Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

'art 5. Hudson Bay and 

[Jpper Mississippi River Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1338

Prepared in cooperation 'with 

he States of Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, and Wisconsin, 

and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1956
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, and Wisconsin, and with other agencies, by personnel 

of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and 

B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

V. R. Bennion________________________Iowa City, Iowa 

H. C. Bolon_______________________________Rolla, Mo. 

F. C. Christopherson (succeeded by F. T. Schaefer)___Madison, Wis. 

D. M. Corbett_________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

H. M. Erskine_______________________Bismarck, N. Dak. 

J. H. Morgan___________________________Champaign, 111. 

L. R. Sawyer____________________________St. Paul, Minn. 

Frank Stermitz__________________________Helena, Mont.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

OCTOBER 1953

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

Hudson Bay basin

Lake Winnipeg (head of Nelson River): 

Saskatchewan River basin

Belly River at international boundary........................................ 15

North Fork Belly River at international boundary........................... 16

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal near Mountain View, Alberta........ 17

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta...................................... 18

Waterton River near international boundary................................. 19

Street Creek at international boundary................................... 20

Boundary Creek at international boundary................................. 21

Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta................................. 22

St. Mary Lake (head of St. Mary River), near St. Mary, Mont.................. 23

Swiftcurrent Creek:

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont................................... 24

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont................................... 25

Lake Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont.......................................... 26

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont...................................... 27

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.......................................... 28

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont....................... 30

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide , near Browning, Mont................... 31

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta ......................................... 32

Red River of the North basin

Otter Tail River (head of Red River of the North) near Detroit Lakes, Minn..... 33

Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Minn........................................ 34

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn........................................... 35

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near Fergus Falls, Minn..................... 35

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes, Minn................................. 36

Mustinka River (head of Bois de Sioux River):

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn... 36

Mustinka ditch below West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn... 37

West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn... 38

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn........................................... 39

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.................................. 40

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak..................................... 41

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak..................................... 42

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak........................................... 44

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak.......................................... 45

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak....................................... 46

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak...................................... 46

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam, N. Dak....................................... 47

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.................................... 48

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak........................................ 49

Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak.......................................... 50

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak......................................... 51

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak............................................ 52

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak............................................... 53

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.............................................. 54

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.................................. 55

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn............................................ 56

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn......................................... 57

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn............................................. 58

Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn........................................ 59

Goose River:

Beaver Creek near Hatton, N. Dak........................................... 60

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak............................................ 61

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak............................................. 62

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn................................................ 63

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn............................................ 64

Sand Hill River at Climax, Minn.............................................. 66

Red Lake River;

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn........................................... 66

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn........................................... 67

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Minn......................... 68

Thief River near Gatzke, Minn.............................................. 69

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn................................... 70

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.......................................... 71

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn................................... 72

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn............................................ 73

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.................................. 74
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Hudson Bay basin Continued

Lake Winnipeg (head of Nelson River)--Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued Page 

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak............................................... 75

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn........................................... 76

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak.......................................... 77

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak................................................ 78

Snake River at Warren, Minn.................................................. 79

Snake River at Alvarado, Minn................................................ 80

Middle River near Strandquist, Minn........................................ 81

Middle River at Argyle, Minn............................................... 82

South Branch Park River:

Homme Reservoir near Park River, N. Dak...................................... 83

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dak. ............................. 84

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak................................................ 85

Tamarac River near Strandquist, Minn......................................... 86

Tamarac River near Stephen, Minn............................................. 87

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak...................................... 88

Two Rivers:

South Branch Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn..................................... 89

South Branch Two Rivers at Lake Bronson, Minn.............................. 90

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn............................................... 91

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn............................... 92

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn...................................... 93

North Branch Two Rivers at Lancaster, Minn................................. 94

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba......................................... 95

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.......................................... 96

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak............................................... 97

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak............................................... 98

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba.................................... 99

Roseau River below South Fork, near Malung, Minn............................. 100

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn............................................... 101

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba....................................... 102

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn............................................ 103

Roseau River at Ross, Minn................................................... 104

Roseau River near Badger, Minn............................................... 105

Roseau River near Haug, Minn................................................. 106

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn.............................................. 107

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn........................ 108

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn................... 109

Assiniboine River: 

Souris River:

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak........................................... 110

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak......................................... Ill

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak.......................................... 112

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.......................................... 113

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak........................................ 114

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak........................................... 115

Souris River near Verendrye, N. Dak........................................ 119

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak................................... 120

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak........................................... 121

Willow Creek at Dunseith, N. Dak......................................... 122

Oak Creek:

Lake Metigoshe near Bottineau, N. Dak.................................. 123

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak......................................... 124

Lake of the Woods basin (head of Winnipeg River) 

Mamakan River (head or Rainy River): 

Basswood River: 

Kawishiwi River:

South Kawishiwi River:

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn..................................... 125

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn..................................... 126

Stoney River near Isabella, Minn....................................... 127

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn......................................... 128

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn....................................... 129

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.......................................... 130

Basswood River near Winton, Minn............................................. 131

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario............................... 132

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn............................................. 133

Pike River near Embarrass, Minn............................................ 133

Vermilion River below Vermilion Lake near Tower, Minn........................ 134

Rainy Lake at Fort Frances, Ontario............................................ 134

Little Fork River:

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn......................................... 135

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn........................................... 136

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn....................................... 137

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn............................................ 138

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn............................................ 139

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn............................................. 140

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn............................... 141

Upper Mississippi Mississippi River: River basin 

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn..................................... 142

Mississippi River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn..................... 143

Leech Lake River basin

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Minn........................................ 144

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn............................................ 145

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids, Minn......................................... 146

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn ............................................ 147

Swan River basin

Swan Kiver near Warba, Minn........................................... 148
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Sandy River basin Page 

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn.............................................. 149

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at Libby, Minn.................................... 150

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.............................. 151

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.................................................. 152

Pine River basin

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake, Minn......................................... 153

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn................................ 154

Pelican Brook:

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Minn................................. 155

Rabbit River basin

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn................................................... 155

Crow Wing River basin

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.................................................. 156

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Minn........................................... 157

Gull River:

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd, Minn........................................ 158

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near Brainerd, Minn............................... 159

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.............................................. 160

Sauk River basin

North Fork Crow River near Regal, Minn........................................... 164

Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, Minn....................................... 165

South Fork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.......................................... 166

South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Minn......................................... 167

Crow River at Rockford, Minn..................................................... 168

Rum River basin

Mille Lacs Lake (head of Rum River) at Garrison, Minn............................ 168

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn................................................. 169

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn................................................. 170

Minnehaha Creek basin

Minnetonka Lake (head of Minnehaha Creek) near Wayzata, Minn..................... 171

Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills, Minn........................................ 172

Minnesota River basin

Little Minnesota River (head of Minnesota River) near Peever, S. Dak............. 173

Whetstone River near Corona, S. Dak............................................ 174

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.................................... 175

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn............................................... 176

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn.............................................. 176

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn................................................ 177

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn............................................ 178

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, Minn......................................... 179

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minn................................... 180

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn......................................... 181

Chippewa River:

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn............................................. 182

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn................................................ 183

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn.............................................. 184

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Minn................................. 185

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.................................................. 186

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn................................................ 187

Redwood River near Redwood Falls , Minn......................................... 188

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn............................................ 189

Blue Earth River:

East Fork Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Minn............................... 190

Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minn............................................ 191

Le Sueur River: 

Unnamed Creek:

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn..................................... 192

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn............................................ 192

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn................................................. 193

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn................................................ 194

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn................................................ 195

St. Croix River basin

St. Croix River:

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis ................................................ 196

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis ................................................ 197

Yellow River: 

Sawyer Creek:

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.............................................. 198

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis .................................................. 198

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis. ............................................ 199

Snake River near Pine City, Minn............................................... 200

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn............................................. 201

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn................................................. 202

St. Croix River at St. Croix Falls, Wis .......................................... 203

Apple River near Somerset, Wis................................................. 204

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis................................................. 205

Cannon River basin

Cannon River at welch, Minn...................................................... 206

Chippewa River basin

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis............................... 207

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis................................................... 208

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis...................................... 209

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis............................... 210

South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis................................. 211
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Chippewa River basin Continued Page 

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis............................................. 212

Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis................................................. 213

South Fork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.......................................... 214

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis..................................................... 215

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis .................................................... 216

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis............................................ 217

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis ............................................ 218

Eau Claire River near Fall Creek, Wis.......................................... 219

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis................................................ 220

Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis............................................... 221

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.................................................... 222

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.............................................. 223

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.................................................... 224

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.......................................... 225

Reservoirs in Chippewa River basin............................................... 227

Zumbro River basin

South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn..................................... 228

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn. .............................................. 229

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn................................................... 230

Whitewater River basin

Whitewater River:

South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn.................................. 231

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn................................................. 232

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn.................................................. 233

Gilmore Creek basin

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.................................................... 234

Trempealeau River basin

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.................................................. 235

Black River basin

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.................................................. 236

Black River near Galesville, Wis................................................. 237

La Crosse River basin

La Crosse River:

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.......................................... 238

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis............................................. 239

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis................................................ 240

Root River basin

Root River near Lanesboro, Minn.................................................. 241

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn................................................. 242

Root River near Houston, Minn.................................................... 243

South Fork Root River near Houston, Minn....................................... 244

Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minn.................................. 245

Upper Iowa giver basin

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa................................................ 246

Paint Creek basin

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa.................................................. 247

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa................................................ 248

Wisconsin River basin

Wisconsin River: 

Eagle River:

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis............................................. 248

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis.................... 249

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis....................... 250

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis................................................. 251

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis.............................................. 252

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis............................................... 253

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis ................................................ 254

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis .................................................. 255

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.................................................... 256

Eau Claire River at Kelly,~Wis................................................. 258

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis........................................... 260

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis ....................................... 261

Yellow River at Babcock, Wis................................................... 262

Yellow River at Necedah, Wis................................................... 263

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis............................................. 264

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis........................................ 265

Baraboo River:

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis................................................ 266

Baraboo River near Baraboo,_Wis................................................ 266

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis...!.............................................. 268

Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis................................................ 269

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis................................................. 270

Reservoirs in Wisconsin River basin.............................................. 271

Turkey River basin

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa..................................................... 272

Grant River basin

Grant River at Burton, Wis....................................................... 273

Platte River basin

Platte River near Rockville, Wis................................................. 274

Little Maquoketa River basin

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa........................................ 275

Galena River basin

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.................................................... 276

East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, 111.................................... 277

Maquoketa River basin

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa............................................ 278
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records--Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Maquoketa River basin Continued Page

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa............................................ 279

Apple River basin

Apple River near Hanover, 111................................................... 280

Plum River basin

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111............................... 281

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa................................................ 282

Wapsipinicon giver basin

Wapsip.inicon River at Independence , Iowa........................................ 283

Wapsipinicon River near Dewitt, Iowa............................................ 284

Rock River basin

west Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wis 285

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis........................................ 286

East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis..................................... 287

Rock River at Watertown, Wis

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis ................................................ 289

Bark River:

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis....................................... 290

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis ......................................... 291

Yahara River:

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis.................................................. 292

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis................................................... 293

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis.............................................. 294

Rock River at Afton, Wis........................................................ 295

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis................................................ 296

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis........................................... 297

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis....................... 298

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis ................................ 299

Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis........................................... 300

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111............................................. 301

Sugar River:

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis................................... 302

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis .............................................. 303

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111............................................. 304

Rock River at Rockton, 111...................................................... 305

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111............................................ 306

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, 111............................ 307

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111......................................... 308

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111...................................... 309

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111................................................. 311

Rock River at Como, 111......................................................... 312

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111............................................... 313

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111................................................. 314

Rock River near Joslin, 111..................................................... 315

Green River at Amboy, 111..................................................... 316

Green River near Geneseo, 111................................................. 317

Mill Creek at Milan, 111...................................................... 318

Iowa River basin

West Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa.......................................... 319

East Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa........................................ 320

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa..................................................... 321

Pine Creek:

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa............................................. 322

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa............................................. 323

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa................................................ 324

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa................................................. 325

Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa .............................................. 326

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa.................................................... 327

Mill Creek:

Lake Macbride near Solon, Iowa.............................................. 328

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa.............................................. 329

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa. .................................................. 330

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa.............................................. 331

English River at Kalona, Iowa................................................. 332

Cedar River near Austin, Minn................................................. 333

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa............................................... 334

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa....................................... 335

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa............................................ 336

Willow Creek: 

Clear Creek:

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa ........................................ 337

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa. ....................................... 338

West Fork Shell Rock River at Finchford, Iowa. ............................ 339

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa.......................................... 340

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa............................................. 341

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa................................................. 342

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa............................................. 343

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa............................................. 344

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa ..................................................... 345

Edwards River basin

Edwards River near Orion, 111................................................... 346

Edwards River near New Boston, 111.............................................. 347

Pope Creek basin

Pope creeK near Keithsburg, 111................................................. 348

Henderson Creek basin

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111........................................... 349

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111............................................... 350

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111............................................... 351

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111...................................... 352
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Skunk giver basin Page 

Skunk River near Ames , Iowa...................................................... 353

Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa................................... 354

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa................................................. 355

Unnamed stream:

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa ............................................. 356

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa......................................... 357

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa..................................................... 358

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa.................................................. 359

Des Hoines River basin

West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn...................................... 360

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, Iowa.................................. 361

East Fork Des Moines River near Burt, Iowa..................................... 362

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa.................................... 363

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.................................................. 364

Des Moines River:

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa............................................ 364

De s Moine s River at Fort Dodge, Iowa............................................. 365

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa............................................ 366

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa ................................................ 367

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa..'........................................... 368

Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa............................................. 369

East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa.................................... 370

South Raccoon River: 

Middle Raccoon River: 

Unnamed stream:

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center, Iowa............................. 371

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa........................................ 372

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa ............................................... 373

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa........................ 374

North River near Norwalk, Iowa................................................. 375

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa.............................................. 376

South River: 

Squaw Creek: 

Unnamed stream:

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa........................................ 377

South River near Ackworth, Iowa................................................ 378

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa......................................... 379

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa................................................ 380

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa.................................................. 381

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa................................................ 382

Soap Creek:

Unnamed stream:

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa ........................................ 383

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa. ............................................. 384

Fox River basin

Fox River at Wayland, Mo......................................................... 385

Bear Creek basin

Bear Creek near Marcelline, 111.................................................. 386

Wyaconda giver basin

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.................................................. 387

Fabius River basin

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo............................................. 388

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo............................................ 389

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo........................................ 390

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo ............................................. 391

North River basin

North River at Bethel, Mo........................................................ 392

North River at Palmyra, Mo ....................................................... 393

Bear Creek basin

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo....................................................... 394

Salt River basin

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo ..................................................... 395

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.......................................... 396

Long Branch:

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo............................................... 397

Middle Fork Salt River at Paris, Mo.......................................... 398

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo......................................... 399

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo.................................................. 400

Salt River near New London, Mo................................................... 401

The Sny basin

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111................................................ 402

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111................................................... 403

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111......................................................... 404

Kings Lake basin

Lost Creek at Elsberry, Mo..................................................... 405

Cuivre River basin

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo....................................................... 405

Illinois River basin

KankaKee River (head of Illinois River) near North Liberty, Ind.................. 406

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind..................................................... 407

Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.................................................. 408

Yellow River at Knox, Ind...................................................... 409

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind.............................................. 410

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.................................................... 411

Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind.............................................. 412

West Creek near Schneider, Ind............................................... 413

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111................................................ 414

Kankakee River at Momence, 111................................................... 415

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind................................................. 416
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records--Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin--Continued 

Illinois River basin Continued

Kankakee River Continued Page 

Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind. ......................................... 419

Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.............................................. 420

Big Slough:

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind.......................................... 421

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind...................................... 422

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.............................................. 423

Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.............................................. 424

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111................................................ 425

Sugar Creek at Mllford, 111.................................................. 426

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.............................................. 427

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.............................................. 428

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.............................................. 429

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111........................... -.-.-r................ 430

Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111............................................. 431

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111........................................ 432

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111...................................... 433

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111............................................. 434

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111............................................ 435

Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111....................................... 436

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111........................................... 437

Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111............................................. 438

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111............................................ 439

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.......................................... 440

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: 

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 111............................... 441

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111......................................... 442

West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, 111............... 443

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111................................... 444

Calumet Sag channel: 

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111........................................ 445

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111............................. 446

Illinois and Michigan Canal:

Long Run near Lemont, 111.................................................. 449

Hickory Creek at Joliet, 111................................................. 450

Du Page River at Troy, 111................................................... 451

Illinois River: 

Mazon River near Coal City, 111................................................ 452

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111................................................ 453

Fox River: 

White River: 

Honey Creek:

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis............................................ 454

Fox River at Wilmot, Wis....................................................... 455

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111............................................... 456

Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.................................................. 457

Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake, 111............................................... 458

Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.................................................... 459

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111................................................ 460

Fox River near McHenry, 111.................................................... 461

Fox River at Algonquin, 111.................................................... 462

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111................................................... 463

Fox River at Dayton, 111....................................................... 465

North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111................................. 466

Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111................................................ 467

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111................................................. 468

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111................................................. 469

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111............................................. 470

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111........................................... 471

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.............................................. 472

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.................................................. 473

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.................................................. 474

Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111.................................................... 475

Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, 111.............................................. 476

Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111......................................... 477

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111................................................. 478

Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.............................................. 479

Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.................................................. 480

Mackinaw River;

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111...................................... 481

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.................................. 482

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111......................................... 483

Panther Creek: 

East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111................................ 484

East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.................................. 485

Panther Creek near El Paso, 111.............................................. 486

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111........................................... 487

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.......................................... 488

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111............................................ 489

Spoon River: 

Haw Creek: 

Hermon Creek:

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111......................... 490

Spoon River at London Mills, 111............................................... 491

Spoon River at Seville, 111.................................................... 492

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111................................................. 493

Goose Creek near DeLand, 111................................................. 494

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.............................................. 495

Sangamon River near Oakley, 111............................... v ............... 496

South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomis, 111.................A ............... 497
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Gaging-station records Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued 

Illinois River basin Continued 

Sangamon River Continued

South Fork Sangamon River Continued Page 

Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111.......................................... 498

South Pork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111.................................... 499

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111................................ 500

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111................................................ 501

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111........................................... 502

Salt Creek near Rowell, 111.................................................. 503

Lake Pork near Cornland, 111............................................... 504

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111......................................... 505

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111........................................... 506

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111............................................ 507

Salt Creek near Greenview, 111............................................... 508

Crane Creek near Easton, 111................................................. 509

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111............................................... 510

La Moine River at Colmar, 111.................................................. 511

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.................................................. 512

Illinois River at Meredosia, 111................................................. 513

Mauvaise Terre Creek:

North Pork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111....................... 514

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.................................................. 515

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.................................................... 516

Cahokla Creek basin 

CahoKia diversion channel:

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111..................................................... 517

Cahokia Creek:

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111............................................... 518

Kaskaskia River basin

Kaskaskia River at Bondville, 111................................................ 519

Kaskaskia River at Ficklin, 111.................................................. 520

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111..................................................... 521

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111.............................................. 522

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111................................................. 523

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111.................................................. 524

Crooked Creek:

Centralia Reservoir Creek near Centralia, 111................................ 525

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111................................................... 526

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111............................................... 527

Marys River basin

Marys River near Sparta, 111..................................................... 528

Big Muddy River basin

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111................................................. 529

Middle Pork Big Muddy River: 

Ewing Creek:

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111...................................... 530

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111................................................ 531

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111............................................ 532

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale, 111......................................... 533

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.............................................. 534

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.............................................. 535

Cache giver basin 

Cache River:

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111..................................................... 536

Records available on lakes in Indiana.............................................. 537

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 538

Index. ............................................................................... 547

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.; B, 

Black River near Galesville, Wis.; C, Mississippi River at McGregor, 

Iowa.................................................................... 5

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

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

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS, 1954

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, 1954. Since 1888, when the United States Geological 

Survey first studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been made at more than 13,050 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many 

others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1954, the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including 

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

in the 1954 water year, most of which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Sinks, director, 

through the Water Survey Division, A. M. Buswell, chief; State Department of Public 

Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, director, through the Division of Waterways, 

T. B. Casey, chief engineer; Department of Highways, Cook County, W. H. Erickson, 

president of Board of County Commissioners, and W. tT. Mortimer, superintendent; and 

Fountain Head Drainage District, W. C. Dallenbach, Jr., president of Board of 

Commissioners.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, Doxie Moore, director, succeeded by 

H. G. Hook, through the Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State 

Highway Commission, A. J. Wedeking, chairman, succeeded by N. R. Godwin, and C. E. 

Vogelgesang, chief engineer; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, 

Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer; and State Board of Health, 

L. E. Burney, commissioner, succeeded by A. C. Offutt, and B. A. Poole, director, 

Bureau of Sanitary Engineering.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist; University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, P.M. Dawson, dean of College of 

Engineering, and Hunter Rouse, director; Iowa State Conservation Commission, B. F. 

Stiles, director; and Iowa State Highway Commission, J. G. Butter, chief engineer, 

and Mark Morris, director of research.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. Prellsen, 

director; State Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, E. G. Bayuk, 

commissioner; and municipality of Austin, R. W. Nelson, city engineer.

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

geologist; and State Highway Department, R. M. Whitten, chief engineer.

North Dakota: State Water Conservation Commission, J. J. Walsh, chief engineer.
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South Dakota: Office of the State Engineer, D. W. Louche.

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Warren Oakey, chief engineer, 

and State Committee on Water Pollution, T. F. Wisniewski, chairman. 

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 198 gaging stations of 

which 62 were in Illinois, 11 in Indiana, 31 in Iowa, 50 in Minnesota, 13 in Missouri, 10 

in North Dakota, 1 in South Dakota, and 20 in Wisconsin.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior.

Several gaging stations in the Hudson Bay basin were maintained by funds appropriated 

to the United States Department of State.

Fall cooperation exists between the Geological Survey of the United States Department 

of the Interior and the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada. On waters adjacent to the international boundary, certain 

stations are maintained jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the 

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement 

between the two Governments. The records from all these stations are obtained in such 

a manner as to be equally acceptable and available in both countries. These stations are 

herein designated as international gaging stations.

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Illinois: North Counties Hydro-Electric Co., city of Bloomington, and East Side 

Levee and Sanitary District.

Iowa: Union Electric Power Co., Iowa Electric Co., Des Moines Waterworks, Jacob 

E. Decker & Sons, State University of Iowa, and cities of Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des 

Moines, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, and Waterloo. 

Wisconsin: Northern States Power Co. and Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

below.

State District office Address

Illinois a/.............. Champaign................ 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana E/ .............. Indianapolis............. 311 West Washington Street.

Iowa..................... Iowa City................ 508 Hydraulics Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Minnesota c/............. St. Paul................. 1610 New Post Office Building.

Missouri a/. ............ Rolla.................... 900 Pine Street.

Montana.................. Helena................... 409 Federal Building.

North Dakota e/.......... Bismarck................. 202| Third Street.

Wisconsin f/............. Madison.................. 666 State Office Building.

a/ Except for Mississippi River at Alton, East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, and Singleton 

ditch at Illlnol.

b/ Including Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111.

c/ Except for St. Croix River near Rush City, and Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo, 

but including Mississippi River at Prescott and at La Crosse, Wis., Whetstone River near Big Stone, 

S. Dak., Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak., and Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. 

Dak.

d/ Including Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

e/ Including Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo, Minn. and Whetstone River near Corona.

7/ Except for Mississippi River at Prescott and La Crosse but including East Fork Galena River at 

Council Hill, 111., and St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.

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

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

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 5 3 

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

fcr 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 

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

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

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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

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

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

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

F:.gures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 5

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

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

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

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

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

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.
EXPLANATION OP DATA

A, Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

B, Black River near Galesville, Wis.

**S .- * S..*-'i* 

C, Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES

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

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

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

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

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

The description of the 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 daturas 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). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

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

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

those for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the 

third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a creststage 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 is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

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

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

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice
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effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on 

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

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and 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 Imparts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

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

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 5

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-y in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

loth A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15. ......

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 28 .......

2Oth A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 75.. .....

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

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

Year

1884 to September 189O.

1884-92.

1888-93.

1893-94.

1895.

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1900. 

1900.

1901.

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

basins in this report are listed on following page. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the 

station was maintained.
PUBLICATIONS 11

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Hudson Bay and 

upper Mississippi River basins, 1899-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

19O2

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

49

a65,66,75

a83,85

a98,99,blOO

a!2 8,130

171

207

245

265

285

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

565

585

605

625

645

665

685

700

715

730

745

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

760

785

805

825

855

875

895

925

955

975

1005

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

WSP

1035

1055

1085

1115

1145

1175

1208

1238

1278

1338

a Tributaries of Mississippi River from east, 

b Hudson Bay only.

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.

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

875 for Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins) contains, for the area included in 

that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete 

years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 156, "Water power of northern Wisconsin."

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Illinois. .... 

Do........

Indiana. .....

Iowa. ........

Do........

Do........

Minnesota ....

Missouri ..... 

Do........

Do........

Montana. ..... 

Do........

North Dakota.

Period

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1943-50

19O9-12 

1883-1949

1857-1926 

1927-39 

194O-49

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1919-21

Reports

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water resources of Iowa. 

Water-Supply Bull. 3, Surface water resources of Iowa. 

Water-resources Investigations of Minnesota 

Bull. 5, Surface water supplies of the 

Mesabl Iron Range. 

Vol. 2O, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 34, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri .

Special Kept. 1O, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on flood 

control.

Issued by

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do. 

Do.

State Drainage Commission. 

Department of Conservation, 

Division of. Waters . 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

State engineer.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 5

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

North Dakota. . 

Do.........

Wisconsin.. . . .

Period

1882-1925 

1882-1938

1888-1914 

1914-23

Reports

Surface Water Supply of North Dakota (with 

12th biennial report).

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

consln to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

State engineer.

Commission. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Note. In addition to records contained In reports listed atove, the following States have Issued 

annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: Indiana, Missouri, Montana, 

North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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 Issued by

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

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

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, JanuaryFebruary, 1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938. 

WSP 1137-B: Floods of 1950 in the Red River of the North and

Winnipeg River basins. 

WSP 1137-G: Floods of 1950 In the upper Mississippi River and

Lake Superior basins in Minnesota. 

WSP 1260-C: Floods of 1952 In the upper Mississippi and Red

River of the North basins.

WSP 1320-A: Floods of June 1953 in northwestern Iowa. 

Bull. 1: Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency.

Bull. 1: Magnitude and frequency of floods in Minnesota.

Bull. 7: The 1912 flood on the lower Mississippi.

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois.

The storm of July 8, 1951, in north-central Illinois.

The storm of July 18-19, 1952, Rockford, 111., and vicinity. 

Floods in Illinois, magnitude and frequency.

0. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Iowa Highway Research

Board. 

Minnesota Division of

Waters. 

Illinois Rivers and

Lakes Commission. 

Illinois Division of

Waterways. 

Illinois State Water

Survey Division.

Do. 

Illinois Division of

Waterways.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

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

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published 

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Cannon River. ..........

Clear Creek. ........... 

Deer Creek. ............

Iowa River. ............

Minnesota River. .......

Location

hydroelectric plant. 

Near Cannon Falls , Mlnn . , at Cannon 

Falls hydroelectric plant. 

Coralville, Iowa- .................. 

Toledo, Iowa. ......................

Homestead, Iowa. ...................

Near Granite Falls, Mlnn., at 

Minnesota Falls hydroelectric 

plant.

Period

1911-54

1921-54

1954 

1950-54 

1950-54

1951-54

1950-54

195O-54

1928-54

Collected by

Corps of Engineers.

Northern States Power Co.

Do.

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Northern States Power Co.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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

Stream

Mississippi River. ..... 

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

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

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

Walnut Creek. ..........

Location

Near Anoka, Mlnn. , at Coon Rapids 

hydroelectric plant.

hydroelectric plant. 

St. Cloud, Minn., at St. Cloud 

hydroelectric plant. 

St. Paul, Mlnn., at Twin City 

Lock and Dam.

Hartwlck , Iowa ......................

Period

1918-54 

1900-1954

1924-54 

1925-54 

1951-54

1950-54

1951-54

Collected by

Northern States Power Co. 

Do.

Do. 

Ford Motor Co. 

Corps of Engineers

Do.

Note. The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of runoff from five areas In Illinois and one In Wisconsin. Four areas in Illinois, comprising less than 300 acres each, are near Edwardsville (records begin in 1938), and one, 

comprising 670 acres, is near Alhambra (records begin In 1952). The one area In Wisconsin, comprising 350 acres, is near Colby (records begin In 1948). These records are in the files of the 

Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The 1954 water year was characterized by well above median runoff in the Hudson Bay 

area and northern half of the upper Mississippi River basin while the southern half of 

the upper Mississippi River basin in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and southern Iowa experienced drought conditions most of the year. The key gaging station Sangamon River at 

Monticello, 111. was near record low for all months except June. Noteworthy floods occurred In Wisconsin during May and in Iowa during June. Some very localized flooding 

occurred during July in southwestern Wisconsin, mainly in the upper Kickapoo River watershed. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a comparison of 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 1954 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 5

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak. 

Drainage area, 30,100 sq mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April

1400

1200

 8 1000

.a

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa 

Drainage area, 1,530 sq mi.

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

 8

£ 400

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111. 

Drainage area 550 sq mi.

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

year 

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1954

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1954 water year with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

HUDSON BAY BASIN 

SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Belly River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48 0 59'50", long 113°40'50", in NW^ sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 16 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 200 ft upstream from international boundary, 11 miles southeast of 

Waterton Park, Alberta, and 15 miles northwest of Babb, Mont.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 26, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 270 cfs (195,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Jan. 22-25.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs June 4, 1953 (gage height, 6.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Feb. 12, 13, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water'Resources Divison, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

28.0

34.0

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

210

290

760

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

160

300

535

4.0 795

5.0 1,380

5.6 1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

103

101

96

94

90

86

81

77

75

73

71 

71

73

*70

70

71

71

70

71

71

71

70

68

66

62

62

59

57

56

57

70

2,283

73.6

0.984

1.14

4,530

Nov.

94

135

135

135

*128

122

118

113

103

94

96 

88

81

77

90

98

113

108

blOl

96

90

83

75

81

86

77

79

81

73

79

2,929

97.6

1.30

1.46

5,810

Dec.

79

79

b75

b70

*b65

70

b65

b60

46.6

45.3

59 

49.2

49.2

53

44.0

44.0

52

49.2

45.3

45.3

56

b60

b65

54

52

49.2

47.9

38.0

32.8 59~

66

1,725.0

55.6

0.743

0.86

3,420

Jan.

b65

b75

b60

b65

b65

b70

*b70

b60

b50

b45

b45 

b40

b40

b35

b35

b35

b30

a25

a25

a25

a20

a!5

a!5

alS

a!5

a20

a25

a35

a45

*b50

b55

1,270

41.0

0.548

0.63

2,520

Feb.

b65

b65

b70

b75

b75

b75

b75

b75

b60

b35

b30 

b30

b40

b45

b50

b55

39.0

32.2

28.0

32.2

37.0

37.0

40.0

52

47.9

43.0

b40

b40

_

1,388.3

49.6

0.663

0.69

2,750

Mar.

b40

a45

a40

a45

a50

a55

a55

a60

a65

*b60

b60 

b60

b55

b50

b50

b50

b50

b55

b60

b60

b55

b50

b50

b50

b55

b50

b45

b45

b40

b40

b35

1,580

51.0

0.682

0.79

3,130

Apr.

b35

b35

b40

b50

b55

b55

*b65

b65

b60

b60

b55 

b60

101

120

b!05

113

142

140

135

135

122

115

bl!5

101

92

b90

b80

b85

b80

b75

2,581

86.0

1.15

1.28

5,120

May

b70

b60

66

70

86

113

128

160

210

286

388 

575

61S

*605

635

712

900

1,120

,440

,710

,640

,530

* ,340

,180

,150

,190

,090

938

806

834

22,486

725

9.69

11.18

44,600

June

839

812

784

828

922

922

844

751

718

729

756 

817

932

1,030

*1,040

1,030

927

784

655

605

680

905

1,180

1.250

1,160

1,080

1,070

1,100

1,060

972

27,182

906

12.1

13.51

53,910

July

990

1,030

972

932

1,010

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,130

1 , 100

1,220 

1,120

1,040

#978

922

922

916

905

878

844

822

751

640

555

525

510

510

510

495

465

455

26,727

862

11.5

13.29

53,010

Aug.

421

416

412

*402

384

384

361

352

343

343

334 

326

330

322

317

313

300

279

262

266

262

254

258

300

313

388

480

460

412

374

379

10,747

347

4.64

5.34

21,320

Sept.

366

343

330

313

287

258

235

217

204

194

188 

188

188

182

180

188

188

*185

191

224

266

283

279

258

243

235

220

243

231

207

7,114

237

3.17

3.54

14,110

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,420 Min 20 Mean 293 Cfsm 3.92 in. 53.12 Ac-ft 211,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,710 Mln 15 Mean 296 Cfsm 3.96 in. 53.71 Ac-ft 214,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

and records for station, near Mountain view, Alberta, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

North Fork Belly River at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 113°45'50", In S| sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 17 W. (unsurveyed) , 

on left bank three-quarters of a mile south of International boundary, 5j miles upstream from mouth, 8 miles southeast of Waterton Park, Alberta, and 17| miles northwest of Babb , Mont.

Drainage area. 10.1 sq ml.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1954 (no winter records after 1952). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,100 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years (1947-52), 34.2 cfs (24,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 230 cfs May 19 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 416 cfs June 3, 1953 (gage height, 4.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 0.5 cfs 

Apr. 3, 1948 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Divison, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Oct. I to May 18

2.3 

3.4 

5.1 

7.8 

11.3

May 19 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

19.5

44.0

103

177

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

20.4

57

112

187

287

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12.1

TT7T

10.5

9.4

9.1

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.7

sT?

7 . 8

211.0

6.81

0.674

0.78

419

Nov.

22.7

25.7

17 .4

14.1

12.1

11.3

*10.9

9.4

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

8.4

8.7

9.1

6.9

b6. 8

6.6

6.0

5.1

4.9

4.7

575

8.7

7.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

277.5

9.25

0.916

1.02

550

Dec.

5.5

5.5

4.9

*b5.3

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

_

-

Apr.

1-

t *2.6

2.6

b2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.8

5.5

b4.3

4.5

9.4

10.5

7.8

6.3

5.5

5.3

5.5

4.7

4.7

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b4

126.4

4.21

0.417

0.47

251

May

b4

b4

4.7

6.3

12.1

18.7

19.1

24.5

36.4

44.8

58

72

56

55

63

86

123

141

200

200

177

159

132

129

*144

140

117

100

98

125

120

2,669.6

86.1

8.52

9.83

5,300

June

108

99

99

113

128

115

102

90

93

105

112

132

146

148

145

*144

121

101

89

98

132

173

191

T67

162

162

170

170

160

160

3,935

131

13.0

14.49

7,800

July

170

162

151

157

185

189

191

185

172

172

170

164

159

150

*151

151

150

146

139

135

129

110

99

94

88

86

85

79

74

69

67.

4,229

136

13.5

15.57

8,390

Aug.

66

66

64

*60

55

55

54

53

52

51

51

47.4

46.6

46.6

46.6

45.8

42.6

38.9

36.8

40.3

39.6

37.5

37.5

42.6

45.0

73

94

68

54

48.2 

54

1,612.0

52.0

5.15

5.94

3,200

Sept.

53

47.4

44.2

39.6

36.1

32.6

29.8

27.7

26.3

24.4

24.4

24.4

23.0

21.1

21.1

23.7

24.4

26.3

29.8

*34.0

33.3

31.2

29.8

28.4

27.0

26.3

25.7

27.7

25.7

23.0

891.4

29.7

2.94

3.28

1,770

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--May 19 (11:30 p.m.) 230 cfs (3.73 ft); June 5 (6 a.m.) 131 cfs 

(3.14 ft); June 13 (10 p.m.) to June 14 (2 a.m.) 151 cfs (3.28 ft); June 23 (l a.m.) 201 cfs (3.58 

ft); July 5 (8 to 10 p.m.) 201 cfs (3.58 ft); Aug. 27 (12:3O a.m.) 107 cfs (2.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Belly River at international boundary.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 17

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal near Mountain View, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°06'00", long 113°41'30", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 2, R. 28 W. , fourth meridian, 

in Alberta, on left bank If miles downstream from headgate, 5 miles southwest of 

Mountain View, and 7 miles north of international boundary.

Records available. April 1949 to November 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1935 to November 1954 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National 

Resources, Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 12, 1950, staff gage at about the same site 

at different datum. May 12, 1950, to May 22, 1952, staff or wire-weight gages at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different daturas.

Extremes.--1935-54: Maximum daily discharge, 128 cfs July 3, 1950; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Canal diverts water from Belly River on right bank for irrigation in 

Belly and St. Mary River basins in Alberta.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to November 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

**bl

bl

bl

al

al

al

al

al

al

*bl

al

al

al

al

al

**bl

al

al

alal

al

al

al

al

31

1.00

61

Apr.

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

*I

1

al

al

1

b2

*bl

bl

*b2

b7

b!3

W

b5

b3

b3

b3

a2

al

al

al

al

al

al

69

2.30

137

May

a2

a3

b9

bll

b!2

8.4

*7.8

9.9

12.7

11.9

13.5

1Z.3

11.5

10.7

10.3

11.5

11.1

8.1

5.6

3.0

3.6

4.2

*3.8

4.0

9.3

3.0

3.0

4.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

230.8

7.45

458

June

3.6

3.4

2.8

*2.5

2.3

2.3

4.7

15.9

7.9

4.4

5.4

7.7

3.2

2.8

3.4

*6.9

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.7

6.2

1.7

1.7

28.8

35.6

27.4

32.8

41.2

*42.4

"

309.7

10.3

614

July

65

59

52

57

88

9493"

76

63

63

73

73

72

71

70

60

40.2

54

57

56

*56

56

54

53

50

49.0

44.5

4.0

577

5.7

6.0

1,720.1

55.5

3,410

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

Aug.

6.6

5.7

*5.7

3.3

.6

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.0

.4

.3

O

tl

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.6

.4

1.7

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.6

35.2

1.14

70

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

*1.7

1 7 i!i

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

.7

.4

13.3

0.44

26

Oct.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

n.o

1.7

1.1

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

a. 2

14.1

0.45

28

Nov.

aO.2

**.2

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 4,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

3 field estimates, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°06', long 113 °42 ' , in NE£ sec. 5, T. 2, R. 28 W., fourth meridian, in 

Alberta, on right bank 2 miles downstream from intake of Mountain View Irrigation 

District Canal, 5 miles southwest of Mountain View, and 7 miles north of international 

boundary.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available . October 1948 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1911 to September 1954 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National 

Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,344.90 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation Surveys datum). Prior to September 1916, staff gage at site 20 ft upstream at 

same datum. September 1916 to Apr. 5, 1949, chain gage at site 20 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1934-54), 300 cfs (217,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs May 20 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 23.

1911-54; Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs June 4, 1953 (gage height, 6.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak discharge; minimum, 10 cfs Jan. 7, 1953 (gage height, 1.43 ft, backwater from ice).

Flood in June 1908 reached a stage of 14.98 ft (discharge, about 16,000 cfsj.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural

flow of stream affected by diversion to Mountain View Irrigation District Canal 2 miles

upstream from station (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water'Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 17-20, 25, 26)

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

15.0

35.0

62

97

175

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

388

1,530

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

124

122

115

112

112

110

104

*101 

99

93

73

73

72

72

73

75

75

65

48.0

44.1

*40.2

33.9

31.7

29.5

27.3

25.1

22.2

20.4

21.3

21.3

31.7

2,066.7

66.7

4,100

Nov.

61

140

137

135

137

142

135

*129 

122

110

108

106

99

95

104

112

*127

115

112

106

101

99

93

95

101

95

95

97

95

93

3,296

110

6,540

Dec.

93

93

89

93

*88

91

86

78 

82

75

89

78

76

73

59

55

*70

62

56

55

65

73

89

73

67

64

62

62

39

67

72

2,274

73.4

4,510

Jan.

73

89

67

56

*56

55

51

48 

52

48

49

45

44

45

44

36

28

28

27

26

26

22

17

22

27

32

42

52

*67

88

9_3

1,455

46.9

2,890

Feb.

95

93

97

104

101

99

104

104 

*89

38

34

33

44

62

64

72

62

54

45

42

43

43

49

62

59

54

51

*51

-

1,848

66.0

3,670

Mar.

52

*61

58

64

72

78

86

99 

101

104

97

97

93

89

84

80

*72

72

73

68

64

65

*68

62

68

65

59

64

59

52

49_

2,275

73.4

4,510

Apr.

44

44

58

72

88

91

95

*95

89

86

78

84

132

163

140

145

213

2l3

185

175

166

163

166

148

137

135

127

132

122

117

3,703

123

7,340

May

110

101

104

119

154

206

*236

291 

399

503

627

*913

946

946

1,000

1,140

1,440

1,700

*2,120

2,420

2,260

*2 , 050

1,780

1,590

*1,580

1,610

1,470

1,290

1,110

1,220

1,180

32,615

1,052

64,690

June

,160

,120

,060

* ,110

,260

,250

,140

996 

954

996

1,010

1,130

1,290

1,380

*1,400

1,370

1,240

1,050

866

815

962

1,280

1,600

1,650

1,510

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,360

*1,290

36,517

1,217

72,430

July

1,300

1,320

1,260

1,210

1,300

1,460

1,480

1.490

1,410

1,350

1,450

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,060

1,010

*971

882

755

660

B07

595

595

633

607

570

559

32,864

1,060

65,180

Aug.

521

515

*509

491

475

469

452

430 

425

430

420

409

414

404

393

383

363

338

314

324

319

305

305

353

368

469

607

570

503

447

452

13,177

425

26,140

Sept.

441

414

393

373

343

310

287

265 

248

236

228

228

225

213

2T7

*257

252

240

244

287

333

353

348

333

310

300

291

324

305

278

8,876

296

17,610

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,250 Mln 20 Mean 408 Ac-ft 295,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,420 Mln 17 Mean 386 Ac-ft 279,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2 to Apr
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 19

Waterton River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°57 I 20", long 113°54 I 00", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 100 ft downstream from mouth of Olson Creek, 3 miles south of international boundary, and 7 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area. 61.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 12, 1947, staff gage at bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 278 cfs (201,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs May 20 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Jan. 22-25.

1947-54; Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1954; minimum, 8.7 cfs Dec. 24, 1952 

(gage height, 1.97 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been,collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

16.0

26.0

62

143

246

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

460

725

1,410

2,240

2,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

46.0

46.0

44.0

42.0

38.8

37.2

35.6

35.6

35.6

35.6

35.6

34.0

*32.4

34.0

34.0

32.4

32.4

30.8

30.8

29.2

30.8

29.2

27.6

26.0

26.0

26.0

25.0

24.0

FO

25 C 

3s! 6

1,021.2

32.9

0.539

0.62

2,030

Nov.

79

~99 137

84

74

*67

60

56

52

50

50

50

50

48.0

54

62

74

64

60

58

54

54

52

52

52

56

52

52

50

52

1,854.0

61.8

1.01

1.13

3,680

Dec.

52

50

*48.0

48.0

46.0

42.0

42.0

40.4

46.0

44.0

42.0

44.0

42.0

42.0

40.4

35.6

38.8

38.8

40.4

44.0

40.4

37.2

35.6

35.6

37.2

37.2

32.4

3274

32.4

32 4 

34^0

1,253.2

40.4

0.662

0.76

2,490

Jan.

30.8

27.6

26.0

26.0

32.4

42.0

*b32

b30

b30

32.4

32.4

30.8

29.2

b28

b26

b24

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!6

a!8

a22

a26

a28

a30

772.6

24.9

0.408

0.47

1,530

Feb.

*30.8

29.2

29.2

27.6

25.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

23.0

23.0

21.0

b20

b20

b22

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

23.0

23.0

27.6

27.6

27.6

26.0

25.0

-

687.6

24.6

0.403

0.42

1,360

Mar.

23.0

b22

b20

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

24.0

29.2

34.0

*b34

b35

b36

b36

b35

b34

b34

b33

30.8

29.2

29.2

29.2

27.6

26.0

24.0

b22

b20

b!8

b!8

b20

b22

843.2

27.2

0.446

0.51

1,670

Apr.

b22

b22

b40

42.0

42.0

40.4

38.8

40.4

40.4

38.8

38.8

40.4

48.0

60

60

69

94

115

131

134

121

107

94

84

79

74

69

64

62

60

1,971.0

65.7

1.08

1.20

3,910

May

58

54

54

58

69

96

150

232

321

432

519

749

663

630

*708

911

1,390

1,670

2,170

2,410

2,060

*1,860

1,470

1,350

1,500

1,550

1,190

887

755

767

833

27,566

889

14.6

16.81

54,680

June

947

905

917

1,030

1,220

1,040

833

708

708

857

929

1,080

1,370

1,490

1,350

1,300

*1,010

767

619

603

842

1,510

1,830

1,490

1,540

1,590

1,510

1,500

1,150

1,230

33,875

1,129

18.5

20.65

67,190

July

1,590

1,620

1,220

1,390

1,860

2,070

1,780

1,780

1,440

1,390

1,490

1,410

1,430

1,220

1,200

*1,180

1,130

1,090

941

887

857

646

509

489

470

475

470

427

382 

342

325

33,510

1,081

17.7

20.43

66,470

Aug.

317

317

*300

276

254

242

250

239

232

221

207

193

196

193

196

186

169

156

143

169

169

163

203

235

232

336

525

377

304 

265

296

7,561

244

4.00

4.61

15,000

Sept.

288

254

232

210

186

166

150

137

124

118

112

112

104

96

94

94

91

9T

*118

254

232

217

203

186

173

156

150

150

140 

12 8

4,769

159

2.61

2.91

9,460

Calendar year 1953 Max 2,410 Min 9 Mean 275 Cfsm 4.51 In. 61.12 Ae-ft 198,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,410 Min 15 Mean 317 Cfsm 5.20 In. 70.52 Ac-ft 229,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). May 20 (3 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (6.51 ft); June 5 (10 a.m.) 1,260 efs 

(4.81 ft); June 14 (7 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.18 ft); June 23 (8:30 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (5.68 ft); July 2 

12 a.m.) 1,790 cfs (5.47 ft); July 6 (3 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (6.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records :ords for for stations stations on on nearbv nearby streams. streams, 

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

Street Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 113°52'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed),

 on left bank half a mile upstream from mouth, three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary, and 5 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area. 6.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1954 (no winter records after 1952). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,400 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--5 years (1947-52), 16.6 cfs (12,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 187 cfs May 19 or 20 (gage height, 3.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum recorded, 0.8 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 437 cfs June 3, 1953 (gage height, 4.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak discharge; no flow Mar. 1 to Apr. 14, 1948.

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

No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the

 United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1278: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to June 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.8 

1.6 

2.7

1.6

1.8

8.5

16.0

1.3

1.4

1.6 

1.8

4.7

7.2

13.5

22.0

2.0 34.0

2.3 62

2.7 118

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1 . 8

37.8

1.22

0.203

0.23

75

Nov.

7.2

8.8

3J3

5.8

4.8

*4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.0

3.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.8

270

95.6

3.19

0.532

0.59

190

Dec.

1.8

1.8

*1.7

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

May

\.

a!5

a35

a60

alOO

a!20

a!50

al60

a 140

*116

92

90

100

96

75

60

56

70

72

1,817

58.6

9.77

11.26

3,600

June

69

64

61

72

78

67

52

43.8

43.8

53

55

62

73

73

72

66

*51

38.8

34.0

40.4

63

78

82

7T

70

68

68

66

59

59

1,856.8

61.9

10.3

11.51

3,680

July

66

63

60

63

7_2

72

67

64

59

58

59

59

56

48.3

46.5

45.6

43.8

42.0

38.8

35.6

32.0

25.8

22.0

21.1

20.6

20.2

20.2

18.8

17.5

15.5

14 3 ' 

1,346.6

43.4

7.23

8.35

2,670

Aug.

13.9

13.9

 13.5

12.8

12.4

12.4

12.4

11.8

11.4

10.7

10.0

9.7

9.7

10.0

10.0

9.4

9.2

8.0

7.8

97T

9.4

8.9

8.6

10.7

10.7

22.8

29.4

22.0

16.7

13.5

14.7

385.8

12.4

2.07

2.39

765

Sept.

14.7

13.2

11.8

10.4

9.7

8.9

8.3

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

¥74

6.0

6.2

6.7

»7.8

9.2

10.7

11.0

10.0

8.6

8.0

.0

.0

.2

.8

245.8

8.19

1.36

1.52

488

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 80 cfs). May 19 or 20, 187 cfs (3.0 ft); June 5 (4 a.m.) 81 cfs (2.35 ft); 

June 23 (1 a.m.) 87 cfs (2.49 ft)j July 5 (11 p.m.) 81 cfs (2.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Fork B^lly River at 

International boundary.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 21

Boundary Creek at International boundary 

(international gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59 I 50", long 113°54'20", in NEy sec. 3, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile south of 

International boundary, and 4 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.--21.0 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 79.5 cfs (57,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 555 cfs May 19 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum 

dally, 6 cfs Jan. 22-26.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs June 4, 1953 (gage height, 5.24 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.34 ft June 21 or 22, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge recorded, 

4.0 cfs Mar. 15, 1952 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 18

per second) 

May 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 9.5

2.2 13.0

2.4 26.0

2.6 42.0

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

92

196

335

450

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

33.5

52

95

153

3.6 225

4.0 350

4.5 555

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19.7

19.0

19.0

17.2

16.0

15.4

14.8

14.2

13.6

13.0

13.0

13.0

*12.6

12.6

12.3

12.3

12.0

12.0

11.6 

11.6

11.6

11.6

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

10.9

1079

11.2 

11.6

12.3

409.8

13.2

0.629

0.73

813

Nov.

39.1

67

49.0

42.0

36.9

 32.8

31.2

28.2

25.3

23.9

23.9

22.5

21.8

21.1

24TS

28.2

34.4

31.2

28.2 

26.0

24.6

25.3

26.0

25.3

26.0

26.8

25.3

24.6

23.9

23 2

888.3

29.6

1.41

1.57

1,760

Dee.

22.5

21.8

 21.1

19.7

18.4

24.6

38.6

3375-

26.0

21.8

20.4

19.7

18.4

17.8

b!6.5

bl6.5

b!7

b!8

b!7 

16.6

16.6

b!6

b!6

b!5

15.4

14.8

b!4

b!4

b!3

M

586.3

18.9

0.900

1.04

1,160

Jan.

b!3.5

b!4

14.2

b!3.5

14.8

16.0

*bl3 

b!3

b!3

b!5

h!5

b!5

b!4

b!2

b!2

alO

alO

a9

a8 

a8

a8

a6

z6

a6

a6

a6

as

a8

alO

a 12

al4

343.0

11.1

0.529

0.61

680

Feb.

*bl7_

b!6

b!5

15.4

14.2

13.0

12.6

12.6

12.6

b!2

bll

blO

blO

bll

bll

bll

a 11

11

11 

11

11

11

12

14

13

12

12

12

-

349.8

12.5

0.595

0.62

694

Mar.

b!2

bll

blO

bll

b!2

bll

a 11

11.6

12.3

13.6

12.3

*b!2

b!2

12.3

b!2

12.0

11.6

11.6

11.6 

11.6

11.2

bll

11.6

bll

bll

blO

b9

b8

b8 

b8

blO

343.3

11.1

0.529

0.61

681

Apr.

blO

blO

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

a 15

a20

23.9

29.8

32.0

29.0

33.5

51

51

51 

46.0

42.0

38.6

35.2

32.0

29.0

27.5

26.0

24.6

b23

b23

808.1

26.9

1.28

1.43

1,600

May

b22

b20

2T.8

25.3

32.0

45.0

62

77

106

130

148

198

168

171

»198

257

356

426

510 

474

474

 449

374

343

374

364

312

255

222

252

255

7,121.1

230

11.0

12.61

14,120

June

264

255

261

297

322

267

231

208

218

234

249

291

350

374

360

350

*285

225

m279

405

417

ITS

378

357

346

350

309

318

8,965

299

14.2

15.88

17,780

July

354

346

315

332

389

413

389

364

326

336

343

322

309

273

285

*276

264

255

231 

220

208

175

155

147

136

132

126

119

113

102 

95

7,850

253

12.0

13.90

15,570

Aug.

93

92

*90

86

81

81

81

78

75

74

68

65

62

62

65

64

62

58

58 

67

65

60

70

74

74

104

128 109'

95

108

2,435

78.5

3.74

4.31

4,830

Sept.

106

95

88

78

70

62

56

51

49 '.0

46.0

44.0

43.0

40.3

38.6

3974"

43.0

40.3

41.2

*48.0 

60

64

65

62

56

53

49.0

49.0

53

51

47.0

1,687.8

56.3

2.68

2.99

3,350

Calendar year 1953: Max 737 Mln 5 Mean 85.3 Cfsm 4.06 In. 55.13 Ac-ft 61,730

Water year 1953-54: Max 510 Mln 6 Mean 87.1 Cfsm 4.15 In. 56.30 Ac-ft 63,040

Peak discharge (base. 270 efs).--May 19 (9 p.m.) 555 cfs (4.50 ft)j June 5 (5 a.m.) 343 cfs 

(3.98 ft); June 14 (4 a.m) 389 cfs (4.11 ft); June 22 (8 p.m.) 478 cfs (4.33 ft); July 2 (1 a.m.) 

393 cfs (4.12 ft)j July 5 (4 p.m.) 425 cfs (4.20 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 Waterton River near International boundary.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

402891 O - 57 -3
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Water-ton River near Waterton Park, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°07', long 113°50', in NE£ sec. 8,T. 2, R. 29 W., fourth meridian, in 

Alberta) on right bank, 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Crooked Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Waterton Park.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to June 19U8 (gage heights only), June 1908 to August 1933, March 1948 to September 

1954 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Published as 1l at Waterton Mills" prior to 1916.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 4,154.19 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation 

Surveys datum). Prior to January 1913, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

1.12 ft lower. January 1913 to Feb. 6, 1917, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at 

datum 1.32 ft lower than present datum. Feb. 7, 1917, to Aug. 26, 1933, and Mar. 19, 

1948, to Mar. 18, 1949, chain or wire-weight gage at site on downstream side of bridge 

200 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 24 years (1912-30, 1948-54), 672 cfs (486,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 cfs May 21 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum,

 74 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1908-33, 1948-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,750 cfs June 10, 1908 (gage height, 

6.00 ft); minimum discharge, 33.3 cfs Dec. 1, 1952 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, over 12 ft June 6, 1908, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

about 27,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Mar. 6, 

Mar. 27 to Apr. 7

Mar. 7-26, Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

70

110

162

224

1.9 

2.2

94

202

114

158

220

365

605

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

1,120

2,000

4,360

5,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per. second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

139

144

152

13T

120

123

115

*115

115

110

110

113

113

106

102

104

97

95

100

97

*91 

87

85

85

87

100

91

87

'nT 80

aj

110

3,287

106

0.445

0.51

6,520

Nov.

104 its

131

139

144

146

154

157

*157

144

157

141

133

133

144

139

*141

152

165

154

152 

152

159

146

173

157

157

159

152

139

4,407

147

0.618

0.69

8,740

Dec.

136

133

133

136

*152

141

136

108

154

173

165

159

113

139

143

139

*143

a!32

122

139

129 

a!40

al50

161

a!45

b!29

b!29

bllS

bl!6

blOS

bl03_

4,220

136

0.571

0.66

8,370

Jan.

b!03

b!29

blOS

b!03

»b!06

bllO

alOB

b!06

b!06

b!06

b!06

b!03

b91

a91

b91

a96

alOl

b!06

b97

a99

a!02 

a!04

b!06

blOB

a 102

a98

b94

a!04

alls

b!25

bl57

3,277

106

0.445

0.51

6,500

Feb.

*150

a!62

173

147

139

147

139

a!50

161

*b!25

bl!9

b!25

a!38

b!50

a!51

a!53

b!54

a!52

a!49

b!47

b207 

b231

al90

*b!50

157

143

a!41

139

-

4,289

153

0.643

0.67

8,510

Mar.

136

*136

139

a!33

a!28

122

a!23

124

128

130

124

124

130

128

124

122

*120

124

122

120

120 

124

*120

124

126

134

143

147

T43

143

4,006

129

0.542

0.63

7,950

Apr.

147

154

a!64

173

182

a!84

186

*182

188

177

174

163

185

192

206

224

256

319

348

359

365 

365

392

372

348

348

354

331

319

303

7,660

255

1.07

1.20

15,190

May

294

274

274

274

314

365

406

482

616

817

980

1,290

1,430

*1,500

1,650

1,900

2,420

3,130

»4,080

5,040

5,280 

5,010

*4,450

3,940

3,760

3,760

3,500

3,110

2,720

2 1 680

2,630

68,376

2,206

9.27

10.68

135,600

June

2,590

2,550

2,480

2,550

2,740

2,790

2,570

2,320

*2,140

2,160

2,220

2,300

2,610

2,850

*3,040

3,130

2,920

2,610

2,220

2,000

1.940 

2,300

2,900

3,230

3,300

3,380

3,380

5,400

3,230

2,970

80,820

2,694

11.3

12.63

160,300

July

3,010

3,250

3,180

2,990

3,160

3,550

3.650

3,600

3,450

3,200

3,060

2,920

2,830

*2,720

2,590

2,500

2,420

2,340

2,220

2,060

* ,980 

,840

,610

,400

,290

,210

,150

,080

1,020

911

73,171

2,360

9.92

11.43

145,100

Aug.

856

3TT

»778

753

715

715

693

660

627

605

578

550

541

523

514

498

490

474

441

457

465 

474

449

457

490

569

753

804

804

778

829

19,157

618

2.60

2.99

38,000

Sept.

791

753

740

704

660

616

569

541

498

465

449

433

413

385

379

419

449

*457

457

465

523 

532

550

541

523

506

490

541

541

514

15,904

530

2.23

2.49

31,550

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,070 Mln 39 Mean 776 Cfsm 3.26 In. 44.25 Ac-ft 561,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,280 Mln 80 Mean 791 Cfsm 3.32 In. 45.09 Ac-ft 572,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note.--Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 15 to Mar. 6, Mar. 27 to Apr. 7.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 23

St. Mary Lake near St. Mary, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°44'10", long 113 0 25'50", In NE£ sec. 4, T. 34 N., R. 14 W. (unsurveyed), 

on downstream side of boat dock on right bank at site of former St. Mary Chalet in 

Glacier National Park, half a mile upstream from outlet and 1 mile southwest of St. Mary.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1954 (incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 29, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 6.84 ft May 21; minimum recorded. 0.85 ft 

Oct. 29.

1929-54: Maximum gage height, 7.08 ft June 14, 1953; minimum observed, 0.02 ft 

Dec. 16, 29, 30, 1929, Jan. 1, 1930.

Remarks. No diversion.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

f

Dot.

1.40

1.40

1.36

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.25

1.23

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.17

1.13

1.09

1.09

1.09

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.06

1.01

.99

.99

.96

.98

.98

.91

.87

.89

.96

From par

Nov.

0.97

1.00

1.05

1.06

1.07

1.09

1.10

1.09

1.07

1.05

1.07

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.07

1.12

-

-

-

-

-.

-

-

-

.

_

_

_

tly estl

Dec.

mated ga

Jan.

ge-helgh

Feb.

it record

Mar.

.

Apr. May

_

-

-

-

gl.52

-

-

-

-

-

f3.0

3.43

3.84

4.07

4.30

4.55

4.92

5.44

6.09

6.63

6.82

6.77

6.56

6.29

6.14

6.07

5.91

5.62

5.31

5.14

5.13

June

5.15

5.12

5.03

5.05

5.17

5.22

5.08

4.90

4.75

4.72

4.80

4.98

5.25

5.52

5.63

5.63

5.49

5.22

4.90

4.64

4.61

4.99

5.51

5.73

5.77

5.77

5.82

5.91

5.76

5.61

July

5.61

5.68

5.56

5.43

5.51

5.76

5.86

5.94

5.89

5.81

5.96

5.91

5.83

5.70

5.56

5.50

5.41

5.36

5.25

5.16

5.10

4.92

4.63

4.41

4.28

4.17

4.10

4.02

3.93

3! 72

Aug.

3.63

3.57

3.51

3.44

3.35

3.34

3.29

3.24

3.20

3.15

3.10

3.02

2.98

2.95

2.97

2.96

2.91

2.85

2.76

2.72

2.69

2.66

2.72

2.82

2.86

2.93

3.12

3.16

3.13

3.10

3.13

Sept.

3.09

3.03

2.98

2.90

2.82

2.74

2.63

2.56

2.45

2.37

2.32

2.27

2.21

2.14

2.09

2.08

2.06

2.10

2.09

2.15

2.25

2.30

2.35

2.37

2.37

2.38

2.33

2.36

2.33

2. . 28

g From levels to water surface.
24 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°46'40", long 113°41'50", In SE£ sec. 21, T. 35 N., R. 16 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 500 ft upstream from trail crossing, 1,000 ft downstream from Grinnell 

Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles southwest of Many Glacier, and 

13^ miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 3.47 sq ml.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 12, 1949, staff gages at various sites and daturas.

Average discharge. 5 years, 25.7 cfs (18,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 142 cfs July 8 (gage height, 2.73 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1949-54; Maximum discharge. 242 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 0.2 cfs 

Dec. 22-24, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Aug. 16 Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1

2.0 

3.1 

4.5 

6.5 

9.5

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

29

65

114

150

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3 92

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

10

7.0

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.5

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.0

5.6

5.6

 5.6

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.8 

8.0

15

185.9

6.00

1.73

1.99

369

Nov.

20

25

IS

10

7.6

6.2

6.0

4.8

4.0

3.6

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.8

4.8

8.3

12

*8.3

5.4

4.8

4.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

4.8

6.0

5.2

6.0

5.0 

4.5

214.5

7.15

2.06

2.30

425

Dec.

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.3

4.8

*b6

b6.5

b4

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

b5

blO

b!6

201C"

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.9

3.1 

3.6

3 ' 2

156.2

5.04

1.45

1.67

310

Jan.

3.1

b3

b3.5

b4.5

378

3.8

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b2.5

b2

> al.5

bl.5

bl.5

80.7

2.60

0.749

0.86

160

Feb.

b2

b4

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

b2.2

,.

. b2.5

*

> a2.5

-

70.6

2.52

0.726

0.76

140

Mar.

I"

1-

a2.5

a2

a2

*b2 1 3

b2.4

b2.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.3

b2.2 

b2.0

b2 . 0

75.2

2.43

0.700

0.81

149

Apr.

b2

b2

b2

b2

b2.5

b3.5

b5

b6

b5

b5

b5.5

b6

b8

blO

b!5

b20

b25

b3022"

16

7.3

5.6

5.4

4.2

3.8

4.0

4.8

3,7

3.6 

3 4

238.3

7.94

2.29

2.55

473

May

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.1

4.2

*6.2

7.6

12

18

28

42

56

56

41

45

59

71

90

113

114

95

87

77

*78

87

88

68

51

44 

52

56

1,558.4

50.3

14.5

16.70

3,090

June

56

55

59

71

79

69

57

51

54

60

71

90

108

108

95

85

69

*54

44

44

67

107

120

102

101

101

103

106

102

104

2,392

79.7

23.0

25.64

4,740

July

116

114

94

96

115

126

126

132

Til

102

101

92

100

98

*103

112

114

111

102

100

101

77

60

59

62

64

65

63

58 

56

55

2,888

93.2

26.9

30.95

5,730

Aug.

56

58

55

53

49

*50

53

52

51

50

47

44

46

45

49

49

42

38

35

40

41

41

50

56

52

65

*83

59

48 

44

57

1,558

50.3

14.5

16.70

3,090

Sept.

59

50

44

38

33

30

28

26

24

24

24

24

22

21

20

20

18

21

33

50

46

42

35

34

33

31

28

24

19

ii

915

30.5

8.79

9.81

1,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 182 Min 0.6 Mean 25.7 Cfsm 7.41 In. 100.64 Ac-ft 18,620

Water year 1953-54: Max 132 Min - Mean 28.3 Cfsm 8.16 In. 110. 74 Ac-ft 20,490

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). May 20 (1 a.m.) 131 cfs (2.64 ft); June 13 (10 p.m.) to June 14

(2 a.m.) 115 cfs (2.51 ft): June 23 (2 to 6 a.m.) 128 cfs (2.62 ft); July 8 (2 to 4 a.m.) 142 cfs 

(2.73 ft); July 18 (1 a.m.) 121 cfs (2.56 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

25

Location.--Lat 48°48'10", long 113°39'20", In SE£ sec. 11, T. 35 N., R. 16 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 100 ft upstream from outlet of Swiftcurrent Lake at Many Glacier, Glacier 

National Park, 11 miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1912 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,860 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 23, 1916, staff gage on left bank of lake opposite present gage at same datum. 

May 23, 1916, to June 15, 1918, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.25 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum recorded, 19.5 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.54 

ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 2,250 cfs June 13, 1937 (gage height, 6.89 ft, backwater 

from bridge); minimum recorded, 9.5 cfs Nov. 4, 1952 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This is one of-the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 

In cubic fee

height, in feet, and discharge, 

second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.5 16.6

1.6 25.0

1.7 36.6

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

27.3

38.0

86

211

3.0 370

4.0 745

5.0 1,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

53

*55

3?

43.7

42.2

39.4

36.6

36.6

32.8

34.0

34.0

34.0

34.0

30.4

30.4

29.2

29.2

28.1

28.1

*27.0

26.0

26.0

25.0

24.0

25.0

23.0

21.2

20.3

1?2TT

27.0

46.8

1,016.1

32.8

1.04

1.20

2,020

Nov.

66

116

100

84

72

65

60

52

45.2

»42.2

50

39.4

38.0

39.4

52

58

90

78

-

,

_

_

-

_

_

_

"

-

«

_

_

-

Dec.

-

_

_

_

-

Jan.

-

_

_

_

-

Feb.

-

_

-

Mar.

_

.

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

*28

27

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

-

_

_

_

-

Apr.

22

21 ?r

21

22

24

26

28

27

27

28

29

34

48

64

76

88

93

106 -SB84

73

62

54

51

51

51

48.2

44.1

40.3

1,458.6

48.6

1.55

1.73

2,890

May

36.9

32.5

31.4 *m

51

 101

127

160

203

264

342

503

452

419

423

484

666

761

1,010

1,160

880

797

682

*623

643

*666

551

423

370

430

459

13,785.5

445

14.2

16.33

27,340

June

466

441

463

514

589

521

423

*352

360

412

452

570

658

725

654

631

518

*394

315

512

448

725

867

T4T

686

666

658

705

619

16,470

549

17.5

19.51

32,670

July

639

678

581

581

678

789

W

725

635

616

737

635

616

559

536

562

551

551

507

488

477

398

312

289

280

273

283

276

255

231

220

15,667

505

16.1

18.56

31,080

Aug.

214

217

220

217

203

194

191

189

186

178

173

162

162

160

160

162

152

137

130

T3T

147

140

170

223

226

*258

391

32?

246

211

234

6,112

197

6.27

7.24

12,120

Sept.

249

23T

203

183

162

144

130

118

108

99

95

93

88

*86

BZ_

86

84

91

115

197

226

217

197

178

165

152

140

144

127

106

4,296

143

4.55

5.09

8,520

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ae-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 680 efs).--Hay 20 (7 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (5.25 ft); June 14 (6 to 8 a.m.) 741cfs 

(3.99 ft); June £3 (7 to 10 a.m.) 901 cfs (4.38 ft); July 6 (6 to 8 a.m.) 826 cfs (4.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 19 to Apr. 14. Discharge computed from oncedaily tape-gage readings Mar. 19 to May 3.
26 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Lake Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--La t 48°49 T 50", long 113°31'10", In SEij sec. 35, T. 36 N. , R. 15 W., In

 gatehouse at Lake Sherburne on Swlftcurrent Creek, 4-j miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area.--63.7 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--May to June 1915, May 1917 to September 1918, June 1921 to 

September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 4,700.0 ft above mean sea level (levels 

"lify Bureau of Reclamation). Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Prior to May 7, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 59,540 acre-ft July 12 (elevation, 4,784.08

 ft); minimum, 3,130 acre-ft Oct. 14 (elevation, 4,732.50 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings).

1915, 1917-18, 1921-54: Maximum contents, 61,MS acre-ft July 14, 1946 (elevation, 4,785.03 ft); no usable contents at times;

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed on natural lake by earth-fill dam completed In 1921;

 storage began In 1919. Capacity, 66,100 acre-ft between elevations 4,726 ft (6 ft 

above lowest outlet gate sill) and 4,788 ft (spillway crest). Stream bed above 

gates prevents withdrawal of storage to sill elevation. Dead storage negligible. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water Is used for irrigation on 

Milk River project of Bureau of Reclamation.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by

 the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department 

of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to- September 1954

Date

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 27

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont. 

(international gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°50'00", long 113°30'50", in SW£ sec. 36, T. 36 N. , R. 15 W. , on left 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from spillway of Lake Sherburne Dam at Sherburne and 4-g- miles 

southwest of Babb.

Drainage area.--63.7 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1912 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,720 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Aug. 9, 1920, staff gages at two sites within 1,000 ft of present site at 

different datums. Aug. 10, 1920, to May 17, 1921, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 8.10 ft); no 

flow at times.

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs June 17, 1916 (gage height, 7.85 ft); no flow 

at times when gates in dam were closed.

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

No diversion. Flow regulated by Lake Sherburne (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by 

the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-8, June 4-9)

Oct. 1 to Nov Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2

0.0

.2

.7

1.6

2.7

3.8

7.9

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

29.

49.

103

179

279

404

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

51

89

160

265

539

902

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

396 

348

174

131

121

101

89

78

71

68

65

76

43.0

1.7

1.4 

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

TT

.7

.7

.7

2,044.7

66.0

4,060

Nov.

0.7 

.7

.7

.6

_

_

*0

_

-

-

t.l

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

Dec.

-

_

-

Jan.

-

_

-

Feb.

-

_

-

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

a96 

a!91

a!91

a297

a403

403

a502

a564

a564

a564

564

a550

a535

521

a505

6,450

215

12,790

May

a489 

a474

a458

443

*434

*400

395

392 39~F

398

400

414

426

437

449

458 

479

494

565

850

914

961

1,100

*1,100

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,000

902

894 

879

20,257

653

40,180

June

879 

872

834

807

799

796

796

*773

723

494

194

93

iTO

*105

107

110 

111

112

114

115

116

118

121

122

124

126

127

129

130

130

10,177

339

20,190

July

133

135

135

135

188

414

548

545

651

763

875

914

568

774

727 

*727

708

599

545

576

*637

594

498

360

309

259

231

231

231

14,705

474

29,170

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Aug.

334 "351

409

*476

473

473

470

470

467

467

467

467

464

497

506

506 

503

515

539

539

533

530

545

596

*596

596

616

678

670

667 

718

16,121

520

31,980

Sept.

837 

864

894

883

937

463

54

54

54

53

53

53

52 *H?

*685

1,020 

996

976

968

953

937

922

906

891

883

860

849

834

815

792

19,590

653

38,860

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

t Result of field estimate.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Sherburne Lake gate operation records.
28 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.

Location.--La t 48°50'00", long 113°25 '00" , in SE£ sec. 34, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from outlet and 2 miles southeast of Babb.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1954 (Incomplete).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,460 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at datum 1 ft higher.

Extremes . Maximum gage height during year, 6.64 ft May 22; minimum, 0.20 ft Jan. 7.

T529-54: Maximum gage height, 7.25 ft June 6, 1948, present datum: minimum, 

0.05 ft Jan. 5, 1953.

Remarks.--No diversion. Stage Increased by Inflow of Swlftcurrent Creek.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.88

1.83

1.76

1.63

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.23

1.16

1.10

1.05

1.00

.98

.96

.91

.84

.77

.74

.70

.68

.58

.51

.50

.49

.49

.49

.50

.50

.47

.45

.47

Nov.

0.49

.50

.50

.51

.51

.52

.53

.54

.54

.53

.54

.54

.53

.53

.57

.58

.62

.62

.63

.62

.62

.63

.62

.63

.63

.64

.64

.64

.63

.62

Dec.

0.62

.60

.59

.58

.60

.63

.67

.69

.69

.73

.72

.70

.67

.64

.63

.60

.58

.54

.48

.47

.48

.48

.42

.37

.36

.41

.41

.38

.35

.32

.29

Jan.

0.28

.27

.27

.24

.23

.22

.23

.24

.24

.26

.28

.32

.38

.45

.53

.61

.66

.72

.76

_

.

_

-

.

.85

.82

.78

.76

Feb.

0.73

.70

.68

.65

.62

.61

.58

.58

.57

.58

.57

.58

.61

.61

.59

.58

.57

.56

.55

.55

.55

.54

.52

.56

.56

.57

.57

.56

 __

 

Mar.

0.60

.58

.57

.56

.54

.51

.50

.50

.50

.51

.50

.51

.51

.49

.48

.48

.48

.47

.46

.45

.45

.45

.44

.45

.45

.46

.50

.50

.50

.49

.48

Apr.

0.52

.58

.60

.61

.62

.64

.63

.62

.63

.62

.60

.58

.61

.66

.68

.71

.92

1.16

1.31

1.52

1.66

1.7S

1.98

2.08

2.12

2.15

2.18

2.15

2.13

2.10

 

May

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.98

2.01

2.07

2.14

2.22

2.32

2.50

2.64

2.87

3.11

3.30

3.47

3.67

3.94

4.26

4.78

6.09

6.26

6.57

6.61

6.47

6.33

6.23

6.07

5.84

5.47

5.21

5.08

June

5.01

4.95

4.87

4.82

4.88

4.92

4.87

4.74

4.57

4.42

4.22

4.06

4.12

4.27

4.43

4.52

4.48

4.33

4.07

3.81

3.67

3.78

4.08

4.40

4.55

4.61

4.66

4.72

4.68

4.57

 

July

.50

.50

.43

.33

.31

4.43

4.64

4.88

5.01

5.03

5.16

5.28

5.33

5.28

5.14

4.98

4.87

4.78

4.66

4.50

4.39

4.33

4.17

3.95

3.71

3.48

3.33

3.19

3.11

3.01

2.93

Aug.

2.90

2.88

2.88

2.92

2.92

2.93

2.91

2.88

2.86

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

2.68

2.73

2.81

2.92

3.00

3.04

3.03

3.05

Sept.

3.10

3.14

3.17

3.18

3.18

3.12

2.63

2.29

2.07

1.92

1.82

1.74

1.68

1.62

1.70

2.31

2.69

2.86

2.92

2.96

2.98

2.99

3.00

2.99

2.98

2.96

2.93

2.96

2.94

2.88

 
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 29 

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°50'00", long 113°25'00", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., on 

right bank half a mile upstream from outlet of Lower St. Mary Lake and 2 miles 

southeast of Babb.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi (including area drained by Swiftcurrent Creek above point 

of diversion into St. Mary Lake since Oct. 1, 1915).

Records available.--April 1902 to September 1925 (summers only 1924-25), October 1950 

to September 1954. Published as near St. Mary" April 1902 to September 1904. May 

1929 to September 1932, October 1934 to September 1950 (summers only), at site 1.5 

miles downstream and 600 ft below diversion dam; records not equivalent owing to 

diversion into St. Mary Canal.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,460 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to June 15, 1918, wire-weight or chain gages 1.1 miles downstream at different datum. June 15, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff or chain gage or water-stage 

recorder at several sites 1.1 to 1.3 miles downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 13 years (1915-24, 1950-54), 803 cfs (581,300 acre-ft per year), 

unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.64 ft); 

minimum, 43 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1902-25, 1950-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs June 5, 1908 (gage 

height, 9.4 ft, estimated, site and datum then in use); minimum, 26 cfs Jan. 5, 1953 

(gage height, 0.05 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and for Jan. 20-27, which 

are poor. Entire flow of Swiftcurrent Creek below Lake Sherburne is diverted into 

Lower St. Mary Lake above station. Flow of Swiftcurrent Creek regulated by Lake 

Sherburne (see p. 26) since 1919.

Rating tables, water year 1955-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 Jan. 51 to Sept. 50

43

78

122

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

230

393

670 .6 

1.0 

1.5

65

84

128

236

399

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.7

670

1,390

3,320

5,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

598

526

455 

595

555

317

296

275

258

244

250

224

219

205

*185

166

158

147

142

118 

102

100

98

98

98

100

100

95

89

7,048

227

15,980

-370

Nov.

98

155

100

102 

102

104

107

109

109

107

109

109

107 

107

115

*118

127

127

150

127

127 

150

127

150

150

152

I3Z

152

150

127

5,511

117

6,960

+5,060

Dec.

127

122

120

118 

122

150

*b60

b90

b90

b!20

152

TTT

140 

132

130

122

118

109

96

93

96 

96

82

75

71

80

80

74

69

64

iS. 58

3,181

103

6,310

+2,890

Jan.

57

55

55

50 

48

46

50

50

53

57

64

74 

b80

b85

b85

b75

b70

b70

a70

a70 

375

a90

a 100

a 100

a95

a90

b!20

b!50

b!65

169

2,466

79.6

4,890

+2,950

Feb.

161

*155

148

140 

153

150

123

123

121

123

121

125

150 

150

126

125

121

119

116

116

116 

114

110

TT9

*119

121

121

119

5,519

126

6,980

+ 2,560

Mar.

128

125

121

119 

114

107

105

105

105

107

105

107

107 

105

101

101

101

99

97

94

94 

94

92

94

94

97

blOO

b90

b80

b80

b75

3,139

101

6,230

+ 3,080

Apr.

b75

blTJo"

128

130 

*133

138

136

133

136

133

128

123

130

143

148

156

213

284

538

424

502 

574

706

769

795

814

 814 834

802

782

10,721

357

21,260

-7,270

May

756

730

718

706 

*72T

762

808

854

923

1,040

1,140

1,320

1,500 

1,660

1,800

1,990

2,260

2,580

3,100

4,410

*4,580 

4,890

4.950

4,790

4,650

*4,550

4,590

4,160

5,790

5,530

5,400

77,441

2,498

153,600

+6,200

June

5.350

3,270

3,190

3,140 

5,200

5,240

5,190

3,060

2,890

2,740

2,540

2,380

2,440 

2,590

2,750

2,840

*2,800

2,650

2,390

2,130

1.990 

2,100

2,400

2,720

2,870

2,950

2.980

3,040

3,000

_ _ ^_ _

83,680

2,789

166,000

+27,000

July

2,820

2,820

2,750

2,650 

2,650

2,750

2,960

3,200

3,530

3,550

5,480

5,600

3.650 

3,600

*3,460

3,300

3,190

5,090

2,970

2,810

2,700 

2,640

2,480

2,250

2,010

1,790

1,660

1,530

1,460

1,570

1,510

85,610

2,697

165,800

+11,910

Aug.

1,290

*1,270

1,270

1,500 

1,290

1,300

1,290

1,260

1,240

al,220

al,200

al,150

al,150 

al,140

al,170

al,140

al,120

al.100

al,090

al.100

al,080 

al,050

al,020

*1,070

1,110

1,170

1,260

1,350

1,560

1,350

1,570

37,260

1,202

73,900

-15,290

Sept.

1,410

1,440

1,460

1,470 

1,470

1,420

1,040

802

664

574

514

470

440 

415

150

814

1,090

1,220

1,270

1,500

1,320 

1,350

1,550

1,550

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,300

1,290

1,240

32,773

1,092

65,000

-27,810

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Sherburne

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

221

0.795

0.92

13,610

202

0.727

0.81

12,020

150

0.540

0.62

9,200

128

0.460

0.55

7,840

168

0.604

0.63

9,340

151

0.543

0.63

9,310

235

0.845

0.94

13,990

2,599

9.35

10.78

159,800

5,245

11.7

13.02

195,000

2,890

10.4

11.99

177,700

953

3.45

3.95

58,610

625

2.25

2.51

37,190

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 5,060 

Max 4,950

Mln 27 Mean 889 

Mln 46 Mean 954

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

643,500 

690,900

Adjusted

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Mean 896 

Mean 969

Cfsm 5.22 In. 45.76 

Cfsm 5.49 In. 47.33

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

648,700 

701,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents. In acre-feet. In Lake Sherburne.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for St. Mary 

River near Klmball, Alberta and St. Mary Canal at St. Mary Crossing near Babb, Mont, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
30 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°56'50", long 113°22'30", in SW^- sec. 19, T. 37 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from inlet of St. Mary River siphon, 7 miles northeast of Babb, and 

9 miles downstream from intake.

Records available. 1918-54 (irrigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 14, 1951, water-stage recorder at several sites three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datums.

Extremes..--1918-54: Maximum daily discharge, 767 cfs June 19, 28, 1936; no flow at times 

each year.

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

fair. Canal diverts water from left bank of St. Mary River near Babb and discharges 

into North Fork Milk River. This water flows in the natural channel of Milk River 

Valley east of Havre. Some water may be returned to St. Mary River at Kennedy Creek 

and St. Mary crossings.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

35.8

39.1

80

Z66

277

28 Z

288

283

279

Z75

273

*268

263

265

272

303

301

4,054.7

131

8,040

June

301

300

298

296

294

295

Z94

*294

292

290

286

283

283

284

295

378

*428

428

438

480

482

516

528

530

52Z

526

5Z6

530

528

526

11,751

392

Z3,310

July

526

524

524

520

520

526

548

564

574

580

580

58Z

580

582

580

582

*584

582

582

588

592

 590

586

588

582

574

570

570

578

582

578

17,618

568

34,940

Aug.

582

590

590

*594

592

594

592

590

590

592

592

596

596

596

598

596

596

594

594

594

592

592

588

594

592

600

602

604

606

604

tilJS

18,441

595

36,580

Sept.

582

BT2

415

245

115

16.8

10.4

9.2

8.4

7.9

7.8

7.4

*7.1

6.6

6.7

8.0

8.1

7.9

a7.5

a7.0

a7.0

a6.5

a6.5

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a4.0

0

0

2,063.8

68.8

4,090

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 107,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for St. Mary Canal at intake near 

Babb, Mont.

Note. Observation of no flow made on Oct. 9.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 31

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59' , long 113°04', In sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on right bank 3 miles 

upstream from canal outlet and 30 miles north of Browning on Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

Records available.--1917-54 (Irrigation seasons only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 9, 1918, staff gage at 

site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 23, 1919, to June 28, 1920, water-stage 

recorder at site 40 ft upstream at datum 0.40 ft lower. June 29, 1920, to June 9, 1930, 

water-stage recorder on left bank opposite present site at present datum.

Extremes. 1917-54: Maximum dally discharge, 758 cfs June 13, 1937; no flow at times each 

year.

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

fair. Canal diverts water from left bank of St. Mary River near Babb and discharges 

Into North Fork Milk River. This water flows In the natural channel of Milk River 

through Canada then back Into Montana where It Is used for Irrigation In Milk River 

Valley east of Havre. Some water may be returned to St. Mary River at Kennedy Creek 

and St. Mary crossings.

Cooperation.--This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to October 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao- ft

Apr.

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

*4.7

5.9

3.9

3.8

28.2

37.9

6.4

2.5

2.0

2.3

1.8

2.4

1.2

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

_

-

-

May

0.3

.2

.2

2.0

6.7

6.5

5.5

4.2

4.3

6.7

5.3

6.7

3.0

1.6

1.2

17.8

38.1

156

264

267

282

280

273

*266

269

264

256

257

255

274 

 293

3,766.3

121

7,470

June

291

291

287

288

285

285

279

280

282

282

284

273

274

270

*273

318

380

411

407

447

463

480

480

509

503

503

509

507

507

505

11,153

372

22,120

July

507

507

503

500

500

496

513

528

549

559

553

559

555

559

559

555

564

561

*561

561

572

572

566

566

566

559

553

545

549

559

559

16,915

546

33,550

Aug.

557

564

566

564

*568

572

572

570

570

570

568

570

576

576

581

583

574

574

572

578

576

574

568

570

570

583

587

583

587

589 

605

17,815

575

33,550

Sept.

581

555

482

342

199

95

32.8

7.0

1.1

.3

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 7

.8

1.6

2.0

1.5

.8

*.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

2,307.4

76.9

4,580

Oct.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**.2

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 103,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Flow is from local runoff prior to May 16 and after Sept. 8.
32 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°04', long 113°14', in SW£ sec. 25, T. 1, R. 25 W., fourth meridian, 

on right bank If miles southwest of Kimball and 4 miles north of international 

boundary.

Drainage area.--497 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to September 1954 (published as "near Cardston, 

Alberta 1902-12) in reports of Geological Survey. April to June 1908 (gage 

heights only) and June 1908 to September 1954 (published as "near international 

boundary January 1917 to September 1954) in reports of Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,917.00 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation Surveys datum). Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, wire-weight gage at site half a mile 

north of international boundary and 7 miles upstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1913, 

to Nov. 9, 1916, water-stage recorder half a mile downstream from present site at 

datum 13.62 ft lower. Apr. 13, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 1 mile 

downstream at datum 12.76 ft lower, used for records published by Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Average discharge. 38 years (1916-54), 712 cfs (515,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.37 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Apr. 2.

1902-54: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs (estimated) June 5, 1908; minimum, 16 cfs 

Nov. 29, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Since 

1917, St. Mary Canal has diverted water from river near Babb, Mont., to North Pork 

Milk River. Canadian St. Mary Canal diverts from river at Kimball, 2 miles below 

station. Plow regulated by Lake Sherburne on Swiftcurrent Creek (see p. 26).

Coo'iPeration."This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by 

the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of 

Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

362 

433

521

570

SIS

459 

428

396

367

350

334

319

312 

297

286

272

251

237

234

*224

214 

201 

195

182

175

179

172

169

157

"16T3

157

9,128

294

18,110

NOV.

163 

188

172

172

179

179 

179

179

182

*175

*172

172

169

166

191

191

208

191

*179

176

144 

T76 

201

282

252

246

219

210

273

193

5,809

194

11,520

Dec.

201 

219

184

184

105

*159 

36

75

67

99

210

201

176 

176

84

*117

219

228

T55

111

105 

94 

94

89

94

89

71

99

137

89

99

4,041

130

8,020

Jan.

89

75

184

210

201

*111 

63

34

84

94

105

52

79

111

114

117

79

63

59

79

63 

63 

63

144

144

130

94

*210

237

264 07* £ ls

3,688

119

7,320

Feb.

282 

358" 347

273

255

319 

264

79

*79

167

71

117

152 

124

79

84

144

167

193

79

67 

JS

130

*219

246

210

176

159

4,889

175

9,700

Mar.

176 

38

201

*261

268

221 

244

261

 25! 290

195

166

175 

169

154

*152

146

135

130

127

122 

124 

*152

146

137

130

88

59

67

38

34

4,860

157

9,640

Apr.

34

30

167

300

386

319

300

*300

375

327

300

254

476 

*714

475

545

648

589

564

596

660 

*707 

776

822

839

857

874

15B7

839

822

15,752

525

31,240

May

797 

776

776

848

968

1,070 

1,060

1,150

1,320

1,630

1,860

2,140

2,290 

2,460

2,620

2,890

3,130

3,380

4,070

4,860

*5,390 

5.750 

S.700

5,420

5,280

5,100

*4,840

4,580

4,080

3,840

3,680

93,735

3,024

185,900

June

3,580 

3,546

3,400

3,360

3,540

3,520 

3,380

3,190

3,000

2,870

*2,690

2,520

2,570 

2,740

2,850

*2,870

2,830

2,530

2,300

2,000

1.920 

2,060 

2,400

2,640

2,760

2,820

2,830

2,940

2,870

2,740

85,260

2,842

169,000

July

2,650 

2,670

2,570

2,460

2,450

2,570 

2,710

2,960

3,070

3,070

3,210

3,300

5,560 

3,266

5,110

2,920

2,800

2,690

2,570

2,400

*2,500 

2,240

2,080

1,850

1,640

1,420

1,220

1,120

1,010

924

866

75,490

2,571

145,800

Aug.

815 

790

776

785

*790

813 

790

762

741

721

700

654

654 

641

674

654

654

615

608

622

602 

577 

558 *'So7

641

721

830

874

~sn 892

874

22,280

719

44,120

Sept.

924

1,020

1,210

1,400

1,490

1.650 

1,250

946

804

714

654

615

585 

552

545

850

1,160

1,520

1,590

1,400

*1,420 

1,430 

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,590

1,460

1,420

1,560

34,667

1,156

68,760

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,410 Mln 36 Mean 1,022 Ac-ft 739,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,730 Mln 30 Mean 980 Ac-ft 709,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 15 (no gage-height record Dec. 10- 

15j wire-weight gage at winter section, 5 miles downstream, read once daily during winter period).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 33

Otter Tall River near Detroit Lakes, Mlnn.

Location. -Lat 46°50', long 95°42', In sec. 23, T. 139 N., R. 40 W. , on right bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Height of Land Lake, 

and 7j miles east of city of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area.--270 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,409.49 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 54.5 cfs (39,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 193 cfs May 5 and about May 11-14 (gage 

height, 4.37 ft); maximum gage height, 4.80 ft Mar. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2.8 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.74 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 371 cfs June 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.78 ft from 

graph based on partial record); maximum gage height, 6.96 ft Jan. 27, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Mar. 23, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow partly regulated by dams of Minnesota Department of Conservation on several lakes above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

113

154

201

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

1.8

4.3

7.3

16

28

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

52

52

50

48

48

47

46

46

44

43

42

40

38

37

*38

42

41

41

40

38

37

36

35

34

35

34

33

33

32 ss

1,268

40.9

2,520

Kov.

29 SS

24

23

23

20

18

17

T5

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

23

*28

28

27

24

24

23

23

21

19

639

21.3

1,270

Dec.

23

23

19

75

20

20

21

23

24

25

26

26

27

28

*28

28

28

28

29 55

27

24

23

26

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

755

24.4

1,500

Jan.

23

25

27

31

31

30

31

34

35

35

35

35

3&- 36

36

36

36

36

35

*35

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,026

33.1

2,040

Feb.

33

34

34

35

35

34

35

36

37

38

37

35

33

33

35

36

36

36

37

38

39

40

40

41

42

42

434"3

_

"

1,037

37.0

2,060

Mar.

43

42

*41

41

44

45

45

44

43

42

41

38

39

39

39

40

42

44

45

45

45

48

*56

58

58

58

58

58

59

59

60

1,459

47.1

2,890

Apr.

60

W

61

62

65

73

78

84

88

95

*97

99

106

108

111

117

119

121

123

129

129

123

125

133

133

152

152

152

161

169

3,285

110

6,520

May

172

178

183

188

190

178

*176

170

180

185

193

T53

193

193

185

180

180

175

175

170

165

160

154

T54

154

155

160

165

170

170

170

5,414

175

10,740

June

165

*T56"

152

146

144

139

135

127

125

125

127

123

121

125

127

123

121

121

119

117

111

108

104

102

100

95

92

88

*90

85

3,613

120

7,170

July

81

SB- 88

83

80

76

75

73

72

70

68

64

60

59

56

52

48

43

40

37

34

32

30

28

26

24

 25

24

24

21

7T

1,600

51.6

3,170

Aug.

20

TO

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

8.8

10

11

9.6

8.5

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

*5.2

5.2

5.5

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.3

4T3

321.3

10.4

637

Sept.

3.8

3.3

3.1

4Tl

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

8.1

7.0

6.4

6.4

7.3

8.1

BTT

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.2

*4.9

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.3

153.0

5.10

303

Calendar year 1953: Max 215 Min 5.3 Mean 73.5 Ac-ft 53,210

Water year 1953-54: Max 193 Min 3.1 Mean 56.4 Ao-ft 40,820

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Kov. 28 to Mar. 22, Mar. 26 to Apr. 8. Ho gagehelght record May 8 to June 1; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for Pelican River near Fergus Falls.
34 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 46°20'10", long 96°07'00", In NE£ sec. 17, T. 133 N., R. 43 W., on right 

downstream wlngwall of bridge on U. S. Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Fergus Falls 

and 1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 482 sq ml.

Records available . June 1909 to December 1912, July 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice dally. Altitude of gage Is 1,185 ft (from topographic map). June 19, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1910-12, 1942-54), 70.4 cfs (50,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 242 cfs July 2; maximum gage height observed, 

4.06 ft Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 13 cfs Sept. 27 

(gage height, 1.36 ft, backwater from aquatic growth).

1909-12, 1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 756 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 

5.53 ft); maximum gage height observed, 5.60 ft Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice); 

no flow for many days in 1946, 1949, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

growth, which are fair. Flow affected by storage in lakes above station.

Revisions. WSP 955: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

TI8~ 118

114

116

114

113

113

108

108

105

105

100

T55

102

103

106

108

108

106

108

*108

111

111

114

118

118

116

116

114

114

116

3,431

111

6,800

Nov.

114

119

1Z1

119

118

117

116

116

115

118

123

126

131

T2T

ill

111

118

111

108

12T

125

118

*114

111

110

110

110

110

112 

115

3,489

116

6,920

Dec.

117

118

117

116

115

113

108

106

103

98

96

95

93

9Z

91

90

*89

88

87

86

85

84

84

83

82

81

81

80

M 

80

80

2,918

94.1

5,790

Jan.

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

73

7Z

70

64

60

57

55

53

51

48

46

*44

44

44

44

45

45

45

45

46

47

48 

49

50

1,784

57.5

3,540

Feb.

51

B7

55

56

58

59

60

61

62

62

61

59

57

55

56

57

59

61

63

65

68

71

74

77

80

84

87

89

-

1,800

64.3

3,570

Mar.

89

88

*85

82

8i

83

86

89

9Z

95

98

101

104

105

107

115

124

134

143

150

160

170

178

*187

T55

180

175

165

151 

148

146

3,896

126

7,730

Apr.

146

145

145

145

150

160

180

195

Z10 *50T

173

*164

166

159

154

145

139

145

146

150

145

141

141

148

148

173

181

177

177

184

4,833

161

9,590

May

181

188

T5F

188

182

181

*175

173

181

177

177

172

170

170

166

166

163

163

159

159

155

155

152

152

152

T50" 150

157

161

161

161

5,185

167

10,Z80

June

157

154

*152

146

136

134

179

159

145

13Z

145

157

159

177

179

170

164

168

163

159

157

154

148

145

139

138

131

124

*122 

I2T

4,517

151

8,960

July

1Z1

212

1ST

161

150

136

1Z9

121

146

132

119

114

108

103

102

97

89

89

87

84

8Z

81

78

78

76

76

*78

76

73 73"

73

3,328

107

6,600

Aug.

73

72

72

70

66

65

61

59

58

57

56

54

53

53

52

52

48

50

49

49

48

46

46

*45

84_

73

58

48

45

45

45

1,752

56.5

3,480

Sept.

41

41

39

39

40

42

41

41

98

51

68

62

62

63

63

62

59

59

59

57

*57

59

46

21

14

14

13

14

20

36

1,411

47.0

2,800

Calendar year 1953: Max 493 Min 25 Mean 145 Ac-ft 104,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 212 Min 13 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-12, Nov. 21 to Apr. 9. Backwater from 

aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, May 26 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 35

Melissa Lake near Shore ham, Mlnrv.

Location.--Lat 46°43'25", long 95°54'50", in sec. 31, T. 138 N., R. 41 W., on right 

abutment of concrete dam at outlet, at Buck's Mill, 3 miles south of Shoreham.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read about 3 times weekly, except for one reading only at the end of the 

month for December, January, and February.

Extremes. 1937-54: Maximum gage height observed, 10. t. 

observed, 5.24 ft May 14, 1937. ft May 19, 1950; minimum

Remarks. Lake level artificially regulated by special type dam (identification number 

18] with eight 5-foot bays, permitting a 9-foot control. Datum of gage is at top ol 

concrete sill of dam.

9-

Oage height, in feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31... 

Nov. 30... 

Dec. 31...

9.38

9.45

9.57

Jan. 31.... 9.63 

Feb. 28.... 9.73 

Mar. 31.... 9.83

Apr. 30.... 9.82

May 31.... 9.75

June 30.... 9.57

July 31.... 9.40

Aug. 31.... 9.38

Sept.30.... 9.45

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls, Minn.

Location. La t 46°12'35", long 96°11'05", in NEi sec. 34, T. 132 N., R. 44 W., on left bank 

0.7 mile downstream from Orwell Dam, 6.1 miles downstream from Dayton Hollow Dam, 

8 miles southwest of Fergus Falls, and 11.1 miles downstream from Pelican River.

Drainage area.--1.830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Otter Tail River below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,029.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 11, 1930, to Nov. 17, 1933, at 

datum 2.00 ft higher; Nov. 18, 1933, to Mar. 21, 1953, at site 6.1 miles upstream at 

datum 40.30 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years (1931-32, 1933-54), 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.26 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 1,710 cfs June 17, 1953 (gage height, 5.60 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum, 1.0 cfs May 2, 1934, Sept. 30, 1935; minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Feb. 7, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Orwell Reservoir (capacity, 28,400 acre-ft) 

beginning Mar. 21, 1953, and powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1934(M). WSP 1208: 1947(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

459

470

442

410

415

420

426

367

465

454

454

370

334

338

288

264

268 

272

272

272

*352

400

400

400

395

464

536

536

524

437

356

12,260

395

24,320

Nov.

405

410

494

543

524

476

437

442

488

556

562

SIB

494

494

464

405

347 

334

370

448

524

518

*543

518

512

506

437

400

400

400

13,969

466

27,710

Dec.

453

588

608

582

543

536

500

464

415

410

412

412

418

423

434

440

*423 

457

451

451

423

396

396

390

384

379

3T9

379

390

406

412

13,754

444

27,280

Jan.

428

434

428

428

428

434

440

434

400

396

389

383

388

390

390

396

403 

412

*401

400

390

400

406

402

401

385

374

374

370

350

341

12,400

400

24,600

Feb.

330

305

300

295

305

300

295

320

330

325

310

299

285

275

275

290

300 

300

300

305

305

305

325

335

335

352

325

410

_

8,736

312

17,330

Mar.

418

445

*488

460

435

412

396

384

401

406

401

390

370

350

350

360

363 

321

477

601

601

540

661

*598

753

592

673

655

583

468

613

14,945

482

29,640

Apr.

607

607

607

607

601

496

541

482

673

*739

739

*709

667

625

601

565

547 

553

553

553

547

547

541

547

559

667

709

709

739

787

18,424

614

36,540

May

824

805

799

805

857

*864

850

831

824

818

818

824

824

831

844

857

850

896

890

883

876

876

876

876

876

857

850

890

902

909

9_42

26,524

856

52,610

June

799

709

*831

*942

984

984

890

769

589

518

715

824

902

909

977

1,120

1,160 

1,140

1,120

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,140

1,140

1,040

857

763

589

*514

72T

27,092

903

53,740

July

703

673

799

991

991

522

282

659

1.050

909

685

547

571

511

440

390

412 

418

401

384

368

368

374

362

335

305

*305

315

346

374

384

16,174

522

32,080

Aug.

390

352

285

245

255

260

265

265

255

245

245

250

240

226

226

221

221 

183

79

82

85

88

88

*88

94

94

100

103

106

109

116

5,861

189

11,630

Sept.

122

122

126

126

126

130

130

130

133

136

136

140

217

320

555

335

335 

335

330

325

*325

325

320

310

285

285

245

226

230

230

6,870

229

13,650

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,670 Mln 66 Mean 565 Ac-ft 409,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,160 Mln 79 Mean 485 Ac-ft 351,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 9-13, 15-17, 20-22, 24, 26, 29, 30, Feb. 11, 

12, 27, 28, Mar. 2-5, 12-17, 29.
36 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Height -of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°53', long 95?38', in sec. 5, T. 139 N., R. 39 W., on right abutment of

concrete dam at outlet, 11 miles northeast of city of Detroit lakes. 

Records available. March 1938 to September 1954 (fragmentary), discontinued. 

Gage. Staff headwater and tailwater gages read about three times weekly except for only

occasional readings during winter months. Datum of gage is 1,449.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes.--1938-54: Maximum gage height observed, 5.68 ft June 20, 21, 24, 28, 1943;

minimum observed, 2.35 ft Feb. 20, Mar. 18, 1940. 

Remarks. Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (identification number 9-9),

with six 5-foot bays, permitting a 5-foot control by stoplogs. Datum of gage is at top of concrete sill of dam.

Qage height, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 30.... 3.51

Nov. 30.... 3.49

Dec. 31.... 3.45

Jan. Z8.... 3.65 

Feb. 27.... 3.71 

Mar. 31.... 3.77

Apr. 30.... 4.75

May 31.... 4.71

June 30.... 4.05

July 30.... 3.55 

Aug. 30.... 3.35 

Sept.30.... 3.33

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River near Charlesville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45 0 53'25", long 96°21'30", in SWij-SWj sec. 17, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., near

right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from West Branch

Mustinka River, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.8 miles northeast of Wheaton. 

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1954 (some winter records incomplete). Prior

to October 1949, published as "above Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville." 

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, adJustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference

mark at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1943-45, 1947-54), 16.9 cfs (12,240 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 280 cfs June 8 (gage height, 8.84 ft, from graph

based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 14.19 ft), from

rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

no flow for several months each year. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or

shifting control, which are fair. Slight regulation on some days from dam east of

Norcross.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.7

.5

.4

. 8

.7

4.2

0.14

8.3

Nov.

0^

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

*1.7

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.8

3.3

3^5

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

40.5

1.35

80

Dec.

0.7

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

0.10

6.0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

1.5

2.0

3.5

6.0

9.0

*li

12

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

90.8

2.93

180

Apr.

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.6

8.0

8.4

10

14

*23

£2

33

*13

11

9.6

7.4

11

10

2.6

6.7

13

14

13

11

6.5

9.8

12

11

49

36

22

444.4

14.8

881

May

23

25

23

24

23

18

7.1

8.4

10

9.8

8.4

8.0

*6.7

5.9

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.3

9.8

4.9

4.2

4.3

4.7

23

36

32

11

414.5

13.4

822

June

98

104

80

*55

38

27

89

256

193

104

46

26

18

19

26

20

15

15

15

14_

14

14

15

15

14

14

16

18

15

*16

1,409

47.0

2,790

July

14

TI

13

12

11

11

13

12

10

9.2

9.6

10

9.4

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

230.8

7.45

458

Aug.

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.J.

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.0

5.2

5.0

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.5

3.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.4

*2.8

2.4

2,2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

111.0

3.58

220

Sept.

1. 2

T74

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

5.0

7.6

6.9

5.2

7.1

8.2

10,

8.6

7.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

*5.2

4.7

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.3

133.7

4.46

265

Calendar year 1953: Max 72 Mln o Mean 6.04 Ac-ft 4,370

Water year 1953-54: Max 256 Mln o Mean 7.90 Ac-ft 5,710

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 26, Mar. 19 to Apr. 8. Backwater 

from debris Oct. 26 to Nov. 21, Sept. 28-30. Shifting-control method used June 8 to July 25.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 3V

Mustinka ditch below West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°53'20", long 96°21'45", in SE^SE^ sec. 18, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge over West Branch Mustinka River, 40 ft downstream from inlet to Mustinka ditch, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.7 miles 

northeast of Wheaton.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954. Prior to October 1949, published as 

"below Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville."

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference 

mark at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 8.80 cfs (6,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 207 cfs June 8 (gage height, 7.91 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 997 cfs Apr. 9 1952, from rating curve extended above 

270 cfs (gage height, 13.73 ft, from floodmark); no flow for several'months each year.

Remarks. Records fair during periods of flow. Flow is diverted to Mustinka ditch at 

medium and high stages, to relieve flood conditions in West Branch Mustinka River 

basin.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

0 

.2 

.5

1.0 

1.7 

2.6 

4.7

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

10.8

19.2

34

53

98

180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(»)

0

0

0

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(»)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

00"

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

"7.4 12

0

15.6

0.52

31

May

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

0

0

0

.iZ.

0.7

0.02

1.4

June

5.7

6.8

2.6

*00"

0

28

178 T43"

46

6.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

416.1

13.9

825

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(»)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 0.92 Ac-ft 665 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 178 Mln 0 Mean 1.18 Ac-ft 857

Observation of no flow made on this day. 

402891 O -57 -4
38 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°53'20", long 96°21'45", in SE^SE^ sec. 18, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 40 ft downstream from Mustinka ditch diversion, lv miles upstream .from mouth, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.7 miles 

northeast of Wheaton.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Twelve Mile Creek below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference 

mark at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1943-45, 1947-54), 54.4 cfs (39,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 794 cfs June 8 (gage height, 7.91 ft, from graph 

based on gage reading); no flow for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Apr. 9, 1952, from rating curve extended 

above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow (gage height, 13.73 

ft, from floodmarks); no flow most winters.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow is 

diverted to Mustinka ditch at medium and high stages to relieve flood conditions in 

West Branch Mustinka River basin. Diverted flow is discharged into Mustinka River 

6.4 miles upstream from gaging station on Mustinka River above Wheaton. '

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1055: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

-0.1 

0.0

.1

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

1.0 

1.9 

3.3

5.0

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

.4

.7

1.0

0.6

1.9

3.3

5.0

7.1

14

22

1.5

2.0

3.0

4

6

7.5

55

121

220

484

721

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3 1.1

.7

.4

1.6

ITT

6.2

0.20

12

Nov.

1.0

l.Z

1.4

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

.9

75" .6

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.0

*1.9

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.0

3.8 

5.0

OT

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

49.6

1.65

98

Dec.

0.7

73" .8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

JT

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

7.7

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

- -

0

0

0

Mar.

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

1.7

3.8

9.0

22

32

37

42

47

51

*56_

51

45

40

36

33

31

537.9

17.4

1,070

Apr.

29

27

26

28

31

31

36

3P

*3

52

42

*30

24

21

18

16

18

11

10

15

16

15 

14

11

9.0

13

48

I5B- 182

74

1,052.0

35.1

2,090

May

57

50

55

59

69

55" 79

38

34

24

23

21

*18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

10

9.5

11

10

9.5

8.1

IS 7.6

27

32

78

900.7

29.1

1,790

June

146

153

121

*79

52

39

201

717

514

324

148

80

46

38

42

41

36

27

24

22

20

19 

20

20

19

19

19

17

*T5- 15

3,133

104

6,210

July

14

13

14

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

12

12

14

6.9

5.2

4.6

4.8

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.8

H5.4

5.0

4.6

4.8

*5.2

4.6

5.0 

6.2

253.2

8.17

502

Aug.

6.6

672

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.6

6.0

5.8

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.6

1:1 4.1

3.3

2.0

1.9 

1.7

1.9

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

 * 

124.4

4.01

247

Sept.

1.6

i!g

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.8

5.4

8.3

7:3

7.1

8.5

11

12

9.7

8.1

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.0 

*5.4

5.2

4.6

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

157.6

5.25

313

Calendar year 1953: Max 528 Mln 0 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,050

Water year 1953-54: Max 717 Mln 0 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,340

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 2.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Mustlnka River above Wheaton, Mlnn.

39

Location. Lat 45°49U5", long 96°29'25", on line between sees. 7 and 8, T. 127 N., R. 46 

W., near left bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 1 mile upstream from 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles north of railroad 

depot in Wheaton, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 834 sq mi.

Records available. June to November 1916, March to September 1917, June 1919 to September 1924, March 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice dally. Datum of gage Is 973.30 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department). June to November 

1916 staff gage at site 3? miles downstream at different datum. March 1917 to September 1924 chain gage at site 100 ft upstream from present site at different datum. 

March 1931 to Oct. 30, 1945, chain gage, Oct. 31, 1945, to Oct. 21, 1946, temporary 

staff gage and reference point in vicinity of present gage, and Oct. 22, 1946, to 

June 30, 1954, wire-weight gage, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher.

Average year]'"discharge. 22 years (1920-24, 1933-36, 1939-54), 52.1 cfs (37,720 acre-ft per 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 393 cfs June 9 (gage height, 6.61 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1917, 1919-24, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 

16.56 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow during many periods.

Flood In late March or early April 1916, reached a stage of 17.4 ft, at datum then 

in use (discharge, 2,980 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor. Some water diverted to Rabbit Creek basin about 10 miles upstream 

during periods of high flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1935. WSP 895: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

TT

0.2

0.006

0.4

Nov.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

-.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

»ff

.1

.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

2

3

?.5

2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

22.3

0.74

44

Dec.

 31.0

.7

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.1

0

<J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

0.23

14

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

05"

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.3

.8

1.3

8

11

12

12

13

15

40

56

70

*62

52

50

45

42

40

530.4

17.1

1,050

Apr.

38

41

43

44

50

62

72

70

69

*66

62

60

*46

52

46

40

34

23

11

7.9

5.8

4.6

4^3" 3.8

6.1

12

18

68

146

TOT

1,308.5

43.6

2,600

May

39

34

40

60SO"

54

47

39

32

34

32

25

*22

21

20

18

17

17

19

19

18

16

14

12

11

11

6.7

6.0

S7¥

13

52

815.1

26.3

1,620

June

108

148

*140

114

in

134

176

313

391

Z"5TT

152

110

70

40

39

46

45

39

38

35

29

27

30

24

22

22

20

20

17

*TS

2,734

91.1

5,420

July

15

14

13

11

10

11

12

10

12

10

13

13

13

12

1£

13

7.0

5.0

57CT

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

*6.1

5.9

5.7

6.0

283.9

9.16

563

Aug.

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.0

5.8

*5.5

5.4

5.. 2

4.8

4.3

4.1

3^7

181.8

5.86

361

Sept.

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

5. "6

5.5

9.8

11

Iff

10

9.8

9.2

7.9

*6.1

6.3

5.5

4.4

3.4

3.9

2.5

5T

2.9

171.9

5.73

341

Calendar year 1953 : Max 550 Mln 0 Mean 33.6 Ac-ft 24,340

Water year 1953-54 : Max 391 Min 0 Mean 16.6 Ac-ft 12,010
40 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°51M5", long 96°34'25", In SW£SW* sec. 27, T. 128 N. , R. 47 W., on left 

bank Just downstream from Big Slough outlet, 300 ft downstream from White Rock Dam, 4 

miles south of White Rock, S. Dak., and 5 miles northwest of Wheaton, Minn.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 959.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 14, 1943, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 99.4 cfs (71,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.67 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,410 cfs June 3, 1952 (gage height, 10.36 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those affected by ice during period of flow, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by Lake Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood Control and Water Conservation 

Project (available capacity for flood control, 137,000 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1 

7.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

0 3.1

.4 3.3

1.9 3.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.5 4*^

3.1

2.2

4.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1..4

^2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

57.3

1.85

114

Nov.

0.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.2

2.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.8

1.4

^6

3.

1.

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

35.6

1.19

71

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 170 Min 0

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

1.1

2.2

3.5

5.5

6.3

7.0

7.1

*7.3

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.1

8.9

£L3

89.6

2.89

178

Apr.

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.2

6.2

5.3

9.2

4.4

4.0

*5.3

5.3

4.4

*4.0

4.4

7.7

4.8

4.8

3.2

3.2

i,o

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

4.4

5.8

6.2

6.7

_ il__

166.8

5.56

331

May

8.7

10

19

12

8.2

8.7

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.2

**3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.9

.8

.7

1.0

2.6

4.0

6.2

12

144.4

4.66

286

June

11

12

12

10

*8.2

7.2

17

T.2

7.7

7.7

8.7

8.7

7.7

6.7

6.2

5.3

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.3

4.4

4,4

5.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.0

4.4

2.6

*2.4

202.6

6.75

402

July

2.2

1.7

JL5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.1

1.7

3.6

2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.1

a2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

3.0

2.4

*1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

61.9

2.00

123

Aug.

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

l.O

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

6^3

1.5

1.0

.5

*.6

.6

.7

.5

.4

.8

.7

41.1

1.33

82

Sept.

0.8

.7

.5

.2

.5

.6

.3

.1

o

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

27

8.2

4.4

4.0

1.9

*1.7

3.0

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

5.9'.5

1.5

70.9

2.36

141

Mean 23.8 Ac-ft 17,220

Water year 1953-54: Max 27 Mln 0 Mean 2.38 Ae-ft 1,730

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

** Field estimate of low flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Apr. 2.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 41

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak.

Location. lat 46°15'55", long 96°35'40", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 132 N., R. 47 W., on left bank 

In Wahpeton, 800 ft downstream from confluence of Bols de Sioux and Otter Tail Rivers 

and at mile 548.6.

Drainage area.--4.010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1916 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden dam. Datum of gage is 942.97 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 6, 1943, Weather Bureau staff gage 800 ft upstream, 

converted to present datum. Aug. 6, 1943, to Oct. 27, 1950, chain gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1943-54), 585 cfs (423,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs June 9 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum, 

81 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 7,130 cfs Apr. 12, 1952 (gage height, 14.99 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Dec. 31, 1948, Jan. 1, 1949. 

Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft in spring of 1897.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by several powerplants and numerous controlled 

TaTces and ponds, of which Lake Traverse (the largest) has 137,000 acre-ft capacity 

available for flood control.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method uaed July 8 to Aug. 25)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 25 Aug. 25 to Sept. 30

2.7 83 5.0 692 3.0 94

3.2 138 6.0 1,090 3.4 157

3.6 204 7.0 1,560 3.8 252

4.0 319 8.0 2,090 4.2 391

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

n

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

458

461

454

 472

413

421

432 

424

373 

461

465

469

391

274

255

265

225

212

228

230

233

258

333

384

391

395

424 

521

551

597 

555

12,025

388

23,850

Nov.

384

410

410

458

532

525

*487 

435

424 

435

495

521

536

529

480

458

413

333

308

34T

600

700

525 sio

506

502

484 

435

359

351

13,886

463

27,540

Dec.

421

465

*544

480

450

600

660 

640

580 

484

476

548

536

460

380

400

380

410

450

470

470

400

350

400

420

410

400

370

360

300 

350

14,064

454

27,900

Jan.

400

400

400

400

400

380

1

*390 

400

400 

350

420

420

430

430

410

390

380

370

360

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

340 

340

340

340 

340

11,680

377

23,170

Feb.

350

350

*350

340

330

330

330 

330

340 

360

350

330

325

310

310

310

330

350

360

360

360

360

370

380

*390

390

400 

410

-

 -

9,805

350

19,450

Mar.

420

440

430

420

480

470

460 

450

440 

*450

460

460

440

430

420

420

470

530

480

480

620

745

822

861

870

*750

750 

850

770

680 

660

17,418

562

34,550

Apr.

610

580

*513 '624

578

608

692 

849

*814 

1,020

924

833

791

734

662

635

593

574

567

570

574

574

570

551

567

627

764 

798

757

757

20,310

677

40,280

May

806

857

845

845

861

884

892 

*872

849 

833

822

818

822

818

826

829

837

833

861

864

849

853

841

822

845

849

837 

861

880

896 

196

26,403

852

52,370

June

1,340

*1,230

900

872

936

960

996 

1,480

1,780 

1,350

948

948

980

1,020

988

1,010

1,070

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,010

912 

776

643

454

31,243

1,041

61,970

July

665

703

681

745

884

944

*688 

275

589 

896

956

787

605

601

563

491

417

428

428

413

398

380

391

387

373

337

323 

319

*316

369 

406

16,758

541

33,240

Aug.

410

413

377

291

244

347

247 

252

347 

241

236

236

238

233

230

225

322

236

202

89

83

85

90

91

93

100

110 

122

113

108 

108

6,219

201

12,340

Sept.

*113_

113

118

125

122

127

122 

132

157 

141

j.36

134

134

211

326

366

355

362

359

362

362

362

351

*341

333

305

291 

252

206

227

7,045

235

13,970

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,020 Min 92 Mean 665 Ac-ft 481,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,780 Min 83 Mean 512 Ac-ft 370,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21, 22, Nov. 27 to Dec. 9, Dec. 14 to Mar. 19, 

Mar. 25 to Apr. 2.
42 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River near Abercrorabie, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°28'05", long 96°47'00", in NE$NE£ sec. 36, T. 135 N., R. 49 W., on right 

bank 420 ft upstream from bridge on former U. S. Highway 81. three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from rubble masonry dam which serves as control, 3£ miles northwest of Abercrorabie, and 7 miles downstream from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area. 2,170 sq mi, approximately, of which about 530 sq mi probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 907.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage at site 420 ft downstream 

at datum 5.00 ft lower. Dec. 7, 1939, to Nov. 24, 1952, s.taff gage at site threequarters of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-54), 78.1 c f s (56, 54 0 acre-ft per 

year); median of yearly mean discharges, 52 cfs (37,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 800 cfs July 2 (gage height, 5.93 ft); no flow at 

times.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 21.02 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs; no flow for some periods in many 

years.

Flood in spring of 1897 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmark pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Fish and Wildlife Service wild fowl refuges, 

oT which Lake Tewauken is the largest. Some small diversions for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (, 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to Apr. 2, July 4-7; 

loop curve used July 2, 3)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0

.1

1.1

3.1

5.8

13

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

26

38

66

135

293

449

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

il.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

2.1

0.07

4.2

Jan.

0.1

..1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

3.0

Feb.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.2

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

*.S

. 1.0

T75

_

7.6

0.27

15

Mar.

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.8

2.6

4.4

30

93

112

164

**176

194

*138

80

100

70

64

70

58

1,371.5

44.2

2,720

Apr.

47

42

41

38

38

43

*63

48

80

il

91

91

*74

58

51

43

32

26

23

*21

20

19

17

14

ii

16

22

25

26

31

1,243

41.4

2,470

May

45

56

59

54

68

82

76

66

54

*47

42

*36

31

28

25

22

20

18

16

14

14

14

12

11

10

8^9

8.9

11

12

12

13

985.8

31.8

1,960

June

16

24

56

74

58

42

47

35

28

28

109

206

194

*194

*266

138

100

72

58

48

39

32

28

26

21

15

11

7.2

5.5

5.8

1,981.5

66.0

3,930

July

3.1

*563

*T72

176

80

41

*32

31

25

19

13

9.6

7.5

5.2

*4.1

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.6

jj>

.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8

1. 8

1,503.4

48.5

2,980

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.5

1.0

*.8

1.1

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

14.6

0.47

29

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.5

.3

.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.6

3.3

4.9

*5i8

5.5

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.1

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

46.1

1.54

91

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,190 Mln 0 Mean 65.7 Ac-ft 47,550

Water year 1953-54: Max 563 Min 0 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,200

Peak discharge (base, 300 ofs).--June 15 (2 a.m.) 342 cfs (3.14 ft); July 2 (5:30 p.m.) 800 cfs 

(5.93 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Feb. 15 (no gage-height record Jan. 13- 

21, Feb. 10-15).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 43

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°52'10", long 96 0 47'00", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W., on left 

bank just upstream from Island Park Dam in Fargo, 10 miles south of (24 miles upstream 

from) mouth of Sheyenne River, and at mile 452.1.

Drainage area.--6,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1901 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 867.4 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1914, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at datum 6.65 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1914, to July 31, 1928, staff gage at present 

site at datum 3.70 ft higher.

Average discharge.--52 years (1902-54), 499 cfs (361,300 acre-ft per year, unadjusted); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 400 cfs (289,600 acre-ft per year, unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs July 4 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum discharge observed, 86 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 7.65 ft).

1901-54: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1943 (gage height, 28.40 ft); maximum gage height, 28.79 ft Apr. 16, 1952; no flow for many days in each year during 

period 1932-41.

Maximum stage known, 40.1 ft Apr. 7, 1897, site and datum in use prior to 1914.

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by several powerplants and numerous controlled lakes and ponds, of which Lake Traverse (the largest) has 137,000 acre-ft 

capacity available for flood control. Some small diversions for municipal supply. 

Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion by city of Fargo.

R-evlslons (water years).--WSP 1115: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.6 74 9.0 680

8.0 186 10.0 1,410

8.5 396 11.0 2,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

427

427

427

438

 427

443

406

401

412

406

386 

412

427

438

417

344

278

278

261

258

238

245

238

253

8320

372

386

391

412

486

554

11,588

374

22,980

615

Nov.

572

537

427

401 

412

*443

503

526

509

454

459 

443

486

520

549

549

503

481

438

391

391

330

278

476

652

514

537

560

503

492

14,516

477

28,400

535

Dec.

396

*539

348

396 

396

a350

261

526

476

584

578 

526

454

470

476

458

386

362

386

406

452

454

459

452

8550

a550

8400

422

417

386

326

12,782

412

25,350

483

Jan.

8270

354

412

372

412

396

406

*367

406

386

372 

362

367

396

372

422

a580

358

354

553

316

526

321

8530

330

321

330

326

326

334

a335

11,072

357

21,960

387

Feb.

359

359

548

*359 

339

334

a350

550

526

326

350

326

526

8550

572

554

567

321

526

353

a360

348

358

353

555

358

*572

a575

-

9,632

344

19,100

354

Mar.

377

382

382

407 

412

443

8460

486

476

454

432 

*443

445

8440

452

452

427

464

520

590

8650

740

890

81,040

1,140

1,120

1,140

1,060

1,040

922

19,572

631

38,820

381

Apr.

896

857

831

722 

686

710

824

857

963

1,240

1.570

1,360

1,230

1,100

1,000

935

831

779

728

698

692

692

686

668

668

662

686

740

870 

909

25,890

863

51,350

385

May

896

a900

942

1,020 

1,020

1,040

*1,070

1.080

1,060

1,020

977 

963

955

955

922

909

896

896

909

890

909

922

896

896

890

883

890

916

922 

922

955

29,261

944

58 , 040

447

June

977

1,080

1,560

1,270 

1,060

1,020

1,150

1,060

1,100

1,390

1.65Q 

1,490

1,260

1,260

1,500

1,450

1,540

*1,260

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,030

949 

851

35,687

1,190

70,780

489

July

704

608

1,020

1,830 

*1,770

1,470

1,290

1,180

928

572

a800 

896

956

838

698

620

572

a500

448

427

427

412

406

401

591

591

406

*582

539 

334

^?Q jjy

22,355

721

44,340

593

Aug.

362

391

HI

401 

377

334

a270

261

253

257

253 

245

245

258

253

242

238

234

230

238

234

170

132

107

88

92

135

138

135 

155

155

7,240

234

14,360

479

Sept.

120

110

110

*120 

118

123

123

118

150

153

165 

165

160

165

160

186

303

386

386

377

372

382

372

*377

567

567

348

330

308 

299

7,214

240

14,310

412

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Ac-ft

384 

23,600

486 

28,930

420 

25,840

363 

22,350

350 

19,460 39

638 869 

,200 51,740

951 

58,480

1,198 731 

71,270 44,930

241 247 

14,840 14,720

Observed

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,700 Min 93 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,830 Min 88

Mean 877 

Mean 566

Ac-ft 634,700 

Ac-ft 409,800

Adjusted

Calendar year 1953 : Mean 884 Ac-ft640,400 

Water year 1953-54 : Mean 574 Ac-ft 415,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Fargo, In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Wahpeton.
44 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.

Location. lat 47°47'25", long 99°53'25", in SE&Wtj- sec. 21, T. 150 N., R. 72 W., on left 

bank 90 ft north of Harvey Water Works, 0.4 mile upstream from small tributary, and 

Sir miles northeast of Harvey.

Drainage area. 562 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,520.10 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to June 11, 1946, staff gage at site 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 14.9 cfs (10,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 351 cfs June 17 (gage height, 5.57 ft); no flow 

during several months.

1945-54: Maximum discharge Observed, 1,430 cfs Apr. 18, 1950; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.95 ft Apr. 17, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow during several months in 

most years.

Remarks. --Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method uaed Apr. 10 to May 16)

1.5

1.6

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 12

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

31

55

85

128

207

330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

T

.5

2.5

0.08

5.0

Jan.

~~7T 0.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Feb.

~T2~ 0.1

.2

.5

.5

.5 

.5

1

1

*1.6

1

.5

.5

1

1

1

5 

10

*30

50

40

30 *20

15

12

10

9

8

250.1

8.93

496

Mar.

7

6

5

*4

4

5 

5

*4

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

5 

5

7

7

7

6

*6

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

160

5.2

317

Apr.

4

4

4

7.0

11

*«

11

13

12

11

*11

10

8.1 *9.0

20

13 

6.3

*4.1

2.4

4.4

6.7

6.7

5.3

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.8

*5.8

4.6

253.1

8.44

502

May

4.1

4.1

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.5 

*3.2

2.7

3.0

2.5

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5 

2.0

1.2

*1.1

.9

4.9

2.4

2.7

2.4

3.5

5.0

7.4

5.6 8 3

99.6

3.21

198

June

9.7

7.9

8.8

7.4

6.3

5.3

77

75

54

*49

38

26

39

75

*141

*Hf

186

164

*153

139

124

103

93

88

85

93

*78

62

2,586.4

86.2

5,130

July

57

55

51

50

49

43

54

*51

60

51

39

29

25

23

20

20

17 

15

12

Ml

10

12

11

8.1

6.2

4.7

4, 1

4. 4

6.7

22

17

838.2

27.0

1,660

Aug.

10

8.3

*6.3

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.1

3.8

2.7

2.2

2.2

3.8

3.2

6.7

*8.3

tt

10

7.4

6.5

6.5

7.2

5.2

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.3

2.5

2*8

167.9

5.42

333

Sept.

2.2

1.5

.9

.3

.j.

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.9

.9

M. 1

22

TT

19

14 

17

9.7

8.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

8.8

8.3

6.7

4.7

3.8

3.0

3.2

171.7

5.72

341

Calendar year 1953: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean'~ 3.26 Ac-ft 2,360

Water year 1953-54: Max 313 Mln 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,980

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). June 17 (4 p.m.) 351 ofs (5.57 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28 to Apr. 3.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak.

45

Location. Lat 47°48'30", long 98°42'57", on south quarter of line between sees. 15 and 

16, T. 150 N., R. 63 W., on left bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, 3.3 

miles south of Warwick.

Drainage area. 2.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control. Altitude of gage is 1,370 ft 

(by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 77.1 cfs (55,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 878 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.38 ft); minimum, 

1 cfs Oct. 1-22; minimum gage height, 2.09 ft Oct. 2, Nov. 20.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.45 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in most years; minimum gage height, 2.03 ft Aug. 26, 1951, Aug. 24,

25, &6, 1952»

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. Records include flow of spring which 

enters below gage and Just above control. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351. Discharge measurements, in 

cubic feet per second, of spring inflow made during the year are listed below.

Dec. 1.

Jan. 6.

26.

1.1

1.2 

1.5

Feb. 23.......... 1.6

1.1 

Ap . 13.......... 1.3

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gag

discharge, In cubic feet p

(Shifting-control method used 0

height, in feet, and 

r second) 

t. 1 to Nov. 2)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 115

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

209

406

660

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

t

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2 

2

2

3

3

3

4

*5

48

1.5

95

Nov.

4

3

2

2

2

2

2 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

3 

3

3

3

4

4

4

85

2.8

169

Dec.

*4

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

3

3

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

107

3.5

212

Jan.

4

4

4

4

4

*4

3 

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

4

*4

4

4

4

4

4

112

3.6

222

Feb.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4 

5

5

5

*5

4

4

5

5

5

5

8

13

10

10

23

*60

92 

123

162

192

206

-

- - ---

975

34.8

1,930

Mar.

192

153

126

102

83

68

60 

*54

48

46

50

52

46

42

42

46

52

62

75

90

90

83

*81

90 

95

98

95

92

86

79

72

2,450

79.0

4,860

Apr.

62

56

50

46

*50

70

83 

81

77

81

88

102

?90

86

81

81

79

66

66

48

44

42

54

54 

52

50

ii

48

48

*48

1,924

64.1

3,820

Calendar year 1953 : Max 185 Mln 1 Mean 21.4

May

50

39

39

44

44

41

37 

30

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

26

30

25

20

20

*18

18

21

if

34

*28

30

36

36

44

958

30.9

1,900

June

46

48

41

34

12

30

42 

*98

195

264

*342

443

438

384

372

447

644

824

848

704

561

495

*457

393 

338

299

268

241

223

220

9,769

326

19,380

July

*241

384

486

166

389

310

*249 

216

185

165

165

185

178

159

153

146

132

121

*108

98

88

83

77

79 

72

64

60

56

52

52

SO

5,269

170

10,450

Aug.

50

48

44

*42

42

46

48 

48

48

48

42

42

50

60

64

58

*54

54

60

50

42

41

50

58 

50

42

39

44

48

44

41

1,497

48.3

2,970

Sept.

*37

34

37

30

25

28

1

32

30

34

30

28

26

25

39

48

60

54

54

48

58

39

37 

42

44

44

42

41

42

1,149

38.3

2,280

Ac-ft 15,490

Water year 1953-54 : Max 848 Min 1 Mean 66.7 Ac-ft 48,290

Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Location. La t 48°04'00", long.98°56'07'c , In SW£ sec. 18, T. 153 N., R. 64 W., on east 

bank of Creel Bay at Lakewood, and 4^ miles southwest of city of Devils Lake. Creel 

Bay, which is half a mile wide, is an arm of Devils Lake and extends 2 wiles to the 

north of the lake.

Drainage area. 3,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . 1867, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1890, 1896 (one gage height for each year) and 

1901-54 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read about twice a week except during winter. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. 1867 to June 1921, various staffs and reference points near 

present site at datum 11.65 ft higher. July 1921 to September 1938, staff gages in 

Creel Bay, at datum 0.56 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to April 1943, 

staff gages 5 miles southwest and May 1943 to June 22, 1950, at south end of Creel Bay, 

at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,413,90 ft Sept. 30; minimum observed, 

1,411.56 ft Dec. 1.

1867-1954: Maximum elevation observed, 1,438.40 ft in 1867, present datum; minimum 

observed, 1,400.87 ft Oct. 24, 1940.

For information about early lake elevations based on tree growth see Geological 

Survey monograph, volume XXV, the Glacial History of Lake Agassiz.

Remarks.--Elevation at gage frequently affected by wind. Elevations listed below are for 

calmer days.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Elevation, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 14........... 1,411.72 Apr. 13........... 1,411.85

31........... 1,411.68 May 3........... 1,411.75

Nov. 12........... 1,411.60 22........... 1,411.68

Dec. 1........... 1,411.56 June 4........... 1,411.72

Jan. 6........... 1,411.88 19........... 1,412.70

July 3........... 1,412.78

19........... 1,412.80

Aug. 24........... 1,413.38

Sept. 14........... 1,413.46

30........... 1,413.90

Sheyenne River near Cooperstovm, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°26', long 98°02', in NE^SE^ sec. 27, T. 146 N., R. 58 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from county bridge and 5 miles east of Cooperstown.

Drainage area.--6,780 sq mi, approximately (includes about 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils 

Lake basin).

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,271.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1^929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 3, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 

150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 130 cfs (94,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 682 cfs June 26 (gage height, 9.32 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Oct. 2, 2, 4 (gage height, 3.49 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 7,830 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 18.69 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 27, Oct. 1, 2, 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

T5

.5

.5

.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.8

4.9

7.8

6.6

6.0

7.8

~8.0 11

7.1

6.6

*10

8.5

7.3

7.1

7.3

6.8

129.9

4.19

258

Nov.

7.1

7.1

9.1

7.5

6.0

5.5

6.2

6.8

8.5

12

IT

1111

10

10

10

10

9.4

7.5

12

10

9.1

9.4

11

10

11

11

11

11

277.4

9.25

550

Dec.

11

11

*11

10

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.3

8.5

8.8

8.0

775" 7.8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

272.0

8.77

540

Jan.

9

?

9

*9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

.8

7

7

 66

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

*7

7

7

8

®

238

7.7

472

Feb.

8

¥

8

9

9

9

9

10

11

12

10

10

9

8

8

9

12

50

120

ISO

130

110

100

90

*80

100

120

110

1,349

48.2

2,680

Mar.

*100

110

110

130

150

180

200

255

*180

160

150

140

120

110

*100

90

 85 85

85

85

85

90

95

100

110

125

*125

125

120

115.

120

3,780

122

7,500

Apr.

120

 110

105

105

110

110

115

115

130

*138

141

173

TE5" 182

*146

137

136

128

119

112

112

107

101

96

88

79

76

85

82

79

3,498

117

6,940

May

77

7Z

72

*69

69

69

64

58

58

58

55

52

48

48

46

45

42

41

39

36

41

40

38

38

34

"SZ 31

43

48

57

71

1,591

51.3

3,160

June

76

*73

73

73

74

71

71

73

90

107

108

116

138

196

342

333

392

449

468

458

*456

486

546

615

666

681

347

*572

508

430

9,391

313

18,630

July

364

322

291

266

248

259

299

345

382 38?

351

303

260

222

196

187

187

184

174

167

156

145

133

120

110

107

98

95

90

84

78

6,605

213

13, 100

Aug.

76

73

71

*70

69

65

61

58

56

M

56

58

61

62

65

69

73

77

78

74

74

71

69

70

68

61

56

57

61

60

56

2,029

65.5

4,020

Sept.

*50

48

49

47

45

44

42

40

45

40

39

39

43

45

41

37

TS

45

43

40

46

54

61

64

^5

59

59

56

49

48

1,419

47.3

2,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 268 Mln 0.5 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,670

Water year 1953-54: Max 681 Min 0.5 Mean 83.8 Ac-ft 60,660

* Discharge measurement made on thla aay.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Apr. 9.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 47

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.

Location. 47°02'00", long 98°05'00", in NW£ sec. 18, T. 141 N., R. 58 W., at Baldhill 

Dam on Sheyenne River, 8 miles northwest of Valley City.

Drainage area. 7,900 sq mi, approximately (includes about 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils 

Lake basin).

Records available. July 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 72,310 acre-ft June 25 (elevation, 1,266.30 ft); 

minimum, 56,000 acre-ft Feb. 16 (elevation, 1,263.42 ft).

1949-54: Maximum contents, 91,400 acre-ft May 14, 1950 (elevation, 1,269.46 ft); 

minimum since reservoir first reached spillway level, 6,600 acre-ft Aug. 11-14, 1950 

(elevation, 1,245.13 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 1,650 ft long, storage began on July 30, 

1349; dam completed September 1949. Usable capacity, 69,100 acre-ft between invert of 

conduit, elevation, 1.238.0 ft, and normal pool level (elevation, 1,266.0 ft). Dead 

storage below elevation 1,238.0 ft, 1,500 acre-ft. Maximum pool elevation, 1,273.2 ft 

(capacity, 116,500 acre-ft). Low flows are controlled by 2 sluice gates 3 ft in diameter. The spillway crest is 120 ft long at elevation 1,252.0 ft, surmounted by 

3 taintor gates, each 15 ft high and 40 ft long. The reservoir is operated for flood 

control and improvement of low-water flow.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1950(M) . WSP 1278: 1953(m).

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30.. ..................

Elevation 

(feet)

1,265.9

Contents 

(acre-feet)

70,000

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,700
48 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°01 I 50", long 98°05'00", In NWtj- sec. 18, T. 141 N., R. 58 W., on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from Baldhill Dam, 8 miles northwest of Valley City, and at 

mile 270.5.

Drainage area. 7.900 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.~5 years, 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 28.28 ft); min- 

 Imum, 4.4 cfs July 27 (gage height, 25.46 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs May 23, 1950 (gage height 32.62 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, about 4,600 cfs Apr. 27 or 28, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include releases at Baldhill Dam to the fishrearing ponds of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

25.5

25.6

25.8

26.1

26.4

5.4

8.2

16

26.7

27.0

27.3

27.6

28.0

139

272

474

713

1,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

2?

21

20

20

*19

19

19

20

18^

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

a20

a20

a20

a20

a20

a20

a20

597

19.3

1,180

Nov.

a20

aZff

a20

a20

*20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

598

19.9

1,190

Dec.

*2020"

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

4O

60

62

63

57

57

57

60

58

57

54

54

56

53

56

60

58

56

1,279

41.3

2,540

Jan.

60

62

60

57

60

60

58

60

*56

58

57

60

56

62

62

60

63

63

62

62

66_

64

60

62

63

63

60

58

57

64

54

1,869

60.3

3,710

Feb.

53

*S5

53

53

54

54

57

53

53

54

57

62

BT

54

54

57

57

58

58

60

58

58

58

*57

58

58

58

60

-

1,576

56.3

3,130

Mar.

62

63

68

66

63

60

62

60

*58

120

73

56

57

56

56

54

53

53

52

BS

53

53

*52

53

53

54

57

135

55o" 250

245

2,503

80.7

4,960

Apr.

240

?40

240

240

234

240

240

234

234

234

234

234

200

57

54

*50

B?

52

53

54

54

57

56

56

54

56

56

54

54

54

3,967

132

7,870

May

54

56

57

B7

57

*57

57

57

57

57

56

56

56

56

*56

56

37

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13.

13

13

13

13

13

13

1,129

36.4

2,240

June

13 rs

13

 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

271

496

504

395

*445

519

519

512

519

526

4,967

166

9,850

July

526

526

526

489

246

117

114

138

229

291

368

612

645

480

172

102

87

86

86

86

93

89

77

53

52

43

TS

75

75

75

*75

6,679

215

13,250

Aug.

77

77

77

77

75

75

37

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.2

7.3

7.3

T7S

8.2

11

11

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.8

13

42

41

45

66

54

53

956.4

30.9

1,900

Sept.

53

54

51

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

52

52

53

53

54

*54

53

52

50

45

44

44

44

43

4T

43

43

43

43

43

1,486

49.5

2,950

Calendar year 1953: Max 971 Mln o Mean 31.3 Ac-ft 22,650

Water year 1953-54: Max 645 Mln 7.3 Mean 75.6 Ac-ft 54,770

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

operation record at Baldhill Dam.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 49

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°54'50", long 98°00'30", in SE&Wtr sec. 28, T. 140 N., R. 58 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from College Dam in Valley City, 13 miles downstream from 

Baldhill Dam, and at mile 253.0.

Drainage area. 8.800 sq mi, .approximately (includes about 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils 

Lake basin).

Records available. March to August 1919, March 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,199.91 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). March to August 1919, 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. March to Oct. 13, 1938, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge (unadjusted). 16 years (1938-54), 124 cfs (89,770 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 95 cfs (68,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 726 cfs July 13 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 

8.0 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.81 ft).

1919, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 4,580 cfs Apr. 28, 1948 (gage height, 17.51 ft); 

no flow during several periods in 1938-41.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 47). 

Revisions..--WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

8.6 16' 

26 

52

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

121 

Z73 

490 

7Z8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

21

21

19

18

21

*16T5-

19

18

20

18

18

18

18

18

Zl

22

19

19

20

19

24

Iff

18

21

20

19

20

19

20

17

597

19.3

1,180

Nov.

ZO

21

17

rs

*19

19

ZO

21

20

21

19

Zl

20

20

20

20

21

22

21

2j>

20

19

21

20

19

21

20

20

19

19

604

20.1

1,200

Dec.

*18

19

19

17

23

20

19

18

18

19

18

17

17

17

46

58

60

56

56

54

56

54

58

56

54

56

56

54

50

 55 64

1,204

38.8

2,390

Jan.

58

60

60

58

58

60

60

58

*44

H

60

58

60

58

60

56

58

62

60

56

62

62

62

56

60

60

60

56

56

56

58

1,816

58.6

3,600

Feb.

*52

5T

56

58

62

56

60

64

If

Tl

62

62

58

56

58

6Z

64

74

74

66

64

62

62

64

*62

64

62

62

-

1,753

62.6

3,480

Mar.

66

62

64

68

66

64

6Z

60

56

*74

116

66

58

54

5Z

52

50

5?

52

52

52

52

*52

60

58

56

58

64

219

253

2ST

2,421

78.1

4,800

Apr.

248

245

24Z

253

262

253

251

W35

242

238

235

235

232

100

58

*50

5?

50

50

54

66

54

54

56

54

54

50

56

58

56

4,143

138

8,2ZO

May

54

58

56

54

54

*60

58

56

56

58

58

58

58

62

W

60

58

Z8

17

16

18

17

22

20

16

16

27

34

17

iiIS

1,258

40.6

2,500

June

16

T5

*19

17

16

16

33

30

Zl

17

58

35

26

52

82

28

25

21

19

16

60

458

350" 579

*422

527

555

555

553

558

5,253

175

10,420

July

560

579

555

548

400

149

113

111

283

267

344

476

704

56T

304

132

88

86

88

88

90

95

93

66

54

 »

54

 SB 43

77

81

*79

7,242

234

14,360

Aug.

77

77

77

i£TT

77

70

26

15

11

1Z

12

16

15

17

12

12

14

11

10

12~ 9.8

10

9.8

9.8

17

47

43

50

64

52

1,041.4

33.6

2,070

Sept.

54

54

54

60

54

58

52

54

58

52

52

52

60

62

5T

*58

54

50

50

47

43

43

44

44

44

44

43

42

43

43

1,524

50.8

3,020

Calendar year 1953: Max 607 Min 0.2 Mean 37.3 Ac-ft 27,O20

Water year 1953-54: Max 704 Min 9.3 Mean 79.1 Ac-ft 57,240

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak.

Location. lat 46°37'35", long 97°00'05", in NE^NWir sec. 5, T. 136 N., R 50 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of Great Northern Railway bridge, If miles southeast 

of Kindred and at mile 68.1.

Drainage area.--9.170 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 929 ft above mean sea level 

["from Great Northern Railway profile).

Average discharge.--5 years, 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 631 cfs July 6 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 3.14 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs May 13, 14, 1950 (gage height, 20.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 26-30, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.07 ft Sept. 29, 30, 1949.

Spring flood of 1947 or 1948 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 3,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated to a large degree by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 47 ). 

and several smaller reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3-5)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

15

72

161

270

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

401

505

600

690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

24

22

*29

37

36

37

37

38

38

39

38

39

39

39

42

44

45

47

49

47

47

45

44

45

47

49

51

48

47

47

1,260

40.6

2,500

Nov.

47

48

47

46

38

*45

32

33

35

55

52

53

51

49

49

48

48

49

48

46

43

40

54

53.

55

53

49

58

52

48

1,430

47.7

2,840

Dec.

51

55

*57

35

35

50

50

52

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

50

50

50

55

55

60

1,640

52.9

3,250

Jan.

60

65

70

70

70

63

68

*68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

2,081

67.1

4,130

Feb.

66

66

*67

68

70

72

75

75

80

80

80

80

120

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

145

145

145

*145

145

135

_

3,119

111

6,190

Mar.

135

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

*115

110

100

100

110

120

130

140

160

160

155

160

160

*145

165

165

150

140

140

140

140

4,115

133

8,160

Apr.

160

130

100

120

180

300

*380

400

390

390

359

329

*312

291

268

278

278

273

217

167

153

135

131

133

133

129 137

121

131

135

6,680

223

13,250

May

135

145

131

131

127

121

115

113

112

104

104

99

106

112

113

106

100

92

91

92

94

96

89

86

73

73

68

68

73

76

79

3,124

101

6,200

June

80

78

72

78

78

73

75

73

67

66

*67

64

66

64

121

115

153

133

104

104

141

102

86

80

71

66

85

312

556

356

3,386

113

6,720

July

*399

499

*520

535

*585

625

583

545

530

462

337

245

208

238

280

329

421

503

494

382

268

208

167

157

141

127

137

145

139

*119

106

10,434

337

20,700

Aug.

104

102

97

113

115

108

104

99

89

83

89

96

96

86

76

67

59

55

53

49

47

49

52

51

78

49

46

43

40

40

3_9_

2,274

73.4

4,510

Sept.

40

40

*35

36

51

58

66

68

91

82

79

78

75

83

88

88

89

83

83

85

82

75

72

72

69

66

66

63

59

59

2,081

69.4

4,130

Calendar year 1953: Max 640 Min 22 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 625 Min 22 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,580

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 10.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 51 

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°53 | 20", long 96°54'55", in sec. 31, T. 140 N., R. 49 W., on left bank 

80 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1 mile north of West Fargo, 3 miles upstream from Maple River, and at mile 24.5.

Drainage area.--9,270 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available.--March 1902 to June 1907, March to August 1919, September 1929 to 

September 1954. Published as "at Haggart" 1902-7, 1919.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 877.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. March 1902 to June 1907 and March to August 1919, staff gage at private bridge 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. September 1929 to July 22, 1930, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum. July 22, 1930, to June 27, 1933, chain 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 148 cfs (107,100 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 130 cfs (94,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 565 cfs July 7 (gage height, 9.11 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.00 ft).

1902-7, 1919, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs May 22, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 20.61 ft May 11, 1950 (backwater from Maple River); minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs 

Dec. 14, 1936 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated to a large degree by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 47).

Revisions.--WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 25-28, Mar. 23-25, 

Apr. 7-21, June 8 to July 4)

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

150

335

561

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

25

23

22

*21

24

38

38

39

39

39

42

39

40

40

44

48

46

51

53

51

51

57

49

43

43

66

53

56

59

56

1,321

42.6

2,620

Nov.

53

53

53

55

54

*36

39

46

49

63

68

64

60

61

59

56

54

55

55

50

35

40

46

47

61

67

69

66

64

62

1,640

54.7

3,250

Dec.

60

*59

60

60

60

50

45

50

50

55

55

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

65

12

1,824

58.8

3,620

Jan.

70

75

75

75

75

76

18

*78

78

78

76

76

76

74

74

74

74

72

72

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

2,260

72.9

4,480

Feb.

67

67

67

*67

70

72

74

76

78

80

82

85

90

100

120

140

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

*148

145

-

3,128

112

6,200

Mar.

140

135

130

130

125

125

120

120

115

110

*109

105

105

105

110

115

120

130

170

180

190

210

225

*211

196

180

165

160

150

140

135

4,461

144

8,850

Apr.

135

*132

125

120

116

147

250

*320

380

397

444

452

434

352

321

305

299

294

*288

266

235

199

173

155

147

145

144

143

144

*140

7,202

240

14,280

May

144

148

150

152

149

148

149

140

132

128

124

121

118

116

116

117

116

112

111

*108

104

103

101

100

99

98

93

84

80

80

13.

3,620

117

7,180

June

81

85

84

80

78

80

79

65

67

78

77

73

73

72

71

*82

119

125

142

138

116

114

134

124

98

81

68

62

150

314

3,010

100

5,970

July

335

*375

440

493

*503

525

559

547

521

512

486

399

302

240

220

253

287

349

441

477

426

328

251

204

176

160

163

*157

155

156

149

10,589

342

21,000

Aug.

134

121

118

113

111

122

119

111

107

104

102

102

100

98

99

86

74

66

58

53

50

50

47

46

47

48

64

52

43

40

19

2,524

81.4

5,010

Sept.

39

39

40

*43

40

42

56

69

84

85

Si

85

82

80

80

87

88

90

89

87

84

86

85

79

75

74

70

67

62

62

2,140

71.3

4,240

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,270 Min 18 Mean 124 Ae-ft 89,910

Water year 1953-54: Max 559 Min 21 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-dlacharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, 21, 

Apr. 8 (no gage-height record Feb. 17-26).

Nov. 29 to Mar. 22, Mar. 26 to Apr. 4,
52 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°53'20", long 97°03'20", in NE^NEi see. 1, T. 139 N., R. 51 W., near 

center of downstream side of county highway bridge Ln Mapleton, 10.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,480 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and loose rock dam; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

ST86.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--10 years, 58.5 cfs (42,350 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 40 cfs (29,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. teximum discharge observed during year, 200 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 8.62 ft, 

backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 5, 6, 8-21.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 4,840 cfs June 17, 1.953 (gage height, 18.62 ft); maximum gage height, 18.91 ft Apr. 6, 1952 (backwater "rom ice); no flow at times in most 

years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some small 

diversions for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1947(M).

Rating table, water yerar 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 tc Nov. 26, Apr. ll)

6.5

6.6

6.7

1.0 

2.5 

5.0 

9.0

113

250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.2

.1 *£

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.2

1.6

3.4

4.4 TT4"

4.4

2.7 

2.1

24.7

0.80

49

Nov.

1.6

2TT

3.4

a4.0

*5.3

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.3

4.7

8.1

77?

7.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

177.0

S.90

351

Dec.

7.6 *77S7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

T

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

160.2

5.17

318

Jan.

3

T

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

F

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

77

2.5

153

Feb.

2

?

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

5

5

6_

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

_

100

3.6

198

Mar.

6

5

5

5

4

5

12

12

13

14

14

*14

14

15

15

16

25

35

50

60

200 TB~0~

160

**100

70

40

**17

18

20

22

24

1,190

38.4

2,360

Apr. May

*28 14

30 20

30 23

35 28

40 50

45 27

50 22

*55 20

77 18

80 20

89 16

*99 16

77 16

48 17

38 14

25

21

24

*19

21

24

18

18

20

16

16

19

20

22

*14

1,114

37.1

2,210

17

11

9.0

10

*12

8.1

7.2

6.0

6.8

5.0

6.0

6.8

8.1

9.5

8.1

6.0

437.6

14.1

868

June

6.8

5.7

7.2

8.5

8.1

7.2

16

T7

6.4

3.9

4.4

3.9

4.7

6.0

8.5

*5.3

4.7

4.2

4.4

3.2

4.2

5.3

7.6

5.7

6.0

5.3

6.8

8.5

7.2

6.8

195.5

6.52

388

July

6.0

*9.0

8.5

8.1

7.2

7.6

8.5

17

26

gg

26

21

20

16

17

18

17

16

12

9.5

9.0

8.1

9.0

9.5

9.5

4.4

2T

*9.5

7.6

6.0

5.7

398.7

12.9

791

Aug.

5.0 275-

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

5.0

2.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

2.5

2.5

4.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.4

3.4

2.7

1.9

1.9

2.7

2.1

1.5

.9 ITS79. 4

2.56

157

Sept.

1.1

.4

74

*.8

.4

.5

.4

.4

1.6

2.9

2.1

1.9

2.7

3.4

3.9

4.7

5.3

6.0

7.6 374-

5.3

5.3

5.0

6.0

5.7

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.3

1.8

94.6

3.15

188

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,060 Min 0 Mean 81.4 Ac-ft 58,900

Water year 1953-54 : Max 200 Min 0 Mean 11.1 Ac-ft 8,030

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Apr. 7
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 53

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°00'40", long 97°13'10", on line between sees. 23 and 24, T. 141 N., 

R. 52 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, 0.4 mile 

north of Amenia.

Drainage area.--107 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and loose rock dam; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is about 

S543 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (from railroad profile). Prior to Oct. 7, 

1947, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 10.6 cfs (7,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.9 ft, from floodmark, backwater from debris); maximum gage height, 6.51 ft Feb. 25 (backwater from ice); 

no flow during several months.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height observed, 

10.96 ft Mar. 27, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow for some periods in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

tf

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

*1.5 170"

1.0

-

4.5

0.16

8.9

Mar.

T70" 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.2

3.5

4

4

4

5

6

8

10

12

16

*19

16

12

10

8

7

6

6

185.2

5.97

367

Apr.

4

4

4

5

6

58

37

*24

14

12

9.0

*8.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.3

6.1

5.0

*4.4

5.4

**3 . 5

3.4

8.3

7.9

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.0

*3.6

272.8

9.09

541

May

5.2

6.0

7.4 675-

6.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.4

.5

.5

.7

.8

.8

1.0

64.8

2.09

129

June

1.5

2.0

1.7

*1.5

1.3

1.7

2.2

2.6

.7

.2

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.2

*3.0

3.4

3 . 2

3.2

3.1

3.2

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

52.9

1.76

105

July

0

*T.2

.3

.4

7?

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 604 Min 0 Mean 5.90 Ac-ft 4,270

Water year 1953-54: Max 58 Min 0 Mean 1.59 Ae-ft 1,150

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on thia day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 25 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Mar. 7-18).

402891 O -57 -5
54 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.

Location. Lat 46 "51'00", long 96°19i45", near center of SEi sec. 14, T. 139 N.. R.

45 W., near left downstream end of bridge on farm lane, 2 miles southwest of Hawley. 

Drainage area. 322 sq mi. 

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,111.91 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Jan. 29, 1953, chain gage at bridge 1,800 ft upstream at datum 

3.17 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years, 70.2 cfs (50,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 630 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.36 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.07 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 880 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 9.10 ft, site and 

datum then in use); maximum gage height observed, 9.44 ft Mar. 16, 18, 1945 (site 

and datum then in use); minimum discharge observed, 6.8 cfs July 28, 1945; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.79 ft Sept. 8, 1950 (site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, about 11.3 ft, present datum, in spring of 1921, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

3.2 

4.0 

4.7

11

82

150

3.0 

3.3 

4.0

6.0

26

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

200

340

612

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

26

25

26

25

24

23

27

23

24

24

24

24

*24

*24

23

24

24

28

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

38

37

32

31

28

25

838

27.0

1,660

Nov.

25

78- 26

25

24

24

17

7T

22

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

25

a25

*25

20

24

24

24

25

25

22

20

26

728

24.3

1,440

Dec.

26

25

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

797

25.7

1,580

Jan.

2478"

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

804

25.9

1,590

Feb.

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

7§

26

26

26

26

26

28

30

30

32

37

32

32

32

*32

32

30

-

782

27.9

1,550

Mar.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

32

36

45

55

70

80

80

*92

107

129

141

144 aT3"8~

*133

132

1,864

60.1

3,700

Apr.

121

a!30

142

107

98

128

184

*221

324

467

576

526" 612

*448

386

304

248

214

186

166

*163

157

147

138

132

154

218

249

229

242

7,417

247

14,710

May

252

2W

242

221

235

251

246

229

221

206

189

174

157

157

172

174

156

150

144

132

120

110

103

96

89

*81

7883-

88

90

91

4,985

161

9,890

June

90

88

84

81

75

69

72

75

75

73

70

71

71

84

78

9795-

93

86

79

72

*64

57

52

47

43

38

35

37

3_4

2,085

69.5

4,140

July

40

48

54

54

53

47

42

37

34

32

31

29

27

25

23

22

21

19

19

19

*18

17

18

19

18

18

22

21

20

19

19

885

28.5

1,760

Aug.

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

15

14

15

14

13

17

22

2?

*19

17

17

15

12

14

13

479

15.5

950

Sept.

12

11

12

17

16

17

20

22

33

35_

30

26

30

24

24

25

27

26

24

22

22

17

17

19

18

17

17

*15

15

15

625

20.8

1,240

Calendar year 1953: Max 571 Mln 13 Mean 84.4 Ac-ft 61,060

Water year 1953-54: Max 612 Mln 11 Mean 61.1 Ac-ft 44,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 22.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN £ 

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°46'20", long 96°37'40", in SW^SWij- sec. 9, T. 138 N., R. 47 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge near center of span, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whiskey Creek and 1 mile east of Sabin.

Drainage area.--522 sq mi. | 

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 890 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 17, 1948, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 49.3 cfs (35,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.90 ft, backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.4 cfs Oct. 13-16.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs May 31, 1953 (gage height, 15.38 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a2.4

a2.2

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.4

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

.6

a. 5

a. 4

*.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 6

a. 7

a. 8

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

1.2

al.6

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.3 

2.5

38.3

1.24

76

Nov.

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.6

a4.0

a4.2

a4.6

a5.0

a5.3

*5.5

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.8

5.0

5.4

5.2

4.4

116.9

3.90

232

Dec.

4.0

470

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

a2.4

a2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.6

a. 6

.6

.6

.6

.5 

75

54.3

1.75

108

Jan.

~TS~ 0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

17.6

0.57

35

Feb.

0.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

24.9

0.89

49

Mar.

~0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

2.0

5.0

10

20

50

100

a200

300

370

*360

320

260

220

180

*145 

130

2,684.2

86.6

5,320

Apr.

110

90

70

65

70

100

120

*145

158

216

206

172

138

113

*92

78

65

55

47

*40

39

38

36

36

35

40

42

77

122

AA8

2,733

91.1

5,420

May

a!02

91

88

88

96

116

126

TU

88

a69

56

47

41

35

38

44

a42

a40

a36

32

28

23

19

15

12

13

*12

13

14

16 

18

1,571

50.7

3,120

June

19

20

19

18

16

14

20

21

19

19

27

41

70

107

186

210

186

151

118

95

68

*47

35

28

22

17

13

11

9.2

7.4

1,633.6

54.5

3,240

July

6 8

7 7

7 5

8 1

8 8

22

4040"

31

20

15

12

9.8

9.6

8.5

7.5

8.1

5.4

5.0

4.5

*3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.2 

3.2

310.9

10.0

617

Aug.

3.1

S7T

4.4

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.0

a4.8

a4.6

a4.2

4.1

a3.8

a3.6

3.5

3.7

a3.7

a3.7

a3.6

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.1

*3.5

3.3

3.6

4.9

a5.6

a6.5

a7.0 

7.1

137.0

4.42

272

Sept.

6.7

5.9

5.7

5.1

4.6

3.7

3.0

2.8 4TS"

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

a4.0

a8.0

9.6

174

8.2

8.4

7.5

8.0

7.0

6.3

6.4

7.0

6.8

a7.0

*7.3

7.1

7.0

180.3

6.01

358

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,290 Min o Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 61,020

Water year 1953-54 : Max 370 Min o.4 Mean 26. 0 Ac-ft 18,850

* Discharge measurement made on this flay.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Hawley.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 8. Backwater from debris Oct. 11 

to Nov. 21, June 11 to Aug. 16, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
56 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°57'40", long 96°39'40". in SE^SW^ sec. 6, T. 140 N., R. 47 W., on left 

bank 45 miles southeast of Kragnes, 6| miles northeast of Dilworth, and 9 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 1.040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 870 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Apr. 5, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1935-54), 117 cfs (84,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 686 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 11.54 ft); maximum gage height 12.08 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 15 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 4,530 cfs Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 22.60 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1936.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34

34

34

34

33

32

34

31

28

26

24

22

*2Z

24

23

24

25

25

26

28

30

33

32

33

32

32

32

33

35

3T

33

922

29.7

1,830

Nov.

32

29

28

30

32

26

26

33

31

35_

33

28

33

34

33

33

33

*33

33

34

28

24 2B~

30

32

34

32

31

33

34

933

31.1

1,850

Dec.

30

26

36

3S

26

18 2B34

32

28

28

30

30

28

28

26

26

24

24

23

23

*23

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

809

26.1

1,600

Jan.

24

26 2B26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

Iff

18

18

684

22.1

1,360

Feb.

18 *1S

18

18

18

18

20

22

28

36

38

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

38

40

4TJ

39

*39

40

40

-

892

31.9

1,770

Mar.

40

40

40

40

38

33" 34

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

36

38

40

55

70

90

100

130

*200

240

250

260

250" 270

230

220

3,067

98.9

6,080

Apr.

220

210

200

190

T97J

220

260

*300

360

450

580

665

SIS

606

*598

570

528

466

400

*348

304

275

253

239

227

224

266

282

311

383

10,740

358

21,300

May

404

402

396

397

418

411

404

411

405

377

340

309

284

258

243

237

238

240

227

211

199

182

167

154

139

127

*120

115

114 TTS116

8,161

263

16,190

June

118

120

120

117

112

104

98

104

122

130

127

124

122

124

157

227

275

286 272"

244

*209

182

152

129

112

99

86

76

69

63

4,280

143

8,490

July

59

58

61

67

69

69

67

64

75

82

76

67

58

51

45

40

37

34

32

29

27

*25

25

25

23

22

2T

24

25

25

25

1,410

45.5

2,800

Aug.

25

25

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

18

17

16

TS

17

19

20

19

19

18

17

19

22

*24

25

24

23

22

21

19

16

628

20.3

1,250

Sept.

1616"

16

18

19

21

22

20

25

32

36 3T

32

28

31

32

31

32

33

33

31

28

29

26

23

22

22

22

*21

21

774

25.8

1,540

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,410 Bin 14 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 665 Min ie Mean 91.2 Ac-ft 66,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 11.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.

Location. La t 47°16'00", long 96°14'40", in NE£ sec. 27, T. 144 N., R. 44 W., on left

 bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northeast of village of Twin Valley, and 2 miles upstream from a small tributary.

Drainage area. 888 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1917, July 1930 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. June 1909 to September 1917, staff gage at site a quarter

 of a mile downstream at different datum. July 23, 1930, to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage 

at highway bridge 100 ft downstream from present site at present datum. Nov. 26, 1934, 

to Aug. 2, 1950, water-stage recorder 80 ft upstream from present site at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1910-17, 1930-54), 164 cfs (118,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 7.09 ft); min-

 ImumT 12 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1909-17, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs July 22, 1909 (gage height, 20.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 

0.5 cfs Nov. 4, 1939 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair'. Flow

 slightly regulated by Rice Lake and many other small lakes above station. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by operation of mill at Faith, 17 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 955: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 20 to Sept. 30)

1.2

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.2

148

258

497

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

44

42

41

41

41

41

39

c 38

3T

38

42

41 

40

39

*42

48

48

50

50

51

49

49

48

51

63

3F

59

47

53

52

1,434

46.3

2,840

Nov.

48

52

44

51

45

39

IT

45

51

52

54

49

49

47

45

49

48

44

48

*50

75

3F

46

65

71

64

56

58

56

52

1,550

51.7

3,070

Dec.

58

BT

66

7474"

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70 

70

70

70

70

68

68

68

66

66

*66

66

66

68

68

66

66

66

66

2,112

68.1

4,190

Jan.

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

SI

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

68

2,044

65.9

4,050

Feb.

68

68

70

*70

70

70

70

70

70

68

68

68

 SB- 66 

70

72

72

74

74

76

76

78

78

80

80

*82

B7

82

2,040

72.9

4,050

Mar.

82

76

70

71

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78 

78

78

78

80

82

82

82

84

90

90

120

200

240 2"TO

220

220

200

*180

3,448

111

6,840

Apr.

180

160

140

T4U

140

250

600

580

*701

1,040

954

972

1,080 

1,036

925

846

785

738

701

665

*658

650

642

628

602

691

751

809

812

766

19,636

655

38,950

May

743

735

725

706

740

*764 75B730

693

658

625

590

558 

526

509

523

519

502

480

456

447

427

411

391

379

*355

317 '529-

353

351

327

16,625

536

32,980

June

315

317

303

298

288

279

272

251

249

240

205

194

208 

235

281

425

475

m

343

300

270

*244

224

197

183

172

156

143

132

125

7,727

258

15,330

July

120

120

112

110

106

106

150

205

TBT

143

132

130

124 

112

104

98

94

87

85

80

*68

72

68

60

54

55

58

55

59

55 

46

3,030

97.7

6,010

Aug.

42

TT

37

35

32

30

29

28

28

26

26

25

25 

29

24

23

26

25

27

27

28

28

20

30

21

*27

24

20

20

17 

IT

837

27.0

1,660

Sept.

17

20

27

20

18

12

2T

21

28

31

30

31

34 

32

31

29

30

32

30

26

36

37

37

30

24

30

17

28

*28

28

814

27.1

1,610

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,150 Min 32 Mean 206 Ac-ft 149,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,080 Min 12 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, 21, Nov. 26 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height 

record Mar. 28-30, Apr. 1, 2).
58 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°16'05", long 96°47'50", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 144 N., R. 48 W., on downstream side near center of span of highway bridge, half a mile east of Hendrum and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily.

Average discharge. 10 years, 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 15.26 ft); minimum discharge, 16 cfs Sept. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Sept. 3.

1944-54: Maximum daily discharge, 4,200 cfs Apr. 15, 16, 1947; maximum gage height 

observed, 27.70 ft Apr. 15, 1947 (backwater from Red River of the North); no flow for 

some days In 1948-49.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

diverted to Marsh River through two overflow sections in vicinity of Ada.

Water is

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

47

48

46

42

42

42

44

46

47

a42

37 

35

*42

44

46

48

a50

51

53

52

50

a52

55

a56

58

57

59

63

-&K 64

DC

1,532

49.4

3,040

Nov.

a60

60

58

54

50

26

35

a45

59

62

68 rr

66

62

a60

59

58

*56

a60

59

20

?6

36

56

54

52

52

50

50

50

1,570

52.3

3,110

Dec.

52

52

54

54

54

] s.

> 58

1

J

60

82

60

58

60

60

60

60

58

1,822

58.8

3,610

Jan.

58

58

58

58

58

*58

58

58

58

58

60

e,

] «

]

66

68

1,908

61.5

3,780

Feb.

70

*72

70

71

74

71

70

69

70

70

70

69 

68

75

70

71

71

73

73

76

75

74

75

79

*79

79

78

80

_

2,037

72.8

4,040

Mar.

82

82

86

90

94

98

98

98

96

90

84

82 

84

84

84

88

94

98

105

110

120

*135

145

170

210

220

220

220

220

240 24"0"

3,967

128

7,870

Apr.

220

200

190

155

220

250

320

400

500

800

al,200

*1.790 

1,560

1,250

1,160

*1,030

904

a840

797

746

720

*709

694

684

a670

656

708

785

809

814

21,816

727

43,270

May

812

a800

786

776

773

833

"5TO" 854

a760

726

690

649

620

588

564

a550

547

550

536

516

499

485

a470

461

443

427

*410

390

382

a380

75?

18,469

596

36,630

June

377

372

362

359

356

a352

350

354

336

327

310

298 

a286

276

309

415

*504

514

T75

a410

355

321

291

268

250

230

a210

192

177

161

9,797

327

19,430

July

151

154

156

a!45

134

128

125

131

201

221

a!94

169 

162

148

139

128

118

a 108

98

93

87

*80

75

79

a70

60

58

77

62

62

65

3,678

119

7,300

Aug.

a60

5S

54

54

45

42

38

a32

27

31

31

30 

30

28

a35

42

35

34

31

30

28

a28

28

27

*26

24

22

32

a25

20

ii

1,044

33.7

2,070

Sept.

17

16

IF

17

a!8

22

24

24

24

33

38

a37 

36

34

31

44

T5

34

a34

33

32

30

37

39

32

a30

30

26

*25

20

873

29.1

1,730

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,630 Mln 20 Mean 263 Ac-ft 190,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,790 Mln 16 Mean 188 Ac-ft 135,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records or Interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 10 (no gage-height record Nov. 22, 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 25,'Dec. 27, 29, Jan. 1-5, 8-31, and other scattered single days during February and 

March); discharge estimated on the basis of six discharge measurements, weather records and records 

for station at Twin Valley.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Red River of the North at Halstad, Mlnn.

59

Location. Lat 47°21 I 10", long 96°50'50", on line between sees. 24 and 25, T. 145 N., R. 

49W7, on downstream side of highway bridge half a mile west of Halstad, 2? miles downstream from Wild Rice River, and at mile 375.2.

Drainage area. 21.800 sq ml, approximately (Includes 3,940 ml In closed Devils Lake

basin).

Records available. March 1936 to June 1937 (no winter records), April 1942 to August 1954 

(spring ana summer months only).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 826.65 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 4,660 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.44 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1936-37, 1942-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Apr. 16, 1947; maximum gage height, 

34.00 ft Apr. 17, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 5.4 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 12-14, 1936.

Flood of 1897 reached a stage of about 38.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by many controlled lakes and reservoirs on tributaries.

Rating table, Mar. 22 to Aug. 1, 1954, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

3.9

4.0 

6.0

616

650

1,440

8.0

10.0

12.0

2,460

3,700

5,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to August 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

*1,200

1,500

1,900

2,200

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,500

2,400

-

-

-

Apr.

2,400

2,400

1,900

2,100

1,800

1,800 

2,000

2,200

2,600

3,300

3,500

*4,360

4.620

4,340

*3,940

3,480

3,130

2,810

2,760

2,450

2,250

*2,100

1,980

1,880

1,800

1,740

1.480

1,870

1,970

2,090

77,050

2,568

152,800

May

2,220

2,260

2,310

2,310

2,380

2,500 

2,620

2.650

2,560

2,310

2,370

2,250

2,120

2,020

1,950

1,900

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,590

*1,560

1,540

1,530

1.510

1,530

61,630

1,988

122,200

June

1,530

1,520

1,550

1,700

1,830

1,740 

1,590

1,550

1,540

1,510

1,580

1,860

2,030

2,310

2.380

*2,220

2,220

2,320

2,160

2,140

2,120

2,030

1,930

1,850

1,780

1,680

1,550

1,520

1,480

1.390

54,610

1,820

108,300

July

1,380

1,410

1,340

1,370

1,920

m2,260

2, HO

2,000

1,720

1,480

1,480

1,530

1,440

1,250

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,080

*1,030

944

798

700

700

744

708

675

647

41,026

1,323

81,370

Aug.

640

_

-

-

Sept.

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 22 to Apr. 11.
60 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Beaver Creek near Hatton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°37', long 97°40', on line between sees. 27 and 28, T. 148 N., R. 55 W., 

on right bank at downstream end of abutment of county highway bridge, 10 miles southwest of Hatton, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 175 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. Hay to September 1954. 

Gage. Staff gage read once dally.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during period, 21 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 2.75 

ft); no flow Aug. 5, 6, as a result of construction work above station.

Maximum stage known since at least 1904 occurred in June 1916, being between half a 

foot and 1 ft higher than flood of 1950, which reached a stage of about 7 ft, all from 

Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1954

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Bay

aO.8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

*.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

75 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

77

.7

.7

19.1

0.62

38

June

0.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

*.8

.8

1.0

2.8

4^°-

?72

1.6

1.2 

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

*.2

.3

.2

25.4

0.85

50

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

o

0

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2

1.8

19

*9.3

2.8

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

42.0

1.35

83

Sept.

*0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

74

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

tf

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.9

0.26

16

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

a Discharge estimated on basis of records for Goose and Turtle Rlvera and weather records.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 61 

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°33', long 97°S8', on line between sees. IS and 13, T. 147 N., R. 54 W., 

on upstream side of highway bridge, if miles downstream from Beaver Creek and 6| miles 

northwest of Portland.

Drainage area.--531 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage is 978.76 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to. July 14, 1951, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 30.3 cfs (21,940 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 14 cfs (10,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 58 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.28 ft); 

maximum gage height, 5.15 ft Feb. S5 (backwater from ice); no flow during several 

months.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 8,090 cfs May 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 22 98 ft 

Apr. 18, May 9, 1950; no flow for several months in each year.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

5

*26

24

24

23

~"

105

3.8

208

Mar.

*23"25

14 

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

*8.0

5.0

876

16

20

12

12

12

14

18

al8

18

*18

16

14

12

10

371.0

12.0

736

Apr.

10

*9.0

9.0 

10

16

16

18

14

18

*36

30

30

28

25

20

*18

16

13

9.8

9.2

10

9.8

10

9.5

8.9

8,3

8.3

10'TIT

445.2

14.8

883

May

10

10

-ft

9.5

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9

79

.9

2.6

4.0

4.0

141.1

4.55

280

June

3.3

*3.0

2.6 

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.4

*6.0

5.7

4.5

il

27

8.9

3.5

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

a. 7

*7T

a. 7

a. 7

139.0

4.63

276

July

aO.6

a76

a. 6 

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.4

0.24

15

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 317 Mln 0 Mean 9.81 Ac-ft 7,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 47 Mln o Mean 3.31 Ac-ft 2,400

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

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 21 to Apr. 13.
62 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°24', long 97°03', in NW£ sec. 5, T. 145 N., R. 50 W. , on left bank 50 ft 

upstream from Poogman Dam In Hillsboro and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1954 (no winter records prior to 1938).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry dam. Datum of gage Is 879.52 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Chain gages at sites 1,000 ft downstream Mar. 17, 1931, to 

Mar. 20, 1935, and 600 ft downstream Mar. 21, 1935, to Mar. 28, 1940, at datum 11.45 ft 

lower. Mar. 29, 1940, to Sept. 25, 1941, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 63.1 cfs (45,680 acre-ft per year), median of 

yearly mean discharges, 35 cfs (25,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 231 cfs June 15 (gage height, 0.99 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.2 cfs Oct. 6, 7, Sept. 26-30.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs Apr. 19, 1950; maximum gage height, 14.94 ft 

Apr. 19, 1950; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1935-36, 1939. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

-0.1

0.0

.1

.2

0

1.8

5.8

14

0.3 

.4

.9

27

46

93

196

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

 4

7?

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

JU1

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

n.z

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

23.7

0.76

47

Nov.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.7

377

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

0.3

3.3

3.3

73.6

2.45

146

Dec.

*3.3 H

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2 9

91.9

2.96

182

Jan.

fif 

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

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

Z.Z

2.2

*2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

79.1

2.55

157

Feb.

2.2 

T5 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.7

5.2

11

14

14

16

31

58

 70

67

63

61

-

'

451.8

16.1

896

Mar.

80 

*b80 

b72

b65

J)58

b52

44

38

36

56

40

44

42

40

*38

36

36

44

52

63

75

90

88

85

82

72

*65

63

b63

b58

b56

1,793

57.8

3,560

Apr.

50 

*42 

42

40

40

44

56

77

96

122

128

*132

132

119

103

*85

67

54

46

42

36

32

32

31

3T

32

32

31

31

31

1,836

61.2

3,640

May

31 

34 

36

*36

38

38

38

34

32

27

24

22

20

17

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.4

8.6

8.6

7.8

Z±i

7.1

7.8

9.4

10

12

14

598.8

19.3

1,190

June

15 

*20 

21

20

18

17

17

13

12

il

12

14

20

68

192

»96

82

93

70

67

58

48

44

44

40

32

27

26

21

17

1,235

41.2

2,450

July

14

tf12

11

9.4

7.8

7.1

7.1

6.4

5.8

4.6

4.6

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.5

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

.9

.9

145.4

4.69

288

Aug.

~79 0.9 

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

it

.5

.5

.5

21.6

0.70

43

Sept.

**

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

10.5

0.35

21

Calendar year 1953: Max 392 Mln 0.2 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,040

Water year 1953-54: Max 192 Mln Q.2 Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,620

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). June 15 (2 a.m.) 231 cfs (0.99 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite July 23 to Sept. 23; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements and gage-height record.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 63

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°24 1 45", long 96°45'50", in NE^NWi sec. 3, T. 145 N., R. 48 W., near

center of span on downstream truss of bridge, 3* miles southeast of Shelly and 10 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily during high stages and intermittently at other times.

Average discharge. --10 years, 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 376 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 4.63 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 4,660 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 18.96 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Large part of high flow of Wild Rice River diverted into Marsh River 

basin at overflow section 5 miles east of Ada. Another diversion from Wild Rice River 

formed 3 miles southeast of Ada, supplemented flow at all stages 1947-51, after which 

it was closed except for small regulated flow diverted at same point for abatement of 

pollution from Ada sewage plant effluent.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-19, June 15-20)

0.15 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0

.1

.7

1.6

2.8

5.4

0.8 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

14

37

59

103

371

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

IT?

.2

a. 2

.1

.1

.1 

a.l

0

afJ

aO

aO

aO

*0

aO

aO

0

aO

0

aO

aO

0

aO

0 

aO

aO

0

0

aO

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

a. 2

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 8

a. 8

1.0

T7o

al.O

al.O

6.8

0.23

13

Dec.

al.O

aTO

al.O

al.O

1.0

1.0

al.O 

.8

.8

a. 8

.8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6 

a. 6

.6

a. 4

aT4

.4

a. 4

a 4

23.0

0.74

46

Jan.

aO.4 ~T3

a. 3

a. 3

.2

*.2

a. 2 

a. 2

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

a.l

!l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

6.4

0.21

13

Feb.

*0

aO

aO

0

aO

0

aO

1 1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

aO

0

.1

*.l

aO 

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Mar.

0

aO

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.2 

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

a. 2

.3

al.O

a6.0

10

10

*19

ft

20

18

*12

14

a!6

18

205.9

6.64

408

Apr.

16

a!6

16

a!8

20

25

40 

48

*84

300

354

337

*365

315

252

201

237

a!60

105

94

a92

*91

84

80 

77

74

90

128

148

159

4,061

135

8,050

Hay

140

a!20

111

a!08

106

al25

147 

140

109

101

aS5

70

365

48

a42

35

a34

33

a30

a28

26

23

a22

20 

19

16

16

*13

11

11

13

1,867

60.2

3,700

June

al3

12

alO

a8.5

7.4

a7.0

6.6 

4.5

3.9

34.0

a4.0

4.2

8.2

aS4

189

77

*48

4738'

19

15

14

a!2

a9.0 

6.2

a5.4

4.5

4.2

3.6

5.2

672.4

22.4

1,330

July

a3.4

3.6

a4.0

a4.0

a3.8

3.4

2.4 

a2.6

a3.0

83.5

3.9

a3.8

a3.0

a2.5

1.7

1.6

al.Z

.9

a. 9

.9

3.9

*.9

.6

.3 

a. 3

"74" >2

3.2

ii!

1.8

1.3

68.5

2.21

136

Aug.

0.9

T6

.6

.4

a. 2

.1

.1

*"". 2

a.l

0

0

aO

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

3.3

0.11

6.5

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 381 Mln 0 Mean 30.7 Ac-ft 22,240

Water year 1953-54: Max 365 Mln 0 Mean 19.0 Ac-ft 13,710

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

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records or Interpolated.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 7.
64 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Mlnn.

Location. La t 47°32'50", long 96 "32 "00", in NE|SW£ sec. 16, T. 147 N., R. 46 W., at

right bank on upstream side of bridge abutment on U. S. Highway 75 in Beltrami, 150 ft 

upstream from Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile north of post 

office.

Drainage area. 324 sq mi (includes that of Sand Hill ditch, as the two are cross-connected). 

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete some years).

Page. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 896.80 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 28, 1944, reference 

point at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.29 ft); maximum 

gage height observed, 3.72 ft Apr. 9, 10, 13 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5-11, July 20, 21, Sept. 25-30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 291 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 5.97 ft, from 

f loodmark) ; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks . Records poor. Diversion through Sand Hill ditch (see following page) from 

point 5 miles above station, returns to river 4 miles below station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

. 3

J2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 3

.'43

*.6

1.0

1.6

2.8

278

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

40.8

1.30

80

Mov.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

. 9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

36.5

1.22

72

Dec.

« 1.2

, 1.0

34.0

1.10

67

Jan.

(*)

 0.9

.8

1 -

1 '"

25.2

0.81

50

Feb.

0.

'.1

.7

.7

7s

!s

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

_

20.7

0.74

41

Mar.

0.8

*.8

.8

,8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.5

1.5

ITS' 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.5

34.1

1.10

68

Apr.

1.5

1.5

1.5

rrl

1.5

2

4

10

20

20

25

30

*31

30

32

22

11

*9.7

9.5

9.7

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.2

10

11

360.5

12.0

715

May

11

11

12

13

13

13

12

10

9

8.6

7.4

6.8

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

*3.4

5.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.7

201.9

6.51

400

June

5.7

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

7.4

20

37

46

31

23

18

8.6

6.9

5.2

4.4

4.4

*3.5

4.0

4.1

3.5

2^5

2.5

291.7

9.72

579

July

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

"8.3 11

6.4

5.6

2.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

^2

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

54.8

1.77

109

Aug.

0.5

"

.6

,

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

1.0

1 f Q

!s

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

19.9

0.64

39

Sept.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

ii

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

13.6

0.45

27

Calendar year 1953: Max 59 Mln 0 Mean 3.93 Ac-ft 2,850

Water year 1953-54: Max 46 Mln 0.2 Mean 3.10 Ac-ft 2,250

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height record Dec. 5 

to Jan. 4 and Jan. 6-28, Mar. 6-13, and other scattered days; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records). Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 12-14, 16, May 4, 5, 

7-9, 24, 25, stage-discharge relation Indefinite July 12 to Sept. 30j discharge estimated on basis 

of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and engineers' notes.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 65

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°32'10", long 96°32'00", in SE^-NW^ sec. 21, T. 147 N., R. 46 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 150 ft upstream from 

Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile south of post office in Beltrami.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete most years).

Sage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 893.50 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 25, 1944, reference 

point, and Aug. 26, 1944, to Nov. 21, 1948, chain gage, at same site at datum S.62 ft 

higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 278 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 3.62 ft); maximum gage height observed, 7.96 ft Apr. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

6.2 cfs Sept. 15-18 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Apr. 20, 1950 (gage height, 10.99 ft); 

maximum gage height, 11.59 ft Apr. 19, 1950, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

and doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. Ditch diverts from Sand Hill 

River 4-| miles above station and returns to river at point 3-J- miles below station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (g 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7

5.2

10

16

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

105

164

276

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

11

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

*1~7.6

8.1

11

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

14

14

13

14

357.5

11.5

709

Nov.

14

13

13

13

13

13

1212"

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

389

13.0

772

Dec.

13

12

12

12

12

373

12.0

740

Jan.

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

330

10.6

655

Feb.

10

280

10.0

555

Mar.

 10

15

..

> 20

J

420

13.5

833

Apr.

ga20

20

20

20

50

50

60

80

100

150

200

250

*263

251

214

180

145

*123

101

96

96

89

78

73

73

71

69

66

60

3,088

103

6,120

May

56

61

67

59

64

59

71

67

66

66

64

59

58

55

55

51

47

40

35

35

35

35

39

35

34

*3234"

37

39

37 

35

1,527

49.3

3,030

June

35

34

32

32

31

31

31

32

31

29

28

28

27

28

52

60

75

82

80

90

90

89

66

51

*44

40

35

31

26

22.

1,362

45.4

2,700

July

22

21

21

20

20

29

37

39

40

42

43

37

35

34

26

24

23

22

18

18

*16

18

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

IT 

14

739

23.8

1,470

Aug.

14

14

13

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

10

10

10

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

10

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.6 

8.6

307.4

9.92

610

Sept.

*9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

10

10

9.0

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

9.5

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.0

254.6

8.49

505

Calendar year 1953: Max 190 Mln 6.4 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 263 Mln 6.2 Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height record Nov. 28, 

Dec. 5 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6-28, Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, and many scattered days during February, March, and 

April). Doubtful or no gage-height record Apr. 17, 30, Aug. 19-26, Sept. 18-21, 23-27, 29, 30j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and engineers' notes.
66 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sand Hill River at Climax, Mlnn. 

Location. -La t 47°36<10", long 96°47'40", In SE^SE^ sec. 29, T. 148 N., R 48 W near

mlle S °utheast ° f '''

Drainage area. 405 sq ml.

. --March 1943 to September 1954 (winter records Incomplete most years) 18 833 - 69 ffc above mLn sea ievli « ^

CfS Jn^ 2; mlnlmum «aSe neiSnt ' ° 76 " Sept. 2, 5. '

Remarks, Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

TT

11

11

11

*11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

I5.

14

14

15

13

12

12

386

12.5

766

Nov.

13

13

13

13

6.6

7.9

12

18

16

16

16

16

15

13

13

12

13

13

*14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

405.5

13.5

804

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

»11

10

11

12

11

11

11

11

8

7

6.

338

10.9

670

Jan.

5

4

F

6

T_

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

164

5.3

325

Feb.

*5.1

5] 2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.8

8.0

*8.7

8.5

8.5

9^0

180.4

6.44

358

Mar.

1

9

9

9

9

10

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

20

20

20

25

30

*37

lo- 40

ss

36

*35

32

30

28

622

20.1

1,230

Apr.

26

28

28

30

40

60

100

110

130

*160

200

300

400

380

358

280

235

200

171

*140

126

110

103

96

92

86

94

81

78

80

4,322

144

8,570

May

79

74

69

78

86

88

91

90

78

71

65

59

58

56

54

49

46

42

38

36

36

38

38

40

37

35

*37

38

38

38

1,767

57.0

3,500

June

36

38

35

35

36

37

38

38

41

46

46

41

38

106

453

277

*151

137

116

109

109

97

86

74

52

43

37

35

33

29_

2,449

81.6

4,860

July

29

30

28

26

25

28

68

66

66

63

54

48

41

37

28

27

23

20

18

17

16

*17

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

907

29.3

1,800

Aug.

12

1312"

12

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.5

9.9

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

*8.6

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.5

336.5

10.9

667

Sept.

7.7

6.6

7.0

7.3

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.3

13

11

11

11

9.9

10

10

9.2

7.9

8.1

7.7

6.8

.7

.0

.0

.5

.0

6.4

5.9

674

*7.0

6.2

239.6

7.99

475

Calendar year 1953: Max 200 Mln 6 Mean 38.7 Ac-ft 28,040

Water year 1953-54; Max 453 Mln 4 Mean 33.2 Ac-ft 24,020

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 21 to Apr. 14.

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°57', long 95°17', In NW£ sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 36 W., on left bank just

 upstream from dam at outlet, 13 miles northwest of village of Red Lake.

Drainage area. 1,950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1930 to November 1932 (published as Red Lake at Redby), May 1933

 to September 1954 (published as Red Lake near Red Lake 1933-40); records on Upper Red 

Lake published as Red Lake at Wasklsh April 1930 to September 1933, all In reports of 

Geological Survey. October 1921 to September 1929 gage heights at Redby and on Upper 

Red Lake at Wasklsh In files of Minnesota Department of Conservation (fragmentary).

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,169.00 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1933 to Sept. 6, 1934, staff gage at

same site and datum. Staff gages at Wasklsh and Redby at datum 69.00 ft lower. 

Extremes. 1930-54: Maximum gage height, 9.53 ft June 25, 1950; minimum recorded, 0.80 ft

 Nov. 20, 1936. Remarks.--Water level subject to fluctuation caused by change In direction and velocity of 

wind and by seiches.

Oage height, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31..... 4.55 Jan. 31..... 4.56 Apr. 30..... 5.23

Nov. 30......4.43 Feb. 28..... 4.61 May 31..... 5.57

Dec. 31..... 4.46 Mar. 31.,... 4.61 June 30..... 5.24

No£e_. Dally mean gage heights are available.

July 31.... 

Aug. 31....

5.24

5.19

Sept.30..... 4.98
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Mlnn.

67

Location . Lat 47°57' , long 95°17' , In NW£ sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 36 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake and 13 miles northwest of village of Red Lake.

Drainage area. --1. 950 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. May 1933 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,167.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 [levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept, 7, 1934, staff gage at 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Sept. 7, 1934, to Nov. 26, 1951, waterstage recorder at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 436 cfs (315,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 725 cfs June 29; maximum gage height 

July 26 (backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum discharge, 2.

, 5.48 ft 

cfs Apr. 30, 

result of construction work above station.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 2.320 cfs Oct. 6, 1950 (gage height, 6.57 ft); maximum gage height, 9.19 ft (revised) June 25, 1950 (affected by seiches and by backwater from aquatic vegetation); no flow at times.

Remarks . Records fair. Plow completely regulated by Lower Red Lake.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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.

257

257

260

25T 

255

249

243

244

244

244

242

240

240

238

236

233

233

231

228

227

223

220

222

216

214

*212

209

207

207

209

ZOB_

7,200

232

14,280

Nov.

204

210 202"

200 

*194

188

183

185

193

198

194

193

194

193

193

193

192

194

193

192

188

186

184

182

180

180

182

180

170

167

5,687

190

11,280

Dec.

178

ISO

202

225 

228

226

223

222

222

220

220

220

*220

218

212

210

205

202

200

200

198

197

194

192

192

192

194

194

195

197

197

6,375

206

12,640

Jan.

200

205

208

Ift

210

*210

210

208

208

208

208

208

206

205

205

205

205

202

200

200

198

196

195

195

195

193

190

190

190

192

6,267

202

12,430

Feb.

195

198

200

203 

208

210

210

210

210

208

206

*206

205

207

210

212

212

212

214

215

215

217

215

210

208

208

206

205

5,835

208

11,570

Mar.

202 200"

195

189 

*188

188

190

190

190

190

192

192

195

195

195

197

198

198

198

198

200

202

202

202

200

200

200

200

198

198

198

6,080

196

12,060

Apr.

196

195

192

190 

192

*195

195

198

200

200

202

205

208

215

220

230

240

245

255

»263

268

272

260

280

265

275

222

139

12

63

6,292

210

12,480

May

212

215

275

258 

234

219

219

222

222

229

224

236

272

268

278

270

285

350

345

337

*358

419

427

452

425

422

425

438

444

438

441

9,859

318

19,560

June

446

449

441

444

476

63

229

511

527

519

538

560

549

448

87

54

388

619

633

643

654

654

657

668

682

687

682

»676

687

690

15,361

512

30,470

July

685

679

679

673 

676

660

649

635

627

624

622

616

611

598

557

514

500

479

479

473

468

468

465

460 4"60~

465

481

479

492

487

495

17,256

557

34,230

Aug.

495

492

492

*479 

414

384

368

358

355

350

347

342

345

365

355

350

337

337

326

308

272

263

268

265

258

253

253

260

260

255

255

10,461

337

20,750

Sept.

265

265

265

265 

260

270

263

263

275

285

290

306

»303

293

288

280

278

272

278

272

263

248

248

253

258

251

255

234

241

231

8,018

267

15,900

Calendar year 1953: Max 461 Mln 54 Mean 243 Ac-ft 176,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 690 Mln 12 Mean 287 Ac-ft 207,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-10, Nov. 20 to Apr. 19.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodrldge, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 48°03', long 95°48', on line between sees. 28 and 23, T. 153 N., R. 40 W., 

on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at High Landing, 7 miles south of Goodridge and 33 miles upstream from Thief River.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,141.57 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, staff gage at 

datum 5.00 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1932, to Dec. 8, 1938, staff gage at datum 4.00 ft 

higher, at site 50 ft downstream, Dec. 9, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 445 cfs (322,170 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 742 cfs June 23, 24 (gage height, 5.31 ft); maxImum gage height, 6.86 ft Apr. 10 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 132 cfs 

May 1 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 3,720 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no flow 

during Infrequent periods in 1931-34, 1936-37.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by Lower Red Lake (see p. 66).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

201

227

255

283

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

144

207

274

347

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

429

521

642

774

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

268

265

258

259

254

261

269

251

249

251

245

249

252

242

242

245

258

254

248

249

249

248

241

249

252

247

*242

244

238

254

238

7,751

250

15,370

Nov.

'223" 240

213

202

195

190

192

210

222

219

217

217

211

211

213

211

209

210

210

205

200

195

190

195

195

190

190

185

185

185

6,130

204

12,160

Dec.

195

220

240

245

240

240

238

»235

235

235

235

235

230

230

225

220

210

210

215

220

220

215

215

220

225

225

230

230

225

225

225

7,008

226

13,900

Jan.

225

225

230

230

255

235

235

*230

230

225

225

220

220

215

215

215

210

210

210

210

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

210

210

210

210

6,725

217

13,340

Feb.

210

210

215

220

220

220

225

230

230

230

*230

225

225

230

230

230

235

235

235

235

235

230

230

230

230

230

225

225

-

6,355

227

12,600

Bar.

225

215

210

*210

205

205

210

210

210

210

215

215

215

215

220

220

230

230

235

240

240

245

250

260

265

260

260

250

250

245

245

7,115

230

14,110

Apr.

245

245

240

245

255

*280

320

380

440

480

505

500

480

470

468

462

451

448

443

*436

445

448

446

429

432

436

438

379

271

154.

11,671

389

23,150

May

177

355

340

379

422

419

409

397

392

374

355

340

335

350

350

341

338

361

415

424

»422

468

542

521

495

521

544

555

557

564

5fl3

13,045

421

25,870

June

591

586

574

542

566

557

210

335

588

631

648

651

634

645

513

186

154

4?3

678

704

724

735

738

742

735

731

728

»704

663

631

17,570

586

34,850

July

611

639

663

IST

636

634

636

634

628

628

634

628

611

606

596

591

571

536

519

509

505

501

501

499

497

495

495

497

497

497

495

17,640

569

34,990

Aug.

497

499

499

*493

486

448

405

379

360

347

344

344

349

385

393

379

373

369

365

363

361

342

346

517

299

291

288

281

273

273

271

11,419

368

22,650

Sept.

270

263

266

270

263

274

275

271

288

311

304

291

*289

285

275

271

270

267

263

259

257

259

260

253

250

253

250

249

254

247

8,057

269

15,980

Calendar year 1953 : Max 662 Mln 108 Mean 280 Ac-ft 202,800

Water year 1953-54 : Max 742 Mln 154 Mean 330 Ac-ft 239,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_. stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-10, Nov. 20 to Apr. 14 (no gage-height

--->rd Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6, 7). Shifting-control method used Apr. 15-29, May 2 to June 6, 

! 8-10, 13-15, 18.

reco 

June
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 69

Thief River near Gatzke, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°26 I 30", long 95°58'00", in sec. 8 T. 157 N., R. 41 W., on right bank 

3£ miles below dam at outlet of Thief Lake and 7f miles west of Gatzke.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,145 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 260 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.63 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by Thief Lake. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

1.6 .2 2.2 11

1.7 .9 3.0 52

1.8 1.8 4.0 115

1.9 3.2 6.0 299

2.0 4.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

*^2.

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

- --

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.7

1.1

2.0

3.5

4.8

ill

5.8

5.7

5.5

*5.5

5.2

5.1

5.1

5 2

62.1

2.00

123

Apr.

5.3 5~4

5.6

6.1

7.0

10

*29

32

40

56

*59

64

78

84

90

95

98

101

106

109

*121

129

154

153

168

152

160

181

181

147

2,626.4

87.5

5,210

May

152

147

184

192

239

252

250

242

242

233

231

228

214

198

182

171

171

167

161

*149

145

149

148

95

129

143

141

159

138

164

168

5,584

180

11,080

June

160

156

147

141

140

147

160

78

*100

114

117

83

94

109

180

188

165

156

145

128

125

112

108

102

98

84

96

*79

76

55

3,643

121

7,230

July

66

76

64

57

56

60

55

46

6.2

4.3

1.8

1.2

1.0

*.9

.7

.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.3

.4

1.4

1.4

3.2

3.5

2.2

.7

1.1

511.9

16.5

1,020

Aug.

0.5

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

0

0

1.2

2.5

o:

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.2

.5

.1

0

0

0

21.2

0.68

42.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.3

.3

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 252 Min 0 Mean 34.1 Ae-ft 24,710

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 24 to Apr. 13.

40Z891 O -57 -6
70 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Thief River near Thief River Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°11', long 96°10' , in sec. 3, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles north of city of Thief River 

Palls, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles downstream from Mud Lake National Wild 

Life Refuge.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to September 1917, April 1920 to September 1921, October 

1922 to September 1924, October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and control of grouted boulders. Datum of gage is 1,112.33 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department). Prior 

to May 4, 1939, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1909-17, 1922-24, 1928-54), 112 cfs (81,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 624 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.61 ft, backwater 

from ice); no flow for many days.

1909-17, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 5,610 cfs May 13, 1950 (gage 

height, 17.38 ft); no flow in fall and winter of several years.

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 16.3 ft, according to floodmarks established 

by observer (discharge, 5,040 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation by Thief and Mud Lakes and swamps above station. Diversion above station 

at times into Mud Lake National Wild Life Refuge.

Revisions. WSP 925: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

3.7 0 4.6 11

3.8 .1 4.7 18

.2 4.9 44

.6 5.1 80

1.2 5.5 183

2.9 6.0 322

6.5 6.4 438

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.2

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

rr

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.2

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.7

6.5

8.7

78.4

2.53

156

Nov.

6.0

4TS

2.9

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

5.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

90.2

3.01

179

Dec.

1.2

or

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

10.1

0.33

22

Jan.

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

Feb.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.31~

~

0.3

0.01

0.6

Mar.

0.4

.1

0

*!T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.575-

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

5.6

0.18

11

Apr.

~7S 0.3

.4

.5

*3.0

6.6

76

98

160

310

370

540

3TS

243

213

191 *167

159

161

161

*161

164

164

164

164

164

156

151

153

156

4,802.1

160

9,520

May

151

TBT

240

348

400

426

435

435

429

421

400

386

368

357

403

397

389

383

377

*374

366

363

366

351

336

334

287

386

438

441 i » a 400

11,378

367

22,570

June

432

4TT

409

403

383

371

265

232

194

142

72

50

38

37

BT

129

191

202

188

213

226

221

210

202

194

186

180

*178

178

175

6,410

214

12,710

July

~5T 167

74

50

44

43

40

24

14

7.4

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

565.2

18.2

1,120

Aug.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.1

9.0

6.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

52.3

1.69

104

Sept.

1.2

.9

.6

.5

TS

.7

.7

.6

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.5

*1.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

41.7

1.39

83

Calendar year 1953: Max 429 Mln 0 Mean 44.9 Ac-ft 32,540

Water year 1953-54: Max 540 Mln 0 Mean 64.2 Ac-ft 46,480

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 24 to Dec. 30, Jan. 1-5, 9-11, 19, Feb. 28, 

Mar. 1-3, 5, Mar. 16 to Apr. 12.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°55', long 96°03', in SE^-SW^- sec. 4, T. 151 N., R. 42 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Soo Line Railroad bridge, 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 59, 0.9 mile northwest of railroad depot in Plummer, and 8 miles upstream 

from Hill River.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,099.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 10, 1939, staff gage at site 

100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 184 cfs (133,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 8.52 ft); maximum gage height, 8.62 ft Apr. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 27 cfs 

Nov. 22 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs July 18, 1940 (corrected).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.8 

3.1

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

29

84

155

251

5.0 

7.0 

8.3

502

1,050

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

52

51

49

47

45

45

46

46

46

45

46

47

47

47

47

48

51

53

57

57

58

58

58

61

66

68

73

*73

72

71

70

1,700

54.8

3,370

Nov.

68

67

64

66

57

62

55

75

80

79

63

59

59

59

60

60

61

60

60

51

34

34

52

78

83

87

89

90

92

94

1,998

66.6

3,960

Dec.

92

90

92

9492-

89

88

*87

86

86

84

82

80

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

75

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

2,479

80

4,920

Jan.

71

7T

71

71

71

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

69

*6g

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

69

69

70

70

70

70

71

71

71

71

2,159

69.6

4,280

Feb.

72

72

72

72

72

71

72

72

72

*72

73

73

74

74

76

78

78

80

80

82

84

86

88

90

90

90

90

90

-

2,195

78.4

4,350

Mar.

90

90

*90

90

91

92

92

93

94

94

95

97

99

102

103

106

110

110

110

110

111

113

114

115

116

115

114

113

110

108

107

3,194

103

6,340

Apr.

107

106

104

lOT

*108

200

500

620

640

680

940

1,090

1.540

1,250

1,140

1,090

*1,030

946

871

792

721

681

638

562

528

484

458

430

408

408

19,178

639

38,040

May

405

418

430

435

455

489

510

55?

484

448

408

368

328

282

251

238

225

215

203

*186

169

153

150

144

150

138

134

159

144

167

177

8,945

289

17,740

June

179

172

157

152

136

127

118

110

106

97

93

89

93

93

141

345

460

481 440-

362

295

244

*217

185

155

136

120

105

93

5,580

186

11,070

July

80

76

69

69

64

68

64

69

69

66

68

69

68

66

63

59

56

57

54

48

47

49

48

42

40

38

39

98

113

110

94

2,020

65.2

4,010

Aug.

85

80

73

65

60

57

54

53

51

48

*48

46

48

70

70

62

59

56

51

47

43

47

59

53

50

48

48

44

42

41

4T

1,699

54.8

3,370

Sept.

40

38

39

38

56_

40

43

54

59

66

89

89

82

*74

69

69

71

70

68

69

66

65

62

59

57

58

58

61

59

56

1,804

60.1

3,580

Calendar year 1953: Max 815 Mln 34 Mean 163 Ae-ft 118,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,540 Mln 34 Mean 145 Ao-ft 105,000

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Apr. 13 (3 p.m.) 1,640 efs (8.52 ft); May 7 (7 to 10 a.m.) 515 efs 

(5.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 23 to Apr. 11.
72 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Clear-water River at Red Lake Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°53'15", long 96°16'25", in NE£ sec. 22, T. 151 N., R. 44 W., on left 

Bar3c~40 ft downstream from Great Northern Railway bridge in Red Lake Palls, If miles 

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from Badger Creek.

Drainage area.--1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1917, November 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 949.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 31, 1911, staff gage at site 

half a mile upstream and Nov. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1917, at site 50 ft upstream, at 

different datums.

Average discharge. 27 years (1909-17, 1935-54), 295 cfs (213,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.16 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Nov. 7.

1909-17, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 9,310 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 11.28 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 17.5 ft Apr. 5, 1913 site and datum then in use (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 15, 1936, Sept. 14, 1939, Aug. 19-22, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight regulation by Clearwater Lake and several smaller lakes.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1911-12.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

34

79

146

246

365

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

618

940

1,630

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

77

76

76

76

75

75

76

76

76

75

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

77

78

80

82

85

90

93

*97

97

98

99

W

2,519

81.3

5,000

Nov.

97

106

95

89

76

67

76

77

97

110

106

93

87

85

85

85

85

85

87

81

54

Wf

72

67

96

99

100

97

100

103

2,624

87.5

5,200

Dee.

103 155"

101

102

102

96

*93

93

93

92

91

90

87

86

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

2,725

87.9

1 5,400

Jan.

80

W

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

 80

80

79

79

79

79

78 78-

78

78

78

78

78

78

79

79

79

79

79

2,455

79.2

4,870

Feb.

79

75

79

79

*79

79

80

81

81

81

82

82

83

85

86

88

88

90

90

93

96

98

98

100

103

104

TCS" 105

2,473

88.3

4,900

Mar.

105

155

*106

106

106

106

108

109

110

112

113

115

116

117

120

125

130

136

145

151

157

162

165

168

170

170

170

170

170

170

168

4,181

135

8,290

Apr.

168

*TS5

170

168

170

200

350

900

1,200

1,360

1,500

2,090

*2,180

2,580

2,100

2,020

1,920

1,770

1,610

1,460

1,340

1,230

1,150

1,040

953

882

830

778

*745

706

33,538

1,118

' 66,520

May

706

712

732

726

778

856

894 "58-2"

849

810

752

668

594

525

463

426

395

374

349

*324

296

269

261

254

235

239

228 "2-39-

250

276

308

15,670

505

31,080

June

320

320

300

269

239

210

193

167

161

152

149

136

131

TSa

203

454

764

836

790

706

600

488

*408

357

300

254

221

200

173

146

9,785

326

19,410

July

126

131

126

117

117

126

128

124

126

121

119

112

103

95

93

83

77

76

76

67

64

62

60

59

54

53

47

Tf

89

TZ8" 136

2,942

94.9

5,840

Aug.

-§T 106

91

77

72

64

60

60

59

*59

54

SB- 52

81

99

95

85

81

76

70

67

65

64

67

74

79

77

76

70

64

56

2,247

72,5

4,460

Sept.

53

48

47

44

1¥

46

46

47

62

74

77

112

114

TT5

103

89

87

93

93

89

89

83

79

79

67

62

62

58

59

»60

2,176

72.5

4,320

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Mln 54 Mean 2fe5 Ac-ft 191,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,380 Min 44 Mean 2E8 Ac-ft 165,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-26, 28, 29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and records for Clearwater River at Plummer. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 

to Apr. 10.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn.

73

Location. Lat 47°47', long 96°36', in sec. 30, T. 150 N., R. 46 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge in Crookston, 0.3 mile downstream from Interstate 

Power Co. dam and 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 75.

Drainage area. 5,280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1901 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 832.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 18, 1901, to June 30, 1909, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same 

datum. July 1, 1909, to Sept. 25, 1911, chain gage, Sept. 26, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1919, 

water-stage recorder, and Oct. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1930, chain gage, at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--53 years, 1,017 cfs (736,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 11.37 ft); minimum, 236 cfs Sept. 23.

1901-54: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Dec. 14-16, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1115: 1906, 1915-16, 1919-20, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

247

289

334

422

580

800

1,060

1,620

2,220

2,900

3,600

4,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

338

341

347

345

552

332

336 

339

343

350

336

344

351

358 

333

346

336

377

365

385

364

373

362

359

354

387 *m

382

374

364

359

11,038

356

21,890

Nov.

347

352

429

337

350

336

280 

325

327

328

387

334

345

345

359

351

373

358

365

374

262 2~55~

315

339

301

312

364

386

338

321

10,282

343

20,390

Dee.

343

448

TT5

318

285

302

 320 

331

331

330

331

333

338

335 

332

330

328

327

326

324

323

321

319

314

310

311

313

318

320

307

297

10,180

328

19,170

Jan.

300

"SDT5

295

292

292

296

298 

299

300

300

300

300

300

298 

 296

293

292

29T

290

290

289

288

'2T5I

289

289

289

290

290

290

290

290

9,104

294

18,060

Feb.

290

29TJ

290

290

291

292

294 

296

*298

299

300

300

300

300 

301

302

303

305

307

308

310

311

 313

315

316

318

319

 320I~~

8,478

303

16,820

Mar.

320

*3Z2~

322

322

322

325

328 

330

330

330

330

333

339

340 

348

352

357

375

400

442

479

502

554

594

675

648

527

 515

500

452

476

12,789

413

25,370

Apr.

468

472

460

430

46U

527

910 

1,610

1,870

1,940

2,520

3,730

3,690

4,010 

3,590

2,960

*Z,840

2,610

2,400

2,170

2,030

1,910

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,470

1,360

*1,380

1,300

55,797

1,860

110,670

May

1,200

1,040

1,166

1,310

1,430

1,630

1,840 

1,826

1,790

1,730

1,640

1,490

1,450

1,270 

1,230

1,180

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,060

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,120

*1,160

1,220

1,300

1,350

40,470

1,305

80,270

June

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,140 

1,150

626

611

945

956

865

890 

1,070

1,410

1,510

1,320

1,270

1,470

1,620

1,700

* 1,460

1,410

1,320

1,220

1,190

1,090

1,120

1,070

36,283

1,209

71,970

July

~3$5 972

910

840

820

900

830 

800

746

764

737

701

719

675 

648

648

657

640

601

543

531

527

535

539

531

527

452

*ri3

483

535

618

20,888

674

41,430

Aug.

576

T7Z

560

523

519

499

480 

511

460

394

384

359

378

433 

523

456

430

441

*415

408

394

412

387

398

390

384

375

352

365

338

551

15,447

434

26,670

Sept.

334

329

329

328

322

338

341 

356

365

384

360

404

412

TOT 

412

394

575

372

372

361

*378

356

501

343

331

370

316

375

325

392

10,756

359

21,550

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,500 Min 262 Mean 640 Ae-ft 471,500

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,010 Min 262 Mean 656 Ae-ft 474,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 10-23, Jan. 1, Jan. 9 to Mar. 16.
74 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°56'26", long 97°02'47", in SEijNE^ sec. 33, T. 152 N., R. 50 W., on left 

bank 500 ft downstream from dam at Riverside Park, in Grand Forks, 2 miles downstream 

from Red Lake River, and at mile 296.0.

Drainage area.--30,100 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. May 1901 to September 1954 in reports of the Geological Survey. 

April 1882 to November 1912 in report of Minnesota State Drainage Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 778.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 1882-92, gages near site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, lj miles upstream 

(history not available, datum apparently the same as following gage). 1892 to Oct. 15, 

1926, staff and chain gages on Northern Pacific Railway bridge, at datum about 65 ft 

higher, but published referred to datum only half a foot higher than present datum. 

Oct. 16, 1926, to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gages near present site, at datum 5 ft higher 

than present datum but published at present datum.

Average discharge.--72 years, 2,326 cfs (1,684,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,620 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 18.63 ft); minimum, 480 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 3.04 ft).

1882-1954: Maximum discharge, about 80,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1897 (gage height, 50.2 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs; minimum, 2.4 

cfs Feb. 3-5, 12, 14, 16-19, 1937 (caused by unusual regulation during repair of dam 

at Grand Forks).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by many lakes and reservoirs on tributaries.

Revisions (water years). WSP 855: 1936(M). WSP1115: 1942. WSP1175: 1897(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10; loop rating 

used Apr. 11-26)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

470 7.0 2,060

775 9.0 3,110

1,130 12.0 4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

90S 

888

885

882

882

878

857

857

868 

860

868

864

857

860

864

871

927

955

758

885

833

812

802

785

755

812

795

*826

860 

906

941

26,809

865

53,170

Nov.

959 

984

1,000

1,000

1,050

998

927

868

823

878

938

991

1,050

1,040

1,000

995

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,050

988

785

708

m

809

782

715

899

1,000 

1,000

28,068

936

55,670

Dec.

920

*948 '§20"

900

860

840

820

800

'S7C 

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

*840

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

820

820 

820

820

26,248

847

52,060

Jan.

150" 820 

820

*820

820

820

820

820

820 

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

800 '800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800 

800

800

25,200

813

49,980

Feb.

*800 

780

780

770

7TC

780

780

780

780 

780

830

820

810

810

820

830

850

860

880

900

900

920

920

940

960

*980

1,000

1,050

7_

23,880

853

47,370

Mar.

1.100 

1^100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,400

*2,700

2,800

3,000

5.100 

3,000

2,900

50,100

1,616

99,370

Apr.

*2,800 

2,800

2,700

2,500

2.500

2,300

*2,500

2,810

3,450 

4,330

5,420

8,050

9,430

«9.610

9,550

8,670

*7,420

6,500

5,840

5,300

4,920

4,560

*4,320

4,120

3,920

3,770

3,650

3,560

3,560 

3,600

144,260

4,809

286,100

May

3,670 

3,720

3,720

3,700

3,820

3,970

4,?20

4,540

4,670 

4,630

4,480

4,290

4,060

3,860

3,650

3,460

3,310

3,240

*3,130

3,060

3,000

2,980

2,970

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,840

2,820

2,810 

2,820

2,870

109,010

3,516

216,200

June

2,940 

2,980

2,990

2,970

2,990

3,070

3,070

2,910

2,840 

2,550

2,510

2,430

2,700

2,970

»5,410

4,560

4,690

4,430

4,140

4,030

3,920

3,980

3,930

3,720

3,500

3,310

3,110

2,940

2,770 

2,650

98,610

3,287

195,600

July

2,570 

2,460

2,420

2,360

2,260

2,620

3,230

5.480

3,340 

3,130

2,960

2,730

2,400

*2,220

2,180

2,160

2,060

1,870

1,740

1,650

1,570

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,460

1,380

1,270

1,180

1,140 

1,140

1,160

64,800

2,090

128,500

Aug.

1,170 

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,030 

988

902

840

836

829

843

*892

882

871

864

836

795

778

758

741

718

715

657

607

574 

544

'RfE 3OO

26,915

868

53,390

Sept.

530 

521

524

502

496

491

455

516

571 

580

601

644

647

689

721

738

731

721

711

728

823

 892

888

906 346

874

885

888

829 

840

20,826

694

41,310

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,600 Mln 540 Mean 2,392 Ac-ft 1,732,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,610 Mln 491 Mean 1,766 Ac-ft 1,279,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 4, 5, 29, 30, Dec. 3 to Apr.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°05', long 97°11', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 153 N., R. 51 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 33, 0.3 mile west of Manvel and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 602 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 799.28 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 62.7 cfs (45,390 acre-ft per year). .

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 100 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage height observed, 9.84 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); no flow Jan. 9-23.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 21.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow in fall or winter of some years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

1.2

1.0

.8 79"

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

1.7

2.6

5.2

475

3.4

2.9

2.1

3.0

3.3

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.9

4.0

3.9

81.0

2.61

161

Nov.

3.9

4.1

375

2.5

2.1

3.2

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.6

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.5

2.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

93.2

3.11

185

Dec.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

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

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

Z.O

2.0

T73" 1.5

1.5

1.5

73.0

2.35

145

Jan.

1.5

T75

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.8

0.28

17

Feb.

0.272"

.4

.5

*.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

_

34.2

1.22

68

Mar.

2

T

2

2

2

2

5

10

20

18

*17

15

14

13

12

*11

10

15

20

30

50

80

70

*65

60

50

45

40

35

 29

826.0

26.6

1,640

Apr.

25

25

"2"0~ 20

25

30

50

80

*85

90

100

90

80

*75

65

' 58

44

38

*38

28

26

27

*33

30

29

29

26

27

30

36

1,359

45.3

2,700

May

35

36

31

30" 37

28

24

21

17

16

14

14

13

11

14

11

10

9.6

*9.8

9.1

8.7

8.5

8.9

8.5

6.9

8.5

8.2

12

14

18

20

512.7

16.5

1,020

June

24

19

18

15

14

12

13

17

12

12

10

13

20

*21

22

20

20

20

19

30

33

34

30

29

27

26

22

22

20

17

611

20.4

1,210

July

15

14

13

13

11

11

30

40

45

35

25

15

14

12

10

9

6

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.1!

349.6

11.3

693

Aug.

0.8

.6

*.2

.2

ii

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.0

96"

5

2.0

2.5

1.6

*1.8

2.5

3.5

8

7

5

1.5

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.4

64.0

2.06

127

Sept.

0.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.8

.8

.6

1.2

2.4

2.6

T74

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.2

46.7

1.56

93

Calendar year 1953: Max 216 Mln - Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,240

Water year 1953-54: Max 100 Mln 0 Mean 11.1 Ao-ft 8,060

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 15. Stage-discharge relation irriefinlte July 1 to Sept. 30j discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°11'35", long 97°08'25", In sec. 31, T. 155 N., R. 50 W., on upstream side 

of main span of highway bridge in Oslo, at mile 271.1.

Drainage area. 31.200 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 mi in closed Devils Lake

basin).

Records available. April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1954 (high-water 

periods only). Records prior to 1945 do not include flow in bypass channel.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 777.65 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 2, 1948, staff gage on railroad bridge 800 ft upstream, 

at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during season, 9,790 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum not determined.

1936-37, 1941-54: Maximum discharge, 63,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 31.83 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, about 32.5 ft in 1897.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by lakes and reservoirs on tributaries. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Revisions. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table. Mar. 23 to July 31, 1954, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

1.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,210

1,580

2,640

3,880

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.4

5,300

6,840

8,490

9,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

--

Mar.

_

_

.

_

-

.

..

_

_

:

_

-

.

-

_

-

_

_

*1,700

1,900

2,300

2,600

2,900

3,100

 3,200 

3,200

3,200

_

_

-

Apr.

3,100

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,500

*2,600

2,700 

3,300 

4,300

5,380

6,900 

8,720

*9,580

9,750

9,270

*8,240 

7,060

6,420

5,800

5,470

5,040

*4, 710

4,390

4,170

3,970

3,760

3,630

3,630 

3,630

149,020

4,967

295,600

May

3,670

3,700

3,760

3,780

3,820

3,950

4,230

4,540 

4,860 

4,750

4,650

4,360 

4,180

4,060

3,840

3,540

3,370 

3,300

*3,220

3,140

3,060

3,030

3,020

2,970

2,950

2,920

2,910

2,880

2,860 

2,880

2, 880

111,080

3,583

220,300

June

2,950

2,990

3,040

3,030

3,030

3,010

3,000

2,990 

2,900 

2,700

2,470

2,450 

2,670

2,920

*3,160

4,040

4,730 

4,630

4,360

4,170

3,980

4,010

3,970

3,880

3,650

3,430

3,240

3,070

2,890 

2,740

100,080

3,336

198, 500

July

2,660

2,550

2,330

2,310

2,340

2,480

3,010

5,500 

3,460 

3,250

3,020

2,830 

2,530

*2,350

2,280

2,170

2,080 

1,990

1,890

1,780

1,720

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,450

1,340

1,250 

1,240

1,250

67,190

2,167

133,300

Aug. Sept.

The period Mar. 23 Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

to July 31, 1954. Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 895,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 23 to Apr. 9.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°12', long 97°44', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 155 N., R. 55 W., 

on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from South 

Branch, and 3 miles southeast of Fordville.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

July 21, 1951, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. .14 years, 39.8 cfs (28,810 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 18 cfs (13,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.29 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 14.48 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and slope-area determinations of peak flow; no flow Apr. 1-13, Sept. 3, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from beaver dam, which are 

fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1948. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

beaver dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

3.1

5.0

14

29

56

1.9 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

101

168

321

515

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

3.8

T7T

4.2

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.7

6.3

11

7.8

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.7

7.2

5.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

*5.7

6.0

178.7

5.76

354

Nov.

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.6

5.2

7.5

675

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.6

6 .9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

4.6

5.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

185.5

6.18

368

Dee.

5.4

574

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

 4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

376- 3.6

135.4

4.37

269

Jan.

3.6 376-

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.4

3.4

 3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3'. 4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

107.2

3.46

213

Feb.

3.6

376

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.6

5.0

5.6

*5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

10

10

15

14

14

14

13

14

16IE-

_

229.0

8.13

454

Mar.

16

14

12

12

*U

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

18

25

70

£0

80

60

50

50

60

50

32

*22

20

18

16

852

27.5

1,690

Apr.

14

12

T?

16

20

*64

80

54

59

54

45

39

*33

28

25

20

18

18

14

13

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

804

26.8

1,590

May

17

17

16

14

13

13

12

12

10

*10

10

9.7

10

9.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.7

8.7

8.4

9.0

8.7

8.1

8.7

12

20

18

20

22.

372.2

12.0

738

June

22

20

19

18

18

18

22

32

34

35

38

46

54

58

490

130

72

*52

37

27

22

19

18

16

14

12

10

9.7

9.0

8.7^

1,380.4

46.0

2,740

July

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.6

13TO"

8.7

9.0

8.7

7.8

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.1 37B3.5

182.1

5.87

361

Aug.

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.5

2.9

TTT

9.7

4.4

5.5

5.5

4.4

5.0

4.6

4.2

37

85

*5T

26

16

12

10

8.7

7.8

7.2

7.2

353.1

11.4

700

Sept.

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

8.7

9.7 970-

8.4

7.2

7.2

*6.9

6.3

573

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

220.0

7.33

436

Calendar year 1953 : Max 87 Min 2.6 Mean 7.84 Ae-ft 5,670 

Water year 1953-54: Max 490 Min 3.1 Mean 13.7 Ac-ft 9,910

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--June 15 (5 a.m.) 1,020 cfs (4.29 ft); Aug. 21 (8:45 p.m.) 240 cfs 

(2.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 5. Backwater from beaver dam, 

Sept. 4-30.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°16'10", long 97°22'10", in SE£ sec. 31, T. 156 N., R. 52 W., on right 

bank 150 ft upstream from Great Northern Railway bridge and 30 ft above dam in Minto. 

Prior to July 15, 1954, at site 400 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 740 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 806.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 15, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum, 

read once daily.

Average discharge. 10 years, 57.6 cfs (41,700 aore-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 20 cfs (14,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximmm discharge during year, 391 cfs June 16 (gage height, 2.61 ft); no flow 

Oct. 2-18.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year 1945-47, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Mar. 7 to Apr. 6, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 5)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.9

13

26

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

42

111

238

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

1.6

E.9

3.6

3.6

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

 5.2

6.2 g A O ,C

55.7

1.80

110

Nov.

6.2

57?

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.6 376"

3.6

3.6

3.6

137.0

4.57

272

Dec.

O'3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.5

.3

73

.3

.3

74.9

2.42

149

Jan.

~X0.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

8.7

0.28

17

Feb.

0.2 ~7?

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

77

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_

6.5

0.23

13

Mar.

0.2

'.2

**.2

.2

.2

.3

8.2

13

13

10

10

16

19

14

12

13

*15

20

20

18

20

91

54

72

65

61

57

*46

36

32

766.7

24.7

1,520

Apr.

24

16

14

13

IF

24

27

29

74

79

79

*84

88

77

55

70

23

50

*33

30

30

32

32

32

30

27

26

26

26

26

1,194

39.8

2,370

May

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

23

20

20

19

16

16

15

15

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

T4

14

16

16

22

566

18.3

1,120

June

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

19

15

li

14

14

18

32

42

*226 50~4"

111

81

63

55

44

36

35

30

27

26

23

20

19

1,314

43.8

2,610

July

16

16

15

15

14

20- 20

18

16

16

15

13

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

5.2

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.4

3.6

4.4

2.9 375"

3.6

309.9

10.0

615

Aug.

3.6

*3.6

2.2

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.2

1.6

TTZ

2.9

2.9

4.4

6.2

6.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

9.2

27

16

5246"

32

24

22

18

14

12

343.2

11.1

681

Sept.

10

~ff.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

7.2

6.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

6.2

7.2

8.2

7.2

*7.2

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.2

4.4

5.2

4.4

5.6

193.0

6.43

383

Calendar year 1953 : Max 300 Mln o Mean 9.53 Ao-ft 6,900

Water year 1953-54 : Max 226 Mln o Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,860

Peak discharge (base. 200 qfs).--June 16 (3 p.m.) 391 efs (2.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 79

Snake River at Warren, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°11'50", long 96"46'45", in SE^ sec. 36, T. 155 N., R. 48 W., on right 

bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on Minnesota Street in Warren.

Records available. March to September 1945, October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 845 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 15 

to Sept. 30, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.96 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.66 ft Apr. 10 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1945. 1953-54: Maximum discharge observed, 724 cfs Mar. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

12.59 ft); no flow for many days in 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 19.02 ft Apr. 22, 1950, from floodmarks (backwater from ice). 

Maximum discharge known, 3,510 cfs during period May 4-6, 1950 (gage height, 18.42 ft, 

from floodmark), on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

5.0

19

*25

32

3T

17

16

*12

10

8.6

6.7

5.8

5.9

*5.6

5.0

4.3

5.5

7.1

6.5

6.9

7.8

8.0

250.8

8.36

497

May

9.3

li

16

14

12

*12

14

14

11

11

9.0

6.2

5.8

9.8

6.8

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1 *TTT

1.5

2.2

2.4

205.5

6.63

408

June

2.2

2.5

2.7

4.0

3.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.2

 1.7

1.4

1.4

1.9

3.6

*4.6

5.9

14

11

12

9.0

6.9

5.7

6.7

6.0

4.8

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.2

135.7

4.52

269

July

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 32 Min 0 Mean 1.64 Ac-ft 1,190

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

Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 12. Backwater from debris May 18 

to July 13.
80

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Snake River at Alvarado, Minn.

Location. --Lat 48°11'50", long 97°00'20", in SwiSE^ sec. 31, T. 155 N. , R 49 W., on 

right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 1 on west of edge of 

Alvarado and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. March to September 1945, October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 795 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 15 

to Sept. 30, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 4.54 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1945, 1953-54: Maximum discharge, 642 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 10.72 ft); 

no flow for many days 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 17.6 ft in May 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,260 cfs, by 

contracted-opening determination) .

Remarks . Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1351.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

1.8 

3.2

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.2

*.3

.5

1.0

*3.0

11

41

87 *m

38

28

21

17

13

11

*9.5

8.5

7.0

5.4

4.7

4.2

6.0

6.9

7.5

399.8

13.3

793

May

7.7

7.2

13

17

T?

*15

14

13

14

13

11

9.9

8.5

6.1

4.2

6.9

5.6

3.8

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

.8

"ITS'

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.2

208.0

6.71

413

June

1.6 176-

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.1

1.7

2.6

4.3

3.9

3.6

11

15

T4

9.9

7.4

5.6

4.5

4.5

*4.3

3.7

3.0

129.7

4.32

257

July

2.1

T78

.4

.2

.1

.4

.2

1.0

.7

.5

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.5

0.47

29

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 87 Mln o Mean 2.06 Ac-ft 1,490

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

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 23 to Apr. 11.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 81

Middle River near Strandquist, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°22'01", long 96 0 33'53", In NW^NW^ sec. 3, T. 156 N. , R. 46 W. , on 

right bank half a mile north of entrance to Old Mill State Park and 9^ miles southwest of Strandqulst.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 154 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 3.83 ft, backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

Flood in spring of 1950 reached a stage of 14 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from leaves Nov. 21-24; backwater from grass June 15-20)

108

162

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.9

0.16

9.7

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.3

j±

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.4

0.21

13

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.8

0.25

15

Feb.

0.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_

5.6

0.20

11

Mar.

**0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5 **7s

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

9.6

0.31

19

Apr.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

5.6

*12

50

104

*150

150

118

116

100

86

73

59

48

37

*35

36

52

65

79

79

76

69

67

81

1,751.0

58.4

3,470

May

87

8T

80

73

72

*31

84

71

62

53

44

35

28

22

18

15

13

11

9.2

7.9

7.4

6.6

7.4

*7.6

11

10

11

13

26

52

66

1,166.1

37.6

2,310

June

72

72

66

60

49

40

33

22

*23

22

20

18

16

16

37

121

*139

119

107

84

68

55

45

36

28

22

15

11

8.4

7.2

1,431.6

47.7

2,840

July

6.4

575

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.1

*.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.2

.2

.1

.1

0

50.3

1.62

100

Aug.

iD

!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

0

0

.2

.4

73

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

* 1

!l

.1

.1

0

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Sept.

0"° 0 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 150 Mln 0 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,810

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Apr. 11 (no gageheight record Jan. 19 to Feb. 1).
82 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Middle River at Argyle, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°20'30", long 96°48'55", in SEiSW£ sec. 10, T. 156 N., R. 48 W., on 

left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 75 in Argyle and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. March to September 1945, November 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain or wire-weight gage at bridge 

20 ft upstream at datum 1.0 ft higher, and Nov. 8, 1951, to Sept. 18, 1952, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 1.0 ft higher. Altitude of gage 830 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 128 cfs June 18; maximum gage height, 5.86 ft 

Apr. 13 (backwater from Ice); no flow for many days.

1945, 1950-54: Maximum discharge 1,220 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.75 ft); 

no flow at times during 1952-54.

Maximum stage known, 15.25 ft, present datum, In April 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 2,790 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

growth or debris, and shifting control, which are fair. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect, backwater 

from aquatic growth or debris, and shifting control (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

0.1

.3

.7

1.3

2.8

5.0

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

7.9

17

35

58

106

127

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

*0

0

0

0

6.4

6.2

*6.0

8.0

25

*70

108

120

TIT

108

*106

91

79

66

55

*48

43

39

44

55

67

75

74

72

66

1,554.6

51.8

3,080

May

69

84

83

80

74

71

76

84

74

65

56

48

42

34

29

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

li

12

*13

15

15

16

27

1,235

39.8

2,450

June

46

59

63

62

58

49

44

36

31

29

27

26

25

25

23

*22

54

*120

122 Tie

103

83

67

56

46

38

31

25

20

L6

1,522

50.7

3,020

July

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

9.0

6.9

6.9

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

*.4

.2

4

.1

194.1

6.26

385

Aug.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.9

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

.1

.1

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

12

Sept.

(*)

o

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 110 Mln 0 Mean 7.63 Ac-ft 5,530

Water year 1953-54: Max 122 Min 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,950

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

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

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 15. Backwater from aquatic 

growth June 17-23, and from debris July 12 to Aug. 12, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30. Shifting-control 

method used Aug. 13-16.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BA^IN 

Homme Reservoir near Park Rivet*, N. Dak.

83

Location. Lat 48°24'20", long 97°47'10", in SEjNW^ sec. 19, T. 157 N., R. 55 W., at 

Homme Dam on South Branch Park River, 2 miles west of town of Park River.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 3,797 acre-ft June 15 (elevation, 1,080.72 ft); 

minimum , 660 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, 1,059.60 ft).

1949-54: Maximum contents, that of June 15, 1954; minimum since first reaching 

spillway level, 184 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 1,051.22 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, 865 ft long; storage began September 

1949; dam completed October 1950. Usable capacity between invert of outlet, elevation 

1,048.0 ft, and crest of spillway, elevation 1,080.0 ft, is 3,550 acre-ft. Low flows 

are controlled by 2 sluice gates 3 ft by 5 ft . The spillway, which is 150 ft long, 

is uncontrolled. The records herein represent total contents. The reservoir is operated for the flood control, water supply, and pollution abatement during low-flow 

periods .

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31...... .............

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Water year 1953-54. .....

Elevation 

(feet)

1,062.20

1,062.01

1,061.82

1,061.59

-

1,060.34

1,059.73

,078.68

,079.91

,076.55

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

900

881

851

-

3,409

3,643

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-19

-14

-16

-219

-116

+526

+234

-246

+2,105
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°24', long 97°47' , in SE£ sec. 19, T. 157 N., R. 55 W., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Homme Dam and 3 miles west of town of Park River.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,000.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 31.1 cfs (22,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs June 14 (gage height, 25.73 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Oct. 1, Nov. 4, Dec. 2.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 37.52 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs, result of failure of emergency embankment at site of Homme Dam; no flow Dec. 1-3, 1949.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

ulated by Homme Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

Flow regOct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

23.0

23.1

23.2

0.9 

2.0 

3.5

23.0

23.2

23.4

23.7

1,6

4.1

8.9

20

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

38

109

196

321

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.7 1.5

1.4

1.4

55.1

1.78

109

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

TTe

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

45.9

1.53

91

Dec.

1.5

1.2

T78

1.8

1.8

2.0

270

*2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

54.3

1.75

108

Jan.

] ,.

J

(«)

> 1.7

2

30

25

10

4

3

2

117.3

3.78

233

Feb.

2

2

2

Z

3

1.5

175

1.5

1.5

Z

*6

6

3

1.5

Z

Z

Z

2

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

Z

2

2

63.5

2.27

126

Mar.

2

6

4

4

*3

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

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.5

2,0 *2.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

86.4

2.79

171

Apr.

2.2

2.6

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.3

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.4

277

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

73.8

2.46

146

May

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

4.1

4.6

*4.6

47T

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.6

109.0

3.52

216

June

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

7.5

15

163

138

129

216

147

232

515

*182

101

*72

62

47

48

48

37 *29

26

19

16

16

17

15

2,122.7

70.8

4,210

July

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

19

23" 37

16

13

12

8.3

8.6

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.6

578

5.8

299.7

9.67

594

Aug.

6.1

*578

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

572

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

166.3

5.36

330

Sept.

6.1

5.8

5.6

67T

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.1

*6.1

180.8

6.03

359

Calendar year 1953: Max 12 Mln 0.4 Mean 2.28 Ac-ft 1,650

Water year 1953-54: Max 313 Min 1.2 Mean 9.25 Ac-ft 6,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 24.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 85

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°25', long 97°24', in NE£ sec. 13, T. 157 N., R. 53 W., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from Wakeman Avenue Bridge in Grafton, 3.5 miles downstream from South 

Branch.

Drainage area. 742 sq mi.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1954 (incomplete prior to 1937).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 807.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum. 

Oct. I, 1940, to Sept. 17, 1946, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream above masonry 

dam at same datum. Sept. 18, 1946, to July 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 30 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1936-54), 56.6 cfs (40,980 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 27 cfs (19,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.24 ft); no flow 

during several months.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 20.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Homme Reservoir 

(see p. 83) and several small reservoirs.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

.8

.1,0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Nov.

1.2

~1.3

.7

.5

.4

.2

.5

.5

.5

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.7

.8

.1

72

**.4

.5

.7

.4

.4

.5

.5

20.7

0.69

41

Dec.

~75 0.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

5.4

0.17

11

Jan.

0.1

f ]_ !i.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

3.9

4.6

278

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.7

3.5

_

41.6

1.49

83

Mar.

3.9

3.7

2.1

*2.3

2.3

2.4

1.8

.8

175

1.6

3.7

4.4

3.7

3.1

3.9

4.2

5.7

7.5

9.4

9.7

9.7

10

12

14

M

13

12

*6.4

4.8

4.4

3 9

182.9

5.90

363

Apr.

3.5

2.6

2.1

278

4.2

5.1

6.2

6.2

7.8

13

15

*45

52

IT

40

*30

28

19

14

12

13

9.9

12

11

8.3

14

14

*18

15

18

482.7

16.1

957

May

20

19

24

38

31

28

24

20

16

13

10

9.5

9.1

7.4

6.5

6.2

*5.2

4.7

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.6

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.0

¥70

13

12

15

56

422.4

13.6

838

June

73

43

32

26

22

2022"

42

46

103

133

145

280

*232

362

*463

388

274

200

162

137

116

*111

104

93

73

67

59

52

47

3,927

131

7,790

July

46

37

30

27

25

30

34

55

51

39

30

24

20

16

14

12

11

9.9

9.9

8.0

6.0

6.5

5.4

6.0

5.2

5.7

6.0

5.4

3.8

577

4.4

588.9

19.0

1,170

Aug.

4.2

*4.9

4.4

.2

.0

.2

.7

.9

.9

.4

.2

.2

.5

.3

1

.0

.0

*4.2

3.0

37ff

8.0

22

13

9.9

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.7

3.8 

3.4

187.2

6.04

371

Sept.

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.9

2.4

6.0

5.4

7.0

675

5

5

5

5

4

4

5

6

8

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4.3

146.0

4.87

290

Calendar year 1953: Max 80 Min 0 Mean 2.34 Ac-ft 1,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 463 Min 0 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,920

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

402891 O -57 - 7
86 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Tamarac River near Strandquist, Minn.

Location. --Lat 48°25'30", long 96°37'40", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 157 N., R. 46 W., on left 

bank 350 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Plorian, and 9 miles 

southwest of Strandquist.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1954. 

^.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 243 cfs June 17 (gage height, 9.53 ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16, 30, Nov. 21 to

Dec. 1, Sept. 29, 30)

0.1 7.9

8.0 

8.2 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

17

79

152

238

7.£ 11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

, aO.3

**.3

a. 4

a. 3

, a. 2

*.2

a, 2

8.1

0.26

16

Nov.

. aO.2

a. 3

**.3'.2

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

8.7

0.29

17

Dec.

^ .4

.3

.3

j=l

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.S

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.8

0.22

13

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Feb.

0.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-tJS

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_

6.5

0.23

13

Mar.

**0.3 ~T3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

*1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

26.4

0.85

52

Apr.

0.8 **7e

.9

1.0

2.1

5.0

15

*39

52

62

*85

88

71

61

60

58

55

46

a36

a30

*29

30

54

104

155

144

121

111

103

140

1,759.6

58.7

3,490

May

175

148

121

106

110

*121

114

94

78

62

51

43

36

30

25

21

19

17

15

13

11

10

To

*10

10

11

14

16

21

44

59

1,615

52.1

3,200

June

74

82

72

60

47

38

26

24

22

*22

21

18

16

11

42

*157

*233

236

187

113

72

54

42

32

23

17

12

9.6

7.9

6.4

1,776.9

59.2

3,520

July

5.8

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.2

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.1

1.6

*1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.6

o

tt

.6

*1.0

.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

62.9

2.03

125

Aug.

0.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

.6

.7

.9

ixl

1.3

1.2

1.0

.7

.9

1.3

1.1

1.2

.9

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

21.2

0.68

42

Sept.

0.2

.1

73

.3

.3

.4

.7

.4

.7

.9

.8

.5

.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

~7f 1.0

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11.5

0.38

23

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 236 Min - Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,520

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 3 estimates of low flow, 

'and 1 discharge measurement.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Apr. 12 (no gage-height record Feb. 9- 

28, Mar. 2-22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 5, Apr. 7).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Tamarac River near Stephen, Minn.

87

Location. Lat 48°29'30", long 96°57'20", in E| sec. 22, T. 158 N., R. 49 W., on left bank

 4| miles northwest of Stephen and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. March to September 1945, October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 795 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 19 

~^b Sept. 30, 1945, chain gage at bridge 150 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 210 cfs June 21; maximum gage height, 10.04 ft

 Apr. 6 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1945, 1953-54: Maximum discharge, 827 cfs Mar. 29, 1945 (gage height, 14.39 ft, 

datum then in use); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic growth,

 wMch are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect and backwater from aquatic 

growth (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per secondl

1.3 0 2.5 18

1.4 .2 3.0 31

1.5 1.4 4.0 67

1.7 4.4 5.0 113

2.0 8.9 5.8 158

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

'0

0

0

Apr.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

6

15

40

80

*103

83

*70

63

57

51

47

*40

35

33

40

84

130

144

TTT

116

1,372

45.7

2,720

May

106

122

157

T5T

129

*114

110

118

115

98

81

67

55

47

39

32

27

22

20

18

16

14

12

*13

12

10

TZ

13

13

15

17

1,776

57.3

3,520

June

27

51

66

82

77

66

56

39

29

25

*26

25

22

24

26

22

*21

70

159

200

*206 T5B"

106

71

53

41

32

24

19

15

1,846

61.5

3,660

July

13

TT

9.2

7.4

6.5

6.4

6.4

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.2

*2.9

2.3

1.6

1.1

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

TJ

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

89.9

2.90

178

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1953-54: Max 206 Min 0 Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,680

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 24 to Apr. 15. Backwater from aquatic growth 

June 18-27.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak.

Location. --La t 48°33'40", long 97°10'30", in NW&SE£ sec. 26, T. 159 N., R. 51 W., on 

downstream side of left span of interstate highway bridge at Drayton, at mile 208.2.

Drainage area. 34,800 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basiIn).

Records available.--April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1954 (fragmentary 

prior to April 1949).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 756.59 ft above mean sea level, 

"cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 4,554 cfs .(3,297,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 16.38 ft); 

minimum, 564 cfs Sept. 3-6 (gage height, 2.58 ft).

1936-37, 1941-54: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 41.58 

ft); minimum observed, 7.7 cfs Oct. 16, 1936 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

Maximum discharge known since 1860, that of May 12, 1950. Flood of April 1897 

reached a stage of about 41 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by reservoirs on tributaries. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Hating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-25; loop rating used Apr. 12-22)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

760

886

1,010

2.5

3.0

6.0

10.0

516

826

2,800

5,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

949 '§2"4"

899

886

880

867

861

854

848

848

848

848

848

848

854

861

873

886

892

924

918

899

880

848

810

798

804

817

*785 '548"

880

26,785

864

55,150

Nov.

892

905

930

960

990

1,020

1,050

1,000

950

900

860

900

940

970

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

800

*760 750"

800

840

880

920

940

27,847

928

55,230

Dec.

960

WS

960

960

940

940

940

940

920

920

920

920

900

900

*900

900

880

880

880

880

860

860

860

860

840

840

840

840

840

840

840

27,720

894

54,980

Jan.

Mo" 840

840

840

840

820

820

820

820

820

800

WS

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

*800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

25,100

810

49,790

Feb.

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

800

810

820

*830

840

850

870

880

900

920

940

960

980

1,000

1,000

~

25,670

845

46,950

Mar.

1,050

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

*1,260

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

3,000

*5,100

3,100

49,510

1,597

98,200

Apr.

3,300

3,200

3,000

2,900

2.800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,900

3,500

*4,300

6,000

8,200

10,100

*LO,900

10,800

10,000

8,900

*8,200

7,300

6,800

*5,960

5,550

5,120

4,790

4,540

4,370

4,260

4,180

4,100

164,170

5,472

325,600

May

4,100

4,170

4,210

4,220

4,210

4,240

4,540

4,460

4,700

4,980

5.050

4, §30

4,660

4,440

4,520

4,070

*3,860

3,700

3,550

5,580

3,300

3,220

3,140

3,100

3,070

3,070

3,070

5,040

3,040

5,040

5,070

119^730

3,862

237,500

June

3,130

3,190

5,270

5,500

5,530

3,520

5,260

3,230

3,180

5,090

3,020

2,800

2,650

3,040

3,180

3,420

4,110

4,680

5,060

5,060

4,950

4,820

4,710

*4,560

4,310

4.150

3,900

3,620

3,400

3,050

110,790

3,693

219,700

July

2,860

2,730

2,650

2,550

2,510

2,410

2,440

2,680

2,880

3,040

3,140

5.170

3 , 100

2,810

2,540

2,370

2,220

2,160

2,090

1,950

1,860

1,690

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,600

1,540

1,460

1,590

1,530

lj 270

69, 360

2,237

157,600

Aug.

1,220

*1.270

1,110

1,070

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,130

1,090

1,040

980

960

954

948

941

941

*960

948

1,040

1,010

954

864

832

820

807

743

719

688

30,419

981

60,540

Sept.

644

601

564

552

540

528 '546"

558

576

588

607

626

626

632

644

*712

675

688

712

731

762

788

807

826

852

858

864

890 'SBT

864

20,745

692

41,150

Calendar year 1953 : Max 14,700 Mln 560 Mean 2,495 Ac-ft 1,806,000

Water year 1953-54 : Max 10,900 Mln 528 Mean 1,906 Ac-ft 1,380,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5-19; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at 

Grand Forks and Emerson. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 14.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

South Branch Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn.

89

Location. La t 48°38'45", long 96°23'15", in NW^- sec. 31, T. 160 H. , R. 44 W. , on left 

bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 11. and a quarter of a mile west 

of Pelan.

Records available. --August 1928 to September 1938, October 1953 to September 1954. 

Published as south Fork Two Rivers at Pelan 1928-38.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 24, 1936, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream 

at present datum. Mar. 24, 1936, to Sept. 30, 1938, chain eage at site 40 ft upstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge . 8 years (1928-29, 1930-32, 1934-38, 1953-54), 14.1 cfs (10,210 acre-ft 

per year) . .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 266 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.70 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.77 ft Apr. 10 (backwater from ice), no flow for several months.

1928-38, 1953-54: Maximum discharge observed, 1,810 cfs May 13, 1930 (gage height, 

10.18 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2

1.0 

2.0

7.1

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.8

*.8

a. 8

a. 8

24.8

0.80

49

Nov.

> aO.6

> a. 5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

 1

14.0

0.47

, 28

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

$

0

.1

*.5

2.0

79

105

136

*186

188

*170

153

132

94

*78

61

48

35

26

27

50

110

171

191

191

182

149

*164

207

2,935.6

97.9

5,820

May

215 TTo"

186

172

164

168

154

120

86

66

65

43

36

30

27

25

*22

20

17

15

14

11

TZ

14

16

14

13

26

83

105

125

2,274

73.4

4,510

June

143

139

105

71

48

34

29

34

32

*28

26

26

22

48

167

235

*259

261

737

191

110

61

45

33

26

21

17

14

13

ii

2,487

82.9

4,930

July

~5.6 10

9.4

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.5

5.8

5.4

3.6

*3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

T^

1.2

128.5

4.15

255

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.3

1.4

TTT

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.5

28.2

0.91

56

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.r

.5

.3

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

5.1

0.17

10

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 261 Min 0 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,660

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 10.
90 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

South Branch Two Rivers at Lake fir-orison, Minn.

Location . Lat 48°43 I 50", long 96°39'50", in SW£sw£ sec. 30, T. 161 H., R. 46 W., on 

left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 59 at town of Lake Bronson and 

2 miles downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Bronson. Prior to Nov. 23, 1953, at site iuo it downstream.

Drainage area. 444 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1928 to September 1937 (published as South Fork Two Rivers 

at Bronson), April 1941 to September 1947, October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1928 (levels by Geodetic Survey of Canada). Prior to Nov. 23, 1953, chain gage at 

bridge 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1941-43, 1945-47, 1953-54), 83.1 cfs (60,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 567 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.03 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs on many days; minimum gage height recorded, 1.85 ft Nov. 30, Dec. 1 

(backwater from ice).

1928-37, 1941-47, 1953-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,210 cfs Apr. 1, 1942 

(gage height, 10.05 ft); no flow at times during 1937, 1941.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Bronson Lake (usable capacity, about 7,000 

acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1351.

'ater year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (g 

in cubic feet per second)

Rating table,

height, in feet, and discharge

2.0 

2.2

0.5

.9

1.4

Z.I

3.1

4.6

11

3.0 

3.5

20

35

83

165

274

527

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

al S

alO

a35

**a55

a20

a6

 al.5

( )

165.0

5.32

327

Nov.

. aO.9

\ a. 8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

26.0

0.87

52

Dec.

*3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.5

2,8

36.0

1.16

71

Jan.

2_i2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

75.9

2.45

151

Feb.

2.6

2.7

2.8

*2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

4.5

6.0

15

13

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.6 

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.1

_

178.0

6.36

353

Mar.

2.7

2.6

*2.6

2.5

2.5

2^4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3U.

3.1

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

a2.7

a2.6

a2.5

86.8

2.80

172

Apr.

Q? C

ftf 2.6

2.7

4.7

8.0

12

116

160

*282

400

*426

400

366

338

*264

212

206

151

91

97 

97

140

232

366

435 386"

363

*344

347

6,254

208

12,400

May

377

386

374

347

317

304

294

272

190

116

70

79

82

75

70

67

*50

6^

9.2

16

22 

26

25

24

24

26

33

67

82

169

161

4,190.8

135

8,310

June

202

219

236

194

119

81

42

99

77

27

*43

56

55

83

212

438

*527

103

467

421

330 

207

86

72

51

52

51

49

26

5.7

5,030.7

168

9,980

July

9.9

17

19

20

19

20

18

16

16

15

13

12

*11

9.9

8.9

7.9

7.2

6.2

6.0

5.2

5.0 

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

*4.1

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

375

303.5

9.79

602

Aug.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.5

6.0 

22

IT

12

12

9.2

7.9

6.6

5.4

*4.8

4.6

170.8

5.51

339

Sept.

4.1

3.4

374" 3.2

3.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.6

4.2

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.1 

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.8

6.0

478

119.2

3.97

236

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 527 Min 0.8 Mean 45.6 Ac-ft 32,990

* Discharge measurement 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, 

2 discharge measurements.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 9.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 91

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°46'50", long 97°02'25", in NE^SE£ sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 49 W. , near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles west of Hallook, and 

5 miles upstream from North Branch Two Rivers .

Drainage area. 644 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic 

map) .

Average discharge. 9 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 553 cfs June 19 (gage height, 10.80 ft); maximum gage height observed, 11.30 ft Apr. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 31 to Feb. 24.

1945-54: Maximum daily discharge, 3,600 cfs May 10-13, 1950; maximum gage height, 

25.70 ft May 13, 1950; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good Apr. 16 to Aug. 21, fair Oct. 14 to Nov. 3, and poor for the

remainder of the water year. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13 and Aug. 22 to Sept. 29)

1.8

2.3

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.4

Oct. 1

0.4

.6

1.0

1.2

1.6

3.1

t< Apr. 15

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

4.2

5.9

8.2

13

29

52

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.2

3.3

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

4.0

2.3 

3.8 

5.9 

9.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.8

152

300

480

553

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

18

40

14

4.9

2.5

1.2

.9

1.1

1.2

3.1

4.3

2.8

1.2

.8

*.6

.5

.4

74

108.9

3.51

216

Nov.

*$

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

:9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

17.1

0.57

34

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_.!_

8.1

0.26

16

Jan.

aO.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a 1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

aO.l

.1

a.l

a.l

**.!

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a. 3

4.5

174

4.3

-

15.9

0.57

32

Mar.

4.1

4.0

*3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

377

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.0

3 9

131.9

4.25

262

Apr.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

6.0

20

*60

90

130

*200

270

350

450

*470

375

321

261

*240

208

155

139

137

152

223

328

430

442

*41'1

402

6,289.5

210

12,480

May

382

386

404

401

380

351

329

317

297

256

175

117

97

99

93

77

*79

74

58

27

23

19

25

29

29

28

29

35

55

95

132

4,898

158

9,720

June

199

222

230

239

238

169

136

110

88

106

97

99

73

102

144

274

398

*519

545

52F

502

458

344

206

134

109

87

64

59

55

6,535

218

12,960

July

4223-

20

20

21

24

23

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

14

13

9.6

12

9.6

8.7

7.1

6.5

6.8

8.7

7.4

*6.8

5.2

4.3

3.6

2.6

1.5

435.2

14.0

863

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

27

31

23

31

27

26

17

13

*8.7

8 .0

221.3

7.14

439

Sept.

4.1

3.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

,7

*2.5

1.1

.9

.8

1.4

.8

.7

.9

5.9

11

26

30

33

25

14

3.1

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

173.0

5.77

343

Calendar year 1953: Max 144 Mln 0 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,820

Water year 1953-54: Max 545 Mln 0.1 Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 37,370

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 2 field estimates of 

low flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4 to Apr. 15.
92 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°53'2l", long 96°40'0l", in NE£ sec. 1, T. 162 N., R. 47 W., on downstream side of highway bridge half a mile upstream from State ditch 85 and 7 miles 

northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi.

Records available . April 1929 to September 1938, April 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 963.69 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-37, 1941-54), 8.95 cfs (6,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50 cfs June 15 (gage height, 1.97 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1929-38, 1941-54: Maximum discharge observed, 912 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 

6.25 ft); no flow during several months each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. During periods of high flow some water enters this stream from 

Roseau River basin. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

1.4 

2.5

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

4.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a. 6

a2.0

*b5.5

b6.1

b4.5

a4.6

b6.2

*b4.6

b4.0

3.3

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

*1.4 z'.i

5.4

15

14

12 

11

10

19

22.

162.4

5.41

322

May

18

TT

15

14

*14

11

9.6

8.4

6.9

6.0

4.9

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.8

1.2

.9

*.6

ill

7.9

12

14

15

196.5

6.34

390

June

17

13

10

7.4

5.4

4.9

5.6

6.9

10

14

15

16

12

20

44

39

24

18

11

8.4

6.0

6.2

*5.4

4.6

3.5

2.5 

1.6

1 .4 "TTo

4.9

341.7

11.4

678

July

2.2

174

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.2

1.4

,6

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

a.l

.1

*0

.1

a.l

13.3

0.43

26

Aug.

aO

0

aO

aO

0

aO

0

aO

.1

a.l

0

.1

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a~t 2

'.1

a.l

.1 

a.l

.1

0

*0

aO

2.1

0.07

4.2

Sept.

0

aO

aO

0

0

aO

0

aO

.1

a.l

0

aO

.1

aO

aO

a. 2

.1

.1

a. 2

a. 2

.2

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l 

.1

*. 1

a!l

.1

2.4

0.08

4.8

Calendar year 1953: Max 3.0 Mln 0 Mean 0.14 Ac-ft 103

Water year 1953-54: Max 44 Mln 0 Mean 1.97 Ac-ft 1,420

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

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 93

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°52'02", long 96°40'01", in southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 162 N.,

R. 46 W., on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from North 

Branch Two Rivers and 7 miles northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area. 95 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1938, March 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 969.28 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 21 years, 17.0 cfs (12,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.70 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1929-38, 1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 1,480 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 

5.90 ft); maximum gage height observed, 6.30 ft Mar. 29, 1952 (backwater from ice); 

no flow for several months In most years.

Remarks. Records fair. During periods of high flow some water enters this ditch from 

Roseau River basin. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given 

in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to May 16)

0.1 

.2

.6

1.6 

4.0

0.9 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

3.7

9.2

18

92

124

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

00"

0'

0

al.O

a3.0

*b4.1

b7.0

b!2 'a20

b23

*b26

b28

30

32

*33

30

30

31

27

*29

35

54

75

73

73

69

67

91

92.

995.1

33.2

1,970

May

92

86

79

75

*72

63

55

51

46

42

37

36

33

33

56

52

43

34

29

23

17

15

14

16

*18

20

23

38

82

92

92

1,464

47.2

2,900

June

92.0

80

68

51

40

36

33

32

42

44

46

47

38

75

118

122

TI8

93

69

54

43

40

*43

33

24

17

11

10

9.2

979

1,538.1

51.3

3,050

July

9 4

972

7.5

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.7

.6

±L

.2

a. 2

.4

2.2

1.2

a. 8

72.0

2.32

143

Aug.

aO.3

.2

a.l

a.l

0

aO

0

a.l

.2

a.l

0

.7

a. 5

.4

a. 3

a. 2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.0

a2.0

2.6

a272

1.8

al.3

.8

.6

*.4

a. 4

17.4

0.56

35

Sept.

0.4

a. 3

a. 2

.1

2

aO

.1

a. 2

.4

a. 3

.2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a.l

a. 4

.7

2.7

a2.7

276

a2.5

2.4

a2.2

a2.0

1.8

al.7

1.6

*1.2

al.2

1.2

29.8

0.99

59

Calendar year 1953: Max 54 Min 0 Mean 1.43 Ac-ft 1,040

Water year 1953-54: Max 122 Min 0 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,160

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

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for North Branch 

Two Rivers at Lancaster.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
94 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

North Branch Two Rivers at Lancaster, Minn.

Loc atlon.--Lat 48°51'44", long 96°48'58", in NW£ sec. 13, T. 162 N., R. 48 W,, on right

'' *"*" " °' S " "'^ ' at I*ncaBt«. and ^ mlles ^own- streamfrom 

Drainage area.--209 sq mi. 

Records available. April 1941 to September 1942, October 1953 to September 1954.

2a££;,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 867.45 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

h iri a< ° S?8,, Engineers benchmark). Apr. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1942, chain gage at bridge 900 ft downstream at datum 2.13 ft higher.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 233 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum 

not) d6t6i*inin6Cl »

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are poor During periods of high flow some water enters this stream from Rosea 

Hiver basin. Records of chemical analyses and water tenroeratures for the water year 

j.yo^ ar© given in WSr U51.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

0.1

.4

1.0

2.4

5.1

12

19

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.5 

4.2

54

77

149

244

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.l

*. 1

a.l

a.l

3.1

0.10

6.1

Nov.

. aO.l

\ a 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.0

0.13

7.9

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

li

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.8

0.19

12

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

'.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

" 

. a.l

-

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

(*)

 aO.l

^ -

--

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

**0 1

1:.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.0

fc*

1.1

1.1

_.

1

^ a. 6

J

14.7

0.47

29

Apr.

aO.2 

.2

.4

.7

1.0

3.5

*3.8

4.5

15

37

*41

46

41

45

*43

40

37

36

. 37

38 

42

a90

al!9

al!4

a!06

a!02

alOO

a!30

alSO

1,423.5

47.4

2,820

May

a!40

a!34

al23

al!4

*108

105

94

79

71

63

55

50

46

43

47

58

48

40

34

29

26 

23

22

*22

23

23

24

41

93

123 

131

2,032

65.5

4,030

June

143

131

111

93

76

60

50

60

91

106

*99

111

105

99

156

"232 230

*161

125

97

77 

65

66

54

41

32

25

21

20

22

2,729

91.0

5,410

July

21

20

18

16

13

13

12

9.7

8.6

7.7

6.4

5.1

*3.6

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

-1

181.9

5.87

361

Aug.

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.1!

.5

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.9 

~9.7 11

7.3

6.7

6.1

4.4

4.0

3.1

*2.7 

2.5

78.2

2.52

155

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

1.3

1.9

2.9

6.4

6.7

5.4 

4.7

4.4

3.4

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

70.1

2.34

139

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1953-54: Max 230 Min - Mean 17.9 Ac-ft 13,000

* 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 5 discharge measurements, 1 field estimate, 

and weather records.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 12.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 95 

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba

Location. Lat 49°08'50", long 98°33'30", in Sw£ sec. 26, T. 2, R. 2 W. ( on bridge near 

Lea's farm, 9 miles south of Manitou.

Drainage area.--2,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1954 (no winter records) in reports of Geological Survey. April 1921 to September 1954 in reports of Engineering and Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 955 cfs July 1 (gage height, 97.40 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1921-54: Maximum discharge observed, 5,030 cfs Apr. 17, 1949 (gage height, 101.68 

ft); no flow at times in some years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of- ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSF 1175: Drainage area.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Engineering and Water Resources Division, Department 

of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

89.8

89.9

90.1

90.4

90.7

91.0

1.3

2.5

7,0

18

34

55

92.0

93.0

94.0

95.0

97.0

98.0

138

236

350

482

850

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.0

1.9

2.5

1.9

5.5

*1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1 , 5

1.5

1.7

1.8

7.3

5.4

5.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

*2.7

2.0

l' 1 99

75.4

2.37

0.001

0.001

146

Nov.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.7

5.5

5.5

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4 

1.5

65.2

2.17

0.001

0.001

129

Dec.

-

-

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

Feb.

.

-

_

-

-

Mar.

.

-

-

-

-

Apr.

15

15

18

20

28

28

62

70

78

M

86

70

62

44.9

40.7

53.2

*29.2

23.0

28.6

26.5

26.0

25.0

24.5

25.0

21.5

25.5

23.5

24.5

25.6

27.0

1,120.2

37.3

0.02

0.02

2,220

May

28.6

29.8

30,4

29.8

28.6

28.0

26.5

25.5

25.5

25.0

24.5

24.5

23.5

*22.5

21.0

22.5

25.5

22.5

21.0

19.4

17.0

15.7

1678

17.9

19.4

23.0

24.5

25.3

26.0

28 . 0

745.7

24.1

0.01

0.01

1,480

June

27.0

25.5

*25.5

24.5

24.5

22.5

550

710

205

204

ieo

158

160

166

270

553

575

357

327

374

420

472

472

465

462

462

468

482

598

740

9,559.5

518

0.15

0.17

18,920

July

955

852

822

758

690

690

*690

670

668

659

647

645

645

647

645

645

659

627

612

598

587

575

562

545

528

512

496

*495

451

451

440

19,442

627

0.30

0.35

38,560

Aug.

434

419

407

393

382

369

358

550

540

*552

322

519

514

297

286

276

264

277

267

258

251

242

242

254

225

218

215

208

197

193

iSJ3

9,076

293

0.14

0.16

18 , 000

Sept.

184

180

176

172

169

165

157

153

146

141

137

129

122

122

122

124

125

151

143

142

140

138

128

116

112

107

101

105

104

105

4,094

136

0.07

0.07

8,120

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-30, Apr. 1-15.
96 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°53'33", long 97°59'09", in SE^SW^ sec. 35. T. 163 N., R. 57 W., on left 

bank lj miles downstream from Little Pembina River and 3^ miles southwest of Walhalla.

Drainage area. 3,109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 960 ft (from Corps of Engineers dam site 

"plat). Prior to Oct. 24, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 24, 1941, to Nov. 10, 1943, chain 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 210 cfs (152,000 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 190 cfs (138,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs July 6 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 

 0.2 cfs Jan. 33 to Feb. 1.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 19.2 ft), from

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of

peak flow; no flow at times in 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSF 1175: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ioe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.4

360

610

Mote. Same as 

following table 

below 3.7 ft.

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

1.5

3.8

8.2

14

34

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.1

67

138

290

484

1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.7

3.2

3.6

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.5

4.9

4.9

*5.8

7^2

90.2

2.91

179

Nov.

5.8

5.3

4.2

3.8

4.2

5.3

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

162.6

5.42

323

Dec.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

-tl

. 8

97.6

3.15

194

Jan.

^rl

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.1

0.33

20

Feb.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

* . 3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

2

3

Z

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

_

25.3

0.90

50

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.3 n.i1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.5

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

15

12

10

60

40

45

*45

45

30

25

15

12

*11

10

410.3

13.2

814

Apr.

10

10

10

15

60

*130

70

40

70

200

150

80

*140

120

107

93

*75

60

50

44

52

44

54

58

60

61

67

114

236

217

2,497

83.2

4,950

May

154

112

90

84

86

78

67

63

60

58

54

50

48

50

54

48

47

*44

41

41

41

40

46

54

48

43

44

60

65

80

86

1,936

62.5

3,840

June

75

65

61

60

56

50

106

574

398

245

304

*381

318

325

599

945

*820

757

685

620

524

551

*519

519

537

528

506

528

537

574

12,767

426

25,320

July

634

714

830

950

950

996

910

840

786

752

728

709

700

685

676

676

676

671

666

652

643

634

629

606

588

597

*579

560

542

519

506

21,604

697

42,850

Aug.

488

476

459

446

434

421

413

400

384

368

356

360

376

346

336

322

311

471

*356

332

314

308

294

276

266

262

258

249

239

226

214

10,761

347

21,340

Sept.

211

202

196

190

187

185

185

179

173

171

168

160

154

149

lil

146

171

176

211

208

196

187

179

168

162

152

143

138

168

196

5,252

175

10,420

Calendar year 1953: Max 283 Min 0 Mean 34.4 Ac-ft 24,890

Water year 1953-54: Max 996 Min 0.2 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,300

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--June 16 (3 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.27 ft); July 6 (9:30 a.m.) 1,160 cfs 

(5.45 ..45ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 14.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 97

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 97°33'05", in SE^NW^ sec. 31, T. 164 N., R. 53 W., on right 

bank two blocks east of State Highway 18 at north edge of Neche.

Drainage area.--3,189 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1903 to September 1915, April 1919 to September 1954 (May 1903 to 

September 1907, October 1908 to September 1914, fragmentary).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 805 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 24, 1932, staff gage at Great Northern Railway bridge 1 mile 

upstream at same datum. May 25, 1932, to Apr. 17, 1939, chain gage on State Highway 

18 bridge, 500 ft downstream from railway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1907-8, 1914-15, 1919-54), 147 cfs (106,400 acre-ft per 

year); median of yearly mean discharges, 117 cfs (84,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 846 cfs July 7 (gage height, 7.97 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Feb. 6 to Mar. 14.

1903-15, 1919-54: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Apr. 20, 1950 (gage height, 21.58 ft, 

backwater from ice), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; no flow at times 

during each year 1932-41, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

5.65

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

0.3

3.6

14

27

43

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

165

362

624

856

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

JLi

5.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

ii

12

11

11

7.0

6.1

8.0

9.0

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.2

5.2

6.1

7.0

*8.0

10

273.5

8.82

542

Nov.

10

11

10

10

8.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

11

14

15

15

14

14

12

12

10

10

10

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

287.0

9.57

569

Dec.

5

5

5

5

5

5 '

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

113.0

3.65

224

Jan.

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1

1

1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

33.0

1.06

65

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_

8.9

0.32

18

Mar.

*3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

1

2

5

5

8

10

12

15

16

17

13

18

35

50

45

*30

286.6

9.25

Apr.

22

22

24

20

25

28

30

30

95

115

115

135

165

175

254

*168

135

121

105

90

83

78

78

76

83

92

95

*100

110

188

2,837

94.6

568 | 5,630

May

230

205

162

124

105

90

90

87

78

69

65

63

61

61

61

61

63

*61

59

55

53

53

53

53

52

57

59

57

57

67

87

2,498

80.6

4,950

June

97

107

102

92

78

78

72

57

109

514

380

*287

349

399

353

358

*682

736

709

687

641

576

*542

547

525

525

525

519

519

530

11,695

390

23,200

July

547

594

653

725

796

820

834

824

792

760

736

720

709

698

693

693

693

693

693

682

670

665

665

659

653

636

624

*612

600

582

564

21,285

687

42,220

Aug.

558

542

525

508

492

482

472

466

451

437

418

413

408

399

399

385

371

*371

432

446

380

362

353

336

314

305

300

296

283

270

262

12,436

401

24,670

Sept.

250

246

238

230

223

220

216

216

212

205

202

195

188

182

175

175

182

216

216

262

250

216

209

198

188

182

175

168

162

175

6,172

206

12,240

Calendar year 1953: Max 238 Min 0 Mean 39.1 Ao-ft 28,280

Water year 1953-54: Max 834 Min 0.3 Mean 159 Ao-ft 114,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 16 to Mar. 23; discharge estimated on basis of recorder 

graph, 4 discharge measurements and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Mar. 26 to Apr. 5.
98 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°46'40", long 97°42'55", in SE^ sec. 11, T. 161 N., R. 55 W., on right 

bank 0,6 mile east of Akra and 4.2 miles west of Cavalier. Prior to July 10, 1954, at 

site If miles upstream.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. April to June 1950 (in WSP 1137-B), October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service). Prior to July 10, 1954, chain gage l-g miles 

upstream at datum 20.90 ft lower, read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 187 cfs June 12 (gage height, 35.53 ft); maximum gage height, 36.22 ft Apr. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 2.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 48.7 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow Dec. 1-27, 1952.

The flood of Apr. 18, 1950, is the highest known since settlement of the region 

(about 1860).

Remarks. Records poor prior to Apr. 11, good thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of-ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, ant! discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

32.1

32.2

32.4

32.7

33.5

34.1

1.5

2.3

4.9

11

32

58

32.1

32.2

32.4

32.6

33.0

34.0

35.2

2.2

3.1 

5.9

22

66

157

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.1

1.4

2.6

4.5

9.6

25

46

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

1.5

ITS

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.1

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.0

*2.8

2.8 

3.0

80.3

2.59

159

Nov.

1.8

iJ2.1

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3,0

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

75.6

2.52

150

Dec.

2.5

2. £

2!o

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*

38.3

1.24

76

Jan.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

jj

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

19.7

0.64

39

Feb.

0.6

'.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

-

------

30.4

1.09

60

Calendar year 1953: Max 137 Min 0.1

Mar.

1.5

T 5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

5

15

20

20

*20

22

25

?5

20

10

*5.5

3

219.0

7.06

434

Apr.

2

2

2

5

8

*80

90

80

60

50

48

59

*43

36

30

26

*20

14

14

13

11

8.9

18

22

43

38

29

*36

102

90

1,079.9

36.0

2,140

May

57

42

30

25

24

22

20

18

18

18

14

11

11

12

14

13

*11

10

8.4

6.5

6.5

6.1

67T

8.4

8.4

8.4

6.5

8.6

30

43

56

572.9

18.5

1,140

June

67

71

49

28

24

22

25

29

38

85

JJ.7

*154

114

106

106

*84

52

35

22

35

44

42

37

*34

25

22

21

22

21

20

1,551

51.7

3,080

July

~~9. 10 7

a'.<i

6.5

6.1

6.'1

4^6

2.5

3.5

6.8

6.0

5.1

4.5

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.7

*2.4

2.0

1.9

128.1

4.13

254

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

Til 1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

3.7

5.7

3.1

2.5

2.0

*1.9

2.8

2.4

2.4

15

9.5

5.1

3.5

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.2

1 8

95.7

3.09

190

Sept.

1.6

1.5

1.5

rA

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

3.0

4.5

26

31

13

25

14

9.5

*6.8

13

3.7

3.4

3.6

4.3

5.8

219.6

7.32

436

Mean 5.19 Ao-ft 3,750

Water year 1953-54: Max 154 Min 0.6 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,160

Peak discharge (base. 200 efsl. No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 10.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 99

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'30", long 97°13'00", in sec. 2, T. 1, R. 2 E., on right bank

1,500 ft downstream from Canadian National Railway bridge in Emerson, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from international boundary, 3.6 miles downstream from Pembina 

River, and at mile 154.3.

Drainage area.--40.200 sq mi, approximately (includes about 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils 

Lake basin).

Records available . March to November 1902 and October 1929 to September 1954 in reports 

or Geological Survey. May 1912 to September 1954 in reports of the Engineering and 

Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, by 

Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Apr. 11, 1953, chain gage on Canadian National 

Railway bridge 1,500 ft upstream at same datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, at datum 

0.21 ft higher.

Average discharge.--41 years (1913-54), 2,720 cfs (1,969,000 acre-ft per year); median 

of yearly mean discharges, 2,290 cfs (1,660,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Apr. 17; maximum elevation 

observed, 763.04 ft Apr. 16; minimum daily discharge, 733 cfs Sept. 11 (elevation,

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 95,500 cfs May 13, 1950 (elevation, 790.89 ft); minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Feb. 6-8, 1937.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging station maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 925: 1940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

998 f8"5~

954

940

915

901

908

898

898 

891

866 

866

863

856

*859

8S4

898

898

912

926

940

943

933

929

898

849 

828

*817

810

804

27,681

893

54,900

Nov.

817 

S4T

877

929

954

975

1,020

1,060

1,070 

1,010

992 

917

*884

908

966

1,010

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,040

983

934

929

929 

926

926

922

922

28,835

961

57,190

Dec.

922 

919

919

*920

922

926

929

933

936 

940

943 

947

950

954

957

964

971

*980

1,010

1,030

1,020

1,000

968

936

908

880 

866

859

856

*S5U

880

29,005

936

57,530

Jan.

887 154"

880

863

852

849

835

817

810 

798

801 

807

821

831

*836

831

821

821

814

814

814

817

828

849

852

856 

849

842

835

827

824

25,865

834

51,320

Feb.

813 

807

801

795

795

792

792

789

755 

798

*800 

807

813

817

824

831

838

845

852

866

873

884

897

915

*933

954 

989

1,010

23,725

847

47,060

Mar.

1,020 

1,040

1,070

1,090

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,130 

1,120

*1,110 

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,210

1,280

1,420

*1,580 

1,820

2,160

2,520

2,850

5,070

42,650

1,380

84,600

Apr.

3,250 

3,350

3,360

3,270

3,160

3,070

2,990

2,940

*2,960 

3,060

3,590 

4,640

6,580

9,520

*11,200

11,100

11,500

10,400

9,070

8,300

7,490

*6,720

6,140

5,830

5,180

5,110 

4,990

5,080

5,340

5,490

174,680

5,820

346,400

May

5,380 

5,380

5,260

5,180

5,040

*4,690

5,060

5,000

5,200 

5,370

5,480 

5,420

5,230

4,960

4,740

4,480

4,200

*3,950

3,820

3,570

3,390

3,270

3,170

3,120

3,080

2,990 

2,890

2,940

2,940

2,940

*3,000

131,140

4,230

260,100

June

3,140 

5,530

3,520

3,660

3,670

3,660

3,600

3,450

3,310 

3,290

3,520 

3,790

3,490

 3,290

3,470

3,700

4,120

5,220

6,330

6,550

6,420

6,130

5,850

5,560

5,250

4,920 

4,550

4,170

3,910

*3,660

128,490

4,280

254,900

July

3,550 

3,420

5,380

3,300

3,290

3,280

3,270

3,320

3,640 

3,940

4,050 

3,950

3,780

*3,580

3,340

3,110

2,940

2,870

2,810

2,710

2,580

2,440

2,340

2,270

2,230

2,210 

2,180

2,140

*2,020

1,930

1,830

91,700

2,960

181,900

Aug.

1,770 

1,750

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,680

1,640

1,620

1,610 

1,590

1,560 

*1,580

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,370

1,310

1,290

1,290

1,330

1,390

1,400

1,410

1,370

1,290

*1,210 

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,080 

1,070

44,510

1,440

88,280

Sept.

926 

880

864

840

808

812

780

770

763 

*739

733 

743

764

771

788

841

893

909

955

981

981

1,030

1,010

*1,010

1,030

1.070 

1,676

1,050 '

1,030

1,020

26,863

895

53,280

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,500 Min 575 Mean 2,555 Ac-ft 1,849,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,500 Min 733 Mean 2,124 Ac-ft 1,537,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

dote. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 25 to Apr. 17.
100 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River below South Fork,near Malung, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°47'30", long 95°44'40", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 161 N., R. 39 W. , on left 

banlc a quarter of a mile downstream from South Fork and 1? miles northwest of Malung.

Drainage area. 573 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Average discharge. 8 years, 127 cfs (91,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 798 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 8.54 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.01 ft Apr. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs Sept. 26; 

minimum gage height, 4.39 ft Sept. 6.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 22.51 ft); no 

flow for part of Jan. 15, 1952 (caused by construction of concrete control).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from debris Sept. 17-28)

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.3 

5.0

1.0

1.6

2.5

3.5

7.1

13

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

7.0

24

40

76

130

490

771

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

5?

49

45

41

39

38

36

35

34

32

30

28

28

26

25

27

27

29

36

46

47

46

42

41

44

45

48

51

52

50

1,226

39.5

2,430

Nov.

*47

4T

44

41

36

26

34

32

35

34

32

29

28

27

26

26

27

27

26

21

202B"

28

28

27

24

26

26

24

22

895

29.8

1,780

Dec.

22

?Z

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

*15

15

14

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

7

8 g

409

13.2

811

Jan.

7

F

F

8

8

8

*8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

225

7.3

446

Feb.

8

F

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

T

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

_

215

7.7

426

Mar.

8

*7

7

6

T

7

6

6

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

239

7.7

474

Apr.

10

Iff

10

11

14

*50

400

450

*460

550

550

600

650

*754

73T

716

688

630

564

 490

425

408

444

490

528

553

542

 517

495

526

13,266

442

26,310

May

592

622

643

S3T

610

601

620

616

601

566

493

399

332

287

256

256

268

256

226

196

167

150

135

ISO" 130

*152

142

145

189

290

344

11,075

357

21,970

June

381

399

361

309

260

196

167

132

122

116

110

103

103

106

167

457

597 '551

451

298

211

*164

140

120

101

84

69

58

55

45

6,466

216

12,830

July

40

tt

34

31

29

28

26

24

21

20

20

18

16

20

18

15

13

12

12

11

9.6

9.1

9.6

8.6

7.4

7.1

*9.1

8.1

6.3

5.2

372

529.3

17.1

1,050

Aug.

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.6

6.7

14

TT

11

9.6

7.8

6.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.4

2.0

Z7T

157.7

5.09

313

Sept.

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.8

4.1

ITS

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

T7B- 1.4

1.5

*2.0

2.4

68.7

2.29

136

Calendar year 1953 : Max 386 Min 2.6 Mean 58.1 Ao-ft 42,070

Water year 1953-54 : Max 754 Min 1.4 Mean 95.3 Ac-ft 68,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Apr. 4, Apr. 6-13 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 15 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, and weather records).
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 101

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°55'24", long 95°46'02", In SW£ sec. 24, T. 163 N., R. 40 W., near right 

Dank on downstream side of highway bridge, i| miles upstream from Sprague Creek and 

BZ miles north of Roseau.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,023.21 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,031.29 ft Apr 10; minimum observed, 

 T7023M3 ft Aug. 4-7.

1930-54; Maximum elevation, 1,037.68 ft Apr. 24, 1950; minimum observed, 1,022.77 

ft Oct. 11, 1952.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

24.32

24.26

24.20

24.10

23.96

23.96

23.90

23.88

23.86

23.82

23.78

23.74

23.70

23.68

23.66

23.64

23.70

23.68

23.72

23.74

23.94

24.05

24.05

24.00

23.98

23.96

24.00

24.02

24.10

24.14 

24.10

Nov.

24.08

24.04

23.98

23.96

23.96

24.02

23.68

23.84

23.78

23.74

23.74

23.68

23.64

23.62

23.60

23.60

23.60

23.58

23.58

23.60

23.60

23.60

23.60

-

-

_

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

24.35

24.40

_

_

_

-

Apr.

.

_

_

-

24.49

25.53

29.80

30.42

30.43

31.13

30.96

30.29

29.91

30.09

29.94

29.87

29.77

29.53

29.22

28.92

28.75

28.61

28.63

29.03

29.27

29.47

29.55

29.55

29/65

29. 39

May

30.13

30.33

30.31

30.29

30.24

30.25

30.28

30.21

30.12

29.97

29.70

29.42

29.15

28.85

28.56

28.29

28.07

27.84

27.51

27.11

26.75

26.33

26.02

25.94

25.94

25.95

25.87

26.15

26.70

27.41 

27.93

June

28.18

28.24

28.08

27.78

27.44

27.01

26.59

26.15

25.92

25.79

25.65

25.57

25.35

25.49

28.01

29.13

29.57

29;49

28.83

28.13

27.52

27.23

26.84

26.41

25.92

25.43

24.95

24.53

24.31

24.14

July

24.00

23.92

23.84

23.79

23.75

23.73

23.69

23.65

23.59

23.50

23.50

23.49

23.45

23.46

23.53

23.47

23.40

23.36

23.35

23.31

23.31

23.32

23.36

23.32

23.29

23.21

23.39

23.38

23.29

23.22 

23.21

Aug.

23.21

23.19

23.15

23.13

23.13

23.13

23.13

23.19

23.43

23.50

23.55

25.61

23.5.5

23.75

23.90

23.77

23.73

23.71

23.65

23.63

23.56

23.61

23.63

23.55

23.51

23.45

23.45

23.43

23.44

23.45 

23.45

Sept.

23.45

23.55

23.57

23.58

23.61

23.69

23.74

23.71

23.79

23.85

23.94

23.96

23. 31

24.01

23.95

23.88

23.99

24.03

24.07

24.05

24.05

23.98

24.02

24.02

24.02

24.02

24.02

24.04

24.06

24 13

Note. 'Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
102 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'33", long 95°39'43", in NE^ sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 39 W., on left

 bank half a mile south of international boundary, 3j miles south of Sprague, Manitoba, 

8 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Minn.

Drainage area.--151 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1954 (winter records Incomplete prior to

 1941) Prior to September 1951, published as Mud Creek near Sprague.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,038.4 ft above mean

 sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Mar. 15, 1929, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average dischar ge.--15 years (1928-29, 1940-54), 59.6 cfs (43,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 514 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 6.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 15.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 860 cfs; no flow at times in 1936, 1939, 1942, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the 

United states under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1055; 1944.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0.7 

1.4 

2.3 

3.5 

5.4 

8.2

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

31

79

165

296

519

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

6.8

4.4

5.3

4.6

5.3

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.0

6.5

17

Te

13

11

10

10

10

10

12

12

11

11

11

227.7

7.35

452

Nov.

*10

10

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.6

6.8

5.9

5.3

5.4

i-£

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

174.7

5.82

347

Dec.

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3T?

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

124.2

4.01

246

Jan.

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

sTo

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

li 6

123.7

3.99

245

Feb.

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

45.3

1.62

90

Mar.

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

5.0

5.0

10

To

10

8.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

112.1

3.62

232

Apr.

5_^

5.0

5.0

5.0

10

*30

40

50

70

90

100

105

*115

120

125

130

130

140

140

*135

135

150

200

231

311

383

*443

436

445

505

4,787.0

160

9,490

May

507

475

404

329

333

327

304

275

249

227

205

186

168

152

138

128

117

109

100

92

84

77

71

87

94

*90

87

149

205

222

235

6,226

201

12,350

June

238

233

216

195

170

144

120

107

115

123

119

120

109

101

133

161

162

170

162

146

130

*121

113

97

84

62

46

38

36

43

3,814

127

7,560

July

11

37

33

31

29

26

24

22

19

15

14

11

6.9

7.2

5.6

4.4

4.4

3.4

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.9

*2.8

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.4

362.8

11.7

720

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.6

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.6

3.6

4.9

5.6

4.2

3.6

18

18

14

9 . 6

117.9

3.80

234

Sept.

7.2

*5.1

4.9

4.4

5.1

3.1

3.5

3.6

4.0

6.1

8.2

10

7.9

5.8

5.1

5.1

11

13

22

22

21

20

18

17

13

11

9,6

7.5

*7.2

7.9

287.3

9.58

570

Calendar year 1953 : Max 219 Min 0.8 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,590

Water year 1953-54; Max 507 Min 1.1 Mean 44.9 Ac-ft 32,530

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 23.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, MInn.

103

Location. Lat 48°54'22", long 95°49'55", in SWiSW^ sec. 28, T. 163 N., R. 40 W., on upstream bridge piling on left bank at Roseau Lake, 3^ miles upstream from Pine Creek, 

3f miles downstream from Sprague Creek, and 7 miles northwest of Roseau.

Records available . November 1939 to September 1954 (incomplete).

e. --Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 1,018.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,029.21 ft May 7, 8; minimum, 1,020.63 ft 

Aug. 8, 9.

1939-54: Maximum elevation observed, 1,036.86 ft May 13, 1950; minimum observed 

1,019.75 ft Aug. 16, 1941.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

21.97

21.91

21.85

21.83

21.77

21.73

21.69

21.63

21.59

21.55

21.53

21.51

21.47

21.43

21.41

21.37

21.35

21.39

21.43

21.49

21.53

21.59

21.67

21.75

21.77

21.77

21.77

21.75

21.75

21 75

2l!?5

Nov.

21.73

21.69

21.63

21.59

21.53

21.39

21.33

21.35

21.49

21.45

21.41

21.39

21.37

21.35

21.33

21.33

21.33

21.33

21.31

21.31

21.33

21.35

21.35

21.33

21.33

21.31

21.29

21.27

21.25 

21.23

Dec.

21.21

21.21

21.19

21.19

21.17

21.17

21.17

21.17

21.17

21.15

21.15

21.15

21.15

21.15

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.13

21.11

21.11

21.11

21.11

.

.

-

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

21.35

21.37

21.39

21.41

21.43

21.85

25.21

27.85

27.95

28.25

28.31

28.03

28.03

28.05

28.13

28.13

28.19

28.19

28.13

28.03

27.93

27.81

27.73

27.87

28.03

28.21

28.33

28.43

28.57 

28. 75

May

28.91

29.05

29.15

29.17

29.17

29.19

29.21

29.21

29.19

29.13

29.05

28.91

28.71

28.43

28.23

27.97

27.63

27.23

26.97

26.63

26.37

25.83

25.43

25.29

25.13

24.97

24.89

25.03

25.75 

2 6 . 13

26.53

June

26.83

26.93

26.89

26.73

26.59

26.25

25.83

25.43

25.23

25.03

24.83

24.73

24.51

24.50

26.00

27.02

27.42

27.47

27.29

26.89

26.63

26.29

25.94

25.49

25.11

24.65

24.05

23.45

22.93 

22.61

July

22.35

22.17

21.93

21.83

21.65

21.53

21.43

21.33

21.23

21.13

21.05

21.01

20.97

21.01

21.11

21.21

21.23

21.19

21.15

21.11

21.05

20.99

20.95

20.95

20.93

20.91

20.89

20.90

20.85 

20 . 81

20.77

Aug.

20.75

20.73

20.73

20.71

20.69

20.67

20.65

20.63

20.63

20.65

20.67

20.69

20.73

20.83

20.93

21.07

21.09

21.11

21.05

20.97

20,93

20.93

20T95

20.97

20.99

20.95

20.97

20.99

21.03 

21.09

21.13

Sept.

21.09

21.03

20.97

20.83

20.81

20.83

20.83

20.83

20.83

20.87

20.91

20.95

20.95

20.93

20.93

20.91

20.89

20.91

20.95

21.33

21.43

21.53

21.51

21.41

21.33

21.31

21.27

21.21

21.19 

21.17

Note.--Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
104 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°54'37", long 95°55'18", in SE^ sec. 27. T. 163 N., R. 41 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge, and a quarter of a mile north of Ross.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.44 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Mar. 13, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 221 cfs (160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs May 8 (gage height, 9.71 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Aug. 11.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 6,560 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 18.25 ft); minimum recorded, 1.1 cfs Jan. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in 1896. Other outstanding floods reached the following stages (from information by local residents); flood of July 1919, 17.5 ft; flood 

of 1927, about 16 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Roseau Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1055: 1945. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, 

June 15-26, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

0.4

1.0

1.5

7.0

14

24

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.7

143

338

797

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

81

76

69

61

55

51

46 

44

40

38

37

34

32

31

30

28

30

34

36

43

50

58

63

63

60

66

65

64

65

67

68

1,585

51.1

3,140

Nov.

67

*66

62

55

49

42

46 

40

45

45

42

39

37

35

54

35

35

36

34

34

44

38

36

38

42

38

38

38

36

36

1,262

42.1

2,500

Dec.

34

34

34

30

30

30

28 

28

26

*26

26

24

24

24

22

22

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

696

22.5

1,380

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

356

11.5

706

Feb.

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

T2

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

311

11.1

617

Mar.

11

TT

11

11

11

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

*14

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

403

13.0

799

Apr.

18

16

16

20

*24

35

150 

350

400

*480

600

700

*780

840

899

902

*916

916

912

*900

897

868

861

876

899

923

942

*966

992

lj.030

19,128

638

37,940

May

1,050

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,120

1.150 

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,070

1,040

992

938

891

844

793

738

671

610

540

482

459

*439

422

406

449

534

763

647

25,888

835

51,350

June

686

700

696

677

648

603

558 

478

448

425

402

389

360

331

460

640

698

'688 706

640

605

557

*509

463

411

357

306

245

195

165

15,046

502

29,840

July

147

128

111

100

88

79

71 

63

55

45

39

35

31

26

23

24

24

22

23

20

18

17

16

16

16

14

13

*14

15

12

12

1,317

42.5

2,610

Aug.

11

11

11

13

13

12

12 

12

11

10

8.8

ll'

13

15

20

2222"

20

17

16

17 17

16

16

15

14

13

14

*17

17

445.8

14.4

884

Sept.

16

14

13

11

8.0

8.4

8.2

9.0

10

10

11

12

13

15

15

14

17

19

24

29

34

35

30

28

27

25

22

*19

20

19

535.6

17.9

1,060

Calendar year 1953: Max 640 Mln 4.4 Mean 111 Ao-ft 80,490

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,130 Mln 8.0 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 14 (no gage-height record Dec. 24

to Jan. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records).
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 105

Roseau River near Badger, Minn.

Location. Tat 48°54'42", long 96°00'24", in SWi sec. 30, T. 163 N., R. 41 W., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge and 9 miles north of Badger.

.Records available. August 1928 to September 1954 (incomplete).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.90 above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,025.58 ft Apr. 11; minimum recorded, 

1,018.08 ft Sept. 8.

1928-54: Maximum elevation, 1,032.65 ft May 13, 1950; minimum recorded, 1,017.73 ft 

Sept. 2, 1929, July 22, 1932.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

19.59

19.51

19.40

19.26

19.15

19.07

18.99

18.95

18.88

18.81

18.79

18.74

18.76

18.80

18.84

18.87

18.86

18.78

18.74

18.80

18.94

19.07

19.17

19.17

19.19

19.18

19.19

19.16

19.18 

19.22

19.25

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_______

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

19.27

19.29

19.31

19.33

19.34 

19 34

19i33

Apr.

19.35

19.35

19.33

19.34

19.49

19.97

21.96

24.50

25.01

25.44

25.53

25.37

25.19

25.19

25.28

25.30

25.34

25.35

25.31

25.27

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

_

-

May

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

22.81

22.73

22.61

22.84

23.34

2s! 98

June

24.21

24.30

24.29

24.19

24.07

23.85

23.53

23.16

22.94

22.76

22.58

22.47

22.29

22.06

22.92

24.17

24.59

24.72

24.62

24.37

24.15

23.89

23.61

23.26

22.85

22.43

21.93

21.42

-

_____ 

July

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

18.45

18.49

18.43

Aug.

18.38

18.34

18.27

18.26

18.24

18.21

18.20

18.19

18.20

18.20

18.18

18.18

18.22

18.28

18.37

18.52

18.69

18.80

18.76

18.67

18.59

IB. 60

18.56

18.55

18.52

18.48

18.45

18.42

18.39 

18.48

18.56

Sept.

18.55

18.50

18.40

18.36

18.25

18.17

18.14

18.09

18.15

18.17

18.16

18.18

18.21

18.25

18.27

18.26

18.29

18.27

18.39

18.56

18.73

18.76

18.69

18.63

18.59

18.53

18.47

18.36

16.33 

18 .31

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
106 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River near Haug, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°55'28", long 96°12'26", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 163 N., R. 43 W., on left 

bank 250 ft downstream from abandoned highway bridge, 5 miles south of International 

boundary, and 8^ miles northwest of Haug.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954 (Incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,014.02 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,022.05 ft sometime during period May 2-10, 

from recorded range In stage; minimum recorded, 1,014.96 ft Aug. 10.

1932-54: Maximum elevation, 1,024.64 ft May 15, 1950; minimum recorded, 1,014.74 

ft Aug. 8, 1933.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16.07

16.06

16.04

16.03

16.03

16.02

16.01

16.00

15.99

15.97

15.92

15.90

15.83

15.81

15.79

15.78

15.80

15.81

15.82

15.82

15.84

15.96

16.07

16.10

16.11

16.11

16.12

16.12

16.12

16.13

16.14

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

 _

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

.

16.51

16.53

16.54

16.54

16.54

16.54 

16.54

Apr.

16.54

16.54

-

-

_

17.79

-

20.54

21.11

21.38

21.41

21.39

21.38

21.38

21.39

21.41

21.43

21.43

21.43

21.45

21.43

21.39

21.42

21.46

21.54

21.64

21.76

21.92

22.00

May

22.02

June

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

19.74

19.64

19.53

19.43

19.26

19.43

20.33

20.91

21.16

21.24

21.19

21.09

20.95

20.70

20.39

20.03

19.62

19.17

18.68

18.21

17 . 83

July

17.57

17.32

17.12

16.95

16.82

16.71

16.60

16:51

16.41

16.28

16.18

16.10

16.05

15.97

15.87

15.75

15.67

15.64

15.63

15.59

15.56

15.52

15.47

15.43

15.41

15.41

15.39

15.33

15.30

15. 28 

15.29

Aug.

15.25

15.22

15.15

15.13

15.12

15.12

15.12

15.08

15.04

14.99

14.97

15.02

15.04

15.05

15.05

15.04

15.16

15.67

15.42

15.40

15.40

15.49

14.45

15.41

15.40

15.37

15.36

15.35

15.32

15 27 isiss

Sept.

15.38

15.38

15.36

15.33

15.26

15.25

15.19

15.13

15.14

15.15

15.15

15.16

15.16

15.17

15.18

15.25

15.31

15.27

15.27

15.36

15.49

15.58

15.59

15.53

15.47

15.46

15.39

15.37

15.34

15.31

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn.

107

Location. Lat 48°58'48", long 96°24'19", In SE^SEv sec. 36 , T. 164 N. , R. 45 W. , on downstream side of highway bridge at Oak Point, 2 miles east of Caribou.

Records available. April 1933 to September 1939, MarSh 1941 to September 1954 (incomplete) .

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,005.30 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,013.43 ft May 13; minimum observed, 1,006.82 

ft July 30, 31.

1933-39, 1941-54: Maximum elevation observed, 1,019.64 ft May 19, 1950, minimum 

observed, 1,006.19 ft Mar. 27, 1941.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.23

8.28

8.25

8.23

8.21

8.19

8.17

8.13

8.07

8.03

.95

.77

.71

.71

.73

.75

.80

.79

.79

.80

.81

.83

.91

.93

-

.87

.89

.91

-

7.99

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

-

7.02

_

8.52

_

10.77

11.50

12.02

12.55

12.78

12.46

12.38

12.37

12.35

12.45

12.47

12.47

12.52

12.51

12.47

12.61

12.57

12.59

12.77

12.87

-

May

12.97

13.07

13.13

13.17

13.23

13.29

13.33

13.35

13.37

13.39

13.39

13.41

13.43

13.39

13.35

13.29

13.25

13.15

13.01

12.87

12.73

12.67

12.23

11.70

11.58

11.30

11.50

11.70

12.00

12 13

12! 19

June

12.23

12.27

12.35

12.37

12.27

12.17

12.00

11.80

11.78

11.73

11.50

11.30

11.10

11.00

11.32

11.58

12.27

12.43

12.45

12.55

12.51

12.27

12.21

11.90

11.62

11.20

10.50

10.28

9.69

9.42

July

9.15

8.92

8.70

8.42

8.12

8.00

.92

.82

.72

.68

.52

.48

.39

.32

.22

.18

.16

.14

.11

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.08

.95

.98

.94

.88

.82

6.82

Aug.

6.98

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.93

.93

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.94

.93

.92

.96

.02

.08

.18

.26

.28

.30

.32

.36

.36

.38

.41

.40

.36

.30

.30

.24

Sept.

.38

.36

.36

.32

.30

.28

.26

.22

.22

.22

.24

.26

.30

.30

.32

.42

.48

.56

.62

.72

.72

.82

7.89

7.99

8.02

8.02

8.00

8.04

8.04

8.06

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
108 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Mlnn. 

(International Gaging Station)

Location. Lat 48°58'54", long 96°27'46", In SE£SVi£ sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 400 ft 

downstream from State ditch 51 (known locally as Caribou cutoff ditch) and 0.6 mile west 

of Caribou.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1954 (some winter records incomplete).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Average discharge. 6 years (1929-30, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1940-43), 304 cfs (220,100 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs May 9, 12, 13 (gage height, 6.43 ft); 

minimum discharge recorded, 10 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs May 19, 1950 (gage height, 11.81 ft); no flow 

Aug. 13, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasionally, at high stages, there is 

some natural diversion of flow above the station to headwaters of Two Rivers.

Cooperation. This is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 30)

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

112

197

4.0 

6.0 

6.5

414

1,005

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

85

88SB"

80

75

71

65

61

57 

56

53

50

50

48

47

46

W

49

48

49

53

60

68

74

75

74

74

75

74 

74

*75

1,988

64.1

3,940

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

_

-

-

Apr.

TB~ 15

15

15

15

30

60

80

100 

300

400

700

1,000

*872

876

854

858

858

872

876

893

893

904

963

932

935

938

970

1,040 

1,040

18,319

611

36,340

May

1,050

1,070

1,080

1,110

*1,130

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,160 

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,000

952

876

794

728

*656

594

561

ST7

695 

740

770

30,293

977

60,090

June

806

827

830

824

803

773

740

716

680 

670

640

620

600

600

650

700

800

850 '860

900

890

840

*815

755

680

591

506

414

347 

298

21,025

701

41,700

July

'2~50~ 254

195

175

159

141

126

112

100 

89

75

66

63

57

52

43

40

33

36

33

28

28

26

22

20

19

20

19

*16 

TB" 14

2,297

74.1

4,560

Aug.

16

16

14

14

13

13

14

14

15

14

12

T?

13

14

13

12

12

16

20

21

22

2-g- 27

22

20

19

18

18

16 

14

14

504

16.3

1,000

Sept.

14

16

16

15

14

13

14 *12

12

11

12

11

11

12

13

14

19

18

20

19

21

22

25

28

28

24

26

*25

28 

25

538

17.9

1,070

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 25 to Apr. 13. No gage-height record June 10- 

22; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for station at Oak Point.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn.

109

Location. Lat 48°59'57", long 96°30'20", near center of sec. 29, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., on 

left bank 400 ft upstream from last international boundary crossing and 3 miles northwest of Caribou.

Drainage area. 1,590 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1933 to September 1954 (incomplete).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,005.98 ft May 10; minimum recorded, 

I7SCT.71 ft Aug. 17.

1933-54: Maximum elevation recorded, 1,007.06 ft May 24, 1945; minimum recorded, 

1,001.97 ft Aug. 14, 1933.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351'.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

3.32

3.32

3.30

3.29

3.27

3.24

3.22

3.19

3.18

3.16

3.15

3.14

3.13

3.10

3.10

3.09

3.16

3.14

3.11

3.13

3.16

3.21

3.25

3.29

3.29

3.29

3.29

3.28

3.27 

3 . 28

3.29

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

-

-

-

_

3.71

3.87

4.42

4.97

_

_

-

5.39

5.40

5.37

5.36

5.36

5.37

5.38

5.44

5.44

5.47

5.60

5.52

5.51

5.52

5.58

5.73 

5.76

May

5.77

5.80

5.83

5.88

5.91

5.93

5.95

5.96

5.97

5.97

5.97

5.96

5.96

5.95

5.92

5.89

5.85

5.79

5.73

5.63

5.51

5.35

5.17

5.01

4.83

4.70

4.60

4.83

4.94 

5.04

5.13

June

5.21

5.25

5.25

5.24

5.20

5.14

5.07

4.97

4.98

4.85

4.78

4.66

4.65

4.61

4.68

4.91

5.20

5.35

5.40

5.41

5.40

5.36

5.24

5.10

4.91

4.71

4.52

3.32

4.17 

4.05

July

3.97

3.88

3.81

3.76

3.70

3.67

3.63

3.59

3.56

3.50

3.46

3.40

3.38

3.33

3.30

3.26

3.20

3.18

3.19

3.16

3.13

3.12

3.11

3.08

3.04

3.03

3.05

3.04

2.99 

2.97

2.98

Aug.

2.99

2.99

2.96

2.91

2.88

2.83

2.81

2.81

2.82

2.79

2.77

2.76

2.76

2.78

2.78

2.75

2.72

2.87

2.98

3.00

3.01

3.09

3.09

3.01

2.99

2.99

2.97

2.96

2.93 

2 . 89

2.86

Sept.

2.86

2.91

2.91

2.90

2.89

2.89

2.88

2.85

2.83

2.80

2.80

2.79

2.80

2.82

2.86

2.92

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.99

3.00

3.06

3.10

3.12

3.10

3.04

3.04

3.05

3.07 

3.03

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level
110 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°58'30", long 103°16'04", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 163 N., R. 97 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from small tributary and 5 miles northeast of Crosby.

Drainage area. 1,800 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,200 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March to April 1943, April 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,870 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 21, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 32.8 cfs (23,750 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 25 cfs (18,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 121 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 5.12 ft, backwater 

from ice); no flow during several months.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 6,240 cfs Apr. 23, 1948 (gage height, 16.10 ft); maximum gage height, 16.10 ft Apr. 22, 23, 1948 (backwater from ice); no flow during part 

of each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 22, 23, 1948. Flood in 1904 reached about the 

same stage from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

C)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

5

9

11

7

12

27

69

*100

115

87

46

34

-

520

18.6

1,030

Mar.

25

*2?

19

a!6

a 14

al2

a!2

a!3

*17

a 20

a!5

a!2

*9.8

8.8

8.2

7.7

*7.5

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.5

6.5

*6.2

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

*4.2

3.5

5.1

313.2

10.1

621

Apr.

2.7

2.4

274

2.4

2.9

*5.7

a8

11

14

19

20

15

12

alO

a8

a6

a5

4.7

a5

*5.3

5.8

a5

4.6

a5

5.5

a5

4.7

6.4

7.0

8.8

219.3

7.31

435

May

7.5

6.6

5.3 S72-

7.0

*6.8

a6.5

a6.5

7.2

a9

10

10

10

9.1

8.1

7.5

8.6

8.6

9.4

*14

14

13

10

7.9

9.4

11

11

9.6

9.6

10

10

279.4

9.01

554

June

10

13

12

12

13

13

11

13

*16

18

19

21

2T

19

16

16

13

11

10

9.6

8.4

5.6

*5.6

7.0

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.4

4.6

354.4

11.8

703

July

5.3

7.7

7.5

7 9

9.4

9.6

ETS

4.6

*3.5

3.2

1.7

.6

.2

0

a

0

0

0

0

0

*1.0

3.5

2.2

2.9

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.3

2.0

98.9

3.19

196

Aug.

1.3

.7

.6

.6

1.1

*1.7

ITS

1.2

.6

.3

.1

0

V

0

.2

*.6

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

10.9

0.35

22

Sept.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

T

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

4

0.1

7.9

Calendar year 1953 : Max 884 Mln 0 Mean 39.1 Ac-ft 28,330

Water year 1953-54: Max 113 Mln 0 Mean 4.93 Ac-ft 3,570

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

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Des Lacs 

River at Foxholm and Sourls River near Sherwood.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 17 to Apr. 5.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 111

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48 0 59'24", long 101°57'28", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 164 N., R. 87 W., on right 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from international boundary and 16 miles northwest .of Sherwood.

Drainage area. 9,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1954 (no winter records prior to 1934).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,604.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1935, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1934-54), 111 cfs (80,360 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 80 cfs (57,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 811 cfs June 18 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum, 

7.3 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Apr. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.80 ft); no 

flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 28, 1948. Flood in 1927 reached a stage of about 

22 ft, from information by local residents.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to about 

60 cfs Mar. 28, 1945, superseding figure published in WSP 1035.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Jan. 17 to Apr. 14, which are fair.

Slight regulation by small reservoirs in Canada. Some small diversions for irrigation 

and municipal supply.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

7.0 

9.7

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

6.0 

8.5

140

198

249

480

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12 

11

11

10

17

14

*12

12

11

10

9.7

12

12

10

9.7

10

11

11

9.7

9.7

11

17

15

16

16

17

18

17 

*15

17

17

400.8

12.9

795

Nov.

18 

18

16

14

15

15

14

17

20

19

16

18

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

18

17

19

19

18

18

18

17

18 

19

18

536

17.9

1,060

Dec.

*%

17

17

16

15

15

14

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

*15

14

13

14

14

11

11

12

13

11

11

10

10 

10

10

10

410

13.2

813

Jan.

'97? 9.7 

9.4

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

*8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

*8.6

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

1^5

265.9

8.58

527

Feb.

7^5 

*7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

.8

.5

.8

.8

.8

7.8

8.1

10

18

13

21

22

20

40

80

80

110

180

727.9

26.0

1,440

Mar.

190 

210

220

160

110

80

60

45

35

35

25

30

70

140

170

*175

al60

a!50

a!40

al30

al20

alls

110

105

*100

95

a90

a80

a70 

60

a 50

3,330

107

6,600

Apr.

a40 

a30

a20

20

20

20

25

*85

120

200

210

220

*230

260

*270

*270

263

203

180

159

*149

140

140

159

159

168

*171

183 

196

196

4,506

150

8,940

May

184 

172

169

170

*171

167

165

169

199

193

167

146

133

120

110

98

88

*88

89

98

95

88

89

82

78

74

82

93 

112

110

104

3,903

126

7,740

June

104 

106

110

108

104

95

104

170

259

461

710

790

736

*655

582

571

730

790

669

577

516

458

416

379

349

322

294

270

264 

*269

11,968

399

23,740

July

268 

248

248

284

268

268

257

225

204

*200

195

196

190

194

182

164

150

133

124

114

102

93

*86

78

73

68

64

60

56 

53

51

4,896

158

9,710

Aug.

#45

43

41

39

37

36

34

33

*30

29

27

27

27

26

22

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

25

23

24

27

35 

33

30

964

31.1

1,910

Sept.

a27 

24

22

a22

a22

29

33

a36

38

43

44

39

a38

37

*36

40

40

44

52

51

52

52

53

54

61

64

60

57

54 

52

1,276

42.5

2,530

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,780 Mln 2.4 Mean 238 Ac-ft 171,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 790 Mln 7.5 Mean 90.9 Ac-ft 65,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Apr. 16. Discharge Aug. 24 to Sept. 14 

computed from once-or twice-daily tape-gage readings.
112 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°27'27", long 101°35'14", in NE^-NE^ sec. 1, T. 157 N.. , R. 85 W., on 

control structure of Lake Darling Dam, reservoir of Fish and Wildlife Service, on 

Souris River about 6 miles north of Foxholm and at mile 82,9 downstream from Canadian 

border (Geological Survey river-plan and profile).

Drainage area. 10,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1954 (no winter records 1937-39).

Gage. Staff gage read about once a week, oftener during November, April, June, and July. 

Datum of gage is 1,577.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Fish and Wildlife 

Service benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 19.43 ft July 2; minimum observed 

 I575TT ft Feb. 36.

1937-54: Maximum gage height observed, 33.83 ft Apr. 23, 24, 1943; minimum observed

since April 1943 when reservoir was first filled to spillway level, 11.71 ft Oct. 19,

20, 1945.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; storage began in April 1936; dam completed in 

July 1936. Usable capacity 108,500 acre-ft between gage heights 0.0 ft (sill Of 

control gates) and 21.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 3,500 acre-ft. Water is 

used during periods of low flow at wildlife refuges downstream.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Revisions. Revised figures of gage height and contents for April to September 1942, superseding those published in WSP 955, are given herewith:

Monthly gage heights and contents, 1942, 1953-54

Date

Mar. 31, 1942. ...................

Aug. 31. .........................

Water year 1941-42. ............

Nov. 30........ ..................

Dec. 31. .........................

Feb. 28.. ........................

Mar. 31. .........................

June 30 ..........................

Gage height 

(feet)

"

*17.44

Contents 

(acre-feet)

71,200

70,200

79,200

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

+33,200

+3,700

-2,400

-500

+36,300

-5,100

-5,500

+2,900

+2,100

+17,200

Interpolated
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 113

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location Lat 48°22'20", long 101°31'18", in SW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 157 N., R. 84 W., on 

left bank 30 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 3 miles east of Poxholm, 19 miles 

upstream from Des Lacs River, and at mile 98.3 downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--10,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1904 to November 1905, March to July 1906 (gage heights only), 

April 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,560.73 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 23, 1904, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at site 

3.2 miles (revised) upstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1937, to Mar. 25, 1938, 

staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum about half a foot higher.

Average discharge . 17 years (1937-54), 111 cfs, unadjusted (80,360 acre-ft per year); 

median or yearly mean discharges, 74 cfs (53,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 444 cfs June 34 (gage height, 6.96 ft); minimum. 

 273-cfs May 15 (gage height, 5.19 ft).

1904-6, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 3,040 cfs May 16, 1948 (gage height, 14.79 ft);

maximum reverse flow, 25 cfs Apr. 4, 1949, caused by backwater from Des Lacs River; no

flow at times in many years.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1936 by Lake Darling (see preceding page) and several smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, about 116,000 acre-ft). 

Some small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

2.3

8.9

18

30

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

68

145

318

471

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

Ill

114

114

114 lie

*116

119

116

116

116

116

116

114

114

114

116

116

116

116

116

119

~53 122

33

35

35

8.9

8.9

8.1 *'a7I

8.1

2,785.1

89.8

5,520

Nov.

8.1

12

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.1

4tf 4.4

116

94

94

94

104

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

114

114

114

114

114

114

116

116

2,400.2

80.0

4,760

Dec.

*119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

122

122

122

122

122

119

119

*119

119

119

119

116

US

116

116

114

114

114

111

TIT

111

111

3,645

118

7,230

Jan.

Ill

108

108

108

*108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

111

111

111

114

TT4

114

*114

114

114

114

114

111

111

111

111

108

108

108

108

3,420

110

6,780

Feb.

TUB" 108

108

*108

106

104

TC4

104

106

106

106

108

106

106

106

106

106

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

_

2,992

107

5,930

Mar.

108

T58

108

108

*108

108

108

108

108

1-08

108

108

108

108

*108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

111

TTT

*lil

111

111

ill

ill

111

3,372

109

6,690

Apr.

Ill

TTT

111

111

114

114

111

111

*111

114

111

111

111

111

114

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

148

271

296

*300 350"

300

300

4,480

149

8,890

May

300 3o"o~

300

214

*56

34

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.7

277

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

16

*37

23

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.3

7.3

8.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

1,404.3

45.3

2,790

June

6.5

5.8

578

7.3

8.1

8.1

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a9.0

a9.0

a9.5

a9.5

 17

48

64

73

91

152

242

314

394

430

433

12T

397

329

282

286

340

4,418.1

147

8,760

July

404

416

419

419

419

416

407

307

242

264

*271

242

194

194

194

190

T54

194

194

194

194

194

194

*194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

7,908

255

15,690

Aug.

194

T94

190

190

151

5.1

3.8

375

3.8

*22

60

60

58

58

58

58

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

2,215.5

71.5

4,390

Sept.

 ST 62

62

62

62

62

64

64

64

64

66

66

68

70

73

*75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

2,096

69.9

4,160

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,480 Mln 4.4 Mean 224 Ac-ft 162, 50O

Water year 1953-54: Max 433 Mln 2.7 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records of reservoir release.
114 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48 0 22'11", long 101°34'13", In NW£ sec. 2, T. 156 N., R. 85 W., on right 

bank, 10 ft downstream from county highway bridge In Foxholm.

Drainage area. 973 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1904 to July 1906, October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,632.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 1904 to 1906 staff gage at about same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Aug. 30, 

1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1945-54), 28.8 cfs (20,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 205 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.36 ft, backwater 

from ice); minimum, 0.2 cfs Jan. 25-30; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Jan. 30.

1904-6, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1949 (gage height, 18.04 ft, 

backwater from ice); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known since 1886, about 18.8 ft in spring of 1939, from Information by 

local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by a series of wild fowl refuge ponds, combined capacity about 

64,000 acre-ft. Some small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to Sept. 30)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.4 

2.2 

4.5

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

6.3

8.3

14

28

70 

1B1 

201

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

18

TT

17

17

*17

18

18

17

18

18

18

17

15

13

12

11

9.6

8.8

8.6

9.3

12

12

15

12

9.8

10

10

9.0

*8.3

7*9

420.3

13.6

834

Nov.

7.6

T75

6.8

5.8

5.3

7.2

6.3

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

TTf

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

128.3

4.28

254

Dec.

*2.4

TT4

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

l.ff

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

40.5

1.31

80

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

*1.4

1.3

T75- 1.6

1.1

.9

.9

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

24.0

0.77

48

Feb.

0.3 -73

.9

 1.6

2.1

1.9

4.0

15

*34

32

26

15

7.6

4.2

3.5

3.1

5.1

14

28

*31

46

61

58

56

70

72

^0

47

_

699.6

25.0

1,390

Mar.

38

32

22

11

*7.0

6.3

776

9.0

12

16

30

130

7?5

85

70

50

37

26

20

16

13

10

11

11

11

*12

19

25

17

21

22

921.9

29.7

1,830

Apr.

14

13

Iff

29

72

171

199

 T7S

*116

92

*70

55

*46

42

40

38

41

41

37

37

38

*35

36

37

33

*31

27

28

26

22

1,655

55.2

3,280

May

24 2T5

19

17

19

19

16

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.3

8.1

*7.6

7.0

5.8

5.6

5.0

770

7.6

5.9

5.5

8.8

9.8

12

12

9.3

349.4

11.3

693

June

7.0

6.1

5.5

5.8

5.1

5.0 876"

20

33

29

22

18

15

*17

21

21

18

14

13

89

97

?5

17

10

7.2

5.6

5.9

5.1

7.6

6.5

564.0

18.8

1,120

July

5.5

5.0

5.3

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.4

 4.4

4.2

4.0

3.2

2.1

1.9 274-

2.3

2.7

2.8

2.2

2.3

3.2

*10

_11

11

11

11

10

9.6

10

168.5

5.44

334

Aug.

11

10

9.3

778

10

10

11

10

9.8

9.8

*11

11

11

14

16

15

15

17

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

18

20

IS

18

18

18

435.7

14.1

864

Sept.

18 TS7

19

21

20

25

25

23

23

23

23

24

26

30

30

*34

3?

34

32

32

28

28

28

25

24

23

24

21

21

22

758

25.3

1,500

Calendar year 1953 : Max 609 Mln 0.1 Mean 23.3 Ac-ft 16,840

Water year 1953-54 : Max 199 Mln 0.2 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,230

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3 to Apr. 12.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 115

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°14i45", long 101°22'15", near center of sec. 17, T. 155 N., R. 83 W., on 

right bank 180 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 3^ miles west of Minot, 7 miles 

downstream from Des Lacs River, and at mile 124.1 downstream from Canadian border (Geological survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--11.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to March 1924, April 1927 to September 1928, and October 1929 

to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to September 1954 in reports of State Engineer,

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,545.75 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. May 5, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1928, Oct. 1, 1929 to Sept .30 

1934, staff or chain gage at mile 135.0 in Minot, at datum 12.5 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1928, 

to Sept. 30, 1929, staff or wire-weight gage at Saugstad Bridge at mile 145.8, 5 miles 

southeast of Minot at datum 19.2 ft lower than present datum. Records equivalent except 

those for periods of extreme low flow, as some industrial and sanitary waste enters 

river between the sites.

Average discharge.--41 years (1913-54), 130 cfs, unadlusted (94,120 acre-ft per year)- 

median of yearly mean discharges, 89 cfs (64,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 488 cfs June 2? (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.24 ft).

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Apr. 20, 1904 (gage height, 2l!g ft at site 

in Minot), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs; no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known at present site, about 23 ft in April 1904. Maximum stage known 

in Minot, at least 3 ft higher than 1904 peak, in 1881, according to Apr 20 1904 

issue of Minot Daily Optic.

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

207 

455 

685

Water 

year

1906 

1917 

1929

Date

Apr. 10, 

Apr. 29, 

June 7 ,

1906 

1917 

1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090 

1,270 

430

Gage height 

(feet)

9.4

11.4 

3.00

Remarks.--Records good. Flow almost completely regulated by Lake Darling and several 

smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, about 180,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions 

for irrigation and municipal supply.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for water years 1903-4, 1906, 1917, 1928, superseding those published in WSP 100, 130, 203, 455 and 665 are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1903

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

260

250

250

250

240

240

240

214

214

214

189

189

165

165

165

189

189

189

214

240

240

384

384

384

457

437

384

356

356

356

356

8,340

269

16,540

June

327

384

297

411

486

531

531

613

633

652

708

726

593

462

462

411

297

297

268

268

268

268

240

214 

189

189

189

165

189

189

11,457

382

22,720

July

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

142

142

142

142

243

243

243

343

243

243

243

243

294

349

407

464

464 

464

464

436

407

378

294 

243

8,331

269

16,520

Aug.

219

196

196

174

174

152

130

130

130

130

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

89

89

89

89

89

89 

89

109

109

109

109

109 

109

3,780

122

7,500

Sept.

109

152

219

436

492

492

378

349

436

519

572

621

744

826

841

871

928

1,020

1,040

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,140 

1,140

1,120

1,080

942

810

726

22,433

748

44,500

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft
116 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River above Mlnot, N. Dak.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1903 to September 1904

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

597

436

407

378

378

349

349

321

321

321

294

294

268

268

219

219

219

219

219

196

174

174

152

152

152

152

130

TTJo

130 

130

8,240

266

16,340

Nov.

109 

109

109

109

109

109

109

89

89

85

2,726

91

5,410

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_ __ .

.

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

\ 30

J

200

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,300

2,520

2,740

3,400

4,050

4,740

8,880

10,800

11,400

10,800

10,300

9,430

9,150

8,880

8,610

8,340

8,340

138,170

4,606

274,100

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

7,570 

7,320

7,080

6,840

6,840

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,610

6,380

6,380

6,380

6,160

5,520

5,120

4,740

4,560

4,210

4,050

3,760

3,510

3,300

3,210

2,910

2,680

2,520

2,340

2,270

1,910

1 ,800

152,410

4,916

302,300

June

1,680 

1,360

1,220

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,010

998

984

970

956

914

900

871

856

826

778

744

744

726

687

666

621

572

546

519

519

492

464

25,943

865

51,460

Ac-ft

July

427 

403

379

379

355

309

263

263

263

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

218

218

196

174

174

15_?

8,013

258

15,900

Aug.

152 

152

130

130

130

130

130

108

Tos

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

3,546

114

7,010

Sept.

~57 108 

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

78

78

78

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

2,452

81.7

4,860

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1906

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

243

294

349

243

294

349

436

644

900

1,090

1,060

956

794

436

436

436

436

407

407

349

349

349

321

294

294

263

263

240

240

240

13,412

447

26,600

May

218

218

196

196

196

196

196

196

174

174

174

174

174

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

130

130

130

108

108

108

108

108

108

152

196

4,932

159

9,780

June

349

378

378

321

294

492

492

464

464

464

464

492

492

519

546

546

519

492

464

464

464

436

407

407

378

378

349

349

349

349

12,960

432

25,700

July

286

286

286

286

263

263

263

263

263

240

240

240

240

240

240

218

218

196

174

174

152

196

196

174

174

152

152

152

152

130

T30

6,639

214

13,200

Aug.

130

108

108

108

108

108

87

87

87

87

87

66

66

66

46

46

46

46

46

46

11

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

1,920

61.9

3,810

Sept.

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

_18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

787

26.2

1,560

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 117

Souris River above Mlnot, N. Dak.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1916 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

23

26

29

29

29

26

23

23

26

29

29 

26 

23

23

23

23

26

26

26

26

23 

23

23

26

26

26

26

26 

26 

23

785

25.3

1,560

Nov.

23

23

23

23

26

26

26

29

29

33

33

> 33

42

29

948

31.6

1,880

Dec.

23

23

23

23

1 "

I

16

1"

J

11

} 8

8 

8 

8

510

16

1,010

Jan.

1 '

J

i: ^ I 7

1 ,

[

J

1:8

j 6

260

8

516

Feb.

-\

j 6

4

4

3

.

J 4

\ 6

? 5

127

5

252

Mar.

 v

J 5

4

1 .

I

.

4

> 5

I 20

^ 50

60

70

80

90

100 

110

120

880

28

1,750

Apr.

150

170

240

310

362

418

469

517

690

828

975

1,030 

1,030 

1,060

921

1,120

1,110

1,060

1,010

921

885

866 

885

921

1,040

1,140

1,220

1,240

1,270 

1,260

25,118

843

50,160

May

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,200 

1,170 

1,060

903

750

690

648

606

563

390

362 

309

309

284

237

215

204

194 

194

184

23,402

755

46,420

June

184

174

174

164

164

174

174

164

164

164

155

155 

146 

155

184

155

128

137

128

137

137

128 

120

112

112

103

103

96

88 

81

4,260

142

8,450

July

81

74

74

68

68

68

61

61

61

50

50

40 

50 

50

61

50

50

45

36

27

23

20 

16

16

20

20

16

14

14 

11

TT

1,306

42.1

2,590

Aug.

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

8

9

9

9

11 

TT 

11

9

7

5

5

5

5

4

3 

3

2

1

.8

.7

.6

.6 

.6

A!

176.8

5.7

351

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

6.1

0.2

12

Calendar year 1916: Max 4,200 Mln - Mean 346 Ac-ft 251,400

Water year 1916-17: Max 1,270 Mln 0 Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July to August 1928

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

446

480

446

397

370

348

336

788

375

326

448

541

472

303

412

350

400

500

730

690

690

669

669

658

648

690

750

826

880

920

928

17,486

564

34,700

Aug.

920

880

806

730

648

585

518

472

424

400

375

326

292

280

227

208

164

134

120

107

95

84

74

70

61

57

54

57

57

57

57

9,339

301

18,500

Sept.

Calendar year 1927: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1927-28: Max 2,940 Mln - Mean 306 Ac-ft 222,900

402891 O -57 -9
118 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.--Continued

Rating 

h

table, 

eight,

water year 1953-54, except 

in feet, and discharge, in

4.

4,

4.

4.

,2

,3

.5

,8

3.6

12

37

92

period 

cubic

5.2

5.7

6.1

of ice 

feet per

192

352

460

effect 

second

(gage

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

128

128

128

128

128

*128

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

128

128

128

131

~92 133

55

47

44

28

22

*20 

20

3,316

107

6,580

Nov.

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

39

107

105

103

103

107

114

116

116

116

116

85

141

131

141

143

136

133

131

126

124

2,577

85.9

5,110

Dec.

*131

126

116

100

121

131

131

124

121

121

124

124

12S

12S

124

124

 121

119

119

119

119

116

112

119

114

112

112

112

114

110 

107

3,695

119

7,330

Jan.

105

105

103

T03

103

*105

120

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

 115

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

3,429

111

6,800

Feb.

110

110

115

*122

124

119

119

136

*154

143

128

119

116

116

110

110

114

141

156

*151

156

156

167

'204 204

195

184

170

3,949

141

7,830

Mar.

154

136

128

143

*154

159

148

141

141

141

143

136

133

232

*"201

170

161

148

141

138

136

136

136

148

143

*141

143

136

128

138

136

4,569

147

9,060

Apr.

136

124

T24

133

146

178

219

287

*333

251

*216

201

184

*159

161

156

151

154

154

151

159

*156

154

151

204

*300

333

352

352

346

6,125

204

12,150

May

339

336

336

330

232

105

62

35

26

24

21

20

19

24

18

13

11

 Tl

29

32

20

14

19

20

14

12

20

26

22

47

55

2,292

73.9

4,550

June

28

20

16

8.7

6.8

8.7

18

26

25

53

112

136

116

*66

35

77

105

105

124

216

349

453

438

448

441

433

453

367

310

300

5,294.2

176

10,500

July

346

388

407

423

423

423

420

404

313

254

*261

251

210

201

195

195

195

192

192

192

189

189

189

*186

186

189

192

186

189

198

189

7,967

257

15,800

Aug.

186

186

186

184

184

136

36

13

*1 8.7

24

67

83

79

79

75

77

81

77

77

77

77

77

75

73

79

85

79

77

77

77

2,703.7

87.2

5,360

Sept.

77

75

73

75

77

98

89

87

92

89

87

87

96

119

107

*143

133

119

119

107

103

103

103

103

100

98

96

98

98

96

2,947

98.2

5,850

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,320 Mln 7 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,300

Water year 1953-54 : Max 453 Mln 6.8 Mean 134 Ac-ft 96,920

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to Apr. 9 (no gage height record Jan. 9-17, 

Jan. 20 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream stations).
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Souris River near Verendrye, N. Dak.

119

Location. Lat 48°09'35", long 100°43'45", in NW^SW^ sec. 17, T. 154 N., R. 78 W., on 

left bank 2.7 miles north of Verendrye, 19 miles upstream from Wintering River, and 

at mile 210.5 downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area. 12,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February to June 1933 (gage heights only), April 1937 to September 

1954 (winter records incomplete prior to 1945).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,464.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. February to June 1933, at site 4 miles upstream at datum 1.65 ft higher. 

Apr. 1, 1937, to Mar. 3, 1938, staff gage at present site at datum 1.97 ft higher.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 215 cfs (155,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 572 cfs June 30 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.73 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, about 4,200 cfs Apr. 8, 1949 (gage height, 17.7 ft, 

high-water mark, backwater from ice); minimum recorded, 0.3 cfs Aug. 11-19, 1937, 

Oct. 10-21, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service reservoirs on Souris 

and Des Lacs Rivers (combined capacity, about 181,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions 

for irrigation and municipal supply. Records for chemical analyses for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

35

69

141

4.8 

5.5 

6.1

328

470

558

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

133

138 

136

136

*13S

136

136

138

144

147

149

149

149

149

149

152

152

155

155

155

155

155

158

163

169

166

 147

115

84

76

1Z

4,354

140

8,640

Nov.

56

49 

43

40

37

35

37

38

38

37

37

37

37

58

113

115

115

118

128

131

120

110

133

144

136

149

161

T59" 175

155

2,751

91.7

5,460

Dec.

149

158 »m

147

91

93

128

152

155

155

155

152

152

*152

147

138

131

120

120

123

118

110

96

96

98

101

103

101

98

96

89

3,873

125

7,680

Jan.

91

96 

93

84

87

*98

101

103

108

ToT

98

96

91

93

98

105

103

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

*96

96

96

96

98

98

101

3,037

98.0

6,020

Feb.

105

ITS 

*123

128

131

136

147

175

199

*255

356

366

305

220

175

158

158

175

*280

427

483

T7I

440

415

408

417

419

391

_

7,579

271

15,030

Mar,

356 7TB269

*196

175

169

161

155

158

166

175

184

190

196

178

178

205

*261

252

235

220

211

202

 196

196

190

178

187

166

136

T36

6,193

200

12,280

Apr.

141

138 

136

T36

147

*255

460

480

IBU

436

*427

393

381

*322

*289

262

234

221

*212

205

209

209

215

221

221

215

209

262

*348

400

8,234

274

16,330

May

418

IS? 

388

379

373

373

*357

296

193

138

103

84

78

69

64

55

51

55

53

*46

45

15

51

58

58

55

58

64

67

65

67

4,608

149

9,140

June

69

67

80

82

69

65

15

144

184

215

196

163

144

228

238

*258

221

 163

113

131

205

202

245

375

442

439

439

470

527

559

6,813

227

13,510

July

498 T&

398

398

420

431

439

*440

444

439

416

364

316

302

293

275

248

231

228

221

*221

218

215

212

TVS

212

212

212

212

212

215

9,602

310

19,050

Aug.

215

221 

215

212

212

209

215

218

166

103

67

~55 56

56

*73

73

64

87

101

98

91

89

89

93

89

89

89

89

93

96

91

3,717

120

7,370

Sept.

87

82 

82

87

84

84

89

103

115

115

105

101

 101

120

138

187

215

282

353

m

248

209

125

115

131

133

128

125

115

115

4,225

141

8,380

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,140 Mln 12 Mean 306 Ac-ft 221,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 559 Mln 35 Mean 178 Ac-ft 128,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15 to Apr. 12.
120 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°10'14", long 100°32'20", on line between sees. 10 and 11, T. 154 N., 

R. 77 W., on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 7 miles northeast of Karlsruhe.

Drainage area.--675 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954 (few winter record's prior to 1945). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,480 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-41, 1944-54), 16.0 cfs (11,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 199 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum daily, 3.2 cfs Feb. 10; minimum gage height, 2.83 ft Jan. 25 to Feb. 5.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1949, by velocity-area studies; 

maximum gage height, 12.0 ft Apr. 7, 1949 (channel choked by packed snow); no flow at 

times in many years.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr, 7, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service dams on Cottonwood and 

Wintering Lakes (combined capacity, about 850 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

3.7 

4.2 

5.0 

5.6 

6.2

43

58

89

127

196

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.1

TTs

*4.3

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.7

6.4

7.1

*7.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

172.5

5.56

342

Nov.

6.2

5.9 6~

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6.5 675

6.5

6.5

6.5

182.6

6.09

362

Dec.

6.5

¥75

*6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.4

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.1

^7T

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

178.2

5.75

353

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.8

TTS

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

375

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

120.4

3.88

239

Feb.

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

*5.2

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

*5.2

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10

11

12

1?

12

156.9

5.60

311

Mar.

11

11

9.5

*8.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

10

14

17

12

9

15

36

32

25

22

27

30

28

25

25

*23

*24

22

20

21

20

18

21

18

580.0

18.7

1,150

Apr.

20

20

22

23

25

*31

35

33

31

32

*29

26

26

*24

23

22

20

20

*19T9"

22

24

£4

24

23

23

23

26

*28

26

743

24.8

1,470

May

23

?3

22

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

*10

10

10

14

16

13

10

14

16

14

13

17

465

15.0

922

June

16

13

13

12

_10

13

29

61

54

57

62

53

45

53

58

*72

*90

128

174

182

*186

189

198

T85

167

148

131

132

*127

115

2,771

92.4

5,500

July

~93 102

86

SO

75

70

65

*61

58

56

54

52

48

45

42

41

39

37

35

33

*31

29

28

26

26

24

24

23

£2

24

24

1,453

46.9

2,880

Aug.

22

¥0

18

18

16

16

16

16

14

13

12

12

18

18

*17

17

15

19

17

14

13

13

13

12

9.2

8.4

8.1 an

8.4

8.4

8.1

438.0

14.1

869

Sept.

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

875

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

*8.4

14

14

23

23

21

20

18

17

16

16

17

16

17

18

18

18

18

410.3

13.7

814

Calendar year 1953: Max 138 Mln 3 Mean 19.0 Ac-ft 13,780

Water year 1953-54= Max 198 Mln 3.2 Mean 21.0 Ac-ft 15,210

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--June 23(12 m.)199 cfs (6.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 18, 20-22, Nov. 3 to Dec. 2, July 4-7; discharge Interpolated or 

estimated on basis of weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-10, 16-19, 

Feb. 6 to Apr. 7.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 121

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°30'20", long 100°26'04" (revised), in SE£ sec. 14, T. 158 N., R. 

76W7, on left bank 200 ft upstream from Nelson Bridge, 8 miles east of Bantry, 

18 miles upstream from Willow Creek, and at mile 284.8 below Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--13,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1954 (no winter records prior to 1945).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,427.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Emerson Crookston supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Mar. 16, 1938 

staff gage at same site at datum 0.17 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 249 cfs (180,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs July 4 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Nov. 11, 13-16; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Nov. 11.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 4,760 cfs Apr. 13, 1949 (gage height, 13.76 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in each year 1937-40.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service reservoirs on Souris, Des Lacs and Wintering Rivers 

(total capacity, about 181,000 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of about 7,600 

acres at Eaton Dam about 42 miles above station, and other small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

147

145

141

139

138

*137 TIO"

139

143

146

149

152

155

157

159

161

163

163

164

166

167

170

171

174

177

179

*182

183

185

TeO

163

4,935

159

9,790

Nov.

145

127

110

98

89

82

76

69

65

64

63

64

63

63

63

63

67

88

113

120

125

125

135

140

135

130

140

135

140

150

3,047

102

6,040

Dec.

170

TTO" 175

160

160

165

160

150

140

140

145

150

155

160

*163

163

160

158

156

153

150

145

140

140

140

135

130

125

120

115

110

4,603

148

9,130

Jan.

108

106

104

152" 102

102

*102

102

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

*115

115

115

120

120

120

120

120

125

3,413

110

6,770

Feb.

125

T25

*130

135

135

140

140

140

145

150

155

160

170

190

215

235

245

235

*220

205

200

210

240

300

360

400

410

415

_

5,925

212

11,750

Mar.

380" 400

360

340

320

300

280

260

245

235

225

220

215 515"

215

215

*220

224

228

240

255

265

275

*285

295

300

300

295

290

280

265

8,442

272

16,740

Apr.

250

235

220

220

230

240

*260

300

360

430

500

580

650 '656"

*595

495

379

281

217

*178

163

156

151

143

132

124

119 *T56

145

141

8,666

289

17,190

May

134

132

134

139

142

139

131

124

120

130

222

357

471

514

513

487

433

382

336

*298

257

209

188

177

168

180

188

191

194

183

182

7,460

241

14,800

June

170

159

154

147

140

138

TST

310

381

423

527

583

590

605

598

*579

587

*598

599

595

583

561

543

530

516

518

536

638

*679

705

13,859

462

27,490

July

716

727

745

750

TIT

717

688

*661

636

622

607

592

581

562

538

509

483

457

426

393

*362

337

314

295

283

274

263

256

£50

246

143

15,274

493

30,300

Aug.

242

m

239

237

237

234

232

227

223

221

223

216

192

 159

144

129

119

120

120

116

119

125

127

126

122

119

120

119

115

113

U.1

5,187

167

10,290

Sept.

110

109

109

108

105

105

104

T55

108

110

114

121

*125

128

128

144

168

217

267

296

322

352

344

324

293

253

214

186

173

170

5,412

180

10,730

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,760 Mln 22 Mean 351 Ao-ft 253,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 750 Mln 63 Mean 236 Ac-ft 171,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 13 (fragmentary gage-height record 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 16, Mar. 25 to Apr. 4).
122 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Willow Creek at Dunseith, N. Dak.

Location. La t 48°49'12", long 100°03'45", in NE^NWi sec. 36, T. 162 N., R. 73 W. , near 

center of downstream side of county road bridge, 0.4 mile northwest of railway station 

in Dunseith.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Crookston supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes . --I953 : No flow during September.

1553-54: Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs June 30 (gage height, 14.55 ft); 

no flow Oct. 1-21, Dec. 21 to Feb. 16.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (g

nd)

Rating table

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per seco 

(Shifting-control method used June 12-25, Sept. 28-30)

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.4

0 

.1 

.2

1.2

5.0

11.8

12.4

13.2

13.8

14.6

18

43

93

151

262

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

»*.!

.1.1.1

1.0

0.03

2.0

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

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.10

5.9

Dec.

p.! **a

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1

.1.1.1.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

4.9

0.18

9.7

Mar.

0.2

.1 **7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*»T7§

**.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.2

0.33

20

Apr.

~75 0.2

.2

1.0

2.0

2.5

»"270

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

*.8

*1.5

*1.5

n.o

1.0

.9

.7

*.5

1.0

18

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

*1.6

1.4

.9

31.0

1.03

61

May

0.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.4

.6

.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

1.2

.6

.2

.1

2.4

3.0

2.2

2.6

1.6

21.1

0.68

42

June

1.2

1.0

.9

.5

.1!

1.5

29

117

121

105

123

120

113

114

*120

*128

152

162

172

199

 213

195

179

155

129

*107

100

111

170

*248

3,387.4

113

6,720

July

220

184

186

189

195

202

186

173

*158

147

138

129

119

108

99

93

87

79

74

68

65

*60

49

40

28

24

22

20

18

17

II

3,193

103

6,330

Aug.

15

T2

*15

11

9.7

8.0

8.4

8

8

7

9

9

*7.8

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

5

7

8

7

6

6

232.9

7.51

462

Sept.

5

5

4

4

4

6

10

10

9

9

8

8

8

*7.4

7.2

13

13

14

14

10

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

12

To

281.6

9.39

559

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 248 Mln o Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,220

(14.55 Peak discharge ft). (base. 40 efs).--June 21 (6 p.m.) 214 cfs (13.87 ft); June 30 (10 a.m.) 254 cfs 

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 17. No gage-height record Aug. 8 

to Sept. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records 

for nearby streams.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 123

Lake Metlgoshe near Bottineau, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°59', long 100°22', in SEpSW£ sec. 35, T. 164 N., R. 75 W., at Maid of 

Moonshine Bridge over Lake Metigoshe, 11.7 miles northeast of Bottineau,

Records available. June 1931 to September 1932, September 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage on southeast abutment of bridge. Datum of gage is 2,130.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Crookston supplementary adjustment of 1941. 

1931-32, staff gage on north abutment of bridge at datum 6.32 ft lower (elevations published).

Extremes. Maximum stage observed during year, 8.72 ft June 19 (outflow discharge, 51 cfs); 

minimum observed, 6.78 ft Dec. 2 (no outflow discharge, September 1953 to June 10, 1954).

Remarks. Gage read about once weekly September to December 1953 and during March 1954, 

and once daily after Apr. 4, 1954; no regular readings during February. Outlet of lake 

is a fixed crest concrete dam, elevation 2,138.0 ft above mean sea level.

Month

July............................

September. ......................

Gage height in feet 

at monthend

_

8.30

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, of Inflow and outflow from Lake Metlgoshe

Date

26.. ..........

Sept. 14......... ...

Inflow from 

Lake Dromore

2.28

Inflow from School 

Section Lake

.02

Minor tributaries 

combined (partly 

estimated)

0

0

Outflow

_

_

.79

3.22

Measured above Lake Dromore.
124 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sourls River near Westhope, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'47", long 100°57'29", In SW^SEv sec. 30, T. 164 N., R. 79 W., on left 

bank 1,200 ft upstream from second crossing of International boundary, 1 mile downstream from Fish and Wildlife Service dam 357, 7 miles northeast of Westhope, 11 miles 

downstream from Boundary Creek, and at mile 358.2 downstream from International boundary 

(Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area. 17.600 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1954 (no winter records prior to 1936).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,402.52 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 28, 1938, chain gage at site 

6.3 miles upstream at datum 2.52 ft (revised) higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 202 cfs, unadjusted (146,200 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 167 cfs (121,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs July 13 (gage height, 10.25 ft); maximum gage height, 10.52 ft July 17; minimum discharge, 7 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Apr. 18, 1949; maximum gage height, 16.9 ft 

(from floodmark) Apr, 20, 1949; maximum reverse dally dlsjharge, 35 cfs Apr. 8, 1943, 

caused by backwater from downstream tributary Inflow; no flow at times in some years.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 148 cfs 

May 4, superseding figure published in WSP 730.

Remarks. Records fair except those for Oct. 1-6, Nov. 12-30, which are poor. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service dams on Souris, Des Lacs, Wintering Rivers and Willow Creek (combined capacity, about 243,000 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 7,600 acres at Easton Dam, and other small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply above station.

Cooperation. This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a high-water period 

in the water year 1932, superseding those published in WSP 730, are given herewith:

1932 

May 2 86

130

148

121

1932-Con. 

May 6... 121

121

Month

May ........................

Maximum

148

Minimum

22

Mean

t60.5

Runoff In 

acre -feet

t3,720

t Not previously published; partly estimated.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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 

7

7

8

8

a

8.4

16

37

37

41

56

105

105

129

199

199

217

235

240

235

220

240

246

230

240

240

*318

391

384

405

4,818.4

155

9,560

Nov.

384 

370

370

391

433

433

370

370

370

360

360

250

60

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

5,286

176

10,480

Dec.

45 

*45

64

92

95

95

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

95

95

 95

95

110

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

130

130

130

130

130

130

3,267

105

6,480

Jan.

130

135

135

135

135

135

135

*138

141

145

141

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

141

141

141

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

4,348

140

8,620

Feb.

138 

»T38

138

138

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

3,792

135

7,520

Mar.

135 

135

*138

140

140

145

145

145

145

145

150

150

150

150

150

*154

154

154

158

158

158

158

158

158

*158

163

163

167

167

167

167

4,725

152

9,370

Apr.

167

TfT

171

176

176

225

269

269

269

269

275

275

*286

292

269

292

350

419

441

464

*456

578

34T

472

510

479

*472

448

472

464

10,420

347

20,670

May

448 

433

433

433

 676

1,010

707

95

89

89

86

95

92

95

86

89

102

105

*126

119

112

130

74

80

220

*269

230

199

220

225

214

7,381

238

14,640

June

141 

231

595

595

595

570

561

552

544

536

561

665

665

750

*1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

997

989

*981

985

981

978

974

974

1,000

1,090

*1, 160

23,670

789

46,950

July

1,200 

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,400

1,440

1,480

1,520

*1,550

1,590

1,620

1,700

1,760

1,750

1,740

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,700

1,670

1,650

*1,650

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,590

1,570

1,550

1,520

1,500

48,380

1,561

95,960

Aug.

1,470 

1,420

1,370

920

80

48

38

40

60

119

154

*199

230

298

298

298

324

356

350

356

363

350

350

337

330

337

324

318

318

318

286

12,059

389

23,920

Sept.

134 

126

134

134

138

141

126

69

54

26

23

25

26

26

**26

28

26

28

27

23

22

26

25

27

27

30

74

180

185

199

2,135

71.2

4,230

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,540 Mln 3 Mean 363 Ac-ft 262,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,760 Mln 7 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, 26, 27, Nov. 5 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13 to Jan. 7, Jan. 23 to 

Feb. 1, Feb. 5 to Mar. 15, July 3-9; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of gate operation 

at Dam 357, reservoir levels and discharge measurements.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Isabella River near Isabella, Mlnn.

125

pocatlon. Lat 47°48', long 91°31', in NW^NEi sec. 6, T. 61 H., R. 9 W., on left bank 

about 200 ft upstream from Bald Eagle Lake, half a mile upstream from Snake River and 

14f miles northwest of Isabella.

pralnage area. 341 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

fcage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,470 ft (from topographic map prepared by Minnesota Power and Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs May 4 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 1-4 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 1-4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.9 

4.1 

4.4

4.7 

5.0

51

66

88

131

219

314

413

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.3

578

760

1,310

2,110

3,180

3,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ll

12

isi4

15

is

17

L8

L9

20

21

£2 

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

51

total

lean

Jfsm

Cn.

Oct.

321

298

271

249

234

222

210

204

195

189

183

180

174

168

162

153

153

148

145

139

137

131 

151

129

124

119

*119

117

114

112

TT?

5,343

172

0.504

0.58

Nov.

105

103

94

94

88

88

87

84

83

85

84

84

84

84

84

84

85

85

88

103

121

130 

134

140

144

146

 149

150 Tie

145

3,181

106

0.311

0.35

Dec.

137

T3T

128

122

120

116

116

112

110

108

107

107

107

103

102

96

94

93

93

94

93

90 

86

86

86

85

84

84

85

nr\ 80

3,134

101

0.296

0.34

Jan.

80

80

80

81

8T

81

81

81

*81

81

80

79

80

81

80

80

79

79

78

78

78

76 78"

78

79

80

80

81

81^S

80

2,472

79.7

0.234

0.27

Feb.

81

81

80

81

81

80

81

80

80

80

80

78

78

79

80

81

828"2

82

82

82

82 

79

78

76

75

75

75

-

2,231

79.7

0.234

0.24

Mar.

*74

71

70

69

11

67

69

70

72

73

74

74

74

74

72

71

70

69

70

70

69

68 

68

67

69

71

74

74

7573"

73

2,201

71.0

0.208

0.24

Apr.

73

T3

73

72

73

80

99

112

119

162

222

246

337

446

622

865

1,090

1,300

1,410

1,470

1,540

1,590 

1,590

1,540

1,480

1,560

1,730

1,900

*2,060

2,140

26,074

869

2.55

2.84

May

2,470

3,040

3,440

5,520

3,250

2,830

2,470

2,160

1,950

 1,840

1,860

1,960

*2,080

2,130

2,100

1,980

1,860

1,720

1,580

1,410

1,260

1,130 

1,000

925

870

*835

792

769

764

782

835

55,612

1,794

5.26

6.07

June

880

885

845

787

724

674

622

571

532

496

472|

499

505

522

532

545

588

728

835

955

995

 1,000 550"

960

920

835

744

*653

581

542

21,407

714

2.09

2.33

July

502

482

456

426

396

370

347

317

288

268

252

234

216

201

189

171

156

142

137

126

114

103 

99

96

88

84

32

105

107

103

103

6,770

218

0.639

0.74

Aug.

107

107

119

126

T14

105

98

94

90

92

88

83

80

83

87

85

79

*75

72

70

68

65 

64

62

60

58

57

57

57

55

54

2,511

81.0

0.238

0.27

Sept.

53

52

52

54

54

54

54

54

55

58

63

64

64

63

62

*63

64

67

70

75

84

107 

121

145

174

189

T5o

159

153

142

2,647

88.2

0.529

0.29

Jalendar year 1953: Max 1,580 Mln 75 Mean 335 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.31

tetter year 1953-54: Max 3,520 Mln 52 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-29, Dec. 3 to Feb. 9, Feb. 12-18,

4ar. 7-13.
126 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°51'00", long 91°39'50", in SE£ sec. 13, T.62N..R. 11 W., on left bank 

4 miles upstream from Birch Lake and 10 miles southeast of Ely.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,430 ft (from topographic map prepared 

by Minnesota Power and Light Co.).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 5,130 cfs May 4 (gage height, 7.25 ft); minimum, 

82 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

84

185

185

545

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.3

905

1,750

3,010

5,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

440

429

415

404

392

380

370

359

350

340

331

322

313

310

304

300

292

288

282

280

274

270

266

260

258

252

250

245

240

*236

253

9,685

312

-

-

Nov.

"223 228

218

213

208

206

203

199

196

194

192

187

185

181

178

174

172

172

170

TfT

171

171

170

171

172

*172

172

173

173

174

5,589

186

-

-

Dec.

176

178

179

179

179

179

173

179

179

179

179

179

179

178

178

178

178

177

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

176

174

174

172 

T74

5,482

177

-

-

Jan.

174

174

173

172

172

172

172

172

*172

172

172

172

174

' 176

174

174

174

172

171

170

170

170

169

168

168

167

167

165

161 

TST

163

5,283

170

-

-

Feb.

163

161

159

157

155

*152

152

150

148

148

148

150

152

157

155

152

148

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

-

4,213

150

-

-

Mar.

146

144

146

146

144

144

142

140

*138

138

136

134

132

132

132

132

130

128

128

124

122

122

122

120

TzT

122

122

122

121

121

120

4,071

131

-

-

Apr.

121

121

121

122

122

124

134

138

*140

148

163

178

230

289

*395

513

545

905

1,300

*1,570

1,760

1,920

*2,010

2,070

2,110

 2,230

2,340

2,520

2,700

2,900

29,939

998

-

-

May

*3,630

4,310

4,730

5,000

*5.110

4,890

4,480

4,120

 3,830

3,640

3,540

*3,520

3,510

3,520

3,510

3,450

3,330

3,200

3,020

2,810

2,630

2,410

2,230

2,030

1,840

1,700

1,610

1,520

1,440

1,410

1,410

97,380

3,141

-

-

June

1,390

1,390

 1,370

1,320

1,270

1,210

1,140

1,040

965

890

845

845

822

815

BOO

822

845

972

1,080

1,450

1,750

1,890

»1,950

1,900

1,830

1,700

1,580

1,440

1,320

1,230

37,851

1,262

-

-

July

1,100

1,010

942

868

815

770

710

644

595

564

529

497

469

451

433

420

407

391

383

375

*356

341

337

319

306

295

302

330

302

5>7K £22.

15,823

510

-

-

Aug.

270

264

258

247

241

233

228

226

220

213

208

201

199

201

196

190

181

178

*174

170

167

163

163

157

152

146

142

138

132

128 

122

5,908

191

-

-

Sept.

120

ITS

114

112

109

109

105

103

103

103

99

97

94

90

 86

84

84

84

84

90

95

94

90

92

94

95

97

99

109

112

2,965

98.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,890 Mln 143 Mean 501 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,110 Mln 84 Mean 614 Cfsra - In. -

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Dec. 26, Jan. 1-9, 18-26, Mar. 25 to 

Apr. 4. No gage-height record Oct. 1-29, discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records 

for Isabella River near Isabella, and 1 discharge measurement.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Stoney River near Isabella, Minn.

127

Location. Lat 47°41'10", long 91°38'20", in NW^NWi sec. 17, T. 60 N., R. 10 W., on left 

Sank 275 ft downstream from Slate Lake and bridge on State Highway 1, 11 miles upstream 

from Birch Lake, and 12f miles northwest of Isabella.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,632.45 ft above mean sea level datum of 

T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs May 4 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 7.51 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks^. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8 

8.0

Oct. 1 to May 27

20 8.5 372

32 9.0 675

50 10.0 1,410

77 10.5 1,780

151

May 28 to Sept. 30

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

8.0 136

8.5 371

8.9 610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 F°

11

12

13

14

115

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota]

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

105 

105

105

98

98

88

84

84

77

74

71

68

62

62

60

57

57

57

55

55

52

50

50

48

46

46

46

44

42

 44 

42

2,032

65.5

-

-

Nov.

42 

42

40

40

38

37

37

37

37

35

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

42

42

46

50

55

57

60

62 "62

*60

60

1,315

43.8

-

-

Dec.

57 

57

57

62

60

60

60

60

57

55

55

52

52

50

48

46

44

40

40

40

38

38

37

37

35

35

34

34

34

34 

34

1,442

46.5

-

-

Jan.

11 

34

34

34

32

32

34

34

34

*34

34

34

34

34

32

32

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

29 

29

1,000

32.3

-

-

Feb.

I

28

28

28

*28

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

-

774

27.6

-

-

Mar.

24 

24

24

23

22

22

21

21

*21

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

23

23

23

23

23

22 

22

676

21.8

-

-

Apr.

20 

20

20

19

T9

20

24

25

*29

32

37

44

65

108

*205

358

517

668

793

*896

956

993

*993

963

919

904

*933

1,020

1,160

1.230

13,990

466

-

-

May

*1,320 

1,440

1,680

*1.710

1,610

1,460

1,320

*1,180

1,080

1,020

1,000

1,030

*1,070

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,000

948

882

801

736

668

591

547

499

452

422

400

388

382

29,284

945

-

-

June

388 

*388

 371

355

340

314

285

261

242

214

192

196

192

187

182

214

251

319

382

440

481

 529

547

553

547

523

475

428

377

324

10,497

350

-

-

July

294 

ITfO"

246

223

200

187

170

157

140

132

125

114

106

96

87

81

75

72

67

*64

62

58

55

51

46

44

48

51

4G

46

46

3,459

112

-

-

Aug.

44 

44

44

42

41

39

37

36

37

36

36

34

32

36

36

36

 34

32

31

29

27

26

24

23

24

23

21

21

21

20

11

985

31.8

-

-

Sept.

#

19

19

19

19

17

17

19

20

20

20

19

*17

17

17

19

20

20

21

26

27

27

29

31

36

36

39

42

44

710

23.7

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 772 Mln 28 Mean 166 Cfsra - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,710 Mln 17 Mean 181 Cfsra - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn.

Location. Lat 47"41»55", long 91°52'05", in NW^NEiJ- sec. 9, T. 60 N., R. 12 W., on left 

bank 1.8 miles upstream from Birch Lake and 2j miles northeast of Babbitt.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

929.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 691 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.84 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs Sept. 1.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1954; minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Mar. 23- 

25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.7

139

191

299

425

642

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34 

30

27

25

25

25

24

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

14

17

19

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

16 

15

14

 13

13

12

581

18.7

-

-

Nov.

12 

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.8

8.2

.5

.3

.3

.5

.8

8.0

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.7

10

12

15

22

26

24

22

*15 

14

15

14

13

362.3

12.1

-

-

Dec.

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

£72.5

8.79

-

-

Jan.

H4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0 

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

375

130.8

4.22

-

-

Feb.

3.5 

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.2

AuA

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1 

4.0

3.8

-

108.4

3.87

.

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 250 Mln 3.8

Mar.

3.7 

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5 ia3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5^3 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

126.8

4.09

-

-

Apr.

5^0 

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.3

6.0

10

15

*35

45

60

92

134

 220

420

*622

635

531

445

377

 333

311

283

*254

234

256 

301

314

285

261

6,504.5

217

-

-

Mean 47 . 7

May

360 

'524 585

414

 372

321

272

239

245

304

390

431

*403

360

318

£81

245

213

182

157

136

118

104

105

*110

104 

93

95

97

98

111

7,787

251

-

-

Cfsn

June

117 

113

100

87

76

67

59

51

44

IT37

90

123

123

102

104

147

232

306

516

*276

272

*301

290

245

189

147

109

81

66

4,309

144

-

-

i -

July

55 

47

39

33

29

27

25

23

19

17

18

17

15

11

9.1

8.0

7.3

6.4

6.2

5.5

*5.3

5.0

5.5

5.0

4.7

H6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

477.6

15.4

-

-

Aug.

5.7 

6.0

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.0

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.2

5.5

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.0

*6.2

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.2 

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.4

171.7

5.54

-

-

In. -

Sept.

3.6 

172

4.8

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

*4.2

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.0

6.2

8.5

9.4

¥75

8.2

8.0 

7.5

6.6

7.8

8.2

170.3

5.68

-

-

Water year 1953-54: Max 635 Mln 3.4 Mean 57.5 Cfsra - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 14.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 129

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn.

ijpcatlon. Lat 47°49'SO", long 91°50'20", in SWj- sec. 23, T. 62 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from State Highway 1 and 6 miles southeast of Ely.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

dage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,388.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Tl929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 423 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum 

4 2 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 4.76 ft Sept. 9.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 4.76 ft Sept. 9, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by several lakes.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, 

Apr. 4-5, 9-15, July 5 to Aug. 22)

4.8

5.4

38

80

140

218

324

453

19

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

pay

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ijo

j|l

12

13

14

is

6

7

8

9

2^0

21

3,2

23

24

25

26

27

28

lo

31

Total

pean

If sm

tn '

Oct.

61 

60

57

53

49

45

43

42

45

45

44

44

46

46

44

42

42

39

37

35

34

33

31

29

28

28

27

27

*28 

27

1,237

39.9

.

-

Nov.

26 

24

26

26

25

24

23

22

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

21

23

24

24

24

24

23

*22

22 

20

628

20.9

_

-

Dec.

20

22

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

18

16

15

15

15

16

17

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16 

15

14

550

17.7

_

-

Jan.

14 

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

*16

16

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

460

14.8

_

-

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

-

340

12.1

_

-

Mar.

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

12

12 

12

12

331

10.7

_

-

Apr.

12 

12

12

13

14

15

20

25

*32

46

53

75

85

*104

182

*280

300

304

300

288

*284

288

284

*280

274

300

*312

312

304

296

5,106

170

_

-

May

*388 

CL9

419

410

*397

380

367

363

376

406

414

*414

401

384

367

350

324

308

288

266

246

224

212

215

201

187

177

172

169

164

167

9,575

309

«

-

June

164 

162

*157

150

142

136

127

120

110

100

96

94

93

89

85

80

85

110

110

150

172

193

*207

207

198

187

172

157

142

133

4,128

138

_

-

July

122 

112

104

96

89

84

80

78

75

70

64

63

57

53

49

45

43

43

42

*36

34

33

32

27

14

24

24

28

29

24

25

1,709

55.1

_

-

Aug.

ft

19

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

1-4

14

14

16

17

16

*15

14

13

11

9.7

8.1

7.6

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.9

7.4

7.1

401.9

13.0

_

-

Sept.

6.8 

6.5

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.6

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.7

*4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.1

5.0

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.7

4.7

1:!

5 2

153.0

5.10

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 180 Min 8.8 Mean 56.7 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 419 Min 4.5 Mean 67.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-26, Dec. 4 to Apr. 3, Apr. 6-8 (no 

cage-height record Mar. 29-31, Apr. 2).
130 LftKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°56', long 91°46', In lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R, 11 W., at powerplant 

of Minnesota Power & Light Co. just upstream from Pall Lake, 2| miles east of Winton.

Drainage area.--1,200 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--June 1905 to June 1907, October 1912 to September 1919, September 1923 

to September 1954.

Average discharge.--37 years (1913-19, 1923-54), 970 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 10,100 cfs May 7, 8; minimum dally, 65 cfs

1905-7, 1912-19, 1923-54: Maximum dally discharge, 16,000 cfs May 18', 1950; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Daily discharge computed from powerplant records. Records fair except those 

above 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Flow Is entirely regulated by reservoirs.

Cooperation. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

932

899

932

839

805

796 

796

764

796

649

684

766

766 

798

798

798

568

714

766

722

690

658

722

472

682

690

690

690

625

722

23,128

746

-130

Nov.

493 

650

625

625

648

648

616 

461

572

616

616

648

583

551 

129

693 353"

583

583

648

485

169

564

616

551

616

583

551

230

532

16,468

549

-169

Dec.

583 

583

519

'515 680

202

500 

583

478

542

574

542

136

542

509

574

542

574

226

471

542

574

509

364

385

398

522

542

509

542

15,431

498

-118

Jan.

418 

353

389

439

509

542

477 

509

'ZoT 574

439

445

509

477 

509

385

129

439

477

418

353

353

353

136

315

385

353

321

385

353

72

12,020

388

-106

Feb.

315 

353 353"

321

353

321

65 

3TT

321

321

353

288

321

161 

282

353

353

321

321

353

353

321

353

353

353

321

353

353

8,936

319

-30

Mar.

288 

353

353

321

288

353

126

444

488

488

456

488

Z55 

390

399

334

334

350

431

270

359

366

366

430

382

403

398

436

436

399

11,709

378

-93

Apr.

398 

333

365

294

268

322

397 

372

416

437

502

562

689

851 

1,180

1,500

1,750

2,140

2,540

2,880

3,220

3,590

3,840

4,460

4,660

5,070

5,340

5,620

5,750

6,060

65,806

2,194

+443

May

7,120 

7,780

8,790

9,420

9,580

10,000

10,100 

10,100

9,980

9,680

*9 J 470

9,370

9,280

9,070 

9,150

8,680

8,570

8,270

7,970

7,470

7,030

6,750

6,010

5,600

5,290

4,510

4,160

3,630

3,400

3,460

3,380

233,070

7,518

+89

June

3,190 

3,050

3,000

2,980

2,980

2,910

2,760 

2,740

2,530

2,230

1,730

1,410

1,320

1,280 

1,280

1,460

1,550

2,760

2,900

3,540

3,870

4,340

4,820

4,900

5,020

4,630

4,420

4,050

3,830

3,260

90,470

3,025

+52

July

2,920 

2,700

2,260

2,380

2,090

1,800

1,500 

1,220

1,120

1,020

960

1,020

992

960 

960

960

960

960

831

895

860

831

799

803

505

669

688

755

593

690

690

36,389

1,174

-63

Aug.

243 

630

625

690

'55TJ

625

617 

243

630

585

650

585

650

496 

97

661

583

551

616

583

399

268

532

583

551

551

551

431

194

435

519

16,032

517

-200

Sept.

551 

5BT

392

298

161

226

434 

402

434

467

194

129

338

434 

317

281

281

281

97

249

314

249

249

249

249

97

217

281

249

217

8,888

296

-169

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

616 

0.513 

0.59

38C 

0.317 

0.3E

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

380 

0.317 

0.37

282 

0.235 

0.27

289 

0.241 

0.25

285 

0.237 

0.27

2,637 

2.20 

2.46

7,607 

6.34 

7.31

Observed

Max 4,160 Mln 129 Mean 1,175 

Max 10,100 Mln 65 Mean 1,476

3,077 

2.56 

2.86

1,111 

0.926 

1.07

317 

0.264 

0.30

127 

0.106 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 1,161 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.13 

Mean 1,435 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Garden, Farm, Little Farm, White 

Iron, Birch, Little Oabbro, Bald Eagle, and Camp Six Lakes.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Basswood River near Winton, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

131

Location.--Lat 48°04'55", long 9i°39'10", in sec. 30, T. 65 N., R. 10 W., on Jackfish Bay 

of Basswood Lake used to determine discharge at outlet (lat 48°06', long 91°39', In 

sec. 19, T. 65 N., R. 10 W., on International boundary, 14 miles northeast of Winton).

Drainage area. 1.740 sq mi, approximately (above outlet of Basswood Lake). 

Records available. January 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.80 ft above mean sea level. Prior 

to June 2, 1938, staff gage on northwest side of Jackfish Bay, Basswood Lake, 5^ miles 

southwest of present gage at same datum. June 2 to Oct. 27, 1938, staff gage at 

Williams Island half a mile northeast of present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,425 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs May 15 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minImum, 425 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.18 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs May 24, 1950 (gage height, 6.94 ft); minimum 

73 cfs Dec. 5, 1948.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 1,000 cfs and good below. Plow affected by storage on 

Kawlshlwi River.

pope ration. This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: Drainage area. WSP 1145: 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10

1.2 

1.5

510

648

808

1,110

1,480

1,890

2,330

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

3,160

4,070

5,040

7,190

9,770

10,300

Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

-0.20 412

0.0 545

.2 700

.5 1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Petal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.480 

1,430

1,390

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,290

1,250

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,000

990

980

960

950

920

*900

891

882

872

854

34,399

1,110

0.638

0.74

Nov.

836 "8T7

783

783

774

766

758

749

741

741

741

732

724

724

732

709

701

694

686

732

749

732

724

709

701

701

694

694

694

686

22,007

734

0'.422

0.47

Dec.

686 

671

686

694

701

709

TCT

686

686

686

686

686

678

671

663

656

656

648

648

648

641

634

634

634

627

627

620

620

612 

7TTT O-L£

620

20,427

659

0.379

0.44

Jan.

627 

634

641

627

627

627

627

*656

 57T 671

663

663

656

663

663

663

663

656

648

648

641

641

634

627

620

612

605

598

591

591

584

19,738

637

0.366

0.42

Feb.

577 

BET

564

557

550

544

544

537

523

517

517

517

517

523

523

517

510

315

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

517

517

517

-

14,732

526

0.302

0.31

Mar.

*510 

504 3TO"

510

510

504

504

504

504

504

510

517

523

537

550

557

570

570

577

570

570

570

570

577

605

634

634

634

634

634

641

17,248

556

0.320

0.37

Apr.

634 

634

634

634

627

620

S7T

641

641

641

656

678

716

766

891

1,080

1,220

1,360

1,530

1,710

1,900

2,100

2,330

2,520

2,770

3,040

3,320

3,570

3,850

4,130

46,477

1,549

0.890

0.99

May

4,700 

5,180

5,690

6,180

6,640

7,210

7,700

8,200

8,640

9,040

*9,450

9,770

9,960

*10,100

10,100

10,100

10,100

9,990

9,850

9,690

9,500

9,310

9,040

8,770

8,480

8,120

7,770

7,380

6,910

6, 620

6,330

256,520

8,275

4.76

5.48

June

6,050 

5,780

5,520

5,300

5,140

4,960

4,800

4,640

4,450

4,300

4,150

3,990

3,770

3,570

3,390

3,270

5,160

3,180

3,210

3,300

3,420

3,570

3,750

3,860

4,030

4,110

4,220

*4,280

4,300

4,260

125,710

4,190

2.41

2.69

July

4,160 

4,090

3,980

3,820

3,720

3,590

3,430

3,250

3,060

2,870

2,700

2,540

2,410

2,300

2,180

2,100

2,020

1,920

1,880

1,820

1,780

1,710

1,650

1,610

1,560

1,510

1,670

1,650

1,560

1,480

1^440

75,460

2,434

1.40

1.61

Aug.

1,590 

1,350

1,250

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,010

967

934

901

912

901

870

840

*830

820

810

800

772

754

736

727

709

700

700

684

668

660

28,365

915

0.526

0.61

Sept.

'E'Sir 652

644

644

644

628

620

605

598

590

575

568

560

545

538

517

503

510

489

496

503

489

482

469

462

456

450

444

444 

451

16,192

540

0.310

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,700 Mln 427 Mean 1,481 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,100 Mln 431 Mean 1,856 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.48

Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location.-Lat 48°21'20", long 92°12'50", at Campbell's Camp, 2f miles west of outlet

of Lac la Croix. 

Drainage area. 5,165 sq mi.

Records available. "October 1934 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

 August 1921 to September 1954 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department 01 

Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage -Staff gage read twice daily. Prior to October 1933, staff gages at various 

sites on Lac la Croix. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level, United States Canada Boundary Survey datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 3,685 cfs.

Remark^. Records good.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

 Canada under agreement with the United States.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (elevation, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1,182.7

1,183.3

1,184.0

1,185.0

1,490

2,180

3,130

4,830

1,186.0

1,187.0

1,188.0

1,190.7

6,980

9,310

11,900

19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3. 950 

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,760

3,760

3,760

3,760

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,520

3,520

3,440

3,360

3,360

*3,360

3,280

3, 280 

5.150

113,720

3,670

0.71

0.82

Nov.

5.150 

3,060

3,060

2,990

2,990

2,920

2,920

2,850

2,850

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2.570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

81,790

2,730

0.53

0.59

Dec.

2,570 

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2.510 

2,310

76,380

2,460

0.48

0.55

Jan.

2,510 

2,310

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,880

1, 880 

1.820

64,160

2,070

0.40

0.46

Feb.

1,820 

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,600

1.550

1,550

1,550

47,670

1,700

0.33

0.34

Mar.

1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490 

1,490

46,190

1,490

0.29

0.33

Apr.

1.490 

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,550

1,630

1,740

1,860

1,940

2,000

2,060

2,220

2,350

2,480

2,610

2,750

2,890

3,060

3,360

3,680

4,020

4,330

4,510

4,740

4,990

5.190

77,880

2,600

0.50

0.56

May

5.550, 

6,040

6,700

7,440

8,250

8,780

9,510

10,100

10,800

11,600

12,400

13,400

14,400

15,400

16,200

16,900

17,700

18,200

18,700

19,000

19,300

19,600

19,600

19,600

19,600

19,600

19,600

19,500

19,300

19,100 

18 , 900

460,770

14,900

2.88

3.32

June

18.500 

18,200

*17,800

*17,400

17,000

16,400

15,900

15,600

15,200

14,600

14,400

14,100

13,900

13,700

13,300

13,100

12,900

12,500

12,300

12,000

11,800

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,700

10,600

10.400

409,000

13,600

2.63

2.93

July

10.500 

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,100

9,960

9,840

9,690

9,610

9,490

9,120

9,000

8,710

8,520

8,290

,990

,810

,510

,300

,230

,030

,820

,610

,390

,230

,300

,190

,040

,820 

5.650

254,530

8,210

1.59

1.83

Aug.

5.500 

5,400

5,360

*5,190

5,070

4,970

4,810

4,700

4,510

4,420

4,350

4,320

4,260

4,190

4,120

4,050

3,980

3,910

3,810

3,630

3,500

3,420

3,360

3,300

3,220

3,120

3,100

3,030

2,920

2^820

125,190

4,040

0.78

0.90

Sept.

2.790 

2,770

2,740

2,710

2,680

2,650

2,630

2,600

2,570

2,540

2,520

2,490

2,470

2,440

2,410

2,390

2,360

2,340

2,310

2,280

2,260

2,230

2,210

2,180

2,160

2,130

2,110

2,080

2,060

2.040

72,150

2,400

0.46

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,200 Mln 1,490 Mean 4,290 Cfsm 0.83 In. 11.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,600 Mln 1,490 Mean 5,010 Cfsm 0.97 In. 13.14

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OF THE WOOD BASIN 133

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn.

tocation.--Lat 47°50', long 92°16', in sec. 20, T. 62 N., R. 15 W., on south shore of 

Vermilion Lake, at McKinley Park, ij miles northwest of Soudan.

Records available. October 1913 to July 1915, July 1941 to November 1942, June 1946 to 

September 1954 (fragmentary during 1947).

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.10 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. October 1913 to July 1915, staff gage 2 miles southwest of present gage at Tower, 

Minn., at datum about 0.5 ft lower. July 1941 to July 1943 and June 1946 to June 1951, 

staff gage approximately 13 miles northwest at Vermilion Dam near Tower, Minn., at same 

datum.

All gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--1913-15, 1941-42, 1946-54: Maximum elevation observed, 1,359.52 ft May 16, 

1950; minimum observed, 1,356.02 ft Jan. 29, 1942. Elevation on June 6, 1913-, was 

1,359.94 ft (determined from reference point set by local observers).

Mean daily elevation, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

L0ot. 31.... 1,356.82

~ov. 30.... 1,356.66

«c. 31.... 1,356.62

Jan. 31.... 1,356.61

Feb. 28.... 1,356.61

Mar. 31.... 1,356.62

Apr. 30.... 1,358.45

May 31.... 1,358.69

June 30.... 1,358.02

July 31.... 1,357.13

Aug. 31.... 1,356.65

Sept.30.... 1,356.44

Pike River near Embarrass, Minn.

Location --Lat 47°39'36", long 92°18'54", in NE^NW^ sec. 25, T. 60 N., R. 16 W., on

left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 5.4 miles west of Embarrass, 

and 8.5 miles downstream from Sandy River.

ecords available . October 1953 to September 1954.

GJage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 ofs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 3.19 ft).

Flood of May 1950 reached a stage of approximately 11.3 ft, from information by 

local residents (discharge, 2,400 cfs).

emarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

"' are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

lay

1

5

1

;7

3

3

3

L

5

t

5

B

7

B

9

3

1

2

5

5

s

7

8

9 

0

1

3tal

ean

fam

Oct.

54

55

47

46

45

43

41

40

37

36

33

32

32

30

11

39

38

38

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

*33

33

32

31

31

31

1,137

36.7

Nov.

28

28

28

27

24

24

22

22

21

5T

21

22

22

23

24

24

25

26

27

30

31

36

40

41 IB37

33

30

28

27

832

27.7

Dec.

27

27

27

27

27

28 *?B"

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

TS

16

684

22.1

Jan.

16

IS

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.2

572

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8 . 6

366.4

11.8

Feb.

8.6

878

8.8

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.0

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

11

338.4

12.1

-

Mar.

17

16

16

15

TS

16

*17

18

19

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

19

20

22

24

25

26

26

27

29

30

31

33

34 34"

34

695

22.4

Apr.

34

34

33

32

3Z

35

45

*59

80

100

150

*355

537

*754

1,120

*1,590

1,740

1,590

1,360

1,120

926

*795

674

*591

526

*504

529

555

552

526

16,978

566

-

May

561

670

746

TO

656

588

552

526

526

*585

649

*690

690

646

594

537

479

427

380

339

301

268

236

208

*188

164

147

160

167

176

13,723

443

-

June

189

198

T5T

*187

168

144

123

106

92

78

66

66

62

56

50

47

46

65

86

102

111

118

110

*94

78

64

51

42

36

30

2,862

95.4

-

July

26 2T

22

21

19

18

18

16

14

14

12

12

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.3

8.0

7.3

*6.6

6.2

T75

7.0

6.4

6.2

7.3

7.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

363.7

11.7

"

Aug.

6.8

7.3

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

7.8

13

TT

8.6

7.6

7.0

*6.8

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2 372"

5 2

204.5

6.60

-

Sept.

5.2

.0

.7

TTff

.8

.6

.0

.6

.6

.6

.3

.8

.3

.8

* .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

9.6

10

212.7

7.09

-

alendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

ater year 1953-54: Max 1,740 Mln 4.7 Mean 105 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 12. No gage-height record) 

Opt. 1-25; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Embarrass River at 

Einbarrass.

402891 O -57 -10
134 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Vermilion River below Vermilion Lake, near Tower, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°58', long 92°28', in sec. 2, T. 63 N., R. 17 W., on left bank 200 ft

downstream from dam at outlet of Vermilion Lake, 4 miles upstream from Twomile Creek,

and 18 miles across Vermilion Lake from Tower. 

Drainage area. 483 sq mi.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1954. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,350.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. May 17, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at same site and datum. June 26,

1928, to July 8, 1931, staff gage at datum 0.05 ft higher. July 9, 1931, to Apr. 11,

1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--32 years (1911-17, 1928-54), 320 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs May 15 (gage height, 3.84 ft); mini- 

 mum, 73 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1911-17, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 2,710 cfs May 23, 1950 (gage height, 4.68 ft);

minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 19, 1936 (gage height, -0.14 ft). 

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

383 

350

330

330

311

326

286

294

297

283

283

286

274

264

261

258

271

252

255

255

255

247

228

238

236

*215

222

215

215

205

205

8,330

269

0.557

0.64

Nov.

198 

193

150

173

179

179

164

158

156

154

154

156

152

145

146

141

145

139

130

137

160

156

158

143

143

150

152

156

154

152

4,673

156

0.323

0.36

Dec.

154 

*152

156

166

166

166

166

164

164

162

162

162

160

158

154

152

150

150

150

146

145

143

145

143

141

141

139

143

141

141

143

4,725

152

0.315

0.36

Jan.

141 

145

*150

148

146

148

146

148

152

IBT

152

152

150

150

152

150

148

148

148

148

146

145

145

141

143

146

145

146

146

145

146

4,568

147

0.304

0.35

Feb.

145 

145

*145

143

141

139

137

137

135

135

132

130

130

139

141

141

137

137

134

137

141

141

141

141

141

145

145

145

-

3,900

139

0.288

0.30

Mar.

143 

*141

141

141

141

141

137

139

143

141

139

135

134

134

132

134

132

130

130

130

128

128

130

132

143

148

148

148

150

148

148

4,289

138

0.286

0.33

Apr.

146 

145

145

146

*146

145

146

148

150

154

160

173

186

210

277

400

487

578

662

743

816

880

*929

954

1,000

1,050

1,090

1,130

1.150

1,150

15,496

517

1.07

1.19

May

1,280 

1,400

1,440

1,490

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,590

1,600

1,600

*1,670

1,720

1,750

1,780

1.800

1,790

1,780

1,780

1,770

1,750

1,710

1,690

1,680

1,590

1,540

*1,550

1,530

1,510

1,450

1,460

1,450

49,850

1,608

3.33

3.84

June

1.410 

1,390

1,350

1,330

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,010

966

941

941

935

916

954

966

1,000

985

*966

916

929

910

863

845

31,973

1,066

2.21

2.46

July

799 

788

766

732

716

704

688

662

652

646

612

560

560

523

514

510

487

469

465

456

452

443

*417

409

392

387

383

383

346

338

526

16,585

535

1.11

1.28

Aug.

322 

308

297

283

274

274

268

261

258

252

244

241

244

244

238

225

228

222

210

212

*212

208

200

198

188

188

184

173

166

164

162

7,148

231

0.478

0.55

Sept.

162 

146

152

150

141

152

141

148

146

145

143

145

135

132

125

127

*118

123

107

110

102

109

114

102

101

100

94

96

98

89

3,753

125

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 721 Mln 81 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,800 Mln 89 Mean 425 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.95

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Rainy Lake at Fort Frances, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°37'15", long 93°21'20", on Government Dock at Pither's Point in town of

Fort Frances. Winter gage site is in town pumping station, half a mile south. 

Records available.--January 1910 to September 1917 and October 1934 to September 1954 in

 reports oi' Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1954 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Prior 

to October 1949, published as "at Ranier, Minn."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary staff gages read once daily. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (United States and Canadian Boundary Survey). Prior to Jan. 1, 1950, 

staff gage 3 miles northeast of Ranier, Minn., at same datum.

Extremes.--1910-17, 1934-54: Maximum elevation observed, 1,112.97 ft July 5, 1950; mini-

 mum observed, 1,101.26 ft Apr. 17, 1923, Apr. 2, 1930.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Elevation, in feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31.... 7.77

Nov. 30.... 7.46

Dec. 31.... 7.14

Jan. 31.... 6.62

Feb. 28.... 5.91

Mar. 31.... 4.74

Apr. 30.... 5.92

May 31.... 8.97

June 30.... 8.75

July 31.... 8.09

Aug. 31.... 7.90

Sept.30.... 7.23

Note.--Add 1,100 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 13S

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°40'30", long 92°54'00", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 60 N. ( R. 20 W., on left

bank 1,000 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Little Sturgeon 

River, and llf miles north of Chisholm.

Dr ilnage area.--187 sq mi.

Re ;ords available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Ga

Ex

;e. --Water- recorder. Datum of gage is 1,306.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of Aug. 24, 1944, staf .-.----...

Average discharge. --12 years, 136 cfs.

ua. 50. ncn/c± outage i CVUI-UGJ. . ua^ujii ui e»ct^,e XD -L,ouo./ ib ciuuvc aieaii aea icvm, uauum 

1929. Prior to Aug. 24, 1944, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different 

datum.

bremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.0 cfs Feb. 18-27, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 5, 6, 1948.

Rejnarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (sage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

0.9 46

1.1 61

1.4 92

0.3

.6

1.0

1.3 94

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

1.6 143

2.0 232

2.5 369

3.0 560

4.0 1,066

5.0 1,760

5.6 2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

£1

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4!

5

<j

24

9

Q

3

2

i

ft

?

4i?

I

34

?

i

A

)

'

ital

;an 'sin

i.

Oct.

90

86

82

81

79

78

78

77

76

75

73

73

71

69

68

67

70

72

72

72

70

*69

69

69

69

70

68

66

66

65 

66

2,253

72.7

0.389

0.45

Nov.

63

59

59

55

52

51

49

47

48

47

47

47

50

51

49

48

47

47

46

46

48

57

57

54

48

49

49

48

47

47

1,512

50.4

0.270

0.30

Dec.

46

46

47

a48

a50

a51

a52

*52

50 " 47

46

45

43

41

39

*38

37

36

35

35

34

33

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

1,227

39.6

0.212

0.24

Jan.

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

3_1

927

29.9

0.160

0.18

Feb.

 3? 31

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

33

34

34

35

36

36

36

36

*36

37

37

-

922

32.9

0.176

0.18

Mar.

37

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

41

47

52

54

*58

60

60

60

57

56

56

55

1,393

44.9

0.240

0.28

Apr.

55

56

56

57

60

70

90

*111

140

230

360

490

890

1,230

1,580

*2,160

*2,170

*1,660

1,230

*953

787

*685

610

551

503

556

592

*592

564

516

19,604

653

3.49

3.90

May

556

661

720

736

695

651

628

614

666

825

947

936

830

700

619

538

482

432

391

357

330

310

291

27,5

257

244

237

247

275

291

16,024

517

2.76

3.19

June

302

296

278

262

240

220

206

*194

178

163

155

159

153

149

143

138

138

138

136

174

176

172

159

145

132

123

112

104

97

93

5,135

171

0.914

1.02

July

88

79

76

77

73

72

72

67

*63

60

57

55

51

49

45

42

41

38

37

36

34

33

34

32

IP30

33

35

33

30 

30

1,532

49.4

0.264

0.30

Aug.

29

28

26

25

24

*24

23

24

28

28

26

24

26

25

24

22

20

20

20

19_

19

19

22

20

20

20

20

23

21 

20

19

708

22.8

0.122

0.14

Sept.

26

26

23

*23

22

25

26

24

28

33.

28

27

25

24

23

23

23

22

24

24

23

22

20

20

19

19

18

17

19 

20

696

23.2

0.124

0.14

ilendar year 1953: Max 720 Mln 14 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.578 In. 7.85

Iter year 1953-54: Max 2,170 Mln 17 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.32

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Apr. 16 (8:45 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (5.72 ft); 6 p.m. May 11 to 5 a.m.

ay 12, 970 cfs (3.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No eaeie-heiaht record: discharge estimated on basis of 1 diseharse measurement, recorded ran^e

iver near Aurora. 

26-29, Dec. 10 to Apr. 13.
136 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°41'30", long 92°49'20", In SW£ sec. 12, T. 60 N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge and 12-J miles northeast of Chisholm.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,316.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 24, 1944, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datura.

Average discharge. 12 years, 40.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 782 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 

5.5 cfs Aug. 18, 19, 21, 22 (gage height, 1.05 ft, affected by shifting control).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 993 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.2 cfs Feb. 11-22, 29, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Mar. 22, 23,1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

4.0

10

18

28

60

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

112

195

345

530

770

Discharge,

Day

1 

2 

3

5

6

9

10

11

13 

14 

15

16 

17

20

22

24 

25

27 

28

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

21 

T9 

19

17

17

15

15

15 

15

15 

14 

14

14 

16

16

16

15

*15

15 

15

15

15 

15

487 

15.7 

0.291 

0.34

Nov.

14 

14 

13

12

13

13

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13

13 

13

15

18

18

17 

16

15

14 

13

414 

13.8 

0.256 

0.29

Dec.

11 

11 

11 

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10 

9.5 

9.2

8.8 

*8.4 

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2 

8.6

8.6

8.4 

8.2

'

287.5 

9.27 

0.172 

0.20

Jan.

8.0 

8.0 

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.8 

8.8

8.4 

8.2

8.2 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

.8

.6

.6

.6

* .8 

.8

.6 

.6

248.0 

8.00 

0.148 

0.17

Feb.

7.8 

8.0 

8.2

8.5

9.0

9.5

10

9.5 

9.0

9.0 

9.5

10

11 

13

14

16

17 

18

18 

18

340.0

12.1 

0.224 

0.23

Mar.

18 

18 

17 

17

18

19

18 

17

17 

16

16 

15 

15

15

14 

14

16

17

18

*18 

20

22

21 

20

545 

17.6 

0.326 

0.38

Apr.

20 

20 

19 

19

19

20 

26

*31

34 

49

70 

110

176 

248 

*391

686 

*758 

*590

416

322

270

*232 

201

177 

158

178

178 

177 

*170

162

5,927 

198 

3.67 

4.08

May

184 

208 

230

226

213

196 

186

176

186 

216

252 

270

258 

230 

208

180 

157 

140

124

110

98

87 

78

70

64

57

56 

58

62

62

65

4,707 

152 

2.81 

3.25

June

66 

65 

62

57

55

48 

43

*41

35 

32

29 

29

26 

25

24 

23 

26

26

48

45

46 

43

39 

35

31

26 

22 

20

18

1,112 

37.1 

0.687 

0.77

July

18

Te

16 

16

15

16 

16

15

*14 

14

13 

12

11 

10

9.6 

9.3 

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.3

7.7

7.0 

6.7

7.0

14 

11

9.6

9.6

356.4 

11.5 

0.213 

0.25

Aug.

10 

9.3 

9.0 

8.6

8.0

*7.3 

7.3

7.6

9.3 

9.3

8.6 

8.3

10 

9.0

8.3 

7.3 

6.4

6.4

5.8

&'.!

6.7 

6.7

6.4

6.4 

7.7 

6.7

6.7

6.4

237.1 

7.65 

0.142 

0.16

Sept.

8.6 

8.6 

.8^3 

*8.3

9.0 

9.3

9.0

11 

13.

11 

11

10 

10

10 

10

10

12

12

11

11 

10

9.6

9.3 

10

10

303.2 

10.1 

0.187 

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 209 Mln 6.2 Mean 35.7 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 758 Min 5.8 Mean 41.0 cfsm 0.759 In. 10.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5, 7, 

25, Mar. 1-3, 19-21, 23, Mar. 26 to Apr. 3.

3, Nov. 24 to Feb. 17, Feb. 21, ?2, 24,
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 137 

Little Pork River at Little Pork, Mlnn.

liocatlon. Lat 48°24', long 93°34', In NW^ sec. 9, T. 68 N., R. 25 W., on left bank 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 65 at town of Little Pork and 1? miles upstream 

from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.--1,730 sq ml, approximately.

riecords available. June 1909 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1954.

(Jage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,073.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 23, 1909, to Mar. 4, 1917, staff gage at same site and datum. Mar. 5 to 

Sept. 30, 1917, June 22, 1928, to June 21, 1936, chain gage and June 22, 1936, to 

July 20, 1937, wire-weight gage, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 32 years (1911-17, 1928-54), 987 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 30.30 ft); minimum dally, 100 cfs Jan. 25-30; minimum gage height, 5.32 ft Sept. 30.

1909-17, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 37.00 

ft); minimum observed, 21 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from Rainy River, 

or shifting control, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by several small lakes 

above station.

Revisions.--WSP 955: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

ay Oct.

749

681

619

558

501

465

435

412

395

381

376

359

346

336

329

324

324

324

322

322

329

329

329

327

322

327

332

332

329

334

332

;al 12,180

an 393

r 0.227

0.26

Nov.

327

322

307

*294

*275

262

238

252

256

260

260

245

245

238

236

236

238

238

238

253

320

360

350

350

342

340

340

340

340

340

8,642

288

0.166

0.19

Dec.

335

332

325

*320

315

305

300

290

280

270

260

250

240

235

232

235

240

240

240

237

230

220

205

200

203

205

200

195

185

180

170

7,674

248

0.143

0.16

Jan.

166

164

164

163

*163

160

160

156

153

150

142

136

130

130

126

122

120

117

114

110

106

104

102

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

102

3,961

128

0.074

0.09

Feb.

103

*T04"

104

104

104

104

104

104

105

106

107

109

110

111

112

111

111

110

114

120

125

130

132

135

144

158

168

172

_

_-___-.

3,321

119

0.069

0.07

Mar.

182

190

198

200

*202

206

208

209

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

209

208

208

207

207

206

204

204

202

202

202

203

206

208

211

6,362

205

0.118

0.14

Apr.

215

221

230

240

258

*300

430 '600

900

1,500

2,300

3,500

5,000

8,000

10,900

13,200

*15,100

16,200

16.500

14,800

11,800

9,010

*7,510

6,630

6,030

5,530

5,520

5,820

*5,600

5,280

179,124

5,971

3.45

3.85

May

4,960

4,770

5,030

4,880

4,670

4,770

*5,200

5,610

6,090

7,260

9,100

10,100

10,100

9,220

8,320

7,760

6,790

5,840

5,060

4,140

3,560

3,160

2,840

2,530

2,320

2,130

*1,960

1.890

2,380

3,130

3,430

159,000

5,129

2.96

3.42

June

5,580

5,180

2,890

2,540

2,260

2,040

1,690

1,510

1,590

1,220

1,070

1,090

1,290

1,340

1,520

1,210

1,110

1,060

1,080

1,160

1,170

1,550

1,840

1,850

1,620

1,420

*1,170

990

878

743

47,061

1,569

0.907

1.01

July

639

564

564

479

508

457

470

399

376

391

368

349

323

319

312

289

278

262

253

234

214

208

197

*186

174

169

167

165

156

155 -I [-Q 156

9,783

316

0.083

0.21

Aug.

173

174

160

145

140

137

132

142

150

142

131

131

131

134

136

136

144

187

195

IB4

180

*167

162

150

145

136

131

134

134

132

131

4,606

148

0.086

0.10

Sept.

147

155

156

150

148

167

176

165

167

169

180

192

218

253

234

216

*197

187

180

178

176

158

152

148

147

144

145

136

131

129

5,101

170

0.098

0.11

Lendar year 1953: Max 6,490 Mln 86 Mean 949 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.45

ter year 1953-54: Max 16,500 Mln 100 Mean 1,224 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.61

f Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 14 and by backwater 

fr'jm Rainy River May 20 to July 14. Shifting-control method used July 15 to Sept. 30.
138 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°12', long 93°48', in sec. 35, T. 155 N., R. 25 W., on left bank at village of Big Falls, 700 ft downstream from falls, 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on 

U. S.Highway 71, and 4^ miles upstream from Sturgeon River.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1909 to November 1910, April 1911 to September 1912 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only), June 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,144.71ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1928-54), 666 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,730 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.69 ft).

1909-12, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs May 8, 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 

17.08 ft May 8, 1950; minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 7, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.7 

4.0 

4.2

230

410

585

715

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

142

212

344

635

1,340

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

2,190

3,180

5,380

7,680

9,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

604

585

567

561

549

549

549

537

531

531

531

537

537

543

543

549

579

585

598

618

650

656

663

670

682

708

689 

702

'696 708

689

18,696

603

0.413

0.48

Nov.

'570" 676

650

650

*630

598

573

531

598

598

573

555

549

543

543

549

543

525

525

513

501

543

460

454

438

342

262 355"

310

400

15,602

520

0.356

0.40

Dec.

470

'357J

420

*405

390

380

380

370

360

355

350

350

340

320

310

300

295

290

280

280

275

270

270

265

260

260

255 

250

245

240

240

9,925

320

0.219

0.25

Jan.

240

245

250

250 *250

250

250

245

240

240

230

230

220

220

215

215

210

210

205

200

200

200

195

195

190

190

190 

185

185

180

Teo

6,705

216

0.148

0.17

Feb.

185

*190"

190

200

205

210

210

215

220

225

215

205

200

200

210

215

225

235

245

250

250

245

240

240

235

235

235 

235

_

___-_._

6,165

220

0.151

0.16

Mar.

235

225

220

220

225

225

230

235

235

240

240

235

235

230

230

235

240

240

245

250

260

260

270

275

2T5

270

270 

265

260

260

260

7,595

245

0.168

0.19

Apr.

255

255

260

270

*275

285

315

400

530

680

860

1,400

2,500

4,300

5,500

9,200

*9.620

9,030

7,260

5,980

5,140

4,660

4,240

*3,970

3,700

3,520

3,620 

3,580

3,500

3,380

98,485

3,283

2.25

2.51

May

3,290

3,380

3,300

3,150

3,180

3,420

3,780

*4,060

4,420

5,040

5.400

5,160

4,660

4,130

4,020

3,970

3,690

3,370

3,070

2,770

2,530

2,350

2,190

2,080

1,960

1,850

*1.770 

1,800

2,080

2,310

2,440

100,620

3,246

2.22

2.56

June

2.380

2^230

2,070

1,890

1,720

1,570

1,450

1,330

1,240

1,170

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,100

1,030

984

970

963

928

914

893

858

791

*726

661 

596

576

564

35,224

1,174

0.804

0.90

July

521

486

463

434

407

396

375

360

349

334

325

325

320

315

310

296

283

265

270

252

240

224

*220

201

201

194

197 

216

208

205

232

9,424

304

0.208

0.24

Aug.

240

244

235

224

212

201

190

182

182

182

182

179

175

175

182

197

190

179

175

168

*162

*158

155

162

162

162

168 

172

175

175

172

5,721

185

0.127

0.15

Sept.

178

205

205

190

179

175

186

190

196

220

232

240

252

256

256

248

240

*236

232

244

256

256

265

?44

228

208

194 

197

201

201

6,610

220

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,210 Mln 90 Mean 814 Cfsm 0.558 In. 7.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,620 Mln 158 Mean 879 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 16 (no gage-height record Feb. 5 

to Mar. 4, Apr. 4, 16; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records^
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 139

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

eation.--Lat 48°38'04", long 93°54'47", in sec. 36, T. 160 N., R. 26 W., on left bank at 

Manitou Rapids, 3| miles east of Manitou Post Office and 4 miles west of Indus.

Drainage area. 19,400 sq mi, approximately.

Re|cords available. October 1932 to September 1954 (published as "near Birchdale" prior to 

October 1934) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1911 to October 1924 (gage 

heights only) and June 1928 to December 1930 at site near Birchdale in files of Corps 

of Engineers.

'£. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 10, 1934, chain gage at site 7 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 13,380 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 14.69 ft); minimum daily, 6,220 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 3.30 ft Sept. 7.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 71,600 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 21.04 ft); minimum daily, 2,200 cfs Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 1, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow partly regulated by powerplant at Fort Frances and by Rainy, 

Namakan, and many smaller lakes.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1055: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

5,540

6,360

7,310

9,400

14,400

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.7

20,200

26,300

34,000

41,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

ty Oct.

11,900

12,200

11,000

8,900

10,700

11,700

12,100

12,000

11,800

11,600

10,500

8,700

10,300

11,700

12,000

12,100

11,800

10,800

8.500

10,600

11,800

12,000

11,900

11,700

10,500

8,300

10,500

11,800

12,000 

12.600

12,000

;al 345,800

in 11,150

3m 0.575

0.66

Nov.

10,600

7,800

*10, 100

10,300

10,500

10,600

10,300

9,890

7,210

8,670

10,200

10,700

11.000

10,900

9,930

7,550

9,550

10,400

10,300

10,400

10,300

10,100

7,890

9,160

9,140

9,550

9,490

9,400

9,360

7.150

288,440

9,615

0.496

0.55

Dec.

9,180

9,710

10,400

*10,400

10,200

9,800

8,000

10,100

10,800

11,000

10,900

10,400

3,600

7,700

9,200

9,700

10,200

11,000

11.200

10,800

8,400

9,600

10,600

10,700

8,500

6.500

6,900

8,400

9,800 

10,500

10,800

299,990

9,677

0.499

0.58

Jan.

10,300

8,600

6,900

*6.400

8,200

9,400

10,000

10,200

10,100

9,700

8,500

8,900

9,300

9,500

9,800

9,800

9,200

8,400

9,100

9,700

10,000

10,300

10.400

10,100

9,400

10,100

10,200

10 , 000

10,000

9 , 800 

9,700

292,000

9,419

0.486

0.56

Feb.

*7,800

8,600

9,200

10,000

10,300

10,100

10,000

7,800

8,400

9,000

8,600

9,400

10,200

10,100

8,400

9,600

10,200

10,300

10,300

10,500

9,600

7.800

9,400

10,000

10 , 800

11.000

11,000

10,800

-

------

269,200

9,614

0.496

0.52

Mar.

8,800

9,600

*9,500

10,200

10,000

10,000

9,800

7.600

9,600

11,000

11,200

11.300

11,100

11,000

9,600

10 , 600

10 , 600

10,600

10,600

10,500

10,200

8,620

9,710

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,300

10,100

8,400

10,000 

11,000

312,230

10,070

0.519

0.60

Apr.

10,900

10,800

10 , 800

10,900

10,000

*10,100

9,470

9,110

8.900

10,100

11,600

11,600

16,200

19,000

21,800

24,600

34,900

40,000

37,600

36,700

33,400

29,300

26,700

*24,900

23 , 200

20,600

21,400

21,900

22,100 

21 , 600

600,180

20,010

1.03

1.15

May

21,200

21,000

22,800

20.600

20,600

21,100

*24,600

26,700

27,600

28 , 000

30,800

36,100

38,100

40,100

40,000

39 , 500

40,400

40 . 700

39,900

38,800

37,500

36,700

35,700

35,100

35,400

35,500

*35,300

35,700

37,100 

38,900

40,200

tt.,021.7

32,960

1.70

1.96

June

40,90O

41.100

40,800

40,200

39 , 200

38,500

38,400

37,700

37,100

37,000

37,000

26,800

36,700

36,800

37,800

38,600

38,900

38,600

38,200

37,700

37,400

37,300

37,000

36,700

36,200

*35,400

35,200

33,900

33,300 

53.100

*1,123.5

37,450

1.93

2.15

July

32.700

32,600

31,700

28,100

26,300

25,700

28,300

26 , 400

23,700

20,600

19,300

18,400

16,600

15,500

13,700

13,000

13,100

13,300

12,800

13,100

13,300

13,100

12,100

*11,500

11,500

11,200

11.000

11,000

11,100 

11,200

11,200

553,100

17,840

0.920

1.06

Aug.

11.300

11,100

11,300

10,800

9,640

8,830

9,090

9,360

8,750

8,080

7,790

8,410

10,000

10,500

9,730

7,930

7,910

8,100

7.650

8,160

8,600

*8,600

8,390

8,220

8,330

8,460

8,500

8,540

8,540

8 U80

277,610

8,955

0.462

0.53

Sept.

8,620

8,670

8,670

8,750

8,750

8,040

6.220

7,830

8,790

9.070

8,960

8,710

8,060

8,410

8,540

8,560

8,540

*8,370

8,290

7,870

8,370

8,810

8,770

8,730

8,460

7,930

6,950

7,930

8,160 

8,500

250,330

8,344

0.430

0.48

Lendar year 1953 : Max 32,300 Mln 4,800 Mean 11,420 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8.00

ter year 1953-54: Max 41,100 Mln 6,220 Mean 15,440 Cfsm 0.796 In. 10.80

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

.Jote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5 to Mar. 19, Mar. 29 to Apr. 5. No gageIght record Oct. 1 to Nov. 2; discharge estimated on basis of records for Rainy Lake at Port 

inces, Big Pork River at Big Falls, and Little Fork River at Little Fork.
140 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°52'00", long 95°21'20", In SE&JEy sec. 12, T. 162 N., R. 37 W., on 

upstream handrail of bridge near center of span half a mile upstream from Bulldog Run 

and 2-2 miles south of Warroad.

Drainage area. 110 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1954 (winter records Incomplete for some 

years).

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice dally. Datum of gage Is 1,070.74 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. (Levels by Stanley Johnson, consulting engineer and Instructor 

at University of North Dakota).

Average discharge. 6 years (1949-54), 40.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 427 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.28 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.34 ft Apr. 13 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 0.7 cfs 

Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.98 ft); minimum gage height, 1.96 ft July 31.

1946-54: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 9.45 ft); 

no flow Mar. 28, 1947, Aug. 20-29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

22

17

16

13

8.9

8.1

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.1

7.6

8.3

7.9

7.0

6.1

5.5

677

11

18

17

13

19

12

11

16

18

28

26

24

46

45

468.0

15.1

0.137

0.16

Nov.

33 

*20

19

16

13

11

11

10

9.8

8.5

7.9

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.8

.8

.9

,1

1 '.51

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

305.0

10.2

0.093

0.10

Dec.

7.0 

775

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

136.5

4.40

0.040

0.05

Jan.

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

475

81.5

2.63

0.024

0.03

Feb.

4.5 

4.5

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

_

__-_ _-

117.0

4.18

0.038

0.04

Mar.

3.0 

375

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

114.0

3.68

0.033

0.04

Apr.

5 

5

5

5

7

*16

90

120

*100

140

180

220

*360

4OO

420

385

363

304

273

*247

239

232

202

241

242

259

239

*220

221

209

5,949

198

1.80

2.01

May

212 

244

238

212

210

210

259

285

25T

220

179

144

122

104

95

85

74

66

62

49

47

44

39

TO

42

*41

44

53

94

103

107

3,975

128

1.16

1.34

June

104 

103

102

101

80

48

38

32

30

31

33

33

34

38

106

155

130

113

93

51

39

*34

33

26

23

19

12

10

7.9

7.6

1,666.5

55.6

0.505

0.56

July

e4.6

4.3

3.4

4.3

3.4

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.0

.9

.8

'

72.3

2.33

0.021

0.02

Aug.

o-l

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.7

4.5

12

6.6

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

*1.0

61.7

1.99

0.018

0.02

Sept.

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

*.8

.9

31.0

1.03

0.0094

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 135 Mln O Mean 21.9 Cfsm 0.199 In. 2.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 420 Mln 0.7 Mean 35.6 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.38

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 14.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

141

Location. Lat 48°51'30", long 95°18'40", in SEySEy sec. 8, T. 162 N., R. 36 W., on right 

downstream abutment of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles south 

of Warroad.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to April 1947), discontinuecf.

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,080 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years (1947-54), 21.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 238 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 25-30.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 9.36 ft, from 

floodmark), no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

!

2|

3|

5

6

7l

&

9i

10

11

12

13,

14i

15,

16,

18

1^

20

21

22|

23|

24

2.]

26

27|

28

2.

30

\

Total

Mdan

Cfsm

Iri.

Oct.

a7.7

a7.7

a7.7

7.5

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.2

10

8.0

7.8

9.9

13

Ts

12

alO

a9.0

aS.O

9.0

9.0

a8.5

a8.5

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O 

aS.O

270.2

8.72

0.085

0.10

Nov.

aS.O

*8.1

8.2

8.3

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.6

7.3

6.8

6.8

7.3

776- 8.5

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.0

209.7

6.99

0.069

0.08

Dec.

4.8

476

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.2

103.8

3.35

0.033

0.04

Jan.

2.2

570- 2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

67.9

2.19

0.021

0.02

Feb.

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

^74

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

_

_______

68.8

2.46

0.024

0.03

Mar.

2.6

276

*2.6

2.6

2.5

2.

2.

2.

2.27~

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2. 

2.

76.3

2.46

0.024

0.03

Apr.

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

5.0

*32

28

34

*56

70

85

105

*143

192

218

234

2T5

183

155

*131

130

127

129

128

139

130

112

*101

103

115

3,109.6

104

1.02

1.13

May

132

138

115

103

105

116

133

140

T23

99

74

62

47

40

37

35

33

28

26

24

23

22

a22

a22

a20

a20

*20

a25

a40

a 50 

a60

1,934

62.4

0.612

0.71

June

a 50

a50

a45

a40

a30

a25

22

a22

a20

a20

a!8

a!8

a!8

a20

a50

alOO "79"

58

27

22

22

*22

21

20

17

16

14

14

13

12

905

30.2

0.296

0.33

July

12

TT

11

9.9

9.2

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.8

a3.4

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.5

1.9

1.5

*27T

1.7

1.7 

2.4

173.6

5.60

0.055

0.06

Aug.

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.6

3.4

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

a2.0

al.8

al.8

2.4

al.8

al.6

al.6

al.4

al.4

al.2

al.2

al.O

58.4

1.88

0.018

O.OE

Sept.

al.O

aT75

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

al.O

al.O

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.2

.2

18.6

0.62

0.0061

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 52 Mln 0 Mean 11.8 Cfsm 0.116 In. 1.58

W^ter year 1953-54: Max 234 Mln 0.2 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.188 In. 2.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.

_ No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of engineers' notes, weather records, and 

records for Warroad River near Warroad. 

'Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 12.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°25'42", long 94°03'00", in sec. 25, T. 146 N., R. 27 W., at dam on Mississippi River, 1 mile northwest of Little Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles northwest 

of town of Deer River.

Drainage area.--1,442 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey December 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 8, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 11,43 ft Oct. 5; minimum observed, 

7.87 ft Mar. 4.

1884-1954: Maximum gage height observed, 14.42 ft July 31, 1905; minimum, 0.69 ft 

Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete and timber dam; storage began in 1884; dam completed in 1884. Capacity, 653,580 acre-ft between gage height 6.0 ft, minimum allowable 

stage, and gage height 14.2 ft, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage. 314,360 acre-ft. 

Normal operating capacity, 416,270 acre-ft between gage heights 6.0 and 12.0 ft. Water 

is used to benefit navigation on Mississippi River below Minneapolis.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days, and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31................

Calendar year 1953...

Water year 1953-54

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

8.24

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-54,640

+59,730

-127,270

t Sage height at 12 p.m.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 143

Mississippi River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn.

llocatlon." Lat 47°25'42", long 94°03'00", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 146 N., R. 27 W., at dam

 1 mile northwest of Little Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles northwest of town of Deer 

River.

drainage area.--1,442 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

I December 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

ge.--Water-stage recorder, headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage, read twice daily. 

Datum of gages is 1,289.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 

July 8, 1949, staff headwater gage at same site and datum.

average discharge.--70 years (1884-1954), 516 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,739 cfs Nov. 22; no flow Oct. 1-9.

 1941-54: Maximum discharge, 2,670 cfs June 30, 1950; no flow my 13, Aug. 13, 14, 

Sept. 6-8, 1952, Oct. 1-9, 1953.

Rjemarks. Daily discharge is computed on basis of modified weir formula and corrected to 

conform with discharge measurements, the head being determined from readings of headwater and tailwater gages. Flow completely regulated by Winnibigoshish Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Cpoperation. Six discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by 

Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

y Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

1,386

,377

,339 

,399

,405

,384

1,369

1,417

1,424

1,401

1,382

1,419

1,414 

1,419

1,424

1,409

1,424

1,369

1,399

1,384 

1 459

1^446

al 30,849

in 995

-889

Nov.

1,409

1,409

1,499

1,341

1,384

1,348

1,421

1,426

1,415 

1,406

1,371

1,368 

1,419

1,412

1,389

1,389

1,681

1,674

1,654

1,699

1,724

1.739 

1,700

1,629

1,247

1,163

1.160

1,204

1,190

1 , 184

43,054

1,435

-989

Dec.

1,230

1.258

1,210

1,238

1,224

1,210

1,190

1,184

1.161 

1,217

1,217

1,203 

1,190

1,183

1,170

1,230

1,211

1,203

1,238

1,224

1,218

1,209

1,183

1,198

1,232

1,225

1,214

1,198

1,198

1,185

1,176

37,407

1,207

-641

Jan.

1,170

1,170

1,157

1,146

1,210

1,199

1,190

1,176

1.256 

1,227

1,215

1,201 

1,186

1,181

1,176

1,216

1,200

1,191

1,178

1,167

1,162

1,214 

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,182

1,178

1,159

1,151 

1.135

36,763

1,186

-640

Feb.

1.127

1,116

1,100

1,096

1,086

1,075

1,062

1,056

1,046 

1,041

1,031

1,021 

1,014

1,008

1,014

999

995

983

978

983

1,002

995 

995

963

957

953

953

939

-

28,588

1,021

-389

Mar.

931

931

925

805

45

45

46

47

47 

48

49-

50

50

51

52

53

53

54

55

56

56

58 

58

59

61

63

64

65

65

66 

66

5,074

164

+501

Apr.

68

68

69

69

70

71

50

51

51 

53

55

55 

57

60

63

67

69

71

73

51

55

58 

57

60

60

63

69

48

54

53

1,818

60.6

+1,434

May

58

58

71

53

50

48

50

53

54 

55

56

58 

60

61

66

70

70

50

50

50

52

53

53

71

201

509

620

839

862

818

813

6,032

195

+1,169

June

854

844

854

849

840

810

848

1,019

1,030 

1,015

989

1,039 

1,033

1,024

1,030

,033

,033

,039

,024

,057

,039

.061 

,024

,024

,019

1,024

970

962

1,014

1,040

29,441

981

-94.3

July

1,019

975

993

1,007

998

993

1,002

1,050

1,096 

1,242

1,230

1.249 

1,218

1,230

1,158

1,204

1,209

1,198

1,183

1,152

1,124

1,089 

1,110

1,082

1,059

1,046

1,128

672

691

677 

647

32,731

1,056

-616

Aug.

639

647

629

600

587

573

564

564

564

561

537

527 

517

517

517

514

487

495

490

461

435

431 

473

476

465

438

435

457

452

427 

425

15,902

513

-579

Sept.

418

452

407

392

401

383

431

377

372 

398

391

372 

350

341

341

331

335

331

391

356

380

331 

296

311

311

311

311

283

297

303

10,704

357

-375

Adjusted for change in contents in Winnibigoshish Reservoirtt

in 106 

im 0.074 

0.09

446 

0.309 

0.34

endar year 1953 : 

;er year 1953-54 :

566 

0.393

0.45

546 

0.379 

0.44

632 

0.438 

0.46

665 

0.461 

0.53

1,495

1.04 

1.16

1,364 

0.946 

1.09

Observed

Max 1,739 Min 0 Mean 628 

Max 1,739 Min 0 Mean 763

887 

0.615 

0.69

440 

0.305 

0.35

-66 

-0.046 

-0.05

-18 

-0.012 

-0.01

Adjusted

Mean 710 Cfsro 0.492 In. 6.68 

Mean 587 Cfsm 0.407 In. 5.54

 t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Winnibigoshish Reservoir. 

tt Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded inflow.
144 LEECH LAKE RIVER BASIN

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°12'23", long 94°18'3l", in lot 2, sec. 14, T. 143 N., R. 29 W., at head 

of Leech Lake River on Waboose Bay, 5 miles southwest of town of Federal Dam.

Drainage area. 1,163 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

ment of 1912.

ge is 1,293.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustExtremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.94 ft Sept. 2; minimum observed, 

0.55 ft Feb. 19.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 4.11 ft May 31, June 1, 1950; minimum 

observed, 0.47 ft Mar. 10, 1953.

Maximum gage height observed since 1884, 5.18 ft June 30, 1916; minimum observed, 

-1.18 ft Nov. 20, 1934.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete and timber dam; storage began in 1884; original timber structure completed in 1884, replaced by present dam 

in 1902. Capacity, 689,780 acre-ft between gage heights 0.00 ft, minimum allowable 

stage, and 5.24 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 53,550 acre-ft. Normal 

operating capacity, 356,580 acre-ft between gage heights 0.00 and 3.00 ft, maximum normal operating stage. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage 

readings obtained from recorder record usually at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953....

Feb. 28.................

Water year 1953-54....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

112,542

317,840

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+14,150

-101,140

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
LEECH LAKE RIVER BASIN 145

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.

llocatlon. Lat 47°14<45", long 94°13«12", in sec. 29, T. 144 N., R. 28 W., on right bank 

at dam on Leech Lake River at town of Federal Dam, 2 miles downstream from natural 

outlet of Leech Lake.

Drainage area. 1,163 sq mi.

Records available.--May to November 1929 and October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of 

Geological Survey. April 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps 

of Engineers.

Gbge. Water-stage recorder headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage, read twice daily. 

Datum of gages is 1,293.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 

July 3, 1948, staff headwater gage at same datum.

Average discharge . 70 years (1884-1954), 344 cfs, unadjusted.

EJxtremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,339 cfs Oct. 7; minimum daily, 41 cfs

i94l-54: Maximum daily discharge, that of Oct. 7, 1953; minimum daily, 3 cfs 

Apr. 28, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 1,530 cfs in July 1904; no flow at times.

Rfemarks. Discharge computed on basis of modified weir formula, the head being obtained 

from readings on tailwater gage and mean gage height from recording headwater gage. 

Flow completely regulated by Leech Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

cjiy

ii

2|

3| 

4

5l

6,

7| 

8]

9| 10 1

ni

12!

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)|

Oct.

1,209

1,241

1,306 

1,306

1,248

1,280

1.559 

1,527

1,298

1,298

1,298

1,253

1,270

1,255

1,241

1,298

1,511

1,527

1,298

1,298

1,270

1,337

1,144

1,109

1,109

1,158

1,085

1,071

1,085 

1,060

1.001

38,128

1,230

-350

Nov.

1,060

1,071

1,134 

985

990

1,011

1,071 

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,001

1,026

1,001

990

966

994

990

990

970

966

994

1,085

1,051

1,110

976

763 833"

1,001

966 

990

30,145

1,005

-1,922

Dec.

1,001

1,025

990 

990

1.060

1,001

1,012 

1,001

977

1,001

990

966

977

1,001

942

875

942

966

931

931

957

875

896

906

956

966

966

956

931 

830

794

29,612

955

-354

Jan.

885

896

896 

1,0.11

966

955

942 

942

942

861

861

851

885

920

942

920

1,001

1,001

885

875

819

773

773

810

789

819

840

906

955 

896

885

27,702

894

-460

Feb.

920

966

941 

941

920

896

896 

906

906

976

502

773

763

850

896

886

859

850

840

885

638

931

906

906

896

896

920

906

-

24,371

870

-372

Mar.

885

574

904 

71

65

41

43 

42

45

45

54

52

59

59

60

59

59

60

65

66

66

74

70

59

64

75

61

57

57 

59

60

4,010

129

+443

Apr.

60

62

64 

64

64

69

76 

57

50

57

75

55

60

64

79

75

70

66

62

59

62

84

46

64

62

69

69

71

84

42.

1,941

65

+1,888

May

54

59

87 

64

55

45

50 

60

55

62

62

65

66

73

85

46

42

43

43

45

94

330

302

398

376

292

308

391

697 63~2

577

5,558

179

+1\069

June

627

552

567 

642

599

519

594 

642

572

527

512

587

512

564

584

580

594

564

572

594

584

594

557

549

534

534

497

554

564

17,023

567

-64

July

557

475

504 

527

527

549

572 

564

549

579

657

584

519

527

578

682

753

725

708

625

600

585

607

577

577

552

585

577

592 

552

537

18,102

584

-82.3

Aug.

522

537

507 

485

462

455

447 

4g2

477

495

581

640

640

632

624

587

654

672

654

627

600

609

633

645

591

573

568

515

500 

477

485

17,356

560

-843

Sept.

511

680

656 

698

698

710

733 

667

667

698

698

643

577

589

601

596

461

405

470

447

455

412

392

398

412

405

405

377

335 

398

16,244

541

-659

Adjusted for change in contents in Leech Lake Reservoirtt

Mean

in. 

880 

0.757 

0.87

-917 

-0.788 

-0.88

Calendar year 1953: 

Matter year 1953-54:

601 

0.517 

0.60

434 

0.373 

0.43

498 

0.428 

0.45

572 

0.492 

0.57

1,953 

1.68 

1.87

1,248 

1.07 

1.23

Observed

Max 1,339 Min 9 Mean 615 

Max 1,339 Min 41 Mean 631

503 

0.433 

0.48

502 

0.432 

0.50

-283 

-0.243 

-0.28

-118 

-0.101 

-0.11

Adjusted

Mean 635 Cfsm 0.546 in. 7.40 

Mean 491 Cfsm 0.4Z2 In. 5.73

t Change in contents, mean equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Leech Lake Reservoir. 

tt Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded inflow.
146 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids, Minn.

Location. Lat 47"10'00", long 93°33i20", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 54 N., R. 25 W., at narrows 

on Highway 169, 4 miles south of Grand Rapids.

Drainage area. 3,265 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 19 54 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,264.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 30, 1949, staff gage in Pooles Arm of Pokegama Reservoir, 

5 miles northwest at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 12.69 ft May 10; minimum observed, 

5.81 ft Apr. 8.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 13.47 ft Apr. 29, 1948; minimum observed, 

that of Apr. 8, 1954.

Maximum gage height observed since 1884, 13.50 ft May 8, 1897; minimum, 4.12 ft 

Sept. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lakes controlled by concrete dam, storage began 

in 1884; original timber dam completed in 1884, replaced by present structure in 

1888-89. Capacity, 102,390 acre-ft between gage height 6.0 ft, minimum allowable 

stage, and gage height 12.0 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 18,370 acreft. Normal operating capacity, 59,230 acre-ft between gage height 6.0 and 10.0 ft, 

normal maximum operating gage height. Water is used to benefit navigation below 

Minneapolis. Gage readings obtained from recorder record, usually at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Water year 1953-54......

Gage height 

(feet)t

7.84

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

43,630

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-16,310

-150

-10,850

t Gage height at 12 p.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn.

147

Lbcatlon. Lat 47°14'00", long 93°31'40", in SW±NW£ sec. 21 , T. 55 N. , R. 25 W. , in 

machine room of Blandin Paper Mill in Grand Rapids, 2.5 miles upstream from Prairie 

River.

D|-ainage area. 3.370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey 

September 1883 to September 

Prior to October 1944, publi

. .

September 1883 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

shed as "at Pokegama Dam, near Grand Rapids."

G^ige. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,242.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 17, 1945, staff gages operated by Corps of Engineers at 

Pokegama Dam, 3| miles upstream at datum 22.89 ft higher. Feb. 17, 1945, to. Sept. 8, 

1948, water-stage recorder at present site within 0.10 ft of present datum. Sept. 9,

1948. to Jan. 6, 1949, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at present datum. Jan. 7,

1949. to Jan. 16, 1951, tape float and inside staff gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge .--71 years (1883-1954), 1,127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 8.21 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.96 ft Jan. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 251 cfs May 6, 7.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Sept. 3, 1948 (gage height, 15.2 ft, from 

floodmark) , caused by dam failure, from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 2, 1948.

Remarks. Records good prior to Dec. 8, fair thereafter. Flow completely regulated by 

Pokegama Reservoir (see preceding page). Backwater from Prairie River occurs at times 

each year.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect 'gage

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

(Backwater from Prairie River Apr. 14 to May 31. Shifting-control

method used July 1-5, July 20 to Aug. 21)

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

5.0 

7.0 

8.1

686

1,200

2,400

3,100

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

1,090

1,370

2,140

2,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Da^r

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tot

Me a

ll

n

Cfsm

mJ

Oct.

2,920

2.940

2,940

2,840

2,650

2,500

2,190

2,020

2,010

1,990

1,960

1.920

1,960

1,930

1,930

1,990

2,100

2,080

*2,150

2,290

2,280

2,320

2,360

2,400

2,370

2,370

2,530

2,550

2,530

2,540 

2,510

72,070

2,325

-

"

Nov.

2,550

2,550

2,560

2,510

2,530

2,520

2,520

2,470

2,500

2,510

2,520

2,500

2,520

2,550

2,530

2,520

2,700

2.850

2,830

2,730

2,480

2,560

2,490

*2,420

2,140

U990

2,080

2,310

2,320

2, 620

74,880

2,496

-

-

Dec.

3.030

2,880

2,930

2,940

2,740

2,490

2,520

2,620

2,520

2,500

2,530

2,500

2,480

2,470

2,490

*2,020

2,140

2,490

2,400

2,380

2,340

2,220

2,110

2,010

2,000

1,990

2,030

2,040

2,010

1,980 

1.840

73,640

2,375

-

-

Jan.

1.830

1,840

1,830

1,840

2,050

2,250

2,400

2,380

2,430

2,500

-2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,480

2,440

2.530

2,470

2,480

2,490

2,500

*2,350

2,330

2,280

2,310

2,340

2,340

2,260

2,200 

2,150

71,800

2,316

-

-

Feb.

2,170

2,170

2,120

2,110

2,100

2,120

2,100

2,060

2,050

2,040

2,030

2,030

1.950

2,000

2,100

2.200

2,100

2,060

2,040

2,100

2,080

2,100

2,110

2,200

*2,190

2,170

2,170

2,170

-

58,840

2,101

-

-

Mar.

2,180

2,190

2,280

2.400

2,390

2,370

2,320

2,260

2,300

2,190

2,090

2,000

1,950

1,920

1,910

1,900

1,870

1,680

1,680

1,690

1,590

1,530

*1,620

1,570

1,410

1,390

1,260

1,220

992

992 

934

56,078

1,809

-

-

Apr.

742

716

818

752

764

802

940

1,100

1,280

 1,360

1,620

1,480

1,260

591

352

316

318

352

352

428

560

884

1,200

1,530

1,930

2.280

2,240

2,200

 1,950

1,830

32,947

1,098

-

-

May

1,750

1,770

1,780

1,020

*269

251

251

291

538

1,030

1,490

1,930

1,990

2,160

2,430

2,360

2,450

2,650

2,580

2,490

2,470

2,490

2,420

2,470

2,550

2,540

2,520

2,530

2,580

2,450 

2,400

58,900

1,900

-

-

June

2,570

2.650

2,490

2,340

2,360

2,200

1,890

2,020

*1,850

1,840

1,830

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,880

1,780

1,750

1,760

1,720

1,690

1,640

1,700

1,740

1,750

1,740

1,720

1,730

1.410

1,530

1,480

56,400

1,880

-

-

July

1.400

1,540

1,530

1,510

1,540

1,620

1,770

*1,810

*1,820

1,880

1,740

1,840

2,160

2,170

2.310

2,280

2,260

2,230

2,040

2,060

1,970

1,820

1,790

1,770

1,750

1,700

1,720

1,760

1,740

1,720 

1,760

57,010

1,839

-

-

Aug.

1,580

1,770

1.780

1,720

*1,740

1,680

1,640

1,330

1,520

1,500

1,560

1,620

1,640

1,720

1.230

1,480

1,420

1,400

1,390

1,400

1,630

1,270

1,360

1,430

1,450

1,430

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,350 

1,370

46,430

1,498

-

-

Sept.

1,390

1,330

*1,380

1,540

1,790

1.800

1,610

1,330

1,450

1,540

1,510

1,380

1,470

1,430

1,420

1,430

1,600

1,640

1,450

1,170

1,430

1,400

1,330

1,340

1,430

1,280

1,300

1,220

1,450

1 . 130

42,970

1,432

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,300 

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,030

160

251

Mean 1,825 

Mean 1,923

0.542

0.571

*] Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9 to Mar
148 SWAN RIVER BASIN

Swan River near Warba, Minn.

Location. Lat 47"06'40", long 93°15'50", in SE^- sec. 33, T. 54 N., R. 23 W., on left bank 

75 ft upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles south of Warba, 3f miles northwest of Swan 

River, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 9.00 ft); maximum gage height, 9.02 ft Apr. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 48 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Aug. 31.

Flood of May 1950 reached a stage of about 11.5 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, and 

backwater from leaves or from Mississippi River, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect and backwater 

from leaves or Mississippi River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0 

8.0

182

292

550

690

807

1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

al60

a!57

a!55

a!52

a!49

a!45

144

145

138

131

127

124

121

120

116

113

ili

127

*127

125

125

124

124

121

122

126

125

124

123 

123

122

4,046

131

0.516

0.59

Nov.

121

122

118

112

107

106

106

104

105

105

95

95

96

97

97

97

97

95

95

101

132

164

164

*156

150

149

147

143

145

148

3,569

119

0.469

0.52

Dec.

148

146

143

139

137

139

140

132

130

126

126

125

123

120

115

107

104

noo

98

101

102

100

98

98

100

102

103

104

104

103

98

3,611

116

0.457

0.53

Jan.

98

100

101

104

104

104

104

104

104

102

100

100

100

98

98

98

96

96

95

95

93

93

*93

93

94

94

96

97

98

100

102

3,054

99

0.390

0.45

Feb.

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

104

104

103

102

98

96

98

100

101

102

104

105

106

107

110

112

114

*117

116

115

114

-

2,949

105

0.413

0.43

Mar.

113

112

112

113

115

116

114

111

no

no

no

no111

114

117

119

123

127

130

130

134

137

145

*152

157

160.

161

161

162

162

163

4,011

129

0.508

0.59

Apr.

164

168

177

182

190

205

220

240

*270

360

490

*670

990

*958

*898

926

926

882

842

*818

814

807

792

772

756

767

792

798

772

*749

18,395

613

2.41

2.69

May

746

786

832

811

*777

764

761

746

722

699

*676

657

637

617

586

558

533

507

473

437

398

354

310

*282

259

233

205

200

233

256

302

16,357

528

2.08

2.39

June

358

373

363

345

333

319

304

290

*270

247

256

230

239

216

201

191

184

194

193

195

184

170

160

148

140

132

124

115

112

105

6,691

223

0.878

0.98

July

100

97

97

97

91

91

100

*97

89

99

107

101

91

83

78

74

73

71

68

64

62

60

61

60

57

56

64

82

81

75

72

2,498

80.6

0.317

0.37

Aug.

72

70

75

*70

65

63

63

62

68

72

68

63

62

61

59

56

54

56

56

54

52

53

57

56

53

51

50

52

52

50

48

1,843

59.5

0.234

0.27

Sept.

*50

50

48

50

53

54

55

54

57

65

70

68

67

66

68

68

66

66

70

69

65

63

61

59

60

60

59

57

62

IP.

1,830

61.0

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 990 Mln 48 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Swan 

River near Tolvola.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8, 9, Nov. 27 to Apr. 13. Backwater from 

leaves Oct. 7 to Nov. 7, Nov. 10-26, Sept. 24-30. Backwater from Mississippi River May 15 to June 6.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 149

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°46'40", long 93°19'20", In sec. 36, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., at Libby,

Te upstream from dam on Sandy River, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles 

north of McGregor.

Drainage area. 421 sq ml.

kecords available. October 1941 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1895 to September 1941 In files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,207.71 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 23, 1949, float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.31 ft May 9; minimum observed, 

6.38 ft Apr. 4.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 17.51 ft May 19, 1950; minimum observed, 

5.27 ft Feb. 29, 1944.

Maximum gage height known, that of May 19, 1950; minimum, 0.65 ft Jan. 20, 1921.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam. Storage began 

in 1893; original timber crib dam completed in 1895, replaced by present structure in 

1911. Capacity, 37,540 acre-ft between gage height 7.00 ft, minimum allowable stage, 

and 11.0 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 34,960 acre-ft. Water is used 

to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage readings obtained from recorder record 

usually at 10-day intervals.

fcooperatlon. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

7.18

-

9.16

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

36,450

-

54,030

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-5,770

-5,240

+100

+3,190

t Gage heights at 12 p.m.

402891 O -57 -11
150 SANDY RIVER BASIN

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at Libby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°47 I 18", long 93°19'06", in sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., in headwater 

and tailwater of dam at outlet of Sandy Lake, a quarter of a mile north of Llbby, 

and 1.4 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 421 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1893 to September 1916 and October 1941 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1895 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul 

office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorders. Datum of gages is 1,207.71 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1949, staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 61 years (1893-1954), 195 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,867 cfs May 16; no flow Apr. 14.

1863-1916; 1941-54: Maximum discharge observed, 3,738 cfs July 12, 1897; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of head over dam using modified weir formula, the 

head being obtained from headwater-and tailwater-recorder records. Flow completely 

regulated by Sandy Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

143

138

67

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

79

77

77

104

101

101

1,107

35.7

-1.5

Nov.

101

101

101

101

1°

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

495 455"

445

435

430

425

415

400

380

370

375

375

125

135

140

150

160

155

6,349

212

-143

Dec.

150

140

130

105

75

60

55

50

55

55

60

65

60

55

106

275

300

315

350

350

315

345

350

345

315

315

350

390

405

390

350

6,681

216

-93.8

Jan.

315

300

315

315

25

26

38

37

36

56

56

56

58

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

110

114

110

110

106

106

114

114

114

110

70

3,553

115

-27.0

Feb.

10

10

10

10

74

74

74

72

70

72

74

76

76

76

78

78

78

74

74

74

74

72

70

110

106

106

121 116-

_

2,009

71.8 -7.4

Mar.

116

106

101

106

116

121

34

36

36

38

38-

38

42

45

46

48

50

51

52

166

196

191

191

196

191

186

196

211

216

421

411

3,992

129

-23.4

Apr.

426

436

436

451

67

72

93

315

436

540

415

340

240

0

190

290

305

348

375

405

425

435

440

440

440

440

434

429

429

753

10,845

362

+806

May

926

960

991

1,057

839

364

408

867

1,255

1,608

1,773

1,712

1,661

1,654

1,764

1,867

1,681

1,515

1,483

1,365

1,354

1,343

1,328

1,279

1,249

930

1,244

1,414

1,354

1,304

1,269

39,818

1,284

-340

June

1,209

1,174

1,149

1,014

830

880

895

561

404

148

183

406

425

477

715

710

375

467

590

750

730

725

745

745

460

475

330

335

89

91

18,087

603

-135

July

91

93

93

93

95

94

156

152

152

148

148

400

577

902

872

500

260

510

850

170

110

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

6,567

212

+23.2

Aug.

10

10

84

159

155

84

84

84

84

61

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1,025

33.1

-4.6

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

10

10

10

1,399

47

+1.60

Adjusted for change in contents it, ,iandy Lake Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

34.2 

0.081 

0..09

69.0 

0.164 

0.18

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

122 

0.290 

0.33

88.0 

0.209 

0.24

64.4 

0.153 

0.16

106 

0.252 

0.29

1,168 

2.77 

3.09

944 

2.24 

2.58

Observed

Max 2,452 Min 10 Mean 524 

Max 1,867 Min 0 Mean 278

468 

1.11 

1.24

235 

0.558 

0.64

28.5 

0.068 

0.08

48.6 

0.115 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 517 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65 

Mean 282 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.05

t Change in contents, equivalent, in cubic feet per second, in Sandy Lake Reservoir.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 151 

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°47', long 93°20 T , in sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Sandy River and three-quarters of a mile northwest of Libby.

Drainage area. 5,060 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,204.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 28, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 

3.1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,916 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs May 5 (gage height, 13.92 ft); minimum, 1,330 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge observed, 16,000 cfs May 17, 1950; minimum, 83 cfs 

Nov. 16, 1936 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by powerplants and Winnibigoshish, Leech, Pokegama, and Sandy Lakes, which 

are Government reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

4.2 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

1,320

1,430

1,740

2,260

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,310

4,420

5,710

7,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954 £l]

2l

*

38

!

1

{93

4

;

i

-

;

>

;»>

tal

;an 'am

i.

Oct.

3,580

3,730

3,780

3,78Q

5.790

3,700 

3,560

3,350 

3,050

2,780

2,620

2,540

2,500

2,500

2,470

2,450

2,450

2,510

2,620

2,680

2,730

2,830

*2,870

2,910

2,980

3,050

3,070

3,070

3,170

3 220 

3^210

93,550

3,018

0.596

0.69

Nov.

3,210

3,200

3,170

3,170

3,130

3,100 

3,090

3,070 

3,050

3,040

3,050

3,120

3,460

3,520

3,530

3,540

3,530

3,520

3,580

3,670

3,810

5,850,

3,810

3,660

 3,420

5,250

5,050

2,700

2,400

2 ,600

98,280

5,276

0.647

0.72

Dec.

2.850

3,150

3,300

3,350

3,300

3,300 

3,350

fcSB 5,350

3,350

3,500

3,260

3,220

3,180

3,150

3,100

3,080

*3,050

3,050

3,020

3,000

2,950

2,950

2,980

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,980

2 980 

3^000

97,290

3,138

0.620

0.72

Jan.

5.020

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,980

2,960 

2,960

2,960 

2,950

2,900

2,880

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,840

2,800

2,750

2,730

2,720

*2,700

2,700

2,700

2,720

2,740

2,750

2,750

2,720

2,720

2,700

2,700

2,680

87,580

2,825

0.558

0.64

Feb.

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,700

2,700

2,720 

2,720

2,750 

2,750

2,730

2,680

2,620

2,600

2,600

2,580

2,560

2,560

2,600

2,620

2,620

2,650

2,620

2,600

*2,600

2,600

2,620

2,620

2,620

-

74,080

2,646

0.523

0.54

Mar.

2,620

2,640

2,640

2,610

2,570

2,560 

2,560

2,550 

2,550

2,550

2,540

2,500

2,400

2,500

2,250

2,200

2.170

2,170

2,180

2,230

2,260

2,280

*2,280

2,280

2,300

2,500

2,280

2,250

2,250

2,230

2,200

73,680

2,577

0.470

0.54

Apr.

2,170

2,120

2,080

2,010

1,870

1,840 

2,050

2,400 

2,850

*3,250

5,850

4,340

4,770

5,260

5,370

5,630

5,640

5,590

5,510

*5,500

5,530

5,570

5,640

5,720

5,790

5,920

6,090

6,240

6,550

*6.560

133,510

4,450

0.879

0.98

May

6,760

6,870

6,930

6.940

6,800

6,420 

5,940

5,630 

5,510

5,580

5,690

5,760

5,840

5,950

6,180

6,330

6,310

6,220

6,150

6,070

5,940

5,780

5,610

5,480

5,270

5.010

5,210

5,270

5,210

5,070

5,200

182,930

5,901

1.17

1.34

June

5.250

5,200

5,160

5,000

4,690

4,500 

4,350

3,920 

3,470

*3,160

3,110

3,560

5,750

5,710

3,670

5,530

3,270

3,360

3,470

3,560

5,520

3,450

3,550

3,290

5,050

2,990

2,810

2,720

2,580

2.400

109,810

3,660

0.723

0.81

July

2,270

2,190

2,120

2,140

2,050

1.980 

*2 ,020

2,090 

2,110

2,570

2,470

2,620

2,690

2,900

2.980

2,820

2,610

2,740

2,820

2,350

2,220

2,160

2,150

2,060

2,020

2,010

2,100

2,070

2,090

2,080

2,070

71,570

2,502

0.455

0.52

Aug.

2,070

2,090

2,100

*2,170

2,200

2,160 

2,140

2,150 

2,090

1,820

1,810

1,880

1,960

2,020

2,050

2,020

1,710

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,550

1,640

1,410

1,420

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,420

1.580

1,380

55,240

1,782

0.352

0.41

Sept.

*1,590

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,430

1,560 

1,480

1.560 

1,500

1,510

1,560

1,640

1,610

1,530

1,580

1,560

1,570

1,620

1,670

1.770

1,710

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,390

1,410

1,500

46,380

1,546

0.306

0.34

ilendar year 1953: Max 6,680 Min 1,470 Mean 3,415 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.17

iter year 1953-54: Max 6,940 Mln 1,360 Mean 3,079 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 11 (no gage-height record Dec.6-10).
152 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°32'30", long 93°42'20", in W| sec. 24, T. 47 N., R. 27 W. , on upstream 

guardrail of highway bridge at north edge of Aitkin, 1 1/3 miles downstream from 

Sissabamah Creek and at mile 1,055.9 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 6,140 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,185.72 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 13, 1954, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 3,466 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 9,480 cfs May 6, 7 (gage height, 14.73 ft); 

minimum discharge, 1,550 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1945-54; Maximum discharge observed, 20,000 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 

19.49 ft); minimum daily discharge, 236 cfs Oct. 6, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation by powerplants and reservoirs on Winnibigoshish, Leech, Pokegama, and 

Sandy Lakes.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 2-5)

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

4.2 

6.0 

8.0

2,800

3,770

4,890

10.0 6,250

12.0 7,730

14.6 10,100

1.6 

3.0 

6.0

1,510

2,170

3,640

9.0

12.0

14.8

5,280

7,200

9,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,850

3,990

4,100

4,180

4.210

4,210

4,170 

4,060

3,940

3,720

3,360

3,250

2,950

2,890

2,850

2,800 

2,800

2,820

2,840

2,840

3,000

*3,060

3,150 

3,200 

3,220

3,300

3,360

3,400

3,400

3 440 

3^500

105,860

3,415

0.556

0.64

Nov.

3,510

3,520

3,550

3,500

3,440

3,410

3,380 

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,590

3,720

3,770 

3,770

3,770

3,770

3,800

3,960

4,140

4,210 

4,160 

*4,180

3,850

3,500

3,220

3,100

5.050

107,850

3,595

0.586

0.65

Dec.

5,150

3,350

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,620

5.650 

5,650

3,620

5,580

3,520

3,500

3,450

5,400

*3,350

3,300

3,300

5,300

3,500

3,280

5,270

3,270

3,250 

3,250 

3,280

3.320

5,520

3,510

5,300

3^280

5,250

105,100

5,390

0.552

0.64

Jan.

5.250

3,250

3,230

5,210

3,210

3,170

5,150 

5,150

5,150

3,150

5,150

3,120

3,120

3,120

5,120

5,120 

5,110

*5,110

5,110

3,100

5,050

3,020

3,020 

5.000 

5,000

5,020

3,040

3,050

5,050

5,040

3,030

96,420

5,110

0.507

0.58

Feb.

3,020

5,000

2,980

2,960

2,960

2,950

 2,950 

2,970

5,000

5,040

5.050

5,050

5,010

2,970

2,950

2,900 

2,860

2,850

2,850

2,820

2,800

*2,780

2,760 

2,750 

2,750

2,770

2,780

2,800

-

81,310

2,904

0.475

0.49

Mar.

2,850

2,850

2,860

2,880

2.900

2,880

2,870 

2,860

2,850

2,850

2,800

2,780

2,780

2,760

2,750

2,700 

2,650

2,610

2,590

2,570

2,570

*2,560

2.550 

2,550 

2,550

2,580

2,600

2,650

2,650

2 ,650

2,700

84,170

2,715

0.442

0.51

Apr.

2,730

2,700

2,650

2,580

2,500

2.470

2,600 

3,400

4,500

5,800

6,940

7,420

7,740

*7,950

8,070

8,240 

8,400

8,580

8,660

8.710

8.710

8,670

8,550 

8,500 

8,400

8,440

*8,550

8,620

8,690

8 j810

198,560

6,619

1.08

1.20

May

9,080

9,200

9,520

9,580

9,400

*9,430

9.440 

9,320

9,090

8,850

*8,610

8,450

8,510

8,150

8,080

8,020 

7,930

7,870

7,750

7,660

7,470

7,250

7,040 

6,850 

6,560

6,500

6,070

6,000

5,960

5.910

6,060

244,810

7,897

1.29

1.48

June

6,190

6,260

6,290

6,520

6,280

6,130

5,980 

5,820

5,390

*4,900

4,520

4,420

4,600

4,700

4,800

4,790 

4,540

4,520

4,520

4,520

4,520

4,520

4,520 

4,360 

4,250

4,200

4,140

3,640

3,440

5.090

146,170

4,872

0.793

0.89

July

2,990

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,770

*2,690

2,650 

2,620

2,620

3,040

5,390

3,990

4,120

4,140

4,280

4.400 

4,350

4,190

4,090

4,180

5,840

5,480

5,180 

2,980 

2,880

2,620

2,630

2,620

2,620

2,610

2.590

101,210

5,265

0.532

0.61

Aug.

2,550

2,570

*2.580

2,560

2,580

2,580

2,550 

2,530

2,480

2,510

2,510

2,120

2,150

2,150

2,270

2,500 

2,150

2,080

1,840

1,800

1,820

1,890

1,700 

1,750 

1,750

1,660

1,660

1,700

1,680

1,660

»1.600

65,530

2,114

0.344

0.40

Sept.

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,590

1,580

1,620

1,660 

1,690

1,610

1,670

1,730

1,770

1,820

1,830

1,800

1,760 

1,760

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,960

1,980

1,900 

1,910 

1,910

1,870

1,820

1,800

1,680

1,610

52,430

1,748

0.285

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,700 Min 1,900 Mean 4,556 Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,440 Min 1,550 Mean 3,807 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.41

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 10.
PINE RIVER BASIN 153

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°40 I 12", long 94°06'48", in sec. 21, T. 137 N., R. 27 W., at dam on 

Pine River, at outlet of Cross Lake at village of Cross Lake.

Drainage area. 562 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1886 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily and auxiliary water-stage recorder at same site and 

datum used for check purposes. Datum of gage is 1,218.20 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1949, staff gage only at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.30 ft May 3; minimum observed 

TOT77 ft Feb. 1.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 15.66 ft June 17, 1944; minimum observed, 

10.08 ft Mar. 24-27, 1944.

Maximum daily gage height observed since 1886, 18.24 ft July 10, 1916; minimum 

daily, 1.35 ft Aug. 20, 1918.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by timber crib dam; storage 

began in 1886; dam completed in 1886. Available capacity, 131,310 acre-ft between 

gage height 9.0 ft, minimum allowable stage, and 18.5 ft, maximum allowable stage. 

Dead storage, minimum allowable, 46,210 acre-ft; normal operating capacity, 53,270 

acre-ft between gage heights of 10.0 and 14.0 ft. Dead storage, normal operating 

conditions, 58,810 acre-ft. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1953......

June 30 ...................

Aug. 31...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

11.48

11.09

-

11.24

13.08

13.02

13.06

13.04

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

72,880

-

68,720

74,840

98,610

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-27,120

+4,320

-5,110

-15,730

-4,160

-400

-2,710

-830

-270

-680

t Gage height at 12'p.m.
154 PINE RIVER BASIN 

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°40'12", long 94°06'48", in headwater and tailwater of Pine River Dam 

at village of Cross Lake.

Drainage area. 562 sq mi.

Records available. January 1895 to September 1916, May to November 1929, and October 

1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1886 to September 1941 

in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Staff gages read twice daily. Datum of gages is 1,218.20 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 68 years (1886-1954), 212 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 4; minimum daily, 48 cfs 

Dec. 9-20.

1895-1916, 1929, 1941-54: Maximum daily discharge, 2,246 cfs in June 1896 (does 

not include flow bypassing dam through crevasse); no flow June 8-15, 17, 19, 20, 1906.

Remarks. Discharge computed principally on basis of modified weir formula, the head 

being obtained from twice-daily readings on headwater and tailwater gages. Flow completely regulated by Pine River Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement and computations of daily discharge furnished by 

Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

310

310

310

310

310

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

458

930

930

900

900

900

900

900

880

880

875

875

875

816

590 

511

320

17,690

571

-441

Nov.

302

210

210

210

192

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

140

90

90

63

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

50

50

50

50 

50

3,542

118

+72.6

Dec.

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

48

Is

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

349" 349

349

347

347

347

347

345

345 

345

343

4,789

154

-83.0

Jan.

343

343

343

342

342

341

341

340

340

339

235

235

270

339

339

337

336

335

335

334

334

333

333

332

332

230

230

230

230 

229

229

9,551

308

-67.7

Feb.

183

120

Tzo

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

133

200

200

200

-

3,676

131

+117

Mar.

227

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260.

260

260

260

243

210

2lO

210

210

210

210

210

210

225

255

255

255

255

275

315

315

7,680

248

-6.4

Apr.

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

146

75_

75

75

75

75

75

111

220

267

290

303

340

340

422

560 

740

8,349

278

+459

May

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,590

1,370

1,360

1,228

830

830

830

830

830

723

510

505

505

505

495

495

495

495

495

495

469

390

390

364

285

285

285

285

21,317

688

-44.2

June

310

390

415

490

490

490

446

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

303

190

190

190

190 

190

10,064

335

-13.8

July

190

190

190

19O

190

190

190

190

190

190

185

185

185

185

185

205

205

200

200

182

90gogo

go

go

go

go

go

go

90

go

4,807

155 -s.g

Aug.

85

SO

80

80

80

85

85

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

80

80

80

80

80

85

85

oc85

2,506

80.8

-4.5

Sept.

go

go

80

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75 

75

2,305

76.8

-20.6

Adjusted for change in contents in Pine River Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

130 

0.231 

0.27

igi

0.340 

0.38

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year ig53-54:

71.0 

0.126 

0.15

240 

0.427 

0.50

248 

0.441 

0.46

242 

0.430 

0.50

737 

1.31 

1.46

644 

1.15 

1.33

Observed

Max 1,200 Mln IQ Mean 313 

Max l,3gO Min 48 Mean 264

321 

0.571 

0.64

146 

0.260 

0.30

76.3 

0.136 

0.16

56.2 

0.100 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 2gi Cfsm 0.518 In. 7.07 

Mean 263 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.26

t Change in contents, equivalent, in cubic feet per second, in Pine River Reservoir.
PINE RIVER BASIN 155

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°37', long 94°11', in sees. 3 and 10, T. 136 N., R. 28 W., on abutment 

of clam at outlet of Long Lake (inlet of Pelican Lake), 6 miles east of town of Pequot 

Lakes.

Records; available. April 1938 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read about three times weekly during open-water period. Altitude of 

gage is 1,210 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.94 ft June 12, 14; minimum observed, 3.14 ft Nov. 11.

1938-54: Maximum gage height observed, 4.12 ft May'23, 25, 27, 1950; minimum observed, 1.36 ft May 2, 1938 (revised).

Remarks.--Levels of Long Lake artificially regulated by dam (identification number 10-43) 

pernitting a 3.5 ft control. Datum of gage is at top of apron of dam.

Gage height, in feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31.......... 3.28

Nov. 30...."...... 3.26

Dec. 26.......... 3.36

Feb. 14.......... 3.50

Mar. 27.......... 3.64

Apr. 29.......... 3.74

May 31.......... 3.84

June 25.......... 3.78

July 31.......... 3.54

Aug. 29.......... 3.40

Sept.29.......... 3.34

Note. Gage readings other than those shown above are available.

RABBIT RIVER BASIN 

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°30'55", long 93°57'35", in NE^- sec. 35, T. 47 N., R. 29 W., on right 

bank a third of a mile downstream from Clinker Lake control dam, and 2 miles north of 

Crosby.

Drainage area.--8.38 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,190.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 9 years, 7.91 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs May 3 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 

2A cfs July 26; minimum gage height, 5.20 ft Nov. 6-15.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 94 cfs June 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.54 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs (caused by release from logjam); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

growth, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation by Clinker Lake

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1115: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.4

472

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

*2.6

T7S

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 2 . 8

2 8

98.4

3.17

0.378

0.44

Nov.

 2-78 2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a3.1

a4.4

a4.3

a4.2

a4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

98.0

3.27

0.390

0.43

Dec .

3.6

577

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

122.4

3.95

0.471

0.54

Jan.

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

5.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.=

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

114.2

3.68

0.439

0.51

Feb.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.4

*4.3

4.1

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.5

_

106.4

3.80

0.453

0.47

Mar.

3-7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

775

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

4.7

5.1

4.9

*5.0

5.0

4.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

579

5 . 6

129.4

4.17

0.498

0.57

Apr.

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

6.4

6.6

6.8

*7.7

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.3

11

12

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.7

9.3

8.0

9.3

8.4

15

T6" 17

15 * 16

277.7

9.26

1.10

1.23

May

21

23

 2325

23

24

23

17

11

15

14

12

11

12

15

15

14

12

11

8.8

8.0

7.3

7.5

9.7

8.0

7.0

6.8

773

7.3

7.5

19

425.2

13.7

1.63

1.89

June

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

*10

11

12

11

10

9.3

8.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

5.7

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.4

5.1

254.7

8.49

1.01

1.13

July

2.8

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

*3.2

*3.1

5.0

3.0

4.3

4.4

47?

5.8

5.6

5.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

T7J

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

96.1

3.10

0.370

0.43

Aug.

2.7

3.1

*2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6 JTg2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.7

3.9

T78

3.7

3.4

3.3

*3 . 2

92.4

2.98

0.356

0.41

Sept.

5.0

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.5

571

5.4

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7 "577

3.1

3.0

92.7

3.09

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 33 Min 2.6 Mean 8.92 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 25 Min 2.5 Mean 5.23 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in 

stage.

Hfi££..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 16, 17, 19-23, Dec. 25 to Feb. 17, Mar. 2- 

5 (no gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records). 

Backwater from aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 and June 22 to Sept. 30.
156 CROW WING RIVER BASIN

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°39' , long 94°53', in sec. 32, T. 137 N., R. 33 W. , on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile north of Nimrod, and 0.7 mile upstream from 

Cat River.

Drainage area.--1.010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1910 to September 1914, July 1930 to September 1954 (winter 

records incomplete prior to 1940).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft (from river-profile map). 

Apr. 15, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1914, chain gage at bridge 10 ft downstream at datum 

2.2 ft lower. July 28, 1930, to Aug. 19, 1948, chain gage, and Aug. 20, 1948, to 

Nov. 4, 1949, wire-weight gage, at bridge 10 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 484 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 4.55 ft); maximum gage height, 5.94 ft Apr. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 215 cfs 

Dec. 5.

1910-14, 1930-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,330 cfs Apr. 7, 1943 (gage height, 

5.60 ft); maximum gage height observed, 7.64 ft Apr. 20, 1950 (backwater from ice); 

minimum discharge observed, 45 cfs Aug. 7, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect or of no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by several lakes.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

564

558

552 

552

558

552

552

552

546

546

540

540

540

528

534

534

552

546

540

*540

546

558

558

564

564

564

552

546

534

522

511

16,945

547

0.542

0.62

Nov.

511

505

500 

500

494

488

477

472

477

477

494

500

505

505

511

511

505

500

500

522

546

*552

558 546"

516

416

ISO

511

500

472

15,031

501

0.496

0.55

Dec.

460

440

430

350

350

360

410

430

440

450

450

440

440

430

*430

420

420

410

410

410

410

410

410

420

420

420

420

420

430

430

430

12,980

419

0.415

0.48

Jan.

440

440

440 

440

450

460

15G

460

460

450

440

440

440

430

430

430

420

420

420

410

410

410

*410

410

410

410

410

420

420

420

420

13,330

430

0.426

0.49

Feb.

420

420

420 

430

430

430

430

440

440

440

430

430

410

410

400

400

410

420

430

440

440

450

450

460

460

470

480

480

-

12,170

435

0.431

0.45

Mar.

490

*490

490 

480

470

470

470

470

480

480

480

480

480

480

490

490

500

500

520

530

560

590

*610

620

640

650

660

660

660

650

650

16,690

538

0.533

0.61

Apr.

650

630

620 inro

650

690

740

820

920

1,100

*1,280

1,320

1,380

1,390

1,490

1,480

1,460

1,400

1,320

1,270

1,240

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,230

1,280

1,310

1,320

1,320

1,350

33,860

1,129

1.12

1.25

May

1,380

1,400

1,410

1,350

1,280

1,220

*1,200

1,200

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,010

1,120

1,070

1,000

935

882

838

800

778

762

748

732

710

695

725

732

740 

882

31,129

1,004

0.994

1.15

June

*912

875

845 

815

785

748

702

665

643

630

643

658

650

650

643

643

643

658

650

630

602

576

528

483

460

455

444

*428

416

389

18,869

629

0.623

0.69

July

362

394

428 

433

428

433

438

106

389

394

389

389

394

372

356

330

320

310

310

300

300

295

300

285

264

*259

269

290

325

341 

351

10,854

350

0.347

0.40

Aug.

356

35T

330 

315

305

300

290 STS

305

300

300

305

300

295

295

295

295

320

325

336

336

336

*346

341

336

336

341

330

310

300 

295

9,835

317

0.314

0.36

Sept.

295 "2"9~5

305 

315

325

330

320

325 36"7

378

372

372

378

406

416

416

411

394

339

*378

367

367

367

356

341

330

315

310

320

330

10,590

353

0.350

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,710 Min 280 Mean 627 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,490 Min 259 Mean 554 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 10. No gage-height record Apr. 

to May 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 2 discharge measurements.
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 157

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Minn.

,ocation.--Lat 45°58', long 95°05', in sec. 22, T. 129 N., R. 35 W., on left upstream 

abutment aULLUllldlli of Ul concrete UUIIUICOG diversion U.J. VC± D J-Ull UcUJl dam, , t/USJ 200 1U ft below Ut;xuv» UJuv^ diversion to Lake Osakis, 4 miles

southwest of Clotho, and 7^ miles northeast of Osakis

Records available.--March 1939 to June 1947 (fragmentary record of headwater elevation), 

November 1949 to March 1954 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,319.32 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Minnesota Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1941, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1947, staff gage 

at same site at datum 0.42 ft higher. Nov. 7, 1949, to Sept. 30, 1951, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to March, 92 .cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 

3.87 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 11-17 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 951 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 6.05 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 7.5 cfs Feb. 24 to Mar. 4, 1950; minimum gage 

height, that of Nov. 11-17, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow is 

diverted at times, just above station, to Osakis Lake and thence to Sauk River basin. 

Above a stage of about 3.6 ft a small portion of the flow bypasses the gage through 

a natural diversion channel located half a mile upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 to March 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ib

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30 27

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

23

24

*24

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

651

21.0

_

-

Nov.

15

14

14

13

15

16

15

13

15

14

12

T?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

17

17

17

*18

IS

19

19

20

21

22

456

15.2

_

-

Dec.

23 54

24

26

26

27

28

28

 25 29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

863

27.8

_

-

Jan.

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22 22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

25

25

26

27

731

23.6

_

-

Feb.

27

25

28

29

30

31

31

32

32

33

33

33

34

35

37

38

38

39

40

41

42

42

43

44

44

45

45

45

_

- _ _ __

1,019

36.4

_

-

Mar.

46

*T6

47

48

49

51

52

53

54

54

54

55

55

56

57

57

60

66

68

70

73

*78

85

88

91

89

84

82

81

80

80

2,009

64.8

_

-

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1953: Max 326 

Water year 1953-54= Max -

Mln 12 

Mln -

Cfsm - 

Cfsm -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record for 

54 scattered days during this period).
158 CROW WING RIVER BASIN 

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°24'40", long 94°21'26", in N? sec. 20, T. 134 N., R. 29 W., in pool 

of dam on Gull River, 800 ft south of outlet of Gull Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gull Lake Dam, and 8 miles northwest of Brainerd.

Drainage area. 287 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1964 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1911 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,188.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 10, 1949, staff gage 800 ft north of present site at 

same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.49 ft June 1; minimum observed, 

4.93 ft Jan. 18.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 7.34 ft July 22, 1952; minimum observed, 

4.03 ft Mar. 31, 1944.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam; storage began 

in 1912; dam completed in 1913. Capacity, 26,010 acre-ft between gage heights 5.0 ft, 

minimum allowable stage, and 7.00 ft, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage, 

44,810 acre-ft. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage height 

taken from recorder record usually at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1953. .....

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1953-54. . ....

Gage height 

(feet)t

5.54

5.23

-

5.00

5.13

5.11

6.11

6.02

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

53,480

51,810

55,420

47,790

-

44,810

46,502

46,240

64,020

59,200

58,680

58,020

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

.

-1,670

+3,610

-7,630

-3,370

-2,980

+1,692

-262

+12,300

+5,480

-4,820

-520

+1,810

-2,470

+4,540

t Sage height at 12 p.m.
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near Brainerd, Minn.

159

Location. Lat 46°24'40", long 94°21 I 12", in sec. 80, T. 134 N., R. 28 W., in headwater 

and tailwater of dam at outlet of Gull Lake, 8 miles northwest of Brainerd.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available. May to November 1929 and October 1941 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. September 1911 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office 

of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage. Datum of gages 

TTs 1,188.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 2, 1949, 

both gages were staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1911-54), 105 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 640 cfs June 2; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Oct. 15, 16, Oct. 29 to Dec. 10.

1929, 1941-54: Maximum daily discharge, 1,115 cfs May 10, 1950; minimum daily 

3 cfs Oct. 21 to Nov. 7, Nov. 10, 1943.

Maximum daily discharge known, 1,123 cfs May 15, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed at dam on basis of modified weir formulas, the head being 

obtained from twice-daily readings on tailwater gage and from headwater recorder. 

Flow completely regulated by Gull Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

91

m

91

90

87

86

79

19.

10

11

11

11

55

83

82

82

82

80

80

80

78

10

10

10

1,540

49.7

-27.3

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

300

10.0

+60.7

Dec.

10

TS

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

16

62

62

62

93

445

"538 451

428

417j

408

398

386

373

361

353

347

339

331

325

318

6,513

210

-124

Jan.

310 JOT

299

291

276

241

192

191

191

189

188

176

119

119

119

119

119

96

68

68

67 67

68

68

68

69

69

68

67

68

68

4,422

143

-48.5

Feb.

69

71

71

71

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

70

J2°.

62

63

63

64

65

64

65

65

1,931

69.0

+30.5

Mar.

69

15

89

89

89

88

87

87

87

87

87

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

87

89

91

165

183

183

195

266

 543 347

339

333

325

4,496

145

-4.19

Apr.

319

314

308

300

295

282

261

264

267

282

323

366

565

TTT

53

58

61

63

66

54

57

58

57

62

62

66

71

139

144

213

5,841

195

+ 207

May

341

345

418

570 5"6"0"

555

550

396

394

321

208

109

106

107

114

120

122

125

 2"5 23

23

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

32

67

175

5,978

193

+ 89.1

June

374

 £35 640

626

595

352

348

202

183

135

150

209

204

200

200

199

197

195

194

191

189

186

122

101

105

107

102

98

71

7T

7,181

239

-81.1

July

71

7T

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

31

11

Tl

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1,201

38.7

-8.48

Aug.

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

11

 wg 28

375

12.1

+29.5

Sept.

28

28

 27 27

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

101

175

169

167

165

161

161

159

132

131

129

96

95

95

62

64

66

2,483

82.8

-41.5

Adjusted for change in contents in Gull Lake Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

22,4 

0.078 

0.09

70. 

0.24 

0.2

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

7 86.0 

3 0.300 

7 0.35

94.5 

0.329 

0.38

99.5 

0.347 

0.36

141 

0.491 

0.57

402 

1.40 

1.56

282 

0.983 

1.13

Observed

Max 681 Min 10 Mean 156 

Max 640 Min lo Mean 116

158 

0.551 

0.61

30.2 

0.105 

0.12

41.5 

0.145 

0.17

41.3 

0.144 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 151 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.14 

Mean 122 Cfsm 0.425 In. 5.77

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Gull Lake Reservoir.
160 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.

Location (revised). Lat 45°51'40", long 94°21'30", in lot 2, sec. 20, T. 39 N., R. 32 W.,. 

at plant of Minnesota Power & Light Co., 4 miles northwest of Royalton and 4.5 miles 

downstream from Swan River.

Drainage area. 11,600 sq mi,

Records available. March 1924 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,930 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 19,300 cfs May 8; minimum daily, 2,430 cfs 

Sept. 6.

1924-54: Maximum daily discharge, 29,400 cfs Apr. 13, 1952; minimum daily, 254 cfs 

Nov. 25, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge computed on basis of powerplant records. Flow 

regulated by reservoirs on headwaters.

Cooperation. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,840 

5,100

5,570 

5,480

5,510

5,450

5,410

5,480

5,620

5,180

4,850

4,680

4,680 

4,520

4,320

4,370

4,500 

4,880

4,840

5,080

5,550 

*5,460

5,150 

5,490

5,340

5,210

5,210

5,680 

5,480

5,520

5,500

159,510

5,145

0.444

0.51

Nov.

5,350 

5,300

5,160 

5,000

4,710

4,860

4,490

4,700

4,350

4,590

4,710

4,350

4,810 

4,360

4,670

4,700

4,880 

5,020

4,900

5,520

6,160 

5,770

6,090 

5,940

6,010

5,450

5,360

4,250 

3,830

5.440

148,710

4,957

0.427

0.48

Dec.

3,770 

3,960

4,480 

3,960

2,820

3,440

3,500

3,830

3,770

3,830

4,210

4,120

4,570 

4,390

4,310

3,400

3,380 

4,040

4,800

5,120

*5,020 

5,080

4,950 

5,110

5,000

5,190

5,270

5,280 

5,090

5,060

4,620

135,370

4,367

0.376

0.43

Jan.

4,750 

4,680

4,730 

4,620

4,630

4,420

4,460

4,410

4,560

4,460

4,510

4,540

4,510 

4,430

4,280

4,460

4,310 

4,330

4,300

4,480

4,190 

4,180

4,020 

3,870

3,950

3,860

3,980

3,850 

3,690

3,780

5 , 680

132,920

4,288

0.370

0.43

Feb.

3,770 

3,810

3,730 

3,710

3,640

3,670

3,590

3,670

3,650

3,700

3,720

3,900

3,790 

3,740

3,620

3,730

3,620 

3,820

3,850

3,950

4,020 

4,190

4,230 

4,110

4,120

4,210

4,180

4,220

107,960

3,856

0.332

0.35

Mar.

4,570 

4,900

4,880 

4,800

4,730

4,680

4,700

4,820

*4,970

4,860

4,570

4,280

4,240 

4,460

4,550

4,400

4,460 

4,490

4,810

4,940

5,160 

5,520

5,980 

5,860

6,400

6,250

5,270

5,610 

5,600

6,000

5,750

156,500

5,048

0.435

0.50

Apr.

5,430 

5,060

4,620 

5,000

4,770

4,660

6,320

7,080

7,960

9,830

12,800

13,200

15,100 

16,700

14,300

*16,200

15,800 

15,700

15,300

15,200

15,000 

14,500

14,500 

14,200

14,100

14,600

15,200

15,500 

16,000

16,700

361,330

12,040

1.04

1.16

May

17,800 

17,600

18,500 

19,000

18,800

19,200

19,200

*19,300

18,800

17,900

17,400

16,600

15,900 

15,600

14,300

13,700

14,300 

13 , 900

13,500

12,800

12,200 

11,500

11,300 

10,700

10,500

10,000

9,780

8,970 

9,650

. ' JQ 12 , 600

450,790

14,540

1.25

1.45

June

13,100 

13,500

13,800 

13,206

12,900

12,000

11,500

10,900

10,300

9,530

8,590

7,800

7,480 

7,560

8,050

8,110

8,470 

8,950

8,040

7,240

7,200 

7,480

7,540 

7,270

7,120

6,750

6,440

5,970 

5,790

5,380

267,960

8,932

0.770

0.86

July

4,850 

6,160

6,700 

6,530

5,840

5,660

*5,710

5,440

5,550

5,570

5,370

5,840

6,280 

6,520

6,390

6,190

6,530 

6,460

6,130

5,910

5,620 

5,430

4,840 

4,360

4,040

3,810

3,690

3,710 

3,580

5,560

3 , 890

166,160

5,360

0.462

0.53

Aug.

3,600 

3,820

3,790 

3,670

3,550

3,630

3,560

3,320

3,490

3,370

3,330

3,080

2,970 

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,200 

3,040

3,160

2,960

2,750 

2,750

2,870 

2,780

2,990

3,050

2,920

2,820 

2,890

2 ,890

*2,870

98,420

3,175

0.274

0.32

Sept.

2,710 

2,600

2,530 

2,640

2,740

2,430

2,620

2,530

2,920

3,040

2,860

2,900

2,960 

3,200

3,350

3,430

3,390 

3,260

5.650

3,220

5,290 

3,340

3,280 

3,180

3,170

2,960

3,080

2,930 

3,090

3,030

90,310

3,010

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,700 Mln 2,590 Mean 7,814 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,300 Mln 2,430 Mean 6,235 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAUK RIVER BASIN 161

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°33'35", long 94°14'00", in SE£sw£ 8, T. 124 N., R. 28 W., on right bank 

half a mile northwest of Waite Park, 3 miles west of St. Cloud, and 5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 925 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1913, May 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage.recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1934, chain gage on highway bridge 1 mile downstream at 

datum 6.77 ft lower.

Average discharge.--24 years (1909-12, 1930-31, 1934-54), 249 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 

64 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1909-13, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs Apr. 13, 1951 (gage height, 7.89 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 22, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

regulated by powerplants and reservoirs above station.

Revisions.--WSP 895: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 23 to Sept. 30)

Flow

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

0.8 72 l.o 106

1.0 94 1.5 203

1.2 126 2.0 376

1.6 231 3.0 804

2.0 376 4.0 1,320

4.2 1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

81

81

80

79

77

80

80

80

78

79

78

79

80

80

80

81

88

181

195

198

193

*193

190

173

90

82

81

81

81 

80

81

3,260

105

0.114

0.13

Nov.

80

W

81

81

80

81

82

80

80

84

86

86

87

88

89

92

97

97

98

112

137

153

150

*340 330"

330

320

305

270

200

4,286

143

0.155

0.17

Dec.

96

84

81

ST

83

96

105

108

110

112

114

118

119

120

120

117

117

117

118

119

*118

118

117

116

116

117

118

120

123 

125

126

3,449

111

0.120

0.14

Jan.

130

134

134

136

137

137

137

136

133

130

130

129

129

129

129

128

127

126

124

125

123

125

126

127

126

128

130

135

140

*160 

130

4,118

133

0.144

0.17

Feb.

225

225

221

219

214

214

202

200

195

192

192

190

190

190

188

TB~9" 187

190

210

280

285 'SUB"

282

280

280

279

277

275

-

6,352

227

0.245

0.26

Mar.

272

270

220

257

255

255

250

250

*250

250

250

250

190

265

300

295

290

280

250

170

140

TTO

350

400

460

560

550

550

*550

550 

560

9,904

319

0.345

0.40

Apr.

560

560

580

580

580

570

560

540

510

492

483

466

274

164

*145

159

302

306

298

291

294

294

280

284

277

405

683

781

841

1,060

13,619

454

0.491

0.55

May

,250

,290

,390

,440

1,390

,310

,240

* ,190

,120

,050

987

930

873

*827

781

745

612

166

158

T7T

191

217

401

425

376

344

332

344

336 

328

475

22,691

732

0.791

0.91

June

433

450

546

836

997

968

939

906

*845

781

609

592

563

529

429

405

754" 177

559

380

392

580

580

567

563

479

250

250

294 

450

16,633

554

0.599

0.67

July

555

571

580

37T

555

*538

525

517

525

538

542

550

563

567

567

567

559

542

466

223

214 '220"

237

231

223

220

220

217

214 

223

*225

13,065

421

0.455

0.53

Aug.

214

209

211

209

209

206

154

129

125

125

124

TZT

124

124

134

136

129

130

130

134

137

141

152

260

257

237

'25F 270

244 

*231

223

5,498

177

0.191

0.22

Sept.

220

214

209

228

209

206

206

206

225

217

206

203

211

237

231

244

247

277

35B~ 368

348

325

317

266

129

120

116

*T5U

125 

134

6,720

224

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,660 Mln 70 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.475 In. 6.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,440 Mln 77 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 4 to Apr. 9.
162 ELK RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°20', long 93°40' , in sec. 23, T. 33 N., R. 27 W. , on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles east of Big Lake and 4 miles downstream from 

St. Francis River.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1911 to September 1917, April 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. April 1911 to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage, and Apr. 1, 1931, 

to July 26, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1911-17, 1934-54), 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs May 1 (gage height, 7.45 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Oct. 3, 9 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1911-17, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 5,330 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 

10.36 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs; minimum, 3.6 cfs July 31, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 895: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

1.0 

1.5

78

257

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

114

455

850

5.0 

7.3

1,680

3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

100

97

97

97

94

97

94

94 

97

97

100

100

97

97

104

120

127

T57

*127

127

124

120

120

120

113

113

113

113

113 

113

3,359

108

0.176

0.20

Nov.

113

113

110

110

107

107

104

107

107 

110

110

117

110

113

117

120

117

120

127

177

219

223

zT9

223

219

185

175

180

182

170

4,311

144

0.234

0.26

Dec.

*166

174

162

192

151

175

T§S- 200

190 

180

172

163

155

148

138

130

122

118

113

109

108

*108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

104 

102

4,331

140

0.228

0.26

Jan.

102

T52

102

102

102

102

102

100

98 

98

98

98

98

98

98

96

96

96

96

96

94

94

94

94

94

92

32

92

*92

92 

93

3,003

96.9

0.158

0.18

Feb.

94

95

96

97

98

100

102

105

106 

108

110

114

118

120

122

124

130

144

151

174

184

190

195

200

205

212

250" 220

-

3,934

140

0.226

0.24

Mar.

220

214

208

200

189

190

174

162

192 

*203

134

155

170

180

180

178

162

159

189

208

212

231

250

250

257

242

242

242

197

219

6,240

201

0.327

0.38

Apr.

197

189

159

TST

162

170

197

208

227 

257

269

265

254

246

250

*250

238

223

208

193

189

185

178

178

174

250

387

478

1,080

2,540

9,982

333

0.541

0.60

May

2,980

2,640

*2,510

2,550

2,400

2,060

1,740

1,510

1,300 

1,130

982

850

734

634

559

497

444

402

364

326

295

269

257

257

242

235

231

235

231

219 

250

29,333

946

1.54

1.77

June

*311

579

794

1,200

1,350

1,580

1,490

1,300

1,100 

910

750

614

497

432

371

474

413

379

417

432

516

642

682

674

658

642

622

*702

894 

986

22,211

740

1.20

1.34

July

1,000

1,140

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,340

1,470

1,590

1,640 

1,610

1,460

1,270

1,090

950

818

694

583

497

428

379

333

295

276

257

235

*219

208

204

197

235

24,292

7S4

1.27

1.47

Aug.

219

200

189

181

170

166

162

155

159 

159

159

144

144

140

TST

181

166

159

162

162

151

162

*231 223"

208

197

200

204

189 

178

170

5,441

176

0.286

0.33

Sept.

166

155

151

174

185

178

170

166

178 

189

178

181

189

212

219

235

269

292

311

*311

311

318

3TT

292

276

261

246

231

231 

223

6,809

227

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,310 Min 94 Mean 292 Cfsm 0.475 In. 6.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,980 Min 92 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.550 In. 7.44-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.ir-Stage-dlscharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Feb. 17, Feb. 21 to 

Mar. 6, Mar. 10, 12-15, 20, 26.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 163

Mississippi River at Elk River, Mlnn.

Location. -tat 45=18' long 93°34', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 26 W., fourth principal

wlv I0ain 's°soo eft ri± in tOW? °f f# Slver' 5° ft d° stream from bridge o^StateM 

way 101, 2,500 ft downstream from Elk River, and at mile 884.6 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. --14. 500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1915 to September 1954.

datum 

Average discharge. --39 years, 5,334 cfs.

'?, 2 ft above mean sea level - adjustment 

hl^way bridge 50 ft upstream at same

' 9 ' 71 ft); mi 

(gage helght ' 14 ' 49 ft > =

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow 

slightly regulated, except during extreme floods, by six reservoirs on headwatersacre-ft S CapaClty > ^O.SIO acre-ft; total'normal operating capacity ,l«"o

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from aquatic growth Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

2,900

3,720

4,880

7,640

6.0 

8.0 

9.7

10,730

17,750

24,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,500

5,630

6,010

6,400

5,930

6,650

6,170

6,230

6,400

6,450

6,170

5,580

5,770

5,370

5,500

5.170

5,430

5,320

5,800

*5,880

5,880 

6,090

6,260

6,150

6,370

6,040

6,260

6,260

6,510 

6,310

6,480

185,970

5,999

0.414

0.48

Nov.

6,150

6,040

5,980

5,710

5,770

5,480

5,500

5,480

5,430

5,560

5,350

5,320

5,220

5,770

5,480

5,500

5,710

5,980

6,170

6,400

6,590 

7,250

6,990

7,250

7,400

6,820

6,760

6,680

5,930 

5,190

180,860

6,029

0.416

0.46

Dec.

*5,450

4,910

5,220

5,610

4,980

4,410

4,010

4,610

4,760

4,880

4,880

4,800

4,750

4,700

4,650

4,600

4,600

4,550

4,500

4,500

4,400 

*4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400 

4,400

4,400

143,770

4,638

0.320

0.37

Jan.

,400

,400

,400

,450

,500

,500

,500

,500

,550

,600

,600

,600

,600

,650

,700

,700

,700

,750

,800

,800

,850 

,900

,900

,900

,900

,950

.000

* ,000

,000 

,000

,000

146,100

4,713

0.325

0.37

Feb.

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,100

5,100

5,100

5,100

5,100

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,300

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,400 

5,400

5,400

5,500

5.600

5,600

5,600

5,600

-

------

147,500

5,268

0.363

0.38

Mar.

5,800

5,800

5,800

6,000

6,200

6,200

6,200

*6,200

6,230

6,590

6,420

6,560

6,370

6,260

6,310

6,540

6,150

6,200

6,230

6,230

6,960 

7,280

7,700

8,390

8,330

8,630

9,650

8,600

8,030 

*8,240

8,510

214,610

6,923

0.477

0.55

Apr.

8,090

7,850

6,700

6,700

7,880

7,460

7,580

8,330

8,750

10,200

11,900

13,600

14,300

15,800

16,900

17,200

*17,100

16,800

16,600

16,600

16,300 

15,800

15,100

15,200

15,000

15,800

19,300

20,200

* 20, 400 

22,400

411,840

13,730

0.947

1.06

May

23,900

24,400

24,100

*24,500

24,500

23,900

23,700

23,100

22,600

21,500

21,100

20,100

19,400

18,300

17,700

16,500

15,200

15,400

14,700

14,300

13,800 

13,700

13,200

13,300

12,400

12,000

11,700

11,500

11,100

13*100

545,900

17,610

1.21

1.40

June

17,300

17,600

17 , 200

17,600

17,300

16,900

15,900

14,600

*13,700

12,800

11,700

10,800

10,200

9,770

9,710

10,200

9,520

10,400

11,000

10,800

9,990 

9,650

10,100

9,550

9,830

10,400

9,870

9,340

8,780 

8,930

--

361,640

12,050

0.831

0.93

July

8,840

8,810

12,400

15,700

12,900

*11,600

10,900

10,500

9,990

9,740

9,870

9,090

8,810

9,000

8,900

8,540

8,570

8,450

8,120

7,640

7,250 

7,220

6,990

6,420

5,850

5,140

5,220

5,040

4,860 

4,860

4,880

260,100

8,390

0.579

0.67

Aug.

*5,010

4,460

4,680

4,800

4,530

4,280

4,320

4,250

4,050

4,180

4,090

3,830

3,830

3,590

3,720

3,870

4,250

3,900

3,920

3,870

3,490 

3,570

3,490

3,660

3,920

3,700

4,120

3,850

3,900 

*3,490

3,590

124,210

4,007

0.276

0.32

Sept.

3,590

3,550

3,450

3,430

3,400

3,470

5.000

3,510

3,570

3,530

3,960

3,620

3,640

3,980

3,980

4,280

4,510

4,370

4,440

4 ,650

4,530 

4,320

4,300

4,070

4,140

3,830

3,830

*3,620

3,850 

3,680

116,080

3,869

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1953 : Max 26,600 Mln 3,600 Mean 9,695 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 24,500 Mln 3,000 Mean 7,777 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 8 (no gage-height record Jan.
164 CROW RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Crow River near Regal, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°22'55", long 94°47'40", in S? sec. 11, T. 122 N., R. 33 W., on right

bank 12 ft upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles southeast of Regal. 

Drainage area.--215 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1943 to October 1954 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. July 1943 to May 9, 1944, staff gage, and May 10, 1944, to

July 13, 1948, chain gage, at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--11 years, 61.8 cfs.

'_ age _ 

leight, 3.66 ft, occurred during'period Mar."20-27 (backwater from ice); minimum

daily, 0.8 cfs Jan. 25 to Feb. 1; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Aug. 13.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 2,120 cfs Apr. 11, 1952 (gage height, 6.11 ft, from

rating curve extended above 900 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 6.73 ft Apr. 6,

1951 (backwater from ice); no flow at times in most years. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no-gage height record,

which are poor. At high stages a portion of flow bypasses gage from a point about

1 mile upstream, and returns to the main channel at a point about two-thirds of a mile

below gage. This flow is included in the station record. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1944-50.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953 to Oct. 31, 1954, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 pr. 5 to Oct. 31

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

1.6

6.0

12

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.1

6.8

9.9

14

21

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

176

279

339

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sro

In.

Oct.

11

9.8

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.8

10

11

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

10

12

14.

13

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

330.1

10.6

0.049

0.06

Nov.

10

10

10

11

10

frl

10

10

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

16

21

23

21

*21

21

19

20

19

18

17

421

14.0

0.065

0.07

Dec.

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.0

.8

* .7

.7

.6

.4

.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.J)

282.1

9.10

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 740

Jan.

3.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

i§.

.8

.8

.8

*.8

 8

 8

46.7

1.51

0.0069

0.008

Feb.

0.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.4

8.4

15

23

32

40

60

96

93

85

*80

78

76

74

-

799.2

28.5

0.133

0.14

Mln 0

Mar.

70

68

62

56

52

50

49

48

46

45

43

42

40

37

55

36

38

41

45

60

90

130

190

250

270

190

140

*97

75

64 

55

2,514

81.1

0.377

0.43

Apr.

52

51

50

60

75

78

*92

94

87

94

90

81

78

76

*76

76

72

67

62

58

57

55

54

52

52

89

174

262

279

272

2,815

93.8

0.436

0.49

May

296

320

299

290

242

*225

198

169

153

138

126

114

106

97

91

87

80

74

68

62

57

53

48

50

48

44

IT

50

50

50

183

3,912

126

0.586

0.68

June

194

190

178

143

111

84

*69

59

52

44

40

38

36

35

42

50

42

70

115

121

102

99

90

70

58

50

44

37

54

46

2,343

78.1

0.363

0.41

July

40

34

39

36

31

26

*24

21

21

29

29

24

20

18

15

14

14

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.9

10

9.6

8.4

7.7

T7f

7.7

*8. 7

11

568.3

18.3

0.085

0.10

Aug.

11

10

9.3

8.7

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.7

4.9

4.6

179

5.2

8.7

15

15

12

9.9

9.0

7.7

8.0

9.3

9.6

9.3

8.7

*10

10

9.0

7.7

6.8

264.7

8.54

0.04

0.05

Sept.

6.3

5.4

4.9

976

11

10

9.3

8.4

14

17

16

13

16

24

25.

26

26

26

26

23

18

15

14

13

*12

11

10

10

9.9

10

440.2

14.7

0.068

0.08

Mean 73.9 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 320 Mln 0.8 Mean 40.4 Cfsm 0.188 In. 2.57

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Dec. 5-19, 

Dec. 22 to Jan. 28, Mar. 20-27; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded 

range In stage, and weather records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

Total

Day

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

11

20

20

19

20

30

28

25

Day

)ct.l7

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

21

18

16

16

15

15

*15

Day

Oct. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ............................................

Discharge

15.9

0.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and weather records.
CROW RIVER BASIN 165

Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, Minn.

Location. lat 45°15'45", long 94°48'10", in NE£ sec. 27, T. 121 N., R. 33 W., on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, lj miles downstream from Lake Calhoun, and 

6.8 miles northeast of Spicer.

Drainage area. 179 sq mi.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete and steel V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of 

gage is 1,147.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Kandiyohi County Highway Department benchmark). Prior to July 19, 1950, chain gage at bridge 75 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 76.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 154 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.85 ft); minimum, 

2.5 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 408 cfs June 29, 1953 (gage height, 6.52 ft); no flow 

Mar. 15-24, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

affected by natural storage and some regulation of lakes upstream.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.0

2.8

4.7

7.6

12

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

23

20

21

16

17

18

17

17

16

12

11

16

16

16

22

22

20

18

*16

20

25

13

13

14

9.8

9.4 

8.7

8,3

7.2

507.4

16.4

0.092

0.11

Nov.

6.6

6.6

7.2

4.5

3.4

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.6

5.0

5.7

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.6 

4.0

4.2

116.4

3.88

0.022

0.02

Dec.

4.0

4.

5.

7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.8

8.7

8.8

9.0

9.4

10

*12

11

12

12

12

13

14

14

15 

15

15

1_6

315.1

10.2

0.057

0.07

Jan.

17

17

17

18

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

21

22

23

25

24

25

26

28

30

32

34

35

37

38 

*41

41

41

788

25.4

0.142

0.16

Feb.

42

43

43

44

44

44

43

44

44

44

44

43

42

42

42

42

43

44

45

62

62

59

59

62

*62

64

65

60

1,377

49.2

0.275

0.29

Mar.

54

54

54

54

54

57

58

59

59

59

57

65

129

71

71

72

74

76

80

80

81

84

84

83

88

82

86

*86 

84

84

84

2,263

73.0

0.408

0.47

Apr.

82

78

77

75

74

74

*80

78

74

75

75

72

72

70

*72

77

77

76

78

74

76

78

71

73

66

66

82

86 

91

106

2,305

76.8

0.429

0.48

May

111

111

116

TT2

113

*111

110

110

108

106

106

103

101

98

100

99

96

94

90

86

83

75

72

82

77

67

66

74 

76

66

79

2,898

93.5

0.522

0.60

June

78

74

73

71

64

56

*60

62

60

56

57

59

59

58

59

59

66

68

66

65

65

66

60

60

57

56

51

49 

52

54

1,840

61.3

0.342

0.38

July

49

*42

52

54

54

52

50

50

48

46

46

46

46

45

41

40

39

37

35

34

29

27

28

26

25

23

22

i

*25

25

1,176

37.9

0.212

0.24

Aug.

25

25

23

22

19

16

15

15

16

12

9.0

7.2

6.3

6.3

8.0

9.8

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.0

4.7

5.0

6.0

5.7

6.9

5.4

*6.3

7.2 

7.6

s'.s

329.0

10.6

0.059

0.07

Sept.

6.9

6.9

6.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.0

11

11

10

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

9.8

9.8

13

14

"8.7 14

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.2

*7.2

*$

6.9

259.7

8.66

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 406 Mln - Mean 96.2 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 129 Mln 2.6 Mean 38.8 Cfsm 0.217 In. 2.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-26, Dec. 13 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-21, Mar. 2-5 

(no gage-height record Jan. 24-28).

40Z891 O -57 -12
166 CROW RIVER BASIN

South Fork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°56'05", long 94°40'20", in SWi sec. 14, T. 117 N., R. 32 W., 1 mile east 

of Cosmos, 2ij miles upstream from small tributary, and 3v miles west of Corvuso.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1954.

Ga^e. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,082.09 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 4, 1945, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 50.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 140 cfs May 1 (gage height, 3.46 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow for part of Aug. 13, 15.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 958 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 8.75 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

1.9

9.3

16

32

0.4 

.5 

.6

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30 

0

.5 

1.7 

5.6

11

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

30

52

108

143

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

38 

42

41

39

37

35

32

29

26

24

20

16

15

18

21

20

20

20

*20

20

19

17

15

15

15

16

17

18

19

760

24.5

0.111

0.13

Nov.

20

22

21 

20

19

17

T7

18

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

22

28

32

*32

30

28

27

26

24

23

22

673

22.4

0.101

, 0.11

Dec.

23

27

29 

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

*17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

603

19.5

0.088

0.10

Jan.

11

TT

10 

9.5

9.1

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9 *.iZ

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

136.0

4.39

0.020

0.02

Feb.

0.7

.9

1.1 

1.4

1.7

2.2

2.8

3.6

4.7

6.0

6.6

7.2

7.8

8.5

9.4

10

11

13

14

15

17

18

20

22

24

*25

26

26

_

305.6

10.9

0.049

0.05

Mar.

26

26

26 

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

23

26

27

28

28

29

26

23

21

19

19

*18

2T

24

29

733

23.6

0.107

0.12

Apr.

34

43

50 

58

66

72

*76

64

66

64

62

60

60

*61

61

57

52

51

49

49

48

46

43

56

57

59

56

53

53

120

1,746

58.2

0.263

0.29

May

137

135

124

116

*115

114

110

105

99

94

88

84

75

70

69

66

63

60

56

49

45

44

38

31

32

32

31

28

16

19

67

2,212

71.4

0.323

0.37

June

78

81

85 

83

83

79

*74

65

68

67

60

53

49

44

38

35

36

36

36

35

34

32

30

28

29

26

24

21

16

21

1,446

48.2

0.218

0.24

July

19

*18

30 

26

27

26

28

27

24

22

20

19

17

15

13

12

11

9.3

8.1

7.1

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.1

2.4

LJ.

2.6

2.8

*2. 6

3.1

415.0

13.4

0.061

0.07

Aug.

3.1

2.8

2.4 

2.4

2.1

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

2.1

4.6

3.3

2.2

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.5

.4

2.8

4.1

*5.2

3.5

3.0

2.4

*1.5

58.2

1.88

0.0085

0.01

Sept.

1.0

.7

.5 

1.0

2.1

1.7

1.0

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.5

3.1

3.7

5^2

4.8

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.4

1.5

.8

1.0

*1.4

1.0

1.5

1.4

59.8

1.99

0.0090

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : Max 424 Mln 0 Mean 90.7 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.56

Water year 1953-54 : Max 137 Mln 0.1 Mean 25.1 Cfsm 0.114 In. 1.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Not£. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 5. No gage-height record Oct. 23 

to Dec. 5.
CROW RIVER BASIN 167

South Pork Crow River near Mayer, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°54', long 93°53', on line between sees. 30 and 31, T 117 N R 25 W 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, l| miles Aorth of 

Mayer, 4 miles southwest of Watertown, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with North

Drainage area.--1.170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1954 (incomplete prior to 1938).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 926.00 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Hennepin County Park Board Survey). Prior to June 14, 1940, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 14, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 15.70 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.2 23

1.4 44

1.8 105

0.7 0.8

.8 2.8

.9 7.6

1.0 19

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.2 41

1.5 81

2.0 160

3.0 346

4.0 580

5.0 880

6.2 1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

47

44 

42

41

37

40

37

40

37

37

36

35

33 

*35

33

33

31

32

31

31

29

28

33

32

27

24

a?4

a28

35

40

1,081

34.9

0.030

0.03

Nov.

45

44

42 

35

31

25

29

35

38

35

33

36

35

35 

35

35

33

33

*37

60

85

90

102

T8

82

77

69

b64

b56

bSO

1,494

49.8

0.043

0.05

Dec.

.

e24.9

0.021

0.02

Jan.

_

e9.5

0.008

0.01

Feb.

_

e!6.2

0.014

0.01

Mar.

377

a76

a74 

372

aj38

a68

369

370

371

*b73

b73

b73

b74

b76 

b82

bllO

b!40

blSO

b350

760

862

1,010

914

895

772

712

658

580

*480

435

372

10,306

332

0.284

0.33

Apr.

358

336

284 

262

262

*257

272

284

284

266

257

248

235

217 

214

212

*217

201

181

162

157

154

149

144

157

198

234

266

264

452

7,164

239

0.204

0.23

May

*924

,160

,230 

,290

* ,280

,220

. ,110

966

799

664

*586

520

462

410 

378

340

302

276

253

234

208

185

170

162

174

147

134

T42

150

141

259

16,276

525

0.449

0.52

June

314

264

259 

244

223

201

*190

183

174

154

141

138

141

134 

125

134

115

T47

261

500

748

¥98

470

388

338

286

237

210

219

203

7,739

258

0.221

0.25

July

166

*163

1,080 

838

682

556

452

376

320

284

252

219

189

162 

138

118

106

88

74

60

51

44

40

34

31

24

21

53

39

29

*28

6,717

217

0.185

0.21

Aug.

54

41

23

14

12

16

8.4

6.2

4.1

3.4

2.4

2.2

1.8

it* 

3.1

9.2

5.6

6.2

4.1

9.2

9.2

36

38

42

38

38

*66

189

Teo

142

125

1,110.5

35.8

0.031

0.04

Sept.

106

87

70 

64

63

63

55

48

48

48

53

49

45

58 

71

80

130

190

147

141

117

92

77

67

54

48

*41

34

34

34

2,214

73.8

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,880 Mln 14 Mean 500 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,290 Mln 1.4 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.29 In. 1.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Crow River 

at Rockford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

e Estimated.
168 CROW RIVER BASIN

Crow River at Rockford, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°05'15", long 93°44'00", in sec. 29, T. 119 N., R. 24 W., on right bank

at Rockford, 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 55 and 1 mile downstream

from confluence of North and South Forks. 

Drainage area.--2,520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1954. 

«age.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. June 4, 1909, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at

different datum. Apr. 23, 1929, to Aug. 21, 1934, chain gage at site 600 ft downstream

at present datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1909-17, 1930-31, 1934-54), 565 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs May 5 (gage height, 6.27 ft); minimum

daily, 76 cfs Jan. 21-31; minimum gage height, 1.98 ft Aug. 15.

1909-17, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 16.24

ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.05 ft, caused by ice jam upstream). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1115: 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

205

200

194

182

174

169

166

166

163

161

158

155

150

145

*140

135

142

145

145

148

150

145

137

137

137

140

135

127

130

127

122

4,730

153

0.061

0.07

Nov.

132

140

137

132

122

115

110

108

110

115

115

113

115

115

120

118

115

113

*125

174

220

233

245

255

zm

191

155

169

177

180

4,505

150

0.060

0.07

Dec.

172

177

200

217

163

160

160

160

150

150

140

140

140

140

130

125

120

120

120

120

115

*115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

105

TTo

4,229

136

0.054

0.06

Jan.

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

100

96

94

92

90

88

86

84

82

80

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

*76

76

2,776

89.5

0.036

0.04

Feb.

78

80

82

83

84

85

87

88

90

91

93

95

97

101

104

108

111

119

130

143

161

188

219

250

285

315

350

363

_

4,080

146

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,140 Min 95

Mar.

*378

360

355

355

345

330

325

320

320

301

292

305

255

220

215

215

255

356

593

953

1,060

,250

,310

,460

.500

,360

,280

,240

* ,150

,060

20,678

667

0.265

0.31

Apr.

904

855

793

706

720

*706

752

806

820

793

766

739

713

706

694

*681

687

669

639

588

561

540

524

561

582

786

995

1,020

995

1,250

22,551

752

0.298

0.33

May

1,840

2,200

*2,440

2,570

2,620

2,580

2,500

2,360

2,200

2,000

1,840

1,700

1,570

1,460

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,120

1,040

974

904

827

752

706

669

633

588

582

555

550

593

44,213

1,426

0.566

0.65

June

793

793

786

772

713

645

588

540

*509

471

440

415

415

406

406

415

406

398

519

669

1,250

1,270

1,140

995

869

759

645

582

540

535

19,684

656

0.260

0.29

July

467

462

816

1,440

1,440

*1,270

1,080

925

800

720

657

577

514

453

411

371

341

319

292

265

242

223

208

194

174

166

153

140

145

174

*182

15,621

504

0.200

0.23

Aug.

174

205

182

158

142

132

130

120

113

106

98

93

89

85

91

113

108

110

102

104

91

95

125

140

142

132

163

262

440

*415

371

4,831

156

0.062

0.07

Sept.

337

302

265

248

233

233

223

211

208

205

208

214

214

220

236

271

330

415

449

449

419

378

341

319

295

268

*245

226

220

208

8,390

280

0.111

0.12

Mean 1,068 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.76

Water Water year year 1953-54 1953-54: : Max Max 2,620 2,620 Min Min 75 75 Mean Mean 428 428 Cfsm Cfsm 0.170 O.l/O In. In. 2.30 Z.5O________

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs).--Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 1.510 cfs (4.78 ft); May 5 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

2,620 cfs (6.27 ft); June 1 (3 p.m.) 813 cfs (3.79 ft); June 22 (12 p.m.) to June 23 (1 a.m.) 

1,300 cfs (4.49 ft); July 5 (1 to 2 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-25, Dec. 28 to Feb. 27, Mar. 2-10, 12-17.

RUM RIVER BASIN 

Mille Lacs Lake at Garrison, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°18'05", long 93°49'05", in SW^SE^- sec. 12, T. 44 N., R. 28 W., at pumphouse of Minnesota Division of Game and Fish, a quarter of a mile southwest of Borden 

Lake Outlet and three-quarters of a mile northeast of Garrison.

Records available.--June 1931 to September 1954. Prior to.October 1939, published as 

Mille Lacs Lake at Wealthwood.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,240.50 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, staff gage at Wealthwood at various datums. 

Gage readings reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,253.52 ft (affected by wind action) July 9; 

minimum, 1,251.60 ft Nov. 10.

1931-54: Maximum elevation, 1,253.61 ft July 25, 1952; maximum daily, 1,253.22 ft 

Aug. 13, 1953; minimum observed, 1,245.84 ft Oct. 16-19, 1936.

Remarks. Fixed-crest spillway with crest at elevation 1,250.50 ft. Water level subject 

to fluctuation caused by change in direction and velocity of wind and by seiches.

Oct. 31..... 1,252.03

Nov. 30..... 1,251.81

Dec. 31..... 1,251.81

Elevation, in feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Jan. 31..... 1,251.81

Feb. 28..... 1,251.76

Mar. 21..... 1,251.77

Apr. 30..... 

May 31..... 

June 30.....

1,251.99

1,252.23

al,252.44

July 31. 

Aug. 31. 

Sept .30.

al,252.36 

1,252.05 

1,251.88

a Estimated or Interpolated.

Note.--Elevations are available for days other than those shown above.
RUM RIVER BASIN 169

Rum River near St. Francis, Mlnn.

Location. La t 45°19'40", long 93°22'20", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 

4 miles south of St. Francis and 15f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 861.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 9, 1933, chain gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-31, 1933-54), 573 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 9.86 ft); minimum 

daily , 340 cfs Jan. 16 to Feb. 2.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 9,260 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 11.03 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 18, 1934 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

Remarks."-Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Mille Lacs Lake (occasionally), Ogechie and Onamia Lakes, and several smaller 

lakes above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from aquatic growth July 30 to Aug. 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

450

560

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

390

670

1,060

1,940

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

9.8

2,940

4,080

6,760

8,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

542

536

530

518

518

500

500

500

512

518

512

512

506

506

506

*506

500

506

518

518

518

512

512

506

500

506

512

512

506

512 

512

15,872

512

0.376

0.43

Nov.

500

500

500

495

485

475

475

475

465

465

465

470

470

470

470

465

465

460

475

536

623

686

724

732

700

644

574

518

455

*500

15,737

525

0.386

0.43

Dec.

530

530

588

651

600

560

560

548

542

542

548

515

490

480

480

475

470

470

465

460

455

450

445

440

435

430

425

420

*420

415 

410

15,249

492

0.362

0.42

Jan.

400

400

400

400

400

375

375

375

375

375

350

350

350

350

350

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

*340

340 

340

11,065

357

0.262

0.30

Feb.

340

340

345

350

355

360

360

365

370

375

380

390

400

410

420

430

445

460

490

530

567

590

610

630

660

690

700

700

-

13,062

466

0.343

0.36

Mar.

690

670

640

620

600

580

564

558

*520

558

490

520

390

440

510

530

530

540

614

712

712

756

740

780

772

740

*756

756

733

691 

691

19,403

626

0.460

0.53

Apr.

670

642

582

546

552

564

635

698

756

804

868

876

868

860

844

868

868

836

820

804

780

764

726

719

712

1,040

2,100

*2,800

3,530

5,520

33,652

1,122

0.825

0.92

May

*7,450

8.070

7,620

7,350

/ , iOO

*6,900

6,160

5,300

4,520

3,860

3,360

2,930

2,530

2,210

1,910

1,690

1,490

1,350

1,220

1,120

1,080

1,010

956

948

916

876

844

836

820

788 93°

94,346

3,043

2.24

2.58

June

1,180

1,430

1,690

2,100

2,580

2,900

2,870

2,550

2,080

1,620

*1,270

1,140

1,010

916

860

852

836

932

1,090

1,190

1,430

1,840

2,300

2,680

2,910

2,970

2,930

2,780

3,020

3.650

57,606

1,920

1.41

1.58

July

4,200

4,320

4,120

3,760

3,510

3,920

5,150

5,950

5,980

5,430

4,770

*4,060

3,390

2,830

2,390

2,030

1,700

1,420

1,200

1,050

932

836

780

705

670

621

582

558

535 

535

564

78,498

2,532

1.86

2.15

Aug.

558

564

552

525

505

490

475

470

465

460

*450

445

430

420

430

495

515

515

525

490

450

440

510

576

655

628

570

535

515. 

485

465

15,568

503

0.370

0.43

Sept.

445

435

425

440

455

465

475

460

*465

470

475

490

490

500

546

607

584

820

948

1,040

1.080

1,080

1,040

1,030

836

748

670

621

600 

600

19,340

645

0.474

0.53

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,710 Mln 305 Mean 987 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9-85

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,070 Mln 340 Mean 1,067 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5, 12, Dec. 14 to Feb. 19, Feb. 22 to Mar. 6, 

Mar. 14-16 (no gage-height record Jan. 21-28).
170 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn.

Location Lat 45°07'36", long 93°17'48", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 119 N., R. 21 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Coon Creek, 1-| miles downstream from hydroelectric 

plant of Northern States Power Co. at Coon Rapids, 6-| miles downstream from Anoka, and 

at mile 864.8 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 19,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.02 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 14, 1932, at site l£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 7.059 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 cfs May 5 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum, 3,760 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 75,900 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 17.51 ft); minimum, 586 cfs Sept. 13, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by six headwater reservoirs completed in 

1892; total usable capacity, 1,640,610 acre-ft; total normal operating capacity, 

948,900 acre-ft. Diurnal regulation caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

4,470

5,400

6,720

8,210

11,500

15,000

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.9

19,100

23,300

27,500

31,800

36,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,330

6,390

6,780

7,690

6,390

7,570

6,750

7,040

7,300

7,240

7,100

6,330

8,610

6,280

6,250

*6,040

6,170

5,960

6,470

6,720

6,640

6,840

6,950

6,950

7,130

6,810

7,010

7,010

7,300

7,240

7,180

210,470

6,789

0.355

0.41

Nov.

6,950

6,720

6,920

6,360

6,470

6,170

6,140

6,120

6,140

6,250

6,070

5,990

6,070

6,250

6,120

6,220

6,280

6,720

6,860

7,480

7,690

8,300

8,330

8,460

8,550

8,210

7,630

6,700

6,600

*5,500

204,070

6,802

0.356

0.40

Dec .

5,800

5,900

5,900

6,300

5,300

4,450

4,200

5,000

4,900

5,000

5,800

5,420

5,650

5,900

5,800

4,600

4,050

4,250

4,500

6,000

6,900

6,200

5,600

6,200

7,000

7,200

6,600

*6,400

6,800

6,200

6,200

176,020

5,678

0.297

0.34

Jan.

6,500

5,800

6,400

6,200

7.200

6,000

6,000

6,300

6,200

5,600

6,000

5,400

5,500

5,700

6,000

5,600

5,300

5,500

5,500

5,600

5,600

5,800

5,500

5,600

5,900

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,350

*5.300

5,300

178,850

5,769

0.302

0.35

Feb.

5,300

5,450

5,500

5,400

5,600

5,600

5,500

5,300

5,500

5,500

5,450

5,400

5,200

5,200

5,700

5,200

5,200

5,400

5,500

5,900

6,200

6,600

6,200

6,600

6,600

6^700

6,600

6,700

-

-------

161,000

5,750

0.301

0.31

Mar.

6,700

6,700

6,700

6,500

6,600

6,800

6,900

6,600

*6,260

6,200

6,450

6,000

5,500

6,000

6,250

6,200

6,200

6,600

7,500

7,600

8,200

9,200

9,600

10,300

10,300

10,300

10.700

*9,800

9,880

9,980

10,200

238,720

7,701

0.403

0.46

Apr.

9,710

9,510

7,960

7^950

9,100

8,780

9,160

10,300

10,400

12,100

13,600

15,800

15,900

17,300

18,500

18,700

18,700

18,200

17,800

17,900

17,500

16,900

16,100

16,200

16,300

17,200

22,100

24,300

24,900

*28iOOO

466,850

15,560

0.815

0.91

May

33,000

35,100

35,400

*55.600

35,500

34,800

33,900

32,400

30,700

28,700

27,600

26,000

24,500

23,000

22,000

20,500

18,600

18,600

17,700

16,900

16,700

15,900

15,300

15,400

14,200

14,000

13,400

13,400

12.600

12,900

14,100

708,400

22,850

1.20

1.38

June

19,700

20,700

20,200

20,900

21.100

21,100

20,300

18,700

17,300

15,500

14,000

12,900

12,000

11,500

*11,300

11,700

11.200

11,900

12,900

13,400

13,200

13,000

14,000

13,600

14,000

14,600

14,000

13,400

12,500

13,000

453,600

15,120

0.792

0.88

July

13,600

13,800

17,000

19.500

19,000

17,300

16,900

17,500

17,300

16,800

16,000

14,800

*13,500

13,000

12,300

11,900

10,800

10,700

10,100

9,350

8,840

8,650

8,330

7,780

6,950

6,520

6,140

5,990

5.910

5,940

6,090

368,290

11,880

0.622

0.72

Aug.

6.010

5,990

5,750

6,170

5,680

5,550

5,480

5,380

5,300

5,260

5,300

*5,040

4,870

4,740

4.690

5,280

5,680

5,160

5,110

5,280

4,710

4,850

4,780

4,970

5,350

5,280

5,400

5,400

5,520

5,230

4,990

164,200

5,297

0.277

0.32

Sept.

5,160

4,870

4,850

4,760

4,830

4,740

4,690

4.540

*4,900

4,870

5,300

5,180

5,060

5,330

5,730

5,830

6,860

5,910

6,890

7.500

7,210

6,750

6,720

6,390

6,330

5,600

5,600

5,140

5,260

5,350

167,950

5,598

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1953; Max 33,900 Mln 3,400 Mean 11,930 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.49

Water year 1953-54; Max 35,600 Mln 4,050 Mean 9,585' Cfsm 0.502 In. 6.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Dec. 30 

to Jan. .29; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records at Coon Rapids

Powerplant) .
MINNEHAHA CREEK BASIN 171 

Minnetonka Lake near Wayzata, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°57'00", long 93°29'55", In SW^SW^ sec. 8, T. 11V N., R. 22 W., on east 

side of Wayzata Bay, 150 ft north of bridge over channel connecting Grays Bay and 

Wayzata Bay on State Highway 101.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1941). Lake 

elevations collected In this vicinity since 1881 are contained in files of the Hennepin 

County Highway Department. Published as "at Excelsior" prior to June 1947.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 922.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1939, staff gage, and Sept. 10, 1939, to July 28, 1952, waterstage recorder, at Excelsior at datum 920.00 ft above mean sea level, 1903 adjustment, 

which is 0.96 ft higher than present datum. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, datum of 1929, subsequent to June 30, 1947.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 929.22 ft May 3: minimum, 928.20 ft sometime 

during period Nov. 15-27 (from recorded range in stage).

1938-54: Maximum elevation, 930.42 ft Sept. 17, 1951; minimum, 922.72 ft Dec. 21, 

1938, to Jan. 3, 1939 (datum of 1929).

Remarks. Water level subject to fluctuation caused by wind action.

Elevation, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31.... 8.39 Jan. 31.... 8.40 Apr. 30.... 8.93 July 31.... 8.90 

Nov. 30.... 8.36 Feb. 28.... 8.41 May 31.... 9.00 Aug. 31.... 8.74 

Dec. 31.... 8.42 Mar. 31.... 8.68 June 30.... 9.23 Sept.30.... 8.67

Note. Add 920 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Gage-height record 

available for days other than those shown above.
172 MINNEHAHA CREEK BASIN

Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°56'30", long 93°26'45", near center of E£ sec. 15, T. 117 N., R. 22 W., 

on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on county highway at Minnetonka Mills, 2.2 

miles below outlet of Minnetonka Lake, and 2.9 miles northwest of Hopkins.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 172 cfs May 4 (gage height, 6.44 

ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 9 to Feb. 3, Feb. 12; minimum gage height, 4.54 ft 

Mar. 13.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge affected by storage in Minnetonka Lake, controlled by fixedcrest dam.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

Sept.

103

101

103

101

98

91

90

85

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

85

83

83

80

71

62

60

50

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

-

_

_

_

Sept.

38

33

*27

24

19

13

8.2

5.8

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ..................................................

Aug.

_

-

-

103

106

106

104

_

Sept.

8.2

7.2

5.8

4.3

2.8

2.7

-

51.5

0.44

Discharge ublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

T75

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8 78"

*.8

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

30.9

1.00

0.0077

0.009

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

-_8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.9

1.9

2.2

TTff

1.6

2.1

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

31.3

1.04

0.0080

0.009

Dec.

0.9

.9

1.5

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

23.3

0.75

0.0058

0.007

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* . 1

.1

3.9

0.13

0.0010

0.001

Feb.

0.1

'.I

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

______

12.4

0.44

0.0034

0.004

Mar.

0.4

.3

.2

TZ

a.Z

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.6

1.4

6.1

4.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

6.6

5.3

5.1

*4.8

4.8

3.0

2.8

64.3

2.07

0.016

0.02

Apr.

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.8

5.8

6.6

4.6

6.3

7.2

5.6

5.1

3.8

5.8

12

12

9.7

6.3

3.2

5.3

5.1

2.2

4.6

3.6

4.8

9.1

9.7

13

*36

198.1

6.60

0.051

0.06

May

91

111

156

167 TES"

149

*140

138

130

122

118

108

103

101

99

98

88

76

65

58

53

41

37

77

68

45

42

62

77

56

66

2,898

93.5

0.719

0.83

June

86

86

82

77

65

53

56

60

52

37

*32

34

31

37

37

42

44

59

90

140

144

149

14?

142

137

122

101

108

132

133

2,505

83.5

0.642

0.72

July

125

ITC

123

122

110

104

113

113

108

110

111

108

103

*101

99

96

93

88

83

80

71

64

60

52

45

40

35

30

26

23

2T

2,578

83.2

0.640

0.74

Aug.

25

75

20

17

13

10

8.5

7.8

7.5

6.9

5.3

4.3

3.4

2.8 3"70

4.8

*4.6

4'. 6

4.8

4.3

3.4

3.4

4.8

5.3

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

4.3

236.9

7.64

0.059

0.07

Sept.

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

*1.8

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

5.6

6.1

7.5 573-

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

T78

2.1

86.0

1 2.87

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 167 Mln 0.1 Mean 23.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range Ir 

stage.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14 to Feb. 6, Feb. 12, Mar. 2-4.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 173

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°36'05", long 96°52'18", In SW^ sec. 13, T. 125 N., R. 50 W., on right 

bank 2 miles northwest of town of Browns Valley, Mlnn. , 3i miles upstream from proposed 

Lake Traverse diversion, 5.3 miles northeast of Peever, 7-| miles downstream from 

Jorgenson River, and 8 miles upstream from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area. 447 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Oct. 1, 1939, to Mar. 20, 1940, staff gage at site 4| miles 

downstream at different datum. Mar. 21 to Apr. 12, 1940, staff gage at site 100 ft 

downstream at present datum. Apr. 13 to Aug. 27, 1940, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 57.3 cfs (41,480 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs May 27 (gage height, 8.55 ft); no flow 

Jan. 23-28.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 4,730 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 12.16 ft); maximum gage height, 13.35 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow 

at times in 1940, 1942, 1950, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

0.8 

1.0 

2.2

4.6 

8.1

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 144

273

410

591

995

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,0

^

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

g

28.7

0.93

0.0021

0.002

57

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

*1.5

2.2

2.8

3.3

^6

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.0

62.1

2.07

0.0046

0.005

123

Dec.

3.9

4.0

JU5

4.5

4.0

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

44.0

1.42

0.0032

0.004

87

Jan.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

*0

.1 

.1

.1

5.7

0.18

D. 00040

0.0005

11

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.6

.9

1.1

1.5

2.5

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.5

4.5

8.0

10

11

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

-

198.3

7.08

0.016

0.02

393

Mar.

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

22

28

35

39

41

43

*43

44

44

44 

44

43

778

25.1

0.056

0.06

1,540

Apr.

44

46

46

46

50

76

140

130

*110

93

81

71

*61

53

51

50

49

42

37 as

36

38

36

36

46

64

142

112

84 

78

1,983

66.1

0.148

0.16

3,930

May

79

86

98

106

114

120

116

102

88

81

74

68

*60

54

50

50

44

40

38

35

31

29

27

24

23

21

201

583

*164 

122

 1 ! 190

3,918

126

0.282

0.33

7,770

June

486

242

200

177

*146

120

124

234

164

122

124

131

112

91

79

68

58

57

57

54

51

45

42

37

33

29

27

24

31 

*41

3,206

107

0.239

0.27

6,360

July

32

25

23

22

22

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

10

8.9

7.7

7.3

6.6

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.6

3.8

3.3

2.8

3.0

*3.0

2.8 

3.0

4.0

329.3

10.6

0.024

0.23

653

Aug.

4.3

5.9

4.9

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.4

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*_=_9

.9

.9

.9

.9

g

' g

53.5

1.73

0.0039

 0.004

106

Sept.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.6

1.5

1.1

1.6

3.0

4.0

3.5

5.5

5.9

4.3

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

n.e

1.8

1.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0 

3.3

70.8

2.36

0.0053

0.006

140

Calendar year 1953 : Max 628 Min 0.4 Mean 33.3 Cfsm 0.074 In. 1.03 Ac-ft 24,140

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 29.3 Cfsm 0.066 In. 0.89 Ac-ft 21,170

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--May 27 (11:30 p.m.) 2,300 cfs (8.55 ft); May 31 (6:30 a.m.) 

1,710 cfs (7.48 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Apr. 8. Backwater from debris Oct. 

to Nov. 30.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

174

Whetstone River near Corona, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°22', long 9b°46', in NW^NWi sec. 24, T. 122 N., R. 49 W., at downstream 

side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from nearest tributary, 2 miles 

north of Corona, and 5^ miles southeast of Wilmot.

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,100 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--1953: Maximum discharge during period August to September, not determined; minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 534 cfs June 6 (gage height, 5.70 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 1, 8; minimum gage height observed, 

1.02 ft Sept. 1.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, Aug. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18 to Apr. ll)

5.0 

5.7

43

81

130

260

419

534

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

40

50

80

100

130

*100

70

50

Sept.

6

5

5

5

5

4.8

4.8

4.2

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

40

35

32

30

28

*24

22

20

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6 *i.e

1.4

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

18

18

16

14

13

12

12

10

Sept.

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean ........................ - - - - - - - ...... . .

Runoff In acre feet

Aug.

9

8

8

*6

7

6

6

2,010

Sept.

1.0

.9

.9

.8

Tff

.0

_

2 35

140

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Mo gage-height record Aug. 1-13; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Big Stone City.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

^5

*.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.1

25.3

0.82

50

Nov.

1.1

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

*1.1

T74- 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

37.3

1.24

74

Dec.

1.4

(*)

43.4

1.4

86

Jan.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

29.9

0.96

59

Feb.

0.9

T5

.9

3

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

6

7

5

5

6

7

8

10

15

20

30

!§

30

20

20

15

35

35

35

35

403.2

14.4

800

Mar.

30

*25

20

20

18

16

15

12

13

11

11

10

11

5

7

8

34

127

137

114

a75

51

*51

110

166

151

133

127

112

110

109

1,841

59.4

3,650

Apr.

a 100

a90

a85

81

159

170

*108

84

54

46

32

24

*19

17

25

20

14

a 14

13

ii

15

14

14

28

126

180

461

34?

146

119

2,612

87.1

5,180

May

73

60

57

58

101

128 ~76

60

40

38

34

30

29

29

27

27

25

*24

23

22

15

14

10

9

7

11

43

59

63

50

125

1,367

44.1

2,710

June

266

254

163

61

75

395

2B?

121

72

54

54

55

39

33

26

22

22

29

36

32

28

25

a20

16

15

13

a 12

11

10

*6

2,227

74.2

4,420

July

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

4.8

4.2

3.2

a3.1

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

al.9

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

a. 8

.7

1.6

1.8

8

To" 18 

lo

130.3

4.20

258

Aug.

a 15

T?

3.5

3.2

3.2

.5

.1

a .8

.6

.3

.2

* .3

.1

.2

a .8

.5

.3

.3

.1

.9

.8

a. 7

.6

.6

.5

a. 5

.5

.5

a. 4

74

*.4

66.8

2.15

132

Sept.

~75 0.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

1.4

2.5

2.7

a2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.2

775

2.8

a2.3

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

al.7

1.6

1.6

al.5

1.4

51.1

1.70

101

Calendar year 1953: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 461 Mln 0.3 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,520

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 172 cfs (3.22 ft); Apr. 6 (4 a.m.) 186 cfs (3.08 

ft); Apr. 27 (l p.m.) 602 cfs (5.51 ft); June 1 (6 p.m.) 280 cfs (4.13 ft); June 6 (10 p.m.) 534 cfs 

(5.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for station near Big Stone City.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Mar. 4 (no gage-height record Nov. 19 to 

Dec7~16. Dec. 18 to Jan. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records;.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 175

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°17', long 96°29 T , in sec. 18, T. 121 N., R. 46 W. , on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles west of Big Stone City, and 2 miles upstream 

from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area. --389 sq mi.

Records available . March 1910 to November 1912 and March 1931 to September 1954 in

reports of Geological Survey. April 1899 to May 1904 and March 1910 to November 1912 

(at site 2 miles downstream) in publication of State Drainage Commission of Minnesota 

entitled Report of Water Resources Investigations of Minnesota" for 1909-12. Records 

incomplete for some winters.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 996.96 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Mar. 16, 1910, to Nov. 16, 1912, staff gage 2 miles downstream at different 

datum. Mar. 18, 1931, to Aug. 27, 1938, chain gage, and Aug. 28, 1938, to May 3, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, at site 20 ft upstream at present datum. May 4, 1939, to Nov. 8, 

1952, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --19 years (1935-54), 55.0 cfs (39,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 cfs June 7 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Jan. 23, 24.

1910-12, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 5,710 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 13.64 ft, 

from floodmark); maximum gage height, 13.95 ft Apr. 11, 1947; no flow at times in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, about 26 ft in June 1919, present site and datum, from information by local resident.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, no 

gage-height record, and faulty intake action, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect and backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 'feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

171

275

395

539

890

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

5.6

5.4

5.8

5.6

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.8

7.0

6.0

*5.6

5.6

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.7

7.7

772

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

194.2

6.26

0.016

0.02

385

Nov.

LJ.

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.7

10

10

*11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

1111

287.2

9.57

0.025

0.03

570

Dec.

10

11

12

11

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.3

8.8

8.2

7.3

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.6

H

234.1

7.55

0.019

0.02

464

Jan.

4.4

4!o

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

 3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.5

275

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

'

99.5

3.21

0. 0083

0.01

197

Feb.

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.3

5.9

6.6

7.5

8.4

9.5

10

11

11

12

13

15

18

22

26

32

37

42

45

47

48

_

457.3

16.3

0.042

0.04

907

Mar.

46

45

43

*42

42

42

43

44

46

47

49

51

53

59

67

80

97

122

144

170

170

167

159

153

150

143

*140

140

141

141 

142

2,978

96.1

0.247

0.28

5,910

Apr.

142

144

146

148

149

158

200

*175

139

107

91

82

72

*66

62

60

57

52

47

44

44

43

33

47

76

125

201

~Z22 390

150

3,482

116

0.298

0.33

6,910

May

130

126

144

158

164

192

188

150

122

101

88

*79

70

66

67

69

73

63

56

51

48

46

44

42

40

38

TO

44

57

70 

508

2,934

94.6

0.243

0.28

5,820

June

705

340

188

139

118

*98

1,570

1.740

a 440

a270

a 200

a!55

a!35

al20

a 100

85

70

88

96

96

84

73

60

50

43

37

32

31

30

30

7,223

241

0.620

0.69

14,330

July

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

*11

T2

17

677

21.8

0.056

0.06

1,340

Aug.

Ts~ 18

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

7.5

7.2

7.2

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.9

9.9

8.7

7.5

*7.0

6.8

6.5

5.8

 ^T

323.1

10.4

0.027

0.03

641

Sept.

5.2

4.5

572

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.5

9.9

10

9.9

9.4

8.7

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.0

*6.5

6.3

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.3

229.1

7.64

0.020

0.02

454

Calendar year 1953: Max 890 Min 2.3 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 0.152 In. 2.07 Ac-ft 42,930

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,740 Min 2:5 Mean 52.4 Cfsm 0.135 In. 1.81 Ac-ft 37,930

Peak discharge 

(4.64 ft)5 May 6

-54: Max 1,740 Min 2:5 Mean 52.4 Cfsm 0.155 In. 1.81 Ac-ft 57,950

e (base. 200 cfs). Apr. 7 (6:30 p.m.) 214 cfs (3.72 ft); Apr. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 432 cfs 

,,. . --,, .._., S (2 to 4 p.m.) 206 cfs (3.68 ft); May 31 (11 p.m.) 962 cfs (6.13 ft); June 7 

(ll p.m.) 3,330 cfs (10.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Jan. 17-21). 

Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 2. Faulty intake action June 16 to Aug. 11.
176 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°18', long 96°27', in sec. 16, T. 121 N., R. 26 W., in dike on left bank

at concrete dam at outlet, half a mile southwest of Ortonville. 

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 960.07 ft above mean sea level, project

datum. Prior to Sept. 17, 1947, staff gage.at same site and datum. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 8.61 ft June 8; minimum, 4.77 ft Nov. 6.

1937-54: Maximum gage height, 12.73 ft Apr. 17, 1952; minimum observed, 2.20 ft

Nov. 20, 1940. 

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by natural lake with concrete dam at outlet. Fixed crest of

dam is at elevation 966.00 ft, with one 5-foot gate with sill at elevation 960.75 ft,

and two 2^-foot gates with sills at elevation 962.00 ft (all elevations are referred to

project datum). Ordinarily changes in gate openings are not made. Water level subject

to fluctuation caused by wind action.

Gage height, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31....... 5.68

Nov. 30....... 5.76

Dec. 31....... ae.OO

Jan. 31....... 6.04

Feb. 28....... 6.19

Mar. 31....... 6.30

Apr. 30....... 6.86

May 31....... 6.83

June 30....... 6.98

a Estimated.

Note.--Page-height record other than that shown above is available.

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn.

Location --Lat 45°17'45", long 96°26'40", in NW^ sec. 16, T. 121 N., R. 46 W., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 1,000 ft downstream from dam at 

outlet of Big Stone Lake, and half a mile southwest of Ortonville.

Drainage area.--1,160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1954.

Bage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.38 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 31, 1939, staff gage on downstream side of dam 

1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.28 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years, 119 cfs (86,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 905 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Jan. 27-31.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 12.92 ft); no 

flow Dec. 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or backwater from debris, which are fair. Flow occasionally regulated by Big Stone Lake 

except high flows which are affected by storage in Big Stone Lake (see above).

Revisions (water years). WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.6

6.4

5.3

1.4

li

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9 ~75

1.1

*1.2

1.1

1.0

8.8

19

.9

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

4.5

1.5

113.6

3.66

225

Nov.

1.5

18

T.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

3.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

*2.8

3.4

1.5

3.6

4.8

16

1.4

1.3

rr

1.3

1.3

84.7

2.82

168

Dec.

1.4

rr

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

TT

31.2

1.01

62

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

14.8

0.477

29

Feb.

0.3

.4

.5

.5

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

5.0

8.0

9.0

12

25

45

60

56

50

56

60

78

110

110

 

130~

834.1

29.8

1,650

Mar.

140

140

130

*109

94

94

94

100

106

110

110

104

100

94

90

84 §¥

112

130

134

132

140

140

143

160

*155

158

154

151

148

146

3,796

122

7,530

Apr.

147

148

137

134

135

138

114

*79

*108

136

137

125

*126

128

264

200

220

133

118

93

182

112

64 140"

92

163

169

123

241

252

4,358

145

8,640

May

360

283

424

2ST

210

223

223

220

205

196

196

*195

140

166

192

210

191

171

154

95

119

78

117

240

98

4479"

174

170

121 

227

5,682

183

11,270

June

287

307

354

273

*196

206

475

787

STF

649

677

660

604

566

597

512

544

536

488

484

458

443

359

386

426

404

285

303

344

342

13,627

454

27,030

July

*288

2B7

269

247

230

225

221

209

162

167

178

189

174

190

126

50

68

52

55

50

36

48

43

33

34

28

3S

43

*46

55

66

3,871

125

7,680

Aug.

55

70

44

47

44

38

37

44

57

39

26

25

24

28

37

30

21

34

21

19

17

?T

21

20

20

*20

22

21

21

21

20

964

31.1

1,910

Sept.

22

24

20

20

20

23

27

20

36

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

23

24

73_

63

19

*18T9~

20

18

18

18

28

19

734

24.5

1,460

Calendar year 1953 : Max 443 Min 0.7 Mean 88.2 Ac-ft 63,890

Water year 1953-54 : Max 787 Min 0.2 Mean 93.5 Ac-ft 67,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Feb. 10 to 

Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records). Backwater from 

debris Oct. 8-30. Shifting-control method used May 4 to July 15.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn.

177

Location. Lat 45°15'20", long 96°20'30", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 121 N., R. 45 W., near center 

or span on upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of 

Odessa and 3f miles upstream from Yellow Bank River.

Drainage area. 1.340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1912, May 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 940.76 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. July 4, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, chain gage at datum 2.45 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 148 cfs (107,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs June 8 (estimated on basis of record 

for station at Ortonville); no flow Jan. 25-31.

1909-12, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 3,070 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 

14.06 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, Sept. 25-30)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

2.7

5.1

8.6

13

18

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

37

84

204

388

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

3.9

5.9

6.7

6.7

5.3

4.4

3.3

2.0

1.4

2.0 

1.9 

2.3 

1.7

1.4

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.6

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.1

2.5

2.9

3.5

4.3

4.4

97.5

3.15

193

Nov.

4.6

576

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.4

8.6 

8.8 

9.0 

9.2

9.4

10

10

10

12

13

*14

T4

14

13

12

12

11

9.8

9.6

8.6

288.0

9.60

571

Dec.

7.4

T7S

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.9 

4.7 

4.6 

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.6

*2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 9

121.2

3.91

240

Jan.

1.9

TTff

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

24.4

0.79

48

Feb.

~74~ 0.1

1.0

7.0

8.0

8.4

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

10

10

12

20

30

40

80

108

140

152

158

160

T52

147

-

1,308.3

46.7

2,590

Mar.

135

130

128

127

*125

123

118

112

110

109

108 

107 

107 

106

106

107

108

109

111

118

130

152

158

156

148

140

*140

143

149

154

157

3,931

127

7,800

Apr.

f 145

*120

} 135 

C)

180

 160

4,545

152

9,010

May

 280

(*)

190

. 150

6,350

205

12,600

June

- 300

(*)

. 655

 415

15,120

504

29,990

July

*349 34"3

316

287

276

276

274

265

238

232

222 

196 

179 

165

161

154

148

133

108

87

80

74

65

55

47

43

37

44

*51

54

52

5,011

162

9,940

Aug.

52

5?J

50

48

49

47

45

43

42

41

41 

42 

39 

36

33

30

23

23

20

18

17

20

19

19

19

*17

17

15

16

17

18

966

31.2

1,920

Sept.

19

20

21

21

23

25

28

22

21

17 

16 

15 

12

9.6

19

19

18

20

19

19

18

19

*18

19

19

19

20

20

24

583.6

19.5

1,160

Calendar year 1953: Max 538 Mln 1.4 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,020

Water year 1953-54: Max - Mln o Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,060

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Dec. 14- 

18, Jan. 26). No gage-height record Apr. 1 to June 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather r^" 

ords and records for station at Ortonville.
178 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°13', long 96°21', in SW^SWij- sec. 6, T. 120 N., R. 45 W., on left bank 

150 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2£ miles southwest of Odessa, and 4¥ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 67.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs June 8 (gage height, 10.78 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,260 cfs Apr. 4, 1952 (gage height, 17.06 ft); maximum gage height, 17.98 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 1940, Jan. 8, 9, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

4.0

6.3

9.7

15

26

42

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

106

270

456

895

1,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.2

7.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.9

7.9

6.0

6.9

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.6

*7.6

9.0

7.6

8.6

"9.7 12

11

11

9.3

11 

11

11

253.5

8.18

0.021

0.02

503

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

10

TT

11

11

11

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

16

*23 2T

20

18

18

16

16

17

18 

20

434

14.5

0.036

0.04

861

Dec .

21

21

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

*12

14

15

15

14

14

14

16

17

18

18

16

15

453

14.6

0.037

0.04

899

Jan.

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

*5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

272.8

8.80

0.022

0.03

541

Feb.

 576 5.0

5.0

6.0

10

9.6

8.4

8.4

11

15

17

14

14

16

18

16

18

25

33

40

44

44

43

40

45

50

66

80

706.4

25.2

0.063

0.07

1,400

Mar.

80

73

65

58

*54

58

58

58

58

57

56

53

51

50

47

45

50

70

100

150

160

190

190

300

290

260

*225

180

170

160

180

3,596

116

0.291

0.34

7,130

Apr.

180

180

170

170

192

232

»3li4"

324

261

226

203

178

*158

142

132

122

110

102

95

91

89

19

89

89

118

186

306

266

233

5,522

184

0.462

0.52

10, 950

May

244

261

295

322

306

311

302

254

211

181

158

*141

127

115

109

102

102

96

85

78

70

64

59

53

50

48

50

60

63

cfl DO

289

4,674

151

0.379

0.44

9,270

June

631

708

452

331

279

»228

284

1,640

1,030

574

391

297

242

208

178

154

133

121

120

128

141

130

116

102

91

78

72

65

59

23.

9,038

301

0.756

0.84

17,930

July

50

*4T

40

40

38

36

33

30

29

28

26

24

22

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

14

13

12

12

11

12

16

19

712

23.0

0.058

0.07

1,410

Aug.'

20

TT

16

14

12

11

11

9.7

9.0

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

7.9

8.2

7.6

6.9

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

jj.j:

276.0

8.90

0.022

0.03

547

Sept.

5.2

5.0

5.0

6.3

6.9

7.2

7.2

10

12

12

11

12

14

15

15

16

20

16

19

19

16

15

14

*11

10

9.3

9.0

8.2

7.9

8*2

346.4

11.5

0.029

0.03

687

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,920 Mln 3.5 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.94 Ac-ft 83,770

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,640 Mln 5.0 Mean 72.0 Cfsm 0.181 In. 2.47 Ac-ft 52,130

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).---Mar. 24, 313 cfsj Apr. 7 (6 p.m.) 488 cfs (5.17 ft)j May 6 

(5 p.m.) 328 ofs (4.32 ft); June 1 (10 p.m.) 869 cfs (6.90 ft)j June 8 (l p.m.) 2,190 cfs (10.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-29, Dec. 1, Dec. 4 to Apr. 6.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 179

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, Minn. 

(Formerly published as Pomme de Terre River near Appleton)

Location. Lat 45°12'10", long 96°01'20", In SW^NWi sec. 14, T. 120 N., R. 43 W. , on left 

bank at Appleton, about 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 59 and State Highway 119, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 905 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1954. Prior to October 1953, published as 

"near Appleton."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 978.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1952, staff gage at site 4 miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1935-54), 92.8 cfs (67,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 840 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs sometime during period Jan. 22 to Feb. 7 (gage height, 3.42 ft, from recorded 

range In stage ) .

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 5,050 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 10.13 ft, sif° "nd 

datum then In use); no flow for several periods.

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

Flow regulated by lakes upstream from station.

Rating table, water- year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

,4.5 

4.7

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

6.7

100 

165 

2TO 

495 

845

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

i29

29

30

29

29

30

31

30

30

29

29

28 55

29

28

29

30

29

*29

30

31

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

919

29.6

0.033

0.04

1,820

Nov.

29 

29

29

29

28

25 isir

28

30

33

31

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

29

38

41

*45

41

39

39

30

25

36

37

31

959

32.0

0.035

0.04

1,900

Dec.

32

3T

20

12

34

38

37

35

34

35

36

35

30

30

30

32

33

33

34

34

32

31

31

32

34

34

34

33

30

30

1,018

32.8

0.036

0.04

2,020

Jan.

31 

32

3?

*32

32

31

31

31

28

26

26

22

22

23

24

22

19

18

18

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

11

13

14

15

677

21.8

0.024

0.03

1,340

Feb.

if

20

23

27

26

25

*24

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

30

31

34

39

38

36

40

45

49

48

48

49

5Z

-

908

32.4

0.036

0.04

1,800

Mar.

56 

51

51

65

52

49

51

50

52

*56

56

49

49

65

52

53

66

91

137

163

148

146

137

-141

*135

106

110

103

112

102

112

2,666

86.0

0.095

0.11

5,290

Apr.

122 

118

96

104

122

151

171

164

151

146

143

139

137

137

141

139

137

128

*122

118

112

116

116

112

114

133

*304

*570

*810

770

5,843

195

0.215

0.24

11,590

May

675 

620

570

540

510

445

391

355

325

283

245

228

210

193

179

187

*176

163

*153

139

130

118

110

104

100

104

100

98

108

118

141

7,818

252

0.278

0.32

15,510

June

137 

153

148

148

141

137

128

135

135

130

137

133

130

126

*124

133

128

130

179

179

160

158

160

153

141

141

141

137

130

153

4,265

142

0.157

0.17

8,460

July

141 

120

110

198

245

160

137

122

112

104

98

95

93

91

89

87

82

79

74

*68

63

60

56

53

51

58

52

60

66

2,924

94.3

0.104

0.12

5,800

Aug.

56" 60 

52

49

47

45

44

42

40

39

37

37

36

34

41

38

42

*44

46

47

42

43

42

41

39

38

35

33

32

1,285

41.5

0.046

0.05

2,550

Sept.

32 

30

32

36

36

35

33

34

41

42

44

42

43

*49

60

60

59

59

60

59

59

62

62

53

48

46

47

46

45

46

1,400

46.7

0.052

0.06

2,780

Calendar year 1953 : Max 710 Mln 13 Mean m Cfsm 0.123 In. 1.65 Ac-ft 80,030

Water year 1953-54 : Max 810 Mln 13 Mean 84.1 Cfsm 0.093 In. 1.26 Ac-ft 60,860

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Mar. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 210 cfs (5.35 ft)j Apr. 8 (1:30 p.m.) 224 cfs 

(5.39 ft)j Apr. 29 (6 p.m.) 840 cfs (6.69 ft)} July 5 (3 a.m.) 287 cfB (5.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 7{ discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and recorded range In stage.
180 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qul Parle, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°00', long 95°55', In SW-i sec. 27, T. 118 N., R. 42 W., on right bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge and 1 mile southwest of village of Lac qul Parle.

Drainage area. 983 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1910 to November 1914, March 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 951.98 ft above mean sea level (Minnesota 

"^Highway Department benchmark). Apr. 27, 1910, to Nov. 15, 1914, staff gage at site

2 miles downstream at different datum. Mar. 16, 1931, to Mar. 9, 1937, staff gage at

site 40 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1912-13, 1931-32, 1933-54), 121 cfs (87,600 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.97 ft, backwater from ice]; minimum dally, 5.8 cfs Jan. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 0.76 ft Aug. 29. 

1910-14, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 18.18 ft); 

maximum gage height, 18.52 ft Mar. 24, 1948 (backwater from Ice); no flow at times In 

several years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater from debris, which are fair, or those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from debris

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-14)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

0.8 5.8

11

17

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

4.8

8.8

14

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

175

292

435

761

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

dll

d9.9

d979

d9.9

d9.9

dlo

dlO

dlo

d!2

13

13

14

d!4

*d!2

dlO

11

12

11

12

21

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

20

22

20

438.6

14.1

0.014

0.02

870

Nov.

19

21

20

17

17

17

18

16

T7

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

20

25

31

32

*34

38

36

32

28

26

24

22

689

23.0

0.023

0.03

1,370

Dec.

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

9.0

7.8

778

10

12

14

15

14

13

13

15

17

17

19

18

16

15

450.6

14.5

0.015

0.02

894

Jan.

15

15

14

14

14

*13

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6 . 4

291.8

9.41

0.010

0.01

579

Feb.

6.8

TA

8.0

10

15

15

14

19

40

*88

92

92

90

88

93

96

94

96

98

100

105

105

110

110

114

114

114

120

_

2,054.2

73.4

0.075

0.08

4,070

Mar.

130

135

125

115

112

107

108

109

114

117

120

*124

120

110

120

120

130

200

340

500

800

,200

,550

* .820

,800

,650

* ,400

1,210

850

710

580

16,626

536

0.545

0.63

32,980

Apr.

490

450

410

408

466

542

710

786

754

691

582

509

464

432

391

d359

d329

d295

d265

*d248

d218

d206

d!97

d260

d297

d302

*d644

*d941

836

744

14,226

474

0.482

0.54

28,220

May

818

918

1,060

1.070

1,010

896

754

635

547

d477

d409

d351

d305

d267

d250

d238

d220

*d206

186

171

158

146

138

129

121

114

114

123

130

164

211

12,336

398

0.405

0.47

24,470

June

208

250

280

282

287

287

250

218

213

206

186

169

152

140

130

120

121

*146

188

255

287

277

241

215

179

148

127

114

102

91.

5,869

196

0.199

0.22

11,640

July

86

76

72

68

65

62

66

78

93

88

72

59

49

43

35

31

28

27

24

21

*20

20

20

20

20

19

2T

64

'KB' 94

bo

53

1,562

50.4

0.051

0.06

3,100

Aug.

48

41

34

29

25

21

19

18

16

15

13

13

11

10

11

11

12

14

14

*14

13

13

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.9

494.6

16.0

0.016

0.02

981

Sept.

8.4

974

12

16

18

c!6

c!5

c!7

c20

c21

c!9

c20

c24

c24

*c22

21

25

28

36

54

39

31

27

21

18

14

13

12

10

10

620.8

20.7

0.021

0.02

1,230

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,450 Min 3.0 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.259 In. 3.53 Ac-ft 184,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,820 Min 5.8 Mean 152 Cfsm 0.155 In. 2.12 Ac-ft 110,400

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). Mar. 24, 1,890 cfs; Apr. 8 (3 to 4 a.m.) SIS 

Apr. 28 (4 p.mT) 1,OOO cfs (4.65 ft)j May 4 (6 to 10 a.m.) 1,08O cfs (4.82 ft); 

5 a.m. June 6, 297 cfs (2.52 ft); June 21 (3 to 12 p.m.) 292 cfs (2.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed graph based on recorded, 

graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Apr. 6.

.) 818 cfs (4.16 ft);

8p.m. June 5 to
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 181

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°01'15", long 95°52'20", in N| sec. 24, T. 118 N., R. 42 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from.dam at Lac qui Parle outlet, 2-j miles northeast of village of 

Lac qui Parle, and 3f- miles northwest of Watson.

Drainage area. 4,050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1942 to September-1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 807 cfs (584,200 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 29.19 ft); mini- 

 muffi~~36 cfs Aug. 18-22 (gage height, 20.78 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 37.98 ft, from

floodmark); no flow Nov. 17, 1942, Sept. 29, 1947, Oct. 19 to Nov. 18, 1951, and

Nov. 24, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, shifting control, or no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Part of flow from 2,050 sq mi of Chlppewa River 

basin at times diverted into Minnesota.River above station. Flow partly regulated by 

Lac qui Parle, Marsh, and Big Stone Lake's.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

1,244

40.1

2,470

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,198

39.9

2,380

Dec.

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

46

53

53

52

54

54

54

55

55

55

56

55 

a55

a54

a55

56

a55

a55

a55

a56

57 

57

1,563

50.4

3,100

Jan.

58

58

59

73

87

*2S

87

85

85

86

86

86

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

86 

85

85

86

86

86

87

86

86

86

86

2,579

83.2

5,120

Feb.

87

88

89

90

90

a90

a 90

90

90

*90

90

90

a90

a 90

a315

466

448

419

419

410

404

406

495

678

674

6661

656

651 '_

--- 

8,361

299

16,580

Mar.

647

600

600

600

600

600

611

647

645

573

*524

491

560

487

444

398

400

544

710

835

960 

1,120

1,230

1,410

*1,660

1,590

1,780

1,840

1,860

1,800

1,800

28,566

921

56,660

Apr.

1.760

1,690

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,610

,590

,580

,580

,570

,560

,540

,510

,530

1,500

1,480

1,420

1,370

1,190

*1,040 

957

739

760

743

774

789

789

820

979

39,450

1,315

78,250

May

1,430

1,490

1,550

1,540

1,550

1,570

1,580

.590

,590

,590

,590

,580

J.,570

,560

,560

1,550

1,530

*1,520

1,490

1,460

1,440 

1,400

1,380

1,410

1,340

1,150

684

684

690

684

698

42,450

1,369

84,200

- June

859

1,020

1,030

1,020

991

986

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,030

1,060

1,070

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,120

*1,130

1,130

1,140

1.150 

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,070

32,126

1,071

63,720

July

1.050

1,030

1,020

1,000

973

957

807

370

372

385

394

394

390

398

402

404

406

406

402

398

402 

*400

398

390

305

210

208

208

208

206

208

15,101

487

29,950

Aug.

!o8~ 208

208

208

157

120

120

120

120

120

120

89

64

64

64

64

48

36

36

*36

36 

36

38

38

40

40

42

42

44

44 

46

2,656

85.7

5,270

Sept.

46

4f

46

46

46

46

48

48

48

50

50

.52

52

66

*97

97

96

95

95

139

224" 224 

222

223

220

217

217

217

218

218

3,509

117

6,960

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,780 Mln 34 Mean 956 Ac-ft 692,400

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,860 Mln 36 Mean 490 Ac-ft 354,660

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Corps of Engineers' log of gate operations at Lac qui Parle dam and recorded range In stage.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 9 to Feb. 5, Feb. 11, Mar. 2-6. Shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 15, June 1 to July 7, July 25 to Aug. 11, Aug. 18-23.

402891 O -57 -13
182 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°12'50", long 95°38'10", in SEi sec. 11, T. 120 N., R. 40 W., on center

downstream piling of highway bridge, if miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest

of Benson.

Drainage area. 352 sq ml.

Records available. May 1949 to December 1954 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gage read onceor twice daily.

Average discharge. 5 years, 96.6 cfs (69,940 aore-ft per year). 

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 120 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height,

5.34 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 2,3.

1954: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 8.6 cfs Oct. 19, 20

(gage height, 2.15 ft, affected by backwater from debris); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs

Dec. 31.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,680 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.04 ft, from

floodmark); from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting;

no flow for many days in 1951, 1953, and 1954. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, and

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

39

37

34

32

31

31

28

25

24

24

22

20

20

19

19

18

20

19

18

*18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

690

22.3

0.063

0.07

1,370

Nov.

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.0 5TQ8.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

*17

19

T3

19

19

19

19

19

19

365.6

12.2

0.035

0.04

725

Dec.

19

} 

16

..

1

1

J

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

459

14.8

0.042

0.05

910

Jan.

1 ss } ; _;

7 ' 2

J...

3.0

1 .9'

1 

I

136.8

4.41

0.013

0.01

271

Feb.

-

0.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.2

3.2

4.8

6.6

8.9

12

15

17

17

-

100.4

3.59

0.010

0.01

199

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,710 Mln o

Mar.

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

20

*20

21

25

28

35

46

56

70

90

116

*TI6~

110

107

105

104

102

100

1,501

48.4

0.137

0.16

2,980

Apr.

100 "35

98

98

96

77

96

96

95

91

89

86

84

82

76

72

69

67

64 *62

64

57

56

53

50

58

66 *70

76

82

2,328

77.6

0.220

0.25

4,620

May

92

97

106

108

114

116

117

TI4

104

102

96

90

86

69

65

59

52

*45" 47

42

38

35

35

31

27

SB- 25

30

32

35

53

2,088

67.4

0.191

0.22

4,140

June

66

73

78

87

92

98

97

99 9B88

77

65

56

*55

50

48

50

50

52

52

52

52

49

49

44

42

38

36

32

29

1,851

61.7

0.175

0.20

3,670

July

2655"

24

24

22

21

20

20

21

22

20

20

20

18

18

17

17

16

16 *15

13

13

13

12

12

9.0

7.1

V75

8.4

11

13

522.5

16.9

0.048

0.06

1,040

Aug.

13

T?

12

9.0

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.2

5.1

3.9

3.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

6.1

5.2

*5.7

4.6

4.2

*4.0

3.3

3.7

2.5

2.5

1.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

.9

149.0

4.81

0.014

0.02

296

Sept.

0.3

0

.9

.9

.9

.5

.3

2.2

1.7

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.7

2.7

*4.2

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.2

5.2

6.4

3^9

3.9

3.9

3.8

4.2

3.3

90.2

3.01

0.0086

0.01

179

Mean 158 Cfsm 0.449 In. 6.08 Ac-ft 114,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 117 Mln 0 Mean 28.2 Cfsm 0.080 In. 1.10 Ac-ft 20,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 23, Mar. 26 to Apr. 4 (no gageheight record Dec. 1-19; Dec. 27 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6 to Feb. 8, Feb. 13; discharge estimated on basis 

of 3 discharge measurements and weather records). Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 28.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

Oct.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.7

fit

Nov.

6.2

6.6

7.3

T3

7.1

6.9

6.4 

5.6

Dec.

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

 1.7 

1.7

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

Oct.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

*3.4

6.2

5.2 

5.7

Nov.

6.1

*6.2

5.6

5,6

5.6

4.8

4.0 

4.0

Dec.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.1

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6.2

7.3

84ff.U

5.9

7.3

6.8 

6.4

Nov.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

Dec.

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5-.4

Day

25

26

71

28

29

30

31

Total ......................................................................

Runoff In Inches ...........................................................

Oct.

6.2

7.7

8.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2

0.02

337

Nov.

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.4

J43Tff

-

0.014

0.02

294

Dec.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

ji

OXJ031

0.004

67

Calendar year 1954: Max 117 Mln 0 Mean 25.0 Cfum 0.071 In. 0.098 Ac-ft 18,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 31. Backwater from debris 

to Nov. 24.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 183

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°07', long 95°48', in SE^SE^ see. 16. T. 119 N. ( R. 41 W., on right bank 

800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 2| miles downstream from small tributary, and 5| miles east of Milan.

Drainage area. 1,870 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 959.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1940, chain gage and Mar. 23, 1940, to June 14, 1942, wireweight gage, on bridge 800 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 846 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.86 ft Mar. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 32 cfs 

Jan. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Sept. 2.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.12 ft); maximum gage height, 12.29 ft Apr. 7, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for several weeks 

during 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and those for period July to 

September, which are fair. Flow regulated by several small lakes above station.

Revisions (water year). WSP 1145: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet,- and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

1.5 

1.7

1.9

2.0

36

66

107

131

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

28

56

142

2.5 

3.0 

3.8

284

489

895

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

Oc't.

103

100

92

83

81

79

77

77

74

74

72

72

70

68

61

70

74

77

77

81

*83

83

79

77

81

81

77

79

79

77

77

2,440

78.7

0.042

0.05

4,840

Nov.

76

74

72

68

70

60

56

53

68

74

70

68

72

70

72

72

72

72

70

87

98

»112

126

1ST

107

64

64

69

78

88

2,323

77.4

0.041

0.05

4,610

Dec.

94

~9T 100

78

77

74

70

66

67

68

66

65

64

62

60

54

52

59

65

70

68

64

62

64

66

70

70

70

68

64

65

2,136

68.9

6.037

0.04

4,240

Jan.

66

66

66

*66

66

65

64

63

62

56

56

58

58

57

56

52

45

41

39

38

37

36

35

35

32

32

33

33

33

33

34

1,513

48.8

O.O26

0.03

3,000

Pet.

35

39

40

40

43

41

40

42

*44

46

46

44

46

51

64

64

66

74

83

90

97

101

102

115

120

123

126

129

-

1,951

69.7

0.037

0.04

3,870

Mar.

134

TTO

149

150

150

154

162

172

182

197

*203

210

211

214

220

230

240

252

290

325

332

389

481

*546

621

687

*594

523

492

476 

518

9,644

311

0.166

0.19

19,130

Apr.

577

507

415

370

471

512

498

480

466

462

453

435

413

409

404

392

371

354

*339

339

328

320

306

295

281

298

375

458

544 

650

12,522

417

0.223

0.25

24,840

May

754

824

840

8Tff

770

737

727

722

701

680

645

616

577

544

512

476

*440

409

383

362

339

320

298

281

260

240

240

250

260

OCT CO /

387

15,679

506

0.271

0.31

31,100

June

387

387

396

409

415

400

387

371

350

328

302

284

264

306

247

*231

228

212

212

231

237

234

231

218

207

193

183

173

T73 

173

8,367

279

0.149

0.17

16,600

July

178

168

159

173

180

180

176

173

166

154

147

140

130

120

116

109

105

103

96

*86

79

77

79

75

67

64

62

69

62 

69

81

3,643

118

0.063

0.07

7,230

Aug.

83

I6-

31

77

71

67

66

62

60

56

52

48

47

46

50

56

53

58

*52

56

58

58

56

52

52

46

42

44

41 

40

TT

1,757

56.7

0.030

0.03

3,480

Sept.

40

36

44

50

46

46

47

47

64

64

66

71

73

 66

69

90

92

9?

90

86

79

73

71

71

71

66

62

60

58 

62

1,952

65.1

0.035

0.04

3,870

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,240 Kin 24 Mean 529 Cfs'm 0.283 In. 3.84 Ac-ft 382,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 840 Mln 32 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.094 In. 1.27 .Ac-ft 126,800

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Mar. 26,698 cfs; Apr. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 549 cfs (3.13 ft); May 3 

(2 to 4 a.m.) 846 cfs (3.71 ft); May 31 (8 a.m.) 466 cfs (2.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4 to Apr. 5.
184 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Mlnn.

Location. La t 44°56', long 95°43', In sec. 19, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., on right bank 100 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 212, across river from Montevideo, and 500 ft 

downstream from Chippewa River.

Drainage area. 6,180 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1909 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 910.87 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 22, 1909, to July 28, 1910, chain gage at bridge 

600 ft downstream at datum 0.55 ft higher. July 29, 1910, to Feb. 4, 1932, chain gage 

at bridge 600 ft downstream at present datum. Feb. 5, 1932, to Nov. 26, 1934, chain 

gage at bridge 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 599 cfs (433,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.95 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 2, 3 [gage height, 2.10 ft).

1909-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 20.02 ft, from 

f loodmark) ; no flow for several days in 1933-34, 1936.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

lated by Lac qui Parle, Marsh, and Big Stone Lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1035: 1919(M). WSP 1085: 1935-36.

Flow reguRating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0 

3.5

100 

19O 

280

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

122

206

386

5.0

6.0

8.0

10

595

859

1,480

2,420

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

174

167

158

152

145

143

145

141

136

143

138

134

131

131

127

129

134

134

136

138

141

*140

132

136

136

136

136

132

136

134

131

4,326

140

8,580

Nov.

131

127

127

123

123

*123

114

107 TS9~

120

134

136

140

140

134

134

136

141

140

161

190

186

*188

*195

TS5

161

125

136

167

165

4,298

143

8,525

Dec.

165

173

177

168

158

150

146

142

135

138

140

141

139

136

135

134

133

132

133

136

137

139

140

142

143

147

149

150

148

144

149

4,499

145

8,924

Jan.

150

150

150

150

150

*150

151

151

150

150

149

147

147

146

141

137

135

134

133

130

129

128

127

124

121

120

120

120

120

120

120

4,250

137

8,430

Feb.

122

T5T

130

131

132

137

139

140

144

150

*152

153

154

160

330

518

519

512

510

509

504

500

600

790

790

795

785

780

-

10,413

372

20,650

Mar.

783

796

800

800

800

815

840

890

935

864

794

*738

773

913

759

578

578

851

1,170

1,280

1,400

1,500

1,810

1,770

2,080

*1,960

2,260

2,240

2.360

2,330

2,300

38,767

1,251

76,890

Apr.

2,350

2,300

2,130

2,030

2,120

2,150

2,160

2,100

2,060

2,040

2,010

1,980

1,930

1,900

1,910

1,880

1,820

1,770

1,690

1,600

*1,360

1,310

1.110

1,180

1,130

1,430

1,450

1,370

1,380

1,580

53,210

1,774

105,500

May

2,120

2,280

2,560

2,330

2,300

2,260

2,260

2,240

2,240

2,230

2,220

2,190

2,160

2,120

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,910

1,840

 1,810

1,770

1,730

1,640

1,610

i,560

1,460

1,080

955 "955

955

1,090

57,765

1,863

114,600

June

1,360

1.600

1,600

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,420

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,370

1,420

1,340

1,380

*1,370

1,340

1,330

1,340

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,250

1,210

1,200

1,180

40,780

1,359

80,890

July

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,110

693

543

523

514

508

498

491

485

483

483

479

473

467

463

*459

459

457

435

318

309

333

317

309

317

18,766

605

37,220

Aug.

318

317

320 32"0

302

232

199

194

187

184

182

174

125

114

117

120

117

101

99

*100

103

106

105

102

100

97

95

90

89

87

86

4,882

157

9,683

Sept.

84

82

83

96

95

90

87

89

104

103

102

102

105

109

*141

194

198

198

194

189

295

342

336

333

331

327

322

317

315

315

5,678

189

11,260

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,630 Mln 80 Mean 1,407 Ac-ft 1,019,000

Water year 1953-54: -Max 2,360 Mln 82 Mean 678 Ac-ft 491,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 8.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 185

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°43', long 95°31', in sec. 35, T. 115 N., R. 39 W., on right bank 50 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles south of 

town of Granite Falls.

Drainage area. 653 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1931 to June 1938. October 1939 to September 1954 (winter 

records incomplete prior to October 1939).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 971.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Mar. 1-7, 1931, to June 10, 1936, chain gage and June 11, 1936, to June 13, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 12, 1939, to Nov. 30, 

1952, staff gage 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1935-37, 1939-54), 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.16 ft).

1931-38, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 9,610 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 10.50 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow at times in 1931, 1933, 1948.

Flood in June 1919 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

3.1

5.3

10

19

46

87

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.1

138

312

555

1,175

1,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0 9T8~

8.6

8.6

9.2

10

9.8

9.8

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

12

13

12

13

ii

13

13

*11

10

12

, 12

13

13

14 

14

14

355.8

11.5

0.018

0.02

706

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

19

19

20

24

*25

54

21

20

20

20 

21

496

16.5

0.025

0.03

984

Dec.

21

71

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

15

14

14

14

13

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.3

9 '.4

9.4 

9.5

9 ' 5

408.2

13.2

0.020

0.02

810

Jan.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.7

877

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

9.2

9.4

280.7

9.05

0.014

0.02

557

Feb.

9.4

9.8

10

10

11

11

11

23

50

49

*46

45

45

46

49

50

50

52

52

52

52

52

54

54

57

62

68

-

1,089.8

38.9

0.060

0.06

2,160

Mar.

70

70

70

70

70

70

71

72

74

78

78

74

72

68

*65

66

68

90

170

350

800

1,050

1,300

1.890

* 1,6 TO

1,320

1,110

889

700 

628

528

13,701

442

0.677

0.78

27,180

Apr.

479

414

321

254

296

288

292

325

325

288

254

224

200

184

171

159

156

150

135

124

116

*109

104

106

99

104

101

97

116

6,092

203

0.311

0.35

12,080

May

130

171

207

232

246

228

197

168

144

127

114

106

97

92

89

85

85

80

76

*69

67

65

61

63

57

54

57

61

59 

63

65

3,415

110

0.168

0.19

6,770

June

65

67

76

83

92

106

99

85

74

63

57

52

44

43

40

37

36

37

42

50

50

*52

54

57

56

48

43

38

34 

30

1,710

57.0

0.087

0.10

3,390

July

26

23

20

19

18

19

24

17

15

13

11

10

9.8

8.6

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*7.0

6.5

6.1

32 5.7

115

37

24

597.2

19.3

0.030

0.03

1,180

Aug.

17

14

11

9.8

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.0

6.1

10

13

10

9.2

8.0

*8.0

8.6

7.5

6.1

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.3 

5.0

4.6

243.9

7.87

0.012

0.01

484

Sept.

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

3.0

8.6

9.2

*11

12

13

14

II

17

12

9.8

8.0

7.5

8.6

14

7.0

5.7 

4.6

255.7

8.52

0.013

0.01

507

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Mln 7.4 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.21 Ac-ft 111,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,890 Mln 4.4 Mean 78.5 Cfsm 0.120 In. 1.62 Ac-ft 56,810

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Hs

(3.56 ft)) May 5 (8 to 10 a.m.) 246 c

or. 24 (12 m.) 2,140 cfs (6.35 ft)) Apr. 8 (12 p.m.) 338 cfs 

fs (3.33 ft); June 6 (7 to 8 a.m.) 106 cfs (2.89 ft)j July 27

228 cfs (3.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 23.
186 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°52'10", long 95°28 I 50", at west edge of sec. 7, T. 116 N., R. 38 W., on 

downstream guardrail of highway bridge, 2-j miles southwest of Maynard.

Drainage area. 474 sq ml.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 995.50 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 25, 1953, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 404 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 5.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 13.56 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

2T

20

15

14

9.8

9.0

7.6

9.0

8.3

9.4

7.2

6.5

5.2

4.6

3.6

2.0

16

13

3.6

1.7

*37TT

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.6

4.9 

5.2

4.4

246.7

7.96

0.0168

0.02

489

Nov.

4.4

4.4

2.7

57T

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.6

4.1

4.4

4.1

a4.0

a4.1

a4.2

a4.2

a4.2

a4.1

a4.1

a4.1

a5.5

a6.3

a.6.8

att

a5. 9

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

136.9

4.53

0.0096

0.01

270

Dec.

5.3

57T

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

37T

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

118.0

3.81

0.0080

0.009

234

Jan.

3.4

3T

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2 6 

TTT C , D

97.1

3.13

0.0066

0.008

193

Feb.

2.5

TTT

3.0

5.2

9.0

9.5

9.9

10

10

10

*11

11

12

14

15

17

19

28

43

57.

54

45

36

37

37

38

37

36

-

618.8

22.1

0.047

0.05

1,230

Mar.

35

25

20

17

17

19

20

18

16

14

12

11

10

9

*8.4

10

30

50

80

320

390 350"

373

339

*238

204

171

153

135

130

123

3,387.4

109

0.230

0.27

6,720

Apr.

121

111

112

86

68

77

70

68

59

52

50

52

52

44

48

50

47

41

38

34

33

*3235"

124

119

102

*135

135

147

165

2,304

76.8

0.162

0.18

4,570

May

208

1ST

197

201

196

185

170

152

123

106

92

77

68

59

52

48

44

44

*39

31

23'

22

20

16

IS.

14

17

17

12

27

36

2,505

80.8

0.170

0.20

4,970

June

34

83

100

105

108

102

105

92

78

69

49

40

37

32

26

21

17

16

14

13

26

*28

24

20

13

6.7

57T

8.8

11

6.7

1,294.9

43.2

0.091

0.10

2,570

July

3.4

m2.1

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.8

3.4

3.4

2.4

1.7

2.1

1.4

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.6

.2

.1

~.l 0

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

40.8

1.32

0.0029

0.003

81

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.7

1.0

.'l£

~.l 0

*.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.1

8.1

0.261

0.00055

0.0006

16

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

 1.8T7" '.z

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

4.9

0.163

0.00034

0.0004

9.7

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,260 Mln 0.7 Mean 207 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.93 Ac-ft 150,000

Water year 1953-54 : Max 390 Mln 0 Mean 29.5 Cfsm 0.062 In. 0.85 Ac-ft 21,350

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a<No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Chlppewa 

River near Milan.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 20. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to Nov. 11, Nov. 25, 26.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 187

Redwood River at Marshall, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°27', long 95°47', in NW£ sec. 4, T. Ill N., R. 41 W., at highway bridge 

on Fourth Street in Marshall, 10 miles upstream from Threemile Creek.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Sage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1.144.E 

datum of 1929.

ft above mean sea level,

Average discharge. 14 years, 53.8 cfs (38,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 890 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 5.40 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 7.80 ft Mar. 21 (backwater 

from ice); minimum discharge, 2.5 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.12 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 11.05 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from leaves (.gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

2.2

4.6

8.1

17

0.1 2.2

.2 3.5

.3 5.2

.5 10

Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

0.6 14

.8 28

1.0 51

1.5 117

2.0 195

3.0 375

6.0 1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oc't.

6.9

6.5

5.5

5.2

4.3

4.0

475

4.0

4.6

5.8

4.9

5.8

5.5

4.6

5.5

5.8

7.3

8.6

371

7.3

4.9

6.9

*7.7

6.9

7.7

6.9

6.5

5.8

4.9 

4.6

6 .5

184.4

5.95

0.019

0.02

366

Nov.

5.5

6.2

5.5

6.2

5.5

4.9

575

6.5

6.5

7.7

6.9

7.3

6.2

5.8

6.9

7.3

6.2

6.9

8.6

13

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

252.1

8.40

0.027

0.03

500

Dec.

~?.8 10

9.6

*9.0

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0 

6.7

6.5

239.8

7.74

0.025

0.03

476

Jan.

6.4

e'.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

*5.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8 

2.7

277

137.9

4.45

0.014

0.02

274

Feb.

2.8

475

5.0

7.0

12

15

13

16

20

21

20

*18

17

18

21

20

22

21

26

26

25

25

24

25

27

27

29

30

-

539.8

19.3

0.063

0.07

1,070

Mar.

31

31

30

28

26

26

27

29

31

*33

33

33

31

29

28

28

32

40

55

130

300

731

836

*698

579

437

427

*352

305 

277

264

5,937

192

0.625

0.72

11,780

Apr.

248

227

202

186

168

167

158

146

130

113

107 '98

90

84

73.

80

73

68

60

50

47

44

43

39

37

34

35

35

39

47

2,933

97.8

0.319

0.36

5,820

May.

58

73

82

75

65

'58

58

52

47

39

33

29

26

28

27

24

21

19

19

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

16

18

19 

22

37

1,035

33.4

0.109

0.13

2,050

June

4?

30

43

47

44

39

35

29

25

21

15

18

23

52

35

25

29

35

51

55

50

55

52

39

32

28

24

20

17

IfL

1,022

34.1

0.111

0.12

2,030

July

9.8

872

9.3

9.0

7.4

7.0

7.4

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.6

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.8

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.2

4.3

6.5

7.0 5 2

4!s

168.5

5.44

0.018

0.02

334

Aug.'

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.6

3.0

2.7

7.2

5.6

4.7

3.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

576

63

91

85

52

32

23

17

13

457.6

14.8

0.048

0.06

908

Sept.

10

9.0

.4

.0

.9

.4

.0

13~~ 6.1

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.0

9.6

24

52

21

18

17

17

15

13

11

9.6

8.2

6.7

8.2

9.3 

9.6

343.4

11.4

0.037

0.04

681

Calendar year 1953: Max 560 Mln .2.6 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.145 In. 1.96 Ac-ft 32,110

Water year 1953-54: Max 836 Min 2.5 Mean 36.3 Cfsm 0.118 In. 1.62 Ac-ft 26,290

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Jan. 29, Feb. 1 to Mar. 23. Backwater 

from leaves Oct. 1 to Nov. 24.
188 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°31', long 95°10 I , In NE^- sec. 9, T. 112 N., R. 36 W., on right bank

20 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles west of town of Redwood Palls, and 8.5miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 697 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1909 to September 1914, August 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 972.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at bridge 20 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.76 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Aug. 11-15 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1909-14, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 6,790 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 11.84 ft); 

maximum gage height, 12.68 ft Apr. 6, 1951 (backwater from ice); no flow for several 

days in January 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from aquatic growth May 15 to June 15)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

3.5

7.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

70

201

390

975

1,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

13

13

13

12.

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

45

14

16

19

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19 

19

22

511

16.5

0.024

0.03

1,010

Nov.

31

22

20

20

II

19

19

18

18

19

19

23

22

23

23

22

21

21

22

32

50

44

35

34

27

21

22

23

23 

23

734

24.5

0.035

0.04

1,460

Dec.

23

23

22

*18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

14 

14

14

553

17.8

0.026

0.03

1,100

Jan.

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

*9.5

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.1

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.0

.8

.8

.9

.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

.0

770

273.7

8.83

0.013

0.01

543

Feb.

7.2

ITS

15

20

28

33

32

38

46

63

68

*71

72

72

71

68

66

68

76

82

78

73

70

68

68

68

69

70

1,569.8

56.1

0.080

0.08

3,110

Mar.

70

70

69

68

65

61

57

55

52

49

47

44

42

39

37

 34

40

65

124

230

400

515

*803

923

1,530

1,100

1,120

988

803

cac D3D

10,780

348

0.499

0.57

21,380

Apr.

611

528

425

354

329

313

287

269

290

244

218

198

179

167

159

150

142

134

124

111

104

96

*91

89

83

80

80

80

80 

98

6,113

204

0.293

0.33

12,120

May

119

145

162

170

170

167

150

137

121

106

101

94

85

80

74

72

66

66

63

61

*59

56

54

49

45

45

45

47

63 

63

68

2,803

90.4

0.130

0.15

5,560

June

63

57

52

46

50

52

56

47

38

32

32

30

26

23

11

49

49

47

49

137

106

*104

98

98

91

80

65

52

45 

38

1,733

57.8

0.083

0.09

3,440

July

32

30

27

24

22

21

21

27

19

17

15

15

15

13

12

14

16

14

11

10

12

10

10

9.7

10

10

*10

44

2T

16

15

542.7

17.5

0.025

0.03

1,080

Aug.

13

13

13

11

9.7

9.1

9.1

7.9

6.7

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.7

19

17

14

16

14

13

13

*14

11

20

19

19

72

57 

45

35

524.6

16.9

0.024

0.03

1,040

Sept.

28

23

19

16

16

15

14

13

26

30

30

32

28

31

26

40

*47

47

47

49

45

42

35

31

27

24

24

21

21 

20

867

28.9

0.041

0.05

1,720

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,220 Mln - Mean 142 Cfsm 0.204 In. 2.77 Ac-ft 103,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,330 Min 5.3 Mean 74.0 Cfsm 0.106 In. 1.44 Ac-ft 53,560

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Fel

May 4 (11:30 a.m.) 173 cfs (2.44 ft)

. 20 (4 p.m.) 89 cfs; Mar. 25 (6 p.m.) 1,470 ofs (4.76 ft); 

May 29 (7 p.m.) 76 cfs (2.17 ft); June 20 (3:30 a.m.) 208 cfs

z.b* rtj; «ug. ZB \y a.m.; YB cis l£.U4 rtj. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-27, Dec. 2 to Mar. 22.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 189

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°17'40" ) long 94°26i40" > in Nj sec. 33, T. 110 N., R. 30 W., on left

 bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.8 miles south of New Ulm, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1913, March 1931 to September 1954 (winter 

records incomplete prior to 1936).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. July 1, 1909 to Dec. 13, 1913, chain gage at site 2.7 miles upstream

(corrected) at different datum, and Mar. 15, 1931, to Mar. 31, 1938, chain or wireweight gage at datum 11.41 ft higher. Aug. 23, 1938,to June 25, 1948, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1911-13, 1935-37, 1938-54), 271 (196,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 8.19 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 22-27.

1909-13, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs July 9, 1947 (gage height, 

16.94 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs, result of dam 

failure; minimum observed, 0.5 Cfs Nov. 27, 1952 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation by dam at Cottonwood Lake and several other small 

lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

187

307

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

660

1,100

1,640

2,200

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953, to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

38

38

37

36

36

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*34

34

33

37

33

63

159 

TO?

1,302

42.0

0.033

0.04

2,580

Nov.

41

39

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

38

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

39

50

z±

68

65

65

66

60

35

30

4T

40

35

1,307

43.6

0.034

0.04

2,590

Dec.

42

47

55

45

*27_

36

40

43

45

56

55

51

52

47

45

36

38

36

35

36

36

34

29

28

30

33

35

35

34

33

31

1,225

39.5

0.031

0.04

2,430

Jan.

32

33

3T

33

32

32

30

30

28

24

21

18

17

*15

16

17

15

15

15

15

15

14

TT

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

631

20.4

0.016

0.02

1,250

Feb.

17

ZT

28

55

65

85

110

160

220

250

230

190

165

155

*150

148

175

250

350

430

455

450

456

*332

364

336

291

367

_

------

6,405

229

0.179

0.19

12,700

Mar.

333

277

187

158

171

198

200

171

152

148

137

95

50" 67

115

*130

152

294

898

2,190

2,870

2,710

*2,710

*2,440

2,000

1,640

1,320

1,140

*942

732

624

25,291

816

0.638

0.73

50,160

Apr.

572

51?

446

352

330

380

397

404

387

355

322

294

272

254

254

254

249

242

226

210

200

185

175

165

158

154

148

146

*TZ5

195

8,384

279

0.218

0.24

16,630

May

275

432

588

600

568

502

432

367

324

288

264

240

223

208

195

183

173

165

156

146

137

130

128

*127

118

113 T2o275

272

564

696

9,009

291

0.227

0.26

17,870

June

3T5" 604

129

210

283

324

291

247

215

189

150

125

128

115

100

91

90

217

232

66

206

330

377

370

*319

267

187

167

173

144

6,692

223

0.174

0.19

13,270

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,570 Min 18 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.263 In.

July

120

TTF

102

92

85

82

84

75

69

67

62

56

50

46

42

40

39

37

38

35

34

33

32

32

29

24

22

*W

48

39

37

1,726

55.7

0.044

0.05

3,420

Aug.

34

34

33

29

29

28

27

26

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

22

22

23

23

23

22

24

21

19

2T

*22

28

102

113 iCB"

92

1,091

35.2

0.028

0.03

2,160

Sept.

84

72

60

52

53

51

44

39

42

39

38

37

40

42

43

54

57

58

56

58

58

*62

60

55

49

46

43

40

40

36

1,508

50.3

0.039

0.04

2,990

3.58 Ac-ft 243,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,870 Min 14 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.138 In. 1.87 Ac-ft 128,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 10. No gage-height record Jan. 23 

to Feb. 22} discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records. Computed 

from once-daily-gage readings Feb. 23 to Mar. 13.
190 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

East Pork Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 43°37'50", long 93°47'25", In NE^NE^ sec. 23 T. 102 N., R. 25 W. , In center of downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Brush Creek. 3 miles 

downstream from Poster Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Bricelyn.

Drainage area. 132 sq ml.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1954.

e.-- -ViM-welght 

evel

iM-welght gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 1,129.14 ft 

, datum of 1929 (Minnesota State Highway Department benchmark).

above mean sea

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 274 cfs June 24 (gage height, 8.04 ft, backwater 

from aquatic growth); no flow for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs Apr. 7, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days In 1953 and 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

.25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(")

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 5

al.5

as

as

as

a 10

*bll

a9

a7

a7 

 a 9

71.0

2.29

0.017

0.02

Apr.

blO

b8.5

b7.6

b6.8

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

5.7

4.6

4.1

5JJ

T7S

4.6

4.9

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

9.3

*13

18

28

209.8

6.99

0.053

0.06

May

39

54

68

86

94

94

84

71

59

48

41

*33

26

21

14 .

9.7

8.1

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.5

*3.2

3.0

19

34

54

68

73

78

81

91

1,371.6

44.2

0.335

0.39

June

88

85

86

81

78

72

66

58

51

45

41

34

29

25

20

18

?6

102

181

198

247

*268

270

256

240

217

198

182

161

3,437

115

0.871

0.97

July

145

130

117

105

94

75

64

53

46

43

35

30

26 .

22

19

14

14

14

12

14

18

17

17

14

12

*9.7

7.^

8.9

9.7

9 3

9.3

1,204.5

38.9

0.295

0.34

Aug.

8.9

7.6

6.8

6.0

4.9

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

179

1.7

1.6

1..4

1.5

2.0

*2.2

4.6

9.7

32

50

59

60

56

347.5

11.2

0.085

0.10

Sept.

48

37

29

23

20

18

15

12

11

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.9

13

18

23

26

30

*29

30

27

23

17

15

14

13

14

16

581.2

19.4

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 230 Mln 0 Mean 30.8 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 270 Mln 0 Mean 19.8 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.04

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 1 observation 

of no flow, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 191

Blue Earth River near Rapldan, Mlnn.

Location.--Lat 44°05'44", long 94°06'33", In SE&E^ sec. 6, T. 107 N., R. 27 W., on left 

bank 0.2 mile downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power Co., 2 miles west of 

Rapldan, 3f miles downstream from Watonwan River, and 7f miles upstream from Le Sueur 

River.

Drainage area. 2,430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1909 to November 1910 (winter records incomplete), October 1939 

to September 1945, July 1949 to September 1954. Published as "at Rapidan Mills"

1909-10.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 808.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. July 20, 1909, to Apr. 28, 1910, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 29 to Nov. 12, 1910, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 4 to Nov. 14, 1939, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 892 cfs (645,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 cfs June 25 (gage height, 7.J2 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 118 ft Oct. 25.

1909-10, 1939-45, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Apr. 8, 1951 (gage 

height, 14.97 ft); from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8.2 cfs Feb. 23, 1950 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Rapidan Reservoir (capacity, 2,980 acre-ft). 

Revisions. VfSP 895. Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 HOT. 17 to Sept. 50

1.2

1.3

23

38

56

80

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

19

345

57

114

184

370

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.2

650

950

1,790

4,370

6,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

74 

70

68

38

62

58

58

28 

26

26

26

62

62

60

62

62

60

24

58

58

59

60

59

57

.22

61

60

61

61 

60

59

1,661

53.6

0.022

0.03

3,290

Nov.

23 

60 *60

62

62

62

65

30 

62

61

61

61

62

62

24

60

59

60

142

152

159

TS

136

59

139

23

130

130

22 6"3~

2,177

72.6

0.030

0.03

4,320

Dec.

62 

117

163

75

36

35

161

230

99

140

69

73

121

*57

57

69

57

62

11

88

60

62

58

19

58

19

87

77

Cft OU

19

2,353

75.9

0.031

0.04

4,670

Jan.

19 

58

19

79

51

45

73

46 

 b!9

b!9

82

I§

b47

44

44

19

b!9

37

b!9

19

19

b!9

b!9

19

19

b20

blS

b!8

b20

b!9

b!9

1,015

32.7

0.013

0.02

2,010

Feb.

b20 

62

66iiTo

60

19

58 

59

62

58

56

113

*19

128

19

57

134

56

202

104

129

160

198

586

238

238

238

-

3,028

118

0.049

0.05

6,000

Mar.

234 

238

136

140

151

152

66

211 

122

106

118

116

19

19

145

151

*194

387

1,060

1.760

1,600

1,640

1,480

1,040

972

830

*830

718

665

530

530

16,360

528

0.217

0.25

32,450

Apr.

fit

458

448

380

345

170

243

377

360

191

273

332

305

168

353

344

217

288

264

163

238

238

228

161

264

166

*238

238

VQg

OOO

8,794

293

0.121

0.13

17,440

May

500 

875

1,170

1,480

1.580

1,490

1,230

1,130 

935

920

800

755

665

538

628

472

472

472

368

248

395

 344

243

339

333

362

482

706

777

751

1,070

22,530

727

0.299

0.34

44,690

June

1,020 

762

762

762

860

898

741

735 

588

514

515

458

357

384

357

276

1S8

669

1,780

3,040

3,730

5,010

5,790

 6,050

6.190

5,810

4,930

4,190

3,490

2,700

63,656

2,122

0.873

0.97

126,300

July

2.460 

1,940

1,730

1,680

1,750

2,060

1,220

1,360 

1,290

1,100

1,290

1,160

928

958

642

635

635

515

493

479

472

458

605

500

465

465

545

»575

549

384

430

£9,168

941

0.387

0.45

57,850

Aug.

234 

386

381

361

238

234

234

234 

164

238

234

149

148

150

53

147

153

156

145

150

160

166

243

237

»269

279

533

935

1.010

666

799

9,466

305

0.126

0.14

18,780

Sept.

Ml

522

486

390

336

312

311 

303

306

504

37

299

272

190

273

187

283

152

295

*504

505

304

505

503

29

2lO

205

146

229

8,800

293

0.121

0.13

L7,450

Calendar yearl9_53 : Max 15,300 Win 15 Mean 964 Cfsm 0.397 In. 5.40 Ac-ft 697,600

Water year 1953-54!: Max 6,190 Mln 18 Mean 463 Cfsm 0.191 In. 2.58 Ac-ft 335,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
192 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Mlnn. 

Location. Lat 44°10', long 93M8 1 , at Point Pleasant, at edge of village of Madison

Records available.--July 1940 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read about three times weekly during open-water periods and once monthly

during winter months. Datum of gage is 999.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes.--1940-54: Maximum gage height observed, 18.26 ft Apr. 24, 1952; minimum

observed, 4.32 ft Aug. 12, 1940.

Gage height, in feet, October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 31..... 16.30

Nov. 28..... 16.29

Dec. 18..... 16.34

Jan. 18..... 16.34 

Feb. 14..... 16.34 

Mar. 31..... 16.43

Apr. 29..... 16.43

May 31..... 16.42

June 28,.... 16.52

July 31..... 16.10

Aug. 30..... 15.78

Sept.30..... 15.68

Note. Readings other than those shown above were made during the year.

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn.

sec. 35, T. 108 N., R. 27 W. , on right 

miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles

Location. Lat 44°06'40", long 94°02'28", in S

bank 600 ft downstream from highway bridge,

northeast of Rapidan. 

Drainage area. --1. 100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --October 1939 to September 1945, July 1949 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage- is 775.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Oct. 15, to Nov. 14, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. --11 years (1939-45, 1949-54), 397 cfs (287,400 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 cfs June 23 (gage height, 7.01 ft); mini

mum, 11 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1939-45, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Apr. 7, 1951 (gage height,

19.73 ft, from floodmark); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Feb. 9, 1940; minimum gage height,

1.96 ft Nov. 30, 1953. 

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those

for periods of doubtful gage -height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

oc't.

28

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

23

24

24

23

22 

22

22 

22

22

23

24

22

22

22 

22

711

22.9

0.021

0.02

1,410

Nov.

22 

22

*24

22

22

21

22

21

21

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

26

44

47 

42

37 

34

32

28

30

30

28

27

804

26.8

0.024

0.03

1,590

Dec.

31 

28

34

423~2

31

32

31

30

31

32

32

32

*30

28

27

27

27

27

27

27 

26

24 

24

25

25

25

25

24

I3-

23

882

28.5

0.026

0.03

1,750

Jan.

f

22

22

21

21

20

20

*16

14

14

T3~ 13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13 

13

13 

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

487

15.7

0.014

0.02

970

Feb.

if15

15

16

15

16

16

17

17

16

15

16

*17

18

20

22

25

30

37

48

52

58 

69

84

87.

*87

76

-

------

934

33.4

0.030

0.03

1,850

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,320 M^n 17

Mar.

67 

60

59

59

59

59

54

50

41

36

35

35

36

38

39

*41

45

85

d250

d540

dllO"

d550 

d450

d390

d340

*d280

d270

255

202

184

6,049

195

0.177

0.20

12,000

Apr.

176 

172

150

119

130

136

136

137

137

125

109

*97

91

90

90

97

98

101

104

98

91

84

77 

77

81

84

87

*104

195

260

3,533

118

0.107

0.12

7,010

May

383 

602

841

908

908

857

761

649

560

488

440

395

350

311

280

250

220

195

176

160

145 

132

125 

*127

256

825

773

797

745

693

625

14,975

483

0.439

0.51

29,700

June

552

577

602

549

532

510

464

404

347

296

252

220

202

205

190

174

172

267

602

705

1,060 

1,560

1.590 

»1,480

1,250

1,060

869

729

609

488

18,517

617

0.561

0.63

36,730

July

359

302

260

222

190

172

154

156

150

146

128

108

90

74

64

58

52

46

42

42 

40

39 

39

39

37

35

45

»38

37

36

3,619

117

0.106

0.12

7,180

Aug.

34 

33

32

3028'

28

26

26

25

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

19

27

30

28

26 

27

32 

42

*51

66

73

62

83

101 

109

1,190

38.4

0.035

0.04

2,360

Sept.

"SO 103

76

66

62

57

49

43

46

45

42

40

38

42

38

40

44

44

42

36

*32 

37

40

37

34

31

30

28

28

30

1,370

45.7

0.042

0.05

2,720

Mean 484 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.98 Ao-ft 350,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,590 Mln 13 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.132 In. 1.80 Ao-ft 105,300

Peak discharge (base, 1.300 cfs). June 23 (6 to 10 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (7.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on

recorded graph and weather records.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected- by ioe Dec. 6 to Mar. 23.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 193

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.

Location . Lat 44°10 I 10", long 94°00'15", in sec. 7, T. 108 N., R. 26 ¥., on left bank at 

downstream side of Main Street Bridge in Mankato, 2 miles downstream from Blue Earth 

River and at mile 106.4.

Drainage area. 14. 900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1903 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder at present site since Mar. 20, 1925. Datum of gage is

747.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 6, 1910, staff gage, and 

Aug. 6, 1910, to Oct. 19, 1921, chain gage, at site 1.8 miles upstream at datum 6.4 ft 

higher. Mar. 15, 1922, to Nov. 30, 1924, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 51 years, 2,505 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.62 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 270 cfs sometime during period Jan. 20-22 

(gage height, 3.09 ft).

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 26.20 ft, from 

floodmark) ; minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known. 29.9 ft Apr. 26, 1881, from floodmark, present site and datum 

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

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

Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by power-plants on Blue Earth 

River.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 875: 

WSP 1238: 1903, 1908, 1919.

1917. WSP 955: Drainage area. WSP 1085: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1 to Jan. 10, Feb. 14 to Mar. 19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

320

720

1,620

2,060

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

440

746

1,120

2,170

7.0

10.0

12.0

*,370 

7,890 

10,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft|

Oct.

595 

573

562

534

507

507

485

468

441

430

430

430

441

436

446

430

446 

452

430

436

436

441

446

441

419

397

430 

436

424

436 

507

14,292

461

0.031

0.04

28,350

Nov.

496 *430

430

430

419

408

419

419

392

419

414

408

402

402

397

386

4T9 

430

485

619

645

607

534

619

595

619

551 

601

595

468

14,456

482

0.032

0.04

28,670

Dec.

485 

568

649

727

529

441

518

755

649

607

674

625

607

524

*529

452

452 

458

446

452

430

458

414

424

436

392

414 

386

4*6

419 

392

15,758

508

0.034

0.04

31,260

Jan.

370 

370

392

364

386

370

370

380

*364

326

320

310

305

303

300

290

280 

280

275

270

270

270

275

280

277

274

280 

285

290

300 

295

9,721

314

0.021

0.02

19,280

Feb.

290

300

310

320

340

350

380

420

460

490

505

525

*578

578

619

643 

668

694

741

942

1,040

1,300

1,710

2,000

2.050

2,000 

1,950

-

------

22,493

803

0.054

0.06

44,610

Mar.

1,960 

2,050

1,970

1,320

1,460

1,750

1,830

1,900

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,740

1,010

947

1/540

1,520

*1,660 

2,040

3,730

5,210

6,800

7,900

8,100

7,800

8.110

7,660

7,440 

*7,340

7,220

7,110

6,970

121,577

3,922

0.263

0.30

241,100

Apr.

6.790 

6,490

6,040

5,550

5,260

5,030

4,680

4,480

4,340

4,320

4,190

3,940

3,980

3,880

3,710

3,730

3,670 

3,520

3,390

3,370

3,160

3,140

2,980

2,860

2,640

2,630

2.510 

2,570

*2,680

3,090

118,620

3,954

0.265

0.30

235,300

May

3,660 

4,320

5,380

6,040

6,380

6.560

6,210

5,940

5,560

5,240

4,930

4,690

*4,370

4,130

4,020

3,850

3,700 

3,590

3,460

3,160

3,100

3,050

2.880

»2,920

2,910

3,300

3,380 

3,950

3,980

3,780

4,060

132,500

4,274

0.287

0.33

26 2,800

June

3,860 

3,540

3,420

3,360

3,620

3,850

3,840

3,750

3,370

3,150

3,020

2,880

2,730

2,630

2,570

2,500

2.470 

2,740

4,050

5,710

7,230

8,740

9,760

*9.930

9,930

9,450

8,570 

7,420

6,600

5,480

150,170

5,006

0.337

0.37

297,900

July

4.860 

4,450

3,860

3,730

3,540

3,840

3,630

3,170

3,100

2,880

2,880

2,730

2,200

2,080

1,730

1,580

1,520 

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,280

1,240

1,310

1,290

1,200

*1,180

1,130

1,220

1,160

1,440

69,470

2,241

0.150

0.17

137,800

Aug.

1.310 

1,250

1,210

1,120

985

903

881

866

753

795

760

645

600

581

556

487

550 

587

569

569

550

562

678

638

665

*753

726 

1,310

1,260

1,O40

1,100

25,259

815

0.055

0.06

50,100

Sept.

1.000 

888

874

816

726

726

652

632

658

612

600

481

504

652

527

619

612 

658

612

671

767

*760

767

760

802

678

625 

739

665

692

20,781

693

0.047

0.05

41,220

Calendar year 1953 : Max 23,800 Min 186 Mean 4,453 Cfsm 0.299 In. 4.05 Ac-ft 3,224,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,930 Min 270 Mean 1,959 Cfsm 0.131 In. 1.78 Ac-ft 1,418,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 11 to Feb. 13j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

atage, weather records, and records for stations at Montevideo and Carver. Computed from once-daily 

wire-weight-gage resdlngs Mar. 19-26, June 9-24.
194 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°44', long 93°38', in sec. 31, T. 115 N., R. 23 W., on left bank 2| 

miles south of Carver and at mile 36 above Mississippi River.

Drainage area. 16,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary chain gage 2£ miles upstream read twice daily.

Average discharge. 20 years, 3,196 cfs (2,314,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 26, 27 (affected by changing 

slope): maximum gage height, 13.77 ft June 28; minimum daily discharge, 380 cfs 

Jan. 20-21.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 64,100 cfs Apr. 11, 1951 (gage height, 27.71 ft); 

maximum gage height, 28.31 ft Apr. 16, 1952; minimum discharge, 85 cfs Jan. 21, 22, 

1940; minimum gage height, 2.66 ft Nov. 22, 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those computed from 

chain-gage readings, which are fair.

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 955: Drainage area.

Diacharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

 fetal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.000 

966 

936 

908

889

851

832

822

804

784

756

737

728

*708

718

718

728

728

728

728

708

708

699

699

699

708 

690 

'BF9" 669

669

669

23,655

763

0.047

0.05

46,920

Nov.

7T8" 669 

718 

680

669

669

669

680

669

669

669

680

680

680

680

680

669

*669

690

775

870

'ffSS" 946

898

842

880 

870 

880

832

860

22,496

750

0.046

0.05

44,620

Dec.

842 

784 

784 

908

956

908

812

813

766

860

880

870

918

880

794

708

590

670

708

720

730

720

680

660

670

680 

670 

640

*591

570

57n

23,352

753

0.046

. 0.05

46,320

Jan.

BTO" 570 

540 

520

510

500

490

490

480

470

450

440

420

*416

410

405

395

390

385

380

380

385

390

395

400

395

390 

390

390

395

405

13,536

437

0.027

0.03

26,850

Feb.

405 

405 

400 

TO5

430

450

470

510

530

540

550

560

570

600

*638

670

710

760

840

900

1,040

1,200

1,330

1,550

1,850

2,100 

2,300 

2, 180

-

24,898

889

0.055

0.06

49,380

Mar.

2,140 

2,150 

2,150 

1,880

1,770

1,750

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,250

2,150

2,000

1,650

1,580

1,490

1,680

2,070

*2,380

3,370

4,690

5,740

7,240

7,770

8,380

8,480

8,510 

8,200 

*8,030

7,790

7,580

7,460

128,830

4,156

0.257

0.30

255,500

Apr.

7.350 

7,180 

6,860 

6,610

6,290

5,930

5,660

5,360

5,050

4,740

4,740

4,580

4,420

4,380

4,350

4,200

3,960

3,920

3,910

3,750

3,600

3,430

3,310

3,240

3,040

2,930 

2,850 

2,896

*2,930

3,020

134,480

4,483

0.277

0.31

266,700

May

4,260 

5,220 

5,920 

6,580

7,040

7,450

*7.470

7,326

7,000

6,610

6,190

6,020

5,650

5,320

5,030

4,800

4,570

4,310

4,120

3,980

3,640

3,430

3,350

3,260

*3,090

5.050 

3,330 

3,670

4,030

4,220

4,220

154,150

4,973

0.307

0.35

305,800

June

4,360 

4,290 

3,920 

3,610

3,530

3,680

3,950

4,010

3,760

3,520

3,280

3,070

2,960

2,870

2,760

2,730

2.630

2,770

5,050

6,700

8,020

8,030

8,720

9,720

10,200

10,200 

10,200 

*9,400

8,590

7,840

164,370

5,479

0.338

0.38

326,000

July

6.590 

6,100 

5,700 

4,960

4,570

4,260

4,340

4,270

3,760

3,500

3,280

3,080

3,010.

2,790

2,540

2,270

2,090

1,950

1,850

1,720

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,540

1,480 

1,440 

1,420

»1,380

1,400

1,450

88,990

2,871

0.177

0.20

176,500

Aug.

1,480 

*1,590 

1,466 

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,190

1,130 i.iio

1,050

1,000

1,020

998

912

876

876

872

818

"SO? 786

832

822

832

842

860

*880 

956 

974

1,160

1,280

1,340

32,920

1,062

0.066

0.08

65,300

Sept.

1,230 

1,280 

1.510 

1,120

1,120

1,070

966

912

890

881

868

858

840

836

804

870

851

918

918

918

880

889

946

*965

974

965 

965 

889

870 

936

28,739

958

0.059

0.07

57,000

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,900 Mln 245 Mean 5,193 Cfsm 0.321 In. 4.34 Ac-ft 3,760,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,200 Mln 380 Mean 2,303 Cfsm 0,142 In. 1.93 Ac-ft 1,667,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6, 7, Dec. 9 to Mar. 9, Mar. 12-16. Computed 

froSTwlce-dally chain-gage readings at Jordan, July 27, 28, July 30, 31, Aug. 4-20, Aug. 29 to 

Sepf; 14. Discharge Mar. 19 to Apr. 24, Apr. 30 to May 24, May 27 to June 11, June 19 to July 13 

computed using fall as a factor.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 195

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.

Location. lat 44°56'40", long 93°05'20", in NEi sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 22 W., on left 

bank in St. Paul, 300 ft upstream from Robert Street Bridge, 6 miles downstream 

from Minnesota River, and at mile 839.3 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 36,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1887 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.16 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1925, staff gages or chain gage at several sites within 

300 ft of present site at same datum. Mar. 16, 1925, to Mar. 10, 1933, water-stage 

recorder, and Mar. 11, 1933, to Aug. 18, 1939, staff gage, at same site and datum. 

Since September 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder 7 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 62 years (1892-1954), 9,894 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,460 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum daily, 4,250' cfs Sept. 8.

1887-1954: Maximum discharge, 125,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1952 (gage height, 22.02 ft); 

minimum daily, '632 cfs Aug. 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, that of Apr. 16, 1952. Flood of Apr. 29, 

1881, reached a stage of 19.7 ft (discharge, 107,000 cfs), determined by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation except during extreme floods by reservoirs on 

headwaters and by power-plants. Beginning July 20, 1938, sewage from Minneapolis and 

St. Paul, which formerly entered above station, was diverted to a sewage-disposal 

plant, thence to river below station. Figures of daily discharge do not include this 

diversion.

Cooperation. Records of Mississippi River at Twin City lock and dam computed and furnisned by Ford Motor Co. Gage-height record at South St. Paul and gage readings on 

outside staff gage at St. Paul, furnished by Corps of Engineers. Diversion through 

sewage-disposal plant furnished by Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 715: Drainage area. WSP 875: 1938. WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7,200

6,620

6,650

8,480

7,466

7,670

7,780 

7,940 

7,750

7,770

7,510

*7,510

7,110

6,880 

6,570

6,170

6,590 

6,610

6,710

7,040

7,060

7,060

7,170 

7,290

7,270

7,290

7,220

7,250

7,360

7,150

7,240

223,400

7,206

224

Nov.

7,550

7,080

7,400

7,100

6,800

6,800

6,680 

6,730 

6,630

6,670

6,620

6,460

6,450

6,590 

6,780

*6,760

6,700 

6,800

7,120

8,550

9,560

8,940

9,860 

8,920

8,920

9,420

8,410

8,260

7,570

6 29C

----- --

223,800

7,460

214

Dec.

7.640

7,416

7,400

7,480

6,280

5,490

 5,640 

6,000 

5,580

5,630

6,570

6,550

6,620

6,800 

6,120

5,500

4.420 

4,906

5,040

6,240

7,050

6,990

6,190 

6,610

7,160

7,440

7,500

7,O50

7,020

6 850

6^540

199,470

6,435

206

Jan.

6,990

6,770

6,710

6,840

7,050

6,860

6,400 

6,580 

6,640

6,330

6,230

5,960

6,040

6,140 

6,340

6,140

5.650, 

6,060

6,060

5,970

5,970

6,100

6,030 

5,900

6,360

5,920

5,980

6,020

5,920

5,970

5,810

193,720

6,249

188

Feb.

5,890

6,030

6,160

6,150

6,080

6,160

6,040 

5,910 

6,090

6,120

6,140

6,050

5,990

6,020 

6,400

6,140

5.780 

6,250

6,420

6,710

7,080

7,160

7,320 

8,040

8,500

9,050

8,870

9.510

 r187,820

6,708

200

Mar.

*9,460

8,600

7,910

8,090

8,620

8,380

8,790 

8,900 

9,080

8,990

9,290

8,650

7,370

7.270 

7,550

8,360

9,450 

9,850

11,700

12,700

14,100

15,700

16,300 

* 17, 700

18,500

18,400

19,500

19^300

17,800

17,600

17 j 500

371,410

11,980

206

Apr.

17,300

16,700

15,200

15,400

15,800

15,300

14.800 

15, 700 

16,000

16,200

17,300

19,500

19,300

20,900 

22,200

22,600

22,600 

22,400

21,800

21,800

21,500

20,900

*20,300 

20,300

19,900

20, 300

23,000

26,300

27,400

30.500

-- 

599,200

19,970

222

May

35,600

39,400

41,400

42,200

43,100

*45.400

43,066 

42,100 

40,600

38,900

 36,800

35,000

32,900

30,800 

29,000

27,200

25,100 

24,100

23,200

22,300

21,400

20,600

20,000 

19,600

18,600

18,000

17,800

17,800

17.500

17,900

19,100

904,400

29,170

247

June

22,600

25,000

24,900

24,800

25,200

25,100

24,900 

*25,800 

22,400

20,500

18,900

17,100

15,800

15,300 

14,800

15,300

14.700 

IS, 100

17,300

20,900

21,300

20,800

22,000 

22,800

23,300

24,200

24,500

23,800

22,400

21,600

 _

631,100

21,040

264

July

21,400

20,900

22,300

24,700

24.800

23,300

21,900 

22 , 300 

22,200

21,600

20,500

19,300

 17,700

16,600 

15,700

15,100

14, 100 

13,200

13,000

12,200

'11,700

10,900

10,500 

10,000

9,500

9,000

8,570

8,080

8,530

8,080

8,420

486,030

15; 680

264

Aug.

8,460

8,440

8,010

8,570

*8,llO

7,510

7,270 

6,770 

6,430

6,340

6,560

5,700

5,900

5,490 

5,400

6,020

7,180 

5,870

6,120

5,980

6,760]

7,350

5.550 

5,410

5,850

5,910

6,100

6,620

5,690

6,800

6 33C

204,28C

6,590

249

Sept.

6,390

4,940

»5,600

5,260

5,320

4,670

4,680 

4.250 

5.SS6

4,510

5,570

6,810

5,720

6,060 

6,260

7,580

8,180 

7, 770

8,010

8,620

7,620

8,260

9,260 

8,030

8,200

6.940

*7,830

7,200

5,280

5,640

195,810

6,527

240

Adjusted for diversion through sewage-dlspoal plant

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

7,450 

0.202 

0.23

7,674 

0.20S 

0.2J

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

6,641 

0.180 

5 0.21

6,437 

0.175 

0.20

6,908 

0.188 

0.20

12,190 

0.331 

0.38

20,190 

0.549 

0.61

29,420 

0.799 

0.92

Observed

Max 46,600 Mln 3,300 Mean 17,340 

Max 43,400 Mln 4,250 Mean 12,110

21,300 

0.579 

0.65

15,940 

0.433 

0.50

6,839 

0.18E 

0.2]

6,767 

0.184 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 17,570 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.48 

Mean 12,340 Cfsm 0.335 In. 4.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion through sewage-disposal plant, furnished by Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District.

Note. Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by Ice or Indeterminate slope Oct. 14 to Nov. 19, 

Dec. 6 to Feb. 28, Mar. 13j discharge computed on basis of records for Minnesota River near Carver 

and Mississippi River at Ford hydro plant (unpublished). Shifting-control method used July 14 to 

Aug. 15.
196 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°56'50", long 91°53'15", in Sw£ sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., at powerhouse of the Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co., 4 miles downstream from Potato Creek and 

5 miles northwest of Trego.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 27 years, 460 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,140 cfs May 4; minimum daily, 316 cfs 

Dec. 17, 18.

1927-54: Maximum daily discharge, 5,200 cfs Sept. 2, 1941; minimum daily, 113 cfs 

Aug. 17, Sept. 7, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerplant records on basis of ratings 

developed by Geological Survey. One discharge measurement made in 1954 checks loaddischarge rating within 6.7 percent.

Revisions.--WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

407

408

~SS3 410

387

385

385

385

385

395

395

394

394

395

396

392

392

369

373

374

373

373

373

373

373

374

374

"367 367

367 

367

11,870

383

0.761

0.88

Nov.

358

367

359

352

335

351

351

351

350

357

357

369

365" 327

369

356

355

350

367

440

574

575

570

563

559

534

515

403

395

485

12,357

412

0.819

0.91

Dec.

427

421

468

563

526

552

'56~0" 565

534

478

409

443

467

469

378

325

316

316

332

372

400

428

383

360

376

375

374

374

374

386

13,139

424

0.843

0.97

Jan.

356

365

363

384

400

399

"39? 415

399

380

368

363

365

359

358

358

358

358

359

358

358

358

358

357

357

356

355

355

351

342 559

11,363

367

0.730

0.84

Feb.

360

367

367

367

376

377

371

379

371

371

371

364

365

359

359

"558 358

364

383

435

424

417

413

456

TI3

409

409

407

10,770

385

0.765

0.80

Mar.

410

391

367

366

366

366

365

365

363

363

362 "555"

366

367

366

363

371

423

431

421

410

410

409

410

409

450

531

157

411

416 

416

12,283

396

0.787

0.91

Apr.

428

390

382

356

TO5

427

494

569

738

739

816

810

778

845

890

962

1,070

989

981

897

706

716

660

592

635

1,040

1,400

1,670

1,700

1.720

24,810

827

1.64

1.83

May

1,720

1,970

2,060

2,140

1,970

1,700

1,540

1,500

1,360

1,340

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,070

981

930

884

783

751

744

716

713

7EB~ 650

747

701

766

863

883

813

945

35,536

1,146

2.28

2.63

June

985

985

955

807

782

714

680

627

584

570

573

667

669

648

835

999

931

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,050

1,010

967

853

1,090

1,380

1,460

1,346

1,120

977

27,348

912

1.81

2.02

July

881

872

1,070

1,000

883

938

900

906

782

938

1,170

1,150

985

887

774

768

608

583

583

578

576

*562

531

551

516

523

495

524

4~9~9" 474

545

23,052

744

1.48

1.70

Aug.

541

613

912 865"

712

744

576

583

583

579

579

567

539

550

530

503

503

493

493

479

477

4"5T 456

560

560

556

524

531

500

502

490

17,588

567

1.13

1.30

Sept.

485

470

469

335

556

546

526

526

517

557

557

557

573

574

639

676

677

789

984

1.000

907

799

704

670

597

573

573

574

571

568

18,709

624

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,33O Mln 304 Mean 536 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Water year 1953-54= Max 2', 140 Mln 316 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 197

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°04'30", long 92°14'50", in sec. 33, T. 42 N., R. 15 W., on left bank 

on State Trunk Highway 35, 3.5 miles downstream from Namekagon River, 10 miles northeast of Danbury, and at mile 129.2.

Drainage area. 1,588 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 880 ft (from river-profile map). Prior

to Apr. 23, 1937, chain gage at old highway bridge 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Apr. 23, 1937, to Jan. 5, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 1,281 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs May 2 (gage height, 7.38 ft); minimum, 

810 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 0.6? ft).

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 8.22 ft); minimum 

observed, 393 cfs Aug. 6, 13, 1934 (gage height, -0.20 ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

960

1,190

1,940

3,010

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

4,130

5,440

6,830

8,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,020 

995

1,000

1,010

988

1,010 

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

*1,040

1,050

1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,040 

1,020

31,703

1,023

0.644

0.74

Nov.

1,050 

1,010

1,020

1,010

995

974 '555

988

981

995

1,000

1,020

1,030

988

1,020

1,010

995

995

1,020

1,320

1,810

1,880 

1,810 

1,720

1,690

1,610

1,570 

1,420

1,410

1,350

56,666

1,222

0.770

0.86

Dec.

1,520 

1,290

1,310

1,740

1.950

1,940 

1,810

1,700

1,610

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,010

990

1/0~OT5

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,170 

1,180 

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,140 

1,130

1,120

1,110 

1,100

40,390

1,303

0.821

0.95

Jan.

1,100 

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110 

* 1,120

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,050 

1,040 

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,050

55,170

1,070

0.674

0.78

Feb.

1,040 

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

,050

,050

,040

,040

,040

,040

,040

,050

,060

,060

,060

,060 

,060 

,070

*1,OBO

1,080

1,070 

1,060

_

29,460

1,052

0.662

0.69

Mar.

1,060 

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,010 

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,090

1,120

1,170 

1,200 

1.250

1,500

1,540

1,590 

1,450

1,550

1,650 

1,500

55,690

1,151

0.725

0.84

Apr.

1,380 

1,220

1,190

1,110

1,050

1,310 

1,650

1,960

2,160

2,710

3,040

3,280

5,450

5,370

3,540

*5,970

5,950

5,710

3,440

3,240

3,030

2,740 

2,300 

2,050

2,040

2,900

4,310 

4,580

4,730

5,500

84,910

2,830

1.78

1.99

 

May

7,340 

8,740

7,740

6,960

6,600

6,320 

5,750

5,100

4,620

4,490

4,080

3,710

3,460

3,260

3,060

2,890

2,690

2,500

2,240

2,170

2,100

1,990

1,950 

2,110

2,130

2,100

2,040 

2,220

2,310

2,320 

2,870

117,860

3,802

2.39

2.76

June

3,570 

3,520

3,260

3,030

2,780

2,440 

2,180

1,980

1,870

*1,810

1,840

2,470

2,770

2,520

2,470

2,390

2,590

3,040

3,720

5,950

3,740

3,820 

3,560 

2,910

3,120

5,870

5,650 

5,550

3,520

3,120

88,820

2,961

1.86

2.08

July

2,670 

2,590

2,670

2,690

2,500

2,450 

2,580

2,460

2,320

2,700

5,500

3,260

3,040

2,820

2,500

2,270

2,140

1,960

1,870

1,740

1,660

1,580 

1,470 

1,420

*1,420

1,410

1,520 

"17520

1,560

1,320 

1,440

66,270

2,158

1.35

1.55

Aug.

1,490 

1,830

2,060

2,200

2,170

2,050 

1,870

1,720

1,670

1,620

1,590

1,570

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,240

TTS20" 1.210 

1,360

1,380

1,440

1,500 

1,480

1,420

1,370 

1,550

48,210

1,555

0.979

1.13

Sept.

1.520 

1,350

1,350

1,430

1,490

1,530 

1,490

1,460

1,530

1,670

*1,710

1,730

1,810

1,930

1,940

1,970

2,070

2,210

2,560

2,660

2,660

2,620 

2,510 

2,090

1,980

1,890

1,810 

1,750

1,710

1,750

55,780

1,859

1.17

1.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,400 Min 974 Mean 1,644 Cfsra 1.04 In. 14.05

Water year 1953-54= Max 8,740 Min 974 Mean 1,853 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Apr. 16 (5 to 8 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (3.93 ft); May 2 (ll p.m.)

8,900 cfs (7.38 ft)j June 1 (2 to 4 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (3.57 ft); June 20 (9 to 11 a.m.) 3,990 cfa

(5.88 ft); June 26 (l to 5 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (5.91 ft); July 11 (2 to 4 p.m.) 3,540 cfs (5.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Mar. 51, Apr. 3, 4.

40Z891 0-57-14
198 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°43'05", long 91°53'30", in NE± sec. 6, T. 38 N., R. 12 W., attached 

to post in bed of lake near Shell Lake Cranberry Co. dock, 2.3 miles southeast of 

village of Shell Lake.

Drainage area. 14 set mi, approximately. Area of Shell Lake, 3,200 acres.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read weekly in summer. Altitude of gage datum is 1,230 ft (from

planimetric map). Prior to May 3, 1952, staff gage at village of Shell Lake at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.13 ft July 17; minimum observed, 

2.95 ft Nov. 14.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, that of July 17, 1954; minimum observed, 

-0.92 ft Nov. 28, 1949.

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 975: 1942. WSP 1055: 1944.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 3

10

17

22

24

31

Nov. 7

14

21

28

Oage height

3.45

3.33

3.29

3. 22

3.23

3.11

3.01

2.95

3.05

3.03

Date

Dec. 5

12

Apr. 15

24

May 1

8

15

22

29

June 5

Oage height

2.99

2.97

3.30

3.42

4.12

4.58

4.66

4.58

4.60

4.64

Date

June 12

19

26

July 3

10

17

24

31

Aug. 7

14

Qage height

4.60

4.66

4.80

4.89

5.10

5.13

4.98

4.85

4.76

4.60

Date

Aug. 21

28

Sept. 4

9

11

18

25

Oage height

4.54

4.56

4.44

4.44

4.42

4.48

4.38

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°55'40", long 92°25'15", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 40 N., R. 17 ¥., 4 miles

northwest of Webster and 20 miles northeast of Grantsburg. 

Drainage area. 258 sq mi-. Area of Yellow Lake, 2 087 acres. 

Records available. February 1941 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 15, 1941, staff gage 1.7 miles east at same

Saturn. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.00 ft May 3; minimum, 1.37 ft Mar. 15.

1941-54: Maximum gage height observed, 4.46 ft Sept. 16, 1941; minimum, 1.09 ft

Mar. 16, 1948. 

Remarks. Natural outlet.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.77

2.76

2.75

2.73

2.71

2.70

2.67

2.66

2.65

2.63

2.62

2.61

2.59

2.57

2.56

2.50

2.56

2.55

2.56

2.55

2.57

2.59

2.60

2.63

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.66

2.66

2.66

Nov.

2.65

2.63

2.61

2.59

2.57

2.56

2.55

2.53

Z.5Z

2.52

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.48

2.49

2.49

2.50

2.53

2.57

2.73

2.84

2.93

3.00

3.06

3.08

3.08

3.03

2.94

2.84

2.83

_______

Dec.

2.78

2.74

2.75

2.80

2.77

2.72

2.69

2.67

2.66

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.61

2.64

2.59

2.51

2.44

2.38

2.31

2.27

2.24

2.18

2.13

2.09

2.02

1.97

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.91

Jan.

1.91

1.92

1.91

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.91

1.92

1.93

1.94

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.92

1.91

1.90

1.91

1.90

1.91

1.91

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.81

1.80

1.77

1.75

1.72

Feb.

1.71

1.69

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.67

1.68

1.69

1.69

1.70

1.71

1.71

1.70

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.64

1.69

1.74

1.78

1.82

1.85

1.89

1.92

1.91

Mar.

1.89

1.87

1.81

1.75

1.70

1.64

1.61

1.57

1.55

1.52

1.49

1.46

1.42

1.38

1.37

1.38

1.39

1.41

1.44

1.46

1.48

1.53

1.55

1.56

1.60

1.64

1.67

1.69

1.69

1.68

1.67

Apr.

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.68

1.73

1.80

1.90

2.05

2.20

2.34

2.49

2.64

2.75

2.83

2.94

3.06

3.12

3.18

3.23

3.18

3.11

3.04

3.01

2.99

2.99

3.22

3.32

3.38

3.43

3.56

 

May

3.77

3.88

4.00

3.96

3.89

3.79

3.70

3.60

3.50

3.39

3.23

3.11

3.07

3.03

3.01

3.02

3.08

3.05

3.02

2.98

2.94

2.89

2.90

2.98

2.96

2.94

2.97

2.98

3.00

3.04

3.18

June

3.23

3.29

3.23

3.18

3.14

3.13

3.13

3.07

3.00

2.97

2.98

3.04

3.07

3.12

3.08

3.10

3.06

3.14

3.15

3.19

3.31

3.18

3.04

2.91

2.98

2.99

2.96

2.94

2.86

2.78

 

July

2.69

2.73

2.76

2.74

2.77

2.84

2.91

2.91

2.90

2.99

3.04

3.09

3.09

3.07

3.05

3.01

2.98

2.95

2.95

2.94

2.92

2.89

2.90

2.89

2.86

2.86

2.85

2.84

2.82

2.85

2.90

Aug.

2.91

2.99

3.03

3.04

3.06

3.05

3.04

3.06

3.12

3.15

3.14

3.13

3.12

3.10

3.12

3.18

3.17

3.16

3.15

3.14

3.13

3.13

3.18

3.19

3.19

3.17

3.14

3.12

3.10

3.10

3.09

Sept.

3.07

3.05

3.04

3.06

3.08

3.10

3.09

3.07

3.08

3.07

3.04

3.03

3.08

3.07

3.08

3.09

3.12

3.22

3.27

3.33

3.35

3.34

3.34

3.28

3.23

3.17

3.14

3.09

3.04

3.03

Note. Add 94 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission 

of Wisconsin.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 199

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°55'25", long 92°38'20", near center of sec. 30, T. 40 N., R. 18 W., on 

left bank at Norway Point, 0.5 mile downstream from Sand Creek, 10 miles north of 

Qrantsburg, and at mile 102.4.

Drainage area.--2.820 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1923 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 848.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Northern States Power Co.). Prior to Aug. 15, 1934, chain gage and 

Aug. 14, 1934, to Oct. 21, 1938, staff gage In stilling well, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 2,295 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.81 ft); minimum, 1,600 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 4.30 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum, 510 cfs Aug. 14, 17, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,780 

1,790 

1,750

1,720

1,750

1,770 

1,790

1,780

1,770

1,770

1,720 

1,750 

1,780

1,780

1,760

1,760

1,770

1,720

1,740

1,750

1,720 

1,730

*1,720

1,720

1,730

1,770

1,750 

1,760

1,760 

1,730

1,710

54,300

1,752

0.621

O.72

Nov.

1.700 

1,750 

1,830

1,810

1,760

1,740 

1,740

1,760

1.74O

1,760

1,750 

1,770 

1,770

1,760

1,730

1,740

1,750

1,720

1,740

2,040

2,670 

3,000

2,930

2,830

2,790

2,72O

2,670 

2,600

2,460 

2,370

--------

62,400

2,080

0.738

0.82

Dec.

2,400 

2,340 

2,290

2,680

3,090

3, ISO 

3,UO

3,000

2,850

2,700

2,580 

2,450 

2,310

2,200

2,O9O

2,OOO

1,900

1,990

2,040

2,150

2,250 

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,140

2,08O

2,030 

2,000

1,96O 

1.91O

1,890

72,490

2,338

0.829

O.96

Jan.

1,870 

1,650 

1,830

1,810

1,800

1,800 

*1,790

1,78O

1,780

1,780

1,79O 

1,790 

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,78O

1,780

1,78O

1,780

1,770 

1,770

1,760

1,75O

1,730

1,720

1,710 

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,70O

54,960

1,773

0.629

0.72

Feb.

1,700 

1,700 

1,70O

1,700

1,700

1,700 

1,7OO

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700' 1,700 

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,710

1,720

1,730

1,740

1,750 

1,760

1,76O

*1,770

1,770

1,770

1.780 

1,780

-

48,240

1,723

0.611

0.64

Mar.

1,780 

1,780 

1,78O

1,780

1,78O

1,770 

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,76O

1,760

1,780

1,800

1,830

1,880 

1,920

1,98O

2,02O

2,100

2,200

2,300 

2,360

2,390 

2.4OO

2,400

59,430

1,917

0.680

0.78

Apr.

2,360 

2,240 

2.10O

1,960

1.7BO

1,93O 

2,740

3,260

3,80O

4,320

5,210 

5,850 

6,200

 6,360

6,23O

6,310

6,890

7,070

6,590

5,98O

5,470 

5,030

4,5OO

3,880

3,630

5,02O

8,08O 

10,600

11,600 

11,500

158,490

5,283

1.87

2.09

May

13,60O 

18,800 

20,700

19,000

16,300

14,7OO 

13,500

12,400

11,200

10,OOO

9,260 

8,41O 

7,430

6,670

6,O60

5,490

5,040

4,740

4,31O

4,O10

3,880 

3,650

5,470

3,650

3,940

3,880

3,760 

3,710

3,81O 

3,920

4,520

253,810

8,187

2.90

3.35

June

5,760 

6,675 

6,720

6,090

5,410

4,740 

4,110

3,830

3,520

*3,270

3,120 

3,310 

3,870

3,960

3,830

3,790

3,830

4,800

6.62O

8,270

8,690 

8,310

7,930

7,300

6,700

7,45O

8.61O 

8,550

7,360 

6,180

---- 

172,600

5,753

2.O4

2.28

July

5,430 

4.97O 

5,360

5,790

5,370

5,310 

6,13O

6,480

5,890

5,740

6,89O 

7,760 

7,550

6,45O

5,330

4,56O

4,050

3,760

3,370

3,200

3,040 

2,890

2,800

*2,660

2,520

2,440

2,400 

2,310

2,280 

2,310

2,420

137,500

4,435

1.57

1.81

Aug.

2,420 

2,600 

2,880

2,950

3,010

3.020 

2,850

2,660

2,660

2,680

2,580 

2,480 

2,4OO

2,320

2,290

2,390

2.310

2,240

2,190

2,150

2,090 

Z,090

2,610

2,670

2,580

2,5OO

2,480 

2,460

2,350 

2,290

2,260

77,460

2,499

0.886

1.02

Sept.

2,220 

2,190 

2,200

2,27O

2,260

2,360 

2,420

2,380

2,490

2,640

*2,860 

2,830 

2,830

3,080

3,250

3,270

3,460

3,740

4,220

4,480

4,500 

4,430

4,210

3,900

3,590

3,360

3,150 

3,050

3,010 

3,OOO

..... -.

93,650

3,122

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1953 : Max 15,8OO Mln 1,500 Mean 3,1O9 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.97

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2O,7OO Min 1,700 Mean 3,412 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 6.
200 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Snake River near Pine City, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°50'30", long 92°56'00", in SE^NW^- sec. 26, T. 39 N., R. 21 W., on left 

bank at site of former powerplant and dam, half a mile downstream from Cross Lake and 

l£ miles northeast of Pine City.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Records available . June 1913 to September 1917, July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 919.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 25, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. July 1 to Oct. 88, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1913-17, 1951-54), 727 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 cfs May 4 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1913-17, 1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1954; maximum gage height, 

8.30 ft Apr. 12, 13, 1952; minimum discharge, that of Dec. 22, 1953. 

A discharge measurement of 18,500 cfs was made May 9, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.1

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

63

104

340

645

1,120

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

1,740

3,280

5,150

7,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126 T5o"

120

120

115

104

100

100

100

100

100

97

93

W

97

97

100

104

*104

109

109

120

120

109

115

120

115

109 

109

115 

109

3,353

108

0.113

0.13

Nov.

115 

115

115

100

_97.

97

97

100

100

104

100

100

104

104

104

115

115

109

120

158

217

260

284

315

SIS

272

254

241 

229

229

4,785

160

0.167

0.19

Dec.

217 

*217

223

'2~2~9~ 254

217

229

248

241

229

223

217

211

205

199

193

193

164

147

136

*131

108

120

128

120

109

115

115 

115

104

US

5,472

177

0.185

0.21

Jan.

131

136

T3T

126

120

120

126

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

119

118

117

TIT

117

117

118

118

118

119

120

*122

124 

126

128

130

3,778

122

0.127

0.15

Feb.

132 

134

136

131

126

120

120

126

126

126

120

126

126

115

104

109

109

115

131

176

229

266

290

'27ff

272

266

266

266

4,641

166

0.173

0.18

Mar.

266 

254

188

254

223

199

188

*182

176

176

176

182

176

158

TB7

170

170

182

229

278

303

321

334

340

373

373

*373

386 SSO~

373 

360

7,907

255

0.266

0.31

Apr.

340 

321

297

278

266

266

303

366

521

671

797

920

,010

,080

,200

,260

,270

,240

,160

,050

990

901

788

742

689

1,270

2,590

3,620 

*4,380

5,150

35,736

1,191

1.24

1.39

May

6,390 

7,100

*7,500

*7,640

7,420

6,920

6,180

5,400

4,620

*3,910

3,280

2,760

2,280

1,840

1,520

1,270

1,040

882

742

645

561

497

451

436

393

353

347

334 

328

T25 315 1

83,782

2,703

2.82

3.25

June

689 

,070

,460

,820

,920

,880

* ,710

,460

,200

950

751

645

529

444

406

399

386

SST

1,080

2,280

3,460

4,260

4,600

4,700

4,860

4,980

5,040

5,130

5yo7o

4,780

68,496

2,283

2.38

2.66

July

4,220

3,810

3,720

3,680

3,670

3,680

3,600

3,390

3,020

2,880

2,850

*2,880

2,940

2,940

2,840

2,590

2,260

1,S40

1,470

1,170

901

733

637

553

489

436

386

353 

334

3"0"9" 309 

64,890

2,093

2.18

2.52

Aug.

309 

334

SIS

290

272

254

241

229

217

*199

193

188

176

170

164

170

176

176

170

158

147

TSS

211

229

223

211

217

217 

205

199 

199

6,617

213

0.222

0.26

Sept.

199 

193

182

T5S

193

205

205

*193

199

211

217

229

229

266

328

373

451

545

689

788

863

BSS

807

742

663

595

537

481 

451

428

12,518

417

0.435

0.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,350 Min 93 Mean 953 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,640 Mln 93 Mean 827 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-17, 21-25, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3, 

JanT~9~ to Feb. 2, Feb. 6, 7, 10-12.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 201

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.

Location. Tat 45=42', long 92°52', in SWir sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 20 W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from old site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 5 miles east of 

Rush City, 10 miles downstream from Snake River, and at mile 80.6.

Drainage area.--5.120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 18, 1934, chain gage on railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same 

datum. Aug. 18, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1950, staff gage in stilling well at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 3,651 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge observed during year, 43,700 cfs May 3 or 4 (gage height, 

16.22 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 2,080 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 3.15 ft).

1923-54: Maximum .discharge, 60,600 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 19.04 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 630 cfs Aug. 14, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1927(M) . WSP1145: 1925-29.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 15 to Aug. 6)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,980

2,800

3,870

6,170

8,550

11,200

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

15,800 

19,400 

26,OOO 

53,100 

42,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.420 

2,380 

2,340 

2,320

2,260

2,280

2,300

2,520

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,260

2,320

2,320

2,300

2,300

2,340

2,320

2,260

2,520

2,280 

2,280 

*2,280

2,240 

2,260

2,280

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260 

2,260

71,240

2,298

0.449

0.52

Nov.

2,240 

2,240 

2,320 

2,320

2,260

2,220

2,220

2,240

2,160

2,200

2,220

2,240

2,260

2,280

2,240

2,260

2,280

2,240

2,520

2,760

3,630 

4,160 

4,140

3,980 

3,850

3,690

3,540

3,500

3,300

3, 280

82,590

2,753

0.538

0.60

Dec.

3,280 

3,070 

3,160 

3,390

3,910

4,000

3,940

5,820

3,700

3,500

3,400

3,250

3,100

2,970

2,810

2,650

2,470

2,350

2,490

2,640

2,730 

2,700 

2,620

2,590 

2,550

2,500

2,490

2,430

2,400

2,380 

2 ,,330

91,600

2,955

0.577

0.67

Jan.

2,300 

2, Sod 

2,290 

2,240

2,210

*2,210

2,210

2,200 - 2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2.190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190 

2,200 

2,200

2,200 

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200 

2,200

68,490

2,209

0.431

0.50

Feb.

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,190

2,170

2,130

2,120

2,120

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,120

2,130

2,200

2,280

2,330 

2,400 

2,460

2,500 

Z,490

2,460

2,420

2,410

------

62,860

2,245

0.458

0.46

Mar.

2,400 

2,390 

2,350 

2,310

2,300

2,280

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,280

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,320

2,400

2,480

2,560 

2,660 

2,700

2,780 

2,830

2,900

3,010

3,100

3,150

3,106 

2,990

78,060

2,518

0.492

0.57

Apr.

2,830 

2,680 

2,600 

2,666

2,730

3,050

3,870

5,720

7,230

8,150

9,610

11,100

11,600

*11,600

11,300

11,100

11,300

11,400

10,800

9,760

8,910 

8,200 

7,470

6,720 

6,150

10,300

15,700

18,700

20,400

21,700

275,280

9,176

1.79

2.00

May

a27,800 

333,700 

a40,600 

139,866

a32,400

a27,30O

a24,600

22,000

19,600

17,800

16,000

14,400

12,700

11,300

10,000

8,970

8,150

7,590

6,950

6,380

5,980 

5,650 

5,240

5,190

5,456

5,490

a5,500

a5,600

a5,600

a5,800 

g6,400

449,940

14,510

2.83

3.27

June

a7,800 

12 , 300 

12,600 

11,600

10,400

9,170

7,950

7,110

*6,35O

5,650

5,150

5,226

6,120

6,380

6,070

5,750

5,790

8,380

16,800

18,700

19,500 

19,666 

17,800

16,400 

16,700

17 , 900

17,900

17,200

15,300

15,500

546,490

11,550

2.26

2.52

July

11,800 

11,800 

12,400 

12,800

11,800

11,100

13,100

12,900

11,900

11,700

14,300

15.800

15,000

13,100

11,000

9,300

8,030

7,160

6,310

5,650

5,190 

4,760 

4,460

*4,160 

3,870

3,630

3,540

3,550

3,260

5,240 

3,356

269,760

8,702

1.70

1.96

Aug.

3,550 

3,470 

3,720 

5,800

3,830

3,800

a3,720

a3,780

g3,830

a3,700

a3,500

a3,370

a3,280

a3,200

a3,180

g3,180

a3,160

a3,120

a3,060

a3,000

a3,100 

g4,050 

a4,666

a3,800 

3,520

3,350

3,240

3,280

3,200

2,970 

S,996

106,550

3,457

0.671

0.77

Sept.

2,950 

2.860 

2,860 

2,950

3,010

3,010

3,140

3,090

3,200

*3,390

3,650

3,720

3,630

4,110

4,550

4,660

5,100

5,770

6,560

6,740

6,860 

6,636 

6,280

5,770 

5,260

4,830

4,500

4,250

4,110

4,110

131,550

4,385

0.856

0.96

Calendar year 1955: Max 26,500 Mln 1,750 Mean 5,587 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 40,600 Mln 2,110 Mean 5,574 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Grantsburg and at St. Crolx Falls.

g Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Jan. 21-27, 

Mar. 6, 7).
202 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Prior

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 92°55'50", in NW^NW^ sec. 26, T. 34 N., R. 21 W., 

right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 2f miles northeast of Stacy and 

2-| miles downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. --94. 7 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 855 ft (from topographic map). 

to Nov. 10, 1949, chain gage at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 80.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 481 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 2.33 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 806 cfs Apr. 12, 1952 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum observed, 3.6 cfs July 17, 1949 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris 

and aquatic growth, which are fair.

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

 i i i i i i i i ' I 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~Z5 31

29

28

28

28

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

24

24

*24

22

22

22

25

21

2T

21

21

21

21

21

21

751

24.2

0.256

0.29

Nov.

21

22

21

19

18

17

17

16 TS17

17

18

18

19

18

18

19

19

22

*43

66

5T

53

54

53

52

51

51

50

48

930

31.0

0.327

0.37

Dec.

47

46

48

50 T9-

48

47

47

46

46

45

43

42

40

38

37

36

35

35

34

*34

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

1,248

40.3

0.426

0.49

Jan.

32

3T

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20 *2o20

20

20

20

769

24.8

0.262

0.30

Feb.

20

W

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

22

22

23.

591

21.1

0.223

0.23

Mar.

23

2T

24

25

25

26

27

28

*29

28

25

28

32

39

39

38

39

51

70

58

57

57

53

54

64

70

*76

tt

76

76

67

1,396

45.0

0.475

0.55

Apr.

65

60

62

59

53_

57

86

98

97

95

92

88

85

82

83

94

89

82

76

70

68

66

64

70

79

126

193

*201

201

236

2,877

95.9

1.01

1.13

May

322

415

*474

*T7T

459

435

409

392

381

*365

342

322

302

287

275

272

245

227

205

186

167

153

143

156

154

140

138

143

139

127 

T3?

8,378

270

2.85

3.29

June

144

142

135

125

115

107

102

97

88

8O

*76

77

70

70- 68

73

73

98

128

160

195

203 T9S183

182

178

168

151

135

122

3,740

125

1.32

1.47

July

110

121

157

T3tJ

120

113

108

102

95

106

111

*100

92

88

82

76

72

69

65

61

58

55

55

53

49

46

43

41

39

7£ 

53

2,493

80.4

0.849

0.98

Aug.

52

47

41

39

35

34

31

30

29

*28

25

25

24

24

26

31

30

28

27

25

23 7B35

33

32

32

31

32

30

30 

29

964

31.1

0.328

0.38

Sept.

28

27

26

3?

34

34

33

*32

35

38

37

37

37

41

45

45

52

68

89

1Z

79

76

72

67

64

61

58

54

59

70

1,512

50.4

0.532

0.59

Calendar year 1953 : Max 314 Mln 16 Mean 82.7 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 474 Mln 16 Mean 70.3 Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note, Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 10, Mar. 12-15. Backwater from 

debris and aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, May 20 to June 24, July 16 to Sept. 30.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 203

St. Croix River at St. Croix Falls, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 92°38'45", In NW£ sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 1,800 ft downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power Co. in town of 

St. Croix Falls and at mile 52.

Drainage area. 5,930 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1910 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1902 to October 1912 (monthly discharge only, July 1905 to December 1909) in publication of Minnesota state Drainage Commission entitled "Report of Water Resources 

Investigation of Minnesota for 1909-12."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to March 1940, records were computed from power generation at 

the St. Croix Falls powerplant, 1,800 ft upstream.

Average discharge. 49 years (1902-5, 1908-54), 4,002 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 cfs May 4 (gage height, 20.40 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 1, 8, 12 (gage height, 0.94 ft); minimum daily, 1,780 

cfs Dec. 19.

1902-5, 1908-54: Maximum discharge, 54,900 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 25.19 ft); 

minimum daily, 75 cfs July 17, 1910.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1115: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0 

8.0

1,740 

2,65O 

3,710 

6,950 

11,900 

16,400

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

19.7

20,900

25,400

29,900

36,600

42,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,550

2,460

2,550

2,460 

2,460

2,360 

2,460

2,430 

2,460

2,550

2,460

2,410 

2,510

2,510

2.540

2,550

2,430

2,530

2,460 

2,510

2,510 

2,410

2,460

2,390

2,510

2,430

2,480

2,360 

2,550 

2,410

2,480

76,440

2,466

0.416

0.48

Nov.

2,410

2,480

2,410

2,530 

2,510

2,460 

2,430

2.590 

2,390

2,410

2,390

2,480 

2,550

2,530

2,530

2,480

2,550

2,510

2,650 

3,130

3,830 

4,580

4,770

5,170

4,040

3,950

4,040

3,300 

3,240 

3,110

90,250

3,008

0.507

0.57

Dec.

3,110

3,710

4,130

4,230 

3,650

3,350 

3,630

4.290 

3,680

3,630

3,490

3,630 

3,430

3,510

3,270

3,110

2,000

1,960 1,780' 

2,820

3,130 

2,950

2,680

2,780

2,680

2,780

2,720

3,000 

2,580 

2,750

2,650

97,110

3,133

0.528

0.61

Jan.

2,410

2,530

2,580

2,550 

2,510

2,550 

2,700

2,460 

2,650

2,580

2,580

2,510 

2,430

2,390

2,550

2,390

2,510

2,390

2,510 

2,510

2,530 

2,430

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,510

2,410

2,580 

2,430 

2,510

2,48O

77,670

2,505

0.422

0.49

Feb.

2,480

2,360

2,480

2,460 

2,430

2,410 

2,410

2,250 

2,580

2,300

2,550

2,410 

2,530

2,270

2,410

2,460

2,300

2,270

2,550 

2,680

2,950 

3,320

2,700

3,380

3,030

3,770

2,480

3,060

73,260

2,616

0.441

0.46

Mar.

3,190

3,030

2,850

2,720 

2,820

2,680 

2,630

2,510 

2,600

2,530

2,600

2,460 

2,390

2,430

2,360

2,410

2,720

2,820

3,540 

3,510

3 ,400 

3,570

3,490

3,630

3,680

4,070

3,920

4,130 

3,860 

3,510

3,540

95,600

3,084

0.520

0.60

Apr.

3,570

3,210

3,080

2,950 

3,160

3,430 

4,16O

5,630 

7,490

9,000

10,000

12,000 

13,000

13,100

13,000

12,700

12,800

12,900

12,300 

11,200

10,100 

9,380

8,520

7,920

7,300

12,400

20,800

23,300 

24,700 

26,400

319,500

10,650

1.80

2.00

May

32,500

37,700

42,600

42.700 

*36,6O6

34,100 

30,500

27,400 

24,600

22,000

19,500

17,600 

15,700

14,500

11,700

9,740

9,640

8,850

8,210 

7,600

7,310 

6,270

6,270

6,160

6,320

6,160

5,960

6,130 

5,860 

5,860

7,170

525,210

16,940

2.86

3.29

June

9,740

13,500

14,800

13,800 

12,400

11,100 

9,520

8,420 

7,660

6,860

6,070

5.790 

6,480

7,350

7,200

6,900

7,100

9,000

15,500 

20,800

21,800 

22,300

21,000

19,600

19,400

21,400

21,200

20,900 

19,200 

16,700

1403, 49O

13,450

2.27

2.53

July

14,300

14,1OO

15,100

15,700 

14,900

13,400 

13,800

14,900 

14,300

13,300

15,900

17,900 

17,500

15,900

14,300

11,500

8,730

8,520

7,710 

6,780

6,090 

5,370

*5,300

4,840

4,320

4,040

4,010

3,890 

3.540

3,600

3,680

317,620

10,250

1.73

1.99

Aug.

3,890

3,950

3,980

4,320 

4,350

4,800 

3,800

3,800 

3,860

3,830

3,680

3,630 

3,570

3,240

3,300

3,600

3,320

3,320

3,210 

3,510

2,550 

2,850

4,540

4,710

4,420

3,980

3,740

3,650 

3,63O 

3,510

3,460

115,980

3,741

0.631

0.73

Sept.

3,400

5,160

3,450

3,270 

3,380

3,580 

3,600

3,430 

3,510

*3,83O

3,950

4,130 

4,320

4,420

5,070

5,400

6,060

5,990

7,910 

7,990

8,110 

7,970

7,570

7,150

6,630

5,560

5,460

5,040 

4,900 

4,870

152,950

5,098

0.860

0.96

Calendar" year 1953: Max 32,300 Mln 1,780 Mean 6,464 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 42,700 Mln 1,780 Mean 6,425 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Apple River near Somerset, Wis.

Location. Lat 45"09'30", long 92°43'00", In sec. 21, T. 31 N. , R. 19 W. , at powerplant 

of Northern States Power Co., 3.5 miles downstream from Somerset.

Drainage area. 555 sq mi.

Records available. January 1901 to September 1954.

Average discharge. 53 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,200 cfs May 5; minimum daily, 75 cfs 

Nov. 10.

1901-54: Maximum daily discharge, 2,460 cfs June 17, 1943; no flow Sept. SO, 1929, 

Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge computed on basis of gate openings, 

head, and plant efficiency. The discharge as computed for July 23 was found 8.7 

percent low by one discharge measurement made on that date by the Geological Survey. 

Flow regulated by many powerplants upstream.

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern States Power Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

178

138

118

210

175

122

160

218

233

254

192

184

175

152

250

300" 107

2li6"

212

174

173

127

130

230

234

125

155

166

188

230 

233

5,809

187

0.337

0.39

Nov.

157

200

200

294

240

154

260

136

144

7_5

177

176

118

166

168

125

215

163

323

310

294

330

?75

265

227

250

300

272

254

220

6,488

216

0.389

0.43

Dec.

250

263

240

296

390

350

150

500

270

280

265

154

284

250

154

244

174

180

250

234

190

170

174

204

180

180

190

200

154

286

250

7,156

231

0.416

0.48

Jan.

235

200

220

220

220

260

240

220

214

170

160

156

Tfo

270

230

240

226

230

228

243

250

238

293

213

230

227

216

213

252

247

185

6,946

224

0.404

0.47

Feb.

258

255

260

254

295

246

255

244

270

285

245

210

573

280

246

293

267

260

274

298

294

244

250

272

278

286

255

267

7,414

265

0.477

0.50

Mar.

225

234

180

7STT

252

300

232

200

214

200

200

214

185

260

215

260

280

360

372

372

370

490 415"

340

400

446

460

400

317

380

372

9,395

303

0.546

0.63

Apr.

332

350

324

260

286

336

332

344

275

194

346

410

376

277

360

443

380

452

494

310

334

346

356

400

350

295

505

1,390

1,470

1,370

13,697

457

0.823

0.92

May

1,560

2,010

2,090

2,120

2^200

1,950

1,380

1,360

1,260

1,090

1,090

960

533

600

890

610

612

590

583

420

410

350

4~3<>

730

665

367

380

633

654

574

574

29,681

957

1.72

1.99

June

748

673

572

516

583

564

393

494

400

480

415

435

415

35^" 346

464

494

536

623

942

1,160

700

533

710

578

690

500

580

540

463

16,903

563

1.01

1.13

July

494

640

484

480

630

530

503

510

435

626

595

517

480

577

490

370

400

447

280

270

357

276

*300

290

290

370

300

250

320

280

300

13,091

422

0.760

0.88

Aug.

300

220

234

243

256

264

252

280

230

225

230

250

210

100

TS5

310

290

265

247

286

273

284

364

310

360

310

278

300

290

238 

242

8,371

270

0.486

0.56

Sept.

270" 213

248

268

246

215

293

275

275

270

260

278

235

265

305

340

440

365

450

485

550

385

365

325

388

430

340

300

496

406

9,981

333

0.600

0.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,300 Mln 75 Mean 309 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,200 Mln 75 Mean 370 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.05

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 205

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°44 I 45", long 92°48'00", in sec. 9, T. 26 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from St. Croix River, 300 ft south of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Railroad bridge, 800 ft south of bridge on H. S. Highway 10, and at mile 811.4 above 

Ohio River.

Drainage area. 44,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 2, 1932, staff gage at 

railroad bridge 300 ft upstream at following daturas: June 3, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, 

69.23 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, 67.68 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1930, to 

Aug. 1, 1932, 69.28 ft higher. Aug. 2, 1932, to Oct. 30, 1938, water-stage recorder 

at present site at datum 69.88 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.7 miles 

downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 26 years, 15,070 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 82,800 cfs May 5 (gage height, 84.30 ft); minimum daily, 7,650 cfs Dec. 18; minimum gage height, 74.31 ft Dec. 7, Mar. 14.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Apr. 16-18, 1952 (gage height, 89.03 ft); 

minimum daily, 1,380 cfs July 13, 1940; minimum gage height, 65.08 ft Aug. 29, 1934, 

present datum.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants 

at low and medium stages. Flood flow not materially affected by artificial storage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11,900

11,700

10,800

10,700

11,000

10,900

11,500

11,700

11,600

11,600

12,000

12,300

*12,400 

12,000

11,600

11,000

10,900

10,800

10,800

11,100

11,700

11,300

10,800

11,200

11,700

11,300

11,500

11,400

*11,700 

11,700

11,300

353,900

11,420

0.255

0.29

Nov.

11,700

11,500

10,700

10,800

10,900

11,100

10,900

10,300

10,800

10,600

10,700

11,000

11,300 

10,300

10,000

9,640

* 10, 500

10,800

11,500

13,000

14,400

15,300

15,800

16,200

16,200

14,600

14,800

13,600

13,800 

13,200

365,940

12,200

0.272

0.30

Dec.

12,600

13,400

13,400

14,500

14,200

12,300

9,410

10,300

10,300

10,100

9,860

9,690

12,000 

11,800

10,500

8,990

8,280

7,650

8,030

8,150

10,900

10,900

10,500

10,700

10,900

11,100

11,200

11,900

11,800 

9,840

10,500

335,700

10,830

0.242

0.28

 

Jan.

10,600

10,600

10,300

10,200

12,600

10,400

12 , 600

10,400

10,500

9,240

10,400

10,000

8,600 

9,210

10,400

9,260

10,200

9,450

8,950

9,440

9,390

9,500

9,330

10,000

9,530

9,750

10,200

9,950

9,970 

9,770

9,690

310,430

10,010

0.223

0.26

Feb.

9,250

9,590

9,850

9,930

10,000

9,700

9,960

10,300

10,000

10 , 100

10,500

9,410

9,530 

10,000

10,400

9,770

9,670

9,340

9,620

11,100

12,000

11,200

11,800

11,700

13,000

15,100

16,400

14,800

-

304,020

10,860

0.242

0.25

 

Mar.

13,400

13,600

13,100

11,100

12,100

12,500

13,100

13,600

13,100

12,400

12,700

13,100

11,900 

13,800

11,500

11,400

11,400

12,200

16,000

18,100

19,200

20,400

21,900

23,900

24,500

*24,300

24,500

25.200

24,600 

23,900

22,900

515,400

16,630

0.371

0.43

Apr.

22,700

22,200

21,000

18,500

18,000

19,800

20,100

20,200

21,200

23,600

25,800

27,500

30,300 

32,300

34,100

35,900

36,200

36,000

35,800

35,500

34,900

33,400

31,900

31,300

30,400

*29,500

32,000

39,000

45,900 

51,900

896,900

29,900

0.667

0.74

May

57,500

65,600^

73,600

79,400

82,300

*81,800

77,700

73,200

69,000

64,400

59,600

56,400

52,700 

49,800

46,800

43,800

40,000

38,000

36,100

34,200

32,300

31,000

29,400

29,200

27,800

25,800

25,900

25,000

24,900 

23,200

25,200

$1,481.6

47,790

1.07

1.23

June

29,000

32,900

36,300

38,000

38,500

38,400

37,700

36,400

*34,700

32,500

39,400

27,200

24,300 

22,700

22,400

23,600

22,900

22,500

25,200

32,300

40,000

43,600

44,000

44,800

44,700

44,500

45,200

45,700

45,800 

43,700

*1, 048. 9

34,960

0.780

0.87

July

41,600

40,200

39,200

40,200

40,800

40,800

39,400

38,000

38,600

38,400

3.7,700

*37,100

36,900 

35,500

33,400

31,100

29,000

26,100

23,300

21,900

19,900

18,800

18,200

17,600

15,500

13,700

12,800

12,100

11,400 

11,800

12,800

873,800

28,190

0.629

0.73

Aug.

12.900

12,500

12,500

*12,700

12,700

12,500

12,100

11,000

10,600

9,910

10,000

10,200

10,000 

9,910

10,000

10 , 500

11,200

10,500

9,630

9,390

9,810

9,590

10,300

10,600

11,000

11,600

11,900

11,200

10,200 

9,570

9,300

335,810

10,830

0.242

0.28

Sept.

9,440

*8,960

9,490

9,280

8,570

8,760

8,410

*9,350

9,620

9,660

9,490

9,610

10,800 

11,600

11,700

12,000

13,200

16,000

16,800

16,500

16,500

16,500

16,200

16,000

15,700

15,000

14,100

*12,700

12,300 

11,700

365,940

12,200

0.272

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 67,200 Min 7,080 Mean 25,140 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 82,300 Mln 7,650 Mean 19,690 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.96

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands. 

Note. Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 9.
206 CANNON RIVER BASIN

Cannon River at Welch, Minn.

Location (revised).-La t 44°33'50", long 92°43'S5", in NW&wi sec. 27, T. 113 N R 16 

stream from Belle Creek116 downstream from highway bridge at Welch and 1.8 miles'upDralnage area.--1.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . June 1909 to January 1914, November 1930 to September 1954.

£eCOr??I\±tum, 0f gage ls 699 ' 16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Q-Jl 1^1 ?30 ' chaln gage on hlghway bridge at site a quarter of a mile

of°° Sl.^trT'it^S?'^^- "' 1938 ' ^^ »"*» 

Average discharge. 25 years (1911-13, 1931-54), 477 cfs.

. cfs June 20 (gage height - n - 3 ° ft): min -

1909-14, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 12.00 

ab/°VeJ!' 10? Cfs by l°sarlthmie plotting; maximum gage ' mlnlmum dlscharge - 2 - 5 cfs Jan - 3 >

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953'to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

189

187

176

95

141

127 

113

186

188

191

116

198

195

*191

194

194

192

120

148

191

199

191

195

201

131

162

191

177

229

227 

132

5,367

173

0.131

0.15

Nov.

100

139

184

185

186

188 

158

110

142

185

154

167

189

163

118

148

187

*178

252

293

282

157

175

229

244

150

157

178

110

140

5,248

175

0.133

0.15

Dec.

187

208

282

294

239

122 

213

269

275

285

279

228

115

204

278

283

290

*288

230

130

200

280

285

290

130

150

115

210

280

283

190

7,112

229

0.173

0.20

Jan.

110

150

110

200

280

270 

220

220

140

110

160

220

220

210

150

110

100

*100

180

150

130

130

110

9°

110

125

127

128

130

100

90

4,680

151

0.114

0.13

Feb.

110

130

130

130

138

90 

88

120

135

130

130

138

105

92

120

160

168

168

167

220

158

204

266

*275

275

271

294

201

_

------

4,613

165

0.125

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,970 Mln 95

Mar.

252

*337

340

338

339

330 

205

222

352

343

332

278

265

144

215

241

345

566

886" 970

784

754

742

742

*808

808

766

298

313

392

379

14,081

454

0.344

0.40

Apr.

386

363

301

168

251

302 

336

313

324

290

142

216

257

187

325

315

305

157

213

263

269

260

285

*266

148

307

551

390

374

466

8,730

291

0.220

0.25

May

774

713

958

1,200

1.440

1,390 

1,200

988

862

838

784

506

474

*438

426

266

247

309

316

316

317

288

187

493

832

844

808

814

832

802 

535

21,247

685

0.519

0.60

June

551

506

592

778

772

322 

273

420

388

*301

307

409

561

557

616

1,090

636

1,490

3,820

9.260

4,610

3,130

2,660

2,360

2,080

1,800

1,520

1,170

768

640

44,387

1,480

1.12

1.25

July

606

671

1,350

781

706

686 

631

607

610

596

579

513

435

*398

273

234

233

137

185

245

294

279

312

309

201

212

229

212

210

224 

246

13,204

426

0.323

0.37

Aug.

206

201

*225

199

200

199 

196

128

178

200

202

189

194

207

157

206

234

224

194

194

195

157

210

260

247

296

302

319

455

379 

319

7,072

228

0.173

0.20

Sept.

*301

294

248

236

202

'20T 106 

224

214

244

242

216

217

510

440

369

390

522

616

495

457

342

284

271

*263

149

216

227

227

278

9,001

300

0.227

0.25

Mean 573 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,260 Mln 88 Mean 397 Cfsm 0.301 In. 4.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 20, Mar. 3-6.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 207

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°50'55", long 91°04'45", in sec. 23, T. 39 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3.2 miles downstream from Lake Chippewa Dam, and 

3.7 miles northwest of Winter.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,270 ft (from Lake Chippewa data).

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 717 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs May 4 (gage height, 10.25 ft); minimum, 

147 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 4.01 ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 7,520 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1941 (gage height, 11.05 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Apr. 17-20, 1925 (gage height, 3.25 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Chippewa and Moose Lake 

[see p. 227).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 405: 1913(M). WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

207

283

433

680

1,000

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.1

1,430

2,470

3,770

5,350

6,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

fatal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

729

715

715

715

715

656

586

671

729

708

708

708

708

701

701

701

708

708

708

708

701

701

701

694 

694

687

680

*687

694

694

21,632

698

-506

Nov.

694

194

694

694

694

694

680

673

666

673

673

659

666

659

659

659

659

659

673

694

624

484

484

m

484

479

b479

479 

479

18,471

616

-120

Dec.

479

722

937

'§37 946

937

937

928

928

937

928

928

928

928

928

946

946

946

937

928

928

928

928

928 

919

919

919

a919

a915 

3910

a910

28,154

908

-314

Jan.

a905

a 905

a905

902

902

894

894

886

886

886

886

878

878

870

862

862

862

854

854

846

846

846

838

830 

830

822

822

814

814

814

806

26,699

861

-769

Feb.

798

798

790

782

782

782

774

766

766

758

758

750

750

743

736

736

736

729

729

729

729

729

729

722

722

722

715

715

-

20,975

749

-610

Mar.

715

722

722

722

722

715

715

715

715

715

708

715

462

359

b354

b349

349

349

354

359

364

364

364

369 

344

320

315

315

b311

b306

b_301

15,209

491

-34

Apr.

301

301

b297

297

297

311

433

349

306

306

297

292

292

288

339

306

236

225

218

214

*214

214

211

218 

214

417

390

279

247 

379

8,688

290

+2,778

May

1,950

4,220

6,370

6.650

6,520

6,400

5,320

4,120

3,030

2,570

2,550

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,530

2,520

2,520

2,270

2,140

2,140

2,140

1,860

1,740

1,740 

1,520

1,430

1,210

1,110

1,100

1.090

1,120

87,500

2,823

+178

June

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

*1,090

1,080

715

422

417

417

406

395

390 

1,340

2,520

2,280

2,020

1,150 

766

31,378

1,046

+345

July

758

1,580

1,820

1,200

715

722

722

715

715

1,670

2.170

1,110

631

496

490

490

490

490

484

484

484

479

479

479 

479

479

479

479

479 

479

*479

23,226

749

-102

Aug.

479

484

479

479

479

473

473

473

479

479

473

473

473

473

473

473

479

473

473

473

473

479

484

473 

467

467

467

467

462 

462

467

14,681

474

-40

Sept.

473

479

479

484

484

490

484

484

490

490

484

490

490

617

758

955

*1,380

1,520

2,150

2,520

1,810

1,080

743

659 

652

928

1,080

806

673 

673

25,105

837

+97

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

192 

0.244 

0.28

496 

0.63C 

0.7C

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

594 

0.755 

0.87

92

0.117 

0.15

139 

0.177 

0.18

457 

0.581 

0.67

3,068 

3.90 

4.35

3,001 

5.81 

4.39

Observed

Max 4,070 Mln 174 Mean 763 

Max 6,650 Mln 211 Mean 881

1,391 

1.77 

1.98

647 

0.822 

0.95

434 

0.551 

0.64

934 

1.19 

1.33

Adjusted

Mean 842 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51 

Mean 954 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lake Chippewa and Moose Lake. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

twice-daily chain-gage readings, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
208 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis.

Location.-Lat 45°27'05", long 91°15<40", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 34 N., R. 7 W., on right bank

1 mile east of Bruce and 1 mile downstream from Thornapple River.

Drainage area.--1.630 sq mi (revised), approximately. 

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1954.

23£f-~:Wate,r;stap ?;ecorder - Datua Of gage is 1,059.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

2 30'ft higher 1935> °haln m&& at railroa(i brldge 0.8 mile upstream at datum

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 1,442 cfs (unadjusted).

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 25, 800'cfs Sept. 1, 1941 (gage height, 20.46 ft, from 

floodmarks) from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 155 cfs June 10 

1932 (gage height, 0.9 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. --! 

48 perce

ecords good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair Flow from 

nt of the drainage area regulated by Lake Chippewa and Moose Lake (see p. 227

Revisions (water years l.-WSP 875: 1936-38. WSP 1278: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to July 13, Sept. 15-22)

1.9 

2.3 

5.0 

4.0 

6.0

590

840

1,320

2,050

3,800

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.9

5,850

8,240

10,800

13,900

19,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

947

919

912

905

898

919

872

801

886

905

905

886

905

892

879

879

892

898

879

898

872

879

872

866

866

840

866 

820

*820 

814

854

27,226

878

-506

Nov.

827

827

840

834

827

808

814

827

827

853

840

840

834

827

834

820

840

840

892

1,160

1,570

1,380

1,090

1,000

866

820

794 

644

749 

827

26,751

892

-120

Dec.

762

814

1,190

1,720

1,880

1,750

1,690

1,620

1,560

1,410

1,450

1,400

1,330

1,320

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150 

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

39,696

1,281

-314

Jan.

,130

,130

,130

,130

,120

,120

,110

,100

,100

,100

,090

,080

* ,070

,070

,060

,060

,050

,050

,040

,040

,030

,050

,020

,010

,010

,000

,000 

,000

990

970

32,820

1,059

-769

Feb.

960

9^0

950

940

930

920

910

900

890

880

860

840

840

840

840

850

860

870

880

890

890

890

880

870

860

850

840 

820

-

24,710

882

-610

Mar.

800

780

*764

770

790

810

830

840

840

830

810-

780

760

730

690

670

670

670

670

680

690

700

720

750

800

980

1.200 

1,200

1,100

850

25,134

811

-34

Apr.

780

750

740

750

770

860

1,600

4,380

4,590

3,880

3,310

2,690

2,210

1,960

3,060

5,720

5,280

3,820

2,650

1,970

*1,600

1,410

1,240

1,220

1,450

4,980

15,600 

13,300

8,870

6 , 250

105,690

3,523

+2,778

May

14,400

19,100

17,800

14,700

12,400

10,700

9,620

7,850

6,650

5,310

4,810

4,530

4,280

4,080

3,900

3,760

3,650

3,490

3,080

5,010

2,910

2,830

2,490

2,610

2,650

2,290

2,350 

2,460

2,410 

2.240

2,740

185,100

5,971

+178

June

4,860

4,560

3,430

2,730

2,360

2,160

2,090

1,990

1,920

1,840

1,800

2,450

2,740

2,330

2,080

*2,580

3,530

5,260

5,890

4,070

3,060

2,480

2,060

1.720

5,240

8.410

7,900 

5,830

3,920

2,460

101,750

3,392

+345

July

1,940

2,150

3,710

3,440

2,370

2,030

2,640

2,340

1,930

2,880

6,520

5,130

2,770

1,900

1,540

1,400

1,530

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,010

994

954

954 

947

912

1,080

60,279

1,944

-102

Aug.

*1,040

1,100

1,180

1,040

947

898

872

872

872

898

879

860

840

846

846

926

872

846

840

820

814

855

1,100

1,050

1,010

954

919

879

840 

820

808

28,341

914

-40

Sept.

860

935

879

879

892

1,020

1,090

994

1,020

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,190

1,540

2,160

2,160

2,580

*3,340

4,700

5,020

4,140

2,930

2,090

1,650

1,480

1,400

1,700 

1,670

1,350

1,350

54,377

1,813

+97

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

372 

0.228 

0.26

772 

0.474 

0.53

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

967 

0.593 

0.68

290 

0.178 

0.21

272 

0.167 

0.17

777 

0.477 

0.55

6,301 

3.87 

4.32

6,149 

3.77 

4.35

Observed

Max 13,900 Mln 440 Mean 1,504 

Max 19,100 Mln 644 Mean 1,950

3,737 

2.29 

2.56

1,842 

1.13 

1.50

874 

0.536 

0.62

1,910 

1.17 

1.30

Adjusted

Mean 1,583 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.18 

Mean 2,023 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lake Chippewa and Moose Lake.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Apr. 7.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 209

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°04'05", long 90°13'45", near north line of sec. 3, T. 41 K., R. 2 E., on 

right bank 0.5 mile dovmstream from Flambeau Reservoir, 10.6 miles southwest of Mercer 

and at mile 114.5. '

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.0 ft above mean sea level (Northern 

States Power Co. benchmark). Prior to June 14, 1937, chain gage and June 14, 1937 to 

Oct. 25, 1947, staff or float-tape gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 647 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs May 3, 4 (gage height, 8.38 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 3,930 cfs July 22-27, 1952 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum observed, 3.1 cfs Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

Remarks..--Records good. Flow regulated by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake (see p. 227). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1936, 1938. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

anfl discharge, In cubic feet per second ) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 7-3O)

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

102

151

273

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

485

758

1,430

3,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

"788 788

712

535

788

788

788

788

782

660

350

770

770

717

572

572

495

334

567

567

567

567

567

471

322

562

*551

551

551 

551

471

18,862

608

-337

Nov.

318

546

546

546

546

546

457

322

535

535

535

535

462

334

284

363

363

363

367

318

256

2l2

588

654

594

334

330

310

266 

457

12,902

430

-46

Dec.

649

643

643

621

471

334

540

530

604

604

604

515

398

672

689

689

689

683

546

429

672

677

616

380

530

330

420

672

672 

672

551

17,545

566

-45

Jan.

338

338

452

694

723

723

717

712

604

443

689

689

689

689

683

594

438

706

729

729

735

735

649

480

729

729

735

729

729 

632

530

19,791

638

-293

Feb.

752

764

770

916

1,000

876

672

1,020

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,000

864

654

1,000

1,020

1,010

1,000

1,000

864

694

1,040

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,030

916

764

-

25,796

921

-604

Mar.

986

980

962

930

910

788

672

864

717

712

717-

700

677

672

689

683

694

666

649

649

643

626

626

610

594

588

480

256

288

306

314

20,648

666

-320

Apr.

310

295

295

288

288

284

292

295

303

181

107

98

100

102

107

90

88

88

*90

94

96

184

273

292

243

135

75

82

114 

116

5,405

180

+1,914

May

123

463

,700

,.090

,820

,57O

,990

,700

,710

,760

,860

,940

,020

,020

,990

,510

,290

,570

,540

,400

,180

,060

930

1,000

943

883

883

890

992

1,120

1,460

47,407

1,529

+461

June

1,730

1,740

1,730

1,190

857

812

923

974

1,090

1,080

1,020

864

870

962

*962

1,070

1,180

896

992

986

992

998

998

998

1,390

,600

,480

,080

,070

,070

33,604

1,120

-29

July

1,070

1,080

1,070

950

689

694

794

794

788

782

824

923

788

850

1,110

876

870

890

950

943

950

950

950

876

729

876

831

788

782 

*782

741

26,990

871

-332

Aug.

638

788

788

782

782

776

735

632

758

735

735

735

729

694

594

723

735

735

729

729

694

610

741

741

735

712

723

717

717 

717

717

22,376

722

-288

Sept.

717

717

712

677

556

588

689

689

660

583

551

471

583

588

588

*588

588

535

416

599

604

604

604

604

546

420

621

660

632

616

18,006

600

+29

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

271 

0.407 

0.47

384 

0.577 

0.64

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water yearl953-54 :

521 

0.782 

0.90

345 

0.518 

0.60

317 

0.476 

0.50

346 

0.520 

0.60

2,094 

3.14 

3.50

1,990 

2.99 

3.45

Observed

Max 2,200 Mln 86 Mean 742 

Max 3,090 Min 75 Mean 738

1,091 

1.64 

1.83

539 

0.809 

0.93

434 

0.652 

0.75

629 

0.944 

1.05

Adjusted

Mean 752 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.32 

Mean 747 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. In Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake
210 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis,

Location. Lat 45°46'10", long 90M5'45", in SEj sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 3 W., on right bank

3.6 miles upstream from Connors Creek, 11.5 miles upstream from South Fork Flambeau

River, 13 miles east of Winter, and at mile 61.9.

Drainage area.--1.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1954 (prior to 1938, winter records incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,330 ft (from river-profile map).

Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at bridge 300 ft upstream at datum 9.0 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1934, 

to Sept. 8, 1938, at same upstream site at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 1,121 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 6,170 cfs May 1 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 

305 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 9,440 cfs June 25, 1946 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum recorded, 86 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1948 (gage height, 0.20 ft); minimum daily recorded, 

118 cfs Oct. 10, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

lated by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 855: 1935-36. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1-25, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

Flow regu0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

335

460

650

960

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.4

1,800

2,900

4,110

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

897

912

967

892

559

765

872

846

879

879

802

482

667

808

834

784

684

585

383

574

640

619

603

598

588

575 

526

*569

629

549

21,584

690

-557

Nov.

619

592

605

614

605

564

559

640

500

559

603

629

678

521

490

355

544

469

499

784

1,050

619

505

840

926

846 

598

555

580 

600

18,322

611

-46

Dec.

600

900

1,010

1,090

1,110

995

736

1,000

912

860

879

892

855

549

650

740

800

790

880

1,000

880

810

860

880

800

600 

650

650

660 

810

840

25,646

827

-45

Jan.

800

760

650

600

660

850

890

890

880

840

590

650

*748

820

840

840

810

590

660

780

860

880

860

840

660

700 

820

880

850

820

24,118

778

-293

Feb.

670

750

840

900

870

1,000

1,070

800

870

1,020

1,080

1,070

1,040

1,000

760

880

1,040

1,050

1,100

1,140

1,180

830

950

1,100

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,070

-

27,440

980

-604

Mar.

910

*1,010

1,050

1,070

1,050

1,020

940

740

920

900

860-

820

850

820

760

820

850

850

890

930

970

790

860

900

980

1.220 

1,150

1,060

900

n«f> B6O

28,560

921

-320

Apr.

820

790

750

710

670

820

1,300

2,000

2,750

2,080

2,050

1,660

1,680

1,650

2,140

5,450

5,250

2,550

1,300

*1,220

1,050

892

827

821

886

1,950 

5,580

4,460

2,940

2,400

55,386

1,846

+1,914

May

5,130

5,390

4,480

5,510

5.760

5,050

4,480

5,600

5,270

2,880

2,940

5,000

2,970

3,010

2,900

2,680

1,870

1,620

1,890

1,880

1,670

1,470

1,140

1,130

1.070

1,120 

1,100

1,320

1,490

1,450

1,560

84,810

2,736

+461

June

2,230

2,500

2,450

2,330

1,750

1,260

"974 967

1,070

1,170

1,240

1,320

1,590

1,040

*1,080

1,190

1,560

1,620

1,480

1,450

1,270

1,380

1,490

1,450

1,920

5,440 

5,510

2,450

1,750 

1,480

49,991

1,666

-29

July

1,420

1,620

1,860

1,920

2.550

1,510

1,160

1,200

1,120

1,100

1,150

1,100

946

946

554

640

712

755

802

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,020

1,220

1,010

750 

1,050

1,070

955 

1,010

*1,040

55,186

1,135

-352

Aug.

988

860

1,060

1,060

1,050

995

1,000

1,070

808

1,090

1,040

1,020

981

995

967

750

919

953

967

946

974

926

872

1,020

1,030

1,050 

1,060

1,060

974 

790

940

50,155

975

-288

Sept.

974

974

967

974

995

777

700

940

953

1,060

1,040

960

906

1,100

1,120

1,090

* 1,1-10

1,190

1,550

1,100

1,170

1,150

1,020

974

995

879 

564

777

866 

912

29,547

985

+29

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

555 

0.555 

0.41

565 

0.565 

0.63

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

782 

0.782 

0.90

485 

0.485 

0.56

376 

0.376 

0.39

601 

0,601 

0.69

5,760 

5.76 

4.20

5,197 

3.20 

3.69

Observed

Max 6,020 Min 555 Mean 1,225 

Max 5,760 Min 355 Mean 1,180

1,637 

1.64 

1.83

803 

0.803 

0.93

685 

0.685 

0.79

1,014 

1.01 

1.15

Adjusted

Mean 1,235 Cfsra 1.24 In. 16.77 

Mean 1,189 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

+ Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 15 to Apr. 8.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 211

South Pork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°42'10", long 90°37'00", in NW£Sw£ sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 2 W. , on downstream side of bridge, second span from left side, 0.5 mile downstream from Big Elk 

River and 12 miles west of Phillips.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete 1929-40). 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,360 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 638 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 cfs May 3 (gage height, 12.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 120 cfs Nov. 9-12.

1929-54: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs June 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.32 

ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 3-5, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 975: 1934. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191 m

187 

184

180

180

176

173

173

173

176

176

176

173

170

166

162

159

159

152

152

152

156

156

156

152

*156 

152

152 

152

156

5,154,

166

0.270

0.31

Nov.

152

159

152 

152

152

148

148

128

120

120

120

120

128

138

145

156

156

156

156

159

443

494

343

4,26

410

349

290 

230

230 

240

6,420

214

0.348

0.39

Dec.

220 24~0"

288 

468

540

477

490

540

520

470

430

400

380

360

340

320

300

280

270

260

250

250

240

240

240

240

240 

230

230 

230

230

10,213

329

0.535

0.62

Jan.

230

230

230 

230

230

230

230

225

225

2Z5

225

*221

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

210

210

210

210

210

210

200" 200 

200 

200

200

6,751

218

0.354

0.41

Feb.

200

200

190 

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

180

180

190

190

190

200

210

220

220

230

240

250

260

260

260

260

260 

265

-

5,955

213

0.346

0.36

Mar.

*267

270

270 

270

270

270

260

250

240

230

210

210

220

220

220

220

220

220

230

240

230

220

210

220

230

240

250 

250

250 

240

240

7,387

238

0.387

0.45

Apr.

230

230

220 

220

210

210

220

700

1,790

3,090

3,060

2,190

1,790

1,620

2,240

3,800

3,450

2,840

2,550

*1,920

1,680

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,130

2,550

4,810 

5.540

5,390

4,810

62,260

2,075

3.37

3.76

May

5,420

5,750

6.090 

6,010

5,430

4,500

3,890

3,550

3,010

2,420

2,410

2,200

2,070

1,790

1,620

1,400

1,240

1,060

972

791

797

666

666

597

549

512 1

517

781

954 

902

1,240

69 , 804

2,252

3.66

4.22

June

2,310

2,510

2,740 

1,910

1,500

1,140

990

890

856

791

760

1,090

1,150

1,060

*856

890

1,090

960

868

890

846

966

966

990

1,100

2,800

2.900 

2,300

1,790 

1,150

41,059

1,369

2.23

2.48

July

860

1,070

1.090 

1,020

862

786

733

641

549

611

563

611

554

464

439

426

395

360

315

300

285

292

288

281

285

292

277 

217

206 

202

*262

15,536

501

0.815

0.94

Aug.

255

277

270 

281

274

274

255

255

277

285

292

292

285

262

244

262

236

236

232

225

213

210

274

326

579

349

326 

311

274 

259

213

8,403

271

0.441

0.51

Sept.

213

210

210 

244

244

266

266

262

311

398

460

563

712

681

631

*878

895

934

1,210

1.270

1,260

1,030

990

851

671

530

499 

464

447 

464

18,064

602

0.979

1.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,020 Min 120 Mean 597 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,090 Min 120 Mean 704 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec.9 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 14 to Jan. 11,- discharge estimated on the basis of records for Flambeau River near Winter and Jump River at Sheldon).
212 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°33'20", long 90°57'30", in S| sec. 35, T. 36 N. t R. 5 W., at Big Falls 

powerplant, 2.3 miles upstream from Josie Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from county highway bridge, and 8.5 miles northeast of Ladysmith.

Drainage area. 1.823 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1903 to December L906, January 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Head and tail gages read hourly. Feb. 15, 1903, to Dec. 2, 1906, chain gage in 

Ladysmith at different datum. Jan. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at site 

8 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Sept. 24, 1943, head and tail 

gages at present site. Sept. 25, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1914-54), 1,744 =fs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 13,700 cfs May 2; minimum daily, 561 cfs 

Nov. 16.

1903-6, 1914-54: Maximum daily discharge, 19,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1922; minimum, 

18 cfs Nov. 1, 1948 (gage height, 2.00 ft), at site and datum then in use; minimum 

daily, 74 cfs Oct. 31, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 4,003 cfs, which are fair. Discharge computed 

from powerhouse records on basis of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as 

developed by Geological Survey and taintor-gate ratings based on theoretical formulas. 

Flow regulated by Big Falls powerplant and by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wateT year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,060

1,050

1,150 

1,100

859

856

1,080

990

1,020

1,070

1,020

807

765

1,000

1,030

991

908

746

786" 659

846

886 

847

803

824

669

690 

838

769

871

27,757

895

-337

Nov.

802

695

667 

822

797

808

778

847

583

683

839

811

836

751

751

561

597

714

736

1,080

1,700

1,340 

1,000

1,150

1,560

1,310

1,000 

700

743

929

__- ___

26,590

886

-46

Dec.

714

1,150

1,380 

1.680

1,650

1,620

1,460

1,450

1,600

1,340

1,320

1,430

1,420

1,210

829

946

1,050

968

1,140

1,360

1,170

977 

1,020

1,160

1,060

921

697 

T42

824

1,060

1,120

36,468

1,176

-45

Jan.

974

1,010

719 

770

763

1,140

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,110

983

728

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,060

952

741

1,040

1,100

1.160 

1,140

1,070

938

845

1,040 

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,070

31,243

1,008

-293

Feb.

920

851

1,100 

1,140

1,120

1,240

1,420

1,080

1,020

1,400

1,260

1,420

1,310

1,280

960

1,090

1,370

1,350

1,370

1,520

1,520

1,050 

1,250

1,460

1,410

1,430

1,490 

1,480

-

_______

35,311

1,261

-604

Mar.

1,070

1,210

1,42C 

1,38C

1.36C

1,390

1,220

864

1,200

1,150

1,100.

1,020

1,100

1,030

962

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,170

1,210

1,220

1,010 

1,120

1,100

1,160

1,560

1.660 

1,310

1,170

1,070

1,040

36,486

1,177

-320

Apr.

1,030

1,060

944 

916

856

1,090

1,910

3,830

4,820

5,940

5,480

4,170

3,830

3,510

5,300

8,520

7,780

6,210

4,620

3,650

3,050

2,650 

2,440

2,330

2,550

4,490

12,700 

12,300

9,620

8,650

_______

136,246

4,542

+1,914

May

13,200

13.700

12,100 

12,100

11 , 900

10,000

8,840

7,330

6,370

5,330

5,330

5,100

4,900

4,630

4,300

4,110

3,150

2,730

2,770

2,810

' 2,550

2,360 

2,140

1,910

1,930

1,810

1.780 

2,060

2,430

2,540

3,210

165,420

5,336

+461

June

5,140

5,520

5,510 

4,820

3,530

2,620

2,230

2.090

2,120

2,140

2,150

2,740

2,920

2,510

2,320

2,330

2,920

3,090

2,880

2,890

2,680

2,730 

2,770

2,650

3,840

6.840

6,790 

5,580

4,040

2,950

103,340

3,445

-29

July

2,570

2,580

5.090 

3,030

3,050

2,730

2,260

1,980

1,930

2,080

2,070

1,830

1,780

1,600

1,320

992

1,100

1,190

1,140

1,190

1,450

1,340 

1,270

1,290

1,490

963

1,500 

1,260

984

9~9~3~

52,975

1,709

-332

Aug.

1,080

1,110

1,120 

1,290

1,310

1,140

1,110

1,140

1,120

1,180

1,360

1,220

1,250

1,150

1,180

982

979

1,060

1,110

1,090

982

1,200 

1,150

1,320

1,470

1,450

1,330

1,380

1,250

1,040

1,090

36,643

1,182

-288

Sept.

1,220

1,170

1,110 

1,140

1,310

1,180

1,050

1,070

1,310

1,470

1,580

1,760

1,730

2,050

2,440

2,470

2,510

2,690

3,240

3.340

3,140

3,080 

2,640

2,320

2,050

1,760

1,330 

1,390

1,540

1,560

56,630

1,888

+29

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

558 

0.306 

0.35

840 

0.461 

0.51

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

1,131 

0.620 

0.71

715 

0.392 

0.45

657 

0.360 

0.37

857 

0.470 

0.54

6,456 

3.54 

3.95

5,797 

3.18 

3.67

Observed

Max 10,600 Mln 561 Mean 1,920 

Max 13,700 Mln 561 Mean 2,041

3,416 

1.87 

2.09

1,377 

0.755 

0.87

894 

0.490 

0.56

1,917 

1.05 

1.17

Adjusted

Mean 1,930 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37 

Mean 2,050 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 213

Flambeau River near Bruce , Wis .

Location. Lat 45°22'20", long 91°12'35", in lot 7 of NW£ sec. 2, T. 33 N., R. 7 W., 

on right bank 2.5 miles downstream from Thornapple powerplant, 6 miles above mouth, 

and 7 miles southeast of Bruce.

Drainage area. 1,897 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,060 ft (by river survey, WSP 417).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs May 1 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum, 460 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 1/1954; minimum, 320 cfs Nov. 26, 1952 

(gage height, 2.48 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake (see p. 227).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Sept. 30)

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

640

1,280

1,940

3,480

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.6

5,420

7,610

10,000

16,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

972

1,100

1,130

917

1,190

1.250

840

760 

780 

1,050

1,120

1,050

895

895

895

972

884

994

972

994

895

895

862

830

810

750

780

810

*800

780

800

28,672

925

-337

Nov.

720

740

720

770

790

800

800

790 

790 

820

820

820

730

820

862

790

862

680

670 815"

1,750

1,540

1,040

1,220

1,480

1,560

1,120

972

906

770

 -

27,962

932

-46

Dec.

830

972

1,760

1,780

1,730

1,700

1,700

1,460 

1,790 

1,510

1,400

1,380

1,490

1,200

1,030

970

1,060

1,040

1,130

1,210

1,150

1,040

1,030

1,090

1,050

950

870

830

860

950

1,020

37,982

1,225

-45

Jan.

1,050

940

810

800

*876

950

1,030

1,090 

1,110 

1,100

1,000

920

980

1,060

1,090

1,080

1,030

940

870

980

1,100

1.160

1,160

1,100

1,000

960

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,050

31,646

1,021

-293

Feb.

960

940

1,030

1,120

1,230

1,310

1,270

1,190 

1,17O 

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,200

1,130

1,210

1,380

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,280

1,310

1,410

1,490

1,500

1,420

1,340

_______

 

36,020

1,286

-604

Mar.

1,320

1,300

*1,390

1,370

1,300

1,200

1,080

1.000 

1,030 

1,060

1,090.

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,170

1,350

1.750

1,600

1,360

1,230

1,170

1,120

36,870

1,189

-320

Apr.

1,060

1,080

1,000

890

760

1,240

1,570

3,420 

4,290 

5,530

6,610

4,930

4,270

3,980

7,630

9,760

8,780

6,910

5,040

4,210

4,270

*2,310

1,820

3,150

3,370

5,920

13,700

13,800

10,400

10,600

 

152,300

5,077

+1,914

May

16,300

16.700

14,100

12,100

13,200

11,300

9,760

7,200 

7,170 

6,120

6,140

6,100

5,710

5,130

4,990

4,730

3,770

3,320

2,810

3,280

3,060

2,630

2,300

2,110

1,990

1.860

2,580

3,250

3,230

2,450

3,140

188,530

6,082

+461

June

4,530

6,120

5,990

5,340

3,980

3,280

3,080

2,120 

1,920 

2,510

2,450

4,190

3,760

2,560

2,200

2,440

*3,100

4,210

3,950

4,220

3,160

2,860

2,360

2,470

4,090

8.100

7,860

6,200

5,350

3,430

 

117,830

3,928

-29

July

2,540

3,210

3.590

3,160

3,220

3,300

3,080

2,260 

1,860 

2,760

2,380

1,960

1,810

1,680

1,360

1,210

1,280

1,100

1,170

1,260

1,120

1.050

1,160

1,280

1,120

1,090

1,320

1,440

1,260

1,060

1,240

57,310

1,849

-352

Aug.

*1.050

1,150

1,210

1,090

1,090

1,160

1,270

1,280 

1,200 

1,250

1,270

1,350

1,280

1,120

1,320

1,370

1,280

1,150

1,210

1,190

1,140

1,150

1.560

1,440

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,340

1,390

1,370

1,260

38,630

1,246

-288

Sept.

1,270

1,480

1,360

1,100

1.020

1,210

1,350

1,150 

1,150 

1,400

1,530

1,780

1,970

2,330

2,620

2,580

2,650

*3,030

3.620

3,370

2,760

2,840

2,740

2,230

2,060

1,820

1,710

1,250

1,400

1,500

 

58,280

1,943

+29

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

588 

0.310 

0.36

886 

0.467 

0.52

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

1,180 

0.622 

0,72

728 

0.384 

0.44

682 

0.360 

0.37

869 

0.458 

0.53

6,991 

3.69

4.12

6,543 

3.45 

3.98

Observed

Max 11,500 Mln 670 Mean 2,010 

Max 16,700 Mln 670 Mean 2,225

3,899 

2.06 

2.30

1,517 

0.800 

0.92

958 

0.505 

0.58

1,972 

1.04 

1.16

Adjusted

Mean 2,020 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46 

Mean 2,234 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.

llote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14 to Mar. 24, Mar. 28-31, Apr. 2-4.

402891 O -57 -15
214 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

South Pork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°23'20", long 90°30'30", In NE£ sec. 33, T. 34 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 1.3 miles downstream from Mondeaux River and 12 miles southwest of Ogema.

Drainage area. 328 sq ml.

Records available. April 1944 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Chain gage read once dally four times a week, more often during high flows. Altitude of gage Is 1,300 ft (from planlmetrlc map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 cfs May 3 (gage height, 11.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 20 cfs July 29, Sept. 4.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 9,020 cfs June 25, 1946 (gage height, 14.56 ft); minimum dally, 10 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

19

24

41

73

120

214

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

348

703

1,170

2,390

4,110

5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

a22

a5?

22 

a22

23

a23

24

26

a26

26

a26

26

a25

24

*24

23

23

a23

23 

23

24

a24

a24

24

aZ4

24

a24

23

a23

a24

27

741

23.9

0.073

0.08

Nov.

26

a25

24 

a24

24

23

22

a21

23

a24

24

a24

24

a23

23

a23

23

a23

24 

a60

223

a!70

124

a!05

90

a72

61

a55

51

a51

1,509

50.3

0.153

0.17

Dec.

51

49

a48 

175

518

306

a275

232

180

120

96

84

74

67

60

57

54

51

49

48

47

46

45

45

44

43

43

42

42

41

4T

2,873

92.7

0.283

0.33

Jan.

41

4T

41 

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39 

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38-za

oo

1,220

39.4

0.120

0.14

Feb.

38

38

 38 

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

40

46

54

68 

*101

150

160

150

140

125

110

92

83

1,877

67.0

0.204

0.21

Mar.

74

66

60 

54

50

47

45

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

44

45

47 

49

54

66

90

120

150

200

600

160

340

280

240

3,562

115

0.351

0.40

Apr.

220

205

195 

183

179

a300

1,070

2,000

al , 700

1,480

1,170

953

a800

703

831

1,220

1,220

943

809

679

535

a525

520

431

a520

744

1,900

2,740

2,040

1,520

28,335

944

2.88

3.21

May

3,300

3,930

4.850 

4,020

2,590

1,790

1,320

al.050

905

770

632

542

471

411

*330

276

223

a200

183

138

131

127

110

97

84

77

93

164

214

179

a210

29,417

949

2.89

3.34

June

444

418

348 

336

295

247

206

194

183

127

a!15

183

312

198

149

149

194

437

822 

632

624

492

354

301

262

1,590

1,900

1,240

663

411

13,826

461

1.41

1.57

July

312

237

318 

348

225

179

247

210

*138

145

278

232

a!70

124

97

71

71

55

47 

41

34

29

27

27

26

24

23

21

20

34

117

3,930

127

0.387

0.45

Aug.

160

HT

90 

73

55

47

39

a35

66

117

93

68

59

45

41

39

37

37

36 

29

27

22

36

43

57

47

*39

36

30

27

26

1,669

53.8

0.164

0.19

Sept.

26

24

22 

20

2?

a35

228

160

127

252

284

a265

499

877

972

813

831

868

1,200 

1,090

905

647

478

379

301

219

190

156

152

145

12,187

406

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,200 Min 17 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,850 Min 20 Mean 277 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for Jump River at Sheldon and 

Spirit River at Spirit Palls.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Apr. 3.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis.

215

Location. Lat 45 0 18'30" , long 90°57'20", In sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge In Sheldon, 1,500 ft upstream from Soldier 

Creek and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 574 sq ml.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 1,092.75 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Apr. 2, 1953, to Feb. 18, 1954, tape gage In creamery wellhouse 

400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 523 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs May 1 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 12 .cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.68 ft).

1915-54: Maximum discharge observed, 46,000 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 18.8 

ft, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 11 cfs,Dec. 18, 1943 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 565: 1920(M). WSP 975: 1938. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-24)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.7 

5.1

6

14

26

42

87

145

292

490

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

742

1,120

2,090

3,490

5,200

7,130

9,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40 

37

34

34

32

34

34

40

40

44

44

44

46

50

55

46

46

44

42

44

44

44

42

42

46

46

46

46

42

*46

46

1,315

42.4

0.074

0.09

Nov.

46 

48

42

48

34

24

24

18

48

44

56

48

46

46

46

46

46

48

46 

101

263

410

301

22E

188

155

139

115

105

97

2,906

96.9

0.169

0.19

Dec.

94 

92

90

152

366

££4T5o

300

210

170

140

130

120

110

103

96

91

86

82 

77

73

70

67

65

64

62

61

60

59

58

58

4,056

131

0.228

0.26

Jan.

57 

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

47

57

57

57

57

*57

57

57

57

57

57 

57

57

57

57

56

56

55

55

55

54

53

53

1,748

56.4

0.098

0.11

Feb.

52 

52

51

51

50

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

47

50

58 

72

120

160

150

145

135

125

110

92

-

2,032

72.6

0.126

0.13

Mar.

83 

78

85

*91

64

58

64

68

67

64

62

31

60

60

60

62

64

68

73 

78

84

91

100

110

130

250

630

520

370

290

250

4,165

134

0.233

0.27

Apr.

210 

180

160

150

140

170

350

2,810

3,150

2,210

1,760

1,190

1,100

962

1,320

2,870

2,580

1,860

1,340 

1,060

864

*856

834

777

1,040

1,800

4,680

5.540

3,730

2,900

48,393

1,613

2.81

3.14

May

9.510 

8,730

7,150

6,110

4,510

3,170

2,220

1,870

1,610

1,310

1,120

947

812

702

567

474

421

351

328 

288

263

196

182

139

155

124

136

188

337

400

400

54,520

1,759

3.06

3.53

June

656 

871

715

573

501

416

366

361

324

271

213

171

531

213

202

301

*395

1,680

2,410 

1,560

1,420

1,200

909

656

702

2,830

3.470

2,070

1,230

742

27,959

932

1.62

1.81

July

468 

400

474

591

558

342

436

342

314

371

805

5?0

351

271

302

162

130

121

82 

82

62

50

50

37

39

37

37

39

31

31

72

7,647

247

0.430

0.50

Aug.

301 

*263"

206

168

125

90

70

62

50

80

168

118

67

80

93

90

56

56

56 

48

44

40

50

46

152

98

70

64

42

48

40

2,940

94.8

0.165

0.19

Sept.

36 

13

12

sT

58

60

319

319

328

267

474

351

536

1,060

1,370

1,280

1,220

1,410

*1.880 

1,830

1,390

1,030

729

591

513

405

319

243

228

224

18,549

618

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,600 Min 24 Mean 447 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.55

Water-year 1953-54: Max 9,310 Min 12 Mean 483 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Apr. 7.

28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6 to Mar. 9, Mar. 15 to
216 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis

Location.-La t 44°57', long 91°09< , in center of E| sec. 31, T. 29 N.. R. 6 W., on up-

 itreim side near left end of bridge, 200 ft downstream from Svetlik Dam at Cadott and 

4|- miles upstream from Drywood Creek.

Drainage area. 351 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

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

946.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,420 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.51

 ft )T minimum observed, 9.0 cfs Oct. 3-5 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 15,600 cfs June 28, 1943 (gage height, 1^.15 

ft); minimum observed, 3.6 cfs Aug. 24-26, 1944 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by small feed mill 200 ft above gage.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

21

42

94

186

334

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.3

550

853

1,690

2,790

4,200

6,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

9.0

^73

9.5

10

10

10

10

11

12

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

*14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

T6 

16

408.5

13.2

0.038

0.04

Nov.

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

19

20 

57

104

108

To?

87

67

57

54

49

46

43

1,091

36.4

0.104

0.12

Dec.

40

37

34

49

104

155

213

176

149

134

117

102

81

63

54

44

38

32

29

29

27

24

22

21

fT

21

24

24

22

22 

22

1,930

62.3

0.177

0.20

Jan.

22

24

24

*24

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

653

21.1

0.060

0.07

Feb.

18

18

18

19

22

22

23

23

22

22

19

17

22

32

33

37

38

45

161 

197

188

*167

155

147

136

96

84

84

-----

1,865

66.6

0.190

0.20

Mar.

90

90

90

79

49

43

40

44

44

43

33

33

36

36

33

34

44

66

357 

345

302

216

167

132

545

703

355

535

442

345 

255

5,926

191

0.544

0.63

Apr.

211

193

180

173

140

120

190

376

615

697

691

*604

478

412

530

875

948

833

709 

535

478

434

455

582

779

792

1,460

1,600

1,530

1_,_?80

19,600

653

1.86

2.08

May

5,100

6,150

5,500

4,770

3,640

2,500

1,820

1,170

911

747

604

500

421

361

302

252

221

197

173 

149

132

115

97

88

83

77

80

96

125

143 

163

36,687

1,183

3.37

3.89

June

195

226

246

201

176

153

*129

105

93

79

66

59

60

99

97

120

165

3,710

2,960 

4,960

4,440

3,260

2,010

1,260

911

627

434

342

249

190

27,622

921

2.62

2.93

July

153

149

204

284

261

599

889

747

588

455

799

759

577

372

224,

169

132

105

84 

*71

63

53

50

44

40

36

33

32

29

35 

45

8,081

261

0.744

0.86

Aug.

65

88

77

62

52

45

38

36

38

41

32

28

28

28

29

37

39

42

36 

37

32

2729"

37

47

4,6

73

54

44

38 

32

1,337

43.1

0.123

0.14

Sept.

28

23

22

20

21

32

*32

33

99

110

129

145

153

252

357

400

353

455

1,040 

1,040

955

721

496

327

234

184

151

127

125

132

8,196

273

0.778

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,750 Mln 9.0 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,150 Mln 9.0 Mean 311 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 217

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Palls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°56'50", long 91°24 I 00 1 ', in SWj sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge in Irvin Park at Chippewa Palls, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1942 to September 1954.

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

851.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. --12 years, 88.0 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs June 18 (gage height, 8.31 ft); minimum observed, 24 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 3,640 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 8.70 ft); 

no flow Aug. 7, Oct. 27, Dec. 11, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage of about 15.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

fluctuation caused by three powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1035: 1943. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 19, Feb. 21 .to Apr. 14)

Diurnal

28

32

43

55

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

129

200

459

823

1,310

2,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Gale

Wate

Oct.

43 

52

52

41

47

48

47

47

52

53

44

50

63

50

50

50

44

50

51 

*39

44

45

44

45

34

47

48

50

44

40 

44

1,458

47.0

0.412

0.48

idar year

[ year 1

Nov.

44 

50

44

44

43

48

48

43

49

48

40

57

41

50

44

49

45

48

51 

70

71

5?

57

53

52

44

51

51

44

50

1,476

49.2

0.432

0.48

- 1953: t

953-54: I

Dec.

50 

51

54

61

j>2

53

54

53

50

50

48

47

38

50

51

42

45

33

30 

35

40

42

44

44

43

41

39

38

38 **j

o t 

36

1,399

45.1

0.396

0.46

lax 1,2

lax 1,8

Jan.

36 

37

38

40

*42

42

38

38

39

41

42

43

44

44

45_

45

45

45

45 

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43 

43

1,308

42.2

0.370

0.43

50 »

to P

Feb.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

IT

42

42

43

46

50

54

48

49

54 

69

~ro 147

*65

58

58

58

51

44

-

1,482

52.9

0.464

0.48

lin 30

din 30

Mar.

53 

54

54

48

36

38

47

54

56

50

50

53

54

31

TS

53

55

67

214 

298

134

94

74

72

143

453 109"

76

75

70 

66

2,779

89.6

0.786

0.91

Mes

Mee

Apr.

64 

47

56

415"6

51

48

56

54

51

42

53

*51

54

866

532

157

123

102 

88

78

76

65

101

129

99

586

680

220 

220

4,846

162

1.42

1.58

n 70.5

n 101

May

1.840 

823

545

"173 351

176

159

139

118

126

112

89

89

89

76

61

7T

73

71 

80

73

78

82

80

86

80

75

97

90

71 

81

6,155

199

1.75

2.01

Cfsr

Cf sr

June

101 

89

80

76

78

*72~ 62

230

72

64

73

75

69

85

68

100

96

1,240

1,480 

1,120

496

175

160

134

137

137

108

102

99 

91

6,969

232

2.04

2.27

n 0.618

n 0.886

July

82 

83

196

84

91

85

340

118

135

135

131

123

85

75

76

77

80

68

83 

79

*68

84

77

82

55_

82

77

79

80 

79

152

3,141

101

0.886

1.02

In. 8

In. 12

Aug.

88 

77

73

58

68

58

S4

52

84

62

81

78

74

75

61

93

90

78

75

81

75

54

99

~90~ 212

94

95

90

62 

93

82

2,516

81.2

0.712

0.82

.41

.00

Sept.

81 

78

83

79

55_

89

86

*85

89

125

101

80

105

139

142

129

119

148

242 

192

145

105

109

102

96

61

82

75

107 

119

3,248

108

0.947

1.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Feb. 20.
218 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chlppewa River at Chlppewa Palls, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°55'35", long 91°24'40", in lot 1, sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank at Chippewa Falls, 1 mile downstream from Duncan Creek.

Drainage area. 5,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1888 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.3 ft above mean sea level (Northern

States Power Co. benchmark). Prior to January 1914, staff gage, and January 1914 to

June 1932, water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1907-10, 1913-54), 5,045 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 20.65 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.12 ft); minimum daily, 486 cfs Oct. 11.

1888-1954: Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1941 (gage height, 24.8 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Apr. 2, 1934 (gage height, 0.63 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Feb. 4,

Maximum stage known, 26.94 ft Sept. 10, 1884, site and datum in use to June 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by many powerplants above station, 

especially Chippewa Falls hydroelectric plant, which is just upstream and by Chippewa, 

Moose, Rest, and Wlssota Lakes, and Flambeau Reservoir (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years). WSP 785: 1934(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, ana 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

460

935

1,690

2,960

4,460

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.6

6,330

10,900

24,200

42,400

69,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

f

ean

t)

Oct.

2,510

2,550

1,330

1,180

3,250

2,990

2,800

5,280

2,740

817

486

2,770

2,480

2,420 

2,600

2,670

1,170

1,440

3,020

2,020

*2,230

2,030

2,330

1,360 

842

2,620

2,270

2,410

2,340 

2 230

l)200

66,385

2,141

-858

Nov.

863

2,380

2,340

2,300

2,270

2,390

617

614

2,130'

2,330

2,420

2,640

2,380

919 

742

2,260

2,140

2,050

2,430

3,790

4,670

3,640

3,550

3,280 

3,430

1,550

2,720

1,790

2,860

2,470

69,975

2,332

-152

Dec.

2,440

2,480

2,450

3,730

3,840

4,210

4,970

4,120

4,040

4,220

3,890

1,830

1,760

3,620 

4,210

3,680

3,260

3,490

963

928

3,440

3,510

3,160

2,070 

1,230

1,570

1,710

3,450

3,300

3,060 

2,570

93,201

3,006

-380

Jan.

1,130

1,890

1,670

2,650

2,600

3,560

3,010

2,820

1,040

2,070

3,570

3,270

2,670

2,500 

2,950

1,340

1,770

2,890

2,670

2,920

3,050

2,840

924

1/350 

4,000

2,620

2,630

2,640

2,580

1,640 

1,250

74,514

2,404

-1,011

Feb.

2,750

2,900

2,980

2,820

2,920

1,780

1,630

3,390

3,180

3,210

3,140

3,060

1,770

1.110 

3,940

3,620

4,350

4,110

4,140

2,880

2,910

4,290

. 4,510

v 4,890 

 5,110

4,790

3,490

3,070

92,740

3,312

-1,538

Mar.

4,500

4,190

3,650

3,810

3,850

2,410

1,440

3,540

3,300

3,660

3,680.

3,700

2,400

1.400 

3,000

2,300

2,400

2,980

4,120

3,290

2,760

4,240

4,460

4,470 

4,460

4,650

5,050

6,300

7,550

5,380 

5,820

118,540

3,824

-666

Apr.

5,120

4,950

2,860

2.510

3,880

3,510

4,140

5,680

9,240

9,380

9,470

9,580

*9,630

9,680 

10,600

22,900

27,800

18,600

15,600

11,000

9,810

9,700

8,320

6,560 

6,080

9,500

37,900

48,400

40,700

34,400

406,900

13,560

+5,379

May

58,500

68,900

67,200

56,900

*48,500

38,800

30,300

25,400

22,300

16,200

15,100

15,000

13,400

10,700 

12,300

p,880

9,680

9,580

8,210

6,550

6,650

8,100

6,030

5,060 

5,020

5,240

5,520

7,360

6,960

6,630 

6,700

612,630

19,760

+584

June

8,690

10,700

13,000

10,800

9,580

8,200

5,790

*4,840

4,870

5,010

5,710

5,900

8,030

7,620 

6,330

6,560

5,640

22,300

29.500

29,300

21 , 000

15,900

11,400

9,540 

9,470

14,000

26,700

18,600

13,800

11,000

559,780

11,990

+355

July

9,100

8,070

8,250

8,160

7,940

6,300

10,500

9,810

9,420

7,740

8,710

9,650

9,790

9,170 

6,450

4,530

2,270

1,390

3,490

3,620

*5,490

2,940

2,840

2,160 

1.560

5,250

5,140

2,970

2,850

5,110 

1,690

174,120

5,617

-462

Aug.

1,550

5,760

5,620

3,730

5,510

3,600

1,560

968

3,680

3,370

2,960

2,720

2,860

1,490 

1,560

3,970

3,200

3,370

2,990

3,760

981

648

3,510

4,070 

3,580

5,210

5,200

1,460

2,040

3,310 

2,830

86,847

2,802

-318

Sept.

3,770

3,450

3,120

1,480

1,210

2,360

4,320

*4,120

4,050

3,420

2,650

3,910

6,100

7,310 

7,060

8,850

10,100

10,000

12,700

14,200

15.700

9,970

8,180

8,070 

5,540

2,990

5,000

5,000

4,250

4 530

183,410

6,114

+86

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,283 

0.229 

0.26

2,180 

0.589 

0.45

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

2,626 

0.469 

0.54

1,393 

0.249 

0.29

1,774 

0.317 

0.53

3,158 

0.564 

0.65

18,940 

3.38 

3.77

20,540 

5.65 

4.18

Observed

Max 31,200 Min 486 Mean 5,048 

Max 68,900 Min 486 Mean 6,408

12,340 

2.20 

2.46

5,155 

0.921 

1.06

2,484 

0.444 

0.51

6,200 

1.11 

1.24

Adjusted

Mean 5,136 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.43 

Mean 6,489 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Chippewa, Moose, Rest, Wlssota Lakes 

and Flambeau Reservoir.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Eau Claire River near Fall Creek, Wis.

SLtlon. Lat 44°48'35", long 91°16'50", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 27 N., R. 7 W., on left 

sank 0.7 mile dovmstream from Beaver Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from Big Falls, and 

3.2 miles north of Fall Creek.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

219

Re

Ex

ords available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). 

rage discharge. 12 years, 532 cfs.

t-emes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 14.38 ft); mln14 -rum recorded, 58 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge 16,800 cfs Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 15.87 ft): minimum, that of Dec. 4, 1953.

rks_.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

46

81

140

251

400

764

1,220

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,840

2,580

4,420

6,750

9,620

13,200

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

120

160

286

430

3.0 807

4.0 1,300

5.0 1,870

6.0 2,580

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Da;

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tot

He:

Cfi

In

Ca: Wa-

(1

Oct.

271

'54? 

244

232

220

211

189

138 

116

10O

 55 77

134

153

*169

174

180

174

163

140

138

136

138

138

136

132

130 

1E6

128

126

124

1 4,882

157

1 0.210

0.24

Nov.

120

116 

89

87

87

87

68

68 

63

li.

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

63

92

104

90

76

67

65

67

63 

140

-gr 169

2,391

79.7

0.107

0.12

Dec.

65

61 

5S

68

89

85

81

81 

114

134

195

222

2CZ

180

150

130

116

110

106

102

99

96

94

92

91

90

89 

88

87

86

86

3,352

108

0.145

0.17

Jan.

85

ST 

84

84

83

83

82

82 

81

80

79

78

78

77

76

76

76

75

74

74

73

72

72

71

71

70

7T 

71

71

71

71

2,375

76.6

0.103

0.12

Feb.

Ill

72 

72

72

72

72

72

72 

72

72

72

73

74

76

82

94

110

140

170

230

*288

381

476

473

394

321

271 

237

-

4,681

167

0.224

0.23

Mar.

227

204 

178

178

213

213

195

159 

153

155

144

140

288

265

218

159

138

m

244

517

528

1,090

735

535

613

934

1,960 

1,570

916

613

480

14,153

457

0.612

0.70

Apr.

394

336 

282

251

244

 Z5T 227

271 

360

403

381

363

333

306

330

397

535

594

538

447

409

444

652

806

*1,380

2,190

2,190 

2,800

2.880

2 , 180

23,150

772

1.03

1.15

May

5,990

12,500 

11,000

10,100

6,170

3,050

2,010

1,530 

1,320

1,180

1,060

910

732

698

636

574

534

485

412

400

373

367

350

330

305

3T9" 300

341

356

373 

385

65,080

2,099

2.81

3.24

June

391

388 

400

406

418

403

373

327

300

281

262

256

'ZST 254

275

286

272

950

5,090

9,680

9,330

6,98O

3,590

2,000

1,340

960

753 

616

524

466

47,838

1,595

2.14

2.38

July

448

582 

1,180

1,240

1,140

960

1,390

2.660 

2,620

*1,660

1,250

1,120

940

728

582

488

433

382

350

319

300

275

259

248

224

216

214 

209

201 

TIT

240

23,289

751

1.01

1.16

Aug.

227

229 

^TT

201

194

187

180

175 

184

182

ISO

173

171

169

167

219

216

209

201

189

178

169

189

199

204

196

182 

*171

162 

158

 

152

5,824

188

0.252

0.29

Sept.

144

140 

134

T4T5

138

142

140

136 

162

199

206

209

235

344

436

488

466

666

1,670

1.820

1,730

1,240

857

648

521

353

344 

335

347 

391

14,781

493

0.660

0.74

ndar year 1953: Max 8,090 Win 61 Mean 445 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8.09

r year 1953-54: Max 12,500 Mln 61 Mean 580 Cfsm 0.776 In. 1O.54

eak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs}. Apr. 29 (itoSa.m.) 3,190 cfs (6.73 ft); May 2 (6 p.m.) 14,000 cfs

.38 ft); June 20 ;7 a.m.) 10,40O cfs (12.47 ft); July 8 (7 to 9p.m.) 3,270 cfs (6.82 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

ote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14 to Feb. 20 (no gage-height record 5-20).
220 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°48'40", long 91°32 I 10", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 W., on downstream side near right end of bridge on State Highways 37 and 85 at Eau Claire, 1.2 

miles upstream from Lowes Creek and 2.8 miles downstream from Eau Claire River.

Drainage area. 6,630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1902 to March 1909 (winter records incomplete). March 1944 

to September 1954 (discontinued). Published as "near Eau Claire" 1902-9.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to March 1944, on different bridge at same site at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 5,755 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 80,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 22.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,130 cfs Nov. 1, 15 (gage height, 

4.30 ft).

1902-9, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1954; minimum daily, 190 cfs 

Dec..18, 1907.

Remarks.--Records fair. Plow regulated by many powerplants above station and by Chippewa, 

Flambeau, and Wissota Reservoirs, Moose and Rest Lakes (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1005: Drainage area. WSP 1115: 1905(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

4.3

4.6 

5.2 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,130

1,510

2,500

4,380

9,820

16,300

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

23,900

32,300

42,000

53,500

66,500

80,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,200

3,130 

2,040

1,470

4. BOO

2,940

2,850

3,560

2,250

1,5SO

1,200

1,620

2,620

3,490 

*3,010

2,540

1,610

1,680

3,700

1,970

2,320

2,740 

3,010

1,550

1,500

2,190

2,970

2,640

2,400

1^280

76,480

2,467

-858

Nov.

1,150

2,740 

2,480

1,510

2,040

2,020

1,190

1,150

1,700

1,880

2,700

3,010

3,220

1,480 

1,140

1,500

2,600

2,140

2,810

5.520

4,360

3,390 

2,990

3,450

3,550

1,700

2,SOO

2,500

3,390

2,540

74,430

2,481

-152

Dec.

4,910

3,860 

3,930

4,760

4,330

4,730

5,530

6,090

5,240

5,560

5,240

2,640

1,590

4,800 

6.230

4,330

3,270

3,390

1,650

1.280

4,760

3,780 

5,370

2,300

1,480

1,700

1,370

4,800

2,920

3,150 

2,460

117,450

3,789

-380

Jan.

1.200

1,440 

1,350

3,040

3,130

4.000

3,600

3,100

1,800

2,050

3,600

3,200

2,800

2,650 

3,000

1,590

1,590

3,300

3,250

3,500

3,550

2,700 

1,500

1,900

4,000

3,200

2 , 950

2,850

2,550

2,190 

2,020

82,600

2,665

-1,011

Feb.

3,200

3,500 

3,500

3,500

3,350

2,050

1,500

3,700

3,750

3,750

3,700

3,550

2,360

1,460 

4,650

4,400

4,900

4,950

4,800

3,500

*2,920

5,430 

5,450

6,200

6,150

6,040

3,680

4,080

110,020

3,929

-1,538

Mar.

6,470

4,380 

4,360

4,980

5,370

3,170

3,320

5,610

5,320

4,530

5,090.

4,480

3,220

1,470 

4,430

3,080

3,340

4,260

6,170

3,560

3,630

7,130 

6,420

5,980

6,440

7,130

5,630

7,550

8.170

6,340 

6,470

157,500

5,081

-666

Apr.

6,230

5,850 

2,620

2.420

5,530

4,400

5,710

6,090

9,290

9,340

9,600

9,820

9,710

9,760 

11,100

20,700

27,000

20,600

15,700

11,400

10,200

10,300 

9,200

*8,170

8,700

8,700

30,500

50,100

44,100

35,400

418,240

13,941

+5,379

May

56,000

79,500 

78,100

*67,400

55,300

42 , 000

56,600

27,000

25,200

16,800

14,800

16,600

14,700

11,400 

14,200

10,700

10,900

10,600

9,600

7,780

7,970

8,780 

7,360

6,420

6,470

6,660

5,950

8,750

9,060

5,900

7,200

885,460

22,047

+584

June

8,980

11,000 

15,400

11,400

10,200

9,880

6,580

6,690

6,230

6,150

6,340

5.550

8,810

S,760 

6,960

8,810

6,740

18 , 900

32,800

59,900

33,200

22,500 

15,500

12,000

11,600

12,600

28 , 400

19,800

15,300

12,000

416,780

13,893

+355

July

10,500

9,620 

10,700

10,200

9,740

6,170

12,000

13.000

12,600

*10,300

10,500

10,800

10,600

10,200 

8,140

7,690

5,040

2,090

4,730

5,610

6,280

5,750 

4,460

5,060

1,510

5,730

4, SOS

4,480

4,000

5,170

2,160

220,710

7,120

-462

Aug.

2,260

6,090 

4,800

5,800

4,580

4,480

1,770

1,590

2,790

4,550

5,960

5,250

5,440

1,950 

2,020

5,690

4,660

4,700

4,450

5,660

1,580

1.180 

5,140

6,040

5,500

4,580

*4,550

3,290

1,420

5,170

3,440

119,720

3,862 -318

Sept.

4,780

5,060 

2,900

3,290

1.580

2,810

6,250

5,980

6,470

4,660

2,940

6,420

8,080

8,700 

7,750

10,600

10,500

11,200

14,800

16,300

17,500

9,760 

9,540

8,670

6,850

4,480

5,880

6,470

6,390

6,360

222,770

7,426

+86

Adjusted for change in reservoir .contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,609 

0.243 

0.28

2,329 

0.351 

0.39

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-54:

3,409 

0.514 

0.59

1,654 

0.249 

0.29

2,391 

0.361 

0.38

4,415 

0.666 

0.77

19,320 

2.91 

3.25

22,651 

3.41 

3.93

Observed

Max 29,600 Mln 1,130 Mean 5,815 

Max 79,300 Mln 1,130 Mean 7,398

14,248 

2.15 

2.40

6,658 

1.00 

1.15

5,544 

0.555 

0.62

7,512 

1.15 

1.26

Adjusted

Mean 5,903 cfsm 0.890 In. 12.06 

Mean 7,479 cfsm 1.13 In. 15.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 5 reservoirs above station.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6-15, 18-29, Feb. l-6,"'8-12, 15-20.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis.

221

Location. Lat 45°03'50", long 91°42'45", in SW^ sec. 22, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., on right 

bank 3.2 miles downstream from Trout Creek and 4.7 miles north of Colfax.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1914 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 19, 

T914, to September 1925, chain gage, and September 1925 to Sept. 9, 1937, water-stage 

recorder, 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 773 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 18 (gage height, 6.95 ft); minimum, 128 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.15 ft), result of freezeup.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Apr. 3, 1934 (gage height, 11.4 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs; minimum recorded 

that of Mar. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

.ated by Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes (see p. 227).

Rev .sions (water years). WSP 825: 1936(m

Plow reguDay

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

£9 

30

31

Tota

Meal

(t)

Meat

Cfsi

In.

Cal<

Wati

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Oct.

490 

400

424

480

378

508

490

499

440

499

432

355

472

490

490

499

490

490

340 

172

*499 

499

490

499

490

499

480

528

480 

556 159"

14,657

473

-81

Nov.

472

472

472

480

499

499

480

480

392

518

625

615

508

499

499

490

528

5£8

575 

838

1.150 

1,010

675

786

665

765

745

510

605 

615

17,975

599

-53

Dec.

615 

605

615

91£

1 , 030

985

838

685

600

560

555

570

580

570

520

440" 405

500

520 

530

535

530

505

495

508

525

540

535

52£ 

490

460

18,280

590

-86

Jan.

465 

480

488

490

19T3

485

485

480

475

465

460

455

455

450

448

445

445

445

440 4*0-

440 

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440 

440

440

14,126

456

-53

Feb.

440 

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

445

450

458

472

490

515

540

600

670 

*787

1,070 

970

950

945

930

890

780

765

17,127

612

-34j

Mar.

760 

735

615

470

500

625

665

610

595

585

540.

435

320

460

560

580

590

620

1,130 

1,270

1,090 

901

715

685

1,230

2,660

2,060

1,320

912 

786

705

25,729

830

+ 18

Apr.

645 

605

615

585

472

625

695

901

765

775

775

7£5

735

848

2,060

2,230

1,390

1,130

1,080 

817

786 

735

625

*715

695

£,390

6,340

7,550

5,960

4,640

48,909

1,630

+347

May

5,520 

6,760

6,570

5,640

4,240

3,120

2,640

2,490

2,380

2,270

2,160

2,020

1,870

1,680

1,590

1,520

1,460

1,240

1,170 

1,070

"55s" 880 

932

922

1,040

974

1,130

1,340

1,340 

1,090

1,150

69,224

2,233

+64

June

1,600 

1,710

1,820

1,480

1,£10

1,110

1,020

932

943

796

848

1,080

1,080

1,080

954

1,390

1,540

6,820

8,130 

6,230

3,880 

2,320

2,170

1,830

1,870

2,450

2,550

2,180

1,830 

1,640

54,553

2,15£

+76

July

1,560 

1,600

1,840

1,810

1,630

1,590

2,630

2,660

*2,320

1,940

1,890

1,810

1,750

1,700

1,540

1,440

1,390

1,240

1,210 

1,160

1,090 

1,060

1,070

1,080

996

922

'556 806

828 

932

1,310

45,630

1,472

-118

Aug.

1,030 

848

912

848

870

880

828

745

685

796

725

655

675

675

655

786

745

695

695 

655

625 

S55

912

880

828

838

*765

755

715 

715

665

23,786

767

-21

Sept.

'565 655 

665

665

705

765

735

675

725

848

806

765

870

1,110

1,120

1,020

1,050

1,170

1,220 

1,080

985 

828

775

745

745

745

735

735

796

25,209

840

+21

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

592

0.356

0.41

546

0.496

0.55

ndar year 1953 : I

r year 1953-54 : t

504

0.458

0.53

403

0.366

0.42

578

0.525

0.55

348

0.771

0.89

1,977

1.80

2.01

2,297

2.09

2.41

2,228

2.03

2. £6

1,354

1.23

1.42

746

0.678

0.78

861

0.783

0.87

Observed Adjusted

<ax 7,270 Min 289 Mean 744 Mean 743 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.17

fax 8,130 Mln 320 Mean 1,055 Mean 1,061 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.10

discharge measurement made on this day.

Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes.

te. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28-30, Dec. 9 to Mar. 1, 4-18.
222 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°02'50", long 91 "54'40", in Sw£ sec. 25, T. 30 N., R. 13 W., on right 

bank: 25 ft downstream from highway bridge in Wheeler, 1.8 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from South Pork of Hay River.

Drainage area. 426 sq mi (revised), approximately. 

Records available. November 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 12.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum, 55 cfs Mar 13 (gage height, 2.32 ft), 

result of freezeup.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 6,700 cfs Mar. 22, 1953 (gage height, 12.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum, that of Mar. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£5

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!68

a!68

a!69

a!69

al69

al69

a!70

a!70

a!71

172

175

TTS

167

TBT

*167

167

170

170

170

170

167

167

167

167

175

167

167

170

170 

170

167

5,244

169

0.595

0.45

Nov.

167

170

164

TBT

172

170

175

175

175

175

175

180

180

185

185

185

183

180

196

273

557 776"

231

218

218

210

204

194

202 

199

5,952

198

0.460

0.51

Dec.

188

191

202

295

507

245

226

££5

204

20£

215

204

202

180

162

*149

158

183

195

196

19£

182

168

16£

169

178

185

187

177

142

166

6,055

195

0.455

0.52

Jan.

177

180

185

190

190

190

190

186

170

145

168

18£

188

196

199

200

TW

199

199

199

199

199

197

196

193

192

192

192

191

191

190

5,862

189

0.440

0.51

Feb.

188

187

187

187

186

T5B" 185

185

185

185

186

187

190

193

196

202

208

218

290

*366

318" 494

£68

242

215

£12

207

202

-

6,254

225

0.519

0.54

Mar.

196

185

159

177

218

215

194

170

185

167

172

159

106

T5T

194

167

180

296

687

1,070

557

577

518

329

665

1,670

818

488

a415

a565

a525

11,415

568

0.856

0.99

Apr.

aSOO

a280

a265

a245

251

234

290

554

287

265

254

240

254

276

4,500

2,520

822

500

402

552

521

501

*282

555

479

911

3,960

5,060

1,220

955

24,275

809

1.88

2.10

May

3,240

5.610

2,880

1,800

1,260

988

777

665

605

555

511

476

447

419

599

580

560

546

352

518

304

293

284

558

512

£93

55£

549

507

350"

25,792

767

1.78

2.06

June

517

402

346

515

295

279

268

£62

256

248

'282" £45

275

245

£45

450

560

1,270

2.910

1,890

1,530

709

582

514

497

505

471

450

402

580

17,356

579

1.55

1.50

July

560

459

702

632

456

42£

508

459

*427

415

555

455

571

546

521

301

290

279

268

262

251

242

251

245

234

£29

2£5

218

215 23T

355

10,918

552

0.819

0.94

Aug.

268

242

226

£18

215

215

210

£10

218

225

210

204

'2752" 202

210

3JB" 377

242

229

218

212

£18

290

282

270

276

*242

234

226 

218

212

7,365

238

0.555

0.64

Sept.

212

210

207

210

218

251

257

215

229

259

226

215

240

549

549

296

310

822

906

488

565

529

512

£98

£87

276

268

262

268

£79

9,571

512

0.726

0.81

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,020 Win 14£ Mean 294 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.29

Water year 1955-54 : Max 4,500 Mln 106 Mean 567 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). 

cfs (7.40 ft); Apr. 15 (11 a.m.) 6,6C 

(7:30 p.m.) 4,910 cfs (10.70 ft); Jun

Mar. £0 (7 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (5.82 ft); Mar. £6 (ll a.m.) 1,950 

0 cfs (12.51 ft); Apr. 27 (9 a.m.) 4,750 cfs (10.55 ft); May 1 

e 19 (6 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (9.50 ft); Sept. 19 (l£ m.) 1,040 cfs

(5.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed recorder graph, 

weather records, and records for Apple River near Somerset and Red Cedar River at Menomonie.

Note. ^ Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Feb. 17 (no gage-height record Jan. 22- 
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 223

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°S3'00", long 91°55'55", in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 13 W., on right bank 

at Menomonie, 900 ft downstream from powerhouse of Northern States Power Co. and 

1,000 ft downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1908, May 1913 to September 1923, March 1925 

to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 780 ft above mean sea level (Northern 

States Power Co. benchmark). Prior to Sept. 5, 1908, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. May 9, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at 

same site at datum 0.42 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1913-23, 1925-54), 1,233 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs June 19 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 375 cfs June 11 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1907-8, 1913-23, 1925-54: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1934 (gage height, 

16.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of computed flow over Cedar Palls Dam, 6 miles upstream from station: minimum, 21 cfs Dec. 9, 

1928 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by powerplants at Menomonie and Cedar Palls and by Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear 

Lakes (see p. 227). 

aylslons. WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 22 to Sept. 17)

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

466

930

1,540

2,290

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,140

5,220

8,040

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

ay

>tal

3 an

t)

Oct.

757 

843

752

834

816

847 

726

859

810

852

833

792

770 

732

850

865

801

852

852

852

755" 704 

840

812

796

956

S5T

861 

792

860 

848

25,437

821

-81

Nov.

831

878

824

878

878

800 

831

760

918

750

823

1,050

852 

865

865

865

878

865

981

1,320

1,420 

1,460

1,350

943

1,110

987

1,190

865 

1,010

1,040

29,087

970

-53

Dec.

931 

1,100

1,000

1,300

1,370

1,580 T.oso

1,080

1,040

1,000

904

942

970 

1,050

858

721

702

700

'533" 549

925 

873

862

893

728

901

878

925 

840

790 

760

28,866

931

-86

Jan.

760 

760

770

830

640

810 

820

770

730

720

710

700

690 

680

TCG

720

710

700

720

690

680 

680

690

680

680

710

710

720 

710

710 

720

22,520

726

-53

Feb.

710 

750

710

710

740

760 

700 750"

790

780

700

730

740 

760

830

860

891

1,040

 1,060

1,380

1.760 

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,280

1,220

 

_ __~_

27,681

989

-34

Mar.

1,240 

1,290

1,070

710

745

951 

1,090

1,140

935

988

857-

900

653 

665

814

972

977

1,160

2,200

2,260

2,220 

1,730

1,170

1,030

1,510

2,720

5,220

2,560 

1,870

1,150

1,130

41,927

1,352

+ 18

Apr.

927 

984

864

941

863

915 

1,000

1,160

1,240

1,040

1,100

1,040

827 

692

4,500

6,750

3,570

2,190

1,710

1,320

1,010 

516 *'B"T6~

830

922

2,540

5,280

9,930 

9,070

6,330

-------

70,577

2,353

+347

May

6,670 

9,590

9,370

7,940

6,350

5,100 

3,590

2,790

2,770

2', 710

2,480

2,370

2,350 

1,990

1,890

1,930

1,620

732" 390

832

1,290 

1,100

1,380

1,300

1,360

1,300

1,780

1,560 

1,480

1,640

1,500

89,254

2,879

+64

June

1,840 

2,030

1,990

1,930

1,340

1,500 

1,160

1,340

1,340

1,180

1.150

1,180

1,560 

1,550

1,220

2,000

1,930

3,600

10.700

9, 740

6,830 

4,490

3,010

2,620

2,480

2,520

2,540

2,600 

2,600

1,970

_______

81,940

2,731

+76

July

1,960 

1,620

2,360

2,090

2,230

1,830 

2,100

«3.410

£,860

2,840

2,480

2,130

2,130 

2,150

2,010

1,780

1,840

1,620

1,630

1,500

1,560 

1,490

1,500

1,410

1,460

1,430

1,350

1,160 

1,160

1,310

1, 690

58,090

1,874

-118

Aug.

1,720 

1,380

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,060 

1,320

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,270

1,270

1.050 

1,120

1,240

1,430

1,380

1,350

1,190

1,220

1,180 

1,250

1,460

1,480

1,430

*1,350

1,360

1,120 

1,250

1,260

1,090

39,850

1,285

-21

Sept.

1,120 

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,180

1,260 

1,250

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,280

1,300

1,390 

1,620

1,700

1,720

1,470

2.370

2,260

2,120

1,410 

1,560

1,180

1,140

1,220

1,180

1,280

1.050 

1,280

1,280

-- - - 

41,510

1,384

+21

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

ean

fsm

740

0.420

0.48

917

0.521

0.58

alendar year 1953:

ater year 1953-54:

845

0.480

0.55

673

0.382

0.44

955

0.543

0.57

1,370

0.778

0.90

2,700

1.53

1.71

2,943

1.67

1.92

2,807

1.59

1.77

1,756

0.998

1.15

1,264

0.718

0.83

1,405

0.798

0.89

Observed Adjusted

»tax 11,700 Mln 549 Mean 1,207 Mean 1,206 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.28

max 10,700 Min 516 Mean 1,525 Mean 1,531 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.79

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in'cubio feet per second, in Birch, .Cedar, Long and Bear Lakes. 

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Feb. 16.
224 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°37'45", long 91°58'10", In SW£ sec. 21, T. 25 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank at Durand, 75 ft downstream from highway bridge and 9.5 miles downstream from 

Red Cedar River.

Drainage area. 9,010 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 695.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 9, 1930, chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 7,487 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 15.40 ft); minimum, 2,210 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1954; minimum observed, 1,020 cfs 

Nov. 24, 1950 (gage height, 0.12 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.4 ft Sept. 12, 1884.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by powerplants, Chippewa, Flambeau, and WIssota Reservoirs, and 

Birch, Cedar, Long and Bear Lakes on upper Red Cedar River (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 785: 1930, 1934(M) . WSP 875: 1930 (monthly and yearly 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff In inches). WSP 925: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26

2,260

2,760

3,700

5,860

8,480

per second) 

Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

5.0 11,500

6.0 14,800

8.0 23,600

9.4 30,900

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

3,360

4,500

9,530

16,000

23,600

10.0 34,200

12.0 49,000

14.0 76,300

15.4 101,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

£5

£6

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,860

3,900

3,980

3,100

2,760

4,590 

4,380

4,100 

4,430 

4,100

3,080

2,560

3,010

*3,8£0

3,900

3,820

3,980

2,990

2,990

4,240

3,540

3,390 

3,400

3,460

2,890

2,570

3,440

3,680

3,660 

3,760

3,700

111,080

3,583

-938

Nov.

2,830

2,420

3,270

3,400

3,540

3,560 

3,440

2,590 

£,290 

2,900

3,200

3,660

3,900

3,740

2,890

2,490

2,980

3,540

3,460

4,360

5,690

6.200 

5,880

4,850

4,960

4,810

3,680

4,220

3,310 

4,300

 

112,360

3,745

-205

Dec.

4,100

4,140

4,300

4', 790

5,320

5,860 

5,790

6,250 

5,620 

5,620

5,640

5,340

4,080

3,500

3,300

4,900

5,200

5,000

4,500

4,000

2,500

2,600 

4,300

4,500

4,200

3,200

2,700

2,500

3,100 

4,500

4,400

135,750

4,379

-466

Jan.

4,000

3,400

2,400

2,700

3,000

3,400 

4,100

4,400 

4,100 

3,600

2,300

2,600

4,400

4,100

3,600

3,400

3,100

2,500

3,400

3,700

3,800

3,800 

3,900

3,600

£,500

3,600

3,900

3,800

3,700 

3,500

3,400

107,900

3,481

-1,064

Feb.

3,300

3,400

3,600

3,800

3,800

3,800 

3,800

2,700 

2,900 

4,000

4,100

4,100

4,000

3,800

2,500

2,800

4,600

5,600

*5,800

6,000

5,800

5,300 

5,700

6,300

7,200

8,570

7,220

5,7£0

. .:..

 

130,210

4,650

-1,572

Mar.

5,480

6,620

5,670

5,070

5,250

5,570 

4,430

3,780 

4,920 

5,010

5,050.

5,160

5,440

3,740

5,100

4,550

4,040

4,300

5,790

8,540

7,030

6,650 

7,270

6,600

6,880

8,260

9,800

10,400

11,100 

9,470

8,090

193,060

6,228

-648

Apr.

8,000

7,080

6,380

4,850

4,570

5,440 

5,460

5,740 

8,030 

10,700

10,800

11,100

11,100

11,100

14,100

19,600

28,400

30,800

21,900

19,400

14,000

*12,800 

12,200

10,800

10,100

11,000

21,700

41,800

56,200 

54,500

 

491,650

16,390

+5,726

May

48,400

72,800

99,200

*90,500

73,700

*61,000 

49,400

38,800 

32,700 

30,000

22,800

21,400

20,900

19,000

15,800

16,900

15,100

14,000

12,800

11,100

10,100

10,600 

11,300

9,750

8,200

8,400

9,060

9,960

10,600 

10,400

10,300

874,970

28,220

+613

June

10,600

12,800

14,800

16,300

13,900

12,700 

11,000

8,870 

7,900 

7,240

7,580

7,900

8,750

10,400

10,400

10,000

10,200

11,000

28,600

42,800

47,600

39,900 

29,500

20,700

17,200

16,600

19,800

27,200

22,400 

18,100

 

522,740

17,420

+431

July

15,200

14,000

14,600

14,700

13,800

12,400 

12,100

16,000 

16,400 

15,600

14,200

13,600

14,100

13,800

12,600

9,690

7,870

5,570

4,480

5,780

6,180

5,480 

5,050

5,220

4,260

5,750

5,000

5,180

4,700 

4,700

5,440

301,450

9,724

-581

Aug.

4,520

3,940

5,550

5,370

5,780

4,920 

5,180

3,640 

3,500 

4,860

5,050

4,700

4,500

4,360

3,530

3,920

5,460

5,240

4,900

4,580

5,290

3,430 

5,360

5,030

*6,010

5,530

5,110

4,920

3,670 

3,710

4,840

144,420

4,659

-339

Sept.

4,460

5,000

5,030

4,700

3,380

5,360 

4,120

5,830 

5,830 

6,130

5,370

4,800

6,010

8,960

10,100

10,500

12,200

13,800

15,500

17,600

18,200

19,000 

13,300

11,800

11,100

8,110

6,300

7,290

7,840 

7,320

 

262,960

8,765

+107

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

2,645 

0.294 

0.34

3,540 

0.393 

0.44

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

3,915 

0.434 

0.50

2,417 

0.268 

0.31

3,078 

0.342 

0.36

5,580 

0.619 

0.71

22,116 

2.45 

2.73

28,833 

5.20 

3.69

Observed

Max 35,800 Min 2,000 Mean 7,238 

Max 99,200 Min 2,290 Mean 9,284

17,851 

1.98 

2.21

9,143 

1.01 

1.16

4,320 

0.479 

0.55

8,872 

0.985 

1.10

Adjusted

Mean 7,325 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.04 

Mean 9,371 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 9 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Feb. 25.
CHIPPEWA RIVER EASIN 225

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.

c cation. Lat 44°51 C 00", long 92°14'15", between sees. 5 and 6, T. 27 N., R. 15 W., on 

downstream side near center of bridge at Spring Valley, 0.1 mile upstream from Mines 

Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from Lousy Creek, and at mile 29.96. 

Diainage area. 64.8 sq mi (revised).

available. March 1944 to September 1954. 

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

2.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). 

 erage discharge. 10 years, 29.9 cfs.

:tremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,660 cfs; minimum observed, 8.4 cfs Mar. 16.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of. Apr. 15, 1954; minimum observed, 5.8 cfs 

Sept. 25, 27, 28, 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1894, 16.98 ft Sept. 18, 1942, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 33,000 cfs, estimated by Corps of Engineers on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey of peak discharge of 39,000 cfs at Elmwood, drainage 

area, 91.9 sq mi).

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

1035 

1208 

1238 

1278

Water 

year

1945 

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Mar. 16, 1945 

June 24, 1951 

Aug. 8, 1952 

July 26, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

t3,900 

2,730 

3,120 

3,480

Gage height 

(feet)

8.00 

t5.6 

6.02 

6.27

t Not previously published.

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

smarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

?visions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years

1951, 1952, and 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1208, 1238, and 1278, are

given herewith:

Date

1 1951

June 24

I 25

£7

£8

I Z9

Nov. 13

14

15

1952

Ipr. 1

2

3

Discharge

830

671

187

80

34

114

215

26

598

742

£50

Date

1952-Con.

Apr. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

225

525

895

1,050

1,190

1,020

122

74

53

77

80

100

58

Date

1952-Con.

Apr. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

July 1

2

3

4

Discharge

48

40

33

28

28

145

34

£4

2£

21

£2

21

17

Date

1952-Con.

July 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

16

16

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

Date

1952-Con.

July 18

19

£0

21

22

23

Aug. 8

9

10

19

20

21

Discharge

16

18

125

193

36

20

610

379

26

116

£03

28

Month

Calendar year 1951 .............

Cfs-days Maximum

830

Minimum

7.5

9 5

Mean

37.3

Per square 

mile

.574

Runoff in 

inches

7.78

Revised peak discharge. 1950-51: June 24 (7 a.m.) 2,730 cfs (5.6 ft); June 25 (7 p.m.) 2,460

:fs (5.3 rt).

1951-52: Apr. 8 (7:30 p.m.) 2,370 cfs (5.EO ft); Aug. 8 (9 p.m.) 3,1£0 cfs (6.0E ft).
226 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195£"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

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

T2

12

*12

12

13

14

TT

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

396

12.8

0.197

0.23

Nov.

12

T?

12

12

12

13

14

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

409

13.6

0.209

0.23

Dec.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

1?

IE

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

389

12.5

0.192

O.E2

Jan.

12

IF

12

11

11

11

11

*12

12

IE

12

11

IE

12

12

12

12

13

IE

12

12

10

10

9.5

tt

12

10

10

10

11

12

352.0

11.4

0.175

0.20

Feb.

12

IF

12

12

12

10

TO

10

12

12

12

11

10

10

IE

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

324

11.6

0.178

0.19

Mar.

12

12

12

12

11

12

10

Iff

12

12

*12

16

16

16

20

18

18

160

376

304

6"8T 959

157

69

34

27

21

19

18

17

17

3,093

99.8

1.54

1.77

Apr.

17

16

13

32" 51

22

16

16

16

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

42

22

16

16

21

550

18.3

0.282

0.31

Hay

48

72

32

21

18

16 *15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T5

-4T 197

23

18

16

14

14

14

15

14

14

771

24.9

0.383

0.44

June

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

14

13

13

13

13

11

11

11

*11

10

IT

356

86

32

E2

21

74

39

99

72

32

22

1,073

35.8

0.551

0.61

July

19

18

16

16

15

15

13

12

13

12

11

2IT

71

38

2E

19

17

14

16

16

16

16

13

14

37

~5ff 453

27

21

19

19

1,280

41.3

0.635

0.73

Aug.

20

21

25

26

16

43

302

-5? 360

25

25

22

20

18

17

18

14

14

13

13

12

10

TT

12

13

*11

11

10

10

16

93

1,256

40.5

0.6E3

0.72

Sept.

15

11

8.4

ITS

9.6

12

11

11

11

11

36

T5

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

11

12

12

11

IE

373.6

IE. 5

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,190 Min 9.0 Mean 37.8 Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.93

Water Hater year year 1952-53: 1952-53; Max Max 959 959 Mln Mln 8.4 8.4 Mean Mean 28.1 28.1 Cfsm Clsm 0.432 0.432 In. In. 5.86 b.86

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Mar. 21 (10 p.m.) 3,140 cfB (5.94 ft)j July E6 (11:45 a.m.) 

3,480 cfs (6.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

28

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12 

13

T5

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*12

13

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

374

12.1

0.187

0.21

Nov.

13 

IE

11

11

10

10

IS" 9.6

11

10

1011

11

11

11

11

12

IE

16

17

16

15

15

14

13

14

13

14

12

11

366.6

12.2

0.188

0.21

Dec.

11 

12

15

21

T5

15

14

15

14

13

15

15

15

14

*14

12

12

12

IE

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

414

13.4

0.207

0.24

Jan.

11

IE

13

IF

11

IS"9.6

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

343.6

11.1

0.171

O.EO

Feb.

12 

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.0

STtf

1011

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

10

11

*11

95

4E

18

15

13

13

13

13

14

4E9.6

15.3

0.236

0.25

Mar.

14 

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

8.4

37

170

959

loT

42

19

20

25

424

140

35

22

18

18

17

2,239.6

72.2

1.11

1.29

Apr.

13 

IS

16

16

16

24

31

25

18

16

16

16

16

309

*2 J 430

139

38

23

17

18

16

*15

14

W

44

584

608

64

40

650

5,319

177

2.73

3.05

May

1.370 

1,270

18E

18E

137

75

40

36

34

32

3E

32

32

29

26

24

24

22

21

21

22

22

E3

27

23

20

?T

22

21

20

23

3,868

125

1.93

E.2E

June

34 

25

21

20

19

19

17

15

TS

18

18

19

18

24

21

33

22

331

197

1. 250

65

41

28

24

45

26

24

23

EO

19

2,432

81.1

1.25

1.40

July

18 

~55S 390

53

32

E5

25

*23

20

24

43

29

22

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

 19

19

18

14

13

14

14

17

18

20

19

1,376

44.4

0.685

0.79

Aug.

16 

18

15

T3- 13

13

13

13

14

15

14

15

16

16

16

T8- 24

14

15

14

14

16

16

15

15

*14

16

15

15

15

14

468

15.1

0.233

0.27

Sept.

14 

IT

15

15

14

14

14

14

21

17

15

16

22

22

19

19

19

333 ^75

32

19

16

15

15

14

14

15

17

15

16

881

29.4

0.454

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 959 Min 8.4 Mean 28.0 Cfsm 0.432 In. 5.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,430 Min 8.4 Mean 50.7 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.64

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs). Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 7,000 cfs (9.50 ft); May 1 (2 a.m.) 3.560 cfs 

V 3.S5 ft'); June 20 (4:36 a.m.) 3,430 cfs (6.21 ft); Sept. 18 (2:15 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (4.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-23, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan.-8 to Feb. 2,

FeFTTl.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 227

Reservoirs In Chlppewa River basin

Nine reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of the Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar 

Rivers. Moose, Chlppewa, and Rest Lakes, and Flambeau Reservoir are owned and operated by 

the Chlppewa-Flambeau Improvement Co. Wissota, Birch, Cedar, long, and Bear Lakes are 

operated by the Northern States Power Co., Eau Claire, Wis. The Northern States Power Co. 

furnishes gage heights and contents for all the above reservoirs. The relation of these 

reservoirs to the gaging stations on Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar Rivers is as follows 

(figures In parentheses following name of reservoir show usable capacity In winter In 

millions of cubic feet): Moose Lake (400) and Chlppewa Lake (9,650) are on the Chippewa 

River upstream from station at Bishops Bridge; Rest Lake (660) and Flambeau Reservoir 

(5,900) are on Flambeau River and tributary which enter upstream from the station on 

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir; Lake Wissota (3,547) Is on Chlppewa River upstream 

from station at Chlppewa Falls; Birch Lake (908), Cedar Lake (577), Long Lake (637), and 

Bear Lake (413) are on the Red Cedar River or its tributaries which enter upstream from 

station on Red Cedar River near Colfax and Chippewa River at Durand. The usable capacity 

of these reservoirs Is usually less in summer than In winter because the allowable summer 

drawdown Is limited in the Interest of riparian property owners. There are from time to 

time formal or Informal changes In capacity and In minimum drawdown levels. For detailed 

location of these reservoirs see WSP 955, page 179.

Monthly contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

ct. 31........ .......

cv. 30... ............

«o. 31...............

Calendar year 1953..

b. 28...............

.y 31...............

«. 31...............

>pt . 30 ...............

Water year 1953-54..

Date

!t. 31...............

>v. 30...............

ic. 31...............

Calendar year 1953..

ir. 31...............

, ff *1

Water year 1953-54..

Date

it.'Sl.. .............

jv. 30...............

Calendar year 1953..

3b. 28...............

ir. 31...............

ar. 30...............

ly 31 ...............

ag. 31...............

Water year 1953-54..

Moose Lake and Chlppewa Lake

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

8,274 

6,918 

6,607 

5,765

-

3,705 

£,K30 

2,140 

9,341 

9,817 

10,710 

10,436 

10,328 

10,580

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-1,356 

-311 

-842

+2,478

-2,060 

-1,475 

-90 

+7,201 

+476 

+893 

-274 

-108 

+252

+2,306

Equivalent 

(cfs)

-506 

-1EO 

-314

+79

-769 

-610 

-34 

+2,778 

+178 

+345 

-102 

-40 

+97

+73

Four reservoirs above station on 

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wls.

1,913 

1,697 

1,559 

1,328

-

1,185 

1,103 

1,150 

2,049 

2,221 

2,419 

2,102 

2,045 

2,100

-

-216 

-138 

-231

-37

-143 

-82 

+47 

+899 

+172 

+198 

-317 

-57 

+55

+187

-81 

-53 

-86

-1

-53 

-34 

+18 

+347 

+64 

+ 76 

-118 

-21 

+21

+6

Five reservoirs above station on Chip 

pewa River at Chlppewa Falls, Wls.

17,232 

14,935 

14,541 

13,523

-

10,816 

7,095 

5,312 

19,254 

20,723 

21,642 

20,404 

19,552 

19,774

-

-2,297 

-394 

-1,018

+2,766

-2,707 

-3,721 

-1,783 

+13,942 

+1,469 

+919 

-1,238 

-852 

+222

+2,542

-858 

-152 

-380

+88

-1,011 

-1,538 

-666 

+5,379 

+584 

+355 

-462 

-318 

+86

+81

Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

5,111 

4,208 

4,090 

3,970

-

3,184 

1,724 

867 

5,8E7 

7,062 

6,986 

6,097 

5,326 

5,401

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-903 

-118 

-120

+314

-786 

-1,460 

-857 

+4,960 

+1,235 

-76 

-889 

-771 

+ 75

+290

Equivalent 

(cfs)

-337 

-46 

-45

+10

-293 

-604 

-320 

+1,914 

+461 

-29 

-332 

-288 

+29

+9

Nine reservoirs above station on 

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

19,145 

16,632 

16,100 

14,851

-

12,001 

8,198 

6,462 

21,303 

22,944 

24,061 

22,506 

21,597 

21,874

-

-2,513 

-532 

-1,249

+2,729

-2,850 

-3,803 

-1,736 

+14,841 

+1,641 

+1,117 

-1,555 

-909 

+277

+2,729

-938 

-205 

-466

+87

-1,064 

-1,572 

-648 

+5,726 

+613 

+431 

-581 

-339 

+107

+87
228 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Zurabro River near Rochester, MInn.

Location. Lat 44°04'00", long 92°27'55", In SEi sec. 14, T. 107 N., R. 14 W., on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from ford, a quarter of a mile downstream from sewage plant, 

1.6 miles north of Rochester, 2 miles downstream from Cascade Creek, and 2J- miles 

downstream from Silver Lake Dam.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 951.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19"29 (levels by City of Rochester Sewage Department).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs June 19 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 8,670 cfs Mar. 31, 1952 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Jan. 5, 1953 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, about 17.5 ft July 21, 1951, from Information by sewage plant superintendent.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 22 Sept. 23-30

1.8 30 5.0 1,010 2.0 56

2.0 62 6.0 1,460 2.1 74

2.5 180 8.0 2,740

3.0 310 9.0 3,200

3.5 456 9.3 3,470

4.0 622

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62 

60

60

59

*59

57

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

60

59

62 

62

64

64

64

60

60

62

62

62

62 

62

59

1,881

60.7

-

-

Nov.

59 

59

57

57

55

55

55

55

57

*59

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

59

82 noi

93

78

72

66

62

59

59

59

59

57

1,884

62.8

-

-

Dec.

55 

62

74

95

84

80

74

74

64

60

66

59

*62

57

50

50

47

45

47 

48

55

47

47

47

47

48

52

52

52 

45

48

1,793

57.8

-

-

Jan.

48

50

48

48

50

48

48

48

44

42

42

39

34

38

*38

38

36

36

36 

36

34

36

38

36

38

36

38

38

38

33

38

1,255

40.5

_

-

Feb.

39 

4?

44

45

48

47

45

5Z

57

78

62

60

57

57

80

86

72

68

76 

97

114

*78

76

70

68

64

60

59

-

1,801

64.3

_

-

Mar.

55

59

47

45

48

52

52

52

54

52

54

48

42

47

50

57

115

219

206 

201

131

106

*91

89

203

167

116

95

78

80

78

2,789

90.0

_

-

Apr.

74 

72

60

62

72

72

106

131

95

84

80

74

72

70

106

*154

121

93

82

74

109

131

104

93

89

93

324 2"68

162

198

3,325

111

_

-

May

936 

578

779

*491

326

248

206

188

175

164

151

141

126

116

114

104

100

97

95 

91

86

84

55

95

89

91

118

177

170 

121

555

6,901

223

-

-

June

400 

216

201

206

*170

*151

138

126

118

*1,400

801

294

209

196

170

289

211

198

*5.400 

2,170

884

934

523

371

307

268

232

219

274 

337

15,413

514

-

-

July

w203

188

172

162

159

146

*146

144

149

133

121

114

106

104

104

97

97

95

95

93

91

89

84

82

76

7(f

76 

91

97

3,802

123

-

-

1954

Aug.

80

*74

72

70

70

68

66

74

74

66

62

59

59

59

57.

68

59

97

76 

66

60

57

*109

91

144

170

114

93

82

76

72

2,444

78.8

-

-

Sept.

70 

66

62

62

62

64

60

57

72

70

66

59

80

80

78

93

a!04

al!3

a!26 

a96

a79

86

70

*65

63

60

60

63

65 

72

2.223

74.1

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,520 Mln 39 Mean 164 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,400 Mln 34 Mean 125 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). May 1 (2 p.m.) 1.280 cfs (5.61 ft); May 31 (5:30 p.m.) 1,040 

cfs (5.03 ft); June 10 (6:15 p.m.) 2,950 cfs (8.68 ft); June 19 (7:30 p.m.) 5,420 cfs (11.21 ft); 

June 22 (5:30 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gase-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.
ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 229

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°17'12", long 92°25'56", in sec. 36, T. 110'N., R. 14 W., on left bank in 

Zumbro Falls, 1,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.7 mile upstream from highway 

oridge on U. S. Highway 63, and 6.3 miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--1.130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1954.

Gagj3. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 811.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

L929. Prior to Nov. 11, 1933, chain gage on bridge 800 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 483 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs June 20 (gage height, 19.43 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 6.37 ft).

1909-17, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 30.80 

:'t, from floodmark); minimum, 27 cfs Jan. 12, 1935 (gage height, 6.30 ft).

Flood in April 1888 reached a stage of about 30.5 ft at present site or 29.7 ft at 

priginal site.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 355: 1912. WSP 895: Drainage area. . *

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3O Dee. 31 to Sept. 30

6.9 

7.2 

7.6

154

254

437

6.7 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

116

204

413

730

1,430

11.0

14.0

17.0

18.0

2,850

5,350

8,680

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

25

36

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Cal«

Wate

*

b

Oct.

164

197

306

170

278

*321

223

211

199

199

163

189

241

191

200

306

197

174

306

340

218

209

215

197

196

319

215

202

207

197

303

6,451

308

0.184

0.31

Nov.

185

266

244

193

194

192

185

165

*179

319

204

193

200

200

175

205

238

217

415

403

340

393

366

363

234

328

228

190

162

258

6,933

231

0.304

0.23

Dec.

236

237

234

295

303

212

397

238

396

273

254

237

*316

180

197

b258

b325

319

232

b203

203

b!92

193

198

170

205

b208

b!99

b318

b383

325

7,403

339

0.312

0.34

Jan.

193

188

167

 ?52 360

195

189

184

b!65

bl74

bl69

208

185

183

*183

160

b!58

153

161

181

194

170

134

115

bT98

b!82

174

231

181

179

141

5,605

181

0.160

0.18

Feb.

b!96

b233

b218

b203

b332

266

219

b258

b351

b252

b336

b233

b309

319

337

348

269

272

289

419

290

*334

*296

259

311

304

296

170

-

7 519

269

0.238

0.25

Mar.

309

356

231

219

183

203

159 18"9

230

213

179

322

404

314

279

353

646

975

1,660

1,330

940

870

*835

504

643

630

567

399

369

269

267

14,646

473

0.418

0.48

Apr.

313

209

216

207

214

230

255

400

388

305

354

382

302

170

441

441

550

408

381

366

360

*312

236

234

177

311

774

961

877

905

11,159

372

0.339

0.37

May

1,500

3,550

*3,230

3,070

1,580

1,290

1,020

961

926

891

870

758

314

336

362

328

429

466

301

350

277

352

340

535

625

497

530

607

656

458

512

34,542

785

0.695

0.80

June

842

863

870

607

*535

*548

545

558

521

499

814

855

865

639

849

1,130

884

1,130

3,770

9,700

4,150

3,960

3,030

1,440

1,160

1,020

968

940

898

877

43,575

1,413

1.25

1.59

July

856

842

416

38S

225

514

448

523

*540

469

515

543

357

550

519

384

340

186

355

340

336

392

392

507

162

311

266

372

"258 154

458

10,805

549

0.509

0.36

Aug.

364

*324

380

349

171

356

352

175

356

369

258

311

304

327

165

329

365

255

217

306

306

166

336

507

449

414

446

418

358

*349

511

7,987

358

0.238

0.36

Sept.

272

297

270

250

193

116

247

289

280

541

200

520

553

551

274

257

266

488

405

462

577

548

568

*553

*555

207

277

354

298

311

9,154

504

0.269

0.30

ndar year 1953: Max 10,800 Mln 127 Mean 590 Cfsm 0.522 In. 7.O8

r year 1953-54: Max 9,70O Min 115 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.374 In. 5.O7

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

40Z891 O -57 -16
230 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°17'15", long 92°11'25", in sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 12 W., on left bank at 

Theilman, a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from West 

Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 17, 1951, chain and staff gages at site half a mile downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 626 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs June 20 (gage height, 39.87 ft); minimum 184 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 28.49 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 43.43 .ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 75 cfs Nov. 12, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1238: 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27-31, Aug. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to Mar

28.5

29.0

30.0

31.0

31.2

185

304

648

1,030

1,100

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

38.8

29.0

39.5

30.0

31.0

196

240

374

530

910

33.0

36.0

37.0

39.0

40.0

1,980

4,260

5,700

10,600

14,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

246

232

262

267

*224

352

384

297

270

272

255

205

375

283

251

255

259

255

227

292

287

276

268

264

265

236

295

267 

262

264

260

8,307

268

0.203

0.33

Nov.

261

228

333

394

259

256

257

256

*210

267

270

271

263

272

269

220

302

293

304

554

*508

424

362

370

342

305

295

288 

268

354

9,035

301

0.228

0.25

Dec.

320

303

305

353

345

401

291

403

325

474

365

343

310

*273

286

380

360

350

340

270

260

355

250

250

255

240

255

255 

250

260

300

9,627

311

0.236

0.27

Jan.

285

280

280

270

530

310

270

265

260

240

245

240

260

250

240

230

230

*220

215

255

260

280

250

220

200

270

250

250 

390

250

250

7,895

255

0.195

0.22

Feb.

210

280

310

290

260

300

350

300

330

350

350

310

310

370

410

430

360

370

360

469

536

342

*419

371

346

401

399

381

-------

9,854

352

0.267

0.28

Calendar year 1953 : Max 12,30O Mln 188

Mar.

255

325

316

291

456

373

331

243

310

293

295

264

392

557

389

428

617

1,090

2,060

1,660

1,130

1,020

*1,000

830

1,090

858

724

665 

486

499

392

19,615

633

0.480

0.55

Apr.

365

302

294

283

278

292

286

308

446

345

357

276

565

247

268

505

478

546

422

417

410

*362

353

309

266

249

47?

924 

861

861

12,147

405

0.307

0.34

May

1,300

1,890

 2,250

2,520

1,740

1,480

1,180

1,020

996

968

942

864

714

438

472

466

455

548

560

406

352

592

358

330

669

573

583

620

661

649

485

26,681

861

0.652

0.75

June

742

838

857

719

616

*604

599

592

586

567

710

815

854

759

796

880

1,040

849

2,900

11,500

6,890

3,560

2,430-

1,700

1,570

1,200

1,110

1,050 

1,020

968

48 , 681

1,623

1.23

1.37

July

957

910

745

551

407

416

485

*610

626

673

610

391

439

434

423

596

394

342

266

587

415

381

381

395

356

252

323

343 

 335

268

422

14,307

462

0.350

0.40

Aug.

548

357

 380

383

365

296

536

330

270

333

354

330

299

299

294

389

351

325

291

275

274

274

241

3?8

371

504

449

455 

442

*261

354

10,758

347

0.263

0.30

Mean 707 Cfsm O.536 In. 7.28

Sept.

362

337

337

339

303

221

222

320

344

336

374

313

329

474

382

342

329

452

554

156

492

427

414

422

*4ll

388

272

378 

407

366

11,073

369

0.280

0.31

Water year 1953-54 : Max 11,300 Mln 200 Mean 513 Cfsm 0.389 in. 5.25

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 19.
WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN 231

South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°04'10", long 91°58'49", in SE-J- sec. 14, T. 107 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from small tributary entering 

from the west, 2 miles west of Altura, and 2.4 miles upstream from Reefer Creek.

Drainage area. 76.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 30.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 544 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 3.72 ft, from graph 

based on partial record); minimum, 8.6 cfs Mar. 3, but may have been less Jan. 30 during 

period of ice effect; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Jan. 9, 30, Mar. 30.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Aug. 31, 1947 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum 3.8 cfs Mar. 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft Jan. 20, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1278: 1940(M), 1942(M), 1945(M), 1947(M), 1949(M), 1950(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.3

2.6

130

192

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Calen

Water

Pea

cfs (

(10 a

* D

b S

Not

Oct.

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

551

17.8

0.232

0.27

Nov.

16

T§

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

*18

18

17

17

16

17

16

16

16

20

25

29

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

576

19.2

0.250

0.28

Dec.

19

19

21

30

3f

21

21

20

20

18

18

18

*18

b!8 bl-7

16

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

b!8

b!8

18

17

16

16

16

16

b!6

16

575

18.5

0.241

0.28

Jan.

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

b!5

b!5

b!5

b20

*b22

20

19

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

510

16.5

0.215

0.25

Feb.

b!6

bl6

16

16

16

16

b!6

16

b!7

b!8

b!9

19

20

18

b27

b28

22

*20

20

31

35

21

18

18

17

16

16

16

_

544

19.4

0.253

0.26

Mar.

15

15

blS

16

16

18

14

14

14

14

14

17

b!8

18

17

19

28

38

139

47

25

*21

20

26

175

53

37

29

25

23

23

963

31.1

0.405

0.47

Apr.

22

22

24

21

El

21

90

36

27

24

23

22

21

21

23

*21

23

20

20

11

22

23

22

21

21

42

72

44

36

59

883

29.4

0.383

0.43

May

110

TO

96

*68

61

54

50

47

44

42

38

37

34

32

31

29

28

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

21

20

23

28

26

22

25

1,216

39.2

0.510

0.59

June

24

22

23

23

*21

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

27

47

24

29

146

T6

67

68

56

50

46

43

40

39

55

47

1,165

38.8

0.505

0.56

July

38

38

49

41

*36

40

40

51

57

35

32

28

26

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

*20

21

23

917

29.6

0.385

0.44

Aug.

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

Is

15

15

15

16

15

18

18

16

15

16

19

19

18

19

18

16

17

16

16

520

16.8

0.219

0.25

Sept.

*17

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

20

20

20

24

26

24

23

24

36

28

22

20

18

*18

18

18

18

17

18

18

19

608

20.3

0.264

0.29

lar year 1953: Max 386 Mln 13 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 0.435 In. 5.91

year 1953-54: Max 175 Mln 14 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 0.322 In. 4.37

: discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Mar. 19 (12:30 p.m.) 259 cfs (3.00 ft); Mar. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 338

.28 ft); Apr. 7 (6 a.m.) 380 cfs fe.27 ft); Apr. 26 (9:3O p.m.) 544 cfs (3.72 ft); June 19

m. ) 267 ofs (2.78 ft).

soharge measurement made on this day.

age-discharge relation affected by Ice.

i. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 26, June 7 to July 9, Sept. 18-30.
232 WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°08'35", long 92°00'14", in sec. 15, T. 108 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from Beaver Creek and half a mile northeast of Beaver.

Drainage area. 288 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to April 1942 (gage heights only) in files of St. Paul office of Corps of 

Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 18, 1939, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at datum 88.70 ft lower. Oct. 18 to Dec. 15, 1939, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average d is charge.--15 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.210 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.14 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 13, 1950 (gage height, 10.75 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 40 cfs Feb. 25, 1950.

Flood in September 1938 reached a stage of 92.75 ft, original site and datum, from 

floodmarks (discharge, 7,500 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1085: 1946(M). WSP 1145: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height in feet and discharge in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

136

201

272

350

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

439

550

714

988

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

36

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

94

94

*92 '92

93

94

96

96

94

94

93

92

92

93

92

93

93

98

96

94

94

93

92

93

93

93

97

96

94

93

3,906

93.7

0.335

0.38

Nov.

93

93

93

93

93

94

94

96

96

*96

96

96

96

94

96

96

96

93

106

156

127

115

110

108

107

106

103

103

103

106

3,034

101

0.351

0.39

Dec.

103

102

104

137

T15

112

109

107

106

106

103

*103

103

102

101

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

98

98

98

98

98

3.181

103

0.358

0.41

Jan.

98

98

97

97

94

93

94

94

94

93

93

93

94

95

*96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

3,958

95.4

0.331

0.38

Feb.

95

94

93

88

90

91

92

93

94

96

100

100

100

100

124

175

131

*115

116

153

193

136

113

108

102

101

99

97

-

__ _ __ .

3,078

110

0.383

0.40

Mar.

97

96

 94 93

96

99

97

96

94

94

94

97

101

97

97

106

188

307

935

534

149

*132

115

109

1,520

459

178

142

128

117

112

6,673

215

0.747

0.86

Apr.

108

106

104

100

99

99

180

119

111

104

101

98

97

97

113

*110

108

104

102

li

110

108

103

103

101

106

265

170

133

159

3,510

117

0.406

0.45

May

362

351

320

*321

189

166

153

146

140

133

127

133

117

111

109

106

102

103

99

97

96

94

93

92

91

91

110

118

117

103

154

4,332

140

0.486

0.56

June

157

121

121

*116

110

104

100

98

96

94

93

91

90

104

106

178

137

170

1,090

S3 2

364

333

188

165

149

137

130

123

161

179

5,535

184

0.639

0.71

July

140

130

149

137

126

*122

358

323

309

198

167

149

132

121

112

109

107

104

102

103

101

96

98

97

93

91

90

90

*91

166

172

4,183

135

0.469

0.54

Aug.

118

102

97

93

90

87

85

85

84

82

82

80

79

79

79

88

83

106

100

91

86

86

122

ITS

110

111

108

99

92

*89

88

2,894

93.4

0.334

0.37

Sept.

86

83

81

83

83

83

82

83

90

88

86

90

110

136

113

111

112

243

170

128

115

109

*104

102

100

99

98

99

106

96

3,158

105

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,860 Min 86 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,530 Min 79 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.431 In. 5.86

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Mar. 19 (8 p.m.) 1,630 ofs (6.74 ft); Mar. 25 (6 p.m.) 2,210 cfs 

(7.14 ft); June 19 (1 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-37, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 10 to Feb. 2, 

Feb. 5-7, 9-14. Shifting-control method used Feb. 15 to Mar. 36, Apr. 27 to June 1, June 2O to 

Sept. 30.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 233 

Mississippi River at Winona, Him.

Locution.--Lat 44°03'20", long 91°38il5", in sec. 23. T. 107 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

STnona pumping station in Winona, 9i miles upstream from Trempealeau River and at 

nile 725.7 above Ohio River.

Dra-.nage area.--59,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1954. Gage-height records collected in this

icinity since 1878 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929. Prior to Apr. 16, 1931, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 16, 1931, to Nov. 12, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Mar. 31, 

1.937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.7 miles upstream at tailwater of navigation 

dam-5A.

Average discharge. 26 years, 24,910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 156,000 cfs May 7 (gage height, 16.25 ft); minium 'daily, 12,700 cfs Nov. 18; minimum gage height, 4.75 ft Sept. 27.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 17.91 ft); 

iiinimum, 2,250 cfs Dec. 29, 1933 (gage height, -1.18 ft); minimum gage height, -3.38 ft 

Aug. 31, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants 

,t low and medium stages. Flood flow not materially affected by artificial' storage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at dam 5A furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Rev:.sions.--WSP 700: Drainage area.

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

23

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Caler

Water

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

Oct.

17.000 

16,600

*16,000

16,500

16,100

16,200

16,600

16,000

15,900

16,200

15,900

16,200

16,100

15,800

16,100

16,100

15,900

15,600

15,700

15,900

15,900

16,000

15,800

15,800 

15,400

15.000

15,200

15,000

15,200

15,300

16,100

493,100

15,910

0.269

0.31

Nov.

15,400 

15,400

15,400

16,500

16,600

16,100

16,000

15,800

16,100

16,100

*15,900

16,100

15,700

15,500

15,400

14,500

15,400

12.700

13,000

15,200

16,100

21,000

23,200

25. 600 

23,000

22,500

21,700

20,500

20,200

20,200

518,200

17,270

0.292

0.35

Dec.

20,000 

20,200

20,200

21,200

21,500

21,600

20, 600

19,100

16,500

15,400

*15,800

16,400

17,000

17,400

15,700

16,500

16,500

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

15,800

15,200

15.000 

15,100

15,400

18,600

18,600

16,600

15,800

15,700

557,000

17,530

0.395

0.54

Jan.

15,800 

15,900

16,000

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,200

16,200

16,500

16,200

16,100

16,000

16,700

16.800

16,600

16,500

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,500

15,100

14,600

14,100

14,100 

15.900

13,900

13,900

14,400

15,400

15, 600

15,400

480,700

15,510

0.262

0.50

Feb.

15,400 

15,500

15,200

15,100

15,200

15,500

15,400

15,500

15,500

15,500

14,900

14,800

14,800

15,000

15,600

15,600

15,700

15,500

16,300

17,700

21 , 200

19,800

20,800

21,900 

23,900

25,500

25.900

25,900

_

494,200

17,650

0.298

0.31

Mar.

26,400 

26,300

25,800

20,300

19,000

19,300

20,200

19,200

18,000

17,900

18,100

17,700

18,400

18,400

18,500

18,400

18,100

17,900

18,900

*23,500

53,500

38, 300

40.000

33,500 

56,900

57,500

36,300

36,800

37,000

57,700

58,400

807,700

26,050

0.440

0.51

Apr.

55,700 

52,700

53,300

50,600

26,900

25,900

30,400

28,200

27,600

29,400

34,100

54,600

36,500

40,200

42,000

45,400

*47,700

51,000

54,800

57,600

*58,700

57,400

53,900

51,800 

50,600

48,400

48,400

49,900

53,400

64.500

*!, 280 . 5

42,680

0.721

0.80

May

81,600 

92,800

103,000

122,000

141,000

155,000

«L56,000

149,000

140,000

128,000

118,000

109,000

101,000

95,100

86,900

80,800

75,500

70,500

65,900

61,000

56,900

52,800

50,300

48,500 

48,100

44,500

42,800

43,500

42,800

40,800

58,500

*2,657.6

85,080

1.44

1.66

June

59.800 

41,000

43,600

*45,000

47,500

49,700

50,400

50,900

51,200

50,500

48,400

46,400

45,400

41,600

42,400

44,100

41,600

41,700

46,400

51,500

59,800

72,900

82,000

84,500 

82,500

77,900

75,000

69,700

80,000

72 300

-------

$1,673.5

55,780

0.942

1.05

July

73.500 

70,200

68,600

67,500

66,000

65,700

*63,200

61,500

60,300

60,000

60, 100

59,800

58,000

56,600

55,300

55,800

51 , 800

49 , 200

44,100

59,900

53,600

32,000

50,700

27,100 

23,300

23,100

21,900

*19,100

18.800

19,000

19,500

*1,450

46,770

0.790

0.91

Aug.

19,400 

19,600

19,000

19,500

19,000

19,700

19,500

19 , 200

17,700

16,800

16,000

16,000

15,900

TB.900

17,500

19,100

20 , 600

20,100

19 , 500

18,500

18,900

19,000

18,200

20,700 

15,300

19,200

*19,400

19,700

20,2OO

19 , 700

18,800

582,200

18,780

0.317

0.37

Sept.

17,500 

17,100

17,400

17,200

17,200

16,800

15,900

14.900

14,900

16,200

18,200

18,700

19,500

25,900

25,800

25,900

26,600

52,500

36,800

56,000

56,300

56,800

*34,400

33,400 

32,000

30,500

25,000

20,800

21,600

22,400

721,600

24,050

0.406

0.45

d-ar year 1953: Max 83,800 Mln 13,700 Mean 34,950 Cfsm 0.590 In. 8.03

year 1953-54: Max 156,000 Mln 12,700 Mean 51,990 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.54

Ischarge measurement made on this day. 

xpressed In thousands. 

. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to
234 GILMORE CREEK BASIN

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°02'40", long 91°41'25", in sec. 29, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., on left bank at 

west edge of Winona, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 14, 2ir miles upstream from Lake Winona, and 6^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.95 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 672.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 3.85 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year. 53 cfs June 20 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum 

2.3 cfs July 13 (gage height, 0.19 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs July 21, 1951 (gage height, 9.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.74 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0,4 cfs for several days in July and August 

1941.

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

Regulation at times by swimming pool three-quarters of a mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

.5

2.0 

3.3 

4.8

0.4 

.5 

.6

6.4 

8.2 

10.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

T-o 3.8

O. o

122.3

3.95

0.441

0.51

Nov.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.8 

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.2

T72

3.2

108.1

3.60

0.402

0.45

Dec.

3.2

372

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.2

e3.9

3.9

3.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

4.0

114.5

3.69

0.412

0.48

Jan.

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

5.5

3.8

4.7

*5.6

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

126.5

4.08

0,456

0.53

Feb.

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.2

*4.0 

4.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

-

__-_ _-

116.6

4.16

0.465

0.48

Mar.

4.0

4.0

3.9

I*!

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.4

4.3

4.8

5.0

*4.6 

9.4

478

4.4

4.4

4.5

6.2

5.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

141.2

4.55

0.508

0.59

Apr,

4.0

4.0

5.0

478

4.6

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

*3.6

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.8

132.7

4.42

0.494

0.55

May

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.5

4.5

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4. 

4.

4.

4.2

4.0

3.9

5.8

3.8

5.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

155.9

4.52

0.485

0.56

June

5.6

4.6

*5.6

5.6

5.9

3.9

3.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

3.6

5.4

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5_.9

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

115.5

5.85

0.430

0.48

July

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

3.3

*3.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

5.0

5.2

5.5 

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.5

*3.3

5.5

5.8

5*8

106.5

5.44

0.584

0.44

Aug.

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

3.4

5.6

3.6

3.8

5.6

3.6

3.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2 

3.6

3.6

5.4

5.9

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

110.2

3.55

0.597

0.46

Sept.

*5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

1*1 

3.4

5.4

5.5

a5.5

a3.3

a3.3

a3. 3

a3.3

a3.5

a3.5

a3.8

105.8

3.53

0.394

0.44

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7.3 Min 2.8 Mean 4.1O Cfsm 0.458 in. 6.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 9.4 Mln 2.8 Mean 3.93 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.97

Peak discharge (base, 60 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-19, 22-24, 50, 31, Jan. 9 to Feb. 4, 

Feb. 7, 11, 12, 15, Mar. 3-6, 15-15 (no gage-height record Jan. 18 to Feb. 4).
TREMPEAIEAU RIVER BASIN 235

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Location. Lat 44 0 07'55", long 91°33'10", in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 10 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge in Dodge, 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--643 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1919, April 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 663.78 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 16, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1914-19, 1934-54), 401 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,710 cfs June 21 (gage height, 7.85 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 184 cfs Oct. 5.

1913-19, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 17, 1919 (gage 

height, 11.5 ft, estimated from flood data); minimum daily t 98 cfs Jan. 10, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

189

191

191

189

IBS

192

192

198

201

204

204

198

*201

202

201

201

201

201

202

204

204 

201

201

202

202

201

202

210

213 z~lz~

215

6,211

200

0.311

0.36

Nov.

213

213

213

210 210"

210

213

216

213

222

220

216

219

220

219

219

224

224

249

321

386 3S6"

292

281

262

257

248

244

244

241

7,279

243

0.378

0.42

Dec.

241

241

254

307

516

308

289

286

272

267

260

251

251

244

243

241

239

235

235

235

232

229

228

228

225

225

224

221

I5T

221

221

7,690

248

0.386

0.44

Jan.

221 Tza

220

220

220

220

220

218

218

218

218

218

218

217

217

216

216

216

216

215

213

211

210

209

208

208

206

2CT

207

207

208

6,656

215

0.334

0.38

Feb.

208

2T3B"

208

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

212

230

300

*318

405

470

4"50" 515 

414

360

357

331

280

273

_

7,838

280

0.435

0.45

Mar.

264

264

248

248

24S

248

248

248

248

248

246

246

283

235

m

280

296

442

613

1,070

1,240 

666

485

429

597

1,050

1,210

681

448

417

14,080

454

0.706

0.81

Apr.

373

370

347

340

340

347

480

427

446

412

364

350

337

331

337

362

348

334

323

512

*340 

380

383

373

380

390

621

671

490

475

11,783

393

0.611

0.68

May

1,010

*2,130

5.920

2,640

1,740

930

675

615

589

489

444

514

492

475

460

453

429

419

405

597

383 

370

575

567

562

3T9" 353

380

388

369

370

23,510

752

1.17

1.55

June

407

577

581

369

357

345

334

323

312

510

305

299

502

296

331

353

383

383

1,100

3,100

5.260 

4,700

2,490

1,460

798

671

601

568

534

535

27,984

933

1.45

1.62

July

517

514

725

2,380

2.8SO

1,610

*1,210

1,300

1,400

1,580

1,050

756

625

569

535

517

499

482

465

458

444 

444

427

427

417

407

403

400

393

4TT

424

24,652

795

1.24

1.43

Aug.

407

393

585

380

369

360

357

350

362

364

350

344

334

329" 329

453

482

516

m

386

353 

353

407

417

*417

424

400

383

358

355

345

11,894

384

0.597

0.69

Sept.

328

321

315

318

321

318

312

310

33T

388

373

357

393

637

550

407

489

736

888 8"§2"

662 

492

465

437

424

403

395

393

414

446

13,505

450

0.700

0.7S

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,600 Mln 175 Mean 333 Cfsm 0.518 In. 7.01

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,260 Mln 188 Mean 446 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 22, Mar. 4-9.
236 BUCK RIVER BASIN

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°34', long 90°36', in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., on right bank on downstream side on highway bridge in Neillsville, 1 mile downstream from O'Neill Creek and 

1.5 miles upstream from Cunningham Creek.

Dra inage area.--756 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1905 to March 1909, December 1913 to September 1954.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~J^929 (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau). Prior to Oct. 24, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1914-54), 580 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 14.00 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1905-9, 1913-54: Maximum discharge, 48,800 cfs Sept. 10, 1938 (gage height, 23.8 

ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 645: 1905(M). WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

20

27

46

77

140

252

399

909

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

1,560

2,440

3,520

5,020

6,760

8,620

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

21

20

20

20

19

13

19

20

20

21

21

23

*24

24

26

26

26

27

28 

28

28

28

28

29

29 

28

29

29

29

756

24.4

0.032

0.04

Nov.

29

29

29

28

28

28

'28' 27

29

29

29

29

29

30

31

32

32

33

38

68

104 

131

140

TSS

102

81

68 

68

59

52

1,562

52.1

0.069

0.08

Dec.

50

52

56

126

140

206

198

221

TB?

142

155

142

111

98

84

*71

56

48

43

41

40 

39

39

39

38

38

38 

38

38

38

38

2,625

84.7

0.112

0.13

Jan.

38 38"

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,167

37.6

0.050

0.06

Feb.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

38

38

40

45

54

80

120 

300

240

200

165

140

115 

96

------

2,177

77.8

0.103

0.11

Mar.

83

74

66

60

55

52

49

46

45

43

42

41

40

40

42

48

348

1,010

1,780

1,290 

957

640

451

869

2^.500

1,980 

1,400

874

595

403

15,963

515

0.681

0.79

Apr.

262

246

152

T62- 145

160

224

460

862

833

704

575

495

455

477

698

1,030

897

666

495

661 

1,050

1,160

1,800

*2,100

1,820

4,210 

3,710

2,240

1,810

30,559

1,019

1.35

1.50

May

9,780

10,100

12,500

7,500

3,960

2,330

1,560

1,130

891

747

635

537

451

379

321

275

230

204

184

162

145 

128

115

104

96

85

83 88"

94

106

131

54,851

1,769

2.34

2.79

June

131

148

170

184

176

162

140

122

104

88

75

68

1ST

438

314

206

195

588

2,580

3,760

4,340 

3,370

2,100

1,220

704

486

379 

296

243

192

23,131

771

1.02

1.14

July

227

332

348

600

693

990

2,790

1,810

1,070

*736

933

1,410

1,050

556

329

227

176

142

119

102

86 

79

72

65

59

53

49 

45

42

4? 

49

15,281

493

0.652

0.75

Aug.

53

67

77

72

62

54

47

B7)

52

50

50

59

59

54

54

74

68

152" 109

81

65 

57

62

59

57

54

50 

*54

56

52 

50

1,910

61.6

0.081

0.09

Sept.

44

40

37

35

35

36

37

40

62

98

117

204

224

495

804

742

532

1,030

2,500

2.700

1,640 

1,070

709

464

329

255

209 

181

178

176

15,023

501

0.663

0.74

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,800 Min 19 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,300 Mln 19 Mean 452 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.13

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Apr. 27 (2 p.m.) 6,150 cfs (9.66 ft)j May 2 (11:30 p.m.)

15,100 cfs (14.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Mar. 17.
BLACK RIVER BASIN 237

Black River near Galesville, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°03'45", long 91°17i30", in sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 

30 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 4.5 miles southeast of Galesville, 

and 5 miles dovmstream from Fleming Creek.

Drainage area.--2,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.43 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

^pr. 2, 1941, chain gage on bridge 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,667 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 cfs May 4 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 354 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge observed, 58,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1938 (gage height, 14.31 

ft); minimum observed, 180 cfs Dec. 20, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated at Hatfield Dam powerplant upstream, where drainage area is 1,290 

sq mi and storage capacity is 272,000,000 cu ft.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1 to Apr. 29, July 25, 31, 

Aug. 14 to Sept. 19)

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

342

423

525

644

840

1,130

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

1,570

2,600

5,070

8,230

13,500

21,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2-

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

380

380

g382

380

380

380

380

375

375

g371

370

375

*380

369

364

364

364

364

408

371

377

361

3TT

364

364

364

371

371

377

385 

463

11,680

377

0.178

0.20

Nov.

382

366

361

SBT

361

364

366

371

364

380

371

371

371

377

366

366

366

364

369

408

459

473 I56-

414

405

390

399

402

382

382

11,547

385

0.182

0.20

Dec.

390

388

355

446

487

504

470

446

459

514

582

49T

466

500

500

500

500

495

490

485

485

480

480

475

470

470

465

465

465

460 

460

14,687

474

0.224

0.26

Jan.

460

ISO

460

460

460

460

455

455

455

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

445

440

440

435

435

430

430

425

425

420 4~20" 

420

13,790

445

0.210

0.24

Feb.

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

425

425

425

425

430

435

*436

440

455

475

500

560

700

940

860

790

730

-

------

14,071

503

0.237

0.25

Mar.

690

544

530

525

515

505

500

495

490

480

490

480

480

480

485

490

500

511

795

1,190

1,890

1,960

1,400

1,400

1,580

1,520

2,130

5,100

2,280

1,870

1,630

31,935

1,030

0.486

0.56

Apr.

1,540

1,320

1,100

865

770

695

9T2

,000

,190

,300

,580

,520

,440

,410

,230

,260

,310

,440

,500

* ,400

,550

,450

,320

,680

,100

,700

,560

,600

,910

,490

62,142

2,071

0.977

1.09

May

7,760

*7,220

16,600

21,000

19,700

14,200

9,750

6,260

4,680

3,870

2,870

2,690

2,540

2,360

2,250

2,000

1,680

1,480

1,400

1,300

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,040

989

962

1,020 

855

143,206

4,620

2.18

2.51

June

880

984

1,050

l.,040

1,090

1,130

1,110

1,050

945

885

810

765

740

725

672

880

845

820

1,320

3,460

4,800

6,500

8,250

7,820

5,520

3,720

2,570

2,100

1,650

1,380

65,491

2,183

1.05

1.15

July

1,210

1,120

2,410

5,800

2,840

2,510

*5,580

5,250

7.510

7,650

5,730

5,760

5,550

2,820

2,310

1,960

1,540

1,270

1,210

1,140

1,030

970

920

890

g845

820

800

780

765 7B5"

g765

71,500

2,500

1.08

1.25

Aug.

750

710

700

675

655

640

620

610

605

600

590

580

580

g578

g570

g58S

g589

g618

g651

g631

g618

g610

g72S

*g73S

gT2o"

g681

g662

g627

g593

g570

g570

19,608

653

0.299

0.54

Sept.

g555

g555

g558

g597

g775

g610

g562

532

54T>

610

597

605

631

780

1,040

1,200

1,260

1,960

2,600

4,150

4,990

5,160

3,480

2,500

1,980

1,700

1,500

1,110

1,010

1,080

44,827

1,494

0.705

0.79

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,000 Min 327 Mean 1,388 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 21,000 Min 361 Mean 1,382 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.84

Peak discharge (base, 12,500 cfs). May 4 (6:50 p.m.) 24,600 cfs (12.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 28, Mar. 5-8, 15-16. Intake 

plugged, gage heights doubtful Oct. 1, 2, 4-9, 11-12, July 21-24, 26-50, Aug. l-13j discharge computed on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for station at Neillsville, and computed discharge at Hatfield Dam powerplant.
238 LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°53'45", long 90°50'25", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

1.1 miles downstream from Sand Creek, 1.5 miles northwest of Leon, and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 77.1 sq mi.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 20 years, 47.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs July 3 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum 

observed, 34 cfs Oct. 3-5, Mar. 6-8, June 28, July 1, 19, 24, 27, Aug. 30, 31; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.40 ft Mar. 6-8.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 4,620 cfs Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 14.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 14 cfs Feb. 25, 1935, caused by ice jam 

above gage; minimum daily, 18 cfs June 2,3, 1934.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-12)

0.4 

1.0 

2.0

32

69

148

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

374

440

620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

36

3i

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

37

*36

37

37

37

36

36

36

37

37

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

1,129

36.4

0.472

0.54

Nov.

37

36

37

37

37

36

36

38

37

38

38

39

38

38

37

37

37

39

38

42

43

40

38

37

38

38

38

37

38

39

1,138

37.9

0.492

0.55

Dec.

40

39

42

66

54

49

42

40

40

39

40

40

42

*41

40

39

40

40

42

40

40

39

40

40

42

40

40

39

3S

38

38

1,289

41.6

0.540

0.62

Calendar year 1953 : Max 266

Jan.

32

39

39

40

40

40

39

40

40

40

39

40

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

39

39

40

40

40

39

40

42

15

42

40

40

1,237

39.9

0.518

0.60

Feb.

40.

40

40

40

42

42

42

43

43

42

42

43

44

54

243

74

*43

49

49

55

147

61

54

52

52

54

51

49

_

1,729

61.8

0.803

0.83

Mar.

44

40

38

37

36

34

34

34

36

37

37

37

38

40

39

39

54

70

183

69

46

46

46

45

103

54

44

55

46

48

48

1,556

50.3

0.651

0.75

Apr.

46

45

45

46

46

89

64

58

49

49

46

46

44

45

67

61

44

43

*42

42

73

44

42

44

43

43

42

42

43

104

1,537

51.2

0.664

0.74

May

*260

134

*143

69

54

46

42

42

39

48

43

39

39

49

50

39

39

39

38

39

40

40

43

40

40

39

38

40

38

38

40

1,727

55.7

0.722

0.83

June

40

39

38

40

40

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

38

37

37

38

38

38

231

271

68

72

46

41

37

36

35

34

40

59

1,656

55.2

0.716

0.80

July

34

35

158

128

55

*55

102

49

58

47

45

43

39

36

36

36

35

35

34

35

35

36

35

34

35

35

34

36

35

44

50

1,904

61.4

0.796

0.93

Aug.

40

39

39

39

38

38

37

37

37

39

38

38

37

37

38

37

39

38

38

38

39

38

*39

60

14

54

43

40

36

34

34

1,252

40.4

0.524

0.60

Sept.

36

36

38

38

43

39

38

38

42

43

40

44

76

88

54

49

44

169

69

50

46

40

38

39

38

38

38

40

44

54

1,489

49.6

0.643

0.72

Mln 34 Mean 50.2 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.83

Water year 1953-54 : Max 558 Mln 34 Mean 48.3 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.50

(7.83 ft).. 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

Mote Discharge computed from once-daily chain-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 

Feb. 17-19, Feb. 23 to Mar. 16, Mar. 20-24, Mar. 27 to Apr. 5, Apr. 7-14, 16-20, 

June 18, June 23-29, July 1, 2, 8, 10-29, Aug. 1-24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 12, Sept.

1 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5 to Feb. 13, 

22-29, May 5 to 

15-17, 20-30.
LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN 839

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°54'05", long 91°07'05", In SEir sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles west of West Salem, and 6 miles downstream 

from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area.--398 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 668.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, chain gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 296 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs July 5 (gage height, 6.67 ft);minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1913-54: Maximum discharge observed, 8,200 cfs Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 12.2 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 5, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.45 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants a few miles above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to June 6, June 19 to 

Aug. 10, Aug. 23-31, Sept. 10-30)

1.3

1.6 

2.0

16O 

234 

346

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

640

943

1,26O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214

211

215

215

215

212

216

216

211

216

215

*222

220

240

220

217

210

199

212

243

235

236

234

214

211

235

236

220

215

217

215

6,837

221

0.555

0.64

Nov.

217

215

213

214

213

216

213

214

218

217

218

217

216

216

213

238

237

214

244

256

294

255

290

286

241

216

220

221

248

251

6,978

233

0.585

0.65

Dee.

248

226

255

306

32O

323

35T

295

283

283

265

219

221

*232

186

b220

b225

b210

b210

b220

b225

b225

b220

220

210

208

206

204

212

214

214

7,411

239

0.601

0.69

Jan.

196

211

202

214

214

216

214

239

215

192

189

196

185

182

184

190

200

176

174

154

b!80

b!90

b!95

199

198

b!95

b200

b200

b200

b200

b205

6,133

198

0.497

0.57

Feb.

206

216

213

222

225

228

b230

b235

b240

b245

b250

b245

226

220

2S2

622 *!7o"

294

298

302

318

540

313

296

288

286

286

238

8,034

287

0.721

0.75

Mar.

20S

210

207

204

206

201

206

204

218

210

233

237

250

24"0" 179

242

250

290

375

592

474

299

292

292

348

560

303

302

287

288

288

8,695

280

0.704

0.81

Apr.

288

276

210

ISO

212

263

272

392 3"6"6

304

290

286

284

280

280

272

230

210

233

*231

267

314

323

303

297

289

295

295

295

366

8,403

280

0.704

0.79

May

*589

850 *7oT

652

320

311

306

295

292

286

281

281

278

253

250

248

248

248

245

237

206

204

181

256

205

207

206

209

209

218

220

9,448

305

0.766

0.88

June

239

242

245

245

239

221

200

203

206

201

198

193

178

T5I

193

193

193

203

234

517

559" 595

399

368

245

245

242

239

245

229

7,933

264

0.663

0.74

July

198

221

597

852

1.250

649

*481

592

696

601

311

292

292

289

281

278

275

278

228

226

226

225

226

220

223

228

221

227

226

240

252

11,381

367

0.922

1.06

Aug.

283

278

226

228

247

241

226

224

225

226

226

229

226

224

203

211

226

234

231

229

213

196

225

*226

239

245

264

256

234

217

225

7,187

232

0.583

0.67

Sept.

213

213

213

213

195

2OO

213

213

224

235

239

242

275

354

438

314

375

438

420

5gO

313

278

275

269

267

242

227

234

269

272

8,391

280

0.704

0.78

Calendar year 1953: Max 952 Min 147 Mean 291 Cfsm 0.731 In . 9.92

Water year 1953-54-' Max 1,230 Min 174 Mean 265 Cfsm 0.666 !" 9.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
240 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°48'45", long 91°15'25", In sec. 31, T. 16 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

1,300 ft upstream from highway bridge at La Crosse, 0.4 mile downstream from La Crosse 

River, and at mile 697.8 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 62,800 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1929 to September J.954. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1874 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1933, staff gage at same site at datum 0.03 ft lower. 

Feb. 18, 1933, to Nov. 16, 1934, staff gage and Nov. 17, 1934, to Aug. 15, 1939, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 0.18 ft lower. Since June 9, 1937, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at lock and dam 7, 4.7 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 28,010 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 166,000 cfs May 7 (gage height, 14.33 ft); mln- 

 imum daily, 13,800 cfs Oct. 28; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft Oct. 6.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 15.32 ft); 

minimum daily, 3,300 cfs Dec. 30, 31, 1933; minimum gage height, -2.70 ft Aug. 19, 20, 

1936, present datum.

Maximum stage known, 16.5 ft June 19, 1880, present datum, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants at low and medium stages. Flood 

flow not materially affected by artificial storage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at dam 7 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17,500

*17 ,600

16,500

16,300

16,200

16,300

17,300

16,600

16,500

16,700

16,500

16,200

16,700

16,700

16,400

16,600

16,400

15,900

16,000

16,000

16,400

16,400

16,200

15,800

15,300

14,700

14,800

15.800

14,600

14,900

15,000

498,800

16,090

0.256

0.30

Nov.

16,000

16,600

16,500

16,000

15,800

16,400

15,800

15,800

15,800

16,000

15,400

*16,500

16,500

16,100

16,100

16,000

15,600

15 . OOP

15,200

16,300

18,500

19,300

23,700

25.900

23,000

22,200

21,500

22,200

22,200

22,300

538,200

17,940

0.286

0.32

Dec.

22,000

22,200

22,200

23,100

23,800

23 _ 900

23JOOO

21,400

18,500

*16,900

16,600

16,700

17,000

18,300

18,100

16,500

16,600

17,200

16,900

16,900

16,800

16,600

15,800

15,200

15.100

15,200

15,400

17,200

17,400

16,800

16,400

565,700

18,250

0.291

0.34

Jan.

16,200

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,000

16,000

16,100

16,200

16,200

16,000

16,100

16,000

16,900

17.500

17,400

17,200

16,900

15,900

14,700

14,700

14,800

14,900

14,700

14,200

15,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

14,700

15,400

15,500

484,100

15,620

0.249

0.29

Feb.

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,700

15,300

15,400

15,600

15,300

15,200

15.100

15,300

16,400

16,600

16,500

17,100

17,500

22,200

22,900

20,500

21,200

24,400

28.700

28,600

28,700

-

513,000

18,320

0.292

0.30

Mar.

28,400

27,700

27,400

21,700

19 . 400

21,600

23,600

22,100

21,200

20,500

20,600

20,400

19,800

19,900

20,600

21,200

21,500

20,700

*23,200

25,700

35,000

43,200

44.900

41,600

40,900

42,800

40,900

41,100

41,300

42,100

42,400

903,400

29,140

0.464

0.53

Apr.

40,400

37,500

35,500

34,500

32,300

29.100

30,100

32,900

32,300

32,200

34,400

41,100

39,600

41,600

*44,500

45,700

50,400

53,300

56,800

58,800

63,500

64,200

61,600

57,500

56 , 800

54,800

54,800

55,000

57,300

65.700

tl,394.2

46,470

0.740

0.83

May

81,700

92,600

105,000

124,000

151,000

161,000

165,000

163,000

155,000

144,000

133,000

122,000

112,000

102,000

94,300

87,800

82,600

77,100

72,300

67,500

63,400

58,700

54,900

53,100

52,100

50,000

45,600

45,600

46,600

46,200 

45.200

$2,852.3

92,010

1.47

1.69

June

41.500

42,300

*44,900

47,200

48,800

51,500

53,600

53,800

54,000

54,100

53,500

50,900

48,000

45,300

42,100

44,800

46,200

45,400

46,700

56,100

63,500

74,200

83,100

89,200

91.700

89,200

83,600

77,600

75,700

75,300

^1,773.6

59,120

0.941

1.05

July

75.200

*75,000

74,800

73,800

74,200

73,300

71,300

69,700

69,700

69,900

70,900

70,000

67,000

63,900

61,300

59,900

56,700

55,300

50,900

44,000

38,900

33,300

32,600

31,900

29,900

25,900

25,000

23,600

22,000

21.500

21,300

*1,632.5

52,660

0.839

0.97

Aug.

22,800

23,600

23,600

23,600

23,600

23,600

22,700

22,000

20,900

19,600

19,000

18.500

18,800

18,700

18,600

20 , 500

21,400

22,100

22,200

22,000

21,800

21,300

20,200

19,000

18,800

*19,700

20,000

22,400

24,500

2l!lOO

660,200

21,300

0.339

0.39

Sept.

19,400

18,800

18,700

18,000

17,100

17,300

15,800

15,600

15.200

16,700

18,500

19,500

20,100

22,100

26,800

28,000

29,100

32,700

41,300

41,400

41,900

*42.500

41,300

38,200

36,700

35,000

29,800

23,100

21,700

23,400

785,700

26,190

0.417

0.47

Calendar year 1953: Max 86,800 Mln 12,900 Mean 37,350 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 165,000 Min 13,800 Mean 34,530 Cfsm 0.746 In. 7.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 8.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 241

Root River near Lanesboro, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 43°44'58", long 91°58'43", In sec. 1, T. 103 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from South Branch, and 

2^ miles northeast of Lanesboro.

Drainage area.--615 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1910 to September 1917 (published as North Branch Root River 

near Lanesboro), August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 791.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1917, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1911-14, 1915-17, 1940-54), 357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.090 cfs June 19 (gage height, 7.20 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1910-17, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Mar. 2?, 1950 (gage height, 15.55 

ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 27, 1949 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during medium and low flow caused by powerplant 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23 to Mar. l)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

135

194

267

128

210

375

640

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.0

975

1,810

2,790

3,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

178

178

178

168

153

187

181

178

181

181

174

181

174

181

177

168

168 

187 

188

180

194

174

174

174

178

168

174

168

171

171

5,461

176

0.286

0.33

Nov.

168

164

171

*164

161

161

164

153 158-

184

158

171

161

164

168

174

164

153 

174 

248

248

226

205

184

171

178

164

158

168

164

5,249

175

0.285

0.32

Dec.

153

178

181

205

205

201

205

*184

184

178

174

168

160

150

143

136

148

152 

153 

150

143

138

132

132

133

134

134

131

134

132

131

4,882

157

0.255

0.30

Jan.

131

132

133

134

136

138

138

135

134

132

*131

131

132

134

135

134

133

135 

139 

142

146

150

153

155

156

158

161

162

164

167

169

4,430

143

0.233

0.27

Feb.

171

173

178

182

185

189

193

188

187

195

188

186

184

190

211

222

*230

200 

199 

236

290

238

204

185

174

168

"166 166

-

5,478

196

0.319

0.33

Mar.

160

157

154

147

151

155

163

163

160

152

150

143

129

130

*135

151

185

303 

395 

435

298

234

210

198

515

465

298

228

204

182

174

6,722

217

0.353

0.41

Apr.

166

163

145

157

150

160

493

420

253

217

198

*179

174

174

174

188

210

185 

182 

174

204

210

207

201

182

176

335

450

352

336

6,805

227

0.369

0.41

May

770

1,550

1,310

1,260

783

*574

465

400

552

550

503

277

257

242

251

224

210

204 

198 

194

191

185

182

182

179

179

204

254

249

234

228

12,181

393

0.639

0.74

June

*251

224

228

224

217

204

194

185

179

226

456

516

254

207

236

405

242

249 

3,500 

5,250

2,800

2,210

1,680

940

634

655

445

385

896

*724

22,554

745

1.21

1.35

July

455

585

465

410

544

512

516

559

445

275

257

245

251

220

210

201

194

194 

188

185

185

185

179

179

176

*176

176

176

176

179

191

7,847

255

0.411

0.47

Aug.

194

188

179

179

174

168

166

165

171

166

157

152

152

152

152

171

166

197

217 

179

165

168

485

275

*269

395

316

249

217

185

6,361

205

0.355

0.38

Sept.

174

168

166

163

166

163

157

155

163

168

165

157

171

188

182

182

185

265 

228 

*194

174

a!68

a!61

a!56

a!52

a!48

a!47

a!46

a!59

al91

5,160

172

0.280

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,480 Min 110 Mean 413 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,300 Min 129 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.415 In. 5.62

Peak diseharee (base, 3,500 cfs). June 19 (10:15 a.m.) 4.090 cfs (7.20 ft).

- u-i.ouuaj.-ge measurement maae on tnis aay.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and record at Houston.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ics Dec. 15 to Feb. 22, Mar. 3-8, 12-16.
242 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°50'00", long 91°46'40", on line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 104 N., R. 8 

W., on downstream side near center of span of county highway bridge, lj miles northwest 

of Rushford and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

e_. --Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, adustmeht of 1912. Prior to June 14, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft upstream; 

at datum 5 ft higher, Aug. 5, 1942, to Oct. 27, 1945; at datum 3 ft higher, Oct. 28, 

1945, to Aug. 3, 1949, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge.--12 years, 57.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs June 19 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 32 cfs June 27; minimum gage height, 4.31 ft June 28.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Mar. 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determinations at gage heights 11.0 anc? 13.5 ft; minimum, 19 cfs May 30, 1951 (gage 

height, 3.32 ft).

Flood of June 28, 29, 1942, reached a discharge of 11,000 cfs (by slope-area determination) .

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Feb. 9, Feb. 27 to

Mar. 18, June 23 to July 31)

4.47 

4.6 

4.9 

5.2

32 5.5 

6.0 

7.0

261

505

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

48

48

48

51

53

53

53

51

52

52

tt

52

53

52

52

53

53

53

53

54

52

52

54

54

53

51

50

51

51

1,608

51.9

0.402

0.46

Nov.

50

50

50

48

*48

48

48

48

48

51

50

48 

48

48

51

51

48

48

51

53

53

53

52

52

53

52

52

52

52

52

1,508

50.3

0.390

0.43

Dee.

52

54

57

69

58

58

60

54

*52

52

52

52 

52

52

54

54

54

55

54

54

54

52

54

53

53

51

48

50

52

53

53

1,672

53.9

0.418

0.48

Jan.

50

48

47

50

48

52

51

53

53

46

41

*35 

35

35

36

37

38

39

39

40

41

41

42

43

43

44

44

45

45

48

51

1,360

43.9

0.340

0.39

Feb.

57

62

62

60

59

58

59

60

60

78

69

68 

63

59

107

80

*60

48

52

69

63

57

51

51

50

50

50

T~

1,707

61.1

0.474

0.49

Mar.

43

44

44

44

48

51

47

48

48

47

46

46 

50

44

45

*44

46

54

147

86

45

40

39

45

216

86

38

36

36

38

37

1,728

55.7

0.432

0.50

Apr.

40

40

38

39

42

42

63

53

47

46

44

45 

*44

46

51

47

48

46

46

45

64

54

50

48

46

46

47

46

45

56

1,414

47.1

0.365

0.41

May

79

71

60

63

60

 57

52

53

54

52

50

47 

47

47

47

47

45

45

45

44

44

12

43

43

44

47

52

53

50

44

48

1,576

50.8

0.394

0.45

June

*46

46

48

45

44

43

42

40

39

42

39

39 

39

39

44

124

46

56

525

92

63

63

52

39

34

36

32

36

66

56

1,955

65.2

0.505

0.56

July

 51

51

94

53

51

52

52

52

112

63

50

47 

48

48

44

44

46

44

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

*46

46

45

46

47

1,598

51.5

0.399

0.46

Aug.

44

44

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

43

42

44 

44

40

43

50

44

53

48

48

48

44

68

53

*53

52

51

48

46

45

45

1,452

46.8

0.363

0.42

Sept.

45

45

45

45

45

44

45

45

51

52

50

42

47

48

46

46

46

82

47

51

*48

48

46

44

44

44

44

45

50

48

1,428

47.6

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,530 Mln 32 Mean 63.0 Cfsm 0.488 In. 6.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 525 Mln 32 Mean 52.1 Cfsm 0.404 In. 5.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-20, 23-25, Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, Jan. 10 to 

Feb. 2, Feb. 12.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 243

Root River near Houston, MInn.

Location. Lat 43°46', long 91°35', in sec. 32, T. 104 N., R. 6 tf., on right bank 1 mile 

west of Houston and 2§ miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1917, May 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 671.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 28, 1909, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 1929, to Sept. 27, 1933, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, cfs.

Extremes.--MaxImum discharge during year, 5,370 cfs June 21 (gage height, 8.19 ft); minimum, 227 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1909-17, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 13.90 

ft); maximum gage height, 14.9 ft Mar. 11, 1936 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

65 cfs Dec. 26, 1933, Feb. 25, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions.--WSP 895: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, May 10, 

June 6-15, Sept. 21-30)

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

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

240

330

556

3.0 840

4.0 1,520

4.4 1,800 3.0

398

521

751

1,330

2,980

5,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*521 

501

506

511 

511

496

501

516

511

531

526

511

521

511

511

516

516

526

536

526

52.6 

511

516

492

55T

501

506

496

496

496

501

15,847

511

0.402

0.46

Nov.

501 

492

487

472 

*477

472

468

468

472

468

492

463

468

463

463

463

463

458

458

556

567 

516

506

477

458

444

444

435

430

440

14,241

475

0.374

0.41

Dec.

421 

417

449

487 

472

492

468

463

*449

440

440

426

421

417

378

262

440

460

470

450

425 

405

400

395

400

40O

405

405

385

355

355

13,052

421

0.331

0.38

Jan.

360 

360

360

355 

355

355

355

360

355

350

345

350

360

365

385

390

390

395

*405

415

420 

430

435

445

455

455

465

465

470

485

480

12,370

399

0.314

0.36

Feb.

485

500

510

525 

535

545

550

540

560

565

535

525

550

580

550

670

680

650

*561

516

692 

676

536

496

458

430

412

399

-

-- ---- -

15,231

544

0.428

0.45

Mar.

386 

386

369

301 

323

360

375

370

365

361

361

369

350

350

353

*369

395

472

682

762

616 

551

511

487

750

1,080

756

626

561

511

482

14,990

484

0.381

0.44

Apr.

463 

453

426

417 

412

412

472

720

626

526

472

444

*421

417

444

435

435

458

435

*435

506

501

496

506

501

482

482

616

660

643

14,716

491

0.387

0.43

May

882 

1,430

1,640

1.770 

*1,510

1,220

1,010

894

792

720

664

631

595

*568

551

521

487

479

458

442

434 

430

430

430

426

422

442

504

508

492

479

22,261

718

0.565

0.65

June

479 

*471

483

487

492

492

*500

496

479

492

534

702

586

530

513

771

736

599

2,480

4,550

4.900

3,550

2,930

2,120

1,680

1,780

1,340

1,170

1,240

1,410

38,992

1,300

1.02

1.14

July

*1,170 

1,010

1,010

1,020 

909

852

821

*826

1,060

791

707

668

645

613

604

582

568

564

555

542

538 

525

521

517

508

492

*496

487

483

*483

517

21,084

680

0.535

0.62

Aug.

525 

479

479

479 

471

463

450

442

442

446

442

430

426

426

422

442

442

442

475

471

430 

422

1 . 720

*1 160

857

1,070

899

756

664

608

*568

18,248

589

0.464

0.53

Sept.

538 

517

504

487 

483

479

454

454

463

463

463

463

a510

a 550

a520

a 500

a510

a710

a640

3555

*483 

471

454

442

438

*438

430

426

446

538

14,829

494

0.389

0.43

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,030 Min 262 Mean 839 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.94

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4,900 Min 262 Mean 591 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.30

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--June 21 (5:30 a.m.) 5,370 cfs (8.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below South Pork and 

for South Fork Root River near Houston.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to Feb. 18, Mar. 6-8.
244 ROOT RIVER BASIN

South Fork Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43M4', long 91°34', In NE^SW^ sec. 9, T. 103 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 76, half a mile upstream from Badger 

Creek, and 1-g- miles (corrected) south of Houston.

Drainage area.--275 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~1"929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 878 cfs May 1 (gage height, 8.85 ft); minimum, 

 88 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs July 27, 1953 (gage height, 11.40 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1954.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1950, reached a stage of 12.81 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*121

122

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

120

120

119 

118

118

118

119

121

119

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

117

117 

117

117

3,698

119

0.433

0.50

Nov.

116

116

115

115

*115

114

115

115

116

111

114

115

115

114 

114

114

114

114

116

124

122

118

116

116

116

115

115

114

115 

115

3,467

116

0.422

0.47

Dee.

114

115

al!7

al!9

al!7

al21

aTTT

alls

alls

al!4

al!4 *114

114

114 

114

111

116

115

114

114

115

113

110

114

120

119

115

114

114 

114

114

3,566

115

0.418

0.48

Jan.

114

114

116

115

114

114

114

116

TT4

110

104

*100

100

101 

102

100

100

102

103

102

99

99

101

103

101

101

104

106

107 

105

107

3,288

106

0.385

0.44

Feb.

112

116

120

124

123

119

116

116

118

134

131

131

130

135 

261

185

127

119

*118

124

147

134

119

117

116

115

115

114

-

3,636

130

0.473

0.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,030 Min 92

Mar.

114

114

111

110

112

113

116

alls

al!9

a!20

a!20

a!22

alls

al05 

a!05

*108

114

122

122

114

110

108

108

108

132

148

115

112

112 

al!2

al!3

3,575

115

0.418

0.48

Apr.

al!4

al!6

al!7

al!9

al20

al24

126

112

109

106

105

104

*T05

106

107

108

106

106

105

*104

114

115

111

110

110

122

121

116

112 

172

3,422

114

0.415

0.46

May

563

234

278

200

*170

156

151

146

143

138

133

129

124

121 

*120

119

118

118

117

116

114

114

114

113

110

110

114

116

114 

110

_2i

4,632

149

0.542

0.63

June

110

*105

110

109

107

106

*105

104

104

107

105

104

103

103 

103

104

104

104

116

245

282

282

167

144

137

517

174

147

236 

248

4,592

153

0.556

0.62

July

*142

139

140

138

135

133

139

*140

217

144

137

134

130

129 

128

127

127

126

125

126

123

124

124

109

104

106

*104

104

104 

*115

457

4,330

140

0.509

0.59

Aug.

110

97

96

95

95

94

93

93

93

93

92

91

91

91 

92

94

91

93

95

93

91

91

384

*193

*356

327

138

127

122

119 

118

3,948

127

0.462

0.53

Sept.

118

118

118

118

118

116

114

114

116

116

114

112

116

118 

114

112

112

120

112

112

*107

108

108

108

108

*107

107

108

110

_1_2_8

3,407

114

0.415

0.46

Mean 162 cfsrn 0.589 In. 7.99

Water year 1953-54; Max 553 Min 91 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6.15

Peak discharge (base, 900 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-27, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10 to Feb. 6, 

Feb. 11-14, Mar. 1-10.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 

Root River below South Pork, near Houston, Mlnn.

245

Location.--Lat 43°46', long 91°32', in sec. 34, T. 104 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 600 ft 

downstream from South Fork and 1? miles northeast of Houston.

Drainage area.--1.560 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, chain gage and high-water staff gage at present site 

at datum 60 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 2, 1950, chain gage and high-water staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 872 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs June 21 (gage height, IS.70 ft); minimum, 314 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 5.33 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 38,700 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 17.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 18.05 ft, present 

datum, Sept. 10, 11, 1938, from high-water staff gage about 1,000 ft upstream; minimum 

discharge, 197 cfs Nov. 23, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 895: Drainage area. WSP 1085: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method Oct. 1-11, Nov. 21-27, Mar. 16 to

Apr. 20, May 3-6, July 8-10, Aug. 2-30)

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

355

580

1,950

10.0

13.0

3,460

6,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*652

640

652

640 

640

622

616

640

640 

628

622

628

622

616

616

628

622

664

'ee"? 688

664

658

664

646

640

634 

622

604

"595 598

19,684

635

0.407

0.47

Nov.

580

574

574

569 

586

 598

604

616

616

610

646

616

616

616

622

628

628

616

616

710

706

670

628

604

580

564

552

552

552

18,201

607

0.389

0.43

Dee.

547

552

592

"631 658 

646

622

610

*652 

592

586

574

580

569

505

'565 386

580

580

560

540

520

510

510

520

520 

520

520

500

470 

470

17,185

554

0.355

0.41

Jan.

480

480

480

470 

470

470

470

480

470 

460

450

450

460

470

490

490

490

500

*510

520

520

530

540

550

560

560

570

580

580

590

5JJQ

15,730

507

0.325

0.37

Feb.

600

620

630

650 

660

670

670

660

680 

700

670

660

680

720

810

860

810

770

740

720

963 *9iT

682

622

574

542 

525

520

-

-------

19,329

690

0.442

0.46

Mar.

505

505

480

406 

430

547

558

510

505 

500

500

500

500

490

490

515

541

*652

893

991

798

700

640

610

991

1,430 

928

752

658

610

580

19,715

636

0.408

0.47

Apr.

569

558

536

530 

530

530

640

949

795 

670

610

569

552

*552

569

564

564

580

558

*542

634

640

610

616

598

604 

616

739

791

830

18,648

622

0.399

0.44

May

1,580

1,730

2,060

2,100 

*1,666

1,280

1,100

977

886 

830

791

765

732

713

*688

664

640

610

598

580

564

552

542

542

525

'555 520 

652

658

640

27,376

883

0.566

0.65

June

628

*604

640

628

610

598

*586

558

542 

569

634

844

688

616

580

942

921

700

3,000

4,750

5,680

4, '086

3,460

2,380

1,860

2,290 

1,590

1,320

1,500

1,940

45,738

1,525

0.978

1.09

Calendar year 1953s Max 9,730 Mir. 366 Mean 1,014 Cfsm 0.647

July

*1,460

1,180

1,200

1,240 

1,060

963

956

*977

1.500 

991

879

830

784

772

739

720

706

706

700

706

634

676

676

676

652

640 

*640

628

598

*586

1,T76"

26,645

860

0.551

0.64

Aug.

791

682

646

622 

604

566

564

552

547 

547

536

510

505

505

510

552

520

530

569

564

505

490

2,530

*1,560

1,120

1,560 

1,100

886

778

706

*664

23,341

753

0.483

0.56

Sept.

628

616

598

586 

592

592

564

552

580 

592

574

574

622

670

634

616

622

830

752

670

*604

580

569

558

547

*542 

536

530

135

765

18,275

609

0.390

0.44

In. 8.81

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,680 Mln 386 Mean 739 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.43

Peak discharge (base. 8,500 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17 to Feb. 19.

402891 O -57 -17
246 UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°18'10", long 91°47'50", in SW£ sec. 16, T. 98 N., R. 8 W., on right 

 bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 52, 1,500 ft downstream from Dry 

Run cutoff, and 3 miles upstream from Trout Run.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1951 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs June 21 (gage height, 10.12 ft); 

minimum daily, 41 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1954; minimum daily, that of Jan. 31 

to Feb. 2, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

4.8 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

10Z 

287 

475

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

2,280

4,650

8,100

13,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148

148

148

145

145

141

141

141

141

141

141 

141

141

138

138

134

138

141

145

 141

148

141

141

138 

134

134

128

128

128

128 

124

4,309

139

0.278

0.32

Nov.

124

124

121

121

121

118

118

118

118

118

115 

115

115

115

112

112

*115

115

124

156

166

152

145

138 

128

124

121

115

108

100

3,692

123

0.246

0.27

Dec.

102

118

131

159

148

148

148

141

134

124

112 

102

90

82

*77

71

70

W

80

82

83

84

84

84

83

82

81

80

79

77 

76

3,088

99.6

0.199

0.23

Jan.

74

72

72

70

69

68

67

66

65

64

62 

61

60

59

58

57

56

54

*53

52

51

50

48

47 

46

45

43

42

42

42

ii

1,756

56.6

0.113

0.13

Feb.

41

41

42

45

53

62

72

82

93

106

120 

138

148

152

154

152

*g!48

g!34

130

140

280

250

200

g!48 

110

g83

75

70

-

------

3,269

117

0.234

0.24

Mar.

65

62

58

56

54

54

58

g64

72

g80

74 

70

66

65

63

*66

84

120

g!52

125

108

99

92

92 

134

196

138

124

115

105

2,810

90.6

0.181

0.21

Apr.

96

96

92

86

86

145

192

152

134

131

128 

*118

108

102

112

112

112

118

121

118

279

215

185

237 

262

226

266

253

234

558

4,874

162

0.324

0.36

May

926

1,350

1,290

1,100

740

534

430

376

340

314

287 

266

245

234

222

215

207

*196

192

181

174

170

163

163 

156

156

177

382

292

287 

241

12,006

387

0.774

0.89

June

222

211

226

218

203

192

185

170

166

174

m185

188

*166

177

266

314

262

4,630

9,600

6,180

2,720

1,050 

650

552

422

400

249

438

30,749

1,025

2.05

2.29

July

400

388

364

340

324

303

283

266

253

245

237 

230

222

215

207

203

200

196

 192

188

188

181

177

174 

170

163

156

163

163

166 

287

7,244

234

0.468

0.54

Aug.

196

170

159

152

145

141

134

138

141

134

128 

128

124

128

124

124

118

177

166

 134

134

124

1,080

1,470 

1,090

1,090

1,090

560

400

329 

283

10,511

339

0.678

0.78

Sept.

249

230

211

203

196

188

181

174

188

185

174 

166

177

188

181

185

188

177

177

*174

159

152

148

145 

138

134

131

131

138

174

5,242

175

0.350

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,550 Min 52 Mean 375 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,600 Min 41 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.490 In. 6.65

Peak discharKe (base, 3,000 cfs). June 21 (8 p.m.) 13,600 cfs (10.12 ft).

* - Discharge i^iscnarge measurement measurement made maae on on this unis day. uay. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage reading. 

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 12 to Feb. 16, Feb. 19-23, 25 

sb. 27 to Mar. 7, Mar. 13-18, 20, 21 (no gage-height record Feb. 1-16, 19, 23, 25, 27, 28,

Mar! IT- ?. 2, . 4- 4, F^. 5, 7 7, _ 14- 14, 1 18, R- ?"\'\ 21)
PAINT CREEK BASIN 247

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°12'35", long 91°18'15", in NE^-NW^- sec. 22, T. 97 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 373 and 0.5 mile northwest of Waterville.

Drainage area. 42.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs May 1 (gage height, 6.79 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.0 cfs Dec. 18.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs July 26, 1953 (gage height, 8.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.4

3.5

3.7

6.8

13

34

4.0 

4.5

5.0

76

181

340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13 

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

10

 11

12

13

13

14

14

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

20_

425

13.7

0.321

0.37

Nov.

19 

20

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

19

19

 18

19

19

20

19

18

21

26.

23

19

18

18

18

TB~ 17

18

18

18

568

18.9

0.443

0.49

Dee.

18 

18

22

27

5T

22

20

19

19

 18

15

10

9.8

9.8

b9.0

b8.0

b5.2

b5.0

b572

b8.0

b8. 2

b8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6 

8,6

383.0

12.4

0.290

0.33

Jan.

ftf

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

b7.0

b7.0

b7.2

 7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

675

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

'

230.2

7.43

0.174

0.20

Feb.

tri

6.8

11

23

18

9.8

15

39

35

b!3

blO

9.2

36

54

20

*9.8

9.8

9.8

17

35

12

11

9.8

9.8

8.6

8.6

8.0

-

-------

462.2

16.5

0.386

0.40

Mar.

8.0 

7.4

b6.2

b6.0

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

10

13

 12

16

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.8

55.

14

10

9.8

8.6

8.0

'

311.0

10.0

0.234

0.27

Apr.

7.4 

7.4

6.8

6.8

873

29

30

13

9.8

9.2

8.6

7.4

6.8

6.8

115

30

17

13

10

9.2

*23

13

9.2

9.8

25

17

15

12

11

159

625.5

20.8

0.487

0.54

May

229

55

40

34

27

 24

23

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

972

9.2

11

20

12

9.8

15

815.8

26.3

0.616

0.71

 

June

18 

12

77

23

17

15

*15

16

15

16

13

13

13

13

12

15

12

13

35

129

76

53

27

24

22

18

18

18

17

16

777

25.9

0.607

0.68

July

16 

56

28

22

16

 14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11 

30

463

14.9

0.549

0.40

Aug.

11 

10

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

 7.4

6,8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

25

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

17

50

15

11

11

10

10 

10

515.0

10.2

0.239

0.27

Sept.

9.2 

774" 6.8

8.0

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

7.4

6.8

8.6

10

*8.6

8.0

9.2

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

8.6

6.8

7.4

9.8

269.6

8.99

0.211

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 858 Min 5.0 Mean 21.6 Cfsm 0.506 In. 6.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 229 Min 5.0 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 0.363 In. 4.89

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Apr. 15 (1:50 p.m.) 608 cfs (5.67 ft)j May 1(2 a.m.) 1,500 cfs 

(6.79 ft); June 20 (8 a.m.) 630 cfs (5.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.
48 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°01'40", long 91"10'22", In SE^SE^ sec. 22, T. 95 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank In city park at north end of Main Street In McGregor, 2.6 miles, upstream from 

Wisconsin River, 4.0 miles downstream from Yellow River, and at mile 633.6 above Ohio 

River.

Drainage area.--67.500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 605.30 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 14.1 miles upstream In tallwater of dam 9, at 

datum 5.30 ft lower.

Average discharge.--18 years, 33,850 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 165,500 cfs May 9; maximum gage height, 

18.69 ft May 11; minimum dally discharge 13,700 cfs Oct. 28; minimum gage height, 

6.02 ft Dec. 15.

1936-54: Maximum daily discharge, 197,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1952; maximum gage height 

20.89 ft Apr. 23, 1952; minimum dally discharge, 6,200 cfs Dec. 9, 1936 (discharge 

measurement); minimum gage height, -0.86 ft Aug. 18, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft in June 1880.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Stagedischarge relation affected by backwater from Wisconsin River and dam 10. Plow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record at dam 9 collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers ,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

19,000

19,400

19,700

16,700

19,000

18,300

19,000

18,600

17,500

17,500

17,400

17,500 

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,700

17,800

17,800

17,800

18,200

*19,000

18,900

18,500 

17,800

17,200

15,300

14,600

15,700 

14,100

14,600

14,900

541,700

17,470

0.259

0.30

Nov.

16,400

17,100

16,500

*16,100

16 . OOP

16,800

17,300

17,800

17,900

18,100

17,700

18,600 

18,900

19,200

19,500

19,000

19,400

*19,100

18,900

20,000

21,000

20,100

20,100 

21,800

24,100

24,300

24,100

24,100 

23,100

22,700

585,700

19,520

0.289

0.32

Dec.

23,400

23,100

23,300

25,600

26,500

26,100

26,200

24,000

19,200

17,800

 17,000

17,100 

17,600

18,100

19,200

19,800

20,300

20,800

21,000

20,600

19,800

19,000

18,500 

17,000

16,000

16,000

16,200

16,800 

17,100

17,500

18,000

618,600

19,950

0.296

0.34

 

Jan.

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,000

17,500

17 , 000

17,000

17,100

17,000

17,000

17,500

20,500 

21 , 500

22,000

21,560

20,500

19,200

18,000

17,200

17,000

16,900

16.500

16,300 

16,300

16,300

16,300

16,300

16,300 

16,400

16,500

16,800

550,800

17,770

0.263

0.30

 

Feb.

17,000

17,700

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,100

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

17,700

17,000

18,200

*19,200

20,000

20,600

22,000

24,000

25,600

26,400 

24,700

24,100

25,600

28,600

52,200

579,500

20,700

0.307

0.32

Mar.

26,500

29,300

29,000

24,000

22,100

20,700

20,700

24,500

20,900

19,500

19,600

18.700 

19,300

20,900

22,000

21,600

*20,900

20,700

22,200

24,400

32,600

39,000

45,200 

44,500

45.800

45,100

43,000

43,200 

43,900

44,400

43,700

917,900

29,610

0.439

0.51

Apr.

43,000

41,200

40,100

36,800

33,500

51.000

31,000

32,400

31,600

33,000

33,700

34,400 

 37,600

41,500

43,300

45,800

45,800

49,000

51,500

54,700

57,800

61,600

62,100 

62,700

65.000

61,100

59,800

55,700 

53,600

56,200

H.,384. 5

46,150

0.684

0.76

May

67,400

80,400

87,700

96,200

109,700

128,900

146,000

158,000

165.500

163,800

*L60,500

158,200 

149,500

»L39 , 600

129,600

120,400

112,800

104,200

*95,900

88,200

83,100

77,700

71,300 

65,000

57,600

53,700

52,400

51,100 

48,100

44 . 900

45,700

«, 113.1

100,400

1.49

1.72

June

46,700

45,300

44,200

45,500

45,600

46,200

48,700

51,100

52,300

53,400

53,800

53,700 

53,400

50,900

45,800

*44,500

44,200

45.800

44,900

51,200

57,600

68,600

73,500 

79,500

85,400

91,600

92.600

89,600 

86,400

84,400

H, 774. 4

59,150

0.876

0.98

July

80.700

78,100

77,900

76,800

76,600

75,600

75,900

75,000

72,800

72,100

71,000

71,100 

71,400

70,500

68,200

65,500

61,700

59,100

57,300

52,400

 47,200

41,900

32,900 

31,100

30,800

26,000

20,500

18.900 

20,000

20,300

20,200

4, 719. 5

55,470

0.822

0.95

Aug.

21,200

22,000

22,300

23,100

23,600

23,400

22,600

21,500

20,400

18,300

17,400

17,200 

16,900

16,900

16.400

18,500

20,700

21,900

*22,600

22,300

22,100

22,400

21,500 

21,100

22,700

24,700

25,600

26,600 

26,600

24,700

21,500

668,900

21,580

0.320

0.37

Sept.

19,900

19,000

18,500

18,100

17,400

17,300

16,200

15.800

15,900

18,400

20,000

20,600 

21,500

24,800

28,500

30,100

30,100

35,000

39,300

40,000

*41,700

41,700

42,100 

41,400

39,500

37,600

34,500

25,700 

22,000

22,900

815,500

27,180

0.403

0.45

Calendar year 1953 : Max 86,200 Min 13,700 Mean 40,290 Cfsm 0.597 In- 8.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 165,500 Min 13,700 Mean 36,360 Cfsro 0.539 In. 7.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 19.

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°56'20", long 89°03'35", in sec. 13, T. 40 N. , R. 11 E. , at resort of 

Bans Schaffer on north side of lake, 11 miles northeast of Eagle River.

Drainage area.--3 sq mi, approximately. Area of Anvil Lake, 630 acres.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read weekly. Datum of gage is 90.00 ft above datum assumed by Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin; gage readings have been reduced to elevations of this 

datum. Prior to Aug. 13, 1950, staff gage 0.3 mile south at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.88 ft May 18, June 3; minimum observed, 94.58 ft Jan. 24.

1936-54: Maximum elevation observed, 97.20 ft May 3, 7, 17, 21, 24, 28, June 20, 

24, 1943; minimum observed, 92.72 ft Oct. 27, 1949.

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Page height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 3 

10 

17 

24 

31 

Nov. 7

Qage height

5.18 

5.14 

5.08 

5.04 

4.98 

4.96

Date

Nov. 14 

21 

28 

Jan. 10 

24 

Feb. 1

Qage height

4.94

4.90 

4.90 

4.99 

4.58 

4.60

Date

May 18 

28 

June 3 

July 11 

20 

27

Gage height

5.88 

5.80 

5.88 

5.86 

5.66 

5.68

Date

Aug. 1 

8 

29 

Sept. 8

Gage height

5.86 

5.82 

5.63 

5.60
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 249

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°50'00", long 89°32'50", in S|sw£ sec. 30, T. 39 N., R 8 E on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from Gilmore Creek, 800 ft downstream from Rainbow Reservoir Dam 

and 2.5 miles northeast of Lake Tomahawk. Records include flow of Gilmore Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Gilmore Creek. 

Records available. July 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,570.05 ft above mean sea level (Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years, 733 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 2 250 cfs May 10 (gage height, 5.50 ft); minimum, 172 cfs May 2 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 3,570 cfs Sept. 5, 1941 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 10-12, 1940; minimum daily, 128 cfs Apr. 16-18, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Rainbow Reservoir and 12 smaller reservoirs 

above station (see p. 271).

Revisions (water years). WSF 895: 1937(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-5*, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

161

239

359

510

695

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

920

1,430

1,960

2,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Oct.

829 

75? 

797

802

784

749

745

736

728

728

728

728

732

720

725

740

*745

740

740

740

740

736

724

720

724

724 

724

724

740

740

736

23,063

744 

-351

Nov.

740 

736 

736

736

749

745

736

732

728

695

683

687

687

683

679

668

660

668

664

581

549

633

648

622

552

570 

626

679

732

691

20,295

676 

-149

Dee.

668 

641 

637

542

T&

588

600

626

645

652

648

648

645

641

664

736

784

784

779

775

770

766

766

766

762

762 

762

766

758

766

762

21,651

698 

+49

Jan.

758 

753

755

758

753

784

815

815

806

 802

802

802

802

792

788

784

788

788

802

866

886

886

891 876"

871

862 

862

857

852

848

843

25,350

818 

-336

Feb.

852 

862 

876

891

881

871

871

852

838

824

820

820

806

792

555

848

838

848

857

871

866

*871

896

891

881

896 

886

871

_

23,996

857 

-360

Mar.

862 

905 

551

862

857

838

815

843

886

886

891

824

749

668

648

672

703

687

724

753

788

758

648

600

567

520

*531

473

375

A -re

592

22,287

719 

-43

Apr.

626 

559

538

545

542

370

354

354

346

354

338

320

306

289

286

381

463

457

450

392

336

310

306

266

252 

231

237

266

250

11,350

378 

+1,408

May

208

177

155

857

1,700

2,080

2,210

2.240

2,230

2,230

2,210

1,900

1,570

1,380

1,280

1,270

 1,140

925

815

876

940

925

891

802

699

695 

699

775

886

876

985

36,671

1,183 

+432

June

1,060 

1,060 

1,170

1,240

1,140

935

829

829

820

838

843

775

728

728

762

699

672

715

784

788

797

758

820

1,030

1,280

1.380 

1,310

1,030

900

876

27,621

921

-23

July

788 

824 

788

691

668

707

749

711

695

695

*766

857

792

762

779

784

843

871

866

852

848

810

810

824

815

833 

829

806

784

775

676

24,298

784 

-435

Aug.

614 

683

711

720

724

724

724

724

736

749

753

711

745

792

7§2

711

679

676

695

703

695

687

637

660

695

691 

687

*679

679

676

672

21,824

704 

-263

Sept.

711 

75?

703

695

622

556

542

577

542

490

496

429

316

286

375

383

343

381

375

354

294

301

294

284

289 

263

34T

408

397

13,476

449 

+475

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

393 

0.524 

0.60

527 

0.703 

0.78

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

747 

0.996 

1.15

482 

0.643 

0.74

497 

0.663 

0.69

676 

0.901 

1.04

1,786 

2.38 

2.66

1,615 

2.15 

2.48

Observed

Max 2,430 Min 232 Mean 777 

Max 2,240 Min 177 Mean 745

898 

1.20 

1.34

349 

0.465 

0.54

441 

0.588 

0.68

924 

1.23 

1.37

Adjusted

Mean 789 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.26 

Mean 778 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 13 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 12-17, 20-23, Mar. 25 to Apr. 5.
250 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°33'15", long 89°30'25", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 

at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Crescent Lake and 

10 miles southwest of Rhinelander.

Drainage area. 1.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1954.

^ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,492.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29 (levels by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.).

Average discharge. 37 years (1915-26, 1928-54), 1,105 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.07 ft); minimum, 292 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 561 cfs Mar. 30.

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 5,590 cfs Sept. 6, 1941 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum, 123 cfs July 29, 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 210 cfs 

July 30, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by 15 reservoirs (see p. 271) and 3 powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-5*, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 15)

1.5 533 3.0 1,590

2.0 832 4.0 2,710

2.5 1,170 5.0 4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

?9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

962

928

951

858

962

1,020 

858 

834

856

866

815

876

898

830

892

908

 852

762

891 

928

923

888

900

888

835

866 

855

860

885

890

27,427

885

-375

Nov.

882

888

894

930

905

839 

862 

938

910

919

923

862

818

839

724

970

846

810

881 

1.170

974

839

880

1,000

1,010

818

768

950

860 

952

26,841

895

-168

Dec.

1,030

1,020

902

1,120

982

930 

1,080 

1,030

1,100

966

979

1,070

1,020

1,000

903

857

808

1,160

1,020 

1,160

1,190

944

867

764

1ST

1,160 

1.200

976

1,080 

934

802

31,038

1,001

+32

Jan.

1,130

952

1,120

1,090

932

1,060 

1,030 

1,030

*1,030

951

884

1/Z55

1,120

1,090

1,120

1,140

1,180

bl,180

bl,170 

bl,160

bl.190

bl,170

bl,140

bl,120

1,080

1,070 

bl,090

bl,090

1,080

bl,070

bl , 020

33,499

1,080

-356

Feb.

1,080

bl , 050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050 

1,000 

bl,040

bl,040

1,020

1,030

1,040

984

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010 

1,020

*1,070

1,060

1,060

1.110

1,090

1,070 

1,070

1,060

-

29,174

1,042

-358

Mar.

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,000

bl.OOO

1,010 

1,010 

948

992

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,030

860

894

834

769

1,020

1.160 

1,020

1,040

960

1,070

885

938

873 

*805

750

641 

561

IsT

28,924

935

-12

Apr.

901

871

680

d950

646

1,180 

1,330 

1,230

1,240

1,140

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,370

1,460

1,260

1,330

1,300 

1,070

1,160

1,120

952

1,070

1,290

1,420 

1,720

1,620

1.850

1,780

37,870

1,262

+1,501

May

2,080

2,090

2,200

2,180

2,980

3,190 

5.950 

5,850

3,750

5,620

3,650

5,290

2,750

2,430

2,110

*1,900

1,390

1,710

1,580 

1,250

1,330

1,300

1,360

1,390

1,130

928

1 , 220

1,330

1,390

1,390

66,084

2,132

+435

June

1,480

1,430

1,550

1,620

1,660

1,470 

1,250 

1,170

1,240

1,000

1,110

1,160

1,050

1,010

1,040

1,170

1 , 030

904

* 978 

1,180

1,140

1,320

1,230

1,110

1|,730

2.140 

1,970

1,880

1,490

1,450

39,942

1,351

-23

July

1.550

1,250

1,250

1,260

888

970 

1,140 

1,050

964

*996

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,010

942

836

926

860

1,030 

950

966

938

886

852

920

888 

921

908

914 

830

1,256

30,955

999

-447

Aug.

988

850

840

884

794

812 

898 

950

838

953

1.04Q

I 813

858

823

868

1,030

814

713

935

765

827

906

719

762

757

798 

811

746

*862 

744

768

26,166

844

-271

Sept.

767

790

922

841

894

1,030 

960 

878

758

1,150

914

1,000

980

1,040

1,070

942

1,050

1,260

1,320 

1.560

1,290

1,150

1,080

971

874

834 

788

724

685 

958

29,280

976

+481

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

510 

0.425 

0.49

727 

0.606 

0.68

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-54:

1,033 

0.861 

0.99

725 

0.604 

0.70

684 

0.570 

0.59

921 

0.767 

0.88

2,763 

2.30

2.57

2,567 

2.14 

2.47

Observed

Max 3,710 Min 661 Mean 1,160 

Max 3,950 Min 561 Mean 1,116

1,308 

1.09 

1.22

552 

0.460 

0.53

573 

0.477 

0.55

1,457 

1.21 

1.35

Adjusted

Mean I rl72 Cfsm 0.977 In- 13.24 

Mean 1,151 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis

for 15 reservoirs above station.

of generation at Hat Rapids powerplant.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 251

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis.

Location. -La t 45°32'20", long 89°44'45", in NW£ sec. 9, T. 35 N. , R. 6 E. , on left face 

of dam at outlet of Lake Nokomis, 0.5 mile east of Bradley, 4.0 miles upstream from 

Jersey powerplant, and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available . January 1930 to September 1954. Prior to May 1952, published as "at 

^Tomahawk" (records for October 1951 to April 1952 for station at Tomahawk superseded 

by records for this same period at Bradley) .

Gage. --Lake staff gage read daily. Gate openings read when gate setting changed Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft. Prior to October 1951 (corrected), powerplant records at 

site 4.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge. --24 years, 562 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Aug. 8; minimum, 10 cfs Apr. 6 7 

! 11" '

1931 1934

, . 

dlsoharge> 2>53° cfs June 18 > 1943 : no flow at times in'

Remarks. Records good except those for period Apr. 7 to May 5, which are fair. Discharge 

computed by Geological Survey from pond elevations and gate openings. Plow completely 

regulated by four reservoirs operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 875: 1932, 1935, 1938. WSP 1278: 1952.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

668

666

665

664

694

630

629

635

634

633

633

664

642

628

627

 626

565

564

629

563

"648 708

562

460

602

593

597

585

618 

648

645

19,325

623

1 -377

Nov.

643

1340

638

562

518

539

479

639

579

453

412

437

452

498

521

464

435

408

395

220

115

326

374

298

220

270

378

398

400 

432

13,143

438

-127

Dee.

448

447

423

250

195

197

259

592

586

489

557

556

555

555

555

666

731

727

723

716

713

709

706

701

696

647

364

480

614 

613

668

17,138

553

-188

Jan.

647

604

603

603

603

600

599

599

598

*597

642

669

?67

609

571

572

571

569

567

567

566

564

563

562

561

560

560

559

554 

550

549

18,205

587

-335

Feb.

546

543

540

538

536

534

529

530

531

529

526

523

519

517

515

513

510

505

*542

538

536

532

530

527

524

520

517

512

-

14,762

527

-206

Mar.

510

507

556

550

539

532

525

517

544

582

603

573

541

502

584

619

544

481

280

180

134

120

88

91

122

84

39

46

156

220 

222

11,591

374

+20

Apr.

226

130

170

229

251

107

10

TT

12

13

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

19

1,468

48.9

+1,164

May

19

19

20

20

20

27*

404

439

505

505

504

380

287

298

331

*348

305

237

143

101

173

144

178

216

216

279

317

253

215

215

COU

7,645

247

+771

June

340

468

652

784

739

633

541

504

504

504

440

529

542

440

332

242

386

505

503

583

605

587

504

504

578

973

1.090

1,020

938

922

17,892

596

+52

July

651

602

601

653

804

804

699

506

393

*346

388

433

431

430

429

428

427

426

425

465

481

489

487

486

485

485

528

508

484

485

425

15,684

506

-209

Aug.

397

460

548

570

569

569

568

690

410

517

354

397

625

687

683

618

632

673

670

665

704

687

650

641

640

675

690

*743

767

766

766

18,811

607

-347

Sept.

782

748

725

770

789

542

309

437

549

318

190

289

178

53

.25

26

286

467

480

381

473

391

200

161

228

347

348

372

424

375

11,663

389

+243

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

246 

0.451 

0.52

311 

0.571 

0.64

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

365 

0.670 

0.77

252 

0.462 

0.53

321 

0.589 

0.61

394 

0.723 

0.83

1,212.9 

2.23 

2.49

1,017 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

Max 1,570 Min 115 Mean 520 

Max 1,090 Min 10 Mean 458

648 

1.19 

1.33

297 

0.545 

0.63

260 

0.477 

0.55

632 

1.16 

1.29

Adjusted

Mean 519 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.91 

Mean 495 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 4 reservoirs upstream. 

Note.--Taintor gate closed Apr. 7 to May 5; discharge estimated on basis of leakage estimate by 

engineers and head on gates.
252 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Spirit River at Spirit Palls, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°26'5S", long 89°58'50", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge, 0.2 mile south of town of Spirit Palls, 0.6 mile 

upstream from Squaw Creek, and 2.0 miles downstream from Richie Creek.

Drainage area.--82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1954.

Gage.--Chain gage read once dally. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from dam and reservoir 

data).

Average discharge.--12 years, 88.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs May 3 (gage height, 5.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 5.9 cfs Oct. 3-5, 8, 9 (gage height, 1.18 ft). 

1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 4,180 cfs Sept. 18, 1942 (gage height, 10.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1.2 cfs Aug. 16, 

1947 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

4.2 

6.3

13

78

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

118

209

344

514

903

1,450

Discharge, in cublcs feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.5

215.0

6.94

0.085

0.10

Nov.

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.5 

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

28

66

38

36

28

22

17

15

11

11

11

432.3

14.4

0.176

0.20

Dec.

11

TT

11

51

91

110

68

66

62

51

40 

28

26

24

21

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

913

29.5

0.360

0.41

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

*16

15

15

14 

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9 . 6

9^5

376.8

12.2

0.149

0.17

Feb.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5 

9.5

9.6

10

10

11

12

14

15

*18

21

24

25

25

24

23

22

21

-

398.6

14.2

0.173

0.18

Mar.

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

a14

14

14

14

14

15

16

18

20

22

25

28

32

40

100

78

47

38

35

781

25.2

0.307

0.35

Apr.

34

34

34

36

40

80

250

600

492

284

284 

284

242

196

187

284

284

200

153

124

105

225

169

135

254

202

606

642

412 

322

7,194

240

2.93

3.26

May

749

829

1 ,Q6Q

816

613

426

328

27O

220

216

181 

151

128

105

*96

83

76

64

51

49

41

38

33

30

22

22

22

38

53 

43

43

6,896

222

2.71

3.13

June

78

64

51

55

51

40

34

40

40

30

26

47

149

81

57

57

64

53

41

40

76

76

73

55

181

672

419

171

108

84

3,013

100

1.22

1.37

July

63

48

74

79

56

42

72

50

*35

35

70 

48

33

32

27

23

20

20

17

15

13

11

12

12

11

10

8.9

8.3

7.8

6. 6

37~

996.6

32.1

0.391

0.45

Aug.

40

26

25

18

13

13

12

16

84

60

34 

24

20

13

13

14

15

14

11

10

8.9

7.8

8.3

10

9.6

9.6

*8.3

7.8

8.3 

7 . 8

 

568.6

18.3

0.223

0.26

Sept.

6.6

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

27

72

39

24

114

82

58

117

293

287

216

202

194

310

260

154

122

92

77

58

52

46

37

39

3,066.0

102

1.24

1.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,310 Min 5.9 Mean 87.8 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,060 Min 5.9 Mean 68.1 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 14 to Apr. 8.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 253

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis.

atlon.--Lat 45°15'30", long 89°50'40", in E£ sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on downstream

3e of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 

2f miles upstream from mouth, and 9f miles northwest of Merrill.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,380 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs May 3 (gage height, 5.32 ft, fron

graphs based on gage readings); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs July 25 (gags height, 1.49 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1954; maximum gage height observed, 

6.50 ft Mar. 23, 1953 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, that of 

July 25, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of log effect (gage 

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

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

5.1

11

21

36

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.Z

85

180

502

1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

£5

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5*8

6.3

.5

.3

.0

.8

.3

.5

.3

.8

.3

.5

.8

.6

» .5

.0

.5

.0

.0

.0

.8

.5

.5

.3

.5

.8

.5

.5

.8

'.5

£27.3

7.33

0.088

0.10

Nov.

7.3

7.5

7.5

9.2

8.2

7i0

Tto

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.£

8.£

8.9

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.6

8.9

47

50

55

Tf

39

30

£6

£1

16

13 

12

504.4

16.8

0.20£

0.23

Dec.

12

1£

14

70

113

101

98

84

7£

60

47

38

3£

27

£3

20

17

15

13

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.9

7.7 

7.7

7.6

970.9

31.3

0.377

0.44

Jan.

1*1

.4

.3

.2

.£

.1

* .1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6^8 

6 . 8

217.6

7.02

0.085

0.10

Feb.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

III

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.8

8.£

*8.9

10

13

19

£3

25

25

18

16

14

-

£91.7

10.4

0.125

0.13

Mar.

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

101111

1£

14

15

17

20

24

29

38

70

52

40 

33

30

583,

18.8

0.2£7

0.26

Apr.

32

30

31

33

37

58

130

£00

484

371

305

£12

171

155

185

237

206

1S8

137

110

£03

288

£43

285

338

321

603

#570

488

6,937

> £31

N £.78

3.11

May

435

551 *i-.ooo

86£

632

452

311

££8

188

173

145

120

»104

90

78

65

58

50

46

34

34

30

27

25

23

33

43 

40

49

5,969

193

£.33

£.67

June

53

57

49

52

43

35

27

27

24

18

87

54

50

49

42

34

42

173

151

115

73

55

120

429

338

185

93 

66

2,656

88.5

1.07

1.19

July

49

50

IIIT

41

32

52

41

*31

49

46

43

27

23

20

16

12

10

8.9

8.£

7.5

7.3

7.3

6.3

1*0

5.3

5.6

5.8

5.3

7.5

15

766.0

24.7

0.296

0.34

Aug.

17

20

16

14

10

11

10

8.9

11

11

1£

9.6

8.9

7.8

8.2

8.6

7.8

6.1

S.3

6.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.1

6.1

*6.5

6.3

5.8

5.6 

5.3

 * 

283.5

9.15

0.110

0.13

Sept.

5.1

5.6

6.5

5.3

6.5

7.8

9.2

11

12

22

24

27

52

85

104

91

106

116

231

337

185

135

91

70

56

44

36

31

38

52

1,90£.0

63.4

0.764

0.85

Calendar year 1953: Max 915 Min 5.7 Mean 93.9 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Mln 5.0 Mean 58.4 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Deo. 8 to Apr. 8.
254 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°14'10", long 89°38'50", on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 32 N., 

R. V E., near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Meadow Creek, 4.5 miles northeast of Merrill, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1914 to June 1931, August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map). 

January 1914 to June 1931 chain gage, and August 1939 to June 28, 1949, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1915-31, 1939-54), 186 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs June 26 (gage height, 4.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 65 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.60 ft). 

1914-31, 193-9-54: Maximum discharge, 5,800 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 9.45 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum observed, 34 cfs 

Oct. 26, 1947 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

65

97

139

245

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

435

810

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

80

80

80

80

11

79

80

80

83

82

80

80

80

80

*82

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

85

83

79

79

85

80

80

79

79

2,498

80.6

0.491

0.57

Nov.

79

79

79

80

80

79

80

83

83

80

80

83

83

83

82

82

82

82

82

141

173

179

T53

141

119

90

87

88

88

88

2,888

96.3

0.587

0.65

Dec.

88

90

92

171

189

211

161

126

107

99

95

97

101

87

97

97

98

99

98

97

93

88

82

80

78

77

76

72

67

.66

3,147

102

0.622

0.71

Jan.

74

80

82

82

82

85

»83

87

73

73

72

70

69

68

68

68

68

68

68

69

70

72

73

74

76

76

75

73

72

70

70

2,290

73.9

0.451

0.52

Feb.

74

76

77

77

77

77

76

76

76

73

71

68

71

79

82

83

83

*87

87

88

225

223

124

100

90

87

85

83

2,575

92.0

0.561

0.58

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,460 Min 66

Mar.

81

80

78

78

IT77

77

78

78

79

80

80

81

82

84

85

87

88

115

117

113

109

109

105

179

*203

T53

137

128

113

97

3,128

101

0.616

0.71

Apr.

97

97

97

97

.95

163

402

562

497

432

383

344

303

275

300

316

357

312

257

234

294

370

363

373

370

370

517

627

538

435

9,877

329

2.01

2.24

May

531

600

684

620

562

552

467

399

351

306

284

257

214

*206

176

166

158

153

149

126

121

113

99

95

90

83

97

146

144

141

186

8,276

267

1.63

1.88

June

171

151

153

149

139

126

103

92

87

83

82

111

105

94

119

121

117

119

139

415

448

409

294

189

448

970

765

520

389

275

7,383

246

1.50

1.67

July

234

237

220

200

186

163

155

*144

13?

151

141

130

117

111

83

83

83

82

77

75

75

73

69

68

68

68

67

67

68

67

97

3,591

116

0.707

0.81

Aug.

99

105

97

94

88

87

83

121

181

200

166

146

109

105

101

103

94

87

87

85

80

79

80

82

*83

74

74

74

74

73

71

3,082

99.4

0.606

0.70

Sept.

73

73

73

74

80

90

90

79

103

99

97

179

211

272

275

257

278

278

598

534

400

263

184

166

146

121

117

101

94

103

5,508

184

1.12

1.25

Mean 166 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 970 Min 66 Mean 149 Cfsra 0.909 In. 12.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 1, Jan. 11 to Feb. 11, Feb. 

Mar. 15.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 255

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°10'40", long 89°40'45", on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 31 N., 

R. 6 E., on left bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at east end of Merrill and 

0.5 mile downstream from Prairie River.

Drainage area.--2.780 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--November 1902 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,228.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 18, 1903, staff gage at different datum. June 18, 1903, to 

Sept. 10, 1914, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1907-11, 1912-54), 2,633 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 10.16 ft); minimum, 818 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum daily, 1,250 cfs Mar. 31.

1902-54: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 18.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, about 90 cfs Sept. 26, 1908 (gage 

height, 2.45 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent, 

plants above station.

Plow regulated by 20 reservoirs (see p. 271) and 9 powerDrainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-5* (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

1,180

1,510

2,130

3,690

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

5,630

7,630

9,900

12,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26.

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t),

Oct.

1,700 

1,730 

1.910 

1,650

1,760

1,670

1,640

1,660

1,680

1,710

1,630

1,750

1,640

»1,660

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,620 

1,620

1.420

1,580 

1,660 

1,690

1,640

1,590

1,510

1,510 

1,680

1,650

1,590

1,740

51,210

1,652

-756

Nov.

1,580 

1,600 

1,730 

1,620

1,550

1,630

1,580

1,500

1,580

1,580

1,630

1,570

1,480

1,510

1,590

1,540

1,530

1.400 

1,480

1,960

m1,600

1,660

1,790

1,580

1,480 

1,480

1,470

1,550

47,870

1,596

-289

Dec.

1.700 

1,740 

2,040 

2,150

2,040

2,100

1,710

1,980

2,420

1,820

1,970

1,800

1,940

1,970

1,980

1,800

2,110

2,080 

2,090

2,170

2.490 

2,220 

2,030

2,250

1,870

1,820

1,940 

2,020

2,070

2,120

1,930

62,370

2,012

-197

Jan.

2,000 

2,110 

2,150 

2,210

2,060

1,890

*1,940

2,060

2,060

2,090

1,920

1,900

1,910

2,030

2,030

1.830

2,130

2,160 

1,970

2,080

2,200 

"2,000 

2,070

2,110

2,160

2,000

2,060 

1,980

2,070

1,990

1,980

63,150

2,037

-793

Feb.

1,890 

1,880 

1,900 

1,880

1,920

1,890

1,810

1,910

1,880

1,840

1,960

1,910

1,870

1,790

1,840

1,850

1,870

1,940 

*1,970

 2,180

2.500 

1,940 

2,100

2,390

2,290

2,320

1.670 

1,940

-

_______

55,130

1,969

-566

Mar.

1,910 

2,120 

1,800 

1,710

1,880

1,880

1,730

1,790

1,780

1,760

1,820

1,930

1,810

1,960

1,910

1,790

1,720

1,780 

2,040

1,800

1,760 

1,870 

1,590

1,550

»2,240

2,500

1,800 

1,570

1,560

1,430

1 250

56,040

1,808

+43

Apr.

ffi 

1,420 

1,380

1,440

1,660

2,870

4,330

4,030

4,090

3,520

3,030

2,830

2,860

3,080

3,240

3,180

2,810 

2,360

2,060

2,490 

3,210 

2,860

3,060

3,640

4,120

6,210 

7,220

6,340

4,960

96,930

3,231

+2,918

May

6,170 

8,340 

12.200 

9,470

8,220

6,790

6,720

7,400

6,850

6,360

5,580

5,390

 »4,480

3,580

3,880

3,380

3,090

2,750 

2,580

1,970

2,210 

1,960 

2,080

2,020

2,120

1,880

1.B50 

2,070

2,180

1,890 2 590

138,030

4,453

+1,181

June

2,460 

2,430 

2,790 

2,920

2,970

2,970

2,510

2,180

1.990

2,060

2,110

2,200

2,360

2,530

2,320

2,160

2,120

2,250 

2,250

2,850

3,230 

3,470 

3,130

2,870

3,280

7,160

7. 890 

4,620

4,210

3,290

91,580

3,053

+58

July

3,260 

2,930 

2,970 

2,740

2,840

2,350

2,360

*2,490

2,130

2,140

2,050

2,050

2,070

2,190

1,870

1,810

1,850

1,840 

1,790

1,830

1,990 

1,760 

1,780

1,900

1,950

1,810

1,810 

1.680

1,790

1,780

2,130

65,940

2,127

-814

Aug.

1,710 

1,630 

1,800 

1,810

1,770

1,800

1,780

1,660

1,850

2,000

1,740

1,620

1,660

1,730

1,740

1,840

1,800

2.090 

1,750

1,760

2,030

m1,800

1,880

*1,960

1,740 

1,900

1,850

1,630

1,740

55,330

1,785

-655

Sept.

1,750 

1.670 

1,770 

1,910

1,850

1,700

1,920

1,870

1,830

1,890

1,880

1,950

2,190

2,320

2,880

2,480

2,410

3,160 

5.090

4,460

3,910 

3,350 

2,490

2,170

1,810

1,700

1,860 

1,690

1,740

1,750

69,450

2,315

+921

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfea 

In.

896 

0.322 

0.37

1,307 

0.47C 

0.52

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54 :

1,815 

0.653 

0.75

1,244 

0.447 

0.52

1,403 

0.505 

0.53

1,851 

0.666 

0.77

6,149 

2.21 

2.47

5,634 

2.03 

2.34

Observed

Max 11,400 Min 1,400 Mean 2,637 

Max 12,200 Min 1,250 Mean 2,337

3,111 

1.12 

1.25

1,313 

0.472 

0.54

1,130 

0.406 

0.47

3,236 

1.16 

1.29

Adjusted

Mean 2,647 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.90 

Mean 2,421 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 20 reservoirs above station.
256 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wis.

. Lat 44 S 58 I 85", long 89°54'15", in NW£ sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge in village of Rib Palls, 6 miles downstream from Black Creek.

prainage area. 309 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. Hay 1925 to September 1954.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, more frequently at high stages. Altitude of 

gage is 1,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 12, 1954, wire-weight or chain 

gage on bridge 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. tteximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.10 ft, from 

 grlpE based on gage readings)'; minimum observed, 13 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.63 ft). 

1925-54: Ifcximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Aug. 31, 1938 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum, 3 cfs (estimated)

Jan. 23, 1930.

Remarks.-' Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

11

17

36

82

155

325

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

800

1,460

2,350

3,440

4,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

T0t»l

Mean

Cf»m

In.

Oct.

22

VI

ZZ

zz

zz

zz

25

25

25

26

27

26

 26

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

28

28 

28 

26

28

2311

803

25.9

o.oet

0.10

Nov.

26

28

29

27

25

19

14

jj$

z§

27

26

26

26

25

Z6

26

28

27

27

40

151 ~~96

65

58

51

44

28 

22

<B5

£6

l,04i

35.0

0.113

0.13

Dec.

Ifft

32

42

170

130

110

98

70

56

46

41

38

36

35

54

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

31 

31 

31

31

31

31

1,475

47.6

0.154

0.18

Jan.

30

TO

30

30

30

 30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

32

33

34

35 

35

35

35

35

970

31.3

0.101

0.12

Feb.

35

36

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

 43

92

120

150

200

98

70

61

57 

54 

52

-

1,746

62.4

0.202

0.21

Calendar y»«r 1953: Max 6,830 Min 13

Mar.

50

49

48

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

49

52

56

74

400

360

320

290

264

250

349

1.010 

550 

374

*226

147

130

5,551

179

0.579

0.67

Apr.

110

105

102

10?

104

149

745

1,130

860

645

515

414

345

325

345

775

620

432

293

222

486

940

590

660

982

844 

2.550 

1,720

940

700

18,550

618

2.00

2.23

May

1,370

2,350

4.090

2,150

1,130

828

635

515

445

400

*337

297

246

203

173

144

120

107

96

88

72

65

58

54

46

42 

42

57

86

57

67

16,370

528

1.71

1.97

June

114

114

96

117

107

84

67

56

47

44

38

102

353

212

133

120

112

112

114

750

1,210

760

486

232

173

173 

206 

141

94

92

6,459

215

0.696

0.78

July

72

63

127

182

112

74

*188

161

96

147

495

369

167

94

62

52

43

37

33

31

27

25

23

23

23

22 

21 

19

19

18

75

2,865

92.4

0.299

0.34

Aug.

44

36

36

32

29

26

24

23

23

41

37

31

29

26

26

36

36

30

29

27

25

23

26

*29

26

27 

27 

27

26

23

22.

902

29.1

0.094

0.11

Sept.

21

2?

21

22

23

28

33

27

26

67

57

38

63

285

209

147

120

321

1.540

982

500

268

197

138

107

84 

76 

57

67

122

5,668

189

0.612

0.68

Mean 273 Cfsm 0.883 In. 11.99

Water y«*r 1953-54: Max 4,090 Min 13 Bean 171 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.52

* Discharge measurement a»de on this day.

Uote. St«««-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Nov. 29 to Mar. 22, Apr. 1-4.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 257

Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°11 1 40", long 89°13'15", in E£ sec. 3, T. 31 N., R. 10 E., near right 

tank at downstream side of highway bridge, 4.6 miles upstream from West Branch Eau 

Claire River and 4 miles northwest of Antigo.

Drainage area. 86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Reference point, gage height obtained once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,460 ft 

Tfrom Chicago and North Western Railway elevation of river).

Average discharge. 5 years, 42.9 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs May 2 (gage height, 1.95 ft, fr.om graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 24, Jan. 9 to Feb. 12.

1949-54: Maximum discharge observed, 347 cfs Mar. 22, 1953 (gage height, 1.99 ft); 

minimum observed, 9.8 cfs Nov. 18, 1950 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

i

27

21 

23

24

22

22 

21 

20

19

21

20 *20

20

19

20

20

21

18

19

19

19

11

20

21 

18

19

20

19

20

642

20.7

0.241

0.28

Nov.

21 

21

20

20 

20

21

21

ti

20

20

19

19

20

21

19

21

20

21

42

44

50

45

42

40

36 

33

27

24

23

789

26.3

0.306

0.34

Dec .

22 

22

24

18

50

45

36 

34 

30

26

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19 

19 is- 18

18

18

826

26.6

0.309

0.36

Jan.

I

18

18

18

18

18

18

TT

 17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17

535

17.3

0.201

0.23

Feb.

TT

17

17

17

17

17

17 

17 

17

17

17

18

19

21

27

31

23

*23

25

29

32

36

40

33

29

27

24

641

22.9

0.266

0.28

Mar.

23 

21

eg

20

20

20

20 

20 

20

20

20

20

21

21

21-

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

*59

63

51

41

38

37

30

835

26.9

0.313

0.3S

Apr.

§

42

44

53

100

173

107 

100 

70

56

67

61

55

90

98

76

67

56

58

69

72

74

76

80

72 

206

155

102

92

2,439

81.3

0.945

1.05

May

107

Us107 

102

as

94

86 

69 

63

56

56

51

 51

50

44

47

50

44

42

38

37

38

29

27

22 

23

22

26

30

44

1,985

64.0

0.744

0.86

June

41 

58

29

23 

22

24

29

24

t

22

23

Zl

23

31

34

26

27

30

37

51

51

44

56

ill

147 

90

78

69

67

1,383

46.1

0.536

0.60

July

f

51

45 

44

48

42 41 

42 

44

44

39

58

34

32

34

35

35

37

35

35

32

31

32

32

31 

32

34

32

34

39

1,195

38.5

0.448

0.52

Aug.

37

s7

37

3?

32

34

32 

95 

34

31ai

28

50

32

34

26

27

26

24

23

28

27

22

»23

23 

23

24

26

£3

24

911

29.4

0.342

0.39

Sept.

24

23

ft

84

85

29

26 

30

32

42

45

47

48

56

S3

53

47

45

44

41

35

34

32

31

31

30

27

26

1,041

34.7

0.403

0.45

Calendar1 year 1953 : Max 347 Min 17 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 0.447 In. 6.05

Water year 1953-54 : Max 287 Min 17 Mean 36.2 Cfsm 0.421 In. 5.72

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by iee Nov. 24 to Mar. 23.
258 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°55'05", long 89 0 33'00", on line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 28 N.,, 

R. 8 E., on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.7 mile northeast of 

Kelly, 1.3 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles southeast of Wausau.

Drainage area.--326 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to November 1926, August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,177.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to November 1926, chain gage, and August 1939 to Sept. 16, 1953, wireweight gage, at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average d1scharge.--27 years, 250 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.430 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1914-26, 1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,340 cfs Aug. 21, 1926 (gage height, 

7.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum observed, 8 cfs (probably 

result of temporary regulation) July 17, 1944 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

107

254

453

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

689

1,280

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

62

64

66

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

70

68

*66

66

64

68

70

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

64 

64

64

2,054

66.3

0.203

0.23

Nov.

62

64

62

62

62

68

77

68

70

68

70

68

68

66

68

68

68

68

68

81

103

112

T03

92

92

81

74

74 

73

73

2,233

74.4

0.228

0.25

Dec.

72

81

94

117

121

153

153

136

120

105

94

84

76

74

70

68

66

66

64

63

62

61

61

60

60

59

58

58 

58

58 

58

2,530

81. 6

0.250

0.29

Jan.

58

58

57

57

*57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57 

58

58

58

1,772

57.2

0.175

0.20

Feb.

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

59

59

59

59

*59

59

59

66

94

170

"280 360

210

160

130

115

108

2,744

98.0

0.301

0.31

Mar.

104

100

98

96

95

94

93

93

93

94

96

100

120

110

110

112

125

150

180

500

400

250

190

160

200

589

120

*366 

291

222

178

5,929

191

0.586

0.68

Apr.

167

147

456

147

136

167

524

842

952

710

547

462

403

366

374

542

604

551

419

342

354

520

551

533

633

618

1,360

*1.970 

1,480

831

17,708

590

1.81

2.02

May

599

658

1 1 560

*1,430

1,160

737

580

524

488

436

*386

342

307

269

240

219

197

155

167

158

144

136

.129

121

109

105

107

144

187

181

200

12,175

393

1.21

1.39

June

269

258

233

284

276

226

184

161

139

124

114

TTT

131

134

214

566

520

390

322

790

923

1,110

694

484

386

710

1.160

1,080 

484

334

12,817

427

1.31

1.46

July

284

247

303

303

233

197

213

187

161

181

*197

172

147

131

117

107

98

94

87

81

77

70

68

66

64

62

60

58

MDO

74

4,253

137

0.420

.0.49

Aug.

94

89

79

79

74

66

64

64

74

103

96

87

72

72

72

81

72

72

68

64

64

64

68

68

»72

70

66

64 

60

"Ho" 58 

58

2,254

72.7

0.223

0.26

Sept.

58

56

56

60

66

70

72

72

81

114

131

119

167

299

272

240

247

318

471

488

445

370

284

230

197

175

155

136 

136

150

5,735

191

0.586

0.65

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,000 Mln 45 Mean 224 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.32

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,970 Mln 56 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Mar. 25.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis.

259

Location. Lat 44°53'10", long 89°37'50", In sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 7 E., on left bank at 

Rothschild, 0.5 mile downstream from Rothschild Dam, 2 miles downstream from Eau Claire 

River, 5 miles upstream from Black Creek, and 5.5 miles south of bridge on State Highway 29 in Wausau.

Drainage area. 4,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,135.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Auxiliary staff gage in Mosinee Pond 8 miles downstream read hourly.

Average discharge. 10 years, 3,272 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum daily, 1,180 cfs Nov. 29.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 33,200 cfs Apr. 8, 1951 (gage height, 15.31 ft); minimum daily, 680 cfs Oct. 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs (see p. 271) and 12 powerplants above station.

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,090

2,100

2,270

1,550 

1,820

2,090 

1,990

2,000

2,010

2,030

1,460

*1,750

1,990

1,950 

1,920

1,950

1,930 

1,410

1,760

1,950

1,800

1,770

1,920

1,880

1,580

1,750

1,830 

1,810

1,890

1,960

1,840

57,850

1,866

-756

Nov.

1,510

1,840

1,950

1,900 

1,890

1,630 

1,620

1,270

1,690

1,880

1,S80

1,870

1,700

1,580 

1,250

1,630

1,850 

1,670

1,550

2.300

2,170

1,810

1,960

2,050

2,050

1,900

1,800 

1,590

1.180

1,570

______

52,540

1,751

-289

Dec.

1,790

1,810

2,010

2.950 

2,530

2,480 

1,930

2,300

2,790

2,220

2,060

2,200

1,770

1,950 

2,090

1,830

1,730 

1,960

2,190

1,930

2,710

2,760

2,340

2,250

2,040

2,010

1.720 

2,020

2,380

2,530

2,240

67,520

2,178

-197

Jan.

1,720

1,910

2,050

2,610 

2^410

2,230 

2,180

2,220

2,360

1,970

2,100

2,080

2,050

2,080 

2,180

2,260

1.700 

2,200

2,200

2,050

2,050

2,1OO

2,100

1,800

2,410

2,200

2,080 

2,080

2,200

2,250

1,800

65,630

2,117

-793

Feb.

2,050

1,950

1,960

1,970 

1,980

2,050 

1,750

1,800

2,200

2,000

2,100

2,250

2,000

1.450 

1,800

2,050

2,150 

2,290

2,700

2,820

3,070

5.260

2,920

2,630

2,750

2,840

2,300 

1,560

-

------ 

62,650

2,238

-566

Mar.

2,170

2,350

2,370

2,230 

2,260

2,350 

1,700

1,790

1,910

1,890

1,930

2,150

2,980

1,740 

2,000

2,150

1,980 

2,180

5,240

5,750

2,850

2,780

2,620

*2,500

2,810

5.970

4,050 

2,820

2,550

2,410

2,000

78,020

2,517

+43

Apr.

1,910

1,960

1,890

1.550 

1,640

2,170 

3,740

5,640

5,660

6,260

5,260

4,560

3,860

4,230 

4,130

5,650

5,660 

4,280

3,170

3,460

3,540

5,750

5,050

5,100

6,450

6,150

11,600 

15,700

11,100

7,790

-------

154,650

5,155

^ 2,918

May

9,750

12,600

24,400

19,600 

15,900

10,000 

8,620

9,180

8,500

7,890

6,800

*6,510

5,650

4,590 

4,500

4,410

5,550 

3,410

3,130

2,870

2,600

2,490

1.770

2,630

2,560

2,520

2,400 

2,790

2,620

2,580

2,630

196,810

6,349

+1,181

June

2,980

5,250

3,440

3,640 

3,880

5,620 

3,240

2,800

2,700

2,460

2,500

2,750

2,260

3,100 

3,430

4,700

3,670 

5,700

3,440

5,970

7,390

7,280

5,520

4,570

5,940

7,970

10,000 

7,750

5,560

4,220

-------

151,750

4,591

+58

July

5,950

5,950

5,780

4.600 

5,160

*5,420 

5,070

5,180

5,150

3,080

2,760

5,020

3,000

2,820 

2,660

2,060

2,050 

1,690

2,040

2,190

2,140

2,170

2,120

2,110

1.680

1,990

2,110 

2,080

2,000

1,970

2,480

82,480

2,661

-814

Aug.

1,820

1,730

1,980

2,120 

2,120

2,090 

1,980

1.530

1,920

2,280

2,190

1,890

1,850

1,850 

1,570

2.290

2,120 

2,180

2,150

2,000

2,080

1,600

*1,950

2,000

2,060

2,160

2,070 

2,000

1,740

1,940

1,980

61,240

1,975

-655

Sept.

1,940

1,890

1,820

2,050 

2,250

1,620 

1,850

2,140

2,180

2 , 5SO'

2,580

1,820

2,940

3,460 

3,940

5,580

3,460 

3,960

7,440

7.550

5,800

4,820

5,690

2,900

2,650

1,900

2,430 

2,280

2,570

2,580

______ -

92,050

3,068

+921

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,110 

0.278 

0.32

1,462 

0.366 

0.41

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1955-54 :

1,981 

0.495 

0.57

1,524 

0.331 

0.38

1,672 

0.418 

0.44

2,560 

0.640 

0.74

8,073 

2.02 

2.25

7,550 

1.88 

2.17

Observed

Max 29,300 Min 1,180 Mean 5,510 

Max 24,400 Min 1,180 Mean 5,022

4,449 

1.11 

1.24

1,847 

0.462 

0.53

1,320 

0.550 

0.38

3,989 

0.997 

1.11

Adjusted

Mean 3,520 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.95 

Mean 5,106 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 20 reservoirs above station.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-24, Jan. 26 to Feb. 17.
260 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Big Eau Plelne River near Colby, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°54'10", long 90°12'45" in NW£ sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 2 E., near center of 

Span on downstream side of bridge at Cherokee, 1.6 miles upstream from Randall Creek 

and 5 miles east of Colby.

Orainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1954 (discontinued).

gage. Chain gage read occasionally until Mar. 24, once daily thereafter and more frequently during high stages. Altitude of gage is 1,270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years, 57.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.0 ft, from 

riooonarks); no flow July 30.

1941-54: Maximum discharge observed, 9,370 cfs June 27, 1943 (gage height, 11.05 

ft); no flow at times In 1941, 1947-50, 1952-54.

Reaarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record and 

Those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1005: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 7-15)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

56

111

207

360

573

843

1,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

D«y

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

Z2

25

24

25

26

27

28

28

SO 

51

TotaJ

Mean

Cfm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6 

a. 4

 I

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

.3 *.3

.4

.4

a. 6

.7

a. 8

l.Q

aTTG

1.0

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

1.0

*1.0

1.0

20.8

0.671

O.OOS5

0.01

Hov.

al.O

TtS

al.O 

1.0

al.O

al.O 

1.0

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.2

1.3

al.3

al.3

1.3

al.4

1.6

4.0

14 aBTf

7.0

a5.0

33.5

a2.g

a2.1

al.9

al.7

al.6

68.7

2.29

0.029

0.03

Dec.

al.5

al.5

2.6 

9.9

ii.

3 10 

a7.0

a5.2

 4.5

83.6

B3.2

a2.7

aZ.3

aZ.l

al.8

al.6

al.4

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.O

aTTo"

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

al.o

1.0

al.O

al.O

87.4

2.82

0.036

0.04

Jan.

al.O

1.0

al.l 

al.2

al.3

24al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a.8

a. 7

.7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a i

a. 4

28.4

0.916

0.012

0.01

Feb.

an 4

TT

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

a. 7

al.9

alO

*Z2

a32

a47

102

aS2

a64

aSO

a37

a30

a26

aZl

a!8

549

19.6

0.248

0.26

Mar.

a!5

a!2

a9 

a6.6

aS.O

a3.2 

a2.6

aZ.3

a2.2

a2.1

aZ.l

a2.1

a2.1

a2.2

b2.2

b2.2

be. 3

b2.6

b70

b57

b47

b37

b31

bSO

b310

b220

blSO

bllO

 66

52

30

1,317.8

42.5

0.538

0.62

Apr.

22

19

17

14

13

17 

46

90

52

39

31

29

a27

26

28

114

78

a52

37

27

124

167

111

87

al!5

202

707

303

1S5

176

3,005

100

1.27

1.41

May

554

763

1.250

375

223

127

81

54

43

40

*34

28

24

821

17

a!6

14

14

12

11

9.6

6.2

5.2 7/78"

5.7

5.7

5.2

6.2

6.8

7.9

7.9

3,773.6

122

1.54

1.78

June

6.8

7.9

9.0 

9.6

9.3

7.6 

7.3

6.8

5.2

a4.6

444TS

159

68

30

22

17

15

28

174

291

TST

76

a47

22

19

13

a8. 6

a7.2

6.2

1,243.2

41.4

0.524

0.59

July

6.2

12

68 

a64

a55

a47 

*174

119

104

62

182

TIT

50

23

16

13

9.3

8.2

5.0

3.6

2.1

2.1

1.6

.8

.8

1.4

.8

1.0

.3

0

T.4

1,144.6

36.9

0.467

0.54

Aug.

3.3

3.8

4.3 

3.3

1.9

1.1 

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

.3

67?

4.3

2.8

1.1

12

9.6

6.2

4.8

3.3

2.4

2.4

3.3

*2.1

6.2

TB" 26

9.0

6.8

4.8

2.4

153.8

4.96

0.063

0.07

Sept.

2.4

2.4

1.9 

1.4

ITT

2.4 

1.9

1.9

3.3

8.4

28

66

163

298

178

82

78

136

785 3"50"

196

71

48

30

21

17

13

11

17

28

2,653.4

88.4

1.12

1.25

Calendar year 1953; Max 2,650 Mln 0 Mean 57.5 Cfn 0.728 In. 9.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,250 Mln 0 Mean 38.5 Cfn 0.487 In. 6.61

* Discharge measurement Bade on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurementn and records for 

station near Stretford and Rib River at Rib Falls, 

b St*e«~dl*cJ)arg* relation affected by ice.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 261

Big Eau Plelne River near Stratford, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44"49'15", long 90"04'35", on line between sec. 13, T. 27 N., R. 3 E., and 

sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles 

downstream from small tributary, and 1 mile north of Stratford.

Drainage area. 224 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1914 to December, 1925 (no winter records most years), April 1937 

no September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,170 ft (from topographic map). 

July 24, 1914, to Dec. 31, 1925, staff gage at site 0.5 mile upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 30, 1937, to Sept. 15, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1914-15, 1937-54), 180 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 cfs May 3 (gage height, 14.54 ft); mlnlmum dally, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1-4.

1914-25, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 41,000 cfa Sept. 9, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs; no flow Aug. 17, 1947.

Remarks.--iRecords good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Hating table, water year for 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Dec. 5)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

0.5

1.5

4.2

9.0

22

40

99

174

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

S.O

10.0

12.0

280

400

549

735

1,170

1,700

3,130

4,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

S 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a0.4

a. 4

a. 4 

a. 4

1.0

al.3

al.6 

al.9

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0 »2.0

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.7

3^9

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3 

2 . 6

70.1

2.26

0.010

0.01

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.3

g.g

2!o

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.6

3.1

9.0

13

16

IS

9.6

7.1

5.2

3.9

3.7

3.1 2 8

130.3

4.34

0.019

0.02

Dec.

2.6

2.6

3.9 

14

30

24

19 

13

9.3

7.0

5.3

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.1 2 3

169.3

5.46

0.024

0.03

Jan.

2.5

2.6

2.8 

2.9

3.1

»3.2

f*

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.7

1 .3

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

65.9

2.13

0.0095

0.01

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

5.0

20

50

80

220

SOT

160

130

*105

80

66

54

45

37

-

1,280.1

45.7

0.204

0.21

Mar.

30

24

20

14

9.0

6.4

5.4 

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.8

5.2

5.9

145

125

105

86

68

450

1.890

1,530

a458

a236

*130

108

77

5,569.7

180

0.804

0.9E

Apr.

54

44

36

31

21

36

87

151

116

85

69

58

51

62

99

207

151

106

78

61

178

395

196

579

536

298

2.590

1,696

390

230

8,091

270

1.21

1.34

May

1,050

2,480

4.640 

1J030

427

260

176 

134

116

103

91

*78

65

53

46

40

35

30

27

24

21

18

16

14

13

11

IT

17

16

15

22

11,079

357

1.59

1.84

June

23

18

19 

23

21

18

15

13

11

9.6

8.0

47*Q^Q

100

56

38

30

29

54

456

405

293

143

85

57

41

32

25

20

26

2,105.6

70.2

0.313

0.35

July

27

25

80

188

106

118 if169

160

336

228

121

72

45

33

26

21

16

13

11

9.0

7.6

6.6

6.1

5.2

3.9

3.7

3?f

3.7

5.6

2,612.1

84.3

0.376

0.43

Aug.

6.1

6.6

7.1 

9.0

7.6

6.1

4.7 

4.7

7.1

6.1

5.2

4.7 5.4

TTT

7.6

16

18

23

18

13

9.0

7.6

8.5

»9.0

10

17

43

19

14

10

356.7

11.5

0.051

0.06

Sept.

8.0

6.6

6.1 

5.6

57S

5.6

5.6

5.6

10

37

89

56

54

396

552

170

131

444

2.260

961

316

158

103

74

57

44

36

31

55

49

5,829.7

194

0.866

0.97

Calendar year 1953 : Max 9,640 Mln 0.4 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,640 Mln 0.4 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6.19

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs).--Mar. 25 (9 p.m.) 5,420 ofs (12.50 ft)j Apr. 27 (3 p.m.) 4,110 

:fs (11.12 ft)j May 3 (l a.m.} 7,650 cfs (14.54)j Sept. 19 (6 a.m.) 2,720 ofs (9.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Colby and Black River at Nelllsvllle.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Jan. 21 

to Feb. 16, 18-22, Feb. 24 to Mar. 24j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and 

records for stations at Colby and Black River at Neillsvllle).

40Z891 O -57 -18
262 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Babcock, WIs.

Location. Lat 44°18, long 90°07', in sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., on right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Babcock, 2 miles upstream from Hemlock Creek.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs May 3 (gage height, 12.24 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 17.38 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1948 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16, 17, Apr. 25 to May 4)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

5.0 

8.0

IS

29

60 

145

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

271

524

945

1,880

3,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5^3

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.5 

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

*10~8.5

7.4

7.1

6.5

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.2

7.4

195.3

6.30

0.028

0.03

Nov.

7.4

9.0

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

! =-£ 57S 

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.4

10

12

14

14

14

13

12

11

12

11

10

256.6

8.55

0.038

0.04

Dec.

9.5

9.0

10

12

13

14

18

21 

20

18

*17

16

14

12

10

8.0

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

5T

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.5

302.8

9.77

0.044

0.05

Jan.

5.6

57S

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4 

5.2

FT

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

5.2

5.2 5 2

5 2

164.2

5.30

0.024

0.03

Feb.

5^2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.4

7.1

8.0

8.8

10

14

*22

89

84

66

50

38

32

514.7

18.4

0.083

0.09

Mar.

25

21

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

15" 10

10

10

1011

12

74

271

384

293

226

146

106

172

331

264

161

107

2,858

92.2

0.413

0.48

Apr.

54

47

36

33

30

29

35

58 

87

66

50

44

38

35

36

46

68

58

48

39

38

107

203

15&

287

*372

396

964

963

bO2

5,024

167

0.749

0.84

May

533

790

2,550

2.920

T.270

585

363

242 

180

150

128

111

94

76

66

54

47

42

36

31

28

26

27

26

24

23

23

24

25

25

33

10,552

340

1.52

1.76

June

45

62

51

54

66

54

41

41 

36

25

22

20

18

T9

19

20

20

19

27

101

315

462

522 390"

218

125

79

54

42

38

3,005

100

0.448

0.50

July

32

31

76

233

192

128

566

1.060 

694

393

*226

172

111

76

55

51

36

30

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

12

14

4,373

141

0.632

0.73

Aug.

12

13

12

10

10

9.0

9.5

9.5 

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

12

10

12

12

11

10

12

16

.16

17

18

16

*16

14

13

12

364.0

11.7

0.052

0.06

Sept.

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0 

10

14

13

13

20

66

209

209

157

166

427

677

592

383

218

132

88

66

51

43

41

41

3,710.0

124

0.556

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,000 Mln 4.7 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,920 Mln 5.2 Mean 85.8 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.23

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 ofs). --May 3 (10 P.m.) 3,760 cfs (12.24 ft); July 8 (l a.m.) 1,260 cfs

(8.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 22, Feb. 26 to'Mar. 18.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 263

Yellow River at Necedah, Wls.

Location.--Lat 44°03', long 90°04', in S| sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., at Necedah powerolant of Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 5 miles downstream from Cranberry Creek.

Dra-nage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Ga^e. Staff gage read at least twice daily. Datum of gage is 884.08 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 361 cfs. ., , n

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,120 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.^u 

ft); minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Nov. 18, 21 (gage height, 3.72 ft)

1940-54: Maximum discharge observed, 12.800 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 17.10 

ft); minimum observed, 1 cfs Aug. 22, Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1942, Aug. 12, 1943; minimum 

daily, 1.4 cfs Nov. 18,, 21. 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Record kept of hours of operation of single-unit powerplant and 

used" in computation of discharge. Water diverted periodically from Wisconsin River 

into Cranberry Creek basin for cranberry culture. Probably most of water diverted is 

lost by evaporation, transpiration, and ground-water seepage. These diversions were as 

follows:

Diversions, in cubic feet per second, 1953-54

Date

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

7

8

9

19

20

Nov. 7

8

9

Diversion

111

111

81

111

9

56

111

16

76

35

97

111

62

Date

Nov. 10-24

25

Peb . 22

23

24

Mar. s

9-14

15

Apr . 10

11

12

16

17

Diversion

111

42

104

111

23

106

elll

56

37

111

9

69

111

Date

Apr . 18

19

May 29

30

31

June i

2

Aug. 14

Sept . 4

5-13

14

Diversion

111

9

104

87

106

100

46

38

85

elOO

33

e Each day. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1942-43, 1945-46.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

45

35

34

45

27

91

185

T7S

98

75

72

72

71

55

47

53

53

55

53

53

47

2.6

2.2

a!9

a7.0

a25

a7.0

a35

a7.0

1,551.5

50.0

0.095

0.11

Nov.

23

53

"5.4 92

5.4

5.4

3.4

81

5.0

3.0

59

26

20

26

20

20

20

25^ 1.4

65

1.4

4.6

67

54

67

5.0

66

5.4

46

46

871.4

29.0

0.055

0.06

Dec.

46

44

45

61

62

61

44

79

47

65

*19

45

72

45

4.2

57

55

33

42

50

50

35

58

46

4.8

60

50

47

57

49

44

1,411

45.5

0.087

0.10

Jan.

5.8

50

5.8

52

56

5.0

47

45

35

2.6

41

19

2.6

47

32

5.4

4.6

26

51

4.2

56

3.8

30

5.8

£5

4.4

56

4.0

55

5.6

4.4

755

23.7

0.045

0.05

Peb.

35

55

2.4

40

2.4

4.4

47

22

29

5.0

29

5.0

39

17

34

5.4

52

20

45

44

*44

40

79

52

81

26

157

973.6

54.8

0.066

0.07

Mar.

79

51

55

56

44

55

51

56

70

57

52

67

55 5.0

44

49

47

62

78

14

115

215

500

354

587

300

229

230

528

365

328

4,074

151

0.249

0.29

Apr.

285

202

202

150

175

187

252" 129

271

277

277

277

277

271

271

271

271

271

271

271

271

263

263

265

296

*392

450

511

694

895

9,084

503

0.576

0.64

May

1,280

1,520

1,620

1,710

2,560

5.910

2,920

2,160

1,420

756

640

595

659

629

597

548

502

462

442

419

525

522

522

292

250

250

256

278

278

278

243

28,401

916

1.74

2.01

June

308

352

584

584

455

450

450

455

400

279

507

507

295

222

199

222

222

162 Tssr

491

491

515

675

746

1,020

1.090

940

670

527

436

15,596

453

0.861

0.96

July

337

360

476

502

502

849

1,020

1,210

1,270

32.500

*2,120

1,860

1,500

880

674

435

470

648

515

532

319

250

249

242

199

176" 154

156

169

175

202

20,545

665

1.26

1.45

Aug.

81

149

T55

109

86

119

42

107

156

65

66

96

107

112

15

95

119

102

75

100

55

79

88

89

95

105

104

19

*148

94

62

2,840

91.6

0.174

0.20

Sept.

50

55

78

72- 28

70

54

75

72

46

61

105

101

122

228

229

278

502

516

627

1,070

1,110

1,170

1.180

910

742

578

506

486

456

11,555

385

0.732

0.82

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,560 Min 1.4 Mean 287 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,910 Min 1.4 Mean 262 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of dally generation at Necedah powerplant.
264 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wls.

Location.--Lat 43°52'50", long 90°09'40", In sec. 8, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 In New Lisbon, 200 ft downstream 

from recreation dam and 1 mile upstream from Webster Creek.

Drainage area.--486 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 867.05 ft (corrected) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 5, 1948, on bridge about 100 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 334 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs July 8 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 60 cfs Dec. 16.

1944-54: Maximum discharge observed, 5,160 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 12.28 ft); 

minimum observed, 36 cfs Aug. 15, 1944 (gage height, -0.06 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation by dam 300 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to May 2, June 19 to 

July'19, Sept. 15-30)

0.5 

.8

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

76

100

133

181

300

440

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

610

834

1,130

1,510

1,980

2,620

3,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

73

79

83

82

79

78

77

79

88

93

93

86

79

77

76

*76

76

76

77

78

78

77 

77 

78

78

76

74

73

70

67

6T

2,420

78.1

0.161

0.19

Nov.

 ST 67

67

67

67

69

69

71

70

70

70

71

71

71

71

71

74

77

83

95

105

114 

TIT 

103

96

94

92

86

85

87

2,414

80.5

0.166

0.18

Dec.

90

94

101

115

129

143

148

1ST

136

*114

110

104

96

86

74

60

63

68

76

86

91

93 

91 

88

84

81

79

76

74

73

73

2,943

94.9

0.195

0.23

Jan.

74

75

77

TT

77

76

76

74

73

70

68

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66 

66 

66

66

66

66

67

68

68

69

2,146

69.2

0.142

0.16

Feb.

69

Tff

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

71

71

71

72

74

79

96

114

124

140

152

180

*214 

222 

227

2TT

190

163

147

-

3,263

117

0.241

0.25

Mar.

131

119

110

91

90

100

105

102

101

98

95

87

83

80

82

94

103

127

205

300

320

3T3 

300 

294

290

283

269

259

242

227

204

5,304

171

0.352

0.41

Apr.

182

167

154

147

157

189

251

322

224

368

395

389

372

325

314

325

350

360

367

339

294

279 

308 

322

316

343

*480

498

545

622

9,704

323

0.665

0.74

May

712

1,360

*1,910

2.240 2~7T5o~

1,840

1,540

1,330

1,110

832

718

705

681

588

480

320

301

294

287

270

241

218 

213 

209

186

164

ITS

207

182

186

204

21,886

706

1.45

1.67

June

225

232

299

327

337

389

353

314

270

201

161

134

121

113

128

138

134

130

243

590

908

1,550 

2.260 

2,050

1,680

1,360

1,040

740

483

327

17,237

575

1.18

1.32

July

262

196

416

556

776

1,080

2,270

*2,970

3,090

5.110

2,680

*2,110

1,670

1,350

1,020

690

560

397

249

136

128

T69 

169 

167

152

144

136

138

139

132

128

27,190

877

1.80

2.08

Aug.

129

135

133

125

118

115

116

114

118

124

128

130

130

126

119

114

105

98 ioT

102

100

98 

99 

106

121

146

163

TeT

146

*136

122

3,779

122

0.251

0.29

Sept.

112

107

102

100

TB3

110

119

136

157

174

183

194

207

222

316

429

518

652

793

948

1,020

1.050 

1,040 

976

796

596

482

343

339

374

12,698

423

0.870

0.97

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,340 Min 60 Mean 292 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,110 Min 60 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.626 If- 8.49

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Sta.ge-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 18.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 265

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°36'20", long 89°45'25", in extreme western part of sec. 14, T. 13 N., R.

 6 E.",' on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Dell Creek and 3 miles downstream from 

Wisconsin Dells.

Drainage area. 7.830 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 19 years, 6,838 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs May 5 (gage height, 10.47 ft); min-

 im'um "recorded, 2,450 cfs for many days in August and September (gage height, 0.1<i it); 

minimum dally, 2,910 cfs Aug. 23.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 72,200 cfs Sept. 14, 1938 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Aug. 14, 1936; minimum daily, 1,060 cfs Aug. 19, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effeet,' which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplant of Wisconsin Power & Light Co., at Wisconsin Dells. 

Flow regulated by 21 reservoirs above station (see p. 271).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

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

2,920

3,190

3,650

4,570

6,590

8,970

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

11.0

11,600

14,600

17,700

21,200

25,300

34,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5.690 

3,670

3,480

3,460

3,460

3,510 

3,390

3,680

3,560

3,500

3,470

3,450

3,460

3,580

3,600

3,390

»3,440

3,170 

3,470

3,430

3,420

3,550

3,660

3,360

3,530

3,580

3,590

3,630

3,530

3,470 

3,500

108,680

3,506

-1,079

Nov.

3,580 

3,380

3,490

*3,550

3.700

3,440 

3,590

3,370

3,290

3,640

3,610

3,620

3,440

3,520

5. 100

3,240

3,370

3,660 

3,540

3,630

3,640

3,410

3,120

3,520

3,640

3,390

3,470

3,280

3,320

_.!i!!?

103,930

3,464

-469

Dec.

3,820 

3,670

3,670

3,700

3,550

3,400 

3,770

4,130

4,710

*4,000

4,200

4,100

3,950

3,800

5.200

3,900

4,300

4,650 

4,950

5.450

4,940

5,420

5,000

5,050

4,750

4,600

4,550

4,650

4,850

4,950 

4,850

134,530

4,340

-373

Jan.

5.200 

4,700

4,600

4,300

4,650

4,600 

4,570

4,680

4,600

4,050

,100

,500

,400

,700

,800

,550

,400

,550 

,700

,650

,100

,400

,750

,550

,150

,750

,000

,350

,400

,000 

,150

137,900

4,448

-1,181

Feb.

4,600 

4.850

4,500

4,750

4,400

4,200 

4,150

4,100

4,050

4,000

5.700

3,800

4,500

4,750

4,350

4,300

4,490

4,270 

4,040

3,950

4,270

4,020

*4,050

4,560

4,080

4,700

4,150

4,560

_

120,140

4,291

-532

Mar.

4,340 

,870

,700

,510

,640

,520 

,300

.160

4,320

4,580

4,620.

4,500

4,670

4,520

4,370

4,630

4,790

4,590 

4,950

4,940

5,010

5,020

4,950

5.560

5,320

4,920

4,770

5,260

4,810

5,180 

5,230

147,350

4,753

+302

Apr.

5,130' 

5,080

4,850

5,100

4,750

5,410 

5,540

5,240

5,360

5,490

5,190

4.070

5,110

5,230

5,330

5,240

5,160

5,280 

5,100

5,100

5,190

5,060

4,910

4,760

4,640

5,050

*6,160

6,920

7,560

 * 

161,130

5,371

+3,405

May

8,470 

8,740

13,900

22,900

29,200

29.700 

24,600

15,000

12,900

14,700

16,300

12,000

9,780

9,400

9,300

8,920

8,270

7,540 

7,120

6,960

6,440

6,680

6,440

5,290

5,990

6,480

6,130

6,180

6,570

5 990

i!940

342,830

11,060

+1,735

June

4,960 

5,570

5,980

5,860

6,300

5,940 

5,030

5,710

6,150

6,140

5,680

5,900

5,610

4.950

5,160

5,940

5,580

5,580 

5,530

6,190

6,770

8,220

10,600

11,000

11,500

11,400

11,200

11,200

12.400

12, 3t>&

220,350

7,345

' +221

July

14,300 

15.600

12 , 100

9,470

7,730

7,100 

8,640

12,200

12 , 100

13,200

11,500

9,840

*10,900

12 , 600

9,680

8,830

1 9,350

9,480 

7,740

6,760

6,620

5,730

5,060

5,250

4,510

5.550

3,970

4,050

4,020

3,970

4,170

259,800

8,381

-816

Aug.

3,380 

3,280

5.820

3,770

3,640

3,500 

3,470

3,280

3,020

3,080

3,180

3,150

3,070

3,320

3,030

3,060

3,060

3,140 

3,100

3,080

3,110

3,080

2.910

3,150

3,320

3,370

3,220

3,480

3,060

3*270

100,680

3,248

-809

Sept.

3,220

3,340

3,140

3,150

3,100

5.020 

3,040

3,280

3,210

3,170

3,150

3,140

3,250

3,860

4,360

4,370

4,670

5,330 

5,610

5,620

7,320

9.250

7,720

6,860

6,920

7,120

5,910

6,000

5,960

6,070

144,140

4,805

+1,151

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

2,427 

0.310 

0.36

2,995 

0.382 

0.43

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

3,967 

0.507 

0.58

3,267 

0.417 

0.48

3,759 

0.480 

0.50.

5,055 

0.646 

0.74

8,776

1.12 

1.25

12,795 

1.63 

1.88

Observed

Max 23,600 Min 2,930 Mean 6,328 

Max 29,700 Min 2,910 Mean 5,429

7,566 

0.966 

1.08

7,565 

0.966 

1.11

2,439 

0.311 

0.36

5,956

0.761 

0.85

Adjusted

Mean 6,359 Cfsm 0.812 in. 11.02 

Mean 5,554 Cfsm 0.709 in. 9.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-12, 14, 16-19, 23-26, Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 16 (no gage-height record Jan. 12 to Feb. 4j discharge estimated on basis of dally 

generation at Kilbourn powerplant, weather records, and observer's notes).
266 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis. 

Location. Lat 43°25'20" long 89°43'30", In Si sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., in Devils

Lake State Park, 3 miles south of Baraboo.

Drainage area. 5.64 sq mi. Area of Devils Lake, 361 acres.

Records available. June 1922 to August 1930, June to August 1932, June 1934 to September 

1954 (fragmentary prior to Aug. 11, 1936).

Gage. Staff gage read about once weekly. Datum of gage is 956.39 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 7.11 ft July 10; minimum observed, 

4\46 ft Apr. 2.

1922-30, 1932, 1934-54: Maximum gage height observed, 10.6 ft June 1, 1927; minimum observed, 2.12 ft Dec. 21-26, 1936.'

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Cooperation. Observer services furnished by Ralph E. Halvorsen, custodian, Devils Lake 

State Park,

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 2

10

16

18

23

30

Rov. 12

20

Dec. 11

Oage height

6.08

5.83

5.75

5.71

5.62

5.50

5.14

5.08

5.04

Date

Dec. 17

Feb. 23

Apr. 2

23

28

30

Hay 8

IS

29

Gage height

4.99

4.83

4.46

4.88

5.13

5.19

5.48

5.36

5.40

Date

June 4

12

19

26

July 3

10

13

17

24

Oage height

6.36

6.43

6.25

6.52

6.68

7.11

7.08

6.97

6.77

Date

July 31

Aug. 7

14

21

28

Sept. 4

11

18

25

Oage height

6.69

6.56

6.33

6.23

6.21

6.06

5.86

5.90

5.73

Note. Add 955 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. 

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wls.

Location. Lat 43"28'55", long 89°38'00", in NWy sec. 35, T. 12 N., R. 7 E., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Rowley Creek and 

4 miles east of Baraboo.

Drainage area-. 650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1913 to March 1922, September 1942 to September 1954.

gage. Chain gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is

~^10 ft (from topographic map). Dec. 18, 1913, to Mar. 31, 1922, at bridge 2.3 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1914-21, 1942-54), 400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs July 8 (gage height, 14.0 ft); minimum observed, 92 cfs May 27 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum daily, 122 cfs Oct. 4.

1913-22, 1942-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,900 cfs Mar. 26, 1917 (gage height,, 

about 17.5 ft, former site and datum); minimum observed, 9 cfs Feb. 17, 1944 (gage 

height, 5.08 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Oct. 6, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 200 cfs, 

which are fair. Diurnal regulation from four powerplants at Baraboo.

Revisions (water years). WSP 455: 1915. WSP 505: 1917(M). WSP 975: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

173

163

156

122

15?

157

155

179

160

177

188

176

177

174

191

182 

*168

171

163 

163

177

19!

168

186

188

196

184

171

198

177

173

5,358

173

0.266

0.31

Nov.

184

186

174

181

182

181

162

201

189

188

194

195

148

ITT

208

198 

198

174

191

211

252

208

252

252" 288

211

184

198

198

201

5,998

200

0.308

0.34

Dec.

177

189

213

260

272

312

324

SoTT

268

*252

206

188

201

194

169

160 

162

170

186 

188

181

186

190

190

187

185

181

186

146

1 r?n 16^

170

6,355

205

0.315

0.36

Jan.

171

173

166

162

159

i|4 IM

171

179

158

156

157

154

152

152

152 

150

150

149 

145

152

165

168

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

172

5,061

165

0.2S1

0.29

Feb.

175

180

185

185

185

182

176

173

173

175

178

185

200

242

574

712 

659

707

"S&4 745 

498

420

*463

475

575

506

282

246

_

9,720

347

O.S34

0.56

Mar.

260

203

191

193

186

199

182

189

186

168

191

177

195

182

186

196 

217

201

516 

562

685

668

494

357

413

769

762

810

791

435

324

10,884

351

0.540

0.62

Apr.

286

304

252

237

255

274

595

846

858

781

550

405

373

359

316

514 

678

755

635 

447

396

377

447

435

413

409

477

*700

846

905

15,103

503

0.774

0.86

May

786

597

888

T7T

810

788

600

455

375

343

322

304

302

282

274

176 

210

181

213 

201

208

206

199

159

165

191

1*9

25T

227

280

278

11,127

359

0.552

0.64

June

431

482

635

1,050

905

707

494

402

286

264

226

235

304

203

203

155

227

286 

274

546

990

1,090

998

905

609

366

552

463

475

14,776

493

0.7S8

0.85

July

482

382

1,140

2,010

1,690

1,700

1,900

2.070

1,620

1,450

1,340

1,150

728

*586

304

278 

270

258

179 

196

193

194

193

208

198

124

153

194

196

198

237

21,601

697

1.07

1.24

Aug.

298

420

435

324

244

203

198

199

199

166

166

203

186

213

186

182 

193

184

193 

182

186

189

157

TST

407

1.090

950

820

546

337

*272

9,717

313

0.482

O.S6

Sept.

226

182

210

163

156

193

206

211

189

203

201

213

254

354

557

449 

453

416

482 

578

630

581

375

266

262

231

175

213

286

637

9,310

310

0.477

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,980 Min 121 Mean 361 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,070 Min 122 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.16

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfa). July 8 (about 12 m.) 3,150 ofs (14.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-18, 23-26, 31, Jan. 13-18, Jan. 22 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 9-13.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis.

267

Location. Lat 43°08'00", long 89B44'00", In Sw£ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 

0.7 mile east of Black Earth and 2.1 miles upstream from Vermont Creek.

Drainage area. 45.9 sq ml.

Records available. February to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period, 1,750 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Mar. 3, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those for period of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Records for water temperatures and suspended 

sediment. loads are given in WS-P 1351.

Rating table, Feb. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

19

40

90

151

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

307

526

710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

a22

a22

a22

a22

22

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

30

«

26

24

*24

24

26

28

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

-

687

24.5

0.534

0.56

Mar.

23

23

19

21

22

22

22

22

*22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

24

23

23

23

23

23

28

27

25

26

24

24 

24

703

22.7

0.495

0.57

Apr.

24

24

23

23

23

32

*38

31

28

28

27

26

26

25

28

28

26

24

24

24

28

26

25

26

*43

33

34

30

28

28

833

27.8

0.606

0.67

May

31

40

40.

31

28

26

26

26

26

24

24

23

*23

23

23

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

11

21

21

21

24

44

27

24 

84

856

27.6

0.601

0.69

June

86

41

*87

65

43

37

35

33

31

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

*84

*260

48

38

34

48

*37

32

32

32

1,400

46.7

1.02

1.13

July

31

33

*665

134

56

77

160

54

44

43

41

39

38

36

35

35

33

32

*32

32

34

31

31

31

31

32.

30

30

32

30 

34

1,994

64.3

1.40

1.62

Aug.

28

29

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

34

30

*28

28

30

28

28

27

27

27

27

28

30

27

27

26

26

.25

871

28.1

0.612

0.71

Sept.

25

25

Si

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

27

30

28

28

*29

32

30

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

28

31

108

880

29.3

0.638

0.71

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). May 31 (9 p . m .) 252 cfs ( 3 . 68 ft ). June 22 u:30 a .m.) 576 cfs 

(5.17 ft); July 3 (1:15 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (6.58 ft); July 7 (2:30 a.m.) 311 cfs (4.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for Mount Vernon Creek near,Mount 

Vernon.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 8-11, Mar. 3, 4.
268 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.

Locatlpn.--Lat 43°12iQO", long 90°26'25", In sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., on left bank at 

highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Eagle Mill Creek and 1 mile north of Muscoda.

Drainage area. 10.300 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1902 to December 1903 and December 1913 to September 1954 

In reports of Geological Survey. Qage heights SQllecied at,same-Site November 1908 

to December 1912 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 667.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

..929.. Prior to Nov. 22. 1929. chain gage on bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum. 

Nov. 22, 1929, to Mar. 15, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum, 

iraae discharge.--40 years (1914-54) 8,629 , cfs (unadjusted)..

es. Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs May 9 (gage height, 6.85 ft); mlnlmum, 2.730 cfs Nov. 28 [gage height, 0.74 ft).

1902-3, 1913-54: Maximum discharge, 80.800 cfs Sept. 16, 1938 (gage height, 

11.48 ft); minimum dally, 2,000 cfs Feb. 11, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageHeight record, which are falr» Plow regulated by 21 reservoirs and many powerplants 

above station (see p. 271 ). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 785: 1921 (m). WSP 875: 1921.

Rating table, water year 1953-54* except periods of ice effect (gsge

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 30, May U to June 4)

0.6 

.S 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

2,750

3,200

3,950

5,090

8,800

S.O 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

10,300 

1*,700 

19,800 

25,600 

S3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per .second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

 *tal

Mean

(t)

Cot.

»4,210

4,440

4,400

4,060

3,690

5,120

4,460

3,850

3,920

3,050

3,280

5.260

4,526

3,980

3,580

3,620 

4,120

a4,100 

3,900 

4,170

84,290

84,000 

83,800

83,600

83,400

84,000

as, 600 

a3, 100

82.800

33,500

83,800

121,640

3,924

-1,079

Nov.

4,500

a3,600

as, 200

83,000

3,630

4,280

4,600

4,870

3,640

4,160

3,820

3,890

3,890

4,080

4,240

3,820 

4,600

3,920 

3,800 

4,700

f,820

3,960 

5.540

4,620

4,500

4,430 

3,340 

3,820

4,310

3,950

123,530

4,118

-469

Dec.

4,400

4,020

4,200

4,600

4,500

5,460

4,600

4,180

5,140

5,620

5,180

5,140

5,720

5,320

5,680

4,200 

3,200

2,900 

2.800 

2,800

6,200

7.000 

6,300

6,200

6,600

7,000 

6,000 

5,250

5,650

5,800

5,600

157,560

5,083

-373

Jan.

5,400

6,400

5,700

5,900

6,000

5,000

6,100

6,000

5,700

5,200

4,900

5,200

5,400

4,600

4,700

5,100 

5,000

4.500 

5,800 

5,100

5,100

5,100 

4,700

4,500

5,000

5,800 

5,000 

5,400

*6,160

4,600

5,200

163,860

5,286

-1,181

Feb.

5,000

4,800

4,900

5,800

6,000

6,000

5,500

4,800

5,100

4,700

4,800

5,200

5,400

4,500

4.400

5,800 

5,900

6,000 

6,200 

6,300

6,640

6,280 

7.360

6, ISO

6,230

5,390 

5,420 

6,020

_

 . 

------

156,400

5,586

-532

Adjusted for eha

Mean

Cfsm

In.

2,845

0.276

0.32

3,649

0.354

0.40

Calendar year 1953 : Water year 1953-54 : 1

4,710

0.457

0.53

4,105

0.399

0.46

5,054

0.491

0.51

Mar.

5,300

5,880

6,000

5,300

6,820

5,320

5,260

5,930

6,410

5,560

5,790.

5,290

6,980

5,530

4.680

*5,400 

5,390

5,900 

5,760 

6,380

6,470

5,090 

6,980

5,980

7,480

6,940 

6.000 

6,800

6,220

7,380

6,500

188,720

6,088

+302

Apr.

7,290

6,210

7,080

6,380

6.050

7,470

7,360

8,980

8,000

 8,200

7,620

*7,500

6,900

6,620

7,170

8,120 

7,700

6,640 

7,310 

7,340

7,700

6,940 

6,910

6,120

7,080

7,240 

6,820 

9.640

9,600

9,340

225,310

7,510

+3,405

May

9,670

11,000

11,000

11,300

19,700

20,400

25,300

29,900

30,900

22,000

15,600

17,600

17,800

13,300

11,000

10,600 

10,600

10,200 

10,100 

8,920

8,330

8,460 

8,040

7,250

»7,700

7.060 

8,170 

9,320

8,640

7,760

8,140

405,760

13,090

+1,735

June *

9,290

9,100

9,120

10,900

10,400

9,580

8,940

8,740

7,760

7,810

8,110

8,130

7,720

7,620

8,080

6,400 

8,450

7,700 

7,100 

7,180

9,020

14.500 

12,700

12,200

12,400

13,600 

13,800 

12,900

12,600

13,300

292,900

9,763

+221

July

13,100

14,500

15,200

16,800

16.400

14,700

13,000

13,700

13,200

15,300

15,700

15,100

14,000

13,500

»12,300

12,900 

12,000

10,500 

9,630 

11,100

9,720

9,000 

8,000

7,820

6,820

6,820 

6,380 

5,900

5,680

5.650

6,580

352,800

11,380 -816

Aug.

6,260

6,240

6,060

5,700

6,140

6,090

5,600

5,070

5,370

5,440

4,700

4,700

5,020

5,570

4,490

3.920 

5,160

4,800 

4,520 

5,150

5,120

4,620 

4,300

5,380

4,490

5,780 

6.690 

6,480

5,880

*5,760

5,520

166,020

5,355 -809

Sept:

5,130

5,140

4,700

4,970

5,110

4,470

4.240

4,380

4,470

5,190

4,640

4,550

4,570

5,340

5,840

6,050 

6,890

6,300 

7,800 

8,020

9,010

7,760 

9,120

10,600

10.900

9,920 

8,590 

8,800

8,600

9,500

200,600

6,687

+1,151

incce in reservoir contents

6,390

0.620

0.71

10,915

1.06

1.18

14,825

1.44

1.66

9,984

0.969

1.08

10,560

1.03

1.19

4,546

0.441

0.51

7,838

0.761

0.85

Observed Adjusted

lax 23,400 Min 2,800 Mean 7,853 Mean 7,884 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10.41

«ax 30,900 Min 2,800 Mean 7,000 Mean 7,125 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station, 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of generation at Prairie du Sac 

powerplant. 

Hate.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 20.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 269

Kiokapoo River at La Parge, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°34'30", long 90 8 38'35", on east-west quarter section line in W- T. 13 N., R. 2 W., ------- - - -- - - -- - see. 29,

. , on left bank 10 ft 'upstream from bridge on State Highway 82" In 

La Parge, 0.3 mile upstream from Otter Creek, and 1 mile downstream from powerplant.

Drainage area. 266 so. mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1939, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 168 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 cfs July 3 (gage height, 11.44 ft); mlnHumT 22 cfs Mar. 13, 23 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 4,620 cfs July 21, 1951 (gage height, 12.32 ft); maximum gage height, 12.90 ft Mar. 8, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.8 

cfs Mar. 24, 1951 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of powerplant 1 mile upstream.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

66

122

188

277

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

494

980

1,640

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

104

100

T2T

103

110

103

112

114

111

111

 108

105

108

108

104

106

123

126

114

110

111

114

112

112

110

111

111

110

112

3,430

111

0.417

0.48

Nov.

112

111

112

108

105

105

108

123

TOS" 103

112

111

112

112

112

115

114

112

118

162

188

18?

123

122

120

116

114

105

112

115

3,520

117

0.440

0.49

Dec.

106

116

130

T58"

142

139

1*6

122

120

115

114

114

 106

80

98

93

91

9D

90

100

110

90

94

98

102

103

104

104

91

96

3,435

111

0.417

0.48

Jan.

98

100

93

98

97

96

93

90

85

15

78

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80 

80

2,609

84.2

0.317

0.36

Feb.

82

IT

90

96

108

110

108

103

110

119

115

102

102

140

230

480

*202

195

198

289

996

S5T

131

134

128

120

116

106

-

------

4,998

178

0.669

0.70

Mar.

101

95

91

89

90

93

100

105

105

102

102

100

71

iSF

128

131

190

436

838 3TS"

145

136

115

131

430

380

138

144

117

118 

120

5,415

175

0.658

0.76

Apr.

112

118

ID'S" 102

111

451

393

243

153

144

138

123

118

120

279

457

T7T

143

 131

120

157

184

135

127

151

142

345

210

162

158

5,506

184

0.692

0.77

May

836 4"iT

734

312

201

188

173

165

170

154

144

134

131

122

118

117

114

105

112

105

104

103

95

97

95

95

100

131

142

109 

1.VJO i nft

5,761

186

0.699

0.81

June

115

108

144

157

115

106

103

103

102

90

99

90

79

35

94

139

102

102

481

155

327

324

158

112

106

142

103

185

206

288

4,774

159

0.598

0.67

July

123

105

2 ,810

1,300

262

*193

1,030

250

182

171

166

149

132

130

121

116

114

112

106

108

109

106

100

98

98

100

98

103

110

115 

2 73

8,990

290

1.09

1.26

Aug.

130

110

105

102

100

100

102

V103

100

121

105

94

88

92

94

96

98

99

104

104

88

87

 100

106

125

IBS' 165

104

96

91

oc OD

3,203

103

0.387

0.45

Sept.

89

92

94

83

5T

94

108

96

99

140

106

104

152

277

164

128

128

574

292

126

122

116

121

116

112

111

106

112

125

177

4,255

142

0.534

0.59

Calendar year 1953: Max 919 Min 80 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,810 Min 71 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.82

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). 

* Discharge measurement made on thl

July 3 (7 a.m.) 3,850 cfs (11.44 ft), 

s day.

Note.. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 19, Feb. 28 to Mar. 9.
270 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Kiokapoo River at Steuben, Wis.

Location. La t 43°11'25", long 90°52'30", in Nltf£ sec. 8, T. 8 N. , R. 4 W., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Duffy Creek, 1 mile northwest of Steuben, and 14 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 690 sq mi.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 20, 1938, chain gage 1 mile upstream at datum 1.3 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 453 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs July 7 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum, 250 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 2.30 ft, result of freezeup).

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 13.66 ft); minimum observed, 161 cfs Aug. 9, 1936 (gage height, 0.76 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of powerplant at Gays Mills, 15 miles above 

station.

Revisions. WSF 855: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, July 12 to Aug. 25)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

270

330

490

672

871

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

1,080

1,400

2,290

3,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*340

347

324

34T

338

350

336

344

337

350

354

343

346

341

334

338

338 

340

362

370

366

350 

340

343

340

338 

331

333

365

 a Ac 54b

*£7 O* t

10,672

344

0.499

0.58

Nov.

350

346

347

333 3ib~

338

336

346

338

352

343

348

343

352

348

350

352 

354

354

380

436

458 

453

391

374

372 

374

358

364

347

10,847

362

0.525

0.58

Dec.

360

358

382

430

458

464

4TT

407

399

380

380

368

366

374

343

276

290 

320

350

340

320

330 

320

315

315

320 

320

320

320

315

310

10.974

354

0.513

0.59

Jan.

310

310

310

305

305

310

320

337

362

30T

330

350

360

360

360

350

325 

310

300

300

290

290 

290

290

290

290 

295

*300

300

300

300

9,753

315

0.457

0.53

Feb.

300

300

300

310

320

340

350

350

350

340

340

330

330

330

695

1,000

1,110 

1,110

676

606

816

1,090 

1,020

604

493

450 

400

370

15,030

537

0.778

0.81

Mar.

350

330

310

300

290

290

300

330

350

360

371

368

365

348

348

*371

405 

546

750

912

908

553 

470

441

535

778 

855

558

469

483

413

14,457

466

0.675

0.78

Apr.

40S

407

402

389

532

452

742

888

728

544

470

*452

418

408

505

810

925 

661

511

453

465

498 

525

476

450

477 

534

702

661

542

16,285

543

0.787

0.88

May

792

1,080

1,180

1,240

1,250

884

672

604

558

542

518

490

465

448

431

419

407 

395

392

377

386

365 

359

*358

350

340 

348

419

465

436

410

17,380

561

0.813

0.94

June

433

423

62S

712

571

490

433

4,08

394

370

366

364

354

346

530

340

395 

372

347

578

908

1,080 

888

619

438

931 

826

546

430

826

16,146

538

0.780

0.87

July

958

619

702

1,120

1,230

1,730

2,400

2,030

1,520

882

689

578

530

486

*455

431

413 

399

384

377

371

365 

359

356

348

344 

338

323

33S

334

397

21,806

703

1.02

1.18

Aug.

509

455

384

358

374

340

340

333

323

319

319

340

319

315

326

317

317 

344

346

326

317

301 

356

348

512

1.100 

699

492

426

*392

370

12,267

396

0.674

0.66

Sept.

360

352

346

341

338

326

34T

329

327

380

395

384

382

348

546

516

438 

433

583

770

525

416 

405

384

382

376 

371

366

400

493

12,354

412

0.597

0.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,400 Mln 276 Mean 472 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,400 Mln 276 Mean 460 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.07

Peak discharge (base. 1,900 efs). July 7 (4 a.m.)2,570 cfs (9.25 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17 to Jan. 7, Jan. 11 to Feb. 14, and Feb. 26 

to Mar. 10.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 271

Reservoirs in Wisconsin River Basin

Twenty-one reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of the Wisconsin and Tomahawk Rivers. 

The reservoirs are owned and operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co., who furnished 

the gage heights and contents for the individual reservoirs. The relation of these reservoirs to gaging stations on the Wisconsin River is as follows (figures in parentheses 

following name of reservoir show usable capacity in winter, in millions of cubic feet);. 

The first 13, Lac Yieux Desert (595), Twin Lakes (302). Buckatabon Lakes (142), Long Lake 

(384), Little Deerskin Lake (22), Seven Mile Lake (117), Lower Nine Mile Lake (93), Burnt 

Rollways Lake (596), Sugar Camp Lake (335), Little St. Germain Lake (142), Big St. Germain 

Lake (243), Pickerel Lake (250), and Rainbow Reservoir (2,020), are on the Wisconsin 

River or on tributaries that enter upstream from station at Rainbow Reservoir near Lake 

Tomahawk; North Pelican Lake (205) and South Pelican Lake (305) are on tributaries that 

enter upstream from station at Whirlpool Rapids near Rhinelander; Minocqua Lake (651), 

Squirrel Lake (152), Willow Reservoir (3,350), Lake Nokomis (1,788),*and Spirit Reservoir 

(775) are on tributaries that enter upstream from station at Merrill; Big Eau Pleine Reservoir (4,551) is on a tributary that enters upstream from station at Wisconsin Dells. 

Minocqua Lake, Squirrel Lake, Willow Reservoir, and Lake Nokomis also regulate the flow 

of the Tomahawk River upstream from the station at Bradley. The usable capacity of these 

reservoirs is usually less in summer than in winter because the allowable summer drawdown 

is limited in the interests of riparian property owners. There are from time to time 

formal or informal changes in capacity and in minimum drawdown levels. For detailed 

location of these reservoirs see WSP 955, page 210.

Monthly contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30...............

Calendar year 1953 . .

Feb. 28...............

May 31...............

Water year 1953-54 . .

Date

Nov. 30...............

Calendar year 1953 . .

Mar. 31...............

May 31...............

Water year 1953-54..

Date

Nov . 30 ...............

Calendar year 1953 . .

Water year 1953-54..

Thirteen reservoirs above station at 

Rainbow Reservoir near Lake Tomahawk

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

3,842 

2,903 

2,517 

2,649

-

1,748 

878 

764 

4,414 

5,571 

5,511 

4,346 

3,641 

4,872

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-939 

-386 

+132

+377

-901 

-870 

-114 

+3,650 

+1,157 

-60 

-1,165 

-705 

+1,231

+1,030

Twenty reservoirs above 

at Merrill

8,302 

6,276 

5,526 

4,998

-

2,873 

1,503 

1,618 

9,181 

12,345 

12,495 

10,314 

8,559 

10,946

-

-2,026 

-750 

-528

+327

-2,125 

-1,370 

+115 

+7,563 

+3,164 

+150 

-2,181 

-1,755 

+2,387

+2,644

Equivalent 

In 

cfs

-351 

-149 

+49

+12

-336 

-360 

-43 

+1,408 

+432 

-23 

-435 

-263 

+475

+33

station

-756 

-289 

-197

+10

-793 

-566 

+43 

+2,918 

+1,181 

+58 

-814 

-655 

+921

+84

Pour reservoirs above station on 

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wls .

3,841 

2,830 

2,502 

1,999

-

1,103 

605 

659 

3,675 

5,740 

5,876 

5,315 

4,385 

5,016

-

-1,011 

-328 

-503

-21

-896 

-498 

+54 

+3,016 

+2,065 

+136 

-561 

-930 

+631

+1,175

-377 

-127 

-188

-1

-335 

-206 

+20 

+1,164 

+771 

+52 

-209 

-347 

+243

+37

Fifteen reservoirs above station at 

Whirlpool Rapids near Rhinelander

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

4,071 

3,067 

2,632 

2,719

-

1,765 

898 

867 

4,758 

5,923 

5,664 

4,668 

3,942 

5,190

-

Change in contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-1,004 

-435 

+87

+364

-954 

-867 

-31 

+3,891 

+1,165 

-59 

-1,196 

-726 

+1,248

+1,119

Equivalent 

in 

cfs

-375 

-168 

+32

+12

-356 

-358 

-12 

+1,501 

+435 

-23 

-447 

-271 

+481

+35

Twenty-one reservoirs above 

station at Wisconsin Dells

11,328 

8,436 

7,222 

6,224

-

3,062 

1,776 

2,586 

11,413 

16,061 

16,634 

14,449 

12,281 

15,264

-

-2,890 

-1,216 

-998

+967

-3,162 

-1,286 

+810 

+8,827 

+4,648 

+573 

-2,185 

-2,168 

+2,983

+3,936

-1,079 

-469 

-373

+31

-1,181 

-532 

+302 

+3,405 

+1,735 

+221 

-816 

-809 

+1,151

+125
272 TURKEY RIVER BASIN

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°44'25", long 91°15'45", in sec. 36, T. 92 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge at Garber, 800 ft upstream from Wayman Creek, 

2,000 ft downstream from Elk Creek, and 1 mile downstream from Volga River.

Drainage area. 1,530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1913 to November 1916, May 1919 to September 1927, and November 

1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1913 to November 1916, 

May 1919 to September 1927, and April 1929 to September 1930 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 635.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1933-54), 890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs June 21 (gage height, 19.94 ft); 

minimum daily, 98 cfs Jan. 23-30.

1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1932-54-: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs June 13, 1947; 

maximum gage height, 28.06 ft Feb. 23, 1922 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge 

observed, 46 cfs June 29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by povjerplant at Elkader.

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 405: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

298

291

295

286

288

280

291

286

291

288

277

268

268

284

277

266

z55

274

342

33T

*302

*291

291

270

270

277

277

274

270

274

274

8,875

286

0.187

0.22

Nov.

274

266

274

256

256

252

256

249

249

263

260

252

252

256

246

*249

256

 252

260

306

309

?§8~ 316

302

277

263

260

252

235

220

7,916

264

0.173

0.19

Dec.

220

239

302

315" 365

338

327

327

313

298

264

266

260

270

235

120

150

170

200

210

220

222

221

220

210

200

192

186

180

175

170

7,410

239

0.156

0.18

Jan.

167

ISS

157

153

148

142

136

133

130

126

124

120

116

113

110

108

106

104

*102

100

99

99

98

35

98

98

98

98

98

98

99

3,639

117

0.076

0.09

Feb.

100 no

140

*170

190

215

239

263

274

274

274

291

295

263

280

255

250

*288

309

320

466

426

365

361

320

288

274

255

-

7,555

270

0.176

0.18

Mar.

215

185

170

160

ITS

200

220

230

239

235

232

210

.200

195

179

*222

249

266

309

302

242

229

256

242

V56

466

357

284

277

252

249

7,783

251

-0.164

0.19

Apr.

232

239

218

555" 205

600

965

1,180

794

578

438

399

346

*309

838

1,740

1,040

708

600

532

686

664

910

935

1,470

1,060

1,080

*910

860

1,840

22,618

754

0.493

0.55

May

7,140

5,150

5,460

4,450

3,000

2,130

1,740

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,110

1,010

935

860

815

772

729

686

664

*643

664

578

557

536

523

499

*733

1,970

1,110

1,210

1,180

50,914

1,642

1.07

1.24

June

1,410

1,400

2,840

2,920

1,920

1,470

1,240

1,110

985

910

838

772

686

643

578

*578

549

523 655"

643

4,130

6,160

4,450

3,320

2,130

1,500

1,210

1,060

960

960

50,495

1,683

1.10

1.23

July

838

1,080

1,140

985

910

772

708

664

622

578

544

515

494

446

434

399

395

380

353

*380

395

387

372

507

418

368

*365

338

327

TBT" 324

oo I

16,825

543

0.355

0.41

Aug.

365

338

346

316

320

298

284

288

270

277

274

266

246

266

266

239

270

*316

338

335

277

266

2-35 2"4T

357

750

64T

578

600

482

403

10,755

347

0.227

0.26

Sept.

395

346

313

306

306

270

239

270

*274

296

284

270

249

302

277

242

277

235

246

239

242

*239

208

212

212

208

555" 189

317 710 '48

6,450

282

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,OOO Min 120 Mean 920 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,160 Min 98 Mean 557 Cfsm 0.364 In. 4.95

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfsK 

16,400 cfs (19.94 ft).

May 1 (11:30 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (15.84 ft)j June 21 (11:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 16 to Feb. 6, Feb. 16, 17, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 8, Mar. 12, 13. Discharge computed from once-daily wire -weight-gage readings

Apr. 5-16, May 3-8.
GRANT RIVER BASIN 273

Grant River at Burton, Wls.

Location. Lat 42°43'10", long 90°49'10", in sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge at Burton, 6 miles northwest of Potosl and 9.5 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi (257 sq mi prior to April 1947).

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954. Prior to April 1947 published as 

"near Burton."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to April 1947, wire-weight gage 6 miles upstream at datum 33.18 ft 

higher. April 1947 to July 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 175 cfs. 

Extrei . Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs June 22 (gage height, 24.45 ft); 

minimum, 21 cfs Mar. 4 [result of freezeup).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 24.82 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Mar. 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October r953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

74

74

"SB" 103

83

78

77

75

73

TL

74

73

73

72

72

74

78

81

82

62

83

*83

82

81

81

80

79

78

77

77 

77

2,433

78.5

0.294

0.34

Nov.

77

77

77

77

21

75

75

77

77

76

77

76

76

77

77

77

76

*76

78

90

98sr

78

78

77

76

77

75

75

77

2,334

77.8

0.291

0.33

Dec.

75

76

91

117

89

86

83

85

*87

83

80

87

80

71

70

6970"

72

79

90

100

86

80

82

84

85

84

82

81

80

2,584

83.4

0.312

0.36

Jan.

87

85

83

81

81

80

80

81

77

68

68

68

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

2,191

70.7

0.265

0.31

Feb.

65

 65

68

84

150

100

90

85

*83

82

82

89

99

98

109

112

112

83

84

91

104

91

80

80

78

77

77

77

-

2,495

89.1

0.334

0.35

Mar.

75

75

71

60

85

89

81

71

71

70

70

71

69

66

73

72

71

71

*76

76

69

69

72

72

155

128

82

79

77 

72

66

2,382

76.8

0.288

0.33

Apr.

71

70

68

67

70

152

141

170

90

83

79

73

83

86

85

85

86

85

88

89

88

81

81

81

*295

255

*418 156"

150

144

3,600

120

0.449

0.50

May

520

276

302

205

173

156

144

139

138

132

126

122

114

109

103

103

99

96

98

97

93

91

89

86

83.

*83

93

2,680

277 

208

198

7,233

233

0.873

1.01

June

504

271

696

611

368

282

239

211

191

183

168

154

144

139

141

190

134

*123

120

236

1,490

9,270

556

362

290

246

227

214

198

179

18,137

605

Z.27

2.53

July

166

494

573 238"

133

138

191

152

129

109

107

98

98

96

96

98

168

149

136

114

107

101

101

104

101

97

95

96

99

*97 

134

4,615

149

0.558

0.64

Aug.

107

97

103

95

96

93

91

91

91

89

87

86

86

93

94

69

86

101

109

91

96

88

88

88

91

107

96

92

92

90

90

2,893

93.3

0.349

0.40

Sept.

92

86

87

86

86

85

83

86

83

91

91

89

89

*91

93

94

94

93

91

90

88

88

89

91

93

98

98

97

96 

551

2,951

98.4

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,140 Min 69 Mean 169 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,270 Min 60 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.554 In. 7.51

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). --May 28 (11 a.m.) 8,300 cfs (19.55 ft); June 22 (3 a.m.) 23,800

cfs (24.45 . ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-29, Jan. 11 to Feb. 11.
274 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Rockville, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°44'00", long 90°38'25", in SW£ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Blakely Branch, 2.5 miles northeast of Rockville, 5 miles 

northeast of Potosi, and 15.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1.3 miles upstream at different 

datum and Oct. 1, 1941, to June 29, 1949, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs June 21 (gage height, 13.33 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 3.22 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge. 43,500 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 17.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow Nov. 24, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Sept. 30)

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

33

60

124

240

396

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

808

1,310

2,100

3,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

35

52

35

45

43

43

45

46

46

46

45

45

43

43

43

43

43

46

46

*43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43 

45

1,369

44.2

0.318

0.37

Nov.

45

45

45

43

43

43

45

45

43

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

*42

45

56

66

52

49

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

1,370

45.7

0.329

0.37

Dec.

45

43

53

66

S7

57

57

54

54

*53

50

50

49

46

43

41

40 JO41

45

54

56

44

41

43

47

47

47

45

41 

42

1,497

48.3

0.347

0.40

Jan.

43

4T

41

41

41

41

40

40

33 ID39

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38 

38

1,184

38.2

0.275

0.32

Feb.

38

43

58

100

75

64

60

*57

52

52

53

54

53

71

70

52

49

50

57

58

55

51

48

45

43

42

41

1,529

54.6

0.393

0.41

Mar.

40

39

37

36

3T

38

39

40

40

38

37

37

37

37

40

43

50

*46

45

46

36

43

42

41

110

71

52

49

46

41 

g38

1,373

44.3

0.319

0.37

Apr.

g40

g36

g|4

gSI

g36

g82

77

80

67

52

45

37

36

43

71

71

52

47

45

38

46

50

49

89

*191

llfl

113

88

79

67

1,907

63.6

0.458

0.51

May

87

87

86

77

71

67

64

61

54

56

52

49

47

45

47

41

42

45

53

46

38

40

38

36

3T

*40

50

634

TS2

88 

95

2,437

78.6

0.565

0.65

June

658

246

652

386

246

184

162

146

130

117

101

95

90

62

82

90

*87

77

74

33T

2,580

1.V50

280

205

173

187

146

126

134

1 9R J.CD

9,533

318

2.29

2.55

July

104

120

191

TSS

106

103

151

100

95

90

87

84

80

79

74

73

71

73

70

70

73

68

68

70

67

63

61 S3-

64

*63 

68

2,671

86.2

0.620

0.71

Aug.

53

66

61

57

59

56

54

53

52

50

49

49

49

54

53

50

49

66

63

54

57

52

50

52

57

74

5T

54

52

49 

il

1,698

54.8

0.394

0.45

Sept.

49

47

47

47

47

45

43

43

46

54

49

45

49

*56

52

50

52

50

47

45

43

43

42

IT

43

42

42

45

57 

113

1,476

49.2

0.354

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,920 Min 28 Mean 82.5 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,380 Min 33 Mean 76.8 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.50

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 efs).--May 28 (10:45 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (8.07 ft)} June 21 (9:45 p.m.) 

16,400 cfs (13733 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14-29, Jan. 11 to Feb. 11, Feb. 21 to Mar. 15.
LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 275

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°33'20", long 90M4I40" in NEir sec. 5, T. 89 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1? miles east of Durango, 5 miles northwest of 

Dubuque, and 7.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 5, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 82.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 ofs June 1 (gage height, 14.35 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Jan. 19-28.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 17.05, 19.82, 20.75 and 22.1 ft; minimum observed, 5 cfs July 12, 13, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 22.1 ft June 15, 1925 (discharge, about 29,000 cfs computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 925: 1935-37.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

2.6 

2.6 

3.2

4.0 

4.8 

6.0 

8.0

197

400

875

1,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

H17

17

17

16

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

-ft

18

*17

18

17

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

552

17.8

0.137

0.16

Nov.

19 

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

*22 

33

30

25

22

21

21

20

21

20

21

21

624

20.8

0.160

0.18

'Dec.

20 

21

30

45

30

28

26

23

24

24

25

20

24

21

18

 19

16

15 18 

20

21

22

20

19

20

21

22

22

22

21

19

696

22.5

0.173

0.20

Jan.

19 

19

20

18

19

19

18

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

 11

^.TT

^11

11

11 ' 11

» n

111111

12

12

12

428

13.8

0.106

0.12

Feb.

14 

T6

*21

25

ii

39

30

26

26

26

24

20

18

20

33

42

24

*24

23 

28

36

28

24

22

21

19

21

20

-

714

25.5

0.196

0.20

Mar. ''

19 

20

17

15

ii

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

18

*18

21 

21

19

17

17

19

J53

44

30

26

24

21

22

639

20.6

0.158

0.18

Apr.

21 

20

20

18

Jo

313

194

84

55

50

41

33

30

*28

46

84

47

41

36 

39

62

54

44

62

557

129

*148

*106

88

7OI Q

2,528

84.3

0.648

0.72

May

480 

305

224

153

130

102

81

70

55

55

54

48

45

41

37

34

31

30

32 

*31

30

29

27

26

24

24

*437

715

72

3,624

117

0.900

1.04

June

1.510 

561

1,310

466

265

186

153

121

102

99

91

74

64

61

55

*67

58

48

72 

181

945

495

118

86

70

61

54

45

50

64

7,532

251

1.93

2.15

July

39 

40

45

42

37

34

54

18

33

30

28

27

25

24

24

22

22

23

22 

21

*29

30

25

26

25

*23

21

21

23

22

21

896

28.9

0.222

0.26

Aug.

20 

20

20

19

20

20

18

20

20

19

17

16

T6

19

21

21

21

*25

30 

25

18

17

17

20

25

25

25

21

19

17

16

622

20.1

0.155

0.18

Sept.

16

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

*T5

21

18

17

17

19

18

18

19

19

17 

15

15

*16

15

15

15

15

15

15

31

43

529

17.6

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,460 Min 15 Mean 69.9 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,510 Min 11 Mean 53.1 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.54

Peak dlsehsrge (base. 3.000 efs). Hay 28 (7 a.m.) 3,140 cfs (10.25 ft)j June 1 (8t30 a.m.) 6,460 

cfs (14.35 ft)j June 21 (11 p.m.) 5,750 cfs (13.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-23, Jan. 11 to Feb. 2, Mar. 4, 5. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings May 4-20.
276 GALENA RIVER BASIN

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42 8 30'50", long 90°22'40" (corrected), near center of sec. 33, T. 1 N., 

R. 1 E., on left bank at Buncombe, 0.6 mile upstream from Coon Branch, 1.5 miles upstream from Scrabble Branch, 2 miles upstream from Illinois-Wisconsin State line, 

and 3i5 miles southeast of Hazel Green.

Drainage area. 128 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--15 years, 78,8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,010 cfs June 22 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.68 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Feb. 20,, 1953 (gage height, 15.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Mar. 3, 1954.

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage about 17.1 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Ratine tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

14

32

58

142

237

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

347

499

703

923

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

?T

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

ii

23

23

22

22

22

23

22

21

22

22

23

22

23

21

22

23

22

23

22

22 

23

689

22.2

0.173

0.20

Nov.

24

24

22

22

22

20

2Z

22

23

22

23

23

22

24

23

23

24

23

26

39

37

27

25

24

23

23

22

22

23 

23

722

24.1

0.188

0.21

Dec.

24

24

31

68 "57

57

54

44

39

33

*30

27

25

23

22

21

7T

21

22

25

32

34

26

23

23

23

23

23

23

22 

22

939

30.3

0.237

0.27

Jan.

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

20

17

?C

28

29

29

24

24

29

32

26

29

30

33

TZ

31

31

31

32

32

32

804

25.9

0.202

0.23

Feb.

32

47

64

90

110

86

72

66

 61

51

43

36

43

55

84

68

48

44

40

50

57

43

39

38

37

32

38

39

1,513

54.0

0.422

0.44

Mar.

36

33

22

17

77

31

32

31

30

30

30

30

39

27

29

32

33

31

34

36

30

32

30

32

J55

51

40

39

38

34

34

1,025

33.1

0.259

0.30

Apr.

32

32

31

71

32

99

99

76

55

54

48

43

37

36

57

81

57

48

45

52

60

57

50

122

*30Z

122

217

111

92

81

2,261

75.4

0.589

0.66

May

86

117

122

79

68

64

58

58

54

50

48

45

43

40

40

37

36

33

36

34

33

32

31

30

Si

26

98

-BS 202

44

44

1,780

57.4

0.448

0.52

June

176

101

386

204

142

119

103

89

79

73

70

62

58

57

52

75

55

 48 51

194

678

907

T3S

106

89

81

72

62

57 

66

4,480

149

1.16

1.30

July

57

51

66

61

52

50

TO" 157

50

45

43

42

38

37

33

33

33

33

32

31

42

34

32

33

32

30

28

 TO

32 

32

38

1,367

44.1

0.345

0.40

Aug.

37

32

33

32

32

31

29

31

31

26

27

27

26'SS

32

31

30

57

 SI TS

31

29

30

31

36

36

37

30

29

27

26

1,011

32.6

0.255

0.29

Sept.

26

26

25

24

25

23

21

20

25

28

27

25

*25

29

28

27

30

29

27

25

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

#

792

26.4

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,020 Mln 20 Mean 65.7 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 907 Min 17 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5.05

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efg). June 22 (I2i30 a.m.) 5,010 cfs (12.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, Dec. 10-14, Dec. 16 to Jan. 11, 

FebT~S-ll.
GALENA RIVER BASIN 277

East Pork Galena River at Council Hill, 111.

Location. Lat 42°28'05", long 90°20'20", in W| sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

at Council Hill, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles northeast of Galena. Records 

include flow of unnamed creek which enters Just below gage.

Drainage area. 20.1 sq mi, includes that of unnamed creek. 

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 12.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 652 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum observed, 3.2 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Apr. 29, 1947 (gage height, 15.3 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 9.33 and 15.3 ft and a contracted-opening determination at gage height 15.3 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs June 22, 1940 (gage height, 2.14 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1942-43, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.8

5.8

9.5

14

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

26

47

79

137

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

5.8

5.6

7.3

773

6.9

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

4457S

5.6

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

182.5

5.89

0.293

0.34

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

U.

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

176.0

5.87

0.292

0.33

Dec.

5.4

5.8

7.6

7.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

5-8

6.5

*8.8

6.5

6.2

6.9

5.8

5.8

7.6

4.2

5.8

7.3

7.6

8.8

9.5

375

TTZ

5.8

5.8

4.8

5.S

5.8

4.8

4 8

193.3

6.24

0.310

0.36

Jan.

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

3.7

TTff

6.5

7.6

5.8

4.8

7.6

9.5

r?

9.5

7.6

7.6

9.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.4

7.6

7 6

207.1

6.68

0.332

0.38

Feb.

8.0

9.0

12

35"52*

15

9.5

19

*23

13

8.4

5.8

5.8

16

20

8.8

5.8

5.6

4.8 5T5

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

------

301.7

10.8

0.537

0.56

Mar.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.2

T75

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

9.5

6.5

5.4

5.4

5.8

4.4

5.0

161.2

5.20

0.259

0.30

Apr.

4.8

5.0

4.4 570-

4.8

15

26

9.5

6.9

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

8.4

8.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

8.4

11

7.6

6.5

35

*90

71

56

25

20

17

488.0

16.3

0.811

0.90

May

20

47

28

20

15

13

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

6.9

5.4

7.3

6.2

5.8

5.4

6.2

5.6

5.0

6.2

32

48

TT

7.6

12

406.5

13.1

0.652

0.75

June

57

25

124

42

27

22

19

15

13

12

11

10

9.1

11

31

13

10

*8.8

8.4 7T~

137

T5

21

16

13

12

11

9.5

8.4

9.1

825.3

27.5

1.37

1.53

July

7.3

7.3

21

8.8

8.0

6.9

21

7.3

6.9

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.4

4.0

T7i

10

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.4

*5.0

4.6

7.3

210.9

6.80

0.338

0.39

Aug.

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.8

4.6

5.0

4.2

8.4

5.0

8.8

5.2

4.8

6.2

8.4

5.6

6.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.2 

4.0

159.3

5.14

. 0.256

0.29

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.8

4.4

4.8

4.2

3.8

*4.4

4.6

4.0

4.2

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

575

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.2

9.5

T7§

128.7

4.29

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 454 Min 3.8 Mean 10.5 Cfsm 0.522 In. 7.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 137 Min 3.7 Mean 9.43 Cfsm 0.469 In. 6.37

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 2-6, 8-10. Discharge computed from oncedaTIy" wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 12, 13, Feb. 17 to Apr. 5, Apr. 9- 

23, May 29, 30, June 4-14, 16-19, June 23 to July 6, July 8 to Aug. 18, Aug. 27-31.

402891 O -57 -19
278 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°27'20", long 91 8 25'50", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 88 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 2 miles southeast of Manchester and 5 miles downstream from Honey and Prairie 

Creeks.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 895.06 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 21 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs May 1 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Apr. 4.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.36 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 6 cfs June 8, 29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Large 

diurnal fluctuation caused by hydroelectric plant 2 miles above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Iowa Electric Co., which 

also furnished gage-height record at hydroelectric plant 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

5.1 

6.0 

7.0

215

640

1,200

2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

74

53 

37

87

62

62

56

67

62

72" 30

57

64

61

60

61

31

*84

61

66

68

72

57

31

76

65

69

64

56 

67

1,898

61.2

0.200

0.23

Nov.

31

81

60 

65

65

64

55

5T

58

60

61

68

33

*87

56

60

63

82

75

36

91

63

63

57

59

56

46

68

1,843

61.4

0.201

0.22

Dec.

72

64

73 

85

95

45

86

71

75

67

67

63

*-g? 38

60

50

45

54

54

45

46

53

45

47

50

53

39

54

48

44

47

1,799

58.0

0.190

0.22

Jan.

49

43

35 

50

52

43

43

43

43

30

41

43

41

42

38

34

30

*32

37

33

31

33

28

 3T 27

34

36

35

40

35

 34

1,166

37.6

0.123

0.14

Feb.

38

35

33 

32

38

38

30

35

42

40

39

46

53

34

64

*55

51

59

81

7Z

32

72

74

58

60

56

59

~^~~ 28

1,354

48.4

0.158

0.16

Mar.

76

60

49

53

59

56

30

75

49

53

53

54

60

29

*66

51

53

50

66

55

27

7?

44

46

74

63

64

31

78

TS

50

1,690

54.4

0.178

0.21

Apr.

53

55

46 

23

5Z

87

155

122

150

91

50

*97

80

60

124

428

257

155

203

119

157

225

190

113

280

426

473

526

T@S

308

5,407

180

0.588

0.66

May

2.260

1,360

1,520 

711

4.39

348

277

194

195

253

216

174

135

143

109

82

*163

173

87

131

88

81

61

HE

106

71

111

663

517

295

11,347

366

1.20

1.38

June

627

608

1.520 

1,400

561

372

331

277

186

261

157

142

119

*165

150

129

166

106

115

li

222

1,270

653

330

239

170

88

152

182

108

10,884

363

1.19

1.32

July

125

152

144 

120

159

143

130

120

158

86

59

105

95

90

84

82

84

57 *5z"

101

102

97

111

157

81

104

100

81

84

87

84

3,264

105

0.343

0.40

Aug.

54

97 B5 

80

68

86

52

75

95

70

70

67

68

54

12

96

72

8B

96

*65

97

49

8T

89

81

83

91

97

51

91

64

2,385

76.9

0.251

0.29

Sept.

70

65

69 

61

47

74

68

61

69

73

56

44

80

64

58

62

58

60

38

*73

64

59

50

55

48

 S7 35

61

88

152

1,904

63.5

0.208

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,590 Min 30 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,260 Min 23 Mean 123 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.46

Peak discharge (base. 2,200 cfs). May 1 (6i30 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (9.60 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 11.
MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 279

Haquoketa River near Haquoketa, Iowa

Location. La t 42°05'10", long 90°38'20" , In SW^NE^ sec. 17, T. 84 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 62, 1,200 ft upstream from Mill 

Creek, 2 miles downstream from North Pork, and 3 miles northeast of Maquoketa.

Drainage area. 1,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1913 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 14, 1924, chain gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 973 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 8.52. ft); minimum daily, 151 cfs Sept. 26.

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 24.70 ft); minimum daily, 105 cfs Feb. 11-20, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplant 4 miles above station.

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 760: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 27

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

182

290

690

1,720

3,700

May 28 to Sept. 30

0.4 131 

1.0 321 

2.0 7C5 

2.5 920 

Note. Same as preeedlng table above

2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

310

31S

316

302

297

287

270

320

324

334

340

310

331

320

298

2SS

302

314

305

324

342

 360

*335

296

297

538

342

308

319

332

330

9,812

317

0.205

0.24

Nov.

350

336

338

284

7S5

295

304

313

318

312

308

319

322

297

333

332

*336

291

334

 372

382 '370"

360

348

332

360

373 

356

309

343

9,922

331

0.214

0.24

Dec.

333

346

411

442

424

449

TZi

366

378

274

354

371

366

41S

360

300

250

?55

320

350

365

375

380

385

385

380

380 

380

375

370

370

11,371

367

0.237

0.27

Jan.

370

365

360

350

330

310

300

270

3G5

450

410

390

370

365

360

360

355

350

350

*350

345

340

340

340

340

340

340 

340

345

345

350

10,830

349

0.225

0.26

Feb.

360

400

460

540

»720

660

490

560

6SO

520

440

510

664

396

486

490

403

*394

422

422

432

414

580

"376" 352

366

364 

386

13,087

467

0.301

0.31

Mar.

366

330

298

228

216

256

301

362

398

336

316

324

326

278

283

312

296

»288

290

306

277

2 SO

294

318

456

332

363 

348

340

328

318

9,744

314

0.203

0.23

Apr.

315

330

318

 555 278

466

551

462

463

448

408

490

378

»334

398

428

479

656

640

514

668

733

594

579

682

710

1,540 

1,170

 1,120

1,020

17,480

583

0.376

0.42

May

1,070

2,150

3,040

2,640

1,960

1,390

1,220

1,100

864

802

634

670

676

648

564

530

429

4S8

462

*465

455

400

418

417

348

1T39" 340

 665

1,610

1,440

1,140

29,444

950

0.613

0.71

June

2,240

3,320

2,580

3,700

5,860

2,140

1,660

1,420

1,110

1,040

924

885

862

746

790

1,100

*650

eso

621

625

870

2,030

2,160

1,780

1,170

922

828 

750

583

m

42,080

1,403

0.905

1.01

July

666

637

6S6

646

690

541

574

595

532

506

452

526

434

418

419

408

408

3SS

412

3S8

364

»T38~

438

436

476

484

432

454

400

413 

526

15,167

489

0.315

0.36

Aug.

432

395

370

368

402

399

380

388

3S4

398

364

"347 344

364

356

886

706

»3.0QO

1,680

841

576

480

454

454

430

641

609 

533

507 4$ 2

448

18,428

594

0.383

0.44

Sept.

375

376

390

384

339

371

362

276

303

»325

361

360

312

30S

320

294

304

368

446

388

307

*277

270

256

237

ili 157 

278

502 

Tf?

9,899

330

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,300 Min 250 Mean 857 Cfsm 0,553 In. 7.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,700 Mln 151 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.348 In. 4.73

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurementmade on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 12.
280 APPLE RIVER BASIN

Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Location. Lat 42°15'05", long 90 e 17'10", in NE&IWir sec. 16, T. 26 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 0.3 mile southwest of Hanover and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 244 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 591.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, wire-weight or staff gage at site 3.5 miles downstream 

at datum 9.48 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 17.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1946; maximum gage height, 26.12 ft 

Jan. 5, 1946 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 4 cfs July 26, 1941, July 10, 11, 

1953.

Remarks.--Re<ords good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Occasional 

regulation during low flow caused by dam at Hanover.

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1005: 1939, 1941(M).

Rating tablo, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from Ml-sslsslppl River May 11-16)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.3

3.0 

7.0 7.'6

180

460

1,510

1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

32

TO

29

26

 26

27

27

29

29

29

27

27

29

29

29

30

30

32

31

 30

31

30

30

32

32

32

31

30

31

909

29.3

0.120

0.14

Nov.

30

30

31

30

30

29

TO

32

30

30

51

31

30

31

31

31

31

31

 32

49

47

39

35

34

32

32

32

31

32

34

978

32.6

0.134

0.15

Dec.

32

35

50

59

55

55

 47

45

44

44

39

39

36

35

31

 30

29

TO

32

39

44

35

34

32

34

35

35

34

32 

30

1,200

38.7

0.159

0.18

Jan.

~5S 32

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

24

b23

b22

b21

b22

b22

b21

D20

b21

b23

26

b25

b24

b27

29

29

b29

b28

b27

29

b26 

b26

821

26.5

0.109

0.13

Feb.

27

84

97

218

235

b82

74

244

S18

.b!40

b80

59

59

218

180

74

61

52

55

59

47

47

42

39

36

 39

36

.

-- --

2,738

97.8

0.401

0.42

Mar.

35

35

30

b25

b27

b29

32

31

32

31

32

32

32

30

 30

30

30

31

36

34

32

32

32

37

55

50

44

41

39

38 

36

1,060

34.2

0.140

0.16

Apr.

36

36

34

323"5

61

170

138

76

64

55

49

44

42

64

114

74

61

53

77

 252

144

107

9S

1,700

-460

»765

397

310

256

5,799

193

0.791

O.S8

May

305

336

778" 428

226

195

167

154

144

133

127

124

112

114

85

79

S4

78

80

SO

74

70

68

64

 61

tf6~ 57

231

136

89 

114

4,359

141

0.578

0.66

June

528

3_23 ivsyo,

951

436

336

282

235

199

180

167

139

125

144

 125

119

109

97

91

139

173

382

287

157

127

112

100

89

87

84

7,693

256

1.05

1.17

July

78

76

82

87

80

74

155

W

76

66

64

61

55

53

52

49

49

49

47

47

53

57

49

47

49

45

42

-14

47

52 

61

1,948

62.8

0.257

0.30

Aug.

55

50

55

55

52

47

42

42

44

42

38

36

35

47

47

63

55

 95

70

52

92

52

SI

-9T 286

70

59

52

47

42

39

1,900

61.3

0.251

0.29

Sept.

36

35

34

35

34

32

31

 29

32

38

36

32

32

32

32

32

35

35

34

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

31

63 55

1,019

34.0

0.159

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,630 Min 4.5 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.447 In. 6.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,700 Min 20 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 0.342 In. 4.64

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs). Apr. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (11.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111.

281

Location. Lat 42°06'50", long 90"05'35", in NW&Wi sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 4 E., on left 

banki0.7 mile upstream from Camp Creek, 2.6 miles downstream from Carroll Creek, 

3? miles northeast of Savanna, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 231 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

Average discharge. 13 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 1,400 cfs June 4; no flow May 12-14 (backwater from Mississippi River); minimum during nonbackwater periods, 10 cfs Nov. 25. 

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 28.74 ft); no 

flow Apr. 26, 27, 1952, May 12-14, 1954 (backwater from Mississippi River); minimum 

during nonbackwater periods, 8 cfs for several days during period August to October

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Mississippi River, which 

are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from Mississippi River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Dec. 5, Apr. 21-24)

6.7 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

10

14

40

80

191

14.0

16.0

19.0

19.6

460

700

1,160

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

15

16

19 

26 

18

15

»15

14

T5

16

15

14

15

16

17

17

20

19

18 

15

14

 15

16

18

19

19

20

19

18

17 

17

527

17.0

0.074

0.08

Nov.

18

17

17 

16 

16

16

17

17

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17 

IP14

12

11

TT

11

11

12

12

13

14

467

15.6

0.068

0.08

Dec.

15

17

36 

40 

29

36

38

 31

26

31

26

29

b24

b21

b20

b!7

»b!6

b!5

b!7 

b21

b25

b29

b23

b22

b21

b22

b23

b23

b22

b21 

b20

756

24.4

0.106

0.12

Jan.

b2l

b21

b21 

b20 

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!2

bll

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

bTT

b!2 

b!3

b!3

b!2

b!4

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!3 

blS

469

15.1

0.065

0.08

Feb.

*b!4

b27

b80 

105 

b!75

b290

bTSo

b95

b!90

b230

blOO

b70

b55

bSO

bllO

b!50

b!20

b70

b50 

43

40

36

31

29

28

25

 24

24

.

2,411

86.1

0.373

0.39

Mar.

23

22

20

b!8 

bT9

b20

21

20

20

19

20

20

20

21

 20

21

20

20

22 

23

22

20

21

24

66

72

TS

34

32

30

31

804

25.9

0.112

0.13

Apr.

30

31

30 

27 

27

39

52

48

44

37

35

31

28

26

3T

46

40

30

28 

51

*541

198

125

98

115

*140

112

110

95

85

2,130

71.0

0.307

0.34

May

98

115

clll m

c98

c88

c80

078

C71

C52

cO

cO

cO

c70

c65

c55

cSO

c45 

c40

c35

c33

c31

029

»31

27

50

108

118

68

106

2,042

65.9

0.285

0.33

June

805

1,030

805 

1.280 

895

430

332

296

236

205

184

164

143

132

*122

130

112

100

92 

90

92

526

262

oil*

c94

c80

C74

c68

C6i

066

9,020

301

1.30

1.45

July

c65

C55

C86 

132 

c61

C54

165" 178

o80

C68

060

C54

c48

c42

638

036

034

35

33 

30

32

35

i 32

29

28

26

23

22

 H

25

24

1,654

53.4

0.231

0.27

Aug.

22

22

34

38 

30

27

23

21

21

21

20

19

11

17

19

98

66

120

*134

26

23

22

58

42

39

42

32

27

23

21

1,165

37.6

0.163

0.19

Sept.

20

19

19 

19 

18

18

19

»17

18

21

22

20

17

18

17

17

IB

20

19

!i

16

17

16

16

17

16

16

18

454

1 DC

1,144

38.1

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,400 Min 11 Mean 81.5 Cfsm 0.353 In. 4.77

Water year 1953-54: Msix 1,280 Min 0 Mean 61.9 Cfsm 0.268 In. 3.64

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). .June 4 (time and gage height unknown) about 1,400 cfa 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from Mississippi River.
282 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°53'40", long 90°09'24", in NE^ sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

in downstream end of lower lock guide wall of dam 13, 1.2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, 2 miles north of Pulton, 111., 2.1 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Clinton, Iowa, and at mile 522.6 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 85.600 sq mi, approximately, at U. S. Highway 30, where discharge measurements are made.

Records available.--October 1932 to September 1954 (prior to October 1939, published as 

"at Le Claire") in reports of Geological Survey. June 1873 to December 1932 (published 

as "at Le Claire") in report of Iowa State Planning Board.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'29. June 1873 to June 2, 1934, staff gage in stone well and June 3, 1934, to May 26, 

1939, water-stage recorder, 23 miles downstream at Le Claire, at different datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.8 miles downstream from base gage at datum 5.48 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 48,100 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum daily discharge during year, 175,900 cfs May 14; maximum gage height, 

18.55 ft May 14 (auxiliary gage); minimum daily discharge, 20,900 cfs Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 8.05 ft Jan. 9 (auxiliary gage).

1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 225,400 cfs Apr. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 

21.24 ft Apr. 27, 1952 (auxiliary gage) minimum daily discharge, 12,000 cfs Dec. 27- 

30, 1939; minimum gage height, -0.70 ft Dec. 30, 1939.

Flood of June 25, 1880, reached a discharge of 243,000 cfs (estimated by Corps of 

Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, plow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperatlon.--Gage-height record at dam 13 and three discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195S to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

26,300 

26,100

26.500

25,800 

26,000

26,100

25,800

26,000

24,100

23,600

23,600

23,100

23,400

23,900

24,000

24,200

24,100

24,200

 24,000

24,000

23,600 

23,800

 24,100 

23,600 

24,000

22,700 

22,000 

22,500

22,600 

21,300

20.900

745,900

24,066

0.281

0.32

Nov.

22,100 

22,500

22,300

21.800 

21,800

22,600

23,700

24,000

23,700

23,700

23,300

23,400

23,600

23,700

23,800

24,100

24,800

25,500

26,200

*27,100

28.600 

27,300

26,200 

26,400 

26,900

26,900 

26,800 

27,300

28,100 

27,900

746,100

24,870

0.291

0.32

Dec.

27,700 

27 , 900

28,300

30,100 

30,700

32,600

33,300

33,400

35.700

28,800

27,100

27,200

27,000

28,100

25,600

25,000

 26,200

27,000

29,400

31,300

50,800 

29,100

26,000 

24, 200 

24,000

23.800 

23,800 

24,000

24,000 

24,600

25,400

860,100

27,750

0.324

0.37

Jan.

24,600 

24,500

24,600

24,700 

24,200

24,200

24,400

23,900

24,300

24,000

24,200

25,500

27.100

26,200

26,000

26,000

26,800

25,100

23,800

23,000

22,800 

22,200

22.000 

22,000 

22,100

22,300 

22,500 

22,600

22,800 

 23,200

22,800

744,400

24,010

0.280

0.32

Feb.

22.700 

22,700

23,000

23,200 

23,500

24,200

25,200

25,200

25,000

25,000

25,200

25,500

25,600

25,700

25,600

26,800

26,600

27,400

 28,900

32,800

57.800 

35,100

35,000 

33,100 

32,700

32,800 

32,300 

32,300

- -'

778,900

27,820

0.325

0.34

Mar.

32,500 

34,700

36,600

32,800 

27,000

28,100

28,600

29,300

 29,300

29,100

27,400

24.700

26,600

28,700

28,700

29,200

28,500

27,600

 29,300

31,200

34,200 

36,500

44,600 

47,800 

51,400

55,100 

55.600 

51,200

50,000 

50,900

51,500

*1,118.7

36,090

0.422

0.49

Apr.

51,300 

48,700

48,700

48,400 

44,600

43,100

45,000

44,800

43,700

42.800

44,400

 44,800

45,700

47,500

 49,300

50, 500

55,600

57,300

59,000

60,700

62,200 

64,100

65,100 

66,500 

73,000

79.700 

178,800 

78,400

73,700 

70,000

-------

*1,687.4

56,250

0.657

0.73

May

70,400 

75,500

86,100

93,600 

98,800

101,800

110,100

121,700

131,000

143,500

157,400

166,900

172,900

 175,900

172,300

166,900

160,000

149,600

139,100

128,000

 117,400 

102,300

94,100 

88,400 

81,600

72,700 

65,900 

67,000

70,800 

65,600

58.200

*3,505.5

113,100

1.32

1.52

June

68,400 

69,200

70,000

72,100 

72,200

66,600

65,200

64,800

64,400

64,400

64,100

63,900

64,200

63,400

61,300

57,000

 55,800

53,400

53,300

51.500

56,800 

75,700

93,100 

92,900 

91,400

92,100 

94,400 

99,100

102,700 

106.700

--------

*2, 170.1

72,340

0.845

0.94

July

105,700

102,000

100,000

100,100 

98,900

95, 500

96,100

95,800

95,800

93,100

91,100

90,800

88,900

89,000

87,600

87,000

84,700

81,900

78,400

78,300

72,600 

67,800

 58,400 

49,100 

40,900

40,500 

34,300 

28,400

26.500 

27,800

28,600

*2,315.6

74,700

0.873

1.01

Aug.

28,900 

29,900

31,100

30,800 

30,800

31,100

30,600

29,400

29,100

26,500

25,700

24,300

23,900

24,100

24,100

25.700

 23,700

29,100

34,400

34,700

31,600 

28,100

27,800 

28,600 

28,900

31,700 

33,400 

34,800

56.300 

34,400

32,000

913,500

29,470

0.344

0.40

Sept.

27,300 

26,300

26,300

26,400 

25,900

25,200

24,900

23,000

22.000

22,900

25,700

26,400

26,900

28,900

31,800

34,400

36,700

39,700

43,100

44,400

46,500 

50,100

 50,100 

48J200

48,700 

48,400 

43,100

46,400 

38, 900

*1,065

35,500

0.415

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 104,100 Min 19,900 Mean 51,380 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 175,900 Min 20,900 Mean 45,620 Cfsm 0.533 In. 7.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16, 17, 23-29, Jan. 10 to Feb. 13.
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 283

Wapsipinioon River at Independence, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°27'50", long 91°53'50", in sec. 4, T. 88 N., R. 9 W., on right bank at 

Sixth Street in Independence, 1,800 ft downstream from Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, 4§ miles downstream from Otter Creek, and 9| miles upstream from Pine 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,060 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 882.85 ftxabove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 24, 1941, staff gage in tailrace of powerplant 

1,800 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum 

daily, 19 cfs Jan. 23.

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 18.74 ft); minimum, about 7 cfs many times in period 1933-34.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pei> second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 

27

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.1 

4.4

4.6 

4.8

94

165

265

4.5

4.6 

4.S 

5.1

27

53

133

310

5.5 

6.0 

7.3

630

1,110

2,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

29

30

28 

110

108

35

35

64

36

35

76

71

66

157

95

92

35

»89

70

65

82

99

67

37

90

68

65

78

100

104

2,126

68.6

0.065

0.07

Nov.

35

77

80

263

TsT

60

 55 28

28

29

29

29

58

88

31

*92

88

76

86

71

114

29

148

143

138

28

110

90

31

148

2,406

80.2

0.076

0.08

Dec.

87

87

147

144 

110

31

168" 241

150

114

138

114

29

»170

114

39

61

74

89

31

116

121

91

92

46

102

36

79

82

76

108

5,087

99.6

0.094

0.11

Jan.

37

104

36

91 

79

80

76

63

78

37

71

69

69

37

38

38

37

 34

28

28

26

23

19

Jo

21

22

24

24

23

24

24

1,380

44.5

0.042

0.05

Feb.

42

39

35

39 

41

25

JS

45

46

52

50

51

54

30

*94

81

»80

83

90

42

50

258

220

142

145

148

140

39

-

2,187

78.1

0.074

0.08

Mar.

148

150

143

66 

70

75

42

129

122

121

118

90

90

28

*12T

108

103

94

141

91

39

146

146

117

150

118

131

36

170

T65

134

3,402

110

0.104

0.12

Apr.

108

109

108

27 

113

203

244

248

188

226

47

373

278

147

253

*488

451

295

627

288

241

279

401

352

531

711

792

738

666

639

10,171

359

0.520

0.36

May

2,250

2,420

2.720

2,540 

2,290

2,220

2,100

1,710

1,130

855

738

364 585'

439

405

450

*260

267

377

232

257

217

230

244

193

221

216

244

722

720

666

28,282

912

0.860

0.99

June

711

1,010

1,330

1.720 

1,580

1,320

920

711

554

469

456

342

292

\ »285

262

257

255

231

200

Ii

486

1,310

1,520

1,390

1,230

1,110

1,280

1,650

1,590

1,020

25,570

852

0.804

0.90

July

765

353

638

476 

667

695

454

434

375

279

260

271

232

143

186

169

138

34

*252

132

124

135

32

2W

32

237

135

106

100

84

1 no

J.CO

8,578

277

0.261

0.30

Aug.

29

131

126

81 

123

106

105

27

168

128

81

27

78

86

34

136

108

132

132

110

29

136

133

109

157

235

480

281

678

?B7

4,974

160

0.151

0.17

Sept.

382

385

229

234 

36

245

213

32

39

309

32

34

244

129

106

132

129

128

Jl *131

133

131

79

77

93

27

132

97

105

144

4,214

140

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,860 Min 28 Mean 475 Cfsm 0.448 In. 6.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,720 Mln 19 Mean 264 Cfsm 0.249 In. 3.38

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). May 3 (l;30 p.m.) 2,780 cfs (7.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 5-9, Jan. 22 to Feb. 4j discharge estimated by 

comparison with records for nearby stations.
284 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

Wapsipinioon River near DeWitt, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°46<, long 90°32', in NE^ sec. 6 (revised), T. 80 N. (revised), R. 4 E., 

on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 3 miles south of DeWitt 

6 miles upstream from Brophy Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

~0£ 1912.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Jan. 27-30.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 12.07 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Jan. 17-24, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-21, May 15 to June l)

2.8 

3.3 

4.0

100

232

516

5.0 

6.5 

8.0

1,110

2,300

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

183

180 

 207J 

213 

210

194

192

189

186

192

206

206

192

189

192

186

180

186

189

200

206

206

*200

192

197

210

213

219

216

206

200

6,150

198

0.086

0.10

Nov.

206

206 

200 

210 

219

213

205

213

255

265

248

229

213

200

197

194

192

189

*197

*222

226

232

226

229

229

232

229

229

252

258

6,613

220

0.096

0.11

Dec.

239

248 

276 

276 

276

296 'ESS"

290

270

250

235

237

244

260

200

*155

180

210

240

270

285

290

290

285

280

270

260

250

235

*220

7,825

252

0.110

0.13

Jan.

"258 210

203 

200 

192

185

180

178

172

165

148

158

130

127

120

117

113

109

108

105

104

*103

102

102

102

101

100

^xRy

100

100

102

4,224

136

0.059

0.07

Feb.

105

iT5

130 

170 

*205

250

255

245

240

240

240

245

250

260

290

355

515

330

*338

334

323

308

296

286

282

276

523

342

_

7,343

262

0.114

0.12

Mar.

327

304 

260 

230 

210

230

250

330

323

296

293

286

279

282

279

*265

265

*255

262

265

262

262

262

290

406

428 3U3"

380

389

384

372

9,319

301

0.131

0.15

Apr.

359

56T 

367 

355

415

497

497

428

424

446

*442

438

*438

464

536

546

536

551

694

850

880

975

790

724

790

910

1,080

1,180

1.220

18,557

618

0.269

0.30

May

1,360

1,630 

2,260 

2,840 

3,110

3,300

5.500

5,400

3,110

2,930

2,750

2,260

1,830

1,550

1,360

1,140

1,110

975

942

880

790

*724

718

654

597

566 BIT?

694

910

975

850

50,297

1,622

0.705

0.81

June

2,660

3,300 

5.700 

5,400 

3,200

3,200

5,110

2,840

2,570

2,160

1,830

1,590

1,400

1,250

1,180

1,670

*1,140

975

880 8§0~

1,140

1,400

1,110

942

1,320

1,590

1,670

1,630

1,510

1,590

56,837

1,895

0.824

0.92

July

1,670

1.790 

1,670 

1,360 

1,220

1,080

1,010

910

942

910

766

718

660

587

541

521

483

456

428

411

402

*376

372

372

351

330

511

515

330

311

315

21,922

707

0.307'

0.35

Aug.

300

296 

293 

293 

460

359

308

304

286

300

272

262

245

1ST

262

255

*265

1,460

5.700

2,590

1,220

850

688

688

644

975

1,110

910

790

688 e-zA

DO*

21,969

709

0.308

0.36

Sept.

644

618 

682

659

566

541

516

446

*433

438

402

359

380

376

338

334

359

330

315

308

504

*296

279

276

276

276

276

534

446

12,511

417

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,650 Mln 155 Mean 1,125} Cfsm 0.489 In. 6.65

Water Water year year 1953-54: 1953-54; Max Max 3,700 3,700____Mln Min 100 100_____Mean Mean 612. 612, Cfsm Cfsm 0.266 0.266 In. In. 3.62 5.62_________

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efs). May 7 (2 p.m.): 3,500 cfs (7.84 ft); June 3 (3 a.m.) 5,700 cfs 

(8.04 ftjj Aug. 19 (12t30 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (8.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Feb. 15, Mar. 3-7.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 285

West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°40', long 88°39', in sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., on right bank 40 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 151, 3 miles upstream from South Branch Rock 

River, and 3.5 miles northeast of Waupun.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 870.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 80 cfs May 31 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 949 cfs Mar. 27, 1950 (gage height, 6.56 ft); no flow 

Dec. 5, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.5 

1.6 

3.3 

6.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ITT2*.l 

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

ITS" 1.5

57.0

1.84

0.044

0.05

Nov.

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

l.E

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1,6

1.6

1.4

2.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

46.6

1.55

0.037

0.04

Dec.

1.6 

2.3

2.8 

4.4

3.3

479" 5.8

3,0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

a2.9

83.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.*

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

73.4

2.37

0.056

0.06

Jan.

1.4 

1.4

1.5

TTe

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.1

1.1

iijO

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1

37.5

1.21

0.029

0.03

Feb.

1.1

l!l 

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

6.4

21 n

S. 0

5.7

5.5

7.5

6.0

4.6

5.5

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

-

__--__

------

106.9

3.82

0.091

0.09

Mar.

»3.6 

3.3

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.1

3.3

2.8

373

3.3

3.3

4.4

6.5

11

17

IT

7.0

6.0

5.2

aS.O

a5.8

a7.2

a 11

alO

8.0

5.5

5.5

179.1

5.78

0.138

0.16

Apr.

4.6

5.2 a*4.6

9.5

20

IT

18

14

*12

10

9.0

10

14

12

8.5

7.0

6.0

8.5

9.0

7.5

13

23

18

18

17

14

12

------

364.8

12.2

0.290

0.32

May

11 

14

26 

If

16

13

12

10 

12

10

10

9.0

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

*4.9

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.3

4.4

4.4

3.6

5.2

250.9

8.09

0.193

0.22

June

6.5 

5.5

10 

16

10

7.0

5.5

4.6 

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

373

7.0

12

9.5

6.0

4.6

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

---- 

151.9

5.06

0.120

0.13

July

H6.0 

6.5

4.9

10

48

29 

21

17

14

10

7.5

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

a2.2

*2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.8

236.0

7.61

0.181

0.21

Aug.

3.0 

2.4

2.6 

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8 

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

2.1

3.5

T7S

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

61.4

1.98

0.047

0.05

Sept.

1.4 

1.4

Til l'.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

 1.8

2.6

2.8

2.3

9.0

19

24

14

9.5

6.5

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.0

3.0

5.2

30

164.6

5.49

0.131

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 466 Mln 1.4 Mean 22.4 Cfsm 0.533 In. 7.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 48 Mln 1.0 Mean 4.74 Cfsm 0.113 In. 1.51

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

South Branch Rock River at Waupun and East Branch Rock River near Mayville. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18 to Feb. 15.
886 ROCK RIVER BASIN

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°38', long 88°43', in sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., on left bank 100 ft 

upstream from U. S. Highway 151 at Waupun and 2 miles upstream from West Branch Rock 

River.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 863.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs July 7 (gage height, 4.00 ft); no flow 

part of Jan. 17, 25.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1952 (gage height, 6.96 ft); no flow 

part of Aug. 8, 1949, June 17, 1953, Jan. 17, 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional regulation at dam two-thirds of a mile upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

3.5

3.2 

1.2

1.5

3.8

3.4

*.7 

1.1

.8

4Tff

2.2

3.4

4.2

3.7

2.5

1.8

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.4

76.2

2.46

0.044

0.05

Nov.

2.4

2.6

2.5 

1.7

1.6

2.3

1.8 

t*

2.6

3.2

3.7 

377

3.3

2.2

3.3

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

75.2

2.51

0.045

0.05

Dec.

Z.O

2.8

6.2 

8.6

5.7

~7".0 11

7.0 

6.4

4.6

5.0

4.0 

3.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.1

1.5

.9

79

3.3

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.2

2.5

2.1

1.7

112.0

3.61

0.064

0.07

Jan.

1.1

1.2

1.2 

2.0

2.3

2.3

frf 1.8

.6

.7

.5 

*.3

.3

.2

.2

7*

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.3

.1

.4

.9

.8

.8

.4

.1

28.0

0.90

0.016

0.02

Feb.

0.3

.7

.9 

.9

.9

.5

7*

.8

.8

.9

.9 

.9

2.0

*3

18

7.9

6.6

5.8

7.6

6.6

5.6

9.4

6.4

4.8

4.1

3.3

2.S

-

143.1

5.11

0.091

0.10

Mar.

*3.3

3.2

2.9 

. 2.3

2.6

1.8

fc*

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.8 

2.1

1.4

2.3

3.8

7.9

20

23

13

9.1

8.4

6.2

6.8

20

22

14

12

7.7

7.4

7.2

225.0

7.26

0.130

0.15

Apr.

5.9

6.4

w5.7

12

24

f

17

14

»12 

11

10

13

17

13

9.1

7.9

7.9

14

13

11

15

17

18

20

17

15

13

395.4

13.2

0.236

0.26

May

12

17

1

18

15

13 

11 

11

11

10

9.6 

8.6

7.4

5.9

5.7

5.2

4.7

*4.3

*4.1

4.2

3.8

3.7

4.1

3.5

5.3

375

5.9

5.2

4.4

15

277.1

8.94

0.160

0.48

June

24

19

35 

42

30

21

17 

13 

11

10

8.9

fc*

11

11

12

9.6

8.4

8.6

14

30

40

25

19

15

11

8.6

7.2

8.2

9 A

.*

493.5

16.4

0.293

0.33

July

7.4

16

40 

34

24

61

129 

56 

37

26

19

16 

11

9.1

7.4

6.1

4.7

3.8

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.5

2.9

isl

2.4

*2.5

2.1

2.6

2.9

3.4

547.7

17.7

0.316

0.36

Aug.

2.6

3.2

2.8 

2.5

2.2

2.2

.8 

47*

fii*

6.4

4.1 

2.9

1.7

1.1

2.0

2.2

5.0

3.2

2.9

1.6

.6

2.1

3.0

5.5

5.9

5.5

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.4

100.3

3.24

0.058

0.07

Sept.

3.3

3.4

2.9 

2.4

1.1

2.0

3.0 

2.6 

2.2

3.2

1.3

2.4 

*6.8

8.2

6.8

5.9

8.9

19

13

11

9.S

7.9

6.8

5.9

4.4

2.2

A§.

172

2.2 ZJ

Jti

184.4

6.15

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1953 : Max 337 Mln 0.5 Mean 22. 9 Cfsm 0.409 In. 5.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 129 Mln 0.1 Mean 7.28 Cfsm 0.130 In. 1.76

Peak; discharge (base. 400 cfs). No ceak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, Nov. 18-30, Feb. 18-22; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage and records for East Branch Rock River near Mayvllle and West Branch 

Rock River near Waupun. Stage-discharge relation affected by -lee Dec. 1, 2, Jan. 11-16, Jan. 18 to 

Feb. 14.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 287

East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°32', long 88"34', in NWi sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 16 E., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from Kekoskee Dam, 0.3 mile upstream from Gill Creek, and 2 miles 

northwest of Mayville.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 857.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 773 cfs July 7 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum, 

2.8 cfs July 27 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,160 cfs Mar. 29, 1950 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs June 6, 1949 (gage height, 2.09 ft),

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by small mill 500 ft upstream.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.2

12

26

59

3.5 

4.0 

4.6 

5.4

129

212

338

551

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

$

12

IE

IE

13

*14

TJ

14

14

14

14 

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

IE

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14 

14

14 

14

398

12.8

0.072

0.08

Nov.

14 

15

13

Ts

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

15 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

17

18

20

Tf

20

18

17

17 

17

17

476

15.9

0.090

0.10

Dec.

17 

18

25

31

38

51

«

44

39

31

E2

23

22

26

31

20

16

13

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

17

11

11 

10

10

10

649

20.9

0.118

0.14

Jan.

10 

10

11

IE

IE

12

12

12

13

T?

12

11 

8.0

*7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.7 irr

5.9

6.0

6.Z

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.9

7.2

7.3 

7.4

7.4

7.5

265.7

8.57

0.048

0.06

Feb.

Ttf

8.0

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.3 

9.4

12

29

46

55

64

62

79

101

108

120

96

82

59

56

50

1,132.8

40.5

0.229

0.24

Mar.

*43

41

33

28

26

24

24

24

25

27

27

ft

22

25

26

28

36

47

51

54

54

45

42

46

55

IItt 

6£

52 

45

1,205

38.9

0.220

0.25

Apr.

4,1 

36

32

52

132

166

170

TST

131

108 

»76

51

66

79

126

124

59

55

86

68

54

30

51

71

117

142 

128

116

2,577

85.9

0.485

0.54

May

94 

86

94

I?!.

TTT

97

76

52

41

51

50

43 

43

41

35

28

24

21

20

18

*16

15

14

ii£

5.7

9.4

14 

12

14

23

1,293.1

41.7

0.236

0.27

June

29 

32

79

106

117

113

108

106

103

82

51

37 

28

22

21

37

43

39

25

44

202

163" 481

251

193

188

175

140 

93

43

3,251

108

0.610

0.68

July

43

32

116

224

161

317

548

3TT

312

298

271

202 

212

132

86

64

44

27

25

2Q

18

20

18

19

18

16*6.9

fif

6.5

9.4

3,590.8

116

0.655

0.75

Aug.

ft

23

21

22

19

17

16

17

16

14

17 

19

21

20

18

20

22

23

25

22

18

16

19

20

24

31

1

26

20

646

20.8

0.118

0.14

Sept.

16 

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.6

9.4

8.9

8.0 if1

23

24

30

43

64

64

23

63

46

37

25

20

16

14

12 

20

67

766.9

25.6

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 624 Min 4.2 Mean 84.8 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 548 Min 5.0 Mean 44.5 Cfsm 0.251 In. 3.41

Peak discharge (base. 600 of a}. July 7 (l a.m.) 773 cfs (6.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17, 18, 21-24, 28-30, Jan. 15-17, 20-23, 

27-31, Feb. 8-12.
288 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Watertown, Wis.

Location. La t 43"lli25", long 88°43'35", in sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 15 E., on left bank

 at Watertown, 700 ft downstream from Milwaukee Street Bridge and 1.1 miles downstream- from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1954.

 Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 792.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 26, 1933, chain gage at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 428 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs July 7 (gage height, 3.94 ft); min-

 EaumT 5.7 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Mar. 24, 1952 (gage height, 5.69 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Oct. 15, 1939, Sept. 9, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight

 intermittent regulation caused by a small feed mill 0.2 mile upstream; considerable 

diurnal regulation caused by powerplant 1.6 miles upstream.

Revisions. WSP 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 3 to Aug. 9)

0.9 

1.0

1.3

1.5

3.0

7.0

12

22

35

73

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

123

225

491

862

1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

33

16

7T^ £L°

52

»26 

27

27

16

7.3

60

38

18

23

28

13

7.3

66

49

37

22

13

IS

31

41

28

44

52

49

45

1,003.6

32.4 0:033

0.04

Nov.

46

48

39

42

44

43

37 

34

IT

41

39

37

41

36

36

41

38

42

44

52

50

50

54

46

48

48

61

51

58

70

1,357

45.2

0.047

0.05

Dec.

»45

66

90

107

106

TIB- 145

100

94

90

83

78

73

70

67

66

65

64

64

63

62

62

62

62

61

60

60

60

60

59

oo

2,317

74.7

0.077

0.09

Jan.

57

56

55

53

51

49

46 

43

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

IT

44

47

49

50

51

52

54

56

60

96

102

1,541

49.7

0.051

0.06

Feb.

*73

71

70

69

73

91

73 

69

 ss 68

70

70

72

74

78

88

123

197

213

252

264

298

386

410

398

389

411

4TJ8"

4,927

176

0.181

0.19

Mar.

414

TOST

375

365

296

213

205 

136

114

112

109

112

102

86 m

116

124

125

124

133

137

161

172

201

204

220

269

321

318

OQO £?O

230

6,289

203

0.209

0.24

Apr.

157

133

110

TIT

183

210

239 

305

405

452

454

 434

424

409

404

410

439

450

451

429

417

362

293

267

308

350

473

58S

615

6X0

10,924

364

0.375

0.42

May

573

591

597

611 TO9~

59S

571 

536

518

491

468

431

384

328

299

269

242

153

154

153

143

141

125

110

86

48

W

65

117

103

97

9,706

313

0.322

0.37

June

104

T4T

225

356

510

558

512 

405

341

358

339

322

308

252

238

252

261

219

158

187

258

732

*888

924

55?

880

871

788

725

7AQ (43

13,720

457

0.471

0.53

July

772

813

980

1,150

1,110

1,170

1,550 

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,060

1,010

941

862

*706

514

366

272

20S

189

120

115

TT5

148

161

25,762

831

0.856

0.99

Aug.

176

177

147

166

176

162

138 

123

124

256

344

262

199

168

150

147

142

161

170

170

156

143

134

116 m

335

444

33T

341

222

195

6,256

202

0.208

0.24

Sept.

166

134

128

145

142

122

92 

OT

98

114

103

. 97

111

117

138

134

153

177

216

209

*187

187

191

202

150

129

123

113

126

251

4,359

145

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,760 Mln 7.0 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.443 in. 6.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,550 Mln 7.0 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.249 In. 3.39

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efa). July 7 (2:30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (3.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Jan. 18, Jan. 20 to Feb. 2, Feb. 5-7, 

11-16.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 289

Crawfish River at Mllford, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°06'00", long 88°51'00", in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on upstream side of highway bridge in Milford, 1 mile downstream from Rock Creek, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 732 sq. mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs July 10 (gage height, 5.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.43 ft). 

1931-54: Maximum discharge observed, 4,260 cfs Mar. 17, 1946 (gage height, 8.88 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Nov. 5, 1948 

(gage height, 1.14 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 805: Drainage area. WSP 975: 1937-38.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to July 17)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

Z.O 

2.3

23

37

72

115

2 2O

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

356

550

1,06O

2,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second., water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

61

47

59

74

*121 ~SS

54

72

68

67

67

52

52

74

65

47

44

70

72

76

70

83

87

72

70

76

85

67

34 

7Z

2,093

67.5

0.092

0.11

Nov.

74

42

80

80

68

58

72

65

54

33

83

49

47

52

44

61

54

52

56

58

39

54

59

91

103

83

67

59

65

65

1,867

62.2

0.085

0.09

Dec.

*61

65

67

105

105

124

138

220

287

TTT

120

100

90

8O

72

66

62

60

58

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

47

46

45

2,633

84.9

0.116

0.13

Jan.

45

IT

44

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

75

36

36

36

36

37

37

38

4O

41

43

45

45

' 1*285

39.5

O.O54

0.06

Feb.

 *46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

50

60

74

1O8

108

121

127

130

135

138

141

TIT

141

141

14O

^

2^354

84.1

' 0.115 ~tr;i2

Mar.

135

123

118 IT8-

119

120

122

126

135

138

144

150

158

175

195

215

245

301

356

580

269

191

203

175

238

199

186

191

207

158

154

5,744

185

0.253

0.29

Apr.

87

138

98

103

91

141

191

356

264

366

356

*338

264

273

212

342

178

135

255

220

224

246

195

195

238

255

409

338

476

481

7,465

249

0.34O

0.38

May

442

452

447

457

481

438

423

361

319

Z9i

255

22O

191

171

141

127

132

108

118

98

82

85

61 ~*T?

91

72

65

72

87

67

61

6,488

209

O.286

0.33

June

151

141

255

319

366

399

418

390

399

361

278

260

229

182

138

103

T3?

132

110

108

130

433

*646

728

801

832

7TO

676

605

600

11,095

370

0.505

0.56

July

626

676

770

874

1,O80

1,270

1,650

1,800

1,980

2.06O

2,030

1,960

1,830

1,690

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,080

894

*801

687

585

481

404

356

278

212

178

175

141

m

30,786'

993

1.36

1.56

Aug.

178

191

216

216

255

278

T7S

255

233

233

199

168

124

127

113

124

121

127

144

147

138

132

138

130

138

154

168

216

220

22O

186

5,567

iso

0.246

0.28

Sept.

118

144

135

98

89

91

98

89

 97 70

78

76

72

83

103

101

98

124

132

*168

255 '2"5o~

182

141

158

138

110

118

132

168

3,682

123

O.168

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,870 Mln 33 Mean 378 cfsm O.516 In. 7.0!

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Mln 33 Mean 222 Cfsm O.3O3 In. 4.1O

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cf»). July 10 (12 m.) 2,070 cfs (5.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 16, Feb. 21-23, 25, 26, Feb. 28 to 

MaFT?, Mar. 4-8, 10-12, 14-17.
290 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42"46"40", long 88°41'40", In NW^ sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., on right bank 

at downstream end of highway culvert, 3,000 ft downstream from Whitewater Lake and 4 

miles south of Whitewater.

Drainage area. 7.2 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage and Cippolettl weir control. Gage read once dally. Altitude of gage is 

8~65 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 3, 1946, staff gage with different control 

at datum 0.20 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.24 cfs June 3 (gage height, 1.34 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow July 18-28 (result of bridge construction).

1926-28, 1946-54: Maximum discharge observed, 24.8 cfs May 28, 1927 (gage height, 

1.99 ft, datum then in use); no flow July 18-28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Entire flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area impounded in Whitewater Lake, but 

there may be considerable seepage from'the lake.

Revis ions.--WSP 1055: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 17 July 28 to Sept. 30

.7

.9

1.2

1.24

2.52

4.93

0.7

.9

1.0

0.20

.74

1.28

1.84

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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..55.

.55

.55

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

 12

.72

*.72

.72

.72

.68

.68

.68

.68

.68

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64 

.64

.64

.64

.72 

.72

20.33

0.656

-

"

Nov.

0.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72 

 12

.82

.82

. 82

22.OO

0.733

-

-

Dec.

0.82

1.00

1.00

*1.24

1.10

.90

.82

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

 Si

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64 

.64

.64

.64

.64 

.72

22.88

0.738

-

-

Jan.

0.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.£2

.82

.82

.82

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72 

.72

.64

.64

.64 

.64

22.40

0.723

-

"

Feb.

0.64

.72

.72 *.68

.72

.72

.72

.82

.82

.82

.82

.93

.93

.93

iaa

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.36

1.24

1.14

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

.93 

.93

.93

----- -

27.56

O.984

-

-

Mar.

0.93

.93

.93

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.93

.93

.93

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

2.89

5.26 

3.11

2.52

2.25

2.25 

1.98

40.42

1.30

-

-

Apr.

1.84

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.72

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.36

1.36

1.24

1.48

1.48

1.98

2.38

*1.14

1.36

1.98

2.96 

2.52

2.25

1.84 

1.72

50.69

1.69

-

"

May

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.36

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14'

1.14

.93

.93

.93

.72

.72

.64

.64

.64

.64

.55

.55

.64

.64

.93

1.03 

1.03

1.14

1.24 

1.24

2.25

32.49

1.05

-

"

June

2.38

1.84

4,51

3.83

2.82

2.38

2.38

2.11

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.72

1.72

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.24

1.24

*1.84

2.30

1.70

1.40

1.10

.93

.93 

.82

.82

.72 

.72

53.09

1.77

-

"

July

0.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

1.54

z&L

2.25

2.25

2.11

1.98

1.84

1.60

1.60

1.36

1.36

1.24

as

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

1.72 

1.50

al.40

29.62

0.955

-

"

Aug.

al.SO

al.30

al.30

*1.28

1.00

.84

.84

.74

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

.^2

.52

.52

.74

.74

.74

.74

.74

.74

.95

.95

.95 

.95

.95

.84 

.84

.74

25.55

0.824

-

"

Sept.

0.74

.74

.74

.84

.95

.95

.95

.84

.84

.84

.84

.84

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.84

.84

.84

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20 

.20 * !§

.20 

.20

19.33

0.644

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 8.29 Mln 0.55 Mean 1.10 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 4.59 Mln 0 Mean 1.00 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Whitewater except 

July 18-28 when no flow resulted from bridge construction operations.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 11-26, Dec. 2-6, June 21-24; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 discharge measurements, engineer's readings and notes, weather records, and records for station 

at Whitewater.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 291

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis.

Location. Lat 42'49iOO", long 88*42130", in Swi sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15' E., near right 

Dank at upstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Trlpp Lake pond and 

1 mile southeast of Whitewater.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available . June 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 825 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 127 cfs July 7 (gage height, 2.8 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 11 cfs July 17-20, 24-28, Aug. 13-15, 

Sept. 4-13, 20, 27.

1926-28, 1946-54: Maximum discharge, 451 cfs June 13, 1950 (gage height, 5.1 ft 

from floodmarks); minimum daily, 6.6 cfs Jan. 17, 1950.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area is impounded in Whitewater Lake.

Revisions. WSP 1055: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 28)

Entire

0.7 

1.0 

1.3

9.5

18

29

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

*14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

422

13.6

-

-

Nov.

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

17

IS

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

421

14.0

-

-

Dec.

14

14

14

15

15

15

*15

16

16

11

16

14

^5

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

428

13.8

-

-

Jan.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

403

13.0

-

-

Feb.

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

22

22

21

20

18

17

17

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

-

------

435

15.5

-

-

Mar.

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

IS

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

16

16

15

17

28

27

26

22

18

16 

16

488

15.7

-

-

Apr.

15

14

13

13

15

24

23

27

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

17

16

16

15

15

16

17

*15

14

26

22

18

16

15

15

538

17.9

-

-

May

14

16

11

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12 

13

410

13.2

-

-

June

28

33

67

fil

40

22

20

19

17

17

16

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

*15

17

28

27

21

19

20

18

17

14

13

671

22.4

-

-

July

12

12

12

12

13

21

94

48

31

19

17

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

*11

11

11

16

15 

25

547

17.6

-

-

Aug.

25

20

20

19

16

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

13

14

16

15

15

14

13

12

13

14

23

17

15

15 

14

478

15.4

-

-

Sept.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11 *12

26

23

374

12.5

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 132 Mln 10 Mean 17.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 94 Mln 11 Mean 15.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Jan. 23, Jan. 26 to Feb. 12.
292 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Lake Mendota at Madison, Vis.

Location. Lat 43°05'40", long 89°22ilO", in SE£ sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 9 E., attached to 

face of dam at outlet in Madison.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi, approximately. Area of take Mendota, 15.2 sq mi.

Records available. December 1902 to May 1903, January 1916 to September 1954 (incomplete).

Gage. Staff gage read daily during periods of open water. Datum of gage is 847.40 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted, or 2.00 ft above city of Madison datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.95 ft July 9; minimum observed, 

O0~ft Nov. 12-24.

1916-54: Maximum gage height observed, 3.70 ft Mar. 7, 8, 1937; minimum observed, 

0.20 ft Feb. 24 to Mar. 10, 1920.

Remarks. Lake level regulated by concrete dam with one 20-foot stoplog section and 

12-foot lock at outlet.

Cooperation.--Page-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison. 

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

Nov.

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.34

.

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

-

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

-

-

_

-

1.50

1.50

1.50

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

1.54

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

1.60

1.60

-

_

_

1.68

-

-

_

_

_

-

 --

Mar.

1.68

1.64

-

_

1.60

_

_

1.56

1.53

-

_

1.51

_

.

-

1.50

«

_

1.49

-

_

_

1.47

-

-

_

-

_

1.54

-

1.52

Apr.

1,52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.58

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.80

1.75

1.72

1.72

1.74

1.75

1.75

1.78

1.78

1.84

1.86

1.90

1.96

2.04

2.08

2.08

2.14

May

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.21

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.20

-

-

-

2.20

2.16

2.14

-

2.50

-

-

June

2.54

2.44

2.46

2.48

2.49

2.42

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.32

2.31

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.22

2.30

2.70

2.66

2.64

2.60

2.58

2.54

2.50

2.48

2.46

--- -

July

2.36

2.36

2.56

2.76

2.76

2.76

2.90

2.90

2.95

2.88

2.76

2.74

2.72

2.64

2.58

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.22

2.20

2.17

2.12

2.15

2.12

2.16

2.08

2.10

Aug.

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.00

1.98

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

-

Sept.

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.84

........
ROCK RIVER BASIN 293

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.

Location. Lat 43003'5011 , long 89e23'4S", In NW£ sec. 23, T. 7 N. f R. 9 E., at end of, concrete storm sewer In Brittinghaft Park, in Madison.

Drainage area. 273 sq mi, approximately. Area of Lake Monona, 5.3 sq ml (revised).

Records available. September 1915 to September 1954 (fragmentary), in reports of Geological Survey.1856 to March 1917 in reports of Wisconsin Railroad Commission, volume 19.

Page. Reference point by which stage is read occasionally. Datum of gage is 843.40 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted, or 2.00 ft below city of Madison datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.22 ft July 11; minimum observed, 

0.10 ft Jan. 16, 17, 23, Feb. 12-14.

4517-54: Maximum gage height observed, 3.66 ft July 28, 1929; minimum observed, 

-0.Off] ft Jan. 2-11, 1945.

Remarks. Lake level regulated by concrete dam with four 12-foot log sections and 12-foot 

lock at outlet of Lake Waubesa.

Cooperation.--Page-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison.

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

1.23

1.23

-

1.30

1.31

1.31

1.28

1.27

1.26

1.25

1.23

1.20

1.18

1.17

1.25

1.18

1.19

-

1.19

1.15

1.15

1.12

1.08

-

1.07

1.06

1.03

1.O1

.99

.97

Nov.

0.96

.93

.91

.88

.87

.87

.85

-

.78

.81

.80

.79

.79

.84

-

.76

.75

.74

.74

.70

.69

.69

-

.67

.65

.58

.57

-

.54 

52

.52

Dec.

_

0.50

.51

.53

.61

.58

-

-

.52

.53

.54

.54

.54

.53

.53

.50

.35

.35

.34

.38

.37

.35

.34

.33

.35

.35

.34

.34 

.25

.25

Jan.

0.25

.22

,22

.21

.19

.19

.19

.19

.17

.17

.17

.16

.13

.13

.11

.10

.10

.25

.15

.15

_

-

.10

.12

.11

.11

.11

.12

.12 

.12

.11

Feb.

0.13

.13

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.12

.11

.11

.12

.10

.10

.10

.12

.12

.14

.14

.16

.23

.24

.24

.26

.25

.25

.29

.28

- .ZZ

-

Mar.

0.31

.30

.30

.28

.28

.29

.31

.32

.31

.31

_

-

_

.32

.33

.35

.20

_

.44

.42

.41

.41

.41

-

-

.38

.36

.36

.37

.36

Apr.

0.35

.33

-

_

.38

.50

.57

-

-

.90

_

.93

.92

.94

-

_

1.19

1.18

1.13

-

_

1.30

-

1.29

1.30

_

1.53

1.51

1.46

May

1.40

1.39

1.32

1.35

-

1.12

1.14

1.13

_

1.15

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.14

1.13

1.15

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.18

1.17

.

1.19

1.18

,

.

1.38

1.37 

1.36

June

_

2.12

.

1.74

1.75

1

1.82

1.85

1.94

1.83

1.89

1.88

1.89

1.89!

-

_

_

1.96

1.96

1.9S

2.O6

2.36

2,45

2.44

2.45

2.55

2.55

2.50

2.48 

2.56

July

2.54

.

2.75

2.89

2.94

2.95

3.20

3.18

3.20

3.20

3.22

3.18

3.16

3.14

3.09

3.07

3.03

3.02

2.93

2.90

2.85

2.80

2.75

2.71

2.69

2.64

2.53

2.45

2.43 2 . 38

2.38

Aug.

2.30

2.25

2.21

2.18

2.16

2.10

2.06

1.88

1.80

1.73

1.66

1.60

1.55

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.54

1.43

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.34

1.33

1.33

_

_

1.37

1.37 

1.33

1.30

Sept.

1.28

1.26

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.19

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.33

1.25

1.28

1.32

1.31

1.27

1.21

1.19

1.19

1.19

1.19

1.17

1.17

1.17

1.18 

1.41

402891 O -57 -20
294 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis.

Location. La t 43°00'30", long 89°18'15", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 10 E., on left bank 

Just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 400 ft downstream from outlet of Lake 

Waubesa and 1 mile southwest of McFarland.

Drainage area. 351 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.2 ft above mean sea level (Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin benchmarks). Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 500 cfs July 11-15; maximum gage height, 

6.22 ft July 9, 10 (backwater from weeds); minimum discharge, 27 cfs Apr. 11.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 672 cfs Mar. 13-18, 1937; maximum gage height, 6.33 ft 

July'23, 24, 1950; minimum discharge, 6 cfs June 29, 30, 1936, Nov. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those above 400 cfs, which are fair. 

dams at outlets of Lake Mendota and Lake Waubesa.

Revisions. WSP 805: Drainage area.

Plow regulated by

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

49

49

52

60

70

*80

82

82

81

80

8O

77

72

70

74

90

108

106

105

104

100

96

92

88

86

84

82

80

78

76

76

2,509

80.9

0.230

0.27

Nov.

76

73

71

70

69

68

70

72

68

68

78

84

87

89

93

108

120

126

128

128

124

120

118

112

110

108

108

123

138

T35

2,942

98.1

0.279

0.31

Dec.

130

128

128

130

135

140

145

143

140

137

133

*129

115

103

9(3

110

140

138

135

132

131

131

135

128

125

123

122

120

118

116

115

3,951

127

0.362

0.42

Jan.

115

114

113

111

110

112

111

110

110

110

108

111

105

102

102

103

102

100

98

99

99

97

94

94

94

96

102

101

99

97

3,217

104

O.296

O.34

Feb.

97

97

98

101

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

104

104

104

107

110

112

113

114

114

120

122

122

123

125

125

125

127

3,092

110

O.313

0.33

Mar.

127

127

127

134

132

131

131

132

132

134

134

136

142

146

146

149

147

146

147

155

153

153

155

153

159

161

1ST

157

157

153

147

4,460

144

0.410

0.47

Apr.

Ill

47

40

39

39

42

38

33

44

36

30

5T

32

34

40

43

46

47

50

57

78

102

132

134

195

211

235

252

*248

243

2,709

90.3

0.257

0.29

May

235

53B~ 239

221

211

155

12O

122

123

122

114

100

97

89

88

89

89

88

88

89

91

93

96

105

109

110

118

140

165

190

215

4,146

134

O.382

0.44

June

230

245

250

*264

264

264

262

260

258

254

250

250

25O

245

240

24O.

240 240'

240

240

270

270

268

264

267

*274

276

277

278

279

7,709

257

0.732

0.82

July

280

285

300

310

315

325

*350

390

440

49O

500 500"

500

500

500

490

480

475

470

460

455

450

440

430

420

410

405

400

390

380

375

12,915

417

1.19

1.37

Aug.

370

355

345

*330

315

295

28O

270

255

240

230

215

210

212

212

205

*198

192

188

185

150

125

115

113

122

127

130

131

132

132

131

6,510

210

0.598

0.69

Sept.

128

118

105

87

88

90

89

87

83

*81

78

75

71

73

73

71

87

95

120

103

77

76

73

71

70

70

69

66

72

125

2,571

65.7

0.244

0.27

Calendar year 1953; Max 485 Mln 27 Mean 184 Cfam 0.524 In. 7.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 500 Mln 30 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.442 In. 6.O2

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice or weeds Oct. 1 to Feb. 18, May 15 to Sept. 30.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 295

Rock River at Afton, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°36'40", long 89 0 04'10", in sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge in Afton and 0.8 mile upstream from Bass Creek.

Drainage area. 3,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 742.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 21, 1932, chain gage at same site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 40 years, 1,760 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs July 14 (gage height, 6.93 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.29 ft); minimum daily, 215 cfs Oct. 10.

1914-54: Maximum discharge observed, 13,000 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1929 (gage height, 

11.81 ft, present datum); maximum gage height observed, 12.77 ft Feb. 21, 1937 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 36 cfs Aug. 26, 1934, July 9, 1936; minimum daily, 

42 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.09 ft Aug. 26, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1283: 1916(M) , 1919(M) , 1933, 1937-38, 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

342 

395

334

282

345

499

388

417

320

215

342

296

374

248

303

282

359

37O

306

363

402

402

541

503

348

428

395

395 

507

480

366

11,547

372

0.113

0.13

Nov.

388 

388

352

352

352

363

381

392

541

495

428

 £39 324

420

472

484

602

602

668

728

733

714

719

767

155

522

529

476 

537

428

15,246

508

0.154

0.17

Dec.

777 

757

728

893

TIT

827

*752

847

852

893

672

SO 7

760

700

580

570 1?5

690

740

760

640

590

620

680

720

70O

660

640 

640

640

64O

22,129

714

O.216

0.25

Jan.

640 

640

640

660

660

660

680

'§20 690

58O

560

540

530

520

500

480

460

450

440

445

450

450

460

470

490

510

530

560 

560

540

537

16,947

547

0.166

0.19

Feb.

545 

728

645

677

672

461

654

446

733

807

709

827

522

514

573

787

777

686

782

681

890

980

1,050

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,050

21,576

771

0.234

0.24

Mar.

1,030 

1,000

9 SO

940

900

837

820

810

810

820

840

840

832

820

780

780

800

862

787

832

733

777

704

777

964

738

923

514 

IS?

1,180 

1.200

26,512

855

0.259

0.30

Apr.

1,190 

1,160

1,080

882

822

792

953

847

832

1.O7O

1,140

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,090

1,200

1,240

1,320

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,680

*1.870

1,680

1,760 

1,780

1,780

37,038

1,235

0.374

0.42

.May

1,740 

2,000

2,130

2,100

2.250

2,230

2,070

2,000

2.02O

1,970

1,790

1,530

1,440

1,390

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,170

842

686

827

807

691

668

541

56T 

637

632

41,694

1,345

O.408

0.47

June

164 

1,135

1,600

2,020

1,750

1,700

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,810

1,790

1.6OO

1,590

1,580

1,470

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,170

*1,020

1,090

1,540

1,670

1.65O

1,740

1,880

2,410

2,470 

2,420

2,400

49,904

1,663

0.504

0.56

July

2,350 

2,350

2,390

2,400

2,450

2,700

3,500

3,790

3,900

4,060

4,300

4,460

4,540

4.570

4,560

*4,47O

4,340

4,160

4,100

3,980

3.87O

3,510

3,290

3.O1O

2,620

2,390

1,950

1.780 

17555

1,860

1,910

101,460

3,273

0.992

1.14

Aug.

1.790 

1,770;

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,480

1,400

1,360

1,3OO

1,240

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,020

1,060

974

913 9T8"

928

1,000

1,080

1,140

1,030 

1,350

1,440

1,350

40,373

1,302

0.395

0.46

Sept.

1,240 

1,190

1,180

1,070

797

852

792

893

728

743

714

654

700

777

733

681

*723

663

752

827

787

827

1,110

1,140

1.560

1,020

450

485 

503

893

25,287

843

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,230 Mln 167 Mean 1,659 cfsm O.503 in . 6.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 4.57O Mln 215 Mean 1,123 cfsm 0.34O in. 4.61

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs).--July 14 (1 p.m.) 4,620 cfs (6.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Jan. 30 (no gage-height record 

Dec. 13-18, 2O-25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-8, 10-12; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

stations at Watertown, Wls. and Rockton, 111.). No gage-height record Feb. 21-26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5, 

Mar. 7-12, 14-17, June 3O to July 2, July 4-6j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage and records for stations at Watertown, Wls. and Rockton, 111.
296 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis.

location. La t 42°35'55", long 88°51'50", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 14 E.. on left bank 

15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles north of Clinton, 11 miles northeast of 

Beloit, ana 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 817.00 ft above mean sea level (levels bv 

Corps of Engineers ) . *

Average discharge. 15 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge, 756 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 14 cfs 

Jan. 10 (gage height,, 2.12 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,560 cfs Feb. 24, 1949 (gage height, 10.22 ft)- minimum, 10 cfs Dec. 1, 1946 (gage height, 2.07 ft). 6-66, 

,Maximum stage known, 12.09 ft in February 1938, from floodmark.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 100

3.4 

4.0

4.5

236

415

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

46

44

43

47

48

47

48

46

46

46

46

47

48

63

71

7474"

72

69

71

68

64

57

52

48

51

54.

52

48

47

46

1,683

54.3

0.292

0.34

Nov.

48

47

46

T7

47

48

48

47

48

47

47

50

47

50

47

48

47

47

46

48

48

48

50

48

50

50

54

58

52

50

1,458

48.6

0.261

0.29

Dec.

48

50

71

74

57

72

*63

58

71

116

71

57

56

50

47

45

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

1,637

52.8

0.284

O.33

Jan.

41

*T

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

4O40"

40

1,268

40.9

0.220

0.25

Feb.

41

IT

50

56

*64

70

78

92

110

150

110

92

110

120

135

96

71

60

58

62

69

62

62

60

54

57

50

47

2,130

76.1

0.409

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Mln 4J

Mar.

44

44

45

46

48

51

52

42

41

4T

41

43

45

46

48

51

50

46

52

58

48

44

43

46

135

1O8

84

74

76

68

58

1,716

55.4

0.298

0.34

Apr.

54

56

50

51

47

89

116

140

98

80

74

66

58

51

56

57

52

44

58

56

173

135

*96

108

570

368

269

247

206

185

3,710

124

0.667

0.74

Mean 95.9

May

157

206

258

T9T

160

124

98

91

86

80

77

76

69

64

62

58

57

58

60

62

62

60

52

4850"

50

54

72

69

58

58

2.73O

88.1

0.474

0.55

June

102

127

251

127

266

214

187

173

160

157

146

131

122

110

91

80

72

6869-

*108

129

378

2TT

187

173

169

164

162

164

164

4,662

155

0.833

0.93

Cfam 0.516

July

116

98

114

110

93

93

289

23T

187

164

151

135

124

114

100

80

69

62

56

56

58

57

56

54

46

43

*43

44

84

74

82

3,083

99.5

0.535

0.62

Aug.

82

79

79

72

66

60

56

52

51

50

48

47

46

35

52

52

51

69

76

69

64

60

57

71

139

138- 164

135

131

1X8

110

2,394

77.2

0.415

0.48

Sept.

93

77

68

64

58

52

51

47

46

47

50

48

47

50

51

*50

51

51

50

48

47

46

44

43

42

42

42

42

87

80

1,614

53.8

0.289

O.32

In. 7.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 570 Mln 40 Mean 76.9 Cfsm O.413 In. 5.62

Peak dlaeharge (base. T72'00"ofa). No peak above base"!

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. IS to Feb. 15, Mar. 3-5, 12-15.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 297

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°40 1 30", long 90°06'55", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank in Darlington, 3 miles upstream from Otter Creek.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 801.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 15 years, 197 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.930 cfs June 22 (gage height, 15.79 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.92 ft), result of freezeup.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 20.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Mar. 4, 1954.

Flood of Feb. 21, 1937, reached a stage of 17.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In euble feet per second)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

45

54

74

105

180

332

552

7.O 

9.0 

11.0 

12.0 

13.0 

14.0 

14.6

1,010

1,460

1,940

2,280

2,900

3,860

4,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19-53 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oct.

60

W

62

73 ~SS

61

62

65

66

66

66

65

64

64

65

65

64

64

67

70

66

66

65

66

65

67

68

67

66

66

67

2.O23

65.3

0.238

0.27

Nov.

66

66

66

65

M

63

66

67

68

68

71

70

70

70

70

71

70

71

72

85

~9T 106

71

67

67

66

64

63

66

67

2.1O8

70.3

0.257

0.29

Dec.

67

71

66

132

ra

95

84

82

*80

64

88

66

77

68

15

71

59

56

58

67

85

105

72

62

64

70

72

72

71

65

63

2,319

74.8

0.273

0.31

Jan.

64

65

67

T55

64

65

63

64

62

49

59

51

47

17

53

57

53

49

50

54

55

54

53

55

58

58

59

59

60

61 

60

1,780

57.4

0.209

0.24

Feb.

 si 60

71

107

246

207

152

*112

91

112

143

88

74

73

130

170

82

81

75

82

85

81

70

66

64

61

62

61

2,770

98.9

0.361

0.38

Mar.

58

61

48

51

58

58

62

61

60

58

57

57

46

55

55

67

64

62

63

67

60

58

60

61

100

137 -^T5

71

68

63

64

1,988

64.1

0.234

0.27

Apr.

61

61

58

57

3T5

154

156

164

102

105

82

73

70

66

80

124

91

74

71

72

84

91

80

75

712

433

350

*237

180

156

4,179

139

0.507

0.57

May

166

186

197

149

128

117

108

103

102

96

91

85

80

77

74

73

71

70

72

72

70

67

65

64

61

60

77

312

330 

TOT

3,417

110

0.401

0.46

June

207

248

777

894

429

288

237

203

176

162

152

137

126

119

112

119

*115

105

100

T55

455

»4,550

2,356

512

339

279

336

216

188

178

14,245

475

1.73

1.93

July

166

162

407

343

193

2O5

453

215

164

152

143

135

128

12O

117

110

108

108

105

105

110

103

100

102

100

93

 9S 90

95

100

141

4,764

154

0.562

0.65

Aug.

108

*87

87

90

93

85

82

81

81

78

75

75

74

81

87

80

78

117

112

85

85

78

77

81

90

~9T3 137

88

82 

77

73

2,702

87.2

0.318

0.37

Sept.

72

72

70

70

70

68

66

 gs 64

80

78

72

66

81

*85

78

80

80

77

72

71

70

70

70

70

70

67

70

91 

224

2,340

78.0

0.285

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,400 Mln 53 Mean 170 cfsm 0.620 In. 8.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,530 Mln 46 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.06

Peak discharge (base. 2,OOP efs). June 22 (2 p.m.) 6,930 cfe (15.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily tape-gage readings Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, Dee. 6, 7.
298 ROCK RIVER BASIN

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis.

Location. La t 42°47'10", long 89°51'40", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 78, 1.5 miles south of Blanchardville, 

and 3.5 miles upstream from Sawmill Creek.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.8 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage 2.7 miles upstream at same datum read twice daily above 10-foot stage.

Average discharge. 15 years, 143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3.300 cfs June 22 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 2.21 ft), result of freezeup.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Feb. 28, 1948 (gage height, 15.74 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 28, 1940, Dec. 8, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of iee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, June 4 to July 6,

Sept. 14-50)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

67

108

207

324

448

7.0

8.0

9.0

1O.O

11.4

577

713

900

1,160

2,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

84

BZ

86

88

87

96 SB96

89

89

89

87

87

87

87

85

85

85

88

88

86

86

88

86

86

88

87

87

87

86 

87

2,717

87.6

0.396

0.46

Nov.

87

86

86

 ss 85

85

87

89

89

88

89

88

88

88

88

89

87

87

88

99

101 ~92

90

91

90

89

89

87

88

89

2,664

88.8

0.402

0.45

Dec.

88

90

88

120

ToTJ

110

104

*94

96

93

97

91

86

83

81

 §s 80

80

84

97

100

97

91

89

90

92

93

93

91

87

87

2,852

92.0

0.416

0.48

Jan.

87

88

35

87

85

83

80

78

74

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

72

72

72

72

73

74

76

77

80

83

2,353

75.9

0.343

0.40

Feb.

85

89

94

108

140

-55 148

*88

86

85

84

85

86

96

130

118

88

89

88

89

98

90

87

87

85

83

35

84

_

------

2,671

95.4

0.432

0.45

Mar.

81

85

 ss 76

97

87

87

81

81

81

81

81

80

83

82

83

81

82

89

89

81

81

82

83

150

114

89

88

86

81

85

2,672

86.2

0.390

0.45

Apr.

82

83

80

TO

81

118

127

163

101

97

94

89

88

86

103

138

98

92

89

90

105

104

93

93

461

25J

230

*180

143

131

3,777

126

0.570

0.64

May

142

149

199

TIT

125

118

113

110

108

104

102

98

95

93

92

91

88

88

89

87

85

85

84

84

11

81

88

196

138

95 

94

3,343

108

0.489

0.56

June

170

155

306

415

216

171

152

140

127

121

117

111

106

103

101

99

*100

97

95

107

173

»2.080

993

277

198

182

189

147

136

131

7,515

250

1.13

1.26

July

123

313

Si3-

255

164

154

389

187

160

150

144

137

131

128

124

120

118

118

114

114

115

112

110

112

108

104

103

TOT

193

117

187

5,010

162

0.733

0.84

Aug.

126

»120

129

114

114

108

106

105

103

101

99

97

97

102

103

98

97

1O5

110

96

93

92

93

93

100

~58 143

97

93

89 

88

3,209

104

0.471

0.54

Sept.

87

87

85

85

85

84

83

81

84

89

85

82

85

89

*86

84

85

84

81

80

81

80

79

79

79

78

75

79

89

204

2,617

87.2

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,450 Min 74 Mean 158 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,080 Min 71 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.97

Peak discharge (base. 1.50O cfs) . June 22 (6 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (13.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Feb. 15.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 299

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°46'5S", long 89°59'50", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

0.6 mile above highway bridge, 7 miles southwest of Blanchardville, and about 9 miles 

upstream from East Branch Pecatonica River.

Drainage area. 29.1 sq mi.

Records available. July to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 178 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

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

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

8.8

12

20

29

40

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

a!3

a26

aSO a1?!

a!6

a 15

a40

a20

a 16

a 15

a!4

a!3

a 12

al2

12

*11

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

TT

14

12

20

493 

15.9 

0.546 

0.63

Aug.

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

11 8.5

9.4

*9.4

9.4

11

9.8

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

9.4

JL2

11

9.8

9.8

9.1

8.5

8.5

297.6 

9.60 

O.330 

0.38

Sept.

8.2

8.2

8.0

872

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.8

9.4

8.5

8.2

8.8

10

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

11

38

284.3 

9.48 

0.326 

0.36

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge' estimated on basis of weather records, records for Mount Vernon 

Creek near Mount Vernon, and East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanehardvllle.
300 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42 0 30 I 35", long 89°48'00", in SE£ sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge in Martintown, 0.3 mile upstream from 

Illinois-Wisconsin State line, and 9 miles downstream from Skinner Creek.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 757.9 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 724 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs June 25 (gage height, 13.12 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 2.68 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Feb. 29, 1948 (gage height, 20.24 ft); no 

flow part of Dec. 14, 1939; minimum daily, 132 cfs Nov. 7, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants upstream.

Slight

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-11, June 5-21)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

221

264

380

510

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.2

800

1,450

2,580

4,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

284

279 '279"

295

504

295

293

28S 

295

299

295

299

295

290

293

290

288

286

29O

295

299

297

290

290

290

293 

295

295

295

295

293

9,064

292

0.281

0.32

Nov.

293

290

290

282

279

279

Z77

275 

286

288

286

288

288

286

286

290

288

290

Z95

313

343

"536" 358

310

304

304 

299

299

299

299

8,904

297

0.286

0.32

Dec.

304

306

338

380

450

420

400

380 

340

310

*333

530

320

510

270

'550" 26O

260

280

305

520

525

320

315

310

310 

305

300

500

295

290

9,926

520

0.308

0.35

Jan.

250" 290

290

285

280

280

280

275 

265

260

255

250 '255"

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250 

250

250

250

250

250

8,050

260

0.250

0.29

Feb.

2BE" 250

310

570

500

600

580

500 

43O

510

650

540

450

560

620

700 '530

56O

500

450

413

400

370

353

317

506 

299

295

-

1Z,498

446

0.429

0.45

Mar.

290

282

268

258

TTS

336

320

297 

277

268

271

271

262

251

253

271

282

284

293

304

301

284

282

286

329

421 

36"5" 454

324

308

297

9,242

298

0.287

0.35

Apr.

299

297

284

279

275

331

496

557 

526

423

360

356

313

301

304

388

460

382

329

324

382

410

390

*398

1,130

1,650 

1,460

1,230

969

775

16,058

535

0.514

0.57

May

733

733

818

HI" 839

559

526

494 

467

452

428

410

395

370

382

378

343

329

529

522

541

508

299

'295" 293

295 

304

576

724

772

J ffO 4OC

14,658

475

0.455

0.52

June

576

766

1,230

2,140

2,150

1,610

1,090

891 

784

709

664

618

571

548

521

483

462

460

«TTO

601

863

2,030

2,460

2,890

5.990

3,690 

2,120

1,150

772

659

57,948

1,265

1.22

1.56

July

618

587

850

1,210

1,100

821

1,040

1,450 

966

685

613

573

545

518

494

475

452

436

426

418

421

421

410

400

392

585 

572

*562

352

426

436

18,644

601

0.578

0.67

Aug.

475

m

459

425

392

595

392

372 

368

553

545

3Z6

322

33?

343

348

341

572

434

408

365

336

336

392

350

392 

441

4Z1

370 

350

333

11,712

378

0.365

0.42

Sept.

553

329

310

501

299

299

297

288 

282

299

313

313

308

313

*315

324

320

317

310

304

293

288

290

279

277

288 

Z8Z

295

313

541

9,120

304

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,200 Min 260 Mean 653 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,990 Min 238 Mean 454 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.93

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 ate). June Z5 (8 p.m.) 4,180 cfs (13.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 20.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 301

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111.

Location. Lat 42°18'13", long 89°36'57", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., on right 

tank on property of Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois at Freeport, 0.3 mile 

upstream from Stephenson Street Bridge and 5 miles upstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 743.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage at site 0.9 mile downstream at datum 4.2 ft 

lower. Since July 13, 1943, auxiliary wire-weight gage read once daily 0.9 mile 

downstream.

Average discharge. 40 years, 905 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs June 27 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum daily, 200 cfs Dec. 16.

1914-54: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 cfs Mar. 16, 1929 (gage height, 19.76 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 98 cfs July 3, 1934 (gage height, 

2.84 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

diurnal regulation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1175: 1915(M), 1944, 1948.

Some

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from tributary Dec. 6-8, Apr. 8-11, 18, 21-26, May 1-5, 7-12, 

May 29 to June 5, June 10, 12-18, 20-27, 29, 30, July 2, 3, 6, 14-16)

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

1.8 

2.2

3.0 

6.0

9.0

9.1

185

320

624

1,350

2,160

2,200

2.2 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

9.6

350

645

1,360

2,160

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

335

335

331

355

350

354

354

*343

343 

347

354

350

354

347

343

343

339

335

335

343

347

354

354

347

347

350 

354 

358

35§

354 

354

10,747

347

0.261

0.30

Nov.

354

354

354

350

343

339

1555

339

343 

347

347

350

350

354

354

354

358

358

362

381

400

428

440

TTZ

381

369 

366 

362

362

562

10,912

364

0.274

0.31

Dec.

362

369

396

448

496

515

538

525

492 

436

404

392

408

b390

b310

b200 b"2gO"

b320

392

388

381

b370

b340

b350

b360

562

36Z 

369

373

373

366

12,047

389

0.292

0.34

Jan.

350

343

347

354

35J

354

354

350

b340 

b320

b280

b240

b230

b240

b250

b240

b'SlO" b2ZO

261

264

b260

b270

b280

b290

297

301 

b290 

b270

b300

b290

b280

9,059

29Z

0.220

0.25

Feb.

bZ80 b'Z§0"

b310

b350

b400

bSOO

b650

b700

b650 

bSOO

b9OO b'SSO"

b650

bSSO

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

b700

b650

bSOO

b550

bSOO

b475

b450

436

 416 

404 

396

_

15,207

543

0.408

0.43

Mar.

388

385

373

316

261

324

405

404

381 

358

347

347

343

335

3ZO

328

343

350

358

366

373

369

354

354

416

480 

536 '556

448

400

388

11,686

377

0.283

0.33

Apr.

377

381

369

350

347

373

501

702

708 

556

544

460

424

400

392

424

501

533

464

*501

617

708

582

543

492

1,360 

1.890

1,650

1,400

1,160

19,709

657

0.494

0.55

May

911

888

812

915

970

857

664

644

563 

525

503

544

513

488

464

444

432

416

404

404

400

396

385

373

362

358" 358 

460

679

814

751

17,697

571

0.429

0.49

June

829

791

696

1,390

2,170

2,240

1,810

1,410

1,160 

990

930

782

741

664

627

*587

580

574

555

632

799

1,040

1,630

1,880

2,160

2.590 

'2,360 

2,3ZO

1,080

996

36,838

1,228

0.923

1.03

July

910

813

801

1,110

1,280

1,070

1,060

1,340

1,440 

1,110

870

780

730

642

619

603

580

562

545

5Z8

545

545

528

528

510

498 

486 

 JTO 470

J 00 »OC

545

23,000

742

0.558

0.64

Aug.

545

598

555

545

510

490

486

478

466 

458

446

434

418

12T

438

450

450

470

*528

528

494

450

434

5Z8

510

478 

510 

545

506

462

434

15,095

487

0.366

0.42

Sept.

422

422

414

394

386

386

386

370

370 

370

394

402

402

390

394

398

410

406

398

390

374

358

358

36Z

554

354 

358 

354

434

442

11,652

388

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,640 Mln 200 Mean 781 Cfsra 0.587 In. 7.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,390 Mln 200 Mean 531 Cfsm 0,399 In. 5.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
302 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°55'20", long 89037'30", in SW^ sec. 12, T. 5 N., R. 7 E., on right bank 

400Tt downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 92, 0.9 mile upstream from West Branch 

Sugar River, and 2.5 miles southeast of Mount Vernon.

Drainage area. 16.1 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 875 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period, 255 cfs June 22 (gage height, 5.98 ft): 

minimum daily, 11 cfs Jan. 10-13.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads are given 

in WSF 1351.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to Aug. 26)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

10 3.0

3.7

71

107

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a!4

al4

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!2

a!2

a 11

a 11

a 11

*bll

b!2

13

13

b!3

b!3

14

14

b!4

b!4

14

14

14

14

14

13

13 

13

13

403

13.0

0.807

0.93

Feb.

14

14

14

14

b!4

14

14

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

13

16

li

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

396

14.1

0.876

0.91

Mar.

14

14

13

b!3

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

14

20

14

14

14

13 

13

13

417

13.5

0.839

0.96

Apr.

13

13

13

13

14

22

*51

*2T

18

17

15

15

14

14

19

19

15

15

14

15

19

16

15

17

50

22

31

21

19

581

19.4

1.20

1.34

May

23

30

23

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

*TI

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

34

19 

17

19

531

17.1

1.06

1.23

June

45

20

 60

 33

20

18

18

18

17

Iff

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

51

*103 ~S?

20

19

20

*18

17

17 

17

745

24.8

1.54

1.72

July

16

22

41

22

20

42

90

24

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15 IS"

45

21

28

728

23.5

1.46

1.68

Aug.

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

TI

14

15

14

14

*14

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

24

20

18

18

18

17

17

499

16.1

1.00

1.15

Sept.

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

*16

16

15

15

16

17

16

16

17

16

15

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16 

28

472

15.7

0.975

1.09

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsra In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsra In.

Peak discharge (base. 90 cfs).--Apr. 7 (7:30 p.m.) 131 cfs (4.12 ft); June 22 (3 a.m.) 255 cfs 

(5.98 ft); July 7 (5 a.m.) 203 cfs (5.24 ft)j July 29 (2 a.m.) 104 cfs (3.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

East Branch Fecatonica River near Blanchardville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 303

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°36'40", long 89°23'50", in SW^ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Jordan Creek and 2 miles southwest of Brodhead.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi (revised).

Records available. February 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 768.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs July 9 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Mar. 4, (gage height, -0.12 ft); minimum daily. 154 cfs Jan. 1.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 13, 1915 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum observed, 44 cfs 

Sept. 5, 19, 1948 (gage height, -0.05 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Brodhead.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1914^16, 1918, 1922, 1927, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.8

1.1 

1.5

157

225

305

440

2.0 

3.0 

4.4

623 

1,000 

1,680-

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

170

178

201

173

227

197

173

194

187 

209

165

2CT

198

178

177

182

193

196

194

175

190

191

207

184

172

218

187

183

183

204

191

5,878

190

0.361

0.41

Nov.

179

196

197

189

185

185

187

169

204 

173

196

242

T§4

218

163

219

190

194

192

222

240

176

232

218

196

176

209

207

175

218

5,931

198

0.376

0.42

Dec.

202

298

244

282

298

283

320

 3T7

268 

229

246

226

207

257

177

172

168

165

165

163

163

163

163

164

166

170

170

170

170

170

160

6,516

210

0.398

0.46

Jan.

154

T5T

15?

193

172

182

186

184

190 

164

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

166

167

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

5,302

171

0.324

0.37

Feb.

168

TBT

200

225

250

270

*306

231

260 

300

350

340

267

218

293

456 355"

250

222

239

260

273

238

222

218

204

209

200

.

-------

7,209

257

0.438

0.51

Mar.

200

198

185

159

T5T

175

216

199

181 

167

176

178

173

166

191

179

182

175

194

195

190

191

187

186

244

5BB~ 266

228

230

192

202

6,062

196

0.372

0.43

Apr.

187

198

190

T§8~ 158

227

226

305

409 

368

250

222

214

196

214

249

302

252

234

223

265

296

267

252

610

794

952

*565

m

443

9,976

333

0.632

0.70

May

335

422

458

"SSS 518

296

293

286

257 

262

264

250

233

228

216

204

228

T5o~ 156

198

192 ^197

182

216

176

166

196

275

321

306

264

8,210

265

0.503

0.58

June

309

504

886

1,060

1,060

938

680

393

353 

332

310

282

238

277

244

228

226

222

 53TF

222

284

509

738

942

1.100

602

325

336

304

291

14,434

481

0.913

1.02

. July

249

264

385

637

808

691

1,140

1,390

1.680 

1,040

569

414

374

299

336

300

284

258

247

272

243

256

242

252

215

255

 210

S3TT

253

482

474

14,749

476

0.903

1.04

Aug.

428

36T

311

344

288

251

372

220

262

214

219

555" 198

249

205

252

228

235

252

233

235

201

245

233

263

284

298

302

241

250

214

8,137

262

0.497

0.57

Sept.

207

217

216

219

174

182

223

191

180 

200

198

195

230

19S

208

*202

220

209

212

204

207

177

180

180

187

180

196

188

207

224

6,006

200

0.380

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,160 Mln 127 Mean 353 Cfsm tO.670 In. t9.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,680 Mln 154 Mean 270 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.93

Peak discharge (base. 1,300 efs). July 9 (8 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (4.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Based on revised drainage area.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-31, Jan. 11 to Feb. 7, Feb. 9-12.
304 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111.

Location. Lat 42°06'10", long 89°11'50", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge over mouth of Sugar River, half a mile south 

of Shirland and 7? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,540 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 711.79 ft above mean sea level, 

turn of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,650 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs June 6 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum daily, 560 cfs Jan. 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 16.72 

ft); minimum observed, 350 cfs Jan. 18, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.44 ft July 24, 

1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 7 to Sept. 30: backwater from

Rock River July 7-9, 11-17, 19-21)

3.1 

4.0 

6.0

530

930

1,830

8.0 

9.9

3,110

4,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

580

580 

580

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

670

620 

670

670

670

670

670

19,400

626

0.246

0.28

Nov.

670

670 

670

670

670

670

670

620

650

 670

670

670

710

670

620

670

670

670

670

670

710

710

710

710

750

710 

710

670

670

670

20,340

678

0.267

0.30

Dec.

670

670 

710

750

840

930

970

930

930

930

890

840

800

800

750

720

700

700

800

820

800

780

760

760

760

760 

760

780

780

740

24,610

794

0.313

0.36

Jan.

740

760 

760

720

720

720

720

720

700

660

640

580

560

580

600

580

580

580

600

600

580

600

620

640

640

640 

640

640

640

640

640

20,040

646

0.254

0.29

Feb.

650 650" 

700

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,300

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

930 

750

840

31,840

1,137

0.448

0.47

Mar.

840

800 

800

750

670

750

670

800

800

750

750

750

710

710

710

670

690

710

710

750

750

750

*750

750

800

1,010 

1,010

1,010

1,010

930

890

24,450

789

0.311

0.3d

Apr.

840

840 

800

800

750

800

970

1,180

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,100

970

890

890

890

890

890

970

1,270

1,540

1,770

1,540

1,360

1,670

2,690 

3,110

5.180

2,970

2 ,490

42,140

1,405

0.553

0.62

May

2.070

1,770 

1,720

1,770

1,830

1,830

1,630

1,400

1,310

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,010

970

930

 930

840

800

800

800

800

800

750

710 

710

890

1,060

1,140 

1,220

36,240

1,169

0.460

0.53

June

1,580

1,830 

2,550

3,730

4,370

4.610

4,450

3,810

3,110

2,690

1,950

1,720

1,580

1,450

1,360

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,140

1.060

1,220

1,630

3,040

3,490

3,490

3,650 

3,810

3,810

3,410

2,550

76,840

2,561

1.01

1.13

July

1,830

1,540 

1,490

1,580

1,770

2,070

2,420

2,380

2,600

2.900

2,790

2,410

1,840

1,480

1,400

1,280

1,250

1,120

1,190

1,120

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,010

970 

970

*930

9TO

930

1,010

47,750

1,540

0.606

0.70

Aug.

1,140

1.180 

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,060

970

930

930

890

890

840

Uo

840

840

840

890

970

970

970

1,010

950

890

890

890

970 

1)100

1,010

1,010

950

890

29,930

965

0.380

0.44

Sept.

840

840 

840

840

800

750

750

750

710

710

750

750

750

840

750

 750

800

800

750

750

750

710

710

670

670

710 

710

710

840

970

22,970

766

0.302

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,870 Min 580 Mean 1,505 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,610 Min 560 Mean 1,086 Cfsm 0.428 In. 5.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 23.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 305

Rock River at Rockton, 111.

Location. La t 42°27'05", long 89°04'20n , in SE^NW^ sec. 24, T. 46 N., R. IE., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 2 in Rockton, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Pecatonica River.

Drainage area. 6,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Jane 1903 to March 1909, March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1906, chain gage at same site

at datum about 1 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1906, to Mar. 31, 1909, chain gage at same site

at datum about 2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 3,642 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 cfs July 11 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum daily, 880 cfs Nov. 15.

1903-9, 1940-54: Maximum discharge observed, 28,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1904 (gage height, 

13.8 ft, datum then in use); minimum daily, 642 cfs Oct. 2, 1949.

Flood of February 1937 reached a stage of 14.6 ft (backwater from ice), from painted 

floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 325: 1904-9. WSP 895: 1904(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 5 to Aug. 3)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

6.4

800

1,420

2,920

6,520

7,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,200 

1,330

1,260 

1,210

1,140

1,310

1.490

1,080 

1,420

910

1,100

1,120

1,180

1,380

1,020

1,230

1,030

1,110

1,330

1,000

1,260

1,230

1,460

1,440

1,180

1,190

1,350

1,120

1,430

1,230

1,220

37,960

1,225

0.195

0.22

Nov.

1,290 

1,110

1,090 

1,120

1,130

1,070

1,110

1,030 

1,390

 1,210

1,350

1,120

1,020

1,380

880

1,360

1,360

1,490

1,430

1,480

1,500

1.660

1,600

1,540

1,600

1,290

1,360

1,150

1,410

1,110

38,640

1,288

0.205

0.23

Dec.

1,440 

1,480

1,660 

1,600

1,860

1,660

2,080

1,860 

2.160

2,080

1,660

1,790

1,790

1,720

bl,400

bl.100

bl,200

1,410

1,600

1,660

1,790

bl,500

bl,350

bl,500

1,790

1,660

1,540

1,660

1,660

1,540

1,530

50,730

1,636

0.260

0.30

Jan.

1,600 

1,540

1,480 

1,600

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,720 

bl,300

bl,200

bl,100

b950

bl,100

1,220

bl.100

b950

1,130

1,000

1,250

bl,100

bl,000

bl,000

990

1,270

1,190

bl,150

bl,250

1,360

1,350

bl,200

38,660

1,247

0.198

0.23

Feb.

1,070 

1,340

1,460 

1,390

1,480

1,310

1,720

1,600 

2,160

Z,750

2.840

2,660

2,660

1,790

2,160

2,000

2,580

2,320

2,500

2,320

2,160

2,240

1,860

2,000

2,160

2,080

2,080

2,000

-

56,690

2,025

0.322

0.34

Mar.

2,000 

2,000

1,860 

1,790

1,720

1,530

1,430

1,790 

1,410

1,600

1,600

1,790

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,390

1,390

1,660

1,600

1,660

1,430

1,540

*1,520

1,860

1,860

2,000

1,720

1,720

2,520

2,160

52,450

1,692

0.269

0.31

Apr.

2,000 

2,080

2,000 

1,720

1.600

1,660

1,950

2,410 

2,520

2,5.80

2,580

Z,500

2,240

2,160

2,240

2,160

2,240

2,080

Z,520

Z,410

3,280

3,550

3,280

3,010

4,450

5,800

5,440

5,620

5,440

5,080

88,180

2,959

0.467

0.52

May

4,450 

4,270

4.720 

4,560

4,540

4,540

4,090

3,820 

3,730

3,550

3,370

2,920

2,840

2,660

2,580

2,520

2,520

 2,240

Z,080

2,240

1,860

1,540

1,520

1,660

1,600

1,490

1,540

1.410

1,720

1,720

2,000

85,700

2,765

0.440

0.51

June

2,840 

5,370

4,900 

6,700

7,070

6,880

6,700

6,340 

5,440

4,720

4,360

3,820

3,550

3,550

3,130

3,010

2,660

2,750

2,580

2,410

2,500

3,820

5,440

5,620

5,620

5,800

6,520

6,700

6,340

5,620

140,820

4,694

0.746

0.83

July

4,720 

4,270

4,270 

4,270

4,540

4,900

6,520

6,880 

6,880

7,070

7.260

7,070

6,700

6,160

6,160

5,980

5,620

5,440

5,260

5,080

5,260

4,720

4,540

4,560

5,820

3,730

5,100

 5,010

2,920

2,840

3 ,280

156,630

5,053

0.805

0.93

Aug.

3,100 

5.190

5,100 

3,100

3,010

2,840

2,840

2,660 

2,660

2,580

2,410

2,500

2,240

2,240

1,950

1,930

1,930

2,160

2,080

2,160

2,080

1,930

1.720

1,930

2,000

2,240

2,320

2,160

2,500

2,500

2,410

74,450

2,402

0.582

0.44

Sept.

2,240 

2,160

1,930 

1,950

1,660

1,450

1,600

1,500 

1,600

1,400

1,450

1,420

1,400

1,550

1,460

 1,440

1,380

1,520

1,460

1,490

1,520

1,460

1,790

1,790

1,930

2,160

930

I/HO

1,400

1,720

47,820

1,594

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,500 Mln 880 Mean 3,250 Cfsm 0.517 In. 7.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,260 Min 880 Mean 2,380 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.14

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
306 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111.

Location. Lat.42"15'20", long 88°51'45", near southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 44 N., R. 

3 E., on left bank at Belvidere sewage-treatment plant, l£ miles downstream from State 

Street Bridge in Belvidere and 3.0 miles downstream from Piscasaw Creek.

Drainage area. 525 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 738.34 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, wire-weight gage 

at site l£ miles upstream at datum 3.99 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 295 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,290 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 8.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 15.

1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 10,300 cfs Mar. 16, 1943 '(gage height, 13.10 

ft); minimum observed, 14 cfs Jan. 28, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1938, reached a stage of 16.9 ft (backwater from ice), from information by sewage-plant employees.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Gage readings furnished by city engineer of Belvidere. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

44

114

254

585

5.0 

7.0 

7.4

1,550

2,680

2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

59

58

61

58

54

64

62

64

64

62

69

59

62

61

62

59

59

59

59

58

56

56

58

56

62

69

69

66

66

66

1,896

61.2

0.117

0.13

Nov.

66

87

76

64

62

62

56

48

59

59

 68

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

66

69

69

69

74

76

76

71

62

76

83

1,994

66.5

0.127

0.14

Dec.

78

85

121

129

112

106

100

92

96

96

106

98

98

94

50

b48

b45

b45

b52

b64

96

106

68

b64

b70

83

85

87

80 

73

64

2,591

83.6

0.159

0.18

Jan.

71

85

85

85

83

83

80

80

b70

b58

b54

b50

b44

48

54

b50

b45

46

46

62

58

52

52

58

54

62

 58

56

64 

64

53

1,910

61.6

0.117

0.14

Feb.

64

71

78

81

81

80

71

85

100

129

blOO

76

89

104

118

229

294

308 229"

205

217

229

205

242

229

194

182

170

-

4,260

152

0.290

0.30

Mar.

159

159

121

108

100

112

141

132

118

116

114

118

112

94

9l

116

108

110

114

123

118

114

114

*114

332

585

585

435

338 

267

28

5,651

182

0.347

0.40

Apr.

254

280

267

254

229

254

482

710

665

545

452

400

323

294

267

267

242

217

205

229

435

505

400

338

1,300

2.920

2,260

1,600

1,150 

900

18,644

621

1.18

1.32

May

755

710

800

665

545

470

418

338

338

323

308

280

267

242

229

217

205

194

*194

182

182

170

170

157

154

148

127

18?

205 

182

205

9,562

308

0.587

0.68

June

418

435

1,250

2.440

2,020

1,450

1,000

710

545

470

435

368

323

280

254

229

254

229

217

217

368

665

900

800

505

368

308

254

229

217

18,158

605

1.15

1.29

July

205

194

280

452

400

308

1,000

1.550

1,400

1,000

665

470

368

308

267

229

217

205

194

182

194

194

170

170

159

152

145

141

*170 

170

159

11,718

378

0.720

0.83

Aug.

143

145

145

141

145

134

132

129

132

136

134

118

114

123

136

138

170

205

229 205"

170

152

138

127

129

170

205

194

159 

143

127

4,668

151

0.288

0.33

Sept.

121

114

110

106

102

98

96

94

90

92

94-

94

90

92

 98

94

102

102

94

85

83

90

85

81

80

76

76

76

94 

106

2,815

93.8

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,650 Mln 43 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,920 Mln 44 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.94

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Anr. 26 (1 a.m.) 3,290 cfs (8.00 ft): June 4 (5 p.m.) 2,620 cfs

(6.87 ft); July 8 (3 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (5.12 ft):

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 307

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, 111.

Location. Lat 42°06 I 40". long 88°54'00", on line between and near south boundary of sees. 

16 and 17, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on left bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Owens Creek, l| miles northeast of Fairdale, and 9f miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 386 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 217 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 9.0 cfs Oct. 1, 2, Jan. 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,840 cfs Jan. 5, 1946; maximum gage height, 10.00 ft 

Feb. 24, 1949 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 2.1 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

A stage of 11.9 ft occurred in March 1937, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

6.0

11

18

38

69

109

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

256

460

930

1,500

1,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.0

57ff

9.5

10 

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

1011

10

10

10

10

1011

11

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

14

15 

16

IS

351.5

11.3

0.029

0.03

Nov.

14

T3T

13

13 

li

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12 

12

378

12.6

0.033

0.04

Dec.

12

15

24

SB- 33 

20

17

16

17

19

19

20

17

16

14

b!3

b!2

b!2

b!4

16

22

22

b!7

b!4

b!5

16

16

14

14

12

bii

524

16.9

0.044

0.05

Jan.

11

12

11

11 

11

11

bll

10

blO

blO

b9.5

b9.5

b9.0

b57!T

blO

blO

b9.5

b9.5

blO

bll

blO

blO

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

*bl?

b!2

b!3 

b!3

b!2

333.5

10.8

0.028

0.03

Feb.

b!5

b'ZlT

b30

b35 

b35

b30

b30

b40

b55

b60

b50

b41

b48

55

103

b230

b2TOb!70

114

89

75

66

62

66

64

55

52

49

-

1,954

69.8

0.181

0.19

Mar.

46

42

b37

b32 

b35

b38

45

35

30

31

31

31

30

b27

b25

27

26

25

27

27

26

24

23

2?

 183

'J0"9~ 477

275

204 

158

137

2,589

83.5

0.216

0.25

Apr.

125

125

127

116 

105

116

184

264

210

181

184

178

155

140

135

127

114

103

92

10?

200

275

238

204

715

559

469

379

302

252

6,481

216

0.560

0.62

May

210

284

375" 434

294

242

200

175

153

137

127

118

109

98

94

88

84

82

*80

77

73

71

67

66

66

66

64

7T

80

71 

68

4,230

136

0.352

0.41

June

178

430

1,640

1,820 

1,620

1,350

958

725

577

477

388

310

249

207

181

153

137

120

111

137

159

477

210

145

116

98

88

77

51

92

13,304

443

1.15

1.28

July

84

73

84

78 

69

72

802

902

558" 930

367

249

178

140

114

96

82

75

69

64

67

67

57

52

46

42

37

3S

 46

44 

39

5,632

182

0.472

0.54

Aug.

35

34

38

36 

37

31

28

29

29

30

29

28

24

2S

29

83

67

184

507

 568

482

322

187

130

154

310

314

213

153

116

94

4,349

140

0.363

0.42

Sept.

80

7T

62

55 

48

44

42

39

38

37

36

34

32

30

 29

29

30

32

29

25

25

22

22

22

22

21

20

5ff

23

26

1,045

34.8

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 902 Min 9.0 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.272 In. 3.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,820 Min 9.0 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.293 In. 3.96

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--June 3 (11:30 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (6.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 12 to Feb. 2; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on Kishwaukee River). 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 3-19.
308 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Kishwaukee River near Perryv'ille, 111.

Location. Lat 42"11 US", long 88°59'55", in northeast corner of sec. 21,,T.43 N., R. 

2 E., on left bank at upstream side of Forest Preserve road bridge, 1-J- miles upstream 

from Killbuck Creek, and 9^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 30. 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and'datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 606 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.680 cfs June 4 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 85 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 4.72 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 19.50 ft); minimum observed, 53 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

Flood in January 1938 reached a stage of 23.85 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1942.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

90

161

329

560

8.0

10.0

11.4

1,780

3,260

4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

110

106

110 

115 

110

100

TTO

115

117

117

117

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

112

112

110

110

115

120

127 

129

T5T

127 

127

3,563

115

0.106

0.12

Nov.

124

142

W 

124

120

120

112

91

ITT

122

 120

122

122

124

124

124

124

122

122

127

129

127

129

129

127

127

127 

122

127

134

3,723

124

0.114

0.13

Dec.

132

139

179 

207 

185

176

167

153

158

161

158

170

161

153

134

b!20

bllO biro

b!30

b!50

blSO

b210

bTSo"

b!30

b!40

blSO

b!60 

b!60

blSO

blSO 

b!20

4,743

153

0.140

0.16

Jan.

b!30

145

T5T 

134 

134

134

129

129

b!20

bllO

blOO

b94

b90

blCo"

bllO

blOO

b90

b94

b96

bllO

blOO

b96

b96

blOO

bllO

b!20

bllS 

 bllO

b!20

b!30 

b!20

3,503

113

0.104

0.12

Feb.

blSO

bT60~

b!70 

blSO 

blSO

b!70

blSO

b!70

b210

253

236

210

302

253

236

600

530

'520" 615

410

345

350

350

341

345

306

291 

277

_

-------

8,210

293

0.269

0.28

Mar.

266

256

213 

196 

blSO

b200

230 '223

197

191

191

191

185

173

167

185

182

179

185

191

191

185

179

*185

441

980

1,010 

' 770

630

520 

475

9,547

308

0.283

0.33

Apr.

446

446

451 

424 

379

428

640

1,010

950

800

700

645

565

500

475

460

428

392

358

351

660

920

740

640

1,610

3,420

2,940 

2,060

1,540

1,250

26,661

889

0.816

0.91

May

1,040

1,040

1.540 

1,190 

980

830

710

645

595

560

530

485

451

410

392

370

350

333

 325

314

302

291

284

270

256

253

2S5~ 249 

333

310

291

16,024

517

0.474

0.55

June

485

800

2,270 

4,500 

3,780

2,940

2,130

1,540

1,220

1,040

920

800

675

595

535

485

470

428

392

402

550

1,190

1,130

1,010

740

560

470 

406

370 m

33,207

1,107

1.02

1.13

July

350

321

475 

585 

535

433

1,710

2,270

2,270

1,600

1,100

830

655

550

470

410

370

341

318

299

310

302

280

270

256

240

?3o" 230

*260

263 

250

18,783

606

0.556

0.64

Aug.

230

230

230 

226 

226

217

204

204

207

210

207

194

185

I5T

207

243

280

358

620

770

665

530

397

321

302

442

550 

460

374

314 

274

10,071

325

0.298

0.34

Sept.

249 235"

213 

204 

191

182

176

170

167

158

164

161

156

158

158

*156

164

164

156

148

139

142

142

139

137

134

132

m

150

161

4,935

164

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,260 Min 91 Mean 383 Cfsra 0.351 In. 4.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,500 Min 90 Mean 392 Cfsra 0.360 In. 4.88

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efa). Apr. 26 (2 p.m.) 3,870 cfs (10.69 ft)) June 4 (12 m.) 4,680 cfs 

(11.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 10-21.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 309

Killbuok Creek near Monroe Center, 111.

Location. Lat 42"05"55", long 89°03'10", In NW£SW£ sec. 19, T. 42 N., R. 2 E., on right 

Eank 800 ft downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 3 miles west of Monroe Center, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 734.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 1, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 60.7 cfs-(revised).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 620 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Dec. 14.

1939-54; Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs (revised) July 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.41 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, 2.0 cfs July 25, 1940.

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

975 

1055 

1115 

1208 

1238

Water 

year

1943 

1946 

1948 

1951 

1952

Date

Mar. 15, 

Jan. 5, 

Mar. 19, 

July 9 , 

July 19,

1943 

1946 

1948 

1951 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,450 

4,750 

4,390 

6,100 

4,030

Gage height 

(feet)

8.50 

10.03 

9.60 

11.41 

9.16

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1946(P). Revised figures 

or discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1946 

and 1951, superseding those published in WSP 1055 and 1208, are given herewith:

Jan. 5, 1946........... 2,850

July 9, 1951........... 3,660

Month

July 1951 ........................

Cfs -days

22,704.4

44,890

Maximum

2,850

3,660

Minimum

5.3

11

Mean

62.2

123

Per square 

mile

2.20

.546

2.59

1.08

Runoff In 

Inches

2.54

7.41

2.98

14.65

Revised peak discharge. 1950-51: Feb. 19 (10:30 a.m.) 3,610 ofs (8.70 ft); July 9 (3 a.m.) 6,100 

ofs (11.41 ft).

1951-52: Mar. 11 (8:30 p.m.) 3,450 ofs (8.51 ft); July 19 (6 p.m.) 4,030 ofs (9.16 ft).

402891 O -57 -Zl
310 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Killbuok Creek near Monroe Center, 111. Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 30)

0.3 

.4

.8

1.0

3.0

6.0

14

27

45

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

107

188

285

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

4T

5.1

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.8

7.6

BT¥

6.4

6.0

6.0

172.8

5.57

0.049

0.06

Nov.

6.0

6.0

fr4 E7ZT

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

8 .0

198.5

6.62

0.058

0.06

Dec.

7.2

8.6

13

TT

8.0

9.2

7.9

8.0

9.8

bll

9.6

b8.4

8.0

7.2

b7.0

b6.4

b6.0

bSTo"

b7.0

b8.0

blO

bS.O

b7.4

b7.0

b7.4

b7.8

b8.6

b9.0

b8.6

b8 .0

b7 .6

256.7

8.28

0.073

0.08

Jan,

8.0

T^

7.6

b7.2

b6.8

b6.8

b6.6

b6.4

b6.2

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.4

b6.6

b5.6

bS.O

b5.4

b6.0

b6.0

b5.8

g5.6

b5.8

b6.0

b6.0

b6.2

b5.4

*b4.8

bSTo"

b5.6

b5.4

190.8

6.15

0.054

0.06

Feb.

b7.0

b9~7T

bll

b!2

b24

b35

b20

b!6

b90

b!60

bllO

b60

b25

16

28

160

66

29

18

15

16

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

-

1,011.0

36.1

0.317

0.33

Mar.

10

10

10

blO

blO

bll

9.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

b6.8

b6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

7.2

7.2

B-TT 6.0

6.4

8.9

*72

59

33

28

21

20

19

441.5

14.2

0.125

0.14

Apr.

17

21

19

17

15

23

31

34

29

28

26

21

19

18

19

21

17

16

14

2Z

49

47

37

32

72

74 55-

46

38

33

914

30.5

0.268

0.30

May

29

30

43SB32

28

25

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

*12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.8

10

14

14

9.6

9.6

544.8

17.6

0.154

0.18

June

63

90

452

4T5

233

168

125

99

80

67

57

46

38

34

30

26

23

20

18

20

21

21

16

14

12

11

11

9^1

9.8

31

2,290.4

76.3

0.669

0.75

July

16

12

12

11

10

10

243

13?

66

45

33

26

21

18

16

14

11

11

10

14

19

11

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.4

B7T

8.8

10

*8 .8

8.8

842.6

27,2

0.239

0.27

Aug.

8.0

8.8

9.2

8.8

9.2

8.0

7.6

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.0

7.2

T?

8.4

8.0

12

12

173 m65

43

26

20

18

23

62

44

30

22

17 

14

870.6

28.1

0.246

0.28

Sept.

13

IT

10

9.2

S.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.8

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

B7T

6.0 5 .4

214.7

7.16

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 430 Mln 4.8 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 0.268 In. 3.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 452 Mln 4.8 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 0.191 In. 2.58

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 311

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.

Location. Lat 42°07'40", long 89°23'25", in NW^ sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 10 E., near left 

Dank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 0.4 mile downstream from Chicago, 

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge, 0.6 mile east of town of Leaf River, and 0.8 mile 

downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

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

6~85.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 60.0 ofs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 797 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.72 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Sept. 6, 20-28.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,510 cfs Feb. 27, 1948 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum observed, 7.6 cfs Jan. 5, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft Feb. 4, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1941(11).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22)

2.3 14 4.0 164 

2.6 30 5.0 290 

3.0 61 6.3 512 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

IF

15

29

Tff

17

16

*16

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

20

21

20

20 

18

535

17.3

0.170

0.20

Nov.

18

TS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

19

20

20

18

18

20

20

19

20

19

20

20

560

18.7

0.183

0.20

Dec.

20

21

30

?S

28

25

24

22

22

27

22

20

22

b20

b!9

*b!8

b!7

bTT

b!9

b21

24

b22

b20

b!8

19

20

20

21

19

18 

b!7

660

21.3

0.209

0.24

Jan.

18

20

25

18

19

18

18

20

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!8

b!9

b!7

bTB" b!5

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!8

19

18

b!7

b!6

18

b!7 

16

546

17.6

0.173

0.20

Feti.

18

tt

39

34

42

88

51

47

84

81

41

b35

b30

b37

44

~4T 130

28

29

30

37

26

29

26

24

»22

24

23

-

1,164

41.6

0.408

0.42

Mar.

22

22

23

b22

b21

b23

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

2Z

20

22

20

20

19

18

19

19

21

61

34

29

26

25

26 

S6

719

23.2

0.227

0.26

Apr.

24

25

22

2J

23

28

34

34

33

29

29

25

24

23

26

30

30

25

a23

*37

74

53

53

53

61

53

47

43

39

39

1,062

35.4

0.347

0.39

May

36

36

34

32

31

29

29

28

27

26

26

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

19_

21

23

34

34

27

75

856

27.6

0.271

0.31

June

~9T 500

314

174

109

89

79

70

61

57

53

47

43

47

43

*37

36

34

33

32

33

61

33

29

28

26

26

25

2S

27

2,265

75.5

0.740

0.83

July

24

23

34

30

25

24

99

~5B- 114

25

24

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

19

18

17

TS

19

*19

18

843

27.2

O.267

0.31

Aug.

17

18

19

18

18

17

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

IS

16

a20

a30

a90

a4T

*21

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!7

a23

a20

al8

a!7

a!6

a!6

655

21.1

0.207

0.24

Sept.

16

16

15

15

15

14

IS

15

16

17

16

16

15

16

*15

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

28

94 

war £3

560

18.7

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,520 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 500

Min 15 

Min 14

Mean 

Mean

43.5

28.6

Cfsm 0.426 

Cfsm 0.280

In. 

In.

5.79

3.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
312 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Como, 111.

Location. Lat 41°47'00", long 89°44 I 58", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 21 N., R. 6 E., on left bark 

1 mile, upstream from Como, 3 miles downstream from Rock Falls, and 85 miles upstream 

from Elkhorn Creek.

Drainage area. 8,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1914 to September 1954. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"at Lyndon."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, chain gage at site at Lyndon, 16| miles downstream at 

datum 22.46 ft lower.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 5,194 cfs (discharge for site at Lyndon adjusted 

for difference in drainage area).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs June 5 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum daily, 1,300 cfs Dec. 17, Jan. 12.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Feb. 22, 1937, at lower dam at Rock Falls, 

from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 17.51 ft Feb. 7, 1938 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 440 cfs Aug. 20, 

1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. About 100 

cfs diverted above gage to Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Some diurnal fluctuation 

caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,220

1,740

2,840

5,800

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,360 

1,610

1,660

1,980 

1,660

1,680

1,480

1,680 

1,860

1,720

1,640

1,430

1,610

*1,380

1,740

1,530

1,640 

1,530

1,500

1,550

1,590

1,480

1,570

1,680

1,820

1,880

1,740

1,680

1,660

1,590

1,800

50,730

1,636

_

-

Nov.

1,780 

1,640

1,550

1,660 

1,590

1,570

1,460

1,580 

1,590

1,630

1,740

1,740

1,660

1,500

1,590

1,530

1,610 

1,700

1,900

1,960

i,aeo

2,040

1,880

2,070

2,150

2,220

1,820

1,800

1,780

1,760

52,160

1,739

_

-

Dec.

1,820 

1,800

2,150

2,170 

2,460

2,530

2,460

2,580 

2,620

2,620

5,020

2,300

2,300

b2,300

b2,300

bl,600

bl,300 

bl,80"C

bl,900

2,150

2,330

b2,200

b2,100

bl,800

b2,100

2,550

2,300

2,090

b2,200

2,190

b2 , 100

68 , 140

2,198

-

-

Jan.

1,920 

2,090

2,070

2,090 

2,040

1,920

1,980

2,090 

1,740

bl,600

bl,500

bl,500

bl,500

1,780

1,840

bl,700

bl,400 

bl,400

1,360

1,640

bl,500

bl,500

bl,500

,920

,800

,550

,760

,880

,880

1,630

1, 880

53,760

1,734

_

-

Feb.

1,610 

1,616

1,680

2,020 

2,020

2,090

2,330

1,900 

3,020

3,320

3,490

b3,100

' 3,140

3,350

2,890

3,870

4,250 

3,496

3,490

3,490

3,250

3,190

3,170

2,790

3,090

2,940

3,060

*2,990

-

__ - __ ^ .

80,620

2,879

_

-

Mar.

2,720 

2,890

2,550

b2,600 

b2,300

2,280

2,550

2,070 

2,300

2,370

2,330

2,530

1,550

2,666

2,000

1,980

2,040 

2,040

2,070

2,070

2,260

2,170

1,980

2,190

2,440

3,350

3,350

5,650

3^350

2,600

3,040

75,600

2,439

_

-

Apr.

3,270 

3,090

3,170

3,090 

2,840

2,790

2,620

3,350 

3,930

4,080

3,780

3,930

3,630

3,300

3,490

3,170

3,120 

3,270

2,990

3,090

3,780

*4,680

5,310'

4,530

4,680

7,500

9,880

9,540

7,670

7,670

131,240

4,375

_

-

May

6,990 

6,310

5,310

6,650 

6,310

6,140

5,970

5,470 

4,990

4,380

4,530

4,530

4,230

3,490

3,490

3,490'

3,350 

2,860

3,170

2,650

2,820

2,820

2,390

1,920

1,860

2,190

2,170

2,190

2,150

2,170

2,420

119,410

3,852

_

-

June

4,230 

4,380

5,970

10,200 

12,600

12,300

10,600

9,880 

8,520

7,670

6,480

5,970

5,310

4,530

4,380

4,380

4,230 

*3,630

3,490

3,490

3,140

3,630

5,310

5,970

6,480

6,480

6,480

6,480

*7,330

7,160

190,700

6,357

-

-

July

6,140 

5,470

4,990

5,150 

5,150

4,990

5,800

9,200 

9,540

9,546

8,860

8,350

8,350

7,670

7,160

6,650

6,480 

6,480

6,140

5,640

5,970

5,640

5,310

4,830

4,680

4,530

4,230

3,780

3,490

5,550

3 356

186,910

6,029

-

-

Aug.

3,350 

3,490

3,490

3,490 

3,630

3,490

3,350

3,300 

2,960

3,060

3,040

2,890

2,770

2,770

2,820

3,040

*2,820 

5,180

3,846

3,490

3,490

3,300

2,890

2,620

2,840

2,920

2,960

3,320

3,170

2,820

3,190

99,790

3,219

-

-

Sept.

2,890 

2,840

2,760

2,560 

2,430

2,280

2,090

2,280 

2,090

1,520

1,910

1,880

1,890

1,900

1,840

2,070

1,860 

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,700

1,920

1,960

1,900

2,240

2,220

2,420

2,420

1,640

2,110

63,320

2,111

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,700 Mln 1,160 Mean 4,334 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,600 Mln 1,300 Mean 3,212 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (baae, 15,000 cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 313

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111.

Location. Lat 41°54'10" ) long 89°41'40", in SW^SE^ sec. 9, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of Penrose, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 6, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 85.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 13.06 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 12, Mar. 3 (result of freezeup).

1939-54; Maximum discharge, 5,980 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 17.75 ft); minimum, 

6.8 cfs Nov. 12, 1940 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

Flood in June 1938 reached a stage of 19.6 ft, from high-water mark 909, Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1940. WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: 194l(P), 1948(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

40

96

185

4.0 

5.0 

8.1

294

580

1,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

29

37

35

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29 

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

33

32

30

30

30

921

29.7

0.194

0.22

Nov.

30

30

29 29"

29

29

29

30

30

30

*30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29 

29

32

33

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

885

29.5

0.193

0.22

Dec.

29

32

42

38" 44

37

37

33

34

31

34

30

34

30

29

b28

b27

bTf 

29

32

36

37

b33

bSO

b28

20

31

30

29

29

27

995

32.1

0.210

0.24

Jan.

2929"

29

29

29

29

27

28

27

b25

b22

b!9 bT9~

b21

b23

b22

b20

b22 

b24

b23

b22

b22

b24

b26

27

28

b26

b25

*27

25

25

773

24.9

0.163

0.19

Feb.

31

b37

b45

b70

b90

b!40

b90

b50

b!20

b85

b47

b31

b30

37

53

""84" 359

46

40

43

56

43

39

38

36

36

36

35

_

1,847

66.0

0.431

0.45

Mar.

33

33

28

b27

b29

32

33

30

30

30

30

29

27

29

29

29

29 

31

31

29

29

29

33

*70

68

50

45

43

*Qoo

42

1,072

34.6

0.226

0.26

Apr.

38

40

40

37

35

51

57

57

51

50

47

42

40

38

46

56

46

43 

41

50

66

63

56

52

69

78" 92

67

61

58

1,568

52.3

0.342

0.38

May

57

55

56

51

48

47

45

43

42

41

40

38

37

37

36

36

35

35 

36

*36

35

34

35

34

15

33

36

58

71

IS

61

1,324

42.7

0.279

0.32

June

624 T6"6

254

242

137

106

93

84

76

69

67

61

57

62

57

51

48

46 

44

43

43

42

40

38

36

36

35

34" 33

39

2,763

92.1

0.602

0.67

July

36

32

35

42

36

33

55

4T

34

33

31

29

29

28

27

27

26

29 

28

26

29

29

28

27

26

25

26

27

25

955

30.8

0.201

0.23

Aug.

26

25

25

25

31

26

24

24

25

25

24

22

TZ

23

24

195

37

1,710 

aSOO

a 100

a65

a47

39

38

51

61

51

42

38

35

33

3,213

104

0.680

0.78

Sept.

32

31

30

29

29

30

31

32

32

33

32

29

28

27

2_6

26

*31

28

27

27

28

28

29

30

30

31

31

33

161

1,049

35.0

0.229

0.25

Calendar year 19531: Max 2,350 Mln 26 Mean 70.2 Cfsm 0.459 In. 6.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,710 Mln 19 Mean 47.6 Cfsm 0,311 In. 4.21

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). Aug. 18 (10:45 a.m.) 4,220 cfs (13.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Rock 

Creek near Horrlson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
314 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Rook Creek near Morrison, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'50", long 89°58'00", in SW£SE£ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank Just downstream from small tributary on right bank, l| miles north of Morrison 

and 4j miles downstream from Little Rook Creek.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 620.41 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 94.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.35 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Dec. 15, Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.62 ft), result of freezeup.

1942-54; Maximum discharge, 5,770 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 

8.6 cfs Dec. 17, 1948 (gage height, 2.62 ft), result of ice Jam above gage.

Maximum stage known, 17.7 ft in June 1937, from information by local residents.

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

and those for periods of ice effect', which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.2

13

20

43

155

285

783

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

15

13

TS

?£

*19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

21 

20

21

21

21

21

22

21

23

26

24

22

22

23

661

21.3

0.149

0.17

Nov.

23

23

22

22

22

22

22" 21

22

22

25

24

25

26

25

24

24

24 

25

51

31

27

25

25

25

25

26

27

27

28

740

24.7

0.173

0.19

Dec.

30

31

54

BT

34

40

40

33

33

26

33

28

35

30

*21

b20

b!9 bT9" 

22

25

33

b30

b24

b23

25

26

27

28

27

26

23

917

29.6

0.207

0.24

Jan.

25

 27 27

26

25

25

24

25

21

b!9

b!7

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!4 bT6~ 

bis

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!8

b20

b22

b22

b20

b20

24

B22

b22

627

20.2

0.141

0.16

Feb.

26

35

39

61

142

132

57

42

39

50

37

27

 BT 25

40

~BT 156

38 

33

35

36

31

31

31

30

26

33

*29

1,353

48.3

0.338

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,970 Min 13

Mar.

27

29

21

20 24

25

27

27

27

25

27

27

25

23

23

26

25

25 

27

27

25

24

26

31

101

72

47

42

38

36 

40

989

31.9

0.223

0.26

Apr.

38

42

39

34

35

69

65

65

47

45

43

38

36

35

58

70

48

43 

40

63

88

*76

57

52

68

101 ~fZ

61

56

52

1,636

54.5

0.381

0.43

May

61

61

68

56

48

45

42

40

39

38

36

36

34

33

33

31

30

30 

31

30

30

28

27

77

27

27

33

140 -51

35

131

1,381

44.5

0.311

0.36

June

835

316

508

450

201

155

128

101

88

79

72

61

56

54

50

47

45

*40 

39

36

36

36

34

33

30

30

30

28

aSO" 26

3,674

122

0.853

0.96

July

a27

a25

a28

a33

29

26

335

a30

a27

a26

25

a24

a24

a23

a22

321

a20

23 

a21

22

~Z5 40

22

22

21

19

T9

19

21

20

19

761

24.5

0.171

0.20

Aug.

19

19

19

20

96

25

19

19

24

26

19

18

T8

18

19

135

40

* 1,570 

903

145

68

50

125

54

65

79

70

52

43

56

34

3,647

118

0.825

0.95

Sept.

51

50

28

27

28

27

27

27

27

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

50

30 

26

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

3T

312 ^75

1,132

37.7

0.264-

0.29

Mean 76.8 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,370 Min 13 Mean 48.0 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.56

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfa). June 1 (5 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (7.23 ft); Aug. 18 (5 p.m.) 2,180 cfs 

(11.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Elkhorn Creek near Penrose.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 315

Rock River near Joslin, 111.

Location. Lat 41°33'35", long 90°10'55", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 92, l£ miles east of Joslin, 12 miles 

downstream from Rock Creek, and 27 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9,520 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 5,497 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs June 6 (gage height, 9.58 ft); minimum daily, 1,330 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 46,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 14.46 ft); maximum gage height, 16.23 ft Mar. 3, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

834 cfs Jan. 3, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Some

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 30)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,330

2,490

3,840

7.0 

9.0 

9.5

7,300

11,600.

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.530 

1,370

1,600

1,660

1,940

1,720

1,720

1,550

1,770 

1,880

1,720 

1,720 

1,500

1,600 

*1,440

1,770

1,600

1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,600

1,600

*1,500

1,600

1,720

1,880

2.000 i',8'20

1,770

1,820

1,720

51,620

1,665

0.175

0.20

Nov.

1,880 

1,880

1,770

1,660

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,600

1,550 

1, 660

1,770 

1,820 

1,820

1,820 

1,660

1,660

1,720

1,720 

1,820 

2,120

2,060

2,000

2,120

2,060

 2,180

2,240

2.560 

2,600

1,940

1,880

55,930

1,864

0.196

0.22

Dec.

1,880 

1,940

2,120

2,360

2,360

2,620

2,680

2,560

2,820 

2,750

2,820 

5,080 

2,490

2,420 

2,420

2,100

1,700

1,500 

2,100 

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,500

2,600

2,000

2,300

2,800 

2,600

2,300

2,400

2,500

73,920

2,385

9.251

0.29

Jan.

2.500 

2,100

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,300 

1,900

1,700 

1,500

TTTotJ

1,900 

2,000

2,100

2,000

1,700 

1,800 

1,700

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,900

2,100

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,100

62,000

2,000

0.210

0.24

Feb.

2,200 

2,200

2.100

2,200

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,700

3,200 

3,500

3,800 

3,900 

3,500

3,700 

4,000

3,420

4,740

4,ZBO 

3,840 

3,840

3,700

3,560

3,560

3,420

*3,210

3,420

3,350 

3,350

.

-_--_-.

92,390

3,300

0.347

0.36

Mar.

3,280 

3,080

3,140

2,750

3,080

2,940

2,750

*2,880

2,420 

2,620

2,620 

2,620 

2,750

1.940 

2, ISO

2,360

2,240

2,420 

2,420 

2,300

2,360

2,560

2,560

2,300

3,010

3,080

3,840 

3,700

3,980

3,560

3,140

86,880

2,803

0.294

0.34

Apr.

3,560 

3,560

3,560

3,560

5,210

3,210

3,280

3,210

3,840 

4,280

4,280 

3,980 

*4,130

3,700 

3,700

3,700

3,560

3,350 

3,420 

3,420

3,700

4,280

5,060

5,230

4,740

5,060

7,910 

9.830

9,390

8,120

135,830

4,528

0.476

0.53

May

7.700 

7,300

6,500

5,750

6,700

6,500

6,310

6,120

5,570 

5,230

4,740 

4,900 

4,740

4,430 

3,840

3,840

3,700

3,560 

3,140 

3,350

2,940

3,010

2,940

2,620

2,120

2,060

2,360 

2,420

2,490

2,360

2,420

131,660

4,247

0.446

0.51

June

5.560 

S.7BO

5,750

7,910

11,200

12.800

12,600

11,200

10,300 

9,170

8,120 

6,900 

6,500

5,750 

5,060

4,900

*4,740

4,430 

3,980 

3,840

3,840

3,560

3,980

5,570

6,310

6,700

6,700 

6,500

6,900

7,700

202,220

6,741

0.708

0.79

July

7,300 

6,500

5,750

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,230

6,500

9,590 

9,610

9,610 

9,170 

8,750

8,750 

7,910

7,700

7,100

6,900 

6,900 

6,500

6,310

6,500

6,120

5,750

5,230

5,060

4,900 

4,580

4,280

3,980

5,840

202,320

6,526

0.686

0.79

Aug.

3,840 

3,840

3,840

3,980

4,130

4,280

3,840

3,840

3,840 

3,560

3,700 

3,560 

3,350

3,280 

3,210

3,280

*3,840

3,840 

7.910 

'5,516

4,130

4,130

3,700

3,280

3,140

3,420

3,420 

3,560

3,700

3,560

3,210

119,720

3,862

0.406

0.47

Sept.

5.420 

3,280

3,140

3,010

2,880

2,750

*2,560

2,360

2,620 

2,360

1.880 

2,180 

2,180

2,120 

2,120

2,180

2,240

2,120 

2,180 

2,120

2,060

1,940

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,420

2,420 

2,620

2,880

2,360

72,940

2,431

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,200 Min 1,330 Mean 4,675 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,800 Min 1,330 Mean 3,527 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 15.
316 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Green River at Amboy, 111.

Location. Lat 41 "42 "35", long 89°19'28", In SE£NE£ sec. 22, T. 20 N., R. 10 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 52, at southeast edge of Amboy.

Drainage area. 199 sq ml.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 724.14 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 99.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.5 cfs Jan. 18.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 3,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum 

observed, 2.0 cfs for several days in February 1940, and Dec. 8, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1940. WSP 1175: 1941-42(M), 1943(P), 1944, 1946, 

1948, 1949(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.8

5.5

8.6

12

18

45

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

66

199

369

584

1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.3

BTS

9.0 

9.8

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

TT

9.8

9*8

9

6

 O

289.5

9.34

0.047

0.05

Nov.

11

11

10 

11

10

9.0 Iff"

10

9.4

11

10

9.8

*9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

10

9.8

10

11

11

11

10

10

11

9.2

11

11

15

309.6

10.3

0.052

0.06

Dec.

11'

12

16 

T5

12

12

10

12

12

11

12

11

12

11

7.4

b7.0

b6.5

b6.0 b'gTS"

b8.0

bll

blO

b8.5

bS.O

b8.5

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b8.5

b8 .0

308.9

9.96

0.050

0.06

Jan.

b9.5

11

bTT 

blO

blO

blO

blO

b9.0

bS.O

b7.0

b6.0

b5.5

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b4.8

b4.5

b57o"

bS.O

b7.0

b6.5

bS.O

b7.0

bS.O

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

*9.4

9.8

8.6

238.6

7.70

0.039

0.04

Feb.

9.8

b2T5

b30 

b22

b20

b!8

b30

b23

b35

b28

b!9

bli

12

16

21

~67 106

35

25

22

20

19

18

17

b!6

b!5

b!5

blS

704.8

25.2

0.127

0.13

Mar.

b!4

blS

b!3 

b!5

b20

20

20

19

17

17

17

17

b!4

biz" b!2

bH

b!4

b!4

17

16

15

16

15

19

196

*166

104

81

66

59

56

1,108

35.7

0.179

0.21

Apr.

53

58

51 

48

11

83

114

107

83

94

104

78

68

63

68

67

57

53

49

126

245

186

*144

122

109

99

91

79

75

69

2,690

89.7

0.451

0.50

May

67

66

79 70"

64

59

55

53

52

49

48

46

43

42

41

40

38

37

37

37

*35

33

32

32

30

30

34

41

37

32

40

1,399

45.1

0.227

0.26

June

665

350

1,110 

838

483

350

278

222

187

155

134

113

95

84

75

70

64

58

54

53

53

49

44

41

40

38

36

34 loss

5,866

196

0.985

1.10

July

38

32

33 

33

31

30

79

67

42

36

32

30

28

27

25

24

24

25

24

24

41

27

24

22

21

*20

W

20

21

20

20

935

30.2

0.152

0.17

Aug.

20

19

18 

18

22

18

17

17

17

22

20

16

15

TS

16

20

26

732

367

106

62

44

36

39

123

185

109

70

50

42

35

2,317

74.7

0.375

0.43

Sept.

31

75

26 

24

23

21

21

20

20

20

20

18

17

19

17

17

»17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

15

21

16

559

18.6

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 363 Mln 6.0 Mean 39.8 Cfsm 0.200 in. 2.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,110 Mln 4.5 Mean 45.8 Cfsm 0.230 In. 3.11

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 ofs). June 3 (l p.m.) 1,350 cfa (6.60 ft)) Aug. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,270 cfs 

(6.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 317

Green River near Geneseo, 111.

Location. Lat 41°29'20", long 90°09'30", in NE^SW^ sec. 4, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.4 miles upstream from Geneseo 

Creek and 2.4 miles north of Geneseo.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1954.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at same

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 555 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.11 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Jan. 17, 18.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 14.06 ft); maximum gage height, 16.14 ft Feb. 20, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

27 cfs Jan. 2, 1940, Jan. 17, 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 875: 1938. WSP 1208: 1946(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice .effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 122

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

342

675

1,730

2,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

43

50

*48

50

47

47

47

48

48

48

48

47

47

48

47

46

45

46

46

46

*49

48

50

51 

57

62

58

57

1,514

48.8

0.051

0.06

Nov.

56

56

57

56

56

55

SS

57

57

58

58

58

58

58

58

60

60

58

60

65

68

67

65

65

*63

62 

60

67

1167

1,813

60.4

0.063

0.07

Dec.

67

68

82

93

86

82

75

74

78

66

97

57

86

74

b70

b60

b54

b5Q

b'BTJ

b54

b60

b70

b64

b60

b58

b60 

b60

b60

b60

b56

b58

2,119

68.4

0.071

0.08

Jan.

b66

b70

bBT

b62

b60

b58

b62

b58

b50

b45

b40

b35

b30

b32

b31

b29

b27

b?7

b30

b35

b45

b40

b37

b40

*b48

b54 

b60

b56

b56

b56

b62

1,465

47.3

0.049

0.06

Feb.

*b68

blTO

b!30

ID 110

blOO

b94

bllO

b90

103

122

109

blOO

b90

103

154

'235 323

231

180

149

144

135

122

119

*119

91 

136

bllO

3,680

131

0.137

0.14

Mar.

b!05

blOO

blOO

b!20

b!60

b!40

b!35

*156

142

133

131

blSO

bllO

b90

b9T

bllO

bllO

108

111

114

108

103

106

112

1,150

972 

658

500

412

370

350

7,241

234

0.244

0.28

Apr.

316

316

303

285

247

627

675

658

570

518

500

462

*406

376

394

440

409

373

409

477

1,240

1,200

955

762

675

692 

588

535

500

465

16,373

546

0.570

0.64

May

451

ITT

437

430

397

362

339

324

313

303

290

278

266

254

244

238

229

220

216

216

209

198

192

188

180

T3z~ 172 

259

231

205

232

8,476

273

0.285

0.33

June

1,890

2,130

2,380

2.550

2,210

1,550

1,240

1,020

850

745

658

570

500

458

421

394

*373

345

321

303

290

285

266

247

235

222 

213

200

192 

BTTJ

23,548

785

0.819

0.91

July

424 'Z80"

259

247

224

202

207

235

240

205

186

172

162

154

147

142

138

136

140

138

182

182

164

144

133

126 

119

116 T19"

127

116

5,566

180

0.188

0.22

Aug.

109

108

12?

145

503

186

136

124

131

549

192

140

122

114

111

*108

147

149

478

615

276

202

166

203

329

1.500 

1,4*0

622

397 

300

249

9,580

309

0.323

0.37

Sept.

T50" 216

170

156

145

131

*126

122

116

119

114

108

103

98

95

93

92

90

88

82

81

78

76

76

76

75 

71

75

116 

116

3,294

110

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,740 Min 40 Mean 240 Cfsm 0.251 In. 3.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,530 Min 27 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.242 In. 3.29

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 cfs).-^Ho peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
318 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek at Milan, 111.

Location. Lat 41°26'35", long 90°33'15", in SW£SE£ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of Knoxvllle Road bridge, 1 mile southeast of Milan.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to June 1941 (fragmentary), July 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 566.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

11929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 38.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.11 ft); no 

flow for parts of Dec. 18-20, Jan. 12-17.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 5,960 cfs Feb. 19, 1951 (gage height, 7.98 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.78 ft Feb. 18, 1949 (backwater from Ice); no flow at times in 1940-41, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Occasional pumpage of about 1 cfs from quarry into creek above gage.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 9, June 1 to July 1)

0.1

.8

2.2

4.4

7.6

12

26

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

167

300

465

740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.5

.3

*.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

1.1

TTT

1.0

.9

.7

11.5

0.37

0 . 0059

0.007

Nov.

0.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

*T2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.5

.6

.9

1.8

2.0

TTT

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

21.2

0.71

0.011

0.01

Dec.

0.9

1.4

2.6

3.3

TT5

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

3.1

2.0

1.8

 1.4

bl.O

b.3

b.2

b7?

b.3

.6

1.6

b.8

b.5

b.5

b.6

.7

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

41.9

1.35

0.022

0.02

Jan.

1.1

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

TTff

1.8

bl.O

b.8

b.6

b.5

b.5

.6

.6

.4

.3

aTff

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

1.4

1.2

1.7

1.6

.9

1.9

32.8

1.06

0.017

0.02

Feb.

1.0

TTT

2.8

3.8

8.4

7.3

5.0

3.9

4.0

4.4

b4.0

b3.7

3.6

4.8

12

~rz 107

8.5

5.8

5.9

5.0

3.7

3.5

*3.3

3.5

2.5

4.2

3.3

-_-__..

238.6

8.52

0.136

0.14

Mar.

3.1

3.7

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.7

3.5

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

4.0

4.4

2.9

*2.2

2.2

31

220

26

14

12

9.3

7.9

9.7

389.1

12.6

0.202

0.23

Apr.

7.6

8.0

6.2

5.9

STS

88

31

19

15

23

18

12

12

12

52

48

26

21

*21

101

100

59

46

37

30

27

30

23

22

22

929.3

31.0

0.496

0.55

May

37

21

21

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

*9.7

8.4

8.4

8.0

6.9

6.2

5.3

5.0

4.2

4.2

5.6

~SS 179

11

91

614.9

19.8

0.317

0.37

June

731

T5T

360

135

93

74

61

51

45

40

35

30

27

*26

28

50

25

21

18

77

46

48

21

16

15

13

12

11

TT

15

2,316

77.2

1.24

1.38

July

9.7

8.4

13

T?

8.4

7.3

8.9

7.6

6.6

5.3

4.7

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

4.4

11

6.2

3.7

3.1

2.6

1.8

 1.6

TTT

2.2

2.4

1.6

161.2

5.20

0.083

0.10

Aug.

1.3

1.4

1.6

11

22

4.7

2.4

2.6

3.3

2.0

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*.9

1.2

2.2

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.2

275

49

270 ~5ff

11

5.9

4.2

3.5

437.0

14.1

0.226

0.26

Sept.

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.0

1.8

1.3

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

_/7_

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

12

T.2

51.8

1.73

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 912 Min 0 Mean 16.2 Cfsm 0.259 In. 3.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 731 Min 0.1 Mean 14.4 Cfsm 0.230 In. 3.12

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 efs). June 1 (4:30 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (5.11 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Edwards 

River near New Boston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 319

West Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°53'00", long 93°42'20", between sees. 8 and 17, T. 94 N., R. 24 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 8 miles southwest of Klemme and 9 miles upstream 

from confluence with East Fork Iowa River.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. 

1,180.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 52.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs June 21 (gage height, 14.97 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Feb. 2-4.

1948-54: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 21, 1954; no flow for part of day 

Jan. 12% 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

T75

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.9

 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

s!i

5.1 

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.6

4.5

151.0

4.87

0.044

0.05

Nov.

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

*3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.3

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.5

5.7

7.5 rrs

5.7

4.6

3.3

3.2

TT

5.3

6.0

6.6

f

133.0.-

4.43

0.040

0.04

Dec.

6.1

5.4

7.9

*9.1

9.5

 109". 9

g!o

9.2

8.9

8.5

7.6

8.0

7.5

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.3

5.9

6.9

5.4

4.2

3.4

T7S

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.9

196.5

6.34

0.053

0.07

Jan.

3.8

TT

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

*3.1

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

'

58.0

1.87

0.017

0.02

Feb.

0.8

.7

.7

*.7

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.7

4.2

5.0

9.0

16 

TS

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.5

.

140.8

5.03

0.046

0.05

Mar.

7.8

7.2

6.6

5.8

*5.4

5.0

5 .2 s!s

7.2

7.9

7.2

5.7

6.5

7.5

10

29

52

71

37

30 

25

22

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

*12

549.6

17.7

0.161

0.19

Apr.

11

3.6

ITS

9.5

10

11

11

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

3.9

9.8

11

11

9.5

8.9

8.6

3.9

10 

20

33 '27

19

20

19

18

18

17

394.6

13.2

0.120

0.13

May

79

92

"55 95

66

 50

46

40

33

29

23

26

24

23

22

20

17

15

12

11

10 

9.3 IT 

19

17

17

25

56

61

63

57

1,161.8

37.5

0.341

0.39

June

30

35

48

*63

68

67

60

52

33

23

24

26

24

20

18.

19

21

 1,200

 1,540

1,580

*1.880 

1,790

1,680

1,550

*1,410

1,270

1,070

812

599

434

17,451

532

5.29

5.90

July

333

28?

271

240

210

183

174

143

188

*178

148

120

93

76

72

63

61

54

50

44

43 

43

40

36

39

32

30

29

28

 JQ- 26

3,389

109

0.991

1.15

Aug.

36

34

*29

25

23

19

17

15

16

14

13

11

10

11

11

10

"977 9.2

12

14

16 

67

239

336" 410

410

386

326

255

183

144

3,162.4

102

0.927

1.07

Sept.

116

85

79

69

62

56

47

42

 41

37

35

34

33

31

30

29

23

27

27

27

26 

26

25

24

23_

23

23

23

26

23

1,192

39.7

0.361

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 378 Min 1.9 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 0.269 In. 3.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,880 Min 0.7 Mean 76.7 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.46

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 21 (4 a.m.) 1,920 ofs (14.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 15. Doubtful gage-height record 

0~ct. 3 to Nov. 25, Mar. 22 to Apr, 11, Apr. 24-30j discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather recordsj and records for nearby stations.
320 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Bast Pork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°01', long 93°37', between sees. 25 and 26, T. 95 N., R. 24 W., on 

upstream side of highway bridge, l-jjr miles northwest of Klemme and 12? miles upstream 

from confluence with West Pork Iowa River.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

1, 180.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 60.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs June 19 (gage height, 11.2 ft, from 

rioodmark); minimum daily, 2.8 cfs Jan. 22-29.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 19, 1954; minimum observed, 0.8 cfs 

Sept. 16, 1948.

Flood of June 1944 reached a stage of about 10 ft, from information by local residents .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 18 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

5.7 

9.2

16

2.6 

3.2

43

100

2.3 

2.6 

5.0 

7.0

17

36

280

610

8.0 1,000

9.0 1,880

10.0 3,240

11.0 5,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6 .2

5._8

208.9

6.74

0.056

0.06

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

8.0

16

11 

10

8.8

7.5

5.4

6.5

8.0

11

10

9

0

. 0

218.4

7.28

0.061

0.07

Dec.

9.2

9.8

11 *TT

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.8

TS

8.0

9.0 

8.2

7.1

6.0

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

6*9

6*8

263.5

8.50

0.071

0.08

Jan.

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.8

*5.7

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.8

?^

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

121.3

3.91

0.033

0.04

Feb.

3.0

3.1

3.2

*3.3

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.1

5.6

6.3

7.0

8.3

9.7

11

14

17

20

22

24 

S5T

18

16

15

13

12

11

287.8

10.3

0.086

0.09

Mar.

10

8.5

7.5

*7.0

6.3

5.7

5.4

T^

8'. 7

7.5

6.5

6.0

7.3

8.1

11

14

26

31

2F

12

11

10

9.7

11

10

10

10

9.2

8.6

*g!o

323.6

10.4

0.087

0.10

Apr.

8.4

8.2

7.8

STT

9.0

8.6

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.4

8.2

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.2

9.2

28 

Iff

17

18

18

15

15

15

16

17

352.0

11.7

0.097

0.11

May

17

84

92

57

45

*45

34

30

27

22

20

20

18

15

15

15

14

TT

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

22

28

33 

29

26

837

27.0

0.225

0.26

June

23

34

*44

51

44

39

29

29

22

18

20

18

17

17

JL6

16

17

*1,780

3,640

*2,110

5.880 

2,140

1,280

*888

697

614

536

442

363 

291

19,115

637

5.31

5.92

July

240

215

385 SIS"

215

200

220

185

*165

150

130

97

87

71

66

61

51

49

47

47

53 

58

47

44

40

39

37

3T

39 

41

42

3,476

112

0.933

1.08

Aug.

40

36

*34

29

26

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

19

17

16

Iff

100

82

48

47 

102

458

ICO" 445

430

370

280

220 

175

145

3,669

118

0.983

1.14

Sept.

126

107

88

78

69

61

50

42

*41

36

33'33

S3

33

29

38

37

37

35

31

27 

24

26

24

12

22

24

26

26 

27

1,283

42.8

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 340 Min 2.8 Mean 34.2 Cfsm 0.285 In. 3.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,880 Min 2.8 Mean 82.6 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.35

(baae. 700 cfa). June 19 (2 a.m.) 5,960 cfs (11.2 ft); June 21 (tune unknown)

4,820 cfs 110.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa

321

Location. Lat 42°45'35", long 93 0 37'20", in NE^sec. 25, T. 92 N., R. 24 W., on left

 bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge,3^ miles northwest of Rowan, and lot miles 

downstream from confluence of East and West Porks.

Drainage area. 396 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,143.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^"929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1948 (corrected), wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.-^13 years (1941-54), 209 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,460 cfs June 21 (gage height, 14.88 ft); min-

 imum daily, 5.9 cfs Jan. 24-26. 1940-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1954; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs Aug. 26, 

27, 1948, Feb. 4, 5, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 19-24)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 18 to Sept. 30

3.0 16

3.2 36

3.5 68

4.5 

6.0

210

465

3.9 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0

52

132

390

930

9.5

11.5

13.0

14.5

1,600

3,140

5,100

7,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

17

T5

18

19

21

21

*20

23

23

24

25

22

24

22

22

22

24

24

23

22

21

24

23

21

23 

23

22

22

21

670

21.6

0.055

0.06

Nov.

22

22

22

21

21

*19

16

TF

19

21

23

22

22

20

20

20

21

21

25

44

46

4T5

32

26

21

18

23 

26

26

24

719

24.0

0.061

0.07

Dec.

25

26

28

*42

3ff

36

36

32

21

30

35

31

33

26

22

19

18

17

19

22

28

22

18

15

TT

20

23 

23

23

23

22

782

25.2

0.064

0.07

Jan.

22

TZ

22

21

21

21

*21

20

19

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.9

XTS

5.9

6.0 

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.4

374.4

12.1

0.031

0.04

Feb.

6.9 ^rj

9.5

*11

13

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

14

17

19

21

22

24

28

38

58

TS

46

42

38

35

31

28

~

664.4

23.7

0.060

0.06

Mar.

29

26

18

16 »2T

24

26

29

32

34

36

18

23

28

35

45

66

107

134

TOT

65

56

50

47

44

42

44

42

38

36

*35

1,346

43.4

0.110

0.13

Apr.

35

35

33~ 32

36

4244'

47

44

38

40

38

34

34

34

40

42

38

38

38

148

192

113

82

80

76

72 

72

65

80

1,742

58.1

0.147

0.16

May

160

264

357

340

264

210

*172

147

129

117

106

98

90

82

76

70

65

61

59

56

53

52

3?

55

60

60

71 

357

400

25tJ

192

4,555

147

0.371

0.43

June

166

153

190

*248

236

196

162

135

115 TIB120

372

243

274

201

198

188

989

*5,790

*6,700

*7,640

77350"

5,310

3,920

*3,140

2,740

2,480 

2,200

1,830

1,450

54,834

1.828

4.62

5.15

July

1.140

930

810

780

810

705

582

534

510

*486

426

379

330

320

277

252

236

228

210

196

191

188

182

170

156

143

129

122

TZ5

129

129

11,806

381

0.962

1.11

Aug.

130

127

*113

*103

95

85

79

76

75

70

63

61

59

63

62

58

54

5T

164

193

132

122

405

810

960

1,100

1,180 

1,060

870

606

438

9,474

306

0.773

0.89

Sept.

340

'ZBTT

244

212

193

174

154

137

126

119

*110

103

102

98

94

91

94

102

101

92

82

76

72

70

67

63

60 

tt

72

91

3,687

123

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1953 : Max 625 Mln 15 Mean 108 Cfsm 6.273 In. 3.69

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7,640 Mln 5.9 Mean 248 Cfsmj 0.626 In. 8.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). June 21 (8 p.m.) 8,460 cfs (14.88 ft); Aug. 27 (8 a.m.) 1,220 cfs 

(8.78 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-27, 30, Dec. 5 to Mar. 9, Mar. 12-16, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 4.
322 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°22', long 93 0 04', In SEi sec. 4, T. 87 N., R. 19 W., on concrete pier 

set In bed of lake at Pine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Records available. June 1936'to September 1954.

Qage. Staff gage read once dally, except during winter period. Datum of gage Is 1.0 ft 

below crest of dam forming lake.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.54 ft Aug. 26, from floodmark; mlnimum observed, -3.02 ft Feb. 20, Mar. 20.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, 8.06 ft June 2, 1942, from floodmark; minimum, below staff gage several times since 1947 when lake has been drained.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-1.34

-1.36

-1.40

-1.44

-1.48

-1.50

-1.52

-1.54

-1.56

-1.58

-1.58

-1.60

-1.60

-1.62

-1.62

-1.62

-1.64

-1.64

-1.64

-1.64

-1.64

-1.64

-1.64

-1.66

-1.66

-1.68

-1.68

-1.70

-1.70

-1.70

-1.72

Nov.

-1.72

-1.74

-1.74

-1.76

-1.76

-1.78

-1.78

-1.78

-1.78

-1.78

-1.78

-1.78

-1.76

-1.76

-1.74

-1.74

-1.72

-1.72

-1.68

-1.60

-1.60

-1.60

-1.62

-1.62

-1.62

-1.60

-

-1.60

-1.62

~1 . 62

Dec.

-1.62

-1.62

-1.54

-1.44

-1.40

-1.34

-1.34

-1.32

-1.32

-1.30

-1.28

-1.28

-1.26

-1.26

-1.28

-1.28

-1.30

-1.32

-1.32

-1.32

-1.32

-1.34

-1.36

-1.40

-1.44

-1.46

-1.50

-1.52

-1.54

-1.54

Jan.

-1.56

-1.58

-1.62

-1.64

-1.64

-1.66

-1.66

-1.68

-1.68

-1.68

-1.70

-1.74

-1.76

-1.78

-1.80

-1.84

-1.88

-2.00

-2.04

-2.10

-2.18

_

-

-

_

_

_

-2.16

-

Feb.

-3.02

 ____.

Mar.

-2.72

_

.

-

-

.

_

.

-

-2.70

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-3.02

.

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-0.62

-.64

-.66

-.68

-.68

-

-.68

-.68

-.70

-.70

-.68

-.60

-.54

-.50

-.48

-.46

-.42

-.40

-.42

-.44

-.30

May

-0.20

.62

.92

1.06

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.96

.94

.90

.84

.78

.70

.62

.52

.42

.34

.32

.28

.32

.39

1.18

1.06

1.00

1.00

June

1.54

1.64

1.50

1.42

1.36

1.30

1.24

1.20

1.22

1.90

1.28

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.16

1.36

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.62

1.40

1.36

1.24

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.18

1 . 18

July

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.00

.98

.94

.90

.86

.84

.78

.74

.70

-

.64

.60

.58

-

_

.48

.44

.40

.36

.32

« 26

.22

Aug.

0.16

.10

.06

.23

.20

.20

.20

.20

.18

.16

.14

.10

.08

.12

.10

.27

.30

.48

.50

.50

.48

1.00

1.16

1.14

1.10

3.31

1.99

1.36

1.32

1.28

1.26

Sept.

1.24

1.22

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.16

1.22
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°22', long 93°05' , In NW£ sec. 9, T. 87 N., R. 19 W., on abutment of 

highway bridge at spillway in Pine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Drainage area.--15.0 sq mi above outlet. 

Records available. June 1936 to September 1954.

Qage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.0 ft below crest of spillway of dam 

forming lake.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 7.40 ft May 31, minimum observed, 

0.40 ft Oct. 21, 22.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, 7.59 ft June 2, 1942, from high-water mark; 

minimum observed, below staff gage when lake was drained in 1950-52.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.40

.40

.42

.44

.46

.48

.50

.52

.54

.56

.58

Nov.

0.60

.60

.62

.64

.66

.68

.70

.72

.76

.78

.78

.80

.84

.86

.88

.92

.94

.96

1.04

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.20

1.22

1.26

1.28

1.30

 

Dec.

1.32

1.34

1.42

1.44

1.48

1.52

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.60

1.62

1.62

-

1.64

1.66

1.68

1.70

1.72

1.74

1.78

1.80

1.84

1.86

1.88

1.90

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.98

Jan.

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

2.02

2.02

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.10

2.12

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.19

2.19

2.19

Feb.

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.20

-

-

 

Mar.

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.20

2.22

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.08

Apr.

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.17

-

-

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

-

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.22

2.26

 

May

2.26

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.26

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.26.

2.26

2.26

2.28

2.28

2.32

2.37

2.45

2.40

2.36

2.36

June

4.76

3.10

3.58

3.33

2.56

2.70

2.72

2.40

Z. 34

3.86

2.61

2.26

2.26

2.28

2.28

3.49

2.64

2.42

2.44

2.42

2.68

2.70

2.50

2.40

2.32

2.26

-

-

-

-

 

July

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

-

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

-

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

Aug.

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.19

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.12

2.10

2.17

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.30

2.32

2.30

2.28

4.49

3.98

2.90

2.90

2.84

2.56

Sept.

2.40

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.32

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.22

2.28

2.44

-

 
324 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04' , long 92°54', in SW£ sec. 24, T. 84 N., R. 18 W., on right bank In

 city park in Marshalltown, 300 ft upstream from Burnett Creek, 0.2 mile downstream 

from bridge on State Highway 14, 2 miles upstream from Linn Creek, and at mile 189. 

Records include flow of Burnett Creek.

Drainage area. 1.530 sq mi, approximately, including that of Burnett Creek.

Records available. February to August 1903 (gage heights and discharge measurements only),

 May 1915 to September 1927, February 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 853.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Feb. 23 to Aug. 8, 1903, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 21 1915 to Sept. 30, 1927, and Feb. 1, 1933, to May 8, 1934, chain gage 1,000 ft 

upstream at present datum. May 9 to Aug. 21, 1934, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 728 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 16.09 ft); minimum daily, 34 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 2.

1915-27, 1933-54: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 cfs June 4, 1918 (gage height, 

17.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs; minimum, about 2 cfs (regulated) Nov. 24, 1917.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Iowa Falls.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 875: 1918. WSP 925: 1938. WSP 1035: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19

36

143

Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5

4.3 

5.0

6.0 

8.0

242

540

1,200

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

2,070

3,490

6,170

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

49

44

44

53

49

42

51

61

74

66

51

49

49

51

55

49

55

61

61

76.

74

59

59

59

59

59 

*61

63

66 

66

1,768

57.0

0.037

0.04

Nov.

63

66

63

63

61

63

76

74

59

63

68

66

68

70

70

72

70

70

87

102

113

128

109

106

104

88

70 

56.

64

*73

2,305

76.8

0.050

0.06

Dec.

78

92

76

82

87

89

90

M

80

60

82

72

84

66

11

60

59

54

58

64

62

59

56

54

56

59

58 

57

*57

58 

58

2,108

68.0

0.044

0.05

Jan.

58.

58

58

58

58

58

57

55

54

52

50

48

47

46

44

43

42

41

40

39

39

38

37

37

36

36

35 

35

35

34 

34

1,402

45.2

0.030

0.03

Feb.

li

34

*35

35

36

37

39

41

45

49

53

58

68

77

92

120

115

132

115

124

140

139

139

126

116

105

IBS.

126

-

2,412

86.1

0.056

0.06

Mar.

*120

107

50

!&

45

66

97

105

109

116

120

110

81

89

97

116

139

179

237

265

254

248

207

199

182

167

170

135

130

*123

118

4,216

136

0.089

0.10

Apr.

126

120

109

it

105

262

192

172

158

147

132

128

114

103

132

158

182

137

126

116

130

165

189

306

336

363

450 

306

*265

309

5,637

188

0.123

0.14

May

420

747

1.360

1,130

990

885

750

645

570

510

465

435

390

345

339

324

283

274

256

234

220

210

202

210

207

189

248 

*525

955

832

832

15,982

516

0.337

0.39

June

3,600

5,010

2,670

2,020

1,640

1,360

1,160

990

920

3,100

*7,850

4,280

2,190

1,770

1,740

7,640

*7,020

*2,810

1,870

1,560

2,130

5,370

7,600

9.400

9,400

8,100

6,340 

4,780

3,590

2,880

120,790

4,026

2.63

2.94

July

«2.490

2,070

1,820

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,020

920

815

765

705

630

585

510

465

465

450

435

390

390

363

354

330

*309

274 

223

220

205

202

23,835

769

0.503

0.58

Aug.

194

192

179

251

351

210

175

182

154

120

126

107

101

105

107

118

165

210

228

175

135

312

555

910

850

3,690

*7,580 

* 10, 600

5,680

*3,390

2 550

39,702

1,281

0.837

0.97

Sept.

1.970

1,640

1,320

1,130

955

832

750

675

615

600

540

495

480

480

420

405

405

378

366

336

324

297

274

256

245

234

218 

228

390

*357

17,615

587

0.384

0.43

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,000 win 42 Mean 490 Cfsm 0.320 In. 4.36

Water year 1953-54 : Max 10,600 Mln 34 Mean 651 Cfsm 0.425 In. 5.79

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs 1. June 2 (6 a.m.) 6,520 cfs (14.21 ft); June 11 (1 p.m.) 8,850 

cfs (15.21 ft); June 16 (8:30 p.m.) 11,200 cfs (16.02 ft); June 25 (1:30 a.m.) 9,700 ofs (15.51 ft); 

Aug. 28 (9 a.m.) 11,500 ofs (16.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ngje.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 2 to Feb. 21, Feb. 25, Mar. 3-7, 

12-14, 30, 31.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa

325

Location. Lat 41°58', long 92°19', in SW£ sec. 25, T. 83 N., R. 13 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 1.2 miles northwest of Irving, 

2.5 miles south of Elberon, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 781.58 ft above mean sea level (Iowa Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Oct. 15, 1945, and June 14, 1947, to Feb. 10, 1949, 

wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at present datum. Oct. 15, 1945, to 

June 13, 1947, water-stage recorder at upstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,410 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 15.21 ft); minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Jan. 16-29.

1945-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred June 13, 1947 (gage height, 

17.6 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 16-29, 1954.

Flood of June 17, 1944, reached a stage of 21.3 ft (from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of,ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

3.2

5.5

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

5.0 

7.0

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.2

99

332

660

1,120

1,430

1,930

3,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8-2

8.2

7.0

6.7

6.4

5.5

5.2

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.4

6..1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

*7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

211.0

6.81

0.034

0.04

Nov.

7.3

7.6

*7.0

7.3

6.4

.5*5

6.7

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.7

*7.3

7.3

7.9

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.9

8.8

8.5

8.8

9.2

9.6

10

*11

223.3

7.44

0.037

0.04

Dec.

12

12

15

IS.

12

14

12

12

11

10

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.2

3,5

6.0

7.0

7.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.7

7.7

274.3

8.85

0.044

0.05

Jan.

7-6

f!?

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.1

4.8

3.7

2.9

*2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

128.3

4.14

0.021

0.02

Feb.

2.9

F72

3.6

*4.6

5.8

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.2

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.3

8.8

9.6

11

12

13

14

li

16

11

10

9.6

10

9.2

9.9

11

-

-------

260.9

9.32

0.047

0.05

Mar.

9.2

*9.6

8.6

7.2

l±fi

7.3

7.9

8.5

11

12

13

13

8.2

7.8

7.8

10

11

13

16

16

12

10

10

12

28

26

16

13

9.4

*8.5

13

362.0

11.7

0.058

0.07

Apr.

11

11

9.0

8.0

10

*78

34

18

14

12

9.8

8.5

8.0

7 . 6

60

98

42

26

22

28

207

69

46

38

77

62

201

94

71

153

1,532.9

51.1

0.256

0.29

May

460

£76.

378

*178

134

113

97

85

79

73

69

61

59

53

49

47

40

38

36

35

32

31

31

31

28

26

38

61

59

40 

83

3,020

97.4

0.487

0.56

June

431

190

360

244

162

162

*123

104

108

106

114

87

73

73

66

63

58

53

44

44

96

436

100

70

56

45

41

34

31

27

3,601

120

0.600

0.67

July

24

24

23

23

23

*21

21

19

17

17

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

10

9.4

9.8

9.0

9.8

8.5

 * 

442.1

14.3

0.072

0.08

Aug.

6.7

6.7

*5.9

16

83

14

8.5

9.8

10

7.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.2

7.6

17

19

381

82

30

19

17

16

91

*56

«3J.9Q

1*2,100

785

280

202 

130

7,618.1

246

1.23

1.42

Sept.

79

84

88

71

112

82

55

ifi

65

81

71

65

64

65

64

62

63

63

61

54

52

49

47

46

44

44

44

45

294

ilfi

2,464

82.1

0.410

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,900 Min 3.6 Mean 99.0 Cfsm 0.495 In. 6.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,190 Kin 2.4 Mean 55.2 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.75

Peak discharEe (base. 700 cfs).~Ms

(9.74 ft); Aug. 18 (1:30 p.m.) 820 of 

(3 a.m.) 740 ofs (9.39 ft).

y 1 (7 a.m.) 700 cfs (9.22 ft); June 22 (5:30 a.m.) 800 ofs 

s (9.80 ft); Aug. 26 (4 p.m.) 5,410 cfs (15.21 ft); Sept. 30

Discharge1 measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 11 to Feb. 18, Mar. 3-5, 14, 15.

402891 O -57 -22
326 IOWA RIVER BASIN'

Iowa River near Belle Plains, Iowa

Location. Lat 41 "51'20", long 92°14'20", In NW^ sec. 5, T. 81 N., R. 12 W., on right bank 

5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 212, 0.5 mile downstream from Walnut Creek, 

and 2.7 miles south of Belle Plaine.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 749.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 13, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,317 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs June 28 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 2.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs.June 14, 1947 (gage height, 17.07 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Jan. 5, 1940.

A discharge of 38,600 cfs was measured June 5, 1918, at railroad bridge 1 mile above 

gage and at a stage somewhat below crest of that flood.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records 

include flow which occasionally bypasses gage through old channel of Salt Creek.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

80

80

83

80

74

74

74

77

77

77

77

83

86

*83

77

74

74

74

11

71 

74 

80

15

95

95

92

89

89

92

92

2,519

81.3

0.034

0.04

Nov.

86

92

*89

86

86

86

86

83

86

98

101

98

95

95

95

95

*98

101

110

116

122 

ffl

131

131

128

120

90

107

110

3,083

103

0.043

0.05

Dec.

112

*107

110

122

131

131

134

142

120

90

118

110

118

95

£2

72

77

77

77

78

75 

73 

70

70

70

71

72

72

72

71

68

2,865

92.4

0.038

0.04

Jan.

11

72

70

70

69

70 *70

68

64

59

55

52

50

*48

47

47

46

46

46

46

45 

45

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

41

71

1,641

52.9

0.022

0.03

Feb.

*41

41

*42

43

44

45

46

49

52

54

60

68

78

95

120

185

170

199

174

193

m205

186

180

170

170

162

-

3,297

118

0.049

0.05

Mar.

183

*174

170

135

90

100

115

131

146

162

180

186

165

135

130

143

149

183

221

262

281 

281 

278

281

294

300

265

233

227

183

5,982

193

0.080

0.09

Apr.

*193

190

174

1£2

171

*645

565

461

365

316

284

265

249

239

375

530

428

362

339

313

748 

495 

385

365

425

495

765

878

725

725

12,632

421

0.174

0.19

May

1,460

1,510

2,010

«2.270

2,010

1,690

1,460

1,290

1,120

990

922

810

745

685

605

565

548

512

478

461

461 

444 

444

415

405

598

405

*461

530

900

990

27,994

903

0.373

0.43

June

2,480

2,830

4,100

4,300

4,300

3,120

2,410

2,010

1,750

1.570

2,620

3,600

*4,200

5,380

5,240

3,120

3,440

*3,680

6,420

7,420

3,680 

4,100 

4,100

4,300

4,980

6,660

9,620

10.100

8,730

6,420

136,680

4,556

1.88

2.10

July

4.860

3,360

2,690

2,340

2,140

*1,880

1,630

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,24O

1,140

1,040

990

922

832

788

725

685

665

645 

605 

585

548

530

495

478

461

444

418

402

37,788

1,219

0.504

0.58

Aug.

382

375

*362

362

418

512

444

382

362

342

316

303

294

287

281

278

284

415

665

461

382 

346 

323

565

*745

3,430

6,070

*5,820

4,860

5,660

8.01Q

43,736

1,411

0.583

0.67

Sept.

7.420

4,300

2,620

2,010

1,630

1,400

1,260

1,120

990

968

900

832

765

745

705

685

645

625

605

565

548 

512 

495

478

461

444

428

418

1,270

1,460

37,304

1,243

0.514

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,000 Min 62 Mean 814 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,100 Mln 41 Mean 864 Cfsm 0.357 In. 4.84

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). June 3 (7:30 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (11.70 ft); June 15 (4 a.m.) 6, 

cfs (12.86 ft); June 20 (5 a.m.) 8,010 cfs (13.90 ft); June 28 (3:30 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (14.50 ft)j 

Aug. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 7,160 ofs (l3.79 ft); Aug. 31 (6 p.m.) 8,350 ofs (14.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27-29, Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Feb. 17, Feb. 25-27, 

Mar. 3-7, 13-15.

a.m.) 6,000
IOWA RIVER BASIN 327

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41*45', long 92*11', in SW£ sec. 7, T. 80 N., R. ll W., on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Ladora, and 2? miles above 

Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 26, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 10.74 ft); minimum dally, 1.3 cfs Jan. 16-31.

1945-54: Maximum discharge observed, 9,050 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 13.10 

ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 5-16, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-5, Mar. 8 to Apr. 6,

June 28 to Aug. 5, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.6

2.7

4.5

7.9

14

22

2.7 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

£2

345

665

1,560

2,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6 

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.6

3!e

 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

~' j|

5

96.1

3.10

0.017

0.02

Nov.

2.4 

2.4

*2.3

273

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.8

4.5

5.5

6.2

575

4.5

4.3

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.5

110.5

3.68

0.020

0.02

Dec.

4.8 

*5.5

6.5

6.9

5.9

6.5

6.2

5.2

5.E

6.2

5.9

6.5

5.9 

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

JU8

133.6

4.31

0.023

0.03

Jan.

fci

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

42.8

1,38

0.0075

0.009

Feb.

"H

2io

*3.0

3.5

4.0

4.6

5.2

5.9

6.6

7.2

8.2

9.3 

10

12

13

13

14

7.6

13

11

9.6

8.5

7.6

7.6

8.5

7.9

7.6

-

213.4

7.62

0.041

0.04

Mar.

7.2 

 7.6

10

7.6

6.6

6.2

675

6.9

7.2

11

13

12

11 

8.5

6.9

7.6

8.5

9.0

11

14

11

8.5

6.9

6.9

12

~9.6 21

11

11

11 

9.6

296.8

9.57

0.052

0.06

Apr.

*8.5 

9.6

9.6

8.5

20

*157

28

14

11

11

7.9

6.9

fcf

29

50

19

11

9.0

34

59

26

17

12

23

47

26

21

16

109

811.4

27.0

0.146

0.16

May

133 

88

135

*90

58

46

35

29

24

22

19

16

14 

12

11

9.6

8.5

7.2

6.9

6.2

5.9

6.2

7.6

6.2

4.8

5.9

7.6

20

15

7.2 

13

869.8

28.1

0.152

0.17

June

410 

122

 345

226

113

118

70

54

44

38

35

28

18 

29

19

18

17

14

1110

18

224

47

24

19

17

16

15

14

12

2,143

71.4

0.386

0.43

July

12 

T2

12

12

12

 11

9.6

9.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6 

5.9

5.2

4.5

4.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.5

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.2

ill

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

207.6

6.70

0.036

0.04

Aug.

2.6 

2.6

*2.4

3.6

86

15

4.8

4.5

4.3

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.5 

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.2

3.6

3.1

2.4

2.5

2.4

103

*135

1.770

654

*140

53

34 

22

3,076.2

99.2

0.536

0.62

Sept.

17 

12

9.6

9.0

7.2

5.5

5.2

4.5

5.9

9.6

5.5

4.8

4.S 

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.4

510

«OC ££D

888.3

29.6

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,600 Mln 1.8 Mean 96.5 Cfsm 0.522 In. 7.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,770 Mln 1.3 Mean 24.4 Cfsm 0.132 In. 1.78

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). June 1 (3 a.m.) 

(10.74 ft)j Sept. 29 (11 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (5.90 ft).

922 cfs (5.63 ft)j Aug. 26 (6s30 a.m.) 4,010 ofs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 14 to Feb. 17, Mar. 4-7. Discharge computed from onoe-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 3-13, Feb. 18 to Mar. 3, Mar. 8 to 

Apr. 30, June 7 to Aug. 23.
328 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Lake Macbride near Solon, Iowa

Location. -Lat 41°48', long 9l°34', in NE£ sec. 29, T. 81 N., R. 6 W., In Macbride State 

Park, 3 miles west of Solon.

Drainage area. 26.6 sq mi above outlet.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 675.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912, and 8.0 ft below crest of spillway of dam forming lake. Prior to Mar. 31, 

1949, tape-float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 8.87 ft June I; minimum, 5.29 ft Feb. 2.

IU36-54: Maximum gage height observed, 13.64 ft May 20, 1944; minimum observed, 

-0.50 ft Dec. 5, 1936 (gate in dam open).

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.68

6.65

6.62

6.60

6.57

6.54

6.54

6.53

6.53

6.53

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

6.14

6.13

Nov.

6.12

6.10

6. OS

6.06

6.03

6.01

5.99

5.98

5.96

5.95

5.94

5.93

5.92

5.91

5.90

5.89

5.88

5.88

5.88

5.91

5.90

5.89

5.63

5.87

5.85

5.83

5.83

5.82

5.81

5.80

Dec.

5.78

5.79

5.84

5.89

5.89

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.94

5.97

5.97

5'.97

5.97

5.97

5.96

5.95

5.93

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.91

5.94

5.93

5.90

5.89

5.87

5.86

5.86

5.86

5.85

5.84

Jan.

5.83

5.83

5.82

5.82

5.81

5.80

5.80

5.79

5.78

5.77

5.75

5.73

5.70

5.68

5.66

5.64

5.61

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.50

5.47

5.44

5.42

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

5.29

5.30

5.30

5.32

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.35

5.36

5.36

5.35

5.36

5.41

5.47

5.48

5.50

5.52

5.60

5.65

5.67

5.68

5.70

5.75

5.78

5.79

5.80

 ____-

Mar.

5,80

5.82

5.82

5.81

5.79

5.78

5.77

5.79

5.82

5.86

5.90

5.95

5.97

5.97

5.97

5.97

5.98

6.00

6.04

6.06

6.06

6.07

6.07

6.11

6.25

6.30

6.31

6.33

6.36

6. 38

6.40

Apr.

6.41

6.45

6.45

6.45

6.47

6.64

6.75

6.78

6.78

6.80

6.81

6.81

6.81

6.81

6.93

7.00

7.02

7.02

7.03

7.15

7.30

7.37

7.40

7.42

7.48

7.58

8.08

8.13

8.11

8.16

May

8.39

8.33

8.33

8.21

8.16

8.15

8.13

8.12

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.08

8.08

8.08

8.08

8.07

8.06

8.06

8.05

8.04

8.03

8.02

8.01

7.99

8.03

8.16

8.13

8. 11

8.11

June

8.57

8.31

8.36

8.28

8.22

8.18

8.20

8.17

8.15

8.13

8.12

8.10

8.09

8.10

8.09

8.08

8.08

8.06

8.08

8.11

8.20

8.39

8.17

8.12

8.08

8.06

8.05

8.02

8.00

7 . 98

July

7.96

7.94

7.91

7.90

7.88

7.86

7.85

7.83

7.80

7.77

7.73

7.70

7.67

7.63

7.60

7.56

7.53

7.50

7.47

7.45

7.46

7.43

7.40

7.38

7.35

7.32

7.29

7.25

7.23

7.20

7.18

Aug.

7.15

_

-

-

-

_

_

..

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

8.13

8.10

8 . 07

8.05

Sept.

8.03

8.01

7.99

7.97

7.95

7.92

7.93

7.90

7.90

7.89

7.86

7.85

7.83

7.81

7.79

7.76

7.75

7.73

7.71

7.68

7.65

7.61

7.58

7.56

7.55

7.53

7.79

7.93

7.93

7.93
IOWA RIVER BASIN 329

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°42', long 91°29', in NE£ sec. 36, T. 80 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 80 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 261, 3 miles northeast of Iowa City, and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 24.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with sharp-crested weir.

Average discharge. 16 years, 13.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 216 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 6.17 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Feb. 20, 1953 (gage height, 13.05 ft); no 

flow at'times in 1940-41, 1945, 1947-49, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.45

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

.03 

.11 

.23 

.39 

.62 

.95

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.8

1.5

2.4

3.6

9.6

17

28

87

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.06

.18

.16

.19

.45

.30

.23

.19

.16

.14

b.13

b.12

b.12

b.15

b.17

2.75

0.092

0. 0038

0.004

Dec.

0.19

.20

.76

*.80

.52

.48

.43

.39

.30

b.46

b.35

b.27

b.28

b.28

b.17

b.ll

b.07

b.05

b.03

.05

b.35

b.23

b.13

b.05

b.03

.05

.08

.14

b.20

*b.29

b. 21

7.95

0.256

0.010

0.01

Jan.

~7l2 0.16

.09

.07

.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.03

0.63

0.020

0.00082

0.001

Feb.

0.07

1.1

.64

1.2

.18

.08

*.15

.32

.58

.88

.20

.24

.60

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

.84

1.4

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

_

26.38

0.942

0.038

0.04

Mar.

1.00

.74

*.57

.36

.25

16

770

3.5

2.3

2.7

2.0

1.4

.70

.25

.54

.80

.80

1.0

1.5

1.2

.76

.67

.62

2.3

LL!

3.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

bl.2

1.4

44.92

1.45

0.059

0.07

Apr.

1.5

*2.3

1.6

1.3

1.5

8.7

5.1

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

3.3

2.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

4.2

4.7

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.4

7.6

15

7.1

5.8

20

122.0

4.07

0.166

0.19

May

27

46

33

20

*14

11

*8.4

7.1

6.2

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

JU2

1.2

1.5

3.2

2.4

1.3

1.7

226.3

7.30

0.298

0.34

June

34

20

*30

19

13

11

8.6

6.7

6.0

5.2

4.6

3.6

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.2

1.9

5.9

3.2

3.2

11

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.1

.87

.69

.55

760

209.71

6.99

0.285

0.32

July

0.52

.48

.39

.37

.41

.32

*.26

.23

.22

.17

.11

.06

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.16

.01

0

3.71

0.120

0.0049

0.006

Aug.

0

*0

0

9.3

13

.80

.27

.20

.14

.10

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.01

0

4.7

83

*7. 4

3.5

1.6

.91

.57

125.63

4.05

0.165

0.19

Sept.

0.39

.27

.19

.14

.09

.06

.02

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

1.3

13.46

0.449

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,300 Mln 0 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 83 Mln 0 Mean 2.15 Cfsm 0.088 In. 1.19

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1 to Feb. 17, Feb. 19, 20, 22, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4-14; 

ischarge estimated on basis of records for Ralston Creek at Iowa City.
330 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°39'30", long 91°32'20", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from University of Iowa hydraulics laboratory in Iowa City, 175 ft 

downstream from university dam, 1.5 miles upstream from Ralston Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 74.2.

Drainage area.--3.230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1903 to July 1906 and October 1913 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. June 1903 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning 

Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 39.00 ft above Iowa City datum, and

F27.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1903, to July 21, 1906, chain 

gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at datum 3.05 ft higher. July 22, 1906, to Oct. 29, 

1913, type, datum, and location of gage unknown. Oct. 30, 1913, to Nov. 18, 1921, 

chain gage at site 2,600 ft downstream at datum 0.2 ft higher. Nov. 19, 1921, to 

Sept. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 51 years, 1,548 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs July 3 (gage height, 8.31 ft); minimum, 47 cfs (regulated) Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, -1.08 ft .

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs June 7, 1918 (gage height, 19.45 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 26, 1916; practically no flow 

Sept. 3, 1925. *

Floods of 1851 and 1881 exceeded flood of 1918, stage and discharge not known.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplants above 

station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment 

loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Revisions. WSF 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year, 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-13, Mar. 22 to Apr. 30)

-1.1 -.4 

0.0 

1.0

44

146

250

675

2.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,370

5,000

8,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*95 

118

92 

135

94

105

80

132

77

173

74

151

73

119

140

76

187

73

186

70

207

71

70

~74 258

70

218

57

181 

69

182

3,707

120

0.037

0.04

Nov.

60 

179

57 

*195

*59

60

164

54

103

209

64

92

108

97

183

140

72

104

185

157

142

165

133

159 

149

163

123

146

150 

145

3,817

127

0.039

0.04

Dec.

72 

175

182 

*195

165

172

162

190

96

118

226

147

84

246

76

65

67

b71

b75

81

134

b94

b86

88 

91

95

91

94

90

173

74

3,775

122

0.038

0.04

Jan.

114 

78

155 

*78

69

~53 158

81

84

91

84

b80

b76

74

73

b71

b70

b68

67

67

b6 7

b66

b65

65 

64

66

67

67

66 

65

65

2,444

78.8

0.024

0.03

Feb.

65 

65

66 

69

71

76

83

91

95

*104

*115

119

115

127

188

244

*212

264

317

257

322

216

236

216 

253

217

273

279

-

4,755

170

0.053

0.05

Mar.

212 

b230

b225 

*145

132

126

TBT

241

222

211

229

259

213

177

208

227

231

222

229

217

223

222

259

293 

312

388

258

356

254 

268

342

7,272

235

0.073

0.08

Apr.

198 

*236

265 

1M

275

*309

789

702

562

485

330

330

281

275

338

259

349

482

462

440

427

429

641

570 

557

473

998

*730

730 

896

13,966

466

0.144

0.16

May

2,010 

2,200

2.290 

2,290

2,160

2,200

*1,850

1,690

1,490

1,330

1,210

1,050

980

910

850

790

730

675

635

580

514

525

476

548 

446

495

445

75T

665

800

1,000

34,587

1,116

0.346

0.40

June

1.850 

3,100

3,370 

*3,910

4,100

4,200

4,100

3,190

2,560

2,200

1,890

1,930

2,920

3,370

3,820

4,100

4,100

3,640

3,640

3,910

4,200

4,800

4,900

5.110 

4,600

4,200

4,300

4,400

4,700

5,110

112,220

3,741

1.16

1.29

July

5,990 

*7,300

7.560 

6,820

4,000

2,740

2,290

1,980

1,770

1,610

1,490

1,410

1,250

1,170

1,090

1,020

945

880

820

670

730

702

675

655 

625

582

589

576

532 

460

 

59,375

1,915

0.593

0.68

Aug.

433 

417

433 

429

*512

384

485

539

552

457

460

465

325

483

252

355

455

476

507

451

710

567

485

546 

490

2,020

2,650

3,910

4,000

4,200 

*4.500

32,926

1,062

0.329

0.38

Sept.

4,700 

4,900

5,110 

5.770

5,770

2,920

2,110

1,770

1,610

1,450

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,050

980

910

910

850

820

799

786

756

668

617 

J5S

675

655

670

730 

945

53,303

1,777

0.550

0.61

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,910 Mln 54 Mean 1,225 Cfsm 0.379 In. 5.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,560 Mln 54 Mean 910 Cfsm 0.282 In. 3.80

base. 6.000 cfs). July 3 (4 a.m.) 7,690 cfa (8.31 ft)} Sept. 5 (9:30 a.m.)

6,340 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 331

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°40'10", long 91°30'40", In SE^NW^ sec. 11, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., on left 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1, at east edge of Iowa City, and 

2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.01 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1924 to December 1935 in University of Iowa Engineering Bulletin No. 9.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notoh sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 663.81 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (University of Iowa benchmark).

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), 1.47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 122 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.72 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs July 1, 1950 (gage height, 8.32 ft); no flow 

at times during most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

.01 

.09 

.20 

.36 

.60

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.98

1.8

3.4

5.8

9.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

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

.01

.01

-.02 755

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.12

0.004

0.0013

0.001

Dec.

o

.05

.11

765

.02

.05

.04

.03

.03

.04

.04

.02 

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

.01

b.10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.62

0.020

0.0066

0.008

Jan.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

*o

b.04

b.10

b.07

b.15

.02

0

.01

.05

.05

.08

.01 

.04

.09

.20

.18

.16

.15

.16

.17

.15

.12

.11

.18

.50

b.18

b.13

b.10

-

3.00

0.107

0.036

0.04

Mar.

bO.05

.02

0

0

0

*0

.10

*.43

.23

.30

.25

.19 

.11

.03

.05

.05

.06

.08

.24

.11

.05

.05

.05

.87

1.2

.20

.16

.20

.15

.19

.15

5.57

0.180

0.060

0.07

Apr.

0.26

.31

.11

.13

.15

1.6

.29

*.14

.11

.11

.09 ti

.05

.47

.16

.08

.06

.06

.63

.27

.15

.11

.09

.09

3.0

.85

.27

.21

5 9

15.85

0.528

0.175

0.20

May

1.5

±4

T72

.60

.38

.27

.20

.16

.14

.14

.12

.10 

.09

.08

.09

.06

.08

.07

.05

.05

.05

.04

.05

.05

.02

.03

.08

.22

.08

.04

.08

10.82

0.349

0.116

0.13

June

1.8

T72

1.0

.43

.24

.21

.14

.09

.11

.18

.05

.03 

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

~.05 0

.05

.03

.08

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

5.79

0.193

0.064

0.07

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~T67 1.4

0

0

1.47

0.047

0.016

0.02

Aug.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2

liS

.48

.05

0

0

0

15.23

0.491

0.163

0.19

Sept.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1^

0

2.4

0.080

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 92 Min o Mean 1.52 Cfsm 0.505 In. 6.88

Water year 1953-54 : Max 7.5 Min 0 Mean 0.167 Cfsm 0.055 In. 0.76

Peak discharge (base, 160 of a). Ho peak above base. 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 12-25, Mar. 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14j discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, engineer's notes, and comparison with records for Rapid Creek near Iowa City.
332 IOWA RIVER BASIN

English River at Kalona, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°28 I 10", long 91°42'40", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 77 N. , R. 8 W., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile south of Kalona, 4 miles downstream from Smith Creek, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum "daily, 1.6 cfs Oct. 2.

 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 2, 1953.

Flood of June 1930 reached a stage of 19.9 ft, from floodmark, by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, Nov. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

1.2

3.3

6.0

9.6

14

26

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

44

83

137

375

1,020

1,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

*1.6

272

2.4

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.8

3.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

172- 5.8

3.8

*3.5

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

92.5

2.98

0.0051

0.006

Nov.

3.8

2.8

37?

*4.5

4.2

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

*8.0

8.8

570- 9.2

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

178.1

5.94

0.010

0.01

Dec.

5.4

7.2

*9.2

10

8.8

10

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.6

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

*370

169.9

5.48

0.0094

0.01

Jan.

2.9

279

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

275" 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

2.5

80.1

2.58

0.0044

0.005

Feb.

278" 2.5

3.0

3.3

*3.7

4.1

4.6

5.1

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.5

10

15

22

30

32

31

30

29

36

24

16

16

12

10

8.8

9.2

-

387.1

13.8

0.024

0.02

Mar.

9.2

9.6

13

*11

7.7

7.2

6.8

7.6

8.0

9.6

*11

11

11

9.6

7.8

6.8

5.8

6.1

13

10

10

11

10

12

19

21

Iff

15

14

13

11

335.8

10.8

0.019

0.02

Apr.

11

 10

Iff

13

76

138

*58

33

25

20

15

13

12

14

13'

30

28

18

23

4^

79

46

34

25

21

291

T55

86

54

1,411

47.0

0.081

0.09

May

755" 847

635

278

137

*86

67

53

44

39

35

33

28

26

24

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

14

IT

74

79

65

42

3,523

114

0.197

0.23

June

324

616

TTG

*545

298

175

165

110

79

63

53

45

41

36

38

45

41

34

37

34

38

610

318

119

58

40

30

24

25" 20

4,469

149

0.257

0.29

July

18

15

16

16

15

14

13

*8.5

7.3

10

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.9

_2.5

226.7

7.31

0.013

0.01

Aug.

273- 2.1

2.1

*2.3

4.2

69

50

25

15

13

9.6

7.3

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

8.1

25

13

22

712

1.S60

1 632

217

99

*62

3,894.2

126

0.217

0.25

Sept.

45

35

30

25

21

17

16

14

13

13

13

14

13

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.1

7.7

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.3

STo" 4.7

6.0

23

^9

455.1

15.2

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,5OO Min 1.6 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.25'

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,860 Min 1.6 Mean 41.7 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.97

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Aug. 27 (8 aja.) 2,270 cfs (8.90 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Feb. 17, Feb. 26, Mar. 3-5, 14, 15.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Cedar River near Austin, Minn.

333

Location. Lat 43°38'20", long 92°58'20", in NE^ sec. 15, T. 102 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 200 ft upstream from abandoned powerhouse, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Turtle Creek, and 1 mile south of Austin.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1914, October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is ,1,162.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 1909 to April 1912 staff gage in tailwater of powerplant 200 ft downstream 

at different datum. May 1912 to September 1914 chain gage on highway bridge 500 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs June 20 (gage height, 12.82 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Mar. 14; minimum gage height, 2.25 ft Jan. 24, 25.

1909-14, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Mar. 26, 1950 (gage height, 17.81 ft); 

no flow for several days in 1911.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1145: 1945, 1948.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

54

54

54 

52

5T

53

53

54

56

56

55

55

56

55

56

56

54

56

58

54

54

54

54

53

52

56

55

55

55

56 

56

1,694

54.6

0.128

0.15

Nov.

56" 55

59 

*58

55

58

58

56

59

60

59

59

60

60

60

62

62

63

81

90

77

70

68

68

64

59

62

63

64

63

1,688

62.9

0.148

0.17

Dec.

64

68

90

ISO" 109

94

81

*81

74

70

72

70

70

66

66

64

59

58

59

60

63

60

58

56

BT

58

59

60

60

59 

58

2,122

68.5

0.161

0.19

Jan.

58

59

Be

59

58

58

59

59

56

b53

*b48

1)48

b49

49

49

b48

b47

1)48

b48

b48

b47 b49"

49

48

49

49

50

50

50

52

50

1,602

51.7

0.122

0.14

Feb.

53

5F

56 

59

63

63

62

63

69

77

69

70

63

63

69

70

*70

69

70

103

""52 118

81

70

68

64

64

60

1,953

69.8

0.164

0.17

Mar.

60

62

54 

54

54

53

53

52

54

54

54

54

50

*53~ 47

62

100

225 20"9

171

140

114

90

81

103

114

107

94

72

69

68

2,647

85.4

0.201

0.23

Apr.

66

66

59 

W

63

66

77

79

74

75

70

*68

68

69

107

128

118

96

98

81

88

us111

105

100

96

477

672

3750"

280

3,935

131

0.308

0.34

May

1,050

1,240

1,540 

1,666

570

*374

282

235

202

180

165

150

142

130

128

118

111

109

107

103

98

94

98

158

171

140

158

242

272

202 

202

9,571

309

0.727

0.84

June

*414

293

239 

242

216

177

160

145

137

135

130

128

120

128" 118

396

352

402

2,520

4.740

2,790

2,340

1,270

646

438

349

296

265

286

*293

20,165

672

1.58

1.76

July

248 fnr

202 

184

168

' 158

152

140

137

132

128

128

118

116

109

105

103

98

92

88

83

79

77

74

.§1

*70

72

75

77

74

72

3,640

117

0.275

0.32

Aug.

70

70

70 

69

72

70

70

74

77

75

72

74

74

74

70

69

68

T?

72

69

69

77

*94

74

147

158

TSS

98

81 

72

68

2,501

80.7

0.190

0.22

Sept.

69

68

68 

68

70

74

74

70

79

79

77

75

88

83

83

96

103

107

103

*92

86

83

81

83

79

79

79

86

94

109

2,485

82.8

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,420 Mln 47 Mean 241 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,740 Mln 47 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.351 In. 4.75

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfa). May 1 (11 p.m.) 1,560 cfs (5.91 ft); June 20 (7 a.m.) 5,570 cfa 

(12.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
334 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River at Janesvllle, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°39' , long 92°28', In NE^ sec. 35, T. 91 N., R. 14 W., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Janesvllle and 3 miles upstream from Shell 

Rock River.

Drainage area. 1,660 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1905 to September 1906, May 1915 to September 1927, November 

1932 to September 1942, April 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 26, 1919, chain gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. July 26, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, and Nov. 14, 1932, to Sept. 30, 

1942, chain gage and Apr. 26, 1946, to Nov. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage, at highway 

bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1915-27, 1933-42 , ,1946-54), 713 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs June 22 (gage height, 12.08 ft);

minimum dally, 105 cfs Jan. 17, 25.

1905-6, 1915-27, 1932-42, 1946-54: Maximum discharge observed, 30,400 cfs Apr. 1, 

1933 (gage height, 15.43 ft, site then In use); minimum observed, 28 cfs Oct. 21, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 17, 1945, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, from floodmark at site 300 ft 

upstream (discharge, 34,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those for days computed 

from once-daily wire-welght-gage readings, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation during 

low water caused by powerplant at Waverly, 9 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1145: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0

130

275

740

2,930

7.0

10.0

12.0

6,940

13,000

18,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

241

248

260

318

232

297

*356

245

266

204

202

201

275

231

233

281

221

290

223

337

320

260

283 

339

265

219

318

222

233

230

8,119

262

0.158

0.18

Nov.

243

245

*282

235

248

245

234

259

236

308

224

226

236

229

275

205

331

250

252

314

323

346

236 

397

175

415

536

170

5To

218

7,903

263

0.158

0.18

Dec .

*250

254

275

349

303

401

535

340

300

260

280

245

250

215

230

150

130

120

150

200

210

195

180 

195

205

190

240

215

200

179

196

7,142

230

0.139

0.16

Jan.

215

200

205

195

*175

180

180

180

165

150

160

130

125

120

120

120

105

120

115

125

120

125

110 

115

105

110

115

115

115

110

120

4,345

140

0.084

0.10

Feb.

115

*115

125

135

145

140

155

170

160

170

160

155

180

220

210

210

230

220

245

280

320

217

330

320

330

320

300

338

-

6,015

215

0.130

0.13

Mar.

206

*329

186

150

180

200

220

196

280

229

240

220

185

200

158

165

224

280

244

272

364

340 fi380

359

246

229

177

*321

255

8,035

259

0.156

0.18

Apr.

305

180

554

223

192

242

302

274

223

320

268

180

277

224

375

326

255

322

180

367

304

614

609 

381

482

362

552

442

496

722

10,223

341

0.205

0.23

May

1,370

1,540

2,330

*2,990

2,630

2,220

1,560

1,170

980

777

889

753

650

564

584

562

340

533

340

404

414

304

382 

272 454"

375

350

591

775

746

812

28,631

924

0.557

0.64

June

966

*821

886

902

854

763

538

719

595

596

485

552

424

237 338"

313

536

1,170

2,280

3,690

8,280

*16,700

17.500

6I540

3,640

2,310

1,710

1,550

1,370

89,965

2,999

1.81

2.02

July

1,220

1,150

1,160

1.260

980

830

*920

906

805

730

690

572

657

539

332

451

359

526

304

363

411

430

428 

524

494

297

411

364

351

455

547

19,466

628

0.378

0.44

Aug.

479

*355

428

525

426

284

418

312

300

369

310

352

564" 253

350

338

318

344

390

336

350

271

389 

1,480

5.290

1,940

1,500

1,500

1,180

900

970

21,021

678

0.408

0.47

Sept.

640

663

609

577

538

393

373

*544

485

420

426

444

317

467

420

401

405

395

424

299

431

442

452 

316

328

342

303

328

320

325

12,827

428

0.258

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,400 Mln 120 Mean 759 Cfam 0.457 In. 6.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,300 Mln 105 Mean 640 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.02

o , otjv ma \ffc.ov j. L> / .

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 8-29, Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, Feb. 23-26, 

Mar. 4-7, 11-14. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-welght-gage readings July 16-21.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 335

Shell Rook River near Northwood, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°25', long 93°13', between sees. 4 and 9, T. 99 N., R. 20 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile south of Northwood and 

about 85 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire -weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

1,176.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 133 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,360 cfs June 22 (gage height, 7.96 

ft ) ; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 23, 24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,430 cfs Apr. 10, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.38 ft 

Apr. 7, 1951 (Ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 8.0 cfs Nov. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Aug. 23 

to Sept. 23)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

18

43

118

225

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

510

910

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

*23

23

23

23

23

21

20

il

19

19

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

653

21.1

0.056

0.06

Nov.

19

19

19

*19

19

18

18

18

21

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

il

40

36 

34

32

29

22

28

32

29

28

715

23.8

0.063

0.07

Dec .

32

*35

40

56

16

42

41

41

27

35

43

41

37

35

31

28

25

24

24

26

30

27 

24

24

25

26

26

27

27

26

25

996

32.1

0.084

0.10

Jan.

2525"

24

24

*24

23

23

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11 

lo- 10

ii

12

12

12

12

12

13

499

16.1

0.042

0.05

Feb.

15

16

*17

19

20

22

23

25

26

25

22

21

19

22

25

30

35

43

52

64

72

66 

59

56

54

54

51

46

-

__ _ __ . .

999

35.7

0.094

0.10

Mar.

40

36

*27

21

17

19

21

23

31

39

33

18

22

26

33

43

60

69

69

49

49

49 

49

53

53

55

56

56

52

54

*49

1,271

41.0

0.108

0.12

Apr.

61

47

alO" 31

50

40

47

76

45

38

39

41

40

39

54

63

74

a56

44

44

56

89

66

56

74

74

104

111

120

158

1,857

61.9

0.163

0.18

May

272

327

405

420

*363

327

278

260

a220

191

168

152

138

118

104

98

87

80

61

61

49

48 

a50

59

107

95

111

272

260

a255

250

5,686

183

0.482

0.56

June

245

228

*225

232

208

alSO

150

146

128

120

102

102

a90

80

75

102

92

411

1,100

1,240

1,340

1,560 

1,300

1,200

1,080

930

858

758

670

562

15,314

510

1.34

1.50

July

465

40T

378

a320

278

250

215

*178

a!60

142

a!20

105

84

84

74

72

68

a60

53

51

58

55 

51

49

a45

41

38

59

51

47

47

4,103

132

0.347

0.40

Aug.

a42

39

*35

34

31

28

28

a28

27

26

24

24

24

24

23

22" 22

27

28

24

27

27 

86

63

66

116- 130

113

alOO

87

78

1,453

46.9

0.123

0.14

Sept.

63

61

61

53

a50

47

45

49

*41

44

44

a41

39

43

44

44

62

62

58

a55

51

48 

42

36

35

a31

29

2?

41

66.

1,414

47.1

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,040 Min 18 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.334 In. 4.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,360 Min 10 Mean 95.8 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.42

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efa). June 22 (9 a.m.) 1,360 (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 7, Mar. 12-17, 26-30.
336 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°10' , long 93°11', in sec. 3, T. 96 N., R. 20 W., on right bank 650 ft 

 upstream from Thirteenth Street Bridge in Mason City and 0.5 mile upstream from Willow 

Creek.

Drainage area. 535 sq mi.

Records available . December 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 7, 1934. Datum of gage is 

~1 069.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, wire-weight

gage at datum 6.47 ft lower. Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 22, 1935, staff gage at present

datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs June 21 (gage height, 11.85 ft); 

minimum daily, 7.6 cfs Jan. 29. 1932-54: Maximum discharge, about 9,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1933 (gage height, 15.70 ft, 

present datum); practically no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

7.9

11

1.9

2.2

3.0

6.0

11.0

175

325

800

2,450

6,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24-

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

26

22

2B

24

26

*28

28

28

28

30

30

30

28

30

28

28

30

30

26 

28

26 

24

26

28

26

26

28

28

28

854

27.5

0.051

0.06

Nov.

26

28

*28

30

28

28

28

26

28

30

30

30

30

32

30

32

32

32

42

62

64 

57

52

51

43

24

32

38

35

b30

1,058

35.3

0.066

0.07

Dec.

35

*42

56

79

46

60

57

68

30

46

54

42

46

34

32

b28

b25

b23

b25

28

37 

30

b20 

Z?

24

26

28

26

28

24

24

1,145

36.9

0.069

0.08

Jan.

24

22

24

22

*24

21

22

22

b!7

b!3

b!4

14

13

14

13

bll

b9.0

9.9

11

11

9.6

8.7

7.7 

7.9

8.4

9.6

8.9

bB.O

b7.6

b8. 4

8.9

4S4.6

13.7

0.026

0.03

Feb.

10

12

*12

14

19

17

17

21

26

24

22

b20

b!8

b20

28

28

32

35

41

62

86 

70

68 

73

72

60

57

52

_

1,016

36.3

0.068

0.07

Mar.

54

49

*24

32

b34

38

42

43

48

48

51

24

28

35

42

49

108

195

207

Tsff

111

94

79 

73

75

68

70

70

62

57

*56

2,124

68.5

0.128

0.15

Apr.

56

54

38

37

57

57

*73

72

68

66

62

56

56

56

72

86

89

92

84

73

108 

127

121 

111

134

183

187

164

161

199

2,799

93.3

0.174

0.19

May

437

546

750

568

451

*367

307

255

215

199

179

161

144

134

127

114

105

103

100

97

92 

84

89 

111

130

150

158

230

451

430

339

7,623

246

0.460

0.53

June

289

255

*277

301

271

230

199

164

140

130

121

124

111

100

103

215

172

*2,970

3,810

4,330

6.280 

4,350

2,860 

2,350

1,940

1,580

1,340

1,160

1,030

889

38,091

1,270

2.37

2.65

July

750

656

875

850

722

563

465

388

332

307

271

240

211

195

179

168

161

158

150

147

161

154

147 

134

124

114

108

137

172

175

179

9,393

303

O.566

0.65

Aug.

168

150

*134

118

108

100

97

100

97

86

81

75

73

84

64

70

66

258

220

140

111 

287

1,910 

1,240

850

950

695

558

423

319

260

9,892

319

0.596

0.69

Sept.

225

199

175

164

154

140

134

124

*127

121

111

111

114

111

111

118

144

144

140

114

111 

108

103 

103

94

86

81

89

105

140

3,801

127

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,500 Mln 20 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.6!

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,280 Min 7.6 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.400 In - 5J43

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efa). June 18 (5 p.m., 

cfa (11-85 ft); Aug. 23 (IZ m.) 2,210 eta (5.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 337

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°08 I , long 93°25', in NE^ sec. 14, T. 96 N., R. 22 W., at State fish 

hatchery in town of Clear Lake.

Records 1952).available. May 1933 to September 1954 (no winter records May 1933 to September 

Gage---Staff or tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,222.24 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, and 4.5 ft below crest of spillway of dam at outlet. Prior to 

July 14, 1936, staff gage in wooden well at same site and datum. July 14, 1936, to 

Apr. 20, 1944, staff gage at Clear Lake State Park at same datum. Apr. 21, 1944, to 

Nov. 7, 1951, staff gage three-quarters of a mile west of State fish hatchery at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.35 ft Aug. 25; minimum observed, 

 3.69 ft Nov. 17, 18.

1933-54: Maximum gage height observed, 5.94 ft July 3, 1951; minimum observed, 

1.44 ft Aug. 12, 1936.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.04

4.02

4.00

_

3.92

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.88

3.88

.

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

-

3.88

3.87

3.86

3.84

3.84

3.82

-

3.78

3.78

3.78

3.77

3.77

Nov.

.

3.76

3.75

3.75

3.72

3.73

3.72

-

3.72

3.72

_

3.71

3.71

-

-

3.70

3.69

3.69

3.76

3.80

3.80

-

3.78

3.78

3.76

.

3.76

3.76

-

3.76

Dec.

3.76

-

3.80

3.92

3.92

_

3.90

3.88

3.86

3.86

3.84

3.84

-

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.82

-

3.86

3.86

3.85

3.84

-

.

-

3.84

3.84

3.82

3.82

Jan.

_

3.80

-

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

-

3.80

-

-

-

-

3.80

-

3.80

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Feb.

3.80

_

Mar.

_

-

3.89

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

3.90

Apr.

3.88

3.80

3.80

-

-

_

3.86

3.86

3.86

3.84

3.86

3.86

3.86

3.84

3.86

3.86

3.90

3.86

3.84

3.80

3.92

3.92

3.90

3.90

3.92

3.94

3.96

3.96

3.98

4.00

May

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.12

4.10

4.08

4.07

4.08

4.04

4.02

4.02

4.01

4.01

4.01

4.00

3.98

3.96

3.96

3.93

3.93

3.90

3.89

3.89

3.98

3.94

3.94

3.97

4.01

3.99

3.97

3.95

June

3.95

3.95

4.00

4.00

4.02

4.02

4.00

3.99

3.96

4.00

4.00

3.97

3.99

3.98

3.90

3.89

3.87

4.70

4.73

4.70

5.08

5.14

5.16

5.15

5.18

5.18

5.19

5.21

5.20

5.19

July

5.16

5.15

5.25

-

-

5.25

5.26

5.26

5.24

5.25

5.23

5.21

5.21

5.18

5.15

5.12

5.13

_

5.08

5.05

5.09

5.06

5.07

5.04

5.02

5.02

5.01

5.02

5.01

5.00

4.99

Aug.

4.97

4.95

4.92

4.90

4.87

4.84

4.83

_

4.81

4.77

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.74

-

4.71

4.70

4.79

4.78

4.77

4.75

5.22

5.22

5.35

_

_

_

_

Sept.

_

-

5.26

5.25

-

_

5.17

5.16

-

-

5.14

5.13

5.12

5.12

5.11

5.10

5.10

5.09

_

5.07

5.05

5.02

5.00

5.00

4.97

4.94

4.96

4.97
338 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°42'35", long 92°35'05", in NW^NE^ sec. 11, T. 91 N., R. 15 W., on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 3 in Shell Rock and 11 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs June 22 (gage height, 14.00 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Jan. 18.

1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1954; minimum daily, that of Jan. 18, 

1954;

Flood of 1856 reached a stage of 17.7 ft, from floodmark furnished by Corps of Engineers, at bridge 400 ft downstream (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation at low stages from powerplant at Greene.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, July 13 to Aug. 23)

1.7 

2.2 

4.0 

6.0

80

252

1,150

2,410

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

5,080

6,500

11,900

21,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

184 

169

191 

191

120

206

»184

180

180

176

195

132

233

T99

187

187

187

203

145

222

195

210

195

199

187

132

214

195

191

18?

191

5,767

186

0.105

0.12

Nov.

199 

126

 206 

218

159

173

173

199

126

187

191

132

214

187

206

129

214

195 

206

210

199

-237 284

252

244

222

159

191

210

126

5,774

192

0.108

0.12

Dec.

 214 

222

233

225

288

316

3T2

252

203

b250

b215

180

b200

b220

b!70

b!55

b!40

123 

184

187

184

b!70

b!60

180

180

126

206

129

b!55

b!70

156

6,105

197

0.111

0.13

Jan.

184 

123

 176 m

136

159

159

blSO

b!35

b!20

b!40

b!25

116

116

b!30

bllO

95 

101

bllO

blOB

106

100

100

103

110

108

106

105

105

110

3,857

124

0.070

0.08

Feb.

108 

»108

109 

115

120

128

138

150

150

146

142

136

155

180

200

205

215

220 

225

250

290

244

304

?60

272

237

233

268

_

5,308

190

0.107

0.11

Mar.

169 

*176

b!60 

b!40

b!72

156

195

176

195

195

184

187

132

bl!7

bl05

206

166

187 

304

490

324

312

296

244

252

244

214

252

237

»252

241

6,678

215

0.121

0.14

Apr.

191

187

203 

195

184

203

260

229

252

237

260

237

176

206

225

248

233

280 

300

260

296

475

385

415

515

465

560

515

465

560

9,217

307

0.173

0.19

May

725 

1,350

1.870 

1,870

*1,620

1,380

1,180

1,040

930

825

750

675

640

590

420

510

375

371 

380

358

349

341

341

280

354

358

460

625

958

1,120

1,120

24,135

779

0.440

0.51

June

1,020 

*908

881 

886

919

850

760

670

605

510

510

460

Too

535

470

720

1,100

3,680 

*9,830

10,200

 11,400

*19.100

12 , 100

7,120

5,300

4,500

3,810

3,300

2,900

2,630

108,374

3,612

2.04

2.28

July

2.340 

2,130

2,000 

2,270

2,130

1,870

 1,680

1,440

1,290

1,200

1,100

1,010

902

825

750

675

635

620 

585

565

425

565

550

530

495

460

425

425

405

505

775

31,572

1,018

0.575

0.66

Aug.

825 

640

 545 

485

430

385

362

349

341

349

320

308

308

241

316

304

218

336 

380

570

425

362

1,390

5.520

3,440

2,720

2,720

2,130

1,740

1,440

1,230

30,929

998

0.564

0.65

Sept.

1.070 

930

825 

750

675

660

600

 550

535

530

500

480

475

480

480

470

485

525

545

520

470

465

332

332

415

375

349

362

371

510

16,066

536

0.303

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean ~ Cfsm ' In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,100 Min 95 Mean 695 Cfsm 0.393 In. 5.33

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--June 22 (9:30 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (14.00 ft)j Aug. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 

5,840 cfs (9.56 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 22 "to FeTS. 2lj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for nearby stations.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 339

West Pork Shell Rock River at Finchford, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°37'40", long 92°32'45", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 90 N., R. 14 W., on downstream 

side of highway bridge in Pinchford, 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

1T67.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 450 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs June 23 (gage height, 14.9 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 22-24.

1945-54: Maximum discharge observed, 31,900 cfs June 27, 1951 (gage height, 17.28 

ft); minimum observed, 16 cfs Feb. 7, 8, 1950; minimum gage height observed, 2.44 ft 

Dec. 8, 1949.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

60

58

58

59

*59

57

57

57

57

56

52

62

60

58

58

58

58

56

60

60

60

60

60

60

58

56

60 

60

60

61

1,815

58.5

0.068

0.08

Nov.

61

*61

62

64

62

62

62

63

63

62

62

63

64

64

65

66

68

69

70

72

80

98

96

92

87

60

44

45 

57

44

1,988

66.3

0.077

0.09

Dec.

*26

60

66

70

74

78

80

72

66

60

54

69

65

61

i?

33

54

57

56

47

50

51

52

54

52

48

47

46 

45

49

48

1,709

55.1

0.064

0.07

Jan.

47 "53

45

*45

43

46

44

42

41

40

39

38

36

35

33

30

28

26

23

19

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

938

30.3

0.035

0.04

Feb.

*19 2TJ

21

22

24

33

46

42

39

39

39

41

45

50

56

60

62

70

80

85

95

83

110

112 138"

105

99

97

_______

1,702

60.8

0.071

0.07

Mar.

*77

81

54

35

50

70

66

72

69

74

79

79

20

40

84

74

65

86

149

207

141

122

112

105

97

93

101

99 

97

*90

2,671

86.2

0.100

0.12

Apr.

86

76

79

79

j>9

83

93

112

114

116

108

105

93

86

92

95

93

93

83

86

88

97

182

315

274

246

285

292 

258

253

4,131

138

0.160

0.18

May

352

565

*810

950

1,050

1,010

740

565

475

402

340

315

315

304

280

264

248

239

221

207

193

191

186

175

168

168

175

237 

264

535

792

12,736

411

0.478

0.55

June

694

*532

517

526

572

547

466

390

338

313

292

269

287

523

747

775

910

1,160

2,260

*9,610

7,880

8,830

11.200

6,780

4,720

3,440

2,790

2,300 

2,030

1,760

73,458

2,449

2.85

3.18

July

1,420

1,180

1,050

970

930

*990

S90

722

652

582

520

46O

415

378

328

304

292

271

253

244

234

232

212

221

205

193

175

173 

157

149

151

14,953

482

0.560

0.65

Aug.

153

*2SO

267

223

207

177

153

143

137

US

106

103

103

103

93

92

88

126

127

124

122

114

112

122

328

775

1,050

1,180 

1,180

1,090

792

9,788

316

0.367

0.42

Sept.

618

520

430

390

352

315

285

*260

251

230

225

212

207

200

188

177

182

173

170

168

145

145

133

124

116

112

103

101 

III

110

6,756

225

0.262

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,250 Min 19 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,200 Min 17 Mean 363 Cfsm 0.422 In. 5.74

Peak discharge (base. 2.5OO cfs).--June 20 (11 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (14.18 ft)j June 23 (1 a.m.) 

14,200 cfs (14.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

M£f-"Stage-discharge relation affeotea fay loe Nov. 26 to Feb. 22, Mar. 3-9, 14, 15. Doubtful 

gage-height reeord Oct. 1 to Nov. 25; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

engineers' notes, and records for nearby stations.
340 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°35', long 92°37', in SE£ sec. 28, T. 90 N., R. 15 W., on downstream side 

of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of New Hartford and 8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages.

Average discharge.--6 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.55 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Jan. 27, 28.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.7 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Jan. 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 3-4, June 11, 12, 17)

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

2.9 

4.0

16

26

57

149

319

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

510

810

1,270

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

19

19

548

17.7

0.051

0.06

Nov.

19

*19

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

29

27

24

23

21

20

17

19

23

17

613

20.4

0.058

O.O7

Dec.

*13

20

29

31

26

32

ze

28

29

30

26

24

22

18

10

16

20

20

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

641

20.7

0.059

0.07

Jan.

15

T5

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

8.6

7.9

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

6.0

321.5

10.4

0.030

0.03

Feb.

*6.4

770

7.4

S.4

9.6

13

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

17

19

20

23

25

27

32

38

27

42

38

35

34

32

27

-

589.8

21.1

O.060

0.06

Mar.

27

*28

22

17

21

24

28

26

28

28

29

22

12

17

25

26

34

47

44

39

36

31

28

29

32

32

31

30

28

*24

28

871

28.1

O.O80

0.09

Apr.

26

23

22

21

22

23

28

31

29

26

23

23

22

23

26

43

48

45

35

31

32

43

42

40

38

4'a

53

50

42

.63

1,015

33.8

0.097

0.11

May

115

207

*420

328

207

140

111

91

79

75

71

67

63

57

53

48

45

43

42

46

38

38

37

35

38

32

34

59

120

128

95

2,962

95.5

0.273

0.31

June

198

*309

269

302

234

167

140

132

123

175

1,070

927

232

170

155

274

*1.480

586

386

301

327

1,190

589

302

250

226

212

155

139

124

11,139

371

1.06

1.18

July

115

105

96

87

85

*81

83

71

67

65

59

61

57

53

50

45

43

43

42

40

40

38

38

37

35

32

29

29

'2s" 28

28

1,710

55.2

0.158

0.18

Aug.

28

*26

22

22

26

27

24

24

24

23

23

22

19

20

21

20

17

35

59

40

29

29

43

63

69

83

460

430

200

149

111

2,188

70.6

0.202

0.23

Sept.

83

67

63

57

55

48

*43

40

40

42

40

38

37

37

35

35

35

34

32

29

28

26

26

26

24

24

28

24

31

35

1,162

38.7

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,210 Min 13 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.320 In. 4.36

Water year!953-54 : Max 1,480 Min 5.8 Mean 65.1 Cfsm 0.186 In. 2.51

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--June 11 (4 p.m.) 1,410 cfs (7.64 ft); June 17 (2 p.m.) 1,990 cfs 

(8.55 ft); June 22 (10 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (7.86 ft); Aug. 27 (8 p.m.) 585 cfs (5.3O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8 to Feb. 21, 

Mar. 3-5, 12-15.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 341

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa

Location. Lat 42 0 24'20", long 92°27 I 45", in NE^ sec. 27, T. 88 N., R. 14 W., on left bank 

35 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 58 and 0.2 mile northwest of Chicago 

Great Western Railway tracks in the west edge of Hudson.

Drainage area.--295 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1952 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~I929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs June 11 (gage height, 13.58 ft); minimum daily, 4.3 cfs Jan. 22, 23.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,100 c^s July 7, 1953 (gage height, 13.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 15.46 ft Feb. 21, 1953 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, that of Jan. 22, 

23, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1, Z, 7-9, Mar. 14 to Apr. 5)

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

373

740

1,310

1,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

T5

13

13

13

*13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

417

13.5

0.046

0.05

Nov.

14

*14

14

13

il

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

15

! >

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

*18

426

14.2

0.048

0.05

Dec.

9.6

19

18

19

14

15

16

17

14

18

20

16

13

10

18

22

2?

22

18

18

19

20

20

19

19

18

17

18

18

18

542.6

17.5

0.059

0.07

Jan.

17

17

16

*16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

295.7

9.54

0.032

0.04

Feb.

*4.7

4.7

5.0

5.8

6.8

8.4

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

15

17

19

22

24

28

32

28

26

25

25

21

18

15

-

453.4

16.2

0.055

0.06

Mar.

*15

16

14

10

16

18

17

16

14

13

12

10

12

17

16

15

20

21

21

ZZ_

19

16

16

16

18

20

18

16

*13

12

15

494

15.9

0.054

0.06

Apr.

14

14

12

13

14

156

128

54

41

36

31

27

25

25

36

69

49

38

32

30

36

36

31

28

32

49

116

103

73

84

1,432

47.7

0.162

0.18

May

333

384

 711

*437

262

198

160

132

111

97

89

82

75

70

66

62

56

53

48

45

43

40

40

37

34

33

43

338

505

262

184

5,030

162

0.549

0.63

June

*517

*1,310

786

696

454

349

285

233

240

469

1,640

744

225

277

219

258

421

233

191

165

184

405

277

198

161

349

139

123

113

K>3

11.B64

389

1.32

1.47

July

94

97

89

81

76

*73

70

65

62

55

51

49

46

43

39

37

34

34

33

32

30

30

28

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

1,440

46.5

0.158

0.18

Aug.

21

*21

20

20

20

20

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

18

19

20

21

30

63

39

28

26

25

100

127

224

696

1.120

706

277

205

3,994

129

0.437

0.50

Sept.

157

129

112

101

91

81

*71

63

62

62

57

53

52

52

49

47

47

47

43

40

39

36

36

34

33

32

31

32

53

69

1,811

60.4

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,800 Min 9.6 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,640 Min 4.3 Mean 76.7 Cfsm 0.260 In. 3.52

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). June 2 (4 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (12.73 ft): June 11 (4 p.m.) 2,040 cfs

(13.58 ft); Aug. 28 (11 p.m.) 1,310 cfs (11.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-29, Dec. 1, Dec. 13 to Feb. 21, Feb. 26-28, 

Mar. 3-6, 10-13. Discharge computed from once dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 5, 

Aug. 2-18, 21-23, except during periods of ice effect.

40Z891 O -57 -23
342 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°30'00", long 92°19'40", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 89 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank at foot of East Seventh Street, 0.3 mile upstream from Eleventh Avenue Bridge in 

Waterloo and 1 mile downstream from Blaekhawk Creek.

Drainage area. 5.190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1S41 to September 1954.

Gag?QGnWater " stage recorder- Datum of gage is 824.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,908 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,400 cfs June S3 (gage height, 18 40 ft)- 

minimum, 258 cfs Jan. 27; minimum daily, 300 cfs Jan. 17.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 56,400 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 165 cfs Dec. 11, 1948; minimum daily, 230 cfs Feb. 2, 1950.

Flood of fferch 1929 reached a stage of about 20 ft, determined by Corps of Engineers, 

from .information by city of Waterloo.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1-6, June 22-24)

4.6 

4.9 

5.3 

6.3

275

520

1,030

3,100

8.0

14.0

18.0

8,630

29,500

50,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

760 

751

718

846

652

*619

815

828

714

738

666

702

619

750

690

678

726

678

690

608

738 

630

690

678

726

654

586 75S"

642

630

642

21,790

703

0.135

0.16

Nov.

642 

*520 ~55o

678

666

608

657

626

675

588

701

652

610

671

661

706

575

750

702

750

771 

763

720" 872

869

716

810

596

651

*678

20,474

682

0.131

0.15

Dec.

562 

741

724

824

800

896

934 $55"

872

734

b760

b660

b690

b630

b450

b370

b350

b?40~

531

618

652 

b500

b460

532

576

600

532

682

538

538

513

19,529

630

0.121

0.14

Jan.

552 

594

fSS

*566

479

b512

b490

526

b450

b400

b420

412

388

b370

b340

b320

b300

33F

348

348

336 

334

332

332

336

329

316

b315

b310

322

332

12,241

395

0.076

0.09

Feb.

326 

*342

360

384

411

413

433

473

472

530

483

442

460

581

648

567

646

660

698

764

b840 

895

776

3TB" 966

94O

839

799

-

17,063

609

0.117

0.12

Mar.

*878 

716

b540

b400 b4"70~

b560

b660

704

644

750

710

b670

b630

560

612

570

684

731

870

966

1.090 

1,646

1,020

1,070

979

922

900

798

*792

747

878

23,561

760

0.146

0.17

Apr.

798 

768

700 730"

762

786

*994

907

894

867

876

880

718

837

972

1,030

928

871

986

901

1,060 

1,110

1,540

1,520

1,470

1,620

1,630

1,830

1,680

1 , 860

32,545

1,085

0.209

0.23

May

2,720 

3,860

5,400

*7,570

6,760

6,250

4,570

3,800

3,100

2,740

2,520

2,410

2,170

1,950

1,830

1,590

1,380

1,310

1,340

1,220

. 1,220 

1,200

1,130

1,220

925

1,150

1,250

1,890

2,450

2,720

3,020

82,465

2,660

0.513

0.59

June

*3,380 

3,710

3,920

3,650

3,300

3,000

2,610

2,370

2,210

2,120

2,650

3,380

2,150

1,990

1.910

2,060

3,050

4,730

8,060

15,000

*24,700 

31,900

*47.500

39,400

25,800

15,900

11,300

8,760

7,470

6,520

294,300

9,810

1.89

2.11

July

5.570 

4,896

4,250

4,570

4,410

3,950

*3,680

3,380

3,050

2,780

2,590

2,230

2,210

2,040

1,810

1,650

1,570

1,610

1,570

1,460

1,480 

1,380

1,530

1,510

1,510

1,420

1.240

1,406

1,270

1,240

1,510

74,760

2,412

0.465

0.54

Aug.

1,730 

*1,650

1,400

1,490

1,380

1,220

1,130

1,180

1,080

985

1,130

955

1,030

955

925

1,050

895

1.T70"

1,080

1,240

1,180 

1,170

1,030

3,500

7.440

6,930

5,910

6,420

5,570

4 250 

3J470

70,545

2,276

0.439

0.51

Sept.

2,850 

2,480

2,170

2,010

1,850

1,670

*1,400

1,480

1,590

1..400

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,220

1,290

1,290

1,270

1,310

1,290

1,310

1,180 

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,060

1,120

1,170

1,100

1,290

1,240

43,860

1,462

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,500 Mln 350 Mean 2,021 Cfsm 0.389 In. 5.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 47,300 Mln 300 Mean 1,954 Cfsm 0.376 In. 5.12

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 efs). June 23 (3 p.m.) 49,400 cfs (18.40 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 343

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41 0 58'15", long 91°40'05", in sec. 28, T. 83 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Eighth Avenue Bridge in Cedar Rapids, 2.7 miles upstream from 

Prairie Creek, and at mile 80.5.

Drainage area. 6,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1903 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1920, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 51 years, 3,145 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 cfs June 26 (gage height, 14.02 ft); 

minimum daily, 320 cfs Dec. 18.

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1929 (gage height, 80.1'ft); minimum, 53 cfs Jan. 6, 1950, caused by construction operations upstream; minimum daily, 

212 cfs Dec. 10, 1949.

Flood of June 1851 reached a stage of about 20 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplant half a mile above station. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1351.

Revisions (water years). WSP 405: Drainage area. WSP 955: 1984.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.9

510

850

2.3 

2.6 

3.2 

4.0

280

545

1,340

3,010

5.0

7.0

14.0

6,480

14,000

41,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

718 

*802

730

706

706

754

370" 838

766

790

730

706

658

670

646

718

694

670 69'

682

706

670

766

670

718

754 

754 

694

610 

*T4?

706

22,138

714

0.108

0.12

Nov.

694 

706

694

'570" 580

718

730

658

706

682

718

694

730

718

694

720

720

756

684

832

832

845

845

845

910

845 

519" 924 

910

708

22,587

753

0.113

0.13

Dec.

580 

924

*768

845

871

938

938

980

1,020

952

994

332

b900

b800

b480

b390

b330

330

455

648

756

696

696

525

515

637 

672 

672

660

660

672

22,126

714

0.108

0.12

Jan.

602 

614

648

*696 S48~

591

626

602

b620

b560

b500

b530

b480

445

b450

b480

b500

b440

411

b420

b430

*b390

368 b4~50"

b420

b390 

377 

b410

b400

402

b410

15,260

492

0.074

0.09

Feb.

b400 

40T

411

445

475

495

535

*545

*525

602

626

b640

b550

b500

744

924

871

1,120

1,060

910

980

952

1,020

1,050

966

1,080 

1,020 

1,080

-

20,928

747

0.112

0.12

Mar.

952

938

*897

428

4T5

515

b650

b910

858

793

756

819

832

780

768

696

684

637

756

793

884

980

1,080

1,090

1,200

1,240 

1,080 

1,040

994

871

897

26,283

848

0.128

0.15

Apr.

*806 

910

819

806

795

980

1,020

952

1,090

1,040

980

952

952

884

1,040

1,190

1,310

1,260

1,130

1,180

1,450

1,360

1,260

1,450

2.410

2,130 

2,070 

2,110

2,130

2,300

38,764

1,292

0.195

0.22

May

5,220 

5,040

5,760

6,120

*6,660

7,390

6,840

6,120

4,860

4,060

3,570

3,070

2,960

2,720

2,480

2,300

2,110

1,950

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,500

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,400 

1,560 

2,050

2,220

2, 880

102,540

3,308

0.498

0.57

June

5,290 

5,040

5,760

6,440

5,580

4,830

*4,340

3,850

3,250

3,340

3,380

3,190

3,960

4,100

2,960

2,690

2,600

2,640

3,960

5,400

7,690

10,300

14,000

21,400

*34,900

40,000 

31,900 

22,100

15,100

11,000

290,990

9,700

1.46

1.63

July

8,550 

7,390

6,480

5,760

5,400

5,400

*5,040

4,690

4,240

3,920

3,540

3,250

2,960

2,640

2,570

2,370

2,110

2,010

1,950

1,870

1,910

1,830

1,760

1,720

1,740

1,740 

1,660 

1,570

1,470

1,570 

1,420

100,510

3,242

0.488

O.56

Aug.

1,440 

1,610

1,760

1,740

*1,720

1,660

1,520

1,470

1,400

1,370

1,260

1,190

1,280

1,220

1,250

1,310

1,300

3,640

2,410

1,720

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,680

6,120 

*7.960 

7,960

7,390 

7 390

6^660

83,480

2,693

0.406

0.47

Sept.

5.400 

4,340

3,510

3,100

2,690

2,520

2,320

2,090

2,010

1,990

1,970

1,790

1,740

1,700

1,640

1,610

1,630

1,590

1,550

1,500

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,470

1,420

1,340 

1,260 

1,300

1,590 

1, 630

61,100

2,037

0.307

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,400 Min 320 Mean 2,441 Cfsm 0.368 In. 4.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 40,000 Min 320 Mean 2,210 Cfsm 0.333 In. 4.52

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). June 26 (8:30 a.m.) 41,400 cfs (14.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 24 to Feb. 19, except 

periods of ice effect.
344 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°24'30", long 91°17'25", in SW£ see. 2, T. 76 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

150 Tt downstream from highway bridge, 3^ miles northeast of Conesville, 5 miles downstream from Wapsinonoc Creek, and at mile 9.5.

Drainage area. 7.840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, and Apr. 11, 1952, to 

July 1, 1954, wire-weight gage, and Feb. 2, 1940, to Apr. 10, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 4,307 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,600 cfs June 28 (gage height, 14.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 450 cfs Dec. 18.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 15.35 ft); minimum daily, 323 cfs Feb. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 16 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents to 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17 to May 1, June 23 to July 1,

Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to July 1 July 2 to Sept. 30

3.7 

5.0 

7.0

9.0

725

1,900

4,400

8,100

11.0

13.0

14.2

13,500

23,000

35,700

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

1,490

2,600

5,760

10,200

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

896 

*864

880

920

*848

816

816

816

978

S5T

896

896

832

800

762

762

725 755-

740

740

732

732

725

725

725

762

792

824 

872

816 

824

25,065

809

0.103

0.12

Nov.

920 

*872

792

800

800

808

732

755

848

778

824

872

840

856

872

848

848

808

824

848

864

896

888

904

904

936

978

912

996

^jJ»Q

25,773

859

0.110

0.12

Dec.

*978 

856

930

1,020

960

1,080

1,070

*1,090

1,140

1,140

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,020

800

600

500

'520" 450

620

740

820

830

670

660

750

800

820 

820

810 

790

27,024

872

0.111

0.13

Jan.

770 

760

740

720

*700

730

740

740

760

780

690

620

590

560

550

540

560

580

560

550

530

510

350" 500

500

500

500

500 

510

520

520

18,830

607

0.077

0.09

Feb.

530 540"

570

600

*640

660

680

670

680

700

740

770

800

770

830

900

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,280

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,520

25,250

902

0.115

0.12

Mar.

1,230 

1,230

1,100

864

620

660

720

762

840

1,230

*1,100

1,020

1,010

1,000

1,030

1,230

920

824

896

880

896

912

978

1,300

1,360

1,500

1,460

1,460 

1,280

1 230 

1^180

32,722

1,056

0.135

0.16

Apr.

1,070 

1,030

978

960 *JS5

1,090

1,230

1,320

*1,280

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,120

1,040

1,140

1,180

1,320

1,360

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,700

2,000

1,950

2,400

3,210

3,350

5; 490 

3,070

2,880

49,318

1,644

0.210

0.23

May

3,280 

6,100

7,500

7,300

7,300

*7,300

7.700

7,700

7,100

6,100

5,250

4,570

4,120

3,840

3,700

3,490

3,280

3,070

2,880

2,700

2,580

2,520

2,460

2,460

2,400

2,400

2,520

2,820 

3,490

3,560 

3,560

135,050

4,356

0.556

0.64

June

4,910 

8,350

8,600

*8,350

8,600

7,900

6,700

5,930

5,420

4,910

4,740

4,740

4,260

4,260

4,910

4,570

4,120

5,840

3,840

4,570

6,500

7,900

10,100

11,700

13,500

17,100

26,100

*55,700 

35, 700

27,000

304,820

10,160

1.30

1.46

July

20.000 

12,060

9,200

8,020

7,170

6,560

6,160

*5,960

5,580

5,220

4,860

4,520

4,200

3,880

3,560

3,410

3,200

2,990

2,800

2,660

2,600

2,540

2,410

2,410

2,290

2,290

2,230

2,230 

2,170

2,060 

2,000

147,180

4,748

0.606

0.70

Aug.

2,000 

2,060

2,060

*2,110

2,350

2,410

2,110

2,060

1,940

1,840

1,780

1,680

1,630

1.580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,680

4,140

4,690

2,860

2,230

2,000

2,060

2,000

2,660

5,220

8,240 

8.950

8,700 

7,800

95,580

3,083

0.393

0.45

Sept.

7.580 

*6,360

5,220

4,520

3,960

3,560

3,270

2,990

2,800

2,540

2,410

2,350

2,230

2,110

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,540

*1.490 

1,S40

1,840

79,610

2,654

0.339

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,600 Mln 450 Mean 3,151 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 35,700 Mln 450 Mean 2,647 Cfsm 0.338 In. 4.60

Peak discharge (base, 11.000 cfa). June 28 (6 p.m.) 36,600 cfs (14.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Feb. 16, Mar. 5-7. Discharge computed 

from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to July 1 
IOWA RIVER BASIN 345

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°11', long 91°11', in sec. 27, T. 74 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 99 at east edge of Wapello, 13 miles downstream 

from Cedar River, and at mile 16.0.

Drainage area. 12.480 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--February 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 17, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 6,229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,800 cfs June 29 (gage height, 11.98 ft); 

minimum, 580 cfs Dec. 19.

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 16.14 ft); 

maximum gage height, 16.85 ft June 17, 1947, before levees broke in vicinity of gage; 

minimum discharge, about 400 cfs Dec. 15-17, 1916.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 6, Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Aug. 29 Aug. 30 to Sept. 30

-0.7 

0.0 

2.0 

4.5 

8.0

12.0

900

1,710

5,020

10,700

22,500

40,800

0.7 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0 

12.0

1,930

3,790

8,100

21,800

40,300

0.6

2.0

4.0

6,0 15,000

2,260

4,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

HI

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,060 

*1,010

1,030 

1,060

1,030

*990

1,000

990

1,060

1,090

980

1,080

1,020

1,000

960

950

970

930

1,310"

960

990

950

1,000

960

950

1,100 

1,000

1,000 

1,080 

1,030

1,010

31,250

1,008

0.081

0.09

Nov.

980 

1,060

990 

1,010

*970

980

930

920

1,^30"

970

960

1,060

980

980

1,000

1,020

1,060

1,020

1,010

1,060

1,100

1,090

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,150 

1,170

1,190 

1,166 

1,170

31,430

1,048

0.084

0.09

Dec.

1,160 

*1,220

1,130 

1,150

1,280

1,280

*1,280

1,280

1,330

1,350

1,270

1,370

1,450

1,290

1,180

800

700

630

7SD" 580

830

900

1,000

1,050

950

820 

930

970 

*960 

960

950

32,730

1,056

0.085

0.10

Jan.

950 

940

940 

940

*940

940

940

920

920

960

870

800

750

710

690

680

680

690

690

680

670

650

630

620 620"

620

620

620 

620 

630

640

23,570

760

0.061

0.07

Feb.

*6~9"0~ 660 

710 

730

750

770

820

840

850

880

930

1,000

1,100

1,200

*1,340

1,520

1,330

1,270

1,270

1,400

1.550

1,470

1,420

1,360

1,390

1,460 

1,490

1,470

31,670

1,131

0.091

0.09

Mar.

1,470 

1,470

1,370 

1,130

*785

780 "SSG

900

980

1,230

1,330

1,240

1,170

1,160

1,180

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,110

1,080

1,070

1,090

1,180

1,530

2,100

*2,100 

2,100

1,970 

1,900 

1,840

*1,710

41,135

1,327

0.106

0.12

Apr.

1,610 

1,580

1,450 

1,450

1,460

1,710

1,660

1,970

2,320

2,100

1,900

1,780

1,600

*1,570

1,710

1,700

1,650

1,710

1,970

2,240

2,470

2,170

2,320

2,470

2,390

2,630 

4,080

4,640 

4, 640 

*3,990

66,920

2,231

0.179

0.20

May

4,360 

6,800

10.400 

10,400

9,820

9,280

9,550

9,550

9,020

8,070

7,210

6,400

5,800

5,400

5,020

4,830

4,450

4,170

3,900

3,630

3,370

3,120

3,030

2,790

2,710

2,710 

2,630

2,870 

3,720 

4,360

4,170

173,540

5,598

0.449

0.52

June

5.400 

8,370

12,400 

12,100

12,700

12,400

11,500

*10,400

9,020

7,850

7,000

6,800

6,600

7,210

8,300

9,020

8,530

8,070

7,420

7,420

8,770

13,000

14,800

15,400

17,100

18,500 

21,300

28,600 

59.300 

* 38, 300

393,580

13,120

1.05

1.17

July

51,700 

24,000

17,800 

16,000

14,300

11,400

9,900

*9,000

8,100

7,580

6,860

6,380

5,940

*5,510

5,100

4,800

4,520

4,330

4,060

3,880

3,790

3,540

3,420

3,290

3,210

3,060 

2,980

2,900 

2,830 

2,600

2, 480

235,260

7,589

0.608

0.70

Aug.

2,550 

2,420

2,360 

2,420

2,690

*2,900

2,690

2,690

2,550

2,690

2,360

2,230

*2,110

1,990

1,990

1.950

2,110

2,050

2,480

5,100

3,790

2,900

2,620

2,420

2,420

3,300 

5,970

11,300 

13,000 

13.600

12,700

124,330

4,011

0.321

0.37

Sept.

*12.500 

11, 706

10,800 

9,920

9,640

9,360

6,790

5,660

5,050

4,560

4,290

4,040

3,860

3,620

3,470

3,330

3,190

3,050

3,050

2,910

2,840

2, 110

2,640

2,580

2,440

2,380 

2,380

2,520 

2,380 

2,510

145,830

4,860

0.390

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,300 Mln 580 Mean 5,059 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 39,300 Min 580 Mean 3,647 Cfsm 0.292 In. 3.95

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). June 29 (11 p.m.) 40,800 cfs (11.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 14, Mar. 5-8.
346 EDWARDS RIVER BASIN

iwards River near Orion, 111.

Location. Lat 41°16'20", long 90°22'40", In NE^SE^ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 1 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, 1.5 miles north of Opheim and 

5.5 miles south of Orion.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 653.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 4, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs June 1 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 3.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 8,910 cfs Feb. 19, 1951 (gage height, 13.41 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1953.

Flood in August 1924 reached a stage of 20.2 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for August and September, which are fair, and those 

for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1175: 1947(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

1.7

5.0

9.0

20

53

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.3

92

260

720

1,370

1,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1.7

T77

3.0

9.0

S72

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.3

4.0

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.7

5.4

5.0

4.3

*3.7 

3.7

109.8

3.54

0.022

0.03

Nov.

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.4

3.7

5.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

5.4

5T!" 6.6

4.3

3.7

3.7

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

4.3

4.3

121.5

4.05

0.025

0.03

Dec.

b5.0 

5.4

8.6

10~§-.2

6.2

b5.8

5.0

6.6

b9.0

blO

h8.0

b7.0

b6.0

b5.6

b3.6

b3.0

bBTB"

b4.2

b4.5

b4.5

b3.9

b3.0

b3.5

b3.7

b3.7

b3.9

b4.3

b4.3

b4.3 

b5.0

169.3

5.46

0.033

0.04

Jan.

b5.0

b5.0

b5.2

b5.6

b5.6

b4.7

*b5.0

b5.0

b4.5

b4.0

b3.6

b3.4

b3.4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.2

b3.0

b3.2

b3.5

b3.5

b3.3

b3.3

b3.5

b3.9

b4.5

b5.5

b6.5

b7.5

b5T5

b4.5 

b4.5

135.9

4.38

0.027

0.03

Feb.

b5.0 

bSTO"

b8.0

blO

b25

b21

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!3

blO

b9.0

blO

b!2

b!6

84

27

18

14

12

13

11

10

9.5

9.0

*9.5

10

blO

_

-------

431.0

15.4

0.094

0.10

Mar.

b9.5

10

b9.5

bS.O

b6.5

b7.0

10

13

14

13

14

13

10

b7.5

b6.5

b7.0

b7.6

8.2

9.0

10

7.8

7.4

7.4

121

1.090

256

150

117

99

91 

86

2,225.9

71.8

0.440

0.51

Apr.

78 

74

61

60 10-

*628

217

152

123

140

122

102

96

89

126

126

106

95

92

361

365

229

181

155

135

132

123

112

106

102

4,548

152

0.933

1.04

May

105 

96

100

89

84

77

74

69

66

64

61

59

57

54

52

51

51

47 '46

45

41

40

39

37

55

*34

40

115

57

42 

261

2,086

67.3

0.413

0.48

June

1.480 

280

920

290

198

160

132

117

106

95

88

79

77

93

70

73

g60

g58

g55

g51

g48

g47

g45

g42

g36

g34

g50

g29

g26

g24

4,841

161

0.988

1.10

July

g25 

g21

g41

46

41

g25

g24

g20

g!9

g!8

giv

g!6

g!5

g!4

g!3

giz

g!3

giz

12

g!2

54

*19

15

14

12

11

10

IT

- 12

15 

12

579

18.7

0.115

0.13

Aug.

12 

15

84

127

318

55

g28

g25

g25

55

g26

g!9

g!8

g!6

g!4

g!4

g!3

g!5

g!4

g!2

gll

gll

glO glo"

*g55

260

96

58

g42

g!9 

16

1,469

47.4

0.291

0.34

Sept.

15 

14

12

12

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

BT^

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6

2522"

277.7

9.26

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,860 Min 1.7 Mean 53.4 Cfsm 0.328 In. 4.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,480 Min 1.7 Mean 46.6 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfa).--June 1 (4 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (9.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 347

Edwards River near New Boston, 111.

Location. Lat 41 "11'15", long 90°58'05", at quarter corner between sees. 21 and 28, T. 

TOT, R. 5 W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 17, 1? miles 

northeast of New Boston and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--434 sq mi.

Records available . November 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 529.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 244 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs June 3 (gage height, 18.32 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 20, 23.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 7,280 cfs Apr. 26, 1950, May 12, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 20.63 ft May 12, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 6 cfs July 26, 1940; minimum 

gage height observed, 8.59 ft Oct. 8, 1937.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

9.1

9.2 

9.5 27

6.5

9.0

23

48

112

11.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

18.2

174

502

1,180

1,900

2,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*gll 

gll 

g9.0 

a9.0

a9.0

alO

malO

a8.0

a!2

g!8

g!4

glO

g9.0

g8.5

a8.0

a7.4

a7.0

g6.5

g7.0

rr-J C

6 1 . O

g6.5 

a6.8

g7.0

g7.5 

g9.6

g8.5

alO

*g!2 

a 11

303.8

9.80

0.023

0.03

Nov.

g9.6 

gll 

glO 

glO

g8.5

8 0

ae!o

gll

g9.0

39.0

g9.6

gll

a 10

a 11

glS

gll

giz

g!4 '

a!4

gio D-1 ^

E19 

g!6

*14

14 

13

14

13

13

350.7

11.7

0.027

0.03

Dec.

14 

14 

*17 

19

25

26

24

21

20

22

21

17

20

21

18

b!5

blO

bll

b!2

13

13 

bll

blO 

bll

15

13 

13

13

16

14

13

502

16.2

0.037

0.04

Jan.

13 

13 

13

14

15

13

*14

14

b!2

bll

blO

b9.4

b9.4

blO

blO

b9.0

b8.6

b9.0

blO

blO

b9.5 

b9.5

blO

11

12

14

17

22

15

b!2

bll

370.4

11.9

0.027

0.03

Feb.

12 

T3 

14

16

37

63

57 

42

35

29

b25

b23

b22

25

29

151

153

137

67

56

45 

39

36

31

29

*28 

27

25

1,266

45.2

0.104

0.11

Mar.

b24 

b25 

b22

b20

b!8

b!8

19 

21

22

26

29

29

b28

tJ25

b22

21

20

21

24

25

25 

24

21 

123

1.000

955 

804

300

224

174

157

4,266

138

0.318

0.37

Apr.

152 

135 

129 

111

103

345

*836 

540

316

276

324

268

209

188

238

*392

324

246

216

384

1,030 

980

640 

483

410

358 

366

316

276

261

10,852

362

0.834

0.93

May

341 

292 

261 

224

202

188

175 

162

152

144

138

134

129

124

118

113

109

104

99

97

92 

88

87 

81

78

*70

72

106

249

134

193

4,556

147

0.339

0.39

June

1,300 

1,240 

2,000 

1,420

1,180

640

502 

419

358

316

284

254

231

209

330

289

224

170

153

142

135

216

134 

110

101

94

88

81

75

77

12,772

426

0.982

1.09

July

79 

75 

71 

77

84_

65

60 

60

63

52

46

42

37

34

32

29

26

25

24

26

75 

*51

56 

34

26

24 

21

19

19

18

21

1,371

44.2

0.102

0.12

Aug.

20 

16 

16 

78

111

341

117 

70

55

48

49

65

44

36

32

29

29

28

28

28

29 

24

21 

21

*45

580 

5^0

280

122

86

65

3,073

93.1

0.228

0.26

Sept.

52 

44 

39 

35

32

29

26 

25

25

26

24

23

23

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16 

16

15 

15

15

15 

TB~ 14

52

3l

737

24.6

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,510 Mln 6.5 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.72

Water year 1953-54= Max 2,000 Mln 6.5 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.256 In. 3.46

'Peak discharge (base, 1.700 cfs). June 3 (12 m.) 2,050 cf3 (18.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No ga0e-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Orion.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

5 Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
348 POPE CREEK BASIN

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.

Locations Lat 41°07'45", long 90°55'10", in SE^ sec. 11, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Keithsburg and 3 3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

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

is 524.07 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--19 years (1935-54), .9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1, cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 22.41 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Jan. 25, 27.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 26.19 ft)- maximum gage height observed, 28.0 ft Feb. 21, 1937 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 14.53 ft Jan. 13, 1940.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation . Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect ( 

helyht, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.8

16.0

16.5

2.8 

4.3 

7.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

21.3

137

310

825

1,120

1,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*3.6

470

3.7

4.0

3.8

4.2

5.1

6.2

5.6

4.6

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.6

4.6

*4.2

4.6

126.5

4.08

0.024

0.03

Nov.

4.3 472"

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

5.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.2

114.6

3.82

0.022

0.02

Dec.

4.2

5.1

*6.7

7.0

6.7

5.6

5.6

6.7

6.7

7.5

8.0

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.6

b5.2

b4.5

b4.0

b4.2

4.3

5.4

5.9

7.0

9.0

^79

4.3

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

175.7

5.67

0.033

0.04

Jan.

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.8

5.1

4.8

*4.8

4.6

b4.5

b4.3

b4.2

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

b4.4

b4.0

b3.5

b3.5

b3.8

b4.0

b3.8

b3.7

b3.6

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

126.0

4.06

0.024

0.03

Feb.

3.6

4.2

3.8

4.6

14

21

19

14

10

b9.0

b7.0

b6.0

5.1

5.6

7.5

42

49

34

26

22

14

11

9.0

8.0

9.5

*7.5

7.5

7.5

______

381.4

13.6

0.080

0.08

Mar.

5.6

7.0

b6.0

bS.O

b4.5

b4.5

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.6

8.0

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.4

5.6

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

418

1,210

570

215

123

60

64

54

2,869.2

92.6

0.542

0.62

Apr.

49

40

36

32

26

644

*444

178

167

167

116

85

60

60

122

*185

91

74

69

507

520

352

225

175

152

123

137

104

91

97

5,130

171

1.00

1.12

May

137

104

85

74

69

64

60

55

53

51

50

47

43

43

41

40

38

37

37

36

34

34

34

32

50

*30

33

41

74

48

50

1,604

51.7

0.302

0.35

June

885" 919

545

495

253

191

160

123

104

91

74

69

64

60

64

64

55

44

43

41

38

80

40

33

31

28

26

25

25

30

4,700

157

0.918

1.02

July

30

25

32?9"

22

24

24

23

22

19

17

13

13

12

12

12

10

10

9.0

10

24

*26

19

16

14

14

13

10

12

9.0

8.0

53.5.0

17.2

0.101

0.12

Aug.

10

7.0

6.5

55

19

17

13

12

11

8.0

9.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.5

5.9

5.9

6.7

6.5

7.5

8.0

*25

357

191

91

34

20

13

986.4

31.8

0.186

0.21

Sept.

10

9.5

9.0

7.5

6.7

6.5

7.5

6.5

5.9

6_5

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

478

4.3

4.3

5.9

20

9.0

194.2

6.47

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Mln 2.6 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 0.244 In. 3.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,210 Mln 3.4 Mean 46.4 Cfsm 0.271 In. 3.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 25 (6 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (22.41 ft); June 1 (12 m.) 1,100 cfs 

(20.91 ft) . ""

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Sta^e-dlschar^e relation affected by Ice.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 349

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°Q2'35", long 90°44'45", between sees. 8 and 9, T. 12 N., R. 3W., near 

center of span at upstream side of bridge on State Highways 94 and 135, 1.3 miles upstream from Duck Creek, 2.2 miles north of Little York, and 3.8 miles upstream from 

North Henderson Creek.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

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

is 566.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 96.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs June 2 (gage height, 13.30 ft); no now 

Oct. 21, Sept. 23-28. >

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.65 ft); no now 

at times in 1949, 1953-54-.

Flood of June 28, 1924, reached a stage of 23.2 ft, from floodmark.

Remartcs.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1145: 1947(M). WSP 1175: 1949(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 19)

4.3

8.0

13

4.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

13.1

26

216

330

870

1,680

1,720

Discharge, In^cublc feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.5 

5.1

37

29

9.5

2.2

1.3

.7

.5

.4

.4

.7

.7

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

0

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.9

1.1

*1.5

1.1

.9

96.9

3.13

0.021

0.02

Nov.

0.9

.9 

.9

.7

.5_

.5

.5

.7

.7

.9

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.0

*1.8

bl.5

bl.2

bl.l

bl.l

1.1

33.0

1.10

O.OD73

0.008

Dec.

1.3

1.8 

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.4

4.0

4.6

4.6

3.4

b3.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

bl.O

bTTO

bl.5

b3.5

b2.5

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

bl.2

bl.5

b£.0

b3.0

b3.5

b3.2

77.8

2,51

0.017

0.02

Jan.

b3.0

b3.0 

b3.5

b4.0

b4.0

b3.5

*b3.1

b2.5

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.5

bl.5

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

b2.5

b2.0

bl.7

bl.5

b2.0

b3.5

60.3

1.95

0.013

0.01

Feb.

b5.0

b7.0 

blO

b!5

b20

b20

blS

b!5

b!2

blO

b9.0

b8.0

b7.0

bS.O

b!2

25

30

28

12

8.5

6.8

5.6

4.9

4.0

T^

*6.4

5.6

8.0

325.7

11.6

0.077

0.08

Mar.

9.5

6.4 

bS.O

b3.5

b3.0

b3.0

b3.5

3.7

4.6

4.9

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.4

5.6

4.3

3.7

4.3

4.9

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.0

55

567

475

216

248

186

68

64

1,994.5

64.3

0.426

0.49

Apr.

56

49 

44

48

53

227

*248

146

116

96

91

82

77

77

77

101

96

82

96

424

630

386

259

226

206

156

136

126

106

101

4,618

154

1.02

1.14

May

111

101 

86

77

72

68

64

54

51

50

49

46

45

44

40

35

33

32

32

31

30

30

24

23

21

*19

25

203

ITS

64

152

1,830

59.0

0.391

0.45

June

1,220

1,720 

956

936

372

358

344

330

282

237

126

116

101

96

91

91

77

68

68

64

54

50

44

37

33

30

28

22

22

8,013

267

1.77

1.97

July

30

22 

19

18

17

18

17

17

17

15

12

9.5

7.6

5.6

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

10

*21

19

17

15

12-

9.0

4.9

3.4

3.1

2.6

368.4

11.9

0.079

0.09

Aug.

3.4

3.1 

2.8

17

15

12

10

8.0

7.6

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

*2T5

231

251

To

46

27

8.0

745.2

24.0

0.159

0.18

Sept.

4.9

4.9 

4.0

 2.8

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

40

83.6

2.79

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 898 Min 0 Mean 40.5 cfsm 0.268 in . 3.63

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,720 Min 0 Mean 50.0 cfsm 0.531 in . 4.48

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). June 2 (5 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (13.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement; made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
350 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long 90"44'45", between sees. 20 and 21, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 135 at north edge of 

Little York, 1.5 miles upstream from Davids Creek and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

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

574.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 95.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs June 1 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Dec. 18, Jan. 13, 14 (result of freezeup).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,470 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 16.70 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Aug. 28, 1941.

Flood of June 1924 reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1944, 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per seco&d)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

6.1

2.0

7.0

16

58

113

120

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

14.7

94

252

590

1,020

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8 

23

4623"

19

14

12

15

10

9.7

9.7

8.8

7.6

776

a8.0

8.8

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

8.5

12

13

11

9.7 

*10

alO

367.8

11.9

0.093

0.11

Nov.

a!4 

20

17

15

15

17

14

14

13

12

11

9.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.3

11

14

18

a28

Z&

19

8.5

*6.1

a5.5

aS.O

b5"70

aS.O 

aS.O

367.3

12.2

0.095

0.11

Dec.

9.7 

26

28

36

T9

17

13

12

14

30

25

14

10

bS.O

D5.0

b3.5

b2.5

D2.0

blto"

b9.0

14

blO

b4.0

b3.0

b2.5

b3.0

b3.5

b5.0

b7.0 

b8.0

b8.0

355.7

11.5

0.090

0.10

Jan.

b7.0 

b7.0

b9.0

b!2

b!2

b!2

*bll

blO

b7.0

b5.0

b4.0

b2.5

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.0

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

blO

bS.O

bS.O

b!2 

b!5

b2£

210.0

6.77

0.053

0.06

Feb.

b30 

b40

b45

bSO

b50

b50

b45

b40

b35

b30

b25

b20

b!5

b25

b35

120

10T

53

32

22

17

11

11

11

9.7

*9.7

 14

16

-

962.4

34.4

0.269

0.28

Mar.

13 

11

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0

b4.5

bS.O

b7.5

9.7

9.7

11

11

11

11

7.9

6.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.1

100

845

528

342

107

94 

68

65

2,345.0

75.6

0.591

0.68

Apr.

60 

52

52

45

127

518

*338

143

65

134

223

120

100

128

319

154

100

100

168

616

642

404

272

214

164

148

148

172

141

120

5,987

200

1.56

1.74

May

164 

T34

106

82

76

76

70

68

60

60

55

55

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

45

41

37

37

37

37

*33

64

127

70 

45

103

2,036

65.7

0.513

0.59

June

2.120 

844

798

530

316

252

205

164

148

134

120

106

94

113

127

82

76

76

65

55

88

68

50

45

45

41

37

33

33

aSO

6,915

230

1.80

2.01

July

43 

37

33

33

29

29

29

29

26

22

19

18

17

17

17

IS- 13

is

19

22

26

*19

16

13

13

13

16

13

a!3 

a!6

a!4

650

21.0

0.164

0.19

Aug.

13 

13

100

415

TSF

37

33

19

16

16

16

15

13

13

11

16

16

45

19

16

13

a7.0

a5.5

34.5

*17

a400

a200

a 60

15 

12

alO

1,711.0

55.2

0.431

0.50

Sept.

9.2 

6.8

6.8

5.5

5.5

4.8

4,2

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.8

5.5

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

9.2 

62

194.7

6.49

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 834 Mln £.0 Mean 60.6 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,120 Mln 2.0 Mean 60.6 Cfsm 0.473 In. 6.43

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfsj. Mar. 25 (1 p.m.) 1,02O cfs (13.96 ft); June 1 (12 m.) 3,000 cfs 

(15.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Henderson 

Creelc near Little York and near Oquawka.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 351

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long 90°51'15", in NE-jSW£ sec. 28, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mile south of Bald Bluff, 

65 miles northeast of Oquawka, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.67 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1935-54), 261 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs June 2 (gage height, 24.28 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Jan. 13.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 28.17 ft); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 9.76 ft 

Aug. 4, 1936.

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

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1208: 1939, 1942-43.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

24°

192

T24

42

22

16

15

14

13

*12

12

12

11

12

11 

11

10

10

9.6

8.8 

8.8

10

11

13

16

19

19

*14 

13

716.0

23.1

0.054

0.06

Nov.

14

23

23

22

22

25

24

19

20

20

19

17

14

14

14

14

16 

17

18

22

27

41 

3T

*16

10

9.0

b9.0

b9.0

9.0

6.8

544.8

18.2

0.043

0.05

Dec.

6.2

8.5

23

*52

15

34

25

21

20

24

32

40

38

34

6.4

b5.0

b4.0 

 5T? 3.0

7.0

28

20 

b5.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b6.0

b9.0

10

12 

10

546.3

17.6

0.041

0.05

Jan.

9.0

10

13

15

16

15

*14

b!2

blO

b7.5

6.2

4.1

2.9

3^J

3.4

b3.5

b3.5 

b3.5

b3.5

bS.O

b8.0

b7.0 

b6.0

bS.O

bS.O

b!5

b!5

b!2

b!5

b20

b£5.

296.1

9.55

0.022

0.03

Feb.

31

45

56

56

62

69

63

58

55

50

44

33

26

36

49

glOl

g224 

gl3~9

71

51

40

35 

29

23

20

*11

24

29

-

-------

1,536

54.9

0.128

0.13

Mar.

34

34

12

5.4

bBTS"

b8.0

14

21

22

22

27

30

33

18

16

15

11 

10

18

28

42

39 

24

g79

1,510

1,450

g407

g269

235

202 

169

4,809.9

155

0.362

0.42

Apr.

159

149

134

121

112

g945

*g820

g399

g281

g269

344

g344

g257

g!96

g240

*g331

246 

202

191

924

1.700

1,070 

g690

g540

g469

g399

g331

g281

g246

g263

12,653

422

0.986

1.10

May

357

318

281

257

235

218

202

191

174

164

159

154

149

139

134

128

123 

118

112

107

102

97 

90

86

S71

*g60

69

281

327

154 

358

5,415

175

0.409

0.47

June

3,040

4.290

3,540

2,280

963

g660

555

497

441

385

344

312

281

257

263

357

269 

224

202

186

174

196 

196

164

139

129

121

110

202" 98

20,875

696

1.63

1.81

July

186

TT5

113

134

126

95

81

88

88

71

62

54

45

39

34

27

22 

19

17

g!6

*g46

75 

73

56

38

29

24

19

24

33 

29

1,881

60.7

0.142

0.16

Aug.

23

18

19

g!86

g208

glOO

g40

33

35

33

24

18

16

13

12

10

18 

59

33

18

12

8.5 

6.8

6.4

^8

*g687

g720

g324

g!96

149 

110

3,142.5

101

0.236

0.27

Sept.

87

76

67

59

58

48

25

g!5

S13

S13

Sl2

S12

glO

gB.O

g6.4

g5.4

g5.4 

g5.2

g5.2

g4.8

g4.3

B4.0 

g4.1

g4.3

g4.4

g4.4

g4.4

g4.4

S31

g74

674.7

22.5

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1953; Max 1,460 Min 3.0 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.304 In. 4.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,290 Min 2.9 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.339 In. 4.61

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Mar. 25 (8 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (22.93 ft); June 2 (6 a.m.) 4,620

cfs (24.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
352 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°51'25", long 90°51'50", between sees. 16 and 17, T. 10 N., R. 4 W. , near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94 at north edge of Biggsville, 1.5 miles downstream from Old Tom Creek and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

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

is 618.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 52;8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 9.06 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 6,700 cfs June 12, 1946 (gage height, 18.50 ft); 

no flow for several days during 1940, 1946-47, 1949, 1953-54.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of about 19 ft, from information furnished by local 

residents.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

3.24

3.3

3.4

0

1.1

3.3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

4.0

2.3

4.7

7.9

34

4.3

5.0 

6.0

60

112

168

400

720

1,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

C)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

b.5

b.5

b.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.00098

0.001

Jan.

0.1 

b.6

b.8 b*8

b.8

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.2

0

IS

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

0

b.l

b.2

b.4

b.7

b.5

b.7

bl.O

bl.4

10.5

0.34

0.0042

0.005

Feb.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

.5

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

28

TT

5.3

4.2

4.2

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

*1.4

1.2

1.9

1.5

81.7

2.92

0.036

0.04

Mar.

1.2 

1.9

1.2

.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.8

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

1.0

2.1

1.5

1.2

.8

31

458

75

29

21

17

12

7.9

667.8

21.5

0.864

0.31

Apr.

8.7 

8.7

7.6

6.9

Tj5

641

*W

70

66

304

155

90

78

78

112

97

60

48

76

405

254

138

104

97

90

34

78

71

67

65

3,506.9

117

1.44

1.60

May

70 

65

60

54

50

43

40

38

37

34

32

32

30

28

26

24

23

a22

a21

a20

al9

alS

a!7

a 16

*16

a!5

1ST

124

26 

20

123

1,294

41.7

0.512

0.59

June

1.020 

244

178

158

120

90

84

72

71

60

55

49

43

38

41

112

90

78

72

60

43

38

34

33

32

29

20

13

23 

65

3,065

102

1.25

1.40

July

37 

M

21

18

15

16

15

15

16

17

14

11

8.7

7.3

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.7

5.0

*7.9

7.3

4.7

3.7

3.3

6.6

6.0

4.5

3.7 

2.3

2.1

317.7

10.2

0.125

0.15

Aug.

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.3

1.9

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.2

.8

.4

97

-Rf 661

6.9

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

155

*231

427

209

41 

21

18

1,948.9

62.9

0.773

0.89

Sept.

16

14

12

10

8.7

8.3

7.9

8.7

7.9

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

IS 2.8

6.0 

6.0

190.0

6.33

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 398 Min 0 Mean 25.4 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,020 Min 0 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.08

(8

luei- jeai 1330 D* naA ± r \j£.\j mm u ineari ou. % wi am w. o u j,u. j vo

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Apr. & (Z p.m.) 1,000 cfs (7.75 ft); June 1 (9 a.m.) 1,420 cfs

1.97 ft); AugT 17 (1 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (9.06 ft).

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

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 353

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'06", long 93°37'02", In SW^ sec. 23, T. 84 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 

Similes north of Ames, 3| miles downstream from Kelgley Branch, and 5 miles upstream 

from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 322 sq mi.

Records available. July 1920 to August 1927, March 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 21, 1934. Datum of gage is 

893.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Iowa Highway Commission benchmark). 

Prior to Aug. 25, 1921, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1920-26, 1933-54), 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,630 cfs June 10 (gage height, 13.66 ft); no 

flow at times in October, January, and February.

1920-27, 1933-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1954; maximum gage height, 

13.90 ft May 20, 1944; no flow at times in 1934, 1937, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, no gage-height record, and 

those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Rev is ions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

11.0

13

21

48

130

320

645

1,850

5,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

*0

> .1

.2

.2

.2

3.7

0.12

0 . 00037

0 . 0004

Nov.

0.2

'.2

*.4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.5

.6

.6 

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

18.9

0.63

0.0020

 0.002

Dec.

0.8

.8

1.4

2.2

2.4

2.9

l'.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.6 

.5

.5

.5

.5

26.1

0.84

0.0026

0.003

Jan.

0.5

.6

.8 *75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.2

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

5.9

0.19

0.00059

0.0007

Feb.

0

0

0

0

 2

 2.0

37.2

1.33

0.0041

0.004

Mar.

*10

3.0

2.0

1

L LQ

I JL

:14

*9.4

11

12

238.4

7.69

0.024

0.03

Apr.

13

12

11

9.0

9.0

21

31

20

15

13

11 

9.9

9.0

8.5

23

16

12

10

10

13

18

23

19

38

69

28

22

62

617.4

20.6

0.064

0.07

May

139

284

464

298

195

*142

118

99

86

76

69 

63

58

53

50

48

45

44

42

38

34

33

31

28

26

22

35

969

628

311

362

4,888

158

0.491

0.56

June

*2,380

1,210

960

694

502

360

267

207

170

*2,'§50

*5,760 

2,820

2,100

1,650

1,410

1,960

1,610

1,190

900

697

1,130

1,540

1,050

720

535

403

316 

255

211

174

35,681

1,189

3.69

4.12

July

148

T30

112

101

90

80

73

*63

58

51

44

40

33

28

25

21

19

20

23

21

33

20

18

16

14

12

10 

9.4

8.0

7.3

777

1,335.4

43.1

0.134

0.15

Aug.

7.3

*6.7

5.7

4.7

5.7

5.4

4.5

5.0

5.7

5.0

4.7 

4.5

4.5

6.7

5.4

17 4.2

26

31

28

77

605

291

524

227

983

2,120 

1,920

1,100

755

524

9,313.7

300

0.932

1.08

Sept.

365

271

207

167

133

105

90

78

*73

71

63

56

56

56

51

48

50

48

42

38

33

29

27

26

25

23

22

42

46

2,369

79.0

0.245

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 834 Mln 0 Mean 73.1 Cfsm 0.227 In. 3.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,760 Min 0 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.29

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfa),--June 1 (8 a.m.) 3.180 cfs (7.84 ft); June 10 (11 p.m.) 8,630 

cfs (13-66 ft); June 16 (8:30 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (6.37 ft); June 22 (2:30 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (5.88 ft); 

Aug. 27 (6:30 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (8.27 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-31. No gage-height record Oct. 4-29, 

Jan. 1-3, Feb. 4 to Mar. 27, June 2-lOj discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Skunk River below Squaw Creek near Ames.
354 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°00'30", long 93°35'40", in NE£NW£ sec. 13, T. 83 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Squaw 

Creek, 1 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30, and 2 miles southeast of 

Ames.

Drainage area. 565 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 12.36 ft); no 

flow"Dec. 17-19, 24-29, Jan. 11 to Feb. 4.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 28, 1954; no flow at times in December 

1953, January to February 1954.

Flood of May 19, 1944, reached a stage of 13 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

10,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.35 

.40 

.45 

.50 

.55 

.60 

.70 

.80

1.2

2.2

4.0

6.4

13

25

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

62

300

620

1,000

2,050

3,500

5,400

8,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

* !

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6 

.7

~rs 1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

20.9

0.67

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0.6

.4

*.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3 * !

13.5

0.45

0.00080

0.0009

Dec .

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.3 

.2

r 3

.1

.1

0

T5

0

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.2

.3

4.4

0.14

0.00025

0.0003

Jan.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0 

<5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

0.00012 o.oooi

Feb.

0

7J

*0

0

.3

-

2.5

7.0

_

__ _ __ .

49.3

1.76

0.0031

0.003

Mar.

*3.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.5

1.2

275

2.9

4.0

6.4

6.9 

5.8

2.0

2.2

4.9

6.9

12

18

52

5T

36

27

21

22

21

20

16

15 

*6.4

12

15

403.3

13.0

0.023

0.03

Apr.

15

14

12

11

K)

15

29

32

25

22

18 

16

13

12

12

18

21

17

15

13

15

16

18

21

22

47

71

58

41

10_9

758

25.3

0.045

0.05

May

231

435

708

498

318

*243

193

162

142

121

105 

93

84

77

69

60

54

49

47

43

39

38

3?

43

39

39

58

1.480 

1,040

532

450

7,529

243

0.430

0.50

June

*4,790

*2,360

1,970

1,320

876

627

465

348

286

2/550-

*7,020 

3,860

2,650

2,080

1,830

2,980

2,290

1,610

1,210

994

2,430

3,440

1,920

1,200

864

672

543

444 

369

306

53,804

1,793

3.17

3.54

July

260

229

205

181

160

142

123

*107

96

89

77 

71

64

56

51

45

43

39

45

43

71

71

49

41

34

30

25

24

21

18

17,

2,527

81.5

0.144

0.17

Aug.

16

*13

12

12

10

10

9.3

11

10

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.6

12

9.3

8.6

100

56

36

39

114

2,000

980

1,150

620

3,640

4,940

6,580 

2,890

1,700

1,110

25,920.8

836

1.48

1.71

Sept.

820

620

480

378

303

243

205

178

*169

162

"146 

135

135

130

121

114

114

109

98

91

82

80

75

73

71

~SS 64

86 

112

121

5,579

186

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.232 In. 3.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,020 Min 0 Mean 265 Cfsm 0.469 In. 6.38

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--May 28 (l:30 p.m.) 2,330 cfs (6.36 ft); June 1 (11 a.m.) 6,500 

cfs (10.92 ft); June 11 (8 a.m.) 7,980 cfs (11.92 ft); June 16 (10 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (7.63 ft); June 22 

(11 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (8.36 ft): Aug. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 3,950 cfs (8.53 ft); Aug. 26 (7 a.m.) 4,700 cfs 

(9.26 ft); Aug. 28 (2:30 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (12.36 ft).

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

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Mar. 4-18. No gageheight record Jan. 2 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 355

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°21'10", long 92°39'20", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 76 N., R. 16 W., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63 and 4 miles north of Oskaloosa.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1948 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. 6 years, 707 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs June 24 (gage height, 15.89 ft); minimum dally, 14 cfs Jan. 14 to Feb. 2.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 9, 1949; maximum gage height, 18.46 ft 

Feb. 22, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 7.5 cfs Jan. 13, 1951.

Flood of May 1944 reached a stage of 25.8 ft, from floodmarks. Flood of June 15, 

1947, reached a stage of 21.26 ft {discharge, 20,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 31 to Sept. 30)

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5

69

116

6.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

228

1,690

3,950

5,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24 

tt

24

24

26

25

25

25

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

*27

27

26

27

28

28

29

30

30

30

30

31

3T

837

27.0

0.016

0.02

Nov.

31 

30

30

30

ii

30

30

30

32

32

32

32

34

33

34

*34

34

34

35

46

52

50

44

39

37

36

35

33

33

34

1,045

34.8

0.021

0.02

Dec.

36 

38

41

41

44

46

*4T

44

42

40

37

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

11

981

31.6

0.019

0.02

Jan.

18 

18

17

17

Feb.

14 

T?

15

16

17' 18

16 19

16 20

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

TT

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

462

14.9

0.0091

0.01

21

22

23

24

27

32

40

*57

67

76

90

87

83

78

69

62

56

50

45

40

35

1,200

42.9

0.026

0.03

Mar.

30 

27

24

23

zT

23

25

28

29

29

29

31

33

36

*40

38

36

36

40

45

52

60

69

68

77

91

35

76

75

69

73

1,424

45.9

0.028

0.03

Apr.

72 

70

68

62

62

83

82

75

72

70

69

62

56

55 *!2

88

88

68

65

75

85

76

69

65

174

602 *mz

402

284

228

3,901

130

0.079

0.09

May

346

476

1,110

1,140

926

692

548

476

409

364

326

293

266

242

223

207

*194

180

170

161

150

144

138 T3~8~

144

138

144

194

1,230

1,520

998

13,697

442

0.270

0.31

June

2,360 

3,540

3,950

3,360

2,470

1,690

1,410

1,220

1,070

926

1,260

3,540

4,030

4,190

3,420

3,810

4,350

*4,190

2,820

2,220

4,270

5,000

5,200

5.420

4,320

2,320

1,730

1,450

1,220

1,070

87,826

2,928

1.79

1.99

July

962 

WTS

800

746

692

638

584

530

476

437

402

367

333

303

275

251

231

218

*215

212

207

234

207

210

190

170

163

154

148

140

131

11,499

371

0.226

0.26

Aug.

129 

120

113

111

440

358

159

140

146

130

118

113

111

108

T13

109

218

512

*381

251

182

166

1,410

1,490

1,530

3,540

4,350

4,800

5,000

5,200

5,100

36,648

1,182

0.721

0.83

Sept.

5,080 

2,120

1,610

1,290

1,140

998

872

782

710

674

602

548

512

476

448

420

395

360

333

*313

290

266

254

240

228

218

207

205

129

1,150

21,270

709

0.432

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,540 Min 19 Mean 564 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,420 Mln 14 Mean 495 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.09

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). June 3 (4 a.m.) 4,030 cfs (14.24 ft); June 14 (8:30 p.m.) 4,270 

cfs (14.75 ft); June 18 (2 a.m.) 4,530 cfs (15.00 ft); June 24 (3 p.m.) 5,420 cfs (15.89 ft); Aug. 31 

(8 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (15.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Jan. 18. Ho gageheight record Jan. 19 to Mar. 22; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
356 SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°17'20", long 92°32'20", in sec. 24, T. 75 N., R. 15 W., on left abutment 

of bridge over inlet to lake at Lake Keomah State Park, 6 miles east of Oskaloosa.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 6.12 ft below spillway of dam forming 

lake. Prior to Aug. 30, 1943, staff gage at various locations in the immediate vicinity at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed, 5. 

 Mar. 18.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, 7. 

3.50 ft Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, 1936.

ft Aug. 27-29, minimum observed, 4.00 ft 

ft July 3, 1951; minimum observed,

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.52

4.52

4.50

4.48

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.42

4.40

4.40

4.38

4.38

4.36

4.36

4.34

4.34

4.32

4.32

4.32

4.30

4.30

4.28

4.28

4.26

4.26

4.24

4.24

4.22

4.22

4 .20 

4.20

Nov.

4.18

4.18

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

4. 12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.04

4.08

4.12

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.06

4.06

4.06

Dec.

.

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.12

4. 12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

4.02

4.02

4.02

4.02

4.02

4.04

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.10

4.10

4.10

_

_______

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

~

_

4.00

4.04

4.04

_

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20 

4.20

Apr.

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.18

4.18

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.32

4.32

4.32

4.30

4.28

4.30

4.34

4.32

4.30

4.32

4.38

4.36

4.34

4.32

4.40

4.46

4.96

5.15

5.14

5.14

5.14

May

5.14

5.29

5.30

5.30

5.28

5.26

5.22

5.20

5.18

5.18

5.16

5.14

5.14

5.12

5.12

5.10

5.10

5.08

5.06

5.04

5.02

5.00

5.00

4.98

4.96

4.96

5.02

5.10

5.08

5.06

5.08

June

5.22

5.30

5.44

5.44

5.50

5.56

5.56

5.54

5.54

5.52

5.50

5.52

5.50

5.48

5.46

5.48

5.46

5.44

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.46

5.44

5.42

5.38

5.34

5 32

 1 

July

5.28

5.26

5.24

5.20

5.20

5.16

5.14

5.10

5.06

5.02

5.00

4.98

4.94

4.90

4.88

4.84

4.82

4.78

4.82

4.80

4.80

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.70

4.66

4.64

4.62

4.60

4.58

4.56

Aug.

4.54

4.52

4.48

4.44

4.80

4.78

4.76

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.72

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.68

4.76

4.78

4.78

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.82

4.82

4.90

4.90

5.65

5.68

5.68

5.68

5.66

5.64

Sept.

5.62

5.60

5.60

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.48

5.46

5.44

5.44

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.38

5.38

5.36

5.34

5.32

5.30

5.28

5.26

5.26

5.28

5.28

5.28

5 

no £o
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa

357

Location. Lat 41°18 I , long 92°12', In sec. 14, T. 75 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on 

State Highway 149, 2| miles south of Sigourney and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 750 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 10, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

aatum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 11.65 ft); minimum dally, 1.2 cfs Oct. 25.

1945-54: Maximum discharge observed, 13,900 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.57 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 25, 1953.

Flood of (fey 1944 reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 195S-54, except periods of ioe effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Dec. 12, Jan. 18 to Feb. 28, 

Mar. 6-15)

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

3.1 3.0

3.2 4.5

3.3 7.5

3.4

3.6 

3.9

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

240

880

1,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

or

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

 1.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.7

69.8

2.25

0 . 0030

0.003

Nov.

2.0

rrr

2.2

2.5

2.7

3.3

3.4

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

6.3

6.9

6.0

4.5

4.8

5.4

*5.4

8.0

8.5 rr?

7.5

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.5 

3.8

3.0

2.4

138.5

4.62

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

3.3

4.4

4.8

4.4

5.4

9.5

9.5

11

11

*14

15

T.5

6.3

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.9

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0 

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

168.7

5.44

0.0073

0.008

Jan.

2.6 2T6~

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

rr

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.2

*2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.4

2.4 

2.4

70.2

2.26

0.0030

0.003

Feb.

2.4

27S

2.7

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.5

4.4

3.9

4.0

6.6

*15

21

15

19

23

38

36

28

32

29

19

12

12 

7.5

_

-------

359.6

12.8

0.017

0.02

Mar.

5.0

4.0

3.3

3.0 3T3"

3.6

4.4

4.5

4.0

3.6

4.0

6.0

9.0

13

19

18

16

*12

15

15

20

28

33

35

41

35

27 

33

45

7S

29

527.7

17.0

0.023

0.03

Apr.

24

20

19

20

23

62

34

33

63

46

33

25

19

18

IS

*20

20

50

48

44

69

44

51

41

36

82

792 500"

190

490

2,735

91.2

0.122

0.14

May

409

326

392

476

3TO

176

130

105

85

74

65

59

54

48

43

38

36

32

31

28

*25

26

24

22

20

20

92 

238

82

127

149

3,742

121

0.161

0.19

June

434

810

819

814

792

445

252

198

163

134

116

614

478

189

214

340

770

1,060

*414

320

261

946

1.210

617

330

234

183 

150

130

115

13,752

458

0.611

0.68

July

98 SB77

70

65

60

58

52

47

42

39

37

33

31

28

26

25

23

22

21

22

*23

23

28

25

21

19 

18

18

16 

IS

1,167

37.6

0.050

0.06

Aug.

15

14

12

13

25

17

89

50

27

18

16

16

14

13

12

*11

T?

27

110

83

47

149

324

364

206

1,390

1,650 

1,300

647

320 

194

7,192

232

0.309

0.36

Sept.

143

111

91

75

63

54

49

42

40

41

39

44

40

35

31

29

29

28

28

28

28

25

*23

21

20

19

18 

?T

29

504

1,548

51.6

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,590 Min 1.2 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.355 In. 4.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,650 Min 1.2 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 0.115 In. 1.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Jan. 17, Mar. 1-5. Stage-discharge 

relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Nov. 7; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

engineers' notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

402891 O -57 -24
358

SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°46', long 9l°17', in NE£ sec. 26, T. 69 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

300 ft upstream from bridge on .state Highway 16 at Augusta, 2 miles upstream from 

Long Creek, and at mile 12.2.

Drainage area. 4,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September to November 1913, May 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 521.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Sept. 30 to Nov. 15, 1913, staff gage 400 ft upstream at datum about 0.7 ft 

higher. May 27, 1915, to Jan. 14, 1935, chain gage 400 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1915-54), 2,194 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,780 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 10.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 16 cfs Jan. 25-29.

1913, 1915-54: Maximum discharge recorded, 44,800 cfs May 26, 1944 (gage height, 

23.04 ft); minimum observed, 7 cfs Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 25 miles above station.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Backwater from Mississippi River May 16-20} backwater from debris

May 31 to July 3)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

22

53

107

248

429

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

820

1,250

3,450

5,850

9,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48 

49

60

64

*37

35

35

35

35

35

35

35 

35

35

35

37

40

39

37

37

37

49

42

39

44

46

37

*37

37 

39

1,245

40.2

0.0094

0.01

Nov.

40 

40

40

40

40

39

3?

39

39

39

42

44

46 

48

48

48

48

48

49

60

55

55

55

58

58

55

58

51

74

-- 

1,448

48.3

0.011

0.01

Dec.

53 

67

*76

76 

119

82

*82

85

95

104

98

88

98 

74

39

35

31

30- 30

30

31

31

32

35

38

36

36

35

35

35 

36

1,772

57.2

0.013

0.02

Jan.

37 

40

38

37 

44

*40

42

53

TS

26

25

25

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17 

19

789

25.5

0.0059

0.007

Feb.

25

32

57 

57

35

26

54

44

46

50

26

49 

69

67

104

138

174

74

160

85

165

215

T5T

146

146

155

98

-

2,398

85.6

0.020

0.02

Mar.

126 

174

53

SF

85

64

82

*64

71

142

62

60

71 

76

76

111

64

101

76

119

69

76

134

134

*1.550

1,420

703

493

311

226 

188

7,043

227

0.053

0.06

Apr.

160 

165

126

74

5,180

3,330

1,400

685

506

416

353

305 

*220

347

423

329

220

329

1,870

2,740

1,460

975

649

467

384

757

757

1,580

*1,230

27,544

918

0.214

0.24

May

2,180 

4,030

5,570

3,570 

2,080

2,080

1,740

1,300

1,010

840

685

600

553 

526

520

513

487

*305

311

294

294

276

254

288

259

265

265

242

397 

2,320

34,136

1,101

0.257

0.30

June

6.550 

4,770

4,650

5,250 

4,410

3,930

3,810

*3,340

2,400

1,910

1,580

1,380

1,260 

2,520

3,010

3,690

3,690

3,810

4,650

4,770

4,650

4,650

5,370

5,130

5,010

5,130

5,130

5,130

4,410

2,900

118,670

3,956

0.922

1.03

July

4,170 

2,40(3

1,640

1,380 

1,240

1,130

1,010

910

*830

748

712

658

608 

568

526

493

461

442

423

591

391

384

347

355

435

341

448

467

442

448 

259

25,055

308

0.188

0.22

Aug.

265 

259

371

403

576

*1,440

721

730

1,140

624

540

448

288 

242

204

204

267

1,010

685

403

384

526

616

1,740

2,020

6,520

9,570

8)610

6,210

5,150 

4,650

56,596

1,826

0.426

0.49

Sept.

*4,770 

5,010

5,250

5.570 

4,410

2,520

1,860

1,530

1,300

1,150

1,030

942

870 

811

757

703

667

624

600

568

540

513

487

467

448

435

353" 403

442

435

45,315

1,510

0.352

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,200 Min 30 Mean 1,459 Cfsm 0.340 In. 4.63

Water year 1953-54= Max 9,370 Min 15 Mean 882 Cfsm 0.206 In. 2.80

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 3, Jan. 11-31. Discharge computed

from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 23-25, July 24 to Aug. 12, Aug. 27, 31.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa

359

Location. Lat 40°23'35", long 91°22 I 25", near right bank 100 ft downstream from 

drydock in tailwater at dam and powerplant of Union Electric Power Co. at Keokuk, 

2.8 miles upstream from Des Moines River, and at mile 364.2 above Ohio River.

Drainage area.--119.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1878 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning Board. Records for 

May 1913 to September 1937 adjusted for change in contents in Keokuk Reservoir, those 

after September 1937, unadjusted.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 477.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers); 477.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; 477.34 ft above mean gulf level; and 484.65 ft above Memphis datum. Jan. 1, 1878, 

to May 1913, staff gage at Oalland (formerly Nashville), 8 miles upstream at datum of 

the low-water mark of 1864.

Average discharge. 76 years (1878-1954), 61,770 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 181,400 cfs May 17; minimum daily, 

21,800 cfs Jan. 23.

1878-1954: Maximum discharge, 314,000 cfs May 16, 1888 (gage height, 19.6 ft, 

present site and datum); minimum daily, 5,000 cfs Dec. 27, 1933.

Flood of June 6, 1851, reached a stage of 21.0 ft, present site and datum; estimated at 13.5 ft at Oalland {discharge, 360,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from records of operation of turbines in 

powerplant and spillway gates in dam. Flow regulated by reservoirs and navigation 

dams.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Union Electric Power Co. 

ments made by Geological Survey.

Three discharge measureDischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25,100

26,600

26,400

27,900

28,900

28,900

28,500

27,100

28,100

25,000

24,000

26,500

25,500

24,000

24,200

24,800

23,900

22,400

25,500

26,400

26,500 

25,800

27,100 

26,400

25,200

27,100

27,500

26,200 

*24,700

23,500

22,100

801,800

25,860

0.217

0.25

Nov.

25,700

25,500

24,500

24.400

24,706

24,700

26,400

26,300

26,500

26,100

24,800

25,900

26,000

26,500

27,500

27,300

28,200

29,700

29,400

30,100

29,800 

30,000

29,900 

29,800

32,600

31,000

52,900

31,006 

31,100

32,700

841,000

28,030

0.236

0.26

Dec.

32,100

32,000

33,500

32,500

33,900

37,000

38,200

38,400

40,500

40,000

36,900

31,700

30,100

32,300

32,100

26,400

29,700

33,400

32,600

33 , 600

40,600 

40,500

30,600 

27,500

32,300

36,000

35,100

34,900 

33,200

30,800

28,800

*1,047.2

33,780

0.284

0.33

Jan.

26,600

29,000

29,100

29,500

29,700

28,600

29,000

29,300

28,100

25,000

23,000

22 , 600

22,300

23,300

28,500

28,300

25,700

29,300

28,600

50,600

27,500 

26,100

21.800 

21,900

25,100

25,200

25,700

26,700 

26,200

23,600

23,500

819,200

26,430

0.222

0.26

Feb.

25,800

26,200

27,100

26,900

27,300

28,100

25,600

28,200

31,200

55,500

32,800

28,000

26,900

32 , 600

40,400

37,500

50,000

52,100

52 , 600

51,600

51,900 

55,600

55,900 

53,400

35,000

55,700

36,200

35,000

-------

883,100

31,540

0.265

0.28

Mar.

56,800

37,000

39,000

36,200

54,500

26,500

26,200

53,200

34,600

35,500

34,000

33,000

30,300

28,000

51,100

53,100

32,900

53,000

54,400

52,500

55,400 

41,000

43,500 

51,800

65,500

67,500

65,200

65,900 

62,500

57 , 900

57 , 600

tl,273.6

41,080

0.545

0.40

Apr.

56,100

56,400

58,600

55,100

52,600

65,500

60,500

56,000

52,900

56,900

54 , 100

55,500

55,300

52,000

55,906

61,500

60,700

60,300

67,500

76,100

81,000 

80,000

75,700 

77,000

77,000

78,600

90,600

91,700 

92,100

94,100

+ 2*005.1

66,840

0.562

0.63

May

93,800

86,600

91,400

100,900

108,900

115,400

118,000

121,400

127,500

135,700

142,300

151,200

159,600

168,500

176,000

180,100

181,400

*180,900

176,000

166,700

157,800 

146,700

135,700 

125,000

109,200

99,200

84,500

77,000 

74,800

74,100

79,600

*3,941.7

127,200

1.07

1.25

June

105,900

98,200

105,300

106,300

104 , 100

105,700

106,500

100,700

91,800

90,600

85,500

84,000

80,600

79,700

80,300

84,600

79,600

74,200

73,100

70,700

69,500 

76,060

89,600 

102,700

112,100

118,200

119,500

119,500 

127,000

156,800

-------

$2,875.9

95,860

0.806

0.90

July

144,600

144,900

141,500

135,000

127,600

121,600

118,700

113,400

109,000

108,900

108,900

108,600

106,600

102,700

100,400

97,200

96,800

93,600

91,000

89,500

87 , 900 

85,900

77,200 

68,300

60,100

48,800

48,500

42,700 

35 , 000

35,200

32.200,

$2,880.5

92,910

0.781

0.90

Aug.

31,700

34,300

36,700

58,800

41,400

42,100

58,600

58,500

58,700

54,600

33,100

32,300

29,300

26,800

26,400

28,500

29,000

30,900

33,500

49,500

54,000 

40,000

35,600 

35,700

*38,300

46,800

60,400

60,800 

66,666

58,800

53,400

*1,239.3

59,980

0.556

0.39

Sept.

50,500

44 , 800

45,100

41,800

42,700

37,100

58,600

56,800

29,600

26,500

27,100

29,000

51,500

54,200

58,300

39,500

41,400

41,000

44,200

49,400

49,800 

51,700

55,200 

52,666

52,000

49,200

50,100

50,200 

55,000

54,000

tl.286.7

42,890

0.360

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 137,200 Min 22,100 Mean 64,110 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 181,400 Min 21,800 Mean 54,510 Cfsm 0.458 In. 6.23

Discharge measurement made on.this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
360 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn.

Location . Lat 

bank in Jac'

^°37'10", long 94°59'10", in SW£ sec - 24 T - 1°2 N -» R - 3S w- > on right 

, 200 ft downstream from dam at powerplant.

Drainage area. --1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --May 1909 to December 1913, August 1930 to September 1954 (winter records incomplete prior to 1936). Published as Des Moines River at Jackson, 1909-13, as 

Des Moines River near Jackson, 1930-35, and as West Fork Des Moines River near Jackson, 

1936-44.

Page. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,287.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929. May 1909 to December 1913 staff gage at site 0.6 mile downstream at different 

datum. Aug. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1944, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 

17.10 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1944, to Oct. 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 10.64 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 302 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.95 ft), minimum, 4.5 cfs Feb. 1, 2 (gage height, 3.35 ft).

1909-13, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 8,360 cfs June 8, 1953 (gage height, 17.43 

ft, ffom floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Regulation at times by Yankton, Long, Shetek, and Heron Lakes.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1115: 1942. WSP 1175: Drainage area. WSP 1208: 1950 (M). 

WSF 123d: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

3.1

6.0

11

26

64

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

4.0

16

27

41

60

120

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

336

584

864

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

11

11

11

17

10

~9.7 21

6.3

5-1

6.7

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.7

11

9.7

11

10

10

11

9.2

*13

13

8.1 

7.2

a9.7

alO 

a!2

318.7

10.3

0.0084

0.01

Nov.

a 11

9.7

a8.0

a7.0

*6.5

7.2

6.7

6.3

7.2

9.7

13

23

10

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.2

9.7

21

30

28

25

51

?4

9.7

11 

13

13

12 

11

414.5

13.8

0.011

0.01

Dec.

11

11

*14

30

39

38

36

34

51

32

17

19

21

21

17

14

17

13

12

12

11

13

9.2

9.2

9.7

10 

13

12

11

11

9.7

577.8

18.6

0.015

0.02

Jan.

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

To

7.6

10

*10

8.6

7.6

6.7

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

197.8

6.38

0.0052

0.006

Feb.

4.5

475

9.7

8.6

15

17

13

11

17

30

23

10

*17

19

23

17

17

35

45

548

240

229

172

144

138

132 

122

108

-

1,969.5

70.5

0.058

0.06

Mar.

100

96

84

80

80

88

92

*92

90

88

90

100

70

58

62

72

518

558

840

718

687

602

620

804

1,060

*1.150 

1,100

1,110

1,020

1,010 

972

13,891

448

0.367

0.42

Apr.

918

855

693

540

735

633

600

587

561

626

589

533

495

468

453

458

418

589

367

343

336

514

287

280

268

*257 

262

233

231 

91

13,998

467

0.383

0.45

May

334

577

403

384

591

377

358

336

312

291

284

273

253

257

229

212

193

178

170

160

152

*128

128

138

108

92

94

120

114

144

7,070

228

0.187

0.22

June

209

224

246

251

242

229

224

216

197

162

144

140

156

122

116

108

100

340

468

413

490

510

*550

488

456

598 

586

338

326 

257

8,466

282

0.231

0.26

July

207

231

257 226"

216

205

193

182

176

162

154

144

126

116

106

94

90

86

80

92

84

78

80

74

68

64 

*64

88

74 

90

80

3,967

128

0.105

0.12

Aug.

82

78

68

58

54

52

51

51

49

45

41

36

38

41

40

40

58

58

54

49

45

56

76

*60

108

84 

104

92

74

66

62

1,850

59.7

0.049

0.06

Sept.

54

45

43

32

25

23

19

17

28

31

25

19

19

18

21

36

*45

45

41

40

*34

36

24

22

21

21

19

24

28 

40

895

29.8

0.024

.0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,020 Min 5.7 Mean 390 Cfsm 0.320 In. 4.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,130 Min 4.5 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.120 In. 1.65

targe (base. 250 efs). Feb. 20 (2 to 4 p.m.) 513 efs (5.72 ft); Mar. 25 (10 p.m.)

.95 ft); Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 819 efs (6.85 ft)j May 5 (9 p.m.) 420 cfs (5.35 ft)j June 7

6 cfs (4.70 ft); June 18 (l p.m.) 602 cfs (6.07 ft); June 23 (7 to 9 a.m.) 563 cfa

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range In 

stage.

Peak dlscha 

1,160 cfs (7 

(11 a.m.) 266 

ft).
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 361

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°24'00", long 94 0 50'45", in SE£SW£ sec. 10, T. 99 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank in city park, 1,200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 9 at Estherville 

and'2.5 miles upstream from Brown Creek.

Drainage area. 1,408 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 5.67 ft); mini- 

 mum daily, 3.2 cfs Jan. 27, 28, 31.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs June 8, 1953 (gage height, 15.53 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Nov. 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting-control, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect or shifting

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater during repairs to control Oct. 21-26)

Oct. 1-26

11

14

0.6 

.8

1.1 30

0.9 

1.3

1.6

1.7 

1.9

Oct. 27 to July 13

2.0

2.1

2.2 

3.0 

6.0

305

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

27

18

17

17

20

18

18

*20

14

12

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12 

12

12

11

11

10 

9.6

9.4

8.7

Zil 9 2

419.8

13.5

0.0096

0.01

Nov.

11

11

17

*17

12

12

12

13

14

17

16

16

36

28

23

20

19

20

39

86

92 

?2

72

b55

b30

b!8 

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5

857

28.6

0.020

0.02

Dec.

b!4

24

*32

34

24

46

55

52

33

38

53

37

33

25

b22

b20

b!7

19

19

19

18 

b!4

b!3

T5

15

15 

16

16

17

b!4

b!3

782

25.2

0.018

0.02

Jan.

14

15

14

13

14

*15

15

14

13

bll

b9.5

b6.6

6.4

6.2

b6.3

b5.8

b4.8

b4.2

b4.0

4.1

3.9 

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.2

3T?

3.3

3.4

3 2*

233.3

7.53

0.0053

0.006

Feb.

3.6

4TT

*5.4

7.0

9.4

12

13

16

22

22

23

b24

b22

b20

27

26

29

27

37

blOO

b330 

294

280

223

201

170 

195

167

2,309.5

82.5

0.059

0.06

Mar.

131

b85

b44

*100

94

94

108

106

114

114

103

25

16

44

64

92

256

880

1.220

900

800 

740

660

760

920

1,100 

1,100

1,060

1,020

960

940

14,650

473

0.336

0.39

Apr.

*920

860

780

660

640

740

640

620

600

600

640

580

540

520

500

492

468

444

416

384

368 

356

330

308

305

291 

294

277

256

Si?

15,141

505

0.359

0.40

May

388

452

500

488

464

464

*440

416

380

360

336

330

308

288

274

260

236

217

204

192

179 

170

152

164

158

T56"

123

140

120

126

8,566

276

0.196

0.23

June

182

239

260

*274

270

256

250

239

223

192

164

143

137

128

126

114

106 83~6

962

S46

1.110 

1,030

888

784

656

580 

512

460

428

12,787

426

0.303

0.34

July

322

312

408

348

319

291

270

246

*239

223

204

185

170

159

152

148

143

141

138

134

158 

119

112

103

90

80 

80

121

108

108

111

5,742

185

0.131

0.15

Aug.

97

96

84

*76

69

65

64

63

61

57

55

52

50

52

52

51

50

65

67

60

57 

62

77

77

199

258 

318

'2TJ6

182

132

101

3,035

97.9

0.070

0.08

Sept.

86

77

71

70

62

54

50

47

52

*55

54

50

46

45

44

52

69

74

70

64

58 

53

53

48

44

42 

*A

4T

42

49

1,663

55.4

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,560 Min 7.9 Mean 437 Cfsm 0.310 In. 4.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,220 Min 3.2 Mean 181 Cfsm '0.129 In- 1 - 75

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 14 to Sept. 30.
362 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

East Fork Des Moines River near Hurt, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°12'30", long 94°10'30", in NW^NE^ sec. 20, T. 97 N., R. 28 W., on right

 bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Buffalo Creek, 

2.5 miles northeast of Burt, and 4 miles downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs June 21 (gage height, 12.67 ft); min-

 imum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 21 to Feb. 3. <.,.,.(., en 1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1954; minimum daily, that of Jan. di. 

to Feb. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height reoord, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 25, May 31, July 10-15)

Oct. 1 to May 30, July 10 to Sept. 30 May 31 to July 9

13

62

138

357

525

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October

3.7 

3.75

3.8

3.9

1.0 

1.8 

2.8 

6.3

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

28

75

163

420

10.0 800

11.0 1,340

11.5 1,780

12.0 2,490

12.6 3,710

1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.6

1.9

ill

1.0

1.2

*1.6

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.8

3.3

4.2

tt

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.3

2 3

2 oQ 

70.1

2.26

0.0048

0.006

Nov.

5.0

4.6

3.3

2.8 

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.6

4.2

11

5.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

8.3

17.

17

15

12

9.8

6.8

4.5

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

175.0

5.83

0.013

0.01

Dec.

3.6

4.8

*6.4

8.4 

11.

10

9.6

9.0

5.1

8.0

7.8

7.4

6.7

4.5

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.2

573

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.3

172.0

5.55

0.012

0.01

Jan.

3.3

3T3

3.1

3.0 

3.0

*3.1

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

43.5

1.40

0. 0030

0.003

Feb.

0.4

*U

.5 

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.4

3.0

3.5

«4.0

4.6

6.0

14

25

22

20

18

16

14

12

11

187.1

6.68

0.014

0.01

Mar.

9.6

7.4

5.0

*5.9 

5.8

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.6

7.0

7.1

5.2

'sTo 2.0

7.4

11

16

40

287

508

190

113

81

66

59

54

52

49

47

45

44

1,553.4

50.1

0.108

0.12

Apr.

*43

41

41

40 

39

38

37

39

47

46

35

30

32

32

31

34

36

44

39

34

36

35

31

30

32

31

53

64

66

71

1,207

40.2

0.086

0.10

May

153

244

315

m

232

*185

153

133

120

110

100

93

85

77

66

60

60

57

52

49

44

43

36

61

79

69

128

202

250

210

4,134

133

0.285

0.33

June

121

88

94

*103 

104

85

66

49

40

36

32

28

24

21

20

20

18

491

2,710

2,980

5.590

2,950

2,340

2,010

1,660

1,440

1,240

1,100

1,000

914

25,374

846

1.82

2.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,060 Mln 0.9 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.290

July

840

782

720

720

705

690

690

600

*514

504

450

378

322

280

244

226

208

202

185

163

168

165

148

135

124

109

98

ilo

190

196

180

11,052

357

0.766

0.88

Aug.

174

158

128

*110 

96

85

80

79

69

64

57

53

48

45

41

38

35

IT

45

47

43

39

38

35

54

70

76

103

180

T74

138

2,444

78.8

0.169

0.20

Sept.

120

106

93

89 

81

77

76

69

68

*63

63

64

59

53

50

55

59

66

85

77

69

65

66

57

49

42

45

42

44

45

1,993

66.4

0.142

0.16

In. 3.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,590 Mln 0.4 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.285 In. 3.86

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs). June 21 (6 a.m.) 3,870 cfs (12.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 18 (no gage-height record Jan. 1- 

5, Jan. 17 to Mar. 17). Doubtful gage-height record Mar. 24 to Apr. 7; discharge computed on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 363

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°48'10", long 94°08 I 00", in NW£NE£ see. 10, T. 9.2 N., R. 28 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 4j miles 'west of Hardy, 6 miles 

northeast of Dakota City, 7? miles downstream from Lotts Creek, and 12 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. 

Average discharge. 14 years, 552 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs June 21 (gage height, 16.95 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 2-5.

1940-54: Maximum discharge 1 , that of June 21, 1954; minimum observed, 5.0 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 17.4 ft in September 1938, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Nov. 2-20)

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.8 

5.0 

7.0

12

27

61

142

607

1,220

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

2,000

3,260

5,600

10,400

19,003

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

IT

14

d!4

*15

d!5

d!6 die

d!7

d!7

d!8

dl8

IS

19

18

18

17

17

17

19 

18

19

20

55

40

38

27

22 

20

19

624

20.1

0.016

0.02

Nov.

20

20

21

21

*22

23

23

22

20

19

18

20

21

22

20

20

17

18

20

22

30 

51

 51 61

39

28

22

20

24 

30

765

25.5

0.021

0.02

Dec.

*36

40

43

50

43

35

32

37

42

35

32

30

28

27

25

24

23

23

25

27

28 

26

24

20

TS

23

23

23

22 

22

21

911

29.4

0.024

0.03

Jan.

 2? 22

21

21

21

21

20

*20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16 

20

554

17.9

0.015

0.02

Feb.

25

35

*40

44

48

52

54

56

58

60

60

58

56

60

60

45

30

35

43

52

60 

70

79

82

84

89

94

100

-

1,627

58.1

0.047

0.05

Mar.

74

*44

38

IT

46

47

46

46

47

46

51

53

55

51

57

63

142

492

584

730

680 

d415

350

276

216

197

170

d!80

126 

*132

d!23

5,621

181

0.147

0.17

Apr.

117

105

92

132

117

114

111

114

111

114

105

94

89

87

103

89

82

W

92

94

159 

156

152

156

159

163

156

167

170 

256

3,743

125

0.102

0.11

May

360

481

680

790

790

760

*680

607

526

459

371

360

328

286

276

266

256

212

205

197

189 

167

159

f§7

360

382

426

515

820 

850

940

13,995

451

0.367

0.42

June

1,140

996

1,040

940

850

790

*680

630

561

533

492

426

404

352

331

297

268

756

2,900

8,950

17.800 

14,100

9,920

7,750

6,490

5,660

4,470

3,780

3,440

3,060

99,776

3,326

2.70

3.02

July

2.540

2,420

2,150

2,000

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,580

1,500

*1,430

1,360

1,260

1,120

850

790

730

584

492

448

382

382 

371

371

350

328

318

318

297

276 

339

382

30,588

987

0.802

0.92

Aug.

404

404

339

328

*276

248

228

224

216

205

186

167

152

126

117

114

111

84 i3>

256

180 

218

248

308

360

492

538

584

584 

584

607

9,014

291

0.237

0.27

Sept.

515

42S

339

318

297

276

240

180

201

*182

170

156

142

139

136

132

129

136

139

142

139 

136

132

129

126

120

111

108

103 

II100

5,599

187

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,000 Min 14 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,800 Min 14 Mean 473 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.22

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 efs). June 21 (3 p.m.) 18,800 cfs (16.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Feb'. 22, Mar. 2, 3. Result of discharge 

measurement made Oct. 5, 1954, 258 cfs (3.41 ft).
364 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°30' , long 94°36", in sec. 31, T. 101 N., R. 31 W., on northwest shore 

of Tuttle Lake, 3 miles southeast of Ceylon.

Records available. July 1930 to September 1954 (incomplete).

Sage. Staff gage read once daily during open-water periods. Datum of gage is 7.50 ft 

below crest of dam at outlet. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at datum 5.50 ft higher.

Extremes. 1930-54: Maximum gage height observed, 11.57 ft Sept. 19, 1938, present datum; 

minimum observed, 5.50 ft several times in September 1931, present datum.

Remarks. Fish screens on crest prevent a fixed relation between stage of lake and discharge over dam. Water-surface elevation subject to fluctuation caused by change in 

direction and velocity of wind.

Gage height, In feet, October 1953 to September 1954 

Oct. 31......... 7.08 Apr. 30......... 7.56 July 31......... 7.86

Nov. 28......... 6.78 May 31......... 7.68 Aug. 31......... 8.02

Apr. 4......... 7.72 June 30......... 9.32 Sept.30......... 7.76

Note. Readings other than those shown above were made during the year.

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32'30", long 94°20'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 89 N., R. 30 W., on right bank

20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles south of Clare, 8 miles upstream from

confluence with South Lizard Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Port Dodge, 

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 6, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 111 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs June 20 (gage height, 13.21 ft);

minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Jan. 21 to Feb. 2.

1940-54; Maximum discharge observed, 10,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 16.0

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 30,

1943. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.7

1^5

 1.5

2.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

4.2

4.6

5.1

6.7

5^9

5.1

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.1 

4.6

5.1

5.1 

4.6

115.3

3.72

0.014

0.02

Nov.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.6

8.6

5.9

3.5

3.0

3^

5.9

10

12

IT

8.6

6.3

5.1

4.6

b4.0 

b3.6

4.2

4.2

150.3

5.01

0.019

0.02

Dec.

*3.8

5.1

8.6

12

12

7.6

b5.4

b4.6

b3.7

b4.1

b4.1

b3.5

b3.1

b2.6

b2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9 

1.9

1.8

T3 

1.8

115.8

3.74

0.015

0.02

Jan.

1.7 T7T

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

or

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

40.0

1.29

0.0050

0.006

Feb.

1.0

rs

1.1

*1.2

1.3

1.7

2.4

3.3

4.5

6.0

8.0

12

10

9.0

7.5

5.6

6.4

7.5

8.5

9.8

11

13

15

17

19

22

24 

26

..

-------

254.8

9.10

0,035

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,310 Mln 1.5

Mar.

23

*20

15

11

17

12

13

13

13

14

14

15

16

15

19

30

68

120

150

185

150

120

100

82

61

52

46 

41

37

*36

42

1,545

49.8

0.194

0.22

Apr.

36

31

26

20

25

42

78

76

58

54

45

37

32

32

34

39

40

42

37

34

135

191

135

115-

193

165

129 

100

91

104

2,176

72.5

0.282

0.31

Mean 118

May

178

282

421

TTS

282

230

*191

165

142

127

117

108

98

91

84

81

81

79

78

75

71

68

67

SB" 65

65

75 

178

121

98 

96

4,255

137

0.533

0.62

June

424

344

390

477

*324

240

193

154

129

1,195"

3,220

1,800

1,140

900

736

580

438

348

1,290

4.900

*4,550

3,380

1,980

1,360

1,070

892

748 

616

505

421

34,739

1,158

4.51

5.03

Cfsm 0.459

July

348

3^9

288

252

222

193

167

154

*133

117

102

91

81

73

64

57

54

57

51

49

48

43

39

34

31

28

25 

25

25

29 

30

3,219

104

0.405

0.47

Aug.

26

23

21

20

20

*18

17

18

17

17

15

14

U

14

14

17

23

43

75

45

39

37

49

73

106

803

1,250 

1,100

860

540 

382

5,690

184

0.716

0.82

Sept.

291 230"

183

142

117

106

91

79

54

*75

68

62

56

52

47

45

43

45

46

48

43

38

36

34

32

32

30 30"

37

38

2,251

75.0

0.292

0.33

In. 6.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,900 Hin 1.0 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.91

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). June 4 (4:30 a.m.) 516 cfs (4.93 ft); June 11 (11 a.m.) 4,150 cfs 

(11.06 ft)i June 20 (4 a.m.) 6,210 cfs (13.21 ft); Aug. 27 (6 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (7.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Mar. 29; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 365

Des Moines River at Port Dodge, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°30 I 30", long 94°12'00", in SW£ sec. 19, T. 89 N., R. 28 W., on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from Soldier Creek, 1,800 ft downstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge, and 2,000 ft downstream from Lizard Creek.

Drainage area. 4,207 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to July 1906 (no winter records), October 1913 to September 

1927 (no winter records 1914-19, 1925-27, published as "at Kalo"), and December 1949 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 969.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 23, 1905, to July 19, 1906, chain gage at "Swede Town" bridge 3,000 ft 

downstream at different datum. Oct. 18, 1913, to Oct. 20, 1921, June 20 to Sept. 30, 

1927, chain gage, and Oct. 21, 1921, to June 19, 1927, water-stage recorder, at site 

7 miles downstream at Kalo at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1914-27, 1950-54), 1,594 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,400 cfs June 21 (gage height, 19.28 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Dec. 16.

1905-6; 1913-27, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1954; minimum daily, 

26 cfs Dec. 24, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft June 23, 1947, from floodmark (discharge, 34,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice" effect, which are poor, 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 29 to Sept. 30)

Diurnal

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

22

70

245

560

1,050

4.5

6.0

10.0

19.0

2,380

6,100

16,300

34,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

187

209

201

158

*145

176

178

165

148

121

132

155

151

155

150

144

108

180

174

185

161 

196 

165

149

155

153

178 

177

65

175

4,964

160

0.038

0.04

Nov.

166

146

152

114

*152

152

162

126

145

138

148

159

148

152

167

138

160

164

189

280

220 

240 

208

203

218

192

186 

168

202 

208

5,163

172

0.041

0.05

Dec.

*214

176

232

242

261

182

164

244

188

55

170

156

119

140

118

28

115

105

122

110

98 

91 

97

120

114

100

110 

106

110 

64

150

4,241

137

0.053

0.04

Jan.

121

118

110

120

112

115

*117

114

100

86

92

66

85

74

72

70

66

64

64

65

64 

63 

61

59

58

58

57 

57

58

58

2,482

80.1

0.019

0.02

Feb.

62

69

73

*80

95

90

104

100

120

118

120

106

120

140

150

160

133

181

202

284

350 

320 

480

600

520

456

528 

376

-

6,117

218

0.052

0.05

Mar.

345

*595

266

173

162

294

288

301

299

375

421

329

324

102

197

292

570

1,500

1,990

2,620

2.730 

2,150 

1,750

1,500

1,530

1,280

1,590 

1,590

1,520 

1 440

*l'450

29,169

941

0.224

0.26

Apr.

1,590

1,550

1,260

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,160

1,190

1,130

1,060

1,010

983

990

927

923

948

902

888

858

790

2,450 

1,780 

1,580

1,450

1,440

1,520

1,180 

1,100

1,060 

1,220

55,509

1,184

0.281

0.51

May

1,630

2,500

3,150

3.500

3,140

2,790

*2,470

2,230

1,900

1,770

1,580

1,470

1,380

1,260

1,250

1,120

1,080

1,010'

956

884

850 

874" 804 

1,240

1,210

1,160

1,280 

2,060

2,020 

1,950

1,910

52,408

1,691

0.402

0.46

June

2,720'

2,810

2,860

3,210

*2,810

2,310

2,000

1,680

1.440

5,150

8,190

6,470

4,320

5,140

2,400

2,020

1,720

1,770

7,260

20,700

54.000 

*52,000 

*25,700

* 20, 000

16,200

13,700

11,800 

10,200

8,560 

7,220

264,560

8,812

2.09

2.34

July

6.560

5,720

4,980

4,480

4,100

3,470

3,310

2,910

*2,740

2,430

2,330

1,980

1,940

1,640

1,550

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,030

977 

954 

889

874

822

752

693

666

640 

750

312

64,559

2,083

0.495

0.57

Aug.

817

804

758

725

691

*599

535

558

506

483

456

423

416

543

455

588

392

549

712

648

578 

528 

619

741

1,100

4,720

6,900 

7.160

5,980 

4,350

5,180

47,072

1,518

0.361

0.42

Sept.

2,590

1,780

1,440

1,240

1,080

978

831

734

690

*688

652

610

593

540

541

529

519

574

540

575

559 

499 

488

475

422

430

&

481 

495

22,178

759

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,600 Min 28 Mean 1,292 Cfsm 0.307 In. 4.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 34,000 Min 28 Mean 1,475 Cfsm 0.351 In. 4.76

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). June 11 (5 p.m.) 9,150 cfs (7.15 ft); June 21 (ll a.m.) 35,400 

ofs (19.28 ftjj Aug. 28 (6 a.m.) 7,690 efs (6.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, 14-20, 24-29, Jan. 3-5, Jan. 8 to Feb. 11, 

15-16, 21-25 (no gage-height record Jan. 21 to Feb. 15j discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records of powerplant operation, and records for nearly stations).
366 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°25'50", long 93°48'10", in SE^ see. 18, T. 88 N., R. 25 W., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 60, 2 miles south of Webster City, 

and 4.5 miles downstream from White Pox Creek.

Drainage area. 842 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and 

aatum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 406 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs June 22 (gage height, 18.55 ft); 

minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Oct. 6.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 22 1954; minimum, 2.4 cfs July 25, 1940. 

Maximum stage known since 1896, 19.1 ft about June 10, 1918, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Dec. 1-6)

Oct. 1 to June 22

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

4.0 

7.0

3.0 

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

18.2

343

740

1,970

5,870

13,100

19,500

June 23 to Sept. 30

2.0 99

2.5 200

3.0 343

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5 

*5.8

5.2

774

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

12

12

12

14

14

14 

13

13

14

14

14

14

15 

IT

14

318.6

10.3

0.012

0.01

Nov.

14

14

14

14 

*14

13

12

14

12

14

15

14

15

15

21

21

17

16

22

37

37

39

35

29

26

18

14

12

12

14

564

18.8

0.022

0.02

Dec.

*15

18

24

25 

22.

27

22

18

15

25

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

16

14 

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

521

16.8

0.020

0.02

Jan.

12

T?

12

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8 .C

8.2

294.9

9.51

0.011

0.01

Feb.

9.3

11

*14

16 

18

20

23

25

26

27

30

30

29

27

26

26

27

29

32

37

46

58

54

51

47

44

42

880.3

31.4

0.037

0.04

Mar.

*39

31

23

21

19

23

26

28

31

34

37

39

25

37

45

37

76

170

297

ZTZ

202

145 

113

97

95

88

86

79

68

*74

65

2,423

78.2

0.093

0.11

Apr.

52

57

61

49 

55

113

86

76

74

71

68

62

60

58

57

55

55

55

55

4£

239

ZSS 35?

384

600

427

340

282

255

288

5,343

178

0.211

0.24

May

578

940

1,550

1,140 

890

*690

556

472

414

368

334

306

279

258

238

218

199

186

173

160

150

145

143

145

152

227

238

844

865 

622

556

13,836

446

0.530

0.61

June

681

604

750

805 

805

735

604

487

414

*2,235

1,240

925

965

715

627

600

531

470

1,960

10, 700

19,100

*19.500 

14,900

8,580

5,060

3,340

2,430

1,920

1,550

1 250

104,538

3,485

4.14

4.62

July

1.020

865

765

668 

600

535

464

414

*384

349

321

291

257

223

195

172

159

155

155

143

133

129 

126

118

108

99

92

87

81

93

9,284

299

0.355

0.41

Aug.

87

81

74

81 

78

*71

66

64

*59

55

50

46

44

46

46

78

67

137

99

101

190

188 

304

447

650

2,200

2,670

2,110

1,410

1,020 

790

13,409

433

0.514

0.59

Sept.

4~58~ 600

384

321 

271

229

195

167

*159

153

141

133

126

120

116

113

111

108

106

99

88

84 

78

73

71

69

66

5?

122 

135

4,975

166

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,690 Min 5.2 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,500 Min 5.2 Mean 428 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.90

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfs). June 10 (6 a.m.) 3.450 cfs (7.72 ft)j June 22 (2 p.m.) 20,300

cfs 118.55 ft); Aug. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 2,790 cfs (7.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dav.

s . ; ug. : p.m. , cs . .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 7-22, Mar. 3-16. No gage-height

cord Dec. 23 to Mar. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records,

d records for nearby stations.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 367

Des Molnes River near Boone, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'40", long 93°S5'55", in NE£ see. 24, T. 84 N., R. 27 W., on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from Boone Water Department dam, 2 miles northwest of Boone, and 

2.2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek.

Drainage area. 5,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1920 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1904 to April 1920 {spring and early summer 

months, gage heights only) in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 871.52 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1920, chain gage 2.5 miles downstream 

at datum 7.87 ft lower. Apr. 9, 1920, to Sept. 13, 1924, chain gage 1.3 miles upstream at datum 1.65 ft lower. Oct. 9, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage 0.3 mile 

upstream at datum 6.69 ft lower. Jan. 11, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1934, staff gage at 

present site at datum 0.41 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1934, to Feb. 6, 1935, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1920-27, 1933-54), 1,761 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 cfs June 22 (gage height, 25.35 ft, from 

graph based on hourly gage readings); minimum daily, 66 cfs Jan. 24-27.

1920-27, 1933-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1954; no flow for a short 

time Jan. 9, 25, 1938. caused by manipulation of gates in control dam; minimum daily, 

17 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (unaffected by gate operation).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.1 

.2 

.3 149

252

710

1.2

2.0

12.0

20.0

25.0

1,770

3,380

18,600

38,500

56,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

217

T55

185

206

196

*158

158

166

176

158

132

125

118

1ST

132

132

125

125

125

132

158

166 

140

166

149

140

132

132

149

166 

125

4,706

152

0.028

0.03

Nov.

140" 118 

140

*132

132

125

118

125

140

132

132

132

140

149

149

149

149

149

176

217

264

276 

14T5

252

217

196

206

206

206

196

5,103

170

0.031

0.03

Dec.

206 

*218

252

240

288

276

301 2T6~

196

176

218

140

185

149

96

b73

bFT

bllO

101

140

149

132 

196

96

80

85

112

125

118

112 

107

4,982

161

0.029

0.03

Jan.

107 

96

112

112

112

101,

*125

132

TOT

D112

b!05

b99

91

85

b83

b80

b76

b76

80

80

b74

b71 

b70

b65" bSS

b66

b66

b67

b68

b68 

b68

2,715

87.6

0.016

0.02

Feb.

b74 

55

85

*96

101

112

112

118

140

149

140

149

132

149

140

176

196

218

218

342

370

415 

494

510

800

659

625

560

-

-----

7,365

263

0.048

0.05

Mar.

510 

494

328

1TB" 218

252

301

328

328

356

446

478

415

342

356

240

314

527

1,390

2,250

2.600

2,600 

2,210

,860

,670

.430

,420

,510

1,650

1,600 

*1,530

30,221

975

0.178

0.20

Apr.

1,480 

1,440

1,370

1,320

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,110

1,110

1,050

1,070

1,030

990

970

950

930

890

930

2.560 

2,460

1,950

1,880

2,120

1,860

1,630

1,480

1,510

41,550

1,385

0.252

0.28

May

1,720 

2,460

3,780

4.710

*4,570

3,850

3,290

2,920

2,740

2,420

2,250

2,120

1,980

1,860

1,720

1,650

1,550

1,460

1,390

1,260

1,170

1,130 

1.070

l.OYO

1,440

1,440

1,530

2,540

3,380

2,830 

2,640

69,940

2,256

0.411

0.47

June

3,330 

3,780

4,060

*4,210

4,290

3,680

3,010

2,740

2.400

7,660

14, 500

11,000

8,240

5,930

4,680

3,960

3,160

2,680

2,640

9,330

*31,700

*55.900 

*55,000

44,200

30,800

21,700

16,700

13,300

10,900

9,000

394,480

13,150

2.40

2.67

July

7.550 

6,530

5,830

5,270

4,850

4,430

4,000

*3,620

3,200

3,020

2,830

2,640

2,480

2,340

2,160

1,980

1,930

1,860

1,770

1,750

1,670

1,550 

1,510

1,420

1,370

1,320

1,240

1,170

1,110

1,070 

1.010

84,480

2,725

0.496

0.57

Aug.

1,010 

1,030

*1,030

990

950

930

800

764

693

659

642

625

608

592

560

560

746

625

764

872

990

1,220 

1,240

1,350

1,480

5,270

12.000

12,000

10,400

7,850 

5,690

74,940

2,417

0.440

0.51

Sept.

4,290 

3, 290

2,640

2,230

1,930

1,750

1,530

1,300

*1,260

1,200

1,130

1,050

1,030

1,010

950

872

872

818

818

854

836

818 

728

710

693

659

'355 608

642 

782

37,908

1,264

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,940 Mln 73 Mean 1,632 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 55,900 Min 66 Mean 2,078 cfsm 0.379 In. 5.12

Peak diseharee (base. 6,300 ofs). 

cfs (25.35 ft); Aug. 27 (8 a.m.) 13, J

June 11 (5 a.m. 

00 cfs (8.97 ft

16,200 cfs (10.50 ft); June 22 (4 p.m.) 57,400

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from daily staff-gage readings Jan. 

16, Sept. 5-8j from hourly staff-gage readings June 22-28.

7-9, 13, 14, 19, 20, Feb. 2-13, July
368 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°36'45' , long 93°37'05", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 79 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank 5 ft upstream from Second Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, 1.8 miles upstream from 

Iowa Power & Light Co. dam, 2.8 miles upstream from Raccoon River, and 4.5 miles 

downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 6.180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1902 to August 1903, May 1905 to July 1906, October 1914 to 

February 1915 (gage heights only), March 1915 to September 1927, and October 1932 to 

September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 1893-94, 1897-1927 in report of Iowa 

State Planning Board.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete multiple-arch control dam. Datum of gage is 

773.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and at city datum. Prior to Aug. 21, 

1941, staff, chain, or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles of present site 

at various datums.

Average discharge. 34 years (1915-27, 1932-54), 2,189 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 60,200 cfs June 24 (gage height, 30.16 ft); 

minimum daily, 72 cfs Jan. 24-30.

1915-27, 1932-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1954; minimum unregulated, 

24 cfs Jan. 29, 30, 1940; operation of sluice gates in control dam at times has caused 

brief periods of no flow.

Flood of May 31, 1903, reached a stage of about 27.3 ft, present site and datum, 

from flood profile by office of City Engineer (probably backwater from Raccoon River).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 22

12.4

12.7

13.0

63

327

690

14.0

17.0

19.0

2,340

8,800

14,100

12.9

13.5

17.0

June 22 to Sept. 30

550

1,490

9,200

21.0

25.0

30.0

20,500

35,400

59,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

225 

225

225

182

182

190 *199

164

164

173

182

182

182

164

156

173

173

173

173

173

164

173

190

199 

190

190

190

182

182

190

190

5,700

184

0.030

0.03

Nov.

208 

*182

164

133

208

199

199

173

173

182

190

190

190

190

199

199

208

208

234

253

262

262

308 299" 

262

253

234

225

234

208

6,495

216

0.035

0.04

Dec.

199

199

*225

234

243

234

271

262

271

217

217

199

271

182

113

80

bllO"

122

147

173

173

b!40

b!45

b!50 

b!60

147

122

122

147

147

b!35

5,557

179

0.029

0.03

Jan.

t>130 

b!40

b!30

122

*139

b!40

b!45 bl4"0"

b!35

b!20

113

105

96

92

90

82

74

74

78

80

76

74

74

72 

72

72

72

72

7272'

73

3,026

97.6

0.016

0.02

Feb.

74 

76

82

90

100

*105

115

122

139

147

130

139

182

208

243

225

208

262

280

348

378

399

466

490 

526

735

755

662

_

7,636

273

0.044

0.05

Mar.

578 

592

358

*b240

b255"

b350

430

399

389

378

399

430

478

442

399

442

368

337

430

1,040

2,090

2,520

2.620

2,300 

2,000

1,780

1,590

1,520

1,570

1,720

1,710

30,179

974

0.158

0.18

Apr.

*1,660 

1,610

1,570

1,520

1,490

1,410

1,360

1,370

1,370

1,390

1,360

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,070

1.04O

2,430

2.620 

2,090

2,030

2,250

2,030

1,810

1,780

45,750

1,525

0.247

0.28

May

2,030 

2,430

*2,900

4,090

4.820

4,720

4,200

3,690

3,290

3,000

2,620

2,430

2,250

2,070

1,950

1,790

1,690

1,610

1,490

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,150 

1,090

1,340

1,470

2,270

3,000

3,490

3, 890

76,080

2,454

0.397

0.46

June

4,400 

*4,970

5,140

5,240

5,200

5,040

4,430

3,950

3,490

3.050

6,820

12,200

14,000

10,300

6,800

7,260

5,680

4,680

3,600

4,980

11,500

20,800

*48,100

*59.100 

 51,600

*39,600

27,900

*19,900

14, 800

11,400

425,930

14,200

2.30

2.56

July

8,960 

7,530

6,610

5,920

5,340

*4,900

4,790

4,680

4,240

3,800

3,470

3,170

2,870

2,670

2,430

2,210

1,970

1,770

1,670

1,600

1,600

1,470

1,330

1,260 

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,020

960

900

870

93,470

3,015

0.488

0.56

Aug.

885 

990

*1,010

1,010

1,230

1,020

990

915

840

765

735

690

662

662

620

634

648

1,130

825

810

1,020

6,970

5,230

5,230 

4,350

10, 200

11,800

14,400

16.500

15,206

11,400

119,371

3,851

0.623

0.72

Sept.

7,550 

5,580

4,130

3,800

3,170

2,670

*2,370

2,090

1,850

1,650

1,510

1,420

1,310

1,260

1,200

1,130

1,070

1,040

975

930

930

885

870

810 

765

720

690

755

990

1,100

55,210

1,840

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,100 Mln 80 Mean 1,874 Cfsm 0.303 In. 4.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 59,100 Mln 72 Mean 2,396 Cfsm 0.388 In. 5.26

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs) . June 13 (11 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (19.06 ft); June 24 (9 a.m.) 

60,200 cfs (30.16 ft); Aug. 22 (3 p.m.) 8,480 cfs (16.72 ft)j Aug. 29 (6 a.m.) 16,800 efs (19. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

92ft).

- o ec y ce.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Jan. 13 to Feb. 7, 

to June 1, discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace, we 

notes, and records for nearby stations.

, Apr. 25, 26, Apr. 30 to May 2, May 28 

weather records, engineers' and observer's
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 369

Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°59'20", long 94°22'30", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 83 N., R. 30 W., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 2 miles south of Jefferson, 

and 3% miles upstream from Hardin Creek.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 4 miles 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 22 to June 25, 1946, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 764 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs June 22 (gage* height, 19.52 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 22.3 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 28, 1948, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22-29, July 16 to Aug. 21)

3.29

3.6

4.0

5.0

7.0

17

58

145

438

1,330

9.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

2,570

5,850

12,800

19,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

17

25

26

22

20

*21

22

24

21

22

25

24

25

25

22

25

26

27

26

26

25

34 

35

43

34

35

34

34

34

34

838

27.0

0.017

0.02

Nov.

32 

35

*34

30

31

31

30

30

30

28

30

27

27

30

31

24

a?8

32

60

5?

54

60

57 

55

52

51

48

35

28

31

1,123

37.4

0.023

0.03

Dec.

34 

*45

57

W

50

52

53

50

43

50

43

37

42

38

32

24

Tf

30

34

38

37

30

31 

32

32

31

30

30

29

29

29

1,169

37.7

0.023

0.03

Jan.

29 

30

M

29

27

*27

27

27

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

17 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

666

21.5

0.013

0.02

Feb.

16

T7

18

19

*22

24

30

38

33

30

29

29

30

33

36

40

44

47

54

82

86

76

'28~o" 310

189

171

158

140

2,081

74.3

0.046

0.05

Mar.

125 

92

*64

50

75

91

57

84

86

82

86

a88

72

58

50

76

102

142

122

528

280

266

200 

192

184

174

171

189

210

197

176

4,170

135

0.683

0.10

Apr.

*158 

155

150

140

138

213

158

179

189

184

171

158

150

132

122

125

122

130

135

138

163

*1,090

1,450 

935

732

610

570

512

456

418

9,963

332

0.204

0.23

May

372

474

845

1,500

* 1,300

1,030

868

755

650

590

531

493

456

421

391

369

343

319

298

280

268

254

251 

243

240

235

?40

353

1,300

1,200 

345

17,514

565

0.347

0.40

June

1,120 

2,600

3,550

*3,080

2,700

2,010

1,490

1,210

1,000

886

1,650

4,140

4,590

4,420

2,920

2,070

1,700

1,440

1,190

1,860

5,780

* 13, 700

19,100 

14, 100

11,200

9,300

7,380

5,370

3,420

2,540

137,516

4,584

2.81

3.14

July

2,050 

1,670

1,490

1,330

1,160

980

845

*755

670

590

531

467

418

375

346

331

319

310

304

301

289

271

254 

240

216

197

179

179

166

153

155

17,524

565

0.347

0.40

Aug.

187 

181

174

*166

155

142

138

135

120

111

108

alll

alll

alll

a!08

a!06

a!45

a!76

189

246

801

1,200

980

822

732

1,980

6,150

8,480

9, 360

8, 680

5,960

48,065

1,550

0.951

1.10

Sept.

5.250 

2^430

1,910

1,490

1,230

1,000

822

*710

630

550

512

467

428

398

362

353

334

331

319

301

271

248

229 

216

202

192

184

a!79

T8T

353

20,085

670

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,310 Min 17 Mean 432 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,100 Min 16 Mean 714 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.98

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). June 3 (7 p.m.) 3,760 cfs (10.28 ft); June 13 (5 a.m.) 4.670 cfs 

(11.09 ft); June 22 (11:30 p.m.) 21,300 cfs (19.52 ft); Aug. 29 (11 a.m.) 9,360 cfs (14.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 5 to Feb. 17, Mar. 2-5, 13-16. 

Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 21, Apr. 23-25, Apr. 30 

to May 5, Aug. 5-11, Sept. 17-27, 29, 30, except periods of ice effect.
370 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

East Pork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa

Location. Lat 42"06'25", long 94°22'00", in SE^SW£ sec. 5, T. 84 N., R. 30 W., on left 

bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 6.5 miles 

southeast of Churdan.

Drainage area. 22.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 423 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 7.73 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 26, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Records for suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are 

given in WSP 1351.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 31 to June 2, June 21)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.0 

2.2 

4.0 

6.5

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

153

236

339

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*>

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

o .1

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

-

0.5

0.02

0.00088

0.0008

Mar.

0.1

00"

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

*.3

.3

.6

75

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.1

0.13

0.0057

0.007

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

O' 0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

5.6 -n*

.8

.6

.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

2.9

16.7

0.56

0.025

0.03

May

4.0

9.7

9.6

*5.7

4.2

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

77

.1

.6

.6

1.0

4.9

2.8 

1.9

3_1

103.0

3.32

0.146

0.17

June

121 *75

57

32

24

18

14

9.6

8.3

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.0

4.7

^74

*111

44

24

18

14

9.6

8.0

7.1

6.0 

5.2

674.3

22.5

0.991

1.10

July

*4.4

rrs

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

37.5

1.21

0.053

0.06

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

T.7

1.2

.4

.2

23

67

83

31

18

306 ?6~9

224

175 

123

82

1,406.7

45.4

2.00

2.30

Sept.

64

44

26

20

14

9.6

7.7

6.5

*6.5

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

274

2.6

3.0 

6.0

276.0

9.20

0.405

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 90 Min 0 Mean 5.64 Cfsm 0.248 In. 3.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 306 Min 0 Mean 6.90 Cfsm 0.304 In. 4.12

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs).--Hay 31 (12 p.m.) 156 cfs (5.94 ft): June 21 (5 a.m.) 139 cfs 

(5.59 ft); AugT 22 (12:30 a.m.) 128 cfs (4.66 ft); Aug. 26 (4:30 a.m.) 423 cfs (7.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 371

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°46'30", long 94°28'05", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 80 N., R. 31 W., on piling 

for boat dock in Springbrook State Park, 7 miles northeast of Guthrie Center.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft below crest of spillway of 

aam forming lake.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.22 ft Aug. 23; minimum observed, 

4.08 ft Aug. 4.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, 7.00 ft July 25, 1942, June 1, 1947; minimum observed, 2.38 ft Aug. 31, 1936.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

_

-

4.12

_

-

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.18

4.18

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

4.14

4.14

Nov.

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.20

4.24

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

Dec.

4.14

4.16

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

Jan.

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

Feb.

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.18

4.20

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

_______

Mar.

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.15

4.15

4.14

4.14

4.13

4.13

4.12

4.14

4.13

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.18

4.16

Apr.

4.14

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

' 4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

_______

May

4.16

4.20

4.18

4.14

4.11

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.14

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

June

4.16

4.18

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.90

4.30

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

_.__ 

July

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

Aug.

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.09

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.36

5.22

4.30

4.14

4.32

4.22

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.12

Sept.

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.12

4.12
372 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°34'30", long 94 0 10'40", In SW£ sec. 3, T. 78 N., R. 29 W., on left bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge at Redfield, 0.8 mile downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 6, 1 mile downstream from Middle Raccoon River, and 14.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 995 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 454 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 13.84 ft); mlnlmum dally, 20 cfs Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs June 12, 1947 (gage height, 24.3 ft); minimum observed, 18 cfs July 26, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant at Panora.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

35

72

188

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

967

2,600

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

40

38

38

*40

42

45

49

49

49

47

47

47

45

49

54

58

38

34

52 

54

54

56

58

66

BT

56

54

60

1,501

48.4

0.049

0.06

Nov.

60

58

*58

56

54

53

52

52

54

56

60

64

68

62

62

68

66

62

77

150

99

86

77

70

66

60

52

41

*5

53

1,924

64.1

0.064

0.07

Dec.

58

62

*72

86

OT

79

72

68

50

35

50

64

54

47

38

45

53

47

49

54

51

47 

30 36"

53

56

58

55

54

48

45

1,702

54.9

0.055

0.06

Jan.

48

5656"

55

53

*50

49

49

49

35

40

43

41

39

36

33

31

29

27

25

23

22 

21

20

2C

20

20

20

20

20

20

1,070

34.5

0.035

0.04

Feb.

25- 20

32

42

*54

60

68

82

76

72

69

78

86

94

100

110

125

140

154

195

202

188 

124

104

107

99

102

91

2,699

96.4

0.097

0.10

Mar.

91

76

64

52

60

75

91

89

82

79

77

77

60

50

60

74

79

84

94

¥T

82

77 

72

72

82

79

74

89

91

79

86

2,388

77.0

0.077

0.09

Apr.

*82

82

79

77

82

228

202

181

102

84

74

66

62

62

62

70

58

58

60

62

70

196 

297

TS5

142

121

136

107

96

239

3,382

113

0.114

0.13

May

289

353

510

416

*274

210

174

154

136

118

116

110

102

96

91

89

84

82

82

77

74

70 

70

68

72

79

91

819

755

463

278

6,427

207

0.208

0.24

June

501

501

*506

403

305

232

195

164

181

161

142

395

181

139

524

1,170

341

232

171

151

923

1.500 

967

532

333

243

192

157

136

121

11,699

390

0.392

0.44

July

~59~ 113

94

91

89

82

*74

70

66

58

56

52

50

47

44

42

42

44

44

49

58

54 

49

49

42

38

37

37

37

34 yg

1,779

57.4

0.058

0.07

Aug.

38

35

35

*34

37

42

38

47

45

40

44

47

45

49

52

45

44

49

68

99

242

5.500

3/120

1,940

1,200

1,240

876

2,140

1,230

873

711

19,805

639

0.642

0.74

Sept.

545

390

301

243

202

174

151

*133

130

121

113

110

104

102

99

94

94

94

86

82

74

68 

66

66

64

66

64

82

91

822

4,831

161

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,100 Mln 30 Mean 357 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,300 Mln 20 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.163 In. 2.22

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs).--Aug. 22 (2 p.m.) 7,200 cfs (13.84 ft); Aug. 23 (2 p.m.) 4,680 

cfs (10.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-10, 27-30, Dec. 9 to Feb. 18, Mar. 2-7,
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 373

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°32'00", long 93°56'50", in SW^ sec. 22, T. 78 N., R. 27 W., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile northeast of Van Meter, 1 mile downstream from South Raccoon River, and 30 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1915 to November 1927 and October 1932 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1915 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 841.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 31, 1923, chain gage, May 31, 1923, to Nov. 4, 1927, water-stage 

recorder, and Oct. 1, 1932, to Aug. 8, 1934, chain gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1915-32, 1933-54), 1,229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs June 25 (gage height, 17.40 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Jan. 23-29.

1915-54: Maximum discharge observed, 46,800 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.4 ft 

in gage well, 21.6 ft from outside floodmark); minimum, 10 cfs Jan. 22-31, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant at Adel, 10 miles above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85 

82

82

82

76

76

*82

85

85

88

88 

88

88

88

88

88

92

95

101

101

79

82

95

95

98

101

105

108

TT55

105

105

2,816

90.9

0.027

0.03

Nov.

105

108

*105

105

101

105

108

105

105

111

114 

114

114

114

114

114

124

118

134

200

277

7n

186

155

138

142

128

118

114

121

3,908

130

0.038

0.04

Dec.

128 

138

*124

158

168

179

148

148

140

125

118 

110

130

100

82

75 55

100

110

120

110

100

90

77

85

81

85

81

86

91

91

3,466

112

0.033

0.04

Jan.

81 

83

90

79

*68

75

80

80

74

68

65 

59

56

54

52

52

51

50

50

50

49

47

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46 

47

1,821

58.7

0.017

0.02

Feb.

49 

F5

71

90

*105

120

130

130

115

110

110 

120

130

140

170

160

150

180

241

290

312

281

290

281

416

359

326

281

-

5,215

186

0.055

0.06

Mar.

269 

261

165

*120

Tf5

205

175

220

205

180

190 

190

165

150

175

218

200

226

277

253

355

400

367

295

317

321

290

290

299

295 

286

7,531

243

0.071

0.08

Apr.

*308 

312

277

253

253

321

345

411

350

312

303 

286

265

233

261

281

233

218

2T§

257

222

281

700

1.510

1,020

822

738

638

608

631

12,717

424

0.124

0.14

May

869 

945

1,200

*1,-420

1,720

1,720

1,460

1,200

1,050

945

829

763

675

644

590

573

555

538

493

460

438

411

385

379

379

379

369

1/2075

1,160

2,040

'

27,869

899

0.264

0.30

June

1,850 

2,260

*3,740

4,240

4,130

3,6ZO

2,940

2,320

1,910

1,650

1,450 

2,406

4,330

4,960

5,440

7,420

3,640

2,880

2,440

2,000

3,520

7,340

8,130

*13,600

* 19, 900

15 , 800

11,800

8,960

6,670

4,360

165,680

5,523

1.62

1.81

July

5,210 

2,760

2,360

2,080

1,840

1,610

*1,390

gl,200

gl,050

g903

g802 

g700

g614

g555

504

487

438

421

400

395

411

385

374

359

345

326

308

295

286

231 

 

273. 

27,362

883

0.259

0.30

Aug.

273 

269

273

*265

286

277

249

253

245

237

222 

233

233

222

218

230

241

265

335

350

654

8,410

6,490

5,590

3,580

4,830

4,820

8,180

10,700

13,000 

15,500

84,730

2,733

0.801

0.92

Sept.

11,200 

7,480

4,550

3,480

2,850

2,310

1,880

*1,580

1,390

1,200

1,090 

945

869

802

738

675

632

614

573

549

515

482

460

426

400

379

 555 364

416

1,150

50,394

1,680

0.493

0.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,400 Mln 75 Mean 1,049 Cfsm '0.308 In. 4.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 19,900 Min 45 Mean 1,078 Cfsm 0.316 In,. 4.29

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efa). June 16 (4t30 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (12.46 ft): June 25 (6 a.m.) 

20,800 cfs 117740 ft); Aug. 22 (7 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (12.07 ft); Aug. 26 (6 a.m.) 7,840 ofs (10.39 ft); 

Aug. 31 (2 a.m.) 13,800 cfs (14.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-27, Dec. 9 to Feb. 18, Mar. 4-15.

402891 O -57 -25
374 PES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°34'53", long 93°36'46", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 78 N., R. 24 W., near left 

bank in pier of Scott Street Bridge in Des Moines, 10 ft upstream from Scott Street Dam, 

100 ft downstream from Raccoon River, and at mile 200.1. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, at 

site 1 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 9.770 sq. mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 773.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 

1951, to Sept. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 11.21 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 4,437 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,300 cfs June 24 (gage height, 20.08 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs June 26, 1947 (gage height, 20.8 ft in gage 

well, 21.6 ft from outside floodmark); minimum daily, 80 cfs July 27, 1940, Feb. 2-5, 

1950,

Maximum stage known since at least 1893, that of June 26, 1947. Flood of May 31, 

1903, reached a stage of 20.9 ft (from 1947 flood profile) by office of Des Moines City 

Engineer.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height rec- 

,ord, which are poor. Water for municipal supply of Des Moines is taken from infiltration galleries on Raccoon River, about 2.5 miles above station. During the 1953-54 

water year, the average pumpage was about 35 cfs. Effluent from city sewage treatment 

plant, which includes stormwater runoff from portion of city, enters Des Moines River 

about 3 miles below station, and corresponds roughly to pumpage except following heavy 

local rains. Low flow can be regulated at reservoir of Des Moines Water Works (capacity 

4,800 acre-ft) on Raccoon River.

Cooperation. Wire-weight gage readings and average monthly pumpage from galleries furnished by Des Moines Water Works. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 11, June 1-7, Sept. 19-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, Mar. 21 to Sept. 30 Dec. 5 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Mar. 20

4.1 225

4.4 420

4.7 860

5.0 1,550

5.5 3,200

6.5 8,550

8.0 15,000

13.0 28,000

17.0 47,700

20.0 66,700

4.1 

4.3 

4.6

166

255

560

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

210

410

740

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

294" 294 

281

265

275

250

225

*221

225

240

250

255

245

245

245

260

260

250

260

255

250

255

260

281 

275

270

260

255

260

255 

265

7,981

257

0.026

0.03

Nov.

287 

*265

265" 235

270

255

260

275

270

270

281

275

275

275

287

300

294

281

312

378

420

512 

459

432 

387

403

395

345

345

331

9,669

322

0.033

0.04

Dec.

312 

318

*362

362

400

410

443

443

456

150

350

306

390

306

b!70

b!60

b!90

220

249

269

283

210 

220

231 

249

220

b!90

210

225

200 

215

8,919

288

0.029

0.03

Jan.

231 

?3T

205

210

*215

200

210

205

184

b!75

b!70

b!6Q

150

146

144

130

120

115

120

b!25

b!20

120 

115

TIB" 110 

110

110

110

110

110 

110

4,681

151

0.015

0.02

Feb.

110 

115

120

136

157

*169

172

200

231

249

220

210

234

314

398

410

*374

425

455

578

632

668 

686

722 

787

1,080

1,030

950

_

-------

11,832

423

0.043

0.05

Mar.

866 

908

560

*b360

b400

515

668

632

668

545

560

614

722

650

560

650

596

545

722

1,330

2,420

3,000 

5,080

2,700 

2,390

2,110

1,950

1,890

1,920

2,080

2,050

38,661

1,247

0.128

0.15

Apr.

1,950 

*1,950

1,890

1,830

1,770

1,690

1,770

1,750

1,770

1,720

1,690

1,610

1,580

1,500

1,480

1,420

1,400

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,320

1.280 

2,590

5.600 

3,290

2,960

3,000

2,730

2,420

2,390

58,270

1,942

0.199

0.22

May

2,590 

3,160

4,060

*5,430

6,310

6,480

5,870

5,160

4,550

4,010

3,560

3,200

2,880

2,660

2,520

2,360

2,230

2,140

2,020

1,920

1,800

1,690 

1,690

1,610 

1.520

1,770

1,890

2,760

4,750

5,100

5,650

103,340

3,334

0.341

0.39

June

7,170 

*7,230

7,950

8,550

8,610

8,070

7,530

6,640

5,760

4,850

6,560

11,800

14,600

13,200

10,700

14,700

9,510

7,230

6,200

6,540

13,300

24,000 

53,600

*65.800 

63,900

*56,400

43 , 800

*31,300

23,100

*18,000

566,620

18,890

1.93

2.16

July

15.800 

10,000

8,250

7,590

6,930

*6,480

5,920

5,480

5,000

4,600

4,350

4,010

3,740

3,380

3,080

2,730

2,560

2,360

2,200

2,080

2,080

1,950 

1,830

1,720 

1,580

1,520

1,450

1,400

1,320

1,230 

1.180

121,800

3,929

0.402

0.46

Aug.

,210 

,320

* ,300

,320

,520

,350

,280

,230

1,090

1,030

986

944

902

902

860

902

902

1,280

1,070

1,090

1,330

12 , 300 

12,000

12,100 

7,950

17,400

17,800

21,800

26.000

26,000 

23,000

200,168

6,457

0.661

0.76

Sept.

19.800 

16,200

9,450

7,290

6,200

5,320

*4,700

4,010

3,600

3,200

2,880

2,660

2,450

2,330

2,140

2,020

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,610

1,520

1,450 

1,350

1,250

1,210

1,140

1.090

1,180

1,480

1,610

114,550

3,818

0.391

0.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,400 Mln 160 Mean 2,945 cfsm 0.301 In. 4.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 65,800 Mln 110 Mean 3,415 cfsm 0.350 In. 4.75

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efsl.--June 13 (4 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (7.93 ft); June 16 (4 p.m.) 16,900 

cfs (8.64 ft)j June 24 (9 p.m.) 67,300 cfs (20.08 ft); Aug. 22 (7 p.m.) 16,500 cfs (8.54 ft); Aug.24 

(5 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (7.70 ft); Aug. 26 (4:30 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (10.55 ft); Aug. 29 (11:30 p.m.) 

26,300 cfs (12.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

JJote.--Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 7, Jan. 13-19, Jan. 22 to Feb. 4; discharge computed on 

basis of records for nearby stations. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings 

Oct. 1-6, June 1-7, July 24 to Aug. 1.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 375

North River near Norwalk, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°27'25", long 93°39'10", in SWr sec. 20, T. 77 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, If miles southeast of Norwalk, 8 miles 

northwest of Indianola, 9 miles upstream from Middle Creek, and 10 miles south of 

Des Moines.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Records available. .February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs May 31; maximum gage height, 18.75 ft 

Aug. 24; no flow July 20-22, July 25 to Aug. 13.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of area-velocity studies; no flow 

July 20-22, July 25 to Aug. 13, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used -Nov. 13 to Feb. 21, May 31 to June 2, 

Aug. 17-22)

5.78

5.8

5.9

6.0 

6.2 

6.8

1.3

4.0

17

12.0

17.0

18.5

37

76

139

38.6

1,100

1,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

T?

.3

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

7.2

0.23

0.00066

0.0008

Nov.

0.2

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.6

.3

.8

1.8

2.4 272"

2.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

. 8

22.4

0.75

0.0022

0.002

Dec.

0.8

.7

.8

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.5

 1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

7T

.5

.5

.6

.6

25.4

0.82

0.0024

0.003

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

11.9

0.38

0.0011

0.001

Feb.

"75 0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5

*2.9

3.4

3.9

5.0

6.6

9.0 ¥75"

7.4

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.6

-

91.2

3.26

0.0094

0.01

Mar.

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.0

77?

2.4

3.0

3.6

3.9

3.2

3.3

4.4

6.2

8.2

12 ~8".0

6.2 

4.8

4.4

120.8

3.90

0.011

0.01

Apr.

3.9

3.7

4.2

3.6

5.4

24

33

26

14

8.6

6.4

6.2

4.2

*3.5

6.4

7.4

3.5

2.0

1.3

2.0

2.8

5.6

4.8

5.0

33

667

151

89

40 

29

1,196.5

39.9

0.115

0.13

May

182

394

925

345

104

61

48

38

32

28

24

18

17

16

14

13

12

9.9

*8.8

8.2

7.2

 576 7.0

12

13

9.9

9.3

18

18 

16

354

2,770.9

89.4

0.257

0.30

June

*1.190

546

297

352

151

92

72

59

57

65

61

115

713

191

484

*1,150

1,150

252

94

63

59

61

59

49

36

28

22

17

14

 

7,510

250

0.718

0.80

July

8.6

678

4.6

3.5

2.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 *o

0

0

2.5

.6

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

36.6

1.18

0.0034

0.004

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

.1

.1

4.4

*26

29

21

11

450

1,240

1,200

479

975

1,290

384

153 

94

72

6,428.7

207

0.595

0.69

Sept.

59

49

44

38

33

29

25

21

19

18

17

15

13

12

12

11

9.9

9.0

9.0

7.8

*6.2

5.4

5.2

4.0

3.6

4.0

3.0

2.4

377

4.8

493.0

16.4

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,870 Mln 0.2 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.290 In. 3.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,290 Min o Mean 51.3 Cfsm 0.147 In. 2.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).-

cfs (18.38 ft); Aug. 24 (4 a.m.) 1,5J

May 31 (10 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (18.45 ft); June 17 (8 a.m.) 1,380 

0 cfs (18.75 ft); Aug. 27 (4 p.m.) 1,420 cfs (18.53 ft).

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

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27-29, Dec. 9-15, Dec. 17 to Feb. 28,

Mar. 2-9. Discharge computed from once-daily wire -weight -gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Mar. 1,

10-19, June 19 to Aug. 14.
376 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°26'00", long 93°33'25", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 77 N., R. 23 W., on right 

bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 65 and 69, 5 miles north of 

Indianola, 10 miles south of Des Moines, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 773.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 11, 1946, June 9, 1947, to Nov. 23, 

1948, and Sept. 8, 1951, to Oct. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

June 11, 1946, to June 8, 1947, and Nov. 24, 1948, to Sept. 7, 1951, water-stage 

recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs June 1 (gage height, 17.55 ft ); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Jan. 19.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum observed, 1.3 cfs July 27, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

records, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

2.85 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

4.0

7.5

18

39

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

92

285

520

820

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

11

25

55

118

318

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

576

1,220

2,000

3,400

4,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.0

5.4

6.0

5.2

5.0

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

4~T 4.4

4.6

4.6

*4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.8

6.0

6.4

571

5.2

5.2 

5.2

156.3

5.04

0.010

0.01

Nov.

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

6.0

6.4

*5.7

5.7

6.4

IP.

10

7.2

6.7

6.2 

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.5

575

5.4

177.5

5.92

0.012

0.01

Dec.

6.0

6.4

6.9

7.2

6.9

7.5

7.2

*6.7

9.4

10

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.8

3TT

3.8

4.4

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.0

4.0 

3 ' 9

161.3

5.20

0.010

0.01

Jan.

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9 

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

71.7

2.31

0.0046

0.005

Feb.

2.2

275

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.8

4.5

5.2

5.8

5.2

6.8

8.0

9.6

12

*14

IB- 15

15

15

13

12

11

10 

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.2

-------

229.8

8.21

0.016

0.02

Mar.

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

570

5.6

6.4

7.0

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.4

*5.8

5.8

6.4

7.3

7.8

7.2

7.0

8.0

10

11

10

9.5

8.9

11

9.5 

3.9

227.9

7.35

0.015

0.02

Apr.

8.9

8.6

8.0

7.7

873

64

43

24

28

22

17

14

12

*11

14

17

13

9.8

9.2

12

16

14

12

9.8

717

318

318

118

16

59

1,949.3

65.0

0.129

0.14

May

172

1,050

1,150

330

193

121

85

75

56

43

35

29

27

24

20

21

20

19

*18

16

14

14

14

30 

21

12

23

69

62

65 

1.230

5,058

163

0.325

0.37

June

*4,210

675

1,060

492

283

185

126

63

91

132

104

3,140

1,270

414

1,800

*4,240

1,110

466

306

239

211

164

162

174 

120

91

74

61

53

44

21,560

719

1.43

1.60

July

39

36

33

30

27

25

23

22

20

18

18

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

*13

13

13

13

13 

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

546

17.6

0.035

0.04

Aug.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

58

*58

44

35

31

118

1,480

1.500 

785

1,310

524

294

247

170 

115

6,950

224

0.446

0.51

Sept.

88

77

65

50

42

37

34

32

26

24

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

*18

17

17

18

!i

17

16

16

16

16

856

28.5

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,180 Mln 2.8 Mean 181 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,240 Mln 1.6 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.207 In. 2.80

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). June 1 (4:30 a.m.) 6,540 cfs (17.55 ft)j June 12 (6:30 p.m.) 

5,440 cfs (16.28 ft); June 16 (6 a.m.) 5,840 cfs (16.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Mar. 23. Doubtful 

gage-height record Apr. 26 to May 1; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations. Discharge computed on basis of dally wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 24, May 9-30, 

June 7-11, June 27 to July 19, Aug. 13-16, 19-21, Sept. 3-30.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 377

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°17'40", long 93°35'35", in SW£SW£ sec. 14, T. 75 N., R. 24 W., at 

Lake Ahquabi State Park, 5 miles southwest of Indianola.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 862.77 ft above mean sea level (Iowa 

§~tate Highway Commission benchmark) and 6.50 ft below crest of spillway of dam 

forming lake. Prior to June 26, 1952, staff gage at site 0.5 mile southeast at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.09 ft June 15; minimum, 4.81 ft Feb. 13, 18.

193~6-54 : Maximum gage height observed, 9.95 ft June 5, 1947; minimum observed, 

3.50 ft Dec. 22-25, 1939.

Page height, In feet, water year October .1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

5.23

5.23

5.22

5.20

5.19

5.17

5.16

5.15

5.14

5.17

5.16

5.15

5.15

5.14

5.12

5.11

5.10

5.09

5.08

Nov.

5.07

5.06

5.05

5.05

5.04

5.02

5.01

5.00

4.98

4.97

4.97

4.97

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.97

5.02

5.01

5.01

5.01

5.00

4.98

4.98

4.96

4.96

4.95

4.94

_______

Dec.

4.95

4.94

4.97

4.98

4.98

4.99

4.98

4.96

4.98

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.97

4.96

4.95

4.95

4.95

4.97

4.97

4.97

4.97

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

4.96

Jan.

4.96

4.96

4.95

4.95

4.94

4.93

4.93

4.93

4.93

4.91

4.91

4.90

4.89

4.89

4.89

4.88

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.86

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.84

Pet.

4.85

4.85

4.84

4.85

4.85

4.84

4.83

4.84

4.84

4.84

4.83

4.82

4.81

4.82

4.84

4.84

4.83

4.82

4.83

4.87

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.91

4.91

4.91

-

_______

Mar.

4.91

4.91

4.90

4.89

4.89

4.88

4.88

4.87

4.87

4.86

4.86

4.86

4.86

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.84

4.85

4.87

4.86

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.87

4.93

4.92

4.91

4.90

4.92

4.92

4.92

Apr.

4.91

4.90

4.90

4.88

4.90

4.95

4.95

4.94

4.93

4.94

4.93

4.92

4.91

4.92

4.98

4.97

4.95

4.95

4.95

4.99

5.01

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.20

5.30

5.35

5.35

5.35

5.42

_______

May

5.53

5.87

6.07

6.08

6.09

6.09

6,09

6.07

6.06

6.05

6.05

6.04

6.03

6.02

6.01

6.00

5.99

5.98

5.97

5.95

5.93

5.92

5.93

5.95

5.94

5.95

5.96

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.18

June

6.83

6.77

6.87

6.75

6.70

6.66

6.63

6.62

6.63

6.62

6.62

6.69

6.66

6.64

6.88

6.92

6.76

6.69

6.66

6.64

6.64

6.63

6.61

6.59

6.57

6.55

6.53

6.51

6.48

6.45

July

6.44

6.41

6.39

6.38

6.36

6,34

6.32

6.30

6.26

6.24

6.20

6.19

6.17

6.14

6.11

6.09

6.06

6.04

6.02

5.99

5.98

5.96

5.95

5.94

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.85

5.83

5.81

Aug.

5.80

5.78

5.75

5.73

5.70

5.69

5.68

5.72

5.71

5.69

5.69

5.69

5.68

5.68

5.67

5.66

5.73

5.76

5.78

5.77

5.75

5.87

5.87

5.91

5.90

6.19

6.27

6.27

6.26

6.24

6.22

Sept.

6.20

6.18

6.17

6.14

6.12

6,10

6.09

6.07

6.08

6.06

6.06

6.05

6.03

6.02

6.01

6.00

5.99

5.98

5.96

5.95

5.92

5.90

5.89

5.86

5.85

5.84

5.83

5.86

5.87

5.86
378 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°22'20", long 93°25'40", In sec. 19, T. 76 N., R. 22 W., on right bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles east of Ackworth, 4.5 miles 

downstream from Otter Creek, and 6 miles east of Indlanola.

Drainage area. 475 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

761.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage only, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 13.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Jan. 16-19.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 24.60 ft); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs July 21-25, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.4

2.4 

4.2 

8.0

46

194

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

2.1

4.0

7,5

12

27

48

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.5

7.0 

11.0

110

194

342

830

1,950

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

3.6 

3.6

4.8

6.6

4.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

*4.5

3.2 

3.6 z^e

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

115.9

3.74

0.0079

0.009

Nov.

4.8 

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

*4.2

4.0

4.8

6.6

fcf

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

378

120.7

4.02

0.0085

0.009

Dec.

4.0 

4.0 

4.5

8^

4.8

5.1

5.1

*4.5

2.8

3.1

3.6

4.0

4.3

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.0

273

2.6

2.9 

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

106.1

3.42

0.0072

0.008

Jan.

H 

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

51.9

1.67

0.0035

0.004

Feb.

1.6 

1.7 

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.7

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.2

6.4

8.0

*9.5

4.5

8.0

6.2

9.0

11

T.o

7.5

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.5

_

------

141.2

5.04

0.011

0.01

Mar.

4.2 

3.8 

3.5

3.2

2.8

2*6

3.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.3

*5.4

3.8

4.2

5.8

4.8

4.5 

4.2

3.8

4.0

9.0

9.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.1

4.5

139.2

4.49

0.0095

0.01

Apr.

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

3.6

15

186

14

7.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

*5.0

T72

8.0

4.0

3.2

3.4

4.8

11 

11

6.2

4.0

3.200

592

262

93

66

168

4,701.6

157

0.331

0.37

May

356 

1.750 

1,010

181

87

54

38

34

28

24

21

20

17

15

12

12

11

*10

*10

9.8

8.8

8.0

55

54

28

13

19

49

66

25 

540

4,545.6

147

0.309

0.36

June

3,420 

552 

1,370

334

125

74

48

33

29

35

22

1,540

218

72

2,220

4.800

*792

212

112

72

61 

59

28

23

19

15

12

10

8.8

7.5

16,323.3

544

1.15

1.28

July

H5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.7

3.0

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

*3.0

3.0

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7 2 5

114.6

3.70

0.0078

0.009

Aug.

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2^

6.8

5.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.6

10

*19

13

7.5

6.1 

66

27

102

79

848

1ST

68

27

19 

11

1,483.6

47.9

0.101

0.12

Sept.

fft 

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

3. -7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

*2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

27?

2.0

6.8

3.6

106.4

3.55

0.0075

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,500 Min 2.0 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,800 Mln 1.3 Mean 76.6 Cfsm 0.161 In. 2.20

Jc discharge (base, 5.000 efs). Apr. 25 (10:30 a.m.) 7,100 cfs (13.70 ft); May 2 (9 p.m.) 

8.83 ft); June 1 (4:30 a.m.) 5,860 cfs (12.37 ft); June 16 (2 a.m.) 6,400 cfs (13.03 ft), 

llscharge measurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (base cfs (---- - 

Dl

) 3,010

-gage
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 379

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°19'15", long 93°08'40", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 75 N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles west of Knoxville, 

3 miles upstream from Butcher Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 734.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 18, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 12.01 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 14.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.6 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Aug. 16, Sept. 7-30)

1.0 

1.3

1.2

1.7

2.5

5.0

9.0

30

1.6 

2.1 

2.9 

5.0 

8.0

58

135

326

1,000

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6 1.7'

ira

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

 1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.3

77?

2.2

60.9

1.96

0.0052

0.006

Nov.

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

3.1

4.7

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.1

2.0

1.8

27T

78.7

2.62

0.0069

0.008

Dec.

2.4

2.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

4.1

37T

*2.9

2.5

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

T7T

1.2 

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

64.5

2.08

0.0055

0.006

Jan.

1.4

T74

1.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

7?

1.0

1.0

.9

*.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

33.0

1.06

0.0028

0.003

Feb.

1.2 TTT

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.5

*3.0

3.3

g3.6

g4.4

g7.4

g6.2

5.0

3.8

3.1

3.6

3.6 

3.1

2.6

76.7

2.74

0.0072

0.008

Mar.

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

T7F

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

 1.7

1.7

2.1

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.9

4.4

19 

15

11

9.6

6.6

5 . 8

121.5

3.92

0.010

0.01

Apr.

4.1

3.1

2.3

2.9

7.4

62

14

5.4

5.4

5.0

3.3

2.9

2.6

*2.6

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.2 275"

4.4

5.4

5.0

3.8

3.8

2,020

799 

420

70

36

35

3,539.0

118

0.311

0.35

May

51

617

3IZ

98

65

39

29

22

18

15

14

12

9.0

8.2

7.8

6.6

5.8

*5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.1 IS 

59

31

32 

24

28

28

21

30

1,625.0

52.4

0.138

0.16

June

378

520 J59"

194

81

45

33

24

20

18

16

32

77

32

19

133

*250

99

37

22

28

32

14

7.8

5.4

3.6 

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.4

2,620.9

87.4

0.230

0.26

July

2.3

2.6

775

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1:5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

l.S

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.2 

T7Z

1.2

49.5

1.60

0.0042

0.005

Aug.

T72- 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

13

5.4

*2.6

2.3

2.0

3.3

3.3

324

32

1,000 

109

49

47 

22

12

1,649.7

53.2

0.140

0.16

Sept.

7.0 TTT

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

 1.1

T7T

l.l

l.l

1.1

1,1 

1.1

1.5

1.6 

1.6

54.9

1.83

0.0048

0.005

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,830 Min 1.0 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,020 Min 0.6 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.98

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Apr. 25 (6:45 p.m.) 3,850 cfs (12.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

8 Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Feb. 17, Mar. 2-10, 

13-18.
380 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°16 I 55", long 92°51'30", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 75 N., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of Beliefountaine highway bridge, 1 mile east of Tracy, 3 miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek, and 6 miles downstream from English Creek.

Drainage area. 12,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1920 to September 1927 (winter records fragmentary), March 1933 

to December 1935, February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 671.78 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Mar. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage, Mar. 1, 1933, to 

Dec. 31, 1935, wire-weight gage, and June 27, 1940, to June 29, 1952, water-stage recorder all at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-54), 4,798 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,900 cfs June 27 (gage height, 22.14 ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs Jan. 24-31.

1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage 

height, 26.5 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Feb. 28, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1005: 1903(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

300

820

1,910

6,500

12.0

17.0

21.0

22.0

18,000

34,000

60,000

69,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

469 

460

500

460

420

424

370

406

415

415

370

379

379

379

370

363

383

349

*349

342

342

335

335

328

349

363

321 3"63

363

321 

349

11,751

379

0.031

0.04

Nov.

335 

321

342

342

321

307

328

328

307

307

307

307

321

321

321

*321

335

335

335

397

397

460

478

550

5TO

541

505 

480

469

469

11,437

381

0.031

0.03

Dec.

451 

442

379

433

496

496

*496

514

5T4

450

450

410

379

379

330

210

250

310

340

360

390

230

270

290

320

310

300 

310

320

280 

280

11,389

367

0.030

0.03

Jan.

300 

300

300

270

270

260

270

260

250

230

180

220

190

190

180

160

160

160

*160

160

150

150

140

130

130

13O

130 

130

130

130 

130

5,950

192

0.015

0.02

Feb.

140 

T60

170

190

210

220

240

260

290

320

270

340

400

560

*363

442

424

397

397

487

559

703

685

667

739

784

830 

1.070

-

-------

12,317

440

0.035

0.04

Mar.

1,010 

1,010

800

660

520

766

649

523

667

631

667

370

604

631

*676

622

577

613

640

577

667

1,140

1,970

2,540

2.600

2,340

2,090 

1,850

1,910

1,790

1,850

33,960

1,095

0.088

0.10

Apr.

1,910 

1,850

1,850

1,790

1,730

1,970

2,150

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,670

1,620

1,500

1,500

*1,560

1,500

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,400

1.410

1,500

3,510

9.110

4,960 

4,800

3,300

2,950

68,140

2,271

0.183

0.20

May

3,090 

3,600

7.520

6,900

6,140

6,500

6,500

6,140

5,280

4,800

4,480

4,000

3,680

3,380

3,090

2,880

*2,670

2,540

2,480

2,340

2,220

2,090

1,910

1,970

2,030

1,850

1.790 

2,090

2,740

4,480

5,120

116,100

3,745

0.302

0.35

June

12,000 

15,100

10,900

11,800

10,700

10,000

9 ; 380

8,300

6,900

5,960

5.440

7,650

15,800

16,100

19,600

18,500

22,400

*13,600

9,380

7,300

8,710

18,000

20,200

26,500

*35,900

*63,600

*69.000 

*58,406

47,100

37,000

621,220

20,710

1.67

1.86

July

*25.600 

13 , 100

12,900

11,100

9,820

8,720

8,100

7,300

6,700

6,140

5,600

4,960

4,640

4,480

4,320

3,920

3,680

3,460

*3,160

2,950

2,880

2,740

2,670

2,540

2,340

2,220

2,150 

1,970

1,910

1,790

1,670

173,530

5,598

0.451

0.52

Aug.

1,620 

1,560

1,620

1,670

1,850

2,030

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,380

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,220

1,330

1,620

*1,620

1,670

1,500

1,910

11,000

15,600

15,300

17,200

23,500 

22,400

21,800

24,100 

25.600

211,140

6,811

0.549

0.63

Sept.

25.600 

22 , 900

17,700

12,000

9,600

7,900

6,700

5,780

5,120

4,640

4,160

3,840

3,600

3,380

3,230

3,020

2,880

2,740

2,600

*2 , 540

2,340

2,280

2,220

2,150

2,030

1,970

1,850 

1,856

1,910

2,090

170,620

5,687

0.459

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,500 Min 210 Mean 4,034 Cfsm 0.325 In. 4.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 69,000 Min 130 Mean 3,966 Cfsm 0.320 In. 4.33

e. 15.000 efs) . June 1 (10 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (12.39 ft); June 13 (5 p.m.) 

; June 17 (10 a.m.) 23,500 cfs (14.02 ft); June 27 (3 a.m.) 69,900 cfs 

1 a.m.) 16,900 cfs (11.6 ft); Sept. 1 (4 a.m.) 25,900 cfs (14.8 ft).

Peak discharge (base 

17,200-cfs (11773 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov^ 28, Dec. 10-12, Dec. 15 to Feb. 14, Mar. 3-5.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 381

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°13'08", long 92°54'24", at corner common to sees. 10, 11, 14, 15, T. 

74 N., R. 18 W.; on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 156, 1.6 

miles northwest of Bussey, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--384 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 21, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 186 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 16.44 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, S7.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 12-23, 26, 27, 1953.

Flood in June 1946 reached a stage of 28.45 ft on upstream side and 28.05 ft on downstream side of bridge, from levels to floodmarks by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5 

. 6

 * 

15.5

0.49

0.0015

0.001

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.5

1.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.7 

1.1

28.0

0.93

0.0024

0.003

Dec.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

*1. 1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

tf

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0

51.1

1.00

0.0026

0.003

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1. 2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

76

.8

.9

.7 *.e

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8 

* 9

.9

27.6

0.89

0.0023

0.005

Feb.

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.5

*1.8

2.5

3.0

5.2

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.9

3.9

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

-

64'.1

2.29

0.0060

0.006

Mar.

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

Ttf

1.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

*1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.8

2.5

3.9

11

20

16

7.4

5.5 

4.1

5 ' 2

117.2

3.78

0.0098

0.01

Apr.

2.5

2.4

2.3

1:1

186

41

14

8.2

7.6

6.6

5.7

4.9

4.8

*18

23

9.8

6.8

5.9

12

45

40

20

12

258

559

1,650

278

91

61

3,344.1

111

0.289

0.32

May

77

350

575

127

72

48

58

28

23

20

17

IS

15

12

9.8

9.0

*9.8

8.6

7.1

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.6

8.2

23

24

18

21

1,373.1

44.3

0.115

0.15

June

227

154

450

220

94

59

36

2316 '

14

12

9.4

20

9.0

9.7

58

*30

17

8.2

6.1

5.1

31

20

6.6

4.6

163

462

261

55 

2.9

2,465.6

82.1

0.214

0.24

July

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

Ttf

1.8

1.9

2.5

8.5

¥72

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6

71.3

2.30

0.0060

0.007

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1,1

TTs

1.6

1.7

1.9

1/9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

243

28

*9.4

4.6

3.3

50

52

41

26

2.550

409

54

18

8.6

6.4

5,313.1

107

0.279

0.32

Sept.

'378 4.6

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

2.5 

2 . 4

53.7

1.79

0.0047

0.005

Calendar year 1955 : Max 5,440 Min 0.2 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.409 In. 5.56

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,350 Min 0.3 Mean 29.9 Cfsm 0.078 In. 1.05

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOP cfs).--Apr. 27 (9.a.m.) 2,580 cfs (14.16 ft); Aug. 26 (5 p.m.) 5,460 

c£s (16.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-50, Dec, 10 to Jan. 5, Jan. 8-17, 20-25, 

Feb. 7-14, Mar. 2-8.
382 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°00', long 92°24', in NEir sec. 25, T. 72 N., R. 14 W., on right bank 10 ft

 downstream from Vine Street Bridge at Ottumwa, 5.5 miles upstream from Village Creek, 

10 miles downstream from South Avery Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 13,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1917 to September 1927 and January 1929 to September 1954

 (published as "at Eldon". October 1930 to March 1935) in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1917 to December 1932 (published as "at Eldon October 1930 to December 1932) 

in report of Iowa State Planning Board.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1917, staff gage, and Aug. 2, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1930, chain 

gage, at Market Street Bridge half a mile upstream at datum 0.06 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1930, to Mar. 19, 1935, chain gage at Eldon 15 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1917-54), 4,787 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,400 cfs June 28 (gage height, 16.89 ft); minimum daily, 88 cfs Jan. 20.

1917-54: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 20.2 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 27-29, 31, Feb. 2, 3, 5-7, 1940.

Flood of May 31, 1903, has been estimated as at least 100,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wETch are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

-0.21

-.1

.2

.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26

85

140

345

610

0 8 1,010

1.5 2,320

2.5 4,570

4.0 8,300

Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

0.8 1,010

1.9 3,220

2.5 4,680

4.0 8,600

6.0 14,400

9.0 24,000

13.0 39,500

17.0 62,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

443

471

526

454

437

432

438

436

436

446

427

372

370 

390

379

*380

397

377

290

350

348

*470

208

450

217

306

322 

322

342

364

383

11,983

387

0.029

0.03

Nov.

394 

369

361

366

344

326

318

342

291

314

336

340

354 

328

566

281

326

348

*357

513

334

316

609

467

560

394

528 

418

507

414

11,721

391

0.030

0:03

Dec.

404 

464

466

407

493

482

414

524

506

*494

530

533

442 

438

358

138

236

260

290

292

466

b!90

b220

211

266

300

b340 

316

294

308

260

11,342

366

0.028

0.03

Jan.

236 

274

272

324

274

269

252

b210

b230

b!90

b!40

b!35

b200 

b250

96

b250

b220

b!90

112

88

*222

100

186

96

206

130

180 

120

200

220

200

6,052

195

0.015

0.02

Feb.

160 

230

250

260

260

270

270

300

370

330

300

350

390 

450

600

430

470

*428

582

293

516

582

572

572

591

934

643 

769

-

______

-------

12,172

435

0.033

0.03

Mar.

1,050 

958

744

515

550

1,150

668

373

468

664

541

665

404

654

487

665

654

*448

643

621

412

665

832

2,470

2,910

2,530

2,110 

2,210

1,740

1,970

1,710

32,281

1,041

0.079

0.09

Apr.

1,830 

1,990

1,950

1,930

1,760

2,310

2,290

2,060

1,730

1,700

1,690

*1,680

1,530 

1,650

1,590

1,560

1,300

1,330

1,570

1,040

1,640

1,290

1,540

1,250

2,040

*7,920

8,910 

6,190

4,270

2,990

72,530

2,418

0.183

0.20

May

3,080 

3,630

5,270

8,060

6,060

6,190

6,320

6,060

5,430

4,800

4,430

4,180

3,450 

3,280

3,110

2,890

2,840

2,550

2,640

*2,240

2,340

2,040

2,250

1,930

2,040

2,070

1,820 

2,200

2,530

2,450

4,610

112,790

3,638

0.276

0.32

June

6,660 

16,600

11,700

11,400

10,800

9,720

9,160

8,060

6,980

6,060

5,430

4,950

11,200 

*15,600

14,700

14,600

21,700

17,400

10,600

7,790

6,450

14,400

18,100

22,700

26,900

32,000

*46,100 

*60.000

*58,100

48,000

553,840

18,460

1.40

1.56

July

* 20 ',600

14,100

11,700

10,300

9,160

8,330

7,520

6,710

6,190

5,800

5,070

4,790 

4,560

4,300

3,740

3,520

3,430

3,060

2,840

2,830

*2,520

2,630

2,480

2,320

2,300

1,960 

2,120

1,910

1,790

1.620

196,800

6,348

0.481

0.55

Aug.

1,480 

1,770

1,260

1,650

1,690

2,070

2,060

1,770

1,760

1,650

1,450

1,390

1,220 

1,430

1,260

*1,230

2,140

1,820

1,770

1,680

1,590

2,280

4,700

14,400

16,000

18,200

23,100 

23,000

21,400

22,700

24,400

204,320

6,591

0.499

0.58

Sept.

24^400

20,100

14,400

10,300

8,330

6,980

5,930

4,970

4,670

4,250

3,810

3,520 

3,320

3,120

2,920

2,650

2,690

2,620

2,360

2,410

*2,080

2,170

2,080

2,010

1,890

1,770 

1,770

1.750

1,740

176,090

5,870

0.445

0.50

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,000 Min 138 Mean 4,323 Cfsm 0.328 In. 4.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 60,000 Min 88 Mean 3,841 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.94

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs).--June 2 (3:30 p.m.) 20,100 cfs (7.81 ft); June 17 (10 a.m.) 

22,700 cfs (8.65 ft); June 28 (10 p.m.) 61,400 cfs (16.89 ft); Sept. 1 (8 p.m.) 25,100 cfs (9.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 27 to Feb. 17; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 383

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa

34, T. 70

tfapello State Park, 5 miles northwest of Drakesville and 9| miles northwest of Bloomfield.

Drainage area. 7.6 sq mi, approximately, above outlet. 

Records available. June 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.0 ft above datum assumed for this lake 

and 10.0 ft below crest of spillway of dam forming lake. Prior to Nov. 26, 1941, staff 

gage at site 0.5 mile southwest at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 10.24 ft June 4; minimum, 7.81 ft Mar. 18.

1936-54: Maximum gage height observed, 12.70 ft June 12, 1941; minimum observed, 

7.81 ft Sept. 9-11, 1936, Mar. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Water is diverted from lake for fish-rearing ponds below lake outlet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.20

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

8.00

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

7.98

7.98

7.98

Dec.

_

-

7.98

7.99

8,00

8.00

8,00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

7.99

.99

.98

.98

.98

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

.97

. 96

.96

Jan.

.96

.96

.96

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

.94

.94

.94

.93

.93

.92

.92

.92

.91

.90

.90

.90

7.89

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

.

-

_

7.98

7.95

7.92

7.91

7.90

7.90

7.94

7.95

7.94

7.94

7.93

7.93

7.94

7.93

7.93

 

Mar.

7.93

7.92

7.92

7.89

7.88

7.87

7.87

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.85

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.83

7.82

7.82

7.84

7.92

7.92

7.92

7.91

7.91

7.92

7.99

8.04

8.05

8.05

8.05

8 . 05

8.04

Apr.

8.04

8.02

8.00

7.98

7.97

8.05

8.12

8.16

8.17

8.18

8.18

8.18

8.17

8.18

8.19

8.18

8.17

8.15

8.14

8.26

8.61

8.68

8.70

8.71

8.71

8.72

8.79

8.83

8.84

8 .84

May

8.90

9.07

9.37

9.42

9.43

9.42

9.41

9.40

9.38

9.37

9.36

9.34

9.33

9.32

9.31

9.30

9.29

9.28

9.26

9.24

9.23

9.21

9.20

9.19

9.17

9.16

9.16

9.17

9.18

9.17

9.19

June

9.43

9.70

10.12

10.24

10.22

10.19

10.17

10.15

10.14

10.13

10.12

10.11

10.10

10.09

10.08

10.15

10.12

10.10

10.08

10.06

10.05

10.09

10.06

10.05

10.02

10.00

9.98

9.95

9.93

9 91

July

9.89

9.90

9.90

9.86

9.85

9.82

9.80

9.77

9.74

9.71

9.68

9.65

9.62

9.60

9.56

9.54

9.51

9.49

9.48

9.50

9.57

9.56

9.54

9.53

9.52

9.50

9.48

9.46

9.45

9.45

9.44

Aug.

9. 42

9.41

9.39

9.35

9.33

9.31

9.31

9.42

9.43

9.41

9.41

9.40

9.39

9.38

9.38

9.38

9.42

9.43

9.43

9.42

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.39

9.38

9.52

9.57

9.57

9.57

9.55

9.53

Sept.

9.51

9.49

9.48

9.46

9.44

9.42

9.41

9.39.

9.38

9.37

9.35

9.34

9.31

9.30

9.29

9.29

9.26

9.24

9.22

9.20

9.18

9.16

9.14

9.12

9.11

9.10

9.09

9.09

9.13

9. 13
384 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°44', long 91°57', in sec. 36, T. 69 N., R. 10 W., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 1 at Keosauqua, 4 miles downstream from Chequest 

Creek, and at mile 50.6.

Drainage area.--13,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to July 1906, April 1910 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1903-5, 1911-54), 5,322 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,800 cfs June 29 (gage height, 16.14 ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs Jan. 22.

1903-6, 1910-54: Maximum discharge, about 135,000 cfs June 1, 1903 (gage height, 

27.85 ft, from floodmark); minimum daily, 40 cfs Jan. 30, 1940.

Flood of June 1, 1851, reached a stage of 24 ft (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at medium and low stages caused by powerplant at Ottumwa.

Cooperation.--Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 405: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to Aug. 11)

-0.2 

.1

2.0

326

605

1,390

4,650

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

10,100

16,500

31,800

61,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

560

530

566

594

522

564

496

500

520

506

518

508

439

476 

470

462

458

474

461

470

*430

440

442

452

358

425

346

335

*394 

364

363

14,443

466

0.034

0.04

Nov.

410

400

403

384

394

376

369

370

366

388

322

354

378

357 

364

338

515

*323

387

380

451

513

384

508

562

596

595

500

550 

540

12,775

426

0.031

0.03

Dec.

508

*504

554

550

518

568

590

527

. 608

*651

586

576

596

551 

430

320

260

230

300

370

480

200

270

400

340

340

420

460

380 

340

320

13,727

443

0.032

0.04

Jan.

340

310

300

350

330

310

300

260

230

250

180

220

170

150 

180

310

230

170

250

310

*290

130

T40

240

150

160

150

190

160 

200

220

7,180

232

0.017

0.02

Feb.

190

160

220

250

260

280

310

350

400

340

260

350

400

450 

492

646

496

*482

432

650

612

396

658

656

681

673

958

774

-

12,826

458

0.033

0.03

Mar.

806

1,000

850

670

700

570

1,050

796

568

449

689

656

708

573 

698

588

*700

729

620

776

712

510

746

2,010

*4,000

3,140

2,570

2,120

2,150

1,920

1,940

36,014

1,162

0.084

0.10

Apr.

1,700

1,840

1,980

1,900

1,870

5,220

3,040

2,340

2,020

1,880

1,840

*1,710

1,670

1,540 

*1,640

1,590

1,560

1,340

1,420

2,830

2,360

1,960

1,480

1,580

1,510

3,180

11.000

7,810

5,820

4,390

81,820

2,727

0.196

0.22

May

5,560

5,300

6,730

7.810

7,810

6,600

6,730

6,730

6,730

6,080

5,300

5,040

4,650

3,760 

3,500

3,380

3,380

3,040

2,610

*2,480

2,160

2,180

1,920

2,050

1,760

1,890

1,910

1,740

2,090

2,530

4,260

127,710

4,120

0.296

0.34

June

6,990

13,500

16,200

12,300

12,300

11,000

10,400

9,520

8,370

7,120

6,340

5.690

6,990

*16,200 

16,200

14,800

19,900

22,100

13,900

9,810

7,810

9,930

18,200

21,000

25,800

30,300

39,900

53,000

60,500

57,100

562,970

18,770

1.35

1.51

July

*45,400

27,900

15,800

12,900

11,000

9,520

8,650

7,810

7,120

6,340

5,950

5,560

4,910

4,650 

4,390

4,260

3,630

3,380

3,140

5,020

*2,880

2,780

2,390

2,570

2,300

2,170

2,020

1,880

1,900

1,760

1,640

219,620

7,085

0.510

0.59

Aug.

1,490

1,410

1,560

1,200

1,520

1,580

1,820

2,000

1,540

1,580

1,500

1,510

1,260

1,150 

1,280

1,170

1,500

2,080

1,660

*1,660

1,500

1,600

2,640

9,510

15,800

18,200

23,100

24.500

2 2,' 100

25,900

195,120

6,294

0.455

0.52

Sept.

25.400

25,400

23,500

17,500

11,300

9,810

7,810

6,600

6,080

5,040

4,910

4,390

3,880

3,630 

3,380

3,260

3,000

2,680

2,710

2,610

2,410

*2,300

2,090

2,100

1,980

1,940

1,850

1,790

1,840

1,71.0

192,900

6,430

0.463

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 31,200 Min 200 Mean 4,779 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 60,300 Min 130 Mean 4,047 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.96

Peak discharge (base, 19,000 cfs). --June 3 (12:30 a.m.) 20,300 cfs (7.14 ft); June 18 (6 a.m.)

23,100 cfs (7.91 ft); June 29 (2 p.m.) 60,800 cfs (16.14 ft); Aug. 28 (2 a.m.) 24,700 cfs (8.42 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 15 to Feb. 14, Mar. 2-7.
FOX RIVER BASIN 385

Fox River at Wayland, Mo.

Location.-Lat 40°23'45 n , long 91°35'50", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 65 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

90 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 136, three-quarters of a mile west of 

Wayland, and 5 miles downstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area.--400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1922 to September 1954.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 501.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge 2.8 miles upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Nov. 18, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 19, 1934, to June 11, 1936, 

wire-weight gage, at bridge 90 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 13.60 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 29, 1933 (gage height, 21.53 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939-40, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 785: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 28)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21

0 2.3 

.4 2.5 

2.3 3.0 

0

Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

19

4

7.0

10.0

13.0

44

70

148

335

1,100

2,190

3,690

0

.2 

1.0 

2.7 

8.6

2.3 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

44

148

527

1,030

2,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1 

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

3

3.1

0.10

0.00025

0.0003

6.1

Nov.

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 ^1

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

3.4

0.11

0.00028

0.0003

6.7

Dec.

0.2

*.3

1.2 

JL1

.5

.7

.4

.2

g.l

g.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1.1 .1

.1

6.3

0.20

0.00050

0.0006

12

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1 

.2

.4

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.5

13.6

0.44

0.0011

0.001

27

Feb.

0.5

.5 *.5 

.5

.5

.5

.8

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.8

3.6

15

11

13

19

14

11

8.6

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

-

151.2

5.40

0.014

0.01

300

Mar.

4.4

3.6

*3.1 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.3

3.6

3.6

3.8 

3.3

3.1

9.6

587

291

171

63

30

*13

1,042.6

33.6

0.084

0.10

2,070

Apr.

10

7.4

5.3 

4.1

5.8

*25

795

253

92

652

690

169

74

41

84

178

105

48

28

528

5.500 

1,930

558

g261

g!61

g!06

g!26

g556

gl81

g!76

10,927.6

364

0.910

1.02

21,670

May

g664

g764

El. 080 

*g789

288

159

105

72

51

40

55

29

25

22

19

17

17

16

14

13

15 

13

52

18

12

10

To

14

27 

22

504

4,694

151

0.578

0.44

9,310

June

1,750

706

814 

729

265

142

g82

g52

56

*28

20

16

13

12

10

11

27

42

28

15

11 

8.6

44

26

18

11

8.0

6.4

"671 

12

4,949.4

165

0.412

0.46

9,820

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,340 Min 0 Mean 176 Cfsm 0.440 In.

July

8.6

8.4

5.2 

4.6

5.4

2.7

2.5

*2.1

1.9

*1.7

1.4

.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3 

1.2

36

T7

9.5

6.4

4.6

3.4

2.5

1.7

1.1

127.6

4.12

0.010

0.01

253

Aug.

0.9

.7

.4

.3

172

.7

.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

*2.1

1.7

.8

1.0

1.9

4.0

29

105

31

14

9.5

6.7

4.9

3.4

6.5

44

254

T76 

56

22

764.0

24.6

0.062

0.07

1,520

Sept.

~8.0 12

6.1 

4.9

3.7

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.6

*.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.7

2.3 

1.4

1.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

6.7 

11

84.8

2.83

0.0071

0.008

168

5.97 Ac-ft 127,100

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,300 Min 0 Mean 62.4 Cfsm 0.156 In. 2.12 Ac-ft 45,160

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs). Apr. 21 (10 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (15.60 ft).

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

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 6.
386 BEAR CREEK BASIN 

Bear Creek near Ifercelline, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°08'34", long 91°20'14", between sees. 20 and 21, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, 0.9 mile downstream from Grindstone Creek, 2-j miles northeast of Marcelline, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 510 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 24, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 188 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs June 1 (gage height, 10.82 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 26.07 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 19-31)

2.67

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

0

.1

.9

2.0

3.4

5.6

12

30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

64

123

210

325

495

1,330

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0 

0

* f

!i

.1.1.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1.1

.1

2.9

0.09

0.00026

0.0003

Nov.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

.1 

.1

.2

7?

.2 

.2

.2

b.2

b.2

2.5

0.08

0.00023

0.0003

Dec.

bO.2 

b.5

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

*.5

.7

.7

.8

.8

b.8

b.8

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.6

.8

.8

b.7 

b.6

b.6

b.7

b.8 

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

22.2

0.72

0.0021

0.002

Jan.

bO.9 

E79

b.9

b.9

.9

.9

b.9

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.5

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8 

.8

.8

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

23.7

0.76

0.0022

0.003

Feb.

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

79

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.0

33

 IB- 34

is

8.0

5.6

4.1 

3.2

*2.4

2.3

2-. 2 

2.2

2.1

__-__..

162.5

5.80

0.017

0.02

Mar.

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

..9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

0

.2

.4

.4

.3 

.3

*.2

876

1.720 

113

30

16

11

'

2,787.9

89.9

0.258

0.30

Apr.

6.2 

4.9

4.1

3.2 *5._g

41

163

30

14

152

795

183

40

23

517

770

145

38

23

72

604

1,520 

808

107

49

34 

62

53

30

170

6,464.4

215

0.618

0.69

May

679 

257

104

62

*31

21

16

11

8.6

7.1

5.9

4.7

3.8

2.8

2.7

2.2

2.6

2.4

*2.0

1.7

1.5

T75 

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.8

153

1,398.2

45.1

0.130

0.15

June

1,850 

1,070

525

157

55

34

25

18

12

10

7.4

5.9

6.2

4.1

110

174

76

23

8.6

4.7

23

*153 

25

11

5.6

3.8 

2.8

"O2.7

4.3

4,389.9

146

0.420

0.47

July

6.5 

4.9

3.8

2.7

a2.o

al.6

al.3

al.O

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

aTT

a.l

*.l

~T4 1.080 

19

8.0

4.7 

2.8

2.0

1.8

2.0

1,233.8

39.8

0.114

0.13

Aug.

1.5 

1.5

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.7

372

^1

19

8.3

6.5

5.2

4.3

3.2

2.7

7.3

27

18

18

8.3

4.7 

2.8

*2.1

1.6

.6 

299

162

40

12

7.1

1,130.0

36.5

0.105

0.12

Sept.

3.8 

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

35

80

132.2

4.41

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Min o Mean 64.8 Cfsm 0.186 !" 2.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,830 Min o Mean 48.6 Cfsm 0.140 In. 1.90

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for La Moine 

River at Colmar and at Rip ley.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Feb. 15, Feb. 28 to 

Mar. 24, June 4, July 21, July 28 to Aug. 7, Aug. 24-26, Sept. 2-28.
WYACONDA RIVER BASIN 387

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 515.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 16, 1934, to Apr. 30, 1939, wireLocation.-- Lat 40°08'30", long 91°33'55", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile upstream from Sugar Creek and 

2 miles west of Canton.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954.

Gage.- 

~^T92

weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 216 cfs (156,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 14.36 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs June 30, 1933 (gage height, 30.00 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1940-41, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect and indefinite stagedischarge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.4

6.9

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

37

74

124

6.0

9.0

13..0

447

1,110

2,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Dec.

»00"

0

e.l

el. 5

el. 7

el. 7

el. 7

e2.0

eTTT

el.O

e.6

e.5

e.3

e.2

e.l

e.l

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

14.6

0.471

0.0012

0.001

29

Jan.

0.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.1

*.l

.5

75

.2

.1

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.2

0.103

0.00026

0.0003

6.3

Feb.

0

*0

.1

.5

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

2

1

2

4

10

13

15

9.1

7.5

6.3

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.4

-

96.8

3.46

0.0088

0.009

192

Mar.

3.4

2.9

*2.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

T7T

1.6

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

32

1,540

497

142

68

36

21

14

2,203.4

71.1

0.181

0.21

4,370

Apr.

*9.9

7.2

5.8

4.0

3.6

209

*593

216

94

44

912

263

78

42

36

174

102

49

27

31

2.160

2,140

663

224

106

67

63

393

142

90

8,948.5

298

0.758

0.85

17,750

May

843

1,110

1,390

*644

*248

99

63

44

33

26

22

18

15

12

11

10

9.9

9.1

8.1

6.9

6.3

6.3

9.9

8.4

6.1

4.3

4.0

475

5.3

12

214

4,902.6

158

0.402

0.46

9,720

June

1,690

935

*622

542

163

95

55

37

26

21

17

13

9.9

7.8

8.1

12

31

49

23

12

7.5

5.3

12

18

11

6.3

3.8

2.6

1.9

479

4,442.1

148

0.377

0.42

8,810

July

3.1

5.5

3.6

2.2

1.6

1.1

*.8

.6

.2

.1

,1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

39

14

6.3

3.1

1.9

1.1

.7

.2

0

85.5

2.76

0.0070

0.008

170

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

1.9

.6

.2

*2.9

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.7

44

32

74

30

29

16

6.3

3.6

2.1

2.7

151

264

146

76

39

957.5

30.9

0.079

0.09

1,900

Sept.

21

11

6.6

4.0

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.3

.1

*0~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

3.4

67.8

2.26

0.0058

0.006

134

Calendar year!953 : Max 5,210 Min 0 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.351 In. 4.78 Ac-ft 100,100

Water year!953-54 : Max 2,160 Min 0 Mean 59.5 Cfsm 0.151 In. 2.05 Ac-ft 43,080

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base. 

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

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, observer' 

notes, and records for nearby streams.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 1-18.
388 FABIUS RIVER BASIN 

North Fabius River at Mor.ticello, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°06'30", long 91°42'55", in SW^SEi sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile south of Monticello and 19 miles upstream from Middle Fabims River.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1954.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 540.73 ft above mean sea level,

Saturn of 1929. Prior to Nov. 22, 1930, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum

0.03 ft lower. Nov. 22, 1930, to Nov. 17, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 264 cfs (191,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Fteximum discharge during year, 5,270 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 18.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 17,400 cfs June 30, 1933 (gage height, 30.8 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1934, 1936-37, 1940-41, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1937-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 24)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7

.4

1.1

2.4

4.6

12

5.0 

5.5

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

38

103

565

1,030

2,090

4,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtel

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 1-

J

10.5

0.34

0.00075

0.0009

21

Nov.

>-

*2.0

. a2

60.0

2.00

0.0044

0.005

119

Dec.

*1.9

al.5

46.9

1.51

0.0033

0.004

93

Jan.

,

aO.8

*.8

a 5

17.6

0.57

0.0013

0.001

35

Feb.

'

al

*19

8.4

9.2

7.0

7.0

7.7

5.5

4.3

5.2

3.2

4.9

6.4

103.8

3.71

0.0082

0.009

206

Mar.

4.3 

a4.3

*4.3

4.9

2.2

3.5

2.5

4.9

5.2

4.3

4.9

1.7

2.5

2.7

1.0

1.7

3.0

8.4

alO

9.2

6.4

a6

8.4

12

*504

*386

151

a60

32

23

15

1,289.3

41.6

0.092

0.11

2,560

Apr.

11

*10

6.7

4.3

8.4

160

*649

202

69

51

1,010

292

103

57

61

108

37

35

33

38

5.810

1,160

*464

348

256

168

92

310

202

110

9,865.4

329

0.728

0.81

19,570

May

1,280 

854

760

586

 238

134

85

55

37

22

23

15

14

9.2

9.6

11

10

10

9.2

7.3

7.0

6.7

7.0

6.1

5.8

5.5

575

6.7

a8

alO 

a!50

4,387.6

142

0.314

0.36

8,700

June

al.700 

alSOO *y.so

975

267

103

102

75

48

28

16

11

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

77

55

19

9.2

6.7

3.6

976

10

6.7

6.1

4.9

6.7

6.1

57

6,277.9

209

0.462

0.52

12,450

July

34 

9.2

5.5

4.9

3.8

3.4

*3.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

5.1

4.9

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3 

a2.3

115.7

3.73

0.0083

0.01

229

Aug.

a2.3 

a2.0

al.2

al.O

a.J5

a. 5

a3

5.2

5.5

6.1

*6.1

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.4

4.9

219

310

151

74

24

11

9.2

4.6

3.2

59

160

367

211

168 

103

1,937.9

62.5

0.138

0.16

3,840

Sept.

11 

10

8.8

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

1.8

*1.4

1.0

2.0

.7

.7

1.8

2.1

2.0

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

7.6

20

111.5

3.72

0.0082

0.009

221

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,030 Min 0 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.38 Ac-ft 105,600

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,810 Min 0 Mean 66.4 Cfsm 0.147 In. 2.00 Ac-ft 48,040

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, trend 

of observer's readings, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PABIUS RIVER BASIN 389

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°19'55", long 92°12'50", in NV£NW£ sec. 26, T. 64 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile downstream from confluence 

of North and South Porks and 6 miles north of Baring.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1934).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1935-54), 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 17.15 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 9,540 cfs June 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.1 ft); no flow 

at times in many years.

Flood in July 1875 reached a stage of about 27 ft.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 805: 1935. WSP 855: Drainage area. WSP 875: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 15, Dec. 20-22,

Feb. 22 to Mar. 17) 

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

2.45

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

0

.1

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

2.4

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.C

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

12

21

43

115

325

755

1,800

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

0

.1

.2

.5

.9

1.5

2.4

3.8

3.2

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

5.8

8.4

20

40

107

315

730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

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

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1

0

.1.1

1.1

0.04

0.00022

0.0002

2.2

Dec.

0

0~

0

.1

.1.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.00016

0.0002

1.8

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0 

0

*0

0

.2

.3

.3

.3

S-4

g.5

g.4

.2

g.3

.3

g.3

Sii *g.4

.4

S-3

g.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

6.9

0.25

0.0014

0.001

14

Mar.

0.1

Q

cf

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

3.2

47

*14

1.9

3.4

1.3

 8

.6

77.2

2.49

0.013

0.02

153

Apr.

*0.4 

.3

.2

.1

7s

55

24

17

4.2

115

313

70

19

8.8

52

56

18

5.8

4.0

54

1.780

1,090

*175

85

56

39

309

217

71

124

4,763.3

159

0.859

0.96

9,450

May

1.000 

522

738

*330

89

61

46

35

27

22

18

15

12

10

8.8

8.2

9.2

7.7

6.1

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

375

4.0

6.9

7.2

50

3,063.8

98.8

0.534

0.62

6,080

June

626

313

*654 '213

71

45

32

*22

15

11

8.1

5.6

4.2

3.2

18

57

23

12

4.4

2.4

1.7

18

14

3.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.6

* 

2,181.8'

72.7

0.393

0.44

4,330

July

0.4

.4

.4

.4

g.3

g.2

.2

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

.1.1

0

0

7.0

0.23

0.0012

0.001

14

Aug.

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.5

.7

.6

.3

g33

8*53

47

4.0

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

167

350

149

27

5.4

1.7

1,241.7

40.1

0.217

0.25

2,460

Sept.

0.8 

.4

.2

.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

2.8

15

19.5

0.65

0.0035

0.004

39

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,050 Mln 0 Mean 74.2 Cfsm 0.401 In. 5.43 Ac-ft 53,730

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,780 Mln 0 Mean 31.1 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.30 Ac-ft 22,540

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs).' Apr. 21 (9 p.m.) 2,660 cfs (17.15 ft).

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

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-19, Dec. 23 to Feb. 8, Feb. 12.

40Z891 O -57 - 26
390 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°05'40", long 91°44'10", in SEi sec. 12, T. 61 N., R. 8 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2| miles southwest of Montioello, 

8 miles downstream from Radish Branch, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--393 sq mi.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 10 ft. Datum of gage 

is 540.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 224 cfs (162,200 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 12.33 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 26.28 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 26.6 ft, from floodmark, date unknown (discharge, 16,800 cfs). 

Flood of June 17, 1945, reached a stage of 23.3 ft, from floodmark.

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

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.94

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

1.6 

4.0 

7.6

2.9 

3.3 

3.7

4.5 

6.0

10.0

159

450

1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

C)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

*0.1 ~n

1.8

T75

1.2

1.4

.8

.2

.6

.8

.6

.2

.1

.0

.1

1.1

.7

.5

.5

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0 

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.6

1.5

1.3

34.1

1.10

0.0028

0.003

68

Jan.

1.7

1.8

!4

.6

.4

* .2

.1

.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.3

75

.3

.4

.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.3 

.4

.4

.5

.9

.6 

.5

. 3

.3

26.4

0.85

0.0022

0.002

52

Feb.

1.0

*T73 

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.2

1.1

2.8

4.3

ITO" 8.3

5.6

4.8

5.6

5.4

4.3 

3.4

2.8

2.4

3.7

2.9

83.9

3.00

0.0076

0.008

166

Mar.

2.3

3.0 

.7

* .8

.8

.5

 X.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.3

.2

.4

.8

.8

.2

.7

.6 

3.1

1,040

260

112

52 

28

16

13

1,562.2

50.4

0.128

0.15

3,100

Apr.

8.7

*8.3 

6.8

375

14

238

*182

87

42

25

163

260

105

76

43

121

159

81

38

28

106

1,120

1,300 

377

159

99

99

131 

300

152

5,542.8

185

0.471

0.52

10,990

May

645

1,400 670'

*790

*472

174

99

60

48

33

28

25

20

20

16

15

16

15

14

12

11

10

12 

11

9.7

8.0

6.8

7.8 

6.8

16 4.9

4,681.0

151

0.384

0.44

9,280

June

875

1.090 

*850

880

400

182

99

60

45

36

27

23

18

12

12

24

16

12

10

25

23

15

9.7

7.0

6.6

5.1

G70

7.6 

9.2

7.8

4,793.0

160

0.407

0.45

9,510

July

6.4

476 

2.4

2.7

2.1

1.9

*1.8

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.2

.1

.5

.2

.2 

0

.1

2.1

2.2

1.8 

1.4 

2.9

'

44.7

1.44

0.0037

0.004

89

Aug.

1.5

1.1 

.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

23

7.6

2.1

*1.4

4.0

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.4

557

190

260

138

60

52

18 

9.2

5.8

11

610

1,060 

470

182

3,763.2

121

0.308

0.36

7,460

Sept.

45

27 

17

8.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.3

'2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

 1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

1.2

.8

.9 

1.5

1.2

.8

.5

1775 

237 

T3T

507.2

16.9

0.043

0.05

1,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,320 Mln 0 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.341 In. 4.63 Ao-ft 96,900

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 57.6 Cfsm 0.147 In. 1.99 Ao-ft 41,720

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 pfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 391

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°53>50", long 91°35'00", in NE£ see. 20, T. 59 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 4| miles southwest of Taylor, 5 miles downstream 

from Grassy Creek, and 5.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Fabius River.

Drainage area. 620 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 482.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 14, 1936, wire-weight gage at bridge 

4 miles downstream at datum 21.94 ft lower. May 14, 1936, to Dec. 2, 1940, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1935-54), 348 cfs (251,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 8.10 ft); mini- 

 munT~0.1 cfs Oct. 1-3, 9-29, July 20.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 19.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; no flow at times In 1936, 1940-41.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 18.49 ft, from floodmark, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 825: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-28)

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

13

28

72

183

580

1,830

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.1

1.5 

2.8 

4.8 

8.6

2.1 

2.3 

2.7 

3.5

4.5 

7.0

22

44

125

350

770

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

!i

.2

7Z

*.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

«.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

3.8

0.12

0.00019

0 . 0002

7.5

Nov.

0.2 

T

».2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

12.1

0.40

0.00065

0.0007

24

Dec.

*0.5 

TJ5

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.4 

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6 

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

6 . 2

T15

62.4

2.01

0.0032

0.004

124

Jan.

2.7 

?75

2.5

2.4

 2.2

2.4

2.2 

2.1

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.2

T7f

1.7

1.6

1.2 

1.4

2.5

2.7

2.4

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

65.8

2.12

0.0034

0.004

131

Feb.

2.7 

 3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.5

?T7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.9

 275 31

14 

12

9.8

11

9.8

8.2

7.5

6.2

6.5

6.9

6.9

192.2

6.86

O.Q11

0.01

331

Mar.

5.9 

5.6

5.3

 4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9 

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

 2.4

2.4

2.4 

4.1

4.3

3.6

3.4

3.2

4.6

339

1,560

744

198

91

58 

*42

3,119.6

101

0.163

0.19

6,190

Apr.

35

30

26

2350"

*1,300

1.990 

' 706

*208

106

118

707

360

175

99

77

270

,218 

128

68

49

392

340

225

162

90

135

195

113

92

8,487

283

0.456

0.51

16,830

May

531

775

990

WS

*346

218

132 

79

54

43

38

33

28

27

24

24

26

26 

26

22

19

19

22

18

21

20

17

-?s 16

17 

455

4,694

151

0.244

0.28

9,310

June

2,150 

2,030

1,990

1,100

585

378

205 

130

86

*57

47

38

33

28

264

562

264

134 

175

81

46

31

25

20

16

14

12

9.1

25 8.2 

10,547.3

352

0.568

0.63

20,920

July

36 

20

14

10

7.2

6.1

*5.1 

3.8

3.0

*2.4

2.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.2 

.2

J.

.2

1.2

1.5

3.8

2.5

1.7

3.4

2.8

4.6 

3.1

1.7

143.2

4.62

0.0075

0.009

284

Aug.

19 

14

5.8

11

8.2

5.1

3.6 eic 

472

138

*68

108

83

62

35

28

1,910

2.470 

1,520

577

326

182

94

57

40

34

70

1,120

1,520 

500

237

12,327.7

398

0.642

0.74

24,450

Sept.

140

77

49

38

28

26

22

18

15

13

11

9.1

7.2

6.1

5.4

*5.1

4.6

3.8 

3.0

T5

8.6

5.1

4.6

3.8

3.1

3.6

5.8

5.4

53 

580

1,162.2

38.7

0.062

0.07

2,310

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,430 Mln 0.1 Mean 181 Cfsm 0.292 In. 3.97 Ac-ft 131,300

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,470 Min o.l Mean 112 Cfsm 0.181 In. 2.45 Ac-ft 80,960

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
392 NORTH RIVER BASIN

North River at Bethel, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°52', long 92°01', in NE£NW£ sec. 33, T. 59 N., R. 10 W., near center of 

 span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15 at Bethel, 2? miles upstream from 

Messner Branch.

Drainage area. 58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to August 1936).

£. Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 5 ft. Datum of gage 

s 683.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--18 years (1936-54), 37.6 cfs (27,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 20.9 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in many years.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Apr. 5, 1947, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

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

0

0

jj.

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.00017

0.0002

0.6

Dec.

*0

3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

75

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.9

0.09

0.0016

0.002

5.8

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

5.9

0.19

0.0033

0.004

12

Feb.

0.3

.3

*.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.6

.8

73

.3

.2

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.8

0.24

0.0041

0.004

13

Mar.

0.2

*.2

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

233

~19~ 292

8.4

4.6

2.3 i!o

564.5

18.2

0.314

0.36

1,120

Apr.

0.8

*.6

76

.6

224

957

755

34

10

6.4

9.9

33

11

6.8

5.0

5.2

3.9

5.6

5.2

3.4

2.4

107

*50

15

7.7

5.4

13

31

13

8.8

2,302.3

76.7

1.32

1.48

4,570

May

123

197

W

*42

14

7.9

5.4

3.9

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

l'.5

616.6

19.9

0.343

0.40

1,220

June

530" 355

219

70

22

11

6.8

 4.6

4.0

3.0

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.7

34

21

7.9

4.0

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

75

2 .4

1,012.1

33.7

0.581

0.65

2,010

July

1.2

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.l

.3

.1

.1

.1

-60

0

0

0

0

0

0

88

2?

6.4

2.4

1.0

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

126.1

4.07

0.070

o.oa

250

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

».l

.1

~.l 0

411

272

26

9.3

15

53

20

8.8

6.4

529

219" 900

88

22

10

6.8

4.3

3.0

2.0

41

164

32

11

5.5

2,859.8

92.3

1.59

1.83

5,670

Sept.

3.1

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.7

 123

140.9

4.70

0.081

0.09

279

Calendar year 1953: Max 811 Mln 0 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 0.241 In. 3.27 Ac-ft 10,120

Water year 1953-54: Max 957 Mln 0 Mean 20.9 Cfam 0.360 In. 4.90 Ac-ft 15,150

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs).--Apr. 6 (ll p.m.) 1,800 cfs (13.6 ft); Aug. 8 (11 p.m.) 618 

(9.8 ft); Aug. 17 (11 P-m.J 1,240 cfs (12.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
NORTH RIVER BASIN 393

North River at Palmyra, .Mo.

Location. Lat 39°49'05", long 91"3VIS", in SE^SW^ sec. 13, T. 58 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 100 ft (corrected) upstream from city waterworks dam, 1,000 ft upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highways 24 and 61, half a mile north of Palmyra, and 7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 373 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 464.81 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, wireweight gage at bridge 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 22, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 230 cfs (166,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs June 1 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 22.96 ft, site 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; no flow for many days in 

1936, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 ft, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. Water diverted from 

river above and below dam by city of Palmyra.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water-year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

9.7

9.8

9.9

0.1

.4

2.7

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30 

0.1

5.2

18.5

39

10.2

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

69

204

543

1,500

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

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

3.1

0.10

0.00027

0.0003

6.1

Nov.

0.1

*7T

.1

.1

,1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

75

.4

.4

.4

5.4

0.18

0.00048

0.0005

11

Dec.

 0.4

.7

1.0 "75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

'.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

. 6

17.6

0.57

0.0015

0.002

35

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

. 8

.8

20.5

0.66

0.0018

0.002

41

Feb.

0.8

*.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.4

T79- 1.9

1.3

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

25.8

0.92

0.0025

0.003

51

Mar.

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

7f

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.9

290

~?52 424

62

34

25

*19

1,123.7

36.2

0.097

0.11

2,230

Apr.

13

10

7.8

6.8 26'9"

*1,850

2,250

421

107

65

106

84

62

49

39

34

36

30

23

19

19

1,000

312

152

84

56

363

199

125

80

6,871.6

229

0.614

0.69

13,630

May

739

741 55"T

275

*130

80

59

47

36

32

30

25

21

19

16

18

18

16

14

13

11

13

14

11

10

8.8

2TT~ 7.8

27

16

255

3,273.6

106

0.284

0.33

6,490

June

1,700 ~^7t7

813

325

148

92

59

44

36

*30

23

21

18

16

51

356

138

65

39

27

19

14

10

7.8

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.5

3.8

572

4,848.7

162

0.434

0.48

9,620

July

4.5

3.8

6.0

3.8

2.6

 1.7

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.2

17

19

TT

7.8

4.5

3.8

3.8

2.6

1.7

99.1

3.20

0.0086

0.01

197

Aug.

2.1

1.7

1.3

.6

.4

.3

75

295

783

212

*65

49

64

56

39

27

284

1,000

750

245

125

59

36

25

19

16

14

13

74

56

30

4,342.7

140

0.375

0.43

8,610

Sept.

18

T5

8.8

6.8

6.0

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.6

.5

1.0

1.7

1.0

.8

.5

.2

.2

.1

71

.2

3.8

89.1

2.97

0.0080

0.009

177

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,510 Mln 0.1 Mean 92.7 Cfsm 0.249 In. 3.38 Ac-ft 67,080

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,850 Mln 0.1 Mean 56.8 Cfsm 0.152 In. 2.07 Ac-ft 41,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
394 BEAR CREEK BASIN 

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo.

Location. La t 39°40'43", long 91°24'4l", in SE^NWi sec. 1, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Hannibal, and 4$ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1942, November 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 508.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, chain gage, Oct. 1, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight 

gage, and Mar. 26, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at same site at 

datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years (1939-42, 1948-54), 15.0 cfs (10,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.59 ft); no flow 

I'or many days.

1938-42, 1947-54: Maximum discharge, 5,120 cfs July 21, 1949 (gage height, 10.95 

ft); no flow at times in 1940-41, 1952-54.

Flood of July 13, 1937, reached a stage of 10.8 ft, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge, 6,050 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1115: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.1

.4

1.3

2.8

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

4.9

7.9

18

40

82

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.8 

2.1 4.0

4.3

7.7

13

30

157

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtaa

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

.2

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1 .1

1.4

0.05

0.0016

0.002

2.8

Nov.

0.

*.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

-Ji

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

5.3

0.18

0.0058

0.006

11

Dec.

0.3

.7

1.2 T7J

.8

. 

1 ,

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

. 8

.7

22.1

0.71

0.023

0.03

44

Jan.

0.7

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

.8

.8

.9 

1.3

30.4

0.98

0.032

0.04

60

Feb.

*2.8

4.2

275

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.0

*4.0

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

-

40.1

1.43

0.046

0.05

80

Mar.

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

2.5

*20

*6.0

2.8

1.9

1.5

 1.3 

1,0

55.9

1.80

0.058

0.07

111

Apr.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

50

63

9.5

3.6

2.1

*2.0

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

2.0

2.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

24

*120

*17

8.2

4.9

2.9

9.6

4.9 iti- 1

470.9

15.7

0.506

0.56

934

May

21

20

*11

6.2

4.6

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

_J3

.a

9.9

7.2

1.8

.9

.9

.8

5.5

2.9 

1.4

2.2

122.0

3.94

0.127

0.15

242

June

17

7.7

*10

4.3

2.3

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.2

.2

.1

2.6

4.0

.7

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

54.6

1.82

0.059

0.07

108

July

(*)

PI

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

43

25

25

3.8

.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

98.8

3.19

0.103

0.12'

196

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.3

T?

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.5

0.02

0.00065

0 . 0006

1.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 86 Min o Mean 3.47 Cfsm 0.112 In. 1.52 Ac-ft 2,510

Water year 1953-54: Max 127 Mln 0 Mean 2.47 Cfsm 0.080 In. 1.10 Ac-ft 1,790

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efa).--No peak above base. 

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

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 17-23, 25, 26, Jan. 21-29, 

Mar. 19-26, Apr. 26 to May 31, June 3-10, 12, June 14 to July 8, 13-19.
SALT RIVER BASIN 395

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°44', long 92°01', in SWfcffii sec. 17, T. 57 N., R. 10 W., on right bank 

75 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 3 miles north of Shelbina, and 

15 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to March 1934).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1934, chain gage at bridge 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-54), 275 cfs (199,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.19 ft); maximum gage height, 9.25 ft June 2; no flow for many days.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 27.4 ft); no 

flow at times in 1934, 1936-38, 1940-41, 1947, 1953-54.

Flood in June 1928 reached a stage of 23.54 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted from river at gage by city of Shelbina.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13-31)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

Oct. 1 to May 31

0 3.5

.3 3.7

.9 4.0

2.9 4.5

6.3 5.0

11 9.0

June 1 to Sept. 30

26

48

97

228

412

1,980

3.2

3.3

3.5

2.6 

3.7 

5.2 

7.4

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

18

41

95

171

332

1,020

1,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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

o

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1 .1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.4

o.oi

0.000021

0.00003

0.8

Feb.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

1.7

3.2

3.5

5.0

13

20

*To 

10

6.3

5.2

4.8

4.1

3.2

1.8

1.1

1.4

1.3

-

95.6

3.41

0.0071

0.007

190

Mar.

1.3

*1.4

1.1

.8

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

593

1,060

350

114

47

23

14

2,206.3

71.2

0.148

0.17

4,380

Apr.

9.0

5.9

4.1

2.9

252

1,560

1.950

*760

150

73

541

534

216

76

49

385

305

116 

52

29

22

324

297

116

62

38

201

231

120 

118

8,578.9

286

0.595

0.66

17,020

May

489

982

1,440

760

«225

112

70

47

33

24

19

15

11

8.5

6.7

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.5

3.8

2.9

3.8

4.5

3.5

1.8

1.1

1.3

2.9

18 

41

52

4,401.2

142

0.295

0.34

8,730

June

1,030

1,780

1,740

1,420

481

183

*104

68

54

36

23

13

8.6

6.7

6.5

85

549

273

95

41

15

7.8

5.8

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.0 

2.7

8,050.7

268

0.557

0.62

15,970

July

2.4 z'.z

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

*1.2

.9

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.4

.3

.1

0 

0

0

19.0

0.61

0.0013

0.001

38

Aug.

0

'.4

*.4

.3

.1

.1

255

532

144

43

61

136

61

23

11

217

1,500 

845

583

259

106

54

18

9.4

6.0

264

583

325 

157

70

6,063.9

196

0.407

0.47

12,030

Sept.

31

15

9.4

6.3

4.8

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

 1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.1

1.4

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.3

.8

.6

101 

448

661.2

22.. 0

0.046

0.05

1,310

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,380 Mln 0 Mean 148 Cf«m 0.308 In. 4.18 Ac-ft 107,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,930 Mln 0 Mean 82.4 Cfsm 0.171 In. 2.32 Ac-ft 59,670

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Ho peak above base.

ygs and intermittent water-stage-
396 SALT RIVER BASIN

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°21'45", long 91°49'05", in NW^NE^ sec. 20, T. 53 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Santa Fe and 

1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily used below 2.5 ft. Datum of 

gage is 613.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Feb. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 200 cfs (144,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 865 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.42 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 21.10 ft); no 

flow at times in 1947, 1953-54.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 

June 4 to Aug. 11)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21 pr. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 0 1.5 3.0 1.0 0 2.0 33

1.1 .2 1.6 5.0 1.1 .5 2.5 75

1.2 .5 1.7 8.9 1.2 1.2 3.0 134

1.3 1.0 1.9 19 1.3 2.1 3.5 215

1.4 1.8 1.4 3.8 4.5 535

1.5 7.0 5.0 710

1.7 15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

"00

0 

0

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.000034

0.00002

0.4

Nov.

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

1.2

"

10.7

0.36

0.0012

0.001

21

Dec.

1.0

.9

1.0 

.9

.7

.7

-il

. 8

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

35.5

1.15

0.0039

0.004

70

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.9

5.2

2.9

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.5

50.5

1.63

0.0055

0.006

100

Feb.

1.4

1.4

1.6

370

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

_

53.6

1.91

0.0064

0.007

106

Mar.

 1.5

1.4

1.7

1.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

i!o

2.1

6.9

7.5

6.3

15.

7.5

3 7*

84.8

2.74

0.0092

0.01

168

Apr.

1.9

1.4

1.3 

liO

2.3

3.5

*18

11

6.3

4.3

5.9

5.9

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.4

*98

*100

74

47

31

25

18

15

14

498.4

16.6

0.056

0.06

989

May

12

25

78

50

36

25

20

17

13

11

9.4

7.0

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

27T

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.2

6.6

22

64

"65 104

687.2

22.2

0.074

0.09

1,360

June

131

342

570 

131

60

a33

*21

15

11

15

10

6.6

3.8

2.5

3.3

3.6

17

19

13

12

7.0

3.8

1.9

1.4

1.1

.7

.5

.4

4.2

1,457.0

47.9

0.161

0.18

2,850

July

23

54

15 

6.6

2.8

1.4

1.0

.6

*.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

104.8

3.38

0.011

0.01

208

Aug.'

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

59

138

53

33

25

60

42

96

54

35

22

14

9.4

6.2

4.4

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

663.4

21.4

0.072

0.08

1,320

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.0 

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

89

IT

21

12

7.0

4 2

3 0

2 5

3 4

3 0

279.3

9.31

0.031

0.03

554

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,900 Mln 0 Mean 54.7 Cfsm 0.184 In. 2.49 Ac-ft 39,580

Water year 1953-54; Max 570 Min 0 Mean 10.7 Cfsm 0.036 In. 0.48 Ac-ft 7,750

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 efs). No peak above base. 

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

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of adjoining good record and weather records. 

Note. Discharge computed from daily wire-weight-gage readings on all days except Apr. 22-24, 

May 3, 4, May 29 to June 5, when recorder was functioning.
SALT RIVER BASIN 397

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°18'40", long 91°56'40", in NW£SW£ sec. 5, T. 52 H., R. 9 W., on upstream 

side near center of bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles upstream from Long Branch and 

11 miles north of Mexico.

Drainage area. 67.4 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to August 1936).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 3.0 ft. Datum of gage 

is 704.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Missouri Highway Department ).

Average discharge. 18 years (1936-54), 46.8 cfs (33,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 330 cfs June 3 (gage height, 2.98 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs June 26, 1942 (gage height, 12.19 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930-41, 1943-54.

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 ft, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1932, 1937.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0 

.2

.7 

1.9 

6.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.7

15

32

56-

108

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.3

72

.1 

.1

.1

0.8

0.03

0.00045

0.0004

1.6

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.2

1.7

2.7

1.7

1.4

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

25

*41"9.3

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.3

1.9 

1.2

101.1

3.37

0.050

0.06

201

May

16

76

*69

16

6.4

4.5

2.9

1.9

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

£

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.4

48

14

7 . 8

268.6

8.66

0.128

0.15

533

June

57

46

238

531

11

6

*3.8

2.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.2

.6

.8

.4

3.5

1.7

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

408.3

13.6

0.202

0.23

810

July

14 

.8

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

3.3

0.11

0.0016

0.002

6.5

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*.4

2.6

.6

.3

.1

0

0

38

*12

12

6.2

1.6

4.4

6.2

49

19

6.7

6.Z

4.5

1.9

.8

.5

.3

.1

.1 

0

0

173.5

5.60

0.083

0.10

344

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85

28

7.1

3.8

1.6

.9

.5

.2

.1

.1

.2

125.5

4.18

0.062

0.07

249

Calendar year 1953 : Max 565 Mln 0 Mean 14.4 Cfsm 0.214 In. 2.90 Ac-ft 10,440

Water year 1953-54: Max 238 Mln 0 Mean 2.96 Cfsm 0.044 In. 0.61 Ac-ft 2,150

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efa. revised). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
398 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Salt River at Paris, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°29'00", long 91°59'50", in SW^-SWi sec. 2, T. 54 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of Wabash Railroad bridge in Paris, 12| miles upstream from 

Elk Fork Salt River.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 22, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 216 cfs (156,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 9.82 ft); no 

flow on many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 27, 1942 (gage height, 21.76 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940-41, 1950, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for days of no recorder record, or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.000028

0.00003

0.6

Nov.

(*-)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

*0

, 1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

'.2

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.2

11.6

0.37

0.0010

0.001

23

Jan.

1.2

172- 1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1.1

.1

1.0

33.4

1.08

0.0030

0.003

66

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

~9.0 13

7.3

6.9

10

13

10

7.6

5.4

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

-

111.0

3.96

0.011

0.01

220

Mar.

2.6 *2.4

2.2 

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

T72

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.2

16

703 620"

181

59 

30

20

1,669.2

53.8

0.151

0.17

3,310

Apr.

14

9.7

7.6 

6.0

586

1,280

1,170

*882

568

163

508

142

148

80

45

29

21

17

36

29

43

1,650

1,220

370

140

89

251

434

250

165

10,353.3

345

0.969

1.08

20,540

May

620

1,280

V790 

 1,360

514

137

91

68

50

39

32

26

22

19

16

13

11

9.7

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

14

15

15

19

17

13

17

35

6,282.5

203

0.570

0.66

12,460

June

24

381

942

 658

278

115

64

g38

g24

g!6

13

13

10

12

7.8

201

240

121

56

29

17

10

6.6

4.3

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.1

_^i

3,309.8

110

0.309

0.35

6,560

July

0.3

.2

72 

.2

.3

.4

74" .5

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

11.4

0.37

0.0010

0.001

23

Aug.

34

173

42 

31 20

10

6.3

6.0

22

307

149

333

 306

107

126

55

111

111

943

549

497

222

59

25

12

6.3

6.3

4.3

2.6

2.3

12

4,290.6

138

0.388

0.45

8,510

Sept.

11

4.9

2.6 

1.4

1.0

1.3

.7

.6

.5

.6

.9

.9 *.9

.7

.9

.6

.5

.5

1.4

54

94

26

6.9

2.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

10 8 4

236.2

7.87

0.022

0.02

463

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,540 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,790

Min 

Min

0 Mean 

Mean

130

72.1

Cfsm 0.365 In. 4.94 Ac-ft 94,030 

Cfsm 0.203 In. 2.75 Ac-ft 52,180

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs, revised).--No peak above base. 

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

g Computed from once-daily wire-weIght-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 24; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements made downstream and weather records.
SALT RIVER BASIN 399

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°26'25", long 92°00"05", in SE^SE^ sec. 22, T. 54 N., R. 10 W., on left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 2| miles south of Paris and 

11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--262 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to February 1935), 

discontinued.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 630.86 

n; above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 23, 

1934, to Jan. 21, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years (1935-54), 175 cfs (126,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 4.58 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs June 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.22 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930-31, 1933-38, 1940-41, 1953-54.

Flood of June 1928 reached a stage of 19.1 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 18,400 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22, 23, Aug. 12-15, 19-20)

-0.5

-.4

-.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.1

.5

1.7

3.6

6.5

10

15

24

42

84

254

961' 549

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

,1

,1

.5

.6

.5

*5.8

~8M15

5.9

3.6

2.2

1.2

.8

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

cr

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

0

.1

46.0

1.48

0.0056

0.007

91

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.5

1.4

2.8 27ff

2.2

1.5

12.7

0.42

0.0016

0.002

25

Dec.

*1.2

1.4

1.5

ITT

.9

.8

.7

.7

.676"

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

 °

25.5

0.82

0.0031

0.004

51

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.576-

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

T7?

1.2

1.2

23.7

0.76

0.0029

0.003

47

Feb.

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.0

ii

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.7

2.2

6.8

9.2

6.5

4.7

3'. 4

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.8

-

65.0

2.32

0.0089

0.009

129

Mar.

*1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

J_5

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

3.3

13

*16

29TB~

11

7.7 5 9

130.9

4.22

0.016

0.02

260

Apr.

4.4

379~ 3.9

3.9

247

686

308

*62

27

18

874 25S"

64

29

20

16

12

9.6

7.7

6.2

16

*431

*339

98

49

29

67

58

37 

110

3,924.6

131

0.500

0.56

7,780

May

530

896

*939

IS?

67

*41

29

23

18

15

12

10

8.8

6.9

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

2.6

1.7

570

4.4 

39

34

2,879.6

92.9

0.355

0.41

5,710

June

26

21

117

161

57

29

*18

7.7

10

6.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

78

218

TolT

46

26

16

11

7.3

3.9

2.4

1.7

1.2

.9

.6

. 2

984.7

32.8

0.125

0.14

1,950

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,630 Mln 0 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 0.329 In.

July

0.1 0~

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.000011

0.00001

0.2

Aug.

00"

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

113

*102

57

94

30

49

52

234

TST

60

25

22

14

18

15

10

12

10 

8.1

4.7

1,110.8

35.8

0.137

0.16

2,200

4.47 Ac-ft 62

Sept.

2.8

2.4.

1.8

1.1

.9

.6

.6

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

*.l

0

(J

0

0

0

0

.1

2.0

3.6

2.2

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

10

34.3

1.14

0.0044

0.005

68

420

Water year 1953-54: Max 939 Mln 0 Mean 25.3 Cfsm 0.097 In. 1.32 Ac-ft 18,310

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs).--No peak above base. 

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

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Mar. 24, Mar. 30 to 

Apr. 4, Apr. 18-20, May 11-29, June 8-14, June 21 to Aug. 11, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.
400 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°32'25" , long 91 MO'20", in NE^NWi sec. 22, T. 55 N., R. 7 W., on left 

downstream side of highway bridge at Joanna, 2,500 ft downstream from Indian Creek, 

2 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Monroe City.

Drainage area. 2.230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,397 cfs (1,011,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 9.64 ft); no 

flow July 28-31.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 49,700 cfs Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 30.34 ft); no 

flow July 28-31, 1954.

Flood in June 1928 reached a stage of about 36 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

0.9

2.6

8.8

19

2.5 33

2.7 80

3.0 190

3.5 440

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0 

.7

4.1

11

20

31

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

179

425

741

2,400

5,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

l

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.4 

2.3

2.6

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.6

3.5

4.6

475

3.5

3.5 

2.6

g2.3

g2.0 

gl.8

gl.6

gl.1

gl.4

g2.3

2.6

2.6

2 2*03

69.9

2.25

0.0010

0.001

139

Nov.

1.6

1.4

T7I 

 1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8 

5.0

2.6

2.3 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.3 K.O -i ^t *o

55.3

1.84

0.00083

0.0009

110

Dec.

2.0

?76

3.5 

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.5 

4.0

4.0

6.5

sis

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

112.7

3.64

0.0016

0.002

224

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.0

TT5

3.0

3.0

28

42

IS11 11

10

9.6 

8.8

8.8

8.8

10

12

11

12

11

11

274.5

8.85

0.0040

0.005

544

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

9.6

8.8

175

8.8

9.6

14

15

14

14 

24

24

21 

25

33

3T

28

26

25

451.6

16.1

0.0072

0.008

896

Mar.

22

21

20 

18

*14

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.1

6.5

8.8 

8.8

8.0

7.2 

6.5

7.2

23

331

2.040

1,070

460

255

4,605.5

149

0.067

0.08

9,130

Apr.

107

75

56 

46

1,370

2,960

*4,470

4,030

1,900

762

2,040

1,590

998

633

386

274

306

471

284

175

358

5.160 

3,810

1,770

812

466

776

900

952

687

38,624

1,287

0.577

0.64

76,610

May

1,860

3,780

m2,040

856

*489

339

251

197

154

126

100

84

69

63

56

50

46 

42

46

52

48

40

40

39

41

264

232

20,660

666

0.299

0.34

40,980

June

385

1,640

4.250 

3,590

2,310

1,040

538

*349

251

197

154

126

94

72

67

175

328

682

693 

381

232

150 

100

67

52

40

31

25

22

IP

18,061

602

0.270

0.30

35,820

July

18

63

97

28

21

17

12

*10

9.2

8.4

6.4

5.2

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.1

.9

.7 

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.5

.4

.3

.1

0

15

0

0

355.0

11.5

0.0052

0.006

704

Aug.'

0.4

.9

 1.1 

38

42

30

28

26

19

558

520

376

671

620

501

403

479

495

2,490 

2.780

1,470

1,190 

550

294

192

126

94

75

955

707

313

16,044.4

518

0.232

0.27

31,820

Sept.

179

111

78 

58

42

34

26

22

18

16

13

12

10

*8.4

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.2

ftf

24

185 ire

65

40

29

23

19

18

19

1,205.6

40.2

0.018

0.02

2,390

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,500 Mln 1.2 Mean 663 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.04 Ac-ft 479,700

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,160 Mln 0 Mean 275 Cfsm 0.123 In. 1.67 Ac-ft 199,400

Peak discharge (base, 20.000 cfs). No peak above base, 

g Computed from once-daily wlre-welght-gage readings.
SALT RIVER BASIN 401

Salt River near New London, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°36'44", long 91°24'30", in NE^NW£ sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 2 miles north of New London, and 

8 miles upstream from Spencer Creek.

Drainage area. 2.480 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 477.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 0.03 ft higher. 

Apr. 7, 1931, to Nov. 14, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 15, 1934, to Jan. 17, 1935, wireweight gage, at site 250 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,583 cfs (1,146,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 10..64 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs June 21, 1928 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum); no flow Aug. 3-14, 1934, Aug. 21 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from daily gage readings, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Jan. 19)

Oct. 1 to June 1 June 2 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0 

1.5

2.1 

5.3

43

184

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

353

780

1,900

4,660

6,960

0.58 

.6

.7

1.0

0.7

1.0

4.0

12

25

44

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

185_

350

750

1,840

4,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.3

rrs

3.8

6.0 *F7T

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.8

4.2

3.5 3 2

108.8

3.51

1 0.0014

0.002

216

Nov.

3.5

*3.5

3.8

T7S 

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

*2.1

84.6

2.82

0.0011

0.001

168

Dec.

2.3 779-

3.8

3.5 

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.5

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

TTT

119.4

3.85

0.0016

0.002

237

Jan.

5.3

5.3

5.3

*4.7 

4.7

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

775

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

32

49

37

29

23

18

21

23

21

18

16

16

386.0

12.5

0 . 0050

0.006

766

Feb.

*18

21

21

21 

21

18

16

14

14

16

14

13

IS

14

16

23

21

18

16

16

21

23

26

35

40

43

54

57

-

643

23.0

0.0093

0.01

1,280

Mar.

51

51

49

43 

37

32

29

23

21

21

21

21

13

14

13

*12

12

12

14

13

12

10

12 9.4

63

79

1,150

1,580

 TOO

 XQ-J

oy 1

239

4,833.4

156

0.063

0.07

9,590

Apr.

172

133

105

82 e£S~

2,870

4,770

4,440

2,960

*1,290

1,810

1,970

1,430

873

580

397

265

377

426

265

351

6,360

4,660

2,790

1,260

712

734

945

1,040

1,180

46,113

' 1,537

0.620

0.69

91,460

May

1,290

3,330

*5,430

5,100 

3,050

1,430

734

483

341

262

217

184

155

130

113

102

93

79

74

65

60

65

68

63

63

65

63

57

54

51

21S3"

23,494

758

0.306

0.35

46,600

June

307

824

3,240

5,800 

2,840

1,600

800

480

329

252

*203

167

146

120

106

112

155

290

775

560

332

224

167

129

100

75

62

49

44

34

18,322

611

0.246

0.27

36,340

July

(30

27

23

72

J34

*59

40

30

22

19

16

14

11

8.9

7.3

5.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.9

4.5

5.8

4.5

3.6

2.9

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.0

/I

523.1

16.9

0.0068

0.008

1,040

Aug.

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.2 

1.0

.8

4.1

23

20

17

398

520

343

720

701

660

900

660

1,210

g,920

2,050

1,220

1,000

460

273

200

152

120

114

1,020

540

16,252.6

524

0.211

0.24

32,240

Sept.

287

1ST

140

103 

83

64

52

40

32

28

23

19

16

15

14

* 14

12

11

I?

16

14

11

44

143

103

72

49

40

36

30

1,714

57.1

0.023

0.03

3,400

Calendar year!953i Max 17,400 Win 2.1 Mean 698 Cfsm 0.281 In. 3.82 Ac-ft 505,200

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,360 Mln 0.7 Mean 308 Cfsm 0.124 In. 1.68 Ac-ft 223,300

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs)'.

 Discharge measurement made on th

 No peak above base. 

Is day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight or temporary staff-gage readings Oct. 20 to 

Nov. 10.
402 THE SNY BASIN

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°41'35", long 91°08'55", in SE^NE;- sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 7 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 96, 0.8 mile southeast of Kinderhook, 

2.0 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--72.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 48.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 6.10 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 13.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow for many days dur.ing 1940-41, 1944, 1947, 1953-54.

Flood of Aug. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 15.93 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to Hay 13, June 12 to July 2, July 22, 

July 26 to Aug. 1, Aug. 5-8, 16, 17, 25-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2)

0.88 

.9

1.0

1.1 2.7

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

5.2

9.0.

26

65

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

127

222

504

641

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

g.2

s.z

g.2

.2

g.2

g.2

g.2

.2

.2

.3

^5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

6.5

0.21

0.0029

0.003

Feb.

0.5

gl.O

gl.O

81.8

81.8

1.5

2.0

g3.0

a2.0

gl.O

a. 8

a. 7

8.6

8.6

gl.O

g5.6

gTT

a2.0

al.O

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

*673-

a. 3

a. 4

a. 6

a. 7

36.2

1.29

0.018

0.02

Mar.

aO.7

al.O

1.5

1.0

.8

.9

al.5

1.6

.7

.7

.8

3.2

1.6

3.2

1.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.6

2.7

2.3

* .4

75

57

22

9.5

6.3

3.4

4.2

1.0

134.0

4.32

0.059

0.07

Apr.

1.4

3.0

.7

.6 73 

g7.1

g5.2

*9.5

6.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

67

19

9.0

6.0

5.0

4.7

23

*618

gSB- .

a25

g!4

g!4

73

g!3

g!2

glO

1,105.0

36.8

0.506

0.57

May

86.7

g9.0

g6.7

g5.2

g2.1

*.474"

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.7

.7

1.4

2.1

2.1

*2.1

1.6

1.2

1.6

29

~tT.4

4.1

1.6

2.6

3.1

3.6

5.1 

6.6

110.8

3.57

0.049

0.06

June

186 ~TO

19

13

8.2

6.7

60

44

11

6.3

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.1

81.2

81.2

81-2

81.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.5

.5

1.4

1.8

398.0

13.3

0.183

0.20

July

gO. 3

g-3

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

345 ~2T

9.0

5.6

3.4

1.9

1.8

1.9 i.'s 1 8

399.8

12.9

0.177

0.20

Aug.

9.1

18

7.9

3.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

112

20

6.7

3.4

12

16

6.8

6.1

3.2

49

71

319 ~2S

10

6.3

4.2

3.0

*2.7

2.5

2.3

g2.3

8.8

g4

g7£

727.8

23.5

0.323

0.37

Sept.

gO.l

.1

00-

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

5.0

7.9

0.26

0.0036

0.004

Calendar year 1953 : Max 331 Mln 0 Mean 9.46 Cfsm 0.130 In. 1.75

Water year 1953.54 : Max 618 Mln 0 Mean 8.02 Cfsm 0.110 In. 1.50

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Bay Creek 

at Plttsfleld and at Nebo.

g Computed from once-daily wlre-welght-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13, Jan. 17 to Feb. 1, Feb. 6, 7, Mar. 3-6.
THE SNY BASIN 

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111.

403

Location. Lat 39°37'30", long 90°47'40", In NEv3W£ sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 3 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on abandoned highway, 50 ft downstream from Panther 

Creek, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 107, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Wabash Railroad bridge, and 1.4 miles northeast of Pittsfield.

Drainage area. 39.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 23.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 c fs july 22 (gage height, 13.14 ft); no 

flow for several days in July and September.

1939-54:- Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 13.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; no flow during many periods. 

Flood of Sept. 8, 1926, reached a stage of 18.4 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1942(P).> WSP 1175: 1940(P), 1941, 1949.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage

heigf'.. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22, July 22 to Aug. 2,

Aug. 19 to Sept.. 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.6 

Discharge, In cubic fei

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.4

91

155

390

1,320

1,850

t per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

1.8 *"

a. 2

a.l

aTT

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

*.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2 

.2

8.0

0.26

0.0066

0.008

Nov.

0.275*

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

^4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.5

0.22

0.0056

0.006

Dec.

0.27"

74-

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

7.3

0.24

0.0061

0.007

Jan.

0.1

7T

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

b.l

.1

*b.l

.1

b.l

b.l

.1

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5 73- 

.2

5.7

0.18

0.0045

0.005

Feb.

0.2

bl.O bT9~

b.6

.4

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

-

7.5

0.27

0.0068

0.007

Mar.

0.2

.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.5

3.2

3.6

.9

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

'.I

50

3.1

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

67.7

2.18

0.055

0.06

Apr.

 0.1jY

'.2

.2

3.6

13

2.3

*.5

.2

.8

7.8

2.0

.6

1.8

21

3.3

1.1

.6

.6

.5

2.2

*270

 7.7

4.7

2.7

1.8

53

4.5

2.1

3.7

414.7

13.8

0.348

0.39

May

9.8 174"

3.7

1.0

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2 73-

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

4.3

.4

1.2

38.1

1.23

0.031

0.04

June

18

6.3

11

1.1

.2

.1

7T

* '.2 f

.1

'24 .2

"7.4

5.8

4.0

80.2

2.67

0.067

0.08

July

0.1

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

*.l

*1J 850'

14

9.5

6.9

6.9

7.9

8.4

7.9 

7.9

1,924.6

62.1

1.57

1.81

Aug.

11

~TS 217

7.4

5.2

4.7

3.9

108

11

6.4

4.7

19

11

6.6

94

9.0

58

134

151

3.9

1.4

.8

.8

.6

*.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

7T 

.1

883.7

28.5

0.720

0.83

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 "2.3

4.0

.2

0_

.2

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

6.7

*11

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

144

177.0

5.90

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1953 : Max 94 Mln o.l Mean 4.23 Cfsm 0.107 In. 1.45

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,830 Mln Q Mean 9.92 Cfsm 0.251 In. 3.41

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). July 22 (7 a.m.) 6,840 cfs (13.'14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

at Nebo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
404 THE SYN BASIN

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111.

Location. Lat 39°26'35", long 90°47'45", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 3 W., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 500 ft upstream from Spring Creek, a quarter of a mile west of Nebo, and 1.6 miles upstream from Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge, 

"flcords include flow of Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi, including that of Spring Creek. 

Jtecords available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 96.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs July 22 (gage height, 10.39 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height, 19.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days.

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

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1940, 1941 (M), 1942.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 14 

to June 1, July 22, 23, Sept. 20-22, 30)

0.52

.6

.7

.8 

1.0 

1.3

.3 

.8

1.9

5.0

12

1.7

0

0

0

0

6.6

28

54

207

387

646

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

00"

.1

.5

75

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1 

.1

2.4

0.08

0.0'0049

0.0006

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

0.14

0 . 00086

0.001

Dec.

0.2

TJ

.3

.3

.3

.4

75

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4 

.4

9.7

0.31

0.0019

0.002

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

b.2

b.2

b.l

*bTT

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.4

_.£

.5

.3

'.3.3

.4

.4

b.3

b.3

.4

.4 

.3

10.0

0.32

0 . 0020

0.002

Feb.

0.4 3

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4

2.2

ITS

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.7

*.7

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

-

22.6

0.81

0.0050

0.005

Mar.

0.6

.8

1.1

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

_.£

1.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

.6

.5

*.4

.5

237

83

18

9.8

6.8

5.4

4.5

381.9

12.3

0.076

0.09

Apr.

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.5

27?

6.5

8.4

*13

7.5

5.8

12

8.9

7.9

30

209

37

14

8.8

6.8

5.8

5.0

1*374

157

23

13

9.6

30

47

14

42

1,111.2

37.0

0.228

0.26

May

26

27

18

11

7.8

*6.0

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

*.4

.376"

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5 

.8

121.5

3.92

0.024

0.03

June

5.4

13

17-

15

7.1

4.2

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

0

0

.1

.2

3.2

8.8

84.1

2.80

O.O17

0.02

July

7.6

6.8

3.8

2.0

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*1,140

*805

38

17

10

7.5

5.8

4.7

3.6 

3.0

2,057.2

66.4

0.410

0.47

Aug.

3.0

50T3 

T5T

21

11

7.5

5.6

114

78

15

8.6

8.2

7.7

13

77

45

36

74

286

47

14

9.1

228

104

*15

8.2

6.2

5.0

4.2

4.5

3.6

1,873.4

60.4

0.373

0.43

Sept.

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.6

3.3

4.2

4.5

4.0

3.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9 i2 

*53

20

8.4

5.2

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.0

299

470.0

15.7

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 436 Mln o Mean 15.4 Cfsm 0.095 In - 1-27

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,140 Mln 0 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 0.104 In - 1-42

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efa). 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.
threeKINGS LAKE BASIN 405 

Lost Creek at Elsberry, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°09'20", long 90°48'20", in NW£SE£ sec. 29, T. 51 N., R. 2 E. 

 quarters of a mile southwest of Elsberry. 

Drainage area.--12.2 sq mi. 

Records available.--June to September 1954.

Sage.-Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map), 

^tremes.-Maximum discharge during period, 152 cfs July 3 (gage height, 3.87 ft); no flow

for many days.

Remarks- Records fair. _ _ ___.__ , oc , 

ublc fe

1 1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

rp ofca

0 

0 

10 

8 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

7J 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.5 

0 

*0

io|ooooooooo 

1 ~u~

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

1 T~1 

ooooooooooU

ET 

1.6 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

8,1 

.6 

.3 

.2

1 gent- I * t

Iroooooooooo^

M

~rr

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Mean. ...................... 

Cubic feet per second per square mile. . ............... 

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

1111 OOOOOO 11

* 

:

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0.030 

0.04 

23

Aug.

.1 

.1

.1 

*0 

0 

0

.1

.1

0 

0

0.034 

0.04 

25

Sept.

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

M 

.1

0.0098 

0.01 

7.1

CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°00 T59Tl , long 90°59'00", in SE^ sec. 14, T. 49 N., R. 1 W., on downstream

side of center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 61, l£ miles downstream from confluence

of North and West Forks and 2 miles north of Troy. 

Drainage area. 903 sq mi.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 450.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1930, chain gage at site 3 miles downstream at datum 4.31 ft

lower. Oct. 1, 1930, to Nov. 12, 1934, chain gage, and Nov. 13, 1934, to July 10, ,1939,

wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 677 cfs (490,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs July 2 (gage height, 7.88 ft); no flow 

'Aug. 6 (occurred during pumping operation); minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Aug. 6.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, .33.4 ft, from

floodmarks); no flow Aug. 29, 1936, Aug. 6, 1954. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above

700 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 855: 1933(M), 1935(M), 1937(M). WSP895: 1939. WSP1005:

1942(M).

Discharge, In cubic jTeet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

14 *3.1

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

.9

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

41.2

1.33

0.0015

0.002

82

Nov.

0.8

*1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

78

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

275" 2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

*1.3

39.0

1.30

0.0014

0.002

77

Dec.

1.3

2.1

271

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.1

T73

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

43.7

1.41

0.0016

0.002

87

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.5

275

2.3

2.3

2.1

50.6

1.63

0.0018

0.002

100

Feb.

*2.3

273

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.1

TTT

1.4

1.6

*2.3

1.9

1.9

2.1

1,9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

_

50.3

1.80

0.0020

0.002

100

Mar.

2.1

2.3

2.8

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

T73

1.4

2.1 2.3

3.5

2.5

1.9

4.2

7.0

4.9

3.5

3.5

*3.1

2.3

2.1

77.8

2.51

0.0028

0.003

154

Apr.

2.5

578

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.9

4.4

3.5

2.8

*5.4

20

27

22

21

17

14

16

14

8.6

7.5

7

13

102

133

TIT

74

48

38

27

22

774.9

25.8

0.029

0.03

1,540

May

95

81

*158

141

96

72

53

39

30

22

17

12

9.8

8.1

7.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

7.0

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.4

31

109

88

1,141.9

36.8

0.041

0.05

2,260

June

461

687

894 560"

238

126

86

211

850

295

*139

86

58

41

116

71

33

34

23

17

13

9.8

8.6

8.1

6.4

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.4

5,089.2

170

0.188

0.21

10,090

July

89

822

W

105

71

*40

23

15

8.6

g6.0

a6.2

g6.4

a6.0

a5.6

g5.2

a2.5

g-5

a. 4

g-3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

1,345.3

43.4

0.048

0.06

2,670

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.6

.8

.6

38

42

29

78

75

!§

54

30

16

9.8

6.4

5.6

7.0

7.5

5.2

3.4

2.1

511.0

16.5

0.018

0.02

1,010

Sept.

1.1

1.1

3.4

2.1

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

140.0

298

TTO

81

41

22

15

8.6

6.4

5.2

15

815.3

27.2

0.030

0.03

1,620

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,410 Mln 0.4 Mean 152 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.28 Ao-ft 109,800

Water year 1953-54: Max 894 Mln 0.1 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.030 In. 0.41 Ac-ft 19,790

Peak discharge (base. 20,000 cfs). No peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining good record and weather records, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

402891 O - 57 - Z7
406 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River near North Liberty, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°33'50", long 86°29'50", along north line sec. 23, T. 36 N., R. 1 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of county highway bridge at the St. JosephLaPorte County line, 4 miles northwest of North Liberty.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage-. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 680.04 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 360 cfs Apr. 28; maximum gage height, 

7.64 ft Apr. 26, from graph based on gage readings; minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 2" (gage 

height, 1.70 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 680 cfs Nov. 14, 1951 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum, 

56 cfs Sept. 3, 1953.

Remarks. Record fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect and Indefinite 

discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per 

second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27, Nov. 2-21, 27-30, 

Jan. 4-9, Apr. 12-24, Sept. 7-16)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

61 4.0 

5.3

222

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

66

56" 65

a68

70

70

68

67

66

66

a66

*66

66

66

66

67

67

a68

69

70

70

70

70

74

a73

72

76

So" 86

80

80

2,174

70.1

0.461

0.53

Nov.

378

75

74

73

72

73

73

a73

*73

73

372

72

72

72

a72

71

71

70 T&-

71

72

 a75

80

so

80

a79

75

74

a76

76

2,217

73.9

0.486

0.54

Dec.

80

W

83

86

92

a98

"Sa- 104

gs

92

92

89

a88

86

86

86

83

83

83

a87

86

89

92

89

a91

86

a84

*83

83

80

80

2,714

87.5

0.576

0.66

Jan.

a80

80

*79

76"

76

76

75

74

75

375

b74

b71

bTT

b71

b71

b71

a72

b73

77

80

*92

86

86

a84

83

89

113

116

157

107

a!03

2,563

82.7

0.544

0.63

Feb.

98

95

98

98

95

95

395

95

95

*92

59- 89

89

a92

98

e!90

e240

eZzG

e200

193

al75

a!65

155

155

149

140

140

a!70

3,705

132

0.868

0.90

Mar.

175

161

152

143

137

134

3135

140

140

*137

131

128

128

3122

122

TT9- 119

119

122

128

a!30

122

119

*125

e250

*e340

e'SoTT

a260

236

186

189

4,949

160

1.05

1.21

Apr.

186

213

189

a!70

168

172

178

168

158

TBTT

a250

299

250

218

209

213

197

a!90

182

266

293

260

*236

311

a320

e340

e350

e360

e350~

e330

7,194

240

1.58

1.76

May

a'SCo" 323

271

236

213

201

189

178

a!75

172

168

161

152

149

146

3145

143

*HO

140

137

134

134

a!32

128

125

122

TZ5

134

131

al30

a!40

5,177

167

1.10

1.27

June

182

TT5

164

158

149

a!40

134

128

125

122

119

116

allS

122

137

122

119

116

113

a!50

128

*119

113

110

104

98

a93

98

95 

10T

3,773

126

0.829

0.92

July

98

98

113

a!40

a!25

113

244

*e320 2S5"

201

a!70

149

137

128

125

*119

116

alio

110

107

122

119

110

107

a!02

101

98

98

95

95

J2.

4,128

133

0.875

1.01

Aug.

a92

92

98

98

96

92

aSB" 86

89

92

86

86

*86

86

a88

86

86

95

110

101

98

393

89

86

89

122

TTS

110

3108

101

98

2,943

94.9

0.624

0.72

Sept.

95

W

89

83

a82

a79

75

*75

75

75

75

375

75

73

74

74

86

89

a86

80

80

80

80

80

80

a80

80

75

80

86

2,408

80.3

0.528

0.59

Calendar year 1953: Max 255 Mln 56 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 360 Mln 65 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation sffected by Ice.

e Stsge-dlscharge relation Indefinite; disehsrge estlmsted on bssis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 407

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°24', long 86°42', In sec. 13, T. 34 N., R. 3 W., on left span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Davis, half a mile downstream from Mill 

Creek and 4 miles east of Hanna.

Drainage area. 508 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1905 to July 1906 and April 1931 to September 1954 in reports of 

Geological Survey. July 1925 to May 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. 1 -Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 664.68 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929. July 13, 1905, to July 21, 1906, staff gage at site 50 ft downstream at different datum. July 28, 1925, to May 18, 1929, chain gage on bridge half 

a mile downstream at different datum.' Apr. 19, 1931, to Mar. 11, 1942, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1925-28, 1931-54), 477 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 9.68 ft); min-

 Enu¥7 195 cfs Oct. 1, 3, 4 (gage height, 4.20 ft).

1925-29, 1931-54: Maximum discharge observed, about 1,700 cfs Dec. 15, 1927 (gage

height, 9.50 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 520 cfs;

minimum observed, 154 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1941; minimum gage height observed,

2.97 ft Aug. 14, 1934.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1953 has been revised to 197 cfs

Sept. 30, 1953, superseding figure published in WSP 1278. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

1953, superseding those published-in WSP 1278, are given herewith:

1953 

Sept. 25.......... 233

26.......... 227

27..... ..... 221

1953-Con. 

Sept. 28 .......... 2t5

29 .......... 203

30 .......... 197

Month

Water year 1952-53. .........

Cfs-days

6,940

Maximum

257

850

Minimum

197

197

Mean

232

370

Per square 

mile

0.458

.728

Runoff In 

Inches

0.51

9.89

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 17, Dec. 20 to Jan. 12, 

Jan. 17-26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 15; stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 13-16)

3.8 

4.5 

8.0 

9.6

190

265

835

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

195 loo

195

195

210

210

*210

210

215

215

210

210

215

215

215

215

215

210

210

210

215

215

215

215

215

215

240

?58- 265

258

245

6,736

217

0,427

0.49

Nov.

240

240

240

240

240

*240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

250

265

265

258

258

258

258

258 

258

7,333

244

0.480

0.54

Dec.

258

265

295

295

295

302

310

302

295

295

288

288

280

280

280

280

265

270

290

302

*280

288

280

265

295

280

272

265

265 

265

258

8,748

282

0.555

0.64

Jan.

258

258

258

258

265

265

265

258

258

258

258

240 240"

*240

240

240

240

265

265

265

288

272

288

265

265

280

362

385

362 

348

332

8,541

276

0.543

0.63

Feb.

318

318

318

310

310

302

302

302

*295

295

288

280

280

280

288

604

853

8T7

745

673

621

587

554

522

506

490

490

621

-

12,569

449

0.884

0.92

Mar.

604

587

554

522

*506

490

475

490

490

490

475

460

445

445

430

430

415

415

415

460

475

445

445

430

727

982

*982"

925

871 

817

763

17,460

563

1.11

1.28

Apr.

727

*745

727

673

638

638

638

638

621

621

853

944

907

835

763

763

727

673

638

691

781

781

*727

691

835

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,040 

1,120

23,815

794

1.56

1.74

May

1.080

1,040

982

925

871

817

763

709

691

655

638

*621

604

570

554

538

522

522

506

490

490

475

475

460

460

445

H5

475

475 

460

445

19,203

619

1.22

1.41

June

490

691

638

604

554

522

490

475

460

460

445

430

522

506

604

604

*538

522

490

727

727

587

522

475

460

430

415

400

585 

385

15,558

519

1.02

1.14

July

385

370

415

538

490

445

712

*1.000

963

889

781

673

604

554

522

490

475

460

*445

430

460

460

430

415

400

385

378

370

378 

370

562

16,049

518

1.02

1.18

Aug.

355

355

570

562

562

562

348

340

*348

562

548

532

352

325

33?

332

340

378

490

445

400

378

562

555

370

522

538

490

445 

400

385

11,863

383

0.754

0.87

Sept.

362

355

348

340

332

325

318

*318

310

310

518

510

510

502

302

302

310

525

518

510

502

302

302

302

295

295

295

295

295 

318

9,426

314

0.618

0.69

Calendar year 1953: Max 850 Mln 195 Mean 352 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,140 Mln 195 Mean 431 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°20', long 86°18', In sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 2 E., near center of span at 

LaPorte Street footbridge In Plymouth, half a mile downstream from Baker ditch and 

7 miles upstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 284 sq ml (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 764.78 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 6 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 12.72 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 24; minimum gage height observed. 3.49 ft Jan. 11, 14.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,900 cfs (revised) July 12, 1951 (gage height, 13.39 

ft); minimum, that of Oct. 24, 1953; minimum gage height observed that of Jan. 11, 14, 

1954.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1950 and 1951 have 

been revised to 2,800 cfs Apr. 6, 1950 (gage height, 13.18 ft) and 2,900 cfs July 12, 

1951 (gage height, 13.39 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1175 and 1208, 

respectively.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1950-51, superseding those published in WSP 1175 and 1208 are given 

herewith:

1950 

Apr. 4.......... 1,960

5.......... 2,600

6.......... 2,800

7.......... 2,650

8.......... 2,300

1951 

July 10.......... 2,300

11.......... 2,800'

12.......... 2,850

13.......... 2,650

14.......... 2,040

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

2,800

2,850

Minimum

22

36

102

46

Mean

1,190

434

428

664

300

372

Per square 

mile

1.51

1.31

Runoff In 

Inches

20.73

20.46

2.69

17.76

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19s3 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

27

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

24

24

26

24

20

a23

26

31 

35 

35

31 

28

SOS

26.1

0.092

0.11

Nov.

28

27

27

25

£±

26

26

27

*27

24

26

27

27

28

a30

31

29

29

29

29

27

27

31

30

30

a30

30 

28 

28

30

837

27.9

0.098

0.11

Dec.

30

32

32

32

30

37

38

36

37

34

35

34

a34

33

31

27

27

22

24

30

35

*32

24

25

a26

a27

28 

28 

29

29 

25

943

30.4

0.107

0.12

Jan.

28

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

a24

20

a25

21

20

24

24

a24

a24

24

32

*46

37

31

a31

32

41

122 

126

59 

a52

1,185

38.2

0.135

0.16

Feb.

48

44

42

41

41

39

40

39

39

*37

37

32

24

32

42

320

742

4815

280

216

a!90

178

162

142

129

118

140

a250

-------

3,924

140

0.493

0.51

Mar.

410

330

248

191

161

148

a200

244

330

*330

280

193

153

132

124

111

107

97

104

143

166

138

126

125

720

1,300

*1.600 

1,250 

852

610 

500

11,423

368

1.30

1.50

Apr.

440

522

566

410

*350

330

350

632

588

566

1,010

1,270

1,160

720

460

370

320

290

360

430

450

350

*310

.280 "918

1,530

2,160 

2,290 

1,960

1,300

22,692

756

2.66

2.97

May

874

632

720

676

490

400

310

280

260

260

246

224

200

186

168

a!60

151

*142

129

125

118

112

108

105

100

97

97 

118 

122

112 

a260

7,982

257

0.905

1.04

June

610

1.050

890

528

360

237

183

151

124

107

97

86

a86

96

246

161

142

*129

111

a!70

255

166

125

104

93

85

80 

74 

70

71

6,667

222

0.782

0.87

July

68

63

124

a250

126

66

443

940

*865

640

320

206

159

142

121

107

82

88

80

72

161

*138

107

88

aSO

73

71 

68 

68

68 

67

5,956

192

0.676

0.78

Aug.

65

66

132

119

101

85

83

70

65

65

64

*58

50

50

50

*56

70

137

420

282

175

105

a80

82

172

665

790 

452 

273

196 

154

5,232

169

0.595

0.69

Sept.

121

98

90

83

76

71

64

*60

57

56

56

a52

50

50

49

48

53

54

a50

46

45

43

41

43

41

a41

40 

40 

40

50

1,707

56.9

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,140 Mln 20 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,290 Mln 20 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining record, and records for Yellow 

River at Knox.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 409

Yellow River at Knox, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°18', long 86°37', In sec. 14, T. 33 N., R. 2 ¥., on right bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 35 in Knox, 1^ miles downstream from Eagle Creek, 

and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), August 1943 to September I9&T.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1T929, Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission). Prior to July 17, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 398 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum daily, 59 cfs Jan. 12.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 3,160 cfs Apr. 7, 1950 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum daily, that of Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 4.26 ft Jan. 12, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1278: 1952.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

4.6

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

115

220

365

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

755

1,360

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

77

77

81

84

*85

85

86

88

S2

S2

88

65

65

65

64

62

66

66

61

61

61

£11

£11

£15

£18

96

109

K)9 

102

£18

2,6EI8

87.0

0.205

0.214

Nov.

97

98

98

92

91

*90

90

91

91

91

90

92

92

92

91

96

94

92

91

92

92

100

108

103

100

97

97

96

98 

100

2,842

94.7

0.223

0.25

Dec.

98

98

100

98

96

103

110

108

106

104

103

100

100

98

97

b95

b90

84

102

97

*97

98

b90

88

120

97

92

91

97 

97

109

3,063

98.8

0.232

0.27

Jan.

90

88

96

98

100

100

98

97

97

96

b80

59

98

98

*94

92

82

82

98

106

144

2Q2

138

120

108

108

156

230

220

162

3,615

117

0.275

0.32

Feb.

134

134

130

130

127

126

122

120

120

*115

115

116

106

108

115

232

520

732

600

430

362

332

323

299

281

269

266

311

6,775

242

0.569

0.59

Mar.

479

560

472

395

341

332

317

*311

374

454

440

365

320

293

272

254

240

232

235

266

308

308

278

269

588

1,030

*1,220

1,400

1,430 

1,130

855

15,768

509

1.20

1.38

Apr.

710

*688

755

732

620

s40

540

600

755

780

855

1,130

1,290

1,290

970

710

620

560

540

*580

620

620

540

490

580

970

1,360

1,740

1,990 

1,920

26,095

870

2.05

2.29

May

1,600

1,160

910

910

830

688

600

540

490

465

444

416

392

365

344

323

 314

305

290

275

260

248

242

232

225

212

2lF

245

281 

254

232

14,307

462

1.09

1.26

June

360

710

97O

1.000

755

600

479

409

389

344

311

278

263

269

350

392

 365

305

263

287

386

402

317

263

232

212

195

182

175 

166

11,629

388

0.913

1.02

July

158

154

T94

377

323

260

 449

830

1,000

940

665

500

420

362

317

281

254

240

*225

212

242

305

275

228

205

185

175

164

162

158

10,418

336

0.791

0.91

Aug.

156

150

156

210

263

272

251

205

*180

175

172

160

150

144

142

156

192

195

314

500

395

290

232

202

208

420

710

780

600 

437

353

8,770

283

0.666

0.77

Sept.

290

248

228

202

185

172

156

148

*138

132

130

127

124

122

121

121

124

126

124

120

116

112

112

112

110

108

106

106

T12 

134

4,266

142

0.334

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,100 Mln 77 Mean 228 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,990 Mln 59 Mean 302 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
410 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13'17", long 86°57'52", in sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 5 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of county highway bridge at Dunns Bridge, lj miles north of 

Tefft, Jasper County, and 3? miles upstream from Davis ditch.

Drainage area. 1.308 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 649.65 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951 (levels by Indiana 

Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 6 years, 1,314 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 10.24 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Jan. 13-16, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 2.09 ft Oct. 1, 3.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1950 (gage height, 13.08 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 13-16, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.07 ft Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.0 

4.0 

8.0 

10.2

300

84O

2,150

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

325

3Z5

325

338 *350

362

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

362

362

375

350

350

362

350

362

375

375

375

388

412

438 4"2"B~

412

11,473

370

0.283

0.33

Nov.

400

400

400

388 

*3aTT

388

388

388

388

388

388

388

425

438

425

425

425

425

412

412

412

425

450

462 450"

438

450

450

450

450

12,516

417

0.319

0.36

Dee.

450 35o~

475

475 

475

488

525 525

512

512

500

500

500

500

488

475

488

b500

b600

b650

b700

538

475

500

588

BIO" 840

562

462

462

450

16,505

532

0.407

0.47

Jan.

450

462

475

475 

475

475

475

462

450

438

425

b360

b300

*b3oTT

b300

b300

b380

b500

675

720

660

588

615

750

840

780

600

690

750

705

/*1 c- OJ.D

16,490

532

0.407

0.47

Feb.

615

600

588

588 

575

562

562 *550

538

538

525

500

W5

512

525

84O

1,350

1,560

1.620

1,480

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,080

24,278

867

0.663

0.69

Mar.

1,230

1,350

1,350

1,200 

*1,140

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,140

 1,110

1,020

990

960

930

900 'SCO"

900

930

990

990

960

960

1,350

2,010

*2,270

2,390

2,510 2 59O

2*516

41,040

1,324

1.01

1.16

Apr.

2,350

2,230

2,080

2,010 

1,900

1,800

1,730

1,730

1,800

1,900

2,080

2,350

2,550

2,630

 2,630

2,550

2,310

2,120

*1,940

1,870

1,940

1,980

1,940

1,840

1,870

2,120

2,470

2,670

2,850

2 950

 * 

65,190

2,173

1.66

1.85

May

3,050

3.100

3,056

2,900 

2,750

2,550

2,350

2,080

1,940

1,800

1,700

 1,620

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,020

990 '3T50"

1,050

1,110

1,050

1,020

51,030

1,646

1.26

1.45

June

1,140

1,450

1,730

1,870 

1,840

1,660

1,450

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,050

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,200

*1,200

1,170

1,080

1,140

1,350

1,350

1,230

1,080

990

930

900

840

810

780

36,220

1,207

0.923

1.03

July

780

735

735

990 

1,080

930

1,080

1,700

2,010

2.120

2,080

*1,840

1,590

1,380

1,230

1,140

1,080

1,050

990

960

930

990

990

930

840

810

780

750

750

750

690

34,710

1,120

0.856

0.99

Aug.

690

690

690

705 

780

780

750

720

690

705

690

*645

615

600

515

645

675

705

870

1,020

1,020

930

840

720

750

840

1,140

1.350

1,326

1,140

990

25,320

817

0.625

0.72

Sept.

870 *BTo"

750

720 

660

630

615

588

575

562

562

550

538

538

525

525

538

550

550

538

525

512

500

500

500

488 4"SF

488

488

525

17,208

574

0.439

O.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,150 Min 325 Mean 794 Cfsm 0.6O7 In. 8.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,100 Min 300 Mean 964 Cfsm 0.737 In. 10.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 411

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°11', long 87°21', in sec. 33, T. 32 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 25 ft 

downstream from Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway bridge, 1 mile south of 

Shelby, and 9 miles upstream from Beaver Lake Creek.

Drainage area. 1,753 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1930 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1922 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 628.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 19, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 400 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 1,526 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs May 3, 4; maximum gage height, 9.05 

ft May 3; minimum daily discharge, 260 cfs Jan. 13-15, result of freezeup.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs Dec. 21, 1927 (gage height, 11.40 ft, present 

datum, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by gage-height 

relation study with that of present site; minimum, that of Jan. 13-15, 1954; minimum 

gage height, 0.80 ft (present datum, site then in use) Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 825: Drainage area. WSP 1005: 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Jan. 11, 

Jan. 25 to Mar. 25)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

405

1,080

1,890

2,950

3,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

420

420

420

435

*435

450

450

465

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

465

480

495

510

510

510

14,115

455

0.260

0.30

Nov.

510

495

495

495

*480

480

480

480

480

495

495

495

525

540

525

525

540

525

525

525

540

540

555

555

540

540

540

540

555

555

_. ._.

15,570

519

0.296

0.33

Dee.

572

572

608

625

608

625

625

 625

625

625

625

608

625

608

608

555

540

525

510

625

800

835

975

905

835

870

888

870

835

765

782

21,299

687

0.392

0.45

Jan.

730

748

695

608

608

590

590

572

572

572

540

b400

*a260

b260

b260

b330

a400

a540

a700

a880

a760

aS80

a740

a800

852

905

1,080

1.190

1,190

940

835

20,827

672

0.383

0.44

Feb.

782

765

748

730

730

712

695

 695

695

678

678

142

642

660

660

940

1,430

1,670

1.750

1,750

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,350

------

-------

29,652

1,059

0.604

0.63

Mar.

1,510

1,630

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,430

*1,390

1,430

1,470

1,430

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,190

1.150

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,790

*2,590

2,830

 2,950

3,010

3.150

3,130

52,150

1,682

0.959

1.11

Apr.

3,130

3,070

2,890

2,710

2,590

2,540

2,440

2,340

2.290

2,340

2,650

3,010

3,130

3,200

3,270

3,270

3,200

3,070

*2,830

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,710

2,590

2,710

2,950

3,070

3,200

3,340

3,410

--------

85,960

2,865

1.63

1.82

May

3,480

3,550

3.620

3,620

3,550

3,410

3,270

3,070

2,830

2,590

*2,440

2,290

2,140

1,990

1,890

1,790

1,710

1,630

1,590

1,550

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,350

1.310

1,310

1,390

1,430

1,390

1,350

67,180

2,167

1.24

1.43

June

1,470

1,630

1,840

2,090

2.140

2,090

1,890

1,710

1,590

1,510

1,390

1,350

1,270

1,270

1,270

 1,310

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,430

1,510

1,590

1,550

1,390

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,080

1,040

1.010

------

44,170

1,472

0.840

0.94

July

975

940

940

1,010

1,150

1,190

1,390

1,890

2,090

2,240

2.290

2,240

1,990

*1,750

1,590

1,430

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,010

940

940

905

905

888

41,133

1,327

0.757

0.87

Aug.

870

852

852

852

870

888

888

870

852

 835

835

818

782

765

765

765

800

835

905

1,010

1,080

1,040

940

888

888

905

1,080

1,310

1.390

1,350

1,190

28,970

935

0.533

0.61

Sept.

1.080

1,010

940

888

852

3820

*782

748

730

712

695

695

678

678

660

660

660

678

678

660

625

608

590

590

590

5J_2

572

527

572

590

21,185

706

0.403

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,650 Mln 420 Mean 1,025 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,620 Mln 260 Mean 1,212 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.38

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Momenee.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
412 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°12'44", long 87°26'44", on line between NE£ sec. 21 and NW£ sec. 22, 

T. 32 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41, half a 

mile upstream from Bruce ditch, If miles downstream from Cedar Creek, and 1 2/3 miles 

north of Schneider.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Oct. 1, 1949, to Aug. 13, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 96.5 cfs.

Extremes. Ffeximum discharge during year, 810 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.04 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1948-54: Maximum daily discharge. 1,100 cfs Apr. 10, 1950; minimum, 8.4 cfs 

Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-15, Sept. 4-30)

1.16

1.3

1.6

2.0

3.0 

5.0

126

340

738

47

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

*9.2

9.4

10

9.7

11

9.7

10

10

10

10

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12 Tail

11

11

314.5

10.1

0.083

0.10

Nov.

11

11

11

*10

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

T3

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

354

11.8

0.097

0.11

Dee.

12

16

20

18

16

17

*16

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

16

15

16

18

11

21

17

19

19

20

20

19

17

17

16

16

515

16.6

0.136

0.16

Jan.

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

bll

b9

*b9

b9

b9

b!3

b9.5

b!4

21

25

23

18

21

21

21

24

161

ToT

70

46

39

814.5

26.3

0.216

0.25

Feb.

33

27

. 24

23

*22

24

25

23

20

20

19

20

22

21

22

153

140

94

72

60

59

50

46

44

41

38

40

51

-

1,233

44.0

0.361

0.38

Mar.

88

89

78

b74

b72

70

55

60

*74

70

62

53

62

62

54

48

45

42

46

65

60

52

48

53

643

 738

510

318

241

202

4,314

139

1.14

1.31

Apr.

180

158

135

122

107

110

114

106

95

131

558

384

246

192

*158

144

126

108

99

175

192

224

214

170

621

546

362

252

197

158

6,384

213

1.75

1.95

Hay

140

158

214

164

135

117

103

94

87

79

*75

70

65

60

57

55

52

49

47

44

41

41

38

37

35

33

37

103

73

55

55

2,413

77.8

0.638

0.74

June

153

130

148

148

114

94

80

71

64

58

55

51

46

44

43

*41

39

37

39

65

51

43

37

34

32

31

28

27

27

35

1,865

62.2

0.510

0.57

July

29

26

36

51

37

31

328

280

164

126

86

68

*58

52

46

41

38

38

36

33

35

32

31

30

28

27

26

25

30

28

26

1,922

62.0

0.508

0.59

Aug.

24

24

25

23

*25

23

23

24

26

26

27

25

23

22

22

27

30

39

56

36

29

24

22

22

24

27

31

27

23

21

19

819

26.4

0.216

0.25

Sept.

18

Tf

17

16

15

14

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

IT

13

14

395

13.2

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 750 Mln 8.8 Mean 49.8 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 738 Mln 8.8 Mean 58.5 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.53

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Mar. 25 (3:15 p.m.) 810 efs (9.04 ft) 

efs (7.93 ft); Apr. 25 (2:30 p.m.) 738 cfs (8.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Apr. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 678
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 413

West Creek near Schneider, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13', long 87°30', in NW$NE£ sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 9 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of county highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Singleton ditch 

and 2f miles northwest of Schneider.

Drainage area. 54.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1948 to December 1951, January to September 1954.

.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 631 ft (by barometer). 

rrior to Mar. 16, 1950, staff gage 75 ft below bridge at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum- discharge during period, 1,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.10 ft, from 

graph based 'on gage readings); minimum, 6 cfs Jan. 8, probably result of freezeup.

1948-51, 1954: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Dec. 22, 1949 (gage height, 6.56 ft); 

minimum, 5.4 cfs Dec. 1-4, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Sept. 8-10, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 3, 9, Apr. 30 

to May 31)

0.5 

.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

5.0

16

25

58

104

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.2

216

384

598

940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan.

11

10

9

*8.4

8

7.5

7

6

7

12

10

*9

9

9

9

9

9

.10

11

14

13

10

11

12

13

14

62

37

18 

12

12

398.9

12.9

0.237

0.27

Feb.

10

8.4

7.7

8.8

8.8

10

9.0

*11

8.8

7.1

6.5

6T5

13

8.8

19

~72 125

42

31

26

24

22

20

19

18

18

17

22

-

599.4

21.4

0.393

0.41

Mar.

20

25

22

 23

22

27

30

30

42

47

37

31

56

56

36

28

24

22

24

75

56

40

*30

128

940

*504

375

127

100

72

3,124

101

1.85

2.13

Apr.

87

75

61

58

52

48

52

48

43

92

276

115

74

52

*42

43

35

33

30

131

109

294

168

96

471

174

102

63

51 

42

3,017

101

1.85

2.06

May

35

34

34

30

26

26

24

22

22

*22

21

20

18

18

17

17

17

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

28

19 

16

17

619

20.0

0.367

0.42

June

83

32

30

26

24

20

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

*12

12

15

12

12

22

14

13

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8 

8.4

516.8

17.2

0.316

0.35

July

13

19~~ 9.6

26

19

16

482

168

90

61

41

*32

28

24

20

18

16

14

14

14

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

11 

11

10

1,257.6

40.6

0.745

0.86

Aug.

10

10

1010"

*11

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

12

11

32

38

29

18

14

12

12

11

12

13

11

9.6 

8.4

8.0

400.4

12.9

0.237

0.27

Sept.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.8

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

10

il

230.6

7.69

0.141

0.16

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-3, 13-26, Apr. 4-8, July 22-31; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for Singleton ditch at Sehneider and Illinoi.
414 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111.

Location.--Lat 41"11 '20", long 87"31 '35", in SW^NW^ sec. 8, T. 31 N., R. 15 E., on left 

 bank 50 ft (revised) downstream from county highway bridge at Illinoi, beside the

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway and at Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 1.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 1,850 cfs Apr. 11, 1950; maximum gage height, 9.55 ft 

May 12, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 14 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 10, 1945; minimum gage 

height, 0.71 ft Oct. 21, 1948.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 

1,810 cfs May 12, 1948 (gage height, 9.55 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1115.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18 to Mar. 24, Apr. 3-10, 15-19)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 25 Apr. 26 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

10 2.5 180

5.0 682

8.6 1,650

1.3 16

1.7 57

2.1 111

2.5 172

4.0 465

6.6 1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

*TT

16

19

20

19

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

21

19

19

19

19

18

20

18

21

22

21

21

25

27

25 

23

23

630

20.3

0.093

0.11

Nov.

23

22

23

*22

22

22

25

26

23

23

24

22

22

22

23

23

25

23

22

21

23

27

26

26

26

23

25

30

29

27

720

24.0

0.110

0.12

Dec.

23

32

45

34

32

34

*31

28

27

28

26

32

28

27

38

42

43

47

51

54

53

54

48

51

54

54

54

54

51 

54

44

1,273

41.1

0.188

0.22

Jan.

55

50

46

42

41

36

31

30

32

37

b28

*b22 b22"

b22

b22

b35

b23

b40

62

71

66

53

62

63

64

69

340

194

140

83

1,995

64.4

0.294

0.34

Feb.

89

76

53

44

*41

53

51

44

33

33

32

36

43

34

35

279

300

190

147

126

123

112

106

102

100

94

97

112

2,585

92.3

0.421

0.44

Mar.

175

182

147

b!50

b!50

b!50

140

132

 154

165

142

124

158

175

148

120

109

106

110

188

160

130

*121

123

1,250

*1.650

1,120

640

500 

430

400

9,447

305

1.39

1.60

Apr.

400

380

330

300

270

270

280

270

246

290

1,020

770

480

390

340

*320

290

254

236

370

420

520

500

380

1.150

1,070

645

465

365 

305

13,326

444

2.03

2.26

May

265

275

375

305

255

225

202

186

179

 167

164

154

146

137

118

115

108

104

103

97

87

82

79

76

73

70

74

158

128 

101

96

4,704

152

0.694

0.80

June

235

2l8

225

235

186

155

136

122

111

103

94

89

83

79

*78

76

78

74

79

126

105

90

83

76

73

69

66

64

61

3,351

112

0.511

0.57

July

67

60

86

115

86

75

780

565

325

211

155

126

*111

95

90

80

75

70

66

57

65

66

57

55

54

49

48

43

49 

49

43

. 3,873

125

0.571

0.66

Aug.

44

43

43

43

*46

43

40

43

36

44

44

42

40

39

38

43

50

66

94

65

52

46

40

40

42

46

54

47

40 

37

li

1,424

45.9

0.210

0.24

Sept.

34

34

33

31

30

28

*28

28

26

27

26

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

24

751

25.0

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,470 Min 16 Mean 96.9 Cfsm 0.442 In. 6.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,650 Min 16 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.49

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs). Mar 25 (7:30 p.m.) 1,830 efs (9.17 ft); Apr. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 

1,380 cfs (7.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 415

Kankakee River at Momenoe, 111.

Location (revised) . La t 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in NE^ sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E., 

on right tank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge in Momence and l£ 

miles upstream from Tower Creek.

Drainage area. 2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1905 to July 1906, December 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, chain gage at bridge 'a quarter of a mile upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1915-54), 1,820 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 2.87 ft); minimum observed, 458 cfs Oct. 23, Nov. 7.

1905-6, 1914-54: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.06 

ft); maximum gage height observed, 8.09 ft Jan. 25, 1930, site then in use (ice Jam); 

minimum discharge observed, 306 cfs Sept. 1, 16, 17, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1916, 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, July 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

-0.3

0.0

.5

385

560

940

1.0 

2.0 

2.5

1,600

3,310

4,260

0.1

.5

1.0

525

850

1,480

2.0 

2.8

3,280

4,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

488

482

488

494

494

a480

a 460

a470

a460

a460

a460

464

 470

a470

a460

a460

a460

a460 

a460

a460

a460

a460

*470

476

476

476

476

476

482

482

482

14,616

471

0.201

0.23

Nov.

464

482

476

476

476

464

458

464

464

*464

464

476

494

512

518

518

524

524 

530

530

536

548

554

554

566

580

b5.80

b580

b570

b580

15,426

514

0.220

0.25

''Dee.

586

632

674

681

667

674

688

688

695

702

702

688

695

695

688

b660

. b600

b540 

b540

b570

b620

b700

b680

b600

b650

b650

b640

b640

b660

bS80

b700

20,305

655

0.280

0.32

Jan.

b700

b700

b700

b700

b700

b680

b670

b660

660

b650

MJ640

 -bSSO

-b500

-b400 " x b?50

- b500

\b600. "E6~5o 

b700

b750

b800

b750

b800

b800

b850

b900

bl,100

bl.500

bl,400

bl,400

bl,300

24,170

780

0.333

0.38

Feb.

bl,100

b970

b850

826

802

786

755

755

755

755

748

b700

710

718

755

1,260

(

1,630

1,740 

1,910

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,990

1,830

1,750

*1,660

1,630

1,630

35,225

1,258

0.538

0.56

Mar. '

1,780

1,910

1,990

bl,900

bl,800

bl,700

bl,700

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,770

1,740

1,810

1,780

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,440 

1,440

1,540

1,560

1,520

1,520

 1,600

4,160

4.760

4,460

4,260

4,060

3,960

3 , 960

70,150

2,263

0.967

1.11

Apr.

3,960

3,960

3,760

3,660

3,470

3,380

3,280

3,280

5,000

3,090

4,260

4,360

4,060

3,960

3,860

3,960

3,860

3,760 

3,760

3,860

3,860

3,960

3,960

3,660

4,560

4,560

 4,160

3,960

3,860

3,860

114,940

3,831

1.64

1.83

May

3,860

3,860

4.160

4,060

4,060

4,060

3,860

3,760

3,560

3,380

3,180

2,900

2,710

2,480

2,310

2,190

2,040

1,940 

1,830

1,750

1,670

1,610

1,560

1,500

*1,450

1,440

1.420

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,590

78,930

2,546

1.09

1.25

June

1,830

1,920

2,010

2,240

2,350

2.410

2,410

2,290

2,080

1,870

1,700

1,590

1,480

1,410

1,380

1,370

1,380

1,440 

1,480

1,640

1,610

1,610

*1,610

1,620

1,530

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,120

1.070

50,300

1,677

0.717

0.80

July

1,030

972

984

1,060

1,060

1,130

2.710

2,710

2,410

2,440

2,480

2,520

2,520

2,410

2,150

1,900

1,700

1,530 

1,440

1,370

1,400

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,060

 1,060

1,030

1,010

49,466

1,596

0.682

0.79

Aug.

972

960

938

938

960

960

949

972

972

938

916

905

861

830

800

820

820

894 

1,060

1,070

1,120

1,180

1,160

1,070

1,060

 1,090

1,160

1,300

1,450

1,590

1,560

32,275

1,041

0.445

0.51

Sept.

1.410

1,250

1,110

1,020

949

894

840

810

770

742

735

720

705

698

690

675

668

668 

682

675

652

615

600

592 592"

592

600

600

630

660

22,844

761

0.325

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,360 Min 458 Mean 1,246 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,760 Min 400 Mean 1,448 Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Shelby, Ind. and near Wllmington, 111. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 12, 13, Oct. 23 to Dec. 1.
416 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°02', long 87°11', on line between SE£ sec. 23 and SW£ sec. 24, T. 30 N., 

R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of Swain and Dexter ditches, 1.5 miles upstream from Davidson 

ditch, and 2 miles east of Parr.

Drainage area.--30.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 661.47 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Board and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 6 years, 27.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-52 and 1954, some of 

which have been revised, are contained in the following table. They supersede figures 

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

1175 

1208

1238

Water 

year

1950 

1951

1952 

1953 

1954

Maximum

Date

Apr. 4, 1950 

July 9, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952 

Mar. 15, 1953 

Mar. 25, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

422 

t235

t263 

t!85 

130

Gage height 

(feet!

8.3 

7.20

7.30 

5.75 

4.59

Minimum

Date

Oct. 1, 2, 1949 

Sept. 21, 29, 30, 

1951 

Sept. 27, 28, 1952

Aug. 21, 1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

t2.8 

4.3

3.1 

2.5

Gage height 

(feet)

0.89 

.92

t Revised.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 422 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.3 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 21, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Dec. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, no gage-height record, 

or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

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

1950-52 (complete daily tables on following pages), and 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1175, 1208, 1238, and 1278, are given herewith:

Date

1953

Jan. 24

Feb. 21

Mar. 4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

Discharge

40

81

60

39

30

31

34

29

50

56

81

84

Date

1953-Con.

Mar. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

Discharge

175

129

89

113

109

75

62

58

75

60

48

37

Date

1953-Con.

Mar. 29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

33

31

39

117

87

66

58

48

44

39

35

33

Date

1953-Con.

Apr. 10

11

12

13

16

17

June 10

11

July 5

6

7

Discharge

34

31

29

27

34

30

35

34

31

57

36

Month

July..........................

Water year 1952-53. .........

Cfs-days Maximum

175

Minimum

3.1

Mean

16.2

Per square 

mile

.535

Runoff in 

inches

.67

7.26
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind.~Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

417

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

279- 2.6

4.1

3.6

3.4

6.7

6.2

*5.0

4.1

4.1

5.9

8.0

S7T

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6 

3.6

3.9

142.2

4.59

0.151

0.17

Nov.

378" 3.2

3.6

3.4

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

4-77 5.7

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.1

120.8

4.03

0.133

0.15

Dee.

4.1

4.5

 4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

379" 3.9

b3.9

4.3

6.2

7.7

7.5

6.2

5.4

5.2

5.7

8.8

6.4

6.7

72

350

T5T

89

69

81

88

65

54 

47

44

1,247.8

40.2

1.33

1.53

Jan.

45

49

104

166

108

69

51

43

42

113

82

57

154

 205

*172

 176

100

81

57

47

42

42

45

225

302

TSo" 310

136

112 

94

73

3,492

113

3.73

4.29

Feb.

61

54

50

45

45

50

51

61

129

101

85

69

126

HB" 278

156

117

96

81

67

67

79

66

b58

b50

*b40 b40~

b65

-

2,433

86.9

2.87

2.99

Mar.

132

101

61

54

90

118

102

87

63

48

53

61

52

45

45

51

57

*53

40

38_

43

60

56

47

39

97

160

TSS

101 

74

70

2,258

72.8

2.40

2.77

Apr.

82

74

128

350" 382

 222

152

120

151

 334

326

214

141

 110

93

81

64

58

56

52

48

45

W

135

230

160

101

77

68 

64

4,216

141

4.65

5.17

Hay

54

Iff

46

44

42

38

33

31

32

32

28

27

25

24

23

22

21

19

18

*18

18

21

25

21

20

21

19

19

18 

17

16.

840

27.1

0.894

1.03

June

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

13

14

13

11

TT

17

14

15

13

19

53

US

29

23

18

18

35

»25

17

14

12 

11

554

18.5

0.611

0.68

July

11

11

9.2

*10

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

S72" 6.2

6.2

27

79

51

86.

43

26

22

18

15

12

12

10

9.2

840

7.5

547.8

17.7

0.584

0.67

Aug.

7.0

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

28

T9" 33

13

10

8.4

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.2

*5.9

5.4

5.4

5.2

572

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.2 

5.4

21

275.9

8.90

0.294

0.34

Sept.

22

20

14

9.2

7.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.7

*5.4

5.2

5.0

5T?

5.0

5.4

27

126

178

T53

60

40

30

26

24

20

18

803.3

26.8

0.884

0.99

Calendar year 1949: Max 350 Mln 2.8 Mean 22.5 Cfsm 0.743 In. 8.55

Water year 1949-50: Max 382 Mln 2.8 Mean 46.4 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

20

20

16

*14

13

21

24

25

20

17

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.9

?! 3

407.2

13.1

0.432

0.50

Nov.

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.1

S75

6.7

6.7

8.8

10

8.8

7.6

7.0

7.0

*7.0

8.5

14

12

10

27

55

42

29

21

17

15

13

13

12

13

13

419.1

14.0

0.462

0.52

Dee.

13

47

65

3?

28

32

46

35

31

28

24

20

17

15

13

12

11

To" 10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

616

19.9

0.657

0.76

Jan.

10

40

157

123

78

60

51

45

30

26

23

20

19

20

22

20

21

24

31

38

32

25

21

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

T5

1,040

33.5

1.11

1.28

Feb.

TO" 10

10

10

10

*12

12

11

10

10

25

80

80

51

34

57

97

70

155

111

T32" 206

95

81

72

66

63

59

_

1,639

58.5

1.93

2.01

Mar.

55

48

51

47

42

36

34

31

27

24_

24

25

28

*36

58

59

58

96

74

51

38

30

29

34

29

26

28

44

70

 

1175ft"

yo

1,447

46.7

1.54

1.78

Apr.

89

76

61

51

44

40

56

105

*85

87

93

IZS" 137

133

108

81

62

55

47

40

39

44

39

35

33

30" 29

31

50

42

1,948

64.9

2.14

2.39

May

26

27

24

24

21

19

17

16

16

54

"54 113

63

44

36

32

*29

27

25

23

22

21

20

18

16

24

42

57

43

23

1,042

33.6

1.11

1.28

June

23

20

19

18

16

14

15

19

18

15

14

13

13

13

12

13

a!3

a!2

a a^O" 11

a8066"

a60

a40

a30

*20

26

38

30

23

724

24.1

0,795

0.89

Jdly

16

14

12

12

9.7

8.8

IT"7.9

217

»2TT

 160

145

108

81

61

48

39

33

28

25

22

19

19

16

13

13 

25

29

21

15

12

1,456.4

47.0

1.55

1.79

Aug.

11

9.4

9.1

7.9

7.3

20

26

T5

13

10

9.1

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.7

7.3

7.3

7.0

18

11

7.9

7.6

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.5

B7S

292.5

9.44

0.312

0.36

Sept.

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

*7.0

5.8

5.1

7.3

575

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5

5.1

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4"73 4.3

153.6

5.12

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 382 Mln 5.0 Mean 46.2 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.71

Water year 1950-51: Max 217 Mln 4.3 Mean 30.6 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near North Marion.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-25, Dee. 11 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8, 9, Jan. 23 

to~?eF. 13.
418 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind. Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

4.1

3.7

37?

4.5

4.9

9.1

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

50

~7T 151

55

43

34

29

26

23

592.8

19.1

0.630

0.73

Nov.

19

16

15

b!3

12

13

17

17

23

30

49

74

120

163

TOT

72

59

49

*40

36

33

36

57

48

40

37

34

32

29

29

1,317

43.9

1.45

1.62

Dee.

28

27

28

79

59

49

43

38

37

35

*30

29

28

23

b23

b!8

bIF

b20

b22

b25

b40

b30

b25

b23

b23

b25

b30

b25

21

36 

94

1,029

33.2

1.10

1.27

Jan.

166

TOT

77

55

50

42

38

37

35

30

27

27

28

52

90

66

62

51

67

68

*55

60

82

55

33

48

70

55

b60

b40 

28

1,761

56.8

1.87

2.16

Feb.

28

28

30

59

57

51

46

45

48

47

47

43

41

46

41

34

32

30

31

32

31

29

29

29

*27

28

27

23

21

1,056

36.4

1.20

1.29

Mar.

21

2?

36

47

39

30

28

28

31

37

68

53

47

b40

b37

29

28

42

99 73-

58

53

50

41

39

37

33

32

30

29

28

1,265

40.8

1.35

1.56

Apr.

 36

32

2959-

47

50

41

35

32

40

40

53

123

95

69

55

46

40

34

32

31

34

146

209 -§ § 

69

55

*45

40

36

1,722

57.4

1.89

2.11

May

34

30

28

27

26_

36

30

30

36

44

37

32

30

27

27

28

48

52

43

*47

40

44

41

46

IS.

57

42

56

46

36

31

1,209

39.0

1.29

1.49

June

28

25

27

23

22

20

20

18

19

17

16

45

73

TIB- 210

88

*62

46

36

36

46

45

35

29

23

20

18

16

15

IS

1,239

41.3

1.36

1.52

July

14

T4

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.2

10

9.5

8.6

9.5

8.9

14

9.2

*8.9

8.1

7.8

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.2

6.7 770"

6.7

6.7

306.1

9.87

0.326

0.38

Aug.

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.4

5.6

6.2

5.6

5.4

573

7.5

*7.0

6. ,7

17

15

70 36-

19

14

12

12

10

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.7

352.2

11.4

0.376

0.43

Sept.

6.7

7.0 372"

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

4.2

4.2

3.9

 3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1 375-

3.5

133.3

4.44

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 217 Min 3.7 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1951-52: Max 210 Min 3.-1 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Discharge, In eubl-c feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.7

577

5.7

5.9

6.5

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.4

8.2 870"

7.1

6.9

7.2

201.9

6.51

0.215

0.25

Nov.

7.1

6.4

B7?

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.1

6.8

6.6

*6.5

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.9

6.5

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.1

7.2

7.4

8.0

~S.7 10

10

9.9

217.8

7.26

0.240

0.27

Dee.

9.1

9.5 572-

6.9

6.8

7.4

6.5

6.2

5.9

*5.7

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.9

5.7

5.9

5.0

4.4

4.1 478-

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

180.7

5.83

0.192

0.22

Jan.

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

5.7

3.7

3.7

*b3.8

b4.0

6.0

6.4

5.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

6.4

37 2B"

14

11

12

229.4

7.40

0.244

0.28

Feb.

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

7.7

*b7.3

b5.4

b570-

8.6

8.8

54

4T

30

25

22

23

20

20

20

19

19

21

30

459.1

16.4

0.541

0.56

Mar.

26

23

20

29

27

22

20

22

22

21

*20

19

20

19

18

TB- 16

16

22

36

26

23

22

25

110

82

*53

47

44

41

41

948

30.6

1.01

1.16

Apr.

42

41

35

33

31

35

38

47

38

48

110 ~7g53

46

44

44

38

35

42

47

42

*41

38

34

36

36

34

30

29

28

1,271

42.4

1.40

1.56

May

26

31

33

29

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

*20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

TB" 16

16

16

16

17

38

3T 

25

22

688

22.2

0.733

0.85

June

413B"

37

34

26

23

21

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

13

14

16

 16

14

12

12

11

11

11

To- 10

ll

549

18.3

0.604

0.67

July

9.9

9.7

11

13

11

10

30

65

IS

34

37

21

14

*12

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

21

12

10

9.5

9.2

9.1

9.0

8.6

8.1 

T~S 7.8

494.3

15.9

0.525

0.61

Aug.

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.8

12.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

*6.7

7.5

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.9

7.7

12

11

4.4

3.5

377

3.8

4.2

4.0

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.9 

5.2

5.8

207.5

6.69

0.221

0.26

Sept.

6.1

*5.8

6.1

6.5

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.2

7.6

7.8

6.9

6.5

6.6

6.1

6.8

7.1

6.6

6.9

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e7.4

e8.2

e!2_

212.8

7.09

0.234

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 175 Min 3.1 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 110 Min 3.5 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.95

*" Discharge measurement made on this day. b DStage-discharge stage-aiscnarge relation i-ej.atj.ori affected au.em.eu by vy lee. j.ue

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for stations on nearby streams.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-7, 14-19, Dee. 27 to Jan. 17, Jan. 20, 21, July 4-14, 24-26, 

 July 28 to Aug. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

nearby streams.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 419

Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind.

Location. --Lat 40°58', long 87 0 07', on line between sees. 9 and 16, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from 

Ryan ditch, 2 miles east of North Marion, and 3^ miles northeast of Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available .--December 1948 to September 1954.

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

is 646.6& ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 126 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 9.15 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.94 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Apr. 12, 1950 (gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 22-28, 1949, Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 10, 

1954.

r is diverted from Oliver ditch, a tributary, i 

the Iroquois River l£ miles below this station.

Remarks. --Records fair. Water into Ryan

ditch. Ryan ditch enters

Revisions. --WSP 1278: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12 

13

13

14

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

16

17

1?

12

12

404

13.0

-

-

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

To

10

*10

alO

10

alO

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

11

13

15

T2

11

11

11

11

a. 11

12

330

11.0

-

-

Dec.

12

a 11

13 

15

17

22

23

20

*19

19

20

18

18

19

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

11

11

11

11

11

11

446

14.4

-

-

Jan.

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

11

10

9.0

Co

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

14

19

22

19

15

a!4

15

15

98

76

25

22

35

587

18.9

-

~

Feb.

20

17

16 

15

15

15

14

14

14

22

*26

21

23

26

28

120

192

184

130

94

90

84

7q

78

72

72

78

112

1,668

59.6

-

"

Mar.

136

allO

96 

88

132

108

84

84

84

82

*74

66

66

a60

52

54

48

46

1?

102

108

90

76

76

206

*394

402

332

282

240

212

4,052

131

-

"

Apr.

206

206

206 

192

160

154

156

192

212

206

426

426

394

332

282

248

248

198

184

212

*226

198

192

168

160

198

198

184

156

140

6,660

222

-

"

May

132

136

178 

120

106

102

118

130

82

90

70

64

64

*82

84

74

64

36

32

30

32

38

32

34

24

20

21

118

106

a70

74

2,366

76.3

-

~

June

198

206

184 

178

120

94

96

78

50

32

38

36

45

38

124

76

60

36

36

126

*160

136

100

64

a31

23

21

17

20

21

2,444

81.5

-

"

July

a!7

14

16 

19

18

15

110

224

175

113

134

*32

22

22

16

15

14

14

16

13

40

34

31

22

17

12

11

14

14

12

12

1,236

39.9

-

Aug.

10

9.8

11 

9.8

14

11

12

11

14

*13

9.4

8.6

Co

9.4

9.2

10

9.4

50

95

13

27

a21

19

20

16

30

32

29

21

20

10

613.6

19.8

"

Sept.

8.4

*8.4

9.0 

8.8

a8.9

9.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

7.6

7.8

7.8

8.8

10

13.

242.5

8.08

"

Calendar- year 1953: Max 536 Min 6.2 Mean 70.5 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 426 Min 7.O Mean 57.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge- estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-24, Dec. 26 to Jan. 18, Feb. 12-14.
420 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.

Location. La t 40°56 T , long 870 08', in NEtrNW^SEi sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, three-quarters of a mile 

east of Rensselaer, 1.5 miles downstream from Ryan ditch, and 5.5 miles upstream 

from Big Slough Creek.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Saturn. Datum of gage is 642.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Indiana Flood Board and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 6 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 608 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.71 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.97 ft). 

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 22, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.73 ft Sept. 15, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect, 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 14)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

5.0 

8.2

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.6

154

374

594

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

12

13

13

14

14

14

*14

13

13

13

12

12" 11

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

13

16

16

16

16

20

24

20

16

16

434

14.0

0.072

0.08

Nov.

16

15

12

13

12

12

12

13

12

11

12

*13

12

12

31

29

12

11

11

10

11

16

17

12

12

12

12

U.

11

12

405.7

13.5

0.070

0.08

Dec.

12

11

14

17

17

22

2T

18

*18

18

17

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

15

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

468

15.1

0.078

0.09

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

13

13

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

*11

2l

40

55

39

35

30

31

33

184

154

93

60

92

1,103

35.6

0.184

0.21

Feb.

70

48

43

54

40

31

37

37

31

33

31

*18

35

35

33

124

209

TTT

129

99

94

88

79

80

74

73

78

124

_

2,001

71.5

0.369

0.38

Mar.

149

129

102

86

109

104

96

94

93

89

*80

73

74

72

63

63

51

57

68

115

121

96

78

83

*272

524

510

412

338

284

249

4,734

153

0.789

0.91

Apr.

239

254

234

204

189

179

189

244

260

260

482

594

538

426

350

302

254

224

214

239

*254

234

214

194

184

229

239

214

184

159

7,980

266

1.37

1.53

May

144

144

179

144

121

114

122

109

95

100

86

92

81

*82

96

75

68

46

46

44

42

56

51

52

46

38

37

139

214

14?

120

2,932

94.6

0.488

0.56

June

314

296

254

244

199

159

129

112

115

108

66

59

63

62

174

110

95

106

65

139

174

*154

113

78

44

31

28

25

26

26

3,568

119

0.613

0.68

July

24

22

33

74

36

22

121

254

199

129

88

45

33

*33

26

23

22

21

23

20

45

46

40

30

23

18

17

18

19

15_

1,537

49.6

0.256

0.30

Aug.

14

14

16

14

20

16

16

17

16

18

*13

12

11

11

12

12

12

69

102

42

26

22

19

19

16

27

36

26

21

19

12

700

22.6

0.116

0.13

Sept.

9.3

*9.7

9.7

10

10

10

9.7

10

9.7

9.3

10

9.7

11

12

12

12

12

13

10

7.9

7.6

7.2

776

8.2

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.6

i£

294.1

9.80

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 843 Min 8.2 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 594 Mln 7.2 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, Jan. 18, Feb. 12.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind.

421

Location. Lat 40°52', long 87°06', on line between sees. 15 and 22, T. 28 N., R. 6 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles upstream 

from Big Slough Creek, 3 miles southeast of South Marion, and 5 miles southeast of 

Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 22.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1948 to September 1954.

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

~~is 653.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 20.8 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 339 cfs June 22 (gage height, 8.12 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 610 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.43 ft); 

no flow Sept. 7, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Sept. 22-24, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2,1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 2-5, 9, 20, 21)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6 

3.0 

5.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

144

200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~~7T 0 1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6 

75

.3

9.4

0.30

0.013

0.02

Nov.

aO.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

tt

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.5

0.25

0.011

0.01

Dec.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

a. 2

.3

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

a. 2

b.2

b.2

a. 2

.6

.5

b.2

b.2

a. 2

b.2

a. 2

.3

.2

.2

.2

9.0

0.29

0.013

0.02

Jan.

0.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.6

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.3

a. 3

.3

.4

6.8

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

1.0

3.5

38

T.5

2.2

1.5

1.2

68.5

2.21

0.098

0.11

Feb.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

a. 9"

1.0

.9

a^S

*.8

.8

.8

.8

1.6

25

9.1

5.0

3.7

3.5

a3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

1.8

2.6

4.3

8.6

-

89.3

3.19

0.141

0.15

Mar.

6.2

4.8

a3.7

2.8

2.6

2.6

a2.7

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

*2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

T79

2.0

3.2

4.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

M

23

12

11

11

12 

13

198.3

6.40

0.283

0.33

Apr.

*12

10

7.8

6.8

6.8

9.4

9.4

6.8

6.2

12

145

62

33

18

18

20

13

9.4

10

8.6

7.0

*5.8

5.5

5.0

4.6

8.3

8.3

5.8

4.3 

475

483.1

16.1

0.712

0.79

May

3.5

7.0

10

7.5

5.5

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.4

2.8

3.0

2.3

*2.3

2.2

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

47

58

23

16

233.0

7.52

0.333

0.38

June

106

60

48

33

18

11

8.0

11

27

14

8.0

6.5

5.5

12

24

8.0

6.8

6.0

15

96

*38

197

61

22

9.4

6.0

3.9

3.2

Hc. t b

869.4

29.0

1.28

1.43

July

2.0

1.8

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.7

37

24

7.8

5.2

3.7

2.8

*2.3

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

3.4

1.8

1.1

.9

.6

.6

5

7J5

1.1

. 8

.7

117.7

3.80

0.168

0.19

Aug.

0.6

.5

.6

.5

9.1

3.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

*.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

.6

.4

.4

. 3

75

1.0

9.7

~5.8 14

2.6

1.7

1.4

64.0

2.06

0.091

0.11

Sept.

*1 0

~T9~

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

jil

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

. 8

14.8

0.49

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 262 Min 0.1 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 197 Min 0.1 Mean 5.93 Cfsm '0.262 In. 3.56

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

40Z891 O - 57 -28
422 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°53', long 87°09', in SW^NW^ sec. 7, T. 28 N., R. 6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, l| miles south of Collegeville, 

2| miles upstream from Iroquois River, and 2f miles downstream from Bice ditch.

Drainage area. 84.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 637.75 ft above mean sea

 revel, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-51, 1952-54), 69.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs June 22 (gage height, 8.84 ft); mini-

 mum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 15, 23.

1948-51, 1952-54: Maximum discharge, 1,450 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 13.22 

ft); minimum, that of Oct. 15, 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

1.1

5.5

15

4.0 

6.0 e.i

81

177

326

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

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.

Oct.

1.2

1.1

1.1

al.3 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

al.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

al.l

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

al.l

1.1

2.1

2.4

T75

1.4

1.1

38.7

1.25

0.015

0.02

Nov.

al.3

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

al.3

1.4

1.2

*O"1.1

1.2

1.2

al.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.3

3^

a3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.7

2.0

al.9

1.9

51.2

1.71

0.020

0.02

Dec.

2.0

2.3

2.4

1.5

a2.0

2.3

2.0

*2.3

2.0

1.9

2.3

a2.1

2.0

3.2

b2

b2

b2

b2

a2

3.4

3.8

5.0

5.2

a3.5

b3.5

a3.5

4.5

4.4

4.1

5 7

89.0

2.87

0.034

0.04

Jan.

a4.8

3.9

a3.8

3.6 

3.0

4.2

4.2

3.4

1.9

a3.0

b2

b2

bl.9

bl.8

bl-.8

bl.8

al^

bl.7

*bl.7

18

39

35

14

312

11

13

"75 115

31

20

a!6

455.2

14.7

0.175

0.20

Feb.

13

9.4

8.5

7.9 

7.7

7.7

a7.4

7.2

6.7

6.7

5.8

*7T6

7.4

a7.6

8.1

83

67

42

29

24

a23

22

19

20

19

19

26

a80

-------

591.7

21.1

0.251

0.26

Mar.

42

36

32

30 

30

27

a25

24

24

23

22

*19

19

a!6

13

1212"

12

17

26

a22

19

18

29

140

125

*81

a62

54

58

65

1,134

36.6

0.435

0.50

Apr.

62

58

43

a36 

35

39

41

38

32

53

alOO

201 130"

91

79

85

67

362

67

54

*46

38

36

30

a32

40

31

49

39

25

1,739

58.0

0.690

0.77

May

14

a25

58

42 

33

26

24

23

a21

21

20

20

*18

16

15

a!5

14

14

13

13

12

12

a. 11

11

10

9.4

11

85

130

a520

a200

1,256.4

40.5

0.482

June

228

236

165

130 

105

a75

51

62

122

97

51

31

a28

25

101

62

44

46

34

a50

*71

*286

195

97

49

21

a20

20

17

18

2,537

84.6

1.01

0.56 1.13

July

16

13

14

a!3 

a!3

a!2

a!60

alOO

a60

a30

a20

a!4

12

*11

9.4

9.8

9.0

a8

7.6

6.9

13

11

7.9

7.0

a6.4

6.0

5.5

5.2.

6.9

6.2

6.2

620.0

20.0

0.238

0.27

Aug.

a5.5

4.9

5.5

6.7 

26

14

8.1

a7

6.5

*5.5

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.9

a3.8

5.5

5.0

14

12

7.0

4.9

a4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

23

22" 41

a!5

8.8

6.7

290.5

9.37

0.111

0.13

Sept.

*6.2

5.5

5.2

4.5 

a3.7

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.2

a3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

a2.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

a2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

95.0

3.17

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 480 Min 1.0 Mean 39.7 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 320 Min 1.0 Mean 24.4 Cfsm 0.290 In. 3.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records, adjoining good record, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 423

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°52', long 87°12', on line between SW£ sec. 15 and NWi sec. 22, T. 28 

N., R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 

2^ miles upstream from Big Slough Creek and 4 miles southwest of Collegeville.

Drainage area.--48.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

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

gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years (1948-51, 1952-54), 41.5 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 655 cfs June 22 (gage height, 8.95 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-4.

1948-51, 1952-54: Maximum discharge, 1,790 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.92 

ft); no flow Sept. 28-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175; 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

l.Z

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.4

0.1

.5

1.2

2.2

4.6

8.0

20

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.3

34

68

122

200

300

490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

**

.1

.1

.7

.4

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

.6

.6

11.5

0.37

0.0077

0.009

Nov.

0.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

*.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.2

172

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.0

18.1

0.60

0.012

0.01

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

,1

.7

*.6

.7

.6

~S.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.1

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

25.5

0.82

0.017

0.02

Jan.

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.5

3.0

7.8

6.8

5.8

5.0

3,7

10

70

4?

22

12

5,2

214.0

6.90

0.143

0.16

Feb.

3.9

4.4

4.7

3.9

2.9

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

*1.1

1.1

Q

tf

1.1

24

21

8.0

5.5

4.0

3.6

3.O

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.2

4.6

7,2

124.2

4.44

0.092

0.10

Mar.

5.8

4.4

4

4

4

5.0

6.3

7.4

7.2

6.7

5.9

*5.0

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.1

2.4

2.0

3.3

4.7

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.6

51

46

24

18

15

14

19

292.1

9.42

0.196

0.23

Apr.

*19

17

15

11

12

26

22

15

9*2.

38

240

172

95

64

49

56

46

29

25

23

20

*17

16

15

14

33

39

27

22

18

1,204.2

40.1

0.834

0.93

May

14

28

37

30

21

18

16

13

11

9.6

8.6

7.8

*6.9

6.5

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.8

278

2.9

3.2

42

188

10T 

52

665.4

21.5

0.447

0.52

June

142

140

77

62

49

40

25

17

31

28

18

15

16

26

22

18

18

15

26

80

*98

483

250

116

58

26

16

13

53" 11

1,999

66.6

1.38

1.54

July

18

14

23

15

10

38

101

62

24

11

8

6

*5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

7.4

4.3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2^

403.7

13.0

0.270

0.31

Aug.

2

2

2

4

22

11

3.0

2

2

1

*1

.8

.6

.5

^

.7

.6

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

79

70

24

4

3

3

243.3

7.85

0.163

0.19

Sept.

*2

2

1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

14.3

0.48

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 585 Min 0 Mean 31.0 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 483 Min 0.1 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.03

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 22 (3 p.m.) 655 cfs (8..9S ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 16 to Jan. 23, Mar. 3-5, July 11-20, July 23 to 

Aug. 4, Aug. 8-14, 22-25, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
424 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.

Location. --Lat 40°53', long 87 e 17', in NE^NEj- sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., near center

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Curtis Creek,

2 miles northeast of Poresman, and 6 miles southwest of Rensselaer. 

Drainage area. 410 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. December 1948 to September 1954. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 627.54 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 364 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 990 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.10 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 14, result of freezeup. 

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs Jan. 26, 1950; maximum gage height, 18.90

ft July 11, 1951; minimum discharge, 8.6 cfs Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.22

ft Oct. 1, 1949. 

Remarks. Records fair. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

1953, superseding those published in WSP 1278, are given herewith:

1953 

Sept. 20.......... 19

21.......... 18

22.......... 18

23.......... 17

1953-Con. 

Sept. 24.......... 16

25.......... 15

26.......... 15

27.......... 15

1953-Con. 

Sept. 28.......... 15

29.......... 15

30.......... 15

Month

Water year 1952-53. .............

Cfs -days Maximum

1,550

Minimum

9.0

Mean

233

Per square 

mile

.568

Runoff In 

Inches

7.72

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

or indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 14, Dec. 22-24, 

Jan. 19-22, Jan. 25 to Feb. 16)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 86

5.0

9.0

11.0

234

660

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

a!6

16

16

17

17

*18

17

a!6

16

15

15

14

14

14

a!4

14

14

14

14

15

16

a!7

21

24

28

2T

20 

19

520

16.8

0.041

0.05

Nov.

a!9

19

19

20

17

17

16

a!7

19

*20

20

20

20

19

a34

28

24

20

19

19

21

a23

28

25

18

a!8

18

18

a20

23

618

20.6

0.050

0.06

Dec.

21

19

23

24

26

a30

36

32

30

*31

30

23

a21

25

20

20

20

19

19

a20

22

36

28

18

alff

18

a!8

18

18

18 

18

719

23.2

0.057

0.07

Jan.

a!8

18

a!8

18

18

18

18

18

18

a!8

19

17

12

10

12

12

a!2

12

*19

38

89

70

58

a48

40

66

434

338

200

101 

a!02

1,889

60.9

0.149

0.17

Feb.

104

75

73

73

69

65

a64

64

50

43

33

*28

33

a33

55

255

379 3051

243

196

a!70

a!65

156

156

150

146

168

a220

3,574

128

0.312

0.32

Mar.

270

234

172

136

196

196

a!80

176

192

176

*156

150

139

3130

118

118

114

TIT

125

142

a!70

188

164

164

390

660

696

a660

566

500 

445

7,837

253

0.617

0.71

Apr.

*423

412

379

a320

270

288

318

358

368

368

a500

970" 970

890

750

648

566

a450

401

390

390

*368

338

308

a320

348

434

401

338

308

13,592

453

1.10

1.23

May

252

a300

348

328

270

225

212

192

alSO

168

168

156

*150

139

153

a!40

132

114

101

101

101

101

a96

95

92

83

80

270

533

a400 

a300

5,980

193

0.471

0.54

June

588

750

735

684

577

*360

318

270

368

308

225

192

a!60

146

308

308

212

200

176

a400

467

*544

648

467

252

146

alOO

92

'aa 89

ay

10,179

339

0.827

0.92

July

108

104

98

a!50

a90

79

184

390

328

243

aieo

132

*92

73

58

54

51

a46

45

45

62

95

79

58

a46

40

36

30

37

36 

32

3,101

100

0.244

0.28

Aug.

a29

26

24

34

108

92

46

a36

34

30

*28

24

21

19

a20

22

26

74

180

114

56

a40

35

33

39

132

204

16T

a80

56 

47

1,873

60.4

0.147

0.17

Sept.

*27

22

20

20

a20

a20

20

20

20

20

19

a!8

18

18

17

17

17

16

a!6

16

15

15

15

15

15

a!5

15

16

18

35_

555

18.5

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,550 Mln 9.0 Mean 228 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 970 Mln 10 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--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 other 

stations in the basin.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-21, Dec. 25 to Jan. 18, Jan. 23. Stagedischarge relation indefinite Oct. 1-25, Sept. 1-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and records for station at Iroquois, 111.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 425

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111.

Location. Lat 40°49'25", long 87°34'55", in SEy sec. 15, T. 27 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 52 at Iroquois, 500 ft upstream 

from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway bridge and 4f miles downstream from Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 614.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 5, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 532 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 12.21 ft); 

nrlnl'nnim, 12 cfs Oct. 21, 22.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 6,460 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 23.30 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 14, Oct. 21, 22, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6)

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.2

177

411

920

1,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

18

17

16

*16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13-.

13

13

14

14

15

18

20 

23

P-27

513

16.5

0.024

0.03

Nov.

25

24

22

20

20

21

21

20

 if

19

19

19

19

20

21

28

34

3T

26

24

25

26

29

32

31

29

28 

28 

28

727

24.2

0.035

0.04

Dec.

27

28

31

32

31

34

36

40

42 

12

40

38

38

37

36

b34

b30

b26 b26~

b28

30

30

b33

b33

b33

b35

b37

37 

38 

40

40

1,062

34.3

0.050

0.06

Jan.

40

40

38

40

42

42

41

43

42 

b40

b35

b28

b25

b26

b26

b25

b23

b25

b30

47

71

94

111

94

78

72

242

b450 

b310

b210

2,850

91.9

0.135

0.16

Feb.

159

146

130

108

100

b88

b82

76

69 

73

68

b60

b50 b50"

55

111

288

397

357

288

226

191

172

*154

150

142

142

154

4,086

146

0.214

0.22

Mar.

216

276

264

221

172

168

182

191

216 

232

221

201

191

172

159

146

134

126

IzS

142

186

*226

216

196

294

635

802

840 

52T 

745

653

9,370

302

0.443

0.51

Apr.

584

545

513

468

425

383

383

383

397 

425

912

1,310

1.370

1,350

1,290

1,160

1,020

860

707

601

551

529

498

468

439

*567

707

707 

635 

545

20,732

691

1.01

1.13

May

453

425

468

513

483

411

357

312

288 

264

242

232

216

206

191

191

186

168

146

134

122

114

114

111

111

104

637 

1,220 

1,200

1,060

10,793

348

0.510

0.59

June

1,080

1,160

1.180

1,140

1,040

880

689

529

468 

468

425

331

259

264

324

383

357

306

324

300

411

 567

689

726

584

383

226

154

15,907

530

0.777

0.87

July

159

130

122

108

130

126

118

232

m

270

196

142

100

78

68

59

51

46

44

90

97

97

85

69

56

46

39

38

3,624

117

0.172

0.20

Aug.

36

33

31

31

89

130

122

80

55 

46

41

38

33

29

28

27

52

51

67

146

122

82

57

»44

40

81

177

216 

159 

108

74

2,305

74.4

0.109

0.13

Sept.

55

17

34

29

27

26

25

23

21 

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16 

16 

16

640

21.3

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,580 Mln 13 Mean 369 Cfsm 0.541 In. 7.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,370 Mln 13 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.292 In- 3.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
426 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'50", long 87°43'25", in N£ sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 12 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 200 ft downstream from Mud Creek and 

1 mile west of Milford.

Drainage area. 430 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

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

is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 386 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minimum observed, 3.7 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 21, 24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 20.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.95 ft July 6, 1953; minimum discharge observed, 2.8 cfs Dec. 14, 1952, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 26)

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5

6.0

8.0

15

24

3.0

5.0

9.0

11.0

13.1

103

335

960

1,340

1,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

6.8

6.6

6.6

7TTJ

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.6

9.5

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.5

14

17

3T

11

9 5

272.6

8.79

0.020

0.02

Nov.

8.6

8.6

8.3

7.4

7.2

7.0

T7?

7.4

8.0

8.3

*8.3

8.3

8.9

9.2

9.2

9.5

10

10

11

11

12

15

2019"

17

16

16

15

16

18

337.4

11.2

0.026

0.03

Dec.

18

19

20

21

20

24

2T

23

22

23

23

22

22

22

20

b!8

b!7

bTB" b!5

b!9

b22

b23

b23

b21

b21

b21

21

22

20

22

22

645

20.8

0.048

0.06

Jan.

23

23

22

23

24

23

22

21

20

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!2

blT

b!8

48

94

63

45

34

30

43

b350

b3IO

bllO

b70

b45

1,586

51.2

0.119

0.14

Feb.

b35

32

30

27

25

24

22

19

18

18

17

15

14

IT

18

106

209

TST

80

63

55

43

36

*33

32

28

32

37

-

1,207

43.1

0.100

0.10

Mar.

40

43

39

33

b30

32

46

80

112

142

122

112

112

112

76

72

59

51

63

80

72

*67

63

53

164

458

25S

197

163

142

132

3,263

105

0.244

0.28

Apr.

122

122

103

90

9T

142

245

515

388

515

1,460

1,760

1,S2<5

834

605

942

1,010

668

486

388

322

283

257

233

209

*500

472

335

270

233

14,923

497

1.16

1.29

May

197

257

 500

m

283

233

197

174

152

132

132

122

112

103

94

94

90

85

76

72

67

63

59

*51

49

47

4?

59

221

142

90

4,376

141

0.328

0.38

June

152

270

209

163

122

98

90

96

25B" 458

185

132

94

80

76

67

59

48

42

39_

39

*343

309

152

112

85

67

50

45

63

4,041

135

0.314

0.35

July

72

"SB" 112

59

4E

32

29

27

23

19

17

15

14

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

17

25

15

12

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.0

*11

9.8

7 . 8

747.0

24.1

0.056

0.06

Aug.

7.4

7.6

7.6

9.8

17

15

12

10

10

10

9.5

9.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.2

9.2

20

13

9.8

8.6

7.6

6.8

*6.4 S~T

11

22

IT

10

8.3

7.4

315.8

10.2

0.024

0.03

Sept.

6.8 578-

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

5.7

37T

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.2

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.0

130.4

4.35

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,980 Min 4.0 Mean 243 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,760 Min 3.7 Mean 87.2 Cfsm 0,203 In. 2.75

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 427

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'29", long 87°49'22", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., near center 

of left span on downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, 

4-| miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 597.99 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to June 11, 1947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,573 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Sept. 24.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs May 13, 1933 (gage height, 18.1 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 11 cfs Aug. 6-8, 1934 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in spring of 1913 (discharge, about 34,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those, for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, 

July 19 to Aug. 2)

0.7 

.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

104

283

497

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

7.3

1,040

1,840

3,940

5,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yeai1 October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

38

47

*46

50

46

46

42

42

42

44

46

44

46

48

48

46

46

50

57

64 59-

1,408

45.4

0.021

0.02

Nov.

59

62

59

59

57_

59

59

59

59

*62

59

59

59

57

57

59

59

62

64

64

64

64

69

71

74

79

74

69

74

82

1,913

63.8

0.030

0.03

Dec.

87

5S

107

113

107

101

101

107

113

123

116

116

120

129

bTSff

bllO

blOO

b90

b90

blOO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bl!5

bl!5

b!20

b!20

123

123 

129

3,433

111

0.052

0.06

Jan.

116

135

104

104

104

110

110

bllO

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

b80

b80

b80

b80

b75 b5Q"

b90

bllO

b!40

b!80

228

251

235

201

365

497

695

805 

E9T

6,240

201

0.095

0.11

Feb.

521

407

323

323

303

235

283

216

183

159

152

159

152

213" 145

429

750

860 B5B~

750

595

521

451

386

*323

323

323

386

-

10,676

381

0.180

0.19

Mar.

497

521

545

521

474

451

386

557

620

750

805

750

695

645

645

595

497

474

521

595

595

595

*570

695

1,650

2,640

2,640

2,340

2,040

1,840

1,480

28,569

922

0.435

0.50

Apr.

1,400

1,250

1,040

980

920

920

1,110

1,180

1,250

1,320

3,280

5,270

5,550

5,020-

4,060

3,500

3,390

3,170

2,740

2,540

2,340

2,340

2,440

2,040

1,740

1,740

*1,840

1,940

1,740

1,560

69,590

2,320

1.09

1.22

May

1,400

1,250

1,320

1,480

1,400

1,250

1,110

920

860

750

695

595

570

545

497

474

474

429

407

386

365

344

323

303

*303

32"3" 275

1,260

2,740

5.060

2,540

28,648

924

0.436

0.50

June

2,740

2,950

2,840

2,540

2,140

1,840

1,650

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,110

920

750

645

620

620

620

570

570

545

a550

a600

*a700

a770

a820

a700

a600

474

386

505

33,323

1,111

0.524

0.58

July

279

279

275

303

303

263

303

283

283

407

429

3ZI

303

243

187

149

126

113

126

145

169

138

123

132

110

107

107

*96

79

71

69

6,344

205

0.097

0.11

Aug.

69

64

59

6?

90

129

176

183

173

142

129

104

93

87

69

84

87

191

228

205

176

198

176

138

132

129

159

216

263 

25T

*198

4,467

144

0.068

0.08

Sept.

169

14T

129

104

87

a75

a65

a60

a53

48

a46

a44

a42

40

a39

a38

a37

a36

a35

a34

a34

a33

a33

a32

a3T

34

36

44

52

66

1,727

57.6

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953 : Max 11,800 Mln 38 Mean 1,140 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,530 Mln 32 Mean 538 Cfsm 0.254 In. 3.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Iroquois River at Iroquois and Sugar Creek at Mllford. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
428 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.

Location. Lat 41°14'00", long 88°05'55", near southwest corner of SEi sec. 20, T. 32 K., 

R. 10 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113S, a third of 

a mile upstream from mouth and 1.7 miles southeast of Custer Park.

Drainage area. 12.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 542.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 8.84 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 

0.28"cfs Oct. 2.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 190 -cfs Apr. 25, 1950; maximum gage height, 6.46 ft 

Feb. 22, 1951 (backwater from Kankakee River); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 7, 

1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Occasional 

regulation during summer by dams above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.10 

.42 

1.4 

3.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

8.0

33

61

89

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.42

.34

735

1.2

OJ

.80

.80

.90

.80

.70

.90

*.80

.80

.80

.80

.70

.80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

.80

.80

.90

.80

.80

.80

.90

24.01

0.775

0.065

0.07

Nov.

0.80

.80

.80

.90

.80

.90

.90

.80

*.80

.70

.90

.70

.80

.80

.70

.90

.90

.90

.90

1.2

1.4

r~¥ 1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

29.10

0.970

0.081

0.09

Dec.

1.1

3.T

5.8

T7S

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

bl.9

bl.7

bl.4

bl.3

bl.5

1.8

1.8

2.7

2.2

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

1.8

1.8

bl.8

bl.8

bl.8

69.9

2.25

0.187

0.22

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

bl.5

bl.3

bl.l

bl.O

bITO"

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.2

b2.0

b5.5

b6.0

b4.0

b2.5

b3.2

3.7

4.9

b!6

blTT

b6.0

b5,0

b4 * 0

100.7

3.25

0.271

0.31

Pet).

3.2

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

bl.9

'bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

1.8

bl.7

blTT

bl.8

1.8

2.2

16

IT

8.3

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.3

4.8

4.8

*4.8

5.9

5.3

8.0

.

_______

124.2

4.44

0.370

0.38

Mar.

9.9

7.7

b7.5

bV.O

b6.5

b6.0

5.8

8.0

10

9.6

8.6

7.7

8.3

7.5

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.3

5TS

6.6

5.8

5.6

*5.3

12

*86_

50

34

29

25

23

22

443.1

14.3

1.19

1.37

Apr.

22

19

16

14

13

16

18

17

13

18

34

24

18

15

14

13

11

15^ 6.4

26

27

60sir

30

37

27

*22

*17

14

13

625.4

20.8

1.73

1.94

May

11

13

IS

11

9.3

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.4

4.6

*4.2

3.9

4TS

6.6

6.4

5.6

5 . 6

215.6

6.95

0.579

0.67

June

21

17

16

14

10

8.3

7.7

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

*2.3

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

TTff

1.9

2.4

174.2

5.81

0.484

0.54

July

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

18

IS

9.0

6.9

5.6

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

6.1

5.3

4.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

*2.0

2.4

2.0

1.9

136.6

4.41

0.367

0.42

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.4

T.T

1.4

1.4

1.4

4.4 r.T

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

*2.3

3.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

60.5

1.95

0.162

0.19

Sept.

1.4

I7J

1.2

1.1

1.0

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.90

.80

.80

.70

.60

.60

.60

.60

.51

.42

.60

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.60

.51

.90

1.2

23.09

0.770

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 121 Min 0.34 Mean 6.36 cfsm 0.530 In. 7.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 86 Min 0.34 Mean 5.55 cfsm 0.462 In. 6.27

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs).--Mar. 25 (2:30 p.m.) 112 cfs (5.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 429

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.

Location. Lat 41°20i48", long 88°11'11", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Prairie Creek and 5 miles downstream from Wilmington.

Drainage area. 5,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.86 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 3,925 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.53 ft); mini- 

 mum, '406 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 8.87 ft); maximum gage height, 11.57 ft Feb. 1, 1949 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 204 cfs Aug. 1, 

1936 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.73 ft in 1883, 1887.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.1 

1.4

430

700

1,300

1.8 

3.0 

4.1

2,480

7,450

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

514 

490 ¥50"

565

538

502

514

526

526

526

514

*538

526

526

526

526

526

526

a525

a525

a525

a520

a520

a520

514

514 

538

550

550 

565

580

16,345

527

0.100

0.12

Nov.

580 

580

565

550

550

550

550

550" 526

550

550

565

565

580

595

625

625

625

625

625

625

670

555" 700

670

655 

655

670

655 

655

18,141

605

0.115

0.13

Dec.

67O 

790

980 920"

844

826

826

808

826

844

826

826

790

770

750

730

550

490 4"9~0~

580

640

750

790

700

680

740 

700

700

770

770

23,196

748

0.142

0.16

Jan.

790 

790

754

770

772

790

790

750

790

750

700

650

600

550

500

600

700

800

850

900

900

850

900

900

900

920 

1,800

2,000

1,850

1,700 

1,600

28,916

933

0.178

0.20

Feb.

1,600 

1,500

1,400

1,280

1,150

1,000

850

950

960

940

920

850

830

84T

940

1,620

2,820

3,020

3,090

3,130

3,060

2,950

2,730

2,550

2,380

*2,280 

2,170

2,210

_______

50,024

1,787

0.340

0.35

Mar.

2,480 

2,840

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,300

2,400

2,550

2,910

3,200

3,160

3,060

3,000

3,000

2,910

2,700

2,410

2,310

2,240

2,410

2,660

2,550

2,480

2,620

10,100

12,400 

9,95'0

8,800

8,120

7,450 

7,000

127,610

4,116

0.784

0.90

Apr.

6,780 

6,550

6,100

5,880

5,470

5,580

5,560

5,650

5,470

5,470

*8,350

11,200

11,200

10,400

9,480

8,580

8,350

8,120

7,680

7,680

8,120

9,950

9,700

8,120

8,580

9,020 

7,900

*7,220

7,000

6,550

231,510

7,717

1.47

1.64

May

6,100 

5,880

6.320

6,320

6,320

6,100

5,650

5,420

5,120

4,840

4,520

4,200

3,920

3,680

3,400

3,200

3,020

2,840

2,660

2,550

2,410

2,310

2,210

2,110

2,050

*2,020 

2,080

2,410

4,120

5,080 

4,800

123,660

3,989

0.760

0.88

June

5,520 

6,100

5,650

5,560

5,160

4,840

4,520

4,200

3,800

3,440

3,320

3,020

2,730

2,450

2,240

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,280

2,410

2,280

2,310

*2,660

2,800

2,620 

2,310

1,980

1,770

1,690

96,500

3,217

0.613

0.68

July

1,550 

1,500

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,630

4,920

6,520

4,320

3,680

a3,750

a3,750

a3,600

a3,400

a3,000

a2,750

a2,500

a2,250

a2,000

a2,000

a2,200

a2,100

a2,000

al , 800

al,600

al,500 

al,400

*1,350

1,380

1,300 

1,260

75,820

2,446

0.466

0.54

Aug.

1,230 

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,300

1,260

1.020

1,320

1,380

1,380

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,100

1,300

1,550

1,580

1,480

1,450

1,480

1,420

1,350

1,420 

*1,500

1,500

1,610

1,750 

1,770

41,840

1,350

0.257

0.30

Sept.

1,690 

1,520

1,380

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,000

940

900

844

826

826

826

790

754

754

754

736

a760

a760

a740

a720

a700

a660

625

640 

655

655

700 

808

26,423

881

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 18,000 Min 490 Mean 2,692 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,400 Min 490 Mean 2,356 Cfsm 0.449 In. 6.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Kankakee River at Momence and Iroquois River near Chebanse.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14-19, Dec. 22 to Jan. 

JanT~27 to Feb. 1, Feb. 6-8, 12, 13, Mar. 3-7, 13, 14.

stage, weather records, 

1, Jan. 4, 7-25,
430 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111.

Location. Lat 42°20'40", long 87°56'30", in SW£ sec. 27, T. 45 N., R. 11 E., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 120, 600 ft east of intersection 

of State Highways 120 and 63, Z\ miles southwest of Gurnee, 2j miles upstream from 

Bull Creek, and 6 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 26, 1946, wire-height gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs July 8 (gage height., 6.57 ft); minimum, 

0~TT"cfs Nov 5, 10, 11 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1945-54; Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 9.21 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2

0.2 

1.6 

3.6 

6.6

15

28

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

6.5

55

108

380

795

930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.6

.3

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

T?

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

11.5

0.37

0.0017

0.002

Nov.

0.2 ~T?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.6

76

.4

.4

.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

7.8

0.26

0.0012

0.001

Dec.

' *b0.2

.4

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.3

.3

.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.0

bl.5

bl.3

bl.2

bl.2

bl.5

2.4

2.8

^74

bl.3

bl.O

bl.O

bl.l

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

40.2

1.30

0.0060

0.007

Jan.

 

0.6

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

TT6

*1.3

1.3

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.9

bl.3

bl.3

bl.l

bl.O

bl.O

bl.3

*1.6

1.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l 

bl.l

33.0

1.06

0 . 0049

0.006

Feb.

TT8- 1.2

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.9

b3.6

b3.4

b4.2

4.8

6.6

16

24

*20

20

25

30

34

32

35

32

26

28

27

-

------

394.3

14.1

0.066

0.07

Mar.

25

24

17

b!4

b!5

13

12

11

10

9.6

*9.2

8.5

bS.O

b7.6

b776

b7.6

bS.O

7.7

*8.9

9.6

10

10

10

12

141

228 m202

182

148 

124

1,514.3

48.8

0.227

0.26

Apr.

112

121

110

98

87

94

113

168

195

195

176

*149

125

101

76

98

71

62

54

63

*104

119

136

156

426

520

540

500

464

446

5,679

189

0.879

0.98

May

420 55E

365

328

284

249

214

188

169

157

145

132

116

104

39

73

*61

52

45

38

34

30

22

17

15

u

TS

22

28

26 

15

3,864

125

0.581

0.67

June

27

51

362

580

670

745

930 '9150"

745

*795

795

620

500

420

350

291

221

182

140

176

256

298

320

350

372

388

388

358

320

291

12,841

428

1.99

2.22

July

249

195

164

162

160

210

662

930

870

795

770

745

695

*600

520

446

365

284

208

150

*122

110

99

78

70

60

48

41

76

88 

99

10,071

325

1.51

1.74

Aug.

84

70

60

50

43

30

3?

31

34

112

160

156

114

88

86

79

69

77

101

107

101

108

98

74

77

128

161

176

169

151 

122

2,948

95.1

0.442

0.51

Sept.

96

W

62

49

39

33

28

24

20

19

17

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

13

12

10

*8.9 2F~~

43

38

28

22

19

16

15

807.9

26.9

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 391 Min 0.1 Mean 48.1 Cfsm 0.224 In. 3.04

Water year 1953-54= Max 930 Min 0.2 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.488 In. 6.61

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--Apr. 27 (3 a.m.) 540 efs (4.93 ft); June 7 (l to 8 p.m.) 960 cfs 

(6.56 ft); July 8 (3 p.m.) 960 cfs (6.57 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 12-25) discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for station near Des Plaines).
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 431

Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111.

Location. Lat 42°09 I 05", long 87°57'25", in NE^NW^ sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from unnamed tributary 

and 2.5 miles west of Wheeling.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 268 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 5.40 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1954; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. l to Mar. 10 

1.5 0

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

1.2 

3.4 

5.1

1.7

1.9

2.0 

2.2

Mar. 11 to Sept

0

.1

.6 

2.6 

4.1 

8.1

30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 104

182

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

00"

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

b.-l

b.l

b.l

.1

0

0

.1

^2

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

0.0015

0.002

Jan.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.2

b.l

bO

bO

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.l

*bO

bO

bO

b.l

1.3

0.04

0.0021

0.002

Feb.

bO.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.5

bl.O

b.8

.1

.1

.6

1.3

3.9 *TT5

1.3

.9

1.0

1.5

1.1

1.2

.2

.6

.3

.5

.6

-

25.1

0.90

0.046

0.05

Mar.

1.8

1.6

*1.4

-8

JL

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.4

*1.4

1.1

*1.2

.9

.9

.6

.6

.7

*1.3

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

 1.8

*6_8

*63

*46

*35

28

23

21

310.8

10.0

0.515

0.60

Apr.

20

*19

16

14

13

20

31

47

42

40

37

29

*22

19

18

17

15

13

11

22

31

28

23

20

172

154

108

79

63

3,50

1,193

39.8

2.05

2.29

May

a42

a45

a49

aSS

26

22

18

16

15

14

13

11

10

9.1

8.1

7.4

*6.3

5.5

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.8

4.1

3.4 3 2

399.2

12.9

0.665

0.77

June

7.8

11

142

154 m

73

53

38

29

24

*19

16

12

9.7

8.4

6.8

5.7

4.8 lose

40

72

55

*34

20

13

9.9

7.7

7.9

17

1,040.7

34.7

1.79

2.00

July

16

9.7

21

26

20

20

97

82

54

34

22

15

*11

8.6

6.6

5.2

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.9

5.5

5.2

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.3

.7

.6

7.5

s!o

503.5

16.2

0.835

0.97

Aug.

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

.8

.6 172-

1.9

3.8

2.6

1.8

2.1

3.5

3.2

13

10

17

18

TZ

8.1

5.9

4.3

4.0

9.2

13

11

7.9

5.5 

4.0

2.6

178.1

5.75

0.296

0.34

Sept.

1.9

TTS

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1 .1

8.0

0.27

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 54 Mln 0 Mean 3.36 Cfsm 0.173 In. 2.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 172 Min 0 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 0.515 In. 7.04

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs). Apr. 25 (7:30 a.m.) 268 cfs (5.40 ft); June 3 (9 a.m.) 252 cfs 

(5.27 ft); June 22 (2 a.m.) 108 cfs (4.03 ft); July 7 (4:30 a.m.) 120 cfs (4.17 ft).

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

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for McDonald 

Creek near Mount Prospect and Willow Creek near Park Ridge.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
432 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°04'55", long 87°53'25 M , in SE^SEi sec. 25, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., on right 

bank 50 ft upstream from dam No. 2 of Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.3 mile downstream 

from Lake Avenue Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Central Road Bridge, and 2| miles 

north of Des Plaines.

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Apr. 26, June 4; maximum gage height, 

3.72 ft Apr. 26 (backwater from tree); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Oct. 8.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 4,040 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.78 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1944, 1946.

Flood of July 4, 1938, reached a stage of 9.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,500 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 975; 1942.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from tree on control Apr. 25-27. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Dec. 17-19)

0.5

.6

1.0

0.3

78

123

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

228

410

650

840

1,330

1,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.4

.5

1.5

2.3

.9

3.1

4.0

3.1

1.5

.5

.9

.9

.9

*.9

1.5

2.3

.9

1.5

6.3

173

4.0

5.2

3.1

55.7

1.80

0.0048

0.006

Nov.

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3 

4.0

5.2

5.2

4.0 

2.3

2.3

2.3

T75 1.51

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.3

3.1

6.3

575

5.2

4.0

3.1

4.0

3.1

3.1

4.0

90.7

3.02

0.0081

0.009

Dec.

3.1

F7Z

8.9

*14 ~8.9

7.6

5.2

5.2 

6.3

10

10

7.6

6.3

6.3

5.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

6.3

7.6

8.9

7.6

5.2

4.0

4.0

*4.0

5.2

5.2

4.0

4.0

193.0

6.23

0.017

0.02

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

*4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

4.0

4.0

3.1

T7T

3.1

3.1

4.0

4.0

3.1

3.1

5.2

5.2

6.3

6.3

5.2

5.2

6.3

8.9

776

6.3

6.3

6.3

150.5

4.85

0.013

0.01

Feb.

6.3

173

6.3

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6 

8.9

10

14

12

12

15

21

32

37

*37

37

37

46

49

53

53

53

49

46

49

727.8

26.0

0.070

0.07

Mar.

49

46

42

30 

32

30

30

30 

30

28

25

30

35

35

28

21

?T

21

23

25

25

25

25

*30

542

504

424

371

327

279

245

3,408

110

0.294

0.34

Apr.

212

212

195

173 

153

190

251

364 

345

364

378

315

256

217

184

168

168

133

114

168

251

*256

234

239

1,190

*1.660

1,290

1,060

910

812

12,462

415

1.11

1.24

May

726

155

716

578 

512

445

384

333 

303

274

256

228

212

190

168

148

123

110

96

87

78

74

64

56

*40

35

32

TZ

56

49

49

7,162

231

0.618

0.71

June

64

52

914

1,720 

1,370

1,100

1,020

1,050 

1,070

1,020

940

920

840

698

544

438

358

279

239

274

358

520

*578

512

480

473

473

466

431

410

19,651

655

1.75

1.95

July

371

315

303

345 

297

285

960

*1,530 

1,280

1,240

1,110

1,000

940

880

792

688

596

473

358

262

222

178

158

138

114

*96

78

71

188

262

190

15,520

501

1.34

1.54

Aug.

173

138

123

100 

87

74

53

63 

64

78

158

190

173

148

123

158

153

173

217

200

178

153

158

138

138

217

239

251

225

222

195

4,777

154

0.412

0.48

Sept.

153

TTS

96

74 

60

49

40

37 

35

32

25

21

21

21

21

23

23

21

15

15

23

21

*19

28

46

35

25

25

28 

25

1,175

39.2

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 641 Min 0.2 Mean 75.8 Cfsm 0.203 In. 2.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,790 Min 0.3 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Apr. 26 (2 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (3.72 ft); June 4 (10 a.m.) 1,770 

(3.16 ft); July 8 (11 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (2.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 433

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111.

Location. La t 42°05'42", long 87°54'46", in NWiNE^ sec. 26, T. 42 N . , R. HE., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on McDonald Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 

2.5 miles northeast of Mount Prospect.

Drainage area. --7. 52 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cqok County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 103 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.46 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1954; no flow for many days in each 

year.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15-19, 24, June 4-29, 

July 25 to Sept. 30)

1.5

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

0 3.0

.2 4.0

.4 4.5

.9 5.3

7.3

21

29

52

1-6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30 

0.2

1.8 

3.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

5.9

12

30

54

68

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

f *]

C)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

( *^ *

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

- --

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

'.2

.1

1

.1

*li

*36

*18

*15

12

10 

9.4

153.4

4.95

0.658

0.76

Apr.

9.4

*ll

8.1

7.0

6.6

12

12

10

8.1

9.9

10

*8.2

7.2

6.8

6.1

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.4

13

a!6

a!2

a9.2

8.2

a66

a60

41

30

24

19

450.1

15.0

1.99

2.23

May

16

a!8

a20

all

11

9.5

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.3

*4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

TT5

2.1

1.9

1.9

186.3

6.01

0.799

0.92

June

4.0

4.4

56

 £"8 58

19

14

12

9.8

8.7

7.7

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.4

9.8

12

20

*14

8.7

6.3

5.4

4.5

3.7

3.6

772

356.5

11.9

1.58

1.76

July

3.7

3.1

13

16

8.0

6.4

30" 44

15

9.9

7.4

*5.6

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

3.3

2.8

2.0

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

57T

£ . 8

2.1

206.1

6.65

0.884

1.02

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.6

.4

ITT

1.7

2.0

3.9

5.4

6.9

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.9

5.6

11

7.2

5.6

4.4

3.7

3.0

90.6

2.92

0.388

0.45

Sept.

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TJ

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.7

0.39

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 24 Min 0 Mean 1.52 Cfsm 0.202 In. 2.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 66 Min 0 Mean 3.99 Cfsm 0.531 In. 7.20

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs).--Mar. 25 (5 p.m.) 79 cfs (5.85 ft); Apr. 25 (time and discharge 

unknown); June 3 (9 p.m.) 103 cfs (6.46 ft); July 7 (5:30 p.m.) 54 cfs (4.93 ft).

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

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Buffalo Creek near Wheeling and Willow Creek near Park Ridge.
434 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111.

Location. Lat 42°02'57", long 87°55'05", In NW£NW£ sec. 18, T. 41 N., R. 12 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58 in Des Plaines, 2 miles west of 

U. S. Highway 45 and 3.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 461 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 9.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for part of 

Dec. 28.

1950.-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1954; no flow for part of Dec. 28, 

1953.

Records. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by pumping for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3 

2.4

2.3

2.4

*2.6

2.2

2.3

2.0

3^1

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.9

Aj_a T fl

78.6

2.54

0.194

0.22

Nov.

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.8

4.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.5 

2.9

2.6

1.7

6.7

tt

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

66.9

2.23

0.170

0.19

Dec.

2.2

7.7

15

*3.6

2.0

2.7

1.8

1.6

7.0

3.4

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.7 

bl.5

b2.2

b2.4

.7

bl.O

bl.2

b2.0

2.5

*3.0

^A

.8

.7

1.2

74.7

2.41

0.184

0.21

Jan.

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.0

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

b2.2

b2.0

bl.7

bl.4

bl.2

bl.5

bl.6

bl.5

bl.l

bl.O 

b2.5

b3.5

b2.5

b2.7

b2.7

b3.0

b4.0

b9.0

bTTB"

*b2.6

3.2

3.3

\>2\B

80.1

2.58

0.197

0.23

Feb.

4.1

4.4

4.2

3.6

4.5

2.8

b3.0

5.6

4.0

3.1

2.8

b2.8

3.1

3.0

3.5

17

1.5

3.0 

2.8

3.3

3.3

2.8

4.6

3.1

2.7

3.0

5.1

3.3

-

113.0

4.04

0.308

0.32

Mar.

3.0

3.5

b2.7

b3.1

b2.8

b3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

4.9

2.8

*3.1

3.0

2.8

3.0 

5.7

2.7

2.6

rrr

*2.7

14

181

41

25

20

14

13

12

391.5

12.6

0.962

1.11

Apr.

12

13

10

9.1

9.4

21

18

17

12

20

14

12

no

8.1

7.8

7.1

6.5

e35

22

*15

12

31

297

92

54

34

25

21

856.2

28.5

2.18

2.43

May

20

27

21

16

12

10

9.2

7.8

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.1 

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

*4.5

4.0

10

6.0

4.3

? 7

fhr o. U

267.0

8.61

0.657

0.76

June

23

8.4

~ST 197

37

27

23

18

15

13

12

9.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.9 

17

28

12

35

*12

8.8

7.3

6.5

5.4

57T

9.5

6.0

647.6

21.6

1.65

1.84

July

4.6

9^

36

11

7.6

17

72

21

13

9.6

7.8

*7.3

6.5

6.3

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.9 s:i

12

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

7.0

6.6

9.6

36

8.8

9.6

379.7

12.2

0.931

1.08

Aug.

6.7

13

11

7.4

8.8

7.4

6.5

13

9.8

8.8

6.0

5.6

5.4

21

6.0

20

7.6

35 "9.9

6.5

4.8

4.0

4^

*4.0

22

8.8

6.7

5.0

4.2

4.5

4.0

287.7

9.28

0.708

0.82

Sept.

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.8

3.5 4T2"

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

4.3

4.8

4.0

3.8

12

T.2 

3.6

4.3

6.S

3.8

*4.2

4.3

4.0

3.6

4.3

4.5

5.0

4.3

133.6

4.45

0.340

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 69 Min 0.4 Mean 6.93 cfsm 0.529 in. 7.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 297 Min 0.4 Mean 9.25 cfsm 0.706 In. 9.59

. 25 (8 a.m.) 461 cfs 

(5.39 ft); July 7

^ jj-Lscnarge measurement made on Lnis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 435

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111.

Location. Lat 41°59'22", long 87°52'24", in SW^NE^- sec. 4, T. 40 N., R. 12 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on Byron Street, 0.4 mile south of State Highway 72, 

1.3 miles (revised) upstream from mouth, and 2| miles southwest of Park Ridge.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 283 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 7.15 ft); no flow 

Oct. 30, Nov. 1.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1954; no flow Aug. 22, 23, 27, 28, 31, 

Oct. 30, Nov. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25-27, Apr. 20-25,

May 25 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24, July 7 to Sept. 30 Mar. 25 to July 6

1.4 0

1.5 .5

1.6 1.2

1.7 2.3

2.0 9.4

3.0 39

4.0 76

4.7 109

1.67 1.1

1.7 1.3

1.8 2.2

2.0 5.0

3.0 31

4.0 71

6.0 192

6.7 243

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.7

.2

.8

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.1

.2

.6

.3

.1

0

.1

5.7

0.18

0.0092

0.01

Nov.

0

.1

.1

1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5 

.6

2.5

1.1

~T8 7.6

*.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4 

.6

19.4

0.65

0.033

0.04

Dec.

0.4

6.8

11

2.2

.7

2.2

.6

.4

6.1

5.8

.8

.5

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a72 

a. 2

a. 3

.4

a. 5

a. 4

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 4

.3

a. 3

*.3 

.2

.2

43.0

1.39

0.071

0.08

Jan.

0.2

.2

2

.2

.2

*.2

''I

.2

b^_l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.l 

b.2

b.4

b.5

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.5

*b.8

b75

b.7 

b.5

b.4

8.2

0.26

0.013

0.02

Feb.

b4.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

6

29

4.2

*.9

1.5

2.2

1.0

1.4

.9

.7

.7

4.2

7.1

-

69.0

2.46

0.1Z6

0.13

Mar.

1.4

.8

b.8

b.7

b 6

b.5

1.8

*1.5

4.7

4.8

2.0

3.6

8.2

3.2

1.0

.7

.6

5.7

1.0

.8

.6

.5

16

*122

*61

**33

24

16 

14

12

344.0

11.1

0.566

0.65

Apr.

14

20

12

8.8

7.5

55

35

22

16

29

25

17

*14

12

11

8.5

5.8

4.0

51

53

*33

22

29

240

220

148

106

78 

59

1,360.2

45.5

2.al

2.58

May

45

51

57

40

32

25

20

16

14

12

11

9.0

7.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

*1.9

10~1.6

10

34 

14

14

470.7

15.2

0.776

0.89

June

80

51

206

TTT

142

71

47

33

25

24

18

12

7.5

5.0

4.1

3.1

2.2

11

31

32

22

16

*8.0

4.7

3.2

2.2

1.5

2 5

1,041.0

34.7

1.77

1.98

July

1.3

1.1

19

20

7.2

11

108 ~80

40

24

15

10

7.2

*5.2

4.0

3.3

2.7

1.5

2.2

8.2

2 . 2

i!s

1.0

.7

*.5

.3

78

15

3.1

399.4

12.9

0.658

0.76

Aug.

1.0

4.2

2.4

1.3

1.5

.6

.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.3

.3

.2

670

.9

31

28

57

48

24

13

6.9

4.0

3.9

36

40

24

16

11 

6.9

4.0

376.0

12.1

0.617

0.71

Sept.

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

8.0 

TT?

.6

.4

1.2

.4

.2

*72

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5 

.3

31.4

1.05

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 96 Min 0 Mean 5.67 Cfsm 0.289 In. 3.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 240 Min 0 Mean 11.4 Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.91

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfsl.--Mar. 25 (6 a.m.) 148 efs (5.59 ft); Apr. 25 (2 p.m.) 285 efs 

(7.15 ft); June 3 (4 p.m.) 251 cfs (6.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Flag Creek near Willow Springs and other stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 11-16, 18-24).
436 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111.

Location. Lat 42°03'02", long 88°00'37", on nbrth boundary of sec. 17, T. 41 N., R.

11 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, 2j miles southwest of Arlington Heights.

Drainage area. 33.7 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs on several days during October to December.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs on several 

days in September 1950, August to December 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 14)

2.0

0.1

.5

1.6

3.2

8.2

21

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

58

155

217

314

464

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2

7?

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.7

7^

.4

.3

.3

9.2

0.30

0.0089

0.01

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

1.0

T?

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

8.9

0.30

0.0089

0.01

Dec.

0.2

.7

*3.2

T77

.3

.3

.2

~n.1

2.6

b.6

b.4

.4

.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.6

b.9

bl.2

bl.5

b.8

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.7

bl.l

bl.O

*b.9

b.9

23.5

0.76

0.023

0.03

Jan.

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.9

b.9

b.7

*b.7

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.5

b.4

bTS

b.6

b.6

b.5

b.5

b.6

bl.5

bl.2

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.9

b4.5

b5.0

blTS"

bl.7

bl.O

b.9

34.2

1.10

0.033

0.04

Feb.

bO.7

*b.6

bT7

b.8

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.8

b.9

bl.l

bl.O

b.8

b.8

bl.3

b2.5

b!5

*bTT

blO

b9.0

7.7

9.3

7.9

8.5

9.0

6.8

b5.8

5.5

7.7

_ _ i__ -

127.4

4.55

0.135

0.14

Mar.

6.6

6.0

b5.3

b3.1

b2.5

bl.9

blTS"

b3.4

b4.i

4.6

4.4

3.7

b4.4

b4.6

*b4.1

3.3

2.8

2.6

5.1

5.5

4.4

3.9

*4.1

3.7

183

177

118 '

98

80

68

62

882.6

28.5

0.846

0.97

Apr.

58

54

45

40

36

54

54

48

42

52

52

44

*39

35

33

30

27

24

22

*5?

62

54

45

49

*448

*352

*260

*195

*145

118

2,569

85.6

2.54

2.84

May

92

82

75

60

52

45

40

36

34

30

27

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

9.6

8.2

7.7

6.3

5.5

*5.0

4.1

3.7

67T

11

8.2

6.0

5.5

778.9

25.1

0.745

0.86

June

21

19

180

T50- 188

115

82

60

48

40

34

27

22

17

15

13

11

13 9.9

37

36

55

39

31

25

20

15

12

11

19

1,364.9

45.5

1.35

1.51

July

14

12

44

46

32

29

131 -55

64

49

38

*28

21

16

14

12

9.0

7.1

5.5

4.6

6.6

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.4

2.6

*2.0 27Q14

7.1

5.8

728.9

23.5

0.697

0.80

Aug.

3.9

3.9

4.4

2.8

2.8

2.0

1.7 375"

2.8

4.1

2.3

1.8

1.7

9.8

5.5

14

10

28

ZZ

15

12

8.8

6.6

5.8

12

25

20

16

13

11

10

282.2

9.10

0.270

0.31

Sept.

9.0

872

7.4

6.3

5.5

4.8

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

3.7

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

*.8

.6

.7

.6

.5

77

1.0

1.0

78.5

2.62

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 119 Min 0.1 Mean 7.63 Cfsm 0.226 In. 3.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 448 Min 0.1 Mean 18.9 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.61

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 25 (4 p.m.) 251 cfs (6.38 ft); Apr. 25 (l p.m.) 540 cfs 

8.43 ft); June 3 (12 m -) 242 crs (6.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 437

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'35", long 87°54'00", on boundary between sees. 31 and 32, T. 39 N., 

R. 12 E., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest 

Preserve, half a mile north of Western Springs and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1946, wire-weight gage at upstream side of bridge at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 86.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 7.18 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Oct. 18-20.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs July 13, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 14, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Occasional regulation by dam above station. Some diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 6, June 1-11, 20-23,

July 4, 5, 7-11, 21, Aug. 18-20, 25)

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.2

3.5

9.0

18

40

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

310

470

695

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

5.6

5.6

6.2

8.2

5.1

6.2

8.2

9.9

11

8.2

6.8

6.2

6.2

8.2

6.8

14

IT

2.9

2.2

275

2.7

3.5

5.1

6.2

4.6

*4.2

Nov.

4.2

3.8

5.6

6.2

6.8

5.6

5.1

3.8

4.6

5.1

5.6

5.1

5.1

6.2

5.1

3.8

5.1

5.6

6.8

ii

11

9.8

*11

5.1

5.1

4.6

6.8 4.6

8.2 3.5

6.2 375"

5 1 n a

5^6

199.2

-± . 0

174.3

6.43 t 5.81

0.053

0.06

0.048

0.05

Dec.

6.2

12

262~3

11

13

8.2

7.5

9.9

19

8.2

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.3 T73-

4.6

5.1

8.2

aS.O

a7.0

a5.6

a5.2

a4.7

aS.O

*5.4

5.2 

5.0

252.2

8.14

0.067

0.08

Jan.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.6

4.2

a3.5

a2.8

a3.1

3.4

a3.7

a2.9

a2.5

a¥7T

a7.2

a7.5

a7.0

5.4

a4.5

4.0

a!3

a!7

aTf

9.2

ae'.z

179.5

5.79

0.047

0.05

Feb.

a6.6

a9.0

*9.7

a9.0

a8.4

7.5

a6.0

a6.4

a7.0

aS.O

a8.5

8.2

5.6

a!7S~

a 11

a33

a25

a20

17

14

16

14

16

15

14

15

14

18

-

348.5

12.4

0.102

0.11

Mar.

19

16

14

13

12

11

9.0

13

15

19

18

18

24

17

14

16

15

*14

22

18

15

14

16

20

610

544

525

452

317

£54

£15

3,299.0

106

0.869

1.01

Apr.

189

182

164

135

114

222

228

208

164

170

176

158

130

112

106

100

69

72

170- 66

248

248

196

152

487

772

*1,110

92B

710

544

8,327

278

2.28

2.54

May

402

324

303

261

215

182

147

137

124

116

107

95

85

78

67

61

57

54

48

44

38

26

^Z

30

30

29

35

98

74

60

53

3,412

110

0.902

1.04

June

214

*166

435

544

544

488

324

222

164

146

118

106

80

67

57

49

43

36

26

BT

158

150

136

107

84

67

54

46

46

60

4,818

161

1.32

1.47

July

63

53

70

124

127

100

258

317

196

173

139

110

82

64

44

41

32

28

24

27

123

92

60

44

26

23

20

18

35

38

30

2,681

86.5

0.709

0.82

Aug.

24

18

17

17

22

14

13

14

14

19

14

14

11

13

11

38

59

202

228

14T

86

63

53

52

74

82

88

56

54

45

36

1,592

51.4

0.421

0.49

Sept.

30

26

23

17

15

13

13

12

11

9.9

8.2

7.5

7.5

9.9

9.0

8.2

14

11

9.0

9.9

13

12

*12

14

8.2

378" 3.8

6.8

11

9.0

357.7

11.9

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 402 Min 2.2 Mean 35.5 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,110 Min 2.2 Mean 70.2 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.83

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Mar. 25 (10 a.m.) 824 cfs (6.48 ft); Apr. 27 (3 p.m.) 1,140 cfs 

(7.18 ft;; June 5 111 a.m.) 544 cfs (5.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Des Plaines River at Riverside and other stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-19, Dec. 23 to Jan. 8, Jan. 12 to Feb. 11, 

Mar. 2-5.

402891 O - 57 - 29
438 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111.

Location. Lat 41°52'48", long 87 0 52'07", In SE£ sec. 9, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., on right bank

at downstream side of bridge on Washington Boulevard In Bellwood, 500 ft upstream from

Chicago Great Western Railway bridge and 3.2 miles (revised) upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 18.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 617.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark). Prior to Oct. 26, 1951, at datum

2.00 ft higher. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.39 ft), from

rating curve extended above 62 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days. 

Revis ions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 200

cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 3.34 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1238. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

in the water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1238, are given herewith:

1952 

Jan. 20 

Mar. 11. 

12.

1952-Con. 

Mar. 19............... 96

Apr. 13............... 176

14............... 82

Month Cfs-days

'

Maximum Minimum Mean Per Square 

mile

519

Runoff in 

Inches

9 £5

Revised peak discharge.--1951-52: Jan. 19 (7:15 p.m.) 127 cfs (2.53 ft); Mar. 12 (4 a.m.) 119 cfs 

(2.47 ft); Mar. 19 (11 a.m.) 105 cfs (2.27 ft); Apr. 13 (2:30 p.m.) 200 cfs (3.34 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a73

a. 7

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

a.l

g-1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

g-2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.5

*.5

a. 4

a. 2

8-3

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

8.6

0.28

0.015

0.02

Nov.

aO.2

172

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

8-3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

8-3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

al.O

a. 8

g2 4

175 *g.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

8-5

a. 6

13.9

0.46

0.025

0.03

Dec .

aO.5

a275

a4.5

aTTf

a.9

g2.4

al.O

a. 6

a3.5

a4.2

a2.5

al.8

81.5

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

al.O

a2.3

a2.0

al.5

al.O

al.O

a2.0

al.8

gl.5

al.3

*gl.2

al.O

a . 9

50.4

1.63

0.090

0.10

Jan.

aO.8

a. 8

8-8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

8-4

a. 3

aTS

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

b.3

a. 3

a. 6

a2.0

al.5

al.O

a. 9

b.8

a. 8

a2.2

a4.5

aSTo"

al.8

al.3

a. 8

30.3

0.98

0.054

0.06

Feb.

a3.5

a3.0

g2.4

*g2.0

al.3

a. 8

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

.4

.3

176

13 "8.8

5.8

*4.7

5.8

6.6

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.5

4.1

6.6

-

------

94.5

3.38

0.186

0.19

Mar.

6.6

3.8

b3.5

b3.2

b3.0

b2.8

4.4

*4.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.8

6.2

b4.7

3.2

2.8

2.4

#g 1 4

4.4

4.4

3.2

3.8

3.0

*7.0

544

74

34

26

20

18

18

630.6

20.3

1.12

1.29

Apr.

19

20

17

14

12

32

32

23

17

18

18

14

*11

8.3

7.8

8.8

7.0

7.0

6.6

33

41

32

23

23

232

290 ~~S?

43

30

23

1,144.5

38.2

2.10

2.34

May

19

21

24

15

15

13

11

8.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.0

2.2

1.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

1.1

3.0

2.4

.8

178

6.5

11

6.2

4.1

216.9

7.00

0.385

0.44

June

37

*34

174

14T

54

35

25

20

16

13

12

9.7

7.6

6.8

3.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.2

13

16

13

7.2

3.8

2.3

1.8

6.5

1.8

1.1 T73"

669.0

22.3

1.23

1.37

July

0.7

2.3

4.9

1.6

1.3

3.4

34

29

17

9.7

5.5

3.8

2.1

1.3

 1.5

al.O

a. 7

g.5

aT5

17

49

31

15

7.6

5.8

*4.9

6.4

3.6

10

4.9 

5.2

281.2

9.07

0.498

0.57

Aug.

4.6

3.6

3.1

2.7

3.4

2.9

1.8

1.9

4.9

6.1

2.7

1.3

.6

175

.9

5.6

5.8

140

TIT

41

20

12

8.9

8.4

23

*37

27

18

12

9.7 

10

531.4

17.1

0.940

1.09

Sept.

6.8

77S

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.1

2.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.1

.9

1 .9

2.3

1.9

3.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

2.5

1.6

*1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.3

69.3

2.31

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 50 Mln 0.1 Mean 3.71 Cfsm 0.204 In. 2.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 344 Mln 0.1 Mean ID. 2 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.64

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Mi

(5.17 ft)5 June 4 (12 = 30 a.m.) 218 cfs

ir 25 (6 a.m.) 548 cfs (6.39 ft); Apr. 25 (10:30 p.m.) 404 cfs 

(3.55 ft); July 20 (4:30 p.m.) 114 cfs (2.44 ft); Aug. '18 (6 am.)

277 cfs (4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Willow 

Creek near Park Ridge, Flag Creek near Willow Springs, and Salt Creek at Western Springs. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 439

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15", in SWiSw£ sec. 36, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from Barry Point Road Bridge in Riverside, 200 ft northwest of 

Riverside-Lyons boundary, 500 ft downstream from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from 

Salt Creek, and lj miles downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.--635 sq mi.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

Monthly mean discharge. May 1886 to December 1890 and May 1892 to December 1936 in 1937 

State report entitled "Streamflow data of Illinois."

;§_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above mean sea 

.evel, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, wire-weight gage on downstream side of 

Barry Point Road Bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 377 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 21.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 6,510 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 21, 1953.

Maximum discharge since 1914, 7,450 cfs Mar. 18, 1919, from information furnished by 

Sanitary District of Chicago.

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

Occasional regulation by gates at.Hoffman Dam.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1944, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

6.6

230

500

970

3,070

3,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1 

2.1

2.6

7.3 

5.0

5.0

3.7

5.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

5.0

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.1

7.3

7.3

3.1

.9

.5

.9

1.7

1.1

2.1

*4.3

5.0

5.7

7.3

5.0 

3.7

132.5

4.27

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

3.1 

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.7

4.3

5.0

4.3

3.1

2.6

3.7

4.3

5.0

5.7

6.5

5.7

4.3

3.7

4.3

33

36

54

»40

27

17

16

15

13

12

12

353.6

11.8

0.019

0.02

Dec.

13 

38

-90 101

50

45

32

25

49

77

50

32

24

22

17

17

16

13

13

16

17

22

24

21

17

16

14

15

»16

16 

15

933

30.1

0.047

0.05

Jan.

14 

14

14

13 

14

16

16

16

16

13

12

10

8.2

9.1

10

11

9.1

6.5

7.3

21

21

21

16

13

12

37

46

33

24

20 

17

509.2

16.4

0.026

0.03

Feb.

a!8 

a25

»27

24 

24

22

17

17

17

21

22

21

20

22

40

205

141

90

*80

90

93

84

90

97

93

90

93

104

-

-------

1,687

60.2

0.095

0.10

Mar.

97 

90

87

80 

55

52

55

58

64

70

70

69

100

77

55

50

47

*47

70

67

50

45

47

103

2,100

2,140

1,370

1,110

870

716 

617

10,528

340

0.535

0.62

Apr.

545 

536

492

420

371

717

725

716

671

689

716

653

527

444

406

371

326

290

266

525

761

752

626

574

2,160

5,740

*3,740

3,070

2,240

1,720

29,789

993

1.56

1.74

May

1.420 

1,270

1,230

1,120 

950

800

671

572

509

452

420

392

350

330

284

260

230

210

190

167

150

137

122

118

115

107

129

220

272

163 

141

13,491

435

0.685

0.79

June

573 

»484

1,520

2.650 

2,580

2,140

1,670

1,420

1,320

1,270

1,180

1,080

1,020

910

725

581

476

385

320

468

573

707

780

707

617

572

563

545

527

518

28,860

962

1.51

1.69

July

460 

420

527

509 

484

417

1,240

1,570

1,670

1,520

1,370

1,220

1,090

1,000

910

aSOO

a690

3600

aSOO

3400

3450

3350

3290

3250

3200

a!70

146

137

290

332 

290

20,302

655

1.03

1.19

Aug.

236 

210

195

167 

158

130

107

100

115

126

126

200

210

230

185

279

272

976

890

563

378

278

248

280

357

452

420

385

350

332

9,251

298

0.469

O. 54

Sept.

'2T5

176

150 

126

107

93

80

74

67

61

50

45

45

47

45

77

70

42

34

36

42

»40

Ji

40

61

52

42

45

42

2,287

76.2

0.120

O.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,420 Mln 0.5 Mean 150 Cfsn 0.236 In. 3.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,740 Mln 0.5 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.91

* Discharge messurement nsde on this day. 

3 Ho gage-height record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

snd records for Des Plaines River at Des Plslnes and Salt Creek at Western Springs.
440 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 41°44 I 20", long 87°53'48", in SE^NEt sec. 31, T. 38 N. , R. 12 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on German Church Road, 1.1 miles northwest of Willow 

Springs and 2.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --16. 2 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1951 to September 1954 .

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark) .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Oct. 8, Nov. 7, Dec. 17, Jan. 13, 17, 18.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1954; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs July 29, 

1952, Oct. 8, Nov. 7, Dec. 17, 1953, Jan. 13, 17, 18, 1954.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.0

2.7

5.2

12

21

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

58

112

185

385

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

2.5

2.4

2.7

4.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

1=1

2.0

1.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.2

2'. 2

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.4

2.5

4,0

3.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

71.3

2.30

0.142

0.16

Nov.

2.0

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.5

1.8

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

3.2

2.5

6.8

*27f

2.0

2.2

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.5

3.2

71.1

2.37

0.146

0.16

Dec.

2.7

8.4

14

6.4

3.2

5.0

3.4

2.7

7.7

13

3.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

bl.7

bl.5

bl.7

b4.0

5.0

2.5

b2.0

bl.7

bl.7

b4.0

3.0

2.4

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.0

119.4

3.85

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 115

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

b2.0

bi.e

bl.6

bl.5

*bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

b2.5

b5.0

b3.0

b2.2

b2.5

2.0

2.0

7.2

14

4.2

3.2

2.7

2.2

85.8

2.77

0.171

0.20

Feb.

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

bl.6 iTe

2.0

2.5

28

9.0

6.8

5.2

7.7

9.4

6.4

6.4

5.5

4.7

5.2

6.8

12

-

-____.

144.4

5.16

0.319

0.33

Mln 1.5

Mar.

11

7.7

b6.4

b5.8

b5.2

5.2

*6.8

10

16

14

12

11

15

10

8.0

*6.4

6.1

5.8

28

25

14

12

10

33

575

106

63

50

40

34 

32

984.4

31.8

1.96

2.26

Apr.

31

28

21

18

16

101

72

58

39

45

35

26

21

18

17

15

13

12

12

44

36

26

20

25

162

76

47

*32

25

21

1,112

37.1

2.29

2.55

May

18

25

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

11

9.4

9.9

8.3

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

a4.6

a4.1

a3.5

a2.9

2.2

a2.2

aS.O

a!2

a7.5

a6.2 

a5. 5

277.5

8.95

0.552

0.64

June

*63

23

152

68

40

29

22

18

16

19

15

12

9.8

10

8.0

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.6

14

8.3

12

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.4

6.3

7.0

616.3

20.5

1.27

1.41

July

5.2

4.4

14

7.1

5.0

5.4

56

16

12

9.4

7.7

6.4

5.5

4.7

*5.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.8

7.2

4.0

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.0

5.1

8.2

5.6

5.0

238.4

7.69

0.475

0.55

Aug.

4.7

5.0

4.6

4.7

5.3

3.7

3.6

4.4

3.8

4.6

3.3

3.0

3.1

5.3

3.4

15

5.0

44

T5

6.8

5.0

3.7

3.4

14

7.7

a20

a!5

a 11

a8.5

a7.0

a5.5

247.1

7.97

0.492

0.57

Sept.

aS.O

34.5

34.0

33.5

a3.2

33.0

32.7

a2.5

32.5

32.7

s2.7

32.5

32.5

32.5

33.0

32.8

aS.O

a2.5

a2.3

a2.3

a3.0

32.5

*2.5

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.5

3.7

4.0

3.2

90.4

3.01

0.186

0.21

Mean 7.62 Cfsm 0.470 In. 6.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 375 Mln 1.5 Mean 11.1 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.31

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs). --Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 770 cfs (5.42 ft); Apr. 6 (4:30 a.m.) 246 cfs

(3.34 ft); Apr. 25 (5 a.m.) 285 cfs (3.54 ft); June 3 (3 a.m.) 275 cfs (3.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage when available,

weather records, and records for Long Run near Lemont and Addison Creek at Bellwood.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°09'09", long 87°49'05", in NW^NE^ sec. 3, T. 42 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on County Line Road, 1.7 miles southeast of Deerfield, 

and 5.7 miles (revised) upstream from Skokie River.

Drainage area.--20.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 247 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.35 ft); no flow 

Oct. 5-20.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1954; no flow Sept. 16, 20, 21, 

Oct. 5-20, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18, 19, July 13, 14)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.5 

4.0

1.6

4.7

11

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.1

112

149

213

Discharge, in cubic et per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

*.l

*.2

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5

6.2

0.20

0.0097

0.01

Nov.

0.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

1.1

.4

.2

_.!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

16.5

0.55

0.027

0.03

Dec.

*0.2

.5

1.3

1.0

.5

.6

.3

.2

.8

1.7

.9

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

b.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

b.2

.3

*.2!i

.2

.2

.2 

.1

12.6

0.41

0.020

0.02

Jan.

0.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.l

b.2

.2

.2

b.2

b.2

b.3 b.j>

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.2

b.2

a.l

*.l

a.l

a.l

a.l 

a.l

5.6

0.18

0.0087

0.01

Feb.

aO.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

.1

.1

.1

*.3

.4

.4

.3

b.2

.2

.2

1.0

6.7

*3.7

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.5

2.1

3.0

-

-----

42.9

1.53

0.074

0.08

Mar.

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

bl.3

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

*1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

*2.9

3.5

2.4

1.9

1.6

3.9

*200

*96

*40

*28

23

20 

20

476.9

15.4

0.744

0.86

Apr.

24

*26

20

15

13

36

52

68

38

42

46

30

22

19

*16

17

14

12

9.6

27

38

28

20

18

179

213

140

75

48

37

1,342.6

44.8

2.16

2.41

May

28

32

42

29

23

19

15

13

11

9.6

8.7

*7.8

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.3

3 2

295.6

9.54

0.461

0.53

June

6.9

6.6

159

201

104

58

40

28

21

25

£0

14

10

7.7

5.8

4.4

3.5

2.9

4.0

4.9

4.3

*13

11

6.4

4.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

? ^^ ?<L

2.3

779.3

26.0

1.26

1.40

July

2.3

1.9

3.5

8.6

6.3

9.6

167

~9B 178

58

37

26

*20

14

11

8.1

6.2

4.8

3.6

3.0

3.4

2.8

2.3

1.9

*1.6

2.2

3.4

3.6

20

26

14

748.1

24.1

1.16

1.34

Aug.

9.3

7.2

6.8

5.5

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.8

3.9

4.9

4.2

3.1

2.7

3.9

3.6

5.5

6.0

10

16

10

6.3

4.8

3.5

2.9

7.8

21

16

9.8

6.6

4.8 

3.5

205.4

6.63

0.320

0.37

Sept.

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

^4

.4

.5

.4

.8

1.6

1.8

*.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

25.5

0.85

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 74 Kin 0 Mean 3.74 Cfsm 0.181 m. 2.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 213 Mln 0 Mean 10.8 Cfsm 0.522 in. 7.11

Peak discharg 

(9.26 ft); June

(base, 100 efs).--Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 247 cfs (9.35 ft); Apr. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 233 cfs

(4 p.m.) to June 4 (2 a.m.) 220 cfs (9.15 ft); July 7 (9:30 p.m.) 201 cfs (8.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
442 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111.

Location. Lat 42°13'57", long 87°50'41", in NW£SW£ sec. 4, T. 43 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 59A at Lake Forest, 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September'1954. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 648.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 257 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 6.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.52 ft July 7; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Nov. 1.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 321 cfs Nov. 13, 1951 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Aug. 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

fluctuation at low flow.

Diurnal

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, June 3-11, July 6-11, 

July 20 to Aug. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

0.6

1.3

3.7

5.2

11

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.9

Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

3.7

5.1

11

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

101

229

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.2

TT6

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

T7T

*1.3

*1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.5

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.1 

1.0

48.8

1.57

0.123

0.14

Nov.

0.8

T70

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.3

4.4

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

41.4

1.38

0.108

0.12

Dec.

*1.3 376"

9.0

7.2

3.8

4.0

3.3

3.2

6.6

11

4.3

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.5

*2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.6

101.5

3.27

0.255

0.29

Jan.

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.8

1.5

*1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7l

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.7

5.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

3.0

*2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

60.6

1.95

0.152

0.18

Feb.

2.5

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.0

2T3

3.8

~5.S 19

*4.8

4.0

4.0

5.1

4.3

5.0

4.5

3.7

3.4

4.1

4.7

118.4

4.23

0.330

0.34

Mar.

4.4

3.6

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

^78

3.0

3.0

*3.0

2.8

3.4

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.3

3.3

*5.3

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.0

12

157

44

24

20

16

16

17

360.9

11.6

0.906

1.05

Apr.

18

18

15

11

9.5

54

61

44

25

59

28

*19

14

11

11

15

9.7

8.2

2~7.6

*27

20

16

19

220

150

65

40

30

24

1,029.0

34.3

2.68

2.99

May

20

31

29

22

18

16

14

12

12

11

10

*9.9

8.8

8.0

7.0

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.4

3-3

37¥

3.4

3.7

5.3

7.2

3.6

4.2

297.2

9.59

0.749

0.86

June

12

7.5

~9T 192

37

24

20

17

23

30

18

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

15

11

*31

15

10

8.4

8.0

6.0

5.8 778-

7.9

684.9

22.8

1.78

1.99

July

6.0

6.1

23

12

6.5

40

215

104

35

24

18

15

*14

12

11

11

9.5

8.0

9.0

12

*9.6

6.0

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.4

47ff

4.4

59

16 

8.8

714.4

23.0

1.80

2.08

Aug.

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.0

5.8

6.9

18

6.0

3.8

*2.8

S74

3.6

10

5.3

26

20

9.7

6.5

4.8

4.4

5.6

33

35

IS

12

8.2

6.8 

6.5

300.8

9.70

0.758

0.87

Sept.

6.3

6.5

673

5.6

4.8

4.1

4.0

4.3

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.7

4.0

3.2

2.0

1.6

3.7

*2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.5

2.4

100.0

3.33

0.260

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 50 Mln 0.8 Mean 4.83 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 220 Mln 0.8 Mean 10.6 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.20

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfs).--Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 201 cfs (5.56 ft); Apr. 25 (l p.m.) 257 cfs 

(6.38 ft); June 3 (12 m.) 222 cfs (6.32 ft); July 7 (8 a.m.) 236 cfs (6.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28, Dec. 14 to Feb. 13, Mar. 3-7, 14, 15.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, 111.

443

Location. Lat 42°08'18", long 87"50"04", in SW£SE£ sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 68, 2.0 miles northwest of Northbrook 

and 7.9 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--11.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 411 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 18, 19, result of freezeup.

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1954; no flow for part of several 

days in September 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-22, Feb. 22 to Mar. ll)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.7 

3.9 

7.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0.2

.5

.9

1.6

3.6

7.4

3.5

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.1

76

133

180

282

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

,2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

.4

.3

.3 

.3

7.5

0.24

0.021

0.02

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.2

0.34

0.030

0.03

Dec.

*0.3

1.0

2.1

1.0

.3

.5

.3

.4

1.7

2.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

^2

f 2

.2

.2 '.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

16.8

0.54

0.047

0.05

Jan.

0^2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*,3. 5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

1*1

1.1

.8

.6

.5,

.5

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.7

0.38

0.033

0.04

Feb.

0,3

.6

.9

.9

.6

.4

.4

*3.5

5.5

4.0

1.4

.6

.5

2.4

3.8

11

6.2

*4.6

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.6

2.8

2.5

1.9

3.6

4.1

80.4

2.87

0.250

0.26

Mar.

2.9

2.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

1.5

2.5

3.3

2.9

*2.4

2.0

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

*3.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

6.0

*265

*83

*33

*24

18

16

17

506.0

16.3

1.42

1.64

Apr.

20

*20

13

11

9.4

32

41

53

25

31

30

*17

13

11

10

9.0

6.9

6.0

5.8

31

34

20

13

12

212

138

52

29

18

13

936.1

31.2

2.71

3.03

May

11

21

26

15

11

8.1

6.4

5.3

4.8

4.2

4.1

*3.3

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

iil

1.2

1.5

2.0

4.6

3.6

2.7

158.3

5.11

0.444

0.51

June

11

4.6

118

133

47

25

17

12

6.5

5.7

4.8

3.7

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.6

3.7

5.7

4.0

*18

7.5

4.6

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

518.9

17.3

1.50

1.68

July

1.8

1.6

5.9

3.0

2.2

11

i59

78

29

14

6.9

4.3

*3.2

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.5

2.3

.7

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.4

.4

20

14

9.2

381.5

12.3

1.07

1.23

Aug.

4.3

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

.9

.8

2.9

1.5

3.1

1.0

.8

1.4

4.5

1.5

14

7.7

21

15

8.0

4.3

2.5

*1.8

2.3

11

18

12

6.5

3.2

1.7

1.4

160.1

5.16

0.449

0.52

Sept.

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.8

.5

.4

.3

1.1

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

17.9

0.60

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 62 Min 0.2 Mean 2.73 Cfsm 0.237 In. 3.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 263 Min 0.2 Mean 7.69 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.07

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 411 cfs (8,56 ft); Apr. 25 (12 m.) 314 cfs 

(8.23 ft); JUne 3 (l p.m.) 280 cfs (8.09 ft); July 7 (12 m.) 192 cfs (7.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Jan. 24, Jan. 30 to Feb. 7, Feb. 9-13.
444 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°00'44", long 87°47'45", in SW^SE£ sec. 30, T. 41 N., R. 13 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on Touhy Avenue in Niles, 3.6 miles downstream from 

West Fork of North Branch, 7.9 miles upstream from North Shore Channel, and 15.6 miles 

(revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1207, 1237).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Oct. 13.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 26, 1954; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 30, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Considerable regulation at low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Sept. 16-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 pr. 25 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.5 40

2.0 75

3.0 167

5.0 402

7.0 700

16

1.0 

1.5

7.0 

9.0

193

505

940

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

2.9

4.1

5.5

7.4

8.9

ig.

11

7.4

6.6

4.5

3.4

_J_

.9

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.0

*2.1

1.9

2.9

4.1

6.6

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.5

124.1

4.00

0.039

0.05

Nov.

3.9

*3.7

4.5

4.7

7.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.0

3,2

3.2

2.5

Z*A

4.1

4,5

4.9

5.5

5.5

7.8

10

14

14

9.2

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.3

165.9

5.53

0.054

0.06

Dec.

*13

16

28

25

17

17

15

12

15

11

24

20

15

12

blO

b9.5

b8.5

bS.O

b7.0

b6.0

bS.O

b4.5

b4.5

bS.O

b6.0

*b5.2

b4.5

b4.5

b4.0

b4.5

bS.O

371.7

12.0

0.118

0.14

Jan.

b5.2

b5.5

6.3

10

6.8

6.6

6.0

*5.8

6.0

5.3

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

bS.O

bS.O

b4.5

b5.2

b7.0

b7.4

b7.0

b6. 5

b6.5

b7.4

b8.4

*b9.4

b9.0

b8. 5

b8.5

bS.O

198.8

6.41

0.063

0.07

Feb.

8.9

12

14

13

bll

blO

blO

bll

12

10

b9.0

bS.O

b9.0

9.8

15

77

57

45

*36

35

37

30

26

24

21

20

19

38

-

- - - --

-------

627.7

22.4

0.220

0.23

Mar.

30

24

22

b20

b!6

b!3

13

16

20

23

20

18

26

26

18

17

16

14

22

22

19

18

16

*28

532

649

428

313

260

210

172

3,041

98.1

0.962

1.11

Apr.

152

162

132

94

77

154

204

248

226

194

210

167

116

87

73

63

53

42

37

150

243

*199

142

113

1,030

*1.510

785

645

488

386

7.982

266

2.61

2.91

May

305

344

369

246

169

115

86

66

55

48

43

a33

a29

a26

a23

a21

a!9

a!7

a!6

a!4

a!2

a 11

alO

alO

*9.8

&u2

12

20

26

17

18

2,198.0

70.9

0.693

0.80

June

120

83

572

765

725

545

369

282

206

157

122

83

53

41

34

25

20

18

19

43

31

120

80

*51

33

20

17

13

T3

15

4,675

156

1.53

1.70

July

10

12

82

49

37

60

527

527

420

403

312

232

152

95

*53

33

24

20

17

20

45

24

19

14

11

*9.7

^a6.4

103

106

89

3,518.5

114

1.12

1.28

Aug.

46

30

24

17

15

12

10

11

14

25

21

16

*12

42

23

70

40

144

95

95

50

30

21

20

102

94

68

110

68

38

22

1,385

44.7

0.438

0.50

Sept.

15

12

10

8.2

6.8

5.8

8.7

e.o

4.8

4.6

4.1

2.8

5.2

3.0

3.7

3.2

9.4

6.9

5.1

4.2

5.3

4.6

*3.5

2.8

2.4

3.3

4.1

6.8

7.3

8.2

177.8

5.93

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 415 Min o.l Mean 26.4 Cfsro 0.259 In. 3.53

Water >teryear 1953-54: 1953-54: Max 1,310 Min 0.7 Mean 67.0 Cfsm 0.657 In. 8.91

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 736 cfs (7.16 ft); Apr. 26 (3 a.m.) 1,510 cf: 

i.56 ft); June 4 (12:30 p.m.) 785 cfs (6.39 ft); July 7 (4 p.m.) 585 cfs (5.39 ft).

* TM Discharge Rf.haro-p mppsilT*pTnpnt- measurement inarip made on on t-hl this s r]av. day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

n nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

basis of weather records and records for stations
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 445

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111.

Location. Lat 41 °38'48" , long 87°45'59", In SW^SE-j sec. 32 , T. 37 N. , R. 13 E. , on left 

bank at downstream side of 135th Street Bridge, 1.5 miles west of State Highway 50, 

1.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Palos Park.

Drainage area. 11.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, records published 

with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during yeartf 367 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.74 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 530 cfs June 10, 1953 (gage height, 8.43 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

1.6 

3.4 

6.2

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

38

124

232

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1 *.l

.1

0.7

0.02

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

0.1

.1

o

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.3

.4

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2'.3

.2

.2

.3

5.2

0.17

0.015

0.02

Dec.

0.2

.6

1.8

2.3

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.8

1.1

1.1

1^8

2.1

.8

.4

.2

Jx.1

 *.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

23.9

0.77

0.068

0.08

Jan.

0.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_-_!

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.1

11

7.5

4.0

2.5

1.6

35.7

1.15

0.102

0.12

Feb.

1.4

1.4

2.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.0

15

10

5.4

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.2

3.0

*3.0

2.9

2.5

2.9

5.9

-

80.1

2.86

0.253

0.26

Mar.

7.3

4.8

3.0

2.5

2,0

2.3

2.7

6.6

14

12

7.7

5.6

22

11

7.0

*5.1

4.5

4.2

11

35

13

8.9

7.3

29

250

58

37

30

23

17

16

639.5

20.6

1.82

2.10

Apr.

26

29

14

11

9.6

39

33

33

15

39

29

13

10

*8.1

7.3

5.9

5.1

4.5

68~4.0

56

115

38

27

87

38

24

13

10

8.1

819.6

27.3

2.42

2.70

May

6.2

9^

8.9

5.9

4.8

4.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.1

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

JJ3

.8

1.1

2.7

4.5

2.1

2.8

85.0

2.74

0.242

0.28

June

Ii

30

57

28

16

11

8.1

6.2

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

3.0

2.3

1.4

1.1

.9

.5

.4

.4

.2

.3

.5

269.2

8.97

0.794

0.89

July

*0.2

4.5

26

11

4.2

3.3

181

41

26

17

9.6

5.6

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.1

.9

..9

.6

.3

.8

*.6

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

343.0

11.1

0.982

1.13

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

43

19

6.6

3.4

2.0

1.4

1.4

4.9

23

12

5.4

3.2

2.3

1.6

130.2

4.20

0.372

0.43

Sept.

1=0

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.3

.1

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

0.23

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 249 Min 0 Mean 5.99 Cfsm 530 In. 7.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 230 Mln 0 Mean 6.68 Cfsm 591 In. 8.03

Peak discharge (base. 250 efsi. Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 367 cfs (6.74 ft); July 7 (8 a.m.) 340 cfs 

(6.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15 to Jan. 30, Feb. 5-17, Mar. 3-7.
446 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Loekport, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°34'11", long 88°04'42", in SWij sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 10 E., at upper 

end of 9-foot navigation channel in Des Plaines River at Lockport.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1900 to December 1936 in 1937 State report entitled "Streamflow data of Illinois."

Average discharge. 54 years, 6,173 cfs.

 July-18. Extremes.--Maximum total discharge during year, 20,485 cfs Aug. 18; minimum total, 814 cfs 

1900-1954: Maximum total discharge, 24,567 cfs Mar. 19, 1948; minimum total, 91 cfs 

Dec. 15, 1938.

Note.--Extremes for 1948-53 water years are figures of total discharge, not 

instantaneous.

Remarks.--Total mean daily discharge includes governmental and private purapage, inflow 

from Des Plaines River basin and diversion from Lake Michigan. This total is obtained 

by adding the mean daily discharges, based on half-hourly discharge readings at dams, 

sluice gates, lockages, exciter turbines in operation and main turbines in operation 

as corrected for variable efficiencies, and the leakage of lock gates, dams, sluice 

gates, and turbines not in operation.

Chicago pumpage includes water from Lake Michigan to supply Chicago metropolitan 

area, water from wells within the main-channel drainage area including pumpage to 

municipalities served by Chicago, and an average of about 136 cfs from agencies not 

served by Chicago.

Mean net diversion is obtained by deducting from total discharge the Chicago pumpage 

and inflow from Des Plaines River basin.

The Federal permit of June 26, 1930, issued'by the Secretary of War, limits the 

diversion of vater from Lake Michigan to an annual average of 1,500 cfs, exclusive of 

pumpage for municipal supplies.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Sanitary District of Chicago.

Revisions (water years). VfSP 955: 1940-41(m). WSP1005: 1943. WSP 1175: 1945. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Totals

2,874

2,864

2,875

3,131

2,747

2,813

2,811

2,857

2,809

2,858

2,860

2,908

2,806

2,872

2,765

2,780

2,863

2,895

2,858

2,896

2,770

2,915

2,815

2,825

2,803

2,747

2,762

2,745

2,978

3,042

3,002

October

Chicago 

pumpage

1,923

1,953

1,856

1,563

1,783

1,770

1,755

1,754

1,764

1,696

1,551

1,760

1,777

1,783

1,802

1,778

1,727

1,621

1,834

1,875

1,885

1,878

1,797

1,628

1,514

1,706

1,700

1,703

1,706

1,712

1 , 625

Net diversion

851

813

924

1,461

866

942

955

1,022

962

1,078

1,227

1,063

939

1,007

872

914

1,052

1,189

934

940

789

948

929

1,111

1,202

909

936

933

1,176

1,241 

1, 287

Totals

2,890

2,802

2,864

2,698

2,780

2,811

2,887

3,890

2,758

3,128

3,277

3,318

3,268

3,312

3,200

3,217

3,303

3,256

3,285

3,244

3,146

3,414

3,360

3,098

3,228

3,295

3,203

3,289

3,311

3,248

Novembei

Chicago 

pumpage

1,490

1,715

1,723

1,722

1,685

1,696

1,602

1,489

1,695

1,710

1,690

1,683

1,750

1,624

1,518

1,714

1,730

1,733

1,732

1,708

1,584

1,462

1,683

1,686

1,677

1,485

1,610

1,553

1,457

1,663

Het diversion

1,314

996

1,053

885

1,013

1,035

1,200

1,323

969

1,336

1,503

1,553

1,485

1,599

1,610

1,4O8

1,487

1,436

1,463

1,398

1,449

1,756

1,464

1,295

1,448

1,719

1,499

1,641

1,759

1,476

Totals

3,193

3,406

3,265

3,250

3,203

3,193

3,308

3,282

3,873

3,741

3,191

3,194

3,269

3,330

3,380

3,303

3,140

3,159

3,275

3,266

3,341

3,232

3,249

3,178

3,095

3,182

3,148

3,303

3,691

3,660

3,734

Decembe

Chicago 

pumpage

1,674

1,669

1,654

1,651

1,544

1,437

1,650

1,661

1,655

1,638

1,646

1,534

1,443

1,629

1,640

1,661

1,661

1,663

1,557

1,482

1,653

1,665

1,663

1,604

1,432

1,481

1,435

1,630

1,672

1,663

1 ; 622

Net diversion

1,415

1,548

1,385

1,447

1,533

1,611

1,539

1,515

2,043

1,901

1,391

1,534

1,702

1,471

1,630

1,533

1,376

1,393

1,615

1,684

1,577

1,466

1,476

1,466

1,558

1,604

1,612

1,571

1,916

1,891

'

Totals

3,111

3,152

3,119

3,108

3,092

3,091

3,050

' 3,161

3,020

3,110

3,111

3,124

3,137

3,033

3,179

3,177

3,105

2,865

2,793

2,738

2,788

2,694

2,729

2,652

2,795

3,135

3,021

2,748

2,729

2,789 

2,648

January

Chicago 

pumpage

1,438

1,499

1,439

1,635

1,654

1,642

1,646

1,654

1,542

1,454

1,652

1,666

1,665

1,666

1,662

1,558

1,477

1,666

1,687

1,674

1,670

1,658

1,561

1,454

1,648

1,653

1,655

1,669

1,661

1,554 

1,473

Net diversion

1,560

1,543

1,567

1,363

1,315

1,338

1,302

1,407

1,379

1,558

1,360

1,355

1,363

1,273

1,412

1,521

1,574

1,152

1,057

917

999

920

1,055

1,094

1,031

1,340

1,156

934

927

1,107 

1,065
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 447

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Day

1

2

3

4

5

G

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

February

Totals

2,841

2,837

2,856

2,928

2,914

2,823

2,818

3,698

2,598

2,610

2,615

2,623

3,623

2,627

2,815

4,168

3,736

2,688

2,651

2,678

2,665

2,633

2,691

2,628

3,686

2,716

2,905

3,659

-

Chicago 

pumpage

1,661

1,666

1,650

1,636

1,641

1,519

1,437

1,623

1,643

1,637

1,624

1,635

1,524

1,425

1,628

1,638

1,642

1,640

1,648

1,525

1,423

1,606

1,631

1,641

1,629

1,619

1,502

1,417

-

Net diversion

1,049

1,035

1,108

1,206

1,153

1,195

1,278

901

847

865

875

878

980

1,089

1,063

2,106

796

867

839

979

1,060

877

892

834

910

943

1,216

1,048

-

June

Totals

5,272

3,413

6,616

4,260

3,469

3,448

3,230

3,323

3,380

3,366

3,338

3,322

3,316

3,417

3,420

3,318

3,307

3,443

3,442

3,321

3,179

3,406

3,730

3,743

3,744

3,707

3,641

3,696

4,042

3,713

 

Chicago 

pumpage

1,691

1,701

1,691

1,703

1,579

1,521

1,791

1,844

1,936

1,905

2,013

2,004

1,821

2,008

2,073

2,144

2,179

2,223

1,952

1,578

1,999

1,917

1,913

2,059

2,233

2,029

1,707

1,999

2,027

1,986

-- 

Net diversion

3,056

1,303

4,253

1,849

1,049

1,274

1,021

1,136

1,127

1,148

1,028

1,043

1,245

1,169

1,115

954

924

1,020

1,295

1,439

913

1,203

1,548

1,452

1,299

1,450

1,734

1,531

1,783

1,505

-- 

March

Totals

2,453

2,785

2,710

2,767

2,837

2,805

2,874

2,936

2,740

2,607

3,809

2,912

3,175

2,843

2,805

2,780

2,812

2,823

2,827

2,675

2,701

2,844

2,744

3,637

11,632

4,945

3,504

3,159

3,058

3 a 136

2, 968

Chicago 

pumpage

1,614

1,618

1,620

1,623

1,631

1,519

1,431

1,625

1,640

1,634

1,630

1,618

1,502

1,418

1,616

1,630

1,635

1,637

1,614

1,501

1,413

1,607

1,626

1,615

1,636

1,615

1,501

1,406

1,596

1 s 618

1,617

Net diversion

640

972

913

991

1,037

1,131

1,273

1,121

861

741

993

1,119

1,414

1,217

1,004

981

1,022

1,026

995

944

1,114

1,065

959

1,781

8,381

1,666

1,267

1,212

1,030

1,121 

974

July

Totals

3,865

4,267

6,643

3,815

3,806

4,195

8,819

4,949

4,155

3,908

3,925

3,768

3,808

3,904

3,797

3,813

3,778

3,660

3,754

4,470

4,898

3,860

3,826

3,97'8

3,856

3,771

3,779

3,712

4,910

3,817

3,727

Chicago 

pumpage

2,062

2,013

1,648

1,533

1,612

1,885

1,812

1,848

1,881

1,786

1,718

2,185

2,190

2,112

2,012

2,007

1,915

1,783

2,094

2,037

1,834

1,928

1,944

1,877

1,745

2,098

2,183

2,057

1,968

2,051

1,792

Net diversion

1,604

2,041

4,675

2,009

1,995

2,092

5,997

2,418

1,847

1,776

1,928

1,321

1,321

1,575

1,592

1,619

1,685

1,705

1,495

2,209

2,795

1,731

1,698

1,925

1,949

1,515

1,416

1,480

2,672

1,540

1,736

April

Totals

3,461

3,388

3,447

3,496

3,436

4,353

3,451

3,465

3,335

3,759

3,364

3,347

3,310

3,455

3,478

3,381

3,455

3,410

3,436

4,873

3,628

3,778

3,424

3,968

9,280

5,712

5,159

4,121

4,096

3,405

Chicago 

pumpage

1,621

1,615

1,485

1,398

1,609

1,630

1,639

1,617

1,625

1,501

1,429

1,636

1,653

1,669

1,668

1,626

1,530

1,410

1,630

1,629

1,677

1,646

1,629

1,553

1,370

1,689

1,654

1,632

1,645

1,670

Net diversion

1,420

1,366

1,626

1,788

1,530

2,229

1,392

1,468

1,386

1,796

1,503

1,368

1,359

1,497

1,534

1,487

1,697

1,778

1,637

2,770

1,439

1,194

1,104

1,919

6,489

2,085

1,482

981

1,563 

1, 216

August

Totals

3,926

3,963

3,821

3,917

3,974

4,012

3,860

3,913

3,821

3,992

3,854

4,487

3,961

3,913

3,731

4,794

3,934

9,017

4,364

3,841

4,005

3,850

3,889

4,551

5,638

4,219

3,904

3,810

3,807

3,929

3,982

Chicago 

pumpage

1,633

1,933

1,909

1,894

1,911

1,960

1,859

1,595

1,917

1,887

1,882

1,905

1,969

1,768

1,669

1,924

1,863

1,915

1,965

1,963

1,812

1,683

2,161

2,109

2,006

1,939

1,977

1,877

1,705

1,941

1,934

Net diversion

2,140

1,862

1,735

1,862

1,889

1,903

1,880

2,170

1,746

1,949

1,823

2,442

1,844

1,968

1,905

2,584

1,860

6,531

1,879

1,584

1,959

1,967

1,527

2,226

3,329

1,960

1,668

1,709

1,910

1,796

1,878

May

Totals

3,269

3,904

3,348

3,382

3,285

3,371

3,311

3,338

3,331

3,224

3,401

3,376

3,305

3,235

3,411

3,292

3,362

3,371

3,424

3,352

3,401

3,387

3,449

3,291

3,330

3,361

3,628

3,696

3,746 

3,413

3,374

Chicago 

pumpage

1,583

1,426

1,626

1,641

1,645

1,655

1,644

1,503

1,407

1,627

1,645

1,662

1,683

1,704

1,666

1,557

1,725

1,719

1,707

1,739

1,771

1,749

1,641

1,914

1,915

1,801

1,705

1,753

1,571 

1,483

'

Net diversion

1,257

2,014

1,255

1,342

1,290

1,400

1,370

1,567

1,663

1,384

1,545

1,458

1,395

1,307

1,535

1,538

1,334

1,467

1,537

1,444

1,454

1,395

1,669

1,228

1,288

1,356

1,788

1,725

1,945 

1,739

1,665

September

Totals

3,332

3,464

3,478

3,452

3,392

3,403

3,450

3,354

3,257

3,384

3,447

3,288

3,250

3,349

3,251

3,347

3,433

3,391

3,290

3,381

3,289

3,280

3,149

3,332

3,394

3,349

3,175

3,377

3,245

3,366

 

Chicago 

pumpage

1,954

2,045

1,984

1,910

1,800

1,944

2,110

1,949

1,928

1,870

1,767

1,677

1,893

1,876

1,891

1,901

1,884

1,831

1,682

1,950

1,824

1,818

1,838

1,866

1,822

1,755

1,987

1,870

1,880

1,882

 

Net diversion

1,208

1,255

1,304

1,360

1,456

1,309

1,176

1,152

1,188

1,363

1,536

1,454

1,210

1,326

1,204

1,308

1,342

1,418

1,471

1,291

1,318

1,323

1,188

1,327

1,442

1,463

1,043

1,281

1,311

1,340

 
448 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111.--Continued

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111., 

with inflow from Des Plaines River basin, domestic pumpage, and net diversion from Lake Michigan 

watershed through Sanitary District at Lockport, 111., water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

December. ...........

Calendar year 1953

July. ...............

Water year 1953-54

Total discharge

Maximum 

dally

3,131 

3,414 

3,873

6,714

3,179 

4,168 

11,632 

9,280 

3,904 

6,616 

8,819 

9,017 

3,478

11,632

Minimum 

dally

2,745 

2,698 

3,095

2,306

2,648 

2,598 

2,453 

3,310 

3,224 

3,179 

3,660 

3,731 

3,149

2,453

Mean

2,856 

3,123 

3,320

3,342

2,968 

2,776 

3,236 

3,922 

3,393 

3,667 

4,233 

4,212 

3,338

3,425

Mean Inflow 

from 

Des Plaines 

River basin

93 

96 

125

147

111 

154 

334 

592 

240 

331 

266 

214 

150

226

Mean 

pumpage

1,748

1,641 

1,602

1,693

1,601 

1,590 

1,580 

1,593 

1,658 

1,908 

1,923 

1,886 

1,880

1,718 .

Net diversion

Maximum 

daily

1,461 

1,759 

2,043

4,183

1,574 

2,106 

8,381 

6,489 

2,014 

4,253 

5,997 

6,531 

1,536

8,381

Minimum 

daily

789 

885 

1,376

253

917 

796 

640 

981 

1,228 

913 

1,321 

1,527 

1,043

640

Mean

1,015 

1,386 

1,594

1,502

1,256 

1,032 

1,321 

1,737 

1,495 

1,428 

2,044 

2,112 

1,309

1,481
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Long Run near Lemont, 111.

449

Location. Lat 41°38'33", long 87°59'57", in SWijSEij sec. 32, T. 37 N., R. 11 E. , on left 

bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 2 miles south of Lemont and 5.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--20.8 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 658 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.14 ft); no flow 

for part of each day Sept. 26-28.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,000 cfs (revised) June 13, 1952 (gage height, 8.18 

ft); no flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, Sept. 18, 1953.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 

l.OUU cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 8.18 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1238.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, wat ear 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4

.6

1.2 

2.0 

5.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.1

121

391

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5

1.6 

2.8 

9.5

2.0 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

121

238

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Oul

.1

.1

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2 

.1

5.1

0.17

0.0082

0.009

Nov.

oa

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

6.9

0.23

0.011

0.01

Dec .

0.3

1.0

1.6

.9

.8

1.2

.9

.8

.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

^2

*. 3

.4

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.3

20.1

0.65

0.031

0.04

Jan.

0.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

*ji

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.6

18

7.5

5.1

2.7

1.8

45.4

1.46

0.070

0.08

Feb.

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

^1

.6

.8

1.8

26

18

12

8.6

9.2

11

8.4

8.4

*7.4

6.4

5.8

6.6

12

-

_______

156.1

5.58

0.268

0.28

Mar.

18

13

9.3

8.0

6.9

6.8

8.1

13

26

34

22

16

32

26

17

*12

11

10

27

54

26

18

15

39

583

192

98

67

51

*40

36

1.335.1

43.1

2.07

2.39

Apr.

43

54

32

27

24

126

88

81

*41

64

54

35

28

24

22

19

16

15

ii

98

79

152

*65

39

51

38

29

22

20

17

1,417

47.2

2.27

2.53

May

16

17

16

13

12

11

9.9

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.3

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.4

*3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

iii

3.3

6.6

7.1

3.8

3.4

212.6

6.86

0.330

0.38

June

40

28

Ifll

62

30

20

16

14

*12

10

8.5

7.3

6.1

6.4

7.0

5.1

4.1

3.4

3.0

4.1

4.3

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

*.7

.5

-.7

404.0

13.5

0.649

0.72

July

0.5

.3

3.9

8.5

4.3

3.0

195

92

36

21

14

9.7

7.3

5.9

4.7

3.8

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

1.4

1.4

1.0

434.6

14.0

0.673

0.78

Aug.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.8

1.1

60

26

10

4.4

3.0

1.7

25

45

54

27

16

9.9

7.0

4. 6

301.1

9.71

0.467

0.54

Sept.

3__4

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

,1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

20.5

0.68

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 319 Min 0 Mean 12.9 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.41

Water year 1953-54 : Max 383 Min 0.1 Mean 11.9 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.8O

Peak discharge (base. 260 efs).-.-Mar. 25 (7:30 a.m.) 658 cfs (7.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
450 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Hickory Creek at Joliet, III.

Location. Lat 41°31'IO", long 88°04'10", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 35 N., R. 10 E.. on right 

bank at Third Avenue In Joliet, 0.25 mile downstream from Spring Creek and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 9, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 83.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 2'.4 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 10.68 ft); minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Dec. 22-24, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Feb. 5-7, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.0

10

21

47

101

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0

229

385

595

870

1,600

2,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2 9

279

4.6 

10

6.6

6.6 

5.9

5.9

5.2

4.6

5.2

5.9

5.9 

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.O

4.6

5.9

5.2

5.2 

5.9

5.9

5.2

6.6

7.3

7.3

*7.3

8.1

7.3

181.6

5.86

0.055

0.06

Nov.

6.6

87T

7.3 

6.6

6.6

7.3

8.1 

7.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1 

7.3

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

8.9

10

15

1?

9.7

8.9

8.1

8.9

8.1

8.1

8.9

249.6

8.32

0.078

, 0.09

Dec.

8.9

20

ft

17

14

12 

12

14

14

13

12

10

b9.5 

b7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

*7.3

879

13

13 

b9.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.3

358.9

11.6

0.108

0.12

Jan.

8.1

8.1

8.9 

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

9.7

9.7

8.1

8.1

bB.O

*6.6

e

5.9

b6.0

6.6

7.3

14

9.7

9.7 

8.9

7.3

7.3

b!5

b90

4T

41

22 

17

440.6

14.2

0.133

0.15

Feb.

15

14

14 

12

12

8.9

9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

bS.O

7.3

10 '

134

H4

72

53

44

43

39 

36

»36

33

29

32

40

_

861.2

30.8

0.288

0.30

Mar.

68

61

44 

b36

b25_

b25

b30 

46

87

112

76

67

130

93 

63

*53

47

44

143

330

152

103

83

177

2.400

764

357

240

176

*140 

128

6,300

203

1.90

2.19

Apr.

145

190

128 

103

95

299

223 

184

128

272

266

152

112

97 

87

76

67

60

*58

447

402

1.090 

*385

253

1,040

350

2O9

155

114

93

7,280

243

2.27

2.53

May

79

85

99 

74

65

60

53 

49

46

41

39

37

34

32 

31

29

28

28

27

*26

25

23 

22

21

ii

19

26

33

32

25 

24

1,231

39.7

0.371

0.43

June

176

157

15B" 204 

105

77

63 

53

*46

41

37

31

26

26 

23

21

20

16

16

31

23

20

17

16

13

12

9.7

*9.7

31

36

1,511.4

50.4

0.471

0.53

July

21

17

59 

97

58

51

1.160 

452

204

125

87

67

52

44 

37

32

26

25

22

21

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

15

19

17 

15

2,839

91.6

0.856

0.99

Aug.

14

15

14 

13

14

12

10 

14

14

13

10

10

9.7

8.9 

8.1

15

12

88

107

58

39

28 

22

27

34

121

ToT

68

46

34 

28

1,007.7

32.5

0.304

0.35

Sept.

25

2T

17 

14

12

13

12 

10

12

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7 

8.9

8.9

13

14

13

13

10

9.7

9.7

*9.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.9

9.7

9.7

347.6

11.6

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,270 Min 2.9 Mean 50.8 Cfsm 0.475 In. 6.43

Water water year year 1953-54: ia33-54: Max Max 2,400 i:,4uu Min Min 2.9 z.9 Mean Mean 61.9 oi.s Cfsm ursm 0.579 u.a/a In. in. 7.86 i.00

Peak discharge (base. l.SOOefs). Mar. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (6.59 ft); Apr. 22 (10 a.m.) 

1,480 cfs (4.85 ft); Apr. 25 (5:30 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.97 ft); July 7 (6:30 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (4.84 ft) 

* Discharse Discharge measurement measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 451

Du Page River at Troy, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'20", long 88°11'35", in SE^SW^ sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank at Troy (formerly known at Grinton), 400 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 52 and 

3.8 miles downstream from Lilly Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry dam. Datum of gage is 564.62 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Illinois Division of Waterways benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.11 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Dec. 15, Feb. 12, result of freezeup.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Jan. 16, Feb. 16, Dec. 15, 1953, Feb. 12, 1954, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1035: 1944. WSP 1055: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 17)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

12

31

83

186

2.8 

3.5 

4.7

455

960

2,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

36

33

50

36

43

38

33

36

33

31

31

29

29

29

27

25

22

20

22

25

23

25

25

25

25

31

29

*31

29

29

931

30.0

0.092

0.11

Nov.

29

33

31

31

33

33

33

27

23

23

25

25

23

25

27

25

*31

36

36

45

43

48

48

53

48

45

41

36

41

48

1,045

34.8

0.107

0.12

Dec.

41

50

72

92

75

55

48

45

45

55

63

50

45

41

20

25

30

30

*25

36

53

41

35

30

27

29

32

34

33

30

28

1,315

42.4

0.130

0.15

Jan.

28

33

35

35

35

35

30

30

28

22

24

20

*162°^)

18

18

20

22

25

35

33

32

31

27

27

32

50

70

So

40

35

956

30.8

0.095

0.11

Feb.

35

43

45

48

45

40

45

47

47

45

30

25

32

40

50

111

148

108

92

80

80

80

80

*80

80

64

80

80

-

1,780

63.6

0.196

0.20

Mar.

95

98

50

60

60

65

70

80

111

138

124

114

111

103

70

89

80

77

92

148

134

117

108

113

2,150

2,060

1,250

848

683

*578

514

10,370

335

1.03

1.19

Apr.

481

507

437

377

335

751

748

725

533

526

540

443

377

341

318

302

260

240

221 362"

676

627

*500

443

653

1.420

1,260

936

718

16,649

559

1.72

1.91

May

507

462

474

419

359

324

286

255

240

226

217

208

186

178

171

167

156

148

141

131

124

117

111

108

102

*95

102

121

138

141

124

6,538

211

0.649

0.75

June

612

755

1,320

1.620

1,200

832

641

526

425

353

324

270

230

204

190

171

152

141

128

124

217

255

199

152

131

114

108

*92

92

92

11,670

389

1.20

1.34

July

102

89

98

117

128

121

781

824

578

419

318

240

190

159

138

117

108

102

95

86

95

92

95

92

83

75

69

66

72

69

63.

5,681

183

0.563

0.65

Aug.

63

61

63

61

61

55

58

61

58

58

55

55

53

50

50

58

89

229

613

443

383

226

163

156

313

462

313

230

178

148

128

4,994

161

0.495

0.57

Sept.

Ill

TS5

95

86

80

77

72

69

a66

a63

a 60

a60

a58

a56

a55

a55

a70

a75

a70

a70

a65

a 60

a56

*55

58

55

58

2,021

67.4

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,680 Mln 20 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.415 In. 5.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,130 Min 16 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.33

Peak discharge (base, 1.300 cfs). Mar. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 3,830 cfs (6.11 ft); Apr. 26 (1 p.m.) 1,520

uia i<t.l..L lu;; uiuie o \<* p.m.; i., fou cia ^ft.o* n,;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Hickory Creek at Jollet.

Note.- -Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-19, Dec. 23 to Feb. 15, Mar. 2-8.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Mazon River near Coal City, 111.

Location. Lat 41°17'10", long 88°21<35", in SW^SW^ sec. 31, T. 33 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113S, a quarter of a mile downstreair 

from Johnny Run and 4 miles west of Coal City.

Drainage area.--470 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 13.48 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-3.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 18.50 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft Aug. 8, 1924.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1035: 1943(P) . WSP 1115: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.3

1.1

3.0

7.3

15

28

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

65

108

264

480

1,120

2,700

7,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

.3

.4

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.5

0.27

0.00057

0.0007

Nov.

0.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.1

.7

.7

.7

15.2

0.51

0.0011

0.001

Dec.

0.7

T76

9.7

20

13

8.1

5.6

4.3

3.9

4.3

3.4

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.2

*2.2

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

113.7

3.67

0.0078

0.009

Jan.

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

75

1.5.

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.5

2.0

50

150

75

35

20

372.3

12.0

0.026

0.03

Feb.

16

13

11

11

10

8

7

6.5

6

6

5.5

5

5

6

20

264

460

250

169

136

113

86

69

69

63

*51

61

80

_

2,007.0

71.7

0.153

0.16

Mar.

151

218

142

100

95

90

95

170

380

465

338

128

515

485

298

246

201

185

218

310

260

225

201

229

6,620

4,910

1,980

1,440

1,160

662

23,465

757

1.61

1.86

Apr.

670

580

450

389

359

475

646

622

490

485

*1,680

1,400

945

682

560

530

440

363

318

783

1,080

3,550

2,520

1,540

1,270

980

735

*535

440

371

25,688

856

1.82

2.03

May

314

306

355

279

239

214

191

163

154

136

130

120

108

101

97

93

90

82

76

71

63

61

57

51

47

*45

53

116

225

175

4,340

140

0.298

0.34

June

772

1,020

1,120

1.190

742

505

416

545

412

314

257

214

178

151

133

136

110

90

76

65

61

55

45

*36

31

30

25

22

20

83

8,854

295

0.628

0.70

July

49

27

30

49

42

28

109

243 ~97

55

35

24

16

12

8.8

6.4

5.6

4.3

3.9

3.0

102

115

49

27

16

12

*8.8

6.4

10

30

19

1,244.2

40.1

0.085

0.10

Aug.

11

7.3

6.9

13

68

169

64

30

19

17

61

35

16

11

8.1

6.9

6.9

359

239

98

47

27

15

12

11

13

232

212

88

45

25

1,973.1

63.6

0.135

0.16

Sept.

18

*IZ

9.6

6.9

6.0

4.7

3.4

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 .1

.2

.4

79.5

2.65

0.0056

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,040 Min 0 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.332 in. 4.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,620 Min 0 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.398 In. 5.40

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). Mar. 25 (9 p.m.) 10,300 cfs (13.48 ft)j Apr. 22 (7 p.m.) 4,520 

cfs (8.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23-26, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 14 to Feb. 15, 

Mar. 4-8 (no gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 15; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for Terry Creek near Custer Park and Du Page River at Troy).
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 453

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111.

Location. Lat 41°19'40", long 88°43'10", in SE£SW£ sec. 13, T. 33 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam in Marseilles, 6.9 miles upstream from Pox River, and 

at mile 246.6.

Drainage area. 7.640 sq mi.

Records available. January 1903 to December 1904, October 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1903 to December 19"04 staff gage at site near Minooka, 24.1 miles upstream, at datum 580.2 ft above mean sea level. October 1919 to January 1935, chain 

and wire-weight gages at site at Morris, 16.6 miles upstream, at datum 478.5 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. January 1935 to September 1939, water-stage recorder 

at site 300 ft downstream from site used 1919-35 and at that datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 11,390 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,700 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum daily, 2,220 cfs Feb. 14.

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 83,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1950 (gage height, 14.91 ft); minimum daily, 1,460 cfs Oct. 16, 1943.

A stage of 26.2 ft at Morris occurred in 1831, and a stage of 25.4 ft (ice jam) 

occurred at present site on Jan. 21, 1916.

Remarks. Records excellent. Figures of daily discharge include flow through navigation 

locks. Flow regulated by powerplants and navigation dam above station. Since Jan. 17, 

1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship 

Canal (see p. 446).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.840

4,190

3.440 

4,210

4,180

3,860

3,960

4,000

4,020

4,140

3,800

4,110

4,190

3,950

3,920

4,000

3,880

3,900

4,060

4,170

4,140

*3,830

3,890

4,040

4,040

4,110

3,910

3,990

4,130

4,300

3,700

124,900

4,029

-

-

Nov.

4,280

3,970

3.620 

3,850

4,280

4,040

3,750

3,780

4,070

4,390

5,010

4,240

4,260

4,580

4,640

4,480

4,540

4,510

4,420

5,220

4,580

4,620

5,220

4,590

4,370

5.5SO

4,500

5,020

4,370

5,350

133,910

4,464

-

-

Dec.

4,340

4,980

5,920 

4,950

5,600

4,600

4,820

5,110

4,950

6.340

5,140

4,520

5,070

5,180

4,440

4,640

4,220

4,650

4,180

4,240

5,000

5,070

4,420

4,240

4,660

4,640

4,550

4,780

4,910

5,240

5,180

150,580

4,857

_

-

Jan.

,300

,480

,840 

,640

,730

,400

,230

,670

,770

,260

,100

,300

,190

,100

,120

,590

,140

,970

,020

,590

,340

,980

,910

, 320

,320

,680

,840

5.940

5,430

5,420

5,310

141,930

4,578

_

-

Feb.

4,980

*5,390

5,260 

4,860

4,580

4,450

4,230

4,490

4,230

4,010

4,220

4,290

5,460

2,220

4,150

7,980

8,000

7,680

7,220

6,860

6,490

7,080

6,390

5,860

6,460

6,000

5,930

6,840

-

155,610

5,558

_

-

Mar.

5_.B80

6,720

6,900 

6,420

6,570

6,300

6,590

6,750

6,880

8,540

7,670

7,740

8,130

7,800

7,580

7,000

6,240

6,320

6,920

7,620

7,830

7,110

7,400

7,360

25,000

40.300

26,800

20,800

16,800

15,200

14,300

329,470

10,630

_

-

Apr.

14,000

14,100

13,100 

11.900

11,900

14,100

14,500

14,100

13,300

12,800

15,500

19,500

18,900

17,900

16,300

14,500

14,700

13,300

13,100

17,000

18,400

22,200

22,000

18,000

22 , 000

23.200

21,800

19,000

17,000

14,400

492,500

16,420

_

-

May

13.800

13,400

13,000 

13,300

13,000

12,200

11,600

10,600

10,600

10,400

9,300

9,720

8,440

8,590

8,300

7,340

8,130

7,250

7,320

7,240

6,520

6,900

6,860

6.300

6,930

6,440

6,660

7,530

8,390

9,960

9,750

285,770

9,218

_

-

June

14,500

15,500

20.100 

18,600

15,800

14,400

12,500

12,500

10,500

10,300

9,140

9,200

8,150

8,100

7,580

7,380

7,350

6,890

7,180

6,800

6.510

7,200

7,280

7,620

7,840

7,840

7,600

6,690

6,520

6,760

294,330

9,811

_

-

July

6,670

6,460

10,200 

7,240

6,360

6,980

19.200

18,700

13,800

11,400

9,860

10,400

8,990

9,370

8,220

8,000

7,550

7,100

6,660

6,510

9,020

6,930

6,860

6,900

6,710

5,880

5,880

6,040

6,890

6,370

5.620

262,770

8,476

_

-

Aug.

5,800

6,740

6,120 

*5,830

6,450

5.350

5,640

5,720

6,290

6,080

5,910

6,100

6,600

5,750

5,860

6,760

6,700

11.200

9,520

7,970

7,060

6,880

7,060

6,640

7,820

8,510

7,270

7,320

7,100

6,630

6,500

211,160

6,812

_

-

Sept.

6.900

5,620

5,840 

5,590

5,710

5,510

5,010

5,540

5,660

5,100

4,780

4,740

4.460

5,070

4,850

4,760

4,760

4,960

4,900

4,720

4,690

4,530

5,490

4,910

4,490

4,550

4,760

4,840

4,750

4,690

152,180

5,073

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 29,900 Min 3,440 Mean 7,447 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 40,300 Min 2,220 Mean 7,493 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 20,000 cfs). Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 44,700 cfs (9.40 ft): Apr. 12 (6 a.m.) 20,800 

cfs (5.08 ft); Apr. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 25,000 cfs (5.89 ft); Apr. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 26,000 cfs (6.09 ft); 

June 3 (3 p.m.) 24,500 ofs (5.75 ft); July 7 (11:30 a.m.) 24,500 cfs (5.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

402891 O - 57 - 30
454 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°44'35", long 88°38'00", in sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 16 E., attached to post 

near shore line, 5f miles northwest of Elkhorn.

Drainage area. 1 sq mi, approximately. Area of Holden Lake, 350 acres.

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1954 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read twice weekly. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 9.89 ft Oct. 12, 13; minimum observed, 

9.20 ft Sept. 27.

1937-54: Maximum gage height observed, 12.45 ft Mar. 25, 1939: minimum observed, 

7.10 ft Sept. 17, 20, 24, 27, 1946.

Remarks.--Lake has no surface outlet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

9.89

9.89

-

-

9.86

-

-

9.83

-

-

9.80

-

-

-

.

9.79

-

-

9.78

Nov.

_

9.76

-

-

9.74

.

-

-

-

9.69

-

-

9.66

-

-

9.65

-

-

9.64

-

-

-

-

9.66

-

_

9.66

-

-

9.66

Dec.

_

-

9.70

9.76

-

_

-

9.72

-

-

9.80

-

-

-

9.80

-

-

9.80

-

9.78

-

-

9.76

-

_

-

9.76

-

.

9.76

Jan.

_

_

-

-

9.82

-

-

9.80

-

-

9.80

-

-

9.78

-

-

-

-

9.76

-

-

9.80

-

-

9.80

-

-

9.82

-

_

-

Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.58

9.56

-

"

9.64

-

-

9.62

-

May

_

-

-

9.60

-

-

9.56 -

-

9.54

-

-

9.52 -

~

-

~

9.44

-

"

9.38

-

~

9.32

-

9.26

-

-

-

-

June

9.44

-

-

9.52

-

-

9.56 -

-

9.50

-

-

-

-

9.44

-

~

9.36

-

9.45

9.44 "

-

9.46

-

-

~

9.40

-

July

.

9.34

-

-

9.42

-

"

9.56 -

-

-

9.48 -

9.42

~

9.36

-

9.46 ~

~

9.38

9.36 ~

-

9.44

Aug.

.

9.56

-

-

9.52

-

-

-

-

9.44

-

-

9.36

-

-

9.34

-

-

9.39

-

-

-

-

9.44 "

-

9.52 *

-

9.48

Sept.

_

9.46

-

-

-

-

9.36

-

-

9.30

-

-

9.30

-

"

9.28

-

-

-

-

9.26

-

-

9.22 "

-

9.20

-

-

9.30
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 455

Pox River at Wilmot, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°30«40", long 88°10'45", in SVf£ sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 20 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 400 ft upstream from Wilmot Dam, 1 mile 

north of Wisconsin-Illinois State line, and 6 miles upstream from Pox chain of lakes.

Drainage area.--880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and concrete control. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

735.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 454 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs June 5 (gage height, 6.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 91 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 22 (gage height, 

4.76 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge observed, 5,400 cfs Mar. 17, 1943 (gage height, 8.60 ft); 

no flow Oct. 26, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 50 cfs Nov. 1, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Three 6-foot lift gates in Wilmot Dam were in operation during the 

year; discharge through gates computed by weir and orifice formula and added to flow 

over dam.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

102

102

106

114

121

129

106

106 

106

102

*110

99

99

102

106

102

95

91

99

99

95

99

99

102

102

114 

121

114

106

106

3,260

105

0.119

0.14

Nov.

114

114

106

159

121

114

114

114

121 

133

133

137

121

114

121

106

121

114

114

121

133

137

154

154

142

160

T60 

135

135

135

3,827

128

0.145

0.16

Dec.

135

156

182

*200

195

195

186

195

450 

247

204

223

223

214

195

169

160

131

148

148

186

247

200

195

182

144

140

160

169

160

160

5,899

190

0.216

0.25

Jan.

156

131

135

135

131

135

152

144

148 

144

135

135

119

112

112

108

104

100

104

112

123

127

131

131

131

131

131 

135

140

148

144

4,024

130

0.148

0.17

Feb.

144

148

*152

144

152

152

156

160

160 

160

173

178

204

195

214

351

335

339

344

359

406

150

326

339

302

289

350 

312

-

___-__.

6,894

246

0.280

0.29

Mar.

284

280

249

189

169

178

173

152

169 

169

169

160

144

135

131

169

195

200

200

228

228

204

195

204

442

562

532

488

453

398

378

7,827

252

0.286

0.33

Apr.

398

378

373

330

330

447

596

616

604 

628

660

647

604

546

524

556

540

513

353

361

648

*987

920

847

1,030

1,440

1,450 

1,270

1,100

1,000

20,696

690

0.784

0.87

Hay

968

Me

795

708

565

404

572

534

510 

452

425

383

342

319

268

242

242

233

233

209

186

173

148

m

144

131

131 

152

191

186

186

11,059

357

0.406

0.47

June

307

775

1,280

1,720

1.960

1,800

J, 770

1,210

1,010 

884

805

729

669

573

417

394

352

317

285

670

742

*859

923

789

703

637

575

617

611

638

25,021

834

0.948

1.06

July

598

506

443

599

717

796

1,240

1,660

1,810 

1,620

1,450

1,300

1,210

1,110

1,050

996

872

799

699

629

589

524

*409

347

332

239

218 

195

3T9

498

582

24,356

786

0.893

1.03

Aug.

745

814

802

688

479

442

459

413

330 

344

376

370

308

382

441

405

366

376

484

454

400

376

446

429

486

654

1,100 

1,140

1,030

898

800

17,237

556

0.632

0.73

Sept.

691

6l9

569

469

343

283

286

259

177 

255

200

195

195

214

233

223

254

263

272

263

325

330

253

*253

235

235

244 

330

330

330

9,073

302

0.343

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,690 Mln 78 Mean 376 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,960 Mln 91 Mean 381 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
45& ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111.

Location. Lat 42°28'20", long 88°08'50", in W^NE^ sec. 14, T. 46 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 173, at dredged channel outlet of 

Channel Lake, three-quarters of a mile southwest of natural outlet, and 3 miles west of 

Antioch.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, chain gage 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 3.09 ft May 1; minimum, 1.23 ft Mar. 12.

1939-54: Maximum gage height, 5.23 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 ft Jan. 6 7 

1945.

Remarks. Stage of lake controlled to some extent by stage of Lake Marie, to which it is 

connected by a dredged channel.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, year 1 October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.65

1.71

1.59

1.66

1.71

1.69

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.70

1.69

1.69

1.71

1.72

1.70

1.71

1.70

1.71

1.69

1.62

1.68

1.70

1.63

1.61

1.62

1.66

1.55

Nov.

1.52

1.57

1.49

1.41

1.37

1.41

1.38

1.38

1.41

1.48

1.35

1.42

1.43

1.47

1.45

1.49

1.49

1.54

1.58

1.62

1.75

1.66

1.79

1.75

1.75

1.77

1.72

1.75

1.75

1.74

 

Dec.

1.74

1.78

1.83

2.10

1.86

1.89

1.95

1.84

1.75

1.92

1.93

1.88

1.90

1.75

1.83

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.72

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.64

1.63

1.61

1.59

Jan.

1.57

1.57

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.47

1.47

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.38

1.38

1.37

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.44

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.52

1.53

Feb.

1.53

1.54

1.55

1.57

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.59

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.61

1.61

1.62

1.65

1.71

1.74

1.75

1.74

1.75

1.78

1.75

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.75

1.71

1.67

_

_______

 

Mar.

1.62

1.58

1.51

1.47

1.41

1.42

1.40

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.38

1.31

1.43

1.47

1.46

1.48

1.51

1.55

1.52

1.45

1.59

1.70

1.62

1.65

2.08

2.08

2.13

2.07

2.00

2.02

1.98

Apr.

2.03

1.86

1.75

1.72

1.65

1.65

1.72

1.78

1.92

1.98

1.92

1.92

1.98

1.91

1.97

1.79

1.91

1.74

1.64

1.60

1.77

1.88

2.02

2.18

2.42

2.70

2.90

2.95

2.97

2.93

 

May

2.93

2.75

2.78

2.67

2.50

2.37

2.22

2.10

1.96

1.83

1.72

1.61

1.56

1.55

1.61

1.62

1.59

1.58

1.52

1.54

1.57

1.57

1.59

1.60

1.52

1.49

1.53

1.62

1.66

1.65

1.75

June

1.78

1.88

2.12

2.42

2.75

2.89

2.97

2.92

2.86

2.81

2.66

2.50

2.32

2.16

2.06

2.02

1.93

al.91

al.90

a2.02

2.17

2.24

2.32

2.42

2.46

2.43

2.42

2.38

2.39

2.42

 

July

2.37

2.28

2.25

2.27

2.26

2.31

2.53

2.70

2.83

2.92

2.95

2.91

2.83

2.75

2.65

2.57

2.48

2.38

2.33

2.25

2.20

2.17

2.12

2.06

2.01

1.96

1.94

1.92

2.09

2.13

2.16

Aug.

2.23

2.29

2.32

2.28

2.18

2.19

2.17

2.17

a2.16

a2.16

32.12

2.08

2.06

2.10

2.11

2.07

2.03

2.08

2.07

2.09

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.07

2.12

2.18

2.33

2.42

2.46

2.42

2.40

Sept.

2.39

2.34

2.22

2.17

2.10

2.06

2.00

1.92

1.89

1.81

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.76

1.77

1.87

1.86

1.92

1.90

1.91

1.89

1.90

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.94

1.87

1.93

1.97

 

a No gage-height record; gage height computed on basis of records for Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 4b/ 

Pox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°25 I 10", long 88°07'35", in SE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 9 E., on east 

shore of Columbia Bay of Pox Lake, 2| miles west of Lake Villa.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 3.01 ft May 1; minimum, 1.05 ft Mar. 12. 

 1339-54: Maximum gage height, 5.07 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.44 ft Dec. 24, 1945.

Remarks. Stage of lake controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Fox River near 

McHenry.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

1.68

1.67

1.69

1.69

1.71

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.67

1.69

1.68

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.73

1.68

1.67

1.70

1.71

1.67

1.62

1 . 60 

1.55

Nov.

1.52

1.51

1.49

1.45

1.43

1.41

1.42

1.46

1.41

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.42

1.45

1.46

1.49

1.52

1.55

1.65

1.66

1.69

1.73

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.74

1.74

Dec.

1.73

1.76

1.79

1.97

1.83

1.89

1.87

1.84

1.82

1.89

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.88

1.83

1.82

1.79

1.76

1.73

1.72

1.74

1.75

1.73

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.60 

1.58

Jan.

1.56

1.55

1.53

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.42

1.41

1.39

1.37

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.37

1.38

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.40

1.42

1.47

1.48

1.49

1.49 

1.51

Feb.

1.51

1.52

1.53

1.55

1.56

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.58

1.59

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.62

1.71

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.72

1.75

1.74

1.75

1.77

1.74

1.72

1.71

1.68

-

 

Mar.

1.63

1.57

1.56

1.46

1.40

1.38

1.39

1.39

1.42

1.41

1.39

1.28

1.46

1.49

1.47

1.47

1.49

1.49

1.54

1.59

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.62

2.02

a2.05

a2.10

a2.05

al.98

a2.00 

al.97

Apr.

a2.00

al.85

al.73

al.70

al.63

al.63

al.68

al.75

al.90

al.95

al.88

al.88

al.93

al.87

al.92

al.75

al.82

al.70

al.60

al.55

al.70

al.85

al.97

a2.13

a2.40

a2.60

a2.80

a2.85

a2.90

a2.86

May

a2,87

32.70

a2.72

a2.65

a2.47

a2.31

a2.18

a2.03

al.89

1.77

1.67

1.56

1.50

1.51

1.54

1.59

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.50

1.52

1.49

1.44

1.46

1.53

1.62

1.61 

al.69

June

al.73

al.83

a2.07

a2.36

a2.66

a2.79

a2.87

a2.83

a2.78

a2.73

2.59

a2.45

a2.27

a2.12

a2.02

al.97

al.89

al.87

al.85

al.94

2.08

2.19

2.26

2.33

2.36

2.38

2.36

2.32

2.32

2.36

July

2.31

2.23

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.23

2.47

2.59

2.72

2.80

2.82

2.80

2.74

2.66

2.57

2.47

2.39

2.32

2.25

2.20

2.16

2.13

2.09

2.01

1.97

1.93

1.90

1.87

2.03

2.09 

2.H

Aug.

2.18

2.26

2.29

2.28

2.25

2.19

2.14

2.12

2.11

2.11

2.07

2.03

1.98

2.03

2.05

2.03

1.98

2.01

2.02

2.04

2.05

2.03

2.02

2.01

2.06

2.13

2.26

2.35

2.41

2.40 

2.36

Sept.

2.32

2.27

2.18

2.11

2.07

2.02

1.98

1.91

1.84

1.82

1.75

1.72

1.71

1.70

1.74

1.76

1.81

1.83

1.89

1.86

1.94

1.92

1.88

1.87

1.87

1.88

1.87

1.87

al.90

al.92

a No gage-height record) gage height computed on basis of records for Channel Lake 

and Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake.
458 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Nippersink Lake at Pox Lake, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°24'10", long 88°10'55", in SE^SE^ sec. 4, T. 45 N., R. 9 E., 300 ft upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge in village of Pox Lake.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 3.02 ft Apr. 28; minimum, 1.37 ft Nov. 10.

1939-54: Maximum gage height, 5.16 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 ft Dec. 24, 1945.

Remarks. Stage controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Pox River near McHenry.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.74

1.71

1.75

1.70

1.68

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.71

1.70

1.69

1.70

1.70

1.69

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.71

1.71

1.71

1.72

1.69

1.72

1.75

1.70

1.63

1.57

1.57

Nov.

1.53

1.47

1.48

1.49

1.48

1.46

1.45

1.44

1.43

1.40

1.45

1.42

1.43

1.42

1.44

1.43

1.47

1.51

1.54

1.57

1.58

1.66

1.67

1.72

1.74

1.75

1.79

1.76

1.76

1.75

 

Dec.

1.75

1.77

1.82

1.73

1.84

1.85

1.83

1.87

1.91

1.87

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.88

1.85

1.84

1.81

1.78

1.77

1.75

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.71

1.68

1.67

1.65

1.64

1.63

1.61

Jan.

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.55

1.53

1.52

1.51

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.44

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.39

1.38

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.44

1.45

1.45

1.47

1.52

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.55

Feb.

1.55

1.56

1.57

1.59

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.63

1.63

1.66

1.75

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.78

1.78

1.79

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.73

1.68

-

__ _ __

 

Mar.

1.64

1.60

1.52

1.48

1.42

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.43

1.44

1.47

1.51

1.48

1.47

1.48

1.50

1.51

1.53

1.59

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.65

1.70

1.80

2.04

2.08

2.12

2.13

2.03

1.96

Apr.

1.87

1.87

1.80

1.72

1.64

1.62

1.69

1.83

1.86

1.90

1.93

1.92

1.87

1.86

1.82

1.84

1.73

1.71

1.67

1.67

1.69

1.93

2.07

2.15

2.47

2.67

2.93

3.01

2.99

2.92

 

May

2.81

2.77

2.62

2.56

2.48

2.36

2.23

2.10

1.98

1.84

1.73

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.63

1.65

1.64

1.65

1.59

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.55

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.60

1.64

1.66

June

1.82

1.93

2.31

2.55

2.77

2.89

2.93

2.89

2.79

2.78

2.63

2.45

2.28

2.13

2.01

1.95

1.94

1.93

1.92

2.01

2.12

2.24

2.35

2.39

2.43

2.47

2.46

2.41

2.40

2.43

 

July

2.38

2.33

2.32

2.29

2.30

2.30

2.58

2.70

2.82

2.88

2.90

2.88

2.82

2.75

2.66

2.55

2.45

2.40

2.33

2.27

2.26

2.20

2.14

2.07

2.02

1.97

1.93

1.92

2.06

2.13

2.17

Aug.

2.22

2.28

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.26

2.20

2.16

2.13

2.15

2.13

2.08

2.06

2.08

2.11

2.12

2.07

2.07

2.09

2.11

2.13

2.10

2.07

2.05

2.12

2.22

2.32

2.42

2.47

2.48

2.42

Sept.

2.34

2.30

2.25

2.17

£.13

2.07

2.03

1.97

1.90

1.86

1.82

1.77

1.78

1.81

1.82

1.83

1.85

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.91

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.92

1.91

1.88

1.91

1.92

1.96

 
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 459

Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.

Location. Lat 42°22'35", long 88°14'15", in SW&3w£ sec. 18, T. 45 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank Just upstream from highway bridge in Johnsburg, 5 miles upstream from dam of 

Illinois Division of Waterways.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954 (gage heights only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 14, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 2.83 ft Apr. 27, 28; minimum, 1.02 ft Mar. 25, 

result of windstorm.

1939-54: Maximum gage height, 4.57 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, -0.15 ft Dec. 5, 1948, 

result of violent windstorm.

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station.

eration.--Water-stage recorder inspected by 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Cooperation. Water-stage "- - - llc - - ------ recorder -- inspected - - - by -- employee - of State of Illinois, Department

ge height. In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.64

1.62

1.59

1.70

1.61

1.69

1.62

1.59

1.62

1.62

1.66

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.62

1.63

1.62

1.61

1.63

1.63

1.64

1.63

1.61

1.68

1.63

1.65

1.71

1.63

1.57

1.46

1.50

Nov.

1.44

1.36

1.36

1.43

1.45

1.41

1.40

1.34

1.35

1.29

1.39

1.35

1.35

1.32

1.36

1.32

1.40

1.43

1.46

1.50

1.42

1.58

1.55

1.63

1.65

1.61

1.73

1.69

1.69

1.68

Dec.

1.68

1.68

1.74

1.42

1.76

1.73

1.71

1.80

1.88

1.77

1.75

1.78

1.75

1.81

1.77

1.77

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.71

1.70

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.59

1.57

1.55

1.52

Jan.

1.51

1.49

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.43

1.40

1.39

1.36

1.37

1.35

1.34

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.37

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.40

1.43

1.47

1.48

1.49

1.50

1.50

Feb.

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.55

1.56

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.59

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.60

1.72

1.71

1.71

1.71

1.69

1.69

1.71

1.72

1.71

1.73

1.64

1.66

1.62

_

_ _ __ _

 

Mar.

1.57

1.53

1.44

1.39

1.34

1.30

1.34

1.35

1.34

1.39

1.46

1.59

1.44

1.39

1.42

1.43

1.45

1.47

1.54

1.60

1.55

1.52

1.59

1.67

1.52

1.91

1.99

2.02

2.05

1.94

1.85

Apr.

1.70

1.77

1.72

1.65

1.58

1.51

1.58

1.75

1.76

1.76

1.81

1.82

1.74

1.77

1.68

1.74

1.53

1.62

1.61

1.63

1.58

1.87

2.05

2.04

2.38

2.51

2.69

2.81

2.78

2.71

 

May

2.54

2.60

2.30

2.30

2.27

2.17

2.05

1.91

1.81

1.68

1.58

1.54

1.52

1.55

1.54

1.54

'1.59

1.60

1.63

1.56

1.53

1.55

1.52

1.46

1.50

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.57

1.54

June

1.76

1.88

2.24

2.43

2.61

2.70

2.70

2.66

2.54

2.53

2.38

2.20

2.07

1.97

1.87

1.80

1.88

1.86

1.87

1.91

2.00

2.13

2.25

2.27

2.30

2.35

2.37

2.33

2.31

2.30

 

July

2.25

2.21

2.21

2.19

2.19

2.18

2.42

2.47

2.57

2.66

2.67

2.65

2.61

2.56

2.47

2.37

2.29

2.27

2.21

2.18

2.19

2.13

2.07

2.01

1.97

1.92

1.88

1.87

2.01

2.06

2.11

Aug.

2.14

2.19

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.19

2.14

2.09

2.05

2.07

2.06

2.02

2.00

2.02

2.04

2.07

2.03

2.00

2.02

2.05

2.07

2.03

1.97

1.96

2.03

2.16

2.23

2.32

2.36

2.38

2.30

Sept.

2.20

2.15

2.15

2.08

2.05

2.00

1.95

1.92

1.84

1.79

1.76

1.70

1.73

1.81

1.77

1.80

1.79

1.85

1.79

1.86

1.81

1.88

1.89

1.83

1.88

1.86

1.80

1.88

1.87

1.88
460 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111.

Location. Lat 42°19'15", long 88°18'45", in W| sec. 4, T. 44 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Clemens School, 2^ miles southwest of McHenry, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--15.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 769.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 11.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 167 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.71 ft); minimum, 

4.7 cfs Jan. 11, 30, result of freezeup.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 246 cfs Feb. 24, 1949 (gage height, 4.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 87 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.6 cfs Dec. 25, 

1948 (gage height, 0.30 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

(Shifting-control'method used July 14-16, July 26 to Sept. 30)

3.9

9.7

16

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

70

125

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.4

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5. 9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

189.2

6.10

0.399

0.46

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.f

5.9

5. 9

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

187.9

6.26

0.409

0.46

Dec.

7.0

7.6

11

11

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.9

8.8

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

b7.6

b7.6

b7.9

b7.6

b7.6

b7.6

8.8

8.8

b7.9

b7.7

b7.5

7.3

7.3

*7.3

7.3

b7.0

b6.7

248.7

8.02

0.524

0.60

Jan.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

b6.

b6.

*b5.

b5.

b5.

b5.

b5.

b5.

b5.

b5.

b6.

b7.6

b5.9

b5.9

b6.1

6.4

6.4

7 .(

6.7

b6.5

6.4

b6.4

b6.

194.8

6.28

0.410

0.47

Feb.

6.4

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.3

b7.3

b7.0

7.9

8.8

8.5

b7.5

b7.0

6.7

7.6

*10

25

13

12

10

12

15

12

16

14

12

10

9.7

9.7

-

-- _ _-

283. 7

10.1

0.660

0.69

Mar.

9.7

9.1

b8.8

b8.5

b8.5

b7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

b7.3

*b7.3

7.3

6.7

6.7

8.2

7.9

7.0

*7.0

7.0

9.0

52

22

14

12

11

blO

10

316.3

10.2

0.667

0.77

Apr.

11

12

10

9.1

9.1

12

24

24

15

14

13

11

11

10

*11

11

10

9.4

9.4

14

15

13

11

12

*109

61

27

20

18

16

552.0

18.4

1.20

1.34

May

14

15

T5

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

*8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.8

9.7

9.4

8.8

9.1

328.7

10.6

0.693

0.80

June

13

11

47

32

17

14

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.8,

9.1

8.8

8.8

10

16

14

23

14

13

*11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

406.4

13.5

0.882

0.99

July

9.1

10

18

14

11

12

46

18

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.8

*8.6

8.5

8.2

8.2

9.7

11

9.1

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.6

776

7.9

10

8.8

9.1

350.9

11.3

0.739

0.85

Aug.

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.3

7.3

8.2

9.7

*7.6

7.0

6.7

7.9

7.9

8.5

8.8

12

11

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

8.5

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.3

257.5

8.31

0.543

0.63

Sept.

7.3

7.0

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7 ,

7.

7.

7.

7.

7 .

6.

*7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.

7.0

205.8

6.86

0.448

0.50

Calendar year 1953: Max 25 Mln 5.3 Mean 9.23 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 109 Min 5.5 Mean 9.65 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.56

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs).--Apr. 25 (11 a.m.) 167 cfs (3.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 461

Fox River near McHenry, 111.

Location. Lat 42°18'35", long 88°15'05", in NW£ sec. 12, T. 44 N. , R. 8 E. , on right bank 

of main channel, 300 ft upstream from McHenry Dam and 2-| miles downstream from McHenry.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1954 (gage heights only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 2.65 ft June 29; minimum, 0.66 ft Mar. 25, 

result of windstorm.

1941-54: Maximum gage height, 3.76 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, -0.60 ft Dec. 5, 

1948, result of windstorm.

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.73

1.71

1.68

1.82

1.70

1.83

1.72

1.66

1.71

1.70

1.77

1.75

1.71

1.68

1.71

1.71

1.68

1.67

1.70

1.70

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.78

1.69

1.73

1.80

1.72

1.63

1.46

1.57

Nov.

1.50

1.36

1.45

1.52

1.55

1.49

1.48

1.43

1.41

1.30

1.49

1.42

1.41

1.36

1.42

1.37

1.45

1.47

1.50

1.55

1.38

1.65

1.57

1.68

1.72

1.73

1.83

1.75

1.76

1.76

Dec.

1.74

1.70

1.77

1.29

1.82

1.77

1.71

1.87

1.99

1.79

1.78

1.83

1.78

1.94

1.S4

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.75

1.74

1.75

1.74

1.73

1.70

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.56

Jan.

1.56

1.52

1.55

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.49

1.47

1.45

1.45

.42

.42

.41

.38

.40

.40

.40

.39

.41

.43

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.45

1.48

1.52

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.55

Feb.

1.55

1.56

1.58

1.60

1.61

1.63

1.60

1.61

1.62

1.64

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.61

1.63

1.82

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.66

1.66

1.71

1.70

1.69

1.75

1.62

1.78

1.66

_

 

Mar.

1.60

1.57

1.53

1.42

1.35

1.33

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.45

1.57

1.70

1.53

1.49

1.52

1.50

1.51

1.51

1.65

1.73

1.62

1.52

1.67

1.73

1,44

1.92

1.94

2.02

2.05

1 .90

I!BI

Apr.

1.58

1.76

1.72

1.63

1.57

1.51

1.55

1.77

1.73

1.72

1.82

1.80

1.66

1.73

1.59

1.75

1.45

1.61

1.61

1.65

1.59

1.93

2.08

2.04

2.31

2.34

2.48

2.58

2.52

2.47

May

2.27

2.40

2.13

2-09

2.06

1.97

1.87

1.74

1.67

1.53

1.47

1.50

1.53

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.65

1.66

1.71

1.62

1.57

1.58

1.54

1.49

1.57

1.61

1.56

1.52

1.51 1 59

l!52

June

1.81

1.93

2.29

2.42

2.47

2.51

2.47

2.37

2.23

2.23

2.08

1.93

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.74

1.S8

1.89

1.90

1.92

1.99

2.13

2.25

2.22

2.25

2.32

2.35

2.30

2.28

2.22

July

2.17

2.15

2.17

2.11

2.12

2.10

2.27

2.17

2.25

2.38

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.32

2.27

2.18

2.14

2.19

2.12

2.14

2.18

2.12

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.95

1.92

1.89

2.05 2 08

2^14

Aug.

2.14

2.21

2.23

2.23

2.25

2.20

2.15

2.09

2.05

2.10

2.05

1.98

1.97

1.98

2.00

2.05

2.00

1.95

1.98

2.02

2.03

1.99

1.92

1.92

1.98

2.12

2.17

2.26

2.29

2 .31

2i22

Sept.

2.08

2.07

2.08

2.00

2.01

1.95

1.92

1.91

1.82

1.79

1.76

1.68

1.75

1.82

1.79

1.80

1.78

1.84

1.78

1.85

1.86

1.92

1.92

1.82

1.90

1.88

1.78

1.91

1.86

1 .89
462 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Fox River at Algonquin, 111.

Location. Lat 42°09'59", long 88°17'25", in NW£ sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E , on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from Chicago Street Bridge at Algonquin and 400 ft upstream from 

Crystal Lake outlet.

Drainage area. 1,364 sq mi.

Records available. October 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 729.48 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1933, staff gage at site 20 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 768 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Apr. 28, 29 (gage height, 2.46 ft); no 

flow for part of Nov. 20, result of windstorm; minimum daily discharge, 32 cfs Nov. 18. 

1915-54: Maximum discharge, 5,850 cfs Apr. 1, 2, 1916; maximum gage height, 4.50 ft 

Apr. 1, 1916, from graph based on gage readings; no flow for part of Nov. 26, 1952, and 

Nov. 20, 1953, result of windstorm; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Aug. 30, 31, 1934, 

July 28, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Flow occasionally regulated by dam near McHenry, 16 miles above 

station, and occasionally affected by wind action on Pox chain of lakes.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3

0

54

125

415

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

645

1,440

3,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

125

111

184

134

176

150

111

111

111

150

150

125

104

ITT

118

104

104

*104

111

118

111

111

159

125

134

210

300

290

280

310

4,684

151

0.111

0.13

Nov.

290 

250

210

193

184

184

176

168

168

142

202

159

150

134

150

134

68

32

43

43

38

82

49

82

104

104

168

210

240

240

4,397

147

0.108

0.12

Dec.

230 

210

*280

217

352

310

290

352

437

590

310

352

320

394

270

270

290

300

300

280

300

352

342

342

331

320

320

310

300

*290

280

9,641

311

0.228

0.26

Jan.

280 

280

280

280

280

280

280

270

280

260

240

210

210

202

184

176

168

T68

168

193

176

176

176

168

168

184

193

193

184

184

184

6,675

215

0.158

0.18

Feb.

184 *TsT

193

184

184

193

202

210

210

230

260

250

260

260

311

492

503

492

503

537

609

645

621

645

672

597

621

609

------

10,861

388

0.284

0.30

Mar.

597

597

*561

410

481

362

280

220

210

22C

250

270

202

193

210

202

202

193

250

280

230

202

*250

290

362

621

810

900

978

994

900

12,727

411

0.301

0.35

Apr.

810 

855

825

780

726

686

712

810

766

780

825

825

753

753

712

753

645

686

672

*712

549

'561 448

633

1,320

1,910

2,220

2,330

2,580

2,220

29,657

989

0.725

0.81

May

2,040 

2,000

1,790

1,710

1,770

1,690

1,610

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,230

1,040

825

549

404

373

394

384

394

352

331

280

240

*250

280

250

210

210

210

210

202

25,438

821

0.602

0.69

June

352 

415

880

1,400

1,690

1,960

2,020

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,110

1,960

1,810

1,570

1,390

930

766

621

573

645

726

930

1,040

1,040

*1,010

1,040

1,040

1,010

962

1,070

37,470

1,249

0.916

1.02

July

1,160 

1,180

1,190

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,530

1,940

2,080

2,060

2,020

2,000

1,960

1,870

1,790

1,690

1,570

1,370

1,230

1,120

1,030

900

855

780

645

561

448

426 514"

573

621

38,643

1,247

0.914

1.05

Aug.

633 

672

753

840

855

840

795

753

699

712

712

672

609

585

597

672

712

699

712

712

712

672

621

609

658

780

840

915

978

1,010

IfUO

23,139

746

0.547

0.63

Sept.

1,050 

962

978

885

726

672

633

621

561

525

514

448

351

520

510

510

500

551

280

520

*542

562

575

310

342

352

510

562

542

542

14,494

485

0.554

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,550 Mln 32 Mean 499 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,380 Mln 32 Mean 597 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.94

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 463

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111.

Location. Lat 42°01'35'', long 88°15'20", in SE^NW^ sec. 19, T. 41 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Elgin, 2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--35.8 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.00 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 310 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2, 1952.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1952 and 1953 have 

been revised to 303 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 3.82 ft) and 282 cfs June 10, 1953 

(gage height, 3.65 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1238 and 1278, respectively.

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 years 

1952-53, superseding figures published in WSP 1238 and 1278, are given herewith:

Date

1951

Nov. 13

14

1952

Jan . 15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

97

152

166

144

213

185

188

Date

1952-Con.

Jan. 20

Mar. 11

12

13

14

18

19

20

Apr. 13

Discharge

189

211

252

261

195

143

216

165

252

Date

1952-Con.

Apr. 14

15

1953

May 23

June 10

11

July 19

Discharge

216

155

26

195

165

2.3

Month

November 1951. ...............

Calendar year 1951. ........

January 1952 .................

Calendar year 1952. ........

May 1953. ....................

Water year 1952-53. ........

Revised peak discharge. --195

275 efs (3.59 ft); Mar. 11 (8: 

Apr. 13 (9 a.m.) 268 cfs (3.60

Cfs -days

999.7

2,100 

2,846.5 

1,727

516.8 

871.2 

106.0

Maximum

152

213 

261 

252 

261 

261

36 

195 

28 

195

Minimum

3.2

16 

6 

14 

.5 

.3

5.5 

2.5 

.6

.3

Mean

33.3

67.7 

91.8 

57.6 

29.8 

25.5

16.7 

29.0 

3.42 

9.56

Per square 

mile

0.930

1.89 

2.56 

1.61 

.832 

.712

.466 

.810 

.096 

.267

Runoff in 

inches

1.04

2.18 

2.96 

1.79 

11.34 

9.71

.54 

.91 

.11 

3.64

1-52: Nov. 13 (9:30 p.m.) 214 cfs (3.28 ft); Jan. 17 (3 p.m.) 

50 p.m.) 303 cfs (3.82 ft); Mar. 19 (l a.m.) 235 cfs (3.52 ft); 

ft).
464 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

3.6

189

273

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.6

.8

.7

1.0

1.0

1.2 T72"

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3 *ry

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

.6

.3

.3

.3

18.3

0.59

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.272"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.575"

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

7.6

0.25

0.0070

0.008

Dec .

~7S 0.2

*3.1 ITS'

.7

.8

.5

.5

1.0

2.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.5

bl.2

1.8

2.2

1.2

.7

b.6

b.6

b.7

.8

1.2

1.0

*1.0

.7

30.8

0.99

0.028

0.03

Jan.

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.4

b76

b.8

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.7

b2.0

bl.5

bl.O

b.8

b.8

bl.O

b2.0

b7.0 b3~70~

b2.0

bl. 2 

bl.O'

39.5

1.27

0.035

0.04

Feb.

bO.9

*.7

1.4

1.4

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.2

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4

bl.2

1.2

1.6

*2.4

16

b6". 3

5.2

4.6

4.6

6.3

6.8

6.8

7.2

5.5

b4.3

4.6

4.9

-

102.7

3.67

0.103

0.11

Mar.

4.9

4.9

b3.5

b2.0

bl.6

bl.2

bT75~

b2.5

3.1

4.0

4.0

3.7

2.8

b2.8

*b2.5

b2.0

2.4

1.8

3.7

4.3

3.1

3.1

*2.6

5.4

212

152

113

92

75

68

61

846,5

27.3

0.763

0.88

Apr.

56

53

42

36

33

54

49

40

34

52

51

41

35

30

*30

28

24

21

20

*5T

62

49

39

46

*268

238

217

168

132

104

2,103

70.1

1.96

2.18

May

83

TT

71

58

51

44

37

32

31

27

25

22

20

17

16

14

13

12

10

9.0

7.7

6.8

6.3

*5.8

4.9

4.6 479"

6.8

8.2

5.8

5 2

736.0

23.7

0.662

0.76

June

17

18

162 T23"

96

78

61

45

34

28

24

20

16

13

12

10

8.2

6.3

978

29

33

33

28

22

*17

14

11

8.7

15

23

1,015.0

33.8

0.944

1.05

July

14

10

26

29

22

22

144 ~8T

63

50

39

29

23

18

14

*12

9.6

8.2

6.8

5.5

8.7

7.2

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.7

*2.8

278

2.8

3.4

3 4

677.7

21.9

0.612

0.70

Aug.

2.8

2.2

.6

.6

.7

.2

~78.4

.6

* .9

.7

.8

.4

.8

.4

5.3

5.2

18

IT

13

9.2

6.3

4.9

4.3

9.9

13

11

8.7

6.8

5.5

4.0

183.0

5.90

0.165

0.19

Sept.

3.7

3.1

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

2.2

.6

.2

* .1

.6

.4

.4

.8

.8

.4

.4

.9

.8

.7

60.0

2.00

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 195 Min 0.2 Mean 9.08 Cfsm 0.254 In. 3.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 268 Mln 0.2 Mean 15.9 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.03

252 cfs (3.46 ft); Apr. 25 (7 a.m.) 310 cfs 

6 a.m.) 182 cfs (2.96 ft).

Peak discharge (base, 140 efs).--Mar. 25 (7:30 a.m. 

(3.83 ft); June 3 (7 a.m.) 217 cfs (3.22 ft); July 7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 15, 17-24, 26-29, 31, 

Feb. 1; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Willow Creek near Park Ridge 

and Salt Creek near Arlington Heights).
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 465

Fox River at Dayton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°23 I 14", long 88°47 1 21", in SE^ sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank in tailwater of plant of North Counties Hydro-Electric Co. at Dayton, 5.6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,570 sq mi.

Records available. November 1914 to September 1954. Prior to April 1925, published as 

"at Wedron."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 8, 1925, chain gage at site 4 miles upstream at datum 496.80 ft 

above Memphis datum. Apr. 13, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1941, float-tape headwater gage and 

kilowatt-hour meters at datum 7.70 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1942, float-tape tailwater gage at present site at datum 7.70 ft 

below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1942, to Apr. 10, 1951, float-tape tailwater gage read hourly at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1915-54), 1,489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs June 4 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum daily, 168 cfs Oct. 12.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 19.65 ft); maximum gage height, 32.04 ft Jan. 30, 1952 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs 

Aug. 29, 1934, when wheels were shut down; minimum daily with plant operating, 116 cfs 

Sept. 6, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 730: 1931. WSP 1208: 1930, 1935, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.9

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

160

190

370

620

1,400

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

2,460

3,780

7,280

11,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

255

247

264

293

251

302

276

330

342

319

253

168

208

268

343

282

310

254

244

218

184

210

239

260

257

290

284

302

406

376

555

8,788

283

0.110

0.13

Nov.

420

466

504

444

457

393

337

346

336

328

348

330

341

362

306

358

352

274

*315

302

272

288

290

183

180

238

224

266

282

322

9,864

329

0.128

0.14

Dec.

417

508

573

758

670

564

572

606

524

676

776

653

586

547

550

31i

326

416

529

516

662

574

496

403

470

708

594

579

517

510

458

17,052

550

0.214

0.25

Jan.

527

502

430

511

478

488

585

429

521

397

291

298

449

482

505

478

446

259

352

583

122

508

430

404

358

522

562

465

490

553

406

14,331

462

0.180

0.21

Feb.

401

438

513

532

601

637

501

607

549

*536

624

468

484

621

562

854

1.250

1,130

969

856

946

962

1,040

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,040

-

-------

-------

21,431

765

0.298

0.31

Mar.

i;020

1,050

1,010

851

912

778

884

714

645

653

664

650

658

622

563

482

542

528

552

692

748

608

582

704

*7 . 580

7,320

4,240

3,490

3,080

2,760

2,520

48,102

1,552

0,604

0.70

Apr.

2,340

2,280

2,120

1,960

1,850

2,540

2,700

2,700

2,340

2,340

2,460

2,280

2,060

1,910

1,800

1,750

1,600

1,450

1.550

1,920

3,020

2,760

2,120

1,850

1,960

4,080

4 . 400

4,240

4,080

3,780

--------

74,040

2,468

0.960

1.07

May

3,630

3,490

5.700

3,350

3,020

2,950

2,760

2,580

2,460

2,340

2,180

2,060

1,850

1,600

1,350

1,080

886

826

798

841

798

684

682

644

596

541

641

773

916

838

714

51,578

1,664

0.647

0.75

June

4,950

3,930

8,000

9.800

6,520

5,250

4,730

4,400

4,080

*3,930

3,780

3,490

3,140

2,880

2,580

2,230

1,840

1,520

1,280

1.200

1,800

1,610

1,670

1,590

1,560

1,440

1,380

1,420

1,320

1,470

--------

94,870

3,162

1.23

1.37

July

1,520

1,490

1,750

1,890

1,700

1,700

5,100

6.520

4,400

3,780

3,490

3,140

2,950

2,820

2,640

2,460

2,340

2,230

2,010

1,790

2,090

1,740

1,470

1,270

1,200

1,110

975

907

817

809

853

68,961

2,225

0.866

1.00

Aug.

890

884

1,010

1,050

1,160

1,240

1,210

1,170

1,100

1,120

1,010

1,060

960

957

904

953

1,300

2,590

5.610

3,080

2,230

1,700

1,490

1,290

1,580

2,820

2,400

1,940

1,760

1,590

1,550

49,608

1,600

0.623

0.72

Sept.

1.580

1,530

1,400

1,370

1,300

1,170

1,090

981

932

928

885

740

761

712

617

553

565

596

583

543

519

543

586

530

589

547

510

557

579

560

24,356

812

0.316

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,490 Mln 168 Mean 1,008 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,800 Mln 168 Mean 1,323 Cfsm 0.515 In. 7.00
466 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°50'08", long 88°17'58", in SE&3E£ sec. 4, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank~at dovmstream side of Foreman highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, l£ miles northwest of Charlotte, 5-J miles north of Chatsworth, 

and 15 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 184 sq ml.

Records,available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 14, 1943, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes^ Maximum discharge during year, 680 cfs May 29 (gage height, 12.12 ft); minimum, 

 0.1 <ffs Oct. 1, Sept. 24, 25.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 15.01 ft 

July 10, 1951; no flow for many, days.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

JL1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

08

.8

a

9.3

0.30

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

A&

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.6

.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

JU1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

22.7

0.76

0.0041

0.005

Dec.

C-.8

1.2

1*1

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

M

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.1

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

25.4

0.82

0.0045

0.005

Jan.

bO.7

b.7

b.7

b.8

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.8

b.7

bjl

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.6

b2.0

b5.0

b5.0

b4.0

b3.5

3.3

3.1

4.9

*44

48

22

13

202.6

6.54

0.036

0.04

Feb.

8.7

7.4

7.3

7.1

8.7

8.6

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.7

1^5

4.1

4.7

5.6

126

140

76

40

27

22

18

15

14

13

10

*14

17

-

627.7

22.4

0.122

0.13

Mar.

33

38

23

17

11

17

26

54

110

145

120

102

151

157

105

76

60

54

58

95

84

68

58

51

279

423

367

286

211

*151

118

3,550

115

0.625

0.72

Apr.

100

90

76

68

66

107

157

135

105

102

522

568

*508

441

*391

359

307

251

211

251

272

389

450

407

351

293

230

181

*135

110

7,633

254

1.38

1.54

May

92

88

88

78

70

62

54

48

44

40

38

36

33

31

28

28

27

25

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

15

*21

509

660

568

488

3,308

107

0.582

0.67

June

478

450

407

367

a280

a200

alOO

a!50

a!20

a90

a75

a65

a55

a45

a35

a45

a42

a38

a35

a30

a27

a25

a23

a21 *18

16

14

10

l.i

8.6

3,277.8

109

0.592

0.66

July

36

22

16

14

11

7.9

8.6

12

8.1

4.9

3.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

5.6

8.7

5.7

3.9

2.8

1.8

1.4

1*4

2.5

4.1

2.5

197.5

6.37

0.035

0.04

Aug.

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.8

12

13

7.4

5.2

6.2

5.4

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.3

3.0

14

13

10

7.0

4.1

2.3

1.4

JUO

4.5

21

13

8.2

4.7

2.8

177.9

5.74

0.032

0.04

Sept.

1*8.

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

g.3

g-3

8.3

8.2

g.2

g.2

g-2

g.2

aj. g.l

.3

.2

.3

.4

.6

15.1

0.50

0.0027

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 945 Mln 0.1 Mean 78.0 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.77

Water year 1953-54 : Max 660 Mln 0.1 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 0.284 In. 3.86

Peak discharge (base. BOO cfsl. 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 Vermilion 

River at Pontlac and at Lowell.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 467

Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111.

Location. Lat 40 0 52'40" ) long 88°38 I 10", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of Vermilion Street Bridge in Pontiac, 0.1 mile upstream 

from Chicago & Alton Railroad and State Highway 116, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Turtle Creek, and l£ miles downstream from Wabash Railroad.

Drainage area. 568 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datura of gage is 619.45 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 402 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 6.87 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 13, 14.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 17.90 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 13, 14, 1953.

Maximum stage known since at least 1911/17.0 ft in May 1933 (discharge, about 

11,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor prior to Apr. 1, good thereafter. An average of 1.4 cfs, diverted 

half a mile above station for water supply of city of Pontiac, is not Included in records .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Dec. 2-14j shifting-control 

method used Dec. 30 to Mar. 15, May 17 to June 15, July 4 to 

Aug. 19; backwater from Ice Mar. 5)

0.6

.9 

1.0

1.3

1.4 

2.0 

2.3

2.1 

2.9

18

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

31

50

93

137

276

500

970

1,640

2,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

0.

0

.3

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.0

1.4

1.4

1*2

11.2

0.36

0.00063

0.0007

Nov.

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.6

al.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

43.7

1.46

0.0026

0.003

Dec.

2.5

3.5

Ifi

5.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

6.0

6.0

*5.6

a3.5

a2.5

a2.5

a3.5

aS.O

aS.O

a3.5

a2.5

a3.0

alO

aS.O

a7.0

a6.0

a5.0

a4.5

a4.0

142.1

4.58

0.0081

0.009

Jan.

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a4.0 

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a3.7

a3.4

a3.1

a5.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a4.0

a20

a!5

a!2

alO

a9.0

a 10

a!5

*32

24

36

"40"

335.2

10.8

0.019

0.02

Feb.

37

29

11

9.8

10 

10

10

a9.0

a9.0

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

aS.O

a7.0

20

63

345

276

146

101

74

65

57

48

50

49

*48

48

-

1,560.3

55.7

0.098

0.10

Mar.

49

64

69

46

JO 

a 40

a60

101

a!70

a300

298

233

256

320

320

a250

a200

a!50

134

143

152

212

208

205

a600

*1.270

1,200

1,050

770

535

400

9,845

318

0.560

0.64

Apr.

a350

298

272

237

2 26 

253

535

610

430

370

1,050

1,910

2.010

1,700

1,400

1,270

1,130

930

770

730

810

1,270

1,760

1,700

1,270

1,130

1,050

810

*610

500

27,391

913

1.61

1.79

May

430

345

370

320

298 

264

241

226

191

170

167

155

146

132

114

108

108

99

93

92

84

79

77

73

72

70

*69

548

1,580

1.910

1,700

10,331

333

0.586

0.68

June

.1.520

1,340

1,200

1,050

850 

610

264

345

345

268

237

212

164

152

127

130

140

134

122

106

102

90

78

*70

64

54

50

48

44

41

9,957

332

0.585

0.65

July

41

35

40

5l

44

41

36

32

27

27

26

21

14

11

4.6

2.7

1.8

1.5

1*1

17

26

28

26

23

17

*9.g

2.1

9.1

12

6.1

697.9

22.5

0.040

0.05

Aug.

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

1.4 

12

18

14

27

34

15

68

43

32

28

27

18

11

4.7

6.1

10

10

9.5

4.2

3.7

14

38

36

32

32

27

643.0

20.7

0.036

0.04

Sept.

li

15

4.6

1.3

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

^

. 2

.1

.1

.2

58.9

1.96

0.0035

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,290 Mln 0 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,010 Mln 0 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.294 In. 3.99

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efsh Apr. 13 (4 a.m.) 2,110 cfs (6.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Vermilion 

River at Lowell and North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111.

Location. Lat 41°15'19", long 89°00'44", in NE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 2 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 178, 0.2 mile north of 

Lowell and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 500.61 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1952, chain or wire-weight gage at site 500 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 783 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.40 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 7.0 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 ft, site 

then in use); minimum, 5.9 cfs Aug. 2-4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 16 ft during ice jam, date unknown.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 745: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Jan. 26)

3.56

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

7.0 

9.0

192

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

404

595

1,550

2,950

5,050

7,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

1*0

7.0

7.5

12

11

11

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

7.5

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

8.0

7.5

*7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

11

10

10 

9.0

273.5

8.82

0.0072

0.008

Nov.

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

10

10

101110

10

10

273.5

9.12

0.0074

0.008

Dec.

12

11

27

20

13

12

11

10

12

13

13

16

16

14

b!4

blZ

blO

blO

b!2

b!5

b!5

b!2

blO

b!2

b35

b25

b22

b20

b!9

17

b!6

474

15.3

0.012

0.01

Jan.

14

13

12

10

11

11

bll

bll

10

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

b40

blOO

b60

b35

b25

b30

blOO

b400

b500

b650

b750

346

3,239

104

0.085

0.10

Feb.

b600

529

435

335

230

141

b!20

blOO

b90

*b75

b65

b48

b38

b38

40

220

435

650

529

387

281

220

175

141

118

110

110

118

-

-------

6,358

227

0.185

0.19

Mar.

110

133

166

b200

b!50

blOO

bllO

126

183

457

745

705

745

882

790

665

529

466

466

498

529

529

498

560

*6.280

*3,860

2,470

2,040

1,660

1,380

1,130

29,162

941

0.765

0.88

Apr.

930

835

705

630

562

705

1,080

1,440

1,180

980

2,060

2,950

2,780

2,470

2,180

2,040

1,910

1,550

1,380

1,550

1,780

4.140

3,520

2,950

2,620

2,180

1,910

1,550

*1,380

1,230

53,177

1,773

1.44

1.61

May

1,030

1,030

930

835

790

705

630

595

529

498

466

466

435

404

404

381

358

335

324

314

292

271

260

250

244

239

292

709

3,020

5.150

2,620

22,786

735

0.598

0.69

June

3,720

3,520

5.790

4,140

2,620

2,040

1,550

1,550

1,330

*1,130

930

790

630

595

529

498

466

435

435

404

369

346

314

292

271

250

230

211

197

JJ1

35,761

1,192

0.969

1.08

July

149

141

314' 281

250

211

255

244

179

126

97

84

70

64

62

51

56

43

40

38

56

67

67

59

54

51

47

43

84

47

34

3,364

109

0.089

0.10

Aug.

27

24

27

30

137

220

49

34

43

95

630

435

255

166

114

84

168

562

211

122

78

67

59

43

43

145

630

381

216

133

91

5,319

172

0.140

0.16

Sept.

IS

62

59

56

51

38

32

24

22

24

24

19

19

20

17

17

17

16

17

16

17

20

19

1*

14

14

14

17

17

17

788

26.3

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,140 Min 7.0 Mean 405 Cfsm 0.329 In. 4.46

Water year 1953-54 : Max 6,280 Min 7.0 Mean 441 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.86

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 25 (12 m.) 9,000 cfs (9.40 ft); June 3 (12 m.) 6,870 cfs 

(8.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 469

Bureau Creek at Prlnceton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°21'55", long 89°29'55", in SW£SE£ sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Eperson Run, and 1^ miles west of Princeton.

Drainage area. 186 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, wire-weight gage at bridge 

100 ft downstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, waterstage recorder 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs June 1 (gage height, 8.12 ft); no flow 

for several days in October and November.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 15.88 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow during January 1940 and for several days in 

October and November 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1175: l"940-41, 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 25, Mar. 25;

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.2

3.0 

7.6

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

87

149

206

720

1,290

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

87

145

195

350

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

565

1,050

1,560

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

1.8

2.2

3.9

27T

1.8

1.5

.9

.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.6

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.2

.6

.6

.3

28.6

0.92

0.0049

0.006

Nov.

0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.3

0

0

0

.3

.3

*0

0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

1.5

TTs

11.1

0.37

0.0020

0.002

Dec.

1.2

3.5

3.5

4.8

274

1.8

1.2

.6

ITS

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

b.9

b.9

bl.O

1.5

2.1

2.7

2.7

b2.0

b2.2

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

*3.5

2.7

68.9

2.22

0.012

0.01

Jan.

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

b2.5

b2.7

3.0

li.

4.8

b4.0

b4.2

4.4

4.8

5.8

4.8

4.8

8.6

9.8

6.2

124.7

4.02

0.022

0.02

Feb.

7.6

872

9.3

19

38

56

69

74

*40

b30

b23

blS

b!7

17

19

225

159

67

33

25

21

18

16

15

14

15

16

16

-

1,115.1

39.8

0.214

0.22

Mar.

15

16

blS

16

16

15

14

T4

16

19

24

26

25

b22

b20

18

16

15

18

19

17

16

15

*48

775

*452

284

218

182

145

139

2,653

85.6

0.460

0.53

Apr.

127

127

119

101

96

280

308

304

241

223

226

198

172

158

168

170

Us

183

123

270

556

422

336

277

265

235

208

*178

165

152

6,483

216

1.16

1.30

May

141

T35

133

119

109

101

94

89

83

78

73

69

64

61

59

56

55

52

49

48

45

43

41

38

35

33

5T

78

64

46 

50

2,192

70.7

0.380

0.44

June

1,350

678

1,450

1,000

610

444

354

301

*250

215

188

165

141

127

115

107

96

87

78

71

67

64

55

49

44

40

37

33

30

245

8,491

283

1.52

1.70

July

73

62

53

44

40

35

67

~Ja 152

55

43

36

32

28

25

22

19

19

19

19

36

47

38

27

22

19

17

17

24

16

15_

1,199

38.7

0.208

0.24

Aug.

14

13

12

15

31

52

33

23

40

61

27

24

19

16

14

19

18

393

632

170

100

66

48

*39

98

1,200

565

312

202

145 

113

4,514

146

0.785

0.90

Sept.

92rs

64

53

45

39

34

31

27

26

25

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

16

14

13

12

12

10

IS

13

16

16

811

27.0

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 847 Min 0 Mean 43.6 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,450 Min 0 Mean 75.9 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). June 1 (8:30 a.m.) 2,180 cfs (8.12 ft).

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

402891 O - 57 - 31
470 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.

Location. Lat 41°21'54", long 89°34 I 08", at northeast corner of sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 

8 E., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, half a mile 

east of Wyanet.

Drainage area. 83.3 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Feb. 20, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 48.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.14 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-25.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 6,620 cfs July 8, 1951 (gage height, 12.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs; maximum gage height, 12.90 ft Jan. 24, 1938; 

no flow at times in many years.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1936(M), 1947-49.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 18 to Sept. 30)

1.78

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

.1 

1.0 

2.4 

5.0 

9.0

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

15

32

58

116

380

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

7J

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.8

78

.6 

.4

.4

3.1

0.10

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.7

~7S 1.3

.6

.4

.4

.3

.6

.6

.7

12.0

0.40

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

0.7

1.7

2.9

2.1

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.6

b^S

b.S

b.6

bl.O

1.4

2.9

3.2

bT75

b.9

b.9

bl.O

b.9

b.S

b.7 

*b.6

b.S

36.5

1.18

0.014

0.02

Jan.

0.7

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

b.7

b.S

b.4

b.4

b.S

b.7

bl.O

b.S

b.6

b.6

b.8

b9.0

b4.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

b.9

bl.O

b.9

b.S

bl.O 

b3.0

b2.0

41.7

1.35

0.016

0.02

Feb.

b2.2

b2.5

b3.0

b6.0

blO

b7.0

b5.5

b4.5

*b3.3

b2.5

b2.0

bl.7

bl.5

bT75

11

71

20

7.4

4.7

7.0

7.4

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.2

5.0

5.8

5.6

212.9

7.60

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 496 Min 0

Mar.

5.4

5.0

6.6

4.2

5.7

3.7

b4.0

b6.0

b7.0

7.8

8.6

8.2

7.0

b6.4

6.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.4

7.4

4.5

4.5

4.7

*22

255

112

84

67

54

48

45

814.8

26.5

0.516

0.56

Apr.

42

43

35

55

52

140

112

88

74

72

65

55

50

48

69

67

56

49

46

509

226

158

125

108

96

92

82

*72

71 

65

2,580

86.0

1.03

1.15

May

58

58

55

49

46

42

40

39

55

34

35

31

31

29

28

28

27

26

25

24

25

21

21

20

19.

19

27

28

24 

20

63

1,025

33.0

0.396

0.46

June

670

T57

332

220

158

125

106

90

*80

71

62

52

44

40

38

36

33

28

27

25

23

22

20

17

16

15

14

13

1? 

96

2,717

90.6

1.09

1.21

July

35

33

33

28

24

19

44

25

22

19

17

14

13

11

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

9.0

8.2

23

12

9.0

7.8

7.4

6.2

5.4

5^

10 

7.0

5.8

491.6

15.9

0.191

0.22

Aug.

5.0

4.5

4.0

ST?

12

7.0

5.4

5.8

17

58

9.6'

7.4

6.2

5.4

4.7

5.4

11

57

20

9.0

6.6

5.0

4.0

*4.0

177

281

m

50

34 

28

24

968.2

31.2

0.375

0.43

Sept.

21

TS

17

16

15

14

14

14

14" 13

14

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

21 

16

437

14.6

0.175

0.20

Mean 18.6 Cfsm 0.225 In. 5.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 670 Min 0 Mean 25.6 Cfsm 0.307 In. 4.18

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). June l (3 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (7.14 ft). 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 471

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.

Location. Lat 41°20'06", long 89°22'53", In SW£SE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 10 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of county road bridge, half a mile downstream from Brush Creek, 

2? miles upstream from mouth, and 3a miles north of Bureau.

Drainage area. 101 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 484.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 9, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 50.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 14.53 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1936-54: Maximum discharge observed, 6,200 cfs Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 17.39 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; no flow for several days In most 

years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods .of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 975: 1941-42. WSP 1208: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf'sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

~.2 0

5.9 

3T9

.3

0

0

0

0

2.1

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

13.5

0.44

0.0044

0.005

Jan.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

b5.0

b3.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.O

*bl.5

b.5

0

1.0

bS.O

b3.0

35.5

1.15

0.011

0.01

Feb.

b4.0

bS.O

b7.0 

blO

blS

b!3

bll

b9.0

*b7.2

b5.5

b4.0

b3.3

2.9

373

9.4

42

TS

11

9.5

8.4

8.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

7.9

b8.5

8.4

8.4

261.0

9.32

0.092

0.10

Mar.

9.0

b!2

b!3 

b!2

bll

bll

blO

blO

11

15

17

18

18

b!5

b!3

12

11

12

12

13

11

10

10

*75

2.770

*575

241

153

98

64

49

4,311.0

139

1.38

1.59

Apr.

44

46

36 

32

27_

450

m

177

117

91

74

56

53

49

51

51

44

41

36

181

213

165

129

105

105

102

91

*88

88

80

3,063

102

1.01

1.13

May

74

74

70 

64

61

56

53

51

44

42

42

39

37

36

34

34

33

32

32

30

29

28

27

26

23

23

34

68

56

42

118

1,412

45.6

0.451

0.52

June

1,380

445

1,640

8l5

450

320

249

201

*149

113

91

74

56

44

37

36

29

23

20

18

16

14

11

9.5

9.0

7.4

6.9

5.0

57?

7 9

6,282.1

209

2.07

2.31

July

7.9

7.0

9.5

8.4

6.9

5.0

28

24

11

8.4

7.4

5.4

4.6

4.3

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

12

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.0

STO" 1.4

14

3.6

2.2

209.9

6.77

0.067

0.08

Aug.

1.6

1.6

1.4 

J79" 1.3

3.0

1.6

1.4

16

78

5.4

3.6

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.2

26

19

9.5

5.0

3.0

2.7

*2.0

2.5

208

T57

56

46

21

16

700.6

22.6

0.224

0.26

Sept.

14

Iff

8.4 

7.4

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

75- .8

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

 8

89.3

2.98

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 683 Min 0 Mean 13.7 Cfsm 0.136 In. 1.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,770 Min 0 Mean 44,9 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.04

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (14.53 ft); June 1 (4:30 a.m.) 2,510 

cfs (11.65 ft); June 3 (3 a.m.) 2,430 cfs (11.56 ft).

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
472 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.

Location. Lat 41°09'00", long 89°25'00", in SW^SE^ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge No. 7, 2 miles upstream from Sugar Grove Creek, 2.4 

miles west of State Highway 29, and 3.6 miles northwest of Henry.

Drainage area.--55.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 38.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Jan. 12 (result 

of freezeup).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 9.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Jan. 12, 1954 

(result of freezeup).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Feb. 2)

0.07 

.1

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

4.7 

7.5

17

35

105

212

870

1,220

1.4 

3.1 

5.8 

9.4

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

30

58

155

290

615

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.6

1.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 ~5.

.2

*.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.7

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

Tff

.5

.5

.5

16.6

0.54

0.0098

0.01

Nov.

~7l 0.5

.4

.3

^.

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.0

0.23

0.0042

0.005

Dec.

0.2

1.1

2.6

T^

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.8

1.2

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

bT2

b.5

bl.O

.8

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.5

b.6

.6

b.6

b.6

b.6 

.6

22.6

0.73

0.013

0.02

Jan.

0.8

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.7

b.6

b.3

b.l

0

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.2

b.5

b4.0

b2.0

bl.6

b2.0

b2.0

b4

b6

b6

b7

blO

b!5 

b20

89.4

2.88

0.052

0.06

Feb.

b25

b23

20

19

16

14

13

12

9.9

8.5

6.0

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.1

26

7.9

4.0

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.2

*]^4

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.6

3.2

_

248.1

8.86

0.160

0.17

Mar.

2.5

2.5

b2.0

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.8

3.0

3.8

4.1

4.5

4.1

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

3.0

3.6

2.8

2.4

*2.0

109

1,160

*165

114

89

71

55

47

1,870.3

60.3

1.09

1.26

Apr.

37

31

24

22 23"

330

147

105

77

76

64

50

47

42

*45

37

30

26

28

264

225

168

128

108

88

78

69

60

55

50

2,529

84.3

1.52

1.70

May

46

42

39

33

30

28

25

23

22

20

19

*19

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.7

alOO

aSS

36

21 

95

860.1

27.7

0.501

0.58

June

814

*212

*848

TS9

94

60

42

30

23

19

15

10

8.3

6.9

6.2

6.5

4.7

3.9

3.4

a30

a20

a!7

a!5

a!3

a 11

alO

g9.0

a8

as

aS

2,524.9

84.2

1.52

 1.70

July

a7.5

a7.5

g7.6

a7

a6

a5

a6

a5.5

a5

g4.4

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a2.0

*gl.8

al.5

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.5

alO

aT

a2.0

gl.l

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

alT7

a3

g.7

106.4

3.43

0.062

0.07

Aug.

aO.6

a. 5

a. 4

aTT

alO

a4

gl.5

a. 8

a. 6

a2.0

alO

a5

a2.0

g.7

a. 5

a. 6

al.O

*g5.3

a2.0

al.O

g.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

36

a20

g7.6

a4

a2.5 

al ' 5

123.0

3.97

0.072

0.08

Sept.

aO.9

a. 5

a. 4

g-3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

aTI

g.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

*g.3

a. 4

a. 4

g-3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

g.7

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

9.4

0.31

0.0056-

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 356 Min 0.1 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,160 Min 0 Mean 23.0 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.66

Peak discharge (base. 760 efs). Mar. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 2,400 cfs (7.99 ft); June 1 (6 a.m.) 1,650 

cfs (5.71 ft); June 3 (5 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (6.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

t) Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 473

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.

Location. Lat 41°01i35", long 89°26'20", In SE^HW^- sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank 120 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 29 and 200 ft upstream from Rock 

Island Railroad bridge In Sparland.

Drainage area. 5.42 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 454.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 21, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 120 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 4.26 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no flow for 

many days.

1945-47, 1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,950 cfs Aug. 20, 1952 (gage height, 6.86 

ft), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, about 10 ft on Aug. 20, 1924 (from Information by local 

resident).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2, June 1, 2)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.4 

1.6 

3.7

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

T5

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

0.01

0.0018

0.001

Nov.

(")

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

T.2 o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.2

0.01

0.0018

0.001

Jan.

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.4

0

b.6

b72 

0

1.7

0.05

0.0092

0.01

Feb.

Q-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

13

3.6

.6

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

19.7

0.70

0.129

0.14

Mar.

0.3

.1

bTT

b.l

b.l

.1

1.2

1.0

.5

.6

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

 .1

.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

*.l

28

120

10

5.9

4.8

3.9

4.8 

2.9

187.9

6.06

1.12

1.29

Apr.

3.2

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.7

38

7.7

4.8

4.2

20

15

5.2

3.9

3.7

*4.2

2.9

3.2

2.5

4.2

27

9.6

8.3

5.6

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

2.9

2.5

2 3

204.9

6.83

1.26

1.41

May

1.9

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

22 -8.0

1.1

,3 

1.3

54.5

1.76

0.325

0.37

June

*58~ 150

94

29

17

9.6

8.3

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.4

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

20

2.5

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

.9

.4

.2

73

.3

446.0

14.9

2.75

3.06

July

0.2

.1

.8

.4

.2

.1

4.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

6.8

-Q13

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.3

0 

0

30.0

0.97

0.179

0.21

Aug.

0

0

0

-J.I 30

.8

.3

.9

5.0

2.9

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2

0

0

0

0 

0

55.3

1.78

0.328

0.38

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.a

0.1

0.003

0.00055

0.0007

Calendar year 1953: Max 83 Min 0 Mean 2.22 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 150 Min 0 Mean 2.74 Cfsm 0.506 In. 6.87

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 910 cfs (4.83 ft); June 1 (1:30 a.m.) 1,070 cfs 

(5.28 ftjj June 2 (11 p.m.) 930 cfs (4.88 ft); Aug. 4 (9 p.m.) 650 cfs (4.18 ft). 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
474 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.

Location. Lat 40°57'15", long 89°18'30", in Swi sec. 23, T. 29 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 2.0 miles downstream from unnamed tributary, and 

2? miles northwest of Washburn.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 2, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 66.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs May 28 (gage height, 11.85 ft), from 

rating curve, extended above 2,100 cfs; no flow for many days.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1954; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13-17. May 27-30, June 1-4 

June 13 to Aug. 31)

0.97 

1.0

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

110

220

364

715

2,180

3,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

5

0

.2

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.000081

0.00009

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

*0

.9

2.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1 .1

.1.1

4.8

0.15

0.0012

0.001

Jan.

0.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

b2

blO

bH

blO

b9

56.2

1.81

0.015

0.02

Feb.

8.0

7.5

b7 

b5.5

b4

b2.5

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

1.4

49

17

9.2

6.9

4.9

4.4

3.2

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.4

153.5

S.48

0.045

0.05

Mar.

4.4

4.4

b4 

b3.5

b3

2.8

372

4.9

7.5

17

23

22

b20

b!8

b!6

blS

14

13

14

17

15

13

*13

49

761

280

189

147 

122

100

86

2,001.7

64.6

0.525

0.61

Apr.

73

68

56 

51

49_

120

138

132

96

96

224

169

126

110

*106

126

96

84

79

104

118

299

230

178

145

136

138

118 

110

98

3,673

122

0.992

1.11

May

92

94

98 

86

79

73

66

59

57

52

51

*48

44

41

40

37

34

32

29

28

25

24

22

20

ii

19

103

*2 . 920 

1,050

418

339

6,099

197

1.60

1.84

June

951

427

1,820 

444

339

277

312

283

223

196

180

164

149

138

128

122

110

100

92

98

82

77

66

59

56

49

43

34 34"

35

7,088

236

1.92

2.14

July

26

25

28 

29

23

19

28

24

18

14

13

9.9

8.6

7.5

*5.9

4.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

22

14

5.9

3.6

2.8

2.4

1.7

H14

5 9

375.8

12.1

0.098

0.11

Aug.

2.0

1.7

1.0 

4.4

38

8.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

*13

28

13

6.4

4.0

2.8

2.4

al.B

1.2

1.0

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a^

a. 5

132

104

57 

30

19

11

491.8

15.9

0.129

0.15

Sept.

a7.0

376

a2.5 

a2.0

al.5

al.O

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

.3

a. '3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1 

.1

0

22.2

0.74

0.0060

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 638 Min 0 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 0.292 In. 3.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,920 Min 0 Mean 54.7 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.04

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (5.20 ft); May 28 (5 a.m.) 5,750 cfs 

(11.85 ft); June 1 (7 a.mi; 1,550 cfs (6.25 ft); June 3 (8 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (8.35 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 

Creek (West) near Henry.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ds for Crow
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 475

Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°39'55", long 89°30'15", in NE^SEi sec. 36, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge 0.2 mile southeast of Farmdale, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Lake Erie & Western Railroad, and 0.3 mile downstream from Toledo, 

Peoria & Western Railroad.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 17.8 cfs

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 520 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 3.11 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-3.

1948-54: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft Apr. 24, 1950 (discharge not determined); 

no flow for several days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those 'for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam 1 mile upstream, beginning in 

September 1950.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 15-17, July 30 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

1.2

0

.3 

1.0 

1.7 

3.6 

6.2

10

19

66

127

232

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.0

'.1

.7

14.2

0.46

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

1,4

.6

.5

.4

73

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

14.1

0.47

0.017

0.02

Dec.

0.4

2.3

1.9

1.2

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.9

1.2

.6

.5

.4

b.3

b.2

b.l

bTT

b.2

b.5

b2.5

*bl.O

b.5

b.2

b.3

b.5

b.6

b.7

b.6

b.6

b.5

b.5

21.8

0.70

0.025

0.03

Jan.

0.5

.5

b.5

*b.5

.4

b.4

b.4

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.2

b.l

b.l

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b3.0

b4.0

bS.O

bsio

b2. 5

b2 .2

30.6

0.99

0.036

0.04

Feb.

*bl.9

b2.0

1.3

bl.2

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.6

btl

.7

*18

*52

T.6

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.7

 1.6

1.5

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

110.6

3.95

0.143

0.15

Mar.

bl.5

b2.0

bl.5

bl.3

*bl.2

bl.4

b2.0

*b2.8

3.0

4.4

4.9

*4.6

b6.0

bS.O

b4.0

b3.5

2.8

2.6

*8.9

9.2

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.1

212

51

30

17

*14

14

13

443.9

14.3

0.518

0.60

Apr.

10

8.9

7.7

6.6

*7.0

84

58

37

28

38

99

*48

28

19

33

59

40

28

*22

31

63

*160

76

54

38

34

63

44

37

31

1,292.2

43.1

1.56

1.74

May

26

30

24

17

15

14

12

10

9.2

*8.9

8.5

8.1

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

*5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

*3.9

5.6

3.9

58

*196

348

40

944.1

30.5

1.11

1.27

June

*304 -81

142

61

43

28

68

52

43

32

*19

8.9

6.2

5.2

45

17

9.2

*9.2

8.9

32

36

24

10

7.7

*5.7

4.6

4.1

3.9

5.6

376

1,117.8

37.3

1.35

1.51

July

3.6

3.4

9.8

a4.0

a3.0

a2.0

a3.0

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.9

.8

*.7

23

133

13

5.2

3.0

1.9

 1.6

1.5

1.7

12

*2.1

1.5

242.8

7.83

0.284

0.33

Aug.

1.3

1.2

1.3

164

22

5.7

3.6

41

*30

93

13

5.9

4.4

3.4

3.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.6

*2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

125

546" 236

20

7.3

5.2

4 9

859.4

27.7

1.00

1.16

Sept.

*5.4

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

2.1

al.9

al.7

al.6

al.4

al.3

 1.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

*.7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

*74

a. 4

5.1

50.4

1.68

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 321 Mln 0 Mean 9.47 Cfsm 0.343 In. 4.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 348 Mln o Mean 14.1 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
476 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Ackerman Creek at Parmdale , 111 .

Location. La t 40°39'43" ) long 89°30'13", in SE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge, 0.3 mile 

above mouth and 0.5 mile southeast of -Farmdale.

Drainage area. 11.8 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. ~ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,110 cfs May 28 (gage height, 8.81 ft),

from rating curve extended above 90 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

aO

al.O

a. 2

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.2

0.04

0.0034

0.004

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

2.5

O

.2-

.1 

0

6.2

0.20

0.017

0.02

Feb.

0

0

0

0

,0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

g!2_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

16.2

0.58

0.049

0.05

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

.8

.9

1.7

1.4

.7

.5

.3

0

0

0

6.6

3.2

1.4

1.1

.8

4.1

48

alS

a7.0

a4.5

g2.9

a2.0

gl.4

105.0

3.39

0.287

0.33

Apr.

al.O

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

75

58

g!3

a7.0

g4.6

25

48

g!7

g9.5

a7.0

a25

a!2

a7.0

aS.O

4.3

a7.0

35

82

a40

a25

a!5

g!3

a20

gl3

a 11

a9.7

516.2

17.2

1.46

1.63

May

aS.O

a7.0

g5.8

a4.7

g3.7

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.6

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

82

16

4.0

5.1

150.5

4.85

0.411

0.47

June

a70

a25

a50

a25

a!5

a9.0

a35

a20

a!4

a 11

a7.0

a3.5

a2.5

al.8

a20

a6.0

a4.0

a3.1

a2.0

alO

a!2

aS.O

a2.0

a. 5

p_

0

0

0

0

0

353.4

11.8

1.00

1.11

July

0

0

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

g24

P

0

0

0

0

0

0

al.O

0 

0

25.3

0.82

0.069

0.08

Aug.

0

0

0

a80

a5.0

a2.0

al.O

a4.5

g4.9

a2.0

gl.O

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a90

a!30 gis

a2.5

al.O

a. 5 

a. 3

340.8

11.0

0.932

1.07

Sept.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. ..rl0.9

0.03

0.0025

0.003

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). May 28 (7:30 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (8.81 ft), 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Farm Creek at Parmdale and Pondulac Creek near East Peoria. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 477

Fondulao Creek near East Peoria, 111.

Location (revised).--Lat 40°40'38", long 89°31'52", on line between SW£ and SE£ sec. 26, 

T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, 0.2 

mile upstream from New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, 0.4 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 3 miles northeast of East Peoria.

Drainage area. 5.47 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 505.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 5, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 3.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 259 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.66 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs July 25, 1948 (gage height, 3.83 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good. High flow regulated by Fondulac Dam, 0.5 mile upstream. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1-3)

1.27

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5 

4.3

1.9

2.0 

2.2

e.o

16

28

47

108

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

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

0

0.1

0.003

0.00055

0.0007

Jan.

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

3.5

.3

.2

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

5.4

0.19

0.035

0.04

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.3

.5

1.0

.8

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

2.1

1.1

.3

.3

.2

3.6

53_

2.9

1.3

1.0

.5

.3

.3

71.1

2.29

0.419

0.48

Apr.

0.2

.2

0

0

.1

47

3.7

1.5

1.1

22

38

4.8

3.2

2.3

18

6.2

2.6

1.5

1.3

2.3

26

37

6.2

3.5

2.6

1.5

6.2

2.1

1.4

1.1

243.6

8.12

1.48

1.66

May

1.0

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

63

53

1.3

3.5

154.3

4.98

0.910

1.05

 I 

June

46

12

33

5.2

3.2

1.8

20

4.3

2.1

1.3

.9

.7

.4

.2

14

4.2

.5

.4

.3

.2

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

150.9

5.03

0.920

1.03

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

31

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.9

0

0

36.8

1.19

0.218

0.25

Aug.

0

0

0

58

2.0

0

0

3.5

11

18

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68

84

7.0

1.4

.3

.1

0

253.5

8.18

1.50

1.72

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^4

0.4

0.01

0.0018

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 114 

Water year 1953-54: Max 84

Min 

Min

Mean 1.75 

Mean 2.51

Cfsm 0.320 

Cfsm 0.459

In. 

In.

4.32

6.23
478 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111.

Location. La t 40°40'04", long 89 0 34'40", In SW£NW£ sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge In East Peoria, 300 ft downstream from 

Coal Creek, 400 ft upstream from Peoria and Pekln Union Railway bridge, 1,300 ft upstream from entrance to Farm Creek diversion channel, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 60.9 sq ml.

Records available. May 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 450.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at 

site 400 ft downstream at same datum. July 31, 1945, to Sept. 2, 1948, wire-weight 

gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 43.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum dally, 0.2 cfs Jan. 17.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1947 (gage height, 15.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days In most years.

A stage of about 15.1 ft occurred In 1927, from Information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor. High flow regulated by Farmdale and Fondulac Dams beginning In 

September 1950.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10)

-0.21

-.2

-.1

0.0 

.2

46

150

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

el. 5

e2.0

e3.0

14

T2

12

a7.0

a4.5

2.7

a2.7

a2.7

e2.7

e2.7

e2.7

e2.7

3.6

e3.6

e3.6

*1.9

el.O

el.O

el.O

el.O

1.2

2.7

4.8

2.7

1.2

el. 2

el. 2

1.2

107.8

3.48

0.057

0.07

Nov.

el. 2

T5

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

 1.2

el. 2

el. 2

1.2

5.6

2.7

e2.3

1.9

el. 9

el. 9

el. 9

1.9

el. 5

1.2

1.9

45.5

1.52

0.025

0.03

Dec.

1.9

4.8

9.0

2TT

2.7

1.9

*2.7

1.2

1.2

e2.0

el. 5

el. 2

el.O

b.8

b.5

b.4

b.3

b75

bl.O

b6.5

*b3.5

bl.O

b.5

b.7

bl.l

bl.4

bl.7

bl.5

bl.3

bl . 2

bl.l

58.8

1.90

0.031

0.04

Jan.

bl.2

1.2

1.9

1.9

bl.7

bl.5

1.2

*1.9

bl.5

bl.O

b.5

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.3

b.5

bl.O

b.7

b.5

b.7

bl.O

b8.0

bll

b!3

bl5

b7.5

b6.0

b5.5

82.9

2.67

0.044

0.05

Feb.

*b5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

b4.5

b4.0

b3.0

b2.5

b2.0

bl.S

bl.4

bl.S

bl.5

el. 8

*1.9

e70 el2-

eS.O

e6.0

e7.0

e6.0

e4.5

e4.5

e4.0

e3.5

e3.5

e3.5

e3.5

-

180.9

6.46

0.106

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,420 Min o

Mar.

e3.5

4.8

b4.0

b3.5

b5J3

b3.8

e5.0

e6.0

e7.5

ell

e!2

ell

e!5

b!2

elO

e7.0

e6.6

e6.0

*e23

e25

e!5

e!3

ell

66

462

61

28

22

*e!7

e!6

e!5

905.7

29.2

0.479

0.55

Apr.

e!3

e!2

ell

elO

el2

433

e!50

elOO

e70

elOO

198

90

56

51

85

66

46

28

19

38

130

463

154

85

75

46

150

66

46

38

2,821

94.0

1.54

1.72

May

38

38

e34

e30

e25

e22

e20

e!8

e!6

*14

e!3

e!2

ell

elO

e9.0

e8.5

e7.7

e7.0

*12

9.0

4.8

TT8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

6.5

14

181

iZi74

69

1,196.7

38.6

0.634

0.73

June

*411

106

348

117

56

46

308

228

95

42

*28

25

22

22

117

31

14

9.0

6.5

22

22

31

16

14

*14

14

12

12

12

9.0

2,209.5

73.6

1.21

1.35

July

9.0

9.0

29

alO

a7.0

aS.O

42

25

alO

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.9

a2.8

2.7

a2TT

3.6

*4.8

49

195

9.0

3.6

2.7

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

79

*6.5

3.6

548.6

17.7

0.291

0.34

Aug.

4.8

6.5

4.8

288

42

12

9.0

75

*101

202

19

9.0

6.5

4.8

4.8

6.5

4.8

3.6.

12

6.5

4.8

4.8

6.5

4.8

221

410

*13T

75

9.0

6.5

3.6

1,702.6

54.9

0.901

1.04

Sept.

3.6

6.5

6.5

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.7

3.6

2.7

2.7

*3.6

6.5

4. 8

114.6

3.82

0.063

0.07

Mean 27.9 Cfsm 0.458 !" 6.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 474 Min 0.2 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.448 !" 6.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Farm 

Creek at Farmdale and Pondulac Creek near East Peoria.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station at Farmdale.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings except July 3, 7, 8, 19-21, 

29 Aug. 4, 9, 10, 25, 26.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 479

Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.

Location. Lat 40"48"00", long 89"48'00", in SW£SE± sec. 34, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, three-quarters of a mile upstream from West Pork Kickapoo Creek and 2| miles northwest of Kickapoo.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 7, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 72.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs June 1 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 1,2.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water year). WSP 1208: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 16, Mar. 3-25, 

Sept. 1-30)

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

1.1 1.0

1.2 2.5

1.4 8.1

1.7 21

2.0 42

3.0 157

4.0 290

6.0 588

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

3.

7.

19

34

78

135

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

317

435

710

1,350

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0 

*Z"T?

2.4

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.5

T75

3.5

3.2 

3.5

85.3

2.75

0.023

0.03

Nov.

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.2

T^

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

*3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.9

5.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

5.0

5.6

124.0

4.13

0.034

0.04

Dec.

5.3 

14

16

IT

7.2

6.6

*5.9

5.6

5.6

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.1

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b5.0

5.6

5.9

b7.5

bS.O

7.8

7.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

b5.2

b5.2 

b5.1

203.6

6.57

0.055

0.06

Jan.

5.0 

5.3

5.3

b5.3

*5.3

5.0

bS.O

5.0

bS.O

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0

bOT

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

b!5

b20

13

8.9

7.5

7.5

12

b60

b40

b45

93 b30"

440.1

14.2

0.118

0.14

Feb.

b!4 

b!2

11

*10

8.9

b8.5

b8.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

b7.5

6.9

CT

12

87

27

14

10

10

11

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

8,9

13

-

353.3

12.6

0.105

0.11

Mar.

9.7 

8.5

bS.O

bF^f

bS.O

b8.5

8.9

12

14

16

20

16

16

12

10

8.5

8.9

*8.9

13

15

10

8.9

8.9

134

547

259

151

115

103

90 

81

1,737.7

56.1

0.468

0.54

Apr.

73 

68

59

58

55_

258

T5T

108

95

103

229

120

*101

95

111

101

83

77

73

206

185

135

139

117

103

109

104

a95

a90

a80

3,432

114

0.950

1.06

May

a75 

a65

aSO

aSO

a45

40

36

32

31

29

28

27

25

23

21

21

20

18

18

*17

16

15

14

13

12

13

428

1,340

510

174 

167

3,383

109

0.908

1.05

June

1,720 

332

818

252

185

146

141

*108

90

77

66

56

72

128

77

80

54

45

42

88

83

48

33

28

24

20

17

15

IS

17

4,877

163

1.36

1.51

July

17 

15

16

14

15

15

17

*15

14

14

14

14

14

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.6

7.0

*5.8

2£

17

13

11

9.4

7.6

7.0

7.0

12

11

8.2

384.2

12.4

0.103

0.12

Aug.

5.3 

3.7

3.5

24? 

36

14

14

14

15

183

20

14

14

14

14

62

109

23

16

15

15

15

15

15

39

-9TJ 720

56

32 

21

1,867.5

60.2

0.502

0.58

Sept.

17 

IF

15

12

11

10

10

3.2

7.0

*6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3 

4.9

224.7

7.49

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 536 Min 1.9 Mean 46.7 Cfsm 0.389 In. 5.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,720 Min 2.0 Mean 46.9 Cfsm 0.391 In. 5.31

Peak discharge (base. 2,200 efa).--May 28 (11 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (11.10 ft); June 1 (6 a.m.) 3,950 

cfs (I 1 -*! ft)T Aug. 26 (10:30 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (10.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on tihs day.

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

at Peoria.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
480 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.

Location. --La t 40°40'55", long 89°39'15", in NW£ sec. 13, T. 8 N., R. 7 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile west of Peoria, 

1.5 miles downstream from Dry Run, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --296 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Daumm of gage is 448.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge .--11 years (1942-47, 1948-54), 190 cf s .

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs June 1 (gage height, 15.71 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct . 1 .

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 21.41 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 27, 29 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft in May 1927 (from information by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to May 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

4.3 

5.4

29

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

12.0

131

258

560

1,340

4,740

2.0 29

3.0 221

4.0 475

7.0 1,600

10.0 3,050

13.0 4,920

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.8

7.8 

57?

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.7

7.5

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.2

6.0

170.2

5.49

0.019

0.02

Nov.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.9

*6.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.6

9.2

11

IS

9.6

8.9

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.9

227.4

7.58

0.026

0.03

Dec.

9.2

38

69

ST

33

21 

*14

11

10

11

11

11

9.6

9.2

7.3

b7.0

bT^T

b7.0

b7.0

8.2

8.9

blO

blS

b20

15

12

13

12

12

12

b!2

493.4

15.9

0.054

0.06

Jan.

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

12

12 

10

10

b9.5

b9.0

b8.5

bS.O

b87D"

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

blO

b20

29

b35

b40

b20

b20

b45

b250

b250

b!60

b400

b?75"

1,729.0

55.8

0.189

0.22

Feb.

blSO

b95

b60

*b35

b32

b30 

b28

b25

b22

b20

blS

b!5 bTB"

17

64

486

T?5

68

47

47

40

31

26

25

24

20

28

40

_

1,653

59.0

0.199

0.21

Mar.

38

29

b25

b20

b2H

b25 

b30

38

45

53

72

62

56

42

31

25

21

*22

56

87

60

38

31

433

4,250

1,320

*280

210

174

144

130

7,867

254

0.858

0.99

Apr.

114

102

90

81

7_9.

 1,420 52B~

352

264

287

924

390

315

271

329

389

243

204

182

*371

520

670

402

305

250

228

254

198

174

160

10,096

337

1.14

1.27

May

156

140

136

116

106

100 

94

89

83

79

76

70

65

58

56

53

54

48

*44

41

38

36

34

34

32

29

234

3,020

 3,050 4W

365

9,026

291

0.983

1.13

June

4,530

*1,530

2,590

737

460

352 

340

305

213

186

162

138

128

458

231

172

98

81

68

73

173

92

72

54

49

46

39

32

56

56

13,521

451

1.52

1.70

July

46

32

34

36

31

25

28

32

27

21

19

17

16

15

14

12

17

12

12

*16

~53 125

24

17

14

12

12

13

94

40

18

879

28.4

0.096

0.11

Aug.

14

13

IF

60S

139

58 

31

38

54

508

80

39

28

21

18

17

455

84

48

*36

24

18

15

14

66

1,160 ~~ 542

130

65

38

26

4,402

142

0.480

0.55

Sept.

22

W

17

16

15

14 

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.2

.8

.5

.5

.3

.3

*7.3

T7.173"

320.4

10.7

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,200 Min 4.6 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.399 In. 5.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,530 Mln 4.6 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.466 In. 6.33

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).--Mar. 25 (8 p.m.) 6,890 cfs (14.92 ft); May 29 (11 a.m.) 5,450 

fs (13.71 ft); June 1 (5 p.m.) 7,320 cfs (15.71 ft); June 3 (3 p.m.) 3,620 cfs (11.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 481

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'13", long 88°54'59", in SE^SW^ sec. 18, T. 25 N., R. 3 E., on left 

bank 200 ft north of line between sees. 18 and 19, 1 mile upstream from Lake Bloomington, and 4 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 51.9 sq mi.

Records available. June 1933 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 720 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. SO years (1933-40, 1941-54), 35.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 5.89 ft); no flow 

for many days,

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 9.16 ft), from 

flood-routing study; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 

Drainage area.

1935-37, 1938(M), 1939, 1940(M) , 1946(P) . WSP 1238:

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 10)

0.52 0

.02 

.06 

.13 

.25 

.46 

.78

1.3

2.0

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

31

70

166

302

482

750

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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.

00~

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.13

.32^

.25

.22

.16

.15

.16

1.39

0.046

0.00089

~0.001

Dec.

0.17

2.3

3.9

T^

.86

.66

.54

.40

.43

.51

.38

.38

.34

.25

*.23

.18

.10

.07 .55"

.16

.25

b.30

b.18

b.18

.20

.23

.23

.26

.28

.32 

25

16.52

0.533

0.010

0.01

Jan.

0.26

.34

.36

.34

.30

.28

.25

.26

.32

.22

.14

.05

.02

.01

.02

.04

0~0

.07

.90

b.57

b.19

b.22

.43

.46

*2.7

blO

~9~.l 14

5.0 

3.3

50.15

1.62

0.031

0.04

Feb.

2.5

1.8

1.8

4.6

4.4

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.3

.95

.63

.70

.70

.95

21

24

T4

11

8.8

7.3

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.8

-

-_-___

146.83

5.24

0.101

0.11

Mar.

4.8

*4.4

3.9

3.2

S^

4.6

6.0

9.7

17

23

23

23

32

32

23

20

18

17

21

30

27

26

23

21

62

83

54

45

36

32 

27

755.5

24.4

0.470

0.54

Apr.

24

;_ ±

21

20

75

125

140

86

65

*134

540

547

158

128

128

124

102

86

70

59

57

121

115

92

78

75

67

53

48-

*42

3,049

 102

1.97

2.18

May

3939"

34

31

30

27

26

23

23

20

20

20

18

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

8.2

S7T

*27

31

16

16

608.8

19.6

0.378

0.44

June

50

3T

34

24

21

17

16

20

21

15

14

12

10

14

15

13

9.7

7.9

7.0

14

12

7.6

5.8

4.8

*4.4

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

416.9

13.9

0.268

0.30

July

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

.82

.57

.43

.28

.17

.11

.07

.05

.04

.07

2.4

3.5

tt

.74

.36

**.21

.10

.07

.63

.60

.54

30.86

1.00

0.019

0.02

Aug.

0.19

.08

.06 3.T~

6.6

3.1

1.5

2.6

4.8

22.

16

7.0

3.9

2.6

1.8

1.5

el. 2

el.O

el.O

e.8

e.6

e.5

e.4

e.35

el. 5

4.6

10

4.1

2.0

1.2

1.2

108.08

3.49

0.067

0.08

Sept.

0.86 ~^S5

.54

.43

.32

.28

.23

.16

.11

**.13

.06

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.95

0.132

0.0025

0.003

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,93 Min 0 Mean 23.4 Cfsm 0.451 In- 6.11

Water year 1953-54 Max 540 Min 0 Mean 14.2 Cfsm 0.274 In. 3.72

Peak discharge (base, 430 efs).--Apr. 11 (4 p.m.) 720 cfs (5.89 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Money Creek at Lake Bloomington and Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington.
482 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomlngton, 111.

Location.--Lat 40"38'15", long 88°57'00", in Sfi£ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from small tributary, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Bloomington, and 3 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 10.1 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 716.0 ft above mean 

sea level.

Average discharge. 16 years, 7.15 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.64 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs.July 9, 1951 (gage height, 7.57 ft); no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years') . WSP 1175: 1941(M) , 1944(M) , 1945{P) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.17 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

.03 

.16 

.43 

.88 

1.5

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

3.8

7.4

16

34

53

85

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*>

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

.16

.15

.32

.3?

.20

.01

0

.03

.02

.04

.03

bO

bO

*bO

bO

0

0

0

0

0

bO

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.04

.01

1.36

0.044

0.0044

0.005

Jan,

0.03

.10

.10

.04

.06

.04

.02

.04

.07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.49

.26

0

0

0

0

*4.1

'.70

b.60

b.50

.38

10.03

0.324

0.032

0.04

Feb.

0.32

.27

.56

.85

.49

b.30

b.30

b.30

b.30

b.30

b.20

.51

.27

.32

.47

6.4

STT

4.5

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

43.86

1.57

0.155

0.16

Mar.

1.6

*1.4

.23

b.20

1.4

2.5

5.4

9.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

13

10

8.3

7.0

6.6

6.3

7.2

10

9.2

8.3

7.2

6.8

25_

20

16

13

11

9.5

3.6

249.43

8.05

0.797

0.92

Apr.

7.6

7.0

6.1

BTT

6.1

59

35

26

21

*61

81

4T

32

26

56

40

28

22

20

18

19

64

37

28

23

20

17

14

13

*12

845.9

28.2

2.79

3.11

May

10

14

11

9.7

9.0

8.6

7.4

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

370" 2.7

3.1

3.0

*77

IT

18

15

310.7

10.0

0.990

1.14

June

33

20

32

21

16

14

14

18

13

10

8.8

7.6

6.8

18

23

14

9.5

7.4

6.4

9.4

9.0

6.1

4.5

3.7

*3.3

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.9

T7TT

340.2

11.3

1.12

1.25

July

1.6

3. .5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

.94

.84

.79

.66

.48

.43

.35

.30

.21

.19

.16

.12

.21

.97

.43

.27

.16

.11

**.10

.07

.09

.40

.12

.06

17.96

0.579

0.057

0.07

Aug.

0.03

04

.03

1.8

.56

.35

.21

1.0

1.3

5.7

2.4

1.3

.94

.74

.61

.52

.43

.40

.38

.27

.19

.15

.12

.07

1.1

~4.3 10

2.4

1.4

1.0

.74

40.48

1.31

0.130

0.15

Sept.

0.56

.43

.35

.27

.21

.15

.12

.11

**.10

.10

.07

.06

.01

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.54

0.085

0.0084

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 241 Mln 0 Mean 5.64 Cfsm 0.558 In. 7.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 81 Mln 0 Mean 5.10 Cfsm 0.505 In. 6.85

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs).--Ap

(2.83 ft); May 28 (7:30 p.m.) 530 cfs

r. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 141 cfs (2.87 ft); Apr. 15 (3 a.m.) 135 cfs 

(4.64 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 483

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40°39'47", long 88 "56 "23", In NW£ sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 2 E. , on right bank 

1,300 ft downstream from dam at Lake Bloomington, 2.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 6 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 678.05 ft above mean 

sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder In pumping plant just upstream 

from dam at datum 700.00 ft above mean sea level. Recorder at former site now used as 

auxiliary gage to give stage of lake.

Average runoff. 24 years, 9,605.8 million gallons per year, adjusted (equivalent to 40.7 

cfs) .

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Lake Bloomington (area of lake at level of crest of spillway, 

531 acres). Water Is diverted from lake by pumping for municipal supply of Bloomington. 

Discharge past gage is made up of discharge through spillway, seepage through dam, 

runoff from area below dam (0.4 sq mi), and return flow from water diverted from lake 

for use at pumping plant and not otherwise measured. The last three items were not 

included in records prior to Oct. 1, 1940. Records adjusted for storage and pumpage, 

but not for evaporation and seepage.

Cooperation. Pumpage record furnished by city of Bloomington. 

three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rainfall record (mean of

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

November ..... 

December .....

Calendar 

year 1953.

January ...... 

February .....

May ..........

July .........

September. . . .

Water year 

1953-54.

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

4.3 

4.5

5.1

6,064.5

5.4 

6.1 

8.3 

2,619.2 

547.7 

437.5 

4.1 

7.6 

3.7

3,653.5

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

148.9 

134.3 

131.4

1,601.2

129.3 

121.5 

124.0 

124.0 

135.8 

143.6 

146.8 

147.8 

144.0

1,631.4

Change in 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons

-182.5 

-159.9 

-92.4

-158.7

-58.8 

+62.8 

+710.7 

-83.8 

0 

-65.9 

-152.9 

+61.5 

-195.1

-156.3

Adjusted for change in reservoir 

contents and pumpage t

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-29.3

-21.1 

44.1

7,507.0

75.9 

190.4 

843.0 

2,659.4 

683.5 

515.2 

-2.0 

216.9 

-47.4

5,128.6

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

-0.014 

-.010 

.021

.300

.036 

.099 

.396 

1.29 

.321 

.250 

-.00094 

.102 

-.023

.205

Cubic 

peet per 

second

-0.022 

-.015 

.032

.464

.056 

.153 

.613 

2.00 

.497 

.387 

-.0015 

.158 

-.036

.317

Runoff 

(inches)

-0.03 

-.02 

.04

6.29

.06 

.16 

.71 

2.23 

.57 

.43 

-.002 

.18 

-.04

4.29

Rainfall 

(inches)

0.82 

.76 

1.29

29.24

1.33 

1.98 

2.27 

5.28 

3.24 

1.46 

3.44 

5.27 

.88

28.02

t Negative figures indicate that evaporation and seepage from reservoir exceeded inflow.
484 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°46'00", long 88°54'35", between sees. 29 and 30, T. 27 N., R. 3 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 2 miles northwest of Gridley and 

9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--6.3 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.E ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 5.06 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 161 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 3 to Aug. 11, Aug. 26-29)

1.16

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

9.5

28

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

b.5

b4.0

FT4

b.3

b.3

b . 2

5.7

0.18

0.029

0.03

Feb.

bO.l

b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.4

370

*1.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.3

-

13.9

0.50

0.079

0.08

Mar.

0.7

.5

bl.O

b.5

_.JL

.1

b.2

b.8

b3.0

4.6

*5.3

4.4

7.6

4.1

2.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

2.9

3.6

2.9

2.6

1.8

4.0

32.

18

11

7.4

5.3

4.0

3.4

138.5

4.47

0.710

0.82

Apr.

2.9

2.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

10

8.4

5.2

4.6

4.8

26

13

9.2

*7.1

10

12

8.1

6.1

5.8

10

10

39

21

14

10

8.2

6.B

5.3

4.9

4.6

274.7

9.16

1.45

1.62

May

4.0

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.2

*2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

_._6

.6

.8

19

37 

T59 0

133.9

4.32

0.686

0.79

 1 June

27

15

74

24

15

10

8.7

7.6

5.7

4.7

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

 1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.5

7F

.5

 "

219.0

7.30

1.16

1.29

July

0.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.9

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.1

.1

7.0

0.23

0.037

0.04

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.5

*3.Z

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

2.8

.3

.1

0 

0

11.4

0.37

0.059

0.07

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 70 Min 0 Mean 2.28 Cfsm 0.362 In. 4.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 74 Min 0 Mean 2.20 Cfsm 0.349 In. 4.74

Peak discharge (base, 120 efs).--June 3 (3 a.m.) 161 cfs (6.92 ft). 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 485

ast Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.

Location. Lat 40°45'15", long 89°00'20", at line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 27 N., 

R. 2 E., on left bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.9 mile north of El Paso, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 24.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 592 cfs May 28 (gage height, 7.32 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 14.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1208; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.13

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

.3 

1.1 

2.4 

5.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

33

100

190

417

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

0

0

0

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

7.3

0.24

0.0083

0.009

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

?

3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

9.3

0.31

0.011

0.01

Dec.

0.3

H. D

.6

.2

.2

.1

"".2 0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l 

a.l

4.2

0.14

0.0049

0.005

Jan.

aO.l

a. 2

.3

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

0_

0

bO

0

0

0

0

0

0

a.l

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

al.O

a5.0

b20

alO

a5.0

a3.0 

a2 S

50.7

1.64

0.057

0.07

Feb.

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.3

al.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a.,3

a. 8

al.5

"5.0 14

*2.9

2.1

2.0

1.5

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

^

48.3

1.72

0.060

0.06

Mar.

1.5

a2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

al.O

al.5

a2.5

10

20

*18

16

28

18

12

10

8.0

8.0

10

14

11

10

8.0

13

158

94

58

43

34

> 27 

23

663.2

21.4

0.743

0.86

Apr.

20

19

15

14

14

54

48

32

28

32

117

74

56

*44

54

55

48

37

32

47

47

*186

TI2

77

58

48

40

34

30

27

1,499

50.0

1.74

1.94

May

23

28

26

23

20

19

16

14

13

12

*12

11

10

10

10

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

11

160

241

91 

59

877.0

28.3

0.983

1.13

June

108

83

321

142

86

59

46

40

33

28

24

20

17

15

14

*13

10

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

374

1,134.0

37.8

1.31

1.46

July

3.2

2.9

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.4

*2.9

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

4. 6

1.0

4.0

T74

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.6

2.3

.8 

.6

51.1

1.65

0.057

0.07

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

2.6

1.0

.6

.5

2.2

2.7

*22

7.0

2.3

1.5

1.1

.8

.9

.7

.7

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

72

34

20

7.0

2.7

1.8 

1.2

117.0

3.77

0.131

0.15

Sept.

0.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

12.2

0.41

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 231 Win 0 Mean 8.88 Cfsm 0.308 In. 4.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 321 Mln 0 Mean 12.3 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.78

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). May 28 (7 p.m.) 592 cfs (7.32 ft); June 3 (12:30 a.m.) 417 cfs

(5.95 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for East 

Branch Panther Creek near Qridley and Panther Creek near 11 Paso, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

40Z891 O - 57 - 3Z
486 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near El Paso, 111.

Location. Lat 40°46'05", long 89°04'30", In center of sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, Just downstream from East Branch 

Panther Creek, 2 miles upstream from West Pork and 3f miles northwest of El Paso.

Drainage area. 95.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 73.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 cfs May 28 (gage height, 8.73 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 26.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 15.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 30, 1953, Sept. 26, 1954.

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

and those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

0.2

1.6

4.0

10

19

45

119

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

313

441

650

850

1,240

2,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2J"g" '.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.7

1.0

1.2

TT

1.0

'.7

13.6

0.44

0.0046

0.005

Nov.

0.7

.7

.5

*75

.5

.5

.7

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.3

FT

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2 3

40.7

1.36

0.014

0.02

Dec.

2.1

5.7

572

3.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

*1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

jJL

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.

b.8

b.9

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

46.1

1.49

0.016

0.02

Jan.

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.8

b.7

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.5

bl.O

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

b2.5

b2.5

b3.5

13

b40

b!5

blO

b8 . 0

145.9

4.71

0.050

0.06

Feb.

b6.0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

3.0

b2.7

b2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

bl.6

1.4

1.6

2.8

36

20

*11

7.7

6.1

5.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.5

150.2

5.36

0.056

0.06

Mar.

3.5

5.9

b5.5

b5.0

b4.0

b4.5

bS.O

9.3

22

33

*32

40

78

50

32

26

23

21

25

33

28

26

22

28

563

327

193

135

103

82

70

2,034.7

65.6

0.691

0.80

Apr.

59

52

42

40

38

121

127

83

68

69

263

184

131

*103

184

300

161

111

93

170

157

*676

355

243

184

148

123

102

89

85

4,561

152

1.60

1.79

May

69

72

71

63

57

52

46

42

39

36

*36

33

31

30

28

28

26

24

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

87

560

833

266

179

2,865

92.4

0.973

1.12

June

435

252

4H

313

188

152

139

111

93

80

66

56

50

46

*41

35

32

29

30

28

25

20

19

18

16

14

12

12

12

4,015

134

1.41

1.57

July

10

aS.O

alO

a9.0

aS.O

'aS.O

*8.8

6.4

4.9

4.0

3.3

2.6

1.8

1.6

.8

.5

.3

.2

72

.3

29

8.3

3.3

1.4

.5

.2

.2

1.0

53

16

6.1

207.7

6.70

0.071

0.08

Aug.

3.0

1.8

1.6

13

7.0

3.5

1.8

10

11

*67

37

16

9.1

6.1

4.0

3.3

2.3

2.1

3.5

1.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

2.0

165

TI2

50

28

18

13

593.4

19.1

0.201

0.23

Sept.

9.8

774

5.8

4.3

3.5

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

45.8

1.53

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 594 Mln 0.2 Mean 28.5 Cfsm 0.300 In. 4.09

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,280 Min 0.2 Mean 40.3 Cfsm 0.424 In. 4.78

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--Apr. 22 (l p.m.) 825 efs (7.45 ft); May 28 (10 p.m.) 1,950 efs 

{8.73 ft)j June 3 (2:30 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (8.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 487

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'25", long 89°14'30", in NE^SWi sec. 17, T. 25 N , R. 1 W., on right 

 bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, 900 ft downstream from New

York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from

Walnut Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Congerville.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 11, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 534 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs May 29 (gage height, 13.65 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1. , , ... ,

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 19.41 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 2)

0.41

.5

.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

0.5

5.0

24

41

98

190

3.0

4.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

440

805

2,800

4,800

6,100

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.5

4.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.5

2.5

1.0

.5

.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

*2.5

4.5

5.6

4.5

4.5

8.0

86.6

2.79

0.0037

0.004

Nov.

7.4

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

15

TT

8.0

7.4

6.2

6.2

7.4

8.6

8.0

13

*9.8

6.8

^0

5.0

5.0

8.6

11

9.8

9.8

13

12

11

12

12

264.8

8.83

0.012

0.01

Dec.

20

28

50

55

38

31

26

21

18

18

18

18

18

17

*14

bll

b9.0

bS.O

bBTo

blO

b!2

15

14

13

12

12

12

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

574.0

18.5

0.024

0.03

Jan.

b!2

b!3

1415'

16

15

14

15

15

blO

b9.0

b8.0

b6.5

b5.5

b7.0

b7.0

b6.0

b5.5

b7.0

25

22

b20

b!7

b!5

b!5

36

307

232

132

b!20

b90

1,241.5

40.0

0.052

0.06

Feb.

b70

60

54

*58

b50

b40

b35

b32

b30

b30

b25

b22

b22

b25

b30

b200

372

234

148

118

102

88

77

70

65

62

60

63

_

-----

2,242

80.1

0.105

0.11

Mar.

62

b60

bSO

b40

b3_5

b35

b45

b60

blOO

262

327

358

518

518

372

298

*252

225

255

309

324

291

267

250

1,810

1.960

1,160

852

681

552

486

12,814

413

0.541

0.62

Apr.

426

385

345

298

291

1,520

1,860

*1,380

946

969

3,160

3.520

2,800

1,660

1,710

2,310

1,570

1,210

993

*970

1,020

3,160

2,620

1,760

1,380

1,180

1,110

922

805

720

43,000

1,433

1.88

2.09

May

662

644

662

552

502

470

440

398

372

345

327

309

284

267

250

241

234

216

*201

186

175

166

160

152

135

128

367

4,110

7.300

2,370

1,230

23,855

770

1.01

1,16

June

2,060

1,660

4,530

2,520

1,330

993

1,210

*1,350

740

588

502

426

372

329

751

518

327

262

243

322

733

298

214

170

150

130

110

95

92

97

22,922

764

1.00

1.12

July

88

78

84

90

78

70

78

*76

62

54

48

43

38

36

31

27

25

24

23

29

487

215

104

70

53

41

35

35

181

126

65

2,494

80.5

0.105

0.12

Aug.

46

38

50

589

296

148

98

182

188

852

*412

262

158

116

92

84

162

106

93

73

59

50

42

38

40

667

625

358

192

128

93

6,337

204

0.267

0.31

Sept.

73

61

53

46

38

33

28

26

26

26

26

25

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

14

14

13

11

TT

11

11

11

11 *n

14

723

24.1

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,950 Min 0.5 Mean 313 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,300 Min 0.5 Mean 319 Cfsm 0'.418 In. 5.67

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).-

3,640 cfs (9.43 fth May 29 (11:30 a

-Apr. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 3,700 cfs (9.50 ft): Apr. 22 (4 p.m.) 

m.) 9,100 cfs (13.65 ft); June 3 (4 p.m.) 5,020 cfs (11.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
488 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.

Location. Lat 40°26'43", long 89°39'10", In SE^NW^ sec. 15, T. 23 N , R. 5 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 3 miles north of 

Green Valley, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. March 1921 to September 1954.

Gage..--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 477.10 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 17, 1933, chain gage 250 ft upstream on Chicago 

and North Western Railway bridge at datum 2.00 ft higher. Jan. 17, 1933, to May 13, 

1940, chain gage and May 14, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage, at present 

site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 707 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs May 30 (gage height, 8.39 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 33 cfs Jan. 17.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 15.12 ft, 

present datum, from graph based on gage-readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Oct. 26, 

27, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.1 33

1.3 51

1.5 75

2.0 167

2 . 5 

3.0 

3.4

305

540

755

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

40

90

190

362

3.0 580

4.p 1,120

6.0 2,600

9.0 5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

44

44

46

46

44

43

43

43

43

42

41

41

41

*40

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

41

41 

42

41

41

41

1,294

41.7

0.038

0.04

Nov.

42

41

39

39

39

38

39

39

39

39

41

*42

41

41

39

40

40

41

41

43

43

41

43

44

43

43

43 

43

44

44

1,234

41.1

0.037

0.04

^Dec.

44

53

75

84

84

90

75

*66

62

60

58

54

52

53

47

b43

b40

b40

b40

44

51

52

45

43

45

44

44 

45

45

44

43

1,665

53.7

0.049

0.06

Jan.

43

46

45

44

44

45

45

43

45

44

. 39

/ b35

 /I b35~

Cb37

s 41

, 39

, 35

*£55- T35

43

44

41

b40

b40

b45

51

106 

255

305

270

215

2,230

71.9

0.065

0.08

Feb.

202

167

*125

114

107

105

102

87

80

74

72

65

58

b60

66

128

356

345

270

202

157

145

135

125

118

111

107 

107

_

_---_..

3,800

136

0.124

0.13

Mar.,.

107

112

93

84

75

71

87

100 111

118

240

368

770

770

580

*468

404

362

362

383

425

425

404

362

1,360

2,440

1,740 

1,120

930

770

670

16,296

526

0.478

0.55

Apr.

580

535

490

446

425

1,540

2,280

1,880

1,310

1,120

3,000

*3,850

3,760

2,600

2,440

3,490

2,520

1,520

1,380

1,240

1,240

3,400

4,220

2,950

2,120

1,740

*1,660 

1,380

1,180

1,050

57,346

1,912

1.74

1.94

May

990

875

930

820

720

670

625

625

580

535

512

490

468

446

425

404

404

*383

362

320

320

300

281

281

264

246

246 

1,330

4,120

4.500

2 090

25,562

825

0.750

0.86

June

2,040

2,360

2,690

4,220

2,200

1,380

1,180

2,690

1,550

990

820

720

625

580

720

990

670

490

446

446

535

720

468

383

320

281

264 

246

*231

231

31,486

1,050

0.955

1.06

July

216

203

190

178

190

178

166

166

155

144

134

124

120

117

108

101

96

95

93

90

103

580

28T

190

144

124

110

100

264

404

320

5,484

177

0.161

0.19

Aug.

144

113

98

625

720

404

264

625

580

770

720

535

383

281

231

190

*203

281

216

178

155

134

120

117

100

300

1.240 

720

468

320

246

11,481

370

0.336

0.39

Sept.

166" 190

144

124

111

101

93

87

81

78

72

71

68

*67

63

62

61

60

60

57

57

55

54

51

50

48

47 

47

48

52

2,325

77.5

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,990 Min 38 Mean 440 Cfsm 0.400 In. 5.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,500 Min 35 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.399 In. 5.42

Peak discharge (base, 3.800 efs) . Apr. 12 (8 a.m.) 3,850 cfs (7.43 ft); Apr. 23 (8 a.m.) 4,400 

cfs (8.03 ft); May 30 (6 p.m.) 4,790 cfs (8.39 ft); June 4 {6 a.m.) 4,310 cfs (7.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.

489

Location. Lat 40°33'10", long 89°46'40", in SE^-SE^ sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 miles downstream from Mackinaw River and at mile 145.3.

Drainage area. 15,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942, staff gage at present site 

and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 7.9 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 15 years, 14,010 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,400 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

13.66 ft June 7; minimum daily discharge, 3,400 cfs Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 

2.02 ft Oct. 10.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 83,100 cfs May 23, 1943; maximum gage height, 26.02 

ft May 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 2,300 cfs Sept. 27, 1943; minimum gage 

height 1.37 ft Jan. 9, 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional regulation at low flow by navigation dam at Peoria. 

Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago 

Sanitary and Ship Canal (see p. 446).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,710

8,060

7,100

6,010

6,340

7,370

5,390

6,940 

6,770

4,370

4,480

4,180

4,180

4,700

5,150

3,940

3,940

5,210

5,210

*4,830

4,820

4,200

4,650

5,860

5,290

4,320

5,180

6,030 

4,670

3,930

5,400

162,230

5,233

-

-

Nov.

4,740

4,210

5,440

4,380

5,050

5,120

6,140

5,950 

5,360

6,260

4,530

4,990

5,640

6,030

6,030

5,430

5,890

5,730

5,430

6,210

6,280

5,890

5,730

5,780

5,890

5,840

6,280

5,560 

5,780

5,820

165,410

5,514

-

-

Dec.

6,120

6,360

7,290

8,050

7,070

7,640

5,910

5,540 

6,300

5,370

5,580

5,580

5,350

5,760

5,650

5,370

5,440

5,000

5,610

6,580

5,070

5,100

4,580

5,560

5,780

6,100

5,070

5,180 

*5 , 400

5,450

5,570

180,430

5,820

-

-

Jan.

5,330

5,570

6,000

5,220

5,840

5,600

5,730

4,970 

5,840

5,100

4,970

4,710

5,780

5,350

5,340

6,590

5,770

5,930

5,010

6,040

5,450

5,150

5,150

5,150

4,970

4,970

4,990

4,670 

5,570

6,150

6,020

168,670

5,441

-

-

Feb.

6,740

6,820

6,840

6,700

7,140

7,120

7,400

7,570 

7,150

6,970

5,910

5,420

5,410

5,080

4.550

5,130

*5,050

6,010

8,690

10,000

10,200

9,920

10,200

9,740

8,750

8,860

9,480

9,220

207,650

7,416

-

-

Mar.

8,780

8,950

10,200

9,730

9,310

8,450

8,170

8,450 

8,450

*8,570

8,030

8,390

8,410

7,670

7,650

8,450

9,130

8,870

9,580

10,700

10,200

9,000

9,580

10,100

10,600

22,400

26,000

28,000 

28,700

28,200

26,100

584,820

12,410

-

-

Apr.

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,900

22,900

23,500

25,200

22,800 

21,500

21.500

23,000

22,500

25,000

23,000

22,500

23,800

25,500

22,500

21,900

21,900

25,800

22,800

24,900

26,400

26,500

24,700

24,500

24,600 

26.600

25,400

711,500

25,720

-

-

May

24 , 700

24,200

21,200

22,500

25,500

25,000

22,900

21,600 

21,300

21,200

21,400

20,600

19,000

18,100

17,000

14,400

10,600

9,550

8,700

8,450

8,150

7,450

6.550

6,550

7,680

8,700

9,500

10,800 

16,000

17,800

17,500

490,160

15,810

-

-

June

19,900

21,500

25,100

24 , 800

25,600

25,500

25,200

26,100 

25,100

24,100

25,300

22,400

21,500

20,800

20,700

17,800

17,500

17,100

16,200

14,300

11,300

10,800

9,370

9.240

9.540

9.600

9.600

9,420 

9,650

9,650

550,070

17,670

-

-

July

9,230

9,610

9,110

8,800

9,110

9,250

9,970

14,400 

19.600

19,600

18,600

18,000

18,100

15,500

12,600

15,700

15,800

10,700

10,500

9,970

11,600

11,800

11,700

10,100

9,520

9,550

8,290

6,900 

6,900

6,570

6,150

558,610

11,570

-

-

Aug.

6,430

6,680

*6.590

8,580

9,840

9,700

9,180

8,820 

8,290

7,710

7,600

7,260

6,810

7,470

6,900

7,500

7,540

7,680

10,400

11,400

11,500

12,000

12,000

10,700

9,020

10,800

12,100

12.500 

11,900

11,000

9,040

283,940

9,159

-

-

Sept.

7,060

7,550

7,140

6,960

6,650

6,770

6,480

5,980 

5,590

5,510

4,840

4,860

4,700

4,620

4,700

5,030

5,900

5,610

5,170

5,150

5,100

4,700

4,920

4,670

4,270

4,890

4.150

4,400 

4,720

5,980

165,630

5,454

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 27,100 Min 3,400 Mean 10,270 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 28,700 Min 3,400 Mean 10,430 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
490 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°51'30", long 90°20'57", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., on left 

bank of outlet channel below spillway of Lake Bracken, 6 miles south of Galesburg.

Drainage area. 9.14 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and 23 V-notch weirs. Auxiliary staff gage near pumping

plant 1 mile northwest of lake outlet at datum 670.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, gives stage of lake.

Average runoff. 22 years, 1,314.0 million gallons per year, adjusted (equivalent to 5.57 

cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Bracken (area at level of crest of lake spillway, 700 ft 

above mean sea level, 184 acres). Records adjusted for change in contents, leakage 

from lake around outlet channel as determined from readings on lake gage, and pumpage, 

but not for evaporation and seepage losses.

Cooperation. Pumpage, lake level records, and rainfall record (mean of three gages within 

basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

Calendar year 

1953.

Water year 

1953-54.

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons )t

O.S 

.8 

.8

725.9

1.4 

4.8 

132.7 

244.8 

144.9 

313.2 

1.4 

8.0 

.9

854.5

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

24.8 

23.3 

24.4

298.9

24.4 

21.4 

23.1 

22.5 

22.5 

21.5 

22.6 

22.8 

20.8

274.1

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-13.0 

-6.8 

-1.7

-91.9

-8.2 

+28.4 

+94.2 

+33.8 

-12.1 

-118.5 

-21.2 

+23.0 

-23.6

-25.7

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents and pumpagett

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

12.6

17.3 

23.5

932.9

17.6 

54.6 

250.0 

301.1 

155.3 

216.2 

2.8 

53.8 

-1.9

1,102.9

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

0.044 

.063 

.083

.280

.062 

.213 

.882 

1.10 

.548 

.788 

.010 

.190 

-.007

.331

Cubic 

feet per 

second

0.068 

.097 

.128

.433

.096 

.330 

1.36 

1.70 

.848 

1.22 

.015 

.294 

-.011

.512

Runoff 

(inches)

0.08 

.11 

.15

5.89

.11 

.34 

1.57 

1.90 

.98 

1.36 

.02 

.34 

-.01

6.95

Rainfall 

(inches)

1.99 

.76 

1.67

27.24

.71 

1.90 

4.28 

6.08 

4.98 

3.03 

1.94 

5.93 

1.76

35.03

t Includes leakage through dam.

tt Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded Inflow.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 491

Spoon River at London Mills, 111.

Location. Lat 40°42'51", long 90°16'00", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge in London Mills, 0.5 mile upstream from Minneapolis 

& St. Louis Railway, 1.4 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from 

Littlers Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 508.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 667 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 2 (gage height, 19.71 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 2.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 23, Oct. 2, 1953. 

Maximum stage known, 27.08 ft Aug. 26, 1924, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.5

2?

~9T 210

46

33

27

24

22

21

20

18

18

18

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

22

25

24

27 

28

929.5

30.0

0.028

0.03

Nov.

28

28

28

26

?G

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

29

30

30

31

31

31

32

40

43

44

IT

*40

37

36

36

34

33

34

961

32.0

0.030

0.03

Dec.

34

39

55

 si 69

59

53

47

44

47

53

50

48

45

32

b26

b23

b21

b20

bT?

b25

b25

b25

b28

30

30

30

31

32

33

33

1,170

37.7

0.035

0.04

Jan.

34

36

36

36

38

*38

37

39

37

28

b25

b20

b!7

b!5 blB"

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!7

24

b22

b20

b20

b22

b25

29

31

33

43

78

ill

971

31.3

0.029

0.03

Feb.

102

127

166

121

96

95

72

69

54

53

b40

b35 b4"3~

48

53

690

358" 783

209

154

130

113

102

95

*86

80

*80

86

_

------

4,182

149

0.139

0.15

Mar.

93

91

84

66

71

78

88

98

113

130

133

124

100

90

80

80

76

79

97

90

80

76

161

5,830

7,150

5,550

3,530

1,370

1,060

866

27,583

890

0.832

0.96

Apr.

774

682

610

558

SETT

*3,730

4,710

2,420

1,590

1,250

1,800

1,330

1,060

940

1,020

1,180

940

755

755

1,830

*4,330

2,830

2,020

1,590

1,370

1,180

1,140

980

848

774

45,862

1,529

1.43

1.59

May

755

700

682

610

540

505

488

454

420

404

388

375

359

343

328

319

313

300

280

260

250

244

230

220

*209

204

5.500

2,560

1,250

903

18,657

601

0.562

0.65

June

7,270

8,720

7,500

5,420

5,250

2,110

1,950

1,700

1,290

1,100

980

866

755

996

736

610

550

500

420

370

350

450

350

298

280

265

247

223

'ZZB" 206

49,988

1,666

1.56

1.74

July

215

TW

196

198

190

175

188

215

209

164

142

150

117

102

93

86

80

76

73

75

*83

128

165

111

80

71

64

61

1155

77

86

3,951

127

0.119

0.14

Aug.

84

67

439

420

575

313

185

154

232

528

277

160

119

102

300

505

280

157

115

95

86

79

74

78

*1,160

2,440

1,200

394

259

185

10,932

353

0.330

0.38

Sept.

154

TST

117

106

96

95

84

80

80

79

75

75

71

69

67

66

64

62

62

61

58

56

55

54

55

52

53

52

58

61

2,250

75.0

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,990 Mln 9.5 Mean 343 Cfsm 0.321 In. 4.35

Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,720 Mln 9.5 Mean 459 Cfsm 0.429 In. 5.82

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs).-

cfs 116.64 ftj; Apr. 21 (9 a.m.J 4,6

-Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 7,900 cfs (18.65 ft); Apr. 6 (6 p.m.) 5,180 

10 cfs (15.86 ft); June 2 (1 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (19.71 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Spoon River at Seville, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°29'10", long 90°20'34", In Slrf£ sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge in Seville.

Drainage area.--1,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 467.04 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Prior to May 9, 1935, chain gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 995 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs June 3 (gage height, 22.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 3.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 37,300 cfs Aug. 22, 1924 (gage height, 30.77 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.8 cfs July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914 

(gage height, 1.35 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1208: 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27, 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Mar. 25, Apr. 20-23, 

June 5 to July 5)

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

27

140

245

8.0

13.0

20.0

23

1,350

4,300

9,500

14,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

45 

614 4HO"

187

81

55

46

43

39

38

36

33

*32

30

30

33

32

31

32

31

31

30

33

33

36

38

38

40

42

2,323

74.9

0.047

0.05

Nov.

47

47

45 

4344-

44

43

44

44

46

45

45

46

49

50

49

50

52

53

57

69

72

86

7.T

69

60

60

59

61

59

1,614

53.8

0.034

0.04

Dec.

57

61

86 

109

140

130

114

*101

94

87

86

94

98

92

b85

b70

b50

b45

b_TF

b45

b50

b50

b50

b60

b70

76

74

75

72

78

78

2,422

78.1

0.049

0.06

Jan.

82

82

70 

82

89

80

89

86

81

65

b60

b50

b45

b45

b45

b40

b<RJ

b40

b45

b90

b70

b60

b55

b55

b60

b75

87

86

94

230

140

2,318

74.8

0.047

0.05

Feb.

215

305

290 

340

375

260

260

174

162

130

b90

b80

blOT.

130

147

632

1,500

830

445

260

230

174

162

140

130

130

130

140

_

------

------

7,761

277

0.173

0.18

Mar.

140

151

130 

bllO

b!20

130

151

151

174

187

201

187

140

140

*130

120

120

130

151

162

151

130

308

5,980

7,740

9,800

8,546

3,760

1,550

1,140

42,124

1,359

0.849

0.98

Apr.

1,020

940

795 

725 760"

4,250.

7,260

7,106

2,890

2,290

2,890

2,350

1,650

,400

,050

,900

,700

,260

,100

,490

* ,580

,120

,740

,770

,050

,850

,850

,600

1,350

1,180

72,910

2,430

1.52

1.69

May

1,180

1,140

1,020 

980

830

795

760

690

655

620

585

550

550

515

480

445

445

*445

410

375

375

358

340

322

290

275

260

1,1575

4,860

2,540

1,150

26,110

842

0.526

0.61

June

6,260

9,240

*15,000 

11,406

8,710

3,810

2,710

2,110

1,750

1,450

1,260

1,140

980

980

1,350

1,060

865

725

655

585

550

725

725

515

445

375

358

305

*30~F

340

_____ _

74,683

2,489

1.56

1.74

July

322

305

290 

275

305

245

215

260

290

230

174

162

151

130

120

120

107

96

99

99

107

130

187

187

130

101

96

109

568 sinr

174

6,106

197

0.123

0.14

Aug.

130

118

109 

1,500

1,270

830

690

358

245

187

305

375

260

99

130

112

*484

760

375

201

130

94

98

87

86

645

3,430

2,740

900

445

290

17,483

564

0.352

0.41

Sept.

215

174

151 

130

120

109

109

94

91

87

87

81

81

* 78

75

72

69

64

62

61

64

56

50

60

49

52

54

50

61

66

2,572

85.7

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,310 Mln 20 Mean 542 Cfsm 0.339 In. 4.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,000 Mln 27 Mean 708 Cfsm 0.442 In. 6.01

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Mar. 27 (2 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (20.58 ft); Apr. 8 (4 a.m.) 8,700

cfs (19.05 ft;; Apr. 2Z (8 a.m.J 6,400 cfs (17.12 ft); June 3 (8 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (22.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111.

493

Location. Lat 40°11'30", long 88°24'00", in NE&3W£ sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150 in Mahomet, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.73 ft); no 

flow Sept. 25-30.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Feb. 22, 1951 (gage height, 16.88 ft); 

no flow Sept. 25-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 26)

2.3 

2.6 26

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

66

193

347

556

1,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.3

.2

.4

.5

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

1.5

4.7

7.5

5 g

26.4

0.85

0.0024

0.003

Nov.

3.9

3.2

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

*2.0

2^2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.7

4.7

5.5

5.9 575-

5.5

5.1

5.1

100.4

3.35

0.0094

0.01

Dec.

5.1

5.1

6.3

6.7

9.7

-g-.o 11

6.3

6.7

5.5

*4.7

4.3

4.3

3.5

3.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.O

.7

77

.8

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.9

bl.2

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.2

110.4

3.56

0.010

0.01

Jan.

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

bl.5

bl.O

b.8

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.2

.1

71

b6.0

b6.5

bS.O

b6.0

b5.0

4.7

blO

*b65

110

~5S 167

50

548.7

17.7

0.050

0.06

Feb.

32

25

19

17

17

b!2

blO

bll

bll

b!2

b9.0

b7.0

8.0

6.3

F77

13

35

56

37J

22

17

16

15

13

*11

11

10

11

-

-------

463.0

16.5

0.046

0.05

Mar.

12

12

13

10

10

bTO~ b9

15

23

43

73

68

65

68

54

38

36

30

30

35

45

47

40

38

*40

129

162

TIT

94

78

64

1,502

48.5

0.136

0.16

Apr.

54

48

44

39

35

40

231

249

186

159

645

990 750"

404

322

446

374

288

235

*200

180

167

163

155

144

132

133

134

116

108

7,171

239

0.671

0.75

May

101

98

106 ~55

83

79

74

70

63

57

53

51

49

45

43

43

45

44

39

34

31

29

26

24

22

20 *IS~

25

27

25

22

1,548

49.9

0.140

0.16

June

55

100

80

64

50

41

55

*306

420 THB"

115

85

65

53

62

44

144

77

56

43

33

74

48

*Z7

21

18

16

14

11

10

2,373

79.1

0.222

0.25

July

10

10

9.7

9.2

9.7

8.6

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.1

5.9

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

?70- 1.8

3.0

*16

8.5

20

17

8.0

5.9

4.7

3.5

17

7.8

4.7

225.8

7.28

0.020

0.02

Aug.

5.5

57?

5.5

11

11

13

14

13

11

32

~S? 122

26

15

11

8.6

8.0

6.7

15

9.7

8.6

7.5

6.7

5.5

6.5

12

87

83

41

*22

15

702.7

22.7

0.064

0.07

Sept.

~B-.O 11

7.1

6.3

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.5

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.2

*.l

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

75.0

2.50

0.0070

0.008

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,370 Mln 0.1 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.329 In. 4.46

Water year 1953-54 : Max 990 Mln 0 Mean 40.7 Cfsm 0.114 In. 1.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
494 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near DeLand, 111.

Location. Lat 40 "OS 1 40" . long 88°37'52", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., on right

Bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 2 miles southeast of DeLand and 4.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.3 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 663.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs June 7 (gage height, 11.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow for many 

days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1954; no flow for many days each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Ice Jan. 28, 29; shifting-control method 

used Apr. 10 to May 6)

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.5

0

.9

3.5

7.8

26

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

146

287

528

712

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

( )

0

0

0

0

Dec.

00"

a. 2

a.l

a. 2

a. 3 r? ** . 1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.0011

0.001

Jan.

00"

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.8

77

.4

3.8

0.12

0.0025

0.003

Feb.

*0.2

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

_-_-_-.

1.7

0.06

0.0013

0.001

Mar.

*0 5

.1

0

0

0

.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.8

1.0

.6

.4

.5

.5

2.1

*2.7

7TT

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.4

30.4

0.98

0.021

0.02

Apr.

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

17?

2.4

2.7

2.4

1.9

4.0

72

T5

29

22

21

29

24

20

16

12

11

11

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.3

7.6

6.6

6.4

5.9

388.0

12.9

0.273

0.31

May

5.4

5.9

*F7o

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

2.2

2.5

*1.7

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.7

,6

.7

1.0

1.4

1.3

.6

.9

68.3

2.20

0.047

0.05

June

*11

6.6

5.6

4.3

3.2

2.9

165

*607

*25T

*170

*119

82

57

43

*58

36

26

20

16

13

11

9.5

7.3

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.2

27T

1,751.3

58.4

1.23

1.38

July

2.0 T75"

1.7

1.4

.9

.6

.6

.4

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.1

0.29

0.0061

0.007

Aug.

0

*TJ

3.9

 11 .8

0

0

0

.1

4.8

.3

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.2

0.72

0.015

0.02

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 540 Mln 0 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 0.436 In. 5.92

Water year 1953-54 : Max 607 Mln 0 Mean 6.24 Cfsm 0.132 In. 1.79

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 7 (11:30 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (11.21 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Asa Creek 

at Sullivan and Sangamon River near Oakley and at Montlcello.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 495

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.

Location. Lat 40°01'40", long 88°35'25", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at center of 

span on downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge, half a mile west of Monticello.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 625.89 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 401 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs June 8 (gage height, 13.04 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 26.

1908-12, 1914-54: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Oct. 4, 1926 (gage height, 18.50 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 22, 1940, Sept. 28, 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 525: 1920. WSP 1115: 1946-47. WSP 1208: 1915-20, 1927, 

1929, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 29, June 1-7, 

Sept. 21-30)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

0

9.0

24

46

123

221

8.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.3

513

963

1,420

1,780

2,480

2,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*1.2

1.5

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.0

6.2

5.2

6.0

6.4

lil

92.1

2.97

0.0054

0.006

Nov.

9.8

*10

8.4

6.6

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.6

5.0

4.8

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.6 

4.6

5.0

5.8

5.0

7.8

6.6

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.4

179.4

5.98

0.011

0.01

Dec.

*7.4

7.8

9.0

8.6

9.5

11

13

15

14

12

10

9.5

8.2

b7.5

b7.0

b6.4

b6.0 

b5.6

5.8

6.2

6.6

b6.2

b5.4

b5.0

b5T4

6.2

6.8

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

247.3

7.98

0.015

0.02

Jan.

6.2

7.0

7.0

*6.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.0

b6.0

b5.0

b4.5

bS.O

b5.6

b5.0

b3.5 

b4.0

5.4

12

blO

b9.0

blO

11

13

15

36

57

76

123

o nOU

567.2

18.3

0.033

0.04

Feb.

*51

36

30

25

22

20

16

18

18

19

b!7

b!6

15

14

14

18

18 

23

46

38

30

24

21

20

18

18

17

17

-

639

22.8

0.041

0.04

Mar.

*16

15

b!5

b!4

bl5

b!4

15

15

19

23

32

57

60

57

57

51

41 

38

36

34

34

36

44

41

46

44

93

150

114

92

76

1,392

44.9

0.082

0.09

Apr.

*64

54

48

44

54

48

48

202

245

199

436

744

869

722

513

531

567 

460

350

296

245

221

210

190

179

169

159

159

159

141

8,326

278

0.505

0.56

May

132

T23

*123

123

114

96

92

84

80

72

64

60

57

51

48

46

51 

46

44

41

36

36

32

30

28

26

26

28

28

28

37

1,882

60.7

0.110

0.13

June

*184

150

159

132

100

80

87

*2,910

2,620

1,040

549

350

257

199

189

189

233 

210

141

110

92

76

92

80

57

48

41

36

34

^n ov

10,475

349

0.635

0.71

July

*30

26

25

28

24

20

19

18

17

15

14

12

12

11

9.0

8.6

7.8 

7.0

6.6

6.2

8.6

9.2

17

11

16

12

7.8

7.4

7.4

6. 8

12

431.4

13.9

0.025

0.03

Aug.

8.2

*6.2

5.6

94

22

15

12

14

13

34

21

86

60

34

61

20

15 

12

15

16

16

11

9.8

8.6

7.8

7.8

8.8

46

76

44

28

827.8

26.7

0.049

0.06

Sept.

*20

16

13

11

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.8 

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.1

1.6

1,5

1.4

1.0

.9

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.7

149.7

4.99

0.0091

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,820 Min 0.8 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.313 In. 4.23

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,910 Mln 0.9 Mean 69.1 Cfsm 0.126 In. 1.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--June 8 (5:10 p.m.) 4,320 cfs (13.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
496 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Sangamon River near Oakley, 111.

Location. Lat 39°55'09", long 88°48'09", in SE^NE| sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Friends Creek, 3 miles 

north of Oakley, and about 4^ miles upstream from Lake Decatur.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 603.00 ft above mean sea level, 

clatum of 1929 (levels by Warren & van Praag, Inc.).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs June 10 (gage height, 14.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 19, 23.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 14.97 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 19, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft May 18 or 19, 1943, from floodmark (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23. Feb. 22 to Apr. 13,

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Apr

0

1.0

5.5

13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

6.5 

7.0 

9.0

73

123

482

704 6.2 

6.5 

7.0

0.8

4.0

5.4

8.0

26

75

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

244

660

940

1,370

2,040

3,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.7

.5

.8

1.0

.9

1.0

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.4

<C4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

2.2

3.2

3.8

8 . 2

775

41.6

1.34

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

9.2

776

7.0

6.1

5.2

5.2

*5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

4.8

4.2

5.0

6.1

6.7

7.9

7.9

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.9

184.1

6.14

0.0082

0.009

Dec.

'8.5

9.2

9.2

11

11

11

11

*12

16

16

15

13

12

11

9.9

b9.0

b8.0

b7.5

7.9

7.9

7.6

b7.6

b7.0

b6.5

bTTTJ

b7.2

7.3

7.3

7.9

7.9

8*2

297.5

9.60

0.013

o.oi

Jan.

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.5

8.5

7.9

b7.5

b6.5

b6.0

b6.5

b7.0

b7.0

b5.5

b¥70"

7.6

11

12

bll

b!3

15

15

14

25

28

45

65

77

470.5

15.2

0.020

0.02

Feb.

69

5T

39

31

28

23

20

18

18

18

b!7

b!7

18

17

jj

18

20

18

20

39

42

33

*28

23

21

20

18

18

718

25.6

0.034

0.04

Mar.

17

16

b!7

bl6

b!4

15

16

16

15

18

22

29

64

62

58

58

54

48

45

45

39

38

42

48

65

*62

58

94

130

100

86

1,397

45.1

0.060

0.07

Apr.

77

65

58

51

51

69

65

62

130

230

255

582

704

735

685

638

594

528

444

364

314

274

244

226

212

203

183

159

158

159

8,519

284

0.379

0.42

May

143

154 *T36~

129

122

118

96

96

89

94

83

73

65

65

69

70

70

65

59

56

61

61

61

59

52

50

54

53

48"52

73

2,476

79.9

0.107

0.12

June

*294

235

183

158

120

108

99

444

1,740

2,800

1,960

710

444

324

264

244

240

284

210

161

136

115

91

102

99

83

65

59

55

52

11,879

396

0.528

0.59

July

49

48

46

156 ^7(5

63

48

44

42

40

39

37

31

25

19

17

18

14

12

12

11

*13

12

10

10

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.2

6 .4

5.1

924.6

29.8

0.040

0.05

Aug.

3.4

T73

4.3

172 ~88

18

15

19

18

150

56

32

54

49

39

50

36

37

73

118

115

107

102

91

83

70

61

52

50

50

*41

1,858.0

59.9

0.080

0.09

Sept.

40

44

33

32

28

26

28

20

20

17

14

13

14

12

7.5

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.7

5.1

5.0

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

T76

1.4

404.3

13.5

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,140 Mln 0.4 Mean 264 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,800 Mln 0.4 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 0.107 In. 1.44

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--June 10 (12 m.) 3,020 cfs (14.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 497

South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomls, 111.

Location. Lat 39°21'12", long 89°15'05", In NE^SE^- sec. 36, T. 11 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from small 'tributary and 

4.0 miles northeast of Nokomls.

Drainage area. 10.8 sq ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 641.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 367 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.75 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 775 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 10.94 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.02

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0

.08 

.56

1.3

2.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.7

4.3

10

19

43

100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

(3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.04

.02

.01

.01

.03

.06

.08

TSZ

.02

.01

0

0.33

0.011

0.0010

0.001

Apr.

0

(3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

25_

11

.40

.06

.01

0

0

0

.11

.04

.01

0

0

0

0

0

36.63

1.22

0.113

0.13

May

0

5

.03

.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 

al.O

1.04

0.034

0.0031

0.004

June

a 100

alO

a7.0

al.O

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a.l

a. 5

*.08

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

118.79

3.96

0.367

0.41

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 88 Mln 0 Mean 1.83 Cfsm 0.169 In. 2.28

Water year 1953-54: Max 100 Mln 0 Mean 0.430 Cfsm 0.040 In. 0.54

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--June 1 (time unknown) 367 cfs (5.75 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 Plat Branch near Taylorvllle.
498 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111.

Location. --La t 39°33'14", long 89°15'12", In SE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 1.4 miles east of Taylorville 

and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1949 to September 1954.

~Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge . 5 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 457 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.55 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 9,400 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 16.77 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1953-54.

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

Revisions. --WSF 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1 to Apr. 15)

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.3 

2.5

17

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

160

242

362

561

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

aO.l

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 7

a. 6

.5

a. 2

a.l

*0

S

0

0

0

a.l

al.O

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 5

a3.5 a'STo"

al.5

al.O

a. 6

14.2

0.46

0.0017

0.002

Feb.

aO.3

al.O

1.5

a2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 9

*.8

.8

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.3

273

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

.9

.9

-

-------

30.8

1.10

0.0040

0.004

Mar.

0.8

.9

1.2

.8

_ !

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.9

*2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.6

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.9 3T6

2.6

1 .8

53.1

1.71

0.0062

0.007

Apr.

1.4

.9

.7

.5

_-_4

.8

2.0

3.1

3.9

3.3

4.2

3.6

3.7

*4.7

43

298

410

34T

276

87

28

22

30

33

23

17

13

11

9.6

8.8

1,683.6

56.1

0.203

0.23

May

8.2

8.3

8.6

S74

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.3

*4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

178

2.1

3.1

3.5

2 . 6

126.8

4.09

0.015

0.02

June

27

134

78

55

32

11

6.0

4.1

3.0

2.1

1.5

.9

.4

.4

1.2

20

*31

9.0

4.4

2.3

1.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

15

0

0

425.3

14.2

0.051

0.06

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0~S

7.0

TT8

1.1

.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

13.1

0.42

0.0015

0.002

Sept.

0

T3

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

6.2

275

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

13.1

0.44

0.0016

0.002

Calendar year 1953: Max 642 Mln 0 Mean 41.5 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 410 Mln 0 Mean 6.47 Cfsm 0.023 In. 0.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs).--No peak above base. 

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 499

South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, HI.

Location.--Lat 39°34'40", long 89°23'30", in SW^NE^ sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway bridge, 300 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 104, 1 mile southeast of Kincaid, and 6 miles downstream 

from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available. May 1917 to November 1933, October 1944 to September 1954. Prior to 

October 1929, published as "at Power Plant near Taylorville."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and flat-crested concrete dam. Datum of gage is 538.65 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1930, chain 

gage at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 17, 1931, to Nov. 21, 

1933, chain gage at highway bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1944, to 

July 18, 1945, staff and wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1917-27, 1928-30, 1931-33, 1944-54), 429 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 749 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 13, 14.

1917-33, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs June 6, 1917 (gage height, 26.9 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs; no flow 

Aug. 29, Oct. 6-23, 1922.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years).~WSP 1208: 1917-18, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1947.

Rating table, water year 195S-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-15, Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, Nov. 18 

to Dec. 15; backwater from Ice Jan. 11, 12)

6.85

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

0.6 

1.8 

6.9

7.5

8.0

10.0

12.0

100

205

451

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

 i i i i i i i i i i 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.6

75

2.1

4.2

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.8

3.2

4.2

3.7

4.8

11

"5.5 14

5.5

5.5

106.5

3.44

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

5.5

5-5

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.7

3 7

3.2

2.8

3.2

2.8

2.S

2.4

2.4

2.1

27f

2.8

3.7

4.2

3.7

6.2

8.9

?75

4.8

4.2

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.4

116.2

3.87

0.0076

0.008

Dec.

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

T75

2.1

2.4

Z.I

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

68.7

2.22

0 . 0044

0.005

Jan.

274- 2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4 *2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

4.8

6.2

4.8

3.7

3.2

3.2

4.2

9.9 879-

6.9

5.5

5.5

113.8

3.67

0.0072

0.008

Feb.

6.2

6.2

5.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

*5.2

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.5

7.9 779-

6.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

_

_______

-------

130.7

4.67

0.0092

0.01

Mar.

4.2

5.5

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.7

*3.7

4.2

~5.5 11

4.2

3.2

2.8

275

4.2

5-5

4.8

4.2

3.7

4.2

7.9

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.5

5-5

6.2

152.6

4.92

0.0096

0.01

Apr.

6.2

4.8

4.2

T72

4.2

4.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

12

15

13 *12

20

336

664

684 I9"0

318

117

78

80

75

68

57

42

36

28

24

-------

3,221.5

107

0.210

0.23

May

22

23 2T

22

20

16

14

14

13

12

9.9

*8.9

8.9

7.9

779

7.9

8.9

7.9

8.9

8.9

7.9

7.9

8.9

7.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.9

8.9

8.9

11

362.0

11.7

0.023

0.03

June

56

117

189

271 m

70

40

26

20

16

15

13

14

13

16

50

*92

105

54

30

20

14

11

8.9

6.2

4.8

4.8

3.7

3.2 r^

1,412.8

47.1

0.092

0.10

July

3.2

27§

2.8

2.1

2.4

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6 *7ff

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

40.9

1.32

0.0026

0.003

Aug.

1.2

11

4.8

2.4

7.9

9.9

6.2

14

TT

7.9

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.8

5.5

6.2

*5.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

143.0

4.61

0.0090

0.01

Sept.

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.2

4.8

53

77

11

4.8

2.8

1.5

T7§

*2.l

2.1

2.1

2.1

18

11

7.9

4.2

4.8

6.2

6.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

5.5

207.9

6.93

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,080 Mln 0.6 Mean 91.1 Cfsm 0.179 In. 2.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 684 Mln 0.6 Mean 16.6 Cfsm 0.033 In. 0.44

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
500 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°45'50", long 89°33'45", In N^SE^ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 200 ft downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and 1.1 miles northwest of Rochester.

Drainage area.--809 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 511.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge 1 mile upstream; prior to May 19, 1950, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 5 years, 429 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 971 cfs Apr. 15; maximum gage height, 9.83 ft 

Apr. 15; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs July 19, 20, Sept. 8, 9.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 7,950 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 ft); minimum, that of July 19, 20, Sept. 8, 9, 1954.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

T76

2.5

2.4

2.2

*1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

3*8

54.5

1.76

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

5.8

4.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

5.8

6.7

S7T

6.1

5.8

5.6

109.7

3.66

0.0045

0.005

Dec.

4.8

476

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

3.8

*3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

375

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

119.6

3.84

0.0047

0.005

Jan.

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

*3.8

375

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.0

6.4

6.7

6.4

7.3

9.2

10

10

1111

14

16

16

203.4

6.56

0.0081

0.009

Feb.

14

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.6

7.9

7.9

*7.3

7.0

6.7

5.8

578

5.8

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.8

10

12

1Z

11

9.9

9.Z

7.9

8.2

8.5

------

251.6

8.99

0.011

0.01

Mar.

.9

.6

.6

.3

.0

7.0

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.2

*8.2

8.8

12

11

14

20

17

13

12

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

10

24

29

40

26

19

14

11

404.6

13.1

0.016

0.02

Apr.

8.8

7.6

6.4

5.8

6.1

6.7

7.9

7.9

7.6

8.2

14

15

*18

17

459

522

327

608

550- 715

407

268

115

92

85

78

72

62

52

45

4,594.0

153

0.189

0.21

May

39

38

52

46

38

32

28

26

22

19

*17

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.2

8.2

7.6 776"

7.9

8.5

8.8

9.2

8.5

8.2

8.2

9.8

554.6

17.9

0.022

0.03

June

23

26

115

221

292

236

100

75

46

60

75

116

138

82

22

*11

23

49

78

72

44

26

17

11

7.3

5.3

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.4

1,982.5

66.1

0.082

0.09

July

2.2

1.9

2.2

3.6

376

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

*.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

2.6

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.5

53.9

1.74

0.0022

0.002

Aug.

3.0

3.6

248

146

42

18

7.3

25

246

73

30

15

8.5

5.6

5.1

3.5

11

*11

52

58

24

7.0

3.8

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.7

al.5

1.4

al.3

al.l

1,060.9

34.2

0.042

0.05

Sept.

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 5

.5

a. 5

a. 4

.4

a5.0

a40

a30

a!5

alO

*6.4

5.3

2.9

2.4

1.8

5.8

11

4.8

5.8

9.6

7.3

4.8

3.3

2.6

2.4

24

205.8

6.86

0.0085

0.009

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,150 Mln 1.1 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.13

rfater year 1953-54: Max 715 Mln 0.4 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 0.033 In. 0.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, auxiliary 

height readings, weather records, and records for station at Klncald.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 501

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°50'34", long 89°32'52", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Riverton, 4f miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.--2,560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1954.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.38 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1934, chain gage at site 1,450 ft downstream at datum 

5.61 ft lower. Aug. 14, 1934, to Oct. 30, 1946, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,741 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs June 12 (gage height, 8.85 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1908-12, 1914-54: Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 31.52 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 3-15, 1914 (gage height, 6.9 

ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1908-9, 1921-22, 1926-27, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 10 to Apr. 15J

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0

19

32

60

175

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

615

1,170

1,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

36

36

38

39

40

38

37

37

38

37

35

34 

*34

36

35

37

37

35

34

32

31

36

32

37

37 

45

47

60

52

42

1,179

38.0

0.015

0.02

Nov.

42

42

39

37

36

35

37

37

37

36

37

*34

37 

38

39

38

37

36

34

36

50

53

44

42

44

43 

44

38

37

36

1,175

39.2

0.015

0.02

Dec.

36

38

38

40

44

44

44

40

39

36

*36

36

37 

32

b31

31

29

31

32

35

38

43

34

33

38

41 

40

22

35

37

34

1,139

36.7

0.014

0.02

Jan.

36

38

37

34

34

34

34

34

36

34

b32

b29

*b27 

b2?

b28

b29-

b27

b-27

b35

45

49

46

52

52

48

50 

56

47

15.

61

53

1,244

40.1

0.016

0.02

Feb.

51

47

47

46

44

43

41

41

39

39

39

*38

38 

38

38

53

52

49

47

45

46

42

44

41

38

%

43

_

1,206

43.1

0.017

0.02

Mar.

42

42

b40

b38

b36

b36

38

36

34

*35

34

37

47 

50

54

51

44

42

42

44

44

44

40

41

93

m90

57

46 

39

1,576

50.8

0.020

0.02

Apr.

35

33

34

32

34

44

43

47

44

46

63

112

*102 

66

460

1,050

931

1,050

1.170

1,050

846

615

543

474

407

341 

341

276

276

255

10,820

361

0.141

0.16

May

234

234

224

204

175

156

156

156

138

121

*112

112

104 

104

101

98

91

82

84

79

76

73

66

65

64

57 

65

68

74

65

57

3,495

113

0.044

0.05

June

175

363

640

567

451

429

319

276

297

543

1,020

1,590

1.710 

1,110

640

*543

567

407

385

385

319

224

175

156

130

112 

96

82

80

cTcT oo

13,879

463

0.181

0.20

July

70

61

66

99

64

57

53

57

51

49

44

42

*41 

41

41

41

38

40

39

38

48

59

54

65

46

38 

36

32

37

38

1,523

49.1

0.019

0.02

Aug.

38

41

184

276

131

70

60

52

166

175

74

54

50 

44

46

44

48

 51

184

474

407

166

85

63

54

45 

44

44

39

39

51

3,275

106

0.041

0.05

Sept.

31

29

30

31

29

27

25

*25

23

^6

28

26

38

35

31

31

31

31

32

37

43

42

44

40

42

42 

37

35

31

16

1,008

33.6

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,400 Mln 29 Mean 593 Cfsm 0.232 In. 3.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,710 Min 23 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.045 In. 0.61

*, Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

40Z891 O - 57 - 33
502 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111.

Location. Lat 39°48'57", long 89°41'57", in NWiJNE^ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 5 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 125, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Chicago and North Western Railway bridge and 1.9 miles west of intersection of Jefferson Street (Highway 125) and MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

RBC ords ava ilab le . - -January 1948 to September 1954.

Q-age. Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 524.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~aT929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 44.0 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 225 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 5.50 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,030 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

Remarks . --Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

{«)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

.6

a. 2

0

0

0

1.5

3.0

a. 2

0

0

0

7.7

0.25

0.0022

0.003

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

4.4

a.l

0

0

a. 3

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

.5

-

6.1

0.22

0.0021

0.002

Mar.

0.6

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0 

*0

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

.4

a.l

0

0

0

0

4.1

.3

a.l

0

a.l 

a o' 1

7.2

0.23

0.0021

0.003

Apr.

0

0

0

0

.5

3.7

.7

.4

a.l 

0

4*6

.5

*.2

0

3.3

a. 6

a. 3

a.l

0

0

0

3.3

.5

.5

.3

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

19.8

0.66

0.0062

0.007

May

0.4

.5

.4

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0 

0

0

1.6

0.05

0.00047

0.0006

June

9.0

2.9

9.7

11

7.3

3.7

2.2

54

IJi 

22

10

6.0

13

8.8

4.4

*3.4

1.1

.9

a. 3

0

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

281.5

9.38

O.O88

0.10

July

"50

0

a. 5

0

0

0

0

2.1 

1.0

a. 3

a.l

*.l

.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

41

13

2.1

.9

a. 3

0

0

0 

0

0

71.2

2.30

0.021

0.02

Aug.

0.5

2.0

90

13

3.7

1.4

.9

3.6

14 

5.6

1.9

1.5

1.1

.8

1.0

1.1

1.9 *s.e

3.35

74

16

6.0

2.8

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

1.0

.7 

.5

.1!

389.4

12.6

0.118

0.14

Sept.

"D0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

_,5

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.3

0.04

0.00037

0.0005

Calendar year 1953: Max 151 Mln 0 Mean 7.12 Cfsm 0.067 In. 0.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 135 Min 0 Mean 2.15 Cfsm 0.020 In. 0.28

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, observer's notes, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 503

Salt Creek near Rowell, 111.

Location. lat 40°07', long 89°02', in NE&SE£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge,half a mile upstream from U.S. Highway 54, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad and Ten Mile Creek and 

3.2 miles northwest of Rowell.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 829 cfs June 8 (gage height, 14.80 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 28.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.77 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1954.

Flood of October 1926 exceeded that of May 1943 by about If ft at s.lte of former 

gaging station near Kenney, 6? miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of. ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Dec. 28)

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

67

144

356

685

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

4.0

5.8

TTs

5.6

4.3

4.2

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.5

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.9

5.3

5.1

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.6

13

12

11 

12

12

184.5

5.95

0.018

0.02

Nov.

9.7

9.0

7.9

6.7

772

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.7

*7.2

7.9

7.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

14

12

13

15

12

11

9.7

10 

10

274.2

9.14

0.027

0.03

Dec.

11 9.7

14

15

16

20

1514 -

14

*13

12

11

12

10

10

blO

blO

blO blO'

blO

10

b!3

b!3

b!2

bll

bll

13

13

b!3

b!3 

b!3

381.7

12.3

0.034

0.04

Jan.

b!2

12

b!2

b!2

12

12

b!2

*b!2

12

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!3

16

b45

b50

b50

b45

36

27

b30

bllO

b200 166"

111 

71

1,174

37.9

0.113

0.13

Feb.

47

¥6

32

27

25

24

24

*24

20

18

b!8

b!7

b!6

15

15

29

39

42

34

30

28

26

25

24

22

22

22

24

-

725

25.9

0.078

0.08

Mar.

23

b23

b22

b21

b20

b20

20

*23

27

36

43

45

50

46

40

34

32

32

36

38

41

40

37

37

50

68

95

82

73

66 

59

1,279

41.3

0.124

0.14

Apr.

52

47

42

40

50

87

*123

115

95

82

251

356

3270

a 200

a210

3230

3200

3180

162

135

119

119

115

103

95

88

87

84

76

70

3,883

129

0.386

0.43

Msy

68

6T

68

62

54

50

48

45

42

*40

38

36

34

32

30

31

34

32

30

26

25

23

22

21

II

19

21

20

20

19 

30

1,106

35.7

0.107

0.12

June

121

92

66

57

50

42

42

510

*470

284

184

135

107

*87

76

66

61

60

53

71

97

83

88

59

42

34

28

24

20

!§

3,127

104

0.311

0.35

July

18

16

15

13

13

11

9.2

9.0

8.4

*7.7

6.9

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.7

7.4

4.5

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.2

4.2

3.8

6.1

3 2 2. '9

241.5

7.79

0.023

0.03

Aug.

|i§ ^To

3.0

100

56

IT

11

12

11

113

58

26

15

12

10

*8.4

7.7

6.9

13

18

11

7.9

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.2

15

27

14

11

8.2

617.9

19.9

0.060

0.07

Sept.

6.2

779

4.0

3.8

2.9

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

q

tf

.9

1.0

1.2

58.2

1.94

0.0058

0.006

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,870 Mln 3.2 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 510 Min 0.9 Mean 35.8 Cfsm 0.107 In. 1.45

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). No peak sbove bsse. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 Ho gsge-helght recordj dlschsrge estimated on bssls of recorded rsnge in stage, westher 

snd records for stations on nesrby streams, 

b Stsge-dlschsrge relstion sffected by ice.
504 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Lake Pork near Cornland, 111.

Location. Lat 39°57'00", long 89°23'10", in SW^ sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 100 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles northeast of Cornland, 8 miles downstream from Jones Pork, 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 555.06 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs June 1 (gage height, 4.94 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 14-17, 19, 24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 4,570 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 14-17, 19, 24, 1954.

Plood in May 1943 reached a stage of 23.4 ft (revised), from floodmarks (discharge, 

29,000 cfs, by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-21, July 10-19)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

0.6 

1.6 

3.2 

5.7

3.0 

3.3

4.0 

5.0 152

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

J.3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

472

4.4

4.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

6.0

6.0

5.4 5 2

s!o

141.1

4.55

O.OE2

0.03

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.0

1^2

5.0

5.0

136.1

4.54

0.022

0.02

Dec.

4.4

5.0

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.7

5.7

*5.2

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.2

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4.0

b4.5

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

4.7

b4.7

4.7

b4.7

139.7

4.51

0.022

0.03

Jan.

5.0

bS.O

b5.0

bS.O

4.4

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

bS.O

b2.5

b2.2

*b275

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.5

bS.O

bll

blO

bS.O

7.0

6.4

8.3

11

15

TT

8,3

b7.5

172.0

5.55

0.027

0.03

Feb.

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.0

b6.0

5.4

4.7

6.7

6.0

b5.2

*b4.5

b4.5

bS.O

5.7

8.7

7.4

6.0

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.4

5.2

158.7

5.67

0.027

0.03

Mar.

4.4

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

5.0

7.7

7.0

*6.7

6.0

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.4

23

14

11

9.0

7.7

7.0

7.0

203.5

6.56

0.032

0.04

Apr.

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.4

7.0

17

30

18

15

13

15

16

*14

14

25

47

34

28

19

19

17

18

17

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

500.8

16.7

0.081

0.09

May

11

12

12

11

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

7.4

*7.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

576

5.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

9.7

225.4

7.27

0.035

0.04

June

-&T 128

72

47

34

29

24

64

108

58

40

32

27

23

*20

35

21

19

17

15

37

38

29

23

20

17

14

12

11 

TT

1,086

36.2

0.175

0.20

July

9.8

9.0

8.7

33

15

10

9.0

8.0

7. '7

7.0

7.0

6.4

*6.4

6. C

5.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

6.

5.

4." 5.

4.

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.0

5.7

223.1

7.20

0.035

0.04

Aug.

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

23

7.4

5.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.7

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

*3.0

3.0

5.5

66

12

6.7

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.9 2,6'

212.0

6.84

0.033

0.04

Sept.

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

47.0

1.57

0.0076

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,110 Mln 3.2 Mean 64.6 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.24

Water year 1953-54: Max l£8 Min 1.3 Mean 8.89 Cfsm 0.043 In. 0.60

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge -measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 505

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111.

Location.~Lat 40°15 I 20", long 89°07'40", on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 21 N., R. 

1 E., near center of span on downstream side of bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Rock 

Creek and 0.7 mile north of Waynesville on Waynesville-McLean road.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 620.24 ft above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28. 29.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 15.02 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Mar. 4, 

Mar. 17 to Apr. 12)

2.3 0.3

.6

2.7

14

27

3.5 

4.0 

8.0 

9.0

67

119

810

1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.9

1.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

i§

.7

.8

*.9

 1.4

1.4

1.1

5.6

573

4.5

2.7

2.0

53.6

1.73

0.0076

0.009

Nov.

1.1

T7T

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.8

4,9

5.2

4T5

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

84.7

2.82

0.012

0.01

Dec.

4.5

5.6

8.5

9.3

S7S

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.3

ZTT

2.3

2.7

2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b3.0

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

130.1

4.20

0.019

0.02

Jan.

b3.5

b3.5

3.4

3TT

,3.4

4.1

3.8

 3.8

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.5

5.6

b7

b7

b7

b9

b7

b7

b7

blOO

b200 F50"

b40

b30

572.9

18.5

0.081

0.09

Feb.

b23

b!8

15

12

12

12

11

no

10

9.3

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.4

S7S

47

48

35

30

23

21

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

_

479.4

17.1

0.075

0.08

Mar.

12

I?

12

12

12

12

15

*18

25

29

35

39

107

102

81

62

39

31

33

35

38

40

37

40

50

~5S 119

76

62

50

44

1,365

44.0

0.194

0.22

Apr.

40

36

33

293B~

102

*201

107

81

150

974

55T

306

257

241

273

257

146

126

113

126

154

201

132

119

107

102

91

91

76

5,273

176

0.775

0.86

May

67

67

72

58

58

54

58

50

48

*44

41

39

37

35

33

32

40

36

33

31

29

29

26

26

25

24

21

20

?S

27

61

1,249

40.3

0.178

0.20

June

323

273

193

96

62

54

80

639 30~S"

161

107

81

72

*58

72

81

54

45

38

36

161

193

132

96

62

40

26

22

19

18

3,600

120

0.529

0.59

July

16

16

15

15

14

13

11

10

9.6

8.9

7.0

*5.6

5.2

4.1

3.8

3.4

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.4

6.7

21

11

5.9

4.1

2.3

1.7

1.1

575

30 

TT

265.4

8.56

0.038

0.04

Aug.

4.9

2.3

8F~2.0

37

15

10

10

21

550

99

33

19

14

12

*10

9.6

12

31

14

8.9

7.0

5.2

3.8

2.3

15

36

21

15

10 

7.8

918.8

29.6

0.130

0.15

Sept.

6.7

572

4.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

TT

3.8

46.3

1.54

0.0068

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,990 Mln 0.6 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 974 Mln 0.4 Mean 38.5 Cfsm 0.170 In. 2.28

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Apr. 11 (8 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (10.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
506

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111.

Location. Lat 40°11'30", long 89°21'40", in NE£NW£ sec. 18, T. 20 N., ft. 2 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Illinois Terminal 

Electric Railroad, 3 miles north of Lincoln, and 1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.08 ft above mean sea level {Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 18, 1945, chain-gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 201 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs June 8 (gage height, 8.98 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 16.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Apr. 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.66 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 16, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft July 6, 1929, from floodmarks by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1175: 1949(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, Dec. 19 to Jan. 27)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.0

3.2

9.9

19

2.0 

3.0 

7.0 

8.0

52

160

800

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.1

4.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.7

*4.7

4.1

1.0

4.3

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.7 4.4

 4.4

4.4

5.0

5.3

6.6

7.7

375

6.2

6.2

157.7

5.09

0.017

0.02

Nov.

5.6

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.3

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.3

7.3

9.2

10

T.5

9.9

9.5

8.8

8.8

9.2

10

205.8

6.86

0.022

0.03

Dec.

9.2

12

13

15

14

14

12

11

11

11

9.9

10

10

*9.2

9.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.2

b6.0

b570"

b6.0

b6.0

b6.5

7.3

7.3

6.9

b6.6

6.6

b6.6

278.5

8.98

0.029

0.03

Jan.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.0

*6.9

6.6

b6.5

b6.5

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b8.0

b9.0

b9.5

b9.5

13

9.9

9.2

10

160

~ST 248

58

43

789.9

25.5

0.083

0.10

Feb.

34

29

24

21

19

b!7 b!6'

16

16,

15

*14

12

13

1F~ 6.8

18

76

5S

39

33

29

27

24

22

21

19

19

20

-------

669.8

23.9

0.078

0.08

Mar.

19

18

b!8

b!7

bTT

b!7

18

19

*24

33

42

42

70

112

70

55

46

43

44

50

54

51

47

46

50

127

TIT

88

79

70

62

1,559

50.3

0.164

0.19

Apr.

56

51

48

45

44

74

242

166

117

103

632

*811

4T5

316

308

316

286

228

193

166

149

180

242

207

180

156

150

137

120

112

6,247

208

0.680

0.76

May

105

103

111

96

85

80

71

72

67

63

*59

55

52

48

46

47

51

46

43

40

39

37

34

33

30

30

33

54

98

54

120

1,902

61.4

0.201

0.23

June

562

235

324

207

143

110

101

1.050

*61Z

278

200

150

120

100

*116

158

120

83

68

64

158

134

88

67

54

46

42

36

33

32

5,471

182

0.595

0.66

July

31

2?

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

18

16

15

*14

12

11

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

5.2

14

13

19

16

12

9.9

8.8

8.0

575

21 

24

512.7

16.5

0.054

0.06

Aug.

14

11

9.3

26

76

32

21

20

23

142

171 ~SS

34

26

20

16

*16

14

20

23

17

12

10

9.2

8.0

8.8

44

32

19

14 

11

955.2

30.8

0.101

0.12

Sept.

570" 9.2

6.9

6.2

5.3

5.0

4.7

*4.4

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.8

3.5

119.0

3.97

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,960 Mln 1.0 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,030 Mln 1.0 Mean 51.7 Cfsm 0.169 In. 2.29

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 507

i Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111.

Location.-.-Lat 40 013'10", long 89°24'35n , in NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 121, 100 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad, 2i miles southeast of Hartsburg, 4 milesv northwest of Lincoln, and 

7 miles downstream from West Pork. '

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 211 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 29.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 11, 

1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.4

1.5 

2.0

2.5 151

3.0 256

4.0 520

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

5.0

8.0

17

31

80

3.0 265

4.0 520

5.0 880

9.0 2,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

12

12

11

12

14

16

12

13

12

12

12

12

*10l

15

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

15

26

21

18 

16

416

13.4

0.040

0.05

Nov.

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

*15

1114"

15

14

13

14

15

16

17

23

24

T5

16

15

14

14

14

459

15.3

0.046

0.05

Dec.

15

25

90

6T

41

29

27

21

20

22

24

19

18

*16

15

b!3

b!2

aI2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!5

17

17

17

17 

b!7

670

21.6

0.064

0.07

Jan.

17

18

b!7

b!6

16

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!5

bl4.

b!4

*b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

bU

b!4

b!4

b!5

b25

44

52

43

35

28

50

461

487

m

b!20 

blOO

1,946

62.8

0.187

0.22

Feb.

b80

b58

b45

b40

b35

b32

b30

b28

b25

b25

*b24

b23

b2?

25

25

167

241

T35

100

89

77

66

57

58

52

49

47

56

-

1,713

61.2

0.183

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,100 Mln 10

Mar.

56

51

54

b50

b45_

b45

b50

b55

*79

100

106

105

126

142

113

103

90

84

95

130

125

111

105

98

130

298

22T

181

163

142 

125

3,378

109

0.325

0.38

Apr.

114

103

97

84

8TT

238

740

378

265

337

1,360

*2,220

800

580

582

1,040

800

505

415

352

312

522

927

565

440

378

328

290

255

237

15,348

512

1.53

1.70

May

219

211

159" 243

173

161

156

142

133

*123

118

113

105

98

94

94

95

88

80

77

73

70

66

62

60

60

66

110

233

156

124

3,792

122

0.364

0.42

June

365

352

535

rra

278

213

194

402

340

207

161

133

111

98

*114

326

203

123

97

213

312

189

125

9O

77

69

58

47

41

33

5,994

200

0.597

0.67

July

42

39

37

40

35

29

27

34

31

26

25

22

*20

21

19

17

16

16

15

14

18

76

36

a25

a20

al5

a!2

aT5

330

alOO 

5R5

912

29.4

0.088

0.10

Aug.

a25

17

16 56"

209

76

41

34

78

202

221 TE

62

46

38

33

*35

56

48

34

25

21

19

17

18

28

118

55

36

25 

19

1,858

59.9

0.179

0.21

Sept.

18

IT

16

16

14

13

11

*11

12

14

14

14

12

10

10

12

11

10

10

10

9.2

8.0

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.7

10~~ 6.8

341.1

11.4

0.034

0.04

Mean 144 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5,81

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,220 Min 6.8 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.301 In. 4.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Apr. 12 (7 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (9.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records.

and records for Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
508 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Greenview, 111.

Location. Lat 40°08'01", long 89»44.'08", in NE£NE£ sec. 2, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 3.5 miles north of Greenview, 

3.3 miles downstream from Pike Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 479.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.68 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 41,200 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 20.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lea effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-20, Jan. 30 to Feb. 25, Mar. 18-21,

Apr. 17-23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

75

120

205

390

640

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

50

95

158

240

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

700

1,780

3,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

2728 -

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

82

84

85

84

83

81

80

79 

78

78

*76"

77

78

78

78

78

80

80

81

80

81

81

81

82

92

96

1O2

100

2,578

83.2

0.046

0.05

Nov.

94

94

96

94

92

92

92

*94

97 

97

97

97 

97

97

94

92

94

94

94

96

94

90

91

104

108

106

102

100

100

100

2,889

96.3

0.053

0.06

Dec.

100

125

160

199

TS5

120

114

*116

112 

108

108

108 

104

100

94

98

b98

b98

98

91

94

96

blOO

b!05

110

85

86

88

82

01oo

79

3,299

106

0.059

0.07

Jan.

88

88

86

91

91

88

85

88

85 

75

»b78

b75 

b75

b80

b80

b80

b75

b75

b80

88

84

96

104

100

98

120

270

465

540

252

4,125

133

0.074

0.09

Feb.

252

187

160

138

132

120

97

112

104 

96

92

80 

85

86

86

132

325

202

172

154

138 »130

120

116

118

116

120

3,917

140

0.078

0.08

Mar.

122

122

b!20

bT§5

b!20

120

130

130

151 

169

187

205 

235

270

288

252

235

220

220

235

252

»258

24O

240

258

355

550 450"

425

378

532

7,389

238

0.132

0.15

Apr.

315

275

258

24O

378

465

1,000

1,120

800 

700

1,610

3.570 

2,320

1,560

1,880

2,160

2,100

1,780

1,660

*1,500

1,340

1,500

1,780

1,440

1,220

1,060

r,ooo

850

800

750

37,231

1,241

0.689

0.77

May

700

650

650

625

550

525

500

450

425 

400

378

355 

355

332

315

295

515

*29S

275

258

240

240

225

210

210

210

225

500

475

295

11,688

377

0.209

0.24

June

1,500

1,500

1,830

1,660

1,120

850

700

1,170

2.270 

1,780

1,340

1,000 

850

700

650

900

900

625

500

730

»1,340

1,340

800

625

525

450

355

315

315

275

28,915

964

0.536

0.60

July

240

225

225

240

256

210

183

178

173 

160

153

144 

135

133

122

122

120

114

*110

110

122

137

163

127

114

106

99

153" 95

1 JLJ-o 1 ft

153

4,692

151

0.084

0.10

Aug.

127

110

103

95

sis

355

240

183

178 

400

750

555 

295

210

173

153

142

168

185

144

183

135 *118

110

104

104

133

210

142

120

114

6,297

203

0.113

0.13

Sept.

99

9S

90

88

81

78

76

72

72 

74

69

69 

66

66

66

64

65

62

62

63

62

59

59

58

58

56

55

55

54

*54

2,043

68.1

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953 : Max 6,140 Mln 77 Mean 642 Cfsm 0.357 In. 4.84

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,370 Mln 54 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.175 In. 2.38

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 509

Crane Creek near Easton, 111.

Location. Lat 40"14"46", long 89°51'40", in NE^NWi sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, 0.1 mile downstream from confluence 

of Hardin and Central ditches, l£ miles upstream from Samuels ditch, and l£ miles 

northwest of Easton.

Drainage area. 28.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 485 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Mar. 30, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52 cfs June 3 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum, 

1.1 cfs Aug. 4.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 381 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to Sept. 30)

0.7

.8

1.0

0.9 

1.8 

5.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

18

36

61

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September .1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.7 

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.9

5.5

173

5.3 

5.3

5.3

142.5

4.60

0.160

0.18

Nov.

5.3

K73

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5 

5.5

164.8

5.49

0.191

0.21

Dec.

5.5

6.5

67T 

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5. -5

5.7

5.9

b6.0 

b5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.7

174.0

5.61

0.195

0.23

Jan.

5.7

5.9

5.9 

5.9

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

b5.6

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.7

b5.6

5.7

5.9

6.5

5.5

5^7

5.7

5.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5 

6*3

6.1

182.7

5. 89

0.205

0.24

Feb.

6.1

6.1

*6.1 

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.7

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3 

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.9

5.9

-

167.8

5.99

0.209

0.22

Mar.

5.5

5.9

bsis

b5.3

b5.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.5

9.5

8.6

8.0

*7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.3

8.4

8.0

7.3

7.3

6.9 

6.9

6, 7

210.1

6.78

0.236

0.27

Apr.

6.3

6.1

5.9 

5.7

5.9

6.9

6.1

5.7

5.5 676"

19

14

12

11

23

18

15

13

12

11

12

I

22

19

18

*18

17

15 

14

396.7

13.2

0.460

0.51

May

14

14

14 

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.3

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.8

8.4

*8.6

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1 

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

12

ftlo 

17

342.3

11.0

0.383

0.44

June

36

30

i

34

29

26

23

22

20

19

19

18

18

20

25

22

20

20

19

17

17 

15

13

12

11

9.8

8.2

"It?

629.4

21.0

0.732

0.82

July

6.9

e!s

6.3

5.7

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.1

3.2

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7 

1.4

1*3

104.0

3.35

0.117

0.13

Aug.

ill TT4

1.4 

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

2.5

2.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

*2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6 

2.5

2 5

67.0

2.16

0.075

0.09

Sept.

2.5

2!l 

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.R

2.5

2.3

*1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.0 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1 4

iTSf

1.6 

1.7

57.2

1.91

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 64 Bin 2.5 Bean 10.4 Cfsm 0.362 In. 4.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 49 Mln 1.2 Bean 7.23 Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.41

Peak discharge (base. ISO of a). No peak above base. 

« Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
510 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111.

Location. Lat 40°07'25", 16ng 89 0 59'05", in NW£SE£ sec. 3, T. 19 N., R. 8 W., on right 

Dank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 97, just upstream from Chicago & 

Illinois Midland Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Crane Creek, 

and If miles northwest of Oakford.

Drainage area. 5.120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1909 to March 1912, August 1914 to June 1919, March 1921 to 

August 1922, October 1928 to December 1933, October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 452.88 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 31, 1933, chain 

gage at site 2.4 miles upstream at datum 458.66 ft above mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1939, 

to May 14, 1940, staff gage at present site at datum at mean sea level, datum of. 1929.

Average discharge. 24 years (1915-18, 1921-22, 1928-33, 1939-54), 3,137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 7.61 ft); minimum, 145 cfs Dec. 23.

1909-12, 1914-19, 1921-22, 1928-33, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs May 20, 

1943 (gage height, 25.63 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Dec. 3, 1940.

Floods in February and March 1907, May 1908, and October 1911 are reported to have 

reached a stage of about 21 ft at old station 2.4 miles upstream. On basis of measured 

fall during discharge measurement of Mar. 16, 1939, those floods reached a stage of 

23 ft at present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 715: 1922(M). WSP 1175: 1911(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11-31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.7 

4.0

165

280

620

790

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

160

305

790

2,320

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

217 

217

214

226

229

223

232

229

226 

223

220

 220

217

214

214

214

214

214

214

211

211

211

aos. 208

208

214

226

232

241 

250

6,841

221

0.043

0.05

Nov.

244 

241

232

226

226

226

223

223

223 

223

223

226

226

229

226

220

253

223

229

235

229

229

238

244

253

247

244

241

238 

23S

6,948

232

0.045

0.05

Dec.

^ 238 

268

288

316

?36

277

268

 265

265 

265

259

259

250

244

244

217

205

b200

b5So

256

250

250

202

b220

b240

250

247

244

238 

241

232

7,714

249

0.049

0.06

Jan.

232 

238

238

235

232

235

232

229

226 

223

182

blSO

b!90

b200

b210

b200

blSO

b!90

b200

b200

b200

b200

b220

b250

277

277

304

435

595

500

8,070

260

0.051

0.06

Feb.

456 

417

381

357

337

325

313

305

298 

288

288

284

270

280

274

298

385

470

455

389

369

353

*345

329

317

313

309

313

9,488

339

0.066

0.07

Mar.

309 

313

317

305

305

258" 298

298

302 

317

329

357

409

413

443

405

389

377

373

373

389

393

361

377

409

417

565

BTB" 575

520

475

11,976

386

0.075

0.09

Apr.

452

417

397

135" 381

500

670

1,100

820 

700

1,130'

2,590

3,220

1,800

2,500

2,770

3,040

2,590

2,320

2,230

2,100

. 2,000

2,180

2,230

1,760

1,560

1,380

1,270

1,160

1,060

46,757

1,559

0.304

0.34

May

1,020 

955

920

920

850

790

760

700

670 

645

615

590

565

545

525

510

515

510

485

470

456

443

434

417

397

385

35E~ 381

515 

610

540

18,523

598

0.117

0.13

June

1,300 

1,600

1,720

2,230

1,840

1,380

1,240

1,160

2.680 

2,320

1,800

1,840

2,100

2,320

1,920

1,600

1,560

1,300

1,060

920

 1,300

1,440

1,200

885

760

645

595

540

490

470

42,215

1,407

0.275

0.31

July

m425

438

438

438

401

373

357 

349

329

313

298

291

280

274

267

261

*258

255

277

280

329

333

313

294

277

267

270 

270

329

10,173

328

0.064

0.07

Aug.

294 

284

214

277

469

670

535

417

381 

381

574

745

550

421

369

341

341

341

417

405

700

760

*595~

438

377

341

325

389

357

313

PQQ tiro

13,379

432

0.084

0.10

Sept.

280

258

249

243

234

225

222

216 

216

210

208

205

200

195

195

192

192

188

185

185

180

178

178

172

172

168

165

ISS

*165

6,111

204

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,400 Bin 200 Bean 1,349 Cfsm 0.263 In. 3.59

Water year 1953-54 : Bax 3,220 Min 165 Mean 516 Cfsm 0.101 In. 1.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 511

La Molne River at Colmar, 111.

Location. Lat 40°19'45", long 90°53'55", In SE&SW£ sec. 18, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., on right 

DanK at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 61, a quarter jjf a mile downstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Colmar, and 

if miles upstream from Troublesome Creek.

Drainage area. 655 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 491.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 13, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 425 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 21.09 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Oct. 19-25, Sept. 20.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs July 27, 1948 (gage height, 23.75 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 6-9, 1945, Sept. 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Feb. 3)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.2

2.5

8.7

16

37

66

159

12.0

15.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

1,300

1,950

3,180

4,000

5,600

8,350

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.6 

3.0

9.5

82

175

8.0

12.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

730

1,440

2,870

4,000

5,600

8,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

3.1

4.4

68

128

66

29

17

12

8.7

6.7

5.1

*4.2

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

275

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

3.1

3.1

3.1 

2, 8

2 fto

400.6

12.9

0.020

0.02

Nov.

2.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

*3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.4

4.8

4.2

7.4

5.4

4.5

6.4

9.0

12

TS

7.4

7.7

6.4

7.7

6.1

6.1 

5.4

152.4

5.08

0.0078

0.009

Dec.

5.4

6.7

9.4

13

13

13

M

14

*12

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.0

7.0

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

5.7

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6

b6

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5 

b6

b6.5

246.8

7.96

0.012

0.01

Jan.

b7

bT

b7

b6.5

b6. 5

b6.5

b6. 5

b7

b6

b5

b4

*b3

b5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

b4

b5

b6

be

be

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6 

b6

b6

162.5

5.24

0.0080

0.009

Feb.

b7

b8

blO

b!5

b35

b35

b30

30

27

25

24

25

24

23

23

415

525

ITS

60

38

30

26

23

*21

20

19

19

19

-

1,734

61.9

0.095

0.10

Bar.

20

20

20

b!8

b!7

b!7

17

16

17

18

18

20

18

16

15

14

14

is- 13

is

16

17

16

*15

1,770

5,860

6,270

1,610

402

180

16,726

540

0.824

0.95

Apr.

155

135

119

106

93

634

2,020

1,810

430

392

858

445

266

254

2,440

2,090

890

445

311

421

*1,840

5.050

2,6l"0

1,020

580

445

445

574

298 

539

25,325

844

1.29

1.44

May

958

715

460

359

254

219

197

175

160

145

135

130

119

111

105

96

97

96

*91

81

76

74

71

68

64

60

57

BT

78 

86

90

5,462

176

0.269

0.51

June

1,840

2,840

5,170

1,490

640

445

339

272

242

197

175

150

130

117

342

1,060

 580

236

150

123

170

236

242

117

81

67

60

54

48

105

15,716

524

0.800

0.89

July

248

160

60

51

64

51

40

56

54

52

28

25

25

22

20

18

17

15

15

*12

11

13

40

23

18

18

16

13

47 

59

42

1,269

40.9

0.062

0.07

Aug.

25

17

12

9.9

136

245

131

56

50

40

41

26

27

20

15

12

14

27

22

30

53

26

17

*11

7.8

58

503

34T

152 

53

52

2,198.7

70.9

0.108

0.12

Sept.

22

17

15

12

9.2

8.1

7.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.2

5.9

5.6

5.0

2.8

2.8

lT^2.5

75

*51

12

9.2

7.4

4.8

5.0

5.5

186

156

621.2

20.7

0.052

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,950 Mln 2.0 Mean j.83 Cfsm 0.279 In. 3.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,270 Min 2.0 Mean 192 Cfsm 0.293 - In. 3.97

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs) . Mar. 26 (10 p.m.) 8,650 cfs (21.09 ft); Apr. 22 (11:50 

5,270 cfs (17.89 ft); June 3 (10 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (17.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
512 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

La Molne River at Ripley, 111.

Location. Lat 40°01'3l", long 90°37'55", in NE^ sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, a quarter of a mile east of Ripley and 

2 miles upstream from Town Branch.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 431.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 28, 1926, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 0.02 ft 

higher. July 28, 1926, to Jan. 11, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of bridge at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 755 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 25, Jan. 12-18, Sept. 20, 21.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Apr. 25, 1944, June 8, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 26.03 ft Apr. 25, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.4 cfs Sept. 23, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1936. WSP 1208: 1925, 1929, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-25, Aug. 21-27)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

3.4 10

3.7 18

4.0 30

4.5 63

5.0 110

5.5 175

6.0 260

8.0 710

3.2 

3.6 

4.2

,4.5

10

21

49

73

5.0

6.0

9.0

16.0

132

297

965

3,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

I 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12 

12 

13

186

241

142 

125

71

44

30

22

19

*17

16

14

13

12

11 

11

11

11

11 

11

11

10

11

11

11

12

12 

11

1,144

36.9

0.028

0.03

Nov.

tt 

11

11

11

11 

12

12

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

14

16

14 

14

13

16

19

T7

15

15

15

380

12.7

0.0097

0.01

Dec .if18

16

16

18 

21

23

*?T

21

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15 

15

16

16

bl5 

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

532

17.2

0.013

0.02

Jan.

16 

16 

16

b!5

b!5

b!5 

bl5

b!6

b!5

b!3

aai ^ blO

. blO

,. blO

, blO

'blO

^blO -W

b!2

b!4

b!4 

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4 

b!4

410

13.2

0.010

0.01

Feb.

blS bl6~ 

19

22

24

25 

29

43

40

33

28

21

21

23

25

293

539

H

634 

'TOa zoo

140

83

60 

*48

42

39

34

32

31

------

2,647

94.5

0.072

0.08

Mar.

30 

32 

34

30

29

26 

29

29

30

50

30

32

32

31

30

25

23

21 

21

21

20

20

22

*23

70

1,880

2,890

3,170

5.520

1,240 

386

13,606

439

0.335

0.39

' Apr.

278 

225 

187

160

145

654

2,090

2,090

664

1,790

1,870

683

408

632

2,210

2,610

1,250 

590

408

 627

3.610 

3,450

3,370

1,780

796

726

634

524

418

35,059

1,169

0.892

1.00

May

513

Hi568

439

326 

278

251

225

203

186

172

160

150

139

132

126

120 

 119

114

104

95 

90

85

81

77

73

7f

185

94 

124

7,378

238

0.182

0.21

June

1,480 

2,210 

2,730

2.950

2,300

796 

568

450

356

297

260

225

195

172

154

344

1,100

772 

356

225

260

 297 

288

316

189

123

98

83

80

21

19,725

658

0.502

0.56

July

170 

326

T5o

111

79

69 

81

61

50

48

45

42

38

35

32

30

28

27 

26

*25

27

57 

62

30

46

32

27

27

27

'£5 24

DO

1,930

62.3

0.048

0.05

Aug.

60 

46 

35

29

52

110

278

225

126

68

57

49

49

38

34

32

32

30 

98

144

102

72 

63

*42

32

27

35

482

136

187 

98

3,172

102

0.078

0.09

Sept.

55 

39 

30

26

23

20 

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

12 

11

12

10

58 

*79

43

27

20

18

19

67

84

834

27.8

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 3 410 Min 10 Mean 293 Cfsm 0.216 In. 2.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,610 Min 10 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.47

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily (fire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-3, Oct. 15 to Nov. 11, 

FebTTT-8, Sept. 6-22, 25-28.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 513

Illinois River at Meredosia, 111.

Location. Lat 39°49 I 36", long 90°33'53", in SE^NEi sec. 21, T. 16 N,, R. 13 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of Wabash Railroad bridge in Meredosia, 4^ miles upstream from 

McKee Creek and at mile 71.1.

Drainage area. 85,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1933 to September 1938 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

:e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 418.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Wabash Railroad 

bridge half a mile east of Valley City, 9^ miles downstream.

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 20,580 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 cfs Apr. 24; maximum gage height, 

Il.lD ft Apr. 25; minimum daily discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 

1.00 ft Oct. 21.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs May 26-28, 1943; maximum gage height, 

28.61 ft May 26, 1943; minimum dally discharge, 3,060 cfs Sept. 1, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.4 ft Jan. 11, 12, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake 

Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.(see p. 446).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

 27

28

29

30

31

Total

Hfan 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,000 

6,000 

5,540 

4,840

5,120

5,080

5,780

5,420

4,640

4,410

4,580 

4,700

4,920

4,450 

 4,230

4,230

4,300

4,960

4,910

4,390

5.950

4,390 

5,360

4,870

4,980

4,760

6.220

g*6!k)

5,300

4,420 

3,960

152,360

4,915

-

Nov.

4,930 

5,360 

4.200

4,310

5,210

5,690

6,090

6,060

5,820

5,080

4,840 

5,430

5,120

4,960 

5,220

5,180

5,880

6,240

6,040

6,520

5,580

6,110 

6,210

5,770

5,720

5,930

6.920

6,616

6,180

5,720

168,930

5,631

-

Dec.

6,160 

6,180 

6,640 

7,640

8,060

8,220

8.280

7,740

7,610

*7,530

6,620 

6,260

6,300

6,140 

6,350

6,940

7,790

7,980

6,620

6.110

6,640

7,180 

6,850

6,580

6,670

6,600

6,940

6,520

6,320

6,540 

7,000

215,010

6,936

-

Jan.

6,520 

6,830 

6,480 

6,190

6,270

6,410

6,750

6,680

6,390

6,380

6,810 

5,850

5,820

5.420 

6,420

6,080

5,720

6,790

6,700

6,470

6,550

7.760 

6,660

5,860

6,430

6,510

6,520

6,170

 6,280

7,220 

7,760

200,700

6,474

-

Feb.

7,760 

7,650 

9,100 

8,570

7,670

7,950

8,060

7,590

7,460

8,020

7,890 

6,850

6,610

6,690 

6.100

7,580

9,160

8,890

9,600

10, 800

10,500

11,000 

11.600

10,800

10,400

10,300

10,6OO

9,880

-

245,080

8,753

-

Mar.

9,500 

9,320 

9,250 

9,180

9,460

9,250

9,390

9,250

 9,120

8.830

9,580 

9,720

9,580

9,660 

10,000

10,100

10,100

10,200

10,500

10,100

10,500

10,300 

9,680

9,350

12,100

20,000

24,100

25,700

27,600

28,400 

28.500

398,320

12,850

-

Apr.

28,700 

28.100 

28^500 

28,300

28,200

28,100

28,400

28,700

29,100

29,500

29,700 

 29,200

29,700

29,900 

30,000

30,600

31,000

30, 900

30,700

30,000

29,800

30,900 

32,100

32,900

33.200

32 , 900

32,800

32,200

31,900

31,700

907,700

30,260

-

May

32,000 

31,800 

31,900 

31,100

30,800

30,000

29,700

29.0OO

28,400

27,700

27,400 

26,600

25,600

25,000 

24,400

23,300

20,000

17,200

16,600

15,500

13,300

10,100 

10,000

9,500

9.280

10,500

11,700

12,300

14,800

19,500 

23,000

667,980

21,550

-

June

23,100 

23,500 

24,100 

26,000

26,600

27,500

27,600

29,100

29,400

29,800

50.300 

30,300

30,300

30,300 

30,100

29,400

29,800

30,200

29,500

29,200

26,900

25,600 

21,900

19,400

18,100

14,900

14,300

13,900

13,600

12.900

747,600

24,920

-

July

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

12,600

11,800

12,000

 11,500

12,000

14,800

15,500

16,000 

18.000

17,900

18,000 

16,800

16,200

13,900

12,200

11,800

10,800

10,900

11,600 

12,200

11,900

11,500

11,200

10,900

9,930

8,720

7.860 

8,560

395,470

12,760

-

Aug.

8,660 

 8.130 

8,140 

8,200

10,600

12,700

12,200

12,100

11,300

10,000

9,500 

9,430

9,720

9,320 

9,040

8,940

8,510

8,760

10,700

12,200

12,300

12,500 

12,900

12,800

12,400

12,200

10,800

12,500

16 . 100

15,400 

15,000

343,050

11,070

-

Sept.

11.700 

9,750 

10,400 

9,120

9,540

9,080

9,150

8,280

6,920

7,240

5,910 

5,520

5,050

4.610 

4,720

5,020

6,350

7,290

6,800

5,800

5,170

5,340 

5,000

5,220

5,020

5,120

5,020

4,940

5,060

5,960

200,100

6,670

-

Calendar year' 1953: Max 35,OOO Min 3,870 Mean 13,190 cfsm - In. "

Water year 1953-54: Max 33,200 Min 3,950 Mean 12,720 cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
514 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111.

Location. La t SgMS'SS", long 90°08'07", in SE^NWi sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge, 2| miles north of Arnold, 4-| miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles east of Jacksonville.

Drainage area. 30.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 575 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Mar. 29, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 94 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 6.27 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,870 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feat, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to July 7)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

0

1.0 

4.4 

9.4

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

o

Feb.

(*)

--___.-

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1« 7 "76"

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.0027

0.003

Apr.

0

0

0

O

1.7

2.9

.9

0

0

0

.3

.4

0

2.7

ii.

.9

0

0

0

0

O

1.4

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

52.4

1.75

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 38 Min 0 Mean 2.41

May

0

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

0

^

4.8

12

.4

0

11

17

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

46.2

1.49

0.050

0.06

Aug.

0o"

1.1

.4

2.9

1.4

.1

16

2.6

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

~5~.8 66

2.0

.8

.3

.2

.2

**.!

0

0

O

0

0

108.4

3.50

0.117

0.13

Cfsm 0.080 in. 1.09

Sept.

a-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*3.2

1.4

.6

.4

.2

0

0

O

0

0

5.2

11.4

0.38

0.013

0.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 66 Min 0 Mean 0.60 Cfsm 0.020 In. 0.26

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 515

Macoupln Creek near Kane, 111.

Location. Lat 39°14'00", long 90°23'45", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 12 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 1.4 miles downstream from 

Link Branch and 3£ miles northwest of Kane.

Drainage area. 875 sq mi.

Records available.---March 1921 to November 1933, May 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 426.77 ft above mean sea 

"^Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, staff or chain gage at site at Chicago & 

Alton Railway bridge 2 miles upstream at various datums. Oct. 1, 1928, to Nov. 20, 

1933, chain gage at present site and datum. May 17, 1940, to May 17, 1943, water-stage 

recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1921-33, 1940-54), 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 906 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.40 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 31.

1921-33, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height,.28.5 fti; 

minimum, that of July 31, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1175: 1924.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213 '

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.6

)g

5.9

108 "IB"

5.5

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

 2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.2

208.2

6.72

0.0077

0.009

Nov.

'J7T 4.4

4.4

4.6

a4.8

aS.O

aS.O

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.2

7.2

8.1

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9-2.

a9.0

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

198.3

6.61

0.0076

0.008

Dec.

8.8

11

11

12

TT

12

12

12

12

12

*11

11

alO

10

blO

b9.5

b9

b9

b9

bfl^S.

b8.5

b9

b9.5

b9.5

b9

b8.5

b8.5

b9

b9

b9.5

b9,5

310.3

10.0

0.011

0.01

Jan.

alO

10

a9. 5

8.8

8.4

7.8

8.1

7.2

6.6

a6.0

b3.5

b2.5

«b2.2

b3/0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

b3.0

as. 5

a5.o

alO

a9.0

aS.O

aS.O

10

a 11

al4

TT

10

a9.O

aS.O

224.6

7.25

0.0083

0.01

Feb.

7.5

g[g s!e

5.3

4.6

4.2

as. 7

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

b2.7

3.4

aS.O

3.0

4.4

5.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

a2.8

2.6

2.6

g.Q

*?V2~

2.2

2.2

a2.2

-

_______

- "

100.6

3.59

0.0041

0.004

Mar.

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

a2.5

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.0

al.8

1.6

1.4

^_ §

i!a

2.6

3.4

aS.O

2.6

*2. !

3.6

10

21~8~. 4

a?!o

5.5

4.4

4.2

118.4

3.82

0.0044

0.005

Apr.

4.4

4.2

4.2

a4.0

6.3

6.0

5.3

5.8

6.6

a30

84

24

20

54

102

122

aT5o~

70

40

26

*66

98

44

a20

9.6

6.3

5.8

5.3

4.8

-------

982.6

32.8

0.037

O.04

May

4.6

a6.5

4!o

3.4

3.4

aS. 2

3.0

a3.0

3.0

3.0

a3.0

*2.8

2.4

2.2

a3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

a2.2

2.2

2.2

aE.l

2.0

1*'8

al.8

a3.0

89.5

2.89

0.0033

0.004

June

9.6

S.S5

aSO

alOO

570

a40

26

28

24

84

53

,44

a35

27

13

*14

13

80

80

a30

10

7.8

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.4

a4.0

4*.2

4.2 "-- -

900.0

30.0

0.034

0.04

July

75

T56" 537

aSO

a25

13

a9.0

a7.0

a50

26

al3

6.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.4

2.2

al.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

*2.4

1.8

1.4

al.2

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3.

1,054.1

34.0

0.039

0.04

Aug.

al.5 6T~~

32

11

12

20

36

a200

296

TlT

31

44

30

16

alO

24

148

34

40

*14

10

a7.0

5.5

4.4

3.8

a3. 2

a2.7

2.6

a4.0

6.9

7.8

1,240.4

40.0

0.046

0.05

Sept.

7.2

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.4

a2.0

al.5

al.3

al.l

a. 9

al.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.0

2.6

2.0

.5

.4

alTK

a20

*504

TOT

44

1711

a8. 5

6.3

4,6

3.8

2.4

771.1

25.7

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,620 Min 0.6 Mean 98.7 Cfsn 0.113 In. 1.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 537 Min 0.3 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 0.019 In. 0.25

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efa). 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 Shoal 

Creek near Breese and Kaskaskia River at vandalia. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
516 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

Location. Lat 38°53'06", long 90°10'5l", in sec. 14, T. 5 N., R. 10 W., near left bank 

in downstream end of intermediate lock wall of lock and dam 26 at Alton, 300 ft downstream from Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt Railroad bridge, 7.7 miles upstream from 

Missouri River, and at mile 202.7.

Drainage area. 171,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: March 1933 to January 1938 and October 1939 to September 

1954 in reports of Geological Survey. In reports of Mississippi River Commission as 

follows: 1878 to September 1934 results of discharge measurements and January 1928 to 

December 1932 records of daily discharge at Grafton 15 miles upstream; January 1933 to 

December 1944 records of daily discharge and since March 1933, results of discharge 

measurements at Alton.

Gage heights: At Grafton since August 1879 and at Alton since January 1904 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to September 1893 and January 

1917 to December 1939 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 5, 1937, and Nov. 11, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1938, 

wire-weight gage 300 ft upstream. Prior to Jan. 31, 1938, at datum 395.48 ft higher. 

Since July 11, 1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.9 miles downstream; previously 

various combinations of gages were used.

Average discharge. 26 years (1928-54), 95,260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 198,000 cfs May 19; maximum gage height, 

409.58 ft July 3; minimum, 22,500 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 390.50 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 437,000 cfs May 24, 1943 (gage height, 429.91 ft); minimum, 7,960 cfs Nov. 7, 1948, result of temporary storage in pool of lock and dam 26; 

minimum gage height, that of Jan. 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 432.42 ft in June 1844, present, datum.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurement generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River 

basin.

Cooperation.--Alton gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1~ 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23. 24 ' 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-fl

Oct.

33,500 

33,000 

31,700 

36,000 

34,200

30,700 

33,100 

33,900 

34,700 

32,200

29,100 

28.400 

28,500 

29,400 

30,000

29,700 

29, 100 

29,700 

28,900 

28,600

28,600 

28,900 

30,800 

30,300 

30,000

31,900 

36.300 

28,700 

30,600 

30,500 

28,400

959,400 

30,950 

*1,903

Nov.

29,600 

30,500 

31,400 

31,700 

30,300

30,600 

30,800 

3O, 600 

30,800 

30,800

31,100 

31,900 

32,700 

33,800 

34,500

34,OOO 

34,500 

35,70O 

35,900 

38,200

39.400 

377900 

39,200 

38,200 

38,100

37,4OO 

36,900 

35,700 

35,400 

38,900

tl,026.5 

34,220 

*2,036

Dec.

36,400 

36,600 

37,600 

40,600 

40,10a

47,400 

45,600 

45,000 

48,000 

45,700

46,900 

49,800 

36,400 

35.900 

36,900

39,800 

37,400 

36,400 

39,200 

45,700

46, 900 

51.400 46,600' 

38,100 

39,400

40,500 

41,100 

41,500 

42,100 

43,000 

42,400

*1, 300.4 

41,950 

*2,579

Jan.

40, 900 

38,800 

38,100 

34,800 

40,300

39,800 

4O, 9OO 

40,900 

40,900 

41.700

39,800 

37,400 

34,500 

34,700 

34,900

34,700 

38,000 

36,600 

38,100 

37,700

39,400 

38,400 

39,400 

39,100 

39,700

39,600 

30.900

37^400 

36,700 

36,500

*1, 177.3 

37,980 

*2,335

Feb.

36,600 

36,600 

35,000 

34, 900 

34,500

34,200 

34,100 

33,000 

33,500 

32,500

31,000 

31,200 

32,400 

31,900 

31,900

28,800 

27,900 

27.100 

27,200 

27,400

31,800 

4O,300 

40,900 

43,400 

46.500

44,200 

42,400 

45, 900

977,100 

34,900 

tl,938

Mar.

44,100 

45,000 

47,900 

50, 100 

46,500

42,500 

39,500 

37,600 

36.500 

43,700

48,000 

47,300 

45,900 

45, 600 

40,100

40,400 

40,500 

40,200 

40,700 

47,800

46, 100 

46,300 

47,500 

57,500 

66,500

96,700 

104.000

93,100 

99,500 

97,300 

92,600

*1,717.1 

55,390 

*3,406

Apr.

88,100 

85,400 

86,100 

87,000 

90,200

85,500 

104,000 

117,000 

94,200 

83,000

90, 700 

97,400 

95,200 

93,700 

90,200

87,600 

89, 900 

102,000 

98,500 

94,100

110,000 

144,000

142,000 

125,000 

115,000

113,000 

118,000 

129,000 

142,000 

136,000

*3433.8 

104,500 

*6,216

Hay

138,000 

140,000 

142,000 

138,000 

149,000

150,000 

155,000 

154,000 

157,000 

159,000

167,000 

170,000 

177,000 

179,000 

183,000

188,000 

193,000 

194,000 

196,000

196,000

194,000 

189,000 

181,000 

174,000 

159,000

137,000 

120,000 

101,000 

87.200 

88, 800 

96,300

*4,852.3 

156,500 

*9,624

June

118,000 

144,000 

162,000 

157,000 

158,000

156,000 

152,000 

148^000 

146,000 a42,ooo

5132,000 

£27,000 

5123,000 

£19,000 

115,000

138,000 

142,000 

133,000 

129,000 

128,000

120,000 

102.000

104,000 

119,000 

131,000

144,000 

152,000 

159,000 

163,000 

167^000

*4,130 

137,700 

*8,192

July

177,000 

190,000 

194.000

194,000 

188,000

174,000 

157,000 

139,000 

132,000 

133,000

131,000 

131,000 

131,000 

131,000 

129,000

125,000 

120,000 

115,000 

114,000 

110,000

105,000 

104,000 

106,000 

99,100 

88,300

74,800 

59,100 

56,300 

57,800 

842.800

g43,loo

*3,751.3 

121,000 

*7,441

Aug.

g44, 700 

g42,800 

g44,800 

45,100 

48,800

g55,800 

g57,400 

g56,100 

g57,500 

g55,800

g47,400 

42,500 

44,800 

44,700 

41,900

40.500 

41,100 

46,200 

54,200 

62,300

67,6OO 

74,000 

55,100 

48,900 

52,800

57,700 

80,100 

107,000 

109,000

107,000 

98,900

*1,832.5 

59,110 

*3,635

Sent.

87.400 

82,000 

79,500 

80,900 

78,100

68,400 

61,600 

54,200 

48,200 

49,100

39,200 

56.700 

46,'4<30 

44,300 

46,700

49,700 

53,300 

55,500 

53,700 

62,500

63, 800 

57,300 

61,400 

62,100 

62,100

60,300 

55,200 

55,200 

55,600 

61,300

*1,765.8 

58, 860 

*3,502

Calendar year 1953: Max 232,000 Kin 28,400 Mean 84,350 Ae-ft 61,060,000 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 196, OOo Mln 27,100 Mean 72,940 Ac-ft 52,810,000

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings at auxiliary gage.
CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN 517

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.

Location. Lat 38°50'30", long 90°01 I 59", in SE£NW£ sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 159, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Wanda, 2-J- miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles west of Edwardsville.

Drainage area. 37.0 so. mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 431.52 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 28.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 482 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 6.60 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 9,340 cfs Aug.- 15, 1946 (gage height, 18.41 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1940-41, 1944, 1948, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1941, 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

0

.11 

.49

1.2

3.5

8.0

3.0 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.2

20

45

73

120

158

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

05"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.06

^Si

759

0.25

0.008

0.00022

0.0003

Feb.

0.09

.09

.16

.19

.23

.26

.IT

.09 

.07

.07

.06

.06

.06

.07

.09

**.16

.14

.09

.06

.07

.14

.09

.07

.03

.01

0

0

0

-

2.56

0.091

0.0025

O.OO3

Mar.

0

0

.01

.03

.02

.01

.01

0 

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.02

.04

.07

.09

.07

.06

.16

.23

.TS

.07

.07

.09

.11

1.39

0.045

0.0012

O.O01

Apr.

0.14

.06

.03

-lOl

ToT

.04

.14

.09 

.07

.07

.23

.16

.09

.09

1.5

iii

.55

.23

.09

.09

'.04

.14

*.30

.61

.15

.06

.09

.14

.16

.16

7.75

0.258

0.0070

0.008

May

0.19

.34

.19

.07

.03

.04

,06

.04 

.02

.01

.01

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.32

.23

.19

.16

.14

.09

.04

.01

0

2.18

0.070

0.0019

0.002

June

0.19

6.0

43

TT.4

.39

.16

1.9

.88 

.23

.09

.02

0

0

0

0

*31

2.60

.61

.07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.12

5.4

.61

.11

94.78

3'.\6 o.ols

0.10

July

0

<5

0

9.8

3.4

.49

13.1

13.5 

 749

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40,81

1.32

0.036

0.04

Aug.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

71 

T.2

.61

.01

.36

2.3

.34

0

0

0

0

6.2

*1.3

.18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

88.50

2.85

0.077

0.09

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

121

~5M144

.88

.06

0

0

0

0

0

0

269.04

8.97

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 559 Kin 0 Mean 9.70 Cfsm 0.262 In. 3.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 144 Kin 0 Bean 1.39 Cfsn O.038 In. 0.51

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

40Z891 O - 57 - 34
518 CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'35", long 90°01'00", in NiNW£ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of county road bridge at Caseyville, 100 ft upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge and 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 157.

Drainage area. --82. 5 sq mi.

Records available.-- October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 420.97 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 17.8 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 10.27 ft); no 

flow for part of day Sept. 6, 7, 13.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height, 20.54 ft), by 

unit-hydrograph determination; no flow Sept. 8, 1953, and part of day Sept. 6, 7, 13, 

1954.

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

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of East Side Levee and Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1085: 1946(M). WSP 1145: 1946. WSP 1208: 1942(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21 to Apr. 27)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5

0

.07

.31

.75

1.6

2.7

4.0

10.7

1.7

2.a

2.5 

3.0 

3.3 

4.O 

6.0

74

130

218

428

783

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

0.14

.16

.16

1.2

Z.5

.42

.25

.25

.19

.22

.14

..03

TT5

.22

.19

.21

.21 

.10

.05

.34

.35

.43

.41

.40

.12

.25

*1.4

.66

.31

25

. 28

12.02

0.388

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0.10

1 28

!36

.38

.30

.31

.12

.08

.33

.28

.21

.59

.38

.28

.47

.64 

.54

.54

.64

.54

~~!"8~1 2. 0

.64 

.46

.54

,38

.34

,42

.46

13.49

0.450

0.020

0.02

Dec,

0.59

.59

.81

.64

.64

.64

.46

.46

.59

.59

.64

.54

.46

.46

.50

.54

.50 

.59

.50

.38

.46

.50

.38

.42 

.46

.46

.46

.50

.46

.50

.50

16.22

0.523

0.023

0.03

Jan.

0.54

.54

.42

.38

.50

.59

.64

.64

.64

.50

.50

.42

.59

.69

.81

.69

.38 

-ili

.54

*3.0

.94

.50

.46

.59 

.64

.94

1.4

1.2

.87

.64

.46

21.99

0.709

0.032

0.04

Feb.

0.38

.46

.69

.64

.59

.50

.42

.38

.46

.50

.50

.42

.31

.22

755

*1.2

!42

.42

.42

.38

.31

.38

.38 

.46

.46

.31

.31

12.71

0.454

0.020

0.02

Mar.

0.19

.46

.68

.31

.38

.34

.28

.31

.34

.38

. a. 3

a. 25

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**a.2

.17 

.20

.74

.25

.14

. 1O

TT5

.25 

2.3

.46

.22

.14

.16

.19

.16

10.69

0.345

0.015

0.02

Apr.

0.16

.14

.10

.07

715

.91

.46

.22

.16

.14

2.0

.54

.31

1.1

£7

15.5

.87 

.42

.25

.28

.34

.94

*1.5

.42

6.5

3.7

.46

.42

.46

.50

85.97

2.87

0.128

0.14

May

0.54

"TTs 10.8

.88

.75

2.3

2.5

.94

.75

.75

.94

.87

*1 1

".'87

.59

.38

.34 

.38

2.0

1.0

.69

.59

.64

.69 

1.1

.69

.87

.54

.38

OC ti

36.93

1.19

0.053

0.06

June

1.1

3.3

4.5

.81

.50

'.38

.46

.91

.70

.64

.59

.25

.10

.12

56

*22

6.0

.75

.46

.42

.38

.50

.59

.46 

.42

.28

.08

fit

.22

103. 14

3.44

0.153

0.17

July

0.14

.34

.28

.31

.19

.21

.34

.80

.38

.25

.07

.05

713

.50

.50

.46

.42 

.38

.42

.38

*.62

.95

17.1 T64 

.25

.14

.23

.58

.49 

32

28.12

0.907

0.040

0.05

Aug.

1.3

2.0

.64

.64

.64

.64

.59

4.9

1.0

.50

.62

2.9

.81

.46

.25

.34

fci

.87

.78

.46

.22

.05

ti

.31

.28

1.2

.38 

.34

4.7

35.33

1.14

0.051

0.06

Sept.

0.42

.38

.50

.42

.10

.01

.03

.29

.30

.21

.19

.10

*.01

.23

.25

.17

.19 

.19

1.4

611

24

2.1

1.1

.94 

.94

.69

.69

.69

.64 

1.4

649.58

21.7

0.964

1.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 71 Min 0 Mean 4.10 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 611 Min 0.01 Mean 2.81 Cfsm 0.125 In. 1.70

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs). Sept. 20 (7:30 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (10.27 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 recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 519

Kaskaskia River at Bondville, 111.

Location. lat 40°06'47", long 88°20'55", in NW&IW£ sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 50 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Bondville, and 3.8 miles west of Champaign.

Drainage area. 12.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 689.89 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 9.81 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 337 cfs June 7 (gage height, 7.73 ft); no flow 

Sept. 21-24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 427 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 10.93 ft); no flow 

Sept. 21-24, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

3.5

7.0

74

191

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 5

. 4.

[2

.2 

.2

6.5

0.21

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0.2

. 2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

0.14

0.011

0.01

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.5

b.8

bl. 2

1. '.7Q

.6 

.4

9.4

0.30

0.024

0.03

Jan.

0.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

"7T s l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

*bl.7

b.4

.3

.2

.2

8.8

0.28

0.023

0.03

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

bTT

.2

.2

.2

.9

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

-

------

6.8

0.24

0.020

0.02

Mar.

0.2

.2

bT2

b.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2 

.2

9.3

0.30

0.024

0.03

Apr.

0.2Ti?

.2

.2

.6

1.4

.8

.6

.5

1.9

48

10

6.6

5.0

7.8

20

9.0

6.4

4.8

*4.0

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

\ 1.7

152.3

5.08

0.413

0.46

May

1.5

2.0

175

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

*.7

.6

.6

.il

"

28.6

0.92

0.075

0.09

June

6.0

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.6

27

*160

*67

34

20

13

9.0

7.5

6.4

5.4

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.6

2,3

*2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

402.5

13.4

1.09

1.22

July

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

 1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

tf

.4 

.3

21.9

0.71

0.058

0.07

Aug.

0.2

.3

.3

1.5

.5

.3

.2

.5

.3

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.Z

.!

!l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

!l

8.4

0.27

0.022

0.05

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

2.6

0.09

0.0075

0.008

Calendar year 1953: Max 150 Mln 0.1 Mean 4.16 Cfsm 0.338 In. 4.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 160 Mln 0 Mean 1.81 Cfsm 0.147 In. 2.02

Peak discharge (base. 160 cfs).--Apr. 11 (1:30 a.m.) 207 cfs (6.19 ft); June 7 (12 p.m.) 337 cfs 

(7.73 ft).

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
520 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Kaskaskia River at Ficklin, 111.

Location. Lat 39°48'00", long 88°21'55", in SW&IWir sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 7 E., on1 left 

bank 0.25 mile upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile west of Ficklin, and 7 miles downstream from Twomile Slough.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available.--February to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 642.10 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,140 cfs June 9 (gage height, 8.95 ft); no

Remarks.--Records good. Records of daily discharge include only flow over control. Water 

is pumped into river from wells 21.5 miles upstream. Diversion for industrial supply 

above control. Waste water returns to river 500 ft downstream.

Rating table, Feb. 26 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-8, Sept. 28-30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

0

.2 

1.0 

2.3 

4.0

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

18

37

134

290

450

1,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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)

(tt)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

.

-

-

~

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

0.6

1.5

.3

-

_

-

_

-

Mar.

0.2

.2

.9

0 

.1

.6

2.2

1.0

1.2

.4

.6.

5.5

7 . 2

6.0

4.1

5.3

2.5

1.8

2.5

4.8

2.1

**1.5

2.2

4.0

2.7

3.8

1.2

2.6

1.5

1.6 

1.7

72.0

2.32

-6.95

5.59

Apr.

1.7

1.4

1.4

iii

25

22

15

4.0

1.9

39

44

18

11

53

128

78

38

23

16

12

11

9.9

7.9

5.5

4.3

5.8

4.4

*8.3

7.8

603.1

20.1

-0.88

4.39

May

8.0

11

14

8.8 

5.4

1.0

2.6

3.1

2.5

1.6

2.4

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.2

4.2

4.3

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

1.8

2.5

2.1

2.3

5.3

8.0

7.1

3.7 

3.6

135.5

4.37

-6.06

5.74

June

137

*180

88

45 

28

20

17

*621

*600

*268

*159

101

66

49

37

»29

25

17

14

12

9.1

*8.3

7.2

5.2

4.4

6.3

5.0

4.5

5.1

5 2

2,573.3

85.8

-0.46

5.93

July

5.8

4.7

4.4

II

16

7.0

*7.0

*6.2

5.3

5.3

*6.5

3.5

3.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.7

7.8

3.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.7

t!.4

.5

.4

213.0

6.87

-6.50

6.93

Aug.

4.2

*8.7

*8.0

~6.0

.8

.8

1.1

.7

4.0

1.6

1.0

1.1

.9

1.0

2.5

6.5

2.4

79

74

7.7

.7

.9

.8

...6

.6

.9

.8

.8

*1 9

1.2

309.2

9.97

-3.39

5.07

Sept.

1.0

1.2

.4

.8 

.3

.9

1.4

~!"9 2 3

.5

.2

.6

.8

.8

.7

.3

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

.6 ' .6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.9

.8

.7

23.4

0.78

-9.19

5.82

Adjusted for pumpage and diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Calendar year 1953; 

Water year 1953-54-

Max 

Max

0 

0. 

0.

Observed

Min 

Min

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs}. June 9 (12:30

.96 23.6 

008 0.186 

009 0.21

4.05 9 

0.032 0. 

0.04 0

Mean 

Mean

Mean 

Mean

1.3 7 . 30 1 

719 0.057 0. 

.80 0.07 C

Adjusted

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.6 -2.59 

091 -0.020 

.10 -0.02

In. 

In.

a.m.) 1,140 cfs (8.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

** Field estimate made on this day.

f Pumpage from wells Into river 21.5 miles upstream.

tt Diversion above station for Industrial supply.

Note. Negative adjusted figures Indicate that seepage and other losses exceeded yield.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 521

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111.

Location. La t Sg-S?'!!", long 88°36'17", in HWfcWfc see. 36, T. 14 N., R. 5 E., on right 

oankat downstream side of county road bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Chicago & Eastern 

Illinois Railroad, 0.8 mile north of Sullivan, and 5| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.93 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 645.36 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5.8 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 1.60 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 472 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 6.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during part of each 

year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0 

.1 

.6

1.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

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

.1

0

0

0 

0

0.1

0.003

0.00038

0.0005

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.1

0.003

0.00038

0.0005

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.0013

0.001

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

~7z 1.4

.1

0

0

*0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.8

0.09

0.011

0.01

May

o

. 3!i.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

0.9

0.03

0.0038

0.004

June

0.4

!2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.6

0.05

0.0063

0.008

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

o.s

0.03

0.0038

0.004

Sept.

C

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4.0 Min 0 Mean 1.76 Cfsm 0.222 in. 3.01 

Water year 1953-54: Max 1.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.02 Cfsm 0.0025 In. 0.03

Peak discharge (base. 160 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Observation of no flow made on this day.
522 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

Kaskaskla River at Shelbyville, 111.

Location. Lat 39°24'20", long 88°47'00 U , in SEirSWi sec. 8, T. 11 N,, R. 4 E., on left 

 bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 in Shelbyville, 2,000 ft upstream 

from Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad bridge, 7 miles upstream from Robinson Creek, 

and at mile 221.42.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1908 to December 1912, August to December 1914 (gage heights 

only), October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 535.78 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1914, chain gage at site at downstream side 

of bridge 100 ft downstream at datum 4.67 ft lower. Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, staff gage 

at present site and datum. Dec. 4, 1940, to May 31, 1950, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. June 1, 1950, to July 10, 1952, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 879 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 662 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 6.96 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1908-12, 1914, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

21.17 ft); no flow at times in 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Municipal water supply 

for Shelbyville obtained from shallow wells in gravel beds along right bank Just above

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1908.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

3.2

1-14 

0

.40 

.50

5.04

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

.6 

3.1

16

31

79

180

395

690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.46

.41

.36

.33

.31

.28

.25

.24

.20

.18

.16

.13

.10

.03

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.44

0.111

0.00011

0.0001

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.9

3.5

5.2

5.7 5.7

21.6

0.72

0.00070

0.0008

Dec.

5.7

6.2

8.4

8.4

7.8

9.0

8.4

 7.8

8.4

9.0

13

Ti- 16

ll

10

9.0

7.8

7.2

7.2

8.4

9.7

10

9.0

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.8

8.4

8.4

9.0

7.8

274.0

8.84

0.0086

0.01

Jan.

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.8

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.2

ft7

7.2

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

10

11

 15

48

39

23

31

48

42

52

44

42

548.6

17.7

0.017

0.02

Feb.

42

39

37

39

37

33

31

29

28

26

16

11

11

10

To

15

15

17

17

17

18

21

*20

17

16

14

13

12

-

611

21.8

0.021

0.02

Mar.

11

10

11

11

11

10

9.0

97U

9.0

9.0

9.7

11

11

10

12

11

11

12

18

23

20

*18

17

16

18

16

18

18

18

18

17

422.7

13.6

0.013

0.02

Apr.

17

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

21

48

48

44

35

70

506

160

328

292

252

*192

156

125

105

92

79

71

66

57

60

3,224

107

0.104

0.12

May

121

145

145

152

135

118

98

79

63

52

44

37

31

*31

29

26

24

23

24

24

21

20

21

20

20

16

17

16

ii

17

20

1,603

51.7

0.050

0.06

June

26

125

176

228

287

264

188

131

101

79

187

422

532

480

350

216

159

131

105

95

92

*71

60

52

42

35

31

28

21

ZQ

4,734

158

0.153

0.17

July

17

17

17

15

13

13'

14

14

42

11

31

26

14

10

*7.8

6.7

5.7

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

5.2

4.8

3.1

1.3

.2

0

.1

1.3

350.7

11.3

0.011

0.01

Aug.

2.5

T3

3.1

5.7

15

9.7

6.2

48

57

42

35

33

26

17

21

17

24

21

15

12

11

145

244

204

*125

74

50

31

20

15

11

1,343.0

43.3

0.042

0.05

Sept.

8 4

677

5.7

4.8

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.1

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35.1

1.17

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,820 Mln o Mean 337 Cfsm 0.327 In. 4.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 532 Min o Mean 36.1 Cfsm 0.035 In. 0.48

Peak discharge (base, 5.800 cfa).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 523

Kaskaskla River at Vandalia, 111.

Location. Lat 38°57'35", long 89°05'20", in SE^ sec. 16, T. 6 N., R, 1 E., near center 

of span on upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 85 miles upstream from 

Hickory Creek and at mile 160.85.

Drainage area. 1.980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage at present site at datum 

2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 25, 1940, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,451 cfs. 

Extrj ;s. Maximum discharge during year, 505 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Sept. 26.

1908-12, 1914-54: Maximum discharge, 52,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

27.39 ft June 29, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 cfs Aug. 22, 1911.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1208: 1919.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

0.8 9.0

1.1 22

1.8 61

2.5 117

3.0 180

5.0 600

3.0

14

1.0 

1.5

2.0 89

2.5 142

3.0 215

5.0 615

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

13

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

12

18

a22

*25

25

22

461

14.9

0.0075

0.009

Nov.

19" 20

18

17

16

15 T5-

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

a!5

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

465

15.5

0.0078

0.009

Dec.

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*20

26 a2B~

a25

26

26

26

26

a25

a25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

646

20.8

0.011

0.01

Jan.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

b24

b23

b21

b20

20

20

b!9 b!9~

*22

b30

b35

b33

b31

26

24

26

59

83

87

87

87

1,054

34.0

0.017

0.02

Feb.

64

4S

46

46

46

46

46

46

43

40

34

32

31

31

3°.

34

34

35

*36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

40

40

_

-------

1.104

§9.4

0.020

0.02

Mar.

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

29

28

*28

28

27

3?

32

32

32

34

35

li

43

43

43

43

37

37

1,077

34.7

0.018

0.02

Apr.

36

34

33

3232"

35

36

34

37

40

46

43

*40

40

45

311

440

*BB- 500

365

325

285

265

265

247

185

155

124

114

103

4,712

157

0.079

0.09

May

107

264

265

247

215

alSO

a!60

a!40

124

*108

94

84

72

*72

65

62

58

51

48

48

45

42

42

39

39

42

42

42

42

39

38

2,9}6

94.1

0.048

0.05

June

42

39

4T

51

54

62

84

103

130

142

114

98

110

*393

425

425

385

221

150

148

130

119

103

84

68

65

58

54

54

54

4,010

134

0.068

0.08

July

80

114

136

202 T70"

133

84

46

30

23

20

17

20

20

24

26

22

18

16

*15

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.2

6.8

6.5

6.2

1,322.3

42.7

O.OE2

0.02

Aug.

6.2

23

22

14

9.6

6.8

6.2

5.4

575

6.2

6.8

8.4

27

31

35

a32

*28

a26

a24

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

al6

a50

alOO 550"

a70

a57 

a46

848.4

27.4

0.014

0.02

Sept.

a39

a33

a28

a24

21

2117 '

15

14

14

13

12

*12

11

9.3

8.2

7.6

7.2

6.5

23

81

67

39

12

5.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

565.8

18.9

0.0095

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,610 Mln 11 Mean 563 Cfsm 0.284 In. 3*86

Water year 1953-54: Max 500 Mln 4.8 Mean 52.6 Cfsm 0.027 In. 0.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Shelbyville and at Carlyle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
524 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'42", long 89°21'22", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 at Carlyle, 16.5 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek and at mile 105.75.

Drainage area. 2,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1915, May 1938 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 402.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1, 1938, chain, wire-weight, or staff gage at site at Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum. July 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 

1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,131 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 746 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 9.58 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 17.

1908-12, 1914-15, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 

33.69 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1908-12, 1915.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to Hay 29)

5.2 

5.5

5.7

92

620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

a24

a24

a24

24

aSl_

a29

a28

a27

27

a27

29

a28

a26

a25

a24

a23

a22

21

a21

a21

a21

a20

a2T5

a 20

22

a24

a26

a27 *26

a27

a28

766

24.7

0.0092

0.01

Nov.

29

a55

a26

a25

a24

a23

a23

23

a23

a23

a23

a22

a2E

a22

22

a21

*2T

a22

a22

a22

a22

25

a25

25

a25

a25

a25

a25

25

a25

713

23.8

0.0089

0.01

Dec.

a25

a2T

a32

a30

a28

27

a26

a30

a35

a35

a35

a35

35

a33

a31

a30

a29

*29

a29

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a32

a35

35

a35

a35

a35 

a35

973

31.4

0.012

0.01

Jan.

a36

a37

38

a38

a38

a37

a37

a36

a35

35

a34

a33

a32

a31

aST

a31

32

a32

a32

a33

a40 *50

63

80

85

89

90

100

138

138

116

1,677

54.1

0.020

0.02

Feb.

99

ST

82

73

68

66

65

69

63

65

63

61

63

60

60

68

65

52

*58

a70

78

73

78

73

72

66

65

65

_

1,923

68.7

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,230 Mln 20

Mar.

65

68

55

65

65

65

65

a62

a6«

a5 8

aSff

a54

a52

a50

a48

a46

a45

a4T

49

49

50

52

58

61

65

61

a60

a60

a58

a56

a,55

1,771

57.1

0.021

0.02

Apr.

a55

a58

a58

a56

a55

a54

a5T

a56

a54

a54

a59

a63

66

70

80

90

150

468

a600

a5SO"

a450

a400

a350

a300

228

228

194

163

143

131

5,287

176

0.066

0.07

Mean 695

May

121

123

123

228

561

347

236

187

162

*148

136

124

114

*107

97

97

95

94

92

89

82

78

72

72

70

72

72

70

75

89

80

3,933

127

0.047

0.05

June

73

73

75

66

60

65

73

118

148

134

131

126

114

*102

96

288

406

468

372

245

179

141

124

107

99

94

90

90

84

82

4,325

144

0.054

0.06

Cfsm 0.259

July

72

77

82

97

124

121

97

95

95

95

71

36

30

27

24

22

24

25

24

*22

20

2?

20

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

1,498

48.3

0.018

0.02

Aug.

21

20

22

22

25

27

29

31

26

21

25

31

24

20

20

20

48

*36

32

32

29

26

24

22

20

20

19

67

~52 100

75

1,023

33.0

0.012

0.01

In. 3.51

Sept.

66

54

42

35

30

26

22

22

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

*12

I?

12

14

244

347

580 S9"B~

111

a60

39

a25

a20

a!5

a!3

2.207

73.6

0.027

0.03

Water year 1953-54 : Max 600 Mln 12 Mean 71.5 Cfsm 0.027 In. 0.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Vandalla and at New Athens.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 525

Centralia Reservoir Creek near Centralia, 111.

Location. Lat 38°33'34", long 89°00'23", in NW&ffi£ sec. 5, T. IN., R. 2 E,, on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge over outlet of Centralia Reservoir, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 7f miles northeast of Centralia.

Drainage area. 7 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1932 to September 1943, October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 479.76 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average runoff.--16 years (1932-42, 1948-54), 1,112.4 million gallons per year, adjusted 

(equivalent to 4.71 cfs).

Extremes. 1932-43. 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 19 or 20, 1943 (gage height, 

10.87 ft), by contracted-opening determination; no flow for long periods every year.

Remarks. Plow regulated by reservoir (area at crest of spillway, 270 acres). Discharge 

adjusted for pumpage and change in contents but not for evaporation and seepage.

Cooperation. Records of pumpage, reservoir change in contents, and rainfall (mean of 

three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

October. . . . 

November. . . 

December. . .

Calendar 

year 1953.

January. . . . 

February. . . 

March. ..... 

April ...... 

MAV

August. .... 

September. .

Water year 

1953-54.

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

0 

0 

0

3.8

0 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

.9

2.2

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

46.5 

43.8 

43.0

595.3

20.1 

18.4 

11.9 

14.3 

22.7 

24.0 

16.7 

0 

0

261.4

Change in 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-67.8 

-62.8 

-58.8

-274.1

-30.3 

-14.8 

-32.6 

-22.7 

-44.2 

-52.2 

-15.7 

+1.0 

+55.3

-345.6

Adjusted for change in reservoir 

contents and pumpaget

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-21.3 

-19.0 

-15.8

325.0

-10.2 

4.1 

-20.4 

-8.2 

-21.2 

-28.2 

1.0 

1.0 

56.2

-82.0

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

-0.098 

-.090 

-.073

.127

-.047 

.021 

-.094 

-.039 

-.098 

-.134 

.0046 

.0046 

.268

-.032

Cubic feet 

per 

second

-0.152 

-.139 

-.113

.196

-.073 

.032 

-.145 

-.060 

-.152 

-.207 

.0071 

.0071 

.415

-.050

Runoff 

(inches)

-0.18 

.16 

-.13

2.66

-.08 

.03 

-.-17 

 -.07 

-.18 

-.23 

.008 

.008 

.46

-.69

Rainfall 

(inches)

2.45 

.54 

.81

25.34

1.75 

2.09 

1.39 

2.48 

2.78 

1.08 

1.24 

4.23 

4.76

25.60

t Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded Inflow.
526 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'35", long 89°29'40", in SV&SW£ sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 4 W., near center 

 of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 0.35 mile upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1.7 miles east of Breese, and 7 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 

to September 1954.

Qage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above mean sea 

"level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 5, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, 

Aug. 14 to Dec. 7, 1914, chain gage at site 0.35 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1945-54), 546 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 6.97 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 27 to Aug. 4, Sept. 5-18.

1909-12, 1914, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Jan. 6, 1950 (gage height, 

22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow July 27 to Aug. 4, Sept. 5-18, 

1954.

Maximum discharge known, 52,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.6 ft, present v 

site and datum), by contracted-opening determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. About 0.4 cfs diverted above station for municipal supply of Breese 

is not Included in records.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Jan. 13 to Feb. 7)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

.2

.5

1.2

3.0

6.0

15

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

56

133

312

508

790

900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5 ~^

.6

1.2

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

10

14

"IT

14

14

206,4

6.66

0.0088

0.01

Nov.

14

TT

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

. 17

17

17

19

19

20

21

21

21

3025-

29

29

29

30

29

29

27

630

21.0

0.028

0.03

Dec.

22IB12

T?

16

17

19

19

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

*17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

513

16.5

0.022

0.03

Jan.

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

5TT

7.6

9.6

12

*11

10

12

16

15

18

21

24 

^5

18

362.0

11.7

0.015

0.02

Feb.

14

I?

10

8.8

8.4

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1 5-4-

6.0

7.6

*8.8

9.2

9.2

10

14

14

13-

12

11

11

12

251.2

8.97

0.012

0.01

Mar.

12

11

11

11

11

11

.10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*9.2

37?

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

11

13

14

14

15

16

16

21

27

370.4

11.9

0.016

0.02

Apr.

25

18

14

12

11

10

Iff

12

12

12

14

15

16

17

29

56

117

617

255

94

53

39

31

28

30

39

31

25

20

17

1,679

56.0

0.074

0.08

May

15

18

21

25

30

IB- 38

21

17

*14

12

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.0

BTo" 5.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6. 0

6.4

382.7

12.3

0.016

0.02

June

21

51

86

365

477

235

77

48

40

34

27

20

14

*15

144

119

59

98

160

72

39

26

17

14

9.2

6.4

20~ 5.4

17

6.4

2,322.4

77.4

0.102

0.11

July

3.0

1.9

2.6

7.6

10

8.0

3.0

2.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

5.1

3.6

3.0

2.3

1.4

.9

.8

.4

«*.3

.1

.2

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

5

0

0 

0

77.4

2.50

0.0033

0.004

Aug.

0

eff

eO

eO

elO

e!5

e20

e!9O To"

86

106

47

26

14

10

7.2

*9.2

13

14

13

10

11

17

17

9.2

5.1

6.8

11

13

9.2

4.8

724.5

23.4

0.031

0.04

Sept.

2.6

1.2

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.0

244

770

860 TBT

181

12

11

9.6

6.8

5.4

4.8

2,872.0

95.7

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 5.0OO Hin 0.5 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.250 In. 3.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 860 Mln 0 Mean 28.5 Cfam 0.038 In. 0.51

Peak discharge (base, 5.500-cfs) . Ho peak above base.

* 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 engineer's and observer's 

notes, weather records, and records for Macoupln Creek near Kane.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 527

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111.

Location. Lat 38°19<22", long 89°52'57", in SW£ sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from highway bridge at New Athens and at mile 40.9.

'Drainage area. 5.220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1907 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, January 

1335 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 359.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of, 

 1929. January 1907 to Dec. 31, 1912, June 22, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, chain gage at 

site 0.66 mile upstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1937, auxiliary staff gages on 

Mississippi River near mouth of Kaskaskia River, 41 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 31 years, 4,054 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 15.27 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1907-12, 1914-21, 1935-54: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs May 23, 1943 (gage height, 

39.35 ft, backwater from Mississippi River); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 5, 1941, caused by 

backwater from Mississippi River; minimum, unaffected by backwater, that of Sept. 19, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Mississippi River, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for auxiliary gages on Mississippi River furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1910-12, 192'0.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from Mississippi 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19, 20)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20

1.5 42

2.0 102

4.0 375

Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

6.0 

7.0

760

1,060

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

36

108

250

6.0 835

8.0 1,460

15.0 4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

68

65

67

73_

73

72

72

70

70

70

67

64

60

59

58

56

53

53

53

50

49

50-

48

Iff

50

*55

58

55

54

55

1,863

60.1

0.012

0.01

Nov.

55

60

61

60

60

59

56

58

56

55

54

54

53

53

50

49

BT

53

52

53

50

55

54

54

54

56

59

62

64 

6T

1,672

55.7

0.011

0.01

Dec.

60

55

73

71

68

65

62

64

76

7T

73

71

71

71

70

*71

68

b67

65

66

65

64

63

62

61

62

62

61

61

61 

63

2,056

66.3

0.013

0.01

Jan.

65

65

66

65

65

66

66

65

66

66

66

b65

b62

bE5

67

67

66

65

64

*82

88

b95

b98

101

107

111

120

129

131

131 

146

2,581

83.3

0.016

0.02

Feb.

ISO" 180

164

151

137

125

114

106

102

97

96

96

94

89

85

92

94

97

122

166

164

149

140

131

120

112

108

106

-

3,417

122

0.023

0.02

Mar.

TOO" 102

100

97

94

94

90

88

86

85

84

83

82

78

76

74

 73

74

79

77

76

72

71

70

75

79

80

83

84

86 

92

2,587

83.5

0.016

0.02

Apr.

96

96

102

102

95

91

91

94

89

88

89

95

107

115

129

442

595

575

635

860

770

670

*550

460

390

341

324

315

298 

273

8,977

299

0.057

0.06

May

242

242

258

390

400

440

550" 550

460

360

306

*273

242

228

212

205

205

220

212

212

228

212

177

149

145

120

111

105

99 

94

STT yo

7,742

250

0.048

0.06

June

135" 100

642

HO" 650

c333

C450

0462

c374

C344

341

290

242

220

205

*184

198

281

420

570

570

440

332

265

220

198

258

c264

c322 

C316

10,066

336

0.064

0.07

July

C272

0273

0315

c321

C484

380

235

191

167

145

132

129

114

100

90

82

74

69

65

62

*59

64

132

159

104

77

61

54

50 

46

45

4,551

147

0.028

0.03

Aug.

67 330"

450

298

228

205

142

281

400

298

205

162

141

131

112

96

86

74

*92

155

127

100

87

122

134

111

100

90

76

74

114

5,088

164

0.031

0.04

Sept.

146

134

116

103

90

82

76

69

64

60

91

90

68

*56

50

47

45

43

42 18"9~

3,220

4.500

4,300

3,700

1,780

810

470

306

235 

191

21,173

706

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,070 

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,500

Mln 

Mln

Mean 1,210 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.14 

Mean 197 Cfsm 0.038 In. 0.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

c Backwater from Mississippi River.
528 MARYS RIVER BASIN

Marys River near Sparta, 111.

Location. lat 38°06'29", long 89"38'S6", in NE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.3 mile downstream from small tributary and 3.2 miles southeast of Sparta.

Drainage area. 17.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 430 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 14.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 414 cfs June 3 (gage height, 11.33 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Jan. 3, 1950 (gage height, 13.83 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

rks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2 3.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

C)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

C)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

2.Q

.4

.2

.2

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.13

0.0073

0.008

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

May

Q.

53

4.2

.4

.1

.1

1.0

.2

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

59.2

1.91

0.107

0.12

June

0.3

20

98

1 .0

.3

.1

.1

.1

51

15

.8

.2

.1

.1

fi

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

187.1

6.24

0.351

0.39

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

o

5.2

. 8

1.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.0096

0.01

Sept.

2.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

i>a

37

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

88.2

2.94

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

Mln 

Mln

Mean 6.21 

Mean 0.94

Cfsm 0.349 In. 

Cfsm 0.053 In.

4.74

0.71

Peak discharge (base. 750 efs). No peak above baae. 

* Observation of no flow made on thla day.
BIG MIDDY RIVER BASIN 529

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111.

Location. Lat 37°59'40", long 88°58'30", in NEcNW£ sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 2 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 14, a third of a mile upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Benton, 4| miles east of Christopher, 

and 9 miles upstream from Middle Pork Big Muddy River.

Drainage area. 498 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 365.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 25, 1946, chain gage, and July 25 to Aug. 12, 1946, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9,years, 536 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,820 cfs May 5 (gage height, 14.52 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 2-4, 7-9.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 88,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1946; maximum gage height, 24.02 ft 

Aug. 18, 1946; minimum discharge, that of July 2-4, 7-9, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12 to Feb. 9)

Oct. 1 to June 5

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

0.3

.8

1.7

3.1

7.5

14

42

76

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

158

382

710

1,230

1,640

2,310

3,570

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

4.0

June 6 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1.1 

2.3

4.1

40 

67 

137 

23S 

527 

930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 '

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.7

l.S

1.8

2.7

1.6

1.0

.8

1.4

1±1

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

*1.E

l!2

1.2 

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

^y

.7

.8

1.2

1.5

1.7

1 8 

2^0

47.7

1.54

0.0031

0.004

Nov.

2.4

4.Q

3.9

3.5

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.6

3.1

3.7

2

D

 o

51.9

1.73

O.0035

0.004

Dec.

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.5

al.5

al.6

a2.0

0.2*2.

a2.5

a2.2

*2.0 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

JUS

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

55.8

1.80

O.OO36

0.004

Jan.

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.5

4.0

2.5

1.7 

1.5

12

11

*9.0

15

9.0

7.2

9.0

5.5

4.6

4.2

3 9

142.5

4.60

O.OO92

0.01

Feb.

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

13

15

*7.0 

8.2

S3.

11

7.8

7.0

7.8

7.0

5.8

S.O

4.6

-

159.1

5.68

0.011

0.01

Mar.

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

30

2.0

2.0 

*2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

3.4

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.5

4.6

89.5

2.89

O.0058

0.007

Apr.

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

3.7

4.6

3.3

3.3

6.2

7.5

6.5

4.8

*4.0

4.0

5.8

24

II

18

9.4

6.5

7.0

6.8

6.0

5.0

4.8

3.3

1.8 1 4.

iiZ

269.5

8.98

0.018

0.02

Msy

1.3

25O

855

2,110

2.700

2,150

1,540

914

356

99

54

35

28

*15

8.1

4.6

3.3

3.0 

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.5

1.8

.9

.6

.5 4

.6

 6

.7

11,144.6

360

0.723

0.83

June

0.8

.7

1.4

390

650

296

83

50

59

26

16

10

10

8.5

4.6

*7.7

64

66 

26

12

7.0

10

7.2

2.8

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

ts

1,775.7

59.1

0.119

0.13

July

0.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.7

.9

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1 

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.1

3.2

26

54

36

20

12

*5.9

3.4 

2.1

187.2

6.04

0.012

0.01

Aug.

JUS

5.7

51

270

ill

114

46

26

15

9.0

5.9

4.6

3.7

3.0

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.1 

1.9

*65

62

19

6.4

4.3

9.0

2.8

1.8

5.0

5.9

41 

57

1,153.4

36.6

0.073

0.08

Sept.

26

19

11

6.4

4.5

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

6.9

302

611

I5fi

750

346

78

59

£4

16

11

5,017.6

101

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,940 Mln 0.4 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,700 Mln "0.3 Mean 49.5 Cfan, 0.093 In. 1.34

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efai. May 5 (1 a.m.) 2,82O cfs (14.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Plumfleld.
530 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111.

Location. Lat 37°53'40", long 88°48'45", in SW-fSW^ sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 800 ft downstream from outlet of West Frankfort Reservoir and 6 miles east of 

West Frankfort .

Drainage aj-ea.--4.03 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1946, October 1948 to September 1954.

gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 420.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average runoff . 13 years (1939-46, 1948-54), 854.5 million gallons per year, adjusted 

(equivalent to 3.62 cfs).

Extremes. 1938-46, 1948-54: Maximum discharge, 347 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 3.09 

FETfno flow for periods in most years .

Remarks. Flow regulated by West Frankfort Reservoir (area at crest of spillway, 183 acres). 

Records adjusted for pumpage and change In reservoir contents , but not for evaporation 

and seepage.

Cooperation. Records of pumpage, reservoir change In contents, and rainfall (mean of 

three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Revisions. --WSP 1278: Drainage area.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

November. ...... 

December. ......

Calender year 

1953.

September. .....

Water year 

1953-54.

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

0.4 

.6 

.6

108.4

.4 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

3.0

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

42.4 

40.1 

39.5

472.6

40.0 

31.7 

26.3 

26.0 

31.7 

36.6 

37.3 

22.3 

27.4

401.3

Change In 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-30.7' 

-32.2 

-22.1

-87.1

-11.2 

-6.3 

-18.8 

-2.5 

-11.1 

-24.2 

-34i 1 

-19.7 

-10.9

-223.8

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents and pumpage

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

12.1 

8.5 

18.0

493.9

29.2 

25.5 

7.6 

23.7 

20.8 

12.6 

3.3 

2.7 

16.5

180.5

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

0.097 

.070 

.144

.336

.234 

.226 

.061 

.196 

.166 

.104 

.026 

.022 

.136

.123

Cubic 

feet per 

second

0.150 

.108 

.223

.520

.362 

.350 

.094 

.303 

.257 

.161 

.040 

.034 

.210

.190

Runoff 

(inches)

0.02 

.12 

.26

6.90

.42 

.36 

.11 

.34 

.30 

.18 

.05 

.04 

.23

2.43

Rainfall 

(inches)

2.18 

.89 

1.15

25.94

3.34 

1.87 

1.37 

3.57 

2.25 

3.18 

.74 

4.54 

3.16

28.24

Note. Figures of pumpage estimated from total pumpage from two reservoirs.
BIG MUDDY RIVtR BASIN 

Big Muddy River at Plumfleld, 111.

531

Location. Lat 37°54 1 05", long 89°00'50", In NW$ see. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield and 

1.9 miles downstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area.--753 sq mi.

Records available. June 1908 to December 1918 (published as "near Camboh"), August 1914 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 358.24 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, chain gage at site 1.7 

miles upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, chain gage at site 

a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, 

chain gage at site at bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 4.14 f.t lower. 

Since Pec. 14, 1937, auxiliary wire-weight gage at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 715 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 7; maximum gage height, 9.26 ft 

May 7; minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs July 21.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Aug. 19, 1946; maximum gage height, 28.22 

ft Aug. 19, 1946; no flow at times in 1914, 1936, 1940-41.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 700; 1929. WSP 805: 1935.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

52

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.13

.13

.13

.20

.69

.92

.80

.92

1.0

1.5

2.6

6,8

10^2

9.1

3.9

2.6

2.5

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.5 

3.0

*3.6

3.2

, 2.6 

v 2.1

85.32

2.75

0.0037

0.004

Nov.

2.1

2.3

2.5

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

*1.5

1*1

1.5

1.9

.1.9

2.8

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.2 

3.9

3.6

4.2

&&

94.6

3.15

0.0042

0.005

Dec.

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.1

5.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

5.6

6.8

1*1 *6.8

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.6

2:5

H2.3

2.3

2.3

2 5

126.0

4.06

0.0054

0.006

Jan.

2£

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

3.4

7.5

12.6

11.6

7.9

5.8

14.0

 27

18.0

11.2

15.6

15.0

12.6 

17.4

18.0

13.1

14.0 

10.7

280.5

9.05

0.012

0.01

Feb.

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

3*1

10.5

li

46

23

26

37

28

19.2

15.0

13.6

11.6 

10.2

9.4

-

------

371.3

13.3

0.018

0.02

Mar.

8^3.

7.2

6.4

6.8

6.1

5.3

4.2

3.9

3.6

4.4

6.4

6.1

5.6

6.1

6.1

3.4

2.6

*1*3

2.3

2.3

2.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.6

6.8 

8.3

6.4

5.3

5.3

6.1

153.6

4.95

0.0066

0.008

Apr.

7.2

6.4

6.1

6.4

5,1

7.2

12.6

16.2

24

27

19.8

16.8

12.6

*10.7

9.4

10.7

12.1

36

50

34

21

15.0

40

89

49

32 

21

14.5

11.2

8.3

631.5

21.0

0.028

0.03

May

7.5

137

796

1,110

1,450

1,640

1.750

1,620

1,130

486

163

*76

50

35

23

16.2

12.1

9.1

a9

alO

a8. 5

7.2

6.4

5.6

4.2

3.2 

2*G

2.6

3.2

a3.5 

a4

10,580. 9

341

0.453

0.52

June

a4.5

a4

a3

alOO

a450

a5QO

a300

alSO

a!20

a60

a35

a!7

14.0

a!3

alO

12.6

14.4

85

50

23

12.6

19.6

80

28

11.6

7.2 

5.0

3.2

2,5

3.0

2,143.2

71.4

0.095

0.11

July

3.6

2.6

2.1

2.3

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

.80

.59

.46

.40

.34

.29

.20

.16

.10

.08

,06

.06

.45

2.8

3.9

47

59 

36

2O

12.1

7.9 

5.3

217.09

7.00

0.0093

0.01

Aug.

4.4

9.1

12.1

123

346

172

79

41

23

16.2

11.2

9.1

6.8

5.6

4.7

3.9

3.2

3.0 l^s.

9.0

79

49

23

11.2

8.3

9.4 

5.6

7.8

25

70 

68

T, 241.1

40. 0

0.053

0.06

Sept.

39

27

19.2

12.1

8.3

5.8

4.4

3.6

2.6

1.7

1.2

.80

.59

.46

.40

*.24

..20

Tie" .16

1.2

331

. 662

802

lil TfS?

224 

65

38

24

19.2

3,834.31

128

0.170,

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,790 Mln 0.13 Mean 355 Cfsm 0.471 In. 6.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,750 Mln 0.06 Mean 54.1 Cfso 0.072 In. 0.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Benton and at Murphysboro.
53S BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.

Location. La t 37°43'50", long 88°53'2l", In NW£NW£ sec. 21, T. 9 S., R. 3 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles downstream from 

Buckley Creek and 2 miles east of Marion.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Altitude of gage Is 415 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs May 2 (gage height, 8.65 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 503 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13-22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.5

3.6

.2

.5

1.2

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

10

30

71

260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

fl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

11

*7.5

.8

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

19.4

0.63

0.020

0.02

Feb.

fi.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

«55

ss.8.5

3.1

20

15

5.0

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

-

200.7

7.17

0.225

0.23

Calendar year 1953 : Max 310 Mln 0 

Water year 1953-54 : Max 230 Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Apr.

fl

0

0

0

0

17

43

18

8.6

4.6

3.1

1.7

.9

*0

.1

.9

.9

.4

.1

0

0

6.0

20

6.4

4.4

1.4

10

12

1.8

2.8

163.1

5.44

0.171

0.19

May

15

250

86

23

6.6

4.4

4.4

1.7

.9

.5

.4

.3

*. 1

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

0

374.5

12.1

0.379

0.44

June

fi.

0

gg

14

7.2

1.2

.1

0

1.0

3.8

.5

.1

0

0

0

*1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51.4

1.71

0.054

0.06

July

2.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.000094

0.0001

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mean 5.97 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.54 

Mean 2.24 Cfsm 0.0070 In. 0.95

Sept.

2.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.4

2.7

0

0

0

0

lil

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

8.3

0.28

0.0088

0.01

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale, 111.

533

Location. Lat 37°43'29", long 89°08'59", in NW&SW£ sec. 19, T. 9 S. ( R. IE., 500 ft 

north of dam at Crab Orchard Lake, 2? miles upstream from Drury Creek, and 3 miles 

east of Carbondale.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1953, staff gage at site about 7 miles upstream at different 

datura read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.97 ft June 15; minimum, 3.05 ft Dec. 22. 

 T552-54: Maximum gage height, 5.75 ft May 18, 1953; minimum, that of Dec. 22, 1953.

Remarks'. Lake is part of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Diversion from lake for 

municipal supply of Carbondale during drought periods or other emergencies,

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.56

3.55

3.54

3.53

3.64

3.61

3.61

3.60

3.58

3.57

3.56

3.55

3.55

3.53

3.52

3.51

3.51

3.50

3.49

3.48

3.48

3.47

3.46

3.44

3.44

3.45

3.47

3.45

3.44

3.45

3.43

Nov.

3.42

3.42

3.41

3.40

3.40

3.38

3.35

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.31

3.31

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.29

3.29

3.31

3.30

3.28

3.32

3.32

3.30

3.28

3.28

3.26

3.28

3.27

3.27

_______

Dec.

3.27

3.28

3.31

3.25

3.32

3.28

3.31

3.31

3.25

3.28

3.29

3.28

3.27

3.20

3.24

3.23

3.22

3.22

3.21

3.22

3.22

3.15

3.19

3.19

3.18

3.18

3.19

3.19

3.19

3.18

3.17

Jan.

3.17

3.16

3.17

3.17

3.14

3.15

3.15

3.16

3.14

3.22

3.18

3.18

3.20

3.24

3.27

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.54

3.53

3.56

3.56

3.56

3.57

3.58

3.58

3.63

3.63

3.62

3.63

Feb.

3.62

3.61

3.60

3.60

3.61

3.62

3.61

3.59

3.61

3.61

3.59

3.59

3.58

3.58

3.58

3.78

4.02

4.06

4.10

4.15

4.18

4.21

4.19

4.20

4.17

4.18

4.17

4.14

-

- ______

_______

Mar.

4.16

4.13

4.07

4.11

4.14

4.13

4.13

4.13

4.12

4.14

4.14

4.15

4.07

4.06

4.06

4.07

4.08

4.09

4.06

4.07

4.07

4.07

4.06

4.07

4.09

4.11

4.13

4.12

4.10

4.11

4.09

Apr.

4'. 09

4.07

4.08

4.07

4.06

4.10

4.14

4.22

4.27

4.26

4.25

4.26

4.24

4.24

4.25

4.26

4.30

4.28

4.28

4.28

4.27

4.28

4.37

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.38

4.41

4.40

4.41

_______

May

4.43

4.55

4.70

4.77

4.78

4.80

4.80

4.79

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.77

4.75

4.74

4.74

4.73

4.72

4.70

4.69

4.68

4.67

4.66

4.65

4.64

4.64

4.64

4.63

4.66

4.67

4.67

June

4.63

4.70

4.74

4.79

4.79

4.79

4.75

4.78

4.83

4.93

4.94

4.93

4.92

4.91

4.92

4.93

4.91

4.91

4.89

4.87

4.84

4.85

4.91

4.92

4.90

4.88

4.87

4.87

4.84

4.83

July

4.82

4.79

.78

.77

.7-6

.74

.71

.72

4.71

4.69

4.67

4.63

4.61

4.59

4.59

4.54

4.52

4.47

4.49

4.46

4.50

4.59

4.59

4.58

4.55

4.53

4.51

4.47

4.44

4.42

4,40

Aug.

4.44

4.47

4.46

4.44

4.44

4.52

4.52

4.48

4.47

4.45

4.45

4.46

4.43

4.41

4.40

4.38

4.38

4.35

4.33

4.35

4.41

4.42

4.40

4.36

4.34

4.34

4.32

4.31

4.29

4.32

4..9

Sept.

4.28

4.26

4.22

4.21

4.19

4.19

4.21

4.23

4.21

4.16

4.15

4.14

4.11

4.09

4.08

4.07

4.05

4.04

4.05

4.20

4.36

4.40

4.39

4.37

4.36

4.36

4.35

4.34

4.33

4.35

402891 O - 57 - 35
534 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.

Location. Lat 37°58 I 00", long 89°21'00", In SW£ sec. 29, T. 6 S., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, l£ miles east of Matthews, 

3| miles upstream from Galum Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Du Quoin.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 368.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 25, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.22 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Aug. 17, 1946 (gage height, 23.24 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1953-54.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

aO

aff

aO

a.l

aji

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a. 4

*.2

a.l 

aO

aO

2.1

0.07

0.00024

0.0003

Nov.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 4

.7

.7

.9

 ^1.0

.7

.6

a. 5

6.3

0.21

0.00072

0.0008

Dec .

aO.5

175

a. 6 

a. 7

a, 6

a. 6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

^1 

.8

*.7

a. 6

a. 6

.7

.7

.7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6 

a. 6

20.2

0.65

0.0022

0.003

Jan.

aO.6

a. 6

a. 7 

a. 7

a. 7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

.8

16

20

IS

14

11

9.0

7.4

7.0

5.4

4.7

5.4 

6.6

137.8

4.45

0.015

0.02

Feb.

6.8

5.8

5.0 

4.1

3.4

2.6

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

25

 24

12

6.0

15

7.2

5.8

4.3

3.O

1.6

.9

.7

172

-

143.5

5.12

0.018

0.02

Mar.

1.1

1.0

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

TT

1.0

1.5

1.8

2^2

1.6

!4

33.8

1.09

0.0037

0.004

Apr.

0.2

.1

0 

0

0

0

.1

17

11

4.0

1.8

.8

.4

.6

*30

~9T 154

37

19

11

6.6

4.7

2.6

1.6

.9

.6

.7

.7

.9

405.2

13.5

0.046

0.05

May

1.8

753

1.560 

1,636

178

48

35

32

52

37

23

*13

5.2

2.2

.9

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.5

3,581.0

116

0.399

0.46

June

21

39

455 

246" 880

54

33

22

28

74

116

 54

30

17

4.1

2.2

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

14

10

1.0

.7

.6

75

.6

.6 

.6

2,115.4

70.5

0.242

0.27

July

0.5

.5

.5 

2.3

54

44

19

5.6

1.8

.8

.5

.4

a. 3

a. 3 

a. 3

a4aTz

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.2

a. 2

a. 2

17

16

15

3.1

.7

.4 

.4

.4

185.4

5.98

0.021

0.02

Aug.

0.4

.4

3.8 

93

46

20

7.6

3.8

3.8

2.2

1.0

.8

.8

a.l 

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

*.6

a. 6

110

31

6.0

1.3

.6

.4

.3

.3

5.4

.5 

a. 2

a.l

343.5

11.1

0.038

0.04

Sept.

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*O 

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

5.0

102

364

126

48

25

13

6.4

3.4

1.8 

1.5

696.1

23.2

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,000 Min 0 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.364 In. 4.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 21.0 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.98

Peak dlsehar 2.300 efs). Mo peak above base.

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Marys 

River near Sparta and Big Muddy River near Benton.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 535

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.

Location. Lat 37°44'55", long 89°20'45", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W. t on left bank 

just upstream from Lewis Creek, 0.1 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad 

bridge, at Murphysboro.

Drainage area. 2,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1916 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to 1931).

£_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to June 20, 1931, chain gage at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft 

downstream, at datum 5 ft lower. June 20, 1931, to July 11, 1933, chain gage at upstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek at present 

datura. Since Oct. 6, 1931, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 7,700 ft 

upstream.

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 1,854 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs May 5; maximum gage height, 11.97 ft 

May 5,6; maximum daily reverse flow, 220 cfs July 3, caused by backwater from 

Mississippi River; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 2.5 cfs Oct. 1.

1917-54: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1949 (gage height, 36.01 ft); maximum daily reverse flow, 4,400 cfs July 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi 

River; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936 (unaffected by backwater).

Flood of Feb. 2, 1916, reached a stage of 34.9 ft, present datum (discharge, 

28,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or extremely 

flat slope, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

377J

3.0

4.1

13

13

14

14

14

12

11

10

9.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

10

12

14

IS

17.

14

13

*11

9.2

7.4

8.3

308.2

9.94

0.0046

0.005

Nov.

8.3

BTS

8.3

9.2

12

13

13

14

15

17

18

19

20

20

20

21

 23

24

25

25

26

32

32

32 

34

35

BT

33

32

31

654.1

21.8

O.O10

0.01

Dec.

31

33

36

37

38

38

36

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

31

32

*31

30

29

28

28

26

27

27 

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

954

30.8

0.014

0.02

Jan.

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

Z5

23

27

25

25

24

29

33

35

35

36

38

66

*150

~§4 186

61 

51

48

81

74

61

50

44

1,488

48.0

0.022

0.03

Feb.

39

36

33

31

30

30

28

28

28

26

27

26

25

25

26

108

 373

477 '550"

256

348

205

147

98 

74

56

53

48

-

2,961

106

0,049

0.05

Mar.

43

39

36

33

32

29

28

27

24

24

23

21

19

19

17

17

15

*14

15

15

12

10

9.2

8.3 

13

16

20

29

28

24

19

678.5

21.9

0.010

0.01,

Apr.

15

11

9.2

6.5

4.1

5.6

8.3

34

83

87

62

43

31

23

19

*26

86

143

157

TT

65

60

57

78 

79

78

56

40

26

18

1,504.7

50.2

0.023

0.03

May

15

548

2,480

3,070

5.410

2,940

1,580

1,800

1,980

1,800

*1,580

1,170

545

243

97

e40

eSO

655

e57

eO

e38

e66

eSO

e20 

e24

e!3

43

38

40

39 

44

23,875

770

0.355

0.41

June

50

56

246

798

1.510

942

763

1,120

636

589

812

830

241

246

*113

94

85

74

52

44

56

94

267

525 

161

175

155

186

e-72

a65

10,695

356

0.164

0.18

July"

a60

e98

e-220

e-T3o"

alSO

alSO

a!30

alOO

85

78

49

34

25

20

16

10

8.3

8.3

9.2

9.2

*6.5

14

45

54 

21

15

20

35

34

34 

43

989.5

31.9

0.015

0.02

Aug.

43

41

48

44

36

140

a400

a3lO

232

113

69

52

42

38

31

24

21

17

*14

11_

27

111

113

125 

94

64

45

34

26 

32

52

2,449

79.0

0.036

0.04

Sept.

53

52

53

45

59

33

29

25

25

24

20

17

13

10

«7.4

6.5

4.8

4^8

6.5

32

241

a4SO

al,050

al.150 

al,100

al,000

a750

a380

241 

122

6,994.0

233

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,670 Mln 1.2 Mean 804 Cfsm 0.371 In. 5.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,410 Mln -220 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.068 In. 0.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of auxiliary gage heights, stages of Mississippi River, weather records, and records for station at Plumfleld.

e Extremely flat slope; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Plumfleld. 

Note. Negative figures Indicate reverse flow.
536 CACHE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location. Lat 37°19'00", long 89°07'55", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 1 E., on left bank 

300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Creek, and 2 miles 

southeast of Wetaug.

Drainage area.--32.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1954. Records prior to 1951 published 

with Ohio River basin.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 336.91 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 42.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs June 3 (gage height, 13.15 ft); no 

flow Sept. 15-19.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs Mar. 19, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of flow in main channel and 

computed flow through breaks in leve.es: maximum gage height, 16.32 ft Mar. 6, 1945; 

no flow Sept. 15-19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 2.0 cfs and fair below. Flow of lower part of Cache River 

basin was diverted from Ohio River to Mississippi River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, 

through diversion channel of Mounds-Mound City flood protection project.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

73

146

235

573

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1!i

.3

.1.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

*.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

1.2

fcf

1.0

13.1

O.42

0.013

0.02

Nov.

0.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

2.3

STo

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

18.3

0.61

0.019

0.02

Dec.

0.4

.7

1.0

12.1

50

4. 9

i!o

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.4

.7

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7 

.7

.4

83.0

2.68

0.083

0.10

Jan.

0.4

'.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.4

2.0

11.9

17.1

5.9

2.3

1.8

372

34

*9.7

5.4

3.9

3.4

5.6

18.6

8.3

4.4 

3.4

2.3

520.0

16.8

0.522

0.60

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

~32 194

 11.7

18.4

140

16.8

10.2

7.8

5.9

4.9

3.9

3.4

4.4

-

475.0

17.0

0.528

0.55

Mar.

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

TT6

 1.6

3.0

3.4

2.3

1.6

2.0

10.5

29

17.4

9.2

6.3

5.4 

8.3

4 9 j

146.7

4.73

0.147

0.17

Apr.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.O

 46" 407

22

14.2

10.7

8.7

6.8

5.9

5.9

*5.9

18.2

13.2

8.3

6.3

5.4

4.4

4.4

17.9

6.8

5.4

4.4

5.8

22

7.3 

5.4

684.5

22.8

0.708

0.79

May

15.7

-55 166

17.4

11.7

9.2

67

19.6

11.2

7.8

6.3

4.9

*3.9

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.0

.3

.4

.3

ti

.7

1.0

1.0

4.1

3.4

99 

10.2

4.9

531.7

17.2

0.534

0.61

June

3.4

12.9

818

28

16.3

11.2

8.7

10.2

11.2

26

8.7

5.9

3.9

3.0

*6.1

22

7.9

3.0

2/0

2.0

1.6

147

299

11.7

6.3

3.9

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1,488.1

49.6

1.54

1.72

July

1.6

TTe

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

'.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.3

.3

*.2

.1

.1

15.7

0.51

0.016

0.02

Aug.

0.2

.7

.4

.2

.1

.2

1.6

.7

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.1

.2

11.5

9.4

.4

2.4

1.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1 

8.5

3.4

44.9

1.45

0.045

0.05

Sept.

0.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

143

372

4^. 7

1.6

.7

.4

.4

.7

1.0

l.O 

*4.0

533.5

17.8

0.533

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 615 Mln 0.1 Mean 15.4 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.50

Water year 1953-54: Max 818 Mln 0 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 0.388 In. 5.27

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 efs).--June 3 (6:30 a.m.) 2,O30 ofs(l3.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN 'INDIANA 537

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes In 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have 

not been published but are available In the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey In Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of dally, monthly, and yearly mean water 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation In elevation. Discharge measurements, made at the outflow, are also available In some Instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed In the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, Is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake Is to be held; It Is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes In Indiana In the upper Mississippi River basin for which records are available

County

Drainage 

area 

(square

miles)

Surface 

area 

(acres)

Established 

levelt

Records 

available

Bass Lake at Bass Lake................. Starke

Cedar Lake at Cedar Lake............... Lake

Clear Lake at LaPorte.................. LaPorte

Dalecarlla Lake near Creston........... Lake

Eagle Lake near Ober................... Starke

Eliza Lake near Beatrice............... Porter

Flint Lake near Valparaiso............. Porter

Hudson Lake a ; Hudson Lake............. LaPorte

Koontz Lake a Koontz Lake............. Starke

Lake of the W ods near Bremen.......... Marshall

Long Lake nea Valparaiso.............. Porter

Loomis Lake n ar Valparaiso............ Porter

Lower Pish Lake near Stlllwell......... LaPorte

Mill Pond Lake near Twin Lakes......... Marshall

Myers Lake near Twin Lakes............. Marshall

North Chain Lake at Lydlck............. St. Joseph

Pine Lake at LaPorte................... LaPorte

Pretty Lake near Plymouth.............. Marshall

Riddles Lake near Lakevllle............ St. Joseph

Saugany Lake near Rolling Prairie...... LaPorte

Silver Lake near Rolling Prairie....... LaPorte

Skltz Lake near Knox................... Starke

South Chain Lake at Westfleld.......... St. Joseph

Stone Lake at LaPorte.................. LaPorte

Wauhob Lake near Valparaiso............ Porter

3.66

8.05

.35

19.4

26.2

13.5 

.82 

.82

6.00

5.88

.29

1,410

805

112

45

86

293

298

414

51

57

111

564

85

54

1,000

713.65

798.20

763.09

714.56

803.85

797.66

688.22

767.75

768.69

721.17

796.20

*817.50 

791.21 

795.20

717.04

796.20

1942-54

1943-54 

1945-49, 

1952-54 

1947-51

1945-52 

1954

1946-54 

1945-54 

1942-54

1945-54

1946-54 

1946-52 

1945-52 

1945-52 

1945-52 

1945-53 

1945-49, 

1952-53

1954 

1945-54 

1945-50 

1945-54

1945-52

1945-54

1946-54

* Modified.

t Elevation, In feet, above mean
538 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins made 

at points other than regular gaging stations are given in the following table. Most of 

these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from 

ground-water storage. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge 

of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture of the lowflow potentiality of stream. For many sites measurements have been made in other years.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 546.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River 133810 during 

water year October 1953 to September 1954

Saskatchewan River basin, Canada

Date

Oct. 8 

Nov. 9

19

21

Sept. 18

Stream

Crooked Creek. ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Waterton River. . . .

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

Locality

NEir sec. 16, T. 2, R. 29 W., fourth 

meridian, In Alberta, at bridge on 

Canadian Highway 5, 7 miles northeast of Waterton Park, Alberta.

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

al.3

20.3

a Field estimate.

Red River of the North basin

Feb. 25 

Mar. 10

Apr. 6

May 5

Mar. 8 

25

6

27

7 

17

22

1

17

1

16

22

1

16

22

1 

16

2

17

7 

20

Aug. 4

July 7 

20

Aug. 4

Mar. 23 

Apr. 6

13

May 14

20

June 8

10

17

23

26

July 1

7

20

Aug. 3

16

Wild Rice River. . .

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

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

Antelope Creek....

Unnamed creek. ....

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

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

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

Peterson Coulee. . . 

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

Robinson's Coulee.

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

Mauvals Coulee ....

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

Little Coulee. .... 

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

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

Mauvals Coulee .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red River of the 

North.

Wild Rice River. . .

Sheyenne River. . . .

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

Devils Lake. ......

Mauvals Coulee ....

Devils Lake. ......

At former gaging station site near 

Mantador, N. Dak.

At former gaging station site at Dwlght, 

N. Dak.

At county road between sees. 22 and 23, 

T. 149 N., R. 73 W., 6-J- miles southwest of Harvey, N. Dak.

T. 150 N., R. 71 W., 2j miles southeast of Wellsburg, N. Dak.

T. 152 N., R. 70 W., 2i miles east of 

Maddock, N. Dak.

T. 151 N., R. 69 W., 3 miles southeast of Maddock, N. Dak.

At county road between sees. 4 and 9, 

T. 151 N., R. 68 W., 3i miles southeast of Flora, N. Dak.

T. 149 N., R. 64 W., N. Dak.

NW£ sec. 2, T. 156 N., R.66 W., 1 mile 

north of Lac Aux Mortes and 4j miles 

east of Maza, N. Dak.

SW£NW£ sec. 2, T. 154 N., R. 67 W. , J 

mile east of Sliver Lake Outlet and 

0.8 mile above mouth, N. Dak.

Southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 154 N., 

R. 67 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 

281, 6 miles south of Churchs Ferry, 

N. Dak.

0

15.8

0

*3

*.02

136

200

3.22
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 539

Miscellaneous discharge neaaurenenta In the Hudson Bay and upper Hlaalsalppl River basins 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued

Date

Aug. 31

July 1

16

1

16 

4

16 

1

16

1

16 

23 

Aug. 5 

July 1

16 

23 

Aug. 5

18 

30 

Sept. 2 5 

July 30

Aug. 20 

Sept. 30 

July 19

19

19 

19 

19 

June 28

July 12 

21 

June 30

July 15 

June 30

July 15 

22 

Aug. 4 

June 29

July 13 

21 

Aug. 3 

June 29

July 13 

21 

Aug. 3 

June 29

July 13 

21 

Aug. 3 

June 29

July 13 

June 29

July 13 21- 

June 29

July 13. 

* Estlj

Stream

Hauvals Coulee ....

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

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

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

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

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

Baldhlll Creek. . . . 

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Maple River. ......

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

Middle River. .....

Unnamed creek. ....

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

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

Willow Creek. .....

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

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

Little Deep Creek.

Spring Coulee .....

Little Deep Creek.

Unnamed creek. ....

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

nated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Devils Lake.. .....

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

Sheyenne River. . . .

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

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

Baldhlll Creek. . . .

Sheyenne River. . . .

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

Red River of the 

North.

Snake River. ......

Wintering River. . .

Sourls River. .....

Little Deep Creek.

Deep River. .......

Buffalo Lodge Lake

Buffalo Lodge 

Creek.

Locality

Southeast corner of sec. Z, T. 154 N., 

R. 67 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 

281, 6 mllea south of Churchs Perry, 

N. Dak. 

At county road between sees. 12 and 13, 

T. 151 N., R. 63 W., 4 miles northeast of Warwick, N. Dak.

Near corner of sees. 22, 23, 26, 27, T. 

150 N., R. 61 W., 2^ miles south of 

Tolna, N. Dak.

N£ sec. 19, T. 150 N., R. 60 W., at 

State Highway 15, 3 miles west of 

Pekin, N. Dak.

At county road between sees . 13 and 14, 

T. 149 N., R. 59 W., Z\ miles south 

of McVllle, N. Dak.

Sec. 5, T. 144 N., R. 59 W. , at State 

Highway 1 at Hannaford, N. Dak.

At State Highway 1 between sees. 5 and 

6, T. 143 N., R. 59 W. , 2^ miles 

south of Walum, N. Dak.

SVji sec. 15, T. 137 N., R. 54 W. , 500 

ft below bridge and 6 miles northeast 

of Enderlln, K. Dak.

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

At county road between sees. 31 and 32, 

T. 153 K., R. 52 W., i mile northeast 

of Meklnock, N. Dak.

SWJtSW£SE& see. 28, T. 157 N., R. 45 W., 

7^ miles south of Strandqulst, Minn, 

SE£NEiSE£ sec. 5, T. 156 K., R. 46 W., 

10j miles southwest of Strandquist, 

Minn. 

NEiNWiNEi see. 18, T. 156 K., R. 46 W., 

9^ miles east of Argyle, Minn. 

SEiNEi sec. 14, T. 156 N., R. 47 W., ?i 

miles east of Argyle, Minn. 

NE£NE£NE£ sec. 28, T. 156 N., R. 47 W., 

Si miles east of Argyle, Minn. 

SE£ see. 7, T. 153 N. , R. 77 W., i mile 

south of Karlsruhe, N. Dak.

East line of sec. 22, T. 156 N., R. 76 

W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 2, li 

miles south of Towner, N. Dak.

At bridge on county road, south line of 

sec. 11, T. 156 N., R. 76 W., K. Dak.

At bridge on county road, south line of 

sec. 24, T. 157 N., R. 80 W., 5 miles 

east of Deering, N. Dak.

At bridge on county road, east line of 

sec. 19, T. 158 N., R. 80 W., 7 miles 

north of Deering, N. Dak.

At bridge on county road, south line of 

sec. 20, T. 159 K., R. 79 W., 8 miles 

west of Upham, N. Dak.

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

SW& sec. 9, T. 156 N. , R. 79 W. , 200 ft 

east of county road and 5j miles 

north of Granvllle, N. Dak.

At U. S. Highway 2, sec. 3, T. 155 N., 

R. 79 W., if miles east of Oranville, 

K. Dak.

At U. S. Highway 2, see. 2, T. 155 N., 

R. 79 W., Z\ miles east of Oranville, 

N. Dak.

Discharge 

(cfs)

88.4

0

0 

*.05

0 

*.l

0 

*.01

0 

*7

*2.5 

*2 

1.0 

0

0 

0 

3.07

1.94 

2.03 

2.29 

.26

.09 

.27 

.15

.31

.31 

.47 

.41 

*1

0 

0 

0

0 

*2,000

400 

*300 

58 

23.2

*5 

*2 

0 

*10

*5 

*4 

*3 

*30

*10 

*5 

0 

*20

*8 

*6

*4 

0 

*8

0
540 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge 

during wi

measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

iter year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued

Date

June 29

June 29

June 29

June 30

June 30

July 15

Stream

Bank Creek. .......

Deep River. .......

LaPorte Coulee. . . .

Stone Creek. ......

Boundary Creek. . . .

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Deep River. .......

Souris River. .....

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

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

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

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

Locality

At county road on south line of sec . 

21, T. 159 N., R. 78 W., 1 mile southwest of Upham, N. Dak.

Southwest corner of sec. 7, T. 159 N., 

R. 78 W. , 3^ miles northwest of Upham, 

N. Dak.

South line of sec. 4, T. 160 N., R. 79 

W., lj miles southeast of Newberg, 

N. Dak.

South line of sec. 29, T. 161 N., R. 78 

W., 5 miles northwest of Kramer, N. 

Dak.

South line of sec. 26, T. 162 N., R. 79 

W., at State Highway 5, 5| miles 

southeast of Landa, N. Dak.

Souris River, at southwest corner of 

sec. 28, T. 162 N., R. 79 W. , N. Dak.

At west line of sec. 2, T. 162 N., R.

79 W., 1 mile east of Landa, N. Dak.

sec. 10, T. 162 N., R. 80 W., 3 miles 

south of Westbope, N. Dak.

80 W., 2 miles east of Weathope, N. 

Dak. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

*25

*10

*5

43.4 

0

0

*.l 

0

*.l

*25

*4

*1

*3

0

*.l

0

*.5

*1

0

* Estimated.

Leech Lake River basin, Mlnn.

Apr. 14 Boy River. ........ Leech Lake River. . Girl Lake Outlet at bridge on State 

Highway 84.

79.6

Big Willow River basin, Minn.

May 1 Big Willow River. . Mississippi River. 1,530

Rice River basin, Minn.

May 1

4 .... do ............

Mississippi River. 

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

912 

1,200

Mississippi River main stem, Minn.

May 7 Mississippi River. Gulf of Mexico .... At Washington Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis 34,600

Bassetts Creek basin, Minn.

Oct. 17

May 1

Mar. 10

Oct. 17

May 1

July 13

Sept. 11

Bassetts Creek....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi River.

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

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

At Glenwood Parkway, Minneapolis ........

At Pruen Mill, Minneapolis ..............

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

3.43

120

3.89

3.36

10.1

3.93

Mississippi River main stem, Minn.

Dec. 7 Mississippi River. Gulf of Mexico.... Below lock and dam No. 

and St. Paul.

1, Minneapolis 3,950
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 541

Miscellaneous 'discharge measurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River bas 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Minnesota River basin, Mlnn.

Date

Nov. 21

Oct. 13 

7 

6

7

7 

13

Stream

Whetstone River. . .

Redwood River. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Minnesota River. . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

Below diversion at Big Stone City......

NWi sec. 17, T. 112 N., R. 36 W., 4j 

miles southwest of Redwood Palls. 

NWt sec. 10, T. 112 N., R. 36 W., 2% 

miles southwest of Redwood Palls. 

SE£ sec. 36, T. 113 N., R. 36 W., Just 

below dam at Redwood Palls.

NEi sec. 36, T. 113 N., R. 36 W., 500

ft below State Park Bridge at Redwood 

Palls. 

NEi sec. 36, T. 113 N., R. 36 W., 900 

ft below State Park Bridge at Redwood 

Palls.

SV& sec. 30, T. 113 N., R. 35 W., 1

mile northeast of Redwood Palls. 

NH£ sec. 30, T. 113 N., R. 35 W., at 

North Redwood. 

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

Discharge (cfsf

0.02 

57.7

13.0 

12.0 

6.40 

12.1

9.70

9.62 

14.4

9.83

9.07 

12.0

Mississippi River main stem, Minn.

May 6 

June 9 

July 12

Mississippi River.

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

Qulf of Mexico .... 

.... do . .... r ......

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

42,700 

23,500 

20,900

St. Crolx River basin,, Mlnn.

May 6 

June 9 

July 12

St. Croix River. . .

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

Mississippi

....do.....

River.

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

40,600 

10,200 

16,300

Upper Iowa River basin, Iowa

Oct. 20

Mar. 16

Oct. 20

Aug. 19

Upper Iowa River. .

Bear Creek. .......

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

Mississippi River.

Upper Iowa River. .

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

Above Bear Creek, south of Dorchester. .

At bridge on State Highway 13, south of 

Dorchester.

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

267

166

76.1

64.5

61.8

Wisconsin River basin, Wis.

Oct. 

Mar.

Oct.

Oct.

1

sn

1

i

Buena Vista Creek. 

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

Four Mile Creek. . .

Tenmile Creek. ....

Wisconsin River. . .

Buena Vista Creek.

Wisconsin River. . .

Town bridge between sees. 21 and 22, T. 

22 N., R. 7 E., 2i miles northeast of 

Kellner.

Town bridge between sees. 21 and 22, T. 

22 N., R. 7 E., 2 miles east of 

Kellner.

Bridge on county trunk U between sec. 

25, T. 21 N., R. 6 E., and sec. 30, 

T. 21 N., R. 7 E., 6 miles south of 

Kellner.

16.8 

32.8

9.33

4.94

Turkey River basin, Iowa

Sept. 30 Crane Creek. ...... Turkey River. ..... State Highway 272 bridge, 

of sec. 6, T. 97 N., R. 

County.

near center 

4 W., Howard

185

Mississippi River main stem, Iowa

May 11 Mississippi River. Gulf of Mexico.... At Julien Dubuque Bridge, Dubuque...... *186,000

12 ....do............ ....do............ ....do................................. *182,000

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Wapsipinicon River basin, Iowa

Sept. 30

Apr. 27

27

Little Wapsipinicon River.

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

Wapsipinicon River

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

County Road Bridge south line of sec. 

3, T. 98 N., R. 14 W., Howard County.

Elma, Howard County.

east of Winthrop, Buchanan County. 

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

21.3

327

Rock River basin

Oct. 14 Badfish Creek.... Yahara River...,. On State Highway 59 bridge, sec. 4, T. 

4 N., R. 11 E., 2.1 miles east of 

Cooksville, Wls.
542 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Rock River basin--Continued

Date

Dec. 12

Feb. 10

 Sept. 8 

May 13

Stream

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

Illinois and Mississippi feeder 

canal.

Rock River. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

From Rock River to 

Illinois and 

Mississippi 

Canal. 

Mississippi River.

Locality

4 N., R. 11 E., 2.1 miles east of 

Cooksville, Wis.

At Dixon Avenue Bridge in Rock Falls, 

111.

At U. S. Highway 150, near Moline, 111.

Discharge 

(ofs)

26.1

*111 

*5,360

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mississippi River main stem, 111.

May 14[ Mississippi River.| Oulf of Mexico.... j Centennial Bridge, Rock Island......... [*179,C i i 

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Iowa River basin, Iowa

June 18

18

19

21

19

30

18

30

18

19

Oct. 13 

Kov. 18

Feb. 25

Mar. 24

Apr. 21

Oct. 13

10

July 15

28

Kov. 18

Dec. 16

Mar. 24

May 26

1

Oct. 14

East Fork Iowa

River.

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

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

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

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

Unnamed creek. ....

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

Beaver Creek. ..... 

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

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

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

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

South Fork Iowa 

River.

....do;...........

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

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

East Fork Iowa 

River.

Iowa River. .......

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

sec. 4, T. 96 N., R. 24 W., Hancock 

County.

34, T. 97 N., R. 24 W., Hancock 

County.

sec. 25, T. 96 N. , R. 24 W., Hancock 

County.

At Highway 18 bridge near center of 

sec. 27, T. 96 K., R. 24 W., Hancock 

County.

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

At bridge on county road, £ mile south 

of Eldora.

At bridge on State Highway 299, 2.5 

miles north of New Providence.

east of Bangor.

east of Clemens.

141

70.9

188

*1.52

*3 25

*1.57

*534

*2 230

Furnished by Corps of Engineers
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 543

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mlsalsalppl River basins 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Iowa River basin, Iowa Continued

Date

Nov. 18

Mar. 25

15

July 15

10

Nov. 19

Feb. 24

Oct. 15

Dec. 15

Jan. 13

Apr. 22

July 14

Oct. 8

Nov. 17

Feb. 24

May 25

Oct. 8

Feb. 23

May 25

Aug. 26

22

Oct. 5

Dec. 17

Jan. 15

Feb. 26

Stream

Minerva Creek. ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting froa 

Iowa River. .......

Locality

At bridge on county road, 3.5 miles 

east of Clemens.

southeast of Marshalltown.

of Toledo.

north of Haven.

northwest of Hartwlck.

north of Homestead.

with Highway 6, Z\ miles east of 

Tiffin.

of Coralville.

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.50

*2.77

*8.50

*8.90

*2,090

*4,880

*14.4

*1.70

*.38

*10.7

*13.8

*301

*2,160

*12.2

6.30

3.92

3.04

*.66

*4.22

*7.72

*10.3

*6.43

*.42

.03

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.
544 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Iowa River basin, Iowa Continued

Date

Oct. 16

Mar 22

Aug. 26

Oct. 9

July 12

Aug. 27

Mar. 3

31

May 3

Sept. 8

Stream

North Pork English 

River.

River. 

Iowa River. .......

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

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

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

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

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

Little Cedar River

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

English River. ....

Mississippi River.

Cedar River. ......

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

Locality

of Coralville.

miles southwest of Iowa City.

At Highway 63 bridge, 3j miles north 

of Montezuma, Poweshieck County.

Guernsey, Poweshieck County.

Barnes City, Poweshieck County. 

At county road bridge on north line of 

sec. 6, T. 76 N./R. 5 W., near Lone 

Tree.

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

At county highway bridge, 2.5 miles 

east of Ionia.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2.93

*6.00

*1.08

*57.8

*.66

*.37

*2.76

*1.81

*5.68

*53.8

*.24

111 

753

92.0

*162

*118

*597

185

195

568

61.5

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Skunk River basin, Iowa

10

11 .... do .... do .. .......... .do .......... 1,040

Des Moines River basin

Oct. 6

22

10

21

21

21

3 

Oct. 15

Nov. 12

West Pork Des 

Moines River.

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

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

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

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

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

Happy Run. ........

East Pork Hardin 

Creek.

Whitebreast Creek. 

Des Moines River. .

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

Des Moines River. .

Hardin Creek. ..... 

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

Des Moines River. .

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

At Humboldt, Iowa. .....................

corner of sec. 11, T. 86 N., R. 31 

W., Calhoun County, Iowa.

At bridge in northwest corner of 

Churdan, Iowa. 

At road bridge near Sj corner of sec. 

17, T. 85 N., R. 30 W., Greene 

County, Iowa. 

At Highway 65 bridge at southwest 

corner of Lucas, Lucas County, Iowa..

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

38.0

151

503

44.2 

47.0

172 

*484

*258

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 545

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Des Moines River basin Continued

Date

30

19

Aue. 9

Stream

....dp............

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Locality

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

Bis charge 

(cfs)

*187

*713

*5,390

*58,800

*50,500

*3,610

*2,000

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Fox River basin. Iowa

June 2 Fox River......... Mississippi River. County road bridge, 1 mile north of

Bloomfield, Davis County.

Wyaconda River basin, Iowa

June 2 

2

Unnamed creek. ....

South Wyaconda 

River.

South Wyaconda 

River. 

Wyaconda River. . . .

On Highway 63, 1 mile south of junction 

of Highways 63 and 2, Davis County. 

On county road J, 3 miles south of 

Bloomfield, Davis County.

245 

494

Bryants Creek basin, Mo.

Feb. 4 East Fork Knox 

Branch.

Kriox Branch. ...... NE^SEi sec. 34, T. 51 N 

culvert on Highway B, 

west of ^lew Hope.

, R. IE., at 

1 mile north0

Kings Lake basin, Mo.

5

Feb. 4

4

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

Upper Sandy Creek.

Kings Lake ........

Sandy Creek. ......

concrete ford by country road B, 1's 

miles southwest of Elsberry.

ington RR. at south edge of Elsberry.

Survey 1724, Just south of Hope 

church, 4 miles south of Elsberry.

south edge of Survey 1724, 5 mile 

south of Hope church and 4j miles 

south of Elsberry.

1,000 ft above Little Sandy Creek 

and 2 miles northwest of Foley. 

Southeast corner of Survey 3269, T. 50 

N., R. 2 E., 800 ft above mouth and 

2 miles northwest of Foley.

.12

a. 03

Bobs Creek basin, 111.

ford J- mile west of Brussels, \ 

mile above Cunningham Creek, and 7j 

miles northeast of Troy.

a Flow estimated.

Illinois River basin, 111.

Nov. 2

Oct. 12

July 20

Des Plaines River.

Kickapoo Creek. . . .

Unnamed creek. ....

Illinois River. . . .

Salt Creek... .....

Lake Mount Sterling (La Moine 

River).

At Forest Home Cemetery bridge in 

Forest Park.

McDowell.

Near Lytleville. .......................

Pipeline diversion from La Moine River, 

at Highway 99, 2 miles north of Mount 

Sterling.

5.47

2,890

1.24

1,110

620

506

.26 

.60

1.30

2.55
546 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations In the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Aug. 18

June 19

10

10

19 

19

1 

1 

1 

Apr. 21

Stream

West Fork ShellRock River.

Creek.

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Outlet creek......

Tributary to 

Boone River. ...... 

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

Raccoon River. .... 

Outlet creek...... 

Raccoon River. ....

Locality

southeast corner of sec. 6, T. 82 N., 

R. 4 E., Clinton County, Iowa.

Dalmar In Sw£ sec. 28, T. 83 K., R. 

3 E., Clinton County, Iowa.

State Highway 136 In SE£ sec. 27, T. 

83 N., R. 4 E., Clinton County, Iowa.

east of Dumont, Butler County, Iowa.

east of Ellsworth, Hamilton County, 

Iowa.

corner of sec. 24, T. 86 N., R. 23 

W., Hamilton County, Iowa. 

Near southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 

96 N., R. 26 W., Hancock County, 

Iowa. 

Near s£ corner of sec. 22, T. 96 N., 

R. 26 W., Hancock County, Iowa.

R. 26 W., Hancock County, Iowa.

corner of sec. 32, T. 92 N., R. 26 

W., Wright County, Iowa. 

Near southwest corner of sec. 28, T. 

91 N., R. 36 W., Buena Vista County, 

Iowa. 

At State Highway 5 near SW^ corner of 

sec. 18, T. 90 N., R. 36 W., Buena 

Vista County, Iowa. 

At State Highway 5 in SW£ sec. 17, T. 

90 N., R. 36 W., Buena Vista County, 

Iowa.

West Grove, near S^ corner of sec. 

81, T. 69 N., R. 15 W., Iowa.

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,960

19,500

62.2 

579

433 

226 

1,460
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Abercrombie, N. Dak., Wild Rice River

near............................ 42

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results......................

Ackerman Creek at Farmdale , 111....... 476

Ackworth, Iowa, South River near...... 378

Acre-foot, definition of........

Addlson Creek at Bellwood, 111........ 438

Afton, Wls. , Rock River at............ 295

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Altkln, Mlnn., Mississippi River at... 152 

Akra, N. Dak., Tongue River at........

Algonquln, 111., Pox River at......... 462

Alton, 111., Mississippi River at..... 516

Altura, Mlnn., South Pork Whltewater

River near...................... 231

Alvarado, Mlnn., Snake River at....... 80

Amboy, 111., Green River at........... 316|

Amenia, N. Dak., Rush River at. 53| 

Araes , Iowa , Skunk River near.........353 ,3541

Anoka, Mlnn., Mississippi River near.. 

Antelope Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................

Antlgo, Wls., Eau Claire River near... 

Antloch, 111., Channel Lake near. 

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wls......

Apple River (tributary to Mississippi

River) near Hanover, 111........

Apple River (tributary to St. Crolx

River) near Somerset, Wls.......

Appleton, Mlnn., Pomme de Terre River

at..............................

Argyle, Minn., Middle River at........

Arlington Heights, 111., Salt Creek

near............................

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111............

Augusta, Iowa, Skunk River at.........

Austin, Minn. , Cedar River near.......

170 

53sl

257] Big Pork River at_Big_Falls, Minn...... 138

456

248

280

204

179| 

82

436

521

358

333

539

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near. 28| 

St. Mary Canal near................. 301

St. Mary River near................. 2 9|

Babbitt, Minn., Dunka River near...... 128

Babcock, Wis., Yellow River at........ 262

Badfish Creek, Wis., discharge

measurements of................541-542

Badger, Mlnn., Roseau River near......

Baldhill Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................

Baldhill Dam, N. Dak., Lake Ashtabula 

at..............................

Sheyenne River below................

Bank Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................

Bantry, N. Dak., Souris River near....

Baraboo , Wis., Baraboo River near.....

Devils Lake near....................

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis .......

Baring, Mo., Middle Fabius River near. 

Bass Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Bassetts Creek, Minn., discharge

measurements of.................

Basswood River near Winton, Minn......

Bay Creek, at Nebo , 111...............

at Pittsfield, 111..................

Bear Creek (tributary to Iowa River)

at Ladora, Iowa.................

Bear Creek (tributary to Mississippi 

River in Illinois) near

121

266

266

266

389

Bear Creek (tributary to Mississippi 

River in Missouri) at Hannibal, 

Mo.. ............................ 394J

Bear Creek (tributary to Upper Iowa

River), Iowa, discharge measurements of........................ 541]

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn...... 129J

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews,

111............................

Beaver, Minn., Whitewater River at... 233

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cedar

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River) at New Hartford, Iowa..... 340

Beaver Creek (tributary to Goose

River) near Hatton, N. Dak.......

Beaver Creek (tributary to Iowa River),

Iowa, discharge measurements of..

Belle Plaine, Iowa, Iowa River near....

Bellwood , 111. , Addison Creek at.......

Belly River, at international boundary.

near Mountain View, Alberta..........

North Fork, at international boundary 

Beltrami, Minn., Sand Hill ditch at....

Sand Hill River at...................

Belvidere, 111., Kishwaukee River at..,

Benson, Minn., Shakopee Creek near....,

Benton, 111., Big Muddy River near. 

Bethel, Mo., North River at............

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind...... 421

Big Coulee, N. Dak., discharge measure60

542

326

438

15

18

16

65

64

306

182

529

392

ments of. 538 

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111............. 536

Big Eau Pleine River, near Colby, Wis. ~"260

near Stratford , Wis ...._....". '....... 261

Big Palls, Minn., Big Fork River at... 138

Big Lake, Minn., Elk River near. 

Big Muddy River, at Murphysboro, 111.., 

at Plumfield, 111....................

near Benton, 111.....................

Big Muddy River basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............529-535

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville,

Ind.............................. 422

162

535

531

529

Big Stone City, S. Dak., Whetstone 

River near.

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn..... 

Big Willow River, Minn., discharge

175

176

measurements of. 540 

Biggsville, 111., South Henderson Creek

at............................... 352

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis.. 267 

Black River, at Neillsville, Wis....... 236

near Galesville , Wis ................. 5,237

Black River basin, Wis. , gaging-station

records in......................236-237

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa........ 341

Blanchardville, Wis., East Branch

Pecatonica River near. 

Yellowstone River near.

298

299

Blue Earth River, East Pork, near

Bricelyn, Minn................... 190

near Rapidan, Minn................... 191

I Bobs Creek, 111., discharge measurements of......................... 545

540|Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, 

S. Dak

Bondville, 111., Kaskaskia River at..., 

Boone, Iowa, Des Moines River near.....

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111..........

Boone River, Iowa, discharge measurements of. 

near Webster City, Iowa..............

540 Bottineau, N. Dak., Lake Metigoshe near 

131 Boundary Creek (tributary to Souris 

404 River), N. Dak., discharge measure403| ments of.........................

Boundary Creek (tributary to Waterton

River) at international boundary. 

Boy River, Minn., discharge measurement of.

40

519

367

460

546

366

123

540

21

540

Marcelline , 111................. 386J Bradley, Wis., Tomahawk River at....... 251

Brainerd, Minn., Gull Lake Reservoir 

near............................

Gull River near.....................

Breese , 111., Shoal Creek near........

Bricelyn, Minn., East Fork Blue Earth 

River near.

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near.

I Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal near... 

534JBruce, Wis., Chippewa River near.......

Flambeau River near.

158

159

526

190

303

31

208

213
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Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near

Galesburg, 111...................

Buena Vista Creek, Wis. , discharge

measurements of..................

Buffalo Creek (Illinois River basin)

near Wheeling, 111...............

Buffalo Creek (Wapsipinicon River

basin), Iowa, discharge measurement of..........................

Buffalo River, near Dilworth, Minn.....

near Hawley, Minn.....................

South Branch, at Sabin, Minn.

Page 

490

541

431

541

56

54

55 

Buncombe, Wis., Galena River at........ 276

Bureau, 111., East Bureau Creek near... 

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111.........

Burt, Iowa, East Pork Des Moines River 

near.............................

Burton, Wis., Grant River at.

471

469

362 

273 

Bussey, Iowa, Cedar Creek near......... 381

Cadott, Wis. , Yellow River at.......... 216

Cahokia Creek basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............517-518

Camp Creek, Mo., discharge measurement.

of............................... 545

Cannon River at Welch, Minn............ 206

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111....... 518

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River above...... 387

Carbondale, 111., Crab Orchard Lake

near............................. 533

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River near.....108,109

Carlyle, 111., Kaskaskia River at...... 524

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.......... 423

Carver, Minn., Minnesota River near....5, 194

Caseyville, 111., Canteen Creek at..... 518

Cedar Creek (tributary to Des Moines

River) near Bussey, Iowa......... 381

Cedar Creek (tributary to Henderson

River) at Little York, 111.......

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar River at.....

Cedar River, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.....

at Janesville, Iowa.

350 

537 

343 

343 

334 

at Waterloo , Iowa.................... 342

discharge measurements of............ 544

near Austin, Minn.................... 333

near Conesville, Iowa................ 344

Centralia Reservoir Creek near

Centralia, 111................... 525

Ceylon, Minn., Tuttle Lake near........ 364

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111......... 456

Charlesville, Minn., Mustinka ditch

near............................. 36,37

West Branch Mustinka River near...... 38

Charlotte, 111., North Pork Vermilion

River near....................... 466

Chebanse, 111., Iroquois River near.... 427

Chicago River, North Branch, at

Deerfield, 111................... 441

North Branch, at Niles , 111.......... 444

West Pork of, at Northbrook, 111... 443 

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at

Lockport, 111................... 446-448

Chippewa Falls, Wis., Chippewa River

at............................... 218

Duncan Creek at...................... 217

Chippewa Lake, Wis ., contents of....... 2-27

Chippewa River (tributary to Minnesota 

River), Minn., discharge measurement of.......................

near Milan, Minn.....................

reservoirs above Chippewa Falls

station, contents of.............

reservoirs above Durand station,

contents of......................

Chippewa River (tributary to Mississippi River), at Bishops Bridge, 

near Winter, Wis................. 207

at Chippewa Falls , Wis............... 218

at Durand, Wis....................... 224

at Eau Claire, Wis................... 220

near Bruce, Wis...................... 208

reservoirs on........................ 227

Chippewa River basin, Wis., gagingstation records in..............207-227

183

227

227

reservoirs in. 

Chisholm, Minn., Dark River near.

Sturgeon River near.................. 135

Churdan, Iowa, East Fork Hardin Creek

near............................. 370

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Clare, Iowa, North Lizard Creek near... 364 

Clear Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........................543-544

537

337

71

72

66

282

296

452

260

221

422 

511 

312 

8

344 

487 

3 

3 

Cooperation............................ 1-2

Cooperstown, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

near............................. 46

504 

174

Clear Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa.........

Clearwater River, at Plummer, Minn.....

at Red Lake Palls, Minn..............

Climax, Minn., Sand Hill River at......

Clinton, Iowa, Mississippi River at....

Clinton, Wis., Turtle Creek near.......

Coal City, 111., Mazon River near......

Colby, Wis., Big Eau Pleine River near. 

Coifax, Wis. , Red Cedar River near. 

Collegeville, Ind., Big Slough Creek

near.............................

Colmar, 111., La Moine River at........

Como, 111., Rock River at.

Computations, accuracy of results of... 

Conesville, Iowa, Cedar River near.....

Congerville, 111., Mackinaw River near. 

Contents , definition of................

Control, definition of.

Cornland, 111., Lake Fork near.........

Corona, S. Dak., Whetstone River near., 

Cosmos, Minn., South Pork Crow River

at.

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.... 

Council Hill, 111., East Pork Galena

River at.

166

189

277

532

533

509

541 

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis......... 289

Crooked Creek, Alberta, discharge measurements of...................... 538

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at.... 73

Crosby, Minn., Rabbit River near....... 155

Crosby, N. Dak., Long Creek near....... 110

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.... 

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale, 111. 

Crane Creek (Illinois River basin) near

Easton. Ill......................

Crane Creek (Turkey River basin), Iowa,

discharge measurements of

Cross Lake, Minn., Pine River at.

Pine River Reservoir at..... 

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.

154 

153 

474 

Crow Creek (west) near Henry, 111...... 472

Crow River, at Rockford, Minn.......... 168

Middle Pork, near Spicer, Minn....... 165

North Pork, near Regal, Minn......... 164

South Pork, at Cosmos, Minn.......... 166

near Mayer, Minn................... 167

Crow River basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in......................164-168

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn........ 156

Crow Wing River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............156-159

Cubic feet per second per square mile, 

definition of

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 

Cuivre River near Troy , Mo .............

Custer Park, 111., Terry Creek near....

Dalecarlia Lake, Ind., records available on .

3

3

405

428

Danbury, Wis., St. Croix River near....

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn. ........

Darlington, Wis., Pecatonica River at. 

Data , accuracy of ......................

explanation of .......................

Davis , Ind. , Kankakee River at .........

Dayton, 111., Pox River at.

537 

197 

136 

297 

8

4-8 

407 

465 

246

546

540

543

143 

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near........ 142

Decorah, Iowa, Upper Iowa River at...., 

Deep Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of.

Deep River, N. Dak., discharge measurements of.........................

Deer Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of.........................

Deer River, Minn., Mississippi River 

near.

Deerfield, 111., North Branch Chicago 

River at..................

De Land, 111., Goose Creek near.

441 

494 

114

Des Moines River, at Des Moines, Iowa.. 368 

at Port Dodge, Iowa.................. 365

at Keosauqua, Iowa................... 384

at Ottumwa, Iowa..................... 382

227 Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak. 

136
INDEX

Des Moines River, below Raccoon

River at Des Moines, Iowa........

discharge measurements of............

East Pork, near Burt, Iowa...........

near Hardy, Iowa..... t .............

near Boone, Iowa.....................

near Tracy, Iowa.....................

West Pork, at Estherville, Iowa......

at Jackson, Minn...................

discharge measurements of..........

Des Mnines River basin, lowa-Minn.,

discharge measurements in.......544-

gaging-station records in...........360-

Des Plaines, 111., Des Plaines River

near.............................

Weller Creek at......................

Des Plaines River, at Riverside, 111... 

discharge measurements of............

near Des Plaines, 111................

near Gurnee , 111.....................

Detroit Lakes, Minn., Height of Land

Lake near........................

Otter Tail River near................

Devils Lake (Red River of the North

basin) near Devils Lake, N. Dak.. 

Devils Lake (Wisconsin River basin)

near Baraboo, Wis................

Dewitt, Iowa, Wapsipinicon River near.. 

Dilworth, Minn., Buffalo River near..-.. 

Dodge, Wis., Trempealeau River at......

Drainage area, definition of...........

Drakesville, Iowa, Lake Wapello near... 

Drayton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at.........................

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Palls , Wis....

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn.........

Dunns Bridge, Ind., Kankakee River at.. 

Dunseith, N. Dak., Willow Creek at.....

Du Page River at Troy, 111.............

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at........

Durango, Iowa, Little Maquoketa River 

near.............................

Eagle Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Eagle River, Wis., Anvil Lake near.....

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111. ....

East Long Dick Creek, Iowa, discharge 

measurement of...................

East Peoria, 111. , Farm Creek at.......

Pondulac Creek near..................

Easton, 111., Crane Creek near.........

Eau Claire, Wis., Chippewa River at....

Eau Claire River (Chippewa River basin) 

near Pall Creek, Wis.............

Eau Claire River (Wisconsin River

basin) at Kelly, Wis.............

near Antlgo, Wis.....................

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.. 

Edwards River, near New Boston, 111....

near Orion, 111......................

Edwards River basin, 111., gagingstation records in. .............346

Egg Creek, N. Dak., discharge measurements of.........................

Egypt, Ind., Carpenter Creek at........

El Paso, 111., East Branch Panther

Creek at.........................

Panther Creek near...................

Elberon, Iowa, Salt Creek near.........

Eldora, Iowa, Lower Pine Lake at.......

Upper P ine Lake at...................

Elgin, 111. , Poplar Creek at..........463

Eliza Lake near Beatrice , Ind..........

Elk Pork. See Salt River, Elk Pork. 

Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River at. 

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn..........

Elkhorn, Wis., Holden Lake near........

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose , 111........

Elsberry, Mo., Lost Creek at...........

Ely, Minn., Bear Island River near.....

South Kawishiwi River near...........

Embarrass , Minn., Pike River near......

Emerson, Manitoba, Red River of the

North at.........................

English River, at Kalona, Iowa.........

North Pork, discharge

measurements of..................

402891 O - 57 - 36

374

544

362

363

367

380

361

360

544

 545

 384

432

434

439

545

432

430

36

33

46

266

284

56

235

3

383

217

128

410

122

451

224

275

537

248

471

546

478

477

509

220

219

258

257

225

347

346

-347

539

423

485

486

325

323

322

-464 

537

163

162

454

313

405

129

126

133

99

332

544

Estherville, Iowa, West Pork Des 

Moines River at............

549

Page

361

Pabius River basin, Mo., gagingstation records in..............388-391

Pairdale, 111., South Branch

Kishwaukee River near. ........... 307

Pall Creek, Wis., Eau Claire River

near.................... ......... 219

Pargo, N. Dak. , Red River of the North

at............................... 43

Farm Creek, at East Peoria, 111........ 478

at Parmdale, 111..................... 475

Farmdale, 111., Ackerman Creek at...... 476

Farm Creek at........................ 475

Federal Dam, Minn., Leech Lake Reservoir at.......................... 144

Leech Lake River at.................. 145

Fergus Falls, Minn., Otter Tail River

near............................. 35

Pelican River near................... 34

Picklin, 111., Kaskaskia River at...... 520

Pinchford, Iowa, West Pork Shell Rock

River at......................... 339

Flag Creek near Willow Springs , 111.... 440

Flambeau Reservoir, Wis., contents of.. 227 

Flambeau River at.................... 209

Flambeau River, at Babbs Island, near

Winter, Wis...................... 210

at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis........... 209

near Bruce , Wis ...................... 213

near Ladysmith, Wis.................. 212

South Pork, near Phillips, Wis....... 211

Flat Branch near Taylorville , 111...... 498

Flint Lake, Ind., records available on. 537 

Floods, special reports on............. 12

Pondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111... 477 

Pordville, N. Dak., Forest River near.. 77 

Poresman, Ind., Iroquois River near.... 424

Forest River, at Minto, N. Dak......... 78

near Pordville, N. Dak............... 77

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Des Moines River at.. 365 

Fort Prances, Ontario, Rainy Lake at... 134 

Pour Mile Creek, Wis., discharge

measurements of.................. 541

Pox Lake, 111., Nippers ink Lake at..... 458

Pox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.......... 457

Pox River (tributary to Illinois River),

at Algonquin, 111................ 462

at Dayton, 111....................... 465

at Johnsburg, 111.................... 459

at Wilmot, Wis....................... 455

near McHenry, 111.................... 461

Fox River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Wayland, Mo............ 385

discharge measurements of............ 545

Poxholm, N. Dak., Des Lacs River at.... 114

Lake Darling near.................... 112

Souris River near.................... 113

Preeport, 111., Pecatonica River at.... 301

Galena River, at Buncombe, Wis......... 276

East Fork, at Council Hill, 111...... 277

Galena River basin, 111.-Wis., gagingstation records in..............276-277

Galesburg, 111., Brush Creek near...... 490

Galesville, Wis., Black River near.....5, 237

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at.......... 272

Garrison, Minn., Mille Lacs Lake at..., 168 

Gatzke, Minn. , Thief River near........ 69

Geneseo, 111. , Green River near........ 317

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.......... 234

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.......... 473

Goodridge, Minn., Red Lake River near.. 68 

Goose Creek near De Land, 111.......... 494

Goose River, at Hillsboro, N. Dak...... 62

near Portland, N. Dak................ 61

Grafton, N. Dak., Park River at........ 85

Grand Porks, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at......................... 14 ,74

Grand Rapids, Minn., Mississippi River

at. .............................. 147

Pokegama Reservoir near.............. 146

Granite Falls, Minn., Yellow Medicine

River near....................... 185

Grant River at Burton, Wis............. 273

Grantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near. 199
550

INDEX

Page 

Green River, at Amboy, 111............. 316

near Geneseo , 111.................... 317

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near 488 

Greenview, 111., Salt Creek near....... 508

Gridley, 111., East Branch Panther

Creek near....................... 484

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. 24 

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd, Minn. 158 

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near

Brainerd, Minn................... 159

Gurnee, 111., Des Plaines River near... 430 

Guthrie Center, Iowa, Springbrook Lake

near............................. 371

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111........ 402

Hallock, Minn., Two Rivers below....... 91

Halstad, Minn., Red River of the North

at............................... 59

Hannibal, Mo., Bear Creek at........... 394

Hanover, 111., Apple River near........ 280

Happy Run, Iowa, discharge measurements ............................ 544

Hardin Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 544

East Pork, discharge measurements of. 544 

near Churdan, Iowa................. 370

Hardy, Iowa, East Pork Des Moines River

near............................. 363

Hartsburg, 111., Sugar Creek near...... 507

Harvey, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near... 

Hatton, N. Dak., Beaver Creek near.....

Haug, Minn., Roseau River near......... 106

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.......... 186

Hawley, Minn., Buffalo River near...... 54

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.............. 222

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes,

Minn............................. 36

Henderson Creek, near Little York, 111. 349 

near Oquawka, 111.................... 351

Henderson Creek basin, 111., gagingstation records in.............. 349-352

Hendrum, Minn., Wild Rice River at..... 58

Henry, 111. , Crow Creek near........... 472

Hickory Creek (tributary to Des Plaines

River) at Joliet, 111............ 450

Hickory Creek (tributary to Money

Creek) above Lake Bloomington,

111.............................. 482

Hillsboro, N. Dak., Goose River at..... 62

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis.......... 454

Horjune Dam, N. Dak., South Branch Park

River below...................... 84

Homme Reservoir near Park River,.......

N. Dak........................... 83

Honey Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 542

Houston, Minn., Root River near.......243,245

South Pork Root River near........... 244

Hudson, Iowa, Blackhawk Creek at....... 341

Hudson Bay basin, Minn.-Mont.-N. Dak.- 

S. Dak.-Canada, gaging-station 

records in.......................15-141

Hudson Lake, Ind., records available

on................................ 537

Hurrican Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 545

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

diagram of........................... 14

Illinoi, 111., Singleton ditch at......

Illinois and Mississippi feeder canal, 

111., discharge measurement of... 

Illinois River, at Kingston Mines, 111. 

at Marseilles, 111...................

at Meredosia, 111....................

Illinois River basin, 111.-Ind., discharge measurements in.

414

542

489.

453

513

545 

gaging-station records in...........406-515

Independence, Iowa, Wapsipinicon River

at. 283

517

537

377

376

330

331

329

330 

at Marshalltown, Iowa................14,324

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.............

Indiana, lakes in, records available

on...............................

Indianola, Iowa, Lake Ahquabi near.....

Middle River near....................

Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa River at.........

Ralston Creek at.....................

Rapid Creek near.....................

Iowa River, at Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa River, at Wapello, Iowa........... 345

discharge measurements of...........543 ,544

East Pork, discharge measurements of. 542 

near Klemme, Iowa.................. 320

near Belle Plaine , Iowa.............. 326

near Rowan, Iowa..................... 321

South Pork, discharge measurements

of............................... 542

West Pork, near Klemme, Iowa......... 319

Iowa River basin, Iowa, discharge

measurements in.................542-544

gaging-station records in.......... .319-345

Iroquois River, at Iroquois, 111....... 425

at Rensselaer, Ind................... 420

at Rosebud, Ind.....................416-418

near Chebanse, 111................... 427

near Poresman, Ind................... 424

near North Marion, Ind............... 419

Isabella, Minn., Isabella River near... 125 

Stoney River near.................... 127

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn..... 125

Jackson, Minn., West Pork Des Moines

River at......................... 360

Jacksonville, 111., North Pork

Mauvaise Terre Cre.ek near........ 514

Janesville, Iowa, Cedar River at....... 334

Jefferson, Iowa, Raccoon River near.... 369

Johnsburg, 111., Pox River at.......... 459

Joliet, 111., Hickory Creek at......... 450

Joslin, 111., Rock River near.......... 315

Jump River, at Sheldon, Wis............ 215

South Pork, near Ogema, Wis.......... 214

Kalona, Iowa, English River at......... 332

Kane, 111. , Macoupin Creek near........ 515

Kankakee River, at Davis, Ind.......... 407

at Dunns Bridge, Ind................. 410

at Momence, 111...................... 415

at Shelby, Ind....................... 411

near North Liberty, Ind .............. 406

near Wilmington, 111................. 429

Karlsruhe, N. Dak., Wintering River

near............................. 120

Kaskaskia River, at Bondville, 111..... 519

at Carlyle, 111...................... 524

at Picklin, 111...................... 520

at New Athens, 111................... 527

at Shelbyville, 111.................. 522

at Vandalia, 111..................... 523

Kaskaskia River basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............519-527

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn...... 130

Keithsburg, 111., Pope Creek near...... 348

Kelly, Wis., Eau Claire River at....... 258

Keokuk, Iowa, Mississippi River at..... 359

Keosauqua, Iowa. Des Moines River at... 384 

Kickapoo Creek (tributary to Illinois

River) at Peoria, 111............ 480

near Kickapoo. Ill................... 479

Kickapoo Creek (tributary to Salt

Creek), at Waynesville, 111...... 505

discharge measurement of............. 545

near Lincoln, 111.................... 506

Kickapoo River, at La Farge, Wis....... 269

at Steuben, Wis...................... 270

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center,

111.............................309-310

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River near.. 32 

Kincaid , 111., South Pork Sangamon

River at......................... 499

Kinderhook, 111., Hadley Creek at...... 402

Kindred, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near.. 50 

Kings Lake basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 545

Kingston Mines, 111., Illinois River at 489 

Kishwaukee River, at Belvidere, 111.... 306

near Perryville, 111................. 308

South Branch, near Pairdale, 111..... 307

Klemme, Iowa, East Pork Iowa River near 320 

West Pork Iowa River near............ 319

Knox, Ind. , Yellow River at............ 409

Knox Branch, Mo., East Fork, discharge

measurement of................... 545

Knoxville, Iowa, Whitebreast Creek near 379 

Koontz Lake, Ind., records available on 537

La Crosse, Wis., Mississippi River at.. 240 

La Crosse River near West Salem,

Wis.............................. 239
551

La Crosse River basin, Wis., gagingPage

station records in.............238-239

La Parge, Wis., Kickapoo River at... 269

La Moine River, at Colmar, 111........ 511

at Ripley, 111...................... 512

La Porte Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 540

Lac la Croix, Ontario, Namakan River

at.............................. 132

Lac qui Parle, Minn., Lac qui Parle

River near...................... 180

Minnesota River near................ 181

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle,

Minn............................ 180

Ladora, Iowa, Bear Creek at........... 327

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near.. 212 

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa..... 377

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam,

N. Dak.......................... 47

Lake Bloomington, 111., Hickory Creek

above........................... 482

Money Creek above ................... 481

Money Creek at

Lake Bronson, Minn., South Branch

Two Rivers at ...................

Lake Darling near Poxholm, N. Dak....

Lake Forest, 111., Skokie River at....

Lake Pork near Cornland, 111.........

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa.

90 

112 

442 

504 

356 

Lake Macbride near Solon, Iowa........ 328

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis.......... 292

Lake Metlgoshe near Bottineau,

N. Dak.....................

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.......

Lake of the Woods, Ind., records

available on...............

Lake of the Woods basin, Minn.,

gaging-station records in......125-141

Lake Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont..... 26

Lake Tomahawk, Wis., Wisconsin River

near............................ 249

Lake Villa, 111., Fox Lake near....... 457

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa.. 

Lancaster, Minn., North Branch

Two Rivers at................... 94

North Branch Two Rivers at.......... 92

State ditch 85 near.......

Lanesboro, Minn., Root River near..... 24]

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn..... 192

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111......... 311

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam

Minn............................ 144

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn. 14 

Leech Lake River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in.............144-14

Lemont, 111., Long Run near........... 449

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis... 

Leon, Wis., Little La Crosse River

near...........................

Libby, Minn., Mississippi River near.

Sandy Lake Reservoir at............. 149

Sandy River at...................... 150

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa........ 336

Lincoln, 111., Kickapoo Creek near.... 506

Little Cedar River, Iowa, discharge

measurements of.................

Little Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 538

Little Deep Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 539

Little Fork River at Little Pork,

Minn............................ 13

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis. 238 

Littl'e Maquoketa River near Durango

Iowa.. .......................... 275

Little Minnesota River near Peever,

S. Dak.......................... 173

Little Wapsipinicon River, Iowa, discharge measurements of.......... 54:

Little York, 111., Cedar Creek at.....

Henderson Creek near. 

Lockport, 111., Chicago Sanitary and

Ship Canal at..................446-448 Minerva Creek, Iowa, discharge measLondon Mills , 111. , Spoon River at... 

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak........

Long Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Minn.. 

Long Run near Lemont, 111.............

Loomis Lake, Ind., records available

537

15

44

537

Lost Creek at Elsberry, Mo............. 405

discharge measurements of............ 545

Lowell, III., Vermilion River at....... 468

Lower Pish Lake, Ind., records available on...........................

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa.........

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn.....

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb , Mont....

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect,

537

323

66

28

111.

McParland, Wis., Yahara River near.....

433

294

McGregor, Iowa, Mississippi River at...5, 248 

McHenry, 111., Boone Creek near.

Fox River near. 

Mackinaw River, near Congerville 111...

near Green Valley, 111...............

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111..........

Madison, Wis. , Lake Mendota at.........

Lake Monona at.......................

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn... 

Mahomet, 111. , Sangamon River at.......

Malung, Minn., Roseau River near.......

Manchester, Iowa, Maquoketa River near. 

Manitou, Manitoba, Perabina River near.. 

Manitou Rapids, Minn., Rainy River at.. 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at.....

Manvel, N. Dak. , Turtle River at.......

Many Glacier, Mont., Grinnell Creek

near.............................

Swiftcurrent Creek at................

Map of the United States...............

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak........

discharge measurements of............

Mapleton, N. Dak., Maple River at......

Maquoketa River, near Manchester, Iowa.

near Maquoketa, Iowa.

460

461

487

488

515

292

293

192

493

100

278

95

139

193

75

24

25

9

52

539

52

278

279

Maquoketa River basin, Iowa, gagingstation records in..............278-279

Marcelline, 111., Bear Creek near...... 386

Marion, 111., Crab Orchard Creek near.. 532 

Marseilles, 111., Illinois River at.... 453

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.......... 63

Marshall, Minn., Redwood River at...... 187

Marshalltown, Iowa, Iowa River at......14 ,324

Martintown, Wis., Pecatonica River at.. 300

Marys River near Sparta, 111........... 528

Mason City, Iowa, Lime Creek at. 336

Matthews, 111., Beaucoup Creek near.... 534 

Mauvais Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................538,539

Mauvaise Terre Creek, North Pork, near 

Jacksonville, 111.............

Mayer, Minn., South Pork Crow River 

near..........................

Maynard, Minn., Hawk Creek near.

Mayville, Wis., East Branch Rock River

near.

264

238

151 Melissa Lake near Shorehain, Minn

514

167

186

Menomonie , Wis . , Red Cedar River at . . . , 

Meredosia, 111., Illinois River at...., 

Merrill, Wis., New Wood River near....

Prairie River near ...................

Wisconsin River at .................. ,

Mexico , Mo . , Youngs Creek near .........

Middle Pabius River, near Baring Mo...,

near Monticello , Mo .

287

Maxon River near Coal City, 111........ 452 .. .. . . ... ... 3g

223

513

253

254

255

397

389

390

376

82

539

81

318

183

426

289

318

537

168

Middle River (Des Moines River basin) 

near Indianola , Iowa .............

Middle River (Red River of the North

basin) at Argyle, Minn. ..........

discharge measurements of. ...........

near Strandquist , Minn. ..............

Milan , 111. , Mill Creek at .............

Milan, Minn., Chippewa River near......

Milf ord , 111 . , Sugar Creek at ..........

Milf ord , Wis . , Crawfish River at .......

Mill Creek at Milan, 111.

350 Mill Pond Lake, Ind., records available on.

Mille Lacs Lake at Garrison, Minn.

urements of.....................542-543

HOMinnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills,

Minn.

Minnehaha Creek basin, Minn., gaging172

station records in..............171-172

193 

184

Minnesota River, at Mankato, Minn. 

at Montevideo, _Minn.
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Minnesota River, at Ortonville, Minn... 176 

near Carver, Minn....................5, 194

near Lac qui Parle, Minn............. 181

near Odessa, Minn.................... 177

Minnesota River basin, Minn.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in........ 541

gaging-stations records in..........173-194

Minnetonka Lake near Wayzata, Minn..... 171

Minnetonka Mills, Minn., Minnehaha

Creek at......................... 172

Minot, N. Dak., Souris River above....115-118

Minot, N. Dak., Forest River at........ 78

Mississippi River, at Aitkin, Minn..... 152

at Alton, 111........................ 516

at Clinton, Iowa..................... 282

at Elk River, Minn................... 163

at Grand Rapids, Minn................ 147

at Keokuk, Iowa...................... 359

at La Crosse, Wis.................... 240

at McGregor, Iowa.................... 5 , 248

at Prescott, Wis..................... 205

at St. Paul, Minn.................... 195

at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer

River, Minn...................... 143

at Winona, Minn...................... 233

below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.. 151 

discharge measurements of.......540,541,542

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North River (tributary to Des Moines

River) near Norwalk, Iowa........ 375

North River (tributary to Mississippi

River) , at Bethel , Mo ............ 392

at Palmyra , Mo ....................... 393

North River basin, Mo., gag ing-station

records in. .................... .392-393

North Skunk River near SIgourney, Iowa. 357 

Northbrook, 111., West Pork of North

Branch Chicago River at ........... 443

Northwood, Iowa, Shell Rock River near. 335 

Norwalk, Iowa, North River near........ 375

near Anoka, Minn. 170 

near Royalton, Minn.................. 160

Momence, 111., Kankakee River at....... 415

Money Creek, above Lake Bloomington, 111. 481 

at Lake Bloomington, 111............. 483

Monroe Center, 111., Killbuck Creek

near............................309-310

Monroe City, Mo., Salt River near...... 400

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River at.. 184 

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at....14,495

Monticello, Mo., Middle Pabius River

near............................. 390

North Pabius River at................ 388

Moose Lake, Wis., contents of.......... 227

Morrison, 111., Rock Creek near........ 314

Mount Prospect, 111., McDonald Creek

near............................. 433

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon,

Wis.............................. 302

Mountain View, Alberta, Belly River

near............................. 18

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal

near Mountain View, Alberta...... 17

Murphysboro, 111., Big Muddy River at.. 535 

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at...... 268

Mustinka ditch, above West Branch

Mustinka River, near Charles -

ville, Minn...................... 36

below West Branch Mustinka River,

near Charlesville , Minn.......... 37

Mustinka River, above Wheaton, Minn..., 39 

West Branch, below Mustinka ditch,

near Charlesville, Minn.......... 38

Myers Lake, Ind., records available on. 537

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la

Croix, Ontario................... 132

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis........ 196

Nebo, 111., Bay Creek at............... 404

Necedah, Wis., Yellow River at......... 263

Neche, N. Dak., Pembina River at....... 97

Meillsville, Wis., Black River at...... 236

New Athens, 111., Kaskaskia River at... 527 

New Boston, 111., Edwards River near... 347 

New Hartford, Iowa, Beaver Creek at.... 340

New Lisbon, Wis., Lemonweir River at... 264 

New London, Mo., Salt River near....... 401

New Ulm, Minn., Cottonwood River near.. 189 

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis....... 253

Niles , 111. , North Branch Chicago

River at......................... 444

Nimrod, Minn., Crow Wing River at...... 156

Nippersink Lake at Pox Lake, 111....... 458

Nokomis, 111., South Fork Sangamon

River near....................... 497

North Chain Lake, Ind., record

available on..................... 537

North Pabius River at Monticello, Mo... 

North Liberty, Ind., Kankakee River

near............................. 406

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa.... 364

North Marion, Ind., Iroquois Rivernear ............................. 419

107

510

496

177

178

214

544

351

3-4 

346 

176 

176 

157 

356 

355 

76

35

33

382

546

247

393

445

485 

East Branch, near Gridley, 111....... 484

Oak Point, Minn., Roseau River at ......

Oakford, 111., Sangamon River near.....

Oakley, 111., Sangamon River near ......

Odessa, Minn., Minnesota River near....

Yellow Bank River near ...............

Ogema, Wis., South Pork Jump River

near. ............................

Old Mans Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of ......................

Oquawka, 111., Henderson Creek near....

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations .........................

Orion , 111 . , Edwards River near ........

Ortonville, Minn., Big Stone Lake at... 

Minnesota River at ...................

Osakis, Minn., Long Prairie River near. 

Oskaloosa, Iowa, Lake Keomah near......

Skunk River near .....................

Oslo, Minn., Red River of the North at. 

Otter Tail River, below Orwell Dam

near Fergus Palls , Minn. .........

near Detroit Lakes , Minn. ............

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at.....

Outlet Creek, Iowa, discharge measurement of ..........................

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa........

Palmyra , Mo . , North River at ...........

Palos Park, 111., Tinley Creek near....

Panther Creek, East Branch, at El 

Paso, 111.

486

399

398

435

83

85

84 

297 

301 

3QO 

304

298

89

155

34

97

95

96

313

480

155

308

538

211 

Pike River near Embarrass , Minn. ....... 133

Pine City, Minn., Snake River near..... 200

Pine Lake, Ind., records available on.. 537 

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross

Lake, Minn. ...................... 154

Pine River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in. ............ .153-154

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake

Minn............ ................. 153

near El Paso , 111 .

Paris, Mo., Elk Fork Salt River near... 

Middle Fork Salt River at ............

Park Ridge, 111., Willow Creek near....

Park River, N. Dak., Homme Reservoir

near. ............................

Park River, at Grafton, N. Dak: ........

South Branch, below Homme Dam,

N . Dak ...........................

Pecatonica River, at Darlington, Wis... 

at Freeport , 111 .....................

at Martintown , Wis ...................

at Shirland , 111 .....................

East Branch, near Blanchardville,

Wis. ..............................

Peever, S. Dak., Little Minnesota

River near. ......................

Pelan, Minn., South Branch

Two Rivers at ....................

Pelican Lake (between Pine and Crow 

Wing Rivers) diversion near 

Pequot Lakes, Minn. ..............

Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Minn.. 

Pembina River, at Neche, N. Dak........

near Manitou , Manitoba ...............

near Walhalla , N . Dak ................

Penrose, 111., Elkhorn Creek near......

Peoria, 111., Kickapoo Creek at ........

Pequot Lakes, Minn., Pelican Lake divers ion near .....................

Perryville, 111., Kishwaukee River

near. ............................

Peterson Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of ..................

Phillips, Wis., South Fork Flambeau 

River near .
INDEX

553

Pittsfield, 111., Bay Creek at......... 403

Platt Hirer near Rockville, Wis........ 274

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near

Savanna, 111..................... 281

Plumfield, 111., Big Muddy River at.... 531

Plummer, Minn., Clearwater River at.... 71

Plymouth, Ind., Yellow River at........ 408

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids

Minn............................. 146

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton,

Minn............................. 179

Pontiac, 111., Vermilion River at...... 467

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111........ 348

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111............463-464

Portland, N. Dak., Goose River near.... 61

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis........ 254

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at... 205 

Pretty Lake near Plymouth, Ind......... 537

Princeton, 111., Bureau Creek at....... 469

Publications, on streamflow by Geological Survey....................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11-12

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn......... 155

Raccoon River, at Van Meter, Iowa...... 373

near Jefferson, Iowa................. 369

Rainy Lake at Port Prances, Ontario.... 134

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.... 139

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa....... 331

Rapid Creek, near Iowa City, Iowa...... 329

Rapidan, Minn., Blue Earth River near.. 191

La Sueur River near.................. 192

Red Cedar River, at Menomonie, Wis..... 223

near Coifax, Wis..................... 221

reservoirs above Colfax station

contents of...................... 227

Red Lake, Minn., Lower Red Lake near... 66

Red Lake River near.................. 67

Red Lake Falls, Minn., Clearwater River

at.. ............................. 72

Red Lake River, at Crookston, Minn..... 73

at High Landing, near Goodridge,

Minn............................

near Red Lake, Minn.................. 67

Red River of the North, at Drayton,

N. Dak..........................

at Emerson, Manitoba................

at Pargo, N. Dak

99 

............ 43

at Grand Forks, N. Dak............... 14,74

at Halstad, Minn..................... 59

at Oslo, Minn........................ 76

at Wahpeton, N. Dak.................. 41

Red River of the North basin, ManitobaMinn.-N. Dak., S. Dak., discharge 

measurements in.................538-540

gaging-station records in............33-124

Redfield, Iowa, South Raccoon River at. 372 

Redwood River, at Marshall, Minn....... 187

discharge measurements of............ 541

near Redwood Palls , Minn............. 188

Regal, Minn., North Pork Crow River

near............................. 164

Rensselaer, Ind., Iroquois River at.... 420

Rest Lake, Wis., contents of........... 227

Rhinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near 250 

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wis............ 256

Rice River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 540

Richland Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of...................... 541

Riddles Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 53'

Ripley, 111., La Moine River at........ 512

Riverside, 111., Des Plaines River at.. 439 

Riverton, 111. , Sangamon River at...... 501

Robinson's Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 538

Rochester, 111., South Fork Sangamon

River near....................... 500

Rochester, Minn., South Pork Zumbro

River near....................... 228

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.......... 314

Rock River, at Afton, Wis.............. 295

at Como, 111......................... 312

at Rockton, 111...................... 30

at Watertown, Wis .................... 288

discharge measurement of... .......... 542

East Branch, near Mayville, Wis...... 287

near Joslin, 111............ ~

South Branch, at Waupun, Wis......... 286

West Branch, near Waupun, Wis........ 285

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Rock River basin, 111.-Wis., discharge

measurements in.................541-542

gaging-station records in...........285-318

Rockford , Minn. , Crow River at......... 168

Rockton, 111. , Rock River at........... 305

Rockville, Wis., Platte River near..... 274

Root River, below South Fork., near

Houston, Minn.................... 245

near Houston, Minn................... 243

near Lanesboro, Minn................. 241

South Pork, near Houston, Minn....... 244

Root River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............241-245

Roseau Lake, Minn., Roseau River at.... 103

Roseau River, at international boundary,

near Caribou, Minn............... 109

at Oak Point, Minn................... 107

at Roseau Lake , Minn................. 103

at Ross , Minn........................ 104

below South Pork, near Malung, Minn.. 100 

below State ditch 51, near Caribou,

Minn. ............................ 108

near Badger, Minn.................... 105

near Haug, Minn...................... 106

near Roseau, Minn.................... 101

Rosebud, Ind., Iroquois River at....... 416

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at........... 104

Rothschild, Wis., Wisconsin River at... 259

 Rowan, Iowa, Iowa River near........... 321

Rowell, 111., Salt Creek near.......... 503

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near 160 

Rum River, near St. Francis, Minn...... 169

Rum River basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in......................168-169

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near. 201 

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn......... 242

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak........... 53

Rushford, Minn., Rush Creek near....... 242

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near...... 161

St. Croix River, at St. Croix Palls,

Wis.............................. 203

near Danbury, Wis.................... 197

near Grantsburg, Wis................. 199

near Rush City, Minn................. 201

St. Croix River basin, Minn.-Wis.,

discharge measurements in........ 541

gaging-station records in...........196-204

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near..... 169

St. Mary Canal, at Hudson Bay divide,

near Browning, Mont.............. 31

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb,

Mont............................. 30

St. Mary Lake near St, Mary, Mont...... 23

St. Mary River, near Babb , Mont........ 29

- near Kimball, Alberta................ 32

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at.. 195 

Sabin, Minn., South Branch Buffalo

River at......................... 55

Salt Creek (tributary to Des Plaines

River), at Western Springs, 111.. 437 

near Arlington Heights, 111.......... 436

Salt Creek (tributary to Iowa River)

near Elberon, Iowa............... 325

Salt Creek (tributary to Sangamon

River), near Greenvlew , 111...... 508

near Rowell, 111..................... 503

Salt River, Elk Pork, near Paris, Mo... 399 

Middle Pork, at Paris , Mo............ 398

near Monroe City, Mo................. 400

near New London, Mo.................. 401

near Shelbina, Mo.................... 395

South Pork, at Santa Pe , Mo.......... 396

Salt River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in......................395-401

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn...... 65

Sand Hill River, at Beltrami, Minn..... 64

at Climax, Minn...................... 66

Sandy Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 545

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn.... 149

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at

Libby, Minn...................... 150

Sandy River basin, Minn., gaging^~"~- -

station records in..............149XL50

Sangamon River, at Mahomet, 111........ 493

at Monticello, 111...................14 ,495

at Riverton, 111..................... 501

near Oakford, 111.................... 510

near Oakley, 111..................... 496
554

INDEX

Sangamon River, South Pork, at

Kincaid, 111..................... 499

South Pork, near Nokomis, 111........ 497

near Rochester, 111................ 500

Santa Pe, Mo., South Pork Salt River at 396 

Saskatchewan River basin, AlbertaMont. , discharge measurements in. 538 

gaging-station records in............ 15-32

Saugany Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 537

161 

281

412

413

492

182

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.......

Savanna, 111. , Plum River near 

Schneider, Ind., Singleton ditch at... 

West Creek near.....................

Seville, 111., Spoon River at.........

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn......

Shelbina, Mo., Salt River near......... 395

Shelby, Ind., Kankakee River at........ 411

Shelbyville, 111., Kaskaskia River at.. 522 

Sheldon, Wis ., Jump River at........... 215

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.......... 198

Shell Rock River, at Shell Rock, Iowa.. 338 

near Northwood, Iowa...........:..... 335

West Fork, at Pinchford, Iowa........ 339

discharge measurements of.......... 546

Shelly, Minn., Marsh River near........ 63

Sherburne, Mont., Lake Sherburne at.... 26

Swiftcurrent Creek at................. 27

Sherwood, N. Dak., Souris River near... Ill 

Sheyenne River, at Valley City, N. Dak

at West Pargo, N. Dak................ 51

below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak........... 48

near Cooperstown, N. Dak............. 46

near Harvey, N. Dak.................. 44

near Kindred, N. Dak................. 50

near Warwick, N. Dak................. 45

Shirland, 111., Pecatonica River at.... 304

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111........... 526

Shoreham, Minn., Melissa Lake near..... 35

Sigourney, Iowa, North Skunk River near 357 

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 53 

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111........ 414

at Schneider, Ind.................... 412

Skitz Lake near Knox, Ind.............. 537

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111....... 442

Skunk River, at Augusta, Iowa.......... 358

below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa... 354 

discharge measurement of............. 546

near Ames, Iowa...................... 353

near Oskaloosa, Iowa................. 355

Skunk River basin, Iowa, gaging-station

records in......................353-358

Snake River at Alvarado, Minn.......... 80

at Warren, Minn...................... 79

near Pine City, Minn................. 200

Sny Basin. See The Sny basin.

Solon, Iowa, Lake Macbride near........ 328

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near....... 204

Soudan, Minn,, Vermilion Lake near..... 133

Souris River, above Minot, N'. Dak.... .115-118

near Bantry, N. Dak.................. 121

near Foxholm, N. Dak................. 113

near Sherwood, N. Dak................ Ill

near Verendrye, N. Dak............... 119

near Westhope, N. Dak................ 124

South Chain Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 53'

South Pablus River near Taylor, Mo..... 391

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville,

111. ............................. 352

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn... 126 

South Marion, Ind., Bice ditch near.... 421

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa.. 37! 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa........ 378

Sparland, 111., Gimlet Creek at........ 473

Sparta, 111., Marys River near......... 528

Spicer, Minn., Middle Pork Crow River

near............................. 16.

Spirit River at Spirit Palls, Wis...... 252

Spoon River, at London Mills, 111...... 491

at Seville, 111...................... 492

Sprague Creek near Sprague , Manitoba ... 10! 

Spring Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 539

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111..... 502

Spring Valley, Wis., Eau Galle River at 22 

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center,

Iowa............................. 371

Springfield, 111., Spring Creek

near............................. 502

49 Tarn:

Squaw Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of.........................

Stacy, Minn., Sunrise River near.......

Stage-discharge relation, definition of

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn....

Stephen, Minn., Tamarac River near.....

Steuben, Wis., Kickapoo River at.......

Stone Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of..................

Stone Lake, Ind., records available on.

Stoney River near Isabella, Minn.......

Strandquist, Minn., Middle River near.. 

Tamarac River near...................

Stratford, Wis., Big Eau Pleine River 

near.............................

Street Creek at international boundary.

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.....

Sugar Creek (tributary to Iroquois

River) at Milford, 111...........

Sugar Creek (tributary to Salt Creek), 

111., near Hartsburg, 111........

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis.........

Sullivan, 111. , Asa Creek at...........

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn.........

Swan River near Warba, Minn............

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier,

Mont.............................

at Sherburne, Mont...................

544

202

3

93

87

270

540

537 127'

81

261

20

135

426

507

303

521

202

148

25

27

87

391

498

541

3

428

larac River near Stephen, Minn......

near Strandquist, Minn..............

Taylor, Mo., South Pabius River near.. 

Taylorville, 111., Plat Branch near... 

Tenmile Creek, Wis., discharge measurement of......................

Terms and abbreviations, definition of 

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.....

The Sny basin, 111., gaging-station

records in......................402-404

Theilman, Minn., Zumbro River at....... 230

Thief River near Gatzke, Minn.......... 69

near Thief River Palls, Minn......... 70

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111.. 530 

Timber Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 543

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111...... 445

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis......... 251

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak........... 98

Tower, Minn., Vermilion River near..... 134

Tracy, Iowa, Des Moines River near..... 380

Trego, Wis., Namekagon River near...... 196

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis........ 235

Troy, 111., Du Page River at.........-:. 451

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near........... 405

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa........... 272

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis......... 296

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak......... 75

discharge measurements of............ 539

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.......... 364

Twin Valley, Minn., Wild Rice River at. 57 

Two Rivers, below Hallock, Minn........ 91

North Branch, at Lancaster, Minn..... 94 

near Lancaster, Minn............... 92

South Branch, at Lake Bronson, Minn.. 90 

at Pelan, Minn..................... 89

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa...... 246

discharge measurements of............ 541

Upper Iowa River basin, Iowa, discharge measurements in........... 541

Upper Mississippi River basin, 111.- 

lowa-Minn.-Wis., gaging-station 

records in......................142-536

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa........ 322

Upper Sandy Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of................... 545

Valley City, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

at............................... 49

Van Meter, Iowa, Raccoon River at...... 373

Vandalia, 111., Kaskaskia River at..... 523

Verendrye, N. Dak., Souris River near.. 119 

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn....... 133

Vermilion River (Illinois River basin)

at Lowell, 111................... 468

at Pontiac , 111...................... 467

discharge measurements of............ 545

North Fork, near Charlotte, 111...... 466

Vermilion River (Lake of the Woods 

basin) below Lake Vermilion, 

near Tower, Minn................. 134
INDEX

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Wahpeton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at......................... 41

Walhalla, N. Dak., Pembina River near.. 96 

Walnut Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 543

Wanda, 111. , Indian Creek at........... 517

Wapello, Iowa, Iowa River at........... 345

Wapsipinicon River at Independence,

Iowa............................. 283

near Dewitt, Iowa.................... 284

Wapsipinicon River basin, Iowa, discharge measurements in........... 541

gaging-station records in...........283-284

Warba, Minn., Swan River near.......... 148

Warren, Minn., Snake River at.......... 79

Warroad, Minn., East Branch Warroad

River near....................... 141

Warroad River near................... 140

Warroad River, East Branch, near

Warroad, Minn.................... 141

near Warroad, Minn................... 140

Warwick, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near.. 45 

Washburn, 111., Crow Creek near........ 474

Waterloo , Iowa, Cedar River at......... 342

Waterton River near international

boundary......................... 19

near Waterton Park, Alberta.......... 22

Watertown, Wis ., Rock River at......... 288

Waterville, Iowa, Paint Creek at....... 247

Wauhob Lake, Ind., records available on 537 

Waupun, Wis., South Branch Rock River

at............................... 286

West Branch Rock River near.......... 285

Wayland, Mo., Fox River at............. 385

Waynesville, 111., Kickapoo Creek at... 505 

Wayzata, Minn., Minnetonka Lake near... 171 

Webster, Wis., Yellow Lake near........ 198

Webster City, Iowa, Boone River near... . 366.

Welch, Minn., Cannon River at.......... 206

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111....... 434

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.......

West Creek near Schneider, Ind.........

West Fargo, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at. 

West Frankfort, 111., Tilley Creek near 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near. 

Western Springs, 111., Salt Creek at... 

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River near... 

Wetaug, 111., Big Creek near...........

Wheaton, Minn., Mustinka River above... 

Wheeler, Wis., Hay River at............

Wheeling, 111., Buffalo Creek near.....

Whetstone River, Minn., discharge

measurement of................... 541

near Big Stone City, S. Dak.......... 175

near Corona, S. Dak..................

White Rock, S. Dak., Bois de Sioux

River near.......................

Whltebreast Creek, Iowa, discharge

measurement of...................

near Knoxville, Iowa.................

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis....

near Whitewater, Wis..................

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn....... 232

South Fork, near Altura, Minn........ 231

Whitewater River basin, Minn. , gagingstation records in..............231-232

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Page 

Wild Rice River (Minn.) at Hendrum,

Minn............................. 58

at Twin Valley Minn................. 57

Wild Rice River (N. Dak.), discharge

measurements of.................. 538

near Abercrombie, N. Dak............. 42

Willow Creek (Illinois River basin)

near Park Ridge 111............. 435

Willow Creek (Red River of the North

basin), at Dunseith, N. Dak...... 122

discharge measurements of............ 539

Willow Springs, 111., Flag Creek near.. 440 

Wilmington, 111., Kankakee River

near............ ................ 429

Wilmot, Wis ., Fox River at............. 455

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer

River, Minn...................... 142

Winona, Minn., Gilmore Creek at........ 234

Mississippi River at................. 233

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near...... 207

Flambeau River near.

Wintering River near Karlsruhe,

N. Dak.

Winton, Minn. , Basswood River near.

210

120

131

Kawishiwi River near 130

Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Wisconsin River

near............................. 265

Wisconsin River, at Merrill, Wis....... 255

at Muscoda, Wis...................... 268

at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake

Tomahawk, Wis.................... 249

at Rothschild, Wis................... 259

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander,

Wis.............................. 250

near Wisconsin Dells , Wis............ 265

Wisconsin River basin, Wis., discharge

measurements in.................. 541

gaging-station records in...........248-271

reservoirs in.............:.......... 271

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of.

470Wyaconda River, above Canton, Mo........ 387

413 South Fork, discharge measurment of.. 545

51 Wyanet, 111., West Bureau Creek at..... 470

530

239 Yahara River near McFarland, Wis....... 294

437 Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.... 178

124 Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.......... 198

536 Yellow Medicine River near Granite

222 39 Falls, Minn...................... ' 185

431

Yellow River (tributary to Chippewa

River) at Cadott, Wis............ 216

Yellow River (tributary to Kankakee

River),at Knox, Ind.............. 409

j. ru at Plymouth. Ind..................... 408

174 Yellow River (tributary to Wisconsin

River), at Babcock, Wis.......... 262

at Neoedah, Wis...................... 263

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis.................... 299

379 Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo........... 397

291

290 Zumbro River, at Theilman, Minn........ 230

at Zurabro Falls, Minn................ 229

South Fork, near Rochester, Minn. 

Zumbro River basin, Minn., gaging228

station records in..............228-230

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