.0 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0

605

950

1,650

2,920

4,590

lO.OOO

18,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.9

8.4

9.1

9.3

9.3

9.1

9.3

10

10

7.6

3.8

2_.J5

276

6.8

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.O

8.2

8.9

7.2

7.2

9.1

9.8

10

10

10

li

11

11

8.4

260.5

8.40

-

_

517

Jlov.

7.0

12

15

12

8.9

7.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

6.0

11

11

7.6

*5.3

7.6

6.0

ii5

476

5.7

5.3

6.2

6.2

5.7

4.8

6.2

13

15

16

17

16

-

258.5

8.62

-

-

513

Dec.

*15

17

17

19

17

16

16

20

26

26

2O

17

16

14

13

*14

14

13

14

18

24

24

26

26

24

17

14

11

10.

16

24

558

18.0

-

_

1,110

Jan.

32

3O

43

50

41

35

29

26

26

23

20

2O

21

*20

22

22

20

19

18

18

13

14

91

210

228

234

228

*174

123

95

2O6

2,151

69.4-'

_

4,270

Feb.

402

425

335

272

228

193

228

247

222

186

222" 163

3O3

335

372

382

353

*31O

344

730

1,760

2,630

2,700

2,92O

2.920

2,420

1,930

1,650

_.

_

-

25,187

900

-

_

49,960

Mar.

1,36O

1,120

885

7OO

550

462

425

362

272

301

955

*5,540

10 . OOP

8,1OO

4,690

2,840

1,930

1,36O

1,070

865

7OO

538

512

562

590

6O5

590

562

575

562

525

50,108

1,616

-

_

99,390

Apr.

411

293

230

191

164

151

151

155

179

173

143

118

103

loo

186

*253

251

224

186

139

106

85

71

TB

212

462

537

612

6,650

*14.8QO

-

27,412

914

-

.

54,370

May

10, 100

4,780

2,630

2,130

3,O40

3,960

3,74O

2,460

1,620

1,150

879

668

733

1,12O

2,40O

4,220

16,900

*18.800

8,790

4,480

2,770

1,840

1,290

987

751

522

336

227

174

142

111

103,756

3,347

-

_

2O5, 800

June

98

83

71

62

52

46

39

28

20

15

10

8

6

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

?

2

2

2

2

2

*2

3

-

585

19.5

-

_

1,160

July

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

3

4

5

7

10

11

14

T4

14

12

12

12

12

*11

1O

185

6.0

-

_

367

Aug.

10

10

10

9

S

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

7

6

7

7

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

*4

3

3

4

5

6

7

210

6.8

-

417

Sept.

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

7

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

-

150

4.3

-

_

258

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,OOO Mln 1.2 Mean 253 Cfsm O.699 In. 9.49 Ac-ft 183,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,8OO Mln 2 Mean 578 Cfsm 1.6O In. 21.67 Ac-ft 418,100

15,400

water year j.»3c-oo: piax ia,BOU mm z Mean 57b ui sm 1.6O J.n. £1.67 AC-II 418

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOP efsl. Mar. 13 (12 m.) 1O.3OO cfs (16.06 ft); Apr. 3O (1 p.m.) 

efs (17.39 ft); May 6 112 p.m.) 4,370 cfs (13.88 ft); May 17 (11 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (18.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from temporary dam June 9 to Sept. 30-j discharge computed on basis of temporary curves based on 7 discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 455

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

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 Railway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Kyiaies 

i^reek, and 3.5 miles north of Winnfield.

Drainage area. 648 sq mi.

Recprds available.--April 1939 to September 1953.

Gag3. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

iJeodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

iatum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 847 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs May 19 (gage height, 23.78 ft); rain-

 ffiumT 0.6 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1953; no flow Aug. 20-24, 28, 1947 

(result of temporary regulation).

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

 'laTer 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 

Dperating but that containing waste material is stored in a reservoir and released 

whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revlslons.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 23, June 18)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

0.6

1.2

2.6

6.8

26

52

173

444

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

23.7

742

1,200

1,900

3,4SO

6,370

11,600

26,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.10

11

.12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.6

ZJL

5.6

4.7

3.4

2.5

2.3

3.0

4.7 

5.4

5.9

6.3

6.1

5.6 

5.2 

5.0

5.2

5.2

161.7

5.22

-

_

321

Nov.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.7

3.9

3^4

475

7.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.4

6.8

5.9

5.4

7.6

8.5

5.0

*3.9

5.2 

8.2

10

11

13

12 

11 

14

17.

-

226.9

7.56

-

_

450

Dec.

19

19

22

25

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

24

23

22

22

*19

18

li17

18

19

24 

29

34

31

37

35 

32 

28

28

31

782

25.2

-

_

1,550

Jan.

28

32

38

47

52

52

53

52

46

40

35

S3

*31

31

30

28

28

27

27

27

2B

31 

166

241

233

257

284 

302 302"

293

266

3,138

101

-

-

6,220

Feb.

217

2TT

340

*466

530

558

544

502

466

422

360

340

340

390

466

490

516

530

544

717

1,260

1,480 

1,660

2,310

*3,480

4,030

4. 270 

4,150

_

-

31,595

1,128

-

-

62,670

Mar.

3,700

3,280

2,720

2,310

2,000

1,730

1,520

1,290

1,040

925

1,520

2,460

4,650

8,190

11.600

10,400

7,690

*5,610

4,150

3,280

2,630

2,120 

1,900

1,730

1,550

1,350

1,180 

1,070 

995

925

880

96,395

3,110

-

-

191,200

Apr.

824

760

681

619

545

470

381

*294

239

218

200

199

203

200

186

194

308

387

407

407

382

314 

225

171

188

267

380 

460 

6,350

17 . 800

34,259

1,142

-

-

67,950

May

* 18, 800

17,400

13,100

9,170

7,610

7,000

5,800

5,140

4,890

4,210

3,450

2,940

3,300

3,740

*3,840

4,500

13,400

* 24, 200

26.600

22,000

14,400

8,590 

5,420

3,780

2,900

2,250

1,830 

1,560 

1,290

1,000

749.

244,859

7,899

-

_

485,700

June

448 238"

155

124

103

87

74

64

54

48

41

33

23

14

9.3

5.2

4.3

*3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

fcf

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0 

3.0 

*3.4

1.5

-

1,551.7

51.7

_

_

3,080

July

111

1.8

3.2

5.2

7.9

8.5

8.2

6.8

6.1

5.0

4.3

3.7

3.9

3.9

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.6

3.9

4.5

5.0 

6.1

13

19

25

26 

i

22

18

278.9

9.00

_

_

553

Aug.

16

15

13

13

13

13

13

12

9.6

8.5

6.8

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.0

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.6 

3.4

3.2

*3.0

3.0

3.2 

3.4 

3.4

3.4

4.3

211.2

6.81

-

_

419

Sept.

5,9

5.4

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.1 

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

-if

.6

-

81.2

2.71

.

_

161

Calerdar year 1952: Max 2,710 Min 1.2 Mean 370 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.77 Ac-ft 268,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,600 Min 0.6 Mean 1,133 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.72 Ao-ft 820,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Jte. No gage height record June 19-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recor nearby stations.
456 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. La t 31°42'60" (corrected), long. 92°13'20", in SE^NWi 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 Gulley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs May 17 (gage height, 23.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 4-17.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 17, 1953; no flow Aug. 20-28, 1943, Oct. 4-17,

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1940(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20, Aug. 12-21, Sept 3, 7-24)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

.1

.3

.7

3.7

9.7

18

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

36

85

143

350

854

1,300

1,500

15.5

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

1,680

2,110

5,170

7,400

10,800

16,400

23,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 0.1

.1

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

.1

.1

1.7

0.05

0.00054

0.0007

3.4

Nov.

~T0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

3.2

5.5

T75

1.5

.8

.7

.5

.4 

.4

.7

.6

.3 

.3

.5

.3

.4

*.8

.6

.6

1.4

2.4

-

25.1

0.84

0.0091

0.01

50

Dec.

2.3

3.8

2.9

19

10

5

3

2

1

.9

.8

}-

*2.1

6.6

7.7 

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.1

2.9

2.3

1.9

45

*264

413.0

13.3

0.145

0.17

819

Jan.

140

72

38

22

14

11

7.9

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.5

*4.1

3.4

2.7

2.3

5T7 

4.8

7.8

8.3

7.2

7.4

576

455

180

72

38

23

18

14

12

1,770.1

57.1

0.621

0.72

3,510

Feb.

11

9.8

9.0

8.3

7.5

14

52

69

41

24

21

174

162

223

892

650

260 

90

61

*415

1.160 

80S

34,4

*899

1,140

841

364

136

_

_

-

8,880.4

317

3.45

3.59

17,610

Mar.

90

69

58

48

36

28

22

20

17

180

*2,400

*1,740

1,370

1,480

2.750

1,630

1,050 

240

115

79

62 

502

1,180

768

254

96

116

256

150

76

54

16,674

558

5.85

6.74

55,070

Apr.

40

50

24

20

18

18

17

*16

15

14

12

11

11

11

12

19

51 

19

15

12

9.8 

8.5

1T~7.4

90

80

45

24

«6,890

6,240

-

13,776.7

459

4.99

5.57

27,350

May

*2,080

1,190

208

775

1,580

1,280

842

159

75

54

49

44

985

1,200

2,500

5,280

20.500 

15,900

5,010

1,660

975 

182

95

67

50

56

27

21

18

17

li

56,675

1,828

19.9

22.91

112,400

June

14

15

12

11

9.8

8.7

8.5

7.5

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.0

4.8

5.9

5

2

*1.2

1.1

1.0 

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

76

1.2

2.7

5.5

-

148.0

4.95

0.054

0.06

294

July

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*.9

Tf

1.6

9.6

15

16 

12

12

19

15

7.9

4.9

5.6

2.4

2.0

4.8

142.0

4.58

0.050

0.06

282

Aug.

4.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.4

4.8

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

*.6

.6

.8

.6 

.5

.5

.4

 STZ 8.4 

4.2

2.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.6

2.5

1.6

69.7

2.25

0.024

0.05

158

Sept.

ii*

T75

l.l

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

-

19.6

0.65

0.0071

0.008

59

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,350 Mln 0 Mean 86.9 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.86 Ac-ft 63,110

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,500 Mln 0 Mean 270 Cfsm 2.93 In. 39.87 Ac-ft 195,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efs). Mar. 11 (10 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (16.75 ft)j Mar. 15 (4 a.m.) 5,100 

cfs (16.75 ft}) Apr. 29 (4 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (20.55 ft); May 17 (7 p.m.) 52,700 cfs (23.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Kote. No gage-height record Dec. 5-18, June 17, 18, July 7-15, Sept. 25-28; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range In stage, adjacent record, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 457

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location. La t 31°32'00", long. 92°24'20", in NW^NE^ sec. 6, T. 6 N., R IE., 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 l£ miles downstream from 

Dyson Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi, approximately.

Racords available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Gaj;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 74.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 16.90 ft); minimum, 9.7 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 2-20, 23, 25)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

10

22

51

137

399

735

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

1,280

1,930

3,020

4,620

6,880

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

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

To

10

10

10

10

10

1011

11

11 

1111

*11

11

11

11 

1111

11

1111

11

1111

11

1111

1111

11

333

10.7

0.210

0.24

660

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

17

20

25 

20

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

' *18

19

16

22

32

-

491

16.4

0.322

0.36

974

Dec.

24

33

27

82

82

28

20

18

18

17

17 

16

15

16

16

15

15 

15

*22

36

23

19

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

60

84

838

27.0

0.529

0.61

1,660

Jan.

37

29

25

23

22

21

23" 20

28

23

21 

20

*20

20

20

20

23 

27

23

21

21

23

90

48

31

30

25

25

25

25

20

829

26.7

0.524

0.60

1,640

Feb.

20

20

15

T5

15

40

. 100

*100

254

73

46

*302

225

79

67

50

_

-

-

2,324

83.0

1.63

1.69

4,610

Mar.

43

40

37

32

30

25

25

25

20

*1,100 

622

147

141

622

202

102 

79

63

53

50

148

283

91

59

49

87

86

54

48

46

4,449

144

2.82

3.24

8,820

Apr.

42

38

36

34

32

36

*34

31

29

26

24 

27

34

27

28

31

23 

22

21

20

20

20

19

43

84

37

26

22

*9.110

1,300

-

11,276

376

7.37

8.22

22,370

May

196

107

82

844

1,040

187

106

81

68

60

56 

54

396

267

*560

828

*10,100 

4,690

711

252

163

132

112

99

84

74

68

62

58

56

_53

21,646

698

13.7

15.78

42,930

June

51

48

47

45

45

43

42

42

42

40

38 

45

45

39

37

36

35 

34

*33

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

29

7?

~67 102

-

1,279

42.6

0.835

0.93

2,540

July

43

41

39

37

36

35

34

32

31

3?

36 

32

36

40

*38

96

45 

39

40

45

55

57

50

51

48

100

~~5~2 147

38

37

42

1,484

47.9

0.939

1.08

2,940

Aug.

33

31

29

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

24 

23

22

*22

22

23

22 

22

22

22

26

59

3T

26

23

22

29

50

30

27

25

846

27.3

0.535

0.62

1,680

Sept.

22

21

22

25

23

21

20

19

18

18

18 

18

18

18

17

17

17 

24

28 "52

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

*17

17

16

-

580

19.3

0.378

0.42

1,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,450 Min 10 Mean 46.0 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.27 Ac-ft 33,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,100 Min 10 Mean 127 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.79 Ac-ft 91,970

P<;ak discharge (base, 650 efs). Mar. 11 (time unknown) 1,880 cfs (9.95 ft); 

cfs (6.84 ft); Apr. 29 (12:30 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (16.90 ft); May 4 (10 p.m.) 2,4 

17 '[6-.30 p.m.) 20,100 cfs (16.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

N<)te_. No gage-height record Nov. 10-25, Jan. 26 to Feb. 20, Mar. 5-11; discharge estimated on 

bas:Ls of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.

, Mar. 15 (2 p.m.) 694 

420 cfs (10.49 ft); May
458 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 

or 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 1953 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 Coim..ission.

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, 32.0 ft May 29, 30 (affected by interchange 

with Atchafalaya River); minimum, 2.3 ft Nov. 21, 22, 23.

1940-53: 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 the Atchafalaya River through Old River 67 miles above station.

Gage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.6

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

Nov.

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.9

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.4

4.0

4.1

-

Dec.

4.6

5.2

5.6

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.7

8.2

7.9

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

Jan.

6.1

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.0

5.2

5.1

5.4

5.7

6,1

6.4

6.7

7.1

7.6

8.6

9.7

10.6

11.7

12.1

12.0

11.8

11.8

12.1

12.7

13.1

13.6

Feb.

14.1

14.4

14.5

14.5

14.6

14.7

15.2

15.5

15.5

15.4

15.1

14.9

14.5

14.4

14.9

15.2

15.1

15.0

15.4

16.1

17.3

18.4

18.9

19.3

20.3

20.4

19.9

19.7

.

_

-

Mar.

19.7

20.1

20.7

21,3

21.7

£2.1

22.3

22.3

22.4

22.8

23.8

25.1

25.6

26.1

26.4

26.5

26.4

26.3

26.2

26.2

26.2

26.4

27.4

27.5

 27.5

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.6

Apr.

27.6

27.5

27.4

27.2

26.9

26.8

26.8

26.8

26.8

27.0

27.2

27.6

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.3

26.8

26.4

25.9

25.3

24.8

24.2

23.6

23.3

23.6

23.4

23.1

22.8

23.0

25.0

-

May

26.5

26.4

26.5

26.8

27.9

27.9

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.5

27.4

27.7

27.9

30.1

30.9

30.6

3P.4

30.3

30.5

30.8

31.1

31.3

31.5

31.8

31.9

31.9

31.9

June

31.7

31.6

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

.-

.

-

16.3

15.6

14.9

-

July

14.2

13.5

12.7

12.1

11.6

11.3

11.1

11.1

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.7

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.6

11.3

11.1

10.7

10.3

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.2

9.6

Aug.

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.0

6.9

6. -7

6.5

6.3

6.1

Sept.

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

4.3

4.9

5.0

5.8

5.3

4.3

4.0

3.7

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 459

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location. La t 29°56'45", long. 90°10'15", In T. 13 S., R. 10 E., St. Helena meridian. In

 nTETT 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 ml.

Recoi'ds available. Discharge: Since 1928 (except 1937) and Intermittently during 1851-52, 

Hi/a-iaa? in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as "at Carrolton").

Gage heights: November 1934 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. Since 

lf;72, 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.

 Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 0.15 ft 

low Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes . Maximum gage height during year, 14.4 ft May 29; minimum, 0.7 ft Oct. 25.

 IS34-53: 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, 

1EI72. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 2? miles downstream on 

gs.ge 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 AtchafalE.ya River through Old River 196 miles above station.

Gage. 

D

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.3

.9

.8

Mov.

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

.8

.9

.9

1.2

1.3

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

.

_

-

Dec. Jan.

.

.

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.5

_

-

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.3

Feb.

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.6

.9

.8

.8

.6

.8

.1

.5

.9

.3

.6

.0

7.1

7.0

6.8

_

-

Mar.

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.9

7.S

7.9

8.1

8.4

9.6

10.1

10.6

10.9

11.0

11.0

10.8

10.7

10.6

10.7

10.8

11.6

11.4

11.5

11.5

11.6

11.6

11.7

11.7

11.8

Apr.

11.8

11.7

11.8

11.5

11.3

11.4

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.7

12.1

12.1

12.2

12.2

11.7

11.6

11.3

10.9

10.6

10.4

10.1

9.8

9.6

9.8

10.3

10.5

10.5

10.3

10.4

May

11.4

11.6

11.7

11.4

12.0

12.2

12.2

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

11.9

11.8

12.0

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.8

14.0

13.9

13.5

13.2

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.1

14.1

14.1

June

14.0

13.8

13.8

13.7

13.6

13.6

13.4

12.9

12.5

11.9

11.5

10.8

10.3

9.6

9.1

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.1

5.7

July

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.0

Aug.

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0

Sept.

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

l.S

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.7

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.3
460 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La.

Location. Lat 30°36'55", long. 90°14'55", in SE^NE^ 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 Folsom.

Drainage area. 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.11 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Teodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to June 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs May 3 (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; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Oct. 20.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 20, 21-23, 

29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 20, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, ana discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Aug. 24

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

136

208

301

402

512

638

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

55

82

145

228

325

425

533

651

795

14.0 

15.0 

16.0 

17.0 

18.0 

19.0 

2O.O 

21.0

1,020

1,380

1,890

2,630

3,860

5,650

8,400

12,200

Aug. 25 to Sept. 30

5.3 46 

6.0 76 

7.0 143 

8.0 228 

Note.--Same as

preceding table

above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

I

38

38

38

37

37

*37

37

37

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

37

1,151

37.1

0.388

0.45

Nov.

I

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

40

44

46

42

40

40

40

40

40

44

52

52

44

42

42

*42

42

42

42

44

52

-

1,258

41.9

0.439

0.49

Dec.

1

64 

60

56

58

52

54

54

50

48

48

48

52

48

46

46

44

44

44

46

56

88

78

64

60

84

160

174

115

82

117

301

2,341

75.5

0.791

0.91

Jan.

321 

253

164

129

106

91

*82

122

282

632

454

227

145

117

105

96

96

146

224

189

134

111

140

275

395

301

153

124

117

114

99

5,944

192

2.01

2.31

Feb.

"55 90 

114

128

105

96

150

280

*308

153

117

131

177

209

456

555

489

281

181

169

265

365

425

395

500

744

686

489

_

.

-

8,148

291

3.05

3.17

Mar.

325 

228

193

165

142

120

108

99

90

84

*97

267

325

201

326

972

72T

401

275

246

177

149

210

315

265

165

128

114

111

96

84

7,199

232

2.43

2.80

Apr.

80 

78

82

82

76

118

183

175

121

97

85

78

*74

71

68

76

80

70

65

62

60

59

59

63

306

677

638

317

144

186

-

4,330

144

1.51

1.69

May

286 

232

9.760

4,790

1,790

1,140

674

428

261

182

148

125

112

110

116

132

172

230

2,000

1,550

72'6

431

236

163

128

109

90

88

83

78

,76

26,446

853

8.93

10.30

June

74 

72

70

68

68

68

67

63

61

60

59

60

61

63

61

59

57

56

57

59

82

74

66

*63

62

64

65

82

114

138

-

2,073

69.1

0.724

0.81

July

86 

70

63

61

59

57

57

"55 55

55

59

57

55

57

61

70

93

102

80

*74

99

134

108

791

1.050

822

790

422

180

124

111

5,957

192

2.01

2.32

Aug.

161 

134

114

99

99

84

74

70

65

76

87

70

63

61

59

67

67

112

118

123

-246

255

533

603

*^98

186

127

106

96

84

84

4,521

146

1.53

1.76

Sept.

74 

64

60

58

56

54

52

52

50

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

*46

46

-

1,506

50.2

0.526

0.59

Calendar year 1952; Max 524 Mln 36 Mean 81.0 cfsrn 0.848 In. 11.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,760 Mln 36 Mean 194 Cfsro 2.03 In. 27.60

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 ofsh May 3 (1 p.m.) 18,300 ofs (22.26 ft); May 19 (4 p.m.) 2,860 ofs 

(17.23 ft)j July 24 (8 p.m.) 1,770 ofs (15.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 461

Tanglpahoa 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 (renumbered), 1 mile 

west of Robert, 2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Hammond.

Drainage area.--646 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

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. 15 years, 1,148 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 50,500 cfs May 3; maximum gage height, 23.13 ft 

May 3; minimum discharge, 293 cfs Oct. 21, 25; minimum gage height, 3.66 ft Oct. 21.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1953; maximum gage height, that of May 3, 

1953; minimum discharge, 264 cfs for several days In October 1939; minimum gage height, 

2.95 ft Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in 1921, from floodmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

(ShjLftlng-control method used Jan. 2-18, June 3-27; rate of change In stage 

us'ed as a factor Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, Jan. 18-27, Feb. 7 to Mar. 1, Mar. 4-27, 

Apr. 24 to May 3, June 28 to July 5, July 23-30, Aug. 21-28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

3.6 283 

4.0 364 

4.5 470 

5.0 583 

834 

1,120 

1,730 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 9.0 ft.

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

Ly 5, July 23-30, Aug. 21-28)

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

Jan. 24 to

363

430

503

637

780

1,075

1,380

Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

1,730

2,500

3,760

6,240

12,700

24,000

30,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tolial

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

313 313"

303

303

303

303

303

*303

313

313

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

293

355

303

303

293

303

303

303

303 

303

313

9,423

304

0.471

0.54

Nov.

313 sissis

313

313

323

323

323

323

354

374

406

396

364

343

343

333

343

385

459

116- 470

385

364

364

*364

364

374

385 

427

-

10,870

362

0.560

0.63

Dec.

 492

514

481

481

459

492

514

459

438

416

448

481

438

416

406

396

396

396

406

503

681

681

560

526

731

974

834

681

583 

802

1.420

17,505

565

0.875

1.01

Jan.

1,550

1,190

958

834

*756

681

656

834

1,270

1,360

1,120

834

731

656

631

595

S31

1,220

1,880

1,620

1,230

957

1,390

2,490

2,470

1,640

1,160

925

809

751

665

34,494

1,113

1.72

1.99

Feb.

609

Y36

1,160

1,140

867

780

1,310

1,440

1,120

*881

776

884

1,320

1,630

2,970

3,640

3,270

2,080

1,400

1,220

1,840

2,600

2,610

2,550

3,570

5,220

5.920

5,080

~

-

58,623

2,094

3.24

3.38

Mar.

3,360

2,200

1,600

1,250

1,060

944

834

776

720

678

714

*1,940

2,430

1,990

3,010

4,710

3,760

2,120

1,560

1,240

1,060

955

1,510

1,760

1,360

1,010

863

809

751 

693

651

48,318

1,559

2.41

2.78

Apr.

609

596

582

560

545

716

905

928

792

679

598

558

521

493

526

550

555

519

483

461

*466

444

432 4-53

2,670

3.880

3,180

1,770

1,220 

1,770

-

28,491

950

1.47

1.64

May

2,720

2,390

24,000

50,000

10,000

6,000

4,000

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,100

950

950

1,000

1,500

3,000

7,000

15,000

8,000

5,000

3,000

2,000

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,000

900 

800

Z§S

145,360

4,689

7.26

8.37

June

700

650

617

596

579

574

563

547

532

521

511

506

503

488

483

473

466

454

45T

563

665

*713

631

771

590

542

609

2,320

4.650 

4,080

-

26,351

878

1.36

1.52

July

2,000

1,280

1,000

830

748

693

651

609

582

596

582

555

555

596

596

637

679

679

582

555

*651

693

769

2,530

5.560

2,760

3,150

2,140

1,200 

975

925

54,556

1,108

1.72

1.98

Aug.

896

838

780

736

756

679

609

582

665

609

555

529

505

490

478

490

542

596

623

623

857

1,170

1,650

2,650

5,570

2,470

1,550

1,020

1,020 

1,080

*1,020

30,176

973

1.51

1.74

Sept.

838

755

637

596

568

542

516

490

478

466

466

454

454

442

442

442

442

430

430

418

418

407

407

396

396

396

596

596

385 

*38f

-

14,241

475

0.735

O.S2

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,640 Mln 293 Mean 587 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,000 Mln 293 Mean 1,255 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.40

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 27 (9 a.m.) 5,920 ofs (14.84 ft); Mar. 16 (6 p.m.) 5,070 

cfs (14.18 ft); May 3 (8 p.m.) 50,500 ofs (23.13 ft at 9 p.m.); May 19 or 20 (time unknown) 30,700 

cfs (20.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 2-4, May 4 to June 2; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for stations on nearby streams.
462 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

Location. Lat 30 030'13", long. gOMO'SS", 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 (corrected) upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

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. 13 years, 391 cfs.

Extremes. tfeximom discharge during year, 8,400 cfs May 20 (gage height, 18.97 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Oct. 22, 23.

1940-53: 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, that of 

Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5,1952; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Sept. 24-26, 1945, Oct. 22, 23, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Dec. 21, Dec. 24, 30, May 30 to 

June 28, July 5-20, Aug. 5-22, Sept. 4-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.8

78

89

122

163

265

563

1,190

2,190

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

101

163

265

405

570

760

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

980

1,230

1,500

1,840

2,290

2,920

15.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

3,680

4,570

5,630

6,230

6,920

7,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86 

16

86

86

83

83

*83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

80

80

80

80

76

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

2,513

81.1

0.335

0.39

Nov.

78 

7§

80

80

78

80

80

80

80

86

89

92

98

92

86

83

83

86

98

92

101

151

95

*89

89

89

86

86

92

98

-

2,625

87.5

0.362

0.40

Dec.

101 

138

126

118

118

118

130

122

112

104

101

118

126

112

104

98

98

95

1ST

126

138

220

205

172

?42

265

253

215

168

208

289

4,641

ISO

0.620

0.71

Jan.

356 

385

315

242

210

186

168

181

*271

242

200

168

150

142

138

134

Tg2

320

631

740

631

415

590

858

E55

649

447

322

265

236

220

10,832

349

1.44

1.66

Feb.

'555 200

226

277

242

226

358

512

431

356

*271

265

386

563

921

1,270

1,480

1,160

740

495

667

921

988

965

1,190

1,620

2,000

2,190

-

_

-

21,120

754

3.12

3.25

Mar.

2.050 

1,580

BIZ

485

390

33;

290

259

236

220

210

537

*1,170

1,590

1,720

1,920

2,050

1,640

786

502

405

345

468

606

606

436

331

284

265

248

226

22,998

742

3.07

3.53

Apr.

209 

197

191

180

173

177

212

281

260

217

188

173

165

158

152

156

167

176

169

148

140

*137

136

135

635

1,570

2.060

1,370

512

710

-

11,162

372

1.54

1.72

May

923 

613

4,860

5,920

5,240

5,240

3,800

2,750

1,990

934

483

376

338

309

335

425

720

*1,200

3,050

7.600

4,690

3,200

2,160

1,310

583

411

338

287

248

223

202

60,758

1,960

8.10

9.34

June

187 

175

166

158

152

149

147

145

140

138

133

133

130

128

124

122

119

117

116

116

125

*152

138

149

172

149

135

254

526

950

-

5,545

185

0.764

0.85

July

1.230 

931

375

253

210

176

158

150

142 TiT

269

231

163

154

142

150

154

158

150

176

248

*271

253

459

846

890

824

553

485

488

660

11,491

371

1.53

1.77

Aug.

553 

360

277

236

215

190

172

158

163

190

176

150

138

134

130

T26" 126

130

130

142

138

188

259

231

350

570

700

155

303

259

277

7,610

245

1.01

1.17

Sept.

242

 284 '2S6"

176

163

150

142

134

130

126

122

116

118

115

115

115

112

112

108

108

108

10*

m

104

104

104

1O4

104

104

 104

-

3,954

132

0.545

0.61

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,300 Win 78 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,600 Mln 78 Mean 453 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.40

 (base. 2.000 efsk Peb. 28 (8 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (12.86 ft)j Mar. 17 (5 p.m.) 2,100 

Apr. 2? (4 p.m.) 2,130 cfs (12.68 ft) S May 3 (7 p.m.) 6,940 cfs (18.01 ft); May 20 

;fs (18.97 ft).

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (12.55 ft); Apr. 

(7 a.m.) 8,400 cfs (l8.97 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 463

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.

Location. Lat 30 030'15", long. 90 032'45", In NE^NW^ sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., St. Helena 

meriaian, 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 ml.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to June 4, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 9,550 cfs May 3 (gage height, 19.73 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 4.70 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 22, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 3.76 ft Oct. 25, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, i 

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to Apr. 6, Apr.

Oct. 1 to

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.2

2.4

5.2

8.0

12

22

Dec. 31

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

44

90

205

344

523

Jan. 1

5.2

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

to May 2

12

32

78

199

523

1,040

2,210

4.3

4.5

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

md discharge, in cubic 

8-24, June 21-28)

May 3 to

7.5

13

20

37

77

131

272

Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

626

1,120

1,540

2,210

3,080

5,040

7,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.3

4TS

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

 3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.3

104.8

3.38

0.043

0.05

Nov.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3T3

4.3

4.6

3.8

3.8

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.7

56 ~9-.9

5.2

4.3

4.1

 3.5

3.8

4.6

4.1

3.5

22

48

-

267.1

8.90

0.112

0.12

Dec.

12

9.8

12

8.7

27

16

9.8

7.7

11

7.7

8.0

6.3

5.7 575

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

44

163

56

25

17

62

472

247

144

80

49

365

389

2,283.5

73.7

0.927

1.07

Jan.

210

121

72

46

 31

23

33

327

391

167

82

44

28

21

16

15

24T

526

248

136

84

55

 sss 940

308

152

106

78

59

47

37

5,302

171

2.15

2.48

Feb.

29

3M

308

162

99

183

584

301

145

91

 71

166

173

552

1.240

615

278

156

113

160

589

519

259

561

1,020

829

436

241

_

-

-

10,244

366

4.60

4.79

Kar.

166

125

100

80

62

51

42

37

31

28

221

456

 262

228

1.600

995

358

192

146

110

88

84

290

178

113

81

66

62

56

48

41

6,397

206

2.59

2.99

Apr.

38

33

31

28

26

95

184

116

64

46

35

31

27

25

26

33

29

22

19

 18

14

13

12 ~55

1.620

1,030

418

163

145

643

-

5,049

168

2.11

2.36

May

603

273

6.780

 5,680

1,960

693

334

213

155

a!20

a90

a75

885

a70

aSO

141

111

891

2,580

1,920

644

258

178

a 140

allO

a85

a70

a60

a 55

a 50

a45

24,529

791

9.95

11.47

June

a43

a41

40

a38

836

835

833

831

830

829

835

833

831

330

a28

827

825

825

835

219

255

 50

26

18

24

19

16 i.ofo"

1,620

778

-

4,670

156

1.96

2.18

July

264

127

89

67

52

a 40

830

325

820

830

825

821

818

a?5

a20

335

830

325

820

330

 80

52

247

669

758

286

136

77

52

209

397

3,936

127

1.60

1.84

Aug.

114

97

168

~84" 198

340

835

825

70

95

835

325

320

317

3l5_

320

820

835

825

820

835

83

54

835

825

820

67

64

840

825

818

1,624

52.4

0.659

0.76

Sept.

815

 15

16

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.5 9.'2

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

 8.8

8.8

8.5

-

342.8

11.4

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,010 Mln 2.4 Mean 47.1 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,780 Mln 2.4 Mean 177 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 ofs).-

cfs (12.15 ft); Feb. 25 (3 a.m.) 1.2E 

25 (6 p.m.) 1,870 ofs (12.56 ft)} Maj 

(14.05 ft); June 29 (4 a.m.) 2,210 o:

 Jan. 23 (5 p.m. 

>0 cfs (11.54 ft 

r 3 (3 p.m.) 9.5E 

's (13.00 ft); Ji

1,400 ofs (11.77 ft); Feb. 15 (6 a.m.) 1,630 

; Mar. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (12.63 ft); Apr. 

0 ofs (19.73 ft); May 18 (11 p.m.) 3,120 ofs 

ily 24 (10 p.m.) 1,230 ofs (11,28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
464 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Amite River near Darlington, La.

Location. La t 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs May 20 (gage height, 14.64 ft); minImum, 226 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, 215 cfs Sept. 12, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 22, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-26, 28)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

210

305

615

1,000

1,880

2,950

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

4,260

5,530

7,330

10,200

14,800

21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

235

235

235

232

232

238

235

235

*232

232

235

238

238

240

2!o

238

238

235

232

230

228

128

230

232

235

235

238

235

232 

230

235

7,263

234

0.403

0.47

Nov.

238

142

245

240

238

248

252

248

245

290

315

285

260

252

250

250

250

255

339

369

290

255

242

240

245

265

280

*255

272 

455

-

8,090

270

0.466

0.52

Dec.

450

384

339

355

650

632

450

360

320

372

360

328

305

292

285

280

278 Tie

300

562

545

480

420

375

420

465

405

360

336 

512

1.520

13,218

426

0.734

0.85

Jan.

1,080

800

650

580

510

450

405

*381

372

372

360

345

339

330

528

330

688

2,560

2,460

1,450

880

668

1,080

2,240

1,540

960

702

598

545 

495

465

24,963

805

1.39

1.60

Feb.

450

435

435

420

TTO

435

845

1,160

1,160

668

545

770

*1,280

1,320

2,920

3,570

2,680

1,280

940

1,450

3,660

5,530

4,470

3,540

8,340

1O,2OO

7,550

3,580

-

-

70,053

2,502

4.31

4.49

Mar.

1,630

1,200

1,000

860

740

650

580

545

510

495

2,710

6.700

6,510

4,360

4,260

*3,760

2,280

1,320

1,080

900

780

702

1,620

2,030

1,200

840

685

702

650 

562

510

52,371

1,689

2.91

3.36

Apr.

483

468

477

438

414

504

732

816

612

507

447

414

452

872

622

542

538

471

411

447

414

*372

351

380

1,400

2,620

2,590

1,390

820 

2,850

-

23,854

795

1.37

1.53

May

5,790

5,120

5,840

8,200

11,400

13,400

7,150

2,100

1,170

915

780

688

872

2,640

3,940

4,860

4,660

4,830

9,250

17,100

10,700

4,340

1,480

1,050

859

731

643

570

510 

477

447

132,512

4,275

7.37

8.50

June

429

405

387

378

369

369

363

354

345

342

438

351

339

336

320

312

308

305

302

330

348

429

363

330

*320

336

369

602

1,590 

960

-

12,549

418

0.721

0.80

July

702'

480

405

378

354

336

330

325

333

450

351

320

312

315

342

598

615

495

405

528

580

720

1,030

1,420

1,980

1,200

1,160

702

510 

450

450

18,576

599

1.03

1.19

Aug.

420

405

405

465

450

378

372

480

405

354

333

322

312

310 3"SO"

405

384

333

397

615

533

1,310

5.220

1,740

940

615

615

685

598 

668

580

19,369

625

1.08

1.24

Sept.

450

405

381

366

360

348

330

322

315

308

305

302

300

302

298

298

*292

288

282

280

278

272

265

265

268

270

270

268

'56~2 262 

-

9,212

307

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,430 Min 217 Mean 436 Cfsm 0.752 In. 10.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,100 Min 228 Mean 1,074 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 5,840 cfs (11.20 ft); Feb. 26 (10 a.m.

cfs (13.05 ft); Mar. 13 (5 a.m.) 7,330 cfs (12.00 ft); May 1 (8:30 p.m.) 7,000 cfs (11.85 ft

10,200

; May 5

(12 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (14.11 ft); May 20 (8 a.m.) 18,900 cfs (14.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 465

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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115.65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Jeodetic 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. 11 years, 255 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs May 18 (gage height, 20.12 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 3.36 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1953; maximum gage height, 20.6 ft 

Feb. 6, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 21, 

1952; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

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

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1007: Drainage area. WSP1177: 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-23)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.3

Oct. 1 to May 18

45

80

192

392

845

1,170

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

May 19 to Sept. 30

1,920

2,510

3,490

4,420

6,200

9,200

4.0

4.5 

5.0

44

117

182

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

371

596

840

1,170

Note_. Same as preceding 

table above 9.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

41

40

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

39

39

38 

38

57

37

37

37

38

38

38 

38

38

38

37

38

1,202

38.8

0.260

0.30

Nov.

40

lo

42

40

40

42

44

45

44

52

58

61

48

45

45

46

45

50 

100

98

66

50

48

48

48

53 

*55

54

54

218

-

1,719

57.3

0.385

0.43

Dec.

177

89

74

70

182

193

83

66

60

154

102

72

60

57

55

54

53

53 

97

543

264

107

85

79

139

189 

114

83

72

210

775

4,409

142

0.953

1.10

Jan,

362

150

127

106

85

75

71

69

67

66

64

*61

58

58

58

58

461

1.250 

878

211

138

111

605

1,050

368

154 

120

107

loo

95

88

7,269

234

1.57

1.81

Feb.

J 87

88

85

' 80

78

77

111

153

100

87

81

147

*459

354

1,280

1,010

271

160 

159

599

1,670

1,700

677

1,270

2,450

2,910 

1,200

408

-

-

-

17,709

632

4.24

4.42

Mar.

276

209

177

154

155

118

112

106

102

98

1,400

5.060

2,280

480

1,860

999

*276

184 

146

120

103

156

1,420

1,340

405

216

m

218

194

145

125

16,770

541

3.65

4.19

Apr.

117

115

107

102

97

286

586

255

155

125

106

105

98

91

114

108

99

107 

177

94

83

80

79

241

1.740

925 

255

*148

184

1,070

7,819

261

1.75

1.95

May

1,590

505

2,010

2,620

2,900

5,550

646

248

168

158

150

228

492

1,120

1,350

994

724

7,920 

5,900

2,820

1,080

319

212

g!61

g!40

g!26 

gl!4

g!06

glOO

g94

g§9

58,194

1,252

8.27

9.53

June

g87

g85

g81

g79

77

75

75

72

71

70

69

75

100

75

70

68

66

64 

62

61

60

To

63

60

70

65 

100

469

*574

175

-

5,184

106

0.711

0.79

July

125

100

90

80

75

75

72

71

12

90

75

70

75

75

75

120

90

80 

75

120

100

175

550

*690

849

876 '550

150

110

150

250

5,581

180

1.21

1.59

Aug.

170

125

110

100

90

85

80

75

75

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

65 

65

80

150

225

125

100

90

100 

175

120

100

90

80

5,010

97.1

0.652

0.75

Sept.

75

76

65

62

60

59

58

57

56

55

54

55

52

52

*51

51

50

50 

49

49

49

46

T6

46

46

48 

48

47

46

*46

-

1,596

55.2

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,390 Mln 37 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.98

Water water year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 7,920 7,920__ Min Min 37 37 __Mean Mean 297 297____ursm Cfsm 1.99 i.aa In. in. 27.1 27.1________

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Feb. 26 (9 a.m.) 5,220 cfs (15.62 ft); Mar. 12 (9 p.m.) 5,280 

cfs (15.73 ft); May 6 (2 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (17.20 ft); May 18 (4 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (20.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record June 5-27, June 30 to July 25, July 27 to Sept. 14; discharge estilated on basis of records for station at Comite.
466 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Comite River near Comite, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'45", long. 91 0 04'25", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. IE., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 877, half a mile 

downstream from Blaokwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953.

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. 9 years, 540 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs May 19 (gage height, 25.64 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 4.80 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 21, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23-25, 28-3O, Jan. 5-17, 25-28, 

Feb. 2-8, 11-14, 18-2O, May 26 to June 28, July 1-24; backwater 

from return of overbank flow May 2O-22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.9

37

58

148

270

610

1,490

Mote. Same as 

following table 

above 12.9 ft.

5.3

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.9

16.0

Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

54

114

233

546

1,490

2,480

19.0

20.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

3,760

4.88O

7,150

12,600

18,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

43

43

42

42

42

41

42

42

42

43

42

 42 

43

43

43

43

43

42

41

40

4O 

4O

40

41

41 

42

42

42

41

41

1,298

41.9

0.126

0.15

Nov.

43

47

45

45

44

45

47

47

48

54

56

60

62 

55

51

50

50

51

77

104

97

73 

58

54

54

55 

56

*57

61

78

-

1,720

57.3

0.173

0.19

Dec.

221

176

106

89

128

224

179

104

80

74

187

143

95

77

68

66

63

62

7T

689

836

386

172

128

505

632 

340

164

111

229

1.290

7,695

248

0.747

0.86

Jan.

1,130

502

299

222

164

128

109

101

92

87

83

*80

76 

74

72

70

54T

2,310

2,080

1,090

457

256 

1,090

1,920

1,300

556 

314

249

204

174

158

15,988

516

1.55

1.79

Feb.

143

133

124

115

107

143

300

256

216

143

119

*429

626 

1,04O

2,820

2,640

1,390

614

385

841

2,770

3,410 

2,620

2,190

3,960

5.910 

5,270

2,490

_

_

-

41,204

1,472

4.43

4.61

Mar.

944

461

299

24O

8200

a!70

8150

a!35

8120

allO

271

2,890

4,550

3,100

2,640

3,500

1,850

*804

8400

a 250

8175

a25O 

3.35O

4,050

2,620

1,080 

462

402

370

281

226

36,150

1,166

3.51

4.05

Apr.

195

ISO

164

150

139

137

1,110

l.OOO

532

247

174

148

131 

117

114

115

115

122

395

256

157

110 

*100

425

4.15O

5.550 

2,660

1,120

487

1,490

-

21,790

726

2.19

2.44

May

2,410

1,920

3,770

7,030

6,470

5,620

5,130

1,97O

664

397

316

305

477 

1,750

2,120

2,400

1,780

4,570

18, OOP

17,200

*8,870

3.74O 

1,610

763

418

312 

270

233

2O6

186

170

101,077

3,261

9.82

11.32

June

157

147

136

132

126

122

118

115

113

107

103

103

104 

115

107

96

90

86

84

82

79

75 

90

82

93

*1O8 

85

1,100

1.420

616

-

5,995

200

0.602

0.67

July

246

158

125

111

102

96

92

88

"SB 86

' 96

99

89 

203

216

176

207

140

111

120

220

2O7 

*158

734

695

975 

636

260

182

178

890

7,784

251

0.756

0.87

Aug.

69O

319

200

158

134

121

111

103

97

95

90

88

85 

84

82

82

82

82

80

m

249

1,250 6ii

418

288

226 

528

870

446

226

. 139

8,115

262

0.789

0.91

Sept.

~55 109

87

82

79

76

74

71

69

67

67

66

64 

63

*63

63

63

61

60

60

4 58

58 

57

56

55

55 

55

 55

55

55

-

1,998

66.6

' 0. 201

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,530 Mln 40 Mean 22O Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,OOO Mln 40 Mean 687 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.08

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Feb. 26 (7 p.m.) 6,14O cfs (2O.61 ft); Mar. 13 (7 p.m.) 4,700

cfs (19.94 . ft); Mar. . 24 (7 p.m.) .. 4,390 , cfs (19.67 . ft); Apr. . 26 (6 a.m.) 6,260 cfs (20.65 ft); May 4

(8 p.m.) 7,540 cfs (21.15 ft); May 19 (6 p.m.) 2O,5OO cfs (25.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Olive Branch.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

467

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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,045 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 67,000 cfs May 20; maximum gage height, 32.46 

ft May 20; minimum daily discharge, 291 cfs Oct. 21-24; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft 

Oct. 21-23.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

,L1

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

320

320

320

306

320

306

306

306

306

*306

306

306

320

320

320

306

306

306

306

306

291

291

291

291

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

9,524

307

0.231

0.27

Nov.

306

306

323

323

320

333

333

333

333

377

386

400

413

396

366

356

359

359

410

476

518

490

420

396

382

*382

382

396

428

480

-

11,482

383

O.288

0.32

Dec.

596

729

624

571

599

821

991

729

579

527

591

655

571

518

476

452

452

438

471

864

1,740

1,340

864

762

1,360

1,800

1,320

901

697

777

2.050

25,845

834

0.627

0.72

Jan.

3,600

2,420

1,470

1,120

979

840

753

697

*665

624

599

585

562

547

532

518

1,540"

3,590

6.020

5,560

3,090

1,560

2,380

4,250

5,000

3,230

1,760

1,300

1,080

944

866

58,181

1,877

1.41

1.63

Feb.

797

745

736

704

687

781

1,290

1,350

1,510

1,320

1,010

*1,300

1,860

2,910

6,180

8,480

8,280

6,69O

3,000

2,560

5,130

8,270

9,920

9,870

10,500

14,300

17,600

16,5OO

-

-

-

144,280

5,153

3.87

4.03

tlar.

10,500

4,990

3,020

2,230

1,840

1,610

1,470

1,320

1,200

1,130

1.090

5,080

9,880

12.200

11,300

11,700

*11,000

6,860

3,630

2,380

1,960

1,89O

5,220

8,300

8,320

5,460

2,790

1,930

1,790

1,6OO

1,390

145,080

4,680

3.52

4.06

Apr.

1,230

1,170

1,080

1,050

968

950

1,510

2,960

2,140

1,400

1,100

974

880

811

1,O5O

1,030

959

923

1,130

1,150

897

795

*71i

738

5,09O

10,300

10.900

7, BOO

4,230

2,990

-

68,966

2,299

1.73

1.93

May

5,450

7,350

16,800

23,400

28,000

24,000

21,500

18,400

9,14O

4,000

2,350

1,780

1,820

2,770

4,880

6,980

8,520

9,360

41,400

65 . 500

48,000

33,300

17,800

7,350

3,600

2,290

1,870

1,670

1,490

1,37O

1.260

421,400

13,590

10.22

11.78

June

1,180

1,110

1,040

981

942

906

870

854

838

801

766

820

800

767

749

717

682

665

649

633

616

650

810

783

682

*683

666

2,010

4.120

3,710

-

31,500

1,O50

0.789

0.88

July

1,920

1,35O

1,06O

852

771

724

672

642

626

694

813

774

690

680

949

1,070

1,460

1,170

966

846

976

1,240

*1,180

2,050

4,120

5.180

4,160

2,760

1,570

1,16O

2,040

45,165

1,457

1.10

1.26

Aug.

2,330

1,500

1,060

930

895

861

1,010

950

770

752

672

624

607

576

561

563

599

612

576

583

793

2,020

2,350

*3.210

2,890

1,820

1,45O

2,310

1,910

1,270

1,070

38,124

1,230

O.925

1.07

Sept.

966

803

740

689

640

607

576

560

528

513

497

498

482

483

470

470

471

456

457

442

427

429

415

415

416

402

402

402

402

402

-

15,460

515

O.387

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,940 Bin 291 Bean 880 Cfsm 0.662 In. 9.02

Water year 1952-53: Bax 63,500 Min 291 Mean 2,781 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.38

Peak discharee (base. 10.000 cfs).-- Feb. 27 (ll p.m.) 18,100 cfs (23.43 ft)j Bar. 15 (1 a.m.) .

12,900 eta (21.88 ft); Apr. 27 (12 p.m. to 4 a.m.) 11,60O cfa (20.84 to 20.95 ft); May 5 (8 a.m.)

29,000 ofa (25.70 ft)j May 20 (4 a.m.) 67,000 eta (32.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
468 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

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

Location. Lat 30°22 I 30", long. 91°04'10", in lot 54, T. 8 S., R. I E., St. Helena meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on Siegen Lane, half a mile downstream 

from Dawson Creek and 8 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 40.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey 

benchmark) levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 61.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs May 3 (gage height, 24.70 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Nov. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 8.37 ft Nov. 6.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 13, 1947; maximum gage height, that of 

May 3, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 5,6, 1952; minimum gage height, 8.30 ft 

Mar. 30, 1950.

Remarks. Records 

enT~from Baton 

operation.

Re visions. WSP 1147: Drainage area.

50od above 10 cfs and fair below. Low flow maintained by sewage efflutouge suburbs. Small occasional diversion above station for oil-field

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Dec. 19, Dec. 21-24, 26, 28-30, 

Jan. 1-17, July 21-23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15

9.5 

10.0

0.7

2.5

5.6

8.3

17

26

11.0

12.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

100

238

384

686

8.5 

9.0

9.5

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

2.3

16

25

70

133

236

17.0

19.0

20.0

20.5

21.0

22.0

24.0

302

498

680

835

1,100

1,790

3,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.3

T73

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.4

3.1

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.1

5.4

90.7

2.93

0.073

0.08

Nov.

5.1

4.8

4.3

3.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.3

6.7

22

6.5

2.5

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.1

41

16

5.2

3.2

2.3

1.5

1.3

8.2

*5.6

2.5

5.3

J56

-

215.4

7.18

0.180

0.20

Dec.

13

12

12

5.1

45

14

5.0

2.8

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

32

171

44

17

18

12

285

179

84

58

42

134

188

1,392.9

44.9

1.12

1.30

Jan.

70

48

35

20

12

7.5

5.6

48

43

*18

9.8

5.4

3.4

3.0

2.3

2.1

20S 

248

90

63

48

34

334

m

86

64

48

36

29

21

16

1,828.1

59.0

1.48

1.70

Feb.

28

21

14

11

TT

94

299

108

67

49

35

*118

62

215

565

260

133

100

77

101

230

129

74

274

272

180

103

74

_

-

-

3,702

132

3.30

3.44

Mar.

64

53

36

20

13

9.7

7.7

6.6

5.6

4.7

4.3

4.2

IT?

17

545

340

145

*106

80

58

43

114

»1.150

768

378

212

175

150

100

70

56

4,720.0

152

3.80

4.39

Apr.

41

30

29

18

13

25

80

32

18

13

11

8.0

7.4

5.9

5.6

26

13

6.8

5.9

5.5

3.6

3.3

*376

34

672

564

253

165

134

142

-

2,368.6

79.0

1.98

2.20

.May

85

81

*2,690

2,880

1,550

862

607

459

331

*247

184

144

132

102

180

203

112

261

1,320

810

452

312

255

204

153

106

70

37

15

8.7

6.1

14,859.3

479

12.0

13.82

June

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.2

19

80

37

17

8.1

5.9

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.5

3. 7

6.0

7.3

4.6

*4.6

5.2

225

249

TS5-

872.1

29.1

0.728

0.81

July

77

5T

29

13

8.1

6.3

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.4

11

5.4

3.8

375

15

45

67

22

10

21

62

22

*23

48

36

33

8.4

5.9

43

19

54

766.1

24.7

0.618

0.71

Aug.

173

141

25

16

9.0

8.5

12

5.0

4.4

3.6

3.0

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.0

2.9

4.5

5.6

75

'S55 546

110

151

138

78

233

80

43

30

2,208.0

71.2

1.78

2.05

Sept.

i£

T?

8.7

17

9.7

7.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

*3.2

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.1

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

-

157.9

5.26

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 478 Min 0.9 Mean 33.9 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,880 Min 0.9 Mean 90.9 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.85

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 600 cfs (19.64 ft); Mar. 15 (3 p.m.) 640 cfs

(19.78 ft); Mar. 23 (2 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (21.39 ft); Apr. 25 (5 p.m.) 778 cfs (20.35 ft); May 3
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 469 

Atohafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'48", long. 91°45'04", in sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., Louisiana merid-

 ian, 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 1953. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railraod 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 

"ilngineers), and 0.03 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 19 years, 172,400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 405,000 cfs May 29, 30, 31 (gage height, 32.2 ft

 in gage well, 33.2 ft from outside gage); minimum, 38,600 cfs Nov. 13, 14 (-gage height, 

5.7 ft).

1934-53: 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 of May 1927 reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage, from information by Louisiana State Department of Highways.

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

good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow is distributary of the 

Mississippi River through Old River. Flow in Old River can be in either direction. 

The gage heights tabulated below Indicate elevations in the gage well. Due to drawdown around the pier in which the well is located, the water surface in the well is 

sometimes lower than that near the middle of the river. There is practically no difference below a gage height of 8.0 ft while at 26.0 ft it is 0.5 ft lower in the well 

and at 37.0 ft it is 1.5 ft lower. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1292.

ge height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

LO

11

12

13

14

.15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

Nov.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

-

_

_

5.7

5.7

5.8

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.6

-

Dec.

8.3

9.4

10.4

11.0

11.4

11.5

11.3

11.2

11.4

11.9

12.4

12.7

13.0

13.1

13.0

12.9

12.9

13.0

_

-

_

13.7

13.6

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.4

13.1

12.6

12.0

11.6

Jan.

11.3

11.1

10.4

10.1

10.4

10.2

10.0

lo.o

10.1

10.1

10.2

_

_

-

11.0

11.5

12.1

13.0

14.0

15.2

16.0

16.8

17.4

17.6

17.5

17.6

17.8

18.2

18.6

19.0

Feb.

19.3

19.5

19.6

19.6

19.6

19.7

20.0

20.6

20.6

20.2

19.8

19.6

19.4

19.3

19.6

20.0

20.0

20.0

20.3

20.9

21.8

22.6

£2.9

23.2

23.9

23.8

23.6

23.5

-

-

-

Mar.

23.5

23.7

24.0

24.5

24.7

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.0

-

_

_

_

27.7

27.9

28.1

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.7

27.8

28.3

28.5

28.6

28.6

28.7

28.7

28.6

28.6

28.6

Apr.

28.6

28.5

28.3

28.2

28.0

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

28.0

28.1

28.3

28.5

28.5

28.5

28.3

28.0

27.6

27.3

26.9

26.5

26.1

25.8

25.5

25.6

25.6

25.4

25.3

25.5

27.3

-

May

28.2

28.4

28.5

28.9

29.2

29.4

29.3

29.2

29.2

29.2

29.2

29.1

29.2

29.2

29.2

29.4

29.8

30.8

31.2

31.3

31.3

31.3

31.4

31.5

31.7

31.9

32.0

32.0

32.2

32.2

32.1

June

32.0

31.9

31.7

31.5

31.2

31.0

30.7

30.2

29.7

29.2

28.6

27.9

27.3

26.6

26.0

25.4

25.0

24.6

24.2

23.8

23.5

23.2

23.1

22.9

22.7

22.4

22.2

22.0

21.6

21.2

-

July

20.6

19.9

19.3

18.9

18.6

18.4

18.2

18.0

18.0

18.0

18.0

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.6

17.4

17.0

16.6

16.2

15.7

15.3

15.0

14.8

14.6

14.6

15.1

15.7

16.1

Aug.

16.3

16.2

16.0

15.4

14.8

14.2

13.6

13.1

12.6

12.2

11.8

11.5

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.4

11.6

11.6

11.6

11.6

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.5

11.4

11.2

11.0

10.7

10.4

10.2

Sept.

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.1

9.0

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.3

8.1

8.0

-

_

-

-

7.4

-

7-.1

-

-

-

-

_

-

6.8

6.6

6.4

-

368561 O - 56 - 31
470 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

j. 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

51 . 600 

50,800 

49,400 

48,600 

47,200

46,600 

45, 200 

43,800 

43,100 

43,100

42,400 

42,400 

42,400 

42, 400 

41,800

41,300 

40,500 

40,500 

40,500 

40,500

41,200 

41,800 

42,400 

41,800 

41,800

41,200 

41,200 

40,500 

59.800 

39,800 

39,800

*1,335.3 

43,070 

*2,649

Kov.

39,800 

39,800 

39,800 

39,800 

39,200

39,200 

39,200 

39,200 

39,200 

a39,200

a39,200 

a39,200 

38.600 

38,600 

39,200

a39,800 

a39,800 

a40,500 

a41,200 

a41,200

a41,200 

a40, 500 

a41,200 

a40,500 

42,400

43,800 

44,400 

45,800 

49,400 

52.400

*1,233.3 

41,110 

*2,446

Dec.

58.500 

67,300 

74,800 

79,800 

82,400

83 , 200 

80,700 

80,700 

83 , 200 

87,500

91,800 

94,300 

96,000 

96,900 

9 6., 000

95,200 

95,200 

96,000 

a97,800 

a99,600

alOl.OOO 

102,000

101,000 

100,000 

100,000

100,000 

99,600 

96,000 

91,800 

87,500 

84,100

*2,799.9 

90,320 

*5,554

Jan.

81,600 

79,000 

77,300 

75,600 

73,900

71,400 

70.500 

70,500 

71,400 

71,400

72-, 200 

a72,200 

a73,900 

a75,600 

a77,300

79,800 

84, 100 

90,000 

97,800 

107,000

117,000 

124,000 

131,000 

136,000 

137,000

137,000 

138,000 

141,000 

145,000 

149,000 

,153.000

*3,080.5 

99,370 

*6,110

Feb.

156.000

158,000 

159,000 

159,000 

159,000

160,000 

167,000 

170,000 

169,000 

167,000

161,000 

159,000 

156,000 

156,000 

160,000

162,000 

163,000 

164,000 

168,000 

174,000

188,000 

199,000 

202,000 

208,000 

216.000

216,000 

212,000 

210,000

*4,898 

174,900 

*9,715

Mar.

211.000

216,000 

220,000 

227,000 

230,000

233,000 

235,000 

235,000 

237,000 

a242,000

3253,000 

a265,000 

a277,000 

287,000 

292,000

296,000 

294,000 

292,000 

290,000 

290,000

290,000 

294,000 

303,000 

305,000 

307.000

307,000 

307,000 

307,000 

307,000 

307,000 

307,000

*8,463 

273,000 

*16,790

Apr.

305.000

303,000 

301,000 

296,000 

292,000

292,000 

290,000 

290,000 

290,000 

294,000

296,000 

301,000 

305,000 

305,000 

303,000

298,000 

292,000 

285,000 

277,000 

269,000

261,000 

255,000 

251,000 

246,000 

246,000

246,000 

242,000 

240,000

249,000 

283,000

*8,403 

280,100 

*16,670

May

298.000

303,000 

307,000 

317,000 

325,000

327,000 

322,000 

325,000 

325,000 

322,000

322,000 

319,000 

322,000 

322,000 

325,000

327,000 

338,000 

365,000 

376,000 

379,000

379,000 

379,000 

385,000 

387,000 

393,000

396,000 

399,000 

402,000 

405,000

405,000 

402,000

*10,898 

351,500 

*21,620

June

402.000

396,000 

390,000 

385,000 

376,000

371,000 

359,000 

345,000 

335,000 

319,000

305,000 

290,000 

277,000 

263,000 

251,000

242,000 

235,000 

227,000 

220,000 

216,000

210,000 

206,000 

204,000 

200,000 

198,000

195,000 

192,000 

188,000 

182,000 

177.000

-

*8,156 

271,900 

*16,180

July .

169,000

160,000 

154,000 

150,000 

147,000

145,000 

143,000 

142,000 

141,000 

141,000

141,000 

140,000 

140,000 

140,000 

140,000

139,000 

138,000 

137,000 

135,000 

132,000

128,000 

124,000 

120,000 

117,000 

113,000

111,000 

110,000

111,000 

116,000 

121,000 

125,000

*4,170 

134,500 

*8,271

Aug.

126.000

125,000 

122,000 

117,000 

111,000

106,000 

100,000 

96,000 

91,800 

88,400

85,800 

82,400 

80,700 

80,700 

79,800

81,600 

82,400 

84,100 

84,100 

84,100

85,000 

85,800 

85,000 

84, 100 

83,200

81,600 

79,800 

78,200 

75,600 

73,900 

71.400

*2,792. 5 

90,080 

*5,539

Sept.

69.700 

67,300 

66,500 

65,700 

64,900

64,100 

63,300 

62,500 

60,900 

59,300

57,700 

56,100 

55,400 

54,600 

a53,100

a52,400 

a5l,000 

a50,100 

49,400 

a49,000

48,000 

347,200 

a46,600 

a46, 600 

a46,600

347,200 

a46, 600 

45,800 

44,400 

43 i 800

H.635.8 

54, 530 

*3,245

Calendar year 1952: Max 410,000 Mln 38,600 Mean 190,200 Ac-ft 138,100,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max 405,000 Mln 38,600 Mean 158,500 Ac-ft 114,800,000

* Expressed In thousands.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basia of recorded range in stage.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 471

Bayou Coeodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. Lat 31°00'00", long. 92°22'46", in NW£sw£ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths of 

a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1? miles east 

of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq ml.

Records available. May 1922 to January 1925, (published as "near Meeker"), October 1937 

to September TT953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 40.00 ft above mean Gulf level (datum of 

fTorps of Engineers). May 1922 to January 1925 staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at 

datum about 1? ft lower. October to December 1937 staff gage at same site at datum 

40.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1938, to Mar. 28, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Since Jan. 23, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 18 years (1922-24, 1937-53), 445 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs May 18 (gage height, 26.72 ft); minimum, 52 cfs for several days In October.

1922-25, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1953; reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 

1922, probably caused by heavy rains In basin below station; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, that of October 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given In WSP 1292.

Revisions (water years). W3P 1211: 1938, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, Mar. 22-25, Apr. 29, 3O, 

May 3, 4; shifting-control method used Feb. 24-27)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 3O

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

51

64

102

154

8.0 

1O.O 

12.0 

16.0

223

408

612

1,080

5.3

6.0

8.O

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

85

114

249

445

650

870

1.10O

1,410

2O.O 

21.0 

22 .O 

23.0 

24.0 

25.0 

26.3

2,120

2,930

4,15O

6,250

10,800

16,500

25,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

56 

56

56

55 

55

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

*52

52

52

52

54

1,662

53.6

0.223

0.26

3,300

Nov.

&

54

54 

54

54

56

56

56

60

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

62

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

68

69

69

80

96

1,884

62.8

O.262

0.29

3,740

Dec.

li

108

155 

231

328

368

378

368

358

328

309

291

264

231

*207

186

163

154

163

172

193

207

207

215

207

193

186

176

188

231

6,965

225

0.938

1.08

13,810

Jan.

300 

388

418

428 

418

408

398

378

368

348

328

3O9

291

273

247

223

2OO

179

166

151

139

134

186

231

309

348

*348

338

318

291

273

9,134

295

1.23

1.42

18,120

Feb.

247 

223

200

176 

16O

154

IS9

231

309

338

348

348

348

388

448

519

560

560

550

55O

591

633

643

633

873

1,020

1.040

1.O1O

-

-

-

13,269

474

1.98

2.06

Mar.

987 

970

966

*949 

925

903

87O

848

826

815

87O

937

997

997

985

961

949

925

903

881

848

783

814

84O

837

815

804

804

8O4

782

76O

27,355

882

3.68

4.24

26,320| 54,260

Apr.

740 

719

696

679 

65B

*639

622

602

583

561

541

525

506

487

47O

450

432

412

39O

368

343

314

284

284

365

424

464

461

538

850

-

15,389

513

2.14

2.38

30,520

May

1.050 

1.O8O

1-.080

1,360 

1,930

2,08O

2,O5O

1,900

1,770

1,660

1,580

1,530

1,710

1,990

2,450

2,63O

2,800

g!6,600

K25.000

«gl 5,1OO

*g8,300

*g5,470

g4,360

g3,660

g3,200

g2,850

g2,510

g2,240

2,040

1,880

1,740

125,600

4,052

16.9

19.46

249,100

June

1.640 

1,56O

1,490

1,430 

1,38O

1,340

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,110

1.O90

1.O60

1,030

999

971

945

915

890

861

841

829

807

783

747

722

710

698

682

-

31,600

1,O53

4.39

4.90

62,680

July

661

639

617

585 

565

*545

525

505

485

465

455

435

415

395

375

355

325

305

276

267

258

249

576

335

385

435

445

435

415

4O5

405

13,238

427

1.78

2.05

26,260

Aug.

395 

395

*395

385 

375

345

325

285

258

214

185

161

137

124

114

1O9

105

103

101

ToT

101

109

124

137

168

240

325

365

375

375

*355

7,286

235

O.979

1.13

14,450

Sept.

it267

240

222

199

185

164

149

132

124

114

109

105

103

101

99

97

95

95

93

91

89

89

87

87

87

*87

85

8$

-

4,110

137

0.571

0.64

8,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 814 Min 52 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14. O3 Ac-ft 179,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 25,000 Min 52 Mean 7O5 Cfsm 2.94 In. 39.91 Ac-ft 510, 700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on thrice-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-26; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
472 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, It miles upstream 

from Bayou Carron, 3f 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 1953.

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 3tr miles upstream. Feb. 25, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1949, auxiliary staff 

gage 32 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--? years, 1,093 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,490 cfs May 21; maximum gage height, 35.29 ft 

May 22; minimum daily discharge, 94 cfs Nov. 8; minimum gage height, 11.04 ft Oct. 29.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

May 22, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 80 cfs Aug. 3-6, 1948;^minimum gage height, that 

of Oct. 29, ly52.

Remarks.--Records fair. 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 the station. Most flow from the Boeuf-CocodrieCourtableau system passes the three stations Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, Bayou Courtableau near Krotz Springs, and Big Darbonne Bayou culvert near Krotz Springs (see pp. 478, 

473, 477).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

121 

ITT" 122

120

112

119

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

108

106

106

102

102

102

*102

102

98

98

102

3,407

110

6,760

Nov.

102 

103

102

100

100

*100

98

§i

99

123

118

116

112

108

108

103

103

122

218

170

142

133

129

118

128

121

117

114

146

559

-

5,786

126

7,510

Dec.

281 

*244

253

850

2.040

1,550

1,250

950

736

867

757

646

599

560

*529

455

414

409

524

1,240

846

714

706

609

624

565

502

461

458

459

815

21,829

704

45,500

Jan.

865 

1,190

1.210

972

878

786

723

674

682

644

597

562

534

500

467

465

455

448

*458

591

562

554

954

1,140

998

875

775

694

650

*574

571

21,424

691

42,490

Feb.

576 

545

521

468

420

458

515

706

754

701

730

1,030

1,140

1,250

2,600

3,220

2,450

1,980

1,520

2,450

2,490

2,640

2,400

5,140

5,560

5,780

4,150

*4.260

.

-

-

50,590

1,8OO

99,950

Mar.

4.550 

4,160

*5,860

5,420

2,810

2,170

1,680

1,540

1,220

1.140

1,790

3,000

5,250

5,570

5,480

3,420

3,310

5,120

2,810

2,560

1,940

2,200

2,940

5,010

5,O4O

2,680

2,530

2,720

2,550

*2,160

1,710

85 , 500

2,694

165,600

Apr.

1,420 

1,240

1,090

1,000

945

*874

849

824

8OO

767

725

718

687

668

627

586

571

557

509

479

464

458

427

548

2,590

2,500

2,290

*1,950

1,720

5.440

-

52,281

1,076

64,050

May

5.650 

5,820

4,000

4,550

4,550

4,810

5,150

5,550

5,500

5,580

5,610

5,650

a5,7OO

35,700

a5, 600

35,800

*6,160

*7,550

9,090

9,4OO

*9.440

9,410

9,380

9,500

9,060

8,870

8,700

8,570

8,410

8,520

8,200

210,440

6,788

417,400

June

8.120 

8,020

7,940

7,890

7,770

7,720

7,620

7,490

7,240

6,990

6,760

6,540

6,270

5,980

5,800

5,670

5,480

5,140

4,200

3,290

2,670

1,980

1,360

1,070

981

955

878

948

1,070

1,050

-

144,852

4,828

287,500

July

1.010 

872

851

807

776

*742

710

684

665

599

559

537

557

518

502

485

*464

454

442

446

453

418

377

464

582

725

705

665

658

656

795

19,092

616

57,870

Aug.

796 

679

*616

591

564

515

475

456

452

416

386

360

524

291

276

261

*251

246

256

250

225

390

649

416

578

695

641

756

659

568

545

14,559

469

28,840

Sept.

517 

502

486

*442

426

409

579

355

534

518

282

261

251

226

222

221

204

2OO

194

195

*198

195

189

189

190

184

184

184

179

174

-

8,290

276

16,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,47O Mln 94 Mean 7O1 Ac-ft 5O8,8OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,44O Mln 94 Mean 1,682 Ao-ft 1,217,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings May 17 to July 2.
MISSISSIPPI RITOR DELTA 473

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'20", long. 91°52'05" in Mi;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 to September 1953. Intermittent gage-height records collected in this vicinity since April 1949 are contained in reports of the 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 period February to September 1953, 24,800 cfs May 25 

(gage height, 24.11 ft); no flow for many days.

Remarks. --Records good. Below 18.0 ft, all flow from Courtableau-Teche system is gaged 

at Bayou Teche at Arnaudville. Above 18.0 ft, this stream is a distributary of this 

system.

Rating table, Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O, 1953 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.4

18.7

19.0

19.5

0

120

325

890

1,960

3,300

6,800

20.0

20.5

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.2

12,600

15,800

17,100

18,700

20,700

25,200

Discharge,- In cubic feet per second, February 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

Ao-ft

Oct. Uov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

00" 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

869

3,640

4,360

3,850

*2,860

*2,160

*2,500

3,980

4,360

3,850

6,000

9,180

*9,300 

<500

7,520

_

-

72,929.2

2,605

144,700

Mar.

6,890 

*6,300 

5,660

*4,990

4,110

*3,250

2,360

*1,650

1,150

*890

1,620

*4,280

5,060

*4,920

5,200

5,060

4,490

4,110

*3,680

3,060

2,450

3,080

*6,560

6,980

6,050

4,770 

4,110

4,230 

3,800

*3,100

2,280

126,140

4,069

250,200

Apr.

*1,650 

*1,150 

*809

*503

*244

102

7.3

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

4,960

6,940 

5,830

4,000 

3,030

4,930

-

34,219.3

1,142

67,870

May

5,700

5,360 

5,530

7,980

10,900

11,400

10,900

10,000!

9,180

8,530

8,100

7,700

10,400

12,000

13,500

15,100

15,500

17,000

*19,200

20,200

*21,100

22,4-00

23,600

24,500

24,800

24,400 

*23,800

23 , 100 

22,100

21,300

20,400

475,680

15,340

943,500

June

19,800 

*19,000 

18,300

*17,600

16 , 500

*15 , 100

13,700

12,400

11,200

10,200

9,180

8,500

7,700

7,160

6,380

5,660

4,920

4,230

3,580

2,860

1,960

1,150

503

289

361

255 

138

120 

S§9

716

-

220,061

7,335

436,500

July

557 

325 

157

36

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

1,075

34.7

2,130

Aug.

O0" 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5 

353

1,200 

880

301

2.0

2,737.5

88.3

5,430

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
474 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La.

Location.--Lat 31°07'10", long. 92°20'40", In NWi sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 457, 1.2- miles downstream from 

Indian Bayou, and 3.7 miles northeast of Lecompte.

Drainage area. 75.9 sq ml. Flow Includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf through Bayou 

Lamourie which Is a considerable portion of the low-water flow.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 39.96 ft above mean sea level 

("Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Sept. 3, 1953, at datum 3.00 ft higher. 

Since Nov. 10, 1944, auxiliary staff gage 1 mile upstream read twice daily.

Average discharge. 11 years, 234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs May 18 (gage height, 19.51 ft; datum 

then in use); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs July 25, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

10 cfs, which are poor. Entire flow of Bayou Lamourie, which formerly entered Bayou 

Boeuf is diverted by canal into Bayou du Lac and thence in Bayou des CUaises. Some 

flow is now diverted from Boyou Boeuf into canal through Bayou Lamourie. Some natural 

diversion at extremely high stages through Bayou Wilson 0.2 mile upstream. Diversions 

above and below station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water-year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 4-6, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 23-25, 

Feb. 6 to Mar. 6, Mar. 10-30, Apr. 25, 26, Apr. 28 to June 5)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 2 Sept. 3-30

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.5 

1.0

150

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

335

543

794

1,130

1,590

2,140

3,000

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

4.0

5.4

7.2

9.6

13

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~0.8

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

 1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

36.5

1.18

72

Nov.

1.8

ITS

1.8 

2.O

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.9

7.8

22 

13

6.7

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.3

5.5

10 

12

7.5

5.0

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.5

4.6

5.2

48

21

289.6

9.65

574

Dec.

38

27

25 

354

388

180

108

74

58

45

39 

35

30

26

21

 18

16

14

22 

61

58

42

37

35

32

27

23

21

18

148

360

2,38O

76.8

4,720

Jan.

174

123

695 

68

51

42

37

32

54

54

39 

29

25

21

18

15

17

16

16

14

18

418

166

100

68

 48

38

32

27

2,171

70.0

4,300

Feb.

24

22

19 

17

23

655

76O

320

158

120

109 

232

162

401

943

506

269

156

132 

588

931

488

286

1,220

1,520

945

579

335

_

-

11,720

419

23,250

Mar.

262

203

156 

154

113

100

e*88

e75

iSS" 68

1,640 

1,440

875

512

720

549

345

247

198 

152

122

147

,462

504

160

6150

547

450

246

146

e!2O

10,637

343

21,100

Apr.

e95

78

64

55

49

 46

41

37

34

28

25 

25

27

32

38

39

37

55

31 

28

26

24

23

36

137

120

87

92

1,640

 2,050

-

5,079

169

10,070

May

1,810

1,560

1,240 

1,450

1,460

1,060

605

571

509

463

538 

718

1,730

1,520

1,400

1,480

1,360

2,400

 2,530 

2,316

2,020

1,720

1,360

1,030

796

687

615

545

488

406

351

36,738

1,185

72,870

June

304

216 

2O8

167

6140

el2O

6105

e90

e75

e65

655

e45

640

e55

e32

e29

e26

e23

621

19

17

16

15

14.

14

15

58

132

65

-

2,419

80.6

4,800

July

31

23

21

19

17

 15

14

12

11

12

11

10

9.4

11 9.1

11

11

9.7

9.7 

12

20

20

42

IB" 45

16

14

13

a!2

a 11

alO

499.9

16.1

992

Aug.

a!2

^

> *alO

J

a9

"]

> ^8

I

J

3.7~

} |

alO

aSo" a50

a20

347

11.2

688

Sept.

..

I a!6

J J*>

16

14

15

12

9.9

8.4

7.7 

5.6

4.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.1

3 B 5

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.8

5.3

5.4

 4.8

4.6

4.8

-

226.2

7.54

449

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,450 Min 0.8 Mean 81.9 Ac-ft 59,450

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,530 Mln 0.8 Mean 199 Ac-ft 143,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record of base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 475

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location. Lat 31°01'59", long. 91°58'57", in NEi 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 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). 

Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 569 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 cfs May 18 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum,

 5.0 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 3; minimum gage height, 2.72 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 

3, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 4,000 cfs, which are fair. Above 16 ft some flow 

bypasses station and is not included in the record. Prom May 17-27 an estimated 5,000 

acre-ft was diverted through Bordelonville floodgate to the Atchafalaya River. 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. 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. Channel discharges into West Protection Levee borrow pit channel, 6 miles downstream.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-31, Jan. 8, 14-23, Feb. 2-7, 

Sept. 14-3Oj backwater from return of overbank flow May 5, 15, 

16, 19-27)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.2

3.4 

3.7

4.5

7.0

14

28

60

4.0 

4.5 

5.O 

5.5 

6.0

180

308

471

649

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

34

77

137

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

222 

341 

650 

98O 

1,330

1O.O 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

17.0

2,190 

3,140 

4.14O 

5,240 

6,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.2

e!o

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

177.4

5.72

352

Nov.

5.2

572

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.3

9.6

10 

12

14

17

16

13

12

17

19

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

9.9

8.9

17

63

-

394.5

13.2

782

Dec.

151 

124

89

131

329

377

354

311

247

244

242 

2OO

156

126

101

*79

62

48

60

131

176

155

132

112

103

96

90

79

70

79

220

4,884

158

9,690

Jan.

370 

403

396

380

344

291

224

178

242

311

288 

236

182

149

124

107

1O3

98

93

87

78

24-8~ 76

488

524

*524

488

437

4OO

344

266

8,479

274

16,820

Feb.

193 

149

128

112

100

92

215

454

524

524

506 

524

559

631

878

912

912

912

845

878

1,020

1,050

1,020

1,640

1,780

1,65O

1,610

1,610

.

_

-

21,458

766

42,560

Mar.

1,570 

1,530

1,450

*1,370

1,260

1,160

1.05O

946

828

762

1,970 

1,780

1,450

1,410

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,410

1,330

1,220

1,12O

1,050

1,120

1,080

1,020

912

878

878

878

812

746

37 , 34O

1,205

74,060

Apr.

669 

596

519

453

386

306

23O

176

140

*118

103 

91

84

80

77

71

66

61

58

56

53

50

75" 49

411

503

451

395

647

1,32O

-

8,297

277

16,460

May

1,270

1,300

1,600

3,740

3,400

3,090

2,900

2,720

2,610

2,540

2,470 

2,390

3,490

3,610

3,490

3,240

3,480

6,030

*5,640

4,220

*3,920

*4,240

4,630

4,830

4,910

4,860

4,680

4,490

4,270

4,O80

3,880

112,020

3,614

222,200

June

3,640

3,420

3,210

3,030

2,850

2,680

2,540

2,390

2,260

2,1OO

1,950 

1,800

1,650

1,490

1,350

1,220

1,110

1,000

874

762

656

557

468

402

333

244

165

257

398

386

-

45,192

1,5O6

89,640

July

352 2-56

205

140

103

79

60

57

52

*49

44 

43

42

40

37

39

36

34

34

34

35- 32

35

130

150

116

89

68

53

44

39

2,555

82.4

5,070

Aug.

40 

44

42

38

34

*31

29

28

3O

35

32

28

26

24

g24

g23

g22

g22

g54

27

37

70

W

33

31

34

36

39

37

37

1,018

32.8

2,020

Sept.

37 

*37

37

39

34

31

30

31

29

26

24 

23

22

22

20

g!9

g!8

g!7

g!6

g!5

g!4

g!4

g!3

g!3

*Il3

gl?

-

663

22.1

1,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,180 Mln 5.2 Mean 217 Ac-ft 157,700

Hater year 1952-53: Max 6,030 Mln 5.2 Mean 664 Ac-ft 481,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
476

MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location. Lat 30°57ilO", long. 91°54i55", in SW^SEi 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 1953.

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.--9 years, 626 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 22.90 ft 

May 19; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

May 19, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 4, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft 

Oct. 16, 17, 1950, June 1, 2, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow at this site is principally from Bayou des Glaises diversion 

channel (see preceding page). Flow includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin 

Lake Canal and is occasionally affected by diversion into or out of Red River and Old 

River overflow area. Some flow bypassed station at high stages and is not included in 

this record.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

CS

*8.5

3O7.3

9.91

610

Nov.

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.8

T3

8.5

9.2

10

11

18

13

13

17

20

21

20

17

19

23

19

18

17

16

16

16

14

12

11

23

6.1

-

483.4

16.1

959

Dec.

144

154

103

224

410

410

401

356

296

264

264

232

188

145

113

*85

66

53

W

167

202

188

154

128

110

98

91

80

70

75

192

5,543

179

10,990

Jan.

365

564

468

429

392

339

272

210

240

330

322

272

218

177

142

115

107

103

95

89

78

9T

648

624

599

*575

530

478

438

383

322

10,018

323

19,870

Feb.

232

181

148

124

109

95

15T

448

530

552

541

552

575

733

1,150

1,060

1,030

989

961

1,080

1,360

1,240

1,140

2,050

2,170

1,940

1,770

1,680

_

_

-

24,634

880

48,860

Mar.

,650

,570

* ,520

,410

,310

,190

,110

994

920

849

2.650

2,380

1,850

1,640

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,450

1,370

1,30O

1,210

1,130

1,280

1,250

1,110

1,030

1,000

1,020

981

913

852

41,659

1,344

82,630

Apr.

770

685

580

505

433

353

275

214

166

*133

109

97

86

78

77

73

66

62

55

54

51

50

47

14$

1,080

901

644

504

864

1,800

-

10,960

365

21,740

May

1,580

1.440

1,576

3,910

4,260

3,690

3,260

2,950

2,700

2,520

2,420

2,340

3,710

3,900

4,200

3,890

3,830

5,890

*5,860

5,55O

*5,380

*5,320

5,280

5,210

5,110

4,980

4,840

4,660

4,510

4,370

4,200

123,330

3,978

244,600

June

3,960

3,720

3,450

3,180

2,940

2,670

2,49O

2,340

2,200

2,090

,950

,820

,700

,560

,410

,300

,190

,080

970

871

758

637

537

464

397

307

214

43T

480

460

-

47,636

1,588

94,480

July

410

S57

264

181

ISO

94

73

62

58

*53

48

45

44

43

42

49

43

39

4TT

43

43

40

42

132

240

166

123

92

71

59

59

3,167

102

6,280

Aug.

71

60

55

51

44

*40

37

35

34

41

45

40

34

29

25

24

23

20 SB28

42

166

166

105

70

60

249

338

120

73

53

2,213

71.4

4,390

Sept.

47

*45

45

54

52

44

40

37

44

37

32

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

16

16

16

16

16

15 *IF

15

15

855

28.5

1,700

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,580 Mln 7.8 Mean 261 Ac-ft 189,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,890 Mln 7.8 Mean 742 Ac-ft 537,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert near Krotz Springs, La.

477

Location.--Lat 30°33'00", long. 91°51'SO", in W^NEi: sec. 9, T. 6 S.., R. 6 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on west end of south wingwall of culvert, 250 ft east from West Protection 

Levee borrow pit channel, 0.2 mile north of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, and 6.3 miles 

west of Krotz Springs.

Records available.--February to September 1953. 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 

iCorps of Engineers benchmark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 280 ft east.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by operation of gate in accordance with 

prescribed schedule of Corps of Engineers. Gate operated either fully opened or completely closed. Daily discharge computed from relation between discharge and head. Flow 

represents discharge lost to the Courtableau-Teche basin for flood control except for 

flow in the east-west direction\ which is added for irrigation.

Cooperation. Record of gate operations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February 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

(t)

(*)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

-

106

106

77

0

255

350

356

368

475

578

627

719

690

630

*540

*475

*492

516

500

440

514

578

*508

*390

245

_

.

-

20,900

-

Mar.

128

*e77

677

*e77

77

*164

204

*215

273

*329

500

*719

690

*612

595

520

475

435

*395

356

336

418

*560

512

415

315

235

322

322

*299

273

21,210

458

Apr.

255

282

322

350

374

390

374

343

166

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e71

el76

el60

e!59

U)

760

702

599

450

350

500

-

12,720

1,290

May

524

492

480

528

606

574

492

395

322

264

245

245

329

400

460

552

540

487

663

752

810

950

1,070

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,130

1,090

42,700

-

June

1,050

990

921

829

713

588

500

470

480

492

516

524

536

556

560

567

574

578

582

567

540

492

450

172

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

28,260

-

July

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e57

0

0

88

87

M

(z)

361

277

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,210

224

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e61

74

87

98

108

82

50

66

47

e46

e46

e45

e62

e45

0

.0

e44

-

1,210

692

The period ............ Ac-ft t!29,200 Ac-ft *2,660

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Runoff- in acre-feet from west to east.

* Runoff in acre-feet from east to west.

e Flow from east to west.

x Flow from west to east equivalent to 198 cfsj from east to west 36 ofs.

y Flow from west to east equivalent to 245 cfs; from east to west 30 cfs.

z Flow from west to east equivalent to 56 cfsj from east to west 26 cfs.

Note. Flow is from west to east unless otherwise noted.
478 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

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.

Records available.--Apr11 1949 to September 1953.

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.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs May 24; maximum gage height, 24.27 ft 

May 23; minimum dally discharge, 107 cfs Oct. 31.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 24, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

May 23, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Bayou Teche heads In Bayou Courtableau at Port Barre. At low flow, 

all flow from Courtableau system discharges through Bayou Teche. At higher stages considerable flow bypasses station via Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz Springs (see 

p. 473). 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. 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. Base gage-height record to Feb. 4 and 17 discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

S

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

*199

187 

173

165

164

158

164

164

164

162

151 

145

154

137

123

123

127

129

12S

116

114

117

117 

120

113

116

114

111

*111

115

107

4,288

138

8,510

Nov.

120

117 

117

*114

TTT

120

123

124

129

140

141 

156

164

178

174

178

174

190

248

250

262

267

256 

264

*245

216

223

187

234

358

5,586

186

11,080

Dec.

*418

522 

490

724

1,180

1,220

1,130

1,050

1,110

1,070

1,070 

1,040

992

955

855

865

745

774

900

1,190

1,230

*1.240

1,180 

1,100

1,080

971

981

896

825

877

896

29,576

954

58,660

Jan.

957

,100 

,150

,130

,090

,130

,060

1,040

962

925

905 

855

866

767

747

758

734

760

*79C

*756

706

727

1,070 

1,260

1.280

1,260

1,190

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,050

30,415

981

60,330

Feb.

1,030

988 

964

885

824

779

774

770

835

868

885 

984

1,020

1,260

1,450

1,420

*1,380

1,320

1,260

1,310

1,370

1,340

*1,360 

i;740

1,810

1,850

"17755

1,670

_

-

33,906

1,211

67,250

Mar.

1,610

1,57O 

1,530

1,450

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,170

1,160

1.150 

1,300

1,370

1,360

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,230

1,410

1.840 

1,720

1,600

*1,480

1,460

1,470

1,400

*1,340

1,280

43,280

1,396

85,840

Apr.

1,210

1,200 

1,160

1,120

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,000

1,000 

991

946

928

902

879

858

821

785

739

728

715

*709 

§54

1.900

1,590

*1,500

1,400

1,410

1,480

-

32,335

1,078

64', 140

May

1,540

1.510 

1,630

1,940

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,800

1,770

1,760

1,730 

1,710

2,190

2,060

2,250

*2,990

*2,720

*3,470

4,200

*4,240

4,280

*4,390

4,530 

*4.610

*4,500

4,340

4,160

3,930

3,700

3,550

3,400

90,540

2,921

179,600

June

*3.250

3,060 

2,950

2,790

2,650

2,530

2,460

2,340

*2,230

2,170

2,090 

2,000

1,910

1,870

1,770

1,770

1,590

1,500

1,390

1,340

1,270

1,210

1,130 

1.100

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,140

1,160

1,190

-

55,180

1,839

109,400

July

1,160

1 . 170 

1,150

1,130

1,130 

/

1,080

1,030

979

933

891

853 

785

*732

*724

675

641

636

628

716

695

745

679

712 

724

920

1,060

1,100

1,080

1,050

976

985

27,769

896

55,080

Aug.

1,000

1,050 

1,040

969

936

882

805

725

674

*605

*551 

496

447

423

375

333

325

312

303

286

279 332"

613 

777

903

1,010

1,120

1.180

1,130

1,110

1,090

22,081

712

43,800

Sept,

1.050

981 

945

872

809

.721

660

*587

534

470

423 

364

330

308

297

277

258

241

227

215

*a220

3215

3210 

a210

a210

3205

3205

3205

3200

32(35

-

12,649

422

25,090

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,730 Mln 107 Mean 740 Ac-ft 537,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,610 Mln 107 Mean 1,062 Ac-ft 768,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 479

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, If miles downstream

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2f miles southeast of Sunset, and 4tr miles

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

"tFeodetic 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. 10 years, 61.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs May 18 (gage height, 14.83 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no flow 

for many days in each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

.2

.6

1.0

1.6

2.6

5.2

8.5

18

32

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

1O.O

11.0

12.0

14.0

49

70

122

192

38O

644

842

1,140

1,520

2,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19 

20

21

ZZ

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

O

0

O

0

Nov.

O

15

0

*o

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

5.0

40 20

5.0

2.0

1.0 

.7

.5

.4

.3

5.0

10

30

-

119.9

4.0O

O.1O8

0.12

238

Dec.

*5.0

14

5.7

83

64

6.9

2.4

1.3

1.0

4.8

1.3

.6

.5

76

.5

.6

.9

.8

368 

630

91

25

22 

21

1OO

15

5.5

3.0

1.9

23

20

1,519.3

49.0

1.32

1.52

3,010

Jan.

5.8

43

11

3.3

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

71

.4

.4

86

21

*4.8 

2.4

1.4

9.0

407 -55

8.2

3.6

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

677.5

21.9

0.590

0.68

1,340

Feb.

0.7

.6

.5

75

.5

3.1

14

2.7

1^1

.7

.8

36

7.5

478

605

77

10

4.8

152 

452

639

82

 21 

987 'S36"

189

22

9.6

-

-

-

4,433.1

158

4.26

4.44

8,790

Mar.

6.2

4.4

3.4

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

-i§

.8

 8

4.4

29

25

6.2

2.2

1.3

.9

1.2

6.3

231

537 -&

8.2

4.1

404

156

13

 5.2

3.2

1,496.9

48.3

1.30

1.50

2,970

Apr.

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

28

5.8

2.O

l.O

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

7.7

2.4

3.6

14 

2.1

.8

.4

.3 

501

2.140

918

*198

23

107

149

4,113.7

137

3.69

4.12

8,160

May

14

4.8

6.8

570

284

21

7.3

3.3

1.7

1.1

.6

.4

1,230 

881

928

1,150

440

1,200

4.970 

802

119

31

25 

22

18

20

20

22

17

14

11

9,835.0

317

8.54

9.86

19,510

June

8.8

9.O

7.5

6.8

4.2

2.8

.6

.2

14 ia

1.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

15

O 

0

0

O

0 

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

74.7

2.49

0.067

0.07

148

July

0

15

0

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

O

0

*0

59

44

145

24

4.3

148 

94

12

2.9

83 

26

35

21

2.6

.7

.2

84

220

1,OO5.7

32.4

0.873

1.01

1,990

Aug.

28

6.4

2.3

.8

.4

.2

0

S

O

O

O

 4.9

3.6

.4

.1

0

4.7

5.6

.3 

.1

48

833

472 

ISO

327

178

220

520

78

18

8.6.

2,940.4

94.9

2.56

2.95

5,830

Sept.

3.9

1.8

40

~4T 19O

8.5

2.4

1.0

.5

.2

.1

O

15

o

o

0

o

o

o

0

*o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

292.4

9.75

0.263

0.29

580

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,28O Mln O Mean 35.1 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.88 Ac-ft 25.47O

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,140 Min p Mean 72.6 Cfsm i,g6 In. 26.56 Ac-ft 52,570

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

(12.51 ft); May 18' (8 p.m.) 2,660 cf

-Apr. 25 (6 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (13.98 ft); May 13 (12 m.) 1,740 cfs 

i (14.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 5 to Dec. 1; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bayou 

Bourbeau near Shuteston.
480 MISSISSIPPI RIVEE DELTA

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, threequarters of a mile east of Shuteston, l£ miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from Bayou Sylvain and Texas and Mew Orleans Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.--19.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1953.

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. 11 years, 30.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs May 18 (gage height, 10.41 ft), no 

flow for many days.

1942-53: 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, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 12

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.5

142

238

503

958

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

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

8.8

32

12

3.8

2.0

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

11

44

116.0

3.87

0.204

0.23

230

Dec.

*17

18

15

36

148

30

5.7

2.9

1.8

1.3

.8

.5

.3

.2

^1

.1

.1

.1

89

510

46

32

46

14

41

17

5.2

3.2

2.1

5.3

26.0

914.7

29.5

1.55

1.79

1,810

Jan.

9.0

11

19

5.6

3.3

2.0

1.2

.8

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.6

.5

.3

31

29

*6.5

3.4

2.3

8.6

255

67

12

4.0

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

482.1

15.6

0.821

0.94

956

Feb.

1.3

1.3

.9

.6

^1

.5

12

6.7

3.2

2.1

2.5

34

18

205

316

48

8.4

4.0

29

112

 130

29

*8.7

41

362

137

32

7.2

-

-

-

1,552.7

55.5

2.92

3.04

3,080

Mar.

4.0

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.16

.6

.6

21

128

234

42

7.0

3.5

2.5

1.7

1.3

58

457

83

15

4.3

200

182

25

*5.2

3.2

1,492.2

48.1

2.53

2.92

2,960

Apr.

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

^2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.1

.7

.4

.3

208

810

488

105

*16

77

228

-

1,947.0

64.9

3.42

3.81

3,860

May

41

7.9

29

206

174

34

7.0

3.6

2.2

1.6

1.0

.3

405

334

499

746

*640

*832

935

665

224

33

6.4

2.9

2.0

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

.4

*2

5,836.6

188

9.89

11.4

11,580

June

0,2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.033

0.0017

0.002

2.0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

4.3

32

22

40

266

140

29

8.0

10

29

46

67

17

5.2

3.3

2.2

1.3

722.3

23.3

1.23

1.41

1,430

Aug.

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*1.6

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

50

100

50

90

50

70

100

50

10

5.0

599.2

19.3

1.02

1.17

1,190

Sept.

2.0

1.0

10

50

10

5.0

2.0

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

82.3

2.74

0.144

0.16

163

Calendar year 1952 : Max 705 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 1.05 In. 15.29 AC-ft 14,480

Water year 1952-53 : Max 935 Min 0 Mean 37.7 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.87 AC-ft 27,260

Peak discharge (base. 700 efs). Apr. 25 (2 a.m.) 922 cfs (9.39 ft); May 18 (4 p.m.) 1,310 cfs 

(10.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 13-16, Aug. 22 to Sept. 20j discharge estimated on basis of 

records for stations on nearby streams and weather records.
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 481

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°46'50", long. 90°12'10", in SW£ sec. 28, T. 25 N., R. 8 E., at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60 at Fisk, 6 miles upstream from Mingo ditch 15 and 14| miles downstream 

from Wappapello Dam.

Drainage area,. 1 370 sq mi (excluding that of Mingo Creek, drainage from which is diverted 

By ditches that empty into St. Francis River 6 miles below Fisk)

Records available. October 1927 to September 1941 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 307.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

Prior to Oct. 21, 1930, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 21 to 

M ' }l' ^Q ' ?ta£ftgaie at jlte 75 ft downstream from present gage and at same datum. 

Nov. 18, 1930, to Oct. 27, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge --14 years (1927-41), 1,308 cfs (revised)

Jixtremes --1927-41: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 cfs as measured by Corps of Engineers 

(discharge in river channel at Fisk plus overflow between Fisk and Dudley, including 

drainage of an additional local area of about 186 sq mi) sometime during flood in March 

1935, when levee on left bank broke in many places between Wappapello and Fisk; maximum 

gage height, 26.89 ft May 15, 1933, from floodmark; minimum discharge observed, 5 cfs 

July 26, 1940 (gage height, 0.29 ft), result of closure of outlet gates at Wappapello 

Reservoir, from rating curve extended below 114 cfs. <*.* * *

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: 1940. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, ror a period in water year 1928, superseding those published in WSP 702, are given herewith:

Mar. 26, 1928.......... 1,66O

Month

Calendar year 1928 ......................

Maximum

25,400

21,800

Minimum

1,000

242

242

Mean

1,510

2,210

2,143

Per square 

mile

1.10

1.61

1.56

Runoff In 

Inches

1.27

22.0O

21.34

North Fork River at Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°36'16", long. 92 0 17'19", in NW^NE^ sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 W., at

bridge on State Highway 80, a quarter of a mile west (revised) of Tecumseh, half a mile 

downstream from Bryant Creek, 3 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and 9 miles upstream 

from Missouri-Arkansas border.

Drainage area. 1.157 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to February 1945 (discontinued). Prior to 1940, published 

as "North Fork of White River."

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is. 547.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to June 29, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum 

but set to read same as present gage at low stages. June 29, 1924, to Nov. 2, 1934, 

chain gage and Nov. 3, 1934, to May 31, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1921-44), 1,194 cfs.

Extremes. ISZl^S: Maximum discharge observed, 53,000 cfs June 13, 1928 (gage height, 

24.00 ft); minimum, 280 cfs Sept. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Sept. 23, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft in July 1905, from floodmarks.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water 

year 1926, superseding those published in WSP 627, are given herewith:

Feb. 15, 1926........ 1,030

June 13, 1926........ 808

Month

Water -year 1925-26 .........................

Calendar year 1926 . ........................

Maximum

7,850

Minimum

475

Mean

1,153

Per square 

mile

.997

Runoff In 

inches

13.49

13.51
482 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'30" (corrected), long. 97°21'50", on south line sec. 7, T. 27 S,, R. 

IE., near center of stream on upstream side of Thirteenth Street Bridge in Wichita and l| miles upstream from Little Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 38,835 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1921 to March 1935 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage was 1,288.10 ft above mean sea level,

datum of 1929 (levels by city of Wichita). Jan. 14, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1927 (corrected), 

water-stage recorder at downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1921-34), 493 cfs.

Extremes.~1931^3"5: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1927; maximum gage height, 16.85 

ft Feb. 8, 1924 (result of ice jam); no flow at times in several years.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1924 and 

maximum discharge for water year 1931 have been revised to 5,440 cfs Oct. 13, 1923 (gage 

height, 14.16 ft); maximum gage height, 16.85 ft Feb. 8, 1924 (result of ice jam) and 

2,300 cfs Apr. 18, 1931 (gage height, 8.60 ft, from graph based on gags readings), superseding those published in WSP 587 and 717, respectively.

Remarks. Diversions above station for irrigation and water supply.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1924, 

192t>, and 1930, superseding those published in WSP 5a?, 627, and 702 are given herewith:

Jan. 1-31, 1924.......... t700

Feb. 6-10, 1924.......... tl,OOO

Jan. 1-31, 1926.......... t250

Jan. 7-20, 193O.......... tZOO

t Average for period Indicated.

Month

Water year 1923-24. ......................

Water year 1925-26. ......................

Water year 1929-30. ......................

Cfs-days

326,822

53,520

157,843

Maximum

_

4,970

718

2,840

Minimum

_

4

0

42

Mean

893

250

147

432

Runoff in 

acre-feet

648,300

106,300

313,000

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°22', long. 96°38', in NW£ sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 7 E., on county highway

bridge 1 mile east of Elmdale, 1.2 miles (revised) upstream from Middle Creek, and at

mile 70.8.

Drainage area.--1,045 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1922 to September 1932 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage. Datum of gage is 1,165.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge.--10 years, 357 cfs (258,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1922-52; Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs (revised) July 12, 1929 (gage height, 

 3S.43 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1 cfs

Sept. 16, 1931.

Floods in April 1944 and in 1904 reached stages of 37.5 and 36.7 ft, respectively,

from information by local resident.

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 

587 

627 

647 

687

Water 

year

1923 

1924 

1926 

1927 

1929

Date

June 11, 1923 

Apr. 30, 1924 

Sept. 12, 1926 

June 20, 1927 

July 12, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,000 

9,700 

11,500 

16,000 

26,000

Gage height 

(feet)

t35.5 

t29.5 

32.0 

34.46 

36.43

t Maximum observed.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

 r9~237~1924, 1926, and 1929, superseding figures published in WSP 567, 587, 627, and 

687, are given herewith:

Date

1923

June 9

10

12

13

16

17

1924

Apr. 16 

17

18

19

20

Discharge

13,200

18, 60O

10, 600

5,080

4,810

6,700

185 

178

178

158

150

Date

1924-Con.

Apr. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

30 

May 1

1926

May 10

Discharge

150

150

150

150

164

195

208

220

8,630 

8,280

380

Date

1926-Con.

May 11

June 5

6

7

8

July 9

1929

July 12 

13

Discharge

335

204

196

178

160

162

21,000 

18,6OO
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 483

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second 

1923, 1924, 1926, 1929

Month

April 1924. . ........................

May..................................

July 1929. ..........................

Maximum

20,000

8,630

8,630

492

11,500

21,000

Minimum

19

36

150

5

3

38

Mean

423

573

227

68.1

229

2,520

Runoff in 

acre-feet

180,000

306,300

34,100

164,900

4,050

81,500

166,000

155,000

Una de Gato Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.

in SEir sec. 4, T. 29 N., R. 24 E., threemiles northeast of Hebron, and 9 miles south

Location Lat 36°46'20", long. 104°23'25

eighths of a mile upstream from mouth,

of Raton. 

Drainage area. 224 sq mi.

Records aya TTable.--April 1946 to June 1950 (discontinued).

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,210 ft (from topographic map) 

Extremes. 1946-50: Maximum discharge, 718 cfs June 7, 1949 (gage height 4 75 ft), from

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

no flow at times in 1950.

Maximum stage known, about 15.0 ft, from floodmark, probably occurred in April 1942 

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. J

WSP

1087 

1117 

1177

Water 

year

1946t 

1947 

1948 

1950tt

Date

Aug. 28, 1946 

Oct. 4, 1946 

July 87, 1948 

June 29, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

*622 

113 

475 

489

Gage height 

(feet)

4.55 

2.32 

3.94 

4.01

t April to September 1946. 

t Not previously published, 

tt October 1949 to June 1950.

Remarks. Plow partly regulated by Throttle Reservoir (capacity, 3,300 aore-ft), about 12

miles upstream. Diversion above station for irrigation. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water

years 1946 and 1947, superseding those published in WSP 1057 and 1087 are given herewith:

1946 

Aug. 13.......... 16

14.......... 9.7

18.......... 68

19....... ... 6.3

1946-Con. 

Aug. 23.......... 4.4

24.......... 12

25.......... 12

28.......... 73

1946-Con. 

Aug. 29.......... 76

Oct. 4.......... 40

5.......... 21

Month

August 1946 .................................

Water year 1946-47 ........................

Cfs-days

305.1

83.3

1,257.5

Maximum

76

40

40

Minimum

0.1-

.3

.1

Mean

9.84

2.69

3.45

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6O5

165

2,490
484 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Cimarron Creek at Ute Park, N. Mex. 

(Formerly published as Cimarron River)

Location. Lat 36°33'30", long. 105°05'20", in Maxwell Grant, half a mile downstream from

Ute Creek and 1 mile east of Ute Park, Coifax County. 

Drainage area. 297 sq mi. 

Records available. July 1907 to September 1950 (January 1915 to September 1930 monthly

records only, in WSP 1311), discontinued. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,400 ft (estimated from elevation of

nearby benchmark). Prior to Sept. 13, 1909, staff gage and Sept. 13, 1909, to Apr. 4,

1929, water-stage recorder. 300 ft upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 10 years (1907-17), 38.2 cfs (prior to completion of Eagle Nest Dam);

33 years (1917-50), 31.5 cfs. 

Extremes. 1907-50: Maximum discharge, about 700 cfs May 9, 10, or 11, 1916 (gage height,

2.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating

curve extended above 370 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily observed, 1.5 cfs

Jan. 18-20, 1936.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 300 cfs

July 18, 1938 (gage height, 3.27 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 857. 

Remarks. Plow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-ft) since June

1917. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,800 acres above station. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

 water years 1911-13, superseding those published in WSP 307, 327, and 357, are given

herewith:

Date

1911

Peb . 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

Dec. 13-31

1912

Jan. 1-12

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

35

30

25

20

15

15

20

25

30

30

27

25

25

30

35

e!2

e!2

122

68

105

143

171

162

135

143

122

148

143

138

117

66

66

61

59

56

53

51

36

34

40

68

92

77

77

90

122

110

Date

1912-Con.

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

115

190

252

151

135

132

120

127

127

122

112

105

117

112

110

122

130

138

148

151

183

180

162

143

135

117

100

88

75

68

64

81

94

79

72

64

64

64

68

63

66

56

57

53

61

61

59

56

54

Date

1912-Con.

June 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1913

July 5 -

6

7

8

Discharge

54

57

53

49

81

64

54

46

45

46

45

42

39

36

34

33

30

25

23

20

18

17

21

21

20

19

26

31

27

24

20

19

30

30

36

30

29

26

30

20

21

19

20

9.4

9.1

9.1

11

Date

1913-Con.

July 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

28

23

14

13

12

9.4

8.7

7.0

8.0

8.7

n

9.4

7.5

6.8

9.4

14

8.4

6.2

6

6

5

5

5

5

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

.3

.5

.9

.2

7.0

8.0

8.4

6.8

6.8

8.7

9.1

13

8.7

13

15

12

12

11

e Average for period indicated.

Month

March ..........................

Water year 1910-11. ..........

December 1911 ..................

Calendar year 1911. ..........

January 1912 ................... 

April..........................

July..... ......................

Water year 1911-12. ..........

Calendar year 1912 ...........

July 1913 ......................

Calendar year 1913 ...........

Maximum

99

117

117

32

371

371

130

Minimum

25

2.8

6.9

34

8

5

4.1

Mean

26.7

13.0

31.0

15.4 

95.8

43.5

39.7

22.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,400

22,400

948 

5,700

31,600

28,800

16,500
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 485

Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23', long. 89°53', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

near center of span of downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 51 (old), 3? miles 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 4 miles southeast of Sardis, 9i miles 

downstream from Sardis Reservoir, and about 16 miles upstream from point cf diversion 

of Panola-Qultman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 187.73 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 24, 1935, chain gage at 

same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,093 cfs.

Extremes. 1928-42: Maximum discharge, 65,300 cfs Jan. 15, 1932 (gage height, 26.40 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 19, 1942.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1929 and 1930 have been 

revised to 21,900 cfs Mar. 26, 1929 (gage height, 20.23 ft), and 29,600 cfs Mar. 10, 

1930 (gage height, 21.31 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 687 and 702, respectively.

Remarks. After Aug. 26, 1939, flow regulated by Sardis Reservoir.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1929 and 1930, superseding figures published in WSP 687 and 702, are 

given herewith:

Date

1929

Feb. 26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

17

18

19

23

24

25

Discharge

7,420

8,380

7,540

11,700

13,600

11,200

8,140

8,260

12,200

10,600

7,78O

9,200

12,400

Date

1929-Con.

Mar. 26

27

28

May 13

1930

Jan. 9

10

11

12

13

14

19

Discharge

21,900

15,200

9,900

7,780

8,260

7,420

8,920

10,800

9,480

7,780

7,660

Date

1930-Con.

Feb. 9

Mar. 7

8

9

10

11

12

May 19

22

23

24

Discharge

7,90C

7,420

11,000

18,900

27,500

19,500

11,400

7,660

8,920

11,900

9,760

Month

May................................

Calendar year 1929. ..............

May................................

Cfs-days

747,910

164,940

103,435

696,998

Maximum

21 , 900

27,500

Minimum

330

255

Mean

2,049

5,190

3,340

1,910

Per square 

mile

1.22

3.09

3.45

1.99

1.14

Runoff In 

acre -feet

5.13

16.59

3.56

3.97

2.29

17.33

15.42

368561 O - 56 - 32
486 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Tallahatchie River at Batesville, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°19'55", long. 89°58'00", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge one mile west of Batesville, and about 2 miles'below the Illinois Central Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.~1.750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1906 to December 1912 (discontinued).

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 175.4 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 6 years (1906-12), 2,621 cfs.

Extremes. 1906-7: Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs (revised) Nov. 22, 1906 

(gage height, 18.6 ft); minimum observed, 395 cfs Aug. 14, 1907 (gage height, 2.3 ft).

1907-8: Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs (revised) Feb. 18, 1908 (gage 

height, 18.2 ft); minimum observed, 395 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1908 (gage height, 2.3 ft). 

1906-12: Maximum discharge observed, 14,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1911 (gage height, 18.9 

ft); minimum observed, 260 cfs Oct. 11, 1911 (gage height, 1.8 ft).

Revisions.- -Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1907 and 1908 have 

been revised to 13,800 cfs Nov. 22, 1906 (gage height, 18.6 ft) and 13,100 cfs Feb. 18, 

1908 (gage height, 18.2 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 205 and 247, respectively.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1907-8, superseding those 

published in WSP 205 and 247, are given herein:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1906 to September 1907

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,260 

4,520 

5,560

6,270

6,840

7.590

7,280

7,280

7,170

6,640

6,550

6,550

6,840

6,550

6,270

5,390

4,600

2,600

1,400

955

955

955

815

885

815

815

815

679

679 

679

679

118,484

5,822

2.18

2.52

Nov.

645 

645 

645

645

615

615

615

615

613

613

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

3,260

12,800

15.800

15,100

15,000

12,600

11,900

11,100

10,500

9,760 

8,450

-

152,025

4,401

2.51

2.81

Dec.

m4,680

2,860

1.950

2,090

2,190

2,140

2,190

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,490

2,540

2,700

4,600

6,950

6,550

6,360

6,360

6,560

6,270

6,460

6,360

6,270

6,000

5,910

5,480

3,640 

2,860

3,020

157,050

4,421

2.53

2.91

Jan.

5,440 

5,520 

5,700

4,250

4.590

4.25O

4,180

5,970

3,970

5,900

5,570

3,260

2,650

2,440

2,340

2,240

2,190

2,140

2,090

2,540

2,540

2,600

2,700

2,920

2,970

2,920

2,700

2,590

1.560 

1,750

1,520

91,180

2,941

1.68

1.94

Feb.

2,590 

5,900 

2,700

3.76O

3,500

5,700

5,060

5,820

6.000

5,820

5,590

4,980

4,600

2,97O

1,950

1,440

2,800

2,190

1,950

1,770

1,600

1,440

1.060

1,060

2,340

3,580

5,760

3,900

-

-

91,230

5,258

1.86

1.94

Mar.

5,910 

9,910 

11,400

11,100

11,400

11.700

11,600

11,000

10,700

9,200

7,830

6,950

5,560

7,500

8,070

7,590

6,270

6,740

7,060

7,610

7,720

7,610

7,170

6,270

5,640

5,90O

2,700

2,000

1,750 

1.520

1,520

222,680

7,185

4.10

4.75

Apr.

1,440 

1,400 

1,36O

1.320

1,320

1,820

1,730

1,860

2,090

2,290

Z.540

2,190

2,190

1,560

1,400

1,440

1,910

1,950

1,860

1,860

1,950

2,140

2,140

2,OOO

1,860

1,520

1,480

1,560

1,650 

2,000

-

53,630

1,788

1.02

1.14

May

4,390 

4,180 

4,900

9,060

11.100

10,500

10,700

11,100

10,800

10,100

9,620

9,480

9,480

9,340

9,910

9,910

9,340

8,670

7,610

7,830

10,200

10,100

8,930

7,830

6,950

4,820

4,110

2,700

2.440 

3,900

5,910

245,910

7,935

4.53

5.23

June

6,090 

6.640 

6,550

6,460

6,270

6,180

6,460

6,550

5,750

5,140

5,380

1,910

1,520

1,860

2,040

1,950

1,820

1,730

1,650

1,440

1,520

1,170

1,060

99,1

1,860

1,210

1,210

1,140

1,060 

1,030

-

93,421

3,114

1.78

1.99

July

955 

1,520 

1,140

991

1,140

1,320

1,440

1.560

1,480

1,250

1,170

1,210

1,140

1,O50

919

679

849

815

781

747

715

679

645

615

615

613

645

679

747 

849

991

29,723

959

0.548

0.63

Aug.

1.140 

1,10O 

1,060

919

815

713

713

679

645

613

581

517

549

395

421

455

485

517

549

549

645

679

781

919

679

645

849

1,060

991 

883

747

22,297

719

0.411

0.47

Sept.

549

549

517

455

517

485

485

517

517

455

485

485

485

485

485

4SS

485

485

485

517

455

485

455

485

455

485

485 

455

-

14,980

499

0.285

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1906-7: Max 13,800 Min .395 Mean 3,432 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Tallahatchie River at Batesville, Miss. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1907 to September 1908

487

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

485

455 

455

455

485

455

485

815

849

815

713 

645

549

549 

549

455

517

485

485

485

485

485

485

 485

455

455 

549

517

455

517

581

16,655

537

0.307

0.35

Nov.

581

679 

613

581

581

581

549

549

517

BIT

517 

517

517

517 

517

517

549

581

613

679

849

815

815

815

815

849 

849

849

815

781

-

19,524

651

0.372

0.41

Dec.

747

713 

645

613

613

613

613

613

613

747

883 

883

1,100

1,100 

1,060

1,030

991

955

919

883

883

1,100

1,210

1,290

1,320

1,400 

1,600

1,650

1,950

2.490

1,950

33,177

1,070

0.611

0.71

Jan.

2,140

2,540 

2,440

2,800

2,800

3,260

3,570

3,830

3,970

4,180

4.320 

4,110

3,830

3,500 

3,640

3,080

3,200

2,920

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,490

2,290

2,040

1,730

1,480 

1,360

1,210

1.170

1,250

2,390

85,440

2,756

1.57

1.82

Feb.

3,320

1.730 

2,040

2,340

2,700

3,320

3,320

3,260

3,320

4,680

4,900 

4,900

7,500

8,930 

10,400

10,500

12,300

13.100

12,800

12,000

11,300

10,500

9,620

7,610

8,190

6,270 

6,640

5,910

5,390

.

-

198,790

6,855

3.92

4.22

Mar.

4,980

4,600 

4,390

4,180

4,460

5,220

6,090

6,460

6,950

7,950

8.310 

7,720

6,840

6,840 

4,600

3,700

3,020

2,600

2.290

2,490

2,800

6,180

6,000

5,730

5,730

5,730 

5,480

5,560

6,180

6,740

7,280

167,100

5,390

3.08

3.55

Apr.

7.060

6,460 

5,480

4,250

3,570

2,860

2,600

2,600

2,650

2,390

2,540 

2,040

2,000

1.690 

1,730

1,860

1,910

2,090

2,240

2,440

2,390

2,390

2,140

2,190

2,140

2,040 

1,950

2,040

2,190

2,440

-

82,370

2,746

1.57

1.75

May

2,490

2,390 

2,190

2,090

3,020

2,750

2,600

2,440

2,390

2,340

2,190 

1,950

1,730

1,650 

1,480

1,400

1,440

1,600

2,290

2,490

2,650

2,700

2,920

3,140

3,260

3^570 

1,650

1,440

1,360

1.320

68,330

2,204

1.26

1.45

June

1,480

1,480 

1,560

1,730

1,860

2,340

2,700

5,220

7,390

9,620

10.700 

10,200

8,930

7,610 

7,060

4,390

2,700

2,390

2,340

 2,240

1,950

1,600

1,320

1,170

1,060

991 

919

883

849

883

-

105,565

3,519

2.01

2.24

July

815

781 

815

815

991

,140

,21O

,290

,480

,650

.730 

,650

,520

,440 

,210

1,030

883

815

883

955

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,140

1,170

1,250 

1,030

919

849

781

741

34,289

1,106

0.632

0.73

Aug.

713

713 

713

781

815

849

883

919

991

1,030

1.140 

1,060

1,030

883 

781

815

781

747

713

713

747

781

747

713

645

f»

679

747

713

61J

24,781

799

0.457

0.53

Sept.

613

581 

549

581

517

517

517

485

485

517

485 

485

455

455 

425

425

425

395

395

517

581

679

883

883

849

849 

849

815

815

815

17,842

595

0.340

0.38

Calendar year 1907: Max 11,700 Min 395 Mean 2,560 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.86

Water year 1907-8: Max 13,100 Min 395 Mean 2,333 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
488 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°38'00", long. 90°13'50", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 5 S. , R. 10 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, at highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Savage, 7f miles upstream from Arkabutla Canal, 

and 9-|- miles southeast of Tunica.

Drainage area. 1,225 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1908 to October 1912, October 1935 to September 1942 (discontinued).OcTober 1935 to September 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 164.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

(Jet. 1, 1908, to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gage 1,000 ft upstream at mean sea level datura. 

Dec. 19, 1935, to Mar. 31, 1940, staff gage at present datum. Dec. 19, 1935, to Sept. 30, 

1941, at datum 5.00 ft higher. After Dec. 10, 1938, auxiliary staff gage for slope determination, 4-| miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 10 years (1908-12, 1936-42), 1,458 cfs.

Extremes.--1908-T2, 1935-42: Maximum discharge observed, 45,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

gage height observed, 23.2 ft Apr. 18, 1910 (site then in use, present datum); no flow 

at times due to backwater from Arkabutla Canal; minimum gage height observed,-0.20 ft 

Sept. 28, 1942.

Remarks, Natural flow of stream affected by Arkabutla Reservoir after Aug. 14, 1941.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water periods 

in the water years 1909 and 1910, superseding those published in WSP 267-and 287, are 

given herewith:

1909 1910-Con.

Month

Calendar year 1909 .................

Calendar year 1910. ................

Maximum

11,300

771

13,000

Minimum

112

112

170

170

Mean

1,380

1,580

262

. 1,600

Askalmore Creek near Charleston, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°55'05", long. 90°04'10", in SE^ sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, at right bank on upstream side of bridge on highway from Charleston to Holcomb, 

0.4 mile downstream from Shook Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from Young Creek, 6.5 miles 

south of Charleston, and 12.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 170 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Sept. 3, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1941-42: Maximum discharge, 8,420 cfs May 14, 1942 (gage height, 12.90 ft); 

minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 31, 1942; minimum gage height, 3.51 ft July 17, 1942.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1941, superseding figure published in WSP 957.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water period in 

the water year 1941, superseding those published in WSP 957, are given herewith:

1941 

Aug. 15.

1941-Con. 

Aug. 20.......... 6

21.......... 5

1941-Con. 

Aug. 24..

Month

August 1941 ........................

Cfs-days

1,260.8

Maximum

752

Minimum

2.3

Mean

40.7

Per square 

mile

1.31

Runoff In 

inches

1.51
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 489

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°49', long. 89°37', in E| sec. 36, T. 23 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, on 

left bank of downstream side of bridge on State Highway 8 (old), half a mile north of 

Graysport, half a mile downstream from Butputter Creek, 4f miles upstream from Redgrass 

Creek, 11 miles east of Grenada, and ll£ miles upstream from Skuna River.

Drainage area. 607 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 179.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 815 cfs.

Extremes.--1939-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 28.25 ft); 

minimum, 3.2 cfs at times during August, September, October 1943; minimum gage height, 

4.38 ft Sept. 14-18, Oct. 6, 11, 1943.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1944 has been revised to 34,300 

cfs Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 27.00 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1007.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1944, superseding those published in WSP 1007 are given 

herewith:

Mar. 29, 1944........... 28,300

Mar. 30, 1944........... 28,700

Month

March 1944 ...................

Calendar year 1944. ..............

Cfs-days

290,724.0

Maximum

28 700

28,700

Minimum

3 2

4.5

Mean

794

Per square 

mile

1.31

Runoff in 

inches

17.81

Homochitto River near Bude, Miss.

Location.--Lat 31°26', long. 90°51', in NE-£ sec. 45, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, 

at bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile downstream from Porter Creek, 1.6 

miles southwest of Bude, and 5.0 miles upstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area.--399 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Prior to Apr. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage 

only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 666 cfs.

Extremes. 1942-50: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Jan. 6, 1950 (gage height, 16.60 ft, 

from high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 91 cfs June 27, 28, 1944; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.55 ft July 1,2, 1950.

Revisions. Figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1948 and 1949 have been 

revised to 109 cfs June 27, 28, 1948, and 96 cfs Oct. 10, 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1117 and 1147, respectively.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1942, and 1948-50, superseding those published in WSP 957, 1117, 1147, and 1177, are 

given herewith:

Date

1942

Apr. 9

17

May 15

1948

Aug. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

6,190

6,640

11,700

472

271

205

173

154

177

192

154

138

122

122

120

114

114

128

177

138

144

144

Date

1948-Con.

Aug. 30

31

Sept. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1949

June 26

27

28

29

30

July 1

Aug. 9

10

Discharge

125

122

120

125

128

244

324

188

158

151

201

210

184

173

460

350

296

255

232

232

236

287

Date

1949-Con.

Aug. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

296

278

259

241

255

335

482

345

282

250

232

200

168

160

160

160

150

160

150

150

172

190

168

160

Date

1949-Con.

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

Discharge

213

195

177

168

236

200

186

168

168

195

195

190

186

172

164

155

155

151

151

151

147

147

151

Month

May................................

Calendar year 1942 ...............

June 1949. .........................

Water year 1948-49. ..............

Water year 1949-50. ..............

Cfs-days

211,676

198,208

224,099

13,832

315,733

8,182

304,230

Maximum

11,700

1,710

13 , 600

1,680

20,800

1,120

32,000

Minimum

136

114

109

204

103

147

147

Mean

580

543

229

553

612

461

230

865

264

745

834

Per square 

mile

2.26

1.78

1.45

1.36

.574

.481

1.39

1.53

1.16 

2.48

.717

.576

2.17

.662

1.87

2.09

Runoff in 

inche s

2.52

2.05

19.73

18.48

.66

.54

18.88

20.89

1.29 

2.85

.83

.64

29.44

.76

25.37

28.36
490 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the lower Mississippi River basin made at points other 

than gaging stations are given in the following table. Determinations of peak flow at 

points other than gaging stations are given in a separate table on pages 510, 511.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water 

year October 1952 to September 1953

Meramec River basin, Mo.

Date

Aug. 10

Sept. 23

23

2:

28

28

28

28

28

23

28

28

23

28

28

23

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

Aug. 10

10

Sept. 29

29

29

29

Stream

Meramec River. .... 

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

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

Crooked Creek. ....

Merameo River. ....

Benton Creek. .....

Unnamed spring. . . .

Merameo River. ....

Asher Hollow Creek

Meramej Spring....

Dry Fork. .........

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

Little Dry Fork...

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

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

Dailey Branch. ....

Brown Spring ......

Little Dry Fork. . .

Norman Creek. .....

Asher Spring. .....

Dry Fork. .........

Indian Spring. ....

Whittenburg Creek.

Yadkln Creek. .....

Steelvllle Spring.

West Fork Huzzah

Creek.

Howes Mill Spring.

Huzzah Creek. .....

Courtols Creek. . . .

Meramec River.....

Onandaga Spring. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mississippi River. 

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

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

Meramec River. ....

Mississippi River.

Merameo River. ....

Unnamed branch. . . ..

Mississippi River.

Meramec River. . . .

«

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

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

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

Dry Fork. .........

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

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

Little Dry Fork. . .

Dailey Branch. ....

Dry Fork. .........

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

Unnamed branch ....

Meramec River. ....

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

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

Whittenburg Creek.

Yadkin Creek. .....

Huzzah Creek. .....

West Fork Huzzah

Creek.

Meramec River. ....

Huzzah Creek. .....

Mississippi River.

Meramec River. ....

Locality

NEi sec. 19, T. 34 N., R. 4 W. , at 

bridge on State Highways 32 and 72, 

6^ miles east of Salem.

NWi sec. 12, T. 36 N., R. 5 W. , at

county bridge at Wesco, 2 miles upstream from Crooked Creek.

SEi sec. 36, T. 37 N., R. 5 W., at

bridge on County Highway M, if miles

west of Keysvllle and If miles upstream from mouth.

SEi sec. 28, T. 37 N., R. 5 W. , at

county bridge at Cedarford, 3^ miles

northwest of Wesco.

NWi sec. 5, T. 36 N., R. 5 W. , at

county bridge, 3^ miles west of

Wesco.

SEi sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 5 W. , 5£

miles northwest of Wesco, 2 miles

south of State Highway 8 bridge

over Meramec River.

SEj sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 8, 2 miles

upstream from Meramec Spring Branch

and 6^ miles southeast of St. James.

SWi sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 5 W. , at lowwater crossing on State Highway 8,

6 miles southeast of St. James.

NWiSEi sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W. , at

bridge in Meramec Spring Park, 6

miles southeast of St. James.

NEi sec. 27, T. 37 N , R. 7 W. , at

bridge on County Highway F, 6 miles

southeast of Rolla.

SWi sec. 13, T. 37 N., R. 7 W. , 100 ft

upstream from Little Dry Fork, 5^

miles south of St. James.

NWi sec. 17, T. 37 N. , R. 7 W. , 50 ft

upstream from Love Branch and 3i

miles southeast of Rolla.

NEi sec. 9, T. 37 N., R. 7 W. , £ mile

upstream from Dailey Branch and 5

miles east of Rolla.

NEi sec. 9, T. 37 N., R. 7 W. , J mile

upstream from Dailey Branch and 50

ft below irrigation pump.

NEi sec. 9, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., at

bridge on county road, 5 miles east

of Rolla.

NWi sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., 5

miles east of Rolla.

SWi sec. 13, T. 37 N., R. 7 W., at

mouth, 5j miles south of St. James.

NWi sec. 21, T. 37 N. , R. 6 W. , at

county highway bridge, at Wolfe

school, 5§ miles south of St. James.

NWi sec. 3, T. 37 N., R. 6 W. , i mile

southeast of bridge over Dry Pork,

3 miles southeast of St. James.

SwiSWi sec. 34, T. 38 N., R. 6 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 68, 2i miles

southeast of St. James.

NWiNWi sec. 36, T. 38 N., R. 5 W., at

Indian Springs Lodge near State

Highway S, 3j miles west of Steelville.

NWi sec. 35, T. 38 N. , R. 4 W., at

bridge on State Highway 8, 1 mile

east of Steelville.

SWi sec. 34, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., at

bridge In Steelvllle, 50 ft above

Hoppe Spring.

SWi sec. 34, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., In

Hoppe Park In Steelville.

NWi sec. 22, T. 34 N., R. 3 W., at

bridge on State Highway 32, at

Howes Mill.

SWi sec. 15, T. 34 N., R. 3 W. , at

Howes Mill, 18 miles east of Salem.

NWi sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 3 W., 50

ft upstream from Courtois Creek

and 1 mile above mouth of Scotia.

NWi sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 3 W. , at

mouth of Scotia.

NWi sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 3 W. , at

bridge on county road H, i mile

southeast of Onandaga Cave and 5

miles 'Southeast of Leasburg.

NWiNWi sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 3 W. ,

at Onandaga Cave, 5 mile southeast of Leasburg.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

7.67

1.72

11.3

1.01

.008

16.2

0

84.5

0

.014

0

.483

.163

.040

.093

.236

0

.003

.473

> 198

3.87

0

.059

.364

3.06

35.0

14.9

174

1.09
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 491

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Meramec River basin. Mo. Continued

Date

29 

29

29 

29

29 

29

29 

29

30

30

30

30 

Apr. 24

28

30 

30 

30

30 

30

30

30 

30

30

Stream

Unnamed branch. . . .

Blue Springs Creek 

Brazil Creek. .....

Harris Branch ..... 

Whites Creek. .....

Elm Spring Branch. 

Meramec River. ....

Unnamed branch ....

South Pork. ...... 

Lanes Fork. .......

Bourbeuse River. . .

Pinoak Creek. ..... 

Calvey Creek. ..... 

Winch Creek. ......

Brush Creek. ......

McNamee Spring....

McPalls Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Meramec River. .... 

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

Brazil Creek. ..... 

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

Meramec River. .... 

Mississippi River.

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

Meramec River. ....

River. 

....do.. i. ........

Bourbeuse River. . .

Meramec River. ....

Bourbeuse River. . . 

Meramec River. .... 

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

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

Unnamed branch. . . .

Meramec River. ....

Locality

low-water crossing on county road 

at Hlnch. 

SE£ sec. 21, T. 39 N., R. 2 W., at 

low-water crossing on county road, 

i mile southeast of Campbell 

Bridge, (Meramec River) and 1 mile 

northeast of Hinch. 

SE| sec. 21, T. 39 N., R. 2 W., 1 mile

northeast of Hinch.

bridge on County Highway N, 2 miles 

southeast of Bourbon. 

NWfc sec. 7, T. 39 N. , R. 2 W. , at 

bridge on road to Camp River Cliff, 

4 miles southeast of Bourbon. 

Ej sec. 24, T. 39 N., R. 2 W., at 

bridge on county road N, at 

Anthonies Mill. 

Ej sec. 24, T. 39 N., R. 2 W., at 

mouth, at Anthonies Mill. 

NW£ sec. 24, T. 39 N., R. 2 W., at 

low-water crossing on County Highway N, J mile west of Anthonies 

Mill.

bridge on county road, 2 miles 

southeast of Sullivan.

Meramec State Park, 2 miles east 

of Sullivan.

Meramec State Park, 2^ miles east 

of Sullivan. 

NEi sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., at 

mouth 3 miles east of Sullivan. 

E£ sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 2 W. , at 

bridge on county highway in 

Meramec State Park, 3 miles east 

of Sullivan. 

NE£ sec. 4, T. 41 N., R. IE., at 

bridge on State Highway 30, 3^ 

miles southeast of St. Clair. 

NE£ sec. 5, T. 41 N., R. IE., at 

double box culvert on State Highw.ay 30, £3 miles southeast of 

St. Clair.

bridge on county road PP at Lone 

Dell. 

NW£ sec. 7, T. 41 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 30, l£ 

miles west of Lone Dell. 

SW£NE£ sec. 17, T. 39 N., R. 7 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 68, l£ 

miles downstream from Bailey 

Creek and 2^ miles east of Vichy.

NEi sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 3 W. , at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3^ miles 

northwest of Spring Bluff.

43 N., R. IE., at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 66, 2^ miles south of Villa 

Ridge. 

SWfc sec. 27, T. 43 N. , R. IE., at 

mouth at Pinoak Ford, 2^ miles 

south of Villa Ridge. 

NE£ sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on county road, J mile east 

of Robertsville. 

NEi sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 2 E., at 

mouth, £ mile downstream from Frisco 

RR. bridge over Meramec River, ij 

miles northeast of Catawissa, and 2i 

miles south of Pacific. 

NE£ sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on County Highway F, in south 

part of Pacific.

T. 43 N., R. 3 E., at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 66, 1 mile east of Pacific.

bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 1 mile 

west of Allenton. 

(In southwest portion of Survey 1932) 

T. 43 N., R. 3 E., at McNamee School, 

2 miles southeast of Pacific.

T. 43 N., R. 3 E., J mile northeast 

of McNamee School and 2 miles south- 

. east of Pacific. 

Sec. 21, T. 43 N., R. 3 E., at road 

crossing, J mile above mouth and 3 

miles southeast of Pacific.

Discharge 

(cfs)

.01 

.055

7.05

6.44 

2.19

.046 

0

0 

194

210 

.03

.419 

249

1.46

0 

0 

0

0

.002

0
492 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Meramec River basin., Mo. Continued

Date

Sept. 30 

30

24 

30

30

30 

30

30 

30

24

30 

30 

30

24 

30 

30

Stream

LaBarque Creek. . . . 

Meramec River. ....

Skullbone Creek. . .

*

Big River. ........ 

Meramec River ..... 

Antire Creek. .....

Porby Road Branch. 

Meramec River. ....

Hamilton Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Meramec River. .... 

Mississippi River. 

Meramec River. ....

Heads Creek. ...... 

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

Unnamed branch. . . . 

Meramec River. .... 

Mississippi River. 

Meramec River. ....

Mississippi River. 

Hamilton Creek. . . . 

Meramec River. ....

Locality

(In center portion of Survey 1949) T. 

43 N., R. 3 E., at mouth, at bridge 

on county road, 4 miles southwest 

of Eureka. 

NE£ sec. 12, T. 43 N., R. 3 E., at 

bridge on county highway, 1 mile upstream from Big River and lj miles 

south of Eureka. 

NBy sec. Z, T. 37 N., R. 4 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highways 61 and 67, 

2 miles north of Bonne Terre. 

(In west portion of Survey 897) T. 

42 N., R. 3 E., at bridge on Highway 30, 1 mile southwest of Cedar 

Hill. 

(In south portion of Survey 3059) T. 

43 N., R. 4 E., at Rockford Bea'ch 

bridge, 400 ft upstream from Heads 

Creek and ij miles northwest of 

House Springs. 

NEjNWj sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 4 E., 0.6 

mile west of House Springs. 

(In south portion of Survey 3059) T. 

43 N., R. 4 E., 1 mile northwest of 

House Springs. 

NEiSWi sec. 19, T. 43 N., R. 4 E., 3j 

miles northwest of House Springs 

and 4 miles south of Eureka. 

SWj-SWj- sec. 18, T. 43 N., R. 4 E., at 

the Narrows, 1 mile above mouth and 

3 miles south of Eureka. 

NWj sec. 8, T. 43 N., R. 4 E., 2 

miles upstream from U. S. Highway 66, 

2-g miles southeast of Eureka. 

SE£ sec. 32, T. 44 N., R. 4 E., at 

mouth, 2 miles east of Eureka. 

NEi sec. 1, T. 43 N., R. 3 E. , at 

bridge on county road in Eureka. 

NWy sec. 31, T. 44 N., R. 4 E.. at 

bridge on County Highway B, J mile 

north of Eureka. 

NEj sec. 24, T. 44 N., R. 3 E., 5- mile 

upstream from Hamilton Creek and \ 

mile south of Glencoe. 

NW£ sec. 13, T. 44 N., R. 3 E., i mile 

west of LaSalle Institute and 1 mile 

northwest of Glencoe. 

SEi sec. 13, T. 44 N., R. 3 E., at 

bridge on County Highway B at 

Glencoe.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

235

18.9 

0

63.8

.015 

0

0 

68.4 

302

0 

0 

0

299 

.012 

0

Headwater diversion channel, Mo.

Oct. 15

Sept. 23

Headwater diversion channel.

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

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

Mississippi River.

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

NEi sec. 6, T. 29 N., R. 12 E., at 

county highway bridge, J mile southwest of Allenville.

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

101

49.7

Obion Creek basin, Ky.

Obion

jouth of Arlington, Carlisle County.

aO

a Estimated.

Obion River basin, Term.

Sept. 30 Beaver Creek. ..... South Pork Obion 

River.

100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70 at southwest edge of 

Huntingdon, Carrol 1 County.

25.1

Hatchie River basin, Miss.

Nov. 3

Nov. 3

Sept. 2 9

Hinkle Creek. .....

Mays Creek. .......

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

Tuscumbia River...

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

Lat 34"46', long. 88°33' on line between sees. 33 and 34 on line between T. 4 S. and T. 3 S., R. 7 E., 

Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn County, 

at bridge on State Highway 45, ^ 

mile north of Rienzi.

tween sees. 3 and 4, T. 3 S., R. 7 

E., Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn 

County, at bridge on State Highway 

45, ^ mile north of Biggersville. 

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

0

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 493

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Hatchle River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Nov. 3

Nov. 4

Nov. 3

Stream

Tuscumbla River. . .

Hatohle River. ....

West Branch 

Hatohle River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hatehle River. ....

Mississippi River.

Hatohie River. ....

Locality

Lat 34°56', long. 88°36', on line between sees. 6 and 7, T. Z S., R. 7 

E., Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn . 

County, at bridge on State- Highway "5. 

72, 4 miles west of intersection of 

Highways 45 and 72 in Corinth.

Lat 34°43', long. 88°46', W| sec. 22, 

T. 4 S., R. 5 E., Chickaaaw meridian, 

Tippah County, 10J miles east of 

Ripley on State Highway 4.

Lat 34°45 T , long. 88°50', sec. 12, T. 

4 S., R. 4 E., Chickasaw meridian; 

Tippah County, at bridge on county 

road, &^ miles east of Ripley and 10^ 

miles upstream from mouth.

T. 2 S., R. 4 E., Chickasaw meridian, 

Tippah County, at bridge on county 

road, 4 mile east of Tiplersville.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

12.3

13.9 

11.5

11.4 

.92

.50

0

Wolf River basin, Miss.

Nov. 4 

Sept. 29'

Grays Creek. ...... 

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

Wolf River. ....... 

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

Lat 34°57', long. 89°16 T , on line between sees. 35 and 2 on line between 

T. IS., and T. 2 S., R. 1 W., 

Chickasaw meridian, Benton County, 

at bridge on State Highway 72, 3^ 

miles northwest of Spring Hill and l£ 

miles east of intersection of State 

Highway 72 and Illinois Central RR. 

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

6.81

.82

Horn Lake Creek basin, Miss,

Nov. 5 

Sept. 2 9

Horn Lake Creek. . . 

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

Mississippi River. 

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

Lat 34°58', long. 90°01', Si sec. 26, T. 

IS., R. 8 W. , Chickasaw meridian, 

DeSota County, at bridge 1/10 mile 

downstream from fork of Rocky Creek 

tributary and -J mile east from Horn 

Lake and Illinois Central RR. on 

State Highway 51. 

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

0 

.19

St. Francis River basin, Mo.

Feb. 10 

26

Mar. 4

Sept. 24

Little River 

ditch 1.

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

Portage Open Bay. .

Little River 

ditch 251.

Little River 

ditch 258.

SE-t sec. 12, T. 29 N. , R. 12 E. , at 

bridge on State Highway 55 at 

Chaf f ee .

SWjNW£ sec. 31, T. 21 N., R. 13 E. , 300 

ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 61 and ^ mile south of 

Portageville .

0.63

41.6

2.32

Wiite River basin

Jan. 15

Oct. 17

Nov. 7

Dec. 12

31

5

19

24

11

17

22

Prairie Creek. ....

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

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

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

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

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

White River. ......

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

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

NWiSEir sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 29 W. , at 

spillway of Lake Atlanta at Rogers, 

Ark.

mile above Osage Creek and 5 miles 

northwest of Berryville, Ark.

ft above mouth and 4-J miles northwest of Berryville, Ark.

J mile northeast of Turner, Mb. 

SWf sec. 30, T. 29 N. , R. 20 W. , | 

mile west of Turner, Mo.

.... do ................................ ^

1.34-

4 62

b4.15

bO

b Furnished b"y Springfield City Water Co.
494 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

White River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 25

Aug. 6

 t Q

7

7 

May 19

Sept. 16 

17

Oct. 14

11

July 11

11 

11

Nov. 5

Nov. 5

29 

29

Stream

James River. ......

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

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

James River. ...... 

Champion Spring . . .

Branch . 

Black River. ......

Plttman Spring. . . .

McKenzle Creek. . . .

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

Current River. ....

Welch Spring.. .... 

Current River. ....

Mammoth Spring. . . .

Village Creek. .... 

Cache River. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

White River. ......

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

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

White River. ......

Champion Spring 

Branch .

White River. ...... 

Black River. ......

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

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

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

Current River. .... 

Black River. ......

Spring River. .....

White River....... 

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

Locality

SWi sec. 30, T. 29 N., R. 20 W., £ 

mile west of Turner, Mo.

NWj- sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 2 W. , i mile 

downstream from Pearson Creek and 

4^ miles west of Turner, Mo.

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

1 mile east of Galloway, Mo. 

Ni sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 22 W. , atbridge on county highway, 2^ miles 

southeast of Battlefield, Mo.

miles southeast of Battlefield, Mo. 

NE£ sec. 32, T. 28 N., R. 22 W. , at 

Blue Spring highway bridge, 3 miles 

southeast of Battlefield, Mo. 

NW£ sec. 19, T. 31 N., R. 3 E., 6 

miles southwest of Annapolis, Mo.

NW£ sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., at 

Clear-water Dam, 4^ miles west of 

Piedmont, Mo. 

NWiNWi sec. 8, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., 6 

miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo.

miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo. 

NWi sec. 35, T. 29 N., R. 3 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 34 at 

Piedmont, Mo.

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

NEi sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., at slab 

crossing on road to Clearwater Dam, 

ij miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo.

SEi sec. 10, T. 31 N., R. 6 W., 500 ft 

upstream from Welch Spring and 2^ 

miles southeast of Cedar Grove, Mo. 

SW£ sec. 11, T. 31 N. , R. 6 W., Z\ 

miles southeast of Cedar Grove, Mo. 

SE-J- sec. 10, T. 31 N., R. 6 W., 100 

ft downstream from main outlet of 

Welch Spring and 2^ miles southeast 

of Cedar Grove, Mo.

Spring, Ark. See location of 

Mammoth Spring.

SEi sec. 8, T. 21 N. , R. 5 W. , at 

Mammoth Spring, Ark.

E-| sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 2 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 14, 3^ miles 

east of Newport, Ark. 

S| sec. 25, T. 17 N. , R. 2 E., i mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 25 and 7^ miles east of Walnut 

Ridge, Ark.

Discharge 

(cfs)

bO 

bO

b3.59 

b2.52

b3.74

b2.51

b2.21

bl.95

bl.86

bl.79

bl.53

bl.92

bl.92

bl.67

bl.10

6.76

15.3

al.6

22.8 

2.10

e!76

e32.8 

e2.5

al.7 

a2.0

a. 6

a5

82.7

104 

187

d263

2.90 

7.47

a Estimated.

b Furnished by Springfield City Water Co.

d This represents total flow from Mammoth Spring and does not Include flow of Spring River above 

confluence.

e Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Arkansas River basin

Aug. 6 Boehmer Creek.

Little Beaver 

Creek.

Sackett Creek.

Middle Beaver 

Creek.

Boehmer Creek....

Lat 38°47'40", long. 105°01'35", NW£ 

sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 300 ft 

upstream from Little Beaver Creek 

and 3^ miles south of Pikes Peak, 

Colo.

Lat 38°47 40", long. 105°01'40", In 

NWi sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 

200 ft upstream from mouth and 3^ 

miles southeast of Pikes Peak, Colo.

Lat 38°47'30", long. 105°01'20", In 

SEiNW£ sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 

200 ft upstream from mouth and 3^ 

miles southeast of Pikes Peak, Colo.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 495

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River baaln during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 6

6

Oct. 7 

20

Nov. 13

Dec. I

26

Hay 5

15

Oct. 6

Oct. 21 

21

Nov. 5

Mar. 2

29

Aug. 5

Nov. 5

Dec. 23

Feb. 17

Mar. 24

May 5

23

Oct. 21

21

Dec. 9

Oct. 21 

Dec. 3

3

3 

Oct. 22

Stream

Lion Creek. .......

Southerland Creek.

Purgatolre River. . 

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

Arkansas River. . . .

Salt Fork Arkansas 

River.

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

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

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

Salt Fork Arkansas 

River.

Chlkaskla River. . .

Bols d'Ark Creek.. 

Omaha Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ruxton Creek. .....

Fountain Creek. . . .

Arkansas River. . . . 

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

Mississippi River.

Arkansas River. . . .

River.

Arkansas River. . . .

River.

Salt Fork Arkansas 

River.

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

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

Locality

Lat 38 "47 '40", long. 105°01'40", In 

NEi sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 500 

ft upstream from mouth and % mile 

southwest of Halfway, Colo.

SW£ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W.. 

500 ft upstream from mouth and t 

mile west of Halfway, Colo. 

Lat 38°50'40", long. 104°54'15", In 

SWj sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 67 W.. 1 

mile upstream from mouth and Ij 

miles southeast of Manitou, Colo.

NEi sec. 21, T. 14 S., R, 67 W., 500 

ft downstream from Hunters Run, 3^ 

mllea west of Colorado Springs, Colo. 

Lat 37°14', long. 104°13', 8 miles 

southeast of Earl and 16 miles northeast of Trinidad, Colo.

bridge on U. S. Highway 50, Colo. 

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

SU± sec. 36, T. 27 N. , R. 4 E., at 

county highway bridge at Kaw City, 

Okla.

downstream from Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. powerplant and 3j miles 

south of Ponca City, Okla. 

SWjSWi sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 13 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile 

northeast of Alva, Okla.

if miles upstream from St. Louis & 

San Francisco Ry. bridge and 2 miles 

southwest of Lamont, Okla.

NW£ sec. 17, T. 25 N., R. 2 W., at 

county highway bridge, 8^ miles upstream from Deer Creek and 7^ miles 

southwest of Tonkawa, Okla.

T. 26 N., R. 2V., at county highway 

bridge, 4^ miles northwest of 

Tonkawa; Okla.

county highway bridge, 1 1/8 miles 

west of Dllworth and 4£ miles northeast of Braman, Okla. 

NW£ sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., | mile 

south of U. S. Highway 60 and 2j 

miles east of Tonkawa, Okla.

Southeast comer of sec. 18, T. 25 N. , 

R, 2 E., at county highway bridge, 

2j miles west of White Eagle station 

and 5£ miles southwest of Ponca City, 

Okla. 

NW£ sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., at 

county highway bridge, l£ miles weat 

of White Eagle station, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.57

.51 

1.8

5.57 

8.04

11.4

14.4

.10

.10

270

.19

32

27.7

33.2

.95 

3.97
496 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 22

Dec. 3 

Jan. 7

Feb. 3 

Mar. 24 

May 6 

June 2 

23 

Aug. 25 

Sept. 22 

Oct. 24

Nov. 21 

21 

4

Dec. 3 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 21 

May 15 

July 7 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 14

Nov. 4 

Dec. 3 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 21 

May 15 

July 7 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 14

Nov. 4 

Dec. 3 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 21 

May 15 

July 7 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 14

Nov. 5 

Dec. 3 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 2 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 21 

May 14 

July 22 

Aug. 31 

Oct. 15

July 7 

Oct. 14

Nov. 4 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 2 

Mar. 2 

Apr. 20 

May 14 

Aug. 3 

31 

Jan. 5

Feb. 4 

Mar. 24

a Estii

Stream

Salt Fork Arkansas 

River.

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

Black Bear Creek. .

Cimarron River. . . . 

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

Eagle Chief Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.... do ...... ' , . .

Hoyle Creek. ...... 

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

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

Roman Nose Springs 

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

Turkey Creek. .....

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

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

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

do

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

Cottonwood Creek. .

nated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Arkansas River. . . .

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

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

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

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

Cimarron River. . . .

do

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

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

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

... .do. ...

Salt Creek. .......

Cimarron River. . . .

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

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

Locality

NEiNW£ sec. 10, T. 24 N., R. 2 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 40, 2 

miles south of White Eagle and 9 

miles south of Ponca City, Okla.

SWi sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. IE., at 

bridge on State Highway 15, \ mile 

west of Red Rock, Okla. 

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

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

NEiSE£ sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 6 E. , at 

county highway bridge, ^ mile downstream from Camp Creek and 6 miles 

east of Pawnee, Okla. 

Sec. 28, T. 32 S., R. 33 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highways 270 and 83, 14 

miles north of Liberal, Kans. 

Sec. 25, T. 33 S., R. 32 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 54, 3 miles east of 

Arkalon, Kans. 

SWir sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 45, 2| miles 

west of Carmen, Okla.

do

NWi sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 12 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway S at Aline, 

Okla.

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

NEi sec. 11, T. 22 N. , R. 12 W. , at 

county highway bridge, t mile west of 

Cleo, Okla.

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

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

do

SE£ sec. 31, T. 21 N., R. 9 W. , at 

county highway bridge, y mile west of 

Ames, Okla.

do

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 12 W. , in Roman 

Nose State Park, 6^ miles northwest 

of Watonga, Okla.

NW£ sec. 2, T. 17 N., R. 7 W. , at 

county highway bridge, % mile southwest of Dover, Okla.

SEi sec. 18, T. 15 N. , R. 2 W., at 

county highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of Guthrie, Okla.

Discharge 

(cfs)

84.2

131 

0

0 

.13 

.03 

.02 

.30 

.03 

0 

.72

6.34 

35.7

1.95

3.66 

3.02 

2.05 

4.39 

1.93 

9.71 

.43 

.68 

2.46

2.58 

5.31 

5.53 

3.96 

8.85 

3.28 

24.8 

1.71 

1.36 

3.94

4.84 

7.85 

7.68 

5.90 

19.5 

5.39 

76.0 

2.57 

2.58 

0

0 

0 

0 

a. 01 

.37 

.09 

.08 

.08 

0 

1.18

1.22

.15

.12 

.25 

.42 

.60 

4.88 

1.96 

1.59 

3.99 

.32 

8.76

4.27 

7.25
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 15

Oct. 23 

23

23

23 

23

Jan. 6 

Feb. 17

Mar. 23

May 5

June 1

22

Aug. 13

Sept. 21

Nov. 7 

Dec. 18

Z3

Feb. 4

Mar. 27

May 1

July 8

Aug. 13

Oct. 10 

30

Jan. 14

Oct. 24 

Feb. 20

Mar. 27

May 20

July 23

Feb. 9 

Oct. 23 

Dec. 5

Feb. 13

May 15

June 18

July 23

Aug. 18

Sept. 30

Feb. 16 

Apr. 9

May 25

June 29

Oct. 10 

30

10 

30

Stream

Cottonwood Creek..

Clmarron River. . . . 

Golden Creek. .....

Stlllwater Creek. .

Skull Creek. ...... 

Clmarron River. . . .

Sand Creek. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

Spring River. ..... 

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

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

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

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

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

Ford Springs ...... 

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

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

Sallna Creek. .....

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

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

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

Neosho River. ..... 

Pryor Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oreenleaf Creek. . . 

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

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

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

Flint Creek. ...... 

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

Keith Lake Spring. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Clmarron River. . . .

Arkansas River. . . . 

Clmarron River. . . .

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

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

Arkansas River. . . .

Caney River. ......

Neosho River. .....

Little Sugar Creek

Neosho River. .....

Arkansas River.... 

Neosho River. .....

Arkansas River. . . .

Illinois River. . . .

Osage Creek. ...... 

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

Locality

SEi sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 2 W., at 

county highway bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Guthrie, Okla.

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

NEi sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. IE., at 

bridge on State Highway 33, 2 miles 

northeast of Coyle, Okla. 

SEi sec. 35, T. 18 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 33, 1 mile 

west of Perklns, Okla.

17 N., R. 3 E., at bridge on county 

road, 4§ miles east of Vlnco and 5£ 

miles southeast of Perklns, Okla. 

SEi sec. 11, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., at 

bridge on county road, 1/8 mile west 

of Mehan and 3 miles northwest of 

Rlpley, Okla. 

NE£ sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 6 E., at 

bridge on county road, 2£ miles 

south of Norfolk, Okla. 

SEi sec. 28, T. 19 N. , R. 7 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 48 at 

Ollton, Okla.

county highway bridge, ^ mile north 

of Mannford, Okla. , and I? miles 

downstream from House Creek.

bridge on county road at Weklwa, 

2-J miles west of Sand Springs, 

Okla. 

NE£- sec. 20, T. 26 N. , R. HE., £ 

mile upstream from county highway 

bridge and J mile north of Okesa, 

Okla.

SE£ sec. 33, T» 29 N., R, 31 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 71; in 

Carthage, Mo.

NWj-SEi sec. 7, T. 20 N., R. 30 W. , 3 

miles north of Bentonvllle, Ark.

Center of sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 20 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 82, li 

miles .southeast of Salina, Okla.

SEjSEi sec. 1, T. 20 N. , R. 19 E., at 

bridge on county road, 7^ miles 

northeast of Choteau, Okla. 

NEj sec. 3, 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 3| 

miles southeast of Braggs, Okla.

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

SE£NWi sec. 19, T. 18 N., R. 33 W., 

2-J- miles upstream from Little Flint 

Creek and 3 miles north of Siloam 

Springs , Ark .

Near north line of sec. 12, T. 18 N., 

R. 31 W. , at Cave Springs, Ark. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.44

1.54

0

2.09

.32

3.31

1.14 

13.7 

17 9

29

0

66.3

257

5.12

.33

156 

6.02

.28

52

9.02

2.44 

2.20

a Estimated.
498 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Jan. 15

July 2

Aug. 28

Oct. 8

Jan. 19

Mar. 2

31

May 18

July 27

Nov. 19

Dec. 24

Mar. 11

Apr. 15

June 3

24

Aug. 20

Sept. 24

Oct. 7

Nov. 12

Dec. 8

Jan. 12

Feb. 26

Apr. 20

May 27

July 14

Aug. 25

Dec. 8 

Jan. 12

27

Feb. 26

Mar. 17

Apr. 20

May 27

July 14

Aug. 25

Oct. 7

Nov. 12

Dec. 8

Jan. 12

Apr. 20

June 9

Aug. 25

Nov. 7 

Jan. 9

Mar. 19

Sept. 24

Oct. 1

Nov. 19 

Jan. 14

Mar. 11 

June 22

Aug. 12

Oct. 1 

Nov. 19

Jan. 14

June 11

June 22

Stream

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Branch) Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hog Creek. ........ 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salt Creek. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

Palo Duro Creek. . . 

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

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

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

Clear Creek. ......

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

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

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

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

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

Klowa Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

Clear Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Little' River... .. .

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

North Canadian 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

R. 31 W., at Cave Springs. Ark.

south of LX Ranch Headquarters about 

17 miles northeast of Amarlllo, 

Potter County, Tex.

li miles northeast of LX Ranch Headquarters and about 18 miles northeast of Amarlllo, Potter County, 

Tex.

miles southeast of Hydro, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at 

Puree 11, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 19, 4 miles 

west of city limits of Ada, Okla.

NWj sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. IK., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, 12 miles 

east of Norman, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 48, 2i miles 

south of Dewrlght, Okla.

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

SWj sec. 21, T. 2 N,, R. 19 K., at 

bridge on State Highway 3, 6 miles 

northeast of Range, Okla.

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

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

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles 

southwest of Elmwood, Okla. 

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

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

South line sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 27 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 

miles west of Slapout and 4 miles 

northeast of Logan, Okla.

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

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

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

SWi sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 25 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 5j 

miles west of May, Okla.

Discharge 

(of s)

21 5

38

p ^g

0

4 75

4.55

5.76

2.10

5.35

4.03

.87

1.34

2.71

10.8

9.24 

3.03

5.37 

4.13

a Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 499

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953--Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 7

10

15

Nov. 7

7 

7

20 

20

20

8

9

10

10

11

12

13

15

May 26

July 20

20

21

22

24

25

Sept. 11

11

12

Stream

North Canadian 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River.

Canadian River. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 6 

miles southeast of Woodward, Okla.

NEi sec. 27, T. 16 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles 

west of Watonga, Okla.

....Ag.. ..............................

county highway bridge, 2 miles north 

of Karns and 6 miles northeast of 

Qeary, Okla.

SWi sec. 1, T. 13 N., R. 9 W. , at

county highway bridge, i mile north 

of Calumet, Okla.

N., R. 8 W., at county highway 

bridge, 3 miles northeast of 

Calumet, Okla.

SWjSVfi sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., 2f 

miles west of Concho and 4i miles 

northeast of Calumet, Okla.

miles southwest of Concho and 5 

miles southeast of Calumet, Okla. 

SEjSEj sec. 22, T. 13 N., R. 8 W. , 1 

mile downstream from Sixmile Creek, 

5i miles southeast of Calumet, and 

6$ miles northwest of El Reno, Okla.

N., R. 7 W., 2i miles northeast of 

El Reno, Okla. 

SE^SEi sec. 6, T. 12 N. , R. 6 W. , at 

bridge on county highway, 4 miles 

east of El Reno, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

north of Yukon, Okla.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.33

4.86

5.34

0

1.48

22.0 

14.0

216

290

380

.12

386

24.7

614

1,350

1,420

201

6.07

2 97

.83

2.03

0 

52 9

30 2

79 3

594

980

a Estimated.
500 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 13

Nov. 13

Oct. 8

Dec 9

Stream

North Canadian 

River.

Wewoka Creek. .....

Little Deep Fork. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Canadian River. . . .

North Canadian 

River.

Deep Fork. ........

Locality

SWi sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

north of Yukon, 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.

SWi sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 10 E., at 

county highway bridge, J mile south 

of Edna, Okla.

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

Nl4 sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 29 W. , 200

ft downstream from Jack Creek and 2ir 

miles south of Winfrey, Ark.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,100 

1,080

614

97.8

38.4

14.9

.50

3.79

4.46

14.0

17.7

9.87

273

14.9

0 

.86

1.26

2.80

362

569

2.47

.69

Yazoo River basin, Miss.

Sept. 29

Nov. 20

20 

Sept. 29

May 19 

Sept. 29

Nov. 4

Sept. 29

Nov. 4

Dec. 9

Feb. 21

Nov. 17 

Sept. 30

Nov. 4

Hell Creek. .......

Cypress Creek. ....

North Tippah Creek 

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

Yellow Rabbit

Creek. 

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

Chewalla Creek. . . .

Otuckalofa Creek. . 

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

Long Creek. ....... 

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

Coldwater River. . .

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

Tippah Creek. .....

Yocona River. .....

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

Tallahatchie River

as aw meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 78, 3 miles northwest of 

New Albany and 4j miles upstream 

from mouth. Drainage area, 27.3 

sq mi.

T. 73., R. IE., Chickasaw merid-- 

ian, Union County, at bridge on 

State Highway 30, £ mile west of 

Etta and 1 mile upstream from mouth. 

SE£ sec. 27, T. 73., R. 1 W. , Chlckasa,w meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 30, £ mile upstream from 

Puskus Creek and 4 miles southwest of 

Etta. Drainage area, 28.5 sq mi.

43., R. 3 E., Chickasaw meridian, 

Tippah County, at bridge 3^ miles 

southwest of Ripley on State Highway

Lat 34°44', long. 89°02', in SW£ sec. 

18, R. 3 E., T. 43., Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 

4, 2 miles above Tippah drainage 

canal and 4^ miles west of Ripley.

T. 4 S., R. IE., Chickasaw meridian, 

Benton County, at bridge ^ mile upstream from mouth and llj miles west 

of Ripley on State Highway 4.

5, T. 53., R. 1 W., Chickasaw meridian, Marshall County, at bridge near 

St. Louis-San Francisco RR., ij 

miles northwest of Potts Camp. 

Lat 34°08', long. 89°38', E^ sec. 8, T. 

11 S., R. 4 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

Yalobusha County, at bridge on State 

Highway 7, 1/8 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central RR., 5i miles upstream from mouth, and { mile south 

of city limits of Water Valley.

Sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on U, S. Highway 

51, 1 mile south of Courtland and 6 

miles south of Batesville. Drainage 

area, 63.3 sq mi.

Lat 34°58', long. 89°30', SE£ sec. 27, 

T. Z S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

Marshall County, at bridge on county 

road, 7j miles northwest of Holly 

Springs .

5.18

1,240

18.9

3.96

21.5
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 501

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Yazoo River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Nov. 4

30

Nov. 17 

Sept. 30

Nov. 18

Feb. 20

Sept. 30

Nov. 18

Nov. 18

July 21

Nov. 18

18

18

Stream

Pigeon Roost Creek

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

North Pork Tlllatoba Creek.

toba Creek.

Askalmore Creek. . . 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Coldwater River. . .

Tlllatoba Creek. . .

Tlppo Bayou. ......

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

Locality

Lat 34°44' , long. 890 32', In sec. 17, 

T. 4 S., R. 3 W., Chlckasaw meridian, Marshall County, at bridge on 

county road, 5 miles southwest of 

Holly Springs.

tween sees. 7 and 18, T. 28., R. 

6 W. , Chickasaw meridian, DeSota 

County, at bridge on county road 1 

mile east of Pleasant Hill.

T. 5 S., R. 7 W., Chlckasaw meridian, Tate County, at bridge, 7/8 

mile east from Illinois Central RR. 

and l£ miles east of Senatobla.

T. 5 S., R. 7 W.., Chlckasaw meridian, Tate County, at bridge 1/10 

mile downstream from Illinois Central RR. and 2j miles north of 

Senatobla on State Highway 51.

tween sees. 7 and 18, T. 3 S., R. 8 

W. , Chlckasaw meridian, DeSota 

County, at bridge on county road, 5 

miles west of Hernando. 

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

T. 5 S., R. 8 W., Chlckasaw meridian, Tate County, at bridge 3£ miles 

west of Senatobla on State Highway 4.

NE& sec. 14, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on county highway 

between Charleston and Teasdale, 2.3 

miles north of Charleston. Drainage 

area, 43.7 sq ml.

R. 25 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, 

Tallahatchie County, at bridge £ mile 

upstream from mouth and 1/8 mile 

south of city limits of Charleston on 

unnamed state highway.

SE£ sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on county highway 

from Charleston to Hoi comb, 6.5 miles 

south of Charleston. Drainage area, 

31.0 sq ml.

T. 19 N., R. 4 E., Choctaw meridian, 

at Carrollton, Carroll County, at 

highway bridge between Carrollton and 

North Carrollton.

T. 19 N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, 

Lef lore County, at bridge \ mile upstream from mouth and £ mile east of 

Rising Sun on State Highway 49.

T. 17 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, 

Holmes County, at bridge 1/8 mile upstream from Illinois Central RR. and 

£ mile north of Cruger on State Highway 49 east.

T. 16 N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, 

Holmes County, 1/10 mile upstream 

from mouth and 5 miles northeast of 

Tchula on county road.

tween sees. 11 and 14, T. 15 N., R. 

IE., Choctaw meridian, Holmes 

County, at bridge 3 miles east of 

Tchula on State Highway 12. Drainage area, 109 sq ml.

tween sees. 35 and 36, T. 15 N., R. 

2 E., Choctaw meridian, Holmes 

County, at bridge i mile south of 

Illinois Central RR. and on Southern City limits of Lexlngton on 

State Highway 17.

Discharge 

(cfa)

0.93 

0

3.75

4.19

2

C7

18 7

368561 O - 56 - 33
502 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss.

Date

Feb. 20 

Nov. 18

Nov. 18

Oct. 23

Oct. 23

Apr. 29

Oct. 23

Feb. 13

Apr. 29

Feb. 20 

20

20

Oct. 23 

23

23

23

23

23

Jan. 23 

Feb. 21

22

Apr. 30

Feb. 20 

Mar. 12

Stream

Big Black River. . .

Doaks Creek. ......

Cresote Creek. .... 

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

Panther Creek. ....

Creek.

Bogue Chltto Creek 

(Formerly published as Osburn Creek).

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

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

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

Clear Creek. ...... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mississippi River.

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

Tilda Bogue... ....

Big Black River. . .

Big Black River. . .

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

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

Locality

HW&IWi sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 35, \ mile upstream from 

Hays Creek and 3j miles southeast of 

Vaiden.

T. 17 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, 

Carroll County, at bridge on State 

Highway 35, £ mile upstream from Big 

Black River and 2-J miles southeast 

of Vaiden.

T. 16 N., R. 6 E., Chootaw meridian, 

at bridge on state Highway 35, 5£ 

miles upstream from mouth and 12.5 

miles north of Kosciusko. 

In SWi sec. 4, T. 15 N., R. 5 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Holmes County, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile 

south of West. 

NE£ sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, 3j miles upstream from 

mouth and 8-J miles north of Canton.

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

T. 8 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, 

Madison County, at bridge on State 

Highway 51, £ mile downstream from 

Illinois Central RR. and 2£ miles 

north of Madison.

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

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. Drainage 

area, 19.2 sq ml.

NWi sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, truck Route, at Canton 

High School at Canton, 4 miles upstream from mouth.

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

Lat 32°38', long. 90°09', NWfc sec. 13, 

T. 9 N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian. 

Madison County, at bridge 4 miles 

upstream from mouth and £ mile 

northwest of Virlilia on county road.

T. 9 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, 

Madison County, at bridge 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and &\ miles 

northeast of Flora and on county 

road.

T. 9 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, 

Madison County, at bridge l£ miles 

upstream from mouth and 3j miles 

northeast of Flora on county road.

T. 17 N., R. 1 W., Chootaw meridian, 

Hinds County, at bridge 1 mile 

northeast of Tlnnin on county road.

7 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw meridian. 

Hinds County, at bridge 4 mile west 

of Tinnin on county road.

T. 7 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, 

Hinds County, at bridge i mile 

downstream from Illinois Central RR. 

and i mile south of Pocahontas on 

State Highway 49. 

Lat 32°33', long. 90°24', NWf sec. 15, 

T. 8 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw meridian, 

at bridge on county road, 2^ miles 

above mouth and 5 miles west of 

Flora. Drainage area, 89 sq mi.

SWi sec. 17, T. 6 N., R. 5 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county 

road, if miles upstream from mouth 

and 1 mile northeast of Bovina. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,300 

1.40

395

.16

8.70

flow

935

487

0

443

3,640 

365
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 503

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Oct. 24 

24

Mar. 4

Oct. 24

Stream

Fourteenmlle Creek 

Terrell Creek. ....

Big Black River. . .

Flvemile Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Big Black River. . . 

Fourteenmlle Creek

Mississippi River.

Big Black River. . .

Locality

T. 5 N., R. 2 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Hinds County, at bridge i mile upstream from Lindsey Creek and 3i 

miles northeast of Raymond on county 

road between Raymond and Clinton.

tween sees. 24 and 25, T. 6 N., R. 

3 W. , Choetaw meridian, Hinds County, 

at bridge i mile south of Bolton on 

county road.

T. 6 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Hinds County, 1.2 miles west of 

Bolton on State Highway 80. 

Lat 32°22', long. 90*30', SEi sec. 16,

T. 6 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

at bridge on tl. S. Highway 80, £ 

mile upstream from mouth and 2$ miles 

west of Bblton.

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

Lat 32"14', long. 90°31', SWfc see. 33, 

T. 5 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Hinds County, at bridge 1 mile northwest of Oakley on county road. 

Lat 32°13', long. 90°32', S£ see. 5, T. 

4 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Hinds County, at bridge 2j miles upstream from Turkey Creek and iJs miles 

northeast of Learned on county road. 

NEj see. 32, T. 15 N., R. 5 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 27, l£ miles downstream from 

Fourteenmile Creek, 11 miles northwest of tltica.

Lat 32°10', long. 90°38', on line between sees. 29 and 30, T. 4 N., Choctaw meridian, Hinds County, at bridge 

i mile upstream from Harts Creek and 

4 miles north of tltica on State Highway 27.

Discharge 

(of s)

0.31

1.58

0

44. E

491

0 

0

15,800

0

Bayou Plerre basin, Miss.

Oct. 30 

30

30

17 

27

24 

27

Sept. 28

Oct. 27

Sept. 28

Bayou Pierre.. ....

Bayou Pierre ...... 

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

Whiteoak Creek. . . .

Pierre. 

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

Willie Creek. ..... 

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

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

Mississippi River.

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

Mississippi River.

Bayou Plerre.. ....

Little Bayou 

Pierre Creek.

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

Lat 31°50', long. 90°29', NEj sec. 22, 

T. 10 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Copiah County, at bridge 5t miles upstream from Whites Creek and 2& miles 

southwest of Oallatln on State Highway 20.

T. 11 N., R. 3 W., Choetaw meridian, 

Copiah County, at bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and 7£ miles northwest of Hazelhurst on county road.

T. 11 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, 

Copiah County, at bridge i£ miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles northwest of Hazelhurst on county road. 

HEj sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 5 E., Wash- 

' ington meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 18, li miles upstream from 

Whiteoak Creek and 8 miles southwest 

of tltiea and near Carpenter. Drainage area, 371 sq ml. 

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

Lat 32°03', long. 90°37', NWj sec. 32, 

T. 13 N., R. 4 W., Choetaw meridian. 

Hinds County, at bridge i mile downstream from Tallahala Creek and 3^ 

miles south of Utlea on State Highway 

18.

T. 12 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, Claiborne County, at bridge on 

State Highway 18, 3/8 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central RR., i mile upstream from Bayou Pierre, and £ mile 

southwest of Carlisle.

Lat 31*55', long. 90°56', E£ see. 28, 

T. 11 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, Claiborne County, at bridge £ 

mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Port Gib son on State 

Highway 547.

T. 11 N., R. 2 E., Washington meridian, Claiborne County, at bridge 1/8 

mile southeast of Russum on county 

road. 

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

4. 23 

2.70

26. 3

1.30

1.80 

2 42

0
504 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Colea Creek basin, Miss.

Date

Oct. 27

Oct. 27 

Sept. 28

Stream

Creek.

Tributary to South 

Pork Coles Creek

South Pork Coles 

Creek.

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Pork Coles 

Creek.

Coles Creek. ...... 

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

Locality

sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., 

Washington meridian, Jefferson County, at bridge 

1/8 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central RR. and $ 

mile south of Melton on 

State Highway 61.

Lat 31°39', long. 91°10', 

NW| sec. 33, T. 8 N., R. 

1 W. , Washington meridian, 

Jefferson County, at 

bridge l£ miles upstream 

from mouth and 3 1/8 miles 

northeast of Cannonsburg 

on State Highway 61.

Lat 31°38', long. 91°12', 

sec. 35, T. 8 N., R. 1 W-. , 

Washington meridian, Jefferson County, at bridge i 

mile downstream from Illinois Central RR. and l£ 

miles northeast of Cannonsburg, on State Highway 61. 

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

Drainage 

area

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.59

1.20

1.40 

1.58

St. Catherine Creek basin. Miss.

Oct. 28 St. Catherine 

Creek.

Mississippi River. NW£ sec.' 4, T, 6 N., R. 3 W., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 

2£ miles south of Natchez. 

Drainage area, 63 sq mi.

3.6 

3.87

Homochitto River basin, Miss.

Oct. 29

OCt. 29

Oct. 29

29 

29

29 

Oct. 28

Apr. 29

Sept. 28

McCalls Creek.....

Porter Creek. .....

Middle Pork Creek.

Brushy Creek. .....

Wells Creek.......

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

Homochitto River . .

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

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

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

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

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

Lat 31"31', long. 90°39', SW£ 

sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 6 E., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

0.8 mile east of Lucien.

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

SWi sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., 

Washington meridian, 2.6 

miles south of Bude.

On line between sees. 27 and 

28, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 84, 0.6 

mile west of Meadeville.

SWJ sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., 

Washington meridian, 8 miles 

northeast of Gloster (350 ft 

downstream from bridge on 

forest road) . 

SWi sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 E.,

Washington meridian, at 

bridge on cour vj road, 2 

miles east of -lioxvllle and 

13 miles southwest of Meadvllle. 

KEi sec. 19, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., 

Washington meridian, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

in Roxle.

13, T. 5 N., R. 3 W., Washington meridian, Adams 

County, at bridge £ mile 

east of Sib ley on county 

road. Regular station operated here from Mar. 5 to 

Sept. 20, 1942.

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

60

16.6

95

30.8 

13.3

11

7.1 

1,850

12.3

2.60 

4.95

19.9

12.8 

1.12

1.20 

7.8

12.6

Buffalo River basin, Miss.

sec. 41, T. 3 N,, R. 2 W., 

Washington meridian, Wilkinson County, located 2i miles 

from mouth at Buffalo River 

and 6 miles north of Woodvllle on State Highway 61.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 505

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Buffalo River basin, Miss. Continued

Date

Sept. 28

Stream

Big Pine Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Buffalo River. ....

Locality

Lat 31°15', long. 91°20', sec. 6, T. 

3 N., R. 2 W., Washington meridian, 

Wilklnson County, at bridge 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 11 miles 

north of Woodvllle, on State Highway 

61.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

Red River basin

May 11

Nov. 10

Nov. 10

Aug. 10

Nov. 10 

Jan. 13

Nov. 13

Dec. 18

May 15

Sept. 29

Nov. 10

May 11

Jan. 13

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

Mar. 5

Apr. 7

Mar. 11

Feb. 16 

Nov. 13 

Dec. 18

Jan. 19

May IS

Sept. 29

Feb. 13

Apr. 22

Oct. 28

Jan. 16

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

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

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

North Groesbeck 

Creek.

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

Creek. 

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

Groesbeck Creek. . . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carroll Creek. ....

River.

Leila Lake Creek. . 

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

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

Salt Pork Red 

River.

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

Mulberry Creek. . . . 

Turkey Creek. .....

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

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

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

North Porte Red 

River.

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

Pork Red River.

Groesbeck Creek. . .

Prairie Dog Town 

Pork Red River.

Salt Pork Red 

River.

Salt Pork Red 

River.

Red River. ........

Salt Pork Red 

River.

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

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

Red River. ........

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

dress 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.

northeast of Acme, Hardeman County, 

Tex.

Lat 34°21', long. 99°42', below West 

Texas Utilities Co.'s pumping plant 

near Quanah, Hardeman County, Tex.

bridge on State Highway 90, l£ miles 

west of Eldorado, Okla.

northwest of post office at Odell, 

Wllbarger County, Tex.

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

Lat 3S°04', long. 100°55', 8j miles 

north of Clarendon, Donley County, 

Tex.

Highway 70, about 4 miles north of 

Clarendon, Donley County, Tex.

Lat 34°59', long. 100°40', about 8 

miles north of Hedley, Donley 

County, Tex.

mile above mouth and about 14 miles 

northwest of Wellington, Collingsworth County, Tex.

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

SEfc sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 26 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 30, 5 miles 

southwest of Vlnson, Okla.

SWi sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., at 

bridge on county road 7j miles 

southwest of Mangum, Okla. 

NWfr sec. 5, T. IN., R. 21 W., at 

county highway bridge, 3 miles north 

of oiustee, Okla.

stream from North Pork Red River, 9 

miles southeast of Hess and 12 miles 

southwest of Frederick, Okla. 

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

NWi aec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 26 W., at 

county highway bridge, 7 miles north 

of Texola, Okla.

Highway 63, 2$ miles north of Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. 

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

4.55

7.95

2 EC

1.Z9

5.58

23

2.97

.76 

2.41

2 29

24 9

0

0

a Estimated.

c West Texas Utilities Co. and irrlgators pumping from Creek above measurement.
506 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Mar. 5

Nov. 10

Mar. 5

May 11

Sept. 8

Oct. 7

May 11

Jan. 6

Oct. 28

Mar. 11

Dec. 9

Oct. 8 

Apr. 1

Feb. 13

Feb. 13

Feb. 13

22 

Feb. 13 

Apr. £2

Feb. 13 

Apr. 22

Nov. 4 

Mar. 3

June 10

Feb. 13

Oct. 31

Apr. 14 

Jan. 13 

June 9

Jan. 13

Stream

River.

Sweetwater Creek. .

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

North Fork Red 

River.

Little Turkey 

Creek.

Spring Ho , 1 ......

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

River.

Stinking Creek. . . .

North Fork Red 

River.

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

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

Roaring Springs . . .

Cache Creek. ......

West Cache Creek. .

North Fork Wlchita 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Fork Red 

River.

Red River. ........

River.

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

Spring Creek. .....

River.

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

North Fork Red 

River.

Red River. ........

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

Pease River... ....

Red River. ........

Cache Creek, ...... 

Wichita River. ....

River.

Locality

Lat 35°16', long. 100°15', on U. S.

Highway 83, 2 J 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.

worth County, 6 miles southwest of 

Shamrock, Tex. Approx. 1,500 ft 

downstream from Fort Worth and 

Denver (Burlington) RR. bridge.

NWi sec. £8, 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 

bridge on county road 5 miles north 

of Brick, Okla.

bridge on U, S. Highway 66, 5j miles 

southwest of Sayre, Okla. 

SWiNEi sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 23 W., at 

site 7j miles southeast of Sayre, 

Okla.

bridge on county road, 6 miles 

northeast of Tipton, Okla.

Sec. 11, T. IN., R. 19 W., at bridge 

on county road, 5 miles northwest of 

Tipton, Okla.

site 3 miles southeast of Humphreys, 

Okla.

NWi sec. 28, T. 1 N., R. 19 W., at 

bridge on unimproved county road, 2^ 

miles southeast of Humphreys, Okla. 

NEi sec. 31, T. IS., R. 19 W., at 

site 7 miles southwest of Tipton, 

Okla.

NWi sec. 33, T. 2 S., R. 19 W., half 

a mile upstream from mouth and 11 

miles southwest of Frederick, Okla.

Lat 33° 51', long. 100° 51', 4 miles 

south of Roaring Springs, Motley 

County, Tex.

bridge on U. S. Highway 183, 2i 

miles south of Davidson, Okla.

SEi sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 11 W., at 

bridge on county road, 2 miles south 

of Richards Spur and 6 miles east of 

Medicine Park, Okla.

bridge on county road, 2£ miles south 

of Lawton, Okla. 

NEi sec. 30, T. 3 S., R. 11 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 5A, 5j miles 

east of Cookietown, Okla. 

Lat. 33°57', long. 100°09', 10 miles 

southeast of Paducah, Cottle County, 

Tex.

miles southeast of Paducah, Cottle 

County, Tex.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.97

0

.84

1.21

.75

.72 

.89

0 

15 2

1.24

25 3

0

1.47 

3.08

a Estimated, 

f Sewage flow.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 507

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Jan. 13 

June 9

Oct. 9 

Nov. 17

Dec. 22

Mar. 9

Apr. 13

22

Aug. 18

Oct. 3

Feb. 6

July 6

Oct. 10 

Oct. 1

7

Dec. 11

Jan. 20

Mar. 2

May 18

June 22

July 27

Aug. 25

Oct. 7 

Nov. 4

Dec. 1

11

Mar. 2

May 18

June 22

July 28

Aug. 25

Nov. 5

Apr. 30

June 22

Nov. 5

Apr. 30

June 22

Nov. 5 

Apr. 30

June 22

Nov. 5

Si, re am

North Pork Wiohita 

River.

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

River.

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

Mud Creek. ........

Washlta River. ....

....do:...........

Spring Lake Creek.

Rainy Mountain 

Creek.

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

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

Stinking Creek. . . . 

...."do............

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

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

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

....do.;..........

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

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

Pond (Cobb) Creek.

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

Five Mile Creek...

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

Pond (Cobb) Creek. 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River. 

Wiehita River. ....

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

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

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

South Cavalry 

Creek. 

Washita River. ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Washlta River. ....

Locality

miles southeast of Paducah, Cottle 

County, Tex. 

Lat 33°57', long. lOO'O* 1 , about 14 

miles southeast of Padueah, Cottle 

County, Tex.

Highway 283, about 4i miles north of 

Truseott, Knox County, Tex.

Ranch, about 6 miles east of Guthrie, 

King County, Tex.

north of Benjamin, Knox County, Tex.

northwest of Seymour, Bay lor County, 

Tex. at head of Lake Kemp. 

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

SEi sec. 25, T. 63., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 89, 6 miles 

east of Orady, Okla.

ford l£ miles east of State line, 4 

miles northwest of Midway, and 8 

miles northwest of Reydon, Okla.

NEj see. 1, T. 9 N., R. 16 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 41, 8 miles 

east of Cordell, Okla. 

NEi sec. 35, T. 9 N., R. 17 W., 65 

miles southeast of Cordell, Okla. 

NWj see. 12, T. 7 N., R. 15 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, i mile 

east of Mountain View, Okla.

Center sec. 11, T. 7 N., R. 14 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, 21; miles 

southwest of Carnegie, Okla.

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

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

N., R. 13 W., at county highway 

bridge, 3 miles west of Eakly, Okla.

county highway bridge 3 miles weat of 

Eakly, Okla.

SEi see. 22, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., at 

county highway bridge 2 miles west of 

Swan Lake, Okla.

N., R. 13 W., at bridge On county 

road, 1 mile northwest of Swan Lake, 

Okla.

Discharge 

(ofs)

8.42 

4.61

0

5 92

.47

.46 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

2 57

39

8.93 

12 3

a Estimated.
508 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 5

21

26

30

July 28

Nov. 19

Feb. 5

24

Feb. 4 

Oof. 7 

Nov. 17

Jan. 12

23

Aug. 19

Sept. 24

Oct. 10 

10

Sept. 23

Oct. 9 

Mar. 18

June 23

Stream

Willow Creek. .....

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

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

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

Creek.

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

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

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

....do.'. ..........

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

Wlldhoree Creek. . .

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

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

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

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

Washita River. ....

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

Lawrence Spring... 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

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

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

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

Red River. ........

Little Buckhom 

Creek.

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

Locality

R. 13 W., at bridge on county road 

1 mile northwest of Swan Lake, Okla. 

....^p... ..............................

KEi sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 12 W., at 

county highway bridge 2 miles southeast of Swan Lake, Okla.

county highway bridge, li miles west 

of Washita, Okla.

powerplant, half a mile southwest of 

Washita, Okla. 

SWj- sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 11 W., below 

powerplant, £ mile west of Washita, 

Okla.

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

SWi sec. 15, T. 8 N., R: 10 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 281, li miles 

southeast of Oracemont, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles 

north of Chickasha, Okla.

below dam and powerplant and 2 miles 

east of Chickasha, Okla.

county highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of Tabler, Okla.

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

highway bridge 2 miles east of Story, 

Okla.

bridge on county road at Rush Springs, 

Okla. 

SWi sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. IE., at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile west of 

Pauls Valley, Okla. 

Wj sec. 19, T. IN.. R. IE., at county 

highway bridge, If miles north of 

Hoover, Okla.

Center of sec. 19, T. IS., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 3i miles 

south of Da vis, Okla.

in Turners Falls State Park, 5 miles 

south of Davis, Okla.

Ni sec. 24, T. IS., R. 3 E., 4 miles 

southeast of Sulphur, Okla.

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

Dlacharge 

(cfs)

3.20

1.37

6.19

9.54

43.7

0

12.9

1 38

7.99 

0

4.68

3.53

4.74

a Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 509

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Red River basin--Continued

Date

Sept. 24

Oct. 9

Feb. 4

Sept. 30

Feb. 4

23

Oot. 8

Nov. IS

Dec. 23

Feb. 4

Apr. 14

Dec. 5

Stream

Lawrence Spring. . .

Kill Creek. .......

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

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

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

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

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

Chuckwa Creek. ....

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

Byrd's Mill Spring

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Little Buokhorn 

Creek.

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

Mineral Bayou. ....

Big Spring Creek. .

Locality

N| sec. 24, T. IS., R. 3 E., 4 miles 

southeast of Sulphur, Okla.

county highway bridge, 1 mile east 

of Dqugherty, Okla.

NWj sec. 11, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., at 

county highway bridge, 2 miles west 

of Mill Creek, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 7, f mile 

northeast of Reagan, Okla.

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

SEi sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. BE., at 

bridge on county road, if miles 

northwest of Durant, Okla.

bridge on State Highway 99, i mile 

north of Connerville, Okla.

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

SWt sec. 34, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., 2 miles 

southwest of Fittstown and 12 miles 

south of Ada, Okla.

downstream from Smackover Creek and 

7 miles northeast of Norphelt, Ark.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.74 

6.39

10.4

8.23

13.7

6.92

5.74

15.5

1.22 

2.01

2.06

1.28

7.05

3.66

6.28

2.01

8.95

7.48

23.1

15.4

.27

16.4

15.0

25.6

29.7

11.9 

10.5

Mississippi River Delta

Oot. 14 

14

Mfiv A

Sept. 30

30

May 4

5

Tangipahoa River. .

Little Tangipahoa 

River.

Mlnnehaha Creek. . .

Yellow Water 

River Canal.

Colyell Creek.....

Lake Pontchartraln 

Tangipahoa River. .

Little Tangipahoa 

River.

Ponchatoula Creek.

NEi sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on county 

highway, 3^ miles west of Magnolia, 

Miss. Drainage area, 69.0 sq mi. 

Lat 31 °09', long. 90°27', N£ sec. 13, 

T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 48, 

3 miles upstream from mouth, and in 

Magnolia, Miss. Drainage area, 39.7 

sq mi.

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

Lat 31°09', long. 90°28', NWi sec. 13, 

T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian. Pike County, at bridge £ mile 

upstream from Illinois Central RR. 

and £ mile south of Magnolia, Miss., 

on State Highway 51. Drainage area, 

7.3 sq mi. 

On line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 

6 S., R. 7 E., St. Helena meridian, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 51 and 

1.9 miles northwest of Hammond, La.

6 S., R. 5 E., St. Helena meridian, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, and 

2.0 miles east of Doyle, La.

6 S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, and 

1.0 mile west of Livings ton, La.

44.9 

8.96

3.14 

2,150

2 330
510 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 19S3 Continued

Mississippi River Delta Continued

Date

Hay 4 

4 

Sept. 29

Hay IS

29

29 

29

26

Nov. 5

5

26

26

Dec. 2

2

13

13

13

Jan. 23

Apr. 3

Stream

Middle Colyell 

Creek.

West Colyell...... 

West Pork Amite

River. 

Tanyard Creek. ....

Robinson Creek. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Colyell Bay. ...... 

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

West Pork Amlte 

River.

East Pork Amlte 

River.

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

Locality

In NEi sec. 30,. T. 6 S., R. 4 E., St. 

Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 190 and 1.3 miles east of 

Walker, La. 

In NEi sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., St. 

Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 190, 2.0 miles west of 

Walker, La. 

Lat 31°10', long. 90°51', SW£ sec. 6,

T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, Amlte County, at bridge l£ 

miles upstream from Speculation 

Creek and 2 miles west of Liberty, 

Miss., on State Highway 24. 

NWj- sec. 9, T. 2 N. , R. 4 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 24, at Liberty, Miss, (lat 

31*10', long. 90°49'). Drainage 

area, 8.7 sq ml.

tween sees. 26 and 27, T. 2 N. , R. 

3 E., Washington meridian, Amlte 

County, at bridge £ mile upstream 

from mouth and 3£ miles southwest of 

Liberty, Miss., on State- Highway 48. 

Lat 31°11', long. 90°42', SW£ sec. 27, 

T. 3 N., H. S E., Washington meridian, Amlte County, at bridge 7 miles 

northeast of Liberty, Miss., on 

State Highway 24.

T. 2 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, Amlte County, at bridge 3 miles 

northeast of Liberty, Hiss., on 

State Highway 24.

S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, at 

bridge on State Highway 37, 0.5 mile 

southwest of Qrangevllle, La.

isiana meridian, 100 ft above control structure, 500 ft west of 

bridge on State Highway 25, and 0.4 

mile northwest of Ruth, La.

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

518 

1,220

352

54.9

TWO

483

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points othei1 than regular gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

July 12

May 27 

27

June

Stream

Timpas Creek. .....

West Branch Walnut 

River.

Walnut River. .....

Sandy Arroyo. .....

Tributary to

Arkansas River. . . .

Walnut River. ..... 

Arkansas River. . . .

Carrlzo Creek. ....

Locality

Lat 37°57', long. 103°43', in SW£ sec. 

19, T. 24 S., R. 56 W., at Catlin 

ditch crossing, 8 miles south of 

Rocky Ford, Colo., and 9 miles upstream from mouth at site of discontinued gaging station.

and 8, T. 24 S., R. 55 W., on State 

Highway 10, 2 miles west of La 

Junta, Colo. 

SW£ sec. 35, T. 25 S., R. 5 E., at 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe By. 

bridge just north of Eldorado, Kans. 

Drainage area, 75 sq ml. 

On line between sees. 15 and 22, T. 

26 S., R. 5 E., Just south of Eldorado, Kans. Drainage area, 364 sq 

ml.

bridge on State Highway 58, near 

Gladstone, N. Hex. 

Sec. 2, T. 24 N., R. 35 E., 1.5 miles 

upstream from State Highway 18, 7.5 

miles south of Clayton, N. Hex.

Discharge 

{ofs)

10, 700 

24,300

52,400 

60,000 

10,600

10,300
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 511

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 

to September 1953 Continued

Date

Dec. 3

Stream

South Pork Saline 

River.

Tributary to

Ri'ver.

Saline River. .....

: ! Locality

SEiNEi sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 17 Vf. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 183, i mile 

northwest of Roosevelt, Okla. Drainage area, 3.15 sq mi.

miles south of Roosevelt, Okla. 

Drainage area, 47.0 sq mi.

bridge on State Highway 18, i mile 

north of Sulphur, Okla. Drainage 

area, 39.2 sq mi. 

SEj sec. 6, T. 2 S., R. IB W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 500 ft 

upstream from small tributary and 

7 miles northeast of Ho't Springs, 

Ark,.

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,670

11,100

INDEX

Abiacha Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 501

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 18-13

Alamo, Term., Middle Pork Forked Deer

River near...................... 46

Alexandria, La., Red River at......... 431

Alfalfa, Colo., Purgatoire River near. 140 

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 188 

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near... 270 

Amite River, La., discharge measurements of........................ 510

near Darlington, La................. 464

near Denham Springs, La.............14,467

West Pork, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 510

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near...... 84

Antire Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 492

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo...... 136

Aqullla, Mo., Castor River at......... 58

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near.... 383

Archer City, Tex., Lake Kickapoo .near. 376 

Little Wichita River near........... 377

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir near....................... 340

Coldwater River near................ 341

Arkabutla Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 501

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss............................ 340

Arkansas River, at Arkansas City,

Kans............................ 161

at Canon City, Colo................. 125

at Dardanelle, Ark.................. 314

at Dodge City, Kans................. 152

at Garden City, Kans................ 151

at Granite, Colo.................... 116

at Great Bend, Kans................. 155

at Holly, Colo...................... 147

at La Junta, Colo................... 137

at Lamar, Colo...................... 146

at Las Animas, Colo................. 138

at Little Rock, Ark.................5, 324

at Parkdale, Colo................... 123

at Ralston, Okla.................... 169

at Salida, Colo..................... 121

at Syracuse, Kans................... 150

at Tulsa, Okla...................... 184

at Van Buren, Ark................... 307

at Wichita, Kans.................... 157

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo... 145 

discharge measurements of........... 495

near Coolidge, Kans................. 149

near Kinsley, Kans.................. 153

near Muskogee, Okla................. 228

near Nepesta, Colo.................. 135

near Pueblo, Colo................... 127

near Sallisaw, Okla................. 300

near Wichita, Kans.................. 482

Salt Pork, at Tonkawa, Okla......... 166

discharge measurements of........495,496

near Jet, Okla.................... 165

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River to............... 122

Arkansas River basin, Ark.-Colo.-

Kans.-Mo.-N. Mex.-Okla.-Tex., 

discharge measurements in......494-500

diversions to, from Colorado River.. 122 

gaging-station records in..........118-326

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at...... 478

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at....... 395

Asher Hollow Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 490

Asher Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 65

Askalmore Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 501

near Charleston, Miss............... «

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Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. 469-470 

Augusta, Kans., Whitewater River at.... 168 

Avant, Okla., Bird Creek at............ 204

Badito, Colo.. Huerfano River at....... 132

Bakers Creek (Bayou Pierre basin), Miss.,

discharge measurements of........ 188

Bakers Creek (Big Black River basin),

Miss., discharge measurements of. 503 

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at....... 463

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

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla....... 383

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla............. 231

Bartlesville, Okla., Caney River at.... 201

Batesville, Ark., White River at....... 83

Batesville, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at..............................486-487

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 458

Ward Creek near...................... 468

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La..... 441

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.......... 419

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La........ 480

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La......... 479

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.......... 458

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La..... 471

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.... 472

at weirs, near Krotz Springs, La..... 473

Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near

Bernice, La...................... 443

near Dubach, La...................... 442

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

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at

Moreauville, La.................. 475

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La............ 445

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La......... 418

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 456

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.... 448

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La...........i. 451

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark......... 325

Bayou Pierre, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 503

Bayou Pierre basin,-Miss., discharge

measurements in.................. 503

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La......... 478

Bear Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Colo.. discharge measurement of.. 495 

Bear Creek (Big Black River basin),

Miss., discharge measurements of. 502 

Beaver, Ark., White River at........... 69

Beaver, Okla., North Canadian River at. 282 

Beaver Creek, Term., discharge measurement of....................... * 492

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near... 441 

Beggs, Okla., Deep Pork near........... 297

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

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 262

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla........ 896

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near.... 396

Benton, Ark., Sal ine River at.......... '439

Benton Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 490

Bernice, La., Middle Pork Bayoii

D'Arbonne near................... 443

Berryville, Ark., Kings River near..... 70

Big Black River, at Pickens, Miss...... 353

discharge measurement of............502,503

near Bovina, Miss.................... 354

Big Black River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................502-503

gaging-station records in...........353-354

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla... 824 

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.... 449

Big Creek (Red River basin) at Pollock,

La............................... 457

Big Creek (White River basin) near

Yukon, Mo........................ 89

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near

Krotz Springs, La................. 477

Big Pine Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 505

513
514 INDEX

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

discharge measurement of...........

near De Soto, Mo...................

Big Sand Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................

Big Spring (Meramec River basin),

Mo., discharge measurement of..

Big Spring (White River basin) near 

Van Buren, Mo..................

Big Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................

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

near Sperry, Okla..................

Bitter Creek, West Fork, Okla., discharge measurements of.........

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

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

discharge measurement of...........

Black Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.....................

Black Lake, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

below..........................

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

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

at Leeper, Ho......................

at Pocahontas, Ark.................

at Poplar Bluff, Mo................

discharge measurement of...........

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 Spring (Meramec River basin),

Mo., discharge measurement of..

Blue Spring (White River basin), Mo., 

discharge measurement of.......

Blue Springs Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near 

Oklahoma City, Okla............

Blunt Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.....................

Boehmer Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of.....................

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

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

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield

Tex............................

Bogue Chltto, Miss., 'discharge measurement of.....................

Bogue Chitto Creek, Miss., discharge 

measurement of.................

Bois d'Ark Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River

hear...........................

Bolivar, Term., Hatehle River at.....

Bonita Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of.....................

Boonevllle, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near...........................

Bourbeuse River, at Onion, Mo........

discharge measurements of..........

near St. James, Mo.................

near Spring Bluff, Mo..............

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River

near...........................

Bradford, Term., Rutherford Fork

Oblon River near...............

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

Brazil Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of........................

Brewer Bay Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River

at.............................

Brown Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.....................

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

Brush Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of........................

Brushy Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.....................

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

Buck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of.......................

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93 *

5061

204

2061

508

415

1701 496 1

501:

253 j

424

102

86

95

87

494

84

88

102

168

509

316

491

494

491

179

491

494

447

422

411

502

502

495

173

47

498

315

24

491

21

23

354

38

72

491

494

272

490

345

491

504

79

505

Bude, Miss., Homochitto River near..... 489 

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near............................. 119

Bueyeros, N. Mex., Ute Creek near...... 264

Buffalo River , near Rush, Ark......... 77

near St. Joe, Ark...,................ 76

near Woodville, Miss................358-359

Buffalo River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................504-505

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Pllppin,

Ark.............................. 74

Burnt Corn Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 502

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin........ 122

Byrd's Mill Spring, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 509

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

Cache Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of...................... 506

near Walters, Okla................... 371

Cache River, Ark., discharge measurement of....................... 494

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at............................... 144

Calhoun City, Miss., Yalobusha River

at............................... 344

Calico Rock, Ark., White River at...... 82

Calvey Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 491

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at....... 277

Camp Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 501

Canadian River, at Bridgeport, Okla.... 272 

at calvln, Okla...................... 277

Canadian River, at Logan, N. Msx......268-269

below Conchas Dam, N. Msx. 

near Amarillo, Tex.. 

near Canadian, Tex.. 

near Hebron, N. Mex. 

near Roy, N. Mex.

263

270

271 

234 

249 

near Sanchez, N. Mex................258-259

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.-........ 248

near Whitefield, Okla................ 298

Cane Creek hear JJew Albany,

Miss............................. 327

Caney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near... 394 

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla........... 200

Caney River, at Bartlesville, Okla..... 201

near Elgin, Kans..................... 197

near Hulah, Okla..................... 199

near Ramona, Okla.................... 202

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at... 125 

Oil Creek near....................... 126

Canton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near... 288 

North Canadian River at.............. 289

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla..... 288

Carnegie, Okla., ¥ashita River at...... 385

Carroll Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 505

Carter, Okla., North Pork Red River

near.......................;..... 364

Castor, La., Black Lake Bayou near..... 424

Castor River,' at Aqullla, Mo........... 58

at Zalma, Mo......................... 31

Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at........ 301

Cedar -Creek near Cedar Point, Kans..... 210

Cedar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near... 210 

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo......... 120

Champion Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 494

Champion Spring Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of............ 494

Chandler, Okla., Bellcow Creek at...... 296

Charleston, Miss., Askalmore Creek

near............................. 488

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La... 474 

Chefuncte River near Polsom, La........ 460

Cheney, Kans., North Pork Nlnneseah

River near....................... 158

Chester, 111., Mississippi River at.... 29-30

Chestnut Bluff, Term., South Fork

Forked Deer River at............. 43-44

Chewalla Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 500

Cheyenne, Okla., Sandstone Creek near.. 382 

Washlta River near................... 381

Cheyenne Creek, Colo., discharge

measurements of.................. 495
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Chicken Creek, Tex., discharge measurement of...................... 498!

Chlcopa Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 501'

Chlkaskla River, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 495

near Blackwell, Okla................ 168

near Corbln, Kans................... 167

Chuckwa Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 509

Clenegullla Creek near Eagle Nest, N.

Hex............................. 237

Clmarron, N. Hex., Clmarron Creek near 242 

Ponll Creek near.................... 243

Rayado Creek near..................244-245

Clmarron Creek (tributary to Canadian

River), at Springer, N. Hex..... 247

at Ute Park, N. Hex................. 484

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Hex........ 241

near Clmarron. N. Hex............... 242

Clmarron River (tributary to Arkansas 

River), above Ute Creek, near 

Boise City, Okla................ 173

at Perklns, Okla.................... 182

discharge measurements of..........496,497

near Guthrle, Okla.................. 180

near Guy, N. Hex.................... 171

near Kenton, Okla................... 172

near Mocane, Okla................... 174

near Waynoka, Okla.................. 176

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River

near............................ 5,203

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near...... 425

Clarksvllle, Ark., Spadra Creek at.... 311

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.... 394

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), above Clear Creek Reservoir , Colo..............!....... 117

below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo... 118 

Clear Creek (tributary to Big Black

River) discharge measurement of. 502 

Clear Creek (tributary to Meramec

River) Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 491

Clear Creek (tributary to North Canadian River), Okla., discharge 

measurements of................. 498

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo River)

near Oxford, Miss...............' 329

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above..................... 117

Clear Creek below................... 118

Clear-water, La., Bayou Cocodrle near.. 471 

Clear-water Reservoir near Piedmont,

Mo.

Climax, Kans., Otter Creek at......... 190

Clinton, Ark., South Pork Little Red

River near...................... 108

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

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near.... 384

Colbert, Okla., Red River near........ 392

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla... 280 

Coldwater River, at Arkabutla Dam,

near Arkabutla, Miss............ 341

at Savage, Miss..................... 488

discharge measurement of............ 500

near Lewlsburg, Miss...............336-338

Coles Creek, North Pork, Miss.,

discharge measurements of....... 504

South Pork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 504

tributary of, discharge measurement of...................... 504

Coles Creek basin, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 504

Colorado River basin, transmountain 

diversions from, to Arkansas 

River basin..................... 122

Colorado Springs, Colo., Templeton

Gap Ploodway at................. 128

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 122

Colyell Creek, La., discharge measurement of...................... 509

Comite River, near Comlte, La......... 466

near Olive Branch, La............... 465

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near.... 215

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8 

Conchas Dam, N. Hex., Bell Ranch

Canal near...................... 262

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Conchas Dam, N. Hex., Bell Ranch Canal

near............................. 262

Canadian River below................. 263

Conchas Reservoir near............... 262

onchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Hex.....:..................... 262

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Hex....260-261

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Coolldge, Kans., Arkansas River near... 149 

Frontier ditch near.................. 148

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River near. 407 

South Sulphur River near............. 406

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Copan, Okla., Caney Creek near......... 200

Corbin, Kans., Chlkaskia River near.... 167

Cornie Bayou near Lillle, La........... 444

Corning, Ark., Black River near........ 88

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark...... 403

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to 

Arkansas River) below Hot 

Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo.. 119 

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to

Cimarron River), Okla., discharge measurements of..........496-497

Cottonwood River, at Cottonwood Palls,

Kans............................. 211

at Elmdale, Kans..................... 482

near Marion, Kans.................... 209

Council Creek near Stlllwater, Okla.... 183

Council Grove, 'Kans., Neosho River at.. 208 

Courtois -Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of...................... 490

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark......... 305

Coyote Creek, below Black Lake,

N. Hex............................ 253

near Golondrlnas, N. Hex............254-255

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 187 

Cresote Creek, Miss., discharge meas-.

urements of...................... 502

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Pourche near.. 448 

Crooked Arroyo, Colo., discharge

measurement of................... 510

Crooked Creek (tributary to Bayou

Meto) near Humphrey, Ark......... 326

Crooked Creek (tributary to Clmarron

River) near Nye, Kans............ 175

Crooked Creek (tributary to Meramec 

River), Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 490

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....................... 133

Current River, at Donlphan, Mo......... 94

at Van Buren, Mo..................... 92

discharge measurements of............ 494

near Eminence, Mo.................... 91

Cypress Bayou near Kelthvllle, La...... 421

Cypress Creek (Red River basin), near

Jefferson, Tex................... 413

near Plttsburg, Tex.................. 410

Cypress Creek (Yazoo River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 500

Dalley Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 490

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek near... 411 

Ellison Creek Reservoir near......... 412

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at.... 319

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 314

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near....... 409

Darlington, La., Amlte River near...... 464

Data, accuracy of...................... 8

explanation of....................... 4-8

Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near...235-236 

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near.... 403

Rolling Pork near.................... 401

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

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

Deep Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 508

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla............. 297

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla....... 372

Deer Creek (tributary to Arkansas River, 

Salt Pork), Okla., discharge 

measurement of................... 495

Deer Creek (tributary to Canadian River)

Okla., discharge measurements of.. 498
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Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near.......... 451

Denham Springs, La., Amite River near.14,467 

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near...... 391

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near....... 404

Discontinued stations, revisions of

records for....................481-489

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near..... 416

Doaks Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 502

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 152 

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at....... 94

Dover, Ark., Piney Creek near......... 312

Dover, Okla., Preacher Creek near..... 177

Dozier Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 505

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drummond, Okla., Turkey Creek near.... 178!

Dry Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 504

Dry Pork, Mo., discharge measurements

of.............................. 490

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near..... 442

Dugdemona River, near Jonesboro, La... 454 

near Winnfield, La.................. 455

Dulin Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 492

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver Creek

near............................ 375

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near....14,390

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.......... 318

Eagle Chief Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of................. 496

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cleneguilla

Creek near...................... 237

Eagle Nest Reservoir near........... 240

Moreno Creek at..................... 239

Six Mile Creek near................. 238

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron

Creek below..................... 241

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex.......................... 240

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Fork River

near............................ 400

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River

at.............................355-356

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian

River near...................... 290

Eldon, Okla., Barren Fork at.......... 231

Eleven Point River, near Bardley, Mo.. 100 

near Ravenden Springs, Ark.......... 101

near Thomasville, Mo................ 97-98

Elgin, Kans. Caney River near......... 197

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla........... 367

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River),

near Tiff City, Mo.............. 221

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans...... 194

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex...................... 412

Elm Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................ 506

Elm Pork. See Red River, North Pork,

Elm Pork" of.

Elm Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 491

Elm Spring Branch, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 491

Elm Springs, Ark., Osage Creek near... 229 

Elmdale, Kans., Cottonwood River at... 482 

Eminence, Mo., Current River near..... 91

Jacks Pork at....................... 90

Enid, Miss., Enid Reservoir near...... 333

Yocona River near..................334-335

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at.... 328

Eureka, Kans., Pall River near........ 189

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near....... 27-28

Evening Shade, Ark., Piney Pork

Strawberry River at............. 104

Strawberry River near............... 103

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............ 122

Pall River, Kans., Pall River near.... 192

Pall River Reservoir near........... 191

Pall River, at Fredonia, Kans......... 193

near Eureka, Kans................... 189

near Pall River, Kans............... 192

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River,

Kans............................ 191

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Palling Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of........................... 491

Pannegusha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 501

Fargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near.......... 283

Parris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek near.. 393

Pice Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 500

Finn Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 508

Pisk, Mo., St. Francis River at........ 481

Pivemile Creek (Big Black River basin),

Miss., discharge measurement of.. 503

Five Mile Creek (Red River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of. 507

Plat Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................:..... 492

Pleetwood Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 503

Flint Creek, Ark., discharge measurement of....................... 497

Flippin, Ark., Bull Shoals Reservoir

near............................. 74

White River near..................... 75

Floods, special reports on............. 12

Folsom, La., Chefuncte River near...... 460

Porby Road Branch, Mo., discharge

measurement of................... 492

Ford Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.......................... 504

Ford Springs, Ark., discharge measurement of....................... 497

Fordyce, Ark., Moro Creek near......... 438

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork, near

Alamo, Term...................... 46

North Pork, at Trenton, Term......... 45

South Fork, at Chestnut Bluff, Term.. 43-44 

at Jackson, Term................... 42

Porsyth, Mo., White River at........... 73

Fort Cobb, Okla., Pond Creek near...... 386

Fort Gibson, Okla., Fort Gibson

Reservoir near.'.................. 226

Neosho River near.................... 227

Port Gibson Reservoir near Fort

Cibson, Okla..................... 226

Fort Supply, Okla., Fort Supply

Reservoir near................... 284

Wolf Creek near...................... 285

Port Supply Reservoir near Fort

Supply, Okla..................... 284

Fountain Creek, at Pueblo, Colo........ 129

near Fountain, Colo.................. 128

Fourche La Pave River, near Gravelly,

Ark.............................. 320

near Nimrod, Ark...................... 322

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla...... 302

Fourteenmile Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 503

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near..... 136

Pox Creek, Mo., discharge measurements

of............................... 491

Fredonia, Kans., Pall River at......... 193

Premont Pass ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 122

Prog Bayou, at Rudy, Ark............... 309

discharge measurement of............. 500

near Mountainburg, Ark................ 308

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans..... 148

Pulton, Ark., Red River at............. 405

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.......... 278

Gainesville, Tex., Red River near...... 380

Galena, Mo., James River at............ 71

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 151 

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La......... 453

Gilliam, La., Black Bayou near......... 415

Girard, La., Boeuf River near.......... 447

Golden Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 497

Golondrinas, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

near............................254-255

Mora River near...................... 252

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near....... 233

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near....... 232

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at...... 116

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo...... 124

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................. 320

Grays Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 493
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Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near....... 452 Horn Lake Creek, Miss., discharge measGraysport, Miss., Yalobusha River at., 

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla............................

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

Greenfield, Term., South Pork Obion

River near......................

Greenland, Ark., West Pork White

River at........................

Greenleaf Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.

Page

493 

155 Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 414

Hot Springs, Ark., Lake Quachita near.. 434

489

164

17

497 

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at...... 349

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Grenada, Miss., Grenada Reservoir near

Yalobusha River at..................

Yalobusha River near................

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.. 

Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................

Guthrie, Okla., Cimarron River near... 

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................

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

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

Hamilton Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of......................

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near.

Harris Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of......................

Hatchie River, at Bolivar, Term.

99

346

345

347

346

505

180

279

171

113

492

280

491 

47 

discharge measurements of........... 493

near Stanton, Term.................. 48

West Branch, discharge measurements of........................ 493

Hatchie River basin, Term., discharge

measurements in................492-493

gaging-station records in........... 47-48

Hays Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 502

Headquarter Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 497

Headrick, Okla., North Pork Red River

near............................ 368

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................ 109

Hebron, N. Mex., Canadian River near.. 234 

Una de Gato Creek near.............. 483

Hell Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 500

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La..... 430

Henrietta, Tex., Little Wichita

River near...................... 378

Heybum, Okla., Heybum Reservoir

near............................ 185

Polecat Creek at.................... 186

Heybum Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.. 185

Hickahola Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of................. 501

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near.. 141

Hinch Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 491

Hindsville, Ark., War Eagle Creek

near............................ 67

Hinkle Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 492

Hobart, Okla., Elk Creek near......... 367

Hoene Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 492

Hog Branch, La., discharge measurement of......................... 509

Hog Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of......................... 498

Holden, La., Tickfaw River at......... 462

Hollis, Ark., South Pourche La Pave

River near...................... 323

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 147

Holman, N. Mex., Rio Agua Negra near.. 250

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla...... 205

Homochitto River, at Eddiceton,

Miss...........................355-356

at Rosetta, Miss.................... 357

near Bude, Miss..................... 489

Homochitto River basin, Miss., discharge measurements in.......... 504

gaging-station records in..........355-357

Honey Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 508

Horatio, Ark., Little River near...... 402

urements of.

Hot Wells, La., Hemphill Creek near.... 430

House Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.

Howes Mill Spring, Mo., discharge

measurement of...................

Hoyle Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.

492

490

Huerfano River, at Badito, Colo.

496 

132 

at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing,

Colo............................. 131

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercliffe, Colo................ 134

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near......... 199

Hulah Reservoir near................. 198

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla....... 198

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near..... 326

Hurricane Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of. . . .. 501

Huzzah Creek, Mo., discharge measurement <pf....................... 490

West Pork, discharge measurement of.. 490

13

14

Hydrologic conditions, 

diagram of., f .......

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 399

Illinois Bayou, near Scottsville, Ark.. 313

Illinois River. near Gore, Okla........ 233

near Tahlequfih, Okla.....:........... 230

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 96

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at. 195

Index, Ark., Red River at............... 397

Indian Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.-..................

Indian Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near:.

499

490

207

lola, Kans., Neosho River near......... 213

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

Jackson, Term., South Fork Forked 

Deer River at...............

James River, at Galena, Mo.

90

42 

71 

discharge measurements of...........493-494

Jefferson, Tex., Cy iress Creek near.., 

Jet, Okla., Great It Plains Reservoir near.....................

Salt Fork Arkansas River near. 

John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Arkansas River below

413

164

165

145 

at caddoa, Colo;..................... 144

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near.., 

Garrett Creek af.

454 

453 

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above......... 218

Keith Lake Spring, Ark., discharge

measurement of...'.............. .497-498

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near...... 422

Cypress Bayou near................... 421

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La........... 414

Kermett, Mo., Little River ditches 1, 

66, 66A, 81, 251, 259, 

near..................55,56,60,61,62,63

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 172

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla...... 396

Kings River, Ark., discharge measurement of. 

near Berryville, Ark.................

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

Kiowa Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.

493

70

153

498

Kisatchie, La., Little Sandy Creek at.427-429 

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near........ 278

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at..............................469-470

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near...... 473

Big Darborme Bayou at culvert near... 477

La Barque Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 492

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at....... 251

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 137

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near.... 133

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark....... Ill

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............. 365

Lake Creek (Arkansas River basin),

above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo. 114

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Lake Creek (Arkansas River basin), 

below Twin Lakes Reservoir, 

Colo............................ 115

Lake Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurement of........ 508

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............./.............. 112

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark... 436

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 291

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex........... 373

Lake Kiekapoo near Archer City, Tex... 376

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................ 222

Lake Ouaehita near Hot Springs, Ark... 434

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................ 292

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex......... 391

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 146

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River

near............................. 342

Lanes Pork, Mo., discharge measurements of........................ 491

near Rolla, Mo...................... 22

Langley, Okla., Lake 0' The Cherokees

at.............................. 222

Neosho River near................... 223

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to

Arkansas River.................. 122

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near...... 154

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at.. 138 

Purgatoire River near..............142,143

Lawrence Spring, Okla., discharge

measurements of................508,509

Lebos Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 505

Lecompte, La., Chatlin Lake Canal

near............................ 474

Lee Creek, Ark., Cove Creek near...... 305

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark......... 306

Leeper, Mo., Black River at........... 86

Leila Lake Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of................. 505

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near.. 196

Lewisburg, Miss., Coldwater River

near...........................336-338

Pigeonroost Creek near.............. 339

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch

251 near........................ 57

Lillie, La., Cornie Bayou near........ 444

Limekiln Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 502

Lion Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of...................... 495

Little Arkansas River at Valley

Center, Kans.................... 156

Little Beaver Creek (Arkansas River 

basin), Colo., discharge measurement of...................... 494

Little Beaver Creek (Red River basin)

near Duncan, Okla............... 375

Little Deep Pork, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 500

Little Dry Pork, Mo., discharge

measurements 'of................. 490

Little Meramec River, North Pork,

discharge measurement of........ 491

South Fork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 491

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark....................... 437

Little Red River, Middle Pork at

Shirley, Ark.................... 107

near Heber Springs, Ark............. 109

South Pork, near Clinton, Ark....... 108

Little River (Arkansas River basin), 

below Hog Creek near Norman, 

Okla............................ 274

near Norman, Okla................... 273

near Sasakwa, Okla.................. 276

near Tecumseh, Okla................. 275

Little River (Red River basin), below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, 

Okla............................ 399

near Horatio, Ark................... 402

near Wright City, Okla.............. 398

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to 

Little River ditch 251), Mo., 

discharge measurements of....... 493

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to

Little River ditch 251), Mo.,

near Morehouse, Mo............... 59

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to

Right Hand Chute of Little

River) near Rennett, Mo.......... 56

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 61

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett,

Mo............................... 62

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 55

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 60

near Lilbourn, Mo.................... 57

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 63

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at... 5,324 

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La...427-429 

Little Tangipahoa River, Miss., dis- .

charge measurements of........... 509

Little Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 506

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla. 387 

Little Wichita River, near Archer

City, Tex........................ 377

near Henrietta, Tex.................. 378

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at.....268-269

Ute Creek near......................265-267

Loggy Bayou near Nonock, La.........'... 420

Long Creek (tributary to Bayou Pierre)

Miss., discharge measurement of. 

Long Creek (tributary to Yocona River)

Miss., discharge measurements of 

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

Love Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of.........................

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek at.. 

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

503

500

220

510 

34

. _._._. 181 

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near.......... 423

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at........... 365

North Pork, Red River near........... 366

McCalls Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................

McPalls Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of..........................

McKenzie Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of......................

McNamee Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.

504

492

494

491 

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near.......... 373

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near...... 113

Malvern, Ark., Ouaehita River near..... 435

Mammoth Spring, Ark., discharge measurements of...................... 494

Mangum, Okla., Salt Fork Red River at.. 363 

Map of the United States............... 9

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near... 209 

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River

at............................... 65

St. Francis River floodway near...... 64

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.... 34

Mays Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of......................... 492

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River at... 50-51 

Meramec River, Mo., discharge measurements of.................490,491,492

near Eureka, Mo...................... 27-28

near Steelville, Mo.................. 19

near Sullivan, Mo.................... 20

Meramec River basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................490-492

gaging-station records in............ 17-28

Meramec Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 490

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado Creek near...... 246

Middle Colyell Creek, La., discharge

measurement of................... 510

Middle Pork Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 504

Mill Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 509

Miller, Mo., Stahl Creek near.......... 216

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near....... 418

Minnehaha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 509

Mississippi River, at Chester, 111..... 29-30

at Memphis, Term..................... 50-51
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Mississippi River, at St. Louis, Mo... 15-16 

at Thebes, 111...................... 32-33

headwater diversion channel, discharge measurements of.......... 492

near Baton Rouge, La................ 458

near New Orleans, La................ 459

near Vicksburg, Miss...............351-352

Hississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in......509-510

gaging-station records in..........460-480

Mbcane, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 174

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at......... 445

Ouachita River at................... 446

Montgomery, La., Nantachie Creek near. 426 

Mora River, at La Cueva, N. Mex....... 251

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............ 252

near Shoemaker, N. Mex.............256-257

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Olaises

diversion channel at............ 475

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1

near............................. 59

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.... 239

Moro Creek near Pordyce, Ark.......... 438

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River near.. 432 

South Fork Ouachita River at........ 433

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown,

Okla............................ 400

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek at.. 369 

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near... 308 

Mud Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of........................ 507

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla... 393 

Muddy Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of........................ 493

Mulberry Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 505

Mulberry River, near Mulberry, Ark.... 310

Murdock, Kans., South Fork Ninnescah

River near...................... 159

Murfreesboro, Ark., Lake Greeson near. 436 

Little Missouri River near.......... 437

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near.. 228

Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La... 426 

Natalbany River at Baptist, La........ 463

Nathrop, Colo., Chalk Creek near...... 120

Neosho River, at Council Grove, Kans.. 208 

at Strawn, Kans..................... 212

below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near

Fort Gibson, Okla............... 227

discharge measurement of............ 497

near Commerce, Okla................. 215

near lola, Kans..................... 213

near Langley, Okla.................. 223

near Parsons, Kans..................14,214

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near... 135 

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near.... 327

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near............................ 459

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

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................ 322

Nimrod Reservoir near............... 321

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark..... 321

Ninnekah, Okla., Little Washita River

at.............................. 387

Ninnescah River, near Peck, Kans...... 160

North Fork, near Cheney, Kans....... 158

South Fork, near Murdock, Kans...... 159

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near......... 420

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near. 80 

North Fork River near............... 81

Horfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark... 80 

Norman, Okla., Little River near.....273,274

Norman Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 490

North Canadian River, at Beaver, Okla. 282 

at Canton, Okla..................... 289

at Woodward, Okla................... 286

below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla................. 293

discharge measurement of...........499-500

near El Reno, Okla.................. 290

near Guymon, Okla................... 279

near Oklahoma City, Okla............ 294

near Selling, Okla.................. 287

near Wetumka, Okla.................. 295

North Pork River, at Norfork Dam,

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

at Tecumseh, Mo..................... 481

North Pork River, near Tecumseh,

Mo. ...............>................ 78

North Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 505

forth Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 407 

forth Tippah Creek', Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 500

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex....................... 360

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near......... 175

Oak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou near.. 449 

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

discharge measurement of............. 492

Obion River, at Obion, Term............ 40

North Pork,, near Union City, Term.... 39

Rutherford Fork, near Bradford,

Term............................. 38

South Fork, near Greenfield, Term.... 37

Obion River basin, Term.) gagingstation records in............... 37-46

Oil Creek near Canon City, Colo........ 126

Oklahoma City, Okla., Bluff Creek near. 179 

Lake Hefner Canal near............... 291

Lake Overholser near................. 292

North Canadian River near...........293,294

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near... 465 

Omaha Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 495

Onandaga Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 490

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3-4

Osage Creek (Arkansas River basin)

near Elm Springs, Ark............ 229

Osage Creek (White River basin), Ark.,

discharge measurement of......... 493

Otter Creek (Arkansas River basin) at

Climax, Kans..................... 190

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake (Red River

basin), near Mountain Park, Okla. 369 

discharge measurement of............. 511

Otuckalofa Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 500

Ouachita River, at Monroe, La........... 446

discharge measurement of............. 509

near Malvern, Ark.................... 435

near Mount Ida, Ark.................. 432

South Pork, at Mount Ida, Ark........ 433

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near........ 329

Yocona River near.................... 332

Palo Duro Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 498

near Spearman, Tex................... 281

Palusha Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 501

Panther Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 502

Parkdale, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 123

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near..... .14, 214

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River

near............................. 52

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River

near............................. 388

Pawnee, Okla., Black Bear Creek at..... 170

Pawnee River near Larned, 'Kans......... 154

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near...... 160

Permington Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 509

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at...... 182

Persimmon Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 502

Petit Jean Creek, at Danville, Ark..... 319

near Booneville, Ark................. 315

near Waveland, Ark................... 317

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at..... 353

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near............................. 85

Pigeonroost Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 501

near Lewisburg, Miss................. 339

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark............ 312

Pinoak Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 491

Pittman Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 494

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 410

Plaucheville, La., West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near.... 476
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Pocahontas, Ark., Black River at...... 95

Pohlman Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 4911

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla........ 186

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............ 45?|

Pond Creek (Arkansas River basin), j 

Okla., discharge measurements 

of.................;............ 495!

Pond Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurement of........ 507

near Port Cobb, Okla................ 386

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Hex..... 243'

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black River at..... 87

Portage Open Bay, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 493

Porter Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of..................... 504

Poteau River, at Cauthron, Ark........ 301

near Wister, Okla................... 304

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................ 105

Prairie Creek, Ark., discharge measurement of...................... 493

Prairie Dog Town Pork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Pork. 

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla....... 177

Pryor Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 497

near Pryor, Okla.................... 225

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

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey.................. 8-11

by State agencies................... 11-12

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near.... 127

Fountain Creek at................... 129

St. Charles River near.............. 130

Purdy, Okla., Rush Creek at........... 389

Purgatolre River, at Highland Dam,

near Las Animas, Colo........... 142

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.. 141 

at Trinidad, Colo................... 139

discharge measurements of........... 495

near Alfalfa, Colo.-................. 140

near'Las Animas, Colo............... 143

Quapaw, Okla., Spring River near...... 219

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex..... 370

Rainy Mountain Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of.......... 507

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at..... 169

Ramona, Okla., Caney River near....... 202

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run near.... 372

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near...................... 101

Rayado Creek, at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex...............244-245

near Miami, N. Mex.................. 246

Red Oak, Okla., Pourche Maline near... 302 

Red River, at Alexandria, La.......... 431

at Arthur City, Tex................. 395

at Fulton, Ark...................... 405

at Index, Ark....................... 397

at Shreveport, La................... 417

discharge measurement of...........505,506

near Colbert, Okla.................. 392

near Gainesville, Tex............... 380

near Terral, Okla................... 379

North Pork, below Altus Dam, near

Lugert, Okla.................... 366

discharge measurements of........505,506

near Carter, Okla................. 364

near Headrick, Okla............... 368

Salt Fork, at Mangum, Okla.......... 363

discharge measurements of......... 505

near Wellington, Tex.............361-362

Red River basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements in......505-509

f

ging-station records in..........360-457 

Rock Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of 496 

Red Rock Creek (Red River basin),

Okla., discharge measurement of. 509 

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near... 131 

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term..... 41

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.... 250

Roaring Springs, Tex., discharge

measurements of................. 506

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at...... 461

Robinson Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 510

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Rock Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of........................509,511

Rogers, Ark., White River near......... 68

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

Green Acres Branch near.............. 17

Lanes Pork near...................... 22

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark........ 401

Roman Nose Springs, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 496

Rosetta, Miss., Homochitto River at.... 357

Rossville, Term., Wolf River at........ 49

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near...... 249

Rudy, Ark., Prog Bayou at.............. 309

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near......... 77

Rush Creek, at Purdy, Okla............. 389

discharge measurements of............ 508

Ruth Canal, La., discharge measurements of......................... 510

Rutherford Pork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near...:....... 440

Sackett Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of....................... 494

St. Catherine Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 504

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.... 130

St. Francis River, at Pisk, Mo......... 481

at Marked Tree, Ark.................. 65

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

near Patterson, Mo................... 52

St. Francis River basin, Ark., Mo.,

discharge measurements in........ 493

gaging-station records in............ 52-65

St. Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark........................ 64

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

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near...... 76

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at... 15-16 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 121

Salina Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of...................... 497

Saline Bayou, near Clarence, La........ 425

near Lucky, La....................... 423

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark.......... 404

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River), at Benton, Ark........... 439

near Rye, Ark........................ 440

Salt Pork, discharge measuremeat of.. 511

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near... 300

Sallisaw Creek near.................. 299

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla..... 299

Salt Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla.. discharge measurements of. 498 

Salt Creek (Red River basin), Tex.,

discharge measurements of.......506,507

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork.

Salt Pork. See Red River, Salt Fork. 

Salt Pork. See Red River tributary,

Salt Pork". 

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

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near.258-259 

Sand Creek, Okla., discharge meas-

.urement of....................... 497

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.... 382

Sandy Arroyo, N. Mex., discharge measurement of....................... 510

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near... 330 

Tallahatchie River near.............331,485

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss..... 330

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near........ 419

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near...... 276

Savage, Miss., Coldwater River at...... 488

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou near.. 313 

Second Creek, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 504

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 287

Senatobia Creek, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 501

Seneca, Mo., Lost Creek at............. 220

Sheep Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of....................... 495

Shell Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 497

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at......................... 107

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo........... 218
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Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near... 256 

Shreveport, La., Red River at......... 417

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at..... 480

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N.

Mex............................. 238

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla...... 181

Skiatook, Okla., Hominy Creek near.... 205

Skull Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 497

Skullbone Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of..................... 492

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss............. 345

South Fourche La Pave River near

Hollis, Ark..................... 323

South Groesbeck Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of.......... 505

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.. 406 

Southerland Creek, Colo., discharge

measurement of.................. 495

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark...... 311.

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek

near............................ 281

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near........ 206

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River

near............................ 23

Spring Creek, Okla'., discharge measurements of..................... 498

Spring Lake Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 507

Spring River (Arkansas River basin),

Mo., discharge measurements of.. 497 

near Quapaw, Okla................... 219

near Waco, Mo....................... 217

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden, Ark.................... 96

discharge measurement of............ 494

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek at.. 247 

Stage-discharge relation, definition 

* of.............................. 3

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo........... 216

Stanton, Term., Hatchie River near.... 48

State Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of...................... 491

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

Steelville'Spring, Mo., discharge

. measurement of.................. 490

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near. 183 

Stillwater Creek, Okla., discharge 

measurement of.................. 497

Stinking Creek (tributary to Red

River, North Fork), Okla., discharge measurement of........... 506

Stinking Creek ('tributary to Washita 

River) Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 507

Straight Fence Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of........... 502

Strawberry River, near Evening Shade,

Ark............................. 103

near Poughkeepsie, Ark.............. 105

Piney Pork, at Evening Shade, Ark... 104 

Strawn, Kans., Neosho River at........ 212

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near...... 325

Lagrue Bayou near................... Ill

Sugar Creek, Okla. discharge measurements of..................... 508

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake

Pork above...................... 112

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

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex........ 409

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.... 350

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near...... 479

Syraejise, Kans., Arkansas River at.... 150

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at.............................. 343

Sweetwater Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of................. 506

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near. 230 

Talco, Tex., Whiteoak Creek near...... 408

Tallahatchie River, at Batesville,

Miss...........................486-487

at Etta, Miss....................... 328

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.... 331

at Swan Lake, Miss.................. 343

near Lambert, Miss.(old channel).,.. 342 

near Sardis, Miss................... 485

Tangipahoa River, at Robert, La....... 461

discharge measurement of............ 59

Tanyard Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 510

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian

River near....................... 248

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near....... 79.

North Pork River at.................. 481

North Pork River near................ 78

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near..... 275

Templeton Oap Ploodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo.................... 128

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 450

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near Gore,

Okla............................. 232

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 450

Terms, definition of................... 3

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 379

Terrell Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 503

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at..... 32-33

Thomasville, Mo., Eleven Point River

near............................. 97-98

Tickfaw River at Holden, La............ 462

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near......... 221

Tilda Bogue, Miss., discharge measurements of...................... 502

Tillatoba Creek, North Pork, discharge measurements -of ........... 501

South Pork, discharge measurements

of............................... 501

Timpas Creek, Colo., discharge measurement of....................... 510

Tippah Creeki Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 500

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Pork Arkansas

River at......................... 166

Trenton, Term., North Pork Forked

Deer River at.................... 45

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at... 139 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 456

Tulia, Tex., North. Tule Draw near...... 360

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at...;.... 184

Turkey Creek (Arkansas River basin),

Okla., discharge measurements of. 496 

near Drummond, Okla............'...... 178

Turkey Creek (Bayou Pierre basin),

Miss., discharge measurements of. 503 

Turkey Creek (Red River basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of........ 505

Tuscumbia River, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................. 493

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 416

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., LakeCreek above...................... 114

Lake Creek below..................... 115

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 122

Una de Gate Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.. 483 

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River

near............................. 134

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at......... 24

Union City, Tenn., North Pork Obion

River near....................... 39

Ute Creek, N. Mex., discharge measurement of....................... 510

near Bueyeros, N. Mex................ 264

near Logan, N. Mex..................265-267

Ute Park, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek at... 484

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at......................... 156

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 307

Lee Creek near....................... 306

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........ 93

Current River at..................... 92

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River at..260-261 

Verdigris River, at Independence,

Kans............................. 195

near Altoona, Kans.................... 188

near Claremore, Okla.................5, 203

near Coyville, Kans.'................. 187

near Inola, Okla..................... 207

near Lenapah, Okla................... 196

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.....235-236

Vicksburg, Miss.. Mississippi River

near............................351-352

Village Creek, Ark., discharge measurement of....................... 494

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Waco, Mo., Spring River near........... 217

Wagner Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of....................... 510
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Walnut Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of..................... 498i

Walnut River, at Winfleld, Kans....... 163J

discharge measurement of............ 510J

West Branch, discharge measurement

of.............................. 510J

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near...... 371

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at........ 318 1

Wanderers Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of..................... 505

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River

at.............................. 54

Wappapello Reservoir at............. 53

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,

Mo.............................. 53

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark.. 67 

Ward Creek at Slegen Lane, near Baton

Rouge, La....................... 468

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at. 472 

Washita River, at Carnegie, Okla...... 385

discharge measurements of..........507,508

near Cheyenne, Okla................. 381

near Clinton, Okla.................. 384

near Durwood, Okla..................14,390

near Pauls Valley, Okla............. 388

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain Reservoir near....................... 316

Petit Jean Creek near............... 317

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near... 176 

Welch Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 494

Wellington, Tex.-, Salt Pork Red

River near.....................361-362

Wells Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of...................... 504

West Cache Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of.................. 506

West Colyell'Creek, La., discharge

measurement of.................. 510

West Protection Levee borrow pit

channel near Plauchevllle, La... 476 

Westcliffe, Colo,, Grape Creek near... 124 

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................ 295

Wewoka Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of...................... 500

White River, at Batesville, Ark....... 83

at Beaver, Ark..............'........ 69

at Calico Rock, Ark................. 82

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

at Porsyth, Mo...................... 73

at Newport, Ark..................... 106

near Branson, Mo.................... 72

near Plippin, Ark................... 75

near Rogers, Ark.................... 68

West Pork, at Greenland, Ark........ 66

White River basin, Ark.-Mo.,-discharge measurements in.........493-494

gaging-statlon records in...........66-111

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River

near............................ 298

Whittenburg Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of.................. 490

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to Bayou 

Pierre), Miss., discharge 

measurement of................... 503

Whiteoak Creek (tributary to South

Sulphur River) near Talco, Tex... 408 

Whites Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of....................... 491

Whitewater River at Augusta, Kans...... 162

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at...... 157

Arkansas River near.................. 482

Wichita River, at Wichita Palls, Tex... 374 

discharge measurements of............ 507

North Pork, discharge measurements

of............................... 506,507

South Fork, discharge measurements

of............................... 507

Wildhorse Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 508

Willie Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of,...................... 503

Willow Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of....................... 508

Winch Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 491

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at....... 163

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River hear... 455 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 304

Wister Reservoir near................ 303

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla..... 303

Wolf Creek, near Pargo, Okla........... 283

near Fort Supply, Okla............... 285

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.......... 49

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near..358-359 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

286 

2 

1 

398

at.

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Wright City, Okla., Little River near.. 

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin.................

Yadin Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of........................

Yalobusha River, at Calhoun City, Miss.

122

490

344

at Graysport, Miss................... 489

at Grenada, Miss..................... 348

at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss... 347 

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss......... 349

Yazoo River basin, Miss., discharge

measurements in.................500-501

gaging-station records in...........327-350

Yellow Rabbit Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 500

Yellow Water River Canal, La., discharge measurement of............ 509

Yocona River, at Enid Dam, near Enid,

Miss............................ 334-335

near Oxford, Miss.................... 332

Yukon, Mo., Big Creek near............. 89

Mo., Castor River at.......... 31

Zilpha Creek, Miss., discharge measurement of..................... 502

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